Bod Almighty Michelle and Hannah

Life is a road trip… with a LOT of bumps and detours. How do you navigate life’s misadventures with strength and style?

Friend, cancer-warrior and stylist, Emma John, provides a road map. In this episode, Emma shares her personal experiences with trauma and the surprising ways clothes helped her through massive life upheavals. Don't miss:


The way Emma created her own “style superhero” and how she guides her clients to do the same 
How Emma’s style evolved over time and yes, The Cure, rainbow knee-high socks, a red silk suit and skirts over jeans ALL feature!
How Emma wants to help us get out of the “choke-hold” of clothing sizes and how “radical acceptance” totally rocked her world
What happened in November 2021 that would change Emma’s life (and hair) forever
How style brought control back in to Emma’s life and why she believes “Through trauma there is a deeper discovery of self”
The surprising style tricks you might not have considered including: great pyjamas, the importance of skin-feel and how to arrange your wardrobe for immediate revelations. 
Why Emma preaches: “Don’t believe the hype about jeans!!”

We are thrilled to share Emma John with you in this heartfelt, practical and lol-filled episode. As the stylist at the helm of “Sisterhood of Style” you can find Emma on Instagram – @sisterhoodofstylenz – or on her website - sisterhoodofstyle.com

Wellness, wellness everywhere! But how to tell the good from the shonky?

 

In this episode Christy Harrison, registered dietitian nutritionist, certified intuitive eating counsellor and journalist, gives us the low-down on the allures and dangers of the wellness industry. Christy helps us understand when a wellness plan / lifestyle might be turning in to a diet and how to know when the potential harm outweighs the potential benefits. 

 

Sharing her personal experience with chronic illness, Christy speaks with compassion about seeking alternative treatments and feeling let down by traditional medicine and providers. She explains how the global pandemic impacted our striving for wellness and how the wellness industry is worth billions of dollars. 

 

Christy Harrison is the author of two books, The Wellness Trap and Anti-Diet, and the producer and host of the podcasts Rethinking Wellness and Food Psych. She is a world-renown expert in diet and wellness culture and is driven to help people have peaceful relationships with food.

 

What next? Check out our interview with Dr Lindo Bacon (episode 1) titled "How to Put Nutrition in its Place” – explaining the true impact of nutrition on our physical and mental wellbeing. 

Links:

https://christyharrison.com/the-wellness-traphttps://christyharrison.com/book-anti-diet-intuitive-eating-christy-harrisonhttps://christyharrison.com/foodpsychhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rethinking-wellness-with-christy-harrison/id1676494602

What's all the fuss about Gwyneth Paltrow's diet? Why is everyone talking about bone broth, intravenous vitamins and whacking ozone up your butt? 



In March this year, Gwyneth was interviewed by author Will Cole, on his podcast "The Art of Wellness". In amongst a shedload of ads, GP and WillC talk about goop, methylation, binders, sweet potato noodles and other baffling things. 



Don't run off to listen to the interview! In this Please Explain Special Ep we break it allllllll down with our expert: Kate Spina. Kate is a qualified nutritionist, professional member of the ATMS, trusted media expert, eating disorder survivor and ex-hatted chef. 



We cover it all in this loose and live ep. Shitting out too much vitamin C, bad heavy metal jokes and why we all want a "pretend IV drip". Want to gamify your listening experience? Drink every time Kate says "disturbing"! (Make it a non-alcoholic beverage if you have to drive anytime soon)



What next? Check out our interview with Kate Spina in episode 5 of Bod Almighty in an episode titled "How to Eat Carbs".

Has your kid’s eating gotten weird? Are they exercising more? Are you worried they might have issues with food or their body? Millie Thomas gets it and can help you figure out what’s going on.

Millie is a certified Eating Disorder Recovery coach and Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioner who battled Anorexia Nervosa for 15 years and nearly lost her life to the illness. She works with Sunshine Coast based charity endED where she has been involved in numerous projects including the establishment of Australia’s first residential eating disorders facility ‘Wandi Nerida’ and the podcast – “End Eating Disorders” by Castco media. In 2020 she also launched her private practice HealED.



