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It’s part of Elle Ferguson’s job to look good. Being an Instagram super-influencer, and the founder of hugely successful beauty brand Elle Effect, kind of requires it as she is constantly photographed. But during lockdown, the Sydney-based entrepreneur turned within and made some major changes to her daily habits - with incredible results.    Elle shares what made the biggest change to the way she felt, if she’s keeping those new habits up, as well as what she does to feel her best - even on a ‘blurgh’ day.    You can find Elle on Instagram at @elle_ferguson, and more about Elle Effect online here.    The Tint retails for $44.95 and is available online here.    You can read all about Elle’s lockdown health transformation 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.

Loneliness is something that affects all of us, at one time or another. But especially so this year thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychologist, AKA The Friendly Psychologist Jacqui Manning has seen this play out time and time again, and she explains why our brains are wired to need human connection, and how you can use this festive season to replenish your feel-good stores, IRL.    You can find Jacqui on Instagram at @thefriendlypsychologist, 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.

Finding motivation when you’d rather be hiding under the doona, or on the couch - bowl of ice cream in hand - is hard. A fact that personal trainer and founder of online health platform 28 by Sam Wood, knows well. It’s his job to be the guiding light for hundreds of thousands of people who follow his health and fitness advice online. Here’s how he keeps his energy motivation and healthy habits up, when he feels anything but.    You can find Sam on Instagram at @samjameswood, and more about 28 by Sam Wood 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.

Australian men are experiencing something of a mental health crisis - especially since the onset of COVID-19, with alarming new research suggesting that now more than ever before Aussie men are suffering in silence, with no-one to talk to. Movember aims to combat this through a new initiative, called Real Barber, Real Talk. Clinical psychologist and Movember spokesperson Dr Zac Seidler explains why getting a haircut - and having a chat - might be more powerful than it sounds.    You can find out more about Movember and the work they do for men’s mental health here, and more about the Real Barber, Real Talk initiative 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.

Each Thursday, Body+Soul digital editor Alison Izzo (who, by her own admission, is no beauty expert) and Body+Soul beauty editor Kelsey Ferencak (who, is a bonafide expert with years of experience speaking to experts) get together to try and crack the everyday beauty problems that plague us all.   You can read Ali’s first-person review 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.

Listen to yesterday’s episode first, then continue Dr Libby Weaver’s chat about womens’ hormone health - and why, when it comes to understanding why female bodies won’t burn fat even though we’re ‘doing everything right’, our perception of stress is just as powerful as the actual risk that stress presents to our health or livelihood.    You can find Libby on Instagram at @drlibby or 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.

Dr Libby Weaver is a nutritional biochemist, author and speaker and it’s her work in the area of hormone health that has earned her a legion of fans, both in Australia and internationally. She is a wealth of information about why and how the female body responds differently to stress, diet and exercise, and why understanding your hormones is the best place to start to get all three under control.    This is the first of a two-part discussion with Dr Libby, unpicking a common affliction that she’s coined ‘Rushing Woman’s Syndrome’, and why now - especially given the global COVID pandemic - it’s time to sit back and reassess.    You can find Libby on Instagram at @drlibby or 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.

Women can do everything men can do, yes? Hell, yes. But that doesn’t mean that there are some types of exercise better suited to the female body. And vice versa. Lizzie Bland is a Bondi-based personal trainer and Pilates teacher, and the founder of Lean Bean Fitness, who has spent the better part of 10 years perfecting how to train the female body. Taking into account hormones and the effect of the menstrual cycle, her approach is not so much about what women can’t do - but when they can do it - for maximum results.    You can find Lizzie on Instagram at @leanbeanfitnessau and Lean Bean Fitness 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.

December is stressful for many people, but especially so if you’re coupled-up. Dating expert, life coach and author Simone Milasas explains why the silly season has been coined ‘dump month’, the major risks to avoid - but also why it’s perhaps a blessing in disguise…    You can find Simone on Instagram at @simonemilasas online here.    Simone’s book Relationship: Are you sure you want one? is available now, 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.

We’re starting something a little bit new here... Instead of getting a bite-sized bit of our Something Old/Something New product recommendations each Thursday, we’re rolling them in to one big, bumper episode each month. These are the makeup, skincare, haircare, wellness products and treatments that have impressed us - and we’d genuinely recommend to a pal. Ie. YOU!    Please note, none of these product recommendations are sponsored - we’ll always tell you if something is part of a paid partnership. Old or new, we just really rate these things and that amid a sea of fluff, that they w-o-r-k.    Each Thursday, Body+Soul digital editor Alison Izzo (who, by her own admission, is no beauty expert) and Body+Soul beauty editor Kelsey Ferencak (who, is a bonafide expert with years of experience speaking to experts) get together to try and crack the everyday beauty problems that plague us all.   Ali’s picks: Shiseido Synchro Skin Self Refreshing Concealer, $50, at Mecca, Kerastase Paris Chronologiste treatment, $65, at Frank Provost and Ere Perez Beetroot Cheek and Lip Tint, $34, at Mecca Kelsey’s picks: LashXtend Tubular Mascara, $28, at ModelCo, and Liberty Belle Rx Superstar SPF 50+, $65, at Liberty Belle   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.