In this episode of The Lifescript Podcast Dr Sonu interviews Exercise Physiologist Matt Hansford.

Matt is an accredited Exercise Physiologist and owner of Empowered Physiology. Having spent most of his career working to provide exercise as a treatment modality for chronic disease and pain for his clients, he now divides his time between teaching at Griffith University and working with clients to promote proactive health care approaches to their lives.

Matt believes in a holistic approach to healthcare that begins when you are young and is primarily built around exercise, diet, sleep and mental health care.

Dr Sonu and Mat Discuss:

- What an exercise physiologist does in a clinical setting and how exercise can be used preventatively and proactively in a patients health journey.
- Matt explains our leading lifestyle related causes of mortality and how exercise plays an integral role in chronic disease prevention and management.
- The quality vs quantity of life dilemma
- The importance of adopting exercise as a long term and sustainable part of your lifestyle vs crash exercise programs for short periods of time.
- How negative internal self talk is one of the biggest barriers to staying consistent on your exercise journey long term.
- Matt introduces the concept of the "North Star" which helps us to see the bigger picture and stay directed towards our goals even when we feel that we have gone off track.
- The importance of your beliefs and narrative about exercise.
- Envisioning a future where patients visit their GP's less as they are empowered through preventative and proactive healthcare.

Visit https://drsonu.com.au to explore Kiran Wellness programs and to enquire about individualised support on your health and healing journey.

**Please be aware that this podcast is not intended to diagnose, treat or provide individualised medical advice for any health conditions.**

In this episode of The Lifescript Podcast Doctor Sonu talks about the importance of faith, belief, spirituality, god, the universe or whatever reference you may use to relate to your existence and mortality and how this is important for our health and healing.

• Doctor Sonu shares her own personal experience of how her spirituality, faith and hope changed the trajectory of her health and healing journey.
• Doctor Sonu asks her patients the crucial question “What is your spiritual framework?” and discusses how patients often respond to this question.
• Doctor Sonu provides a wide variety of examples of how we can connect to our spiritual framework in a way that feels authentic and true to us.
• Why it is important to connect with our spiritual framework on a day-to-day basis in order to lead our life in a healthy way and respect our life. 

***Please be aware that this podcast is not intended to diagnose, treat or provide individualised medical advice for any health conditions.***

In this episode of The Lifescript Podcast Doctor Sonu invites Marina Melinkoff, a Musculoskeletal & Women's Health Physiotherapist to discuss pelvic pain and women's health.

Marina has completed a Bachelor of Physiotherapy and Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science with first-class honours. Marina has also pursued post-graduate courses in Women’s and pelvic health. She treats a range of conditions including bladder and bowel dysfunctions, pelvic organ prolapse, pre and post-natal treatment, pessary fitting, pelvic pain syndromes, and pelvic girdle pain.

In this episode Dr Sonu and Marina discuss:

• What help is available to women who suffer from pelvic pain.
• The importance of a multidisciplinary approach when treating women's pelvic pain.
• How regulating the nervous system can have a huge impact on pelvic pain outcomes.
• There is hope for all women no matter how long they have experienced pain.
• Marina explains her ground up approach to treating pelvic pain.
• Marina explains the complexity and individuality of each pelvic pain case and how barriers need to be identified for successful treatment.
• The various ways we can improve the quality of our sleep and why this is so important in pelvic pain management.
• The importance of antenatal education and care.
• The importance of rest and recovery for postpartum women.
• Holistic strategies for period pain

You can learn more about Marina and her work by visiting the links below:

Bookings with Marina
Instagram @herpelvicphysio


***Please be aware that this podcast is not intended to diagnose, treat or provide individualised medical advice for any health conditions.***

In this episode of The Lifescript Podcast Doctor Sonu playfully shares her analogy that food prep is much like sex.

Doctor Sonu explains:

- How food prep and sex are very alike
- How our busy lives lead us to skip this important weekly event of planning, preparing and organising.
- It starts with intention, affirmation and a healthy narrative
- Why it is important to make it a priority.

Visit drsonu.com.au to explore Kiran Wellness programs and to enquire about individualised support on your health and healing journey. 

***Please be aware that this podcast is not intended to diagnose, treat or provide individualised medical advice for any health conditions.***

In this episode of The Lifescript Podcast Doctor Sonu discusses Habits and addictions and shares advice on how to overcome them.

Doctor Sonu discusses:

- Why Doctor Sonu doesn't just tell her patients what lifestyle changes need to be made, she actively helps them to understand how and why they need to make changes.
- Change needs to be sustainable.
- Addiction runs deeper habits where we compensate for a feeling of lack.
- What are the major addictions in our community.
- Acknowledging addictions is the first step.
- Addressing the narratives that drive addiction.

References and resources:

- Atomic Habits: James Clear
- Tara Brach: Healing Addiction: De-conditioning the Hungry Ghosts

Visit drsonu.com.au to explore Kiran Wellness programs and to enquire about individualised support on your health and healing journey. 

