There's a kind of trauma that doesn't have a name yet. Birth trauma finally gets talked about. Postpartum depression finally gets talked about. But feeding trauma, what happens when your feeding journey ends in a way you never chose, still isn't validated. Nicola D'Souza is a breastfeeding counsellor and infant feeding practitioner on a mission to change that.

Nicola's own feeding trauma began in NICU. She shares the story of a nurse who put her premature daughter's feeding tube back in without her there, and fed her formula despite a freezer full of Nicola's own breast milk. "I felt something snap inside me." What followed was PTSD, panic attacks, and a physical anxiety response that lasted months.

But feeding trauma isn't only a breastfeeding story. Nicola's worked with mums who bottle fed by choice and still felt robbed of that experience, with mums of teenagers still carrying it from when their babies were tiny, and with women processing it thirty years later.

This one is personal for me too, and it's not the first time. I've had feeding trauma more than once with my own kids, but the hardest was having to stop breastfeeding London during chemo, something I still find hard to say out loud. We get into the donated milk, wanting her to relatch, and the moment Nicola told me something about what my body was still doing for me mid-chemo that I did not see coming.

If you've ever felt like your feeding story doesn't get to count as trauma, this one's for you.

You can find Nicola on Instagram @‌infantfeedingcoach.jersey, or through her website here,

I also share all of my health and fitness tips over on IG @‌danni.duncan_ so if you want more, make sure you join me over there. Or follow the podcast over at @‌lifewithdanniduncan

If you need a push to take control of your health - download my app FIT by Danni Duncan.

If you're ready to make epic changes our express coaching ⁠No More Mondayz⁠ is open to start 1 September - find out more here.

Aneliese was fit, confident, and in the Air Force in her twenties. Then came two kids, a caking business, and in November 2022, a cancer diagnosis. Eighteen months of chemo, surgery and radiation later, she'd beaten it. But what came next was harder than the diagnosis itself.She describes it as climbing straight out of one well into another. The first was cancer, forcing her to fight to survive. The second had no doctors, no urgency, nothing forcing her to move at all, and that's where she got stuck, leaning on wine, then gin, and junk food just to get through the day. Until her husband said five words that changed everything: you don't love yourself anymore.Ten months into the Vitality Project, Aneliese is twenty kilos down, and the real work happened long before it ever showed on the scales. We talk about the four week plateau nobody warns you about, why she said no to a GLP-1, and what it actually took to fall back in love with herself.If you've ever felt stuck at the bottom of your own well, this one's for you.If you need a push to take control of your health, download my app FIT by Danni Duncan https://fitbydanniduncan.com/

If you're ready to make epic changes our express coaching No More Mondayz is open to start 1 September. I also share all of my health and fitness tips over on IG @danni.duncan_ so if you want more, make sure you join me over there. Or follow the podcast over at @lifewithdanniduncan.

Jess Blizzard spent over a decade being told she was making it up. Anxious. Attention seeking. Overdramatic. At 33, after years of surgeries and misdiagnoses, her specialist gave her two options: a full hysterectomy, or a script for medically induced menopause. He wrote it on the spot. She never filled it.

In this episode Jess opens up about the pain, the fertility struggles, and the moment she rang her mum in tears, ready to just go through with the surgery. She shares the small, unglamorous shift that changed everything, no magic pill, just one thing layered on another until she started feeling better.

We get into inflammation, estrogen dominance, and why she believes her body was never broken. Jess is now 41, medication free, and feels better than she did at 29. She's also the co-founder of Mbody Minerals, built from the very things that healed her.

If you've ever been told your pain is normal, or that you're too much, this one is for you.

You can find Jess on Instagram @jessblizzard or learn more about Mbody Minerals at mbodyminerals.com

If you need a push to take control of your health, download my app FIT by Danni Duncan at fitbydanniduncan.com or sign up for coaching at danniduncan.com.au/the-vitality-project-program/

I also share all of my health and fitness tips over on IG @danni.duncan_ so if you want more, make sure you join me over there. Or follow the podcast over @lifewithdanniduncan.

