Ending Body Burnout Show
Join Filipa & Chris Bellette, founders of multi award-winning telehealth practice Chris & Filly Functional Medicine. With 2+ decades in healthcare, we have served over 2,000+ busy, burned-out people with energy, mood & gut issues, Australia-wide and around the globe. While busy-ness, overworking, addictive-doing & perfectionism might be the “norm” - it’s NOT “normal”. And it’s a major contributor to health issues. Our goal with this show is to give you a holistic “ROOT" root cause approach to healing your body - body, mind, spirit & environment - so that you don’t have to continue doctor or diet hopping, or popping a gazillion supplements, hoping something...
130. How Sally Integrated The Warring Parts Within Her & Found Self-Love & Healing

Chris & Filly are joined with one of our amazing Ending Body Burnout Method clients. Sally came to us after struggling with eczema, chronic fatigue, low immunity & mood imbalances - even after working with 5 naturopaths and 3 doctors, nothing had budged! Sally discovered she had two warring parts within her, that were literally causing her body burnout - and since she has rewired and integrated these parts, magic has happened!
These real-life stories are super special - I call them “evidence collecting”. Evidence that healing IS possible. The more you can hear and see this, the more it bec...
129. I'm Not My Diagnosis: Breaking Free from Chronic Illness Labels

In today’s episode, Chris & Filly are diving into something that is one of the biggest hidden blocks to healing - the way you talk about your health conditions. If you've ever caught yourself saying "I'm not a good sleeper," "I'm such a complex case," or "I have chronic fatigue," this episode is for you. We're exploring how these seemingly innocent phrases can actually wire your brain to create MORE chronic illness, and we'll be sharing potent rewiring techniques we use with clients in our Ending Body Burnout Method to break free from these identity traps once and for al...
128. Feel It To Heal It: Somatic Emotional Processing with Karena Neukirchner

Chris & Filly are joined with Karena Neukirchner, a somatic healing coach, to go deep on the topic of somatic therapy, feeling emotions and sensations in order to heal, and holding space for the subconscious parts of you that need to be heard and that hold great wisdom and learning.
We are lucky enough to have Karena coming into our Ending Body Burnout Method in a few week’s time, to take our clients through a somatic healing workshop. If you’d love to attend, come join us in the Method (doors open soon!)
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127. “Connect The Dots” - Health Anxiety, Hyperreactivity & Mastocytosis

In this “Connect The Dots” episode, Chris & Filly dive into a listener's case - a lady who is struggling with debilitating health anxiety, and over-reactive body and mind, and mastocytosis (hyperactive immune system), post health scares, medical trauma and an abusive relationship.
Chris & Filly cover:
The listener’s case history - symptomatology, when it all started, what she’s tried so far Body systems that would be worth lab testing, to identify physical imbalances connected with health anxiety and mastocystosis The limbic system trauma loop: why the brain-body system becomes over-reactive Learning that pain is a loving...127. “Connect The Dots” - Health Anxiety, Hyperreactivity & Mastocytosis

In this “Connect The Dots” episode, Chris & Filly dive into a listener's case - a lady who is struggling with debilitating health anxiety, and over-reactive body and mind, and mastocytosis (hyperactive immune system), post health scares, medical trauma and an abusive relationship.
Chris & Filly cover:
The listener’s case history - symptomatology, when it all started, what she’s tried so far Body systems that would be worth lab testing, to identify physical imbalances connected with health anxiety and mastocystosis The limbic system trauma loop: why the brain-body system becomes over-reactive Learning that pain is a loving mes...126. LIVE Root-Cause Coaching - Motherhood, Sleep Issues & Processing Grief & Confusion

We have a very special episode for you today! Chris coaches a brave soul live on our podcast. Pip gets coached on the underlying unconscious root of her sleep issues - unprocessed emotions surrounding her adult child’s gender dysphoria, and her fears of judgement around her identity as a mother.
It’s a rare honour to listen in on a very personal coaching session, so a big thank you to Pip for allowing us to publish this beautiful episode. And also give Pip some virtual/energetic love and compassion, as you listen to this intimate conversation.
125. Vitamin B Toxicity: Should You Be Concerned?

