Simply Well and Beyond

Gosia Nagy

Are you feeling like your body is no longer functioning as it should? Do you want to prioritise your health? Do you want to figure out what you need to do to finally be well so you can show up fully in your life? Are you ready to move from the "too sick to be healthy and too healthy to be sick" zone to "simply well" and thriving? The Simply Well and Beyond podcast exists to inspire and equip busy people to step into the healthiest version of themselves through food choices, physical activity, mindset and practicality. Turn in each week to learn from Gosia Nagy what it takes to be the healthiest version of yourself and how to hack it practically. In addition to weekly solo episodes, where Gosia shares up-to-date concepts, practical hacks and her perspective on everyday life of a person who refuses to be unwell, she also has honest conversations with people who have found their way to being well or much better through lifestyle changes and how they are able to sustain it and what they are doing with being well.

  1. 4d ago

    85 People Pleasing, Guilt & Family Expectations: How to Choose What You Actually Want

    Episode 85: People Pleasing, Guilt & Family Expectations: How to Choose What You Actually Want How often do you make yourself uncomfortable because the alternative would make someone else uncomfortable? You go because your mother expects you to. You stay because the children enjoy it. You say yes because saying no would disappoint someone. You continue traditions because that is simply what your family has always done. And somewhere along the way, your own experience disappears from the equation. In this episode of Simply Well and Beyond, I explore the difference between consciously choosing to do something for someone you love — and living according to old rules about what a “good” daughter, mother, wife or sister is supposed to do. Someone else being disappointed does not automatically mean you have made the wrong decision. In this episode, we talk about: Why so many women learn early to be agreeable, considerate and “easy” How childhood rules such as “don’t upset them” can continue running your adult life Family expectations around Christmas, holidays and traditions Why another person’s disappointment does not automatically mean you should change your decision The difference between love and obligation The difference between consciously choosing discomfort and believing you have no choice Why “I have to,” “I should,” and “they expect me to” are worth paying attention to People pleasing, guilt and fear of disappointing others Why feeling guilty does not necessarily mean you have done something wrong How to discover what you actually want before automatically accommodating everyone else A question to take away Ask yourself: If nobody was disappointed by my decision, what would I actually choose? You may still decide to go.You may still decide to help.You may still decide that someone else’s needs matter more to you in that particular situation. But first, give yourself permission to recognise that it is a choice. You do not have to become the most important person in every room. But you are allowed to be one of the people whose needs, preferences and comfort count. Share this episode If someone came to mind while you were listening — a friend, sister or woman who constantly makes herself uncomfortable so everyone else can be comfortable — send her this episode. Sometimes one question is enough to help us see a pattern we have been living inside for years.

  2. Sep 15

    84 GLP-1s and the End of the Willpower Myth: What Ozempic and Mounjaro Reveal About Hunger

    Ozempic, Mounjaro and GLP-1: What They Really Teach Us About Hunger, Weight Loss and Willpower GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro have changed the weight-loss conversation. But beyond the headlines, before-and-after photos and arguments about whether these drugs are “good” or “bad,” there is a much more interesting question: What do GLP-1 medications teach us about hunger, cravings, food noise and the biology of weight regulation? For decades, people struggling with their weight have been told to eat less, move more and develop greater willpower. Then GLP-1 medications arrived — and many people suddenly found that their appetite decreased, cravings became quieter and the constant mental conversation around food began to disappear. So was it ever simply a lack of discipline? In this episode of Simply Well and Beyond, I take a more holistic look at GLP-1 weight-loss medications and what they reveal about the human body. We talk about: what GLP-1 actually is and how it influences hunger and satiety why Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro can dramatically reduce appetite and food noise why appetite is biological — not simply a question of self-control how GLP-1 medications slow gastric emptying and affect digestion why feeling less hungry does not automatically mean better digestive health constipation, nausea, bloating and other digestive considerations why weight loss alone should not be the definition of success preserving muscle and adequate nutrition during significant weight loss why eating as little as possible is not the goal what happens when GLP-1 medication is stopped why taking a GLP-1 is not “cheating” how our modern food environment, chronic stress, lack of movement and poor sleep work against the biology we evolved with and why medication can create valuable breathing space — but what you build inside that space matters My concern is not whether someone chooses to use a GLP-1 medication. My question is: Are you using the opportunity simply to become smaller, or are you using it to build a body and a life that are better supported? If GLP-1 medication has made hunger quieter and reduced food noise, that space can become an opportunity to learn how to nourish yourself, build muscle, sleep better, regulate stress, understand cravings and create habits that will support you far beyond the number on the scale. Because ultimately, sustainable health is not about controlling your body harder. It is about creating the conditions in which your body can work with you. If this way of thinking about weight, cravings and health resonates with you, I’m opening a waitlist for the next Body On Your Side programme. This is where we move away from asking: “How do I become more disciplined?” and start asking: “What does my body need in order to work with me?” Join the waitlist for Body On Your Side here This podcast is for educational purposes and is not individual medical advice. Decisions about prescription medication should be made with an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

