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Women's Health Unwrapped#131: The truth about weight loss injections: What every midlife woman should knowToday we’re diving into something that’s very topical right now, and a subject I think it’s critical to share on my platform.I’m joined by Helen Perks, registered nutritional therapist and nutrition and lifestyle medicine practitioner, to delve into the controversial topic of weight loss drugs, particularly GLP-1 injectables like Ozempic and Mounjaro. We discuss the origins of these medications, and unpack the risks, side effects, and long-term impact these drugs can have—especially for midlife women navigating perimenopause and hormonal change.Our conversation emphasises the import...2025-04-0848 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#124: The deep connection between hair, identity and confidence What if losing your hair meant losing a part of your identity? I’m joined in this episode by Nicola Wood, founder of The Wonderful Wig Company, TEDx speaker, and author, to explore the profound psychological and emotional connection between hair and self-worth—especially for women facing hair loss due to cancer, alopecia, or other health conditions.Nicola shares her personal journey of being diagnosed with breast cancer at 36, the struggles she faced, and how a transformative moment during her treatment led her to create a life-changing service for women...2025-02-2535 min
Move Daily TalksMove Daily Talks: Stop Waiting for 'The Moment' with Nicola FarndellSend us a textIn this episode of Move Daily Talks, host Tracy Steen and guest Nicola Farndell discuss the power of small shifts in mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep, and stress to transform one's life, emphasizing the importance of not waiting for a crisis to make changes. Nicola shares her journey from working at Nike to becoming a transformational health coach, highlighting the significance of self-worth and conscious awareness in navigating life's challenges. They encourage listeners to regularly check in with themselves, celebrate small wins, and take control of their health to build confidence and live a...2024-11-0949 min
Selective HearingMastering Sustainable Habits with Nicola Farndell: A Complete GuideJoin Julie Dammar in this empowering episode of The Selective Hearing Podcast as she sits down with special guest Nicola Farndell, an expert in personal growth and development. Together, they break down the challenges of overcoming imposter syndrome and share actionable insights on achieving and maintaining healthy, sustainable habits. Whether you're struggling with self-doubt or looking to build a more balanced lifestyle, this episode offers valuable advice to help you thrive. Tune in and discover how to reclaim your confidence and create lasting change.Connect with us and join the conversation!Facebook https...2024-08-1242 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#94: Optimising your freezer to eat well, save time, and stress less!Do you get stressed over what to eat and all that goes into preparing meals? You’re not alone!
Meal planning, food shopping, meal prepping, and cooking can feel like massive, time-consuming chores and they’re something so many women feel overwhelmed and stressed by. Especially if you’re not the best home cook or simply don’t enjoy cooking! It’s often a huge barrier to improving your diet and eating healthier.
Our expert today helps you reduce all of this stress and overwhelm to help you gain control ov...2024-07-2351 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#93: Don't wait until for an illness to value your healthYour health really is the greatest asset you own, as without it the things you want for yourself and the great life you desire might just become out of reach. So why is it then that so many of us wait for something to go wrong with our health before realising this?
Our guest today is Kelly Phinn who is passionately sharing why she wants others to not make the same mistake that she made in neglecting her health, waiting until it came crumbling down around her to start prioritising herself and her health.2024-07-1644 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#92: What's really stopping you from taking better care of yourself?If you’ve been putting off making changes to feel better then this episode is for you!
Join me on my own today as I explore the reasons why so many people struggle to take better care of themselves and make health changes. I dig into the most common barriers including lack of time, lack of knowledge, and fear of change. Along with the importance of mindset and how limiting beliefs can hold people back from making lasting changes.
I’m giving you a few powerful techniques to shift your...2024-07-0925 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#91: Does your heart need to be healed for true health and happiness?So many of us are carrying, often without knowing, trauma and hurt from our childhood experiences and events that have happened as we move into adulthood. Healing these emotional wounds can have a profound impact on our mind and support the positive changes we want to live a healthier and happier life.
Today we’re exploring the blend of science and spirituality to help women heal their hearts with guest Amber Harrison, a trauma therapist and psychotherapist. Amber shares her personal story of trauma and how she found healing through a combination of psychotherapy an...2024-07-0246 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#90: Improving your health with sex and intimacyCan good sex improve your health? We’re exploring this with guest expert Sarah Rose Bright, a love, sex, and intimacy coach. Sarah talks about the role of sex and self-love in overall health and wellness, and how sex and intimacy can promote overall better wellbeing.
We discuss common misconceptions about sex, the importance of communication and intimacy in relationships, and the impact of menopause on sexual desire. Sarah has worked with women of all ages and shares how you’re never too old to improve your own sexuality and start having great sex!
2024-06-2545 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#89: Peeling back the layers of hormonal change in perimenopauseWe know how much can change as we navigate perimenopause and transition into menopause and that these changes can cause major disruption to your life. It can seem like trying to fix a symptom is an impossible task, leaving you feeling low, frustrated, and lacking confidence.
Our guest expert today is Jessica Green, an Integrative Health Practitioner and Health Coach, empowering midlife women to rebalance their body and calm their nervous system so they can move through these challenges and beyond to feel vibrant. Jessica is sharing the benefits of a personalised approach that...2024-06-1838 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#88: Why menopause isn't an old age problemCan you be ‘too young’ to be menopausal? Menopause has been positioned in society as something that means you’re ageing. It means you’re getting old, past it, and it’s led to so many women feeling inadequate and past their prime when they shift into the menopause season of life.
Thankfully this perception and stigma of menopause is shifting, however there’s still an attitude in younger women, and even women in their mid to late forties, that they’re too young to think about it, or make any shifts to their lifestyle and...2024-06-1145 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#87: Unconventional but possible!Our guest today is sharing how her journey to better health was a far from conventional one and why this experience has led to her now helping other women to take an unconventional but very effective approach to weight loss.
