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Dr Nick Fuller has found the secret to long-term weight loss. Cue applause! The leading obesity researcher from the University of Sydney discusses his brainchild “interval weight loss” - how and why it works. He also talks through why diets don’t work, what to eat for better health, and why losing weight is harder than resisting than second or third or fourth Tim Tam. WANT MORE FROM DR FULLER? Find out more about interval weight loss via his website,here, or follow@intervalweightloss. His book, Interval Weight Loss for Women, can be foundhere. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head tobodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at@bodyandsoul_au orFacebook. 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.

Former Olympic snowboarder, PT and motivational speaker, Steph Prem, is also a pro at pilates (she is the founder of pilates brand, Studio PP). In this episode, the Medibank ambassador breaks down pilates for beginnings to devotees including naming the one exercise everyone struggles with and how to nail it everytime.  WANT MORE FROM STEPH? Find out more about Steph via Instagram @stephieprem or 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? 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.

Peta Sigley is the co-founder of online resilience platform, Springfox, and joins host, Felicity Harley, to discuss what happens when you overload your mental bandwidth. Yes, they talk about burnout - what it looks like, what it feels like and what to do when you’ve hit that point.    WANT MORE FROM PETA? You can find out more about Peta and Springfox, 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.

Spiritual teacher, psychic reader and author of new book, Brave, Sheila Vijeyarasa (aka Sheila V) is big on everyone having a spiritual toolkit. In this episode, she discusses the importance of a toolkit, what to fill it with, and how to use it to deal with...life.   WANT MORE FROM SHEILA? Find out about Sheila’s book Brave: Courageously live your truth (Rockpool Publishing, $29.99), here. Her business, Empowering Intuition, can be found here. Or, follow her on Instagram, @sheila_v_   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.

Dr Brad McKay is done with the wellness scene - charlatans peddling goods, sciencey-salespeople and marketing duping us into spending more money all in the name of better health. So, he wrote a book about it called Fake Medicine. In this ep, the host of Embarrassing Bodies Down Under discusses the evidence behind alternative therapies like cupping, reiki and oxygen therapy, and whether they will, in fact, boost your wellbeing.    WANT MORE FROM DR MCKAY? Find out more about Dr McKay’s book, Fake Medicine (Hachette, $32.99), here. Or follow him on Instagram, @drbradmckay   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.

Turia Pitt is here to help you deal with a crap day like a boss. The athlete, motivational speaker and author talks about the importance of exercise (in her case, running), how to shift your thinking to the positive, and the best ways to start the day right.    WANT MORE FROM TURIA? You can find Turia on Instagram at @turiapitt or for more on her RUN with Turia program, click here. (FYI, sign-ups opened June 10, program launches June 21)   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.

Clinical psychologist and mindfulness teacher Emily Toner reconfirms what many of us might already know - music is magical for mental health. The Medibank ambassador chats about music and mental health, how to incorporate more of it into your daily life, and whether playing that break-up song for the 99th time is such a smart idea.    WANT MORE FROM EMILY? Find out more about Emily via her website, here, or on Instagram @emtones    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.

Casey Beros is a TV presenter and self-confessed former bad girl wants to empower YOU to be a better person. The author of The ‘Bad’ Girl’s Guide to Better discusses how to grow through some of your worst behaviors, let go of your mistakes, upgrade your emotional intelligence and step into a brighter future.     WANT MORE FROM CASEY? Find out more about Casey’s new book, The ‘Bad’ Girl’s Guide to Better (Murdoch, $32.99), here. Or follow her on Instagram @caseyberos.   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.

Hello sugar, my old friend… In this episode, nutritionist and author Michele Chevalley Hedge reminds us of the damaging effects of consuming too much sugar - how it impacts our physical and mental health, how to know if we’re consuming too much, and whether the proposed sugar tax is a, er, sweet idea.    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.

Ultra-marathon runner Dr Kay Bretz's life changed one day when he stood at his front gate and turned right instead of left. It led him to racing 250kms across the Australian outback and he beat the race record by five hours (as you do). In this episode, he talks about his life-changing mantra, his intense passion for running and how the everyday person can train their mind to “take the road less travelled”.    WANT MORE FROM KAY? Find out more about his new book, Turning Right: Inspire the Magic (Major Street Publishing $32.95), here. Or via his 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? 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.