In today’s episode, Chris & Filly dig into a controversial topic that has made the news headlines over the past few months: Vitamin B6 toxicity. While it is a serious condition (and unfortunately has negatively affected the lives of some), we want to cut through the fear-mongering headlines about B6 toxicity to give you more balanced, science-backed information you need as someone on a healing journey. By the end of the episode, you'll understand exactly why B6 is crucial for healing, when it becomes problematic, and how to use it safely and effectively.
In today’s epi...
124. Overcoming Burnout Through Experiential Learning with Horses with Melissa Duniam

Chris & Filly are joined with Melissa Duniam, who has an extraordinary story of overcoming body burnout and patterns of doing everything for everyone else, to the detriment of her health. We first met Melissa in 2017, when she reached out for functional medicine support. And she is now well, happy, aligned, and helping other women in leadership discover their authentic selves and get out of survival coping patterns - using the assistance of horses.
About Melissa Duniam
Melissa is a Mum, wife, farmer, friend and founder/facilitator of Leading Rein - a holistic approach to...
123. What A Functional Medicine Practitioner Eats In A Day

In today’s episode, Chris interviews Filly on what she eats in a day! This episode was born out of many questions Filly gets around what she eats, myths around a functional medicine practitioner eating “perfectly”, and to give offer you the space to reflect on your own relationship with food.
In today’s episode, Chris & Filly talk about about:
Recap on Filly’s decade long eating journey, from sugar addict, to orthorexia, to finding self-permission and flow with food The philosophies in which Filly eats by Morning routine and breakfast to support the adrenals & h...122. LIVE Root-Cause Coaching - Digging To The Root Of Burnout Patterns

We have a very special episode for you today! Chris coaches a brave soul - Nicole, owner of book keeping firm - live on our podcast. Nicole gets coached on getting to the root of burnout patterns - “control freak”, perfectionism, struggling to switch off mind, sleep issues - and why she struggles to rest and be still.
It’s a rare honour to listen in on a very personal coaching session, so a big thank you to Nicole for allowing us to publish this beautiful episode. And also give Nicole some virtual/energetic love and compassion, as you...
121. Why You Get Sick On Holidays

In today’s episode, Chris & Filly dig into a common phenomenon in “busy” burned-out people: getting sick on holidays. In true Chris & Filly style, they look at this issue from both a physical and metaphysical perspective.
In today’s episode, Chris & Filly talk about about:
The physical reasons why busy, burned-out people get sick on holidays The metaphysical reasons why busy, burned-out people get sick on holidays Chris & Filly share their own personal stories of how “sickness patterns” showed up in the past, when it came to holidaying Practical prevention strategies to help you have a health...120. How To Juggle All The Things (Without Burnout!) with Donna Hann

Chris & Filly are joined with Donna Hann to talk about juggling all the things - business, work, life, family, self-care - and how to do it without burning out!
We’re lucky enough to have Donna coming into our Ending Body Burnout Method in August, to take our clients through her high-performance mindset framework - 5 To Thrive - to help you create success in all parts of your life.
About Donna Hann
Meet Donna, a certified high-performance coach and business educator on a mission to unleash the potent...
119. “Connect The Dots” - Endometriosis, Gut Issues, Anxiety & Depression

In this “Connect The Dots” episode, Chris & Filly dive into a listener's case - a dear woman who is struggling with chronic fatigue, chronic neck and pelvic pain, insomnia, depression/anxiety, gut issues, and endometriosis (some of which have been present for 25+ years), and has tried “alllllll” the things.
Chris & Filly cover:
The listener’s case history - symptomatology, when it all started, what she’s tried so far Body systems that would be worth lab testing, to identify physical imbalances connected with endometriosis, inflammation, gut issues & mental ill health The “unsafety” piece in body burnout and ch...118. LIVE Root-Cause Coaching - Overwhelm, A “Full” Brain & Work-Life-Family Balance

We have a very special episode for you today! Chris coaches a brave soul - Tara Lieshke, an accountant who helps business owners with their bookkeeping and money clarity - live on our podcast. Tara gets coached on overwhelm and feeling like her brain is “too full”. What starts off as health stress quickly reveals deeper patterns - fear of failure, the inner war between family and business, and the belief she needs to give everything to everyone to be "enough."
It’s a rare honour to listen in on a very personal coaching session, so a big th...
117. 5 Coaching Frameworks To Take Back Your Power

