Finding Hope in Recovery: A Journey Through an Eating Disorder

In a deeply moving and inspirational conversation, Samy, a physiotherapist from Newcastle, shares her remarkable journey from the depths of an eating disorder to a place of strength and self-discovery. Starting with an unexpected trigger from a parasite infection, her story weaves through challenges, setbacks, and ultimately triumph. What makes her narrative particularly powerful is her transformation from viewing her body as something to control to celebrating its strength through bodybuilding and yoga. Through finding the right therapeutic support with ACT therapy and developing a healthier relationship with exercise, Samy's journey reminds us that recovery, while not linear, is absolutely possible. Her powerful quote, "What would you do if this wasn't you? If you didn't have this eating disorder, what could you do with your life?" serves as a beacon of hope for others facing similar struggles.

Sami Smith

Sami is a Physiotherapist & online coach based out of Newcastle, NSW, who loves all things health & fitness. She has just recently started her own brand Project Live Strong, through this platform she hopes to educate & coach others to living “stronger” lives, mentally & physically.

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This conversation between podcast host Isabelle Cornish and guest Janne is a deeply personal and introspective dialogue exploring themes of authenticity, personal growth, feminism, creativity, and finding one's true path in life.

Janne Robinson

Blunt, raw, and immediately accessible emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually to all who read her words, Janne Robinson is a societal visionary, author, film director, and coach who swings from the very first sentence. Robinson’s work as an artist and facilitator is to encourage people to become accessible to their truths. She believes that our world is sick—and truth is our medicine. Janne also works as a corporate coach doing purpose work and capacity and creativity workshops with C-suite and Executive teams. 

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Today on the poddy Isabelle chats with Jacob Andreae about everything 'Running'.

Some topics discussed are:

• How Jacob fell in love with running
• Running myths
• Habits and how to enhance your chance of success 
• The psychology behind behaviour change 
• Strength training for runners
• How to improve your cardiovascular capacity

About Jacob:

Jacob Andreae is a teacher with interest in running mechanics. After completing a double degree in teaching and sports science. His love of learning and addiction to personal development led him to complete a graduate diploma in psychology.

Jacob undertook several roles at the Northern Territory Institute of Sport. His love for running led to an offer from the Adelaide Crows to work as a remote-based strength and conditioning coach with their Darwin-based AFLW players. 

Jacob is now an online strength and conditioning coach, a high school teacher at Darwin high and host of The Mind Your Body Show.

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In this episode, Isabelle chats with Mark about his journey with Yin yoga, its impact on his life, and how it can help others. Mark talks about consciousness and how the path has led him to non-dualism. 

Mark Pheely

Mark Pheely is a yoga guru who has run two successful studios in Melbourne and taught over 10,000 hours of movement practice. For the past two years, he has taken the time to explore deep states of meditation, mindfulness and consciousness. From this, he has established The Living Oneness Foundation, a unique approach to holistic wellness which integrates ten different but intimately linked modalities, leading to pathways that offer lasting peace, health and understanding.

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In this episode we dive into our personal reflections on why we journal, and our fav journalling practices.

• Why you should journal
• Journalling practices we reccomend
• Tips and different methods of journalling

Special guest Andie Leslie is a creative, visionary, intuitive innovator and entrepreneur. She is the founder, director and formulator of @dopealchemy. Dope is a genderless, hemp and plant-based skincare brand rooted in ritualization for the modern-day human. Her business Sphere Consults provides creative and visionary services for individuals, brands, entrepreneurs and businesses.

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In this episode, Isabelle chats with clinical nutritionist Kirsten Wenborne about topics like;

• functional nutrition
• histamines 
• mood
• gut health
• neurotransmitters
• supplementation for mood 
• genes  
• intuitive eating 

Kirsten Wenborne

Kirsten is a clinical nutritionist with a special interest in mental health. She works with those dealing with neurobehavioral conditions such as ADHD and ASD and mood-related issues, including anxiety and depression. Kirsten takes a holistic approach to find underlying causes of imbalance, uses targeted nutrient therapy and incorporates intuitive self-care practices to support her clients. Kirsten also provides and presents nutritional content for fitness studios and corporate companies within the health space. 

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In this quick-fire episode, Isabelle chats with Sex Therapist Dr Kate Balestrieri about sexual independence, communication, crying after sex, and different arousal needs. 

Dr Kate Balestrieri 

Is a sex-positive therapist and psychologist in Los Angeles, Miami and Chicago. Dr Kate Balestrieri focuses on providing counselling services to help people build resilience and recovery from what ails them. Her mission is to help people move from a position of pain or discomfort to one of holistic, empowered and thriving vitality.

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In this episode, Andie and Isabelle talk shit and tell stories to let your mind rewind and make you laugh!

Special guest Andie Leslie is a creative, visionary, intuitive innovator and entrepreneur. She is the founder, director and formulator of @dopealchemy. Dope is a genderless, hemp and plant-based skincare brand rooted in ritualization for the modern-day human. Her business Sphere Consults provides creative and visionary services for individuals, brands, entrepreneurs and businesses.

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In this episode, Isabelle chats with Dr Anita Johnston about eating disorders, recovery, hunger signals and how our food habits can symbolise imbalance in other parts of our life. 

Food & metaphors

Guide book

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Book 'Eating in the Light of the Moon'

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In this episode, Isabelle chats with neuroscientist Dilara Bahceci. We discuss her work as a research scientist supporting clinical trials with psychedelics for mental disorders and other conditions.

• MDMA for treating PTSD 
• Medical cannabis 
• psychedelic trials in Australia 
• reducing fear and increasing trust 
• the balance between risk, side effects and benefits 
• why non-for-profit research organisations are important

Research organisations we speak about:

The George Institute

Psylo

MAPS

Documentary - 'How To Change Your Mind'

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