Extra Healthy-ish

Comedian and TV presenter Julia Morris talks about lockdown fatigue - how to survive it, embrace it and make it easier...and still laugh.    WANT MORE FROM JULIA? For more laughs from Julia, follow the host of I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here and drinker of Nescafé Café Creations, 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. 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).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fear is a natural response when we perceive a threat, and we’ve all felt that over the past year during the uncertainty of COVID-19. But fear isn’t all bad - it keeps us safe and can bring out the best in us. Melbourne-based psychologist and author Dr Amy Silver helps you control fear without it controlling you.   WANT MORE FROM AMY? Find out about her new book, The Loudest Guest: How To Change & Control Your Relationship With Fear (Major Street Publishing, $29.95) via her website, here, or follow Amy on Instagram, @dramysilver   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. 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).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Best-selling author, podcaster and TEDx speaker Melissa Ambrosini puts comparisonitis under the microscope, discussing how it can be damaging for our mental health, why it’s contagious, and she shares a simple technique to use when you get caught in the toxic comparison cycle.   WANT MORE FROM MELISSA? Find out more about Melissa’s book, Comparisonitis: How To Stop Comparing Yourself To Others And Be Genuinely Happy (Harper Collins, $29,95), here. Or see her on Instagram, @melissaambrosini, or via her website, 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. Got an idea for an episode or some feedback? DM us or host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  In print: Each Sunday, pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get this: Australians are spending three times more on online food delivery now than before the pandemic, reports suggest (see more here). In this episode, nutritionist and best-selling author Michele Chevalley Hedge dissects online food delivery apps and recommends the healthiest dishes to order and what to avoid.    WANT MORE FROM MICHELE? Michele is a regular contributor to Body + Soul - see her other stories, here. Or, find her recipes at A Healthy View, here, and follow her on Instagram @ahealthyview   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. 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). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paralympian Lauren Parker shares her tragic, yet super-inspiring story from able-bodied professional triathlete to paratriathlete. She discusses her accident and the harrowing moment she was told she’d never walk again, and how a trip to Miami inspired her quest for gold in Tokyo.   WANT MORE FROM LAUREN? Find out more about Lauren, here, or via Instagram, @laurenparker2127. For more info on The Iconic’s Adaptive Edit launch, click 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. 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). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richard Gremmo’s nephew, Nathan, died aged 13 after being hit by a car, and by donating his organs, he saved six people. In his memory, the family started Jersey Day - this year on September 3rd - and Richard chats about the importance of this day plus everything you need to know about organ donation.    WANT MORE INFO ON JERSEY DAY? Find out more about Jersey Day, here. Or, register to become an organ donor, 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. 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). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whether it’s, er, a pandemic, a break-up, redundancy, or a health scare, sometimes life throws us a mega-sized curveball. Life coach and author of new book Plan B, Shannah Kennedy discusses the first step of her four-step approach to navigating change and finding a solid plan B.   WANT MORE FROM SHANNAH? Find out more about Shannah’s book, Plan B: A guide to navigating and embracing change (Penguin, $29.99), here or via her website, here. You can follow her on Instagram, @shannahkennedy   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. 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). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dietitian and nutritionist Lyndi Cohen discusses what really constitutes healthy eating. Can we eat eggs? Meat? Chocolate? She shares the recent science on what a healthy diet should look like every day (chocolate can be included - phew).    WANT MORE FROM LYNDI? Find out more about Lyndi’s Back to Basic’s app via her website, here, or on Instagram, @nude_nutritionist    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. 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).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Five-time world boxing champion Susie Q Ramadan discusses her inspiring life story from being bullied, to finding resilience and carving her way in a sport dominated by males to become one of the best female boxers of all time.   WANT MORE FROM SUSIE Q? Find out more about Susie Q via her website, here, or Instagram @susieqramadan   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. 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). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you clued-up on your love language? Neuropsychotherapist and relationship counsellor Joanne Wilson, aka The Relationship Rejuvenator, talks through the five love languages, how to determine yours, and why understanding it will make for a deeper connection.    WANT MORE FROM JOANNE? You can find Joanne online, here. Her book, Renovate your Relationship, is available 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. 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).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.