Happy Smiling People

Dr. Heather Finley is a Registered Dietitian and Gut Health Specialist.

In this episode, we discuss how the landscape of gut health has changed in the past year, how to add gluten and dairy back into your diet after intolerances, what a parasite is and where they come from, how to improve your immune system in your gut, whether it is possible to permanently damage your gut health, whether you can out-supplement a poor lifestyle, the definition of stress and identifying lifestyle stressors, digestive health vs. gut health, dealing with ‘food guilt,’ controlling your self-narrative, myth-busting gut health misconceptions, how to create long-term change and establishing daily habits, and much more.

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Find Heather online:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drheatherfinley/
Website: https://www.drheatherfinley.co/

00:00 How has the landscape of gut health changed in the past year?
4:45 How to add gluten and dairy back into your diet
8:30 What is a parasite and where do they come from?
10:00 How to improve your immune system in your gut
13:00 Can you permanently damage your gut health?
15:00 How to treat gut issues?
18:00 You can’t out-supplement a poor lifestyle
19:30 The definition of stress – even good things are stressful
22:00 Identifying stressors
23:30 Digestive health vs. gut health
29:00 Dealing with ‘food guilt’
30:30 Controlling your self-narrative
34:00 Myth-busting gut health misconceptions
36:30 Creating long-term change and establishing daily habits
40:00 Heather’s biggest piece of advice

Keywords
gut health, probiotics, prebiotics, digestive health, immune system, lifestyle factors, stress management, dietary changes, gut microbiome, health myths

This solo episode is an exploration into the concept of the 'winter arc'; what it is, what it does, and why we should care about it.

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Robin Nielsen is an Integrative Nutritionist who specialises in women’s health and hormone balance.

In this episode, we discuss: what it means to ‘feel old’ while you are still young; what balancing your hormones looks like; which hormones stimulate anxiety; how deleting our ‘to-do’ lists can ease our stress; how to heal from unbalanced hormones; how many meals a healthy person should have a day and why; what we should be eating to manage our cortisol; how men and women tolerate alcohol differently; how to set New Year’s resolutions and achievable goals; and much more!

Find me online: https://linktr.ee/emilyereilly 
Cozy Earth: https://cozyearth.com/ Use code HAPPYSMILINGPEOPLE for up to 20% off site wide

Find Robin online:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robinanielsen/?hl=en 
Website: https://naturalhormonesolution.com/ 
The Complete Hormone Quiz: https://naturalhormonesolution.com/happysmilingpeople/

Timestamps:
00:00 what does it mean to ‘feel old’ while you are still young? 
2:30 what does it mean to balance your hormones? 
8:30 what hormones stimulate anxiety?
12:30 should we delete our ‘to-do’ lists?
20:00 how to heal from un balanced hormones?  
28:00 how many meals should a healthy person have and why?
33:00 what should we be eating to manage our cortisol?
35:00 how do men and women tolerate alcohol differently?
38:00 New Years Resolution and setting achievable goals
43:00 building key stone habits 
 
Keywords
hormones, health, stress, balance, wellness, nutrition, self-care, personal growth, women's health, lifestyle changes

Tricia Nelson is an emotional eating expert and the author of Heal Your Hunger. 

In this episode, we discuss what emotional eating really is, whether some people are more predisposed to disordered eating, the difference between quick diet fixes and addressing the deeper root causes, the common traits of emotional eaters and how to understand and identify emotional eating patterns, why certain foods feel “comforting,” how to combat emotional eating, and the different types of hunger — and so much more.

Find me online: https://linktr.ee/emilyereilly

Find Tricia Online:
Website: https://healyourhunger.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TriciaNelson_

00:00 what is emotional eating
8:40 are some people more predisposed to disordered eating?
13:00 quick diet fix vs examining the deeper issues
15:00 traits of emotional eaters 
18:00 day to day of working as a nutritionist 
22:30 understanding and identifying emotional eating 
28:00 why comfort food is ‘comforting’ 
29:30 the different types of hunger 
32:00 how to combat emotional eating 

Keywords
emotional eating, disordered eating, food addiction, recovery, mental health, community support, self-discovery, coping mechanisms, comfort food, emotional well-being

Courtney Townley is a personal trainer turned life coach, passionate about helping women to thrive, especially through midlife.

In this episode, we explore Courtney’s three-decade journey in the women’s fitness industry, whether fat loss will always be a trend, and how to uncover your why to build lasting motivation and habits. We dive into changing unhealthy behaviours, dismantling the “mean girl” inner narrative, and how manifestation is grounded in science and can create real, positive results.
Courtney also shares her pivot from fitness instructor to life coach, the fastest way to erode self-trust, practical tips to feel like yourself again, what “health” really means, and how women can take better care of themselves.

Find me online: https://linktr.ee/emilyereilly

Find Courtney Online:
Grace & Grit: https://graceandgrit.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracegrit/?hl=en

Timestamps:
00:00 Courtney’s journey in the women’s fitness industry over the past 3 decades 
05:14 will fat loss always be a trend?
08:40 working out our ‘why’ and motivation for habits
11:30 how to change unhealthy behaviours, and the ‘mean girl’ self-narrative 
17:00 how manifestation is science based and create positive results 
21:40 where is the line between rationalising actions and taking responsibility for our mistakes or difficult decisions
25:00 the quickest way to erode self trust 
28:00 Courtney’s pivot from fitness instructor to life coach 
31:00 why did Courtney choose to focus on middle age women as her target market? 
36:00 tips to feel like yourself again 
39:30 The Consistency Code 
46:00 what does ‘health’ actually mean?
51:20 how can women take better care of themselves?

Keywords
fitness, wellness, women's health, self-care, behavior change, self-narrative, consistency, midlife, coaching, mental health