Naomi Holbrook shares how she transformed her health from being clinically obese and pre-diabetic to being healthier and happier than ever before. She discusses the importance of movement and intentional exercise, as well as making simple changes to her diet. We explore why it’s important to address the internal emotional and mental aspects of...2024-06-0441 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#86: Taking control of your life to unlock health and happinessJoin me for a very special episode where I’m celebrating some big changes in my life following years of struggling with my health, happiness, and self-worth.
I want you to know the power of transforming your health by sharing my own personal story about how much I have transformed the way I feel and how I live since taking control of my physical and mental health.
I’m sharing with you today:
What’s changed in my life over the past 3 years.
How I’ve totally transformed the way...2024-05-2839 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#85: What stops you from living an active life?What does being healthy really mean? And perhaps more importantly, how can we each start to pursue our own version of wellness?
This is exactly what I’m getting into on today's special episode which is taken from Dr Kim Foster’s podcast - The Wellness Project. I am one of the coaches on Dr Kim’s team - working with her inside the Wellness Coach Academy, supporting all our students and new coaches as they're building their businesses - and before joining her team, I was actually a student inside this programme where I cert...2024-05-2157 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#84: Digging deeper than diet for lasting transformational weight lossFeeling a bit discouraged after falling off your diet plan?
Ever wondered why, despite strong motivation, it can be so tough to stick to a diet?
And why is reaching your health goals such a huge challenge?
Join me in this special episode which I recorded as a guest expert with Louise Digby for her fantastic podcast - The Thriving Metabolism. I share with Louise exactly how to break free from self-sabotage and finally achieve the healthy, vibrant life you deserve. I guide you through my success framework, covering the vi...2024-05-1457 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#83: The power of your brain in stress and emotional regulationHave you ever thought about hypnotherapy as a tool for personal growth and wellbeing? Or do you associate it only with entertainment and about controlling someone’s mind? Well if you do, this episode is for you!
Jill Whitehouse joins the podcast today to talk about using hypnotherapy to reduce stress, overwhelm, and anxiety and build resilience. Jill is a solution focused hypnotherapist working with adults and children and shares how hypnotherapy works, the role of the brain in stress, and the power of positive thinking.
We talk a lo...2024-05-0747 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#82: Why it's time to ditch the diet culture holding us back from health and happinessHas dieting ever made you get the happy life you want? What about sustaining the results long term?
The average woman is said to spend between 17 to 31 years of her life dieting. Diet culture is designed to keep us dieting because it’s creating a $1billion global business.
Kimberley Stacey joins the podcast today to talk about a topic that is so important in the world we live in. It's something that’s very aligned to my personal and business values following 30+ years stuck believing my self-worth and value were...2024-04-3050 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#81: Heart Matters: Empowering women with vital health knowledgeAsk a woman what disease she’s most afraid of and the answer will most likely be breast cancer. Tell her that heart disease kills twice as many women as breast cancer does and she’s shocked. Why? Because women aren’t being informed about the risks they’re facing globally with cardiovascular disease.
It’s more important than ever to have the right knowledge about our health so that we can make decisions and choices to protect and improve it. For both a better life now but more importantly, a full and long life with...2024-04-2349 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#80: How to build new habits when you're struggling with anxietyAnxiety is on the rise, especially amongst women. In the last three years we’ve seen a huge rise in the number of people struggling with anxiety, including in children, teenagers, and young adults.
When you’re trying to cope with anxiety it can feel like surviving is the only thing you’re able to focus on, not making changes to improve the way you feel.
In today’s episode I’m here to help you be inspired to know that it is possible to build new habits to improve yo...2024-04-1537 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#79: Navigating chronic illness and disability with strong healthChronic illness is rising fast, especially amongst women, and as more people struggle with their health because of these long-term illnesses and disabilities, many of which take years to be correctly diagnosed, continuing to work can become a huge problem.
Sarah Berthon is here to share her story of navigating ill-health for many years and the toll it took on her physical and mental health as she tried to continue working as an employee. Sarah was finally diagnosed with ME, PoTS, and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and now runs her own business supporting people with...2024-04-0941 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#78: Why brain health matters at every ageWith cases of Dementia rising and more awareness becoming known about the lifestyle and hormonal factors that can increase your risk, we want to help you to understand the importance of good brain health.
We’re joined by Dementia Prevention Consultant, Donna De Villiers, to explore the link between hormonal health and brain health, and why women are at a much greater risk from Dementia than men.
In our conversation we explore:
The link between hormones and brain health.
The importance of protecting your brain alongside your heart an...2024-04-0253 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#77: Why striving for success doesn’t always lead to happinessNote: In our conversation we do briefly talk about Emma attempting to take her own life, so please decide if this episode might trigger you.
Is the desire for success actually trapping you and holding you back from happiness? Success is what so many people believe to be the route to happiness. So, they throw themselves and everything they can into carving a career that will bring them the financial rewards that equal success. But then happiness doesn’t come as part of the package.
Our guest today is pa...2024-03-2645 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#76: Our top tips to sleep better and feel more energisedAre you sleeping well? If not, you’re not alone. Sleep is one of the biggest problems many individuals give for not performing to their best.
In a recent study by Champion Health, boosting energy levels was the number one health area that employees said they wanted to improve.
Lack of sleep not only increases your risk of illness and disease but causes early death. So, in support of Sleep Awareness Day and Week, we’re sharing our top 10 tips to help you sleep better, have more energy, and inves...2024-03-1936 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#75: The danger of being on the wrong life pathYour health is impacted by literally everything about how you live and this includes more than your lifestyle habits! The relationships you have, the job you do, the pressure you apply to yourself to achieve success. It all contributes to how well you feel, and your level of happiness.
Our guest today is Debbie Caudle, a therapist and coach who works with Christian women helping them to transform their relationships from the inside out. Debbie knows firsthand the real impact of being in a relationship and job that isn’t right for you, and gu...2024-03-1251 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#74: Know this: Never doubt your impact as a womanNo International Women’s Day isn’t just another pointless awareness day; it is a pivotal moment to celebrate the achievements of women, promote gender equality, and drive meaningful change.