  3. Aug 27

    83 Why You Have Food Cravings and What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You

    Why You Have Food Cravings — and What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You What if your cravings aren’t something you need to control? What if they are messages you have learned to misinterpret? In this episode, I introduce my approach to deconstructing cravings — looking beyond the immediate desire for sugar, chocolate, wine or another food and asking what your body may actually be trying to communicate. I believe the body is always trying to move towards balance. But modern life, stress, lack of sleep, the way we eat, social conditioning, convenience and our emotional habits can distort those messages. So instead of asking: “How do I stop myself from eating this?” I want you to start asking: “Why am I craving this in the first place?” In this episode, I talk about: Why being underslept can leave you wanting to eat all day Why a sugar craving may have started long before you reached for something sweet How salty, spicy and other stimulating foods can influence what you want afterwards Why “I want chocolate” doesn’t necessarily tell you what you are actually craving How childhood, culture and repetition condition us to expect certain foods at certain times Why wine may sometimes be less about alcohol and more about permission to stop How food can become a way of avoiding sadness, loneliness, frustration or other emotions we simply don’t want to feel Why logistics matter: sometimes we don’t eat what our body needs because we are tired, hungry and have nothing appropriate available How slowing down, chewing and actually tasting our food may help us relearn the language of our own body I also share a very recent example from my own life: a tiny amount of black pepper at lunch immediately triggering a desire for dessert — and why understanding the craving gave me a choice, even though I chose to have the dessert anyway. Because deconstructing a craving isn’t about becoming perfect. It is about becoming curious. The goal is not to get better and better at depriving yourself. The goal is to understand your individual body well enough that you create fewer of the imbalances that generate those unwanted cravings in the first place. Try this The next time you experience a recurring craving, don’t immediately fight it. Ask yourself: What did I eat, drink, do and feel before this craving appeared? How did you sleep?Have you drunk enough?What was your stress level?What happened emotionally?What did you eat beforehand?Does this craving repeatedly show up under similar circumstances? Observe first. Then change one thing upstream and see what happens. That is where deconstructing cravings begins.   Ready to go deeper? If you understand this concept but know that you don’t have the time or headspace to figure everything out alone, this is exactly the kind of work we do inside Body on Your Side. It is my 12-week small-group programme for women who want to lose weight and take better care of themselves without making their lives revolve around dieting, restriction and constant self-control. You don’t need another book or another set of generic rules. You need the space, structure and questions that help you build your own manual for your own body. The goal? “I finally know how to work with my body.” Learn more about Body on Your Side here:https://gosianagy.mykajabi.com/bodyonyourside

  4. Aug 25

    82. Why You Can't Stick to a Diet: The Real Problem Isn't Willpower

    Sometimes women are trying to lose weight while protecting every condition that created the weight gain.   You probably already know how to lose weight. So why is it so difficult to consistently do what you already know? In this episode, I challenge the idea that you need more discipline, stricter rules or better self-control. Because sometimes we are trying to lose weight while protecting every condition that created the weight gain in the first place. The stress.The exhaustion.The lack of sleep.The impossible schedule.The emotional eating.The environment that makes every healthy decision harder than it needs to be. And then we expect our body to be the only thing that changes. I also share the story of a client who thought she had a problem with eating too many nuts in the evening. What we discovered was that she didn't actually have a nuts problem. She had a boredom problem disguised as a food problem. Because food often has a job beyond feeding us. It can comfort us, reward us, entertain us, help us switch off or simply make something we don't want to do more tolerable. And when we simply remove the food without understanding the job it was doing, we are often removing the solution without addressing the problem. In this episode, you'll hear: Why diets can work — until real life gets in the way Why most weight-loss plans are designed for an imaginary woman with an imaginary perfect life Why relying on willpower over and over again makes weight loss unnecessarily difficult How your body, environment, emotional needs and identity influence the way you eat How to recognise what food may actually be doing for you Why sustainable weight loss sometimes requires changing what is happening around your plate, not just what's on it And I'll give you two questions to experiment with this week: What am I asking this food to do for me right now? and What would make taking care of myself easier to sustain here? Because the goal isn't to become a woman who can control herself forever. The goal is to become a woman whose life makes taking care of herself increasingly normal. Ready for support? If you're thinking: “I know what I should be doing. I just can't seem to make myself do it consistently.” This is exactly the work we're doing inside Body on Your Side. Body on Your Side is my 12-week programme for women who want to lose weight without another round of rigid rules, restriction and trying harder. We'll look at your actual life and identify what's really getting in the way — whether that's food, sleep, stress, planning, movement, your environment or what food has quietly been doing for you emotionally. Then we'll work on the changes that will make the biggest difference, with support while you actually practise them. Body on Your Side starts September 1st. I'm deliberately keeping this first group very small — a maximum of five women. → Find out more and join Body on Your Side here: https://gosianagy.mykajabi.com/bodyonyourside  And until next time, instead of asking: “How do I control myself better?” try asking: “Where am I unsupported?”

