1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,240 Speaker 1: Hey there, I am your host of Felicity Harley and 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: you're listening to an extra special episode of Healthy Ish, 3 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: your podcast from Body and Soul. Yes, this week we're 4 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:12,479 Speaker 1: celebrating our superstar Olympians, but today we're actually throwing back 5 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:16,240 Speaker 1: to Sydney two thousand, when doctor Lauren Burns won Australia's 6 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: first goal in taekwondo. The former Olympian joined us before 7 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: she flew out to Paris. Yes, she's only watching, don't worry, 8 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: she's not competing again, and she shared how that win 9 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 1: transformed her life and the importance of goal setting in well, 10 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: not just back then, but also now. You'll learn a 11 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: lot from Lauren. If you do like what you hear 12 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 1: from her, tune into extra healthy Ish, where she discusses 13 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: how you can reach your full potential. You can grab 14 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: that where you get your podcasts. Lauren, Nice to have you, 15 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: healthy Ish. 16 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:01,279 Speaker 2: How are you. 17 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 3: I'm great, Thanks so much for having me on. 18 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm excited to talk to you again. 19 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 2: Listeners. We did. We did talk for Stellar magazine. 20 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 1: A couple of years ago, A couple of years, a 21 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: couple of months ago felt like years. 22 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 3: Yes, we did. It was great. 23 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 2: Now you are many things. 24 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: You're a doctor, olympian, naturopath, motivated cook, author, mum and 25 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: many more. 26 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 2: I'm sure how do you fit all of this in? 27 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 3: I guess I'm just really passionate about all the things 28 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 3: that I love doing. So, I mean, probably one of 29 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 3: my downfalls is that I do get excited about things 30 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 3: and take on different projects and challenges, and so I 31 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,759 Speaker 3: don't know, I've just always followed my passion in exploring 32 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 3: different areas, I guess. So. I mean, when you say 33 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 3: it like that in a list, it seems a lot, 34 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 3: but you know, I'm just me living day to day. 35 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 3: I mean, many many people listening to this, our listeners 36 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 3: are probably in the same boat as you. 37 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 2: You know, their mom. 38 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: They're trying to well, They're just trying to battle through 39 00:01:57,920 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: each day. They've got passion. 40 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 2: What are your keys. 41 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: For getting through the day when you do feel I mean, 42 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: life must get overwhelming for you, how do you get through? 43 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 2: Well? 44 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 3: I guess you know, something that I learned as an 45 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 3: athlete is about self care and kind of radical self 46 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 3: care and making sure that you look after yourself to 47 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 3: be able to help everyone else in your life and 48 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 3: do all the things that you need to do. And 49 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 3: be productive in the areas that you want to be productive. 50 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 3: I do a lot of you know, I started looking 51 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 3: at values based decision making and really kind of living 52 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 3: to my values about ten years ago or longer fifteen 53 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 3: years ago, and so I always come back to that. 54 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 3: I come back to my values, and one of those 55 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:42,959 Speaker 3: values for me is movement. And so I find that 56 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 3: it's a non negotiable that I have to move my 57 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 3: body every day in some way. And you know, it's 58 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 3: things like that. So I guess it's having that big 59 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 3: picture overview of your life and what you want to 60 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 3: do and doing those things that nourish you and sustain you. 61 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 3: And you know, whether that's rest or preparing meals or 62 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 3: whatever it might be. So for me, it's many things, 63 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 3: but one of them is movement. Making sure that I 64 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 3: move my body and then I'm much better for everyone 65 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 3: else in my life if I've had that chance to 66 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:12,799 Speaker 3: do that. 67 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 2: What do you do for movement? 68 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 3: So these days, really I do a lot of strength training. 