As we approach International Women’s Day 2024 this special solo episode with host Nicola is here to inspire you to know why you are a woman with power and impact.
Listen in as we inspire you to know your worth and power in impacting other women and girls to live healthy, happy and strong lives.
In th...2024-03-0533 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#73: The real reason you must track your menstrual cycleOur society and culture has instilled in us a mentality of being always on the go and that working hard, playing hard, living fast is the route to success and happiness! But what if our physiology wasn’t designed to live this way?
Today we’re exploring cyclical living and the importance of menstrual health in women and people with vulvas with guest Nour Kayali who is a holistic yoga teacher and menstrual cycle coach in training. Nour is passionate about helping everyone to understand that for anyone with a vulva, regardless of whether they...2024-02-2747 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#72: Why we need to change our beliefs about losing weightDo you only think about food if you need to lose a bit of weight? Does not having a weight problem mean that you’re okay to eat whatever food you like?
The beliefs we have about the role of food in our health are behind so many of us spending a huge proportion of our lifetime obsessing about which new diet to try and battling to lose weight. We’ve been conditioned to believe that a diet is the answer to losing weight. But is this true?
Today’s gues...2024-02-2045 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#71: It's never too late to create a life you loveHave you ever felt like it’s too late to change? Is there a point in life where it’s simply not possible to change your health and habits?
Today’s guest firmly believes that it’s never too late to make any change that you might want to feel healthier and live a life without limits. Gayla Beyer is a health and wellness coach who in her early sixties decided it was time to pivot from her long career in healthcare as a nurse practitioner so that she could feel more fulfilled and look for...2024-02-1353 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#70: Why self-care isn't selfish!Is self-care really selfish? What even is self-care?
Are you ready to revolutionise your wellbeing? In our latest episode, we dismantle the stereotypes around self-care and reveal its true essence as a powerful tool for personal health, fulfilment, and happiness. From challenging misconceptions to sharing impactful habits, this episode is your gateway to clarity and permission to put self-care top of your list!
Join us as we explore the five key elements of self-care, share personal practices, and inspire you to make self-care a non-negotiable part of your daily...2024-02-0633 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#69: Laying the building blocks for health and happinessToday we’re joined by Laura Pearman who wants to share a tale of caution, and joy. Laura is an entrepreneur who found herself caught up in the hustle mentality of being self-employed: trying to prove yourself and building a sustainable business. She was passionate and enthusiastic, living life fast to make the most of everything she had and wanted to achieve.
Until Laura hit a health crisis. Not just once but several times. Only when she was diagnosed with Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), a disorder related to high pressure in the brain, did La...2024-01-3041 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#68: Reclaiming rest - The unexpected key to a healthier youWhat would you say if we told you that resting is one of the hardest things to do to improve your health and wellbeing?
In a world where life is busy and the most common reason given for not being able to build new healthy habits is a lack of time, it’s a bit of a surprise to know that rest isn’t something that’s being excitedly embraced and used to improve your health and happiness.
Today we’re joined by the fabulous Nikki St Paul who is a res...2024-01-2350 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#67: Vitality Unleashed- Homeopathy and Cellular EnergyDo you ever wonder if there is a deeper reason for your energy being depleted or feeling stuck? As a homeopath with over 25 years’ experience and a Business Abundance Coach©, our guest today, Wendy Molyneux, is an expert at seeing the “Issues in Your Tissues” and helping you to clear these root-cause energetic blocks, so you can enjoy a life of abundance.
Wendy believes that energy is your most valuable asset and the key to unlocking abundance. She believes that building strong health requires a whole person approach where your habits include ones that connect...2024-01-1652 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#66: Empowering Women Through SportToday we’re exploring the connection between women, sport, and the pursuit of a healthier, more confident future.
Our guest is the inspiring Becky MacDermid, a dedicated netball player and CrossFit enthusiast. We delve into the transformative power of sport for women, focusing on resilience, confidence, and the crucial role women play in driving equality and diversity in the sports arena.
As we see reduced activity in kids and a rapid decline in adult activity levels, this is a very relevant conversation that we hope inspires you to think ab...2024-01-0950 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#65: Coaching for your 2024 health and happiness visionThe beginning of a new year often brings with it thoughts of change and of course, resolution. There’s the common theme of it being a “New Year New You”. But, how many times have you set out at the beginning of a brand new year resolving to make this year the one you get healthier, fitter, or perhaps lose that weight you’ve been struggling with for so long, only to reach December and realise it didn’t happen?
It’s reported that only 8% of people who set resolutions achieve them and that even by the...2024-01-021h 12Women's Health Unwrapped#64: 12 Tips for a healthy, happy ChristmasIt’s pitched to be the most wonderful time of the year, so why then do so many of us battle through it and end up feeling totally frazzled, wishing we could take a holiday?!
Christmas in the movies is all about family, special memories, enjoying all of the festive frivolities that come only once a year making you feel warm and cosy, and of course with snow falling gently outside your window! But Christmas in the real world is often anything but this picture perfect postcard!
If you st...2023-12-1936 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#63: The bigger picture around women’s troublesHead down, staying quiet, feeling embarrassed because it’s that time of the month when you have to sneak into the bathroom and check whether you’ve leaked and change your pad?
This is real life - still - for so many girls and women. With the average age that girls starting their periods now being only 12, but can be as young as 8, we’re still lacking so much around education and support of women’s menstrual health.
Today’s guest is here to talk to us about how this lack o...2023-12-1245 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#62: Don't wait until January!In this special solo episode, we tackle the common thought of "I might as well wait until January" that often creeps in as we enter December and start the festive season. As the holiday hustle ensues, it's easy to put off health goals, but this episode aims to change that narrative.
