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The Aging Project
by The Aging Project
Aging. Everyone’s doing it, right? And it’s a hell of a lot better than the alternative. So why is it so often portrayed as something for women to fear and fight, rather than embrace and celebrate? The Aging Project is proud to present this trail-blazing podcast series that flips the bird to the notion that women in their forties and above should be either slowly fading into the background, or in a constant battle to look younger. We want to show you how we can all choose to age fabulously and without apology, and to own our age with pride - with great health, style and vitality.Hosted by Shelley Craft, the first season of The Aging Project podcast features candid, no-holds-barred interviews with twelve of the world’s leading and most inspiring minds in the field of aging well.Join Shelley as she discovers how everything from nutrition to meditation, style to gut health (and lots more!), can not only positively impact our journey into middle-life and beyond, but help make it the bes
Episodes
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TAP Mini Meditation: Open Heart
The Aging Project (TAP) Mini Meditations are designed to feed the mind and calm the nervous system. Most of our guests have spoken about taking moments to stop and pause in the day. It's our hope you'll take 5 minutes to stop and breathe upon waking, and throughout the day, using our mini...
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Leaking, Urgency & Prolapse in Menopause: What Every Woman Needs to Know with Pelvic Floor Physio, Michelle Kenway
Today on The Aging Project Podcast, we’re joined by Michelle Kenway — one of Australia’s leading pelvic floor physiotherapists, with over 1 million followers on YouTube. We talk honestly about bladder urgency, prolapse, leaking, constipation, pelvic floor strength and why so many women silently...
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Lipoedema: When Weight Isn’t the Problem — and Why Women Are Being Missed with Dr Chris Lekich
What if the problem isn’t your willpower… but your biology? In this powerful episode of The Aging Project Podcast, we sit down with Dr Chris Lekich to unpack one of the most misunderstood conditions impacting women today: lipoedema. For the women who: lose weight everywhere except their legs feel...
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The Fitgenes Live Workshop Replay with Sam Shay
We’re popping in with something a little different (and something we’re very excited about): a behind-the-scenes look at The Fitgenes Program. Today we're sharing The Fitgenes LIVE Workshop Replay. This is a conversation between Sam Shay, the global trainer at Fitgenes and Amanda Attwood, the...
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Spinal Flow, Back Pain & Nervous System Care with Dr Carli Axford
Today you'll meet Dr Carli Axford, founder of the Spinal Flow Technique, about a new way of looking at back pain, spinal tension, stress, and the nervous system. We know around 4 million Australians live with back problems, and as we age, back pain can affect far more than movement. It can impact...
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Stop Damaging Your Liver with Professor Jacob George
In this must listen episode, we sit down with Australia's leading liver expert Professor Jacob George to talk about one of the body’s most important — and most overlooked — organs: the liver. This miracle organ keeps us alive. It filters, processes, stores, regulates, and protects us, yet most of...
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Your Waistline. The Missed Vital Sign with Professor Katherine Samaras
This episode is such an important listen. We’re joined by Professor Katherine Samaras — an Australian endocrinologist, medical researcher, and one of the country’s leading experts in metabolic health, obesity, diabetes, ageing, and body fat distribution. She’s spent years helping people…
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The Aging Project 2.0
Today, we’re introducing The Aging Project 2.0. A new chapter. A new season. A new era for us. Because while 1.5 million downloads is amazing, that has never been our real goal. Our goal has always been impact. And one number keeps driving everything we do: 11.7 years. That’s the average number…
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Live within your genetic boundary with Dr Sam Shay
Today’s episode is about something powerful — and often misunderstood. Your genetics. Not as a prediction of your future… But as the playing field you’re working in. Because the truth is this: Many of us spend years guessing when it comes to our health. Trying different diets. Different...
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Your BLOOD PRESSURE with Dr Ross Walker
Blood pressure is one of the most important numbers for your future health — yet most people rarely check it. In this episode, we sit down with leading preventative cardiologist Dr. Ross Walker to unpack what blood pressure really means, why it often rises after 40, and how it quietly affects…
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Pain Unlocked with Jim Bostock
We all want to age well. To live strong into our 80s, 90s — maybe even 120. But there’s one thing that can quietly steal the joy from those years: pain. Back pain. Hip pain. Glute pain. Nerve pain that makes you stiff, cautious, and afraid to move. In Australia alone, millions are living with…
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You're Invited: 1 day only (Free, Live, Virtual Event)
On Sunday 8 March, we’re coming together for a FREE live webinar event— and we'd love you to join us. Our last live event had over 4,000 women and we can’t wait to do it again. To register visit: https://theagingproject.com/free-webinar-event/ Got a question? Email us at [email protected]
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PAUSE & BREATHE with Nicola Laye
Today we’re joined by Nicola Laye — Australia’s leading breathwork teacher for women. This isn’t a long episode. It’s an invitation. Take five minutes with us… and just breathe. Breathwork is something our clinical nutritionist prescribes to every client — not as a “nice extra,” but because it...