69 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 3: That's probably my favorite, getting in the gym, and you know, 70 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 3: I found a great strength coach that you know, I 71 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 3: hadn't had for a long time. I had an incredible 72 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 3: strength coach for the Olympics, and you know, I'm just 73 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 3: too far from him now. And you know, I worked 74 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 3: with him a lot after the Games to sort of 75 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 3: rebuild my body and patch up all the old injuries. 76 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 3: I think I've had about twelve operations since the Games, 77 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 3: so it was going back and rebuilding all the things 78 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 3: that I'd done to destroy my body as an athlete. 79 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 3: But now my goals are, you know, they're a bit different, 80 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 3: and you know, I have got a lot of old 81 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 3: injuries that I need to manage. So I've found an 82 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 3: amazing strength coach, so I do sessions there and sometimes 83 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 3: I drag my kids along, like my son. I took 84 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 3: him last night to the gym and I was like, right, 85 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 3: we're going to the gym. You come with me, and 86 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 3: he said, I don't feel like it. I don't want 87 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 3: to go tonight, and I was like, well, you know, 88 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 3: it's non negotiable. I've got all your year. So we went. 89 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 3: And then afterwards, in the car ride home is like 90 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 3: punching the air and he's like, thanks so much for 91 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 3: taking me. I feel so much better, and I'm like, yes, 92 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 3: that's what happens, you know, so but yeah, mainly strength 93 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 3: then a bit of pilate's walking, those sorts of things. 94 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:24,720 Speaker 3: But number one is weight training. 95 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 2: For me these days, I love that story. 96 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,480 Speaker 1: I mean, having a former Olympian as your mum, get up, 97 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,840 Speaker 1: get out the house, coming with me well? 98 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 3: And often you know, it's that balance for all of 99 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 3: us is when do we need to rest and actually 100 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 3: say look, no, I can't do these things? And other 101 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 3: times when do you need to push yourself and go, 102 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 3: you know, get up and get out there. And I 103 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 3: know that for me with myself, often I feel so 104 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 3: much better after I've done that movement. 105 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: How do you assess that in your head? Because you're 106 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 1: so right, it's a tugger wars. You know, you think, 107 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: I do need to exercise, It's going to make me 108 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:00,839 Speaker 1: feel better, but I'm so bloody exhort did I can't? 109 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: How do you make the decision to do it or 110 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 1: stay well? 111 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 3: I think sometimes just not putting pressure on yourself. So 112 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 3: sometimes I'll rock up to the gym and I'm like, 113 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 3: just do it, you can, you know, whether it's rehab 114 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 3: on the little you know, bands, doing my shoulders or 115 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 3: and then as you get into it, then sometimes you'll 116 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:21,119 Speaker 3: realize how much more you can push yourself. So often 117 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 3: I go with low expectations, but if I turn up, 118 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 3: I'm there and it's like I just do what I can. 119 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 3: And sometimes that's not a heavy load and other times, 120 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 3: and I think it's a lot to do with where 121 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 3: we are in our cycle as well, or how much 122 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:36,480 Speaker 3: sleep we've had and all the other things that are 123 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 3: going on. So sometimes I think we gain energy as 124 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 3: we're going along and we realize we can push a 125 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 3: little bit more. Other times we've got a lot more 126 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 3: you know, stamina, and we can really kind of go hard. 127 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 3: But you know, the other day, I went to the 128 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 3: gym and I was running around and I'd missed my 129 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 3: opportunity where I was meant to go, and I'd meant 130 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 3: to have my gear with like, you know, just in 131 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 3: the car words, yeah, but I didn't have them with me. 132 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 3: So I'm like, I can go right now. Otherwise I'm 133 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 3: going to miss it for the day. But I was 134 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 3: in my jeans. Yeah, I'm like stuff, you know what, 135 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 3: I look like a dog, But I'm going to go 136 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:13,599 Speaker 3: in and I'm going to do it in my jeans. 