How to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern Woman

Welcome back to the All Things Food podcast. This week host Nickie Hursthouse speaks with Emma Stirling. Emma is an advanced accredited practicing dietitian (Adv. APD), the director of Scoop Nutrition consultancy and an academic specialising in food science, gastronomy and culinary nutrition.

Emma is recognised as one of Australia’s innovative, entrepreneurial and leading Accredited Practising Dietitians in the areas of food and culinary nutrition and effective nutrition communication.

Emma has recently joined Australian Catholic University as a Senior Lecturer and course coordinator in the department of nutrition and public health creating programs for chefs, nutritionists, health professionals and more.

I first met Emma in Melbourne when I was a new-grad Dietitian and I am so happy to reconnect with Emma after many many years, for this conversation today.

This episode talks about:

• What is culinary nutrition?
• The art and science of food
• The importance of cooking
• How the pandemic has changed our relationship with food
• Dietitian’s role in the changing food system

You can connect with Emma via Instagram, Twitter or through Scoop Nutrition. To find out more about the Graduate Certificate in Culinary Nutrition visit the ACU website.

To work with Nickie 1:1 on your gut health head to nickiehursthouse.com to book in your FREE mini-consult today.

Until next week, you can follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @nourishwithnickie and if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review as it helps more people to discover the podcast :)

Welcome back to the All Things Food podcast. This week host Nickie Hursthouse speaks with clinical psychologist, Dr Karen Faisandier. Karen is an integrative mental health practitioner and founder of The Integrative Practice, a holistic psychology service based in Wellington, NZ.

Dr Karen’s innovative approach integrates psychological, nutritional and lifestyle strategies into a practical recovery framework for women experiencing mental health concerns resulting from chronic stress, anxiety and overwhelm.

This episode talks about:

• Mental health
• Seeking reward during lockdown
• The reward system vs the contentment system
• Psychological flexibility
• Coping with stress
• How our food and lifestyle play a role in helping us through hard times

If you’re wanting to hear more from Karen you can follow her over on Instagram or Facebook or sign-up to Karen’s new free mini-course on how to reset and refuel from chronic stress, anxiety, and fatigue.

To work with Nickie 1:1 on your gut health head to nickiehursthouse.com to book in your FREE mini-consult today.

Until next week, you can follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @nourishwithnickie and if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review as it helps more people to discover the podcast :)

Welcome back to the All Things Food podcast. This week host Nickie Hursthouse speaks with clinical psychologist, Dr Karen Faisandier. Karen is an integrative mental health practitioner and founder of The Integrative Practice, a holistic psychology service based in Wellington, NZ.

Dr Karen’s innovative approach integrates psychological, nutritional and lifestyle strategies into a practical recovery framework for women experiencing mental health concerns resulting from chronic stress, anxiety and overwhelm.

This episode talks about:

• Mental health
• Seeking reward during lockdown
• The reward system vs the contentment system
• Psychological flexibility
• Coping with stress
• How our food and lifestyle play a role in helping us through hard times

If you’re wanting to hear more from Karen you can follow her over on Instagram or Facebook or sign-up to Karen’s new free mini-course on how to reset and refuel from chronic stress, anxiety, and fatigue.

To work with Nickie 1:1 on your gut health head to nickiehursthouse.com to book in your FREE mini-consult today.

Until next week, you can follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @nourishwithnickie and if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review as it helps more people to discover the podcast :)

Welcome back to the All Things Food podcast. This week host Nickie Hursthouse has a talanoa (conversation) with Mafi Funaki-Tahifote about all things food and cultural identity.

Mafi is one of the few Tongan dietitians in New Zealand and one of the very few dietitians with an MBA. Mafi has spent her career working as a dietitian and in senior leadership roles with a sole purpose of improving nutrition and physical activity amongst Pasifika people and especially in Pasifika heart health.

Mafi currently works in partnership with Dr Julie Wharewera-Mika as Heads of MAS Foundation with a purpose of improving health and wellbeing equity in Aotearoa.

This episode covers:

• What food means to Mafi and her family
• How food traditions vary across the different pacific islands
• Crossing cultures as a health professional
• Food as part of cultural identity

Thank you for tuning in to this episode of All Things Food! If you loved this episode please consider sharing with your friends and whānau and even leaving a review so more people can discover the podcast.

