Discover the transformative power of nutrition in sports and everyday life with Sally Walker, Advanced Sports Dietitian and President of Sports Dietitians Australia. Ever wondered how elite athletes maintain peak performance under pressure? Sally shares her journey from the University of Wollongong to becoming a leader in her field, and unveils the secrets of personalised nutrition strategies that don't just enhance athletic achievements, but can also improve the quality of daily life for eve...
Dr. Rav is a psychological scientist with a PhD in social psychology from the University of Melbourne. Her research specialises in attitude and behaviour change and understanding the fundamental question – “why do people do what they do?”. Having experienced chronic pain and undergoing intensive treatment, Rav was inspired to use her research and data analysis skills to pick up “at-risk” patients early in the treatment journey. This resulted in QuantCare – a platform to help healthc...
Sean is a Strength, Conditioning And Performance Coach to athletes all around the globe, Exercise Science lecturer and educator to the new breed of high level performance coaches. In this episode, we talk about Sean's early life and how it was instrumental in shaping his career today. With over a decade of experience in high performance coaching, working with athletes at all levels (including olympians), his insights and perspective make this a must listen! If you love our show...
Aaron (Paz) Parry is an Australian Army Veteran and podcast host, who battles an every day War with Mental Health. He uses his love for Health, fitness, and people to tackle is thoughts and aims to find some hope that everyone can 'Thrive in Chaos'. Sharing his story though engaging interviews on his own podcast 'Thriving in Chaos', we are excited to have Paz switch seats and be interviewed for this very special episode. If you love our show, please subscribe! You can also follow us on I...
In this episode we explore what happens when passion, purpose and business collide, outlining the different stages Aaron went through as a young entrepreneur to help build KX Pilates into the brand it is today.If you love our show, please subscribe! You can also follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn for more articles and episodes.
Brothers, Paul and Damien Adler are the founding team behind Power Diary.Together, they combine Damien’s experience running and growing a successful health practice, with Paul’s 25 years of experience managing and scaling technology projects.Chris speaks with Damien, a registered psychologist since 2003, with has a background in health administration, previously holding senior positions in the public health sector. Damien and his wife (also a psychologist) built a busy group private prac...
Billy 'The Golf Physio' Troy has a carved his own path as a physiotherapist, working with Aussie golfers. As a child, Billy played competitively in Jack Newton events whilst juggling other competitive sports. Fast forward to now, and with golf as his main focus, Billy plays consistently once a week and holds a single figure handicap.Golf Physiotherapy Australia (GPA) began 5 years ago and was created out of pure passion to improve the health of all golfers. We talk to Billy about hi...
Chris chats with CEO of Found Space, Alex Tyson about business, life and current health trends. Alex believes there is a part within all of us that wants to achieve better health, and that everyone who wants to can, no matter their current situation. His personal passion is to help people to take the action they need to live healthier and longer lives, and this passion has become part of the DNA of Found Space.They chat about rebranding a family business, the struggles, successes and ult...
Research has revealed that 75 million people globally are diagnosed as being on the Autism Spectrum and over one billion identifying as neurodivergent. And according to recent studies, neurodivergent people are three times more likely to encounter mental health issues in their lives.The newly launched social media app Kaboose looks to address this matter by connecting young neurodiverse people to their ‘tribe’, that is people of similar age who have the same interests that they can form a bon...
Working in the health and nutrition space for the last 10 years, as well as having a keen interest in personal challenges, Michael Chapman knew more could be done as a community to drive positive health outcomes. With a background in public health initiatives, behaviour change and community engagement, Michael wanted to build on the key pillars of My Health Pledge being individual challenges, community activation and corporate wellbeing. My Health Pledge's origin was to cons...
Ricky is currently an MPhil candidate and Academic Tutor at UQ. His research is directed at investigating muscle fibre composition and different physiological factors which affect performance and fatigue. Alongside the research, Ricky is also a tutor in various subjects including exercise physiology, prescription and programming of exercise, professional skills and developing the elite athlete. Chris and Ricky discuss his passion for surfing, nutrition and elite surfing perform...
This next world of work with more complexity, connectivity and competitiveness requires a different way of developing talents and leaders to stay on top of the game.This is what Petra does! Turning technical leaders and experts into trusted industry authorities through corporate keynotes, retreats and executive coaching + online programs.Chris and Petra talk about how health and wellness professionals can use personal branding to drive awareness and build an expert profile. If you love o...
HotDoc is Australia's largest and most trusted patient engagement platform with over 21,000 listed doctors and 8 million active patients. In 2012, Ben Hurst founded HotDoc as a way to better connect clinics and clinicians with their patients. His idea came from conversations had around the dinner table with his Mum (a GP) and his Dad (an ENT specialist) who spoke often of being bogged down in administration and at a loss when it came to keeping in contact with patients once they had left...
In this podcast, Chris chats with Angus Stevens, CEO and co-founder, Start Beyond.Chris and Angus talk about the SocialWise VR case study, A VR experience created as a learning resource for teenagers on the autistic spectrum and their therapists, as they transition from childhood into becoming an adult.Virtual reality therapy allows users with neural diversity, anxiety disorders, physical and mental health related concerns to experience a form of exposure therapy without real world or emotion...
HoMie started out of curiosity in 2015, between 3 friends eager to break down the stigma associated with homelessness and those experiencing it rough on the streets. Starting as just a Facebook page - Homelessness of Melbourne aimed to draw awareness to the faces and stories of everyday people affected by homelessness and allow people to share their own narrative in a dignified way, ultimately destigmatising and humanising the issue. The following year, this idea grew into HoMie - Homele...
Physiotherapist and creator of the Fasciitis Fighter, Hamish Vickerman . A exercise product to perform high-load strength training for persistent plantar fasciitis. Replacing the hassle of rolling up the towel in the Rathleff loading protocol.If you love our show, please subscribe! You can also follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn for more articles and episodes.
Founder and Director of EQ MINDS, Chelsea Pottenger is one of Australia’s most popular corporate wellness presenters. Chelsea is on a mission to reset the corporate agenda, asking businesses to prioritise their employees mental health first.This mission is grounded and inspired by her own experience. Chelsea experienced severe PostNatal Depression (PND) following the birth of her daughter six years ago. In her journey to recovery, she retrained and adopted a new way of living, integrating a n...
Cultivate the tools needed for inner peace and wellness. Transform feelings of self-doubt, stress and anxiety into loving kindness and unshakeable self-acceptance and joy.Dr. Maria-Elena Lukeides is a clinical psychologist in Sydney dedicated to helping people live their most vibrant, engaged, committed and healthy lives by providing the most up to date scientific and holistic evidence-based wellness services.Maria-Elena combines years of experience with the latest scientific developments in ...
From Radio Co-Host To Best Selling Author With 29 years of experience as a live TV & Radio Presenter, combined with life dedication in wellness, Andi proves to be an engaging professional storyteller.Andi researches the latest information in natural health care to custom create wellness and lifestyle content for your event or brand.Author of 8 books, of which 3 are best sellers, she also owned and ran a Wellness Clinic for 13 years.If you love our show, please subscribe! You can also foll...
James is the National Healthcare Manager for SEEK and is driven by his passion for healthcare & social assistance to find solutions to workforce challenges. SEEK's data on the Australian workforce is unrivalled, and his focus is to deliver this data to organisations within the Healthcare & Social Assistance industry to allow them to make smart workforce decisions that can improve their service delivery nationally. And, in the end, create a healthy Australia.Chris and James discu...