Real Health Talk

Zak & Jordan
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Hello and welcome to 'Real Health Talk Podcast ! With Zak Good and Jordan Davey.Together, we're here to go deep into holistic health and make it relatable for your everyday life. We're breaking down complex topics into clear, actionable advice. Covering nutrition, movement, mindset, and lifestyle. Join us for engaging episodes where we transform holistic health from a concept into a daily practice. Whether you're just starting out or you're a health nerd like us, this podcast is here to help you on your journey. Let’s dive in, go deep, and understand what the true pillars of health are, and how you can use them to live your best life. Yours in the best of health,Zak and Jordan

  1. May 5

    Episode 54: The Work Is Never Done - And That's the Point

    Episode Description Jordan and Zak trace their journeys from rigid, system-bound practitioners to where they are now - trusting their intuition, sitting with uncertainty, and actually enjoying the process. They get into what it really means to work with someone (and be someone) who's still on the path, why curiosity is the most underrated clinical tool, and why the best coaches are the ones who haven't got it all figured out. 💫 Stay Connected ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Zak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Jordan’s Skool community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Zak's community⁠Instagram:  Jordan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jordan_davey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zak: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@coachzakgoold⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps 0:00 — Intro: 27 degrees, first of May, surf coast, zero structure 1:50 — From PT and psych to here — how both their practices evolved 4:30 — What happens when your clients don't get better and you run out of answers 7:20 — Steph Curry misses more shots than anyone — failure as the craft 10:00 — The blind spot: nailing protocols but forgetting to tell people to go outside 12:30 — Why doctors protect their degrees even when the system fails people 15:00 — The functional health trap — still a system, just a different one 17:30 — Sharpening the blade vs. getting a new one — you're not broken 20:00 — What it actually means to take someone on a journey, not just fix them 22:30 — Jaden, Paul Chek, and what embodied conviction actually looks like 24:30 — The Tao Te Ching paradox: to know everything, be okay knowing nothing 26:30 — Knots in the mind — untangling belief systems and childhood patterns 28:30 — Your body's not letting you down. You're letting your body down. 30:00 — There's never a perfect time to start — scarcity mindset around money and health 32:00 — Jordan on Lenny, sleep deprivation, and finding beauty in the 3am wake-up 35:30 — Vulnerability in friendship — the conversation that cleared the air 37:30 — Close: Father Sun, gratitude, and it's all love

    38 min

  2. Apr 12

    Episode 53: Energetics, Authenticity & The Shadow - Who Are You When No One's Watching?

    Episode Description In this raw, unfiltered episode Jordan and Zak go deep on the body as an energetic map, why your fascia holds more than just physical tension, and what it actually takes to show up as your most authentic self in a world designed to keep you contracted. No scripts. No edits. Just real talk. 💫 Stay Connected ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Zak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Jordan’s Skool community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Zak's communityInstagram:  Jordan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jordan_davey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zak: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@coachzakgoold⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎧 Chapters 0:00 — Intro: ginger tea, organic tobacco and settling into the surf coast3:30 — Ergonomic setups, working outdoors and investing in your posture8:00 — Kelly Starrett's vital signs, changing positions and why you can't sit on the floor14:00 — Infant movement, end range mobility and what we lose as we grow18:30 — The vagus nerve, fascia and why you're always tight no matter what you do24:00 — Breath work, myofascial release and owning a position28:30 — The body as a map: emotional release, shoulder tension and stored memory33:30 — Empaths, people pleasers and carrying energy that was never yours37:00 — Losing authenticity in the age of AI, social media and fear40:00 — Carl Jung, the shadow and the projection trap44:00 — Seeking externally vs giving it to yourself: high states vs contracted states47:00 — Polarity, equanimity and being okay in the contraction49:30 — Who are you without your title, your role or your label?51:08 — Close

    51 min

  3. Mar 23

    Episode 52: The Placebo Is You: Why Your Belief System Is Your Most Powerful Health Tool