***Please be aware that this podcast is not intended to diagnose, treat or provide individualised medical advice for any health conditions.***

In this episode of The Lifescript Podcast, Doctor Sonu discusses what it means to be first in your queue and why it is not selfish to make yourself your number one priority. Doctor Sonu explains how everyone benefits when you prioritise yourself and how self worth is not external or achievement based, it comes from within.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- I am enough: Mark your mirror and change your life - Marisa Peer
- Dr Kristin Neff - self-compassion.org

Visit drsonu.com.au to explore Kiran Wellness programs and to enquire about individualised support on your health and healing journey. 

***Please be aware that this podcast is not intended to diagnose, treat or provide individualised medical advice for any health conditions.***

In this episode of The Lifescript Podcast Dr Sonu invites Dr Pamela Weir to discuss how the eye is the window into the vascular world and what she see's and treats in her practice daily. Dr Pamela joined Dr Sonu for Episode 3 where she discussed how she personally stays fit, active and healthy with such a busy life. Today we dive deeper into Dr Pam's experience in practice as an ophthalmologist and eye surgeon and how a healthy lifestyle has a potent effect on overall health outcomes.

In this episode we discuss:

- What is diabetic eye disease?
- How the eye is the only direct window into the vascular world
- Why screening and early detection is so important for diabetic patients
- The different approaches for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics for management
- Why it is important for a diabetic patient to truly understand the impact of lifestyle on their condition and take control of their health and wellbeing.
- The amazing advances in technology that aid in screening and management
- Pam shares stories where she has helped her patients to reverse their diabetic eye disease and improve their condition.
- Patients are empowered to change the trajectory of their health by taking on lifestyle advice.
- The flow on negative effects of poor lifestlye and the undeniable positive effects of a healthy lifestyle.

Visit drsonu.com.au to explore Kiran Wellness programs and to enquire about individualised support on your health and healing journey. 

***Please be aware that this podcast is not intended to diagnose, treat or provide individualised medical advice for any health conditions.***

In this episode of The Lifescript Podcast Dr Sonu invites her good friend Dr Pamela Weir, an eye surgeon, ophthalmologist and mother of 6. Dr Pam shares her insights on how she keeps healthy, well and fit in amongst her incredibly busy life.

We discuss the “F” word, where Pam shares her journey with Fitness, Food and Fasting.

In this episode we cover:

- The different types of exercise Dr Pam enjoys most and finding her love of Ballet as an adult.
- How Dr Sonu and Dr Pam kept active while the gyms were closed during Covid-19 lock downs.
- How Dr Pam raised her 6 healthy children on a vegetarian diet and how she herself has been vegetarian since 13 years old.
- Dr Pam’s food philosophy and finding balance juggling her health, fitness, career and raising a big family.

Pam is a true inspiration and we have invited her back for episode 4 where we discuss the diabetic eye and how the eye is the window to cardiovascular health.

Visit drsonu.com.au to explore Kiran Wellness programs and to enquire about individualised support on your health and healing journey. 

***Please be aware that this podcast is not intended to diagnose, treat or provide individualised medical advice for any health conditions. The information provided is for general information purposes only.***

In this episode of The Lifescript Podcast Dr Sonu discusses the health benefits of completing a medically guided 72 hour fast as a way to reboot your body. She explains her personal and professional experience using the 72 hour fast and how it can be a be embraced as part of Your Lifescript if it is appropriate for your personal health circumstances. 

*** This episode discusses a medically guided 72 hour fast. Do not attempt to do this at home without professional guidance. Always consult with your doctor when undertaking a new health care regimen***

Dr Sonu explains:

 - The research and evidence supporting the benefits of prolonged fasting
- Dr Sonu's personal experience with the 72 hour fast
- What is involved with a medically guided 72 hour fast
- Dr Sonu's experience guiding others through a 72 hour fast

Visit drsonu.com.au to explore Kiran Wellness programs and to enquire about individualised support on your health and healing journey. 

***Please be aware that this podcast is not intended to diagnose, treat or provide individualised medical advice for any health conditions. The information provided is for general information purposes only.***

In this episode of The Lifescript Podcast Dr Sonu explains her food philosophy which in essence is keeping it simple, whole and close to nature. 

Dr Sonu explains and explores:

- What are whole foods?
- What are processed foods?
- How processing food changes the nutritional value
- What are the health consequences of eating a diet high in processed foods
- What is our relationship to food?
- The way we prepare our food matters
- The amount of food we eat, hunger queues and mindful eating
- Listening to the language of your body
- Frequency of eating

Visit drsonu.com.au to explore Kiran Wellness programs and to enquire about individualised support on your health and healing journey. 

***Please be aware that this podcast is not intended to diagnose, treat or provide individualised medical advice for any health conditions.***