What does being healthy really mean? And perhaps more importantly, how can we each start to pursue our own version of wellness? This is exactly what I’m getting into on today's special episode which is taken from Dr Kim Foster’s podcast - The Wellness Project. I am one of the coaches on Dr Kim’s team - working with her inside the Wellness Coach Academy, supporting all our students and new coaches as they're building their businesses - and before joining her team, I was actually a student inside this programme where I certified as a coach. But before that, I was a corporate girl, working for Nike for 20 years. I learned a lot when I worked at Nike about the power of taking care of both your body and mind, and also why, as adults, we have a responsibility to normalise healthy living for the younger generation. Listen in as I chat with Dr Kim about how I’ve embodied what I learned at Nike to form my vision here at Life Now Coaching. In this episode on Kim’s podcast I talk about: My transition from corporate to entrepreneurship and coaching.The difference between strategy and tactics when setting up a new business.Being the CEO of your life.What normalising healthy living means and why this is essential to protect the health of younger generations.How valuable taking care of yourself is.Why women’s health is critical to be better understood and valued.What I believe wellness is.My most powerful wellness tools in my toolkit.Why we need more iconic female role models for girls.The influence women can have on their children living a healthy lives. Connect with Dr Kim here on Instagram About Life Now Coaching: We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.  Resources: Start our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challengeGet your FREE Daily Routine guideVisit our websiteFollow on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch the episodes on YouTubeFull episode notes available on our website  Please remember to subscribe and rate the podcast to help others discover and enjoy our free content to create their own healthy habits for a healthy, happy, and strong life.

Feeling a bit discouraged after falling off your diet plan?  Ever wondered why, despite strong motivation, it can be so tough to stick to a diet?  And why is reaching your health goals such a huge challenge? Join me in this special episode which I recorded as a guest expert with Louise Digby for her fantastic podcast - The Thriving Metabolism. I share with Louise exactly how to break free from self-sabotage and finally achieve the healthy, vibrant life you deserve. I guide you through my success framework, covering the vital pillars of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep, and stress. Say goodbye to diet misery and hello to lasting transformation. Tune into this special holiday episode now and discover the secrets to drastically improving your health beyond counting calories and overexercising. In this episode on Louise’s podcast I talk about: The role of food in overall wellbeing.Rethinking calories and adopting nourishment and self-care.Adjusting habits for a sustainable wellness journey.Why you need to address your relationship with food.Examining childhood experiences influencing eating behaviours.Supporting mental health in weight loss.Incorporating sleep and stress for the weight loss results you want.The important role of accountability in lasting change. The Thriving Metabolism: Weight Loss Beyond Diets with Louise Digby is the podcast where nutrition, education, science, metabolism, and hormones meet. Check it out on Apple, Spotify and all other podcast platforms. Connect with Louise here About Life Now Coaching: We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.  Resources: Start our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challengeGet your FREE Daily Routine guideVisit our websiteFollow on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch the episodes on YouTubeFull episode notes available on our website  Please remember to subscribe and rate the podcast to help others discover and enjoy our free content to create their own healthy habits for a healthy, happy, and strong life.

Have you ever thought about hypnotherapy as a tool for personal growth and wellbeing? Or do you associate it only with entertainment and about controlling someone’s mind? Well if you do, this episode is for you! Jill Whitehouse joins the podcast today to talk about using hypnotherapy to reduce stress, overwhelm, and anxiety and build resilience. Jill is a solution focused hypnotherapist working with adults and children and shares how hypnotherapy works, the role of the brain in stress, and the power of positive thinking. We talk a lot about how much can be gained by understanding how your brain works and the win-win that happens when a parent and child use this type of therapy. In our conversation we share: What hypnotherapy is and how it helps you understand how your brain works.What a trance is and how it’s used to access the subconscious part of the brain and come up with solutions for problems.The brains two main areas: the intellectual part and the emotional part.The power of being able to regulate your emotions.Jill’s 3 P’s Model: Positive thinking, positive action, and positive interaction.The effectiveness of using hypnotherapy for both adults and children in managing stress, anxiety, and building resilience. Understanding the role of adrenaline and cortisol in the body can help manage anxiety.Maintaining emotional balance and building resilience through rest and self-care.Three steps for building habits to strengthen your resilience: taking deep breaths, doing things that make you feel good each day, and recognising the importance of rest. About Jill: Jill Whitehouse is a Solution Focused Hypnotherapist with a background of Primary Teaching and Senior Leadership roles.  She works with children and adults to support them to understand how the brain and body reacts to stress, anxiety and the events of daily life, and how we can use this knowledge to promote positive mental health strategies and behaviours.  Connect with Jill: Website Facebook   LinkedIn About Life Now Coaching: We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.  Resources: Start our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challengeGet your FREE Daily Routine guideVisit our websiteFollow on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch the episodes on YouTubeFull episode notes available on our website  Please subscribe and rate the podcast to help others discover and enjoy our free content to create their own healthy habits for a healthy, happy, and strong life.