You don’t have to let the final few weeks of the year feel like they’re controlling you - it’s possible to take steps to get in control and make the festive season and the end of 2023 a one you make your o...2023-12-0527 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#61: The power in the pauseDo you regularly take a pause and just check-in with yourself, to breathe and notice how you’re feeling? You’re not alone.
As we see rising cases of burnout and stress related illnesses, we can see the impact that living busy, non-stop lives is having on us. It’s easy to be caught up in everything that you have to do and only just keep yourself from sinking below the surface.
Today we’re joined by hypnotherapy and breath work expert Helen Kelynack to explore the power of taking a...2023-11-2850 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#60: How to start running and stay running!Have you ever wondered if running is really for you? Can anyone truly embrace the joy of running? Today, we're here to tell you that the answer is a resounding 'Yes!' Our guest Linda Meek is a passionate advocate for running, and she firmly believes that running is for everyone, regardless of their ability or experience level.
Join us as we explore the incredible world of running and how it can be a transformative journey for anyone, even if you've never laced up your running shoes before. Linda is here to share her...2023-11-2136 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#59: Why Men Need Equal Space for WellnessIn this special International Men's Day episode, we're diving into an essential topic that transcends gender boundaries – wellness. We're joined by a remarkable male guest, Andy Caine, to explore why men need equal space for wellness.
In a world where the conversation around wellbeing often leans towards one direction, we're shining a spotlight on the importance of ensuring that men have an equal opportunity to thrive and prioritise their health.
Andy is a huge advocate for men’s mental health and wellness and shares his story of finding himself lost...2023-11-1453 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#58: Navigating Burnout: Strategies for a Balanced LifeFor so many working women life is full and they think it’s just the way it has to be. The way you feel you put down to normal tiredness and busyness; things that everyone has to put up with - right?
For our guest today she wasn’t someone who felt stress but she knew her life was super busy and demanding. As a deputy-headteacher in a primary school she carried a lot of responsibility, but she was doing a job she loved and had ambition to move up into a head role. So s...2023-11-0749 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#57: Finding Your North Star for a Fulfilled LifeDo you ever wonder what's guiding you through your life journey? Is it ambition, the pursuit of professional success, or simply navigating each day to the best of your ability?
In this episode, we dive deep into the transformative power of living with purpose and how it provides direction and purpose to your life. Join us as guest Oriel Camp sheds light on how purpose can bring calm, clarity, and confidence, especially for busy working mothers.
Oriel shares her story of struggling with overwhelm and the challenges she faced living without purpose...2023-10-3146 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#56: Breast Cancer Awareness - Know your breastsThis month is breast cancer awareness month and sadly, we all know someone touched by breast cancer. Breast cancer occurs in every country in the world and the rate of breast cancer in women has doubled over the past 50 years. A woman born after 1960 and living in the UK has an estimated 1 in 7 lifetime risk of developing breast cancer and 1 woman every 10 minutes here in the UK is diagnosed with breast cancer, making it the most common type of cancer.
Thankfully we’ve seen many advancements in the treatment of breast cancer which has le...2023-10-2444 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#55: Let's pause to talk menopauseWe’re marking World Menopause Day 2023 by bringing you a very exciting and special coffee-style chat to help raise awareness and provide support.
This week we’re doing something completely new in bringing you not just one guest but three, and you get them all at the same time! Sam, Shakira and Helen join host Nicola to chat all things menopause.
It is more important than ever that menopause becomes a normal and safe conversation to have - whether with your loved ones, your friends, or your work colleagues and ma...2023-10-1743 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#54: One year strong - Reflecting on our first year insightsToday we’re celebrating one whole year of the Live Healthy Now podcast!
In this special episode with host Nicola Mercer we’re taking a little trip down memory lane. We're summarising what we’ve heard and learned over the past year, or 53 episodes.
There’s a common thread throughout just about every single episode, whether it’s been with one of our fantastic guest experts or with a friend sharing their real life story. And we’re going to share this with you and inspire you to get started on t...2023-10-1023 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#53: Unravelling Dementia - Women's Risk & PreventionDisclaimer: We briefly talk about intimate partner violence in this episode around 12 minutes into the discussion, so please avoid this short part of the podcast if this may trigger you in any way.
Brain health isn’t just another fad thing you have to worry about to feel good. It’s absolutely critical for building strong health and wellbeing today, and more importantly, for your future self.
Did you know that the health of our brain is almost always the cause for dementia, currently the leading cause of death glob...2023-10-0346 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#52: How I manifested a life I loveThere’s a common thread that runs through so many of the guest stories we bring to the podcast and today’s guest is sharing her story that completely pulls together what that thread is.
Sarah Jayne Adams felt lost, stuck, like she was on the wrong path. But as you may associate with, when you’re in a place like this, sometimes you think staying on that path is the only option. Changing it is not only scary but it can feel out of reach, so you stay where you are - comfortable, unhappy...2023-09-2638 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#51: Breaking Free from Everyday HypnosisYou’ve seen hypnosis as an act on a stage, done for entertainment. It’s hilarious seeing someone being put into a hypnotic state, barking like the dog they truly believe themselves to be. But how would you feel if you knew you were in a state of hypnosis every single day of your life?
This is the fascinating topic we’re exploring with our guest expert Jana Osta today. Jana is a hypnotist, kundalini yoga teacher, and TedX speaker. Jana is sharing how the beliefs we have instilled into us as children create behavi...2023-09-1940 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#50: Why loving yourself really is the greatest love of allIn the words of Whitney Houston “Learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all.”
But can you really love yourself and why does it even matter?
We’re exploring self-love and self-worth with guest Melisa Dervisevic in today’s episode to uncover why loving yourself really is the greatest love of all. Melisa is a health and wellness coach who is passionate about helping women to be able to love themselves and know their worth because as she shares in her own story, it is only when you value yourself and beli...2023-09-1239 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#49: Yes, you can enjoy eating plants!What we eat has such a huge part to play in not only our physical health but our mental health too. But knowing what to eat can be so complicated, and for many people they’re confused about how to eat better and improve their diet.