    Episode Description This one's a free-flowing, honest conversation about what it actually means to show up for your health - and your life without being enslaved to outcomes or evidence. Jordan and Zak unpack why finding a hobby you genuinely love (bass, surfing, reading, painting = whatever it is) might be one of the most underrated health practices you can have. Dr. Happiness isn't a punchline; it might be the whole point. They also get into the traps people fall into in both conventional and holistic health systems, the difference between accumulating knowledge and actually embodying it, and why being authentic enough to be hated by some people is a sign you're doing something right. 💫 Stay Connected ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Zak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Jordan’s Skool community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:  Jordan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jordan_davey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zak: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@coachzakgoold⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎧 Chapters Timestamps 0:00 — Intro: picking up bass, jamming instead of recording, and how it all started 4:20 — Devotion to the practice: flow state, hobbies, and getting out of your head 9:10 — Belief in yourself, high performers, and controlling intention not outcomes 14:00 — Breathwork, psychedelics, and surrendering control of what comes up 17:30 — Detaching from the evidence: why results always show up last 23:45 — Dr. Happiness, joy, and humor as lost health fundamentals 30:00 — Surrounding yourself with people who energise you vs. drain you 35:10 — Authenticity, projections, and why being liked by everyone is a red flag 41:00 — The quote: "It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you're not" 44:30 — The comfort crisis: Uber Eats, AI, Ozempic and the Wally future 50:00 — Learning through embodiment, not accumulation — Gerry Pollack and water 54:30 — Simplicity vs. complexity in health: the Check system and getting back to foundations 58:00 — When to ask for help — and why it's a sign of integrity, not weakness 1:01:13 — Close

    1h 1m

  4. Feb 22

    Episode 51: Nervous System, AI, Child Immunisation, Intuition, and the Future of Wellness

    Episode Description We kick off 2026 with a proper catch-up after a summer of travel We unpack parenthood, boundaries, and what it actually takes to be present, not just productive. Then we go deeper into intuition and decision-making (especially under pressure), nervous system regulation as the real foundation, and why “how you do it” matters as much as “what you do”. We finish with a big conversation on AI, where it helps, where it subtly erodes creativity and independence, and why the future belongs to people who can stay human, build community, and lead with real presence. 💫 Stay Connected ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Zak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Jordan’s Skool community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:  Jordan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jordan_davey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zak: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@coachzakgoold⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎧 Chapters 00:00 – Back for 2026, travel catch-up, and resetting the lensNew Year energy, Tassie vs NZ, summer rhythm, and why this ep is a proper catch-up. 05:55 – Tassie: food, family, and the pull back to slownessWild seafood, “motherland” feelings, and how places you wanted to escape can call you back. 10:45 – Merimbula + the power of a big viewWhy looking out at the horizon changes your baseline, creativity, and nervous system. 14:30 – New Zealand: South Island road trip, water, mountains, perspectiveWedding, Christchurch, Twizel, Wanaka, Queenstown, and what a real break does to your mind. 19:35 – Time off, honouring what you’ve built, and coming back sharperCelebrating the work without living on autopilot, boundaries that actually stick. 24:05 – Fatherhood, presence, and protecting the sacred afternoon windowMinimum effective dose in business, the cost of “yes”, and being there for the moments that matter. 29:10 – Men becoming fathers, the gradual shift vs the shockPreparing early, mirroring the slow-down, and why it reduces resistance later. 33:35 – The vaccine tension: values, projection, and staying steadyNavigating friends/family opinions, not over-explaining, and holding your line without war. 40:10 – Intuition vs fear, and how to make decisions in the right stateBody signals, state-based decision making, and why rushed conversations create “yuck” choices. 47:00 – Nervous system regulation in real life (not just more practices)Presence as a way of living, chewing food as a daily anchor, and the “how” over the “what”. 52:20 – Dopamine, distraction, and why people can’t integrate what they knowDetoxing stimulus, getting awareness back, and letting clarity come to you. 57:40 – AI: tool vs takeover, and the future being more humanWhy people will crave real presence and community, and where coaches become more important, not less. 1:03:40 – Wrap-up: what’s next (Q&A, gut health, peptides) + closing reflectionsUpcoming episodes, communities, and locking in the rhythm for 2026.

    1h 6m

  5. 12/17/2025

    Episode 50: Fifty Conversations In, Just Getting Started - What This Journey Has Taught Us

    Episode Description We talk about what the podcast has actually taught us, integration over information, vulnerability, removing masks, and becoming the role model for your family. We explore authenticity in an AI-driven world, intuition vs outsourcing answers, and why health is never the destination, it’s the foundation that allows you to actually live. 💫 Stay Connected ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Zak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Jordan’s Skool community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:  Jordan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jordan_davey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zak: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@coachzakgoold⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎧 Chapters 00:00 – Episode 50 on the beach, mangoes, flies, and raising the stickSecret Victorian location, staying present, and why this episode has no plan. 03:20 – From Yarraville to freedomEarly podcast days, hustle mode, and how Real Health Talk forced embodiment. 07:00 – Authenticity, intuition, and the AI eraWhy being real will matter more than ever moving forward. 10:40 – Information vs energyWhy transcripts, show notes, and data never replace presence and transmission. 14:00 – Health, intention, and the human experienceHealth as a foundation for living, not an end goal to chase. 18:30 – Letting go of certainty and fearHealth anxiety, control, and why embracing the unknown is part of life. 23:10 – Learning properly in a world of convenienceBooks, mentors, reps, and why wisdom comes from depth, not shortcuts. 27:30 – Biggest lessons from Episode 1 to 50Integration, vulnerability, removing masks, and trusting your path. 32:00 – The sauna origin storyHow Real Health Talk started and why brotherhood matters more than the “asset”. 35:20 – Closing reflectionsGratitude, timeless assets, 50 down, and what this podcast is really about.