Has dieting ever made you get the happy life you want? What about sustaining the results long term? The average woman is said to spend between 17 to 31 years of her life dieting. Diet culture is designed to keep us dieting because it’s creating a $1billion global business. Kimberley Stacey joins the podcast today to talk about a topic that is so important in the world we live in. It's something that’s very aligned to my personal and business values following 30+ years stuck believing my self-worth and value were linked to the way I looked and how much I weighed on the scales. Kim is the founder and head coach of Body Image Fitness in Newcastle and advocates non-diet fitness driving much needed change around diet culture and exercise, helping people to realise that anybody can workout and be fit, regardless of how their body looks. In our conversation we talk about: What diet culture is and the impact it has on women to feel they need to look a certain way.Striving for happiness and self-worth with diets and exercise.The relationship you have with food and diets on your overall health and happiness.Re-focusing what we eat to be about the nourishment and overall health benefits it provides.How important exercise is beyond the perception of it being just a tool to lose weight.How the fitness industry likes diversity and representation.The value of functional fitness to live strong with full mobility.3 tips to help you begin your journey to ditching the diet and exercising to feel strong. About Kim: Kim has a Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification which includes core training, Advanced Resistance Training, group exercise and exercise referral. This means she is able to help with health conditions such (but not limited to) Arthritis, Lower Back Pain, Hypertension, Join replacement and Osteoporosis. Kim is also a lower back pain exercise specialist, a Yoga instructor (specialising in yoga for bigger bodies and diverse communities) as well as a Burlesque Cardio, and Twerk After Work group exercise instructor! Kim works hard building Body Image Fitness after a lifetime of feeling like her body was not good enough to teach fitness as a career – how wrong was she?! Connect with Kim: Website Facebook Instagram 3 day free trial to Kim's Body Image Fitness App About Life Now Coaching: We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.  Resources: Start our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challengeGet your FREE Daily Routine guideVisit our websiteFollow on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch the episodes on YouTubeFull episode notes available on our website  Please remember to subscribe and rate the podcast to help others discover and enjoy our free content to create their own healthy habits for a healthy, happy, and strong life.

Ask a woman what disease she’s most afraid of and the answer will most likely be breast cancer. Tell her that heart disease kills twice as many women as breast cancer does and she’s shocked. Why? Because women aren’t being informed about the risks they’re facing globally with cardiovascular disease. It’s more important than ever to have the right knowledge about our health so that we can make decisions and choices to protect and improve it. For both a better life now but more importantly, a full and long life with strong health so we can live the way we want as we age. Today our guest is Stevie Snow, a holistic pharmacist in the US with over 30 years of practice experience and now on a mission to help you understand how to protect your health. Stevie is breaking down what cardiovascular disease is and helping you to know what you can do to improve your total health to minimise your risk of not just this disease but other illnesses and diseases. In our conversation we explore: The rising rates of cardiovascular disease and how it is currently the leading cause of death globally for men and women.What cardiovascular disease is and how it can show-up in women.Tips to get the right medical intervention if you think you might be having a heart attack, especially for women where symptoms are often different to those men experience.The role of lifestyle factors in heart disease.How blood sugar is the number one contributory factor to many diseases such as cardiovascular, and why for women in particular cutting sugar from your diet is key to building strong health.Tips to avoid ultra processed foods.Creating new habits through small gradual changes to shift your diet to one that protects your heart and brain health.Why snacking might be causing more problems than you realise!The impact of stress on your health. About Stevie: Stevie is a holistic pharmacist and practiced pharmacy in the US for over 30 years. She did Nuclear Pharmacy for almost 20 years - making radioactive drugs for cancer and cardiac imaging. She had been healthy all her life so falling apart with a range of health issues at age 42 was a big shock. Stevie knew it had to do with stress but had no idea how to deal with it. After navigating her own and then her partner’s health struggles, Stevie knew her calling was in functional, holistic medicine and is now a Certified Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner and is currently enrolled at the School of Applied Functional Medicine.  Stevie helps women get well and stay well using every tool in the box. She has helped many of her client reverse a range of chronic illnesses and autoimmune diseases including IBS, arthritis, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, blood clots, fatigue, low blood sugar, and gut infections. Connect with Stevie: Website Facebook Free Resources Document Watch her YouTube video on growing broccoli sprouts About Life Now Coaching: We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.  Resources: Start our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challengeGet your FREE Daily Routine guideVisit our websiteFollow on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch the episodes on YouTubeFull episode notes available on our website  Please remember to subscribe and rate the podcast to help others discover and enjoy our free content to create their own healthy habits for a healthy, happy, and strong life.

