Many people engage in exercise to manage body weight. However, because we are often encouraged to use exercise solely for weight loss, we are rarely taught about food and exercise through a lens of fuelling and performance. Today, we will discuss the common errors we see people making with fuelling for performance and discuss how you might recognise when what you're eating simply isn't enough. 

Again, if any part of our conversation today stood out to you and you feel you need more support, contact www.bodywhys.ie for information. 

From intimacy to parenting, being ghosted to learning how to manage 'meanness' - it all comes out in the wash today. Which topics stand out to you? Can you relate to anything we are speaking about? Share with us some of the things you wish you had known earlier!
This episode may not be appropriate for small ears - so mums and dads, if you listen in the car, be sure to have noise cancelling headphones on the nippers! 

This is a huge topic to navigate, and as such, it is impossible to cover every nuance within an hour. So, the aim of today's episode is to increase awareness of disordered eating behaviours and the most prevalent eating disorders. As a nutritionist, Fiona has observed some of these behaviours in prospective clients but it is important to note that it is outside her professional scope of practice and so clients with eating disorders will always be referred to clinical specialists. In her role within mental health, Ber has worked with patients suffering with eating disorders and highlights some of the disordered behaviours that, if left untreated, may develop into eating disorders. We will follow up this conversation with part II next week where we will delve further into this topic. 

If you have been impacted by any of the content we have discussed today or if you are recognising some of these behaviours in your own life, you can contact www.bodywhys.ie for information on how to get more help & support in this space. 

This week, we are discussing gratitude - now before you roll your eyes, myself and Ber want to share how gratitude has been an incredibly powerful force in our lives. We will walk you through what gratitude practice is....and what it isn't ... And we will share some of the ways you can't begin to incorporate it into your daily practice.

We refer to 'research' a bit in this episode. And while many of you might not be interested in the behind the scenes reading on this topic, I'm guessing that some of you are as nerdy as we are. So follow the links below if you would like to see some of the research we looked through ahead of today's episode.

For more information on 'Gratitude' from the perspective of positive psychology (and a little easier to read compared to a research paper) head to Positive Psychology .com https://positivepsychology.com/neuroscience-of-gratitude/

The Cultivation of pure altruism via gratitude: A functional MRI study of change with gratitude practice. Karns et al, 2017.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00599/full?trk=public_post_comment-text

The effects of gratitude expression on neural expression. Kini et al, 2016.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1053811915011532

This week, we have a conversation about what happens in our nervous system when our alarm systems are telling us that we are overwhelmed. We speak about the layers of cognitive, physical and emotional business and how they can build to make us feel stressed and overwhelmed. 

In this weeks episode, we explore the idea that not speaking our minds can actually contribute to us feeling stuck. Growth comes through being honest, most of all, with ourselves - we discuss what that may look like and how have we learned to navigate it without fear of conflict. 

Welcome to the 'Full of it' Podcast - It's a little tongue in cheek, but for those of you who know us, you'll know the name is appropriate. In this first episode of the podcast, we discuss real change. What does it actually look like? Does it fit with the 'New Year/New Me' vibes...or is that just setting us up for failure. Instead, we take a closer look at the steps you might consider being curious about if you feel change is on the cards for you. 

Welcome to the 'Full of It' Podcast. In 2024, Ber Downey undertook a massive cycle across a country from Paris to Nice and in doing so, raised over €12,000 for the Irish Kidney Association. More importantly, Ber & Fiona began a campaign of sharing information about live kidney donation and the life changing impact it could have on thousands of people living with kidney failure. 
As a part of that campaign, Ber and Fiona had a series of radio interviews and even made it to the couch on Virgin Media's "Ireland AM". Following a very successful effort to raise awareness for live donation, Ber and Fiona decided that there were many other topics that they could shed the light on. Social media is drowned with advice givers, and it's difficult to find the grains of truth in this age of information. This is where the 'Full of It' Podcast was born. 
Both Ber & Fiona have in excess of 40 years of professional experience working with clients - Ber in the mental health field, and Fiona in physical health and fitness. Together, they want to bring to you practical, relatable conversations so that you can continue to grow, and flourish and look at the challenges we all face with a new perspective. 
Our episodes will be released each Saturday, and we would love to hear your feedback, your ideas and your weekly wins. 
Our first episode, out this Saturday, is based around the New Year changes that we all feel under pressure to make. 

 Is starting your year with a New Years Resolution really ideal? We know that most people 'fail' with resolutions....but WHY? And how could we approach the new year in a way that will actually be productive. In this podcast, Fiona & Ber bring their experience of working with clients to you, the listener. The aim of this episode is to offer a different perspective and provide another option that doesn't pressure us into change before we are ready for it.