Wellness etc.

Portia Michau

Wellness etc. is a podcast about cutting through the noise of modern wellness culture. Hosted by holistic health coach and personal trainer Portia, this show explores women’s health, nutrition, nervous system regulation, body image, and the psychology behind our relationship with food and wellbeing. Expect honest conversations about wellness trends, diet culture, hormones, and the realities of building a truly healthy life.

  1. 2d ago

    15 - Off Campus Debrief & Why Your Happiness Doesn't Need To Make Sense To Anyone Else

    We start this episode with a full Off Campus debrief because if you know, you know and if you haven't watched it yet, consider this your sign. But then things get a little deeper. This episode is my honest take on hustle culture, why I'm so over the glorification of busy, and the epiphany I had recently that honestly changed the way I'm approaching my life and my work. I talk about burnout, chronic optimisation, the pressure to constantly be doing more and why I think the opposite of all of that is actually where the good stuff is. We cover: The Off Campus debrief you didn't know you neededWhy "I'm so busy" has become a flex and why I kind of hate itThe things hustle culture glorifies that I'm deinfluencing you onWhy your career is not your personalityBurnout is not normal and we need to stop treating it like it isThe journal prompt I do with all my clients and why it actually changes everything Find more of me: @wellwithportia Work With Me 33

    57 min

  2. May 28

    14 - The Gut, Hormone & Fertility Conversation We All Need | with Monika Anna

    Monika Anna is a clinical nutritionist specialising in gut health, hormones, fertility, and preconception to postpartum nutrition and this conversation is one I have been wanting to have on the podcast for a long time. We get into the connection between gut health and hormonal health, what a truly healthy cycle actually looks like from a practitioner's perspective, and what Monika looks for in her clients that most people (including GPs) tend to miss. Whether you're thinking about fertility now or just want to understand your cycle and hormones better, this one is for you. We cover: The connection between gut health and hormonal health that most women don't know aboutWhat a healthy cycle actually looks like and the signs something might be offNutrition and lifestyle foundations for hormonal and cycle healthFertility and preconception - what to address before you even start tryingWhat the wellness industry gets most wrong about hormonal health Find more of Monika: @monika_anna_nutritionist Find more of me: @wellwithportia Work with Me momentum-studios.com.au

    46 min

  3. May 21

    13 - Body Image, Calorie Tracking & The Honest Answers You Actually Need | Q&A

    This week it's just me, answering your questions and honestly this might be one of my favourite episode formats because your questions are so good and so real. From navigating bad body image days to the all-in approach in recovery, learning to trust yourself around food, and what to do when people are stressing you out. We're getting into all of it. You asked me about: Bad body image days and eating when full in recoveryMovement, steps, and heart rate during period recoveryBreaking free from calorie tracking when it feels like the only thing keeping you safeSleep struggles, nourishing breakfasts and yes - sleeping masksWhen to see a GP or gynaecologist if you've tried everythingMy biggest advice for intuitive eating You can find more of me: instagram.com/wellwithportia momentum-studios.com.au

    50 min

  4. May 14

    12 - The Workout Habit That Might Be Holding You Back

    This episode is not anti-exercise. Not even close. But it is an honest conversation about the relationship so many of us have built with movement and whether it's actually serving us. This week I'm breaking down why exercise is a stressor, what it means when it becomes your primary coping mechanism, and how to start moving with genuine intention rather than obligation, guilt, or anxiety. We cover: Why exercise is a stressor and why that actually mattersThe difference between movement that supports you and movement that's just a distractionHow to understand the intention behind your trainingSigns you might be overtrainingHow to set yourself up for success - fuelling, rest, recovery and training smarterWhy strength training is the greatest thing you can do for your body long term Find more of me: instagram.com/wellwithportia momentum-studios.com.au

