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Life as a professional athlete with Brad Sheppard - Part 2.

Today we are joined by Brad Sheppard,  AFL West Coast Eagles player,  All Australian and Ellen’s partner, to chat about life as a professional athlete - particularly with regards to both physical and mental health. 

We chat about the challenges and injuries Brad faced throughout his career, his experience with concussions, having his AFL career end as a result and what led him to become a Lifeline Ambassador.
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Life as an Athlete with Brad Sheppard - part 1. 

Today we are joined by Brad Sheppard,  AFL West Coast Eagles player,  All Australian and Ellen’s partner, to chat about life as a professional athlete - particularly with regards to both physical and mental health. 

We chat about the day to day life in a footy club, some of the challenges on and off field and how he learnt to get the best out of his performance. 

Listen in next week for part 2 as we talk more about Brad’s experiences with concussions, having his AFL career end as a result and what life looks like beyond being an athlete. 
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This week we are having a conversation about PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome). We cover what is is, who it affects and how to seek assistance.

Whether you have from PCOS, know someone who does or just want to learn more, we hope you find this episode insightful.

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This week’s episode Ellen and Chels again welcome Alice Hall to the show discuss her thoughts on why speaking about body image is so important.
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Trigger Warning: this episode might be difficult for some people to listen to, if you would like to speak to someone please use the numbers below:
Butterfly Foundation: 1800 33 4673
Lifeline: 13 11 14

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This week’s episode is about health and long distance running. Ellen and Chels welcome Alice Hall to the show to talk about her journey as an exercise physiologist, a health and PE teacher and how she came to complete her first ultra marathon this year.
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In this week's episode, Ellen and Chels chat about the Australian Dietary Guidelines, particularly Guideline 2 and 3; Enjoying a wide variety of nutritious foods from the 5 main food groups and Limiting intake of foods containing saturated fat, added salt, added sugars and alcohol.

You can access the Healthy Eating Guidelines here (summarised on page 4).
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