Conversations for a Complete Life

The mental load is a huge issue for busy women, and in this episode, Rachael shares three tips to help you carry the mental load you currently have, and one idea on how to reduce it moving ahead.

Reducing stress and the stress response in your body is one of the most important and effective things you can do for your health and wellbeing, and tapping has been scientifically proven to do this really quickly and easily. Dr Peta Stapleton is a world leader in the research into tapping, and she shares with us what that research shows, and what we can use tapping for.

Come on now, be honest: do you need to think about taming tech and being less digitally connected?

No judgement – it's an issue I am constantly grappling with, especially post-Covid when I really spent way too much time every day keeping track of the news.

Good news though! Dr Kristy Goodwin joined the show to take us through the major issues tech presents for us, the impact it's having, and how we can best navigate it.

When you don't have a lot of time to spare, you can feel a pressure to create 'quality time' which can simply create new stress for you. Whether it be quality time with the kids, or quality time for yourself, it shouldn't be stressful. Quality time can simply mean - awareness and attention.

Finding time to exercise can be a real hassle, and so I'm a huge advocate of the idea of 10 minute movement - looking to include achievable chunks of time throughout the day to move.

In this conversation though, we shorten the time even more - two minutes - with Lizzy Williamson from Two Minute Moves, and explore how including more movement in your day via just two minute bursts can bring about a mindset shift that makes your lifestyle healthier, without changing your schedule.

Personal stylists Jane Corkill and Sally Manhire join the show to talk about the issues women over 40 feel when it comes to their bodies and the clothes they wear. It's all about feeling comfortable in your body and your outfit.

"I don't have time" – a common refrain for time-poor women everywhere when it comes to fitting in the things they need or want to do but other obligations seem to get in the way.

In this conversation, I riff about balance as a time issue – and how we spend our time is how we spend our life.

Angela Henderson, perhaps Australia's leading consultant for women in business, joins the show for a conversation on opportunities for women in the post-Covid economy, developing a strong mental game and making choices that work for you.

Burnout is a term used by many women to describe a complete exhaustion they feel, and the multitude of symptoms that accompany it.

It's a real risk for overwhelmed women, so Rachael invited naturopath Jules Galloway to come on the show to talk about what burnout is, how it happens, and the symptoms to look out for.

Let's start the year as we mean to go on - with more balance. Rachael goes over the five strategies she uses every day to feel calmer, healthier and more balanced and they take just a few minutes each.