
Extra Healthy-ish is the big sister podcast to Healthy-ish. Here you'll get extra bits from your favourite guests, extra expert intel from doctors, dermatologists and dietitians, extra tips and extra tools to make healthier decisions, for your mind, body and soul. It's all a bit extra. Extra Healthy-ish publishes a new episode Monday to Thursday. For more, head to www.bodyandsoul.com.au
All Episodes
- Summer series: Athlete Bonnie Hancock was to pushed her limits, her grit is inspiring
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To inspire your New Year, we’re dropping our top Extra Healthy-ish episodes in 2024. Athlete and speaker Bonnie Hancock broke numerous records circumnavigating 12,700 kilometres around Australia in 254 days. She discusses her mental and physical toughness in terrifyingly cold seas and shark infested waters. WANT MORE FROM BONNIE? Grab Bonnie’s book The Girl Who Touched the Stars (HarperCollins, $34.99) here. You can catch her @bonniehancock or see her site here. You can listen to Bonnie’s pre-race Healthy-ish episode here. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook or TikTok here, or DM host Felicity Harley @felicityharley.
15 Jan 2025 | 17 mins
- Summer series: Lorna Jane's life lessons are utterly inspiring
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To inspire your New Year, we’re dropping our top Extra Healthy-ish episodes in 2024. Long before health was “cool”, athleisure queen Lorna Jane was making leotards for her aerobics punters. She dropped into the studio to share her story of global success and her health and business learnings along the way. WANT MORE FROM LORNA? You can follow Lorna @ljclarkson and @lornajaneactive or on TikTok here. For more info on her new collection see her site here or read our B+S article here. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook or TikTok here, or DM host Felicity Harley @felicityharley.
12 Jan 2025 | 19 mins
- Summer series: In the jungle, naked for 21 days - Alexa Towersey’s mental strength is inspiring
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To inspire your New Year, we’re dropping our top Extra Healthy-ish episodes from last year. Would you spend 21 days naked in the Columbian jungle with a stranger? High performance coach Alexa Towersey did and shared how she cultivated a strong mindset. WANT MORE FROM ALEXA? You can follow Alexa @actionalexa or see her site here, or catch her podcast How Fitness Saved My Lifehere. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook or TikTok here, or DM host Felicity Harley @felicityharley.
08 Jan 2025 | 19 mins
- Summer series: How to reset your metabolism
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To inspire your New Year, we’re dropping our top Extra Healthy-ish episodes in 2024. We take a deep dive into metabolic health with naturopathic doctor and best-selling author Lara Briden - what’s metabolically healthy, what’s not, metabolic dysfunction and obstacles, insulin resistance, nutrition recommendations and the impact of stress. WANT MORE FROM LARA? For more on her book The Metabolism Reset (Pan MacMillan, $36.99) see here. You can catch Lara @larabriden or via her site here. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook or TikTok here, or DM host Felicity Harley @felicityharley.
05 Jan 2025 | 16 mins
- Summer series: How to make health habits a little bit easier
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To inspire your New Year, we’re dropping our top Extra Healthy-ish episodes in 2024. We get it, maintaining healthy habits can be hard. Organisational psychologist Dr Amantha Imber unpacked the reasons why and how to make them stick…without beating yourself up. WANT MORE FROM AMANTHA? You can grab Amantha’s book, The Health Habit (Penguin, $36.99), here. For her Habit Hijacker quiz see here, follow her @amanthai, or check out her podcast How I Workhere. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook or TikTok here, or DM host Felicity Harley @felicityharley.
01 Jan 2025 | 19 mins
To celebrate summer, we’re dropping our top Extra Healthy-ish episodes in 2024. Dietitianand podcast host Susie Burrell joined us in September to discuss the key components of healthy weight loss - from harnessing an empowering no-diet mindset to must-do habits like filling your plate with more vegetables. WANT MORE FROM SUSIE? For more on her book Reset Nourish Burn (Penguin, $36.99) see here.For more on Susie, see @susieburrelldietitian, her site here or podcast The Nutrition Couch here. For her Healthy-ish ep on daily protein quotas, see here. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook or TikTok here, or DM host Felicity Harley @felicityharley.
29 Dec 2024 | 19 mins
- Summer series: Self-pleasure & outercourse for better sex
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To celebrate summer, we’re dropping our top Extra Healthy-ish episodes in 2024. Somatic sexologist Alice Childs discussed how to invite more pleasure into your life, the importance of self-discovery for a better sex life, and how to put aside the mental load and focus on you. WANT MORE FROM ALICE? Find her @alicechildofficial or see her site here. You can read the B+S online story about relationship sabbaticals here. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook or TikTok here, or DM host Felicity Harley @felicityharley.
25 Dec 2024 | 17 mins
- Summer series: Leah Itsines’ simple, healthy-ish cooking tips
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To celebrate summer, we’re dropping our top Extra Healthy-ish episodes in 2024. In this ep from April, best-selling cookbook author Leah Itsines shared her current approach to food, her healthy-ish cooking tips and how she learnt to love running. WANT MORE FROM LEAH? See Leah’s tasty cooking @leahitsines or on TikTok here, or via her site, here. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook or TikTok here, or DM host Felicity Harley @felicityharley.