Check out these important discussions:

· How covid has impacted eating disorders (5:50)

· Why “covid kilos” and the response to weight gain over the pandemic was “an absolute nightmare” (8:00)

· How our casual comments get internalised by kids (9:15)

· How anxiety, feeling “out of control” and eating disorders correlate (10:30)

· An amazing tip for communicating with your kiddo! (13:30)

· How to tell if your child could have an eating disorder (14:30)

· If you have concerns: Millie’s expert guidance for gentle enquiry (17:15)

· If there is a problem: next steps (20:30)

· What you can do to create a protective environment in the home (21:30)

· The trouble with “out of bounds” foods (22:30)

· Making comments on people’s bodies…including your own! (24:00)

· Apple watches, counting steps and burning calories (27:00)

· Millie’s personal experience with exercise and the key question she now asks herself before she exercises (29:00)

· What is bigorexia and why you might want to keep an eye out for it? (30:00)



If you liked this episode make sure to check out Season One of Bod Almighty including these guests:

How to Respond When Your Child Says I’m Fat with Emma Wright

How to Eat Carbs with Kate Spina



Where you can find Millie:

@Millietnz

@Healedrecoverycoach

www.healed.net.au

millie@healed.net.au

So f-ing tired of the critical voice running through your head? The negative, self-loathing ticker tape? Endlessly telling you that you look like crap and therefore ARE crap? We get it! Sometimes your inner critic can be loud and relentless. Perhaps part of the answer to the internal bully is something you’ve never considered before…

Award-winning writer, creator and marketer, Angela Barnett, recently discovered a new tool in her eating disorder recovery toolbox when she embarked on a project to write about the experiences of seven different people in: “Like Bodies, Like Minds” which connects body image, bodily experiences, stigma and mental health. It impacted Angela, an eating disorder survivor herself, and she wants to share it with you too.



Listen up for these pearls of wisdom:

- What's better than “Ten Top Tips”? (2:00)

- Angela’s unique and surprising “kaupapa” (guiding principle / paradigm) for her project - Like Bodies, Like Minds - and how it might revolutionise the way you think about body image (4:00)

- Sophia’s story - “My body doesn’t look out for me anymore; I have to look out for it.” (7:00)

- “The beauty ideals are based on this idea that we can always change our bodies.” (10:50)

- A sheepskin rug changes Ange’s mind! (13:00)

- June’s story – “Being forcibly yoked to a body that isn’t yours”

- Michelle’s joyous experience being fitted for clothes in India (23:30)

- Glennon Doyle’s advice to Angela (27:30)

- Can you like your belly? (28:30)

- Can you like your chin? (30:00)



If you likes this episode make sure to check out Season One of Bod Almighty including these guests:

How to Care Less What Others Think of You with Kristina Bruce

How to Bare Your Arms with Evie Kemp



Links:

Like Bodies, Like Minds: @likebodieslikeminds

https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/wellbeing/300419396/like-bodies-like-minds-i-was-out-to-almost-everyone-i-knew-before-i-told-my-parents

Angela’s website: https://angelabarnett.me

Belly love podcast: Belly Love Podcast — Rachel W. Cole

Stressing about an upcoming event, party or date? Wondering how to get the confidence other people seem to have in spades? This is the episode for you! Join us and our incredible expert Summer Innanen, who will coach you to comfort and confidence so that you can Rock That Do. Practical, powerful advice in just thirty minutes – you can’t beat that!

Summer Innanen is the best-selling author of Body Image Remix and creator of You, On Fire – an online group coaching program dedicated to helping people get free from body shame. 

Don’t miss these wisdom-nuggets from the show:

- Why viewing your inner critic as “protective” can be helpful (3:30)

- Why a partner’s work event might be more difficult than your own work event (7.00)

- The awesome confidence technique Summer taught Michelle (9.40)

- What’s YOUR theme song? (12.30)

- What you should wear to your event (14.30)

- Another clever tip if you are feeling anxious (17.00)

- If you are an introvert this is the advice for you… (19.00)

- Why Hannah felt the need to shout out “Neutralise the threat!” (22.00)



Summer’s FREE 10-day Body Confidence Makeover: https://summerinnanen.com



If you liked this episode don’t forget to check out Season One of Bod Almighty including these guests:

How To Care Less About What Others Think Of You with Kristina Bruce

How To Figure Yourself Out And Why Bother with Flex Mami