In today’s episode, we dive into a listener’s request - what are your top classic sayings, to help clients take back their power, so that they can heal and live life resourcefully? We dive into what these coaching frameworks actually mean, examples of how they show up in everyday life, and how living them can help you have more awareness and make better choices, which will lead to healing and overall health and wellbeing in your whole life.
In today’s episode, Chris & Filly talk about about:
What a coaching framework is & how it c...116. Slowing Down, Conscious Dance & Taking Off “The Mask” with Marjolein Akkerman

Chris & Filly are joined with Marjolein Akkerman for a dynamic, spirally, passionate conversation on using conscious dance and movement to help slow down, connect with your self and your body, and essentially take off “the mask” you’ve been hiding behind.
We were lucky enough to have the lovely Marjolein come into our Ending Body Burnout Method as a guest presenter, to take our clients through an experiential body-mind dance session - it was the best!
About Marjolein Akkerman
Marjolein is a certified teacher of Sacred Circle Dance and 5Rhythms®...
E114. LIVE Root-Cause Coaching - Communicating with Body Pain & Creating Safety To Succeed

We have a very special episode for you today! Chris coaches a brave soul - Maree Kirkpatrick, Sales and Business Growth Strategist & mum of 3 - live on our podcast. Maree got coached on the deeper root of her body pain, brain fog & low energy. It was a powerful session, uncovering how body pain can be a doorway to deeper transformation. Listen in as Maree’s physical symptoms drop to 0/10 (!!!) when she connects to the deeper metaphysical messages.
It’s a rare honour to listen in on a very personal coaching session, so a big thank you to Stel...
E113. Connect To Your Intuition with Laetitia Andrac

Chris & Filly are joined with Laetitia Andrac, for a fascinating conversation about intuition - what it is, how to connect to your intuition, and why NOT connecting to your intuition will lead to burnout and poor health, as well as keep you stuck in your business, career and life.
Laetitia is a guest presenter inside our Ending Body Burnout Method this week, coming in to coach our clients on how to connect to and follow their intuition for deep healing and living an aligned life. It’s going to be AMAZING!! Doors are now open to t...
115. How Amanda Schembri Got Her Spark Back & Rewired Inflammation, Emotional Eating Through Deep Self-Love

Chris & Filly are joined with one of our amazing Ending Body Burnout Method clients. Amanda Schembri came to us feeling like her body was screaming at her - high inflammation levels, body pain & weight gain. While she’d been focusing on her emotional and energetic “bodies” through past healing work, she was called to our Ending Body Burnout Method as she realised she hadn’t been supporting the physical body. Amanda dove into our Method wholeheartedly, with a belief her body could heal - and the results speak for themselves!
These real-life stories are super special...
E112. Word Swapping: Brain Rewiring Practice To Switch Off Chronic Illness Symptoms

In this episode, we're pulling back the curtain to give you an exclusive peek inside a live workshop from our signature program, the Ending Body Burnout Method. For the first time ever, you'll experience firsthand how we create transformative healing spaces in our weekly group sessions, that regularly support our clients in between their 1:1 functional medicine consults & root-cause coaching sessions. If you’re feeling inspired by today's “brain rewiring” episode, you won't want to miss our upcoming free 3-day event 'Rewire Your Brain To Heal Body Burnout'. And, if you’d love to work with us, doors open to our Endi...
111. LIVE Root-Cause Coaching - Getting to the deepest core wound underneath pushing-through, burnout, exhaustion & bloating

We have a very special episode for you today! Chris coaches a brave soul - Stella - live on our podcast. Stella is a client of ours, a few months into her Ending Body Burnout Method journey. She reached out to us initially, because she was struggling with exhaustion, burnout, bloating, sleep issues & anxiety - and as a multiple world champion athlete, this was majorly impacting her ability to perform. And it scared her. Because - who would she be without the identity “athlete”? In this real, raw & honest coaching session, Chris coaches Stella to get to the deepest root...
110. Jason’s Journey: Life After The Ending Body Burnout Method

Chris & Filly are joined with one of our amazing past clients, Jason, who graduated from our Ending Body Burnout Method program 18-months ago. Jase shared his healing story on the podcast back in Sept 2023 - ankylosing spondylitis, chronic inflammation and food allergies- and today he is back to share how he continues to thrive and live his dream life post the Ending Body Burnout Method!
These real-life stories are super special - I call them “evidence collecting”. Evidence that healing IS possible. The more you can hear and see this, the more it becomes possible for yo...
109. The Restrictive Protocol Trap: Your Brain's False Safety Net