Anxiety is on the rise, especially amongst women. In the last three years we’ve seen a huge rise in the number of people struggling with anxiety, including in children, teenagers, and young adults. When you’re trying to cope with anxiety it can feel like surviving is the only thing you’re able to focus on, not making changes to improve the way you feel. In today’s episode I’m here to help you be inspired to know that it is possible to build new habits to improve your health and reduce your anxiety, even if your anxiety is telling you otherwise. I’m sharing some of the personal strategies I used to not only cope better with anxiety and panic attacks, but improve my overall health so that my anxiety is no longer something I feel is controlling me. This episode talks about: The difference between ‘good’ and chronic anxiety.Why building strong health is so powerful at managing and reducing anxiety.Being aware of the lifestyle and choices you make on impacting how well you feel.The ripple effects of building strong health through your habits.How I used exercise as the catalyst to reduce and manage my anxiety.Six strategies to help you begin to make changes and build new healthier habits.The journey you are on when you’re navigating anxiety, depression, low mood or other mental health struggles.My ‘SCS’ approach to get started right now with shifting your habits and feeling better.Knowing you have the power to take control of your health and manage your anxiety. About Life Now Coaching: We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.  Resources: Start our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challengeGet your FREE Daily Routine guideVisit our websiteFollow on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch the episodes on YouTubeFull episode notes available on our website  Please remember to subscribe and rate the podcast to help others discover and enjoy our free content to create their own healthy habits for a healthy, happy, and strong life.

Chronic illness is rising fast, especially amongst women, and as more people struggle with their health because of these long-term illnesses and disabilities, many of which take years to be correctly diagnosed, continuing to work can become a huge problem. Sarah Berthon is here to share her story of navigating ill-health for many years and the toll it took on her physical and mental health as she tried to continue working as an employee. Sarah was finally diagnosed with ME, PoTS, and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and now runs her own business supporting people with chronic illnesses in the workplace through mentoring, workshops and online communities. In our conversation today we talk about: Navigating a chronic illness and ill health whilst working as an employee.The pressure felt to continue working despite ill health and how this can further affect your wellbeing.Being body aware and creating a habit of knowing what your body is telling you it needs.Sarah’s personal journey to being correctly diagnosed with several chronic illnesses.Why the workplace needs to have better awareness and understanding of chronic illness and disability.The definition of disability and removing the fear of talking about disabilities.The importance of creating a culture of openness, acceptance and support in workplaces.The Lilac Review project being ran by the UK government and how Sarah is part of the steering board to support entrepreneurs with disability to start-up their own business and successfully run a business.Putting your health first to be able to live a full and strong life, and achieve the success you want. About Sarah: Sarah Berthon is the founder of Excel against the Odds and is passionate about supporting people with chronic illness in the workplace using her own experience of living  with several chronic illnesses including PoTS, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, ME/CFS and Chronic Migraine. Sarah supports business owners with chronic illnesses and organisations that want to better support employees with these conditions, as well as hosting the ‘Excel against the Odds’ podcast talking about the successes and challenges of working with a chronic illness. She is also on the Steering Board of the Lilac Review, a government backed project looking at tackling the inequalities faced by disabled entrepreneurs. Connect with Sarah: Website Facebook LinkedIn Get her FREE guide: Six Secrets to Success for business owners with chronic illness About Life Now Coaching: We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.  Resources: Start our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challengeGet your FREE Daily Routine guideVisit our websiteFollow on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch the episodes on YouTubeFull episode notes available on our website  Please remember to subscribe and rate the podcast to help others discover and enjoy our free content to create their own healthy habits for a healthy, happy, and strong life.

