Healthy-ish

How are you feeling today? Melancholy? Content? Happy? You might have had 10 positive experiences in your day, but the one negative will stick like velcro. Don’t you hate that… So, how do we balance pessimistic thinking in a world that is so unsettled? How do we stop the vicious cycle of anxiety, worry and fear? How can we approach our day - our lives - with more optimism?    In this episode, host Felicity Harley sits down with Kate James, a mindfulness coach and best-selling author to delve into how to balance negative thoughts and boost the positive ones.   You can find out more about Kate’s new book here or on Instagram.     You can join the conversation, or drop us a question, via the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here. If you’re up for funny memes and health inspo follow Body+Soul on Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au Or, head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. Each Sunday, you can pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook 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.

Medicinal mushrooms are having a moment and it’s time we all started guzzling them, reckons Lola Berry. The nutritionist, yogi and author joined host Felicity Harley to talk through the different types, their top health benefits and why they are magic for mental health. Want to know how to stuff more in your diet? Tune in.    You can find out more about Lola Berry here or on Instagram.     You can join the conversation, or drop us a question, via the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here.   If you’re up for funny memes and health inspo follow Body+Soul on Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au   Or, head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.   Each Sunday, you can pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook 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.

Jono Castano is the personal trainer responsible for motivating actress Rebel Wilson during her “year of health” that overhauled her body and mind, and she reportedly lost 30kgs to boot. In this episode, host Felicity Harley quizzes the former soccer player about his motivational secrets for getting anyone's butt off the couch and into the gym. The owner of Acero Gym in Sydney shares his top tips and advice for finding your motivational sweat spot. I mean, what works for a Hollywood actress can work for us, right? You bet.    You can find out more about Jono Castano here and XX on Instagram.     You can join the conversation, or drop us a question, via the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here.   If you’re up for funny memes and health inspo follow Body+Soul on Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au   Or, head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. Each Sunday, you can pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook 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.

Happy 21st birthday Body + Soul! To celebrate this milestone, host Felicity Harley sits down with Sarrah Le Marquand, the editor-in-chief of Body + Soul and Stellar to discuss the ever-changing world of health and fitness over the past 21 years. They dissect the good, the bad and everything in between including how the wellness world moved from looking better naked to feeling better naked.   You can pick up our birthday Body+Soul edition this Sunday inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).    You can join the conversation, or drop us a question, via the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here.   If you’re up for funny memes and health inspo follow Body+Soul on Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au   Or, head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Healthy-ish, host Felicity Harley and Body+Soul beauty editor Kelsey Ferencak talk through the hullabaloo over Jennifer Lopez’s recent claim that her ageless skin is thanks to olive oil not botox. So, what are the benefits of slathering olive oil on your skin? What skin types should avoid it? And will it really give you an ageless glow like JLo? Tune in to find out.   Each Thursday, Felicity (who still uses the same cleanser she did when she was 25) and Kelsey (who is a bonafide expert with years of experience speaking to experts) get together to dissect everything beauty. From the trends to the tried and tested routines, they are here to help you find what works and what doesn’t.    You can join the conversation, or drop us a question, via the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here.   If you’re up for funny memes and health inspo follow Body+Soul on Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au   Or, head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.   Each Sunday, you can pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook 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.

What's the difference between a raw food diet and eating vegan? Is consuming food in its natural state better for your body? And where does a raw food vegan diet fit in? Who better to ask than raw food chef, Julie Mitsios, who gives lots of hints and tips on how to include more raw food in your day - vegan or not. In 2012, Julie opened the Earth to Table cafe in Bondi, the first raw, vegan, organic cafe in Sydney. While the cafe is now closed, Julie is on a mission to demystify the world of raw foods and to inspire others through her new cookbook, Eat More Raw.    You can find out more about Julie Mitsios here or on Instagram.     Join the conversation, or drop us a question, via the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here.   If you’re up for funny memes and health inspo follow Body+Soul on Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au   Or, head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. Each Sunday, you can pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook 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.

Isabelle Silbery is a social commentator with a social conscience, well known for her honesty and vulnerability on relationships, motherhood and life. In this episode, the GoogleBox Australia star opens up about hitting rock bottom, digging deep and finding clarity in her life. Isabelle, who is regularly featured across both Body + Soul online and in our flipbook each Sunday, reveals three key things she worked through to enable her to push past her dark days and thrive. Warning: this episode comes with a big hit of inspiration. Tune in…    You can find out more about Isabelle Silbery on Instagram.     You can join the conversation, or drop us a question, via the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here.   If you’re up for funny memes and health inspo follow Body+Soul on Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au   Or, head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. Each Sunday, you can pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook 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.

Taryn Brumfitt has made a career out of spreading the body positivity message around the world, and she’s pretty damn convincing. The filmmaker and speaker is fronting Cupid’s Undie Run, urging all Australians to, yes, run around their neighbourhoods in their finest undies. Don’t think you can? Well, listen to this and you may be convinced. The Adelaide-based author talks about her relationship with her own body image, and how you can learn to appreciate the skin you’re in by focusing on what your body can actually do for you, not what it looks like.    You can find out more about Cupid’s Undie Run here and catch Taryn Brumfitt on Instagram.     You can join the conversation, or drop us a question, via the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here.   If you’re up for funny memes and health inspo follow Body+Soul on Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au   Or, head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.   Each Sunday, you can pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook 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.

In this episode of Healthy-ish, host Felicity Harley and Body+Soul beauty editor Kelsey Ferencak talk tear trough fillers…yes, there’s actually an injectable treatment that can banish dark circles for good. Cue applause. So, what hell is it? How close to the eyeball does the needle actually go? What are the pros, cons and risks? That’s all discussed, dissected and expert advice given. Just think, you'll never need to buy an eye cream again.    Each Thursday, Felicity (who still uses the same cleanser she did when she was 25) and Kelsey (who is a bonafide expert with years of experience speaking to experts) get together to dissect everything beauty. From the trends to the tried and tested routines, they are here to help you find what works and what doesn’t.    You can join the conversation, or drop us a question, via the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here.   If you’re up for funny memes and health inspo follow Body+Soul on Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au   Or, head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. Each Sunday, you can pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook 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.

Time management expert, Kate Christie, reckons she can save you about 30 hours of lost time a month. Yes, apparently we waste that much and more (social media, anyone?). So, if you’re feeling overwhelmed, stressed, your life is outta control or you simply want to make better use of your days in 2021, Kate is your guru. In this episode, the Melbourne speaker, author and single mum of three, talks through a bunch of kick-arse - and easy - hacks to create more time in your day.    You can find Kate Christie on Facebook here and online here.    You can join the conversation, or drop us a question, via the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here.   If you’re up for funny memes and health inspo follow Body+Soul on Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au   Or, head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.   Each Sunday, you can pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook 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.