Best of You In The House Of Wellness

There are over 2.65 million carers in Australia. If you love someone with mental or physical needs, and your support puts your own needs last, you may be a carer without realising it. Guest, Rachael Mead cares for her paramedic husband emotionally and practically every day. She joins hosts Jo Stanley and performance expert Dr Jaime Lee to explore how our carers can be cared for.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do you survive when you lose your partner? The grief is overwhelming, unpredictable, and ever-present. Guest, Lahra Carey’s husband was killed in a tragic accident. Here she joins hosts Jo Stanley and performance expert, Dr Jaime Lee, to tell us how she rebuilt her life, in a candid conversation about grief that’s useful to all of us.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Change is inevitable in life. New baby, retrenchment, retirement. Whatever the transition, forging a new path can be really tough. Psychologist and author, Mary Hoang, joins hosts Jo Stanley and performance expert Dr Jaime Lee to explore how change can lead to positive transformation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all carry hurt, anger, sadness or fear with us, but we don’t need to be controlled by it. Author and Biodynamic Breathwork founder, Giten Tonkov, joins hosts Jo Stanley and performance expert Dr Jaime Lee, to explain how we can choose to respond to our feelings in a useful way, rather than react in a way that is destructiveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When a relationship ends, it can feel like we’ve lost a part of who we are. Guest, Sam Nicholls, courageously tells the story of his marriage break-up, and his long journey to being happy on his own. Together with hosts Jo Stanley and performance expert Dr Jaime Lee, this episode celebrates the truth that we don’t need a partner to be whole.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all can find work stress overwhelming. Guest, Hassan Noura, shares his raw account of career-threatening anxiety. And hosts Jo Stanley and performance expert, Dr Jaime Lee, explore how we can care for ourselves so we can thrive at work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Being a parent is hard, especially when we are in conflict with our kids. Parent coach, Jane Parkinson, joins hosts Jo Stanley and performance expert, Dr Jaime Lee, to help us reconnect with our kids, so there’s less fight and more joy in our families.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all have habits we’d like to be free of. Comedian Adam Richard tells how he transformed his life by breaking his bad habits. And hosts Jo Stanley and performance expert, Dr Jaime Lee, explore what strategies we can try to change the destructive behaviour in our lives.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When we don’t feel connected to our family, the pain can last a lifetime. At 61, guest Raven Abulhawa is still deeply hurt by an abusive childhood. Hosts Jo Stanley and performance expert, Dr Jaime Lee, explore how she has healed her wounds, and learn what steps we can take to accept family, even when it’s difficult.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all can feel sad, anxious or angry, and it’s OK to not feel OK. But did you know our bodies are a map for our emotions? Medical doctor and performance expert, Dr Jaime Lee joins host Jo Stanley to explore how we can use what our body is telling us to shift our feelings, and start to feel better.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Season two of Best of You, learn how to map your body to understand your emotions with host's Jo Stanley & Dr Jaime LeeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do we see possibility, when all around us is uncertainty? COVID-19 has amplified our worry thoughts, but we can choose hope. Host Jo Stanley and mindfulness coach Emma Murray explore how embracing stillness and present moment awareness can lead to a rediscovery of our strengths, and connect us with an energising optimism for the future. Then Emma teaches us a breathing exercise that shifts our emotions back into gratitude and hope.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Where can we find the courage to embrace life’s twists and turns? AFL star Brandon Ellis tells us how sharing the most painful parts of his life story with his teammates gave him resilience, and host Jo Stanley and mindfulness coach Emma Murray explore how that vulnerability empowered Brandon to overcome the hardest challenge of his career. Then Emma leads us in a life-affirming exercise in gratitude.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BMX Champion, Caroline Buchanan, saved her own life with a breath exercise. Here she tells us about the horrific accident that nearly killed her, and how she has used mindfulness heal her body. Host Jo Stanley and mindfulness coach Emma Murray explore how, whether physical or emotional, you can shift your hurt. Then Emma teaches us a warming visualisation, that will change your pain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do we overcome the shame of failing? Supercars Champion Scott McLaughlin tells us about losing what was supposed to be an unlosable championship for him, and host Jo Stanley and mindfulness coach Emma Murray explore the power of acceptance and celebrating your strengths. Then Emma teaches us a calming exercise that returns us to clarity and confidence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fear of other people’s opinions. It strips our confidence and disconnects us from who we want to be. Here, Olympic track and field athlete Morgan Mitchell tells how her fear of judgement was crippling her, and host Jo Stanley and mindfulness coach Emma Murray explore how Morgan overcame those destructive internal narratives. Then Emma teaches us a powerful breath exercise to shift our physiology away from fear.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How can a cricketer hit a double century, and feel sadness? Will Pucovski tells us how, during his greatest career success, he was emotionally at the lowest point of his life. Host Jo Stanley and mindfulness coach Emma Murray, explore how self-doubt can steal us of our joy, and how we can learn to love this moment. Then Emma teaches us an empowering exercise to control our destructive thoughts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of us self-criticise. But we can be free of this hurtful habit. Mindfulness coach Emma Murray who helped AFL Club Richmond break a 37-year premiership drought, joins host, Jo Stanley, to explain the science behind our negative thoughts. She tells us how we can calm our emotions and reframe our thinking, even in the midst of grief, trauma and fear. Then Emma shares a mindfulness exercise that ignites self-awareness and restores self-acceptance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is your inner voice working for you or against you?Host, Jo Stanley, has teamed up with peak performance and mindfulness coach Emma Murray, to uncover how we can reframe our thoughts and shift our emotions, so that we can overcome life’s daily challenges – the ones we expect and the ones we never saw coming.They speak with some of our best sports stars to discover how they used mindfulness to help them move past sadness, failure, self-doubt and pain – all the things everyone feels, whether you’re an Olympic athlete, or you can’t even catch a ball.Plus in each episode, Emma guides us through a mindfulness exercise that you can use to be the best of you, every day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.