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If you’re reading this, I’m guessing you realise that nutrition is pretty important. And it is!

But for some of us, when we’re struggling with chronic health conditions, it can be helpful to explore some other modalities that are outside the box.

When I had chronic fatigue, I reached a point where I was doing all the right things - eating really well, doing gentle movement and sleeping well… but I started to realise that I had this script playing out in my head.

I was telling myself I was tired 24/7. Every time I would make plans, or think about doing exercise, or have a crappy nights sleep - the first thought I had was how tired I am, or how exhausted I was going to feel.

It’s really hard to get to 100% with our health when we have these limiting thoughts and beliefs playing out.

There are lots of things that can support us to move beyond these limiting beliefs, such as… visualisation, meditation and energy work.

In this episode, I chat with Bridget Raateland, a Reiki Practitioner, Intuitive, certified Holistic health coach and wellness retreat and workshop facilitator. Bridget helps create insight and clarity around what's blocking you from achieving optimal physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

Here’s what we cover in the episode:

• What energy healing and reiki is
• How energy work can support you to move forward when you’re feeling stuck
• How to overcome judgement from family and friends when you’re trying new and different things

If you’re super skeptical about reiki and energy healing, don’t worry - I’m the world’s biggest skeptic too! Listen to this episode with an open mind and who knows what you might get out of the episode!

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Links from today’s episode

Bridget’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_bridget_jane/

Book your free Functional Nutrition Strategy Session: https://frandargaville.as.me/strategysession

Got a question you’d like answered? Contact Fran via Instagram @frandargaville or email [email protected].

If you’ve worked with me before you may know that I’m obsessed with personality tests. I love Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies and often use this approach with clients and in my programs. I also love the enneagram and Myers Briggs.

So, of course I was very excited to discover a new framework - Human Design. This is another great framework or lens that we can use to get to know ourselves better. I think this is so important to help us learn about ourselves in order to figure out what’s important for us and to help us reach our goals in life.

In this episode, I chat with Cailee Anello who is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Human Design Analyst, and is currently working toward becoming a homeopath. Her mission is to help people activate their innate healing potential and to connect back to their soul purpose with nutrition, energy medicine, and human design.

In this episode, Cailee shares with us:

• What human design is
• The best way to find out your human design type
• How to work with your human design energy type to feel energised, reach your goals and be the best version of yourself

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I’d absolutely love for you to subscribe to my podcast so you don’t miss an episode! I’ll be adding a new episode each week, and if you’re not subscribed you might miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!

If you have a few minutes to spare, I would be so grateful if you left a review over on iTunes. These reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also so much fun for me to read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what you enjoyed about the podcast. Thank you!

Links from today’s episode

Cailee’s Website: https://www.theripenedheart.com/

Cailee’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theripenedheart/

Book your free Functional Nutrition Strategy Session: https://frandargaville.as.me/strategysession

Got a question you’d like answered? Contact Fran via Instagram @frandargaville or email [email protected].

In this solo episode, we are going to chat all about how you can plan 2020 to start creating an epic life that you love!

We’re going to do that in a few different stages:

• First up, we want to celebrate 2019
• Next, we want to close any loops so we’re ready to move forward
• Then, we want to start to envisage our dream life with The Perfect Day Exercise and create an action plan to get there

So grab a journal or a blank sheet of paper and follow along with me! You can also click here to download your Perfect Day Planner for free.

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I’d absolutely love for you to subscribe to my podcast do you don’t miss an episode! I’ll be adding a new episode each week, and if you’re not subscribed you might miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!

If you have a few minutes to spare, I would be so grateful if you left a review over on iTunes. These reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also so much fun for me to read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what you enjoyed about the podcast. Thank you!

Links from today’s episode

Download your Perfect Day Planner: https://frandargaville.com/perfect-day-planner

Book your free Functional Nutrition Strategy Session: https://frandargaville.com/strategy-session

Got a question you’d like answered? Contact Fran via Instagram @frandargaville or email [email protected].

Are you ready to feel motivated and inspired to move and nourish your body? In today’s episode, I spoke with Kat Paraskevopoulos, a Personal Trainer and soon-to-be Nutritionist.

Here’s what we spoke about:

• How to stay motivated and make workouts happen even when life gets a little crazy

• The best type of exercise to do (hint: Kat’s answer might not be what you expect!)

