In this ep I had a chat about lockdown life including a life update and my experience recently with a bit of lockdown spiralling, how I am getting back on track + my tips to survive and make the most of lockdown!

I’m so excited to share this episode where I sat down and talked to one of my best friends Ella. From winning her National 400m final in 2018 to dealing with years of major setbacks including diagnosis of illness and injuries, Ella has shown incredible resilience and strength. We talked about all things from athletics, why she loves the 400m, her favourite training sessions, her experience dealing her medical condition and how she has grown as a person from her experience. With plenty of fun memories and funny stories along the way, this episode is one of my favourites!

Ok so this ep was pretty chaotic and low-key represented the chaos in my head but I dove into the topic of body image and the how influential influencers really are. I was sparked to start this ep after some toxic messages asking to show pictures of my body ‘at its best’ being when it was unhealthily shredded. I explored how this toxic belief has an incredible influence on mental health and body image and how often our favourite influencers reinforce this societal belief. Of course no one is to blame, but as a society it is up to us to change this ideal image and also to learn to take everything with a grain of salt.

Quote of the ep: You have been criticising yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try loving yourself, accepting yourself and being grateful for what your body can do, and see what happens then.

A deep dive into all your questions you sent on Instagram! From how to stay motivated, my relationship with food, cheat days, HSC study tips, boyfriends to my nails, a lot is covered in this ep!!

This may be the most random podcast ep ever. I thought it would be fun to just have a chat and go on random tangents, sharing some funny stories and memories so here it is! From the rat I had living in my room to my ridiculous year 11 creative writing stories, I hope this ep is enjoyable and makes you laugh!

It’s been a hot minute since I last recorded an episode! In this life update I chatted about everything from the last few crazy and insane months, feeling burnt out after it all, being forced to back off during our current lockdown here in Sydney, the highlights and making the most of lockdown plus some fun childhood memories and tangents along the way! I hope you enjoy this lighthearted life catch up!

This eps quote: Don’t wait for everything to be perfect before you decide to enjoy your life

In this episode I dove into balancing life and my journey so far learning to find balance with everything from studies/ schooling, training commitments, work and social time. Particularly getting into the much asked questions;

How do you balance studying and training?

How to deal with exam stress?

I spoke through my own journey of finding balance through high school, graduating school and throughout uni so far including managing success in studies as well as maintaining a high training load and competing in high level sport and then struggling with anxiety and guilt around taking time off and not always being ‘productive’ or studying like crazy. I also talked about learning to deal with exam stress and how I have worked on my own stress and mindset! Over time I’ve improved and learnt different ways to cope especially with adult life and working. Since recording this, the past 4 months have been intense, adding working crazy hours into the mix and this is something I have had to just find a way to balance and cope with too (and I’m still working on!!) so an update is needed soon but I am definitely keen to get recording again and getting back onto the topic of balance again. Balance in life is essential and something I am definitely not good at whatsoever but the more I work on it and practice it, the more I can appreciate its value.

This Episodes quote: Worry has never done anyone any good, for it substantially curtails the joy and fullness of life.

This episode is super raw. I talked about my personal experience with body image and an eating disorder. I also talked about why it is so common in todays society and why growing up on social media has been a significant contributor the rise of mental illness today. And of course why gaining weight and getting healthy will be AMAZING!

Things covered in this ep:

Comparison in todays society (2021) - the significant impact of comparison and its negative influence.

Body image and mental health (My experience ...)

The impact of your environment and who you surround yourself with

A biiiiig chat about lots of things I use to help me deal with the challenge of recovering and gaining weight AND about lotssss of the benefits that come with it!

Things i remind myself.

Quote: Great things never came from comfort zones

In this second episode with Tamsyn we talked all about dealing with injury including coping with the mental side of injury, Tamsyn’s own experience with injury and how she managed to stay mostly healthy over her 20 year career including 3 Olympic Games and multiple world championships. Find out the specific type of training that got Tamsyn super strong and fast, the crazy reason why she avoided weight training, advice on coping with needing time off and what Tamsyn learned through her setbacks.

This episodes quote: The one who falls and gets up is so much stronger than the one who didn’t fall.

EP #5 TAMSYN LEWIS MANOU! Tamsyn is a 3 x OLYMPIAN, 18 x NATIONAL CHAMPION and just a great down to earth Aussie. From her greatest achievement, only regret, and her strong mindset, I hope you enjoy this episode and find it as insightful as I did! Here some of the interesting stuff we talked about and some of Tamsyn’s beautiful words from the podcast:

The reason why she chose to become an 800m runner after huge success in the sprints at a young age (winning national 100m/ 200m titles and a 52.9 400m at 15)

Her favourite thing about her sport & her hardest training sessions

The challenges of being a female at the highest level in sport

The importance of putting your health first 'if your willing to put that effort into the training you need to be willing to put the effort into your health'

Body image in track and field 'we make the mistake of thinking that elite results will come if we look like an elite’

How fast she ran ‘anyone who has said to me a 400m is harder than an 800m has never run the first lap of an 800 properly’

It was so amazing talking to Tamsyn who is a wonderful athlete, women and role model. Find out the biggest lesson her sport taught her, her biggest advice for young athletes and so much more on my newest ep, LIVE NOW!!!