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Her Advantage
by Melanie Kaye
Welcome to the ‘Her Advantage’ Pod.As women, we face unique challenges with our bodies and minds. This podcast invites you to join conversations that spark real solutions, featuring inspiring voices dedicated to helping you create clarity, balance, community and purpose in your physical and mental well-being.No fluff—just practical strategies you can put into action.Tune in, level up, and take control of your journey. Mel x
Episodes
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You’ve Never Not Been Loved (But You’ve Probably Missed It) with Christian Smith.
The Real Reason Your Relationships Aren’t Working This conversation with Christian (Quality Relationships) goes past the generic relationship advice and into the uncomfortable stuff: \> Why “love yourself first" is annoyingly... the answer and how to do that. \> The loyalty myth \> Why strong,...
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We don't see the world as it is, we see the world as we are // Solo episode
In this short, solo episode I unpack one of my favourite quotes by Anaïs Nin — a line that has stuck with me since the first time I heard it and has continued to evolve with me ever since. “We don’t see the world as it is. We see the world as we are.” We talk about how this actually shows up in...
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Are You Woo-Woo, or Just Avoiding Something? with Linda Willow Roberts.
This conversation is for two kinds of people: The ones who love a little woo-woo deep dive but quietly use it to avoid reality aaaand the ones who don’t believe in any of it — astrology, energy, manifestation — and honestly just think it’s all a bit much. In this episode, I’m joined by Linda…
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2026 Year Of the Villain
2026: The Year of the Villain Let’s get one thing straight: this is not about being a dickhead. It’s about being done contorting yourself to keep everyone else comfortable. In this episode, Mel introduces 2026: The Year of the Villain and the five commandments that will probably offend your inner...
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This Isn’t It: How What’s Missing Creates Who You Are with Dr Olivier Becherel
At some point, the work, the identity or the path we’ve invested everything into stops feeling true. That’s the moment we whisper, “this isn’t it.” For Dr. Olivier, that moment came after a lifetime in science, from a microscope at eight years old to a PhD in molecular genetics until the lab no...
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This isn't it: Navigating Life’s Punches with Shil Shanghavi.
At ten years old, Shil Shanghavi was punched in the face because he couldn’t say his own name. That moment could have silenced him forever but instead, it sparked a lifelong journey in finding his voice. In this moving conversation with Shil, he reveals how stuttering shaped his resilience, why...
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This Isn’t It: “If effort alone built the body you wanted, you’d already have it" with Amy Bowe
In this episode of This Isn’t It, I sit down with strength coach and podcast host Amy Bowe to talk about why women stay stuck despite doing “all the right things.” Amy shares why effort isn’t the issue — “women are strong, they’re capable, they’ve built amazing careers and families… but their...
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This Isn’t It: is it really depression or is guilt running the show? With Nerida Bint.
⚠️ Trigger warning: we talk about suicidal thoughts in this episode. This conversation with emotional intelligence coach Narita Bint goes deep into the messy middle between knowing “this isn’t it” and actually creating the life you want. She shares her story of battling depression and suicidal...
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TRAILER: This isn't it.
The podcast for the moments when the life you’ve built stops making sense. We’ve all hit that point — life that looks good on paper but feels hollow, the relationship that’s “fine” but quietly breaking you, the version of success that leaves you empty. This Isn’t It is where we go when pretending...
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We're back baby.
We're back baby! It was an absolute intentional decision to hit pause on the pod. 2025 has been HUGE and we're only 4 months in. This pod is a little place setter, life update & naturally.. a little moment of reflection on what comes from prioritising personal goals. PLUS I want to introduce you…
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The Real Reason You Have No Energy for What You Love.
We’re diving into why so many women feel drained, even when they’re doing everything ‘right.’ This conversation is all about understanding your emotional and physical needs, balancing big goals without burning out, and why pushing through isn’t the answer. We also break down the difference…
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S1E53 - Eat, Play, Love with Nyssa Bovenkamp.
Ever felt like the scale doesn’t tell the whole story? 🤔 Tune in to the Her Advantage podcast where Mel and Nyssa break down the journey from external validation to feeling powerful in your own skin. It's all about health, happiness, and smashing those self-doubt hurdles. In this episode of the...
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S1E52 - Nailing consistency during busy periods with Jack Nesbitt.
We're chatting to Jack Nesbitt, a strength and health coach, about his journey and approach to health, wellness + weight-loss. Jack + I have one biga** common belief; that integration of hobbies and values into a healthy lifestyle is vital for long term success. Jack has a rad background that...
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S1E51 - Having the life and body you want with Kitty Blomfield.
We welcome host of the Weight Loss for Women podcast, Kitty Blomfield, about her journey in the health and wellness industry. They discuss topics such as the importance of honoring and understanding one's body, the challenges of restrictive diets, and the impact of stress on women's health. Kitty...
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S1E50 - Avoiding burnout + recognising your needs with Samantha Johns.
Let's talk about the overwhelming amount of burnout women experience, especially in women who have something genuine to offer their world. Burn out looks different for us all. Many of us find it difficult to embrace who we are, our point of difference and the niggling feelings that there could be...
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S1E49 - Navigating Parenthood + Mum guilt with Louise Diesel
The emotional connection between a child + their parent, regardless of age, comes entangled with lots of feelings. Whether it's the relationship you have with your kids, or the one we have with our parents.. I guarantee there's some cobwebs we'd rather not look at. Louise Diesel is a life coach...
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S1E48 - Not your Doc's responsibility [Solo Episode].
In this episode Coach Mel chat's about the importance of taking control of your own health and understanding your body. She highlights that it is not our doctor's responsibility to educate us on our own body. For several reasons including: That women were excluded from scientific research until…
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S1E47 - From PCOS to infectious radiance, Sinead's Journey.
In this episode, Mel interviews Sinead Haywood about her journey of self-discovery and overcoming PCOS. Sinead shares her experiences from being constantly stressed, exhausted, and unhappy in her corporate job, and how she struggled with health issues like PCOS, acne, and low energy. With Mel's...
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S1E46 - What are your resources? [Solo Episode]
There's a huge difference between eating healthy + leveraging your resources. For a woman to feel fulfilled in both her body + mind, leveraging her resources is a vital piece. In this weeks solo-pisode we're chatting about 2 things: (1) The Taylor Swift song that's dangling me dangerously close...
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S1E45 - The Pursuit of the Perfect Body: from fitness to function with Coach Courtney Brown
Going on the pill for most women helps them solve a problem. But its not long until they start questioning if it really is the best option for optimal health. The big issue is that when they do come off the pill, the problem they thought they solved re-appears.. if not worse. Nutritionist…
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S1E44 - There's no perfection here with Mel King [Athlete X]
In a time when wearing all the hats its the done thing, what’s the secret to really makin’ sure each one get done well? Business owner, parent, gym lover, valued family member, active in the local communities.. What’s in your hat collection? Mel King is owner of [personal bias] one of the most...
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S1E43 - How to use your internal instinct with Lydia Irving.
As most new practitioners do, we study our craft to find the rules then set out to save the world. But one day after coming home exhausted from a big day in clinic, telling people to cut out milk from their diet all day, she read a blog about the nutritional benefits of dairy that changed her...
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S1E42 - Your emotional home with Nerida Bint
Most women [in the western world] find our self-worth tied up in our level of productivity. From inside our homes, to financial world + of course keepin’ up socially. We often joke that there’s light at the end of the tunnel but if we’re being honest life is running us straight into the next...
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S1E41 - Becoming a powerful midlife woman with Brooke Surtees
If you've ever felt personally victimised by your body, this episode is for you. It's like the harder we work to feel good in our body, the more pushback we get. So, how long does it really take for a women to get to know her body? And start to actually feel good in it? Y'all, Meet Brooke. Brooke...
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S1E40 - DINNER CLUB POD: Sustaining your energy.
Self-care sustains success: Your Energy Deserves Attention Join Mel, Alex + Jess as they discuss sustainable ways to feel fkn good. This episode covers: Unusual ways comparison sneaks in The truth behind feeling judged Resistance to new information + what to do with it Women are already strong…
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S1E39 - Tuning into your body, a creative process with Natalia Fidyka
Only 10% of the population identify as creative, yet creativity is one of the 6 fundamental pillars in health. Psychologist, gestalt psychotherapist + artist Natalia Fidyka + I engage is a deeeeeep conversation exploring how + why our creative spark is a hidden advantage in feeling fkn good. In...
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Why aren't we *there* yet?
Our bodies change + life is fkn busy. When we decide we wanna make a change to our life, be it starting to eat healthier or join a new gym program, it's easy to get frustrated + ask the age old question: "Are we fkn there yet?" Each month inside Her Advantage, alongside the women's own goals +...
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S1E37 - PCOS + Crossfit [My Story].
"Do you find your PCOS flares up with crossfit?" I got this question in my DM's last week about how I managed to return to crossfit without flaring up my PCOS. There was one thing I did to make training work with my body + it wasn't what you think. It wasn't a particular diet. It wasn't a...
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S1E35 - Women talkin' money + financial basics with Katie Gelletly
A recent study showed that 52% of Australian Women find it difficult, stressful + overwhelming to deal with money. [We all know we aren't talking about the spending component of money here ;)] Even talking about our financial positions + situations causes some level of anxiety. Women have hid...
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S1E34 - Highschool chitchat + body autonomy with Sarah Bartlett
Warning This episode includes sensitive topics. Family Death + grief Cancer Women's health Drug use. Long time friend + health coach Sarah joins me for a loooong overdue chit-chat. To set the scene for this chat we start with a tarot reading + end on a discussion around our views on current…
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S1E33 - But what if they don't like it? With Justin Wiseman.
“How can I release perfectionism + just be?” Justin’s back for round 2 on the Her Advantage podcast. I had several questions in the bank to unpack with Justin and we baaarely skimmed the surface.. Ironic since the episode was on “perfectionism”. Within perfectionism we also discussed the guilt +...
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S1E32 - Fck Taking Responsibility with Dave Nixon
Language plays such an integral role in our experience as a fkn human being. We have goals to do better, be better, achieve more.. Yet if you're anything like me, you'll find yourself in a constant inner battle with yourself + hitting play on another mindless show on netflix. Dave has a way with...
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S1E31 - There's no right way
I have an unhealthy attachment to google maps + a terrible sense of direction. (One might argue I have a terrible sense in direction BECAUSE i lean on google maps ha). But I've come to realise, regardless of how many times I go somewhere.. There's multiple ways of getting to the same place. The...
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S1E30 - From falling apart to creating heart opening moments with Tanya Cross
It hasn't always been a life of deep gratitude + creating heart opening moments for Tanya. [Or goosebump moments as we like to call them on the inside]. You know those real "Ooohhh" lightbulb moments? That change the course of your thinking? These are the moments Tanya + her community strive for....
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S1E29 - Advantage of a painful period.
I accidently gave myself painless periods. Getting my first painless period was a side effect of figuring out my daily basic's so I didn't feel shit day in, day out. Painful periods might be common, but they aren't normal.. Yet every month we find something soothing in telling our world "DO NOT...
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S1E28 - Kate Gordon on getting what you desire through nutrition, training + communication.
This episode only just skimmed the surface of what I wanted to explore with Kate.. Kate is known on the 'gram for her slogan "Came from the Crossfit, stayed for the sex". She's honest, raw + relatable.. But also bloody good at getting to the point when it comes to understanding what you want +…
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S1E27 - How to stop winging it and actually get the results you want with Jess Engleson
Jess is one of those super-human women wearing all the hats. Mum of 3 under 5yo. Family business. ... Loves a glass of bubbles. After gaining 25kg after baby no. 1, was determined to do all the things to get back to feeling herself after baby. When Jess came to me six months ago sick of trying to...
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S1E26 - Stressful red flags
Life update + the red flag that came with it. Stress is a sneaker lil' sucker. It's all good, until it's not. We push through until we break, then wonder how we got there. I caught my red flag (no appetite) and this ep dives into why it's important we give our red flags the attention they (we)...
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S1E25 - The excess weight of 1200 calories
Women have been told FOR YEARS that eating less is the only way they are going to achieve the bodies that they want. Yet somewhere in that we're heavier than ever, in more pain than we imaged adulthood would bring, and just frickn' confused about who's telling the truth when it comes to weight...