  5. Aug 13

    81 The Empty Seat How to Let Go of a Friendship That Has Already Ended

    Episode 81: The Empty Seat: How to Let Go of a Friendship That Has Already Ended Some relationships don’t end with an argument, betrayal or dramatic goodbye. They simply stop being what they once were. And yet we keep reaching out. We keep making room. We keep the door open. We continue to organise part of our emotional life around someone who is no longer really participating in the relationship. In this episode, I talk about the hidden emotional and physical cost of keeping a friendship alive with your own energy. I share what 25 years of living abroad and moving between countries has taught me about friendships for a reason, a season and for life — and why history alone does not make someone a lifelong friend. Mutual movement does. We also explore why intelligent, capable women keep holding on long after a relationship has changed. Often it is not weakness. It is identity: the good daughter, the loyal friend, the woman who never gives up on people. And sometimes what we call hope is simply grief that has not been allowed to finish. In this episode, you’ll hear: How to recognise when a friendship has quietly become one-sided Why some friendships disappear when proximity, shared routines or life stages change The difference between loving someone and keeping your life on hold for them Why unresolved relationships can create a constant low hum of emotional stress How your mind keeps “checking the door” even when the other person is no longer showing up Why you can care about someone without offering permanent availability How to stop feeding a relationship that now exists mainly in your head A simple Empty Seat Audit you can do this week to reclaim your energy I’ll leave you with one question: Are you protecting an empty chair while overlooking the people who are already in the room? You do not need a dramatic goodbye. You can love someone and still stop waiting for them. If this episode made you think of another woman who needs to hear it, share it with her and simply say: “I thought of you when I heard this.”

  6. Aug 6

    80 How to Set Boundaries With Aging Parents Without Losing Yourself

    Caring for ageing parents does not require you to surrender your home, health or future. This episode explores parental guilt, family expectations and sibling conflict over elderly care. You are allowed to love your ageing parents without giving up your home, your health and your life. Many women live under an unspoken contract: a good daughter stays available, accommodates everyone and proves her love through sacrifice. Nobody asks whether she agreed to that contract—or what it will cost her. In this episode, I challenge the belief that caring for an ageing parent requires an adult daughter to disappear. Through a composite coaching example, I explore what happens when a woman has already set a boundary with her elderly parent but continues to punish herself for it. She has said no on the outside, while still believing that a good daughter should have said yes. We discuss: Why feeling guilty does not prove that you are guilty The difference between setting a boundary and emotionally standing behind it Why love does not require unlimited access to your home, energy or life How to deal with a parent who remains disappointed with your decision Why another person’s unhappiness is not an instruction to abandon yourself Sibling conflict over caring for elderly parents How distant siblings use criticism to manage the guilt of not being there Why you cannot outsource the labour and retain total control How to replace vague guilt with clear, practical responsibility Why a good daughter is not required to sacrifice the life she has spent decades building A parent’s need is real. It does not automatically become your personal assignment. You can acknowledge your parent’s disappointment without agreeing to the arrangement they want. You can love them, support them and contribute to their care without surrendering your marriage, health, ambitions, peace or future. Questions to consider Where am I already saying no but still punishing myself for it? What am I genuinely willing to give once guilt is removed from the decision? There may be no solution in which your parent is happy, your sibling agrees, nobody judges you and you feel completely comfortable. Discomfort is not the same as wrongdoing. Disappointing another person is not the same as abandoning them. Being a loving daughter does not require you to surrender your life. Share this episode If you know a woman who is trying to be a good daughter at the expense of her own life, share this episode with her. Send it without advice or criticism. Simply say: “I heard this, and I thought you might need to hear it too.” She may not need another reminder of what she owes everybody else. She may need permission to stop disappearing.

