Explore Your Core Elise Marcianti

I am joined by Jan Clarke, the founder of Door 2- an eating disorder organisation that offers an insider perspective. She had a conversation with me to discuss my mental health journey and discuss why traditional treatment didn’t work for me. We talk about how it left be voiceless and stripped away the ability to feel heard and feel connected, both which have been key to my recovery. I share my experience with Family Based Therapy (which is where the parents become responsible for refeeding and weight restoring the individual) which was a treatment method given once I was out of hospital after an admission. Unfortunately this method made recovery incredibly difficult as I began to lose trust with my parents and team as there was deception and I lost my ability to be heard or feel connected when everything was taken away. Through this though, I learnt to regain trust in myself and others, find my voice and explore and find the things that make me feel connected. I have since immersed myself in art and adventure and recorded the episode on the road while support crewing a run around Australia (hence the low audio quality apologies!)Going through this, where it was all stripped away only showed me just how fundamental these for us- to have trust, to be heard and to feel connected. I talk about the initial stages in my recovery where I choose to stop asking ‘what if something bad happens?’ and ask my self ‘what if?’ with a sense of curiosity. And I also share the challenges trying to sit with stillness when my mind wants to sabotage, people pleasing and being in environments that don’t feel  conducive to how I operate."To the girl who wanted to be free,all you wanted was to be wild,to return to your safe haven in the forests.To be alone where no one knew where you were, to go out and explore and let your mind wander. But because you were sick,your freedom was taken away, police were called when you wandered too far, family was called when you were seen out of home,you were locked and caged and under supervision. All you had wanted was to feel the expansiveness of the world, to let your soul be on fire,to go to untouched places, to explore, to move to run,and to go far,”You can find out more about Door 2 and the work they do here.Stay tuned for more episodes to come!- Explore Your Core


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Today I am joined with Glen Murray- a photographer and videographer for Korupt vision where he follows some of the best triathletes in the world, capturing the pain and joys of this endurance sport and showcasing some of the beauty found in the ocean, roads and trails. He’s also the co-founder of Atohi, a triathlon apparel that understands the art to explore. I’ve jumped onboard as an ambassador and had a chat to find out the story behind Atohi, his perspective behind the scenes capturing photos and what it’s like being in the world of endurance.
I got to hear from Glens perspective having his wife be a pro Triathlete and capturing moments of hurt happiness and the highs and lows that happen in endurance races as he travelled around the world. We delve into Glens why and the mindset he brings into his work and creative endeavours. We talk about endurance and what a journey it is for each individual racing, putting themselves at their limit and exploring what they are capable of. You can check out Atohi’s website here and socials and his photography here. Keep posted for more episodes to come!-Explore Your Core


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For this episode I am joined with habit researcher, author and speaker Dr Gina Cleo. After reading her book The Habit Revolution and knowing from my own experience both the struggles and power of habits, I was so excited to able to have a deep dive into our behaviour and habits and break down some of the myths around motivation- about how it can lead to failed diets and a bad relationship with food and our bodies. Habits- they aren’t a quick fix, nor are they a one off thing, they are the result of being consistent over a long time and as Dr Gina Cleo puts it “don’t sound sexy” but they are actually the only proven way of long term change. After seeing so many failed attempts at change seen in her clients as a dietician that don’t come down to their lack of willpower of mental strength, Dr Gina Cleo then dedicated her life to understading and researching the role of habits. In this episode, we talk about the importance of our environment and minimising our temptations because willpower, just like a muscle fatigues over time- the more you resist the temptation, the more likely you are to cave later on in the day. Dr Gina Cleo shares a few practical tips for making a healthier environment around us such as keeping our phones away from our beds so we don’t hit snooze in the morning. (I know how tempting it is, escpecially with this cold weather!)We dive into habits- how 70% of everything we do is habitual and she talks about the reflexive and reflective part of our brain. She also explains why it can be hard to pave our own path- due to our evolutionary, we are made to fit in to aid in our survival so our brain rewards us when we do behaviours similar to others. Dr Gina Cleo’s socials can be found here, her website where you have access to her book can be found here. You can jump onto my socials at Explore Your Core to keep up to date with new podcast epsiodes. Until next epsiode!


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I spoke with Ali Hill- a proud mother who’s curiosity has led her to understanding why we do what we do through psychology. She’s also a speaker, podcast host, author of Stand Out and co-author of best selling book Dealing with the Tough Stuff . We talk about the power of story and how that enables us to connect with others see a glimpse into their world. We also talk about how story telling is a two way process and can be powerful for the teller and the listener. You can find her on socials here and through her website here where you can find her blogs, books and podcast Stand Out Life. Until next epsiode!




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Identity, injury and igniting the passion for life with Tori Wood. I first came across Tori Wood who’s an elite mountainbiker in Squarmish through a short film “Reflection” that looked at her jounrey coming from a competitive gymnastic background that left her struggling with her mental helth, unfortunatly a narrative that is too common. She traded her late nights partying for mountain biking and excelled. She changed her perspective around competition to find a healthy way to nagigate it and has since become a counsellor helping others with a sports focused an integrative approach. We spoke about identity and the fear associated with leaving an unhealthy identity and not knowing what the new one will be as well as how injury can challenge your idea of idenity. We discuss the tricky nagivation around competition and finding compassion rather than getting caught up in comparison and what we can control in a given situtaion. We delve into acceptance and attitude and notitcing with social media how much and what information we allow in. We end the conversation with an important question- what is your why, and asking is what you are currently doing fullfilling that why.You can find Tori Wood on socials here, or her website for her counselling services here where she does one-on-one counselling with individuals struggling with mental health issues and virtual coaching sessions.
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I’mjoined with author, speaker and educator Dr Casey Delmara for part two of this epiode on resilience, post traumatic growth. Follow the Explore Your Core podcast to keep up date with the latest epsiodes and guests.You can find more of her works and Into The Wild Quests here.


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