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How to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern Woman15. How to make change STICK in 2024Hello 2024! It is great to be back recording for the New Year. It is the time of year that we see and hear a lot about New Year Resolutions. Goals for the coming year and commiseration on failing on past resolutions.But, after working in behaviour change and nutrition for the past 12 years I have seen some common themes come up as to why we can't get those resolutions or goals to stick. In this episode of How to Thrive I am sharing with you:The three reasons why we can't make goals or resolut...2024-01-0125 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern Woman14. Redefining our relationship with our body through strength training, with Amy BoweFur Mama to Hank, Coffee lover, Wanna be singer, podcast host, and the Creator of Warrior School - this episode with Amy Kate Bowe lands just in time for the holiday season as she is a big one!Amy and I crossed paths in Melbourne in 2011 when we were studying post-grad Dietetics. We have stayed connected over the years and recently I was a guest for Amy’s Podcast Warrior School, take a listen here. Warrior School is an online, individualised and group coaching program for women. In the ...2023-12-191h 17How to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern Woman13. How to talk to little people about food & their body, with Rachael Wilson, RD.Rachael Wilson, a UK-trained registered dietitian, is at the forefront of child nutrition in New Zealand. With over two decades of experience in the field, she brings a unique and unconventional perspective to her practice.Rachael's expertise lies in family feeding, feeding disorders, disordered eating, and body image. As the co-founder of The Food Tree, she advocates for a non-diet, Health at Every Size (HAES) approach, specializing in intuitive eating and mindful eating. Her philosophy is g...2023-12-0543 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern Woman12. Is Your Relationship with Food Truly 'Healthy'?Is Your Relationship with Food Truly 'Healthy'? And more importantly is weight loss actually the solution you’re searching for?In this episode of How to Thrive, I will get you to question whether your relationship with food is truly ‘healthy’. The episode talks about:What the biggest risk factor for weight gain is.How to spot dieting and diet culture. What happens to your body when you restrict food, energy and nourishment.What a ‘healthy’ relationship with food isWhy your relations...2023-10-2412 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern Woman11. What we know about collagen...so far, with Dr Tim CroweI am honoured to host Dr Tim Crowe on this episode of How to Thrive. Tim is a career research scientist and an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian (AdvAPD). He has 30 years of research and teaching experience in the university and public hospital sector, covering diverse research areas of basic laboratory research, clinical nutrition intervention trials and public health nutrition, with over 40 peer-reviewed journal publications to his name. He now works chiefly as a freelance health and...2023-10-0336 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern Woman10. How can food support your mood and mental health?This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, so in this episode of How to Thrive, I am talking all about food and mood. The episode talks about:The role food plays in our moodSpecific foods and eating patterns that can support our mental healthThe gut-brain axis and its role in our moodThe importance of our gut health when considering our mood and mental health Considerations to make when looking at how food and lifestyle can support mood and mental healthJust a reminder that the cont...2023-09-2025 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern Woman9. How are you being weird about food?The question I propose for this week's episode is "Why do we get so weird when it comes to food?" Part rant, part storytelling, this episode of How to Thrive dives into how we can all get a little weird about food, and most importantly why.Food intersects every part of our lives and often it is not as simple as what it might seem on the surface.Tune into this episode to hear me talk about:The number one reason why we can be weird about foodWays you might be getting a bit weird about food...2023-08-2317 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern Woman8. The Iceberg Analogy: The foundation for thriving as a modern womanIn this episode of How to Thrive, I introduce you to The Modern Woman Iceberg. I first mentioned this in episode 1: Learning what it means to THRIVE, which I recommend going back to listen to if you have not already.What you will discover this week:Why I work in an unconventional way as a dietitianHow I use the iceberg analogy in my workWhat factors build the base, or foundation, of the iceberg and how these feed into the pillars of my 1:1 programWhy consistency and accountability are so impo...2023-08-0129 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern Woman7. Navigating hunger with interoceptive awarenessHave you ever thought "I can't be hungry, I just ate an hour ago?". Thoughts like these can cause so much confusion between the body and the mind. The body is telling you one thing, but your mind another. In this episode of How to Thrive, I dive into hunger and interoceptive awareness. I explore how our body sends us signals to tell us it needs sustenance, but how these signals can be difficult to feel, hear or understand after years of food rules and food restriction. I explain the concept o...2023-07-1930 min
The Warrior School PodcastEpisode 203: How to thrive as a busy modern woman with Nickie Hursthouse**Show notes **
In today’s episode, I’m joined by fellow Dietitian Nickie Hursthouse. Nicki and I first met over a decade ago during our Masters in Dietetics, In Melbourne Australia. Nickie Hursthouse is a New Zealand Registered Dietitian, who lives, with her husband and daughter in NZ. She is also a registered yoga teacher. In our conversation today. I wanted to put Nickie in the hot seat to talk about stress and gut health.