Ever notice how you gravitate back to strict food rules and restrictive protocols when healing feels uncertain? In this episode, we (Chris & Filly) uncover why returning to elimination diets and rigid protocols isn't actually about healing at all - it's your brain's clever way of seeking control, and it will keep you stuck in a perpetual cycle of dis-ease.
Want to learn more about how to rewire your brain to heal body burnout and chronic health issues? Join our FREE coaching week coming up in May.
In today’s episode, Chris & Filly...
108. Medicinal Mushrooms, Supplements & Foraging with Dr Anna Sitkoff

Chris & Filly are joined with Dr Anna Sitkoff, to talk all things medicinal mushrooms and how they can help with body burnout, including…health benefits, what to look out for with supplements, foraging and wildcrafting.
About Dr Anna Sitkoff
Dr Anna Sitkoff is a licensed naturopathic doctor and medicinal mushroom expert with over a decade of clinical and research experience. As Co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Lucidum Medicinals, she formulates evidence-based mushroom supplements designed to support immune, lung, and nervous system health, utilizing bioavailable fruiting body extracts for optimal results. A re...
107. Healing at Your Pace: Breaking the Shame Cycle

In this episode, we (Chris & Filly) dive into an issue we see all too often in our practice, and that is getting stuck in the “shame cycle” when you feel like you’re not “doing enough” in your healing journey.
In today’s episode, Chris & Filly talk about about:
What is shame & what it means to “not do enough” Why we are coaches that “don’t care” if you’ve “done enough” & how we guide clients to get results How we have seen this “I haven’t done enough” > shame cycle show up with clients What happens when you...
106. Self-Compassion in Healing, Self-Limiting Beliefs & Hypnotherapy with Sara Raymond

Chris & Filly are joined with Sara Raymond, to dive into her new book, You Are Not Broken: A Compassionate Guide to Uncovering Inner Wisdom and Transforming Your Life with Hypnotherapy.
About Sara Raymond
Sara Raymond is a hypnotherapist, trauma-informed transformational coach, and the co-founder of The Mindful Movement—a platform dedicated to helping individuals tap into their inner peace, develop a positive mindset, and heal from stress.
With over 20 years of experience first teaching Pilates, then moving into yoga, meditation, and hypnosis Sara has guided countless individuals toward personal growth and fulfil...
105. “Connect The Dots” - Exhaustion, Zero Motivation & Lichen Sclerosis

In this “Connect The Dots” episode, Chris & Filly dive into a listener's case who is wife to a FIFO, and is feeling exhausted, brain foggy, struggling with an autoimmune condition, lichen sclerosis (immune system attacking cells in the vaginal area), and zero motivation to do much about it because of the tiredness-factor.
Chris & Filly cover:
The listener’s case history - symptomatology, when it all started, what she’s tried so far “I’ve tried it all” - and what this really means underneath the surface Body systems that would be worth lab testing, to identify physical imbala...104. Food To Eat for Metabolic Typing with Martin Pytela

Chris & Filly are joined with Martin Pytela, to talk all things metabolic typing - diseases, personality traits, patterns, food, lifestyle, stress and trauma and these are influenced by your metabolic type.
About Martin Pytela
Martin Pytela, a respected Functional Medicine Expert and Metabolic Typing Coach, whose mission is to "Restore Vitality to You and The Planet." With over 12,000 clients coached since 2011 and over 60,000 students enrolled in his Udemy courses, Martin has a wealth of knowledge to share on topics such as healing trauma, managing stress and anxiety, emotions, spirituality, weight loss, metabolism, longevity, m...
103. Winning the “Launch Boss” Award, Why I Was Sad & How I Manage My Energy During “Busy” Periods

At the end of 2024, we won the “Launch Boss” Award at the Her Empire Builder end of year conference, for our business growth in 2024. The award is demonstrated how we excelled at taking all of Tina Tower’s (our biz coach) biz strategies when it comes to opening doors to our Ending Body Burnout Method 3 x a year. I (Filly) was so shocked that we won, that I didn’t even prepare a speech or couldn’t recall any great “tips” to share with the other 100 biz women in the room (I was put on the spot - like a deer in head...
102. How Melissa Marsden Got Her Spark Back & Got To The Root of Chronