100 Not Out

Get ready for a remarkable story of generosity, sacrifice, love, understanding, compassion blended with modern-day medicine, science and the body’s remarkable ability to adapt. Amanda McMillan, known to The Wellness Couch as the co-founder of Wellineux, and Terrance Broadway, co-founder of Tally Health & Cross Fit South Wharf, let us in on a life-changing not-quite-once-but-almost-once-in-a lifetime story. Also watch this episode on You Tube The post 100NO 155: Inspiring Surrogacy with Amanda McMillan & Terrance Broadway appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This incredible soul from New Zealand doubles up with this inspiring, hilarious and entertaining interview on how the New Zealand earthquakes gave Billie the wake-up call she needed to serve humanity on a deeper level. Find out more about Billie here The post 100NO 154: Earthquakes, The Bronx & Hip Hop with Billie Jordan Part 2 appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

What do you do when you get injured in the New Zealand earthquakes and wonder if there’s more to your life than your current existence? Why of course, create the world’s oldest hip-hop group, of course! Enter Billie Jordan, an incredibly vivacious, gregarious, inspiring woman with a heart of pure gold on a mission to help her fellow Kiwi’s not just age gracefully, but enjoy their life, whatever level of quality they have. To find out more about what Billie does, click here. This interview is to be continued … The post 100NO 153: World’s OLDEST Hip-Hop Group with Billie Jordan appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Robyn Whatley spent her career as one of the Gold Diggers – a sensational group of performers who supported the likes of crooners Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. These days Robyn and husband David live on the beautiful Greek Island of Ikaria, where they truly are mastering the art of ageing well. Click here to Listen In The post 100NO 152: Robyn Whatley – Gold Digger, Jazz Performer, Graceful Ager appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

What do you get when three couples, best of friends, build their “forever more” home together on acreage on the NSW East Coast? Well, not a documentary worth sharing because these six get on so well there’s not enough drama to convey (this seriously happened). Heather Bolstler, one of the six “Shedders” as they are known, joins us to share this inspiring journey of ageing well. To find out more about Heather, including her terrific book, click here. The post 100NO 151: 3 couples under one roof. Shedding with Heather Bolstler appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Can you believe it?! 100 Not Out raises the bat for it’s century and a half by reflecting on the wisdom that has been learnt from the guests and insights over the course of nearly 75 hours of ageing well content. You can also watch this episode on You Tube The post 100NO 150: Special Edition 150th Episode appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Damian’s wife Amber enters the fray on this episode with an incredibly poignant note on a recent real-life example of when the 5 Love Languages went horribly wrong. It opens up a powerful can of worms that the guys discuss and explore just what to do when you muck up on the 5 Love Languages. The post 100NO 149: Love Languages Part 2: When You Muck Up appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Marcus & Damian are both fans of The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman. It’s a constant source of conversation. There is one majorly important piece of fine print on the philosophy of the love languages that the guys think is missing from many relationships. In this episode, personal experiences are shared, mistakes are owned up Listen In The post 100NO 148: The 5 Love Languages & The Biggest Relationship Trap appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Jamie Oliver’s recent trip to Ikaria and subsequent TV episodes again put this hub of longevity on the map. How has this little Greek island where people “forget to die” dealt with the rise in popularity of it’s ways. Thea Parikos, owner of the Trip Advisor #1 restaurant in Ikaria, Thea’s Restaurant, shares her insights whilst also giving a preview of what to expect later this year at the 100 Not Out Greek Island Longevity Retreat. Enrolment for this retreat closes on Monday Feb 29. For more information click here or email marcus@thewellnesscouch.com The post 100NO 147: Jamie Oliver, Ikaria & Greek Dancing with Thea Parikos appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Victorian Marjorie Cooke recently celebrated her 110th birthday, and much to the delight of Damian and Marcus, it made the front page of Melbourne newspaper The Herald Sun. Supercentenarian Marjorie reveals her insights into her longevity and quality of life, which Marcus & Damian explain at length. The post 100NO 146: Wisdom from a 110 Year Old Angel appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Damian & Marcus have been on holidays for the best part of three weeks and discuss what they learnt from their quality time with family and friends. After what is a very stressful time for many people, now is the perfect time to use the “benefit of hindsight”, as Marcus & Damian both do in this Listen In The post 100NO 145: Post Christmas Lessons From Family appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Happy New Year 100 Not Outers! The nutrition, exercise and mindset space is experiencing a “rebalancing” of sorts and in this episode we dissect what these three areas of inspired living are wise to consider as big issues in 2016. The post 100NO 144: The big issues facing wellness in 2016 appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

After what can only be described as a tumultuous year for the wellness industry, Marcus & Damian cast their eye to the 100 Not Out crystal ball and predict what we are likely to see in the health, wellness and personal development arenas in 2016. The post 100NO 143: Our big 2016 Wellness Predictions appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Drawing on the wisdom of Damian’s Crack Your Stress Code, the guys look at the four levels of stress and apply it to the crazy month of the year which is December. Where do you rate on this ladder? And most importantly, how do improve? As the big day approaches, the guys discuss different strategies for coping with family stress, financial stress, time stress, food stress, social stress, and every other stress that is associated with Christmas! The post 100NO 142: Conquering The 4 Levels of Christmas Stress appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

What do you put on the menu for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner if you, or your guests, have food allergies or sensitivities. Well, with 40 guests arriving at the Kristof residence on Christmas Day, ranging from good-old gluten-free to severely anaphylactic, Damian has you covered. Not only will you learn what Chef Damo has organised, Listen In The post 100NO 141: The Food Allergy & Sensitivity Christmas Menu appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This is the time of year to be busy and stressed! Damo and Marcus discuss how to not only survive this time of the year, but to do it well. To avoid getting swept up in the speed of December (and the feeling that the world’s about to end if we don’t get everything done), Listen In The post 100NO 140: Dealing With Christmas Busy-Ness & Stress appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Damian has recently celebrated his 42nd birthday and says he feels better now than he did 21 years ago! He outlines how, and why, and credits a newfound love of exercise (partly inspired by Wellness Couch teammate Laurence Tham’s fitness) as a major reason for his statement. A not to be missed episode of 100 Listen In The post 100NO 139: Feeling better at 42 than 21 appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

In this podcast episode Damian and Marcus have some fun with the moon. Is the moon cycle a way to navigate through our life or is it just another idea someone came up? The post 100NO 138: Moon Cycles – Fact or Fiction? appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

In this podcast episode Damian & Marcus discuss the fallout from Michelle Bridges’ “freak” ad. Marcus questions whether anyone told Michelle it was a disaster waiting to happen, whilst Damo suggests the fallout may have benefits in changing our perceptions around microwaved food. The post 100NO 137: Michelle Bridges & THAT Woolworths ad appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

In this podcast episode of 100 Not Out, Damian Kristof demands that society lose it’s obsession with being productive 100% of the time. After recently listening to Inside The Champion’s Mind, Damian wants to clarify his own view on – Morning routines Outdoor living Exercising Gardening Family Time And more. Just to be clear – The focus of this podcast episode is not to remove the necessity of being productive. We have done podcasts with Colin Boyd and discussed busy-ness on a number of podcasts on the Couch. Have you become obsessed with being productive? We’d love to know your thoughts. You can post them on any of our social media sites – Damian – Facebook or Twitter or his website Marcus – Facebook or Twitter or his website We’ll be living this message in Ikaria in 2016 on our Greek Island Longevity Retreat where, like never before, we’ll be integrating the messages we speak about on the podcast in real life! Click here to find out more. The post 100NO 136: When To Stop Being So Productive! appeared first