Episodes

Join us for an enlightening conversation with Richard Game, the founder of Vital Origin. With a background as a Functional Medicine Practitioner, Physiotherapist, Performance Coach, and Biohacker, Richard brings a wealth of expertise to the discussion. We delve into the principles of ancestral health, nose-to-tail diets, and evolutionary medicine, exploring how these concepts can optimize health and well-being. Richard shares his journey of studying and applying these principles to himself and ...

In this enlightening episode, we explore the intricacies of the stress response system, shedding light on the three parts that are essential for everyone to understand. While most are familiar with the sympathetic "fight or flight" response and the parasympathetic "calm" feeling, we delve into the often-overlooked third component: the Dorsal Vagal Shutdown response. Join us as we take a deep dive into the neuroscience of trauma with Dr. Gina Claxton, a Clinical Psychotherapist with expertise in...

Join us for a candid discussion on a topic often swept under the rug: workplace toxicity. In this episode, we delve into the prevalence of toxic work environments and explore practical strategies for protecting yourself and navigating challenging workplaces. Our guest, Nathalie Martinek, brings a unique perspective to the conversation. As an ex-systems biology and cancer researcher turned Narcissism Hacker, consultant, and independent medical culture researcher, Nathalie has dedicated her caree...

In this episode, we chat with Lucy, a Certified High Performance Coach, Corporate Workshop Facilitator, and Retreat Leader. Lucy shares her journey from hitting rock bottom in her corporate career to becoming a beacon of high performance and wellness. Discover how to identify burnout, implement key strategies to combat it, and understand the impact of stress on health. Key Topics: Identifying Burnout: Lucy’s personal experience with burnout. Common signs and symptoms of burnout. 3 Key Strateg...

Prepare for an eye-opening conversation on the often overlooked aspects of antidepressant medication. In this episode, we delve into two rare yet severe side-effects that are seldom discussed by medical professionals worldwide: protracted withdrawal syndrome and post-SSRI sexual dysfunction. Join us as we explore these critical topics with Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring, a distinguished psychiatrist renowned for his expertise in drug tapering and withdrawal management. With years of experience in clin...

In this compelling episode, we sit down with Conrad, the founder of Addiction Coaching Australia, who shares his journey of overcoming a crippling addiction to ice and cocaine. Conrad's experience navigating the private rehab system in Australia left him disillusioned, recognizing a need for a more modern, effective approach to addiction recovery. Drawing on his lived experience, psychology degree, and extensive corporate and start-up experience, Conrad founded Addiction Coaching Australia. His...

Are you a mother and are feeling lost, trapped, undervalued or invisible? You are not alone. Most of Fabienne's clients feel the same. Dr Fabienne Chevalier is a therapist, a motherhood and matrescence advocate and an educator and researcher. With a focus on anxiety, depression, trauma and anger, she brings together therapy, coaching and her background in sociology, psychology and language in her work with mothers. She is also a mother. Dr Fabienne helps them to break free from the unhealthy e...

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Bee Mohamed, a passionate advocate for harm reduction and drug policy reform in Australia. Bee's journey has taken her from her role as the inaugural CEO of ScriptWise, a charity addressing prescription medication addiction and overdose, to her advocacy work with Harm Reduction Australia and her involvement with Canopy Growth, one of the world's largest cannabis companies. Bee's dedication to patient advocacy and her commitment to improving drug polici...

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Deepa Mahananda, a General Practitioner at Sydney Low Carb Specialists, who is dedicated to harnessing the power of low carbohydrate nutrition for optimal health and chronic disease management, with a particular focus on women's health. Dr. Mahananda's passion for low carbohydrate nutrition stems from its potential to transform lives and improve overall well-being. As a Certified Ketogenic Nutrition SpecialistSM, credentialed by the American Nutrition Assoc...

Do you know your attachment style? Could this be affecting your relationship and causing stress? You will love this podcast as we dive deep into identifying the 4 types of attachment styles and tips on how to create a healthy relationships with yourself and others. Thais Gibson is a Ph.D. candidate with over 13 certifications in modalities such as CBT, NLP, somatic experiencing, internal family systems, and shadow work. She has nearly a decade of experience running a successful private practice...

Isabella Ferguson is a former lawyer turned counsellor and coach specialising in alcohol, stress management and burnout. She is also the co-host of the not drinking today podcast and host of the de-stress for success podcast. As a former lawyer suffering overwhelm and stress and a mum who struggled to balance her career and young family she needed to make a change. She walked the talk and knows what it feels like when alcohol has just become too much and starts affecting your health. She now c...

Dr Manasi Deshpande, a Melbourne based GP talks about . Infant nutrition and breast feeding medicine . Solids introduction early specifically for allergy prevention . Helping unsettled babies and tired parents This is a much needed topic of discussion and will bring hope and support to many new parents. Dr Manasi Deshpande graduated medical school with distinction in 2002 from Pune, India. Family Medicine as a specialism was a natural choice for her as she always wanted to provide evidence ba...

