The Healthy Exception: Recent Episodes
The Healthy Exception
What happens when a young woman gets sick whilst trying to conform to society’s unnatural and damaging lifestyle? She decides that she’s going to start doing the exact opposite of everyone else around her (and have an absolute ball doing so!). Join Blogger, Nutritional and Dietetic Medicine student and qualified Health and Lifestyle Educator Rachel Favilla, as she uses her years of research, innate intuition, common sense and playful personality, to educate the younger generation (and anyone else who will listen) on how to live an exceptional, vibrant, healthful, fulfilling and enjoyable life. Discover how to fall in love with looking after yourself and gain the confidence to go against the grain when it comes to society’s conventional and ‘politically correct’ lifestyles. This podcast is a haven for adolescents that want to make the change but have no idea where to start. In a world full of Netflix, energy drinks, alcoholic experimentation and Macca’s runs, being a healthy teen can be
It has been real spud muffins, but alas, it’s time for me to move on from podcasting, but never fear, I’ll still be around the place, and you can definitely stay connected via the Facebook page; www.facebook.com/realsoupfortherealsoul or the blog; www.realsoupfortherealsoul.com Also … watch this space, because my book is getting published in the foreseeable Listen In
The post THE 40: Goodbye Sweet Spuds + Skincare, Chemicals and Natural Personal Care Products appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
Vegetarian and Vegan diets are good for us and good for the planet right? Yes … and no, but mainly yes! They can be extremely therapeutic, nourishing and sustainable, but you need to know what you’re missing out on and where to get it instead. Listen in sweet spuds, because on this call you have Listen In
The post THE 39: Plant Based Diets – Do it Right with Elly McLean appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
This is an important one spud muffins; if you are thinking of taking the pill, on the pill, know someone on the pill, or have simply heard of the pill, then this is a great episode to listen to. Find out the merits, the risks and everything in between as I interview the unofficial ‘period Listen In
The post THE 38: Not Just A Pill – Exploring the Oral Contraceptive Pill with Dr Andrea Huddleston appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
I’m back from my break spud muffins – and today, we’re talking digestion. Yeah, I know, been there done that, but today is different … we are literally walking through the digestive process step by step. It is so much easier to appreciate the gut and your food when you understand just how much work Listen In
The post THE 37: Digestion Revisited appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
It’s time for this chicken to take a break. There’s been some recent upset in the family and life has been getting hectic. I can feel myself getting stressed, even over little things and I feel it’s time for me to take a break. In this little mini “podcast holiday” I’m going be networking with Listen In
The post THE 36: TTFN, Don’t Worry Though I’ll Be Back appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
It can be super-tricky to navigate all the “diets” out there, especially as a young, vulnerable teenager. We’re only just beginning to have control and choice around the foods we put into our body and we are bombarded with conflicting nutritional information. Let’s quieten the noise and start listening to our own cues. Your body, Listen In
The post THE 35: Intuitive Eating appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
Steph Lowe is one of my favourite people to learn from – the work she does is thought-leading, educational and so very, very needed in this world (so thanks Steph – keep going you good thing). She’s one of Australia’s leading sports nutritionists, a lady that loves to get real on current research, debunk food Listen In
The post THE 34: The Real Food Athlete With Steph Lowe appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
Last fortnight we chatted with one of my fave ladies Jules Galloway, and we had a good ole’ chin wag about the world of naturopathy – debunking the myths of the profession and opening up many a discussion about all the potential ways in which a naturopath can help you, not just to heal and Listen In
The post THE 33: What Exactly Do Nutritionists Do? appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
Today we are lucky enough to be joined again by one of my favourite health professionals (and one of my favourite kiddlets in general), naturopath Jules Galloway. Last time she was on the show, we talked about different eating styles and avoiding trends “just ’cause”. She’s got an awesome approach to health, practical, common sense living Listen In
The post THE 32: The Truth About Naturopaths with Jules Galloway appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
I am a sucker for some ace affirmations. I love dreaming big and jotting these ambitions down in my manifestation journal. I try to live mindfully for my own stress-levels and sanity and whilst I certainly can’t claim to religiously sit down and meditate everyday, I love getting into that flow state when I’m jogging, Listen In
The post THE 31: Keeping Rituals Real appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
I’ve been wanting to do this episode for over a year now, but I’ve put it off because I thought “Rachie-bear, you really should get someone a bit more qualified on with you to nut this one out”. But then I figured, “hey, I’m almost a qualified clinical nutritionist myself, I can probably tackle the Listen In
The post THE 30: The Skinny on Fat appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
Today is a quick but happy and bubbly podcast with one of my close friends Malissa. Malissa is one of the kindest, brightest and most genuinely confident (not to be confused with cocky – she’s very humble) people in my life. However for a short period at the end of high school, Malissa who had Listen In
The post THE 29: Malissa Fedele – Regaining Self Esteem appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
Anorexia – what a huge topic, but an important one to start talking about. Sadly, it’s a poorly understood illness, even by those experiencing it. It’s confusing, overwhelming and the current treatment protocol; rapid weight gain (with assistance from highly processed items … I can’t bring myself to call them “foods”), counselling sessions revolving around Listen In
The post THE 28: Anorexia Reframed – Squashing That Stereotype appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
This week I interview 15 year-old Chiara-Lee Soll. When she was 10 years old she was hyperactive. She distracted her classmates, she couldn’t concentrate on hew schoolwork and she struggled to stay focused enough to excel in her favourite sport; basketball. Her breaking point was when she didn’t get accepted into the same basketball team Listen In
The post THE 27: From Hyperactivity to Fit and Thriving With Chiara-Lee Soll appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
I recently asked one of the ladies that I did yoga teacher training with (she’s also a primary school teacher) to ask her grade 6 and 7 students what they wanted to know about health. I really want to stay relevant to what you guys want and I figured, what better way than to ask Listen In
The post THE 26: Q&A Requests With Mamma T appeared first on The Wellness Couch.