In today’s episode we explore food for health and the benefits of adding more plants into your diet. Our guest Sarah Mills shares her knowledge and experience about getting started with eating more plants and provides lots of great tips on how you can make changes to your...2023-09-0546 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#48: Empowering Motherhood: Balancing Business, Baby, and Self-CareThe juggle of life is tough for many of us - work, family, home, friends, yourself! For Issy Howell who recently became a first time Mum, navigating this huge change and adjustment to her life was like most first-time parents, a challenging one! Add to this that she’s a business owner and very aware of how valuable her personal health and wellbeing are, she’s been finding it all just a little overwhelming!
We know that many people feel they don’t have enough time in their busy lives to add healthy habits into t...2023-08-2940 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#47: Balancing career, health, and happinessIt’s estimated that the average person will spend around 3,507 days, or 90,000 hours of their lifetime working. That’s a huge proportion of your one life, so if you aren’t happy in your job or career, it’s going to take it’s toll.
Your health and wellbeing are impacted by everything in your life, so if work is the biggest thing you spend your time doing, it’s obvious that it’s going to contribute to your overall wellness and how happy you feel. So why do many of us spend years unhappy in our...2023-08-2241 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#46: Why you should never go on a diet againHow many diets have you tried, only to find yourself back where you started? Are you stuck in the constant cycle of Monday dieting and weekend indulgence?
In this episode, we're diving into the world of diets, their effectiveness, and the impact they have on our health and happiness. If you've ever felt trapped in the cycle of dieting, or if you've wondered why diets don't seem to deliver the promised results, you're not alone.
Listen in as we explore the reasons behind our obsession with diets and uncover...2023-08-1531 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#45: Lessons learned - From workaholism to wellnessLife is for living, isn’t it? We all want to enjoy our life, get the most from it, spending our time doing nice, fun things. For lots of people this outlook on life creates a belief that thinking about your health and taking care of yourself will hold you back from living your life to the full.
For our guest today she loved her life and wanted to make the most of it, so had the opinion that life was too short to worry about her health. Carol Deveney was a self-confessed workaholic wh...2023-08-0835 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#44: Knocking out depressionWe all know how important our mental health is and the impact it can have when it’s not strong. Today we’re talking about depression and finding out how our guest Matthew Williams faced three different episodes of depression and what he’s taken from his own experiences to now help others.
Matthew is an advocate for mental health, working mainly with men, and he’s passionate about normalising conversations on our mental health so that we don’t have to wait until we’re at crisis point before reaching out for help.
2023-08-0145 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#43: Are you sabotaging your happiness?What if it’s you standing in the way of what you want? The promotion, the fitness goal, losing weight, a healthy relationship, having more time for yourself. Maybe you’re the one sabotaging this happening for you. Interesting thought isn’t it?
We’re exploring the topic of self-sabotage today with special guest Erin Wooodruff, a coach who helps you to stop holding yourself back and to stop the self-sabotage from standing in the way of being your true self.
It’s so common to not realise that your belie...2023-07-2549 minWomen's Health UnwrappedWhile we're on a breakWhile we’re on holiday and taking a very well deserved and much needed break, I’d love to share a few of our listeners, and watchers, favourite episodes. If you’ve not listened to these ones yet then please check them out!
We’ve had so many fantastic responses to all of our episodes and we love the diverse range of topics and conversations we’ve had with the most incredible guests. We know we have so much more to bring to you after our little holiday!
Our most favou...2023-07-1810 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#42: Mastering your mind to eradicate stress and burnoutAre stress and burnout just the same thing? Is stress inevitable because of our busy fast paced way of living?
This is the topic of today’s episode with guest expert Keir Wotherspoon. We’re diving deep into why burnout is on the rise and whether men and women experience it the same way for the same reasons, and how to build the right habits to protect yourself from burnout.
Keir is a performance coach helping stressed and exhausted men in business defeat burnout and develop unbreakable confidence. He has...2023-07-1151 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#41: Authentically you - Getting clear on who you really are for health and happinessThe way we think and feel determines our actions, which becomes our reality. For many of us, we’re caught-up in the spin cycle of life, unaware of this, struggling with who we are and our lot in life. Christina Lord is here sharing her story of how she’d moved through life, doing what she’d been made to believe were the right next steps for her - job, relationship, home, marriage - only to have her world come crashing down at age thirty-five.
What Christina shares is a familiar story - one of signi...2023-07-0459 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#40: June Menopause Special - The truth about menopause and HRTIn our fourth and final episode as part of our June focus on menopause we’re chatting with nurse and business owner Anna Slater about what menopause actually is and the truth behind HRT.
Anna has been studying and training over the past eighteen months so that her business is now a registered clinic able to diagnose and treat things like menopause. Her experience and expertise working as a palliative care nurse for ten years, and seeing hundreds of women in her own practice suffer because of their symptoms, has propelled her to want to...2023-06-2745 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#39: June Menopause Special - Why you need to be in the driving seat of menopauseWhat do you know about menopause? Is it something you think you’ll face when you absolutely have to, or maybe that it’s something you’re staying well and truly away from because you know it’s going to be a nightmare?
In June our podcast will focus on menopause, exploring the myths, fears, beliefs, experiences, and impact to real women. I know how crucial it is to help women of all ages understand what menopause is and how it will affect them, regardless of whether they experience symptoms like hot flushes or not....2023-06-2034 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#38: June Menopause Special - Unravelling the Perimenopause PuzzleWere you taught about menopause in school? How about by your Mother or other family member? What about as a grown woman?
Our society has deemed menopause a taboo topic, until very recently. This has led to the majority of women having very limited understanding about what the menopause is and what to expect - except for hot flushes, the beginning of the end of your life, and loss of fertility.