With cases of Dementia rising and more awareness becoming known about the lifestyle and hormonal factors that can increase your risk, we want to help you to understand the importance of good brain health. We’re joined by Dementia Prevention Consultant, Donna De Villiers, to explore the link between hormonal health and brain health, and why women are at a much greater risk from Dementia than men. In our conversation we explore: The link between hormones and brain health.The importance of protecting your brain alongside your heart and bone health.Why women need to have more awareness of brain health and know the changes that menopause can have on your brain.The beliefs we have about Dementia being an inevitable part of ageing.The main lifestyle factors that can increase your Dementia risk.Three key habits to build to support better brain health.The mind body connection and the importance of checking in daily with what your body is telling you.Whether HRT can help prevent Dementia and what to do if you can’t or don’t want to take HRT. About Donna: Donna is a Dementia Prevention Consultant, helping women reduce their risk factors of Dementia, and build beautiful brain health habits for a lifetime. Along her journey she worked in Health and Social Care in many roles, including for the NHS and saw dementia for the first time. Without any previous experience of Dementia, Donna initially feared the disease, but as her experience grew, she learned that Dementia is a lifestyle disease. This was when her passion for raising awareness and helping people have quality of life over a mere existence was born. Connect with Donna: Website LinkedIn Instagram About Life Now Coaching: We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.  Resources: Start our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challengeGet your FREE Daily Routine guideVisit our websiteFollow on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch the episodes on YouTubeFull episode notes available on our website  Please remember to subscribe and rate the podcast to help others discover and enjoy our free content to create their own healthy habits for a healthy, happy, and strong life.

Note: In our conversation we do briefly talk about Emma attempting to take her own life, so please decide if this episode might trigger you. Is the desire for success actually trapping you and holding you back from happiness? Success is what so many people believe to be the route to happiness. So, they throw themselves and everything they can into carving a career that will bring them the financial rewards that equal success. But then happiness doesn’t come as part of the package. Our guest today is passionately sharing her story of how her beliefs around success and happiness led her to a very unwell and dark place. Emma Hine thought that if she could build a successful business and reap the financial success of it, she’d be living a full and happy life. Except what she got was the exact opposite. Join us as Emma shares the toll pushing to keep achieving success took on her health and happiness, and how she’s managed to begin turning her life around, putting health very much at the top of her list and new business strategy. Today we chat about: The reasons why our understanding of success and happiness create beliefs that wealth is the key.Emma’s long journey striving for more and more success to find the happiness she was seeking.The downward spiral that took hold and pushed Emma deeper into poor mental health.How focusing only on the success you think will bring happiness leads to losing sight of what will really create this for you.The cost of not prioritising your health and realising that without health you have nothing.Knowing that there is no magic wand to making changes and instantly fixing how you feel.Taking one step at a time to move towards what you really want and know will help you to feel true happiness.Accepting that you are a work-in-progress and that  this opens so many exciting opportunities for your future self.Why wealth is the most important thing you can do to take control of your life and live a happy life. About Emma: Emma Hine is a certified business strategist helping ambitious people to grow a business they love. She ran a successful million-pound e-commerce business, which ended up taking over her life which is why she is so passionate about helping others grow their business on their terms.   Now a celebrated Amazon bestselling author, she is helping others see that success comes from doing things your own way with passion at the heart of what you do. And the biggest lesson of all is you don’t need to sacrifice yourself to find what works best.   Beyond work Emma is a happily married mum of 3, nanny of 3. She loves spending time with her friends & family, combine that with a glass of wine and some glorious sunshine and she is in your happy place. Connect with Emma: Website Instagram Emma's free guide: 40 Ways to Grow your Audience so you can make more sales About Life Now Coaching: We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.  Resources: Start our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challengeGet your FREE Daily Routine guideVisit our websiteFollow on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch the episodes on YouTubeFull episode notes available on our website  Please remember to subscribe and rate the podcast to help others discover and enjoy our free content to create their own healthy habits for a healthy, happy, and strong life.

Are you sleeping well? If not, you’re not alone. Sleep is one of the biggest problems many individuals give for not performing to their best.  In a recent study by Champion Health, boosting energy levels was the number one health area that employees said they wanted to improve. Lack of sleep not only increases your risk of illness and disease but causes early death. So, in support of Sleep Awareness Day and Week, we’re sharing our top 10 tips to help you sleep better, have more energy, and invest in stronger health for a longer life. In this episode we share: Our top 10 tips for improving the quality of your sleep.How our body’s love routine and the role of our body clock in sleeping well.The surprising routine you need to create to sleep better.The impact of modern society on our sleep.Taking a leaf out of the book on how we help babies and children go to sleep.Why alcohol is having the opposite effect on your sleep to what you think it does.The connection between sleep and your overall health and wellbeing.The power of gratitude for a peaceful nights sleep. About Life Now Coaching: We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.  Resources: Start our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challengeGet your FREE Daily Routine guideVisit our websiteFollow on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch the episodes on YouTubeFull episode notes available on our website  Please remember to subscribe and rate the podcast to help others discover and enjoy our free content to create their own healthy habits for a healthy, happy, and strong life.