To work with Nickie 1:1 on your gut health head to nickiehursthouse.com to book in your FREE discovery call today.

Until next week, you can follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @nourishwithnickie and if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review as it helps more people to discover the podcast :)

Welcome back to the All Things Food podcast. This week host Nickie Hursthouse has a talanoa (conversation) with Mafi Funaki-Tahifote about all things food and cultural identity.

Mafi is one of the few Tongan dietitians in New Zealand and one of the very few dietitians with an MBA. Mafi has spent her career working as a dietitian and in senior leadership roles with a sole purpose of improving nutrition and physical activity amongst Pasifika people and especially in Pasifika heart health.

Mafi currently works in partnership with Dr Julie Wharewera-Mika as Heads of MAS Foundation with a purpose of improving health and wellbeing equity in Aotearoa.

This episode covers:

• What food means to Mafi and her family
• How food traditions vary across the different pacific islands
• Crossing cultures as a health professional
• Food as part of cultural identity

Thank you for tuning in to this episode of All Things Food! If you loved this episode please consider sharing with your friends and whānau and even leaving a review so more people can discover the podcast.

To work with Nickie 1:1 on your gut health head to nickiehursthouse.com to book in your FREE discovery call today.

Until next week, you can follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @nourishwithnickie and if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review as it helps more people to discover the podcast :)

Welcome back to the ALL THINGS FOOD podcast and to season 2. This week host Nickie Hursthouse talks to Vanessa Kimbell about all things sourdough, french baking and the gut microbiome.

For those of you who don’t know Vanessa, her expertise in bread and the gut microbiome is second to none. Day-to-day Vanessa runs The Sourdough School in Northamptonshire where she teaches sourdough and how to bake bread for optimal health. Vanessa is also a best-selling author, with a fifth cookbook that launched in September.

On top of all of this Vanessa is completing her PhD in nutrition and digestibility of bread and mental health. She is passionate about understanding the connection between our food, the gut microbiome and the potential impact on mental health.

This episode talks about:

• The art and science of sourdough
• Becoming a baker and beginner tips for sourdough baking
• Fermentation, plant diversity and fibre to enhance digestion
• Battling the embarrassing symptoms of IBS and a relentless desire to find the answers
• Linking the gut microbiome to our overall physical and mental health
• How you can use baking to form connection and pay if forward

You can find out more about The Sourdough School and access the free recipes to get started, read more about joining the The Sourdough Club, and view all of Vanessa’s books online.You can also head over to Instagram and follow @sourdoughclub, @sourdoughschool and @vanessakimbell

Thank you for tuning in to this episode of All Things Food! If you loved this episode please consider leaving a review so more people can discover the podcast.

Until next week, you can follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @nourishwithnickie and if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review as it helps more people to discover the podcast :)

Welcome back to the ALL THINGS FOOD podcast and to season 2. This week host Nickie Hursthouse talks to Vanessa Kimbell about all things sourdough, french baking and the gut microbiome.

For those of you who don’t know Vanessa, her expertise in bread and the gut microbiome is second to none. Day-to-day Vanessa runs The Sourdough School in Northamptonshire where she teaches sourdough and how to bake bread for optimal health. Vanessa is also a best-selling author, with a fifth cookbook that launched in September.

On top of all of this Vanessa is completing her PhD in nutrition and digestibility of bread and mental health. She is passionate about understanding the connection between our food, the gut microbiome and the potential impact on mental health.

This episode talks about:

• The art and science of sourdough
• Becoming a baker and beginner tips for sourdough baking
• Fermentation, plant diversity and fibre to enhance digestion
• Battling the embarrassing symptoms of IBS and a relentless desire to find the answers
• Linking the gut microbiome to our overall physical and mental health
• How you can use baking to form connection and pay if forward

You can find out more about The Sourdough School and access the free recipes to get started, read more about joining the The Sourdough Club, and view all of Vanessa’s books online.You can also head over to Instagram and follow @sourdoughclub, @sourdoughschool and @vanessakimbell

Thank you for tuning in to this episode of All Things Food! If you loved this episode please consider leaving a review so more people can discover the podcast.

Until next week, you can follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @nourishwithnickie and if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review as it helps more people to discover the podcast :)

This week on the All Things Food podcast host Nickie Hursthouse talks to Angela Clifford, CEO of Eat New Zealand and co-owner of The Food Farm.

