Uninterrupted

ICYMI isolation is resulting in some major skin breakouts. Last week, I woke up with a pimple underneath my eyebrow. Other girls on the Women’s Health team have had their skin play up since lockdown, too. So I asked Dr Ginni Mansberg, a Sydney-based GP and co-founder of Evidence Skin Care (ESK), to explain what’s going on with all this adult acne and how we can fix our #isoskin probs. 

Credits:

This podcast is produced, edited and hosted by WH deputy editor Lizza Gebilagin (@lizza_marie)

With special thanks to:

Dr Ginni Mansberg (www.eskcare.com)

WH digital content manager Lauren Williamson (@laurenwilly)

WH features editor Alex Davies (@adavies234) 

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Laura Geitz is an icon of Australian netball. An absolute force on the court, she was a fearless defender who captained her beloved Queensland Firebirds and the Aussie Diamonds to great success, including world championships and a gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Since retiring in 2018, the Rebel ambassador and mum of two is still making her mark on the game. She does media commentary, runs netball clinics, mentors other athletes and has even designed a netball clothing range. Last year, the Firebirds renamed their Most Valuable Player Award as the Laura Geitz medal, highlighting how Laura – or Geitzy – really is the ultimate MVP.

In this episode, Laura joins us to chat about epic netball rivalries, the wonderful chaos of parenthood and how what we see as a weakness can actually turn out to be our biggest strength.

Plus, we cover:

• Laura's earliest (and favourite) memories on and off the netball court
• What it’s like to play sport for your country
• Why it’s important to look to the past as well as the future
• The new workout she’s hooked on
• What having kids has taught her about health, judgement and her village

Credits:

Your host is Alex Davies @adavies234

With thanks to special guest Laura Geitz @ lmgeitz

Your producer is Jake Taylor

For more from Women’s Health Australia, check out @womenshealthaus on Instagram, womenshealth.com.au or subscribe to the magazine. You can find digital issues at isubscribe.com.au.

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Permission to have moments of feeling good - even when you’re also feeling anxious, shit scared and sad - granted. Dr Addie Wootten, clinical psychologist and CEO of Smiling Mind, and meditation junkie Caitlin Cady tell us why it’s more important than ever to appreciate the little things in life.

Credits

Your host and producer is Lizza Gebilagin (@lizza_marie)

For more from Women’s Health Australia, check out @womenshealthaus on Instagram, womenshealth.com.au or find the print and digital editions of the magazine at isubscribe.com.au.

If you need help with managing anxiety or depression, contact Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636 or Lifeline on 13 11 14.

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The reason we’re chatting to Teresa Palmer today has nothing to do with her acting cred (see: Ride Like A Girl and A Discovery of Witches) but everything to do with making sure that as women, we are talking more about our shared experiences. Not just the fun stuff, which we tend to do anyway, but especially when those experiences are hard.

She has a new book out right now, Zen Mamas: Finding Your Path Through Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond (Ebury Illustrated, $34.99), which she cowrote with her friend Sarah Wright Olsen. And just like in the book, in our Uninterrupted chat, the mum to six-year-old son Bodhi, three-year-old son Forest and one-year-old daughter Poet; and 12-year-old stepson, Isaac, gets raw and honest. She talks about her pregnancy loss, how she and her husband Mark got through his experience of postpartum anxiety, and the way she’s navigating life through the coronavirus pandemic.

In this episode we also chat about:

·     What she’s learnt about herself from being forced to slow down during the COVID-19 lockdowns

·     The guided meditations she does with her kids

·     The journaling app she uses to do a daily brain dump

·     Why she thinks we need to move away from the term “miscarriage” and talk instead about “pregnancy loss”

·     Cultivating moments of self-care in her day (“They are fleeting!”, she laughs)

·     Tiger King (because, isn’t everyone?)

·     Letting go of our expectations of motherhood

Credits:

Your host is Lizza Gebilagin (@lizza_marie)

With thanks to our guest Teresa Palmer (@teresapalmer)

Your producer is Elissa Ratliff (@lizaratliff)

For more from Women’s Health Australia, check out @womenshealthaus on Instagram, womenshealth.com.au or find the print and digital editions of the magazine at isubscribe.com.au.

If you or someone you know are struggling with perinatal anxiety or depression, head to panda.org.au for support or call their national helpline on 1300 726 306.

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One thing we’ve noticed going on with you, because it’s going on with our team at Women’s Health as well, is that while most of the world is in lockdown, our appetites are definitely not. But in this anxiety-ridden time during the coronavirus pandemic, how can we make sure we’re giving ourselves the comfort we need while also looking after our health? We asked accredited practising dietitian Chloe McLeod for her tips.

We hope you enjoy this new regular episode, The Drop In, which we'll be, uh, dropping in on the weeks between our regular chats.

