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TWIW 167: Your brain is checking your skin-folds

This Week In Wellness a study in Nature has shown that your brain actively surveys your fat cells to determine fat levels and down-regulate brown fat production and fat burning when it deems fat levels too be low. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220831113600.htm https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05137-7

100NO 493: Just getting started at 50 with Shar Moore

We’re about being 100 Not Out on this podcast and mastering the art of ageing well – but you could argue that we don’t talk about mid-life often enough. Today’s topic is all about that birthday with a 0 – and probably the 40 or 50 or 60 in particular. Our guest today is Shar… Continue reading 100NO 493: Just getting started at 50 with Shar Moore

SLP 209: Welcoming Joy Back Into Motherhood with Naomi Jaques

‘I think one of the key things that I learned along the journey into welcoming joy back in, was that it was a step-by-step process. It wasn’t a giant leap from where I found myself to, you know, the next day being that joyful mama again at all. It was letting myself have lots of… Continue reading SLP 209: Welcoming Joy Back Into Motherhood with Naomi Jaques

100NO 492: Hilarious! Sleep, SMS boundaries, Water, Alcohol, Coffee, Turpines, Saponins, Urine colour, resting heart rate & more

We absolutely loved recording this episode! The topic began as a serious one but quickly escalated into a mixture of laughter and (what we think is) edutainment! From sleep and water consumption to alcohol and caffeine and urine colour to resting heart rate – this is a wild conversation that goes in all manner of… Continue reading 100NO 492: Hilarious! Sleep, SMS boundaries, Water, Alcohol, Coffee, Turpines, Saponins, Urine colour, resting heart rate & more

SLP 208: Self Love Quicky – The Invitation

One of my most favourite books I was ever given in the late 1990’s was a book called ‘The Invitation’ by Oriah Mountain Dreamer. It is a declaration of intent, a map into the longing of the soul. The poem is all about the desire to live passionately, face to face with ourselves and skin… Continue reading SLP 208: Self Love Quicky – The Invitation

SLP 207: Making Space In The Busyness Of Life with Erin Lee

‘This is the challenge, but this is the practice and the first go-to is creating more space in between everything. Of course, there’s plenty of opportunity to get swept up in all of that, whether it’s happening on the outside of you or in thoughts or emotions on the inside of you, it’s a busy… Continue reading SLP 207: Making Space In The Busyness Of Life with Erin Lee

TWIW 166: Australians live longer but sicker

This Week In Wellness a report by the Australian Institute Of Health and Welfare (AIHW) titled Australia’s Health 2022 has shown that while life expectancy has risen, so have the levels of chronic disease. Over half of all Australians now have one or more chronic health conditions and over a third of these due to… Continue reading TWIW 166: Australians live longer but sicker

100NO 491: Bring back the drop in culture!

Damo surprised Marcus at his family home in Mullumbimby recently. It was a Sunday night and Damo and his son Jackson were a road trip from Melbourne to Brisbane. “We were just passing through and thought we would drop in and say hello!” And what a hello it was! This brings back memories of what… Continue reading 100NO 491: Bring back the drop in culture!

SLP 206: Self Love Quicky – The Guilt Sensation

Let’s face it there are no rulebooks to download on the internet on How to Be a Perfect Person and Parent, or How to Perfectly Manage Guilt. Let’s face it, if you are a people-pleaser guilt can be especially difficult for you. Self-guilt can be paralysing if left unchecked. Research shows that we, collectively, spend… Continue reading SLP 206: Self Love Quicky – The Guilt Sensation

SLP 205: We are Designed to Experience Crisis as a Dedicated Pivot-Point in Life with Shan Clayton

‘I feel like crisis is built into our DNA. I look around at all the people I have ever had a conversation with and I just… while yes, we all have a unique upbringing, unique nurturing, unique nature, we are designed to experience crisis as a dedicated pivot-point in life. We can gain so much… Continue reading SLP 205: We are Designed to Experience Crisis as a Dedicated Pivot-Point in Life with Shan Clayton