After years of working in the clinical setting, she felt unsatisfied. So, she left and has been building her business over t...2023-07-151h 29How to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern Woman6. Limiting beliefs and the subconscious mind with Sarah RobbThis week on How to Thrive, I am joined by a special guest Sarah Robb. Sarah is a certified coach, counsellor and Master Practitioner of NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming) and helps her clients retrain the brain and breakthrough beliefs and patterns that keep them stuck. Sarah started her business Spring with Sarah after experiencing her own deep losses which she talks about in this episode. These life changing events have been the catalyst for her immense growth and transformation.Sarah...2023-07-1248 min
Food & Life Freedom with Emma TownsinS1 E9: Stress and our gut health with Nickie HursthouseHow does stress and your nervous system influence your gut symptoms? If you experience IBS or gut symptoms, it can be tempting to turn straight to food. But, as we will learn, the gut responds to much more than just food.
We will cover:
1. What is stress and why we need to stop trying to "reduce" it
2. How stress can impact the gut with both physical and nervous system changes
3. When to try food modifications and when to explore your nervous system responses
4. What you can do to reduce...2023-07-1249 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern Woman5. How to have a gut full of thriving microbesHow to Thrive is the podcast for women who want to regain their energy, feel empowered in their own body and have the confidence they need to thrive in this modern world.In this episode your host Nickie Hursthouse will start to dive into the vast area of gut health by considering what we need to have a gut full of thriving microbes. The episode covers:The importance of a mind-body approach to gut healthFour key elements that need to be considered when approaching gut healthA broad overvi...2023-06-2823 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern Woman4. How we talk about stress mattersThis week I am talking all about stress. The women I work with have a lot of stress in their life. That doesn’t mean we need to get rid of that stress, but we need to balance it to make that stress worthwhile. When working with women, I always say the first step in reframing stress is understanding how you talk about it and why it matters. Inside this episode you will discover more about:Stress and your nervous systemStress and recovery - what do we need for balance?How you can understan...2023-06-2121 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern Woman3. How to embrace your body and elevate your everyday style with Caitlin TaylorThis week Nickie is hosting Caitlin Taylor on the podcast. Caitlin is a personal stylist and style coach with almost 20 years experience in the industryWith degrees in psychology and journalism, language is Caitlin’s superpower. The way we think and talk about our bodies and our style can have a lasting impact on us. Everything Caitlin does and says in her business, is aimed at making a positive difference in your life.Caitlin promises to help you learn to appreciate and love the body you hav...2023-06-1340 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern Woman2. A Mind-Body Approach to Gut HealthA lot of people consider the body and mind as separate areas when we talk about health. However, there is ample scientific research that shows it makes no sense to separate these areas. You are a whole person and your brain and body are not separate entities.When considering the management of functional disorders, including irritable bowel syndrome and other functional gut disorders, it is essential that a mind-body approach is used to ensure long-term management. This is not standard practic...2023-06-0617 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern Woman1. Learning what it means to THRIVEHow to Thrive is the podcast for women who want to regain their energy, feel empowered in their own body and have the confidence they need to thrive in this modern world.Episode 1 of How to Thrive is here. In this episode, host Nickie Hursthouse talks about her journey over the years learning what it means to thrive.Nickie talks about:Her journey with IBS and navigating the health system for a solutionHow she started to unravel years of chronic stressWhy the traditional way of working as a di...2023-05-3022 min
