Send us Fan Mail

In this episode, Sally-Anne is joined by Rebecca Levy, a Newcastle-based Somatic Sexologist, Sex Educator and Relationship Counsellor who works with individuals and couples to help them feel safer in their bodies, communicate more clearly and build deeper intimate connection.

Rebecca combines counselling, somatic practices and sex education to support people in reducing shame, understanding healthy boundaries, exploring embodied consent and reconnecting with themselves and their partners in a way that feels natural, grounded and healing.

Together, Sally-Anne and Rebecca explore the often-unspoken connection between stress, nervous system safety, pleasure, intimacy and relationship disconnection.

This conversation gently unpacks why so many high-achieving women can feel overwhelmed, touched out, anxious or disconnected from their desire, especially when they are carrying the mental load of family, work, relationships and everyday life.

Rebecca shares why intimacy is not simply about sex, but about safety, communication, embodiment, self-awareness and the ability to be present in your own body.

Inside this episode, we explore:

• Why stress and overwhelm can shut down desire
• The connection between nervous system safety and intimacy
• Why obligation can quietly damage connection in long-term relationships
• How shame impacts pleasure, communication and sexual wellbeing
• What embodied consent actually means
• Why women often disconnect from their bodies during intimacy
• How breath, slowing down and self-awareness can support reconnection
• Why pleasure matters for women’s overall wellbeing
• The importance of maintaining identity inside a relationship
• How couples can create more intentional time for connection

Rebecca also shares insight into her work supporting individuals and couples both face-to-face and via Zoom, as well as her role as a registered member of the Australian Counselling Association and President of the Somatic Sex Educators Association of Australasia.

This is a mature, grounded and deeply validating conversation for women who have ever wondered why intimacy feels different in seasons of stress, why desire can disappear, or how to begin reconnecting with their body, their partner and their own sense of pleasure without shame or pressure.

Connect with Rebecca:

• Email: hello@rebeccalevy.com.au
• Website: https://www.rebeccalevy.com.au/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebeccalevy_somaticsexologist/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebeccalevy.somatic

About your host
I’m Sally-Anne Kearns, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and host of Nutrition Gateway. I help women calm anxiety, clear brain fog, and stabilise energy through simple, stackable micro-habits grounded in nutrition and lifestyle foundations.

Book here for a complimentary health audit phone call, we will run through what may be missing in your toolkit to optimise your health.

Check out the Lifewave X39 Light Signaling Patches

Send us Fan Mail

In this episode of Nutrition Gateway, Sally-Anne is joined by Dr. Irmarie Badenhorst, a chiropractor at Terrace Chiropractic in Raymond Terrace, who brings both clinical insight and personal experience to the conversation.

After living with chronic lower back pain for over a decade and facing the possibility of surgery, Irmarie discovered chiropractic care and experienced first-hand how powerful the body’s natural healing capacity can be when it has the right support.

Together, Sally-Anne and Dr. Irmarie explore the powerful connection between the spine, posture, nervous system regulation, pain, anxiety, digestion, sleep, headaches, and brain fog.

For high-achieving women over 35 who feel foggy, anxious, tense, inflamed, exhausted, or disconnected from their body, this conversation opens up a different way to understand symptoms. Instead of seeing headaches, jaw tension, poor sleep, digestive changes, pain or emotional overwhelm as separate issues, Dr. Irmarie explains how they may all be nervous system clues.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why the autonomic nervous system matters for anxiety, sleep, digestion and pain
• The difference between fight-or-flight and rest-and-digest
• How posture and spinal function can influence how the body communicates
• Why headaches, jaw tension, fatigue, brain fog and poor sleep can be linked
• Why women over 35 may notice slower recovery, more aches and reduced resilience
• How hormonal shifts can influence joint stability, muscle recovery and pain sensitivity
• The difference between short-term symptom relief and deeper repair
• Why lasting change often requires a longer-term approach, not a quick fix

Dr. Irmarie also shares why she is passionate about helping people understand their body, listen to their symptoms, and support long-term health through simple, consistent care.

This is a powerful episode for women who know their body is trying to tell them something but have not yet connected the dots between stress, posture, nervous system function, and physical symptoms.

Listen now to discover how chiropractic care may support your body's ability to move better, feel stronger, and restore balance.

The episode is drawn from Sally-Anne’s conversation with Dr. Irmarie, where they discuss the autonomic nervous system, fight-or-flight, rest-and-digest, posture, women’s recovery after 35, and the difference between symptom relief and deeper repair.

Connect with Dr Irmarie Badenhorst:

• Instagram: @ terracechiropractic/
• Website: https://terracechiropractic.com.au/

About your host
I’m Sally-Anne Kearns, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and host of Nutrition Gateway. I help women calm anxiety, clear brain fog, and stabilise energy through simple, stackable micro-habits grounded in nutrition and lifestyle foundations.

Book here for a complimentary health audit phone call, we will run through what may be missing in your toolkit to optimise your health.

Check out the Lifewave X39 Light Signaling Patches

Send us Fan Mail

Most people think “good water” just means filtering out chlorine and contaminants. In this conversation with Fiona Provan, Senior Partner Manager at Zazen Water, we go deeper into cellular hydration, why minerals matter, and how water’s structure influences how well your body actually absorbs it.

We also unpack Zazen’s shower filter range and why chlorine exposure in hot showers can matter for your skin, hair, and breathing. Plus, how a simple renter-friendly setup can make your daily shower feel like a day spa upgrade.

If you’ve been working on anxiety, energy, inflammation, digestion, or you simply want stronger health foundations for your family, this one’s for you.

In this episode we cover

• Why filtering is only half the story (removal vs re-mineralising and supporting structure)
• Clean water vs water that hydrates at a cellular level
• The Zazen approach: minerals + magnetic field + light
• Dehydration and chronic symptoms (Your Body’s Many Cries for Water)
• Why some RO and bottled waters can leave you feeling flat
• Rainwater tanks, acidity, and why “alkaline” is not always “balanced”
• What to look for in shower filters (media quality, lifespan, replacement cost)
• Water filter vs shower filter first: how to decide for your household

Key takeaways
Better hydration is not just about what you remove, it’s also what you add back in. Minerals matter, and hot showers can increase chlorine exposure, so filtering your shower can be a meaningful upgrade.

Resources
Explore Zazen’s shower filters: https://zazenalkalinewater.com.au/collections/shower-filters-1

About my guest
Fiona Provan is the Senior Partner Manager at Zazen Water. With a background in Health Science (Homeopathy), she supports practitioners and customers across Australia and is passionate about practical water education for everyday health.

Want the podcast listener Zazen discount?

Message me and we’ll map your next best step, especially if anxiety, inflammation, fatigue, cravings or brain fog have been part of your story.

About your host
I’m Sally-Anne Kearns, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and host of Nutrition Gateway. I help women calm anxiety, clear brain fog, and stabilise energy through simple, stackable micro-habits grounded in nutrition and lifestyle foundations.

Book here for a complimentary health audit phone call, we will run through what may be missing in your toolkit to optimise your health.

Check out the Lifewave X39 Light Signaling Patches