During June our podcast will focus on menopause, exploring the myths, fears, beliefs, experiences, and impact to real...2023-06-1350 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#37: June Menopause Special - Why menopause is not the beginning of the end of your lifeOne of the key challenges we’re facing with menopause is the lack of knowledge about the topic amongst women. We haven’t been brought up with education and clarity about menopause so that we truly understand what it is and how it’s going to affect us. So, this month we're bringing you four very special episodes focusing on menopause.
There’s a lot of unknown, fear, stigma, and even shame still associated with menopause and the changes it brings to a woman. We’re seeing this play out in so many parts of our cult...2023-06-0635 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#36: Resilience, Cancer, and Resetting Your LifeAre you in the camp of waiting until something goes wrong before having to give your health a thought? It often takes something drastic or even life-threatening for either yourself or someone you love to face before you appreciate how valuable your health is. Because without your health, you have no life, no you even. It’s the number one thing that stands in our way of being able to do and feel the things we want in our lives.
For Casey Kang Head she faced this when she was diagnosed with cancer; not ju...2023-05-3042 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#35: The Importance of Saying No - A Conversation on Boundaries and Self-CareKnowing what success looks like for you is something so few of us get clear on, yet we’re constantly striving for success because we believe it will make us feel the way we want to feel. Yet the irony is that we often don’t even know how it is we truly want to feel!
It’s easy to get caught up in your life, pushing to achieve your goals and achieve this success, doing and saying yes to more and more. The result is that you’re maxed out, juggling so many balls, s...2023-05-2352 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#34: Creating a blueprint for a healthy balanceIs it really possible for women to have it all? What even is ‘it all’?
These are just some of the questions we’re exploring in today’s episode with our guest May James. May runs two businesses and has had huge success in the accolades she has been awarded and in supporting other female entrepreneurs to build and scale thriving global businesses. All of which she has accomplished whilst managing her chronic illness and living her life on purpose.
May is passionate about helping women to create a business...2023-05-1657 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#33: Why Living Healthy Isn't a Battle - A journey to sustainable healthIs it a constant battle to stay healthy once you build a healthy lifestyle where you feel strong and well?
This was a fantastic question recently asked to our host and one that we thought was perfect to explore in this podcast episode. It’s an important topic to bring to you because being healthy isn’t a goal that you reach and then tick off because it’s complete. Healthy living is for life - there is no finish line!
So many people think that being healthy is a thin...2023-05-0924 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#32: From Self-Doubt to Self-Compassion - The power of managing your inner criticThat voice you hear in your head is real and the most powerful voice you hear, yet for many of us, it’s the most critical voice we ever hear! The way you support yourself has such a role to play in your health and wellbeing but is very overlooked when it comes to building a healthy lifestyle.
This is why today we’re going deep into the topic of self-compassion for wellbeing with guest Tom Cleary. Tom has a wealth of expertise in mental health and personal development with a focus on self-compassion and...2023-05-0241 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#31:Investing in Your Health - Why proactivity is key to living your best lifeIs it really that important to invest in your health before something goes wrong?
In today’s episode MD turned entrepreneur Dr Kim Foster is sharing her experience of working in the Canadian healthcare system as a family doctor for over twenty years and the challenges of reactive health care. Dr Kim is a huge advocate for proactive health and offers so much on why we should be building a culture of healthy living at the heart of our families, communities and who we are, to help us all feel well and love the lif...2023-04-2555 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#30: Unlocking the power of mindfulness for health and happinessMindfulness is a bit of a buzz word right now as we hear it popping up in many different wellness and healthy living conversations. It’s a powerful tool and can offer so many mental, physical, and emotional health benefits. It’s also something that is free and simple to add into your wellness toolkit!
Today’s guest Alison Dee is a Mindset and Manifestation Coach certified in mindfulness training so was a brilliant fountain of knowledge to dig into what mindfulness is and how to go about building it into your lifestyle to reap t...2023-04-1833 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#29: Alcohol and Your Health - The Risks, Rewards, and Road to RecoveryThere are two types of people - those who have a drink problem and those who don’t.
Is this really true? It’s been the way levels of alcohol dependancy have been categorised for many years, but things are slowly starting to shift when it comes to thinking about what we drink and whether we really do have a problem with it.
We’re exploring this topic today with guest expert Carol Urry, an alcohol free and habits coach. We dive into why so many people feel it’s normal to drink an...2023-04-1159 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#28: The Beauty of Imperfection - Why Healthy Living Doesn't Require PerfectionismHealth doesn’t have a start and end point. Neither is it about doing a prescriptive list of things and only then you’ll feel reap the rewards and feel great. And if you can’t do them all, why bother with anything?
Today we’re exploring the belief so many people hold onto that to be a healthy person means having to ‘do it all’; that you can only be healthy if you tick all the boxes and when you can’t, there’s no point in doing anything. So you stay exactly where you are, fe...2023-04-0441 min
Women's Health Unwrapped#27: Wellness and Wealth - Why Business Owners Need to Invest in Their HealthAs we see more people choosing to start their own businesses and explore the possibilities of entrepreneurship, today’s guest is the perfect person to share with you why at any stage of your life you need to be proactive about building good, strong health.
Lisa Johnson runs a hugely successful global online strategy company, which she founded only six years ago when she was a single Mum to twin sons and whilst working in a full-time job. But, as her business grew, her health deteriorated. Lisa has struggled with a chronic disease since 2020, an...2023-03-2834 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#26: Your money and your healthOne area of wellbeing that is often overlooked, but is most definitely a part of every single person’s life is money. Your finances can have a huge negative impact on your life, with 71% of people in the UK currently reporting they are stressed about money.
What money means for women and the stigma many women hold about money is causing lots of challenges to mental health for them and their partners. It’s something we really need to get more comfortable talking about and sharing to help shift these long-standing beliefs of the role of money in t...2023-03-2137 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#25: The role of self-awareness for happiness and successWe spend so much of our lives working so why would we not think about the impact this has on our health and happiness? Today we’re chatting with guest Mike Cole about the importance of self-awareness in creating balance and good health. Mike is passionate about understanding how you operate and function as an individual - regardless of whether you are neurotypical or neurodivergent - to ensure you design a life that fits your unique personality.
