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Dr Jodie Lowinger: Developing Mind Strength

In this podcast, Cate Mercer talks with Dr Jodie Lowinger who is an award-winning clinical psychologist; international expert in anxiety, mindset and resilience; and CEO/Founder of The Anxiety Clinic in Sydney, Australia, where she has helped thousands of adults, children and adolescents with anxiety, stress, mood and behavioural challenges. Dr Jodie is on a heart-driven mission to equip people with practical, proven techniques to relieve anxiety, stress, worry and fear and build resilient, high-performing and empowered action. She is a High Performance and Mindset Coach to global business leaders and elite athletes, where she helps them engage in mindset, performance and resilience strategies to succeed. Dr Jodie has received the University Medal for Psychology (UNSW) in Australia, and has worked and trained at Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital and St Vincent's Hospital Anxiety Disorders Unit. She is also author of the book: "The Mind Strength Method: Four Steps to Curb Anxiety, Conquer Worry and Build Resilience." 

Robert Pekin: Fair Food

Over the past 20 odd years Robert has been challenging and transforming the food and agricultural system in Australia. As a former organic dairy farmer and market gardener he has become known as a practical and hands on social entrepreneur working at the systems end of changing the way business can pivot away from the malaise the current food system works. In 2004 he founded Food Connect, a dynamic multi-farmer food distribution enterprise with an innovative community-based distribution system. In 2009, the Food Connect Foundation was launched to increase the scope of the fair food movement internationally and across Australia. Robert is a member of the national board of Australian Social Enterprise Advisory Group, co-founder of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, and a founding member on the Board of The global software organisation Open Food Network.  Robert loves his blended family of four children, and his favourite foods are beer, butter and good bread.

Yumiko Kadota: Emotional Female

On this week's podcast, Cate talks with Yumiko Kadota. All Yumiko ever wanted was to be a surgeon. Young, gifted and dedicated, Yumiko graduated her medical degree with Honours, and was well on her way to becoming an outstanding plastic and reconstructive surgeon. She spent fourteen years studying, working 70+ hour weeks, on call for days at a time, working at numerous hospitals across two states, doing whatever was asked of her – because that’s what was needed to become a doctor. Work life balance was non-existent. Her personal life was one of bargaining with friends and loved ones, a constant cycle of cancelling plans and making up for them. In 2018, she quit.

Fourteen years of working towards her dream had taken its toll: the mental, physical and emotional strain had brought her to a tipping point. Yumiko had spent years in a world where she needed to stay calm and professional in the face of racism, sexual harassment, sexism, chauvinism, discrimination, favouritism, ageism. A world enshrouded by a professional code of silence ... where the pressures and stresses of heavy workloads drove people to suicide ... where people were afraid to report inappropriate behaviour ... where Yumiko fantasised about the level of injury required for her to be exempt from performing surgery.

On this podcast you will hear all about Yumiko’s rugged journey through ambition and dedication, to exploitation, eventual collapse – and beyond.

Dr Liz Isenring: Mindset, Menu & Movement

Dr Liz Isenring is passionate about improving lives via evidence-based nutrition and wellness consulting. Dr Liz is a Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics, Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian and Nutritionist. Recognised as an international nutrition and wellness expert, she has published over 150 peer-reviewed scientific papers and books, received AUD 4, 000, 000 in research support and is a highly sought-after keynote speaker. Her work is used by over 40 counties and helped hundreds of thousands of people to improve their nutrition and health.

Dr Michael Mosley: Sleep

In our podcast this week, Cate talks with Dr Michael Mosley about Sleep. Dr Mosley is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fast Diet, The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet, The Clever Guts Diet, The Fast 800, and Fast Asleep. Dr Mosley trained to be a doctor at the Royal Free Hospital in London before joining the BBC, where he spent three decades as a science journalist and executive producer. Now freelance, he is a well-known television personality and was named Medical Journalist of the Year by the British Medical Association.

Dr Michael Mosley: Fasting

In our podcast this week, Cate Mercer talks with Dr Michael Mosley about Weight Loss and Fasting. Dr Mosley is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fast Diet, The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet, The Clever Guts Diet, The Fast 800, and Fast Asleep. Dr Mosley trained to be a doctor at the Royal Free Hospital in London before joining the BBC, where he spent three decades as a science journalist and executive producer. Now freelance, he is a well-known television personality and was named Medical Journalist of the Year by the British Medical Association.

Dr Simon Wilksch: Eating Disorders

Our podcast with Cate Mercer today, is with Dr Simon Wilksch; BPsych (Hons), PhD (Clinical Psychology), who is both a researcher and clinician in the area of eating disorders. He is currently a Senior Research Fellow at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, leading research projects in the area of eating disorder risk factors, prevention, early intervention, and improving treatment experience and outcomes for patients and their families. He also runs a clinic of nine therapists providing treatment to over 300 children, adolescents and adults each year who are experiencing an eating disorder. Together with Tracey Wade, he has developed Media Smart, a school-based eating disorder risk reduction program that has been found to have a range of beneficial outcomes for adolescents with eating disorders in large-scale randomised control trials (RCTs).

Dr Gillian Ross: Mystic Meditation

On this week’s podcast, Cate  interviews Dr Gillian Ross, best selling producer of yoga and meditation CDs and ABC author of four books on science, spirituality and self-transformation including Consciousness V Catastrophe: Reflections on the Next  Stage of Human Evolution. Dr Ross talks about the growth of consciousness, yoga nidra and how to do it at home, and what it means to be an evolutionary mystic.

Dr Arne Rubenstein: Childhood Development and Rites of Passage

In this interview, Cate Mercer talks with Dr Arne Rubenstein who was motivated to leave Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine to create programs that could provide much-needed answers and tools to support young men and women be more happy and motivated about life. His book The Making of Men and has won multiple awards and Dr Arne was nominated in 2008 for Australian of the Year for his work. He is now internationally recognised as an expert on Childhood Development and Rites of Passage. His programs have been attended by over 200,000 people in more than 20 countries around the world and are also in more than 50 schools around Australia.

Teri Lichtenstein Plant-Based vs Conventional Processed Foods

In this podcast Cate Mercer talks with Teri Licntenstein, Practising Dietitian, sports dietitian, nutritionist about a report (2020) that compares the nutritional value of processed plant-based foods with processed conventional foods such as sausages, hamburgers and chicken-style pieces. Teri Lichtenstein is the director of FoodBytes, a nutrition consultancy that empowers brands and organisations to communicate nutritional information to a broad range of audiences including health professionals and consumers. The findings from the report are quite revealing, with the plant-based foods providing equal if not more nutritional benefits. If you care about your food and what you eat, this is a really good one to listen too.