The Healthification Podcast

From the abundance of vital and urgent campaigns team Animals Australia work on, today I’m choosing to focus on Australia’s Live Export trade and the investigations into this abhorrent practice. Our guide is Animals Australia’s Legal Counsel Shatha Hamade who has on the ground experience as an undercover investigator following Australian animals to places they should not be and witnessing cruelty no animal in any country should ever experience. Plant friends ... READ MORE

Fall asleep, stay asleep, wake up rested, sounds great right? Today I’m chatting with Dr. Nicole Moshfegh, a clinical psychologist who specialises in insomnia treatment, about the proven strategies for beating insomnia as covered in The Book of Sleep. The thing that is unique about this book and indeed this conversation is how incredibly kind Nicole’s approach is – none of ... READ MORE

Friends, you’re likely familiar with Captain Paul Watson founder and director of the Sea Shepherd movement and the vital, urgent work they do to protect marine wildlife worldwide with aggressive non-violence. If not, well you’re in for a ride! Sea Shepherd Conservation Society doesn’t just sink whaling vessels. Though they do. And they have a zero death or injury unblemished record. They also: partner with governments from around the world, ... READ MORE

Today it’s my absolute pleasure to share with you my conversation with a brave, innovative and fearlessly vocal for the animals Aussie activist, Tash Peterson. You might know Tash by V-Gan Booty online. Likely you’ve seen some of her individual actions that have garnered huge media coverage, outrage among vegans and non vegans alike and yet also, undeniably have helped shine a ... READ MORE

Friends, we’re in for a mind and heart opening emotional roller coaster ride today. I approached former chicken and cattle farmer Jennifer Barrett of Barrett Family Farm because I want to better understand the pressures and considerations that animal farmers face when they contemplate transitioning away from animal agriculture. I could not have imagined just how genuine and open Jennifer would be. ... READ MORE

Australian animal rights activist Joanne Lee started her activism journey in January 2017. In September 2017 she co-founded Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) Melbourne and just 3 months later led a team into a daylight slaughterhouse shutdown and rescue, where 7 lives were liberated. She was part of the infamous Melbourne Steakhouse Disruption, which received global media attention, and she appeared on The ... READ MORE

Vegan FTA – that’s, For The Animals are a small yet mighty team of vegan activists who are committed to fighting for a vegan world. Today I’m chatting with NZ based ex Dairy Farmer Jackie and ex Hunter Gareth from Vegan FTA. Jackie, Gareth and team Vegan FTA want people to get involved in vegan activism across the board, whether it’s ... READ MORE

If there’s one part of medicine and health we’d be super well served to pay huge attention to it’s got to be gut health. It not only impacts your perfect poops (and that’s no laughing matter especially as we get older and things we maybe used to take for granted don’t work quite so effortlessly)… beyond effective digestion, gut health also impacts weight ... READ MORE

Friends, we’re in for a fun and high energy roller-coaster ride today with Jane Velez-Mitchell the founder of Jane UnChained, a multi-platform social media news outlet that produces original video content focused on animals rights and the vegan lifestyle including much plant based deliciousness. As you will soon hear, Jane is relentlessly passionate and uncompromising in her commitment to speaking up for the voiceless bringing ... READ MORE

There are a handful of individuals within the global vegan community who, when they’re drawing attention to something – something I’d rather ignore – I have to check myself and ask: What else don’t I know? Vegan Psychologist, author and animal rights activist Clare Mann is one such individual.  Today I’m excited to share with you my third conversation with Clare in which we’ll explore the ... READ MORE

In recent months I’ve been struggling with a growing frustrated at the non vegan who declares “I love animals” and yet still eats animals and supports their exploitation in so many other ways too. That might sound overly obvious – and yet – the dishonesty, the in-congruency, the wilful ignorance and selfish, greedy, laziness of the “animal loving animal eating human” riles me worse than the hunter. The dairy ... READ MORE

Listening to Catherine Kelaher tell the stories of some of the individual hens she has met since starting NSW Hen Rescue over 10 years ago simply melts my heart in the best possible way. If someone you know still holds tight to the mistaken belief that hens (pigs – cows – sheep – fish) are personality-void, disposable little parcels of meat put on earth ... READ MORE

This is a conversation about longevity, grit and no excuses. It’ll appeal to you if you “love to lift” yet also I’m sure if you can relate to dealing with set backs or injury or the pressure to live up to expectations – especially your own. Long before he became the “go to guy” in vegan bodybuilding Robert Cheeke barely weighed 120 pounds as an athlete. He wanted ... READ MORE

Most of my conversations are with the animals in mind and staunchly from the point of view of an animal rights activist. That will always be my priority and yet also I want to better understand how farmers can benefit – greatly – from freeing animals from their business model. If you can continue to live on the land, to maintain the family ... READ MORE

Friends, mum and I are super candid in this short chat. That’s what you come here for though right?! We were actually both a little nervous after recording – we thought maybe we said too much – and yet, this conversation is genuine, respectful and so very REAL. If you struggle in your relationships with non-vegan loved ones I hope ... READ MORE