For this episode I am joined with habit researcher, author and speaker Dr Gina Cleo. After reading her book The Habit Revolution and knowing from my own experience both the struggles and power of habits, I was so excited to able to have a deep dive into our behaviour and habits and break down some of the myths around motivation- about how it can lead to failed diets and a bad relationship with food and our bodies. Habits- they aren’t a quick fix, nor are they a one off thing, they are the...

I spoke with Ali Hill- a proud mother who’s curiosity has led her to understanding why we do what we do through psychology. She’s also a speaker, podcast host, author of Stand Out and co-author of best selling book Dealing with the Tough Stuff . We talk about the power of story and how that enables us to connect with others see a glimpse into their world. We also talk about how story telling is a two way process and can be powerful for the teller and the listener. You can find her on socials...

Identity, injury and igniting the passion for life with Tori Wood. I first came across Tori Wood who’s an elite mountainbiker in Squarmish through a short film “Reflection” that looked at her jounrey coming from a competitive gymnastic background that left her struggling with her mental helth, unfortunatly a narrative that is too common. She traded her late nights partying for mountain biking and excelled. She changed her perspective around competition to find a healthy way to nagigate it and...

I’mjoined with author, speaker and educator Dr Casey Delmara for part two of this epiode on resilience, post traumatic growth. Follow the Explore Your Core podcast to keep up date with the latest epsiodes and guests.You can find more of her works and Into The Wild Quests here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit elisemarcianti.substack.com

I’m joined by author, speaker and founder of Into The Wild Quests Dr Casey Delmara. We talk about shifting out of survival mode and some of the tools and practices that can help as well as the importance of intuition to help you know what you need instead of what you’re told that you need. @intothewildquests This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit elisemarcianti.substack.com

In this episode I'm joined with Stacie Fanelli from over in California who's a clinical social worker working in the intersection between eating disorders and neurodiversity. Through both our lived experience we talk about the importance of treatments, recovery and life that is most aligned with the individual, people pleasing, and paving your own path This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

I am joined with returning guest Jesse Bice from Inside Lane. As a performance and mindset coach we looked into the mindset I went through while on the Moving For The Mind journey discussing rugged flexibility, solitude, the need for connection and the need for experiences that change you.

I am joined with James Brougham over from Perth. 2 years ago James packed up his life and moved into his yacht Salty Jocks sailing with his two girls from Fremantle up the coast, he’s also completed some insane runs and some incredible things outside the norm.

TW: Talk of Self harm I am joined Issy who mentor for Door 2 providing insights for eating disorder to help educate carers and who is also an elite pole dancer. We have a very real and honest conversation taking an inside perspective of mental health some of the battles that go on and the journey to finding balance. We talk about having healthy boundaries and the power of movement and creativity for healing.

In this episode I am joined by former ABC broadcaster Craig Hamilton who after his mental health journey has become a key speaker and author and has recently released a documentary on his story “The Promise”. We speak about the courage of speaking up about mental health particularly for men and men in sport. We also chat about having a mental toolbox and gratitude as a daily practice to maintain good mental health.

In this episode I am joined by return guest Liv Robinson who is also an artist and podcast host. We talk about the benefits of being in nature and doing things that’s challenge us. We also talk about the upcoming journey I’m about to embark on- Moving For The Mind.

In this episode I am joined by Zenith Virago a TEDx speaker and pioneer in her field. She’s a death walker, celebrant and educator and we talk about some topics not often spoken about around dying, grieving and perspectives of life

I am joined by Milly Young who is an avid climber, runner and is an environmental engineer. Shes also the host of a podcast called Breaking Trails and an absolute powerhouse to show a glimpse of that in 2021 Milly completed a 44 and a half hour, 180 km journey through remote and muddy tracks in Tassie. Follow along her journey @mil_young and her podcast @breakingtrail_. A blog diving deeper from this conversation is on my website www.exploreyourcore.org

In this episode I am joined by Sophie Spencer who captures moments of female empowerment through photography. We talk about the hard balance with art as business and keeping art as a way of being. We also chat about the need to be compassionate to ourselves and others and that usually people do have good intentions and are doing the best they can.

I am joined with Sarah Pendergrass, an adventurer, writer, illustrator and podcaster who just completed a 700km run across the length of Scotland. We talk about the journey that led to doing this journey as well as what it means to do something for yourself- to live a lifestyle fitting for you, to do things without feeling selfish and for doing things just for yourself.

I’m joined with Bailey Seamer who has just completed the huge 5500km, 14 month hiking journey up the East Coast for mental health. We talk about her long journey with Bipolar and how her walk came to be as well as some of the challenges faced along the way @wandering_minds_walk

Today I am joined with Jesse, performance coach from Inside Lane where we talk about mindset, goals and ambition. About how having an experimental mindset can change a failure to learning and can foster curiosity. We also talk about how you can treat being uncomfortable like it’s a muscle- to start small and through repetition slowly build it up.

I’m joined with Seggy who is currently walking the most South, East, North and West points of Australia. He’s tucked himself in the corners of the servo eating cereal from a coffee cup and I sat in my car on the side of the road to make this call happen. It’s an incredible conversation about the process, life on the move- the high and lows that come with that and the insights he’s had into the lives of others he’s met on this journey.

I am joined by Savannah, recording from a yoga village were we got together to talk about the journey it took for her to end up here and how important it is to show up for yourself in recovery even when people cant see you fighting for it. We discuss relationships with food, our past, ourselves and with people and some of the beautiful things that come from choosing recovery.

I am joined by erotic pop artist Anita Nevar who was born, raised and married in a cult until she decided to leave- which led her to exploring all the things she was never allowed to express through art

In this episode I am joined with Justine an incredible woman and adventurer who recently went through a life threatening illness that changed her perspective and priories. We talk about her journey through the illness, what mattered most to her when she was on almost on her death bed and her attitude on life now

For the 50th episode of the Explore Your Core Podcast the host Elise talks about the evolution of the podcast and the themes seen across 50 conversations with athletes, entrepreneurs and artists paving their own path. She also talks about her journey and where her interest in this all began.

I am joined with Bert Boute, someone who has been travelling solo around the world by motorbike for the last 4 years. We talk about minimalism and how that changes your perspective, way of living and how it provides gratitude. We also talk about planning and making decisions on the road how to know what’s the right choice as well as the balance between searching for places to see, travelling intuitively and dealing with the fear of missing out.

In this episode I am joined by Erchana (Tip To Toe) who just completed a world record run, running a marathon a day for 150 days which stretched to over 6000km over 5 months. Erchana has shown us something we didn’t know was possible and we delve into her mindset of why she did her run, facing doubts, dreaming big and how she not only got herself to the starting line (which she believes is that hardest part) but also finishing something unimaginable.