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Create a Miraculous Next Chapter — with Marianne Williamson
In this deeply reflective episode, Marianne Williamson explores midlife not as decline, but as an awakening — the moment many women quietly realise time isn’t endless, and something inside starts asking for a truer life. We talk about why some women feel stuck while others come alive in midlife,...
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Track What Matters says Dr Vonda Wright
So much of what changes after 40 can’t be felt — it’s invisible says todays guest Dr Vonda Wright. Bones quietly thin. The heart and blood vessels shift. Blood glucose and insulin creep up. And before we know it, we can drift toward osteoporosis, heart disease, and diabetes without realising…...
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TAP Mini Meditation: Choose Calm
The Aging Project (TAP) Mini Meditations are designed to feed the mind and calm the nervous system. Most of our guests have spoken about taking moments to stop and pause in the day. It's our hope you'll take 5 minutes to stop and breathe upon waking, and throughout the day, using our mini...
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Nervous System Care with Tracey Whitton
“The Vagus Nerve Whisperer” joins The Aging Project Podcast. In this episode we go goes deep into one of the most important — and most overlooked — pillars of women’s health: nervous system care. Shelley welcomes Tracy Whitton, a practitioner with 22 years’ experience and a unique gift: the…
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The Fitgenes Series: The Dietary Choice Report (Ep 5)
We’re popping in with something a little different (and something we’re very excited about): a behind-the-scenes look at The Fitgenes Program. Today we're diving into The Dietary Choice Report, one of the 6 reports found inside The Fitgenes Program. Ever wondered why some people can stop at one...
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TAP Mini Meditation: Gut Healing
The Aging Project (TAP) Mini Meditations are designed to feed the mind and calm the nervous system. Most of our guests have spoken about taking moments to stop and pause in the day. It's our hope you'll take 5 minutes to stop and breathe upon waking, and throughout the day, using our mini...
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Boost GLP-1 Naturally — The Ultimate Guide to Weight Loss with Lynsey Koch
Before you inject yourself with GLP1 Peptides — try this. These are the foundations every woman over 40 needs to build, for life. In this must-listen episode, Shelley sits down with Clinical Nutritionist Lynsey Koch to uncover how to activate your body’s own GLP-1 pathway naturally. GLP-1 is the...
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Next of Kin with Casey Beros
Caring for someone you love is one of the hardest — and most profoundly human — experiences we will ever face. And yet, most of us arrive at that moment unprepared, overwhelmed, and often deeply alone. In this episode we sit down with journalist, author, and health communicator Casey Beros, whose...
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Weight Loss Medication: What you NEED to know with Lynsey Koch
Weight after 40 can feel like an uphill battle. Hormones shift, metabolism slows, and what worked in our 20s simply doesn’t cut it anymore. In this episode, we dive deep into the role of weight loss medications — including GLP-1s like Mounjaro and Ozempic — and what women over 40 need to know...
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A grown ups GAP YEAR with Monique Van Tulder
At 54, exhausted and running on empty, Monique van Tulder did something radical — she walked away from the life that was draining her. What started as a small step — changing lightbulbs in another house — turned into five months of solitude, adventure, and self-discovery. She calls it A Grown…
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The Future of Cancer Care Has Arrived with Professor David Thomas
Cancer. It’s a word that stops us in our tracks — bringing fear, grief, or uncertainty depending on our own story. And as we age, that word carries even more weight. Despite decades of research, cancer still feels mysterious to many of us, and the “one-size-fits-all” treatments of the past…
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TAP Mini Meditation: A Clear Mind
The Aging Project (TAP) Mini Meditations are designed to feed the mind and calm the nervous system. Most of our guests have spoken about taking moments to stop and pause in the day. Its our hope you'll take 5 minutes to stop and breathe upon waking, and throughout the day, using our mini...
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The Fitgenes Series: The Health and Wellbeing Report (Ep 4)
We’re popping in with something a little different (and something we’re very excited about): a behind-the-scenes look at The Fitgenes Program. Today we're diving into The Health and Wellbeing Report, one of the size reports found inside The Fitgenes Program. Discover all 6 reports HERE:...
