Healthy Her

In this not-to-be-missed episode of Healthy Her, host Amelia Phillips welcomes none other than Joan and Michelle MacDonald – the mother-daughter duo behind the global fitness phenomenon that is Train with Joan!
After many years struggling with health and mobility issues, Joan started training at the age of 70(!), under the watchful eye of her women’s fitness coach and bodybuilder daughter. The transformation was truly life-changing, and Michelle and Joan have gone on to inspire millions of other women with the Train with Joan fitness platform – and an educational Instagram account with over 2.3 million followers!
If you've ever felt you're too old, too unfit, or too tired and sore to start strength training, this conversation is the invitation you need to shake things up and start reaping the benefits of being fit and strong – into your 70s and beyond.

About the guests:
Joan and Michelle MacDonald are a Canadian mother-daughter duo and the founders of Train With Joan, a global fitness and healthy ageing movement. Joan's remarkable transformation began at age 70 under the guidance of her daughter Michelle, a fitness and nutrition coach, competitive bodybuilder and transformation specialist. Together, they have inspired millions of women around the world to embrace strength training, healthy ageing and sustainable lifestyle change, proving it's never too late to transform your health.
Train with Joan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trainwithjoan/?hl=en
Train with Joan website: https://www.trainwithjoanofficial.com/
Michelle MacDonald Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michellemacdonaldofficial/?hl=en
Michelle MacDonald website: https://www.michellemacdonaldofficial.com/
Shop Empowered Strength e-book: https://www.michellemacdonaldofficial.com/shop
About the host:
Amelia Phillips is an exercise scientist, nutritionist, and published researcher (BSc, MNut) with a career spanning 26 years in health. A respected media presenter, Amelia has been featured on Channel 9’s hit show Do You Want to Live Forever? and is dedicated to helping people build a life of energy, connection, and purpose at any age or stage of life.

Instagram: @_amelia_phillips
Have a question? Email: ap@ameliaphillips.com.au
Find out more at: www.ameliaphillips.com.au

CREDITS
Host: Amelia Phillips
Guest: Joan and Michelle MacDonald (Train with Joan) Audio Producer: Darren Roth
Music: Matt Nicholich
Production Partner: Nova Entertainment Pty Ltd
Healthy Her acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
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In this episode of Healthy Her, host Amelia Phillips is joined by her sister-in-law, Susannah Myerson, founder of the Sober Curious Reset, to discuss something so many women are contemplating in mid-life: how to drink less.
Whether you’re about to embark on Dry July, feel the need to cut back, or are simply curious about what life might look like with less alcohol, Susannah’s tips will help you navigate the shift.
About the guest:
Susannah Myerson is an Executive Producer based in Sydney and is nearly seven years sober. She is the founder of the Sober Curious Reset, a four-week guided online program for women questioning their relationship with alcohol.
The Reset isn’t about labels, rock bottoms or quitting forever. It’s a supportive, peer-led space where women can get honest, feel less alone, and explore what might be possible with a break from drinking. Because as Susannah discovered, giving up alcohol wasn’t the end of the story. It was just the beginning.

JOIN THE JULY RESET: https://sobercuriousreset.com/#section-LJ2HHPv_Nu
Sober Curious Reset website: https://sobercuriousreset.com/
Sober Curious Reset Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sobercurious.reset/
Susannah Myerson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susannahmyerson
About the host:
Amelia Phillips is an exercise scientist, nutritionist, and published researcher (BSc, MNut) with a career spanning 26 years in health. A respected media presenter, Amelia has been featured on Channel 9’s hit show Do You Want to Live Forever? and is dedicated to helping people build a life of energy, connection, and purpose at any age or stage of life.

Instagram: @_amelia_phillips
Have a question? Email: ap@ameliaphillips.com.au
Find out more at: www.ameliaphillips.com.au

CREDITS
Host: Amelia Phillips
Guest: Susannah Myerson Audio Producer: Darren Roth
Music: Matt Nicholich
Production Partner: Nova Entertainment Pty Ltd
Healthy Her acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this deeply personal episode of Healthy Her, host Amelia Phillips is joined by her sister-in-law, Susannah Myerson, to discuss Susannah’s journey from party girl to a woman whose drinking gradually became unmanageable, to her position today – nearly seven years sober, founder of the Sober Curious Reset, and facilitator of a growing community of women questioning their relationship with alcohol.
If you’ve ever found yourself wondering why you drink when you suspect it no longer serves you, or you’ve watched someone you love struggle with alcohol, this episode is for you.