Your health is impacted by literally everything about how you live and this includes more than your lifestyle habits! The relationships you have, the job you do, the pressure you apply to yourself to achieve success. It all contributes to how well you feel, and your level of happiness. Our guest today is Debbie Caudle, a therapist and coach who works with Christian women helping them to transform their relationships from the inside out. Debbie knows firsthand the real impact of being in a relationship and job that isn’t right for you, and guides other women to find the path that’s right for them. This is a fantastic conversation where we go deep into how so many of us live by default rather than design, and realise the path we’re on isn’t right for us, often way down that path in later life.   In the episode we chat about: Why many of us find ourselves on paths that don't align with our true desiresHow it’s often in midlife that women realise they feel stuck with where they are.The risks of living a life by default and how this can impact your physical health.Breaking free from relationships and careers that aren't right for you and actionable advice on how to identify and navigate similar situations in your own life.How to take intentional steps towards creating a life of fulfilment and purpose.The impact of living with intention on your physical and emotional well-being.The power of taking small steps daily to create the change you want.Empowering yourself through living with intention and the huge ripples this creates across your life. About Debbie: Debbie Caudle has been a therapist and coach for over 30 years. She specialises in helping Christian women transform their relationships from the inside out, through both her expertise and her own personal journey of divorce and re-marriage. She's the author of The Path Less Traveled, the creator of two life-changing courses and the host of the podcast, High Ticket Woman. Connect with Debbie: Website Her FREE resource: The 10 Step Relationship Rescue Roadmap About Life Now Coaching: We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.  Resources: Download our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challengeVisit our websiteFollow on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch the episodes on YouTubeFull episode notes available on our website  Please remember to subscribe and rate the podcast to help others discover and enjoy our free content to create their own healthy habits for a healthy, happy, and strong life.

No International Women’s Day isn’t just another pointless awareness day; it is a pivotal moment to celebrate the achievements of women, promote gender equality, and drive meaningful change. As we approach International Women’s Day 2024 this special solo episode with host Nicola is here to inspire you to know why you are a woman with power and impact.  Listen in as we inspire you to know your worth and power in impacting other women and girls to live healthy, happy and strong lives. In this episode we open up about: What International Women’s Day is about and why you need to celebrate and recognise this important awareness day.The impact women in your life have had on you and taking a pause to think about who these women are for you.Nicola’s story of the impact her Mother has had on her and the difference we need to be more aware of today in the role models we are as women.The impact women have on their children and a personal story of Nicola’s daughter.How being a role model is the biggest legacy you’ll give your kids.Being part of a collective of women who are owning their power and the influence they have on others.The importance of inspiring other women and girls on not just International Women’s Day but every day.Knowing the power of even the smallest of your actions on others. About Life Now Coaching: We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.  Resources: Download our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challengeVisit our websiteFollow on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch the episodes on YouTubeFull episode notes available on our website  Please remember to subscribe and rate the podcast to help others discover and enjoy our free content to create their own healthy habits for a healthy, happy, and strong life.

Our society and culture has instilled in us a mentality of being always on the go and that working hard, playing hard, living fast is the route to success and happiness! But what if our physiology wasn’t designed to live this way? Today we’re exploring cyclical living and the importance of menstrual health in women and people with vulvas with guest Nour Kayali who is a holistic yoga teacher and menstrual cycle coach in training. Nour is passionate about helping everyone to understand that for anyone with a vulva, regardless of whether they have a menstrual bleed or not, there are hormonal changes happening in a cycle that will affect how you feel and therefore how you live your life. This is such an interesting conversation and topic and one I’m excited to share on the podcast to support more understanding and openness around hormonal health and menstrual cycles. In our conversation we talk about: What a menstrual cycle is and the four phases that occur each cycle.The link to the moon and the ancient wisdom that’s been guiding hormonal cycles for thousands of years.Why it’s important to have awareness of the changes that happen in each monthly cycle.How cyclical living can support strong health, and optimise energy and performance.The impact of understanding why you might feel differently throughout your menstrual cycle - and the risk of not understanding this.The connection between having better knowledge and understanding of menstrual cycles and menopause.Opening up the conversation in workplaces and with men to encourage more understanding and support.Tips to build habits into your wellness toolkit to better support yourself with your menstrual cycle. About Nour: Nour is a holistic yoga teacher, workshop facilitator and menstrual cycle coach in training, passionate about sharing tools for connecting to our sense of home. Through 8+ years of working in the field of Psychology and Mental Health, Nour saw first-hand the life-enhancing impact that regular wellbeing practices, and community, have on the quality of our lives. Creating, dancing, journalling, to name a few, all support the human ability to experience long-term joy and contentment. Connect with Nour: Website Instagram LinkedIn Nour's FREE guide - Unlocking Consistency: A Cyclical Living Toolkit Maisie Hill Free Flow Chart shared by Nour in her wrap-up tip About Life Now Coaching: We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.  Resources: Download our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challengeVisit our websiteFollow on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch the episodes on YouTubeFull episode notes available on our website  Please remember to subscribe and rate the podcast to help others discover and enjoy our free content to create their own healthy habits for a healthy, happy, and strong life.

