Are your wellness habits actually helping—or are they fuelling your burnout?

In this raw and real conversation with podcast host and mindset coach Madelyn Carafa from The Healthy Hustlers, we rip the shiny filter off the wellness world and dive deep into the dark side of health culture—where restriction, perfectionism, and unrealistic expectations quietly ruin women’s lives.

Madelyn opens up about her own wellness wake-up call—how navigating burnout, postnatal depletion, food allergies in her son, and mum-guilt forced her to re-evaluate everything she thought she knew about health. If you’re a busy woman overwhelmed by wellness advice, struggling with fatigue, decision fatigue, or body image, this is the episode you need to hear.

Key Takeaways

The Pressure to Be the Perfect Woman – How diet culture has hijacked wellness and created unrealistic standards that exhaust and disempower women.

Reclaiming Intuition – Learning to trust your gut as a mother and woman, especially when navigating health decisions for yourself or your children.

Wellness That Works for Real Life – Why hormone support, nourishment, and rest look different depending on your life season—and how to find what works for you.

Mindset Before Meal Plans – How prioritizing mental health, boundaries, and inner healing can shift your energy and boost your wellbeing more than any supplement.

Burnout Is Not a Badge of Honour – The hidden cost of the “healthy hustle” and why saying no is essential for hormone balance and nervous system regulation.

The Problem with ‘Clean Eating’ Perfectionism – How overcomplicating health creates stress that can disrupt hormones, sleep, and gut health.

Where to Find Our Guest

Follow Madelyn on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/madelyncarafa

The Healthy Hustler’s Podcast:

https://open.spotify.com/show/0JbdhahNuAtoJlp4TPSGDt

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-healthy-hustlers-podcast/id1400257108

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This chat with Georgie Stevenson is going to land hard in the hearts of so many women—because it’s real, raw and exactly what so many of us need to hear. Georgie opens up about walking away from a high-flying legal career to find out who she really was, without the pressure to please everyone else. We dive deep into the uncomfortable layers—how people pleasing, societal pressure, and burnout were the tipping points that led to hormone chaos and disconnection from self.

Georgie is the co-founder of Naked Harvest Supplements and host of the Rise & Conquer podcast, but she’s also a mama, a woman navigating PCOS and Hashimoto’s, and someone who’s done the deep inner work to heal her body and her relationship with herself. If you've ever struggled with feeling “off” in your body, pressured to look a certain way, or afraid to slow down—this one’s for you.

Key Takeaways

People Pleasing Isn’t Purpose – How Georgie recognised the cost of living for others’ approval and rewrote her story from people pleaser to powerful self-leader.

Burnout Disguised as Success – Why overachieving can look impressive on the outside but silently wreck your hormones, energy, and self-worth.

Hormones in Crisis – Georgie’s raw journey through PCOS and Hashimoto’s, and how healing began when she stopped punishing her body.

Regulate to Rise – Practical tools like EFT tapping and breathwork that helped her manage anxiety, stop spiralling, and show up grounded and clear.

When Fitness Becomes a Fixation – The dark side of transformation culture, body obsession, and how Georgie rebuilt a healthy relationship with food and movement.

Unlearning to Reclaim Yourself – Dismantling the “shoulds” we inherit from family and culture to live, work, and parent on your own terms.

Soothe Your Own Storm – Why learning to emotionally self-regulate is the missing piece in most women’s healing and confidence journeys.

Where to Find Our Guest

Connect with Georgie on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/georgiestevenson

Shop Naked Harvest Supplements at https://nakedharvestsupplements.com

Links & Resources

📷 Connect with Me on Instagram:http://www.instagram.com/natkringoudis

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✨ What’s Inside?
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Have you ever felt like you're playing small because the world around you tells you to “stay in your lane”? In this empowering episode of The Wellness Collective, I sit down with the unstoppable Lola Berry—author, nutritionist, podcaster, and now full-blown actor—who shares why she had to leave Australia to find true creative freedom.

We dive deep into how tall poppy syndrome stifled her growth, why she made the huge leap to LA, and how navigating fertility preservation with PCOS became one of her most transformative life choices. From the emotional toll of freezing embryos to the day-to-day LA hustle, Lola’s raw honesty and infectious energy will leave you feeling like anything is possible—especially when you build the right support squad and unapologetically back yourself.

Key Takeaways

The Role of Tall Poppy Syndrome – Understanding how Australia’s cultural bias toward humility can suppress ambition and impact women’s mental health and career growth.

Freezing Embryos with PCOS – Unpacking Lola’s personal fertility journey and how PCOS challenged her emotionally and physically through the embryo freezing process.

Building a G-Squad – How cultivating the right support network—from therapists to business help—can radically shift your wellbeing and resilience.

The LA Hustle – Embracing the highs, lows, and daily grind of LA’s creative industry while staying grounded in your wellness practices.

Fertility and Mental Health – The emotional aftermath of fertility treatment and how therapy helped Lola navigate the uncertainty and grief.

Wellness Practices That Stick – Daily non-negotiables like movement, therapy, sleep, and nutrition that support hormone balance and mental clarity.

Manifestation That Works – How visualisation, scrapbooking, and clarity on your goals can help you stay aligned with your life’s purpose.

Love, Distance & Growth – Real talk on navigating long-distance relationships, emotional independence, and partnership through personal evolution.

Where to Find Our Guest

Lola’s Personal Website – https://www.lolaberry.com

Follow Lola on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/yummololaberry

Links & Resources

📷 Connect with Me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/natkringoudis

🌿 Join NK x The Membership – Your Wellness Sanctuary!

Created by me to help women reclaim their body wisdom with expert support, exclusive resources, and a like-minded community.

✨ What’s Inside?
✔ Early access to new Masterclasses & Challenges
✔ Unlimited access to 20+ Masterclasses & 25+ free ebooks
✔ VIP perks—events, expert Q&As & private community
✔ 20% off practitioner-grade supplements
✔ Direct access to Nat via live Q&As & Facebook chat

💖 Join today & take charge of your health!
👉 Sign Up Now: https://natkringoudis.thrivecart.com/the-membership-x-nat-kringoudis/

🔎 Take Our Free Hormone Quiz

Not feeling like yourself? Your hormones might be the reason! Take our Free Hormone Quiz to uncover possible imbalances and start feeling better today:
https://natkringoudis.typeform.com/to/a3wsLZF6?typeform-source=natkringoudis.lpages.co

🥗 Join the 5-Day Cleanse

Over 20,000 people have transformed their health with our Free 5-Day Cleanse—now it’s your turn! https://www.natkringoudis.com/join-the-5-day-cleanse-course/

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