Credits

Your host, editor and producer is Lizza Gebilagin (@lizza_marie)

With thanks to special guest Chloe McLeod (@chloe_mcleod_dietitian) and the Women's Health team

For more from Women’s Health Australia, check out @womenshealthaus on Instagram, womenshealth.com.au or find the print and digital editions of the magazine at isubscribe.com.au.

If you need help with managing anxiety or depression, contact Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636 or Lifeline on 13 11 14.

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When Moana Hope burst onto the footy field wearing a Collingwood jersey for the debut AFLW season in 2017, it was a moment she’d been waiting for her whole life. Having kicked a football around the backyard from the age of three, this athlete, activist and all-round legend has never been afraid to speak her mind (or fight for what she believes is right), both on and off the sporting field.

Raised in a family of 14 in Broadmeadows, Melbourne, by an incredibly strong mother she still credits as her biggest inspiration, she went from playing against the boys to representing Australia in one of sport’s biggest arenas at 18 years old. But last year, she made a ridiculously tough choice, withdrawing from the AFLW draft in order to support her family, including wife, Isabella, and her sister, Vinny.

As she says in this raw, honest and uplifting chat: “It was either quit my job and play footy. Or play footy and quit my job. It was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make. But it was like a forced decision. Family’s got to come first, because footy doesn’t pay the bills.”

In this inspiring conversation with Women’s Health Editor, Jacqui Mooney, she opens up about resilience, marriage equality, surviving tough times, her secret love of high tea (thanks to sporting trailblazer and mentor Susan Alberti) plus her hopes and dreams for the future, including her current IVF journey. But most importantly of all, she shares a message of self-love and acceptance, regardless of race, religion or sexual orientation.

As she says: “Unfortunately, a lot of kids these days are getting caught up on who they think they have to be. But every single person (even identical twins) has something different about them for a reason. We don’t need to be clones of each other. Just be you, and bring out your beautiful uniqueness.” If you’re looking for positivity and a little life inspo, then you’ve come to the right place. Just press play!

Credits:

Your host is WH Editor Jacqui Mooney @jacqmooney

With special thanks to our guest @moanahope

Your producer is Elissa Ratliff @lizaratliff 

Come join our Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/womenshealthau/

Follow us on Instagram here: @womenshealthaus

Check out our website here: womenshealth.com.au 

Subscribe to the magazine at: subscribetoday.com.au

And don’t forget to leave us a rating and review!

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When we recorded this podcast, our guest Sophie Dillman was holding a hot water bottle to her stomach. The Home and Away actress is one of approximately 176 million women around the world who have endometriosis.

This condition occurs where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus is found in other parts of the body, most often in the pelvis, and it can affect the reproductive organs. Symptoms can include bloating, bleeding, tiredness and pain around periods, during sex and going to the bathroom. Some women have no symptoms at all; others struggle all the time. Many suffer in silence, because of the misunderstanding, misdiagnosis and lack of awareness around this complex condition that affects one in 10 women.

That’s why Sophie became an ambassador for Endometriosis Australia, to try and help women just like her. We sat down, hot water bottle and all, to talk about her endo journey, the Summer Bay sisterhood and the power of a good workout. 

In our chat, Sophie also covers:

• Her surprising career before joining Home and Away
• The strategies that help her manage her endometriosis
• How she works to cultivate self-love and a positive body image
• Why she wants us all to talk more about female health

Credits:

Your host is Alex Davies, WH Features Editor @adavies234

With thanks to special guest Sophie Dillman @sophiedillman

Your producer is Jake Taylor

Links:

Endometriosis info and resources:

endometriosisaustralia.org – Endometriosis Australia

https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/health-a-z/endometriosis – Jean Hailes

Nearly Half Of All Aussies Have Never Heard Of This Condition Affecting 1 in 10 Women – Women’s Health

(https://www.womenshealth.com.au/41-percent-of-australians-have-not-heard-of-endometriosis)

What is adenomyosis? – Jean Hailes

(https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/health-a-z/vulva-vagina-ovaries-uterus/adenomyosis)

What is Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)? – Jean Hailes

(https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/health-a-z/pcos)

For more from Women’s Health Australia, check out @womenshealthaus on Instagram, womenshealth.com.au or subscribe to the magazine.

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Caitlin Cady is a recovering perfectionist-turned-meditation teacher, who admits her own obsession with overachieving was making her “more burned out than a roach in Snoop Dogg’s ashtray”. Yeah, she might live in Byron Bay but she’s not your usual meditation teacher. For one, she loves hip hop as much as she does Tibetan singing bowls. She also owns a bar in Byron and a street mag, and the reason we’re speaking to her today, she has a new book, Heavily Meditated: Your Down-to-Earth Guide To Learning Meditation and Getting High on Life (Hardie Grant, $29.99) out now, where she proves “Meditation doesn’t have to be boring as shit or narrated by an annoying looooong draaaaawn ouuuuut meditation voice”. And she’s done all this while raising three kids under the age of six. “It’s a straight up circus at my house!” she tells us.