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Rewrite Your Beliefs, Rewrite Your Story with Sarah Gryberg
What if the stories you tell yourself… aren't even yours? In this powerful conversation, mindset coach and A Life of Greatness host Sarah Grynberg joins us to unpack the hidden beliefs shaping our lives—often without us realising it. From the childhood messages we carry to the silent “I can’t”…
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Your JOY-SPAN with Dr. Kerry Burnight
We’re joined by Dr. Kerry Burnight—known as America’s Gerontologist and author of Joyspan. Dr. Kerry has spent her career helping people not just live longer, but live more meaningfully. In this conversation, she reminds us that joy isn’t a luxury—it’s a lifeline, available to us at any age and…
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Bowel Cancer & Genetics: What You NEED to Know with Associate Professor Dan Buchanan
🔍 We talk a lot about breast checks — but what about bowel screening? In this essential episode of The Aging Project Podcast, we’re joined by Associate Professor Dan Buchanan from the University of Melbourne, a global leader in bowel cancer research, genetics, and early detection. Bowel cancer…
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The Fitgenes Series: The Food Choice Report (Ep 3)
We’re popping in with something a little different (and something we’re very excited about): a behind-the-scenes look at The Fitgenes Program. We know that words like DNA, epigenetics, and nutrigenomics can feel a bit overwhelming. They sound scientific, complicated — even a little intimidating....
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Everything Is Connected in East Asian Medicine with Dr. Jennifer Ashby
In this powerful episode, we’re joined by Dr. Jennifer Ashby, Doctor of East Asian Medicine and respected integrative health expert, to explore what it means to truly know your body—and why ancient wisdom might hold the keys we’ve been missing. Most of us have been raised in a Western healthcare...
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The Latest on Alzheimer’s: What Every Woman Must Know with Professor Ralph Martins
For many women, memory changes during perimenopause and menopause can be unsettling. We find ourselves wondering: Is this just brain fog? Is this normal? Or could it be something more serious? In this critical episode, Shelley Craft is joined by Professor Ralph Martins, AO, one of the world’s...
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The Fitgenes Series: An Introduction to DNA (Episode 2)
We’re popping in with something a little different (and something we’re very excited about): a behind-the-scenes look at The Fitgenes Program. We know that words like DNA, epigenetics, and nutrigenomics can feel a bit overwhelming. They sound scientific, complicated — even a little intimidating....
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The Fitgenes Series: Our Why (Episode 1)
🎙️ The Fitgenes Series We’re popping in with something a little different (and something we’re very excited about): a behind-the-scenes look at The Fitgenes Program. We know that words like DNA, epigenetics, and nutrigenomics can feel a bit overwhelming. They sound scientific, complicated — even…
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Your DNA. Your Blueprint. Your Breakthrough - with Sheridan Genrich
Your DNA. Your Blueprint. Your Breakthrough. In this deeply insightful episode, we sit down with Sheridan Genrich — Nutritionist, Naturopath, and author of DNA-Powered Health — as she shares her powerful journey of survival, healing, and science. After experiencing a traumatic event while...
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Our Crazy CHOLESTEROL Obsession with Dr Ross Walker
“Your cholesterol is high.” It’s a phrase millions hear each year—often followed by a statin prescription and little else. But with statins now the most prescribed drugs on the planet, why is heart disease still the world’s #1 killer? And why are we not talking about the bigger picture? In this...
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STRONGER or Weaker. You CHOOSE, says Dr Stacy Sims
If the heaviest thing you’ve lifted lately is your iPhone, this one’s for you. Over the years, have you gotten stronger—or weaker? The truth is strength doesn’t disappear overnight; it slips away quietly. One day you’re opening jars, the next you're asking for help. It’s common, but it’s not...
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The Hidden Crisis: Menopausal Depression and Suicide with Professor Jayashri Kulkarni
This episode is a raw, honest, and deeply compassionate conversation about the mental health crisis too many women face — and the silence that has surrounded it for far too long. We’re joined by Professor Jayashri Kulkarni, a pioneering psychiatrist and Director of HER Centre Australia, who has...
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When Life Changes Overnight: Brooke Campbell Bayes on living with Chronic Illness
Today’s conversation might just shift the way you see the world — and the people in it. Because chronic illness isn’t rare. It’s everywhere. It’s the invisible battle so many people are fighting — quietly, bravely — while going about their everyday lives. And when it strikes, it doesn’t just…
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No Two Brains Are the Same with Dr. Charlie Teo
In this powerful and eye-opening episode, world-renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Charlie Teo joins us to explore the most complex and misunderstood organ in the human body: the brain. From memory and movement to emotion and decision-making, our brains are truly super-computers—yet most of us know...