    43 min

  5. May 7

    11 - She Lost Her Period Twice ... Here's What Finally Worked | with Lucy Klemt

    Lucy Klemt is a dietitian and strength coach who has dedicated her career to helping women build a sustainable relationship with food and their bodies. But before all of that, she lost her period ... twice. In this episode Lucy shares her personal journey through two separate period recoveries, why the first one didn't stick, and what she did differently the second time around. We also chat about her postpartum experience as a brand new mum to a seven week old, and why asking for help is one of the most powerful things you can do in recovery. This is one of those conversations that feels like sitting down with someone who just gets it. We cover: Lucy's personal journey with losing her period and what drove itWhy her first recovery didn't stick and what changed the second timePractical advice for women in period recoveryWhy asking for help is not weakness, it's the whole point Find more of Lucy - instagram.com/lucyklemt Find more of me - instagram.com/wellwithportia Work with me - momentum-studios.com.au

    57 min

  6. Apr 30

    10 - The HA Series Pt. 2: How I Got My Period Back After 8 Years

    I lost my period at the end of 2017. I got it back in October 2025. This episode is the full story of everything in between - the doctors who told me to go on the pill, the years of half-committing to recovery, the moment I decided to say a quiet but firm no to the medical system and back myself completely. I'm covering exactly what my recovery looked like. The nutrition, the training, the lifestyle changes, and honestly the hardest part of all of it, the mental load. Because nobody talks about that part enough. This one is long, it's personal, and it's everything I wish someone had told me when I was in the thick of it. We cover: How and why I lost my period in the first placeYears of mismanagement, misdiagnosis and being told to just go on the pillThe moment I decided to fully commit to natural recoveryWhat I actually changed (food, movement, sleep, lifestyle and mindset)The mental and emotional reality of recovery that nobody warns you aboutThe night I got my period back and what it meant Find more of me: instagram.com/wellwithportia

    1h 20m

  7. Apr 23

    9 - The HA Series Pt. 1: What Even Is Hypothalamic Amenorrhea?

    If your period has gone missing, or has never been quite right, this episode is the starting point. Hypothalamic Amenorrhea is one of the most common and most misunderstood causes of missing periods in women, and most of us have never even heard of it. In Part 1 of the HA Series I'm breaking down what HA actually is, what's happening in your body when it occurs, and what recovery looks like, from the inside out. No medical jargon, just real information that I wish someone had given me a long time ago. We cover: What hypothalamic amenorrhea actually is and how it worksThe three main drivers and why they rarely exist in isolationWhat's happening hormonally when your period disappearsWho gets HA (and why it's not always who you'd expect)How to reverse it and what recovery looks like internally and externallyWhat else you need to know, including common misdiagnoses and why the pill isn't a fix For support about your missing period, you can find me at: instagram.com/wellwithportia email me portia@momentum-studios.com.au

    49 min

  8. Apr 16

    8 - What Nobody Tells You About Leaving Diet Culture | with Jye Austin

    Jye Austin is a Women's Strength & Health Coach, Co-founder of Rep Republic and Social Frequency, and Performance Coach at Saint Haven. But before all of that, she went through her own journey with her health — from an eating disorder at 13, through the world of bodybuilding, and eventually into a completely different relationship with her body and herself. In this episode she shares that journey honestly, and what she found when she finally stopped performing and started actually living. We cover: How her eating disorder began and where it ledThe reality of bodybuilding The moment during COVID when everything shiftedGaining weight and choosing health over performanceFinding holistic health Where she is now — longevity, strength, and just being a good human Find more of Jye at instagram.com/jyeaustinpt instagram.com/wellwithportia momentum-studios.com.au

    1h 4m
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Wellness etc. is a podcast about cutting through the noise of modern wellness culture. Hosted by holistic health coach and personal trainer Portia, this show explores women’s health, nutrition, nervous system regulation, body image, and the psychology behind our relationship with food and wellbeing. Expect honest conversations about wellness trends, diet culture, hormones, and the realities of building a truly healthy life.

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  • Creator
    Portia Michau
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
    15
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    © Portia Michau
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