Do you only think about food if you need to lose a bit of weight? Does not having a weight problem mean that you’re okay to eat whatever food you like? The beliefs we have about the role of food in our health are behind so many of us spending a huge proportion of our lifetime obsessing about which new diet to try and battling to lose weight. We’ve been conditioned to believe that a diet is the answer to losing weight. But is this true? Today’s guest is a nutritional therapist who works with women over 40 to support them with losing weight the right way. Louise Digby is passionate about helping women to know the truth behind diets and food, and why the answer to your weight loss goals doesn’t just lie in the amount of food that you eat. Join us in today’s episode as we talk about: What a diet really is and why it’s time to change how we use the word diet.The different factors that contribute to our weight and the results we have around weight loss.Why calories are not the route to losing weight, or building strong health.The role of the gut in weight management and your overall health.How to start taking steps to focus on having good gut health.The impact menopause has on women’s weight.Whether women can lose weight in the menopause stage of life.Why it’s time to change what we know and create different beliefs about the role of food in our lives and health. About Louise: Louise Digby is a registered nutritional therapist, women’s weight loss expert and founder of The Nourish Method to Lasting Fat Loss. Her clients come to her after struggling to lose weight despite eating well and working hard to burn the fat. Louise transforms her client’s health and wellbeing by identifying and addressing each individual’s unique needs and imbalances, so that they can lose weight, optimise their health and rediscover their sparkle, without restrictive dieting or the need for superhuman willpower. Connect with Louise: Website Facebook  Instagram About Life Now Coaching: We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.  Resources: Download our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challengeVisit our websiteFollow on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch the episodes on YouTubeFull episode notes available on our website  Please remember to subscribe and rate the podcast to help others discover and enjoy our free content to create their own healthy habits for a healthy, happy, and strong life.

Have you ever felt like it’s too late to change? Is there a point in life where it’s simply not possible to change your health and habits? Today’s guest firmly believes that it’s never too late to make any change that you might want to feel healthier and live a life without limits. Gayla Beyer is a health and wellness coach who in her early sixties decided it was time to pivot from her long career in healthcare as a nurse practitioner so that she could feel more fulfilled and look forward to an exciting new chapter in her life. Gayla shares so much about her journey through life getting to know who she is on the inside, and why this is something that she’s now helping other women to do so that they too can embrace all that the retirement season of life offers and know it’s never too late to build better health. In this episode we explore: The power of being self-aware.Why taking time to understand what you need is so important to your wellbeing.How normal it is to doubt your ability to change and how to not let this limiting belief hold you back.The mini-retreats that Gayla has used throughout her life to nurture herself.The different ways that you can begin to get clear on what it is you really need to feel your life is fulfilling you.What’s driving the shift away from the typical approach and perception of retirement.How valuable strong health is to open up limitless possibilities for living a full life.Tips for creating a life that you love, at any stage of your life. About Gayla: Gayla is a seasoned nurse practitioner who pivoted from her medical career in 2021 to embark on a new journey as a health and wellness coach. Specialising in guiding women through the stages of retirement, Gayla's passion is helping them embrace this life change.   At the heart of her coaching program, "Retire Your Limits," are three foundational and interconnected pillars and alongside this, she helps women plan and embark on personalised mini-retreats. These mini-retreats serve as a vital component of Gayla's holistic approach, providing a space for reflection, rejuvenation, and self-discovery.   Beyond coaching, Gayla shares her transformative message through her podcast - Retire Your Limits. With expert guests and stories of women moving into the next chapter on their terms, it’s a perfect source of empowerment and transformation. Connect with Gayla: Website Instagram LinkedIn About Life Now Coaching: We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.  Resources: Download our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challengeVisit our websiteFollow on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch the episodes on YouTubeFull episode notes available on our website  Please remember to subscribe and rate the podcast to help others discover and enjoy our free content to create their own healthy habits for a healthy, happy, and strong life.