About the guest:
Susannah Myerson is an Executive Producer based in Sydney and is nearly seven years sober. She is the founder of the Sober Curious Reset, a four-week guided online program for women questioning their relationship with alcohol.
The Reset isn’t about labels, rock bottoms or quitting forever. It’s a supportive, peer-led space where women can get honest, feel less alone, and explore what might be possible with a break from drinking. Because as Susannah discovered, giving up alcohol wasn’t the end of the story. It was just the beginning.

JOIN THE JULY RESET: https://sobercuriousreset.com/#section-LJ2HHPv_Nu
Sober Curious Reset website: https://sobercuriousreset.com/
Sober Curious Reset Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sobercurious.reset/
Susannah Myerson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susannahmyerson

About the host:
Amelia Phillips is an exercise scientist, nutritionist, and published researcher (BSc, MNut) with a career spanning 26 years in health. A respected media presenter, Amelia has been featured on Channel 9’s hit show Do You Want to Live Forever? and is dedicated to helping people build a life of energy, connection, and purpose at any age or stage of life.

Instagram: @_amelia_phillips
Have a question? Email: ap@ameliaphillips.com.au
Find out more at: www.ameliaphillips.com.au

CREDITS
Host: Amelia Phillips
Guest: Susannah Myerson Audio Producer: Darren Roth
Music: Matt Nicholich
Production Partner: Nova Entertainment Pty Ltd
Healthy Her acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Healthy Her, host Amelia Phillips welcomes back neuroscientist Dr Sarah McKay to discuss the emerging use of psychedelics in mental health.

Dr Sarah also gives her perspective on the use of peptides for cognitive health, and whether there are any other supplements we can take or levers we can pull to give our brains a short-term edge.
About the guest:
Dr Sarah McKay is an Oxford-trained neuroscientist, author, speaker and educator whose work sits at the intersection of neuroscience, women’s brain health and real life. She specialises in translating complex brain research into practical strategies we can use every day for improved health, mood, and performance.

She has appeared on the Mel Robbins podcast and is the author of three books on brain health: The Women's Brain Book, Baby Brain, and Brain Health For Dummies – published earlier this year.

Visit Dr Sarah's website: https://drsarahmckay.com/
Dr Sarah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsarahmckay/
Purchase the paperbacks: https://www.booktopia.com.au/search?author=Dr+Sarah+McKay Purchase the audiobooks: https://www.audible.com.au/author/Dr-Sarah-McKay/B07C5F1X3T
About the host:
Amelia Phillips is an exercise scientist, nutritionist, and published researcher (BSc, MNut) with a career spanning 26 years in health. A respected media presenter, Amelia has been featured on Channel 9’s hit show Do You Want to Live Forever? and is dedicated to helping people build a life of energy, connection, and purpose at any age or stage of life.

Instagram: @_amelia_phillips
Have a question? Email: ap@ameliaphillips.com.au
Find out more at: www.ameliaphillips.com.au

CREDITS
Host: Amelia Phillips
Guest: Dr Sarah McKay Audio Producer: Darren Roth
Music: Matt Nicholich
Production Partner: Nova Entertainment Pty Ltd
Healthy Her acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Ask Me Anything episode, host Amelia Phillips lays out her day on a plate to Deborah, who wants to know how she reaches her protein target (without going mad).

She also answers listener questions on the best type of magnesium to supplement for sleep, muscle relief and cognition, and how to tell if chronic low-level inflammation is putting you at risk of inflammaging – even if you're not experiencing any aches or pains.

About the host:
Amelia Phillips is an exercise scientist, nutritionist, and published researcher (BSc, MNut) with a career spanning 26 years in health. She is the co-founder of Vitality360, a functional health platform that helps people gain deep insights into their health and make targeted changes for lasting vitality.

A respected media presenter, Amelia has been featured on Channel 9’s hit show Do You Want to Live Forever? and is dedicated to helping people build a life of energy, connection, and purpose at any age or stage of life.

Instagram: @_amelia_phillips
Have a question? Email: ap@ameliaphillips.com.au
Find out more at: www.ameliaphillips.com.au
Discover Vitality360: https://v360.health
CREDITS
Host: Amelia Phillips Audio Producer: Darren Roth
Music: Matt Nicholich Production Partner: Nova Entertainment Pty Ltd
Healthy Her acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.