Unrealistic body standards are inescapable for young women. Between diet culture, food rules at home, and stick- thin models all over our screens, it’s hard to feel in touch with what our body needs.

Nurse, midwife and systems-thinking expert Bronwyn Fletcher spent her childhood fixated on understanding what was and wasn’t healthy - she later found she wasn’t always given the right information. Turns out eating less and moving more doesn’t always equal weight loss and more importantly being thin doesn’t always mean being healthy.

After interviewing a thousand women on their experiences with food, eating and their body she created the Weighting for Happiness project. This program takes a systems based approach to weight management, encouraging women to look at the underlying emotions they have towards food and showing why habit based approaches like dieting and medications often backfire.

From Victoria’s Secret models, the Biggest Loser and Ozempic, Bronwyn addresses why it is so hard to feel in touch with our bodies in a society that wants women to look a certain way.

You can learn more about the Weighting for Happiness project and listen to Bronwyn’s podcast Before Dieting.

A huge thank you to Weighting for Happiness for supporting us at Ducks on the Pond, as the Season Sponsor!

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What should you do when your ideas at work are always getting shot down? Or you’re being micromanaged by your boss? Or letting perfectionism stand in your way?

Workplace expert Lynne Cazaly has the answers for you. She is a consultant, future work expert, international speaker and award winning author (just to name a few of her hats!).

But despite all those qualifications, she also makes time for hobbies and speaks to the importance of doing things you love, even if you do them badly. She is an advocate for women letting go of perfectionism and instead learning to be just good enough.

Lynne speaks about the importance of stepping into leadership in rural communities and speaking up about your passions, interests and experiences.

Come to Lynne’s workshop! If you’re in South West Victoria you can catch Lynne’s workshop on expressing ideas to create change at Rural Women Lead in July, brought to you by Leadership Great South Coast.

Thank you to Weighting for Happiness for sponsoring this Season of Ducks on the Pond. Listen to the episode to hear their special offer. And listen to the Before Dieting podcast - for a systems thinking approach to health.

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Climate change can be one of those topics that people either avoid, argue about, or feel completely overwhelmed by. Meanwhile, climate policy is often a political football.

So how do we have better conversations about it, especially in rural and regional Australia, where the impacts are often felt first and hardest? And why is it still considered by some to be a ‘leftie inner city issue?”

We’re joined by two brilliant minds: Social researcher Dr Rebecca Huntley and climate scientist, Emeritus Professor of Biology Lesley Hughes have dedicated themselves to raising awareness about the impacts of climate change, including supporting regional communities.

Together, they unpack the science, the politics, the psychology, and the opportunities that come with climate action in Australia.

This is not a doom-and-gloom climate chat.

Lesley and Rebecca share how both the scientific and social sides of the issue are intertwined and the tough balance of motivating people to act on climate change without losing hope that the situation is impossible.

Thank you to Weighting for Happiness for Sponsoring this Season of Ducks on the Pond. Listen to the Before Dieting podcast, by founder Brownyn Fletcher

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