137 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 3: You know. It was just I just had an arms day, 138 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 3: so I had a single It on. So that was fine. 139 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 3: And it's just a small little personal training studio, so 140 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 3: there wasn't like lots of people. But I was so 141 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 3: glad that I went in and did that session and 142 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 3: I didn't leave it because it made a big difference 143 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 3: to my day. 144 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:30,160 Speaker 2: So there we go. 145 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: You can't exercise gene, yeah, limpic proof. 146 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 3: Just do it, do what you can, and sometimes lower 147 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 3: your expectations and just do a little bit. 148 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 2: Yeah. Now, talk to us about the Olympics. 149 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 1: Talked to us about your memories of winning gold in Sydney. 150 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 3: Oh well, and you know, I'll tell you what. It's 151 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 3: all coming back it always does in an Olympic year, 152 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 3: and thinking about Paris coming up, and I think, you know, 153 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:56,599 Speaker 3: things like all the different shapes and sizes of athletes, 154 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 3: Like I was thinking the other day about being in 155 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 3: the Olympic village and you've got like you can kind 156 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,279 Speaker 3: of pick the sports. You're like, well, there's the weightlifters, 157 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:07,359 Speaker 3: and there's the gymnasts, and there's the basketballers, and you know, 158 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 3: just this incredible kind of vibe of the eclectic nature 159 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 3: of sports and countries and athletes. And the dining hall 160 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 3: was just in a melting pot of people and all 161 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 3: different food from all different cultures around the world, and 162 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 3: so I guess, I mean I was very focused as 163 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 3: an athlete. I didn't go to a lot of events 164 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 3: because we were right at the very end, so I 165 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 3: wasn't sort of involved in that, I guess festivities and 166 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 3: watching events. But yeah, it was just this this great environment. 167 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 3: But I'm actually going over to Paris, so you are. 168 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 3: I wasn't going to, but I am going now, and 169 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 3: so I think I'm looking forward to being around an 170 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 3: Olympic environment without having that pressure of competing and sort 171 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 3: of just soaking it up and being in a city 172 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 3: that's hosting an Olympic Games. 173 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: What event do you most like watching or what are 174 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 1: you most looking forward to watching in Paris. 175 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 3: Well, I'm not there for the whole time, so I'm 176 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 3: going to miss the breakdancing, but that would be the 177 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 3: one that I'm most looking forward to that for these Games, 178 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 3: because that's a new sport for this Olympics. So I 179 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 3: think that's pretty unique. And you know, the Olympics, you know, 180 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 3: the IOC is really about keeping it modern, and I mean, 181 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 3: I think that's pretty modern. Breakdancing and the Olympics is 182 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 3: pretty amazing. But one of my favorite sports other than 183 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 3: the taekwondo obviously, is I love the weightlifting. I find 184 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 3: that it's so theatrical, isn't it. Yeah, Like it's just 185 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 3: I never watch it any other time except you know, 186 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 3: the Olympic Games. So I love Yeah, I love that that. 187 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:41,680 Speaker 3: I'll definitely be watching that. 188 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 2: Well. Enjoy Paris, and thank you for joining us on 189 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 2: healthy Ish. 190 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 3: Thank you. 191 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 1: It's actually worth googling when Lauren competed and then one 192 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 1: who gold medal. 193 00:08:58,040 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 2: I mean, it does look a bit ancient two thousand 194 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 2: and it doesn't. 195 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 1: It wasn't perhaps it was, but yeah, I hope you 196 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:07,079 Speaker 1: found Lauren's chat really inspiring. 197 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 2: Idead. Oh, I'll tell you what. 198 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 1: I have loved interviewing these Olympians this week, so I 199 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: hope you have also enjoyed listening. 200 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:16,319 Speaker 2: If you have, tell us rate and. 201 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: Review this well episode these episodes, and also make sure 202 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: you subscribe. 203 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 2: To this podcast. 204 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:25,199 Speaker 1: Anything else, head to bodyansoul dot com dot you check 205 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 1: out our special Olympics hub, follow us on socials, grow 206 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: our print edition which is out in your local Sunday paper, 207 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 1: and until tomorrow, enjoy the Olympics and stay healthy. 208 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:34,719 Speaker 3: Is