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Intuition, gut feeling, hunch - you know that instinct that kicks in about something being right or wrong. Well, it can be incredibly powerful especially if you tune in and use it to navigate decisions in life. Spiritual teacher, psychic reader and author of Brave: Courageously live your truth, Sheila Vijeyarasa gives expert advice on how to tap into your intuition and use it wisely.   WANT MORE FROM SHEILA? To hear today's full interview, where Sheila chats about the importance of a spiritual toolkit and what to fill it with...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods.  Find out about Sheila’s book Brave: Courageously live your truth (Rockpool Publishing, $29.99), here. Her business, Empowering Intuition, can be found here. Or, follow her on Instagram, @sheila_v_   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.  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 Brad McKay is done with the wellness scene - charlatans peddling goods, sciencey-salespeople and marketing duping us into spending more money all in the name of better health. So, he wrote a book about it called Fake Medicine. In this ep, the host of Embarrassing Bodies Down Under discusses wellness influencers, quacks and his biggest pet peeve.    WANT MORE FROM DR MCKAY? To hear today's full interview, where he discusses alternative therapies from homeopathy to oxygen therapy and reiki, and whether they’re worth it or not...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about Dr McKay’s book, Fake Medicine (Hachette, $32.99), here. Or follow him on Instagram, @drbradmckay   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.  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.

Running has brought Turia Pitt some of the highest highs and lowest lows of her life, but even after competing in an ultramarathon in 2011 that left her with severe burns to 65% of her body, she found the willpower to lace up her sneakers and run again. Here’s how she summons the motivation to run, and how you can, too.    WANT MORE FROM TURIA? To hear today's full interview, where Turia shares her advice for getting through a crap day...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. You can find Turia on Instagram at @turiapitt or for more on her RUN with Turia program, click here. (FYI, sign-ups opened June 10, program launches June 21.)   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.  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.

Body + Soul’s beauty editor Kelsey Ferencak chats all things hair. In winter. When it’s cold. Freezing, in fact. When your hair starts feeling like it’s on a doll’s head, instead. Don’t you hate that. Kelsey shares her expert tricks to winterize your hair-care - stat. Plus, here are the products she mentions: Hair Rituel by Sisley La Creme 230, $125 Bread Beauty Supply Hair-Wash Gentle Milky Hair Cleanser, $31, Sephora My Soda Smooth Shampoo, $10, Woolworths   A BIT ABOUT THE BEAUTY EPS...  Each Friday, host Felicity Harley (who still uses the same cleanser she did when she was 25) and Kelsey (a bonafide expert with years of experience speaking to experts) get together to dissect everything beauty. From the hottest trends to the tried and tested routines, they help you find what works and what doesn’t.    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.  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.

Casey Beros is a TV presenter and self-confessed former bad girl who wants to empower you to let go...of past relationships, screw-ups, bad behaviour and all that crap in your head. The author of The ‘Bad’ Girl’s Guide to Better shares her top tips for making peace with your past and finally letting go.    WANT MORE FROM CASEY? To hear today's full interview, where Casey discusses how to be "a little bit better” at life...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about Casey’s new book, The ‘Bad’ Girl’s Guide to Better (Murdoch, $32.99), here. Or follow her on Instagram @caseyberos.    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.  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 SundaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clinical psychologist and mindfulness teacher Emily Toner reconfirms what many of us might already know - music is magical for mental health. The Medibank ambassador discusses the science behind it, its impact on your brain, the best types of music to chill to, plus she shares other intriguing tid-bits about music and health.    WANT MORE FROM EMILY? To hear today's full interview, where Emily chats about music and mental health, how to incorporate more music into your daily life and whether that break-up song on repeat for the 99th time is such a smart idea… search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about Emily via her website, here, or on Instagram @emtones    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.  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.

We all know excessive sugar can mess with our health, but what specifically does it do to our gut? In this episode, nutritionist and author Michele Chevalley Hedge discusses the impact it has on our microbiome, how to counteract this, the good sugars to keep in your diet, and how to create a healthier gut.   WANT MORE FROM MICHELE? To hear Michele’s full interview, where she talks more about sugar - how it impacts our physical and mental health, how to know if we’re consuming too much, and the proposed sugar tax, search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your podcasts. Michele is a regular contributor to Body + Soul - see her other stories, here. Or, find her recipes at A Healthy View, here, and follow her on Instagram @ahealthyview   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.  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.

Ultra-marathon runner Dr Kay Bretz can help build your endurance, strength and stamina whether you're a runner, rower, swimmer or whatever your fitness vibe. The corporate leader - who raced 250kms across the Australian outback and beat the race record by five hours (as you do) - provides his top tips for increasing your fitness level, plus he talks about the importance of strength training and shares his best self-talk tricks for keeping you going and going and going...   WANT MORE FROM KAY? To hear today's full interview, where Kay discusses his new book and his life-changing concept of “turning right”...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about his new book, Turning Right: Inspire the Magic (Major Street Publishing $32.95), here. Or via 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.  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.

Our beauty editor Kelsey Ferencak delves into the rise in male surgery… what’s popular, what’s not and why it’s not about looking like Chris Hemsworth… although that would be nice, too, wouldn’t it? She also gives her top beauty tips for blokes who don’t want to go near a needle.    A BIT ABOUT THE BEAUTY EPS...  Each Friday, host Felicity Harley (who still uses the same cleanser she did when she was 25) and Kelsey (a bonafide expert with years of experience speaking to experts) get together to dissect everything beauty. From the hottest trends to the tried and tested routines, they help you find what works and what doesn’t.    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.  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.

Mates, buddies, BFFs...whatever your friendship vibe, in this ep, friendship expert, teacher and founder of URSTRONG, Dana Kerford, discusses the importance of these relationships for our wellbeing. She talks about the magic number of friends you need to ward-off loneliness, how to be a better friend and make new ones as an adult.    WANT MORE FROM DANA? To hear today's full interview, where Dana discusses how to use friendships to boost your wellbeing, the best ways to deal with conflict, when to call time, plus how to break-up with a friend (kindly)...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out about Dana's business, URSTRONG, here. Or on Instagram @urstrong.friendship.    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.  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.