Angela is committed to connecting people to our land through our food, and is part of the leadership group tasked with considering a values-based National Food Framework for New Zealand (Mana Kai). Her work gives her a unique perspective across all aspects of the New Zealand food and beverage landscape, including the development of regional food tourism strategies.

This episode covers:

• Angela’s journey to becoming CEO of Eat New Zealand
• Eat New Zealand’s mission as a food movement
• Food resilience and food security - what does that mean?
• What does it mean to talk about self-determination with food?
• How can New Zealand become food resilient?
• The gaps and holes in New Zealand’s food story
• The work Eat New Zealand is doing to push the conversation forward for a more resilient nation

You can find out more about Angela by following her over at @thefoodfarmnz and www.foodfarm.nz. You can follow and support Eat New Zealand at @eat.newzealand or via www.eatnewzealand.nz.

Thank you for tuning in to this episode of All Things Food! If you loved this episode please consider leaving a review (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends, family or community.

Until next week, you can follow the podcast and Nickie’s work via nickiehursthouse.com or on Instagram and Facebook @nourishwithnickie.

This week on the All Things Food podcast host Nickie Hursthouse talks to Angela Clifford, CEO of Eat New Zealand and co-owner of The Food Farm.

Angela is committed to connecting people to our land through our food, and is part of the leadership group tasked with considering a values-based National Food Framework for New Zealand (Mana Kai). Her work gives her a unique perspective across all aspects of the New Zealand food and beverage landscape, including the development of regional food tourism strategies.

This episode covers:

• Angela’s journey to becoming CEO of Eat New Zealand
• Eat New Zealand’s mission as a food movement
• Food resilience and food security - what does that mean?
• What does it mean to talk about self-determination with food?
• How can New Zealand become food resilient?
• The gaps and holes in New Zealand’s food story
• The work Eat New Zealand is doing to push the conversation forward for a more resilient nation

You can find out more about Angela by following her over at @thefoodfarmnz and www.foodfarm.nz. You can follow and support Eat New Zealand at @eat.newzealand or via www.eatnewzealand.nz.

Thank you for tuning in to this episode of All Things Food! If you loved this episode please consider leaving a review (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends, family or community.

Until next week, you can follow the podcast and Nickie’s work via nickiehursthouse.com or on Instagram and Facebook @nourishwithnickie.

This week on the All Things Food podcast host Nickie Hursthouse talks to Conrad Goodhew about men’s health.

**Note this podcast episode includes discussions around mental health and mentions suicide. Please see the details below if you need to talk and ways to reach out for support.

Conrad Goodhew is a performance dietitian based in Christchurch. Conrad himself has played sport since he was four, everything from rugby and cricket to squash and golf. He works with the Crusaders, weekend warriors and the general public that are trying to be the best version of themselves. Conrad can understand the pressures that sportsmen and women go through, both physiological and psychological.

This week is International Men’s health week. The goal is to increase awareness of male health issues on a global level and to encourage institutions to develop health policies and services that meet the specific needs of men, boys, and their families. Conrad has a huge passion for men’s health and supporting men to open up and have conversations about the good, the bad and everything in between.

This episode covers:

• Conrad’s journey and how he got to where he is today working as a performance dietitian
• What Conrad’s day looks like working in performance sport
• How many male dietitians are there in New Zealand? Why do you think it is still a profession where men are hugely outnumbered?
• The importance of men getting into the kitchen and learning to cook
• What are some of the differences you’ve noticed when talking about overall health with men compared to women?
• Are there any themes or habits around food that you notice when working with men?
• What do you think we all can do to raise this conversation about men's health?

You can find out more about Conrad at @conradgoodhewnutrition and over at www.conradgoodhew.com. You can also check out the Man Cave Crew at @man_cave_nz.

If you need some support, talk to your GP or a counsellor and they can help you navigate any challenges that you are experiencing. Need to talk?

• Free call or text 1737 any time for support from a trained counsellor
• Lifeline – 0800 543 354 (0800 LIFELINE) or free text 4357 (HELP)
• Suicide Crisis Helpline – 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO)
• Healthline – 0800 611 116
• Samaritans – 0800 726 666

Thank you for tuning in to this episode of All Things Food! If you loved this episode please consider leaving a review (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends, family or community.

Until next week, you can follow the podcast and Nickie’s work via nickiehursthouse.com or on Instagram and Facebook @nourishwithnickie.