The Happy Pear Podcast

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Roz Purcell on Learning to Love Your Body Feb 16, 2021

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“Your body isn’t just for show, it does a million things for you every single day that you take for granted and by punishing it or wanting another body is never going to make that relationship better. I tried every single diet fad, every quick fix out there and I never went, 'now I’m happy'” - Roz Purcell

Our guest in this episode of The Happy Pear Podcast is the amazing Roz Purcell. Roz is an author, chef, blogger, entrepreneur, podcast host, charity worker, former miss universe, a dear friend, and so much more.

Roz always has several amazing projects on the go, from her food blog ‘Natural Born Feeder’, to writing her best-selling cookbooks, to creating ‘The Hike Life’ brand and community, to her amazingly successful podcast ‘Bite Back’. The real question is, what hasn’t Roz done?

Most notably, Roz is currently one of the leading body positivity voices in the UK and Ireland today. Over the past number of years, she has used her platform to speak out about her food and body image struggles and educate people on both the physical and mental health impacts of toxic weight loss culture and eating disorder habits.

Roz is consistently an inspiration for us. She is open, honest and raw about all her struggles and has helped 1000’s of people improve their relationships with food and exercise through her voice and platforms.

In this episode, Roz discusses:

- Her incredible journey thus far, from growing up in Tipperary, to starting a modelling career and becoming miss universe, to her struggles with food and body image and her continued search for self-acceptance.

- The reality of being in the public eye, behind scenes of having a social platform and trying to balance providing inspiration and realistic expectations online.

- The struggles of being a female in today's society.

- The dangers within the fitness industry today.

- What piece of advice she would give her younger self.

- The importance of nature and hiking in her life and how it acts as her reset button.

- Her and her family's journey from beef farming to being predominantly plant based.

- Her journey to understanding and healing her relationship with food.

- How her definition of success has changed for better and she is now just taking it day by day.

We have known Roz for years and never got the chance to speak frankly with her like this, so we can’t wait to share this conversation with you.

We are super excited about this episode, it's full of practical tips and takeaways and it's an absolute cracker!

Big love,

Dave & Steve

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Peak Performance with Gerry Hussey, Ireland's leading performance coach Feb 09, 2021

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“Yes, you might want to lose weight, yes, you might want to build muscle, but right now, you are enough. The moment you start to look in the mirror and feel inspired by the person you see is the moment you take your own power back.” - Gerry Hussey

This episode of The Happy Pear Podcast is with the great Gerry Hussey. Gerry is a performance psychologist and has been in the human health and performance field for almost 20 years. In more recent times, he has been coined ‘The Soul Coach’.

Gerry has been at the forefront of building high performance teams and individuals in all areas of sport and professionalism. His vast experience has seen him prepare and lead teams for success at Olympic Games, Heineken cups, World cups, and World and European championships. He has worked and currently works with some of the world’s leading sport and business teams as well as coaching for high performing individuals.

He brings an unrivalled wealth of honesty, experience and infectious passion to everything he does and this podcast is no different. He really does have an incredible ability to awaken, unlock and connect people in a truly powerful manner.

In this episode, Gerry discusses:

- Where his career started as a performance coach with the Irish Boxing Team.

- How psychology and the soul are intrinsically linked.

- The psychological side of food, nutrition and nourishment.

- The physical and mental need for balance.

- The danger of obsession and the importance of joy, laughter & fun.

- Why exercise is fundamental to our health at all levels

- His amazingly inspiring journey to self acceptance and striving to be the greatest ‘me’ that ever lived.

- Why we need to leave the past behind and live without fear.

- The simple beauty in 5 deep breaths.

- Removing the word ‘but’ from your vocabulary.

In recent years, Gerry has been a big help and inspiration to us - we always learn an incredible amount from him and we really hope you find it good for you!

Big love,

Dave & Steve

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Dr Megan Rossi on the Secrets to Good Gut Health Feb 02, 2021

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If you don't have good gut health, then it doesn’t matter how good your diet is. If your gut lining isn’t strong, then no matter how healthy you are, your body is not going to be able to digest and extract what you need from your food.

This is the key message from our guest on this episode of The Happy Pear podcast. Dr Megan Rossi, also known as The Gut Health Doctor, founded The Gut Health Clinic in London to make an evidence-based approach more accessible and get people’s guts back on track.

Her book ‘Eat Yourself Healthy’ has been an international hit, released in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Portugal, as well as the US and Canada. She also received the Young Australian of The Year award from the Australian High Commission for her contribution to science and public education. If that wasn't enough, she has also worked with Olympic athletes and a number of CEOs to optimise their gut health.

In this episode, Megan talks about:

- The amazing origin of how and why she chose to study all things gut health.

- The importance of the gut from both a physical, mental and immune system health standpoint and some of her tactics to try and increase healthy bacteria exposure.

- The Gut Brain Connection.

- Why you should be striving for 30 different types of plants in your weekly diet.

- Her top tips for improving your gut health today.

- Balancing modern food while prioritising the gut.

She also delves into importance of

- gut health and bacteria exposure in children

- your environment and its impact on the gut.

- a varied healthy diet on the gut.

- limiting stress and embracing mindfulness, particularly with food.

We learned a huge amount from Megan, a particular highlight of the podcast was her example of thinking of your gut as almost like having a pet in your stomach that needs the right feeding!

We really hope you take away practical tips from this conversation.

Cheers,

Dave & Steve

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Joe Wicks - The Body Coach Jan 26, 2021

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Joe Wicks is one of the world’s best-known health and fitness professionals. Author of 9 books, including Lean in 15 and a kids focused one called Wean in 15, Joe has played a central role throughout the Coronavirus pandemic, keeping millions of kids and grown ups fit and healthy through his ‘PE with Joe’ workouts on YouTube.

In this episode of The Happy Pear Podcast, Joe describes his early years, his personal struggles, how he found his real passion in life, and how he balances personal family life and a hectic work schedule, including maintaining his hugely popular social media channels.

In this open and honest interview, we get a behind the scenes look at Joe, as he reveals what he finds tough and how he overcomes challenges such as negative criticism. We hear how he keeps himself in a positive state of mind, what affects his mood, his definition of success and happiness, and what is next for him professionally.

This is a really positive and fun conversation – we got loads from it and we really hope you do too!

Big Love

Dave & Steve xx

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