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From PRE-VIVOR to Powerhouse: Alex Isaac’s BRCA1 Story & Menopause Mission
In this powerful episode of The Aging Project, we sit down with Alex Isaac—PRE-VIVOR, BRCA1 gene carrier, and fearless advocate for women navigating the often-overlooked intersection of menopause and cancer prevention. Alex shares her deeply personal story of making proactive choices to protect…
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Australia’s $574M Menopause Move — A Global First with Senator Smith
This episode marks a powerful turning point in women’s health in Australia—and potentially, the world. We’re diving into the Government’s landmark $574.3 million investment into menopause and reproductive health, the largest of its kind globally. Our guest, Senator Marielle Smith, joins us to...
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Get a MENOPAUSE PLAN with Dr Mary Claire Haver
Some of us plan our meals, our careers, our finances…But the plan every woman needs—before all of that—is a Menopause Plan. Why? Because this stage of life is not just about symptoms… it’s about disease prevention, longevity, and quality of life. In this powerful episode, we’re joined by Dr. Mary...
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STOP Dabbling with GUT Health says Lynsey Koch
Are you a gut health dabbler? You’re not alone. Many of us read books, listen to podcasts, and try the occasional supplement—but never fully commit to making real, lasting changes. But here’s the truth: gut health isn’t something you can afford to dabble in. It’s the foundation of everything—your...
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TAP Water: Should we TRUST it? with Suzanne Dodds
We trust our tap water without question—after all, it’s what we’ve always known. But should we? In this episode, we dive deep into the safety of Australia’s drinking water with Suzanne Dodds, Founder of Complete Home Filtration. With alarming headlines about PFAS contamination, cancer risks, and...
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Testosterone & Menopause with Dr Louise Newson
Life is meant to be savoured and enjoyed, but for many women, menopause can feel like the spark has been extinguished. The energy, joy, and zest for life just aren’t there anymore. Too often, women are handed antidepressants to address these symptoms—but could testosterone be the real solution?…
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Unlock Trauma to Cure Anxiety says Dr. Don Wood
💊 45.6 million mental health-related medications were dispensed in 2023 in Australia. That number is staggering—and it makes you wonder what the hell is really going on. For most people, medication is the only option offered during a quick 15-minute doctor’s appointment. But is there a better…
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Your DNA: The missing piece of your health story with Sue McShane
Our guest, Sue McShane, is a valued member of The Aging Project Community whose personal journey shows the power of self-advocacy, self-awareness, and taking small, consistent steps toward better health. At 60, Sue is feeling stronger, healthier, and more empowered than ever, but it wasn’t always...
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The Truth About Urinary Incontinence, Overactive Bladders & How to Fix It with Dr Kelly Casperson
Urinary incontinence is one of the most common yet least talked about issues affecting women’s health. More than 1 in 3 women will experience an overactive bladder in their lifetime, and by the age of 70, that number jumps significantly. But here’s the real question—does aging have to mean…
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Spiritual Health and Creating BIG MAGIC with Elizabeth Gilbert
In this special episode, we sit down with the extraordinary Elizabeth Gilbert—bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and Big Magic—to explore the intersection of spiritual health, creativity, and aging well. With her trademark wisdom and warmth, Elizabeth shares insights on embracing your own...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Aging. Everyone’s doing it, right? And it’s a hell of a lot better than the alternative. So why is it so often portrayed as something for women to fear and fight, rather than embrace and celebrate? The Aging Project is proud to present this trail-blazing podcast series that flips the bird to the notion that women in their forties and above should be either slowly fading into the background, or in a constant battle to look younger. We want to show you how we can all choose to age fabulously and without apology, and to own our age with pride - with great health, style and vitality.Hosted by Shelley Craft, the first season of The Aging Project podcast features candid, no-holds-barred interviews with twelve of the world’s leading and most inspiring minds in the field of aging well.Join Shelley as she discovers how everything from nutrition to meditation, style to gut health (and lots more!), can not only positively impact our journey into middle-life and beyond, but help make it the bes
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Aging. Everyone’s doing it, right? And it’s a hell of a lot better than the alternative. So why is it so often portrayed as something for women to fear and fight, rather than embrace and celebrate? The Aging Project is proud to present this trail-blazing podcast series that flips the bird to the...
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