  7. Jul 2

    79 Why You're Exhausted by 3PM: The Real Reason Sleep Isn't the Fix

    Episode 79 Why You're Exhausted by 3PM: The Real Reason Sleep Isn't the Fix You slept eight hours. You did everything right. And by 3pm you're staring at your screen like someone unplugged you. What if that crash has almost nothing to do with what happened last night — and everything to do with what your body has been asked to carry since 8am? In this episode, I break down why so many high-achieving women hit a wall every single afternoon, even when their sleep looks "fine" on paper. I walk through the blood sugar swing most lunches quietly set up, what's actually happening with your cortisol by mid-afternoon, and the nervous system piece almost nobody talks about — the moment your body finally gets quiet enough to tell you the truth. I also share a personal story of what my own 3pm crash used to look like, and the one small, unglamorous shift that changes it. In this episode: Why the 3pm crash is rarely a sleep problem on its own How a fast-carb lunch spikes blood sugar and sets up the afternoon crash What's really happening with your cortisol by mid-afternoon The nervous system piece nobody talks about — why "quiet" is when it finally hits Why rhythm and built-in recovery matter as much as what's on your plate What to ask your doctor about: thyroid, iron and ferritin, B12, vitamin D, and hormones Why it's worth ruling out sleep apnea if you're chronically wiped out The 5-minute ritual to try before the crash hits — not after "Your energy isn't broken. Your day just isn't built to support it yet." If this one hit home, forward it to the friend or sister who's running on coffee and willpower to get through her 3pm.       3pm energy crash, afternoon fatigue, blood sugar crash, cortisol dip afternoon, tired all the time, chronic fatigue women, nervous system burnout, perimenopause fatigue, energy crash midlife, why am I exhausted by 3pm

  8. Jun 30

    78 Stop Chasing the Perfect Diet: The Boring Basics That Actually Work

    You're still asking the internet — or ChatGPT — for the best diet for you. It's hot, it's bikini season, the pressure is on, and somewhere out there is the perfect plan you haven't found yet. But what if you're overcomplicating the one thing that was always going to work? In this episode I make the case I've been making to clients for almost 20 years: sleep, hydration, and vegetables beat every single diet. Not the new gadget. Not the next supplement. Not the biohack everyone's hanging onto the influencer's last word about. The boring basics — done day in, day out — are where the gold is. I'll walk you through each one, why none of them are complicated, and why the drama and dopamine of the "sexy" health fixes is usually the sign they won't last. I also get honest about my own life as a 20-year expat: how every move turns my carefully built routines upside down, how London brought sugar temptation and a fatty liver warning back into my life, and how going back to basics — not losing the weight I was told to lose — reversed it. In this episode: Why you might be overcomplicating your health — and what to do instead Sleep: becoming the well-slept woman, and why it changes your energy, mood, hormones, brain health, and how you age Hydration: why research suggests around 80% of us are walking around dehydrated — and how we cheat thirst with sugar Vegetables: the simplest rule there is — eat more colourful, non-starchy ones, in any form Movement: why "just start moving" beats the perfect weights programme you're too intimidated to begin Stress and rest: finding your own release valve — not mine — and why it can't be sugar Why importance doesn't need intensity, it needs consistency — the 10-minute walk you actually take The Eat · Move · Rest · Regulate · Ritualize framework, and why ritualizing is what makes it yours How I reversed a fatty liver warning by returning to the basics, not by losing weight You never graduate from the basics. In our busy lives, through every changing season, we don't move past them — we return to them. If today's episode gave you permission to stop chasing complicated and come back to what actually works, share it with a friend who needs to hear it too — and if you've got 30 seconds, leave a review. It helps another woman find her way back to feeling well.

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Are you feeling like your body is no longer functioning as it should? Do you want to prioritise your health? Do you want to figure out what you need to do to finally be well so you can show up fully in your life? Are you ready to move from the "too sick to be healthy and too healthy to be sick" zone to "simply well" and thriving? The Simply Well and Beyond podcast exists to inspire and equip busy people to step into the healthiest version of themselves through food choices, physical activity, mindset and practicality. Turn in each week to learn from Gosia Nagy what it takes to be the healthiest version of yourself and how to hack it practically. In addition to weekly solo episodes, where Gosia shares up-to-date concepts, practical hacks and her perspective on everyday life of a person who refuses to be unwell, she also has honest conversations with people who have found their way to being well or much better through lifestyle changes and how they are able to sustain it and what they are doing with being well.

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  • Creator
    Gosia Nagy
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    81
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Simply Well and Beyond
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