22 Dec 2024 | 20 mins
- Summer series: Liz Ellis on embracing midlife like a queen
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To kickstart the new year, we’re dropping the top episodes of 2024. Netball legend Liz Ellis discusses how she became the poster girl for midlife women and how she's embracing ageing. WANT MORE FROM LIZ? You can catch her @lizlegsellis. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook or TikTok here, or DM host Felicity Harley @felicityharley.
18 Dec 2024 | 17 mins
- Summer series: Emily Skye on what it’s really like having ADHD
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To kickstart the new year, we’re dropping the top episodes of 2024. Fitness mogul and PT Emily Skye opened up about what it’s really like having adult ADHD, from feeling like an outcast and struggling with her mental health for decades, to finally receiving her ADHD diagnosis. WANT MORE FROM EMILY? You can catch her @emilyskye or via her site here. Listen to Emily’s last Healthy-ish chat, where she gets brutally honest about her body, here, or read her B+S story here. If you have any questions surrounding ADHD, see the ADHD Foundation here. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook or TikTok here, or DM host Felicity Harley @felicityharley.
15 Dec 2024 | 21 mins
- Summer series: A neuroscientist on unlocking your brain’s potential to build intuition
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To celebrate summer, we’re dropping the top episodes of 2024. Professor Joel Pearson’s lab was the first to develop a test to study intuition. The neuroscientist and psychologist discusses the science behind gut feelings and a toolkit for making better intuitive decisions. WANT MORE FROM JOEL? For more on Joel’s book The Intuition Toolkit (Simon & Schuster, $29.99) see here. You can find him @ProfJoelPearson or via his site here. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook or TikTok here, or DM host Felicity Harley @felicityharley.
11 Dec 2024 | 20 mins
- Summer series: Simple steps to energise your workday
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To celebrate summer, we’re dropping the top episodes of 2024. Workplace wellness expert and TEDx speaker Lizzie Williamson discusses how being active throughout your workday can, er, work to your advantage - increasing wellbeing, productivity and energy. WANT MORE FROM LIZZIE? For more on Lizzie’s book The Active Workday Advantage (Major Street Publishing, $32.99) see here. You can catch her @energisewithlizzie or via her site here. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook or TikTok here, or DM host Felicity Harley @felicityharley.
08 Dec 2024 | 18 mins
- Reset your mindset for your best year ahead
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Are you ready to make 2025 one of your best years yet? Business advisor Michelle Broadbent discusses how to set yourself up for a productive, successful and fulfilling year ahead - from reframing New Year's resolutions to creating a life that's authentic to you. WANT MORE FROM MICHELLE? Find Michelle @michbroadbent or here. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley. In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).
04 Dec 2024 | 17 mins
Sleep researcher Dr Nicole Moyen discusses the impact of sleep on your health, key factors that can lead to a disrupted night, the role of temperature plus strategies for improving quality. (FYI: she holds a PHD in Physiology from Stanford University.) WANT MORE FROM NICOLE? Find out more about Nicole here and Eight Sleep here. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley. In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).
03 Dec 2024 | 19 mins
- Sarah Catherall's epic break-up story has lessons for all of us
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Journalist and author Sarah Catherall shares her story of an epic break-up from the gut-wrenching grief to the importance of self-love and personal growth. Whether you're in a relationship or single, it has lessons for all of us... WANT MORE FROM SARAH? You can find Sarah’s book How To Break Up Well (Bateman Books) here or catch her @scatherall or via her site here. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley. In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).
02 Dec 2024 | 17 mins
- An intriguing chat on healthy ageing
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Science journalist and author Zoe Kean delves into the complexities of ageing from an evolutionary biological view, the impact of social determinants on health, and the potential for modern science to extend health span. WANT MORE FROM ZOE? Find out more about Zoe’s book Why Are We Like This? (New South Books, $32.99) here, catch her @zoe_kean_sci or here. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley. In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).
01 Dec 2024 | 19 mins
- Manifest your success in 2025
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Business growth strategist and coach Bianca Monley deep dives into the concept of “success”, her learnings from creating a multi-million dollar business in her 20s to looking forward to 2025 and we can all create our so-called perfect days. WANT MORE FROM BIANCA? Grab Bianca’s new book Business Break Through here, catch her @biancamonley or for more on her Academy, see @biancamonleyacademy or here. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley. In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).
27 Nov 2024 | 19 mins
- Eating & exercise: nutrition to improve performance
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Dietitian and nutrition consultant Sara Widdowson discusses the role of nutrition in exercise and fitness performance, how to best manage food around your training and the different nutritional needs of a women’s menstrual cycle. WANT MORE FROM SARA? You can catch Sara @yourmonthly or via her site here. For Femmi, see here. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley. In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).
26 Nov 2024 | 18 mins
- Easy ways to regulate your nervous system
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If you want to understand your nervous system a little better, then tune in as psychologist Anna Nikolaou discusses how our body responds to stress and the most important things to help balance it. WANT MORE FROM ANNA? Find out more about Anna at Macleod Wellness Centre here. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley. In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).
25 Nov 2024 | 15 mins
- Inner critic to inner wisdom: how to reorient your narrative
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Women’s leadership expert and author Megan Dalla-Camina discusses the inner critic archetypes, how they play-out in everyday life and how you can rewrite your inner narrative. WANT MORE FROM MEGAN? Grab Megan’s book Women Rising (Wiley, $34.95) here, find her @megandallacamina or via her site here. Make sure you take her inner critic quiz here. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley. In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).
24 Nov 2024 | 18 mins