Extra Healthy-ish

Why can’t you stop drinking coffee? Why do you freak out in a lift? Dr Jen Martin is Associate Professor in Science Communication Biosciences from the Uni of Melbourne and shares the science behind your weird - and perfectly normal - habits. 

WANT MORE FROM DR JEN?

For more on Jen’s book Why Am I Like This? (Hardie Grant, $27.99) see here and for more on Jen, see 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. Or, TikTok here. 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). 

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Celebrity trainer Jono Castano discusses his five pillar approach to a successful and sustainable fitness and weight loss transformation (yes, the approach that helped Rebel Wilson and many more).

WANT MORE FROM JONO?

For more on Jono’s new book It Starts Today (Affirm Press, $32.99), see here. For the Acero Drip app see here, for his gyms see here, or find him @jonocastano on Instagram or TikTok.  For his last Extra Healthy-ish interview, see 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. Or, TikTok here. 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.

Fact: Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world. Lana Kelly, a lawyer by trade who's built a side-hustle from a harrowing skin cancer journey, shares her story and how she juggles a full-time job with her growing business. 

WANT MORE FROM LANA?

Find out more about Auriche @aurichehair or on TikTok here, or via their site 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. Or, TikTok here. 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). 

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So, how do you stay motivated to hit your New Year fitness goals when you feel yourself…flailing? Fitstop’s athletic director Andrew ‘Pap’ Papadopoulos shares his motivational wisdom. 

WANT MORE FROM ANDREW?

For more on Fitstop, see @fitstopfitness or here. For Andrew, see @andrew_pap_ or his site 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. Or, TikTok here. 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). 

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Athlete and speaker Bonnie Hancock broke numerous records circumnavigating 12,700 kilometres around Australia in 254 days. She discusses her mental and physical toughness in terrifyingly cold seas and shark infested waters. 

WANT MORE FROM BONNIE?

Grab Bonnie’s book The Girl Who Touched the Stars (HarperCollins, $34.99) here. You can catch her @bonniehancock or see her site here. You can listen to Bonnie’s pre-race Healthy-ish episode 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. Or, TikTok here. 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.

Do you feel like your mind has a, er, mind of its own? Meditation expert and author Luke McLeod discusses how to be more “awake” in your everyday life and shares some handy meditations for the new year. 

WANT MORE FROM LUKE?

Grab Luke’s new book Everyday Enlightenment (Hachette, $34.99) here. Catch Luke @luke.mcleod or for his app Soul Alive, see @soul.alivemeditation or here. You can listen to Luke’s last Healthy-ish interview on manifesting 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. Or, TikTok here. 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 get it, those habits you started on Jan 1 have kinda, sorta already slipped. Organisational psychologist Dr Amantha Imber unpacks the reasons why and how to make them stick…without beating yourself up. 

WANT MORE FROM AMANTHA?

You can grab Amantha’s book, The Health Habit (Penguin, $36.99), here. For her Habit Hijacker quiz see here, follow her @amanthai, or check out her podcast How I Work 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. Or, TikTok here. 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.

Want to build a strong financial future and stronger relationship? Journalist and author Nicole Haddow discusses navigating couple money talks, splitting household costs and whether women should have a f***-off fund.  

WANT MORE FROM NICOLE?

Grab Nicole’s book Couple Goals: Building a strong financial future and an even better relationship (Hachette, $34.99) here. Or, catch her @nicolehaddow or via her site 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. Or, TikTok here. 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.

If you’re an inspiration seeker, then listen to executive life coach Shannah Kennedy and former Sportsgirl CEO Colleen Callander talk about life plans, vision boards and exactly how to create a roadmap for 2024. A sweet hit of New Year inspo. 

WANT MORE FROM SHANNAH & COLLEEN?

You can find their new book Elevate (Penguin Life, $35) here. For more on Shannah, see @shannahkennedy or her site here. For more on Colleen, see @colleen_callander or her site 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. Or, TikTok here. 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). 

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Celebrity trainer Sam Wood is so much more than that pearly-white smile. In this ep, he shares life before Bachelor fame, including losing his Mum as a teen and how it shaped his life outlook - plus, he chats about how he’s joined forces with Body + Soul to help get Australia healthy. 

WANT MORE FROM SAM?

You can join Sam’s FREE 8 Week Health Club here. Find Sam on Instagram @samjameswood or check out his site here. Listen to Sam’s last chat on Extra Healthy-ish about simple workout tips for max results 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. Or, TikTok here. 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.