Is self-care really selfish? What even is self-care? Are you ready to revolutionise your wellbeing? In our latest episode, we dismantle the stereotypes around self-care and reveal its true essence as a powerful tool for personal health, fulfilment, and happiness. From challenging misconceptions to sharing impactful habits, this episode is your gateway to clarity and permission to put self-care top of your list! Join us as we explore the five key elements of self-care, share personal practices, and inspire you to make self-care a non-negotiable part of your daily life. Unravel the myths surrounding self-care and discover why it's not just a luxury, or something kept for Sundays, but a vital investment in your happiness - now and for your future self. In this episode we’re sharing: What self-care is and what self-care is not!How commercialisation has created an unobtainable perception of self-care.The importance of self-care as the cornerstone for a healthy, happy life.Introducing the five key elements (Physical, Mental, Emotional, Spiritual, Social) and their interconnectedness.Why prioritising self-care enables you to be the best version of yourself for others.The awareness of adapting self-care practices based on individual needs and life changes.Our hosts most impactful self-care habits and practices that transformed her mental and physical wellbeing. About Life Now Coaching: We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.  Resources: Download our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challengeVisit our websiteFollow on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch the episodes on YouTubeFull episode notes available on our website  Please remember to subscribe and rate the podcast to help others discover and enjoy our free content to create their own healthy habits for a healthy, happy, and strong life.

Today we’re joined by Laura Pearman who wants to share a tale of caution, and joy. Laura is an entrepreneur who found herself caught up in the hustle mentality of being self-employed: trying to prove yourself and building a sustainable business. She was passionate and enthusiastic, living life fast to make the most of everything she had and wanted to achieve. Until Laura hit a health crisis. Not just once but several times. Only when she was diagnosed with Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), a disorder related to high pressure in the brain, did Laura start to realise the way she was living wasn’t optimising her happiness. But it took more ill-health before the big shifts really started to happen. In our conversation we share: How the beliefs you hold dictate the way you push yourself and strive for success.The risks of not tuning in with how you are feeling.How burnout showed up and why Laura kept moving on despite hitting it several times.The shift that talk therapy had and the key penny-drop moment it gave.Why you need solid foundations with the right building blocks for you.The power of understanding your own values and building blocks for good health.Making changes and building new habits that become a part of who you are.The role play and fun have on your wellbeing and happiness.Taking a holistic approach to strong health and wellbeing. About Laura: Laura works with experts who want to build their authority so that they can create impact, legacy and leave an indelible mark in their industry. Connect with Laura: Website YouTube LinkedIn Get Laura's free entrepreneur tool: What's your secret brand ownership style? About Life Now Coaching: We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.  Resources: Download our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challengeVisit our websiteFollow on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch the episodes on YouTubeFull episode notes available on our website  Please remember to subscribe and rate the podcast to help others discover and enjoy our free content to create their own healthy habits for a healthy, happy, and strong life.

What would you say if we told you that resting is one of the hardest things to do to improve your health and wellbeing? In a world where life is busy and the most common reason given for not being able to build new healthy habits is a lack of time, it’s a bit of a surprise to know that rest isn’t something that’s being excitedly embraced and used to improve your health and happiness. Today we’re joined by the fabulous Nikki St Paul who is a rest advocate. Nikki helps busy professionals to understand the importance and power of rest. She passionately wants you to switch your beliefs away from rest only being about the sleep you get in bed, to understanding what true rest is and why it’s essential to your overall wellbeing. This is a fantastic conversation and one where we share so much valuable information and tips to get started with new habits to build stronger health. In today’s episode we share: What rest is and the importance of building habits for rest.The reasons for and risks of the rest deficit we’re seeing.How doing less may be the answer to getting more from life.Overcoming mindset barriers around taking time to rest.Understanding what works for you and knowing that everyone can create habits for impactful rest.Getting started with micro-mindful moments.The benefits of being present more often across your total life.Using mindfulness and why it’s about ‘non-doing’.What meditation really is and why most people struggle because they’re doing it wrong.The importance of being self-aware to know what it is you need to feel well. About Nikki: Nikki is a Mind, Body, and Breath Coach and the Founder of Breathing Mindful Coaching. She combines her expertise in breathwork, coaching, and mindfulness meditation to provide holistic support to her clients. Nikki empowers ambitious women in midlife to reclaim the power of rest. She is on a mission to help her clients rest so they can rise, through her 12-week online 1:1 program. Rest & Rise™ is here to redefine success. Connect with Nikki: Website Instagram LinkedIn About Life Now Coaching: We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.  Resources: Download our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challengeVisit our websiteFollow on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch the episodes on YouTubeFull episode notes available on our website  Please remember to subscribe and rate the podcast to help others discover and enjoy our free content to create their own healthy habits for a healthy, happy, and strong life.