As someone who is neurodivergent and works full-time from home with their wife and children in home education, Mike has va...2023-03-1446 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#24: The power and impact when women take care of themselvesTo support and celebrate International Women’s Day 2023 and the #EmbraceEquity focus for this year, we’re bringing you a special solo episode focusing on the power and impact women have when they take care of themselves.
Why women? Doesn’t everyone need to take care of their health?
Yes we should all be investing in our health, but there is urgency and a need for women because there is a huge and increasing risk to their health right now, with heart disease for females significantly on the rise and dementia and Alzheimers now being the bi...2023-03-0736 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#23:Changing your life: Making your health work for youThe final episode in our February mini-series bringing you real people and their stories about building a healthy lifestyle is with friend and food blogger Victoria Himsworth.
Victoria is sharing her journey of returning to taking care of herself following pregnancy and some big life changes. She realised that in order to be able to cope with the demands of new family life, she had to put herself into the mix of her busy daily routine. For any new parent, life with a baby is demanding and often exhausting. As Victoria gave birth on the night the...2023-02-2835 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#22: Changing your life: Just one step at a timeThe third episode in our February mini-series chatting with real people about their journeys to build a healthier lifestyle, is with our host Nicola's partner Kev Farndell.
Kev’s opening up about the self-doubt and imposter syndrome that held him back from happiness, and how he was an absolute beginner on his journey to building a healthy lifestyle only 18 months ago when he hit rock-bottom. Struggling with physical health challenges including high blood pressure, and mental health problems, Kev was not in a good place. He shares how he started by building movement and community through golf, an...2023-02-2140 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#21: Changing your life: Love, loss and lifeA little forewarning that in today’s episode we chat about death, loss and grief.
As part of our February mini-series focusing on how when life is hard or throws major challenges at you, the only way to move forward is to take better care of yourself, we bring you a truly incredible and inspiring guest, Cat O’Brien.
Cat’s sharing her story of the sudden loss of her much loved partner and soul mate, Jon. She explores her response to the trauma his loss triggered and explains why you have to move forward in a w...2023-02-1445 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#20: Why I know it’s possible for anyone to change their lifeIn February we’re bringing you a very special mini-series of the Live Healthy Now podcast. Over the next four weeks we’re sharing real stories of real people who have hit rock bottom in their lives. They each have a very different story, but there’s one thing running parallel through each of them - they created a better life where they could thrive by believing they could change, and took very small steps, one at a time, to create the healthy, happy, strong life they are living now. Despite feeling so low and lost they thought there was no...2023-02-0733 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#19: The importance of fitness during pregnancy and every stage of your lifeBeing pregnant can be a very special time of a woman’s life, however it can also bring with it lots of new and scary health challenges, both physical ones and mental too. For many pregnant women, there is fear and uncertainty around fitness during pregnancy and also in the post-natal period once they have their baby. Today’s guest Brittany Scott is helping to break down the fear and worry about exercising during pregnancy and what to do once your baby arrives.
We also explore some of the biggest challenges women face not just in the imme...2023-01-3141 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#18: Taking control of the blood sugar rollercoasterIf you often find yourself grabbing a chocolate bar or something else sugary at 3pm only to find yourself quickly crashing back down to feeling tired and ratty afterwards, this episode is for you!
Many of us aren’t aware of the impact the food we’re eating has on not just the way our body functions but also in how we feel. Food plays a huge role in our lives and has become a central thing that many of us have in our lives whether it’s for health, socialising or through our habits. For some food e...2023-01-2457 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#17: Is what you're eating causing an autoimmune disease?The food we eat is like the writer, director, producer and actor to the daily movie of how we feel and function in our lives. What we put into our bodies will determine how we go about our lives and how well we are now, and in the future. In this episode we’re discussing the rise of autoimmune diseases and the impact diet and lifestyle have on the likelihood of you being diagnosed with one.
It is possible to manage the symptoms and diagnosis of many autoimmune diseases through diet, and today’s guest Onelly Hernandez, is s...2023-01-1737 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#16: Powering into and through menopauseIt’s estimated that in the UK one third of females, that’s around 13 million people, are currently peri or menopausal. Add onto this all of the people in these women’s lives who they spend their time with at home, work or socially and you have an enormous number of people who are coming into contact with menopause in some way. Then put this onto a global scale and you can see that there’s a massive proportion of the population who are affected in some way by the menopause right now.
That’s why this week we’re...2023-01-1057 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#15: To resolution or not to resolution?How many times have you been stuck thinking about what to set as your New Year resolution?
How many times did you start out full of good intention with your resolution but failed before you’d even hit the end of January? Or maybe even the end of the first week?!
We’ve been conditioned to see the start of the year as a new beginning and therefore a time we can decide what to change and make it happen, pretty much when the clock strikes midnight on the 31st of December. The change in year...2023-01-0325 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#14: It's time to celebrate you!How often do you recognise what you’ve achieved and celebrate yourself for all of the great things you’re doing in your life? I’d guess it’s not very often.
The relationship we have with ourself is the most important one in our life, yet we struggle to show ourselves support, gratitude, and thanks for all that we do and are.
So, in our last episode of 2022, we’re helping you to take a pause and reflect on what your year has been like, and to celebrate yourself so you can go into 2023 feeling pr...2022-12-2723 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#13: The power of love on your health and happinessHave you ever stopped to think about how the relationships you have affect the way you feel?
We’re wired to need connection and so the relationships we have play a huge role in our overall health and wellbeing. You may be surprised to learn that the most important relationship of all we need to invest in and nurture is the one with ourselves.