How to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanTrailer - How to ThriveWelcome to How to Thrive - your go-to podcast for everything gut health, nutrition, and wellbeing to enable you to THRIVE as a modern woman. It is the podcast for women who want to regain their energy, feel empowered in their own body and have the confidence they need to thrive in this modern world.Your host, Nickie Hursthouse is a mum, business owner, dietitian and yoga teacher who has a focus on gut heath and behaviour change. Nickie believes all women can build solid foundations for g...2023-05-2303 min
How to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanThe Only Constant is ChangeWelcome to this bonus episode of the podcast. Season 2 of All Things Food came out a year and a half ago and since then my business and life has changed. This episode is a little update for you all about where things are heading.Change is always a bit awkward. It brings some discomfort, uncertainty and doubt. I am grateful to all of you for tuning in and I look forward to sharing this journey with you. Subscribe to the podcast so you can be notified when new episodes are released with the re-...2023-05-2204 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanThe joy of food with Alice ZaslavskyWelcome to episode 10 of the All Things Food podcast and the final episode for season 2! This week host Nickie Hursthouse speaks with Alice Zaslavsky. Some may know Alice from her time on MasterChef Australia, follow her avidly over on instagram at @aliceinframes, or have one of her cookbooks. Either way, you will know that she is making huge waves within the world of food. Alice is the Culinary Correspondent for ABC News Breakfast and ABC Radio nationally. She is the award-winning ...2021-12-0853 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanFungi and foraging with Liv SissonWelcome back to the All Things Food podcast. This week host Nickie Hursthouse speaks with Liv Sisson. Liv is originally from Virginia, USA but has been living in Ōtautahi, Christchurch for the past three years. Liv writes, lives and breathes food, foraging and fungi. She's currently working on a book about the weird and wonderful world of fungi in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Take a listen to find out:What edible fungi could you come across in your area of NZ?What else is out there to forage a...2021-11-3045 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanComposting and soil health with Kaitlyn LambWelcome back to the All Things Food podcast. This week host Nickie Hursthouse speaks with Kaitlyn Lamb about composting and urban farms. Kaitlyn is a year 13 student in Rotorua who is passionate about growing healthy local food, in a regenerative organic way. Without healthy soils, we would not have healthy food, and Kaitlyn is on a mission to set up more urban farms across New Zealand and the world so there are urban farms within a 1km radius of each other. These farms would be com...2021-11-2337 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanPregnancy nutrition with Claudia VavasourThis week on the All Things Food podcast host Nickie Hursthouse talks to Claudia Vavasour a NZ registered dietitian and the founder of Fertility Nutrition.Claudia was a guest in episode 4 of season 1 talking about all things Fertility Nutrition. It was a jam packed episode which you haven’t tuned into yet, hop on over and give that a listen.To follow on from that episode we are continuing along the reproductive journey and diving into a conversation all about pregnancy nutrition today. C...2021-11-1645 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanFood waste with Tessa VincentWelcome back to the All Things Food podcast. This week host Nickie Hursthouse speaks with Tessa Vincent. Tessa has a law and politics background but has found her passion lies in reducing food waste. After working for judges, MPs and a Minister, she left Parliament to set up NZ Food Waste Champions 12.3. This organisation’s mission is to halve food waste by 2030 in New Zealand. Tessa is passionate about food waste reduction as it is a tangible way we can resolve climate change - foo...2021-11-0934 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanSustainable beekeeping and honey production with Hannah O'BrienWelcome back to the All Things Food podcast. This week host Nickie Hursthouse speaks with Hannah O’Brien. Hannah is the co-founder of Hunt and Gather Bee Co, a family owned, sustainable, ethical beekeeping and honey producing business based near Raglan in the Waikato. Hannah along with her husband Rory and their 3 children, live on a small lifestyle block with a range of animals and wild