Conversations For A Complete Life

How do you know when your anxiety is normal, and when it might need professional intervention or treatment? With the Covid 19 pandemic, state of the world, and even plain old perimenopausal hormone shifts, anxiety is common for many of us, so Dr Jodi Richardson joins us on the show to talk all about anxiety and what we can do about it.

Amanda Hampson was 50 when her debut novel was published, after her ideas of a career as a writer were derailed by a teenage pregnancy. Her latest novel - her 6th - has just been released, and she joins the show for a conversation about her life, achieving dreams and the wisdom of midlife women. 

Stress - the ongoing, relentless everyday kind - is something most of us could do with less of, and so I asked former Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat boss Sharon Kolkka to the come on the show for a conversation on about how we can be more stress resilient.

Neuroscientist Dr Sarah McKay joins the show for a conversation that unpacks the brain-hormone connection in women's brains during perimenopause and menopause. 

Life coach Kate James joins the show for a conversation about the power of thoughts, finding your authentic character, making life choices that mean something to you, and making your life beautiful. 

Many of the necessities of motherhood are boring and it's OK to admit that. In this episode I whisper in your ear about why this is so, why it's OK, and how you balance it out - the answer is small champagne bubbles of excitement (but not actual champagne).

These two concepts might be costing you not just your time and energy, but also your health. Falling in to the trap of doing too much, too often, can come from our desire to look after loved ones, and prove our value and worth.   

Jas Kechel returns to the podcast for a soulful conversation about reiki, energy, healing and the gift of quiet presence.

If there's one thing that can make all the difference to your health and wellbeing in your 40s, it's understanding hormone repair in perimenopause. When I came across the book Hormone Repair Manual by Lara Briden, I immediately emailed an invitation to the podcast to her to talk about it, as the book is one of the best I've read so far on hormones in perimenopause.

Feeling negative about your body or how you look consumes a lot of women often for a long time, even from childhood. Learning self-acceptance helped Emma and Carla Papas not only overcome body image issues, but they also discovered the power of yoga and movement to develop inner strength as much as the physical.

The mental load is a huge issue for busy women, and in this episode, Rachael shares three tips to help you carry the mental load you currently have, and one idea on how to reduce it moving ahead.

Reducing stress and the stress response in your body is one of the most important and effective things you can do for your health and wellbeing, and tapping has been scientifically proven to do this really quickly and easily. Dr Peta Stapleton is a world leader in the research into tapping, and she shares with us what that research shows, and what we can use tapping for.

Come on now, be honest: do you need to think about taming tech and being less digitally connected? No judgement – it’s an issue I am constantly grappling with, especially post-Covid when I really spent way too much time every day keeping track of the news. Good news though! Dr Kristy Goodwin joined the show to take us through the major issues tech presents for us, the impact it’s having, and how we can best navigate it.

When you don't have a lot of time to spare, you can feel a pressure to create 'quality time' which can simply create new stress for you. Whether it be quality time with the kids, or quality time for yourself, it shouldn't be stressful. Quality time can simply mean - awareness and attention. 

Finding time to exercise can be a real hassle, and so I'm a huge advocate of the idea of 10 minute movement - looking to include achievable chunks of time throughout the day to move.  In this conversation though, we shorten the time even more - two minutes - with Lizzy Williamson from Two Minute Moves, and explore how including more movement in your day via just two minute bursts can bring about a mindset shift that makes your lifestyle healthier, without changing your schedule.

Personal stylists Jane Corkill and Sally Manhire join the show to talk about the issues women over 40 feel when it comes to their bodies and the clothes they wear. It's all about feeling comfortable in your body and your outfit.

“I don’t have time” – a common refrain for time-poor women everywhere when it comes to fitting in the things they need or want to do but other obligations seem to get in the way. In this conversation, I riff about balance as a time issue – and how we spend our time is how we spend our life.

Angela Henderson, perhaps Australia's leading consultant for women in business, joins the show for a conversation on opportunities for women in the post-Covid economy, developing a strong mental game and making choices that work for you.

Burnout is a term used by many women to describe a complete exhaustion they feel, and the multitude of symptoms that accompany it. It's a real risk for overwhelmed women, so Rachael invited naturopath Jules Galloway to come on the show to talk about what burnout is, how it happens, and the symptoms to look out for.

Let's start the year as we mean to go on - with more balance. Rachael goes over the five strategies she uses every day to feel calmer, healthier and more balanced and they take just a few minutes each.