If you have a partner or spouse, life isn’t always easy sharing it with them, and you may feel that the relationship is too much hard work or that it’s past...2022-12-2041 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#12: Surviving cancer and thrivingAs a wife, mother, family CEO, alongside a full-time corporate career, Gabby was running on fumes all day, every day. Her life was hectic so there was never any time to think about the lifestyle choices she was making and what effect these might be having on her. This was until she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive type of breast cancer at only 44 years old.
Gabby began a new journey, walking a very different path to the one she expected to be on. The place she’s at though is far better than where she ex...2022-12-1238 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#11: Healing your mind and body from traumaThis week we chat with guest expert Ashlee Hoelck about thriving after trauma. Ashlee is proof both the mental and physical symptoms that manifest in your mind and body after trauma can be managed, and she gives advice on how to get started on your own healing at home using free, simple tools and techniques.
In the episode we do chat about trauma from toxic relationships and the emotional suffering that many people endure from this type of trauma, as well as many other trauma types. Please consider this if it may be a trigger for you.2022-12-0638 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#10: Can you really be social and healthy?How many times have you felt like you have to choose between being healthy and enjoying yourself?
This season is definitely one that has many people deciding whether to be naughty or nice! The myth that you can’t be social and enjoy yourself whilst also taking care of your health is the topic for today’s episode.
Is it really possible to be both social and healthy?
If you’re struggling with the overwhelm this time of the year brings, for so many different reasons, including an uplift in social activity, take a list...2022-11-2926 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#9: Laughing your way to health and happinessBeing healthy is about so much more than you probably think it is! Who would think that laughter is something you can build a healthy habit around and feel so much better from?
Today’s guest, Clara Heimerdinger, is a comedy specialist and is sharing why comedy and laughter is a powerful thing to experience to improve your health and wellbeing.
Even in the most difficult times a laugh or a smile can go a long way to making you feel better. And laughter really is contagious, so experiencing it as part of a group ha...2022-11-2241 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#8: What does health have to do with confidence, success and happiness?Do you struggle with your confidence or to feel happy most days?
Would you say you're successful?
How healthy do you feel right now?
In this episode Nicola is talking about what being healthy has to do with feeling confident, happy and successful. She dives into how your health and wellbeing are completely linked to how much you enjoy and feel satisfied in your life.
In the episode you’re going to find out:
How your health is linked to your self-confidence, happiness and success.
What’s holding you back from...2022-11-1523 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#7: From burnout to balanceWhat is stress and why is it something that can wreak havoc on your health and happiness?
I’m joined by April Likins, a stress management coach helping you to understand what stress is, how it shows up for you and how to step out of stress so you can live healthier and happier - which is what we are all about at Live Healthy Now!
In a world that is so busy for most of us, it’s easy to miss the signs of stress, and to shrug off the impact it can have on y...2022-11-0845 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#6: Happiness, you and journallingWhat actually is happiness and why is it the thing we’re all trying to find? Can we only be happy when we achieve the success we’re striving for? Or is it that to have success we first need to be happy?
Today I chat with Meg Price from Happybyme about what happiness really is and how to build a happy, successful life. We dive into why journalling is such a powerful tool to have in your healthy habits toolkit. Meg shares her story to getting clear on what happiness means to her and how she now...2022-11-0148 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#5: Shining after traumaTrigger warning: this episode has conversation about death, suicide, bereavement and tragedy. Please skip if this might trigger you.
I’m chatting with Sarah Miller to share her story of facing an unimaginable loss when her four-year-old daughter, Madeline, passed away in a tragic accident in 2021. Sarah wants her story to help others who face similar loss or tragedy in their lives. She is driven to share Madeleine's legacy and honour her energy through the support and guidance she provides.
What Sarah has experienced may not affect many of us, but her message of learning to...2022-10-2557 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#4: Eating your emotions?A quick trigger warning - This episode includes discussion on eating behaviours and disorders, so please skip this episode if this topic might affect you.
Have you ever struggled to control what you eat and drink?
Does it get to Friday evening and you find yourself automatically ordering in the pizza because you feel like it’s the least you deserve after a hectic week at work?
How about when you’re stressed, and you tell yourself eating the family size bar of chocolate all on your own is absolutely fine because it’s goin...2022-10-1839 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#1: It's all about the nowWelcome to the first episode of Live Healthy Now!
In our first full episode we're getting clear on why now is the time to live healthy and why being proactive with your health is so important to live the happy life you desire.
So many of us think we'll finally be happy when we have all of the 'stuff' we're pushing so hard to achieve and get. But it never seems to work out this way.
You'll learn how happiness and health are linked, so that you understand how each one affects the...2022-10-1110 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#3: To live would be an awfully big adventureIt’s time to appreciate yourself, be inspired to take care of yourself, and know that your life is 100% for living right now!
The reality of life is we have one life. Yet this reality often brings fear and resistance. When we accept this and use it as a positive influence, instead of being scared to think about it, we can get clear on how we want our life to be and value ourselves enough to make this life happen for us.
Hustle mentality is driving us to believe this is the only way to ac...2022-10-1115 minWomen's Health Unwrapped#2: Life is like a box of chocolatesThere is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to how to live healthy. You can build your unique healthy lifestyle by getting clear on what matters to you and really connecting to this. You can find and choose what works for you based on your values and how you’d like to feel.
Once you know why living the way you want to matters to you, it makes getting started so much easier and feels possible.
For so long we’ve been made to think primarily about food and exercise as the things that equate to bein...2022-10-1116 minWomen's Health UnwrappedWelcome to Live Healthy Now!Welcome to the brand new Live Healthy Now podcast helping you get clear on the power of building sustainable healthy habits to live the happy, strong life you are craving. Now is the time to stop waiting until you have reached the goals you think will make you feel fulfilled and happy, and learn why taking care of yourself is the answer.
In our short introduction episode to the new weekly podcast, you'll get clear on why it's important to take care of your health, and how you can get started with building your own healthy lifestyle...2022-10-0506 min