• Kat’s top tips for meal prepping

• How to make your dreams a reality

I’ve teamed up with Kat to run two wellness retreats in Greece in 2020. Click here for all the details or get in touch with me to find out more!

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I’d absolutely love for you to subscribe to my podcast so you don’t miss an episode! I’ll be adding a new episode each week, and if you’re not subscribed you might miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!

If you have a few minutes to spare, I would be so grateful if you left a review over on iTunes. These reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also so much fun for me to read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what you enjoyed about the podcast. Thank you!

Links from today’s episode

Kat’s Website: kathealthfitness.com

Kat’s Instagram: instagram.com/kat_health_fitness

Kat’s Facebook: facebook.com/kathealthfitness/

Book your free Functional Nutrition Strategy Session: https://frandargaville.as.me/strategysession

Got a question you’d like answered? Contact Fran via Instagram @frandargaville or email [email protected].

Mitchell was the first guest I ever interviewed on the podcast! I got such great feedback from Mitchell’s first episode that I decided to bring him on again, this time to chat about something a little different.

Mitchell is a Performance Coach with a background in sports science and strength and conditioning, but he’s now working with a new technique called Heart of Performance. One week before we recorded this episode, I went and had a heart math session with Mitchell and then I spent the week practicing the technique before we discussed it in the interview.

Here’s what we cover in the episode:

• What heart math is and how it can help with performance, chronic health conditions and more
• The difference between heart-focused meditation compared with other styles of meditation
• Plus, Mitchell guides us through the “heart centred breathing” technique to have you feeling happy and relaxed in 5 minutes flat

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I’d absolutely love for you to subscribe to my podcast so you don’t miss an episode! I’ll be adding a new episode each week, and if you’re not subscribed you might miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!

If you have a few minutes to spare, I would be so grateful if you left a review over on iTunes. These reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also so much fun for me to read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what you enjoyed about the podcast. Thank you!

Links from today’s episode

Mitchell’s Website: https://www.mitchellwoods.com.au

Book your free Functional Nutrition Strategy Session: https://frandargaville.as.me/strategysession

Got a question you’d like answered? Contact Fran via Instagram @frandargaville or email [email protected].

In this solo episode, I chat all about burnout and adrenal fatigue, and what you can do to rebuild your health and ditch the fatigue for good.

It’s really important to know that if you’re struggling with burnout or fatigue - you’re not stuck feeling this way. There’s plenty you can do! We’ll cover some of those key action steps in this episode.

Here’s what we chat about:

• What burnout, adrenal fatigue and HPA axis dysregulation actually is
• The causes of burnout and adrenal fatigue
• The 6 steps to overcoming burnout and adrenal fatigue
• What to do if you’ve tried everything to beat burnout and adrenal fatigue, and nothing seems to be working

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I’d absolutely love for you to subscribe to my podcast do you don’t miss an episode! I’ll be adding a new episode each week, and if you’re not subscribed you might miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!

If you have a few minutes to spare, I would be so grateful if you left a review over on iTunes. These reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also so much fun for me to read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what you enjoyed about the podcast. Thank you!

Links from today’s episode

Book your free Functional Nutrition Strategy Session: https://frandargaville.com/strategy-session

Got a question you’d like answered? Contact Fran via Instagram @frandargaville or email [email protected].

This week’s episode is a little bit different - I’m sharing an interview I did with my friend Christina Tidwell on The Live Well Podcast. Christina’s podcast is an awesome resource for people with autoimmune disease.

In this episode, I spoke all about my journey with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and the steps I took to heal myself.

Here’s what we chat about:

• My personal story with developing chronic fatigue (twice!)

• The challenges in my healing journey (including the specialist who recommended I drink an extra cup of coffee to beat my fatigue)

• The key steps that helped me regain my health and energy

Subscribe & Review

I’d absolutely love for you to subscribe to my podcast do you don’t miss an episode! I’ll be adding a new episode each week, and if you’re not subscribed you might miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!

If you have a few minutes to spare, I would be so grateful if you left a review over on iTunes. These reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also so much fun for me to read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what you enjoyed about the podcast. Thank you!

Links from today’s episode

Book your free Functional Nutrition Strategy Session: https://frandargaville.as.me/strategysession

Got a question you’d like answered? Contact Fran via Instagram @frandargaville or email [email protected].

