Extra Healthy-ish

Body + Soul cover star and wellness businesswoman Rachael Finch discusses her health and wellness non-negotables, how she copes when the wheels of life fall off, and how she'd spend $1000 dollars on her health.   WANT MORE FROM RACHAEL? Find out more of Rach’s business via Instagram @rachael_finch, or for @kissedearth see here; Body By Finch, here; and her fitness gear, here.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  On YouTube: Watch Body + Soul TV, here. In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Broadcaster and author Indira Naidoo lost her younger sister to suicide at the beginning of the pandemic. She shares her journey of using nature to heal her deepest hurt and how you can, too, whether it’s the death of a loved one, anxiety or a broken heart.  *Trigger warning: this episode deals with suicide. For support, please visit lifeline, here, or call 131114.   WANT MORE FROM INDIRA? Find out more about Indira’s book The Space Between The Stars (Murdoch Books, $32.99) here, or follow her on Instagram @dearindira.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  On YouTube: Watch Body + Soul TV, here. In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you ever look at successful people and wonder how the hell do they do it? Meditation coach and founder of EQ minds Chelsea Pottenger shares exactly what sets high performers apart from the rest of us.    WANT MORE FROM CHELSEA? Find out more about Chelsea via her EQ Minds website, here, or follow her on Instagram @eqminds or via @chelseapottingerofficial. If you want to pre-order her book The Mindful High Performer, click here.   WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  On YouTube: Watch Body + Soul TV, here. In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The use of psychedelic medicine to treat mental illness is nothing new, but just last year the Federal Government announced it will pour millions into clinical trials using the likes of magic mushrooms for treatments. Entrepreneur Tania De Jong AM is the co-founder of Mind Medicine Australia and discusses the history of psychedelic therapy, current research, cultural barriers and the current TGA stance.   WANT MORE FROM TANIA? Find out more about Tania via her website, here, or on Twitter @taniadeJong. For Mind Medicine Australia, click here.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  On YouTube: Watch Body + Soul TV, here. In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From The Bachelorette to Home & Away Sam Frost has lived a turbulent eight years in the spotlight. She talks openly about how she's learnt to accept her imperfections through self-acceptance, pushing past "junk food thoughts" and the power of affirmations.    WANT MORE FROM SAM? Find out about Sam’s new book Believe (Hachette, $32.99) here or via her website. You can also follow her on Instagram @samfrost.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  On YouTube: Watch Body + Soul TV, here. In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Anna Machin is an evolutionary anthropologist from Oxford University, author and Tedx speaker who’s spent decades researching why humans love. In this ep, she discusses the science behind our closest relationships, how we fall in love, and her top tips to nurture ALL your relationships.   WANT MORE FROM ANNA? Find out more about Anna’s book Why We Love (Pegasus Books, $28.95) here, via her website, or on Twitter @dr_amachin.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  On YouTube: Watch Body + Soul TV, here. In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Psychologist and author Peter Quarry explains life mapping, how to go about it exactly, questions to ask yourself and how to truly reflect on the life you've lived thus far. He shares his own experiences.    WANT MORE FROM PETER? Find out more about Peter’s book If I Were You (Hardie Grant, $35.00), here, or check out his website, here.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  On YouTube: Watch Body + Soul TV, here. In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gardening guru Simon Holloway talks through the importance of therapeutic horticulture aka gardening for your physical and mental health, and how to build your own veggie garden - and what to grow - whatever size your backyard.    WANT MORE FROM SIMON? Find out more about Simon via Vegepod, here.   WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  On YouTube: Watch Body + Soul TV, here. In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sure, you probably feel healthy (most of the time) but how can you boost your health - even just a little bit? PT, nutrition coach and Business Development Manager for Wellness & Nutrition at Fernwood Fitness Emma Robertson gives her expert advice on how to elevate your baseline health.    WANT MORE FROM EMMA? You can find out more about Fernwood Fitness, here.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  On YouTube: Watch Body + Soul TV, here. In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Swallow a pill and fire-up your brain? Well, science says it can work (if it’s the right pill, that is). Psychologist and cognitive performance specialist Ryan Morgan talks about the world of nootropics for clearing brain fog, especially the COVID kind, and improving its functioning.   WANT MORE FROM RYAN? Find out more about Ryan via BioV8, here, or for more on Yootropics, click here.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  On YouTube: Watch Body + Soul TV, here. In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.