gardens. This is a fascinating conversation all about the world of beekeeping and honey producti...2021-11-0258 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanCooking, culinary nutrition and the food system with Emma StirlingWelcome back to the All Things Food podcast. This week host Nickie Hursthouse speaks with Emma Stirling. Emma is an advanced accredited practicing dietitian (Adv. APD), the director of Scoop Nutrition consultancy and an academic specialising in food science, gastronomy and culinary nutrition.Emma is recognised as one of Australia’s innovative, entrepreneurial and leading Accredited Practising Dietitians in the areas of food and culinary nutrition and effective nutrition communication. Em...2021-10-2649 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanFood, mood and psychological flexibility with Dr Karen FaisandierWelcome back to the All Things Food podcast. This week host Nickie Hursthouse speaks with clinical psychologist, Dr Karen Faisandier. Karen is an integrative mental health practitioner and founder of The Integrative Practice, a holistic psychology service based in Wellington, NZ. Dr Karen’s innovative approach integrates psychological, nutritional and lifestyle strategies into a practical recovery framework for women experiencing mental health concerns resulting from chronic stress, anxi...2021-10-1951 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanFood and cultural identity with Mafi Funaki-TahifoteWelcome back to the All Things Food podcast. This week host Nickie Hursthouse has a talanoa (conversation) with Mafi Funaki-Tahifote about all things food and cultural identity. Mafi is one of the few Tongan dietitians in New Zealand and one of the very few dietitians with an MBA. Mafi has spent her career working as a dietitian and in senior leadership roles with a sole purpose of improving nutrition and physical activity amongst Pasifika people and especially in Pasifika heart health....2021-10-1254 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanSourdough, French baking and gut health with Vanessa KimbellWelcome back to the ALL THINGS FOOD podcast and to season 2. This week host Nickie Hursthouse talks to Vanessa Kimbell about all things sourdough, french baking and the gut microbiome. For those of you who don’t know Vanessa, her expertise in bread and the gut microbiome is second to none. Day-to-day Vanessa runs The Sourdough School in Northamptonshire where she teaches sourdough and how to bake bread for optimal health. Vanessa is also a best-selling author, with a fifth cookbook...2021-10-0557 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanAccess to our own food with Angela CliffordThis week on the All Things Food podcast host Nickie Hursthouse talks to Angela Clifford, CEO of Eat New Zealand and co-owner of The Food Farm. Angela is committed to connecting people to our land through our food, and is part of the leadership group tasked with considering a values-based National Food Framework for New Zealand (Mana Kai). Her work gives her a unique perspective across all aspects of the New Zealand food and beverage landscape, including the development of regional food...2021-06-2243 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanMen's health with Conrad GoodhewThis week on the All Things Food podcast host Nickie Hursthouse talks to Conrad Goodhew about men’s health. **Note this podcast episode includes discussions around mental health and mentions suicide. Please see the details below if you need to talk and ways to reach out for support.Conrad Goodhew is a performance dietitian based in Christchurch. Conrad himself has played sport since he was four, everything from rugby and cricket to squash and golf. He works with the Crusaders, weekend wa...2021-06-1551 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanAll things fish with Nate SmithThis week on the All Things Food podcast host Nickie Hursthouse talks to Nate Smith about all things fish 🐟. Nate is a third-generation Ngāi Tahu fisherman, father, NZ producer and all round harvester of wild things. For the past 7 years Nate has been the owner/operator of the beast that is Gravity fishing NZ. Nate is a fellow Kaitaki with Eat New Zealand and he is leading the way in sustainable fishing in New Zealand. This episode covers:Nate’s journey to creating Gravity Fishing ...2021-06-0855 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanExploring gut health with Dr Catherine WallThis week on the All Things Food podcast host Nickie Hursthouse talks to registered dietitian Dr Catherine Wall about all things GUT