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S1E24 - You're far from basic if you know your basic's
We LOVE to over complicate things. Maybe it's a female thing. Maybe it's part of our star sign. Maybe it's our brain trying to piece together the 10 opposition opinions you've heard in your lifetime in the name of health and wellbeing. How do we un-complicate the basic's and help ourselves feel...
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S1E23 - PCOS Oracle: Creating a lifestyle without PCOS + disordered eating, with Despina Pavlou
The words "You have PCOS" is one of the most confusing, unsettling + upsetting phrases a woman can hear. Especially when it's followed by "it's important you watch your weight". Hello - like we weren't already doing that? In this episode, Des + I chat about the journey from PCOS diagnosis to...
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S1E22 - Non hormonal birth control, irregular cycles + casual sex with Jess Dzierbicki (Jess Dzierbicki)
The highest form of self care doesn't come in a woman's ability to buy herself flowers or taking herself dancing, it's investing the time to understand how her body reads. No body is going to "teach you" this stuff better than you can do it for yourself. This podcast isn't going to give you the...
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How lasting weight-loss starts with changing the conversation - Katy Saltsman
They say happiness is an inside job, but how do you start to work on the inside when your own reflection causes you pain? Katy is one of the most radiant personalities you’ll find on the ‘gram. So it was obvious that I chat with her about how she does it, and coaches others to do the same. This...
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S1E20 - The woman underneath with Ruby Marsh
So often as women we see radiance in other women + rarely in ourselves. Especially when we are going through a period of not feeling crash hot on ourselves. Is it something they're born with? Is it something they develop? Ruby believes a radiant character is by design. Emerging your radiant...
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S1E19 - Meeting your body where its at with Megan Abernathy
Billions of dollars each year get spent in the name of ‘wellness’. How can such a lucrative industry be causing so many physical + mental health issues? Megan + I connected via the gram a few years ago over a mutual “wwwwhat-tf” is this. By the time we’d connected we’d been in the industry for…
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S1E18 - Using art to be body neutral with Wyethe Smallish
We learn a lot from art. We learn that our view of a piece is different from someone else's - and neither are wrong. We learn that individuality + expression is key in successful pieces. We learn that not everyone has the same taste - it doesn't make it bad art. We learn that it's common…
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S1E17 - F*ck off, that's B*llshit with Justin Wiseman
Let me introduce you to the anti-lecturer; Justin Wiseman. If we told you that everything was put in this universe for good reason, would you believe us? Or would you sit there and list the things you don't see a purpose for? Things like: Resentment Blame Pain Judgement Gluten This episode is...
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S1E16 - Too much and not enough with Anna Lindner
You're too much and not enough at the same time. Jeans shopping is your worst nightmare. Your arms look funny unless they're in a specific style shirt. You admire women with confidence + grace. You're quick to give complements but feel like there's ants in your pants when they're given to you....
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S1E15 - Building a strong relationship with your body - Amy Bowe
Creator of The Warrior School + host of the Warrior school podcast - Amy Bowe is changing the relationship women have with their bodies. You might even say she's OBSESSED. Amy believe's women know what they want + have spent decades trying to get there, there's just one thing missing.. Building a...
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S1E14 - Carla is sleeping on the job (Ora Sleep coaching)
Before you jump into bed with us let's get one thing straight.. Sleep is a non-negotiable when it comes to health. Carla hasn't always been a sleep coach. It was after some big life challenges that Carla realised there was a big underlying factor to health that no one was talking about.. or no…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the ‘Her Advantage’ Pod.As women, we face unique challenges with our bodies and minds. This podcast invites you to join conversations that spark real solutions, featuring inspiring voices dedicated to helping you create clarity, balance, community and purpose in your physical and mental well-being.No fluff—just practical strategies you can put into action.Tune in, level up, and take control of your journey. Mel x
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Melanie Kaye
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Welcome to the ‘Her Advantage’ Pod.As women, we face unique challenges with our bodies and minds. This podcast invites you to join conversations that spark real solutions, featuring inspiring voices dedicated to helping you create clarity, balance, community and purpose in your physical and mental...
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