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What if body burnout isn’t about doing more… but about changing the story you’re telling yourself about who you are?

In this episode of The Light Seekers’ Lounge, I am joined by functional medicine practitioner and co-author of Ending Body Burnout, Filipa Bellette.

After years of chronic symptoms - despite doing all the “right” things for her health - Filipa discovered a hidden belief she’d been carrying since childhood: that she was weak and incapable. When she began to gently flip the script on that belief, everything started to change - her energy, her nervous system, her confidence, and even the way she showed up in business.

This conversation is especially powerful for women who have been holding everything together for everyone else, while quietly feeling exhausted underneath it all.

In this episode, we explore:

• what body burnout really is - and how it differs from everyday stress and fatigue
• why doing all the “right” health things doesn’t always create recovery
• how subconscious beliefs influence your nervous system and physical wellbeing
• the connection between perfectionism, money stress and chronic symptoms
• how identity-level shifts can support lasting healing
• gentle ways to begin rewriting the internal stories shaping your energy and capacity

Filipa Bellette is Co-Founder of the multi award-winning health practice Chris & Filly Functional Medicine, accredited Clinical Nutritionist, Functional Medicine Practitioner, Coach, Trauma Therapist, and PhD Scholar. Together with her husband Chris, she has supported more than 3,500 clients using their ROOT-root-cause approach to resolving body burnout. Their work has been featured on the Today Show, nine.com.au, Forbes and Body+Soul, and recognised through the Telstra Best of Business Awards and the Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards.

Connect with Filipa:
https://chrisandfilly.fm

Read Filly's book (for free), Ending Body Burnout: https://www.chrisandfilly.fm/free-ending-body-burnout-book

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For months, returning to the podcast has been one of those things I kept thinking about but didn't quite get to. Eventually, with a little celestial peer pressure from my CHANI app, I remembered something I know about myself: action breeds momentum. So I pressed record. And here we are.

If you’re embracing new seasons of your own, you may recognise the mix of reflection, possibility and pressure that can come with change. August can make it feel as though the year is racing away, but there is still time to notice what feels alive and choose a meaningful next step.

In this episode, I share a little of what has been unfolding behind the scenes in 2026 for me and for my family, along with some of the experiments, ideas and glimmers shaping this season.

It’s a conversation about making room for change, following what brings joy and curiosity, and trusting that we don’t need to have the whole path mapped out before we begin.

Also mentioned in this episode:

The CHANI astrology app

Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

Kate Spiritual Business on Instagram

Charlie Love on Spotify

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What really happened behind the scenes this year?

In this special crossover episode, my beautiful biz bestie Mel Daniels, host of The Powerful Content Podcast, and I have an honest and reflective chat about what 2025 looked and felt like for both of us, in business and in life.

We sat down with a list of big-hearted questions to explore what we’ve learned, what we’ve let go of, and what we’re carrying into 2026 with fresh intention.

This isn’t a highlight reel. It’s a real conversation between two friends, navigating the mess, the magic, and the middle bits of business with honesty, a few laughs, and full permission to go deep.

In this conversation, Mel and I discussed:

• The moments that reminded us why we chose this business journey in the first place
• What we’ve each let go of this year — and how it created more ease and alignment
• How we’ve grown beyond the numbers (and what growth really looked like for us)
• Our soundtracks for 2025
• The resistance we've faced and what it has taught us, and what we’re intentionally bringing into 2026 — and how we want it to feel

Mel Daniels is a Content Strategist, podcast host, and all-around wise woman when it comes to helping service-based business owners create intentional content that connects. She’s the host of The Powerful Content Podcast, where she shares insights and strategies to help women grow their businesses with purpose-led content.

• Listen to The Powerful Content Podcast: https://www.meldbusinessservices.com.au/powerfulpodcast/
• Connect on Instagram: @meldbusiness
• Visit Mel’s website: https://www.meldbusinessservices.com.au

Also mentioned in this episode:

"Would you be horrified or grateful if your year repeated five times?" reflection question is credited to the Instagram account We Think Deeply.

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