This week’s episode is with Jema Lee, a women’s cycle health educator on a mission to help women confidently reconnect with their bodies and reclaim their wellbeing.

In this episode, we chat all about menstrual cycles, how to track your cycle, and how to work WITH your cycle, not against it, so that life just feels a whole lot more easy and in flow. We also chat about Ayurveda and the doshas, which is fascinating!

Here’s what we chat about:

• How and why you should track your menstrual cycle
• The ‘seasons’ of the menstrual cycle and how to live more in flow with your body (AKA cycle syncing)
• Ayurveda and the doshas

PS. I have some exciting news - my online detox program, The meTOX, is back! This is a 4 week program that I take all of my clients through before we work together 1:1, because it really lays the foundation for you to live a healthy life free from frustrating symptoms. And yes, struggling to lose weight is a symptom that something isn’t quite right in the body!

As part of the program, you’ll get meal plans and recipes, and I guide you step-by-step through a real food detox. Head to themetox.com to find out more, and use the code ‘METOX’ at checkout to get $10 off.

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I’d absolutely love for you to subscribe to my podcast do you don’t miss an episode! I’ll be adding a new episode each week, and if you’re not subscribed you might miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!

If you have a few minutes to spare, I would be so grateful if you left a review over on iTunes. These reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also so much fun for me to read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what you enjoyed about the podcast. Thank you!

Links from today’s episode

Jema’s Website: https://www.wellsome.com/

Jema’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wellsome_jemalee/

The Well Woman Podcast: https://www.wellsome.com/podcast/

Book your free Functional Nutrition Strategy Session: https://frandargaville.as.me/strategysession

Got a question you’d like answered? Contact Fran via Instagram @frandargaville or email [email protected].

In this week’s episode I interviewed James Tatham, a Sport and Exercise Scientist and all-round top bloke who works as a Strength and Conditioning Coach developing youth athletes with Volleyball Australia & Tennis Australia in Canberra with the Australian Institute of Sport.

James started a philanthropic journey in 2015 following The Nepal Earthquakes, founding Trekking4Nepal and raising $30,000 to complete community projects over there.

James is obsessed with golf, high altitude trekking and immersion meditation as they all give him an opportunity to learn about the human condition.

In this episode we talk all about exercise, hiking and discipline, and James’ experience in Nepal.

Here’s what we chatted about:

• Why recovery is just as important as exercise
• How to reach your goals in fitness and in life
• James’ experience in Nepal — hiking and raising money for post-earthquake recovery

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I’d absolutely love for you to subscribe to my podcast so you don’t miss an episode! I’ll be adding a new episode each week, and if you’re not subscribed you might miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!

If you have a few minutes to spare, I would be so grateful if you left a review over on iTunes. These reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also so much fun for me to read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what you enjoyed about the podcast. Thank you!

Links from today’s episode

Find James on Instagram: @titham189

Book your free Functional Nutrition Strategy Session with Fran: https://frandargaville.com/strategy-session

Got a question you’d like answered? Contact Fran via Instagram @frandargaville or email [email protected].

This week’s episode was a little different… I interviewed the awesome sister duo behind Mother Nurtured. Tianjin is a Certified Yoga teacher, teaching pregnancy and postnatal yoga, and Bianca is a Nutritionist. Together, they support women with fertility, pregnancy and in the postnatal stage.

So, you might be thinking - this isn’t for me! And that’s cool, if you have no interest in women’s health, feel free to skip this one. But honestly I reckon this interview is worth a listen for anyone... these ladies are absolutely hilarious!

Here’s what we cover:

• Fertility, pregnancy and everything in between

• The difference between pregnancy and childbirth in Australia vs Europe

• Womb-steaming and placenta encapsulation

Subscribe & Review

I’d absolutely love for you to subscribe to my podcast do you don’t miss an episode! I’ll be adding a new episode each week, and if you’re not subscribed you might miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!

If you have a few minutes to spare, I would be so grateful if you left a review over on iTunes. These reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also so much fun for me to read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what you enjoyed about the podcast. Thank you!

Links from today’s episode

Mother Nurtured Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mother.nurtured

Book your free Functional Nutrition Strategy Session with Fran: https://frandargaville.com/strategy-session

Got a question you’d like answered? Contact Fran via Instagram @frandargaville or email [email protected].