I asked you what your biggest excuses were and honestly, you delivered. So today I'm mythbusting them, one by one, with so much love and zero shame.

I don't have time. I'm too tired. I'll start Monday. I can't afford it. I don't know where to start. I've already ruined the day so what's the point. I'm not fit enough to exercise. Sound familiar? I've said every single one of these to myself at some point too.

We dig into why time was never actually the problem, why movement creates energy instead of using it up, and why Monday isn't the magic reset day you think it is. I also share the story of the very first time I tried to run 5km and how far I actually got before I wanted to quit.

Plus, I'm letting you in on something I've been sitting on. From the 12th of August (my birthday), you can join the wait list for something brand new I'm launching on the 1st of September. Four weeks, weekly coaching calls, a WhatsApp group and app access. Early bird access opens the 11th of August.

Find me on Instagram @danni.duncan_ or join the wait list here.

If you need a push to take control of your health - download my app FIT by Danni Duncan or sign up for coaching.

I also share all of my health and fitness tips over on IG @danni.duncan_ so if you want more, make sure you join me over there. Or follow the podcast over @lifewithdanniduncan.

5 Habits That Will Change Your Life: My Honest Health & Fitness Philosophy

Everyone's showing you the before and after photo. The six pack. The number on the scales. But nobody shows you the part where you actually like who you are.

In this episode I'm sharing the philosophy behind everything I do and teach. Why most diets fail, why calories in calories out isn't the whole story, and the five habit framework I use with every single woman I coach.

This isn't about an eight week challenge or a meal plan you white knuckle your way through. This is about building a life where being healthy isn't something you do. It's just who you are.

Plus I share the story of my client Annalise who is down 18kg but more importantly has completely changed her life in ways no before and after photo could ever show.

If you are done with the bandwagon, done with starting again every Monday, and ready to actually fix this for good, this one is for you.

Find me on Instagram @danni.duncan_ or join the Vitality Project via the link in the show notes.

If you need a push to take control of your health - download my app FIT by Danni Duncan: https://fitbythefigure.com/ or sign up for coaching: https://danniduncan.com.au/the-vitality-project-program/

I also share all of my health and fitness tips over on IG @danni.duncan_ so if you want more, make sure you join me over there. Or follow the podcast over @lifewithdanniduncan.

Dr Michaela Sorensen is a GP, a Jodi Lee Foundation ambassador, and a cancer survivor. She's been on both sides of a diagnosis and it changed everything about how she practises medicine.

At 34, with a two-month-old baby at home, a routine dentist appointment revealed a rare stage four cancer on the roof of her mouth. A month in hospital, four 12-hour surgeries, and an NG tube later, she came out the other side with a completely different perspective on health.

In this episode we talked about food as medicine, preventative health, the longevity secrets hiding in blue zones, and why women especially are terrible at advocating for themselves even when they know something is wrong.

If you want to learn more about the power of food as medicine and take your health more seriously, this episode is for you.

You can find Michaela on Instagram at @dr.michaelasorensen or visit www.elmehealth.com

Learn more about the Jodi Lee Foundation at www.jodileefoundation.org.au

If you need a push to take control of your health - download my app FIT by Danni Duncan at fitbythefigure.com or sign up for coaching at danniduncan.com.au/the-vitality-project-program/

I also share all of my health and fitness tips over on IG @danni.duncan_ so if you want more, make sure you join me over there. Or follow the podcast over @lifewithdanniduncan.

