Becoming a Gastroenterologist wasn't enough to address Dr B's health issues. After years of suffering from anxiety, being overweight and feeling unwell, he eventually found his way to a turning point with some very basic changes which changed his life. In this episode you'll learn what the changes were and how you can turn your life around too.

Specifically this episode discusses;

Why humility is important in science and medicine

Why pill snap procedures became a turning point for Dr B

Why habits are had to break

How Dr B turned to the gym and it wasn't the answer at all - in fact it made it more problematic

What gut microbes need to thrive and why they are the key to better health

Why fibre is the secret and how 95% of us do not get enough

and other simple solutions to take your health to new levels.

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Throwing kindness around like confetti is actually the simplest form of human connection. Hugh Mackay discusses his latest findings and research with reference to his new book The Kindness Revolution, and shares ways in which we can be more kind and all reap the rewards.

Hugh shares a lot of gems in this episode - you're going to learn more about;

+ How humans respond to crisis

+ How crisis instigates magic moments to create more kindness

+ Instinctive human understanding of what people fundamentally need to survive.

+ How we can turn a crisis into a revolution

+ How we have become a socially segmented society and how this can be problematic

+ Why humans may be more emotional due to social needs.

+ Anxiety, depression and loneliness - the 3 basic fundamental human issues right now.

+ How we are actually hardwired for kindness and need to to be human.

All this and much more - you can check out Hugh's book, The Kindness Revolution in all book stores now.

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20 years is a long time to be in the prequel to menopause. With Dr Mariza on your team, you'll find that it doesn't have to be your mother's experience of menopause and you can decide to define your own menopausal path with the right tools.

In this episode we chat about;

+ How our 40's are the most important years to set the foundation for the rest of our lives

+ why messing with hormones when we are in transition is likely the worst time to use synthetic hormones

+ reproductive longitivtiy

+ how lifestyle fast tracks perimenopause

+ how to decide what your menopause will look like and write that book yourself

+ how to get instant wins to feel better

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Julie Ryan, refers to herself as the psychic and intuitive business woman who learned how to do 'woowoo.' In this episode she discusses how she tapped into this ability and how she continues to bring it into her life today to help others.

We specifically discuss;
+ how emotions are our own internal GPS
+ what is spirit
+ the two minute rule
+ how we can begin to control our thoughts
+ what Julie sees when she is identifying medical issues and how
+ how she talks to pets
+ why the more you use intuition the stronger the muscle becomes
+ 12 steps / phases of transition (death)
+ how relevant dreams are

Learn more and access her book https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/3_s5CgZ07zuwXPE5FKWFsU?domain=askjulieryan.com

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This episode didn’t quite go to plan and when the guest didn’t arrive, Cecelia and Nat decided to do an episode regardless.  In this episode you’ll learn a little more about what it means to be addicted to tech, how we become addicted and why and of course a whole lot of other banter!

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Falling pregnant with their first child, Dr Chris and Kasey quickly realised that they wanted to do something to change the state of self belief and low esteem that many girls experience, especially after Kasey's own personal experience growing up. In this episode Cecelia and Nat chat with the duo to understand more of their own experience raising girls and how we can have the right tools to change the future landscape.

Specifically in this episode you'll learn;

+ Why micro movements to contribute to overall self belief

+ How from around 10 years of age girls are already trained with their mindset

+ How to answer our kids questions better with the facts

+ The 'fat chat.' How women bond over talking about their weight and why. And what we can do to be aware and change this.

+ Strategies like how to allow girls to make their own decisions. "If it's not permanent or harmful, 'she' gets to decide."

+ Consent for young women

And more. You can also find more in Dr Chris and Kasey's book - Raising Girls Who Like Themselves.

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Sarah is the founder of the Integrative Awaken Movement and found herself perplexed that people weren't connecting wellbeing and the space between the physical and emotional when it comes to movement.

In this episode she discusses;

How much our wellbeing is interconnected - emotions and the physical self.

How muscles need to be released on a subconscious level

Why sucking in your tummy is the worst thing you can do

Why less is more

Why surrender is key and her own personal experience of loss and surrender

Why good things in this world aren't logical or practical.

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 The world feels a lot crazier with the pandemic, people seemingly suffering from PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) and trying to find the balance between life before Covid and now.  In this episode Cecelia and Nat catch up on what has been happening, observations of human behaviour and their ideas on how we can make life a little better.  They also share some of their favourite hacks and reads right now and of course a whole lot of banter too.  

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As an exotic dancer, Carmen Kissel-Verrier loved how breast implants helped her career. But as time went on and she went from dancing to her next career, she came 'full cycle,' and made the decisions to remove her implants. This episode takes a few unexpected twists and turns and dives into the childhood upbringing, her memoir 'The Butcher Shop Girl' and more.

In this episode Nat and Cecelia discuss;

+ How Carmen arrived at breast implants (590cc at that)

+ Why she started to question her implants, including signs and symptoms that were problematic, but also how the started to 'get in the way' of everyday living

+ How the right explant surgery is critical in recovery and long term health including risks and problems that can occur

+ Recovery tips from explant surgery

+ What she would say to young women nowadays about implants

+ How Implants can't stay in forever and creating awareness around your exit strategy 

+ The Butcher Shop Girl Memoir - the story of her early childhood as the daughter of a mother who was a butcher

+ How she became an exotic dancer and enjoyed her early womanhood

This episode takes you on a journey on Carmens life and she delivers some facilitating truths about a very powers timeline in her life.

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