Do you ever wonder if there is a deeper reason for your energy being depleted or feeling stuck? As a homeopath with over 25 years’ experience and a Business Abundance Coach©, our guest today, Wendy Molyneux, is an expert at seeing the “Issues in Your Tissues” and helping you to clear these root-cause energetic blocks, so you can enjoy a life of abundance. Wendy believes that energy is your most valuable asset and the key to unlocking abundance. She believes that building strong health requires a whole person approach where your habits include ones that connect with your heart and feel into what you already know inside of you. During our chat together we share: What energy is and how it is the source and key to feeling the way you want to feel.How making intentional changes to your habits can impact your overall energy in so many different ways.What homeopathy is and how Eastern medicine is used and applied.The way homeopathy works to help you deeply heal.How conventional medicine takes a suppressive approach and is often solving symptoms rather than fixing the root cause.The approach Wendy has to turning lemons into (healthy!) lemon ENERGY drink.Leaning into more feminine  and ‘Heartful’ energy.Tips to start connecting more with your own energy and using it to support your health and happiness. About Wendy: Business Abundance Coach and Homeopath, Wendy has an unusual skillset: a creative marketing communications professional turned homeopath and natural health advocate. She has done the London Agency thing and the backpacking the world thing and is now happily settled near the New Forest with two grown-up kids and Monty the dog. She says “My energy and positivity are high when I am listening to my heart and doing what I love. Helped by daily yoga, forest walk-and-talks with friends, and weekly Aqua Chat, and not helped by my sweet tooth and too much weight – my next mission!” Wendy is also a Heartfulness Coach©; Mindfulness & Law of Attraction Teacher; Author Ex-Marketing Agency Owner and Ex Natural Health Clinic Marketing Manager. Connect with Wendy: Website Linktree LinkedIn Get Wendy's FREE 7 Secrets to Confident Connections in an Instant About Life Now Coaching: We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.  Resources: Download our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challengeVisit our websiteFollow on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch the episodes on YouTubeFull episode notes available on our website  Please remember to subscribe and rate the podcast to help others discover and enjoy our free content to create their own healthy habits for a healthy, happy, and strong life.

Today we’re exploring the connection between women, sport, and the pursuit of a healthier, more confident future. Our guest is the inspiring Becky MacDermid, a dedicated netball player and CrossFit enthusiast. We delve into the transformative power of sport for women, focusing on resilience, confidence, and the crucial role women play in driving equality and diversity in the sports arena. As we see reduced activity in kids and a rapid decline in adult activity levels, this is a very relevant conversation that we hope inspires you to think about how impactful sport might be for your own health and that of your children. In our conversation we chat about: What sport actually is, and why it’s probably not what you think it is!How sport has shaped Becky’s confidence and resilience.The connection between women growing up playing sport and those in senior leadership roles.The ripple effects that are experienced when you are activeThe importance of being active and participating in sports as a form of positive role modellingThe need for female role models in sports to inspire and encourage the younger generation.Concerning statistics from the 2022 Sport England report, particularly the gender gap in activity levels among children and young people.Beliefs women have with sport and strength training that holds them back from taking part in these activities.Why we need to shift away from focusing on body shape, size, and aesthetics to knowing the value of feeling strong. About Becky: Becky works as an investment manager at Maven Capital Partners, one of the UK’s leading alternative asset managers, providing a range of funding options to dynamic quoted and unquoted SMEs. She is a keen supporter of female founders in the North East. Becky loves playing netball and is a keen CrossFit particpant, loving the community spirit and supportive group she trains with. gym early last year. She is passionate about the fantastic developmental opportunities that sport can provide, especially for women which has been proven to translate into important skills including leadership, resilience and ambition. Connect with Becky: LinkedIn About Life Now Coaching: We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.  Resources: Download our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challengeVisit our websiteFollow on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch the episodes on YouTubeFull episode notes available on our website  Please remember to subscribe and rate the podcast to help others discover and enjoy our free content to create their own healthy habits for a healthy, happy, and strong life.