So how does she do it all without letting her perfectionist and overachieving sides take over? Well, you’ll have to listen to the episode to find out.

In this chat, Caitlin covers:

·     How living imperfectly leads to a much cooler life

·     Why “change happens when you get fed up with your own bullshit”

·     How she healed herself after suffering from eating disorders, depression and Lyme disease

·     A simple breathing meditation you can try

·     How to get into a flow state

Great sources she mentions in the chat:

·     Insight timer for guided meditations and timers

·     Be Focused pomodoro timer to get shit done

·     Caitlin’s website, caitlincady.com, for more meditation resources

Credits:

Your host is Lizza Gebilagin, @lizza_marie

With thanks to special guest Caitlin Cady, @caitlincady

For more from Women’s Health Australia, check out @womenshealthaus on Instagram, womenshealth.com.au or subscribe to the magazine.

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Why is self-compassion so vital? Is the life of a surgeon just like we see on Grey’s Anatomy? Can you actually die of a broken heart?

Yep, the latest episode of our podcast Uninterrupted is a juicy one. Joining us at Women’s Health HQ is heart and lung surgeon Dr Nikki Stamp.

In addition to her work with patients as one of only 11 female heart surgeons in Australia, Nikki is a fierce advocate for female health. Not to mention the author of two books: Can you die of a broken heart? as well as her new one, Pretty Unhealthy: Why our obsession with looking healthy is making us sick, which investigates why, despite our love of all things wellness, our health as a society is declining.

She’s here to talk about all this and more, including why we need to show our tickers some love.

Plus:

·     The reality of life as a surgeon (you’ll never believe the TV show it’s actually like)

·     How to set goals in a healthy way

·     Simple strategies for taking care of your heart

·     How to be your own health advocate

·     Self-compassion and what positive body image really means

Credits:

Your host is Alex Davies, WH Features Editor @adavies234

With thanks to special guest Dr Nikki Stamp @drnikkistamp

Your producer is Jake Taylor

Links:

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (broken-heart syndrome) – Harvard Health Publishing

(https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/takotsubo-cardiomyopathy-broken-heart-syndrome)

Nikki’s Instagram picks:

Dr Hazel Wallace @thefoodmedic

(https://www.instagram.com/thefoodmedic/?hl=en)

The Rooted Project @rooted_project

(https://www.instagram.com/rooted_project/?hl=en)

I WEIGH @i_weigh

(https://www.instagram.com/i_weigh/?hl=en)

3 Life Lessons We Can Learn From Tennis Stars Like Ash Barty – Women’s Health

(https://www.womenshealth.com.au/ace-your-way-to-the-top)

The ‘I Look Like A Surgeon’ movement – Dr Nikki Stamp

(http://www.drnikkistamp.com/i-look-like-a-surgeon)

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Want to feel physically and mentally strong? Learn to genuinely love exercise? And see mistakes as precious learning opportunities, rather than something to fear? We talk about all this and more with our latest guest, actor, mother of three and all-round superwoman slaying in the wellness space, Elsa Pataky. From growing up as an only child in Barcelona, to getting her big acting break on the Spanish version of Beverley Hills 90210, this serious yoga-lover (who also speaks five languages) has always valued freedom and creativity over living life inside a safety net. After moving to Santa Monica to follow her career dreams, she struggled with loneliness and used exercise as a powerful tool to cope with some of her lowest moments. But when she met her now mega-star husband Chris Hemsworth, her dream of living a wild life surrounded by nature was finally realised. And, since swapping the bright lights of Hollywood for the chilled vibes of Byron, she hasn’t looked back. In this episode, the self-confessed fitness junkie chats to us about pretty much everything, including her secret to a happy marriage, the 80/20 rule that guides her health, and why she’ll never feel guilty for smashing three donuts in one go. She also reveals why she believes nourishing your body (rather than dieting and deprivation) the only way forward for a happy life. And how actually embracing failure can lead to life-changing personal growth. As she says in this candid chat: “You need to live every moment, including the ups and downs, and learn from them. The mistakes I’ve made in life got me to where I am today.”

Credits:

Your host is WH Editor Jacqui Mooney @jacqmooney

With special thanks to our guest @elsapatakyconfidential

Your producer is Jake Taylor

Come join our Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/womenshealthau/

Follow us on Instagram here:

@womenshealthaus

Check out our website here: womenshealth.com.au 

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subscribetoday.com.au

And don’t forget to leave us a rating and review!

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https://immersive.pacificmags.com.au/pacific-podcast/podcasts-home/

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