    38 min

  6. 11/30/2025

    Episode 49: Gut Health & Nervous System Reset - Top-Down Digestion, Hydration & Ancestral Nutrition

    Episode Description In this episode we riff on stories, ancestry and drop into a deep dive on gut health that goes way beyond macros and calories. We talk about why capturing stories matters, why embodiment beats information, and how a true top-down approach to digestion starts with your nervous system, environment and rituals, not just supplements and fibre. 💫 Stay Connected ⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Zak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Jordan’s Skool community⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:  Jordan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@jordan_davey⁠⁠⁠⁠Zak: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@coachzakgoold⁠⁠⁠⁠🎧 Chapters - Reflecting on Episode 1 & “timeless assets”Listening back to the first episode, two years of growth, same core message, mentoring, and becoming the role model for your family. - 04:30 – Recording with grandparents and capturing family storiesTimeless audio for future generations, why most people never tell their real story, inviting listeners to record conversations with elder - 09:10 – The power of story in coaching clientsGetting clients to share their story, how history shapes present symptoms, why people are scared to tell family their truth but open up to coaches - 13:50 – Nan’s love story, ancestry and knowing where you come fromThe Sydney to Melbourne love story, walking huge distances, being taken in by family, 70 years together, and why ancestry grounds identity. - 19:40 – Podcasting, authenticity and never editing an episodeLong-form vs Instagram snippets, seeing someone’s real energy, never cutting “ums” or mistakes, why Real Health Talk has stayed raw. - 24:40 – Student and teacher at the same time, knowledge vs wisdomEmbodying the work, choosing embodied coaches over textbook experts, imposter syndrome, and why wisdom only comes from lived experience. - 31:00 – Gut health philosophy: body comp vs real healthLooking good while feeling terrible, external validation vs internal freedom, calories in calories out vs how your gut and brain actually feel. - 36:10 – Top-down gut health: brain, thoughts, vagus nerve, nervous systemInflamed gut, inflamed brain, negative thoughts and habits, parasympathetic vs sympathetic dominance and why most people live in fight or flight. - 41:50 – Meal rituals, presence and how you actually eatBreathing, no screens, smelling and cooking your food, chewing, eating outside, feet on the earth, blessing food and creating a sacred practice. - 47:40 – European food culture, markets and real nourishmentSlow two-hour meals, sharing plates, trading food, organic and biodynamic produce, and why “is this nourishing me” beats “does it fit my macros”. - 52:40 – Oral health, jaw tension, lymph and hidden dental infectionsTongue coating, tonsils, wisdom teeth, biological dentistry, lymph drainage around jaw and neck, and the client case with a huge detox cyst. - 56:40 – Hydration, stools and the Bristol chartTransit time, diarrhoea vs pellets, daily bowel motions as a report card, how dehydration wrecks mood, sleep and energy. - 1:00:20 – What water actually does: quality, minerals and electrolytesDead water vs spring water, RO and boxed water, sodium and potassium, using Cronometer, and why water needs charge and minerals to work. - 1:03:30 – Circadian hydration, fascia, rituals and making it a lifestyleIndoor dehydration, fascia as a water network, sunrise water routine, not turning gut health into a chore, integration over protocols, and closing reflections

    1h 7m

  7. 11/23/2025

    Episode 48: The battle between Internal Freedom & External Noise - Presence, Patience and Acceptance