Chris is not a runner. But last weekend he ran 42.195 kilometres anyway.
This is our honest debrief of the Gold Coast Marathon. What went well, what fell apart, and what we'd do differently before the New York Marathon in 15 weeks.
We talk about how we made marathon training work around four kids, full time work, and Chris still playing football through the entire prep. Zone 2 training, recovery, why mobility matters more than you think, and the moment around 36 kilometres where I started questioning everything.
We also answer some of your juicy questions: how we manage mornings with four kids, switching off from work when you both work from home, and the PCOS and Ozempic conversation that I could honestly do a whole episode on.
This one's real, honest, and a little chaotic. Just like us.
We're also fundraising for bowel cancer awareness ahead of New York. We have a trivia night on the 5th of September in Melbourne and the link will be live next week. Every dollar counts.
Donate to the Jodi Lee Foundation and support our NY marathon fundraiser here: https://fundraise.jodileefoundation.org.au/fundraisers/dannichrisduncan/new-york-marathon-2026-x-danni-duncan
If you need a push to take control of your health - download my app FIT by Danni Duncan: https://fitbythefigure.com/
 or sign up for coaching: https://danniduncan.com.au/the-vitality-project-program/
I also share all of my health and fitness tips over on IG @danni.duncan_ so if you want more, make sure you join me over there. Or follow the podcast over @lifewithdanniduncan.

Olga Newman is the creator of the Face Up method and she'll take five years off your face in 30 minutes. But that's not why I wanted to have her on the podcast.

I'd just had my first treatment with Olga when we recorded this, and what started as a conversation about aesthetics went so much deeper than I expected.

We talked about why stress and jaw tension show up on your face faster than any cream or filler can fix, why Botox doesn't actually solve the problem (and where that tension goes instead), and why the real anti-aging secret has nothing to do with needles or a 12-step skincare routine.

This one changed how I think about aging, Botox, and what it actually means to look after yourself.

If you want to find Olga or try the Face Up method yourself, you can find her on Instagram at @olga_faceup or visit her website at faceup.pro for online classes and techniques you can do at home.

If you need a push to take control of your health - download my app FIT by Danni Duncan at fitbythefigure.com or sign up for coaching at danniduncan.com.au/the-vitality-project-program/

I also share all of my health and fitness tips over on IG @danni.duncan_ so if you want more, make sure you join me over there. Or follow the podcast over @lifewithdanniduncan.

I want to have a super honest conversation about weight loss injections because it is getting out of control.

We have mums doing shady black market deals on Facebook, trying to do EVERYTHING but eat better and exercise. I’m tired of it but not only that - I’m scared of what our future is going to look like. And especially, what that future is going to look like for our kids.

I brought fitness coach Bailey Haslam (@baileyhaslam_) on the show with me to talk about it, and to find out what she’s been seeing in her own coaching circles (it shocked me).

If you need a push to take control of your health - download my app FIT by Danni Duncan or sign up for coaching. 

I also share all of my health and fitness tips over on IG @danni.duncan_ so if you want more, make sure you join me over there. Or follow the podcast over @lifewithdanniduncan.

It is still Bowel Cancer Awareness Month and I wanted to take this opportunity to step behind the mic for a raw, solo check-in 12 months after my diagnosis and surgery.

I’m not going to lie, I get really emotional in this one. It is wild how fast a year goes by, but looking back, cancer completely shattered and rebuilt the way I look at life. I am opening up about things I usually keep close to my chest, like navigating a low bank account while running a business, learning to love a body I spent my whole life hating, and why facing your own mortality makes everyday stresses just melt away.

I also give an honest update on my latest PET scan, some unexpected scan-xiety, and why I am officially banning the word anti-aging from my vocabulary.

Life is an absolute privilege. So let me ask you: Are you actually living yours?

Learn more about the Jodi Lee Foundation at www.jodileefoundation.org.au

If you’re over 45, you can grab a free bowel cancer screening kit here. If you're under 45 and you really want to get yourself checked, the Jodi Lee Foundation is selling them here.

If you need a push to take control of your health - download my app FIT by Danni Duncan or sign up for coaching. 

I also share all of my health and fitness tips over on IG @danni.duncan_ so if you want more, make sure you join me over there. Or follow the podcast over @lifewithdanniduncan.