Embark on an inspiring journey with Dr. Samantha Pillay, a consultant Urologist, author, and advocate for female leadership. From finishing school at age 16 to becoming the first woman in South Australia to complete the adult Urological Surgical training program, Samantha's story is one of perseverance, dedication, and breaking barriers. In this captivating conversation, Samantha shares her experience of overcoming physical limitations from congenital hip dysplasia to establish herself as a pio...

Given that heart disease is the single largest killer for Australian women, three times that of breast cancer – a total of 9000 women died in 2018 due to Cardiac Health related issues, Dr Swati Mukherjee has special interest in interventional cardiologist specialising in coronary intervention and heart disease in women. As one of only 17 female interventional cardiologists in Australia and New Zealand, she is part of a national leadership group working towards gender equity in cardiology. She i...

Dr Ivana is a Melbourne Based GP who has always believed that there is more to offer her patients than just the prescriptions, procedures and medical interventions, which, although primarily necessary, are often not enough to alleviate the suffering of a disease. Once she completed her training in Positive Psychology in 2013 and Lifestyle Medicine in 2019, she fully embraced her passion for disease prevention and health enhancement. Her particular area of interest is in Menopausal Health. Ivana...

An inspiring conversation with Tracey - The Health & Healing Coach who takes us through her journey of losing 15kg and overcoming an alcohol overuse disorder in her 40's. How did she succeed when many women in their forties struggle to lose weight? Can it be done? Hear what Tracey has to say as she shares her insights and valuable tips to get where she is today. Now at 50 she is the leanest, heathiest and happiest she has ever been, because she’s seen what was getting in her way, and she is gra...

How often do you take the roles of hero, villain or victim? Have you noticed how we easily move from one role to another in just one day? Is this serving us? How can we turn things around so we empower others to take action and find solutions? Join this inspiring conversation with Sandra Harwood, mother, wife, author, mindfulness teacher, coach and counsellor as she helps you take back your power. Connect with Sandra on Instagram: sandraharwoodbooks Are you suffering from burnout? Take the MI...

How much of our cravings - alcohol or be it sugar, is unconscious? Automated? We talk about self- image and values and how this underpins our choices. Can we overcome cravings? Is it that simple? A podcast not to be missed! Natalie West is a Clinical Psychotherapist, Self-Image Specialist, International Speaker and Columnist. She is sought-after facilitator and speaker on the Self Image and The Power of Poor Nutrition on your mind and body. Natalie’s work has taken her to stages in the UK, Cana...

It always amazes me how doctors don't ask about nutrition when it comes to mental health. It's crucial. It's vital. It's not to be missed as it could be a missing piece of the health puzzle. It was inspiring to hear Dr Pratima Singh, a Psychiatrist with expertise in functional medicine talk about how she uses nutrition in her practice, helping numerous patients overcome mental health conditions. Dr Pratima Singh is an experienced psychiatrist from the UK. She completed her training from Maudsle...

Nathalie is an an ex-systems biology and cancer researcher turned Narcissism Hacker, consultant and independent medical culture researcher. As a highly attuned observer she became acutely alive to the fact that toxic behaviours metastasize, just like the cancer tumours she was studying so closely. She posed questions, developed and tested theories, researched, found others around the world and co-created collaborative programs to address issues such as saviour burnout among health professionals...

Dr Ailsa Care is UK based GP with over 20 years of experience. Following some personal health problems, which conventional medicine failed to solve, she sought some medical advice from a practitioner who used a root-cause approach, similar to functional medicine. The resolution of her health issues led her to seek training in this approach. Since then she has completed training with both the Institute of Functional Medicine and the British Society of Ecological Medicine. "When you learn about f...

I had the honour of spending time with Christine and Judy from the popular podcast series "Psychology Has It Backwards". This podcast changed my life when I realised how we can caught up in thought, which in fact, is a story we've created. Thinking patterns are merely habits and that means they can be changed. Loved my conversation with two incredible women who are changing the world with their wisdom on the three principles which was initially discovered by Sydney Banks. Enjoy this thought pro...

Renee Mill is a Director, Principal Clinical Psychologist, Supervisor and bestselling author of 3 books. Renee has counselled hundreds of individuals, couples and families for over 30 years and has worked intensely on creating a new technique for dealing with generalised anxiety disorder, social anxiety, fear of public speaking, performance anxiety and panic attacks. We discussed the differences between anxiety, stress and burnout, how to identify, treat and prevent burnout with practical tools...

Ruhee Meghani is the founder of Allied Collective - Australia’s first inclusive facilitation agency specialising in inclusive training, facilitation, design and wellbeing. This is a fun conversation exploring Diversity and Inclusion, what this actually means and how it affects us in society and especially in the workplace. An inspiring conversation not to be missed! Connect with Ruhee here: https://alliedcollective.com.au/about/ Are you suffering from burnout? Take the MINT Clinic Burnout Quiz:...