    We’re back in person, feet on the earth, dropping into what it really means to live with internal freedom instead of waiting for money, location or circumstances to set you free. We unpack social media addiction, the “pendulum” of chasing vs avoiding, boredom and dopamine, parenting and self-parenting, love languages, embodiment and shadow work, and why the way you do things, speak to yourself and show up online matters more than any perfect routine. This one’s raw, practical, and centred on real freedom, not another mindset formula or performance hack.We explore topics like: Stepping out of the social media dopamine loop without running from life The “pendulum” effect, and why resisting or chasing both feed the same energy Internal vs external freedom, and why moving suburbs or earning more rarely fixes the core issue Stillness, boredom and intuition, and how distraction drowns out your inner voice Presence, patience and nervous system tone, from cold water to hospital births and fatherhood How you do things vs what you do, and why pace, posture and intention change your biology Self-parenting, love languages, and learning to treat yourself like someone you actually care about Masking, people-pleasing and showing up online in your real voice instead of a curated persona 💫 Stay Connected ⁠⁠⁠Work with Zak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Jordan’s Skool community⁠⁠⁠Instagram:  Jordan: ⁠⁠⁠@jordan_davey⁠⁠⁠Zak: ⁠⁠⁠@coachzakgoold⁠⁠⁠🎧 Chapters 00:00 – Dropping in, being in person, presence before content01:20 – The obsession with outcomes vs living in the moment04:30 – Social media addiction, comparison and likes as currency09:40 – The “pendulum” of chasing vs avoiding, good vs bad thinking14:50 – Neutrality and non-attachment as real power19:30 – Stillness, boredom and the discomfort people can’t sit with24:10 – Internal freedom vs external freedom, why changing location doesn’t change the mind28:40 – Presence in chaos, hospitals, fatherhood, and real-life stress tests33:20 – Posture, horizon gaze, body position and nervous system signalling38:00 – The difference between what you do and how you do it42:20 – Slowing down your pace to recalibrate the system46:50 – Self-parenting, inner child awareness and love languages51:10 – People-pleasing, masking, and dropping performance55:30 – Intuition vs ego, and acting before proof appears59:40 – Embodiment, shadow, and bringing all parts of you along1:03:20 – Integration, honesty, and what real growth actually looks like1:05:10 – Wrap-up, reflection, gratitude

    1h 6m

  8. 10/25/2025

    Episode 47: Beyond Macros: Embodiment, Integration, and Seasonal Nutrition

    We’re back in person, feet on the earth, and diving into what it actually takes to change, not just learn. We unpack the social media spiral, the energy “pendulum” of fear and attention, and why integration beats information every time. Then we go deep on food: seasons, latitude, genetics, gut terrain, and why “calories in, calories out” misses the human in front of you. This one’s raw, practical, and focused on freedom, not another rigid system. We explore topics like:How to step out of the social media dopamine loop without hiding from reality The “pendulum” idea: why resisting or chasing both feed the same energy Embodiment vs more knowledge, and why evidence often arrives after action Instant gratification, patience, and the 100-day Qigong practice Why nutrition is deeper than macros, and when a deficit still backfires Seasons, light, latitude, and haplotypes, plus what that means for carbs and fats Terrain first: stomach acid, bile, microbiome, vagus tone, and mitochondrial context Freedom vs system: having strict seasons to heal, then earning flexibility 💫 Stay Connected ⁠⁠Work with Zak⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Jordan’s Skool community⁠⁠Instagram:  Jordan: ⁠⁠@jordan_davey⁠⁠Zak: ⁠⁠@coachzakgoold⁠⁠🎧 Chapters Chapters (1:04:36) 00:00 Intro and why we record in person 01:10 Pre-pod ritual, feet on earth, raw milk, and not forcing content 03:30 Social media spiral, comments, and the pull of drama 12:30 Fear, avoidance, and the “pendulum” concept 18:40 Embrace the freak, own your choices, drop the charge 22:30 Embodiment and integration over more information 27:50 Instant gratification, dopamine economy, and patience 32:00 100-day Qigong practice, presence, and nervous system tone 36:30 Why nutrition is deeper than macros and calorie maths 41:10 Seasons, latitude, haplotype, and carbohydrate tolerance 46:40 Terrain first: gut, bile, stomach acid, mitochondria, leptin 51:10 Simple rules that work: whole foods, in season, know your farmer 54:40 Freedom vs system: earn flexibility after a strict season 58:00 Locking in without self-punishment, values over discipline 1:02:00 Community, connection, and long-form attention 1:03:30 Wrap, gratitude, and call for reviews and shares

    1h 5m
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Hello and welcome to 'Real Health Talk Podcast ! With Zak Good and Jordan Davey.Together, we're here to go deep into holistic health and make it relatable for your everyday life. We're breaking down complex topics into clear, actionable advice. Covering nutrition, movement, mindset, and lifestyle. Join us for engaging episodes where we transform holistic health from a concept into a daily practice. Whether you're just starting out or you're a health nerd like us, this podcast is here to help you on your journey. Let’s dive in, go deep, and understand what the true pillars of health are, and how you can use them to live your best life. Yours in the best of health,Zak and Jordan

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  • Creator
    Zak & Jordan
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    65
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Zak & Jordan
  • Show Website
    Real Health Talk

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