HEALTH 💩.It is a timely conversation as June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month so there is no better time to kick off this conversation and raise the awareness about how incredibly important it is to maintain your gut health.This episode covers:What do we mean when we talk about gut health?What are the alarm symptoms for bowel cancer?What is the difference between...2021-06-0141 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanLife as a sports dietitian with Dr Julia BoneThis week on the All Things Food podcast host Nickie Hursthouse talks to Dr Julia Bone, a Registered Dietitian, Sport, and Exercise Nutrition Register (SENR) Practitioner in the UK and an Advanced Sports Dietitian with Sports Dietitians Australia. Peruvian born and raised in Invercargill, Julia’s journey has seen her move countries a number of times and Julia has worked with senior and developing athletes across a number of different sports including hockey, athletics, tennis, basketball...2021-05-2542 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanUsing play to explore food with Nalisha ChourariaThis week on the All Things Food podcast host Nickie Hursthouse talks to Nalisha Chouraria. Nalisha is a play designer, illustrator, founder of Studio Oddball and creator of Curious Gastronaut. In Dec 2020, Nalisha launched Curious Gastronaut, an award-winning game that’s making food exploration as exciting as space exploration for kids.Nalisha’s story begins in Bangalore, India and has taken her around the world on some incredible experiences to where she is now based on the Gold Coast...2021-05-1842 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanThe importance of fertility nutrition with Claudia VavasourThis week on the All Things Food podcast host Nickie Hursthouse talks to Claudia Vavasour a NZ registered dietitian and the founder of Fertility Nutrition.Claudia is a member of Australasia’s Nutrition Plus which is a group of experienced and specialised women’s health, fertility and pregnancy dietitians. Claudia has a special interest in unexplained infertility, recurrent miscarriage and the gut-brain connection within the context of infertility.The episodes covers:What is the first 1000 day...2021-05-1141 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanFinding food freedom with Emma TownsinThis week on the All Things Food podcast host Nickie Hursthouse talks to Emma Townsin a UK Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor. Emma is the founder of Food Life Freedom where she works with women to overcome a stressful relationship with food and the body to find freedom in life.The episodes covers:Emma’s journey as a dietitian into the world of non-diet approachesWhat intuitive eating isHow we lose the connection with our body over timeThe effect our food talk...2021-05-0435 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanFarming that allows life to thriveThis week on the All Things Food podcast host Nickie Hursthouse talks to Dave Hursthouse, a regenerative farmer and social ecologist who is committed to allowing life to thrive. Dave is a coordinator of the Socio-Ecological Learning Environment - a space focused on learning that increases the wellbeing and resilience of people, communities and the environment. He is also the co-Chair of Permaculture in New Zealand, a member of Kai Ora: Whanganui Kai Collective, and a coordinator of ...2021-04-2744 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanFor the love of foodSeason 1 premiere is here! In this first episode of the All Things Food podcast Nickie talks through her journey with food as a dietitian and also in her personal life. To move forward it is always important to understand the past. In this episode Nickie shares the highs and lows from the last decade which even included contemplating a change of career from being a dietitian. Nickie also shares about how she too is not immune to the complexities of nutrition and health and how her o...2021-04-2019 minHow to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern WomanPilotHello and welcome to this sneak preview of All Things Food. I am your host Nickie Hursthouse. I have a passion for all things food and a decade of experience working as a registered dietician in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. In my All Things Food podcast I will take you on a journey across the world, looking at the complex and often confusing issues around food in nutrition and health, its social and cultural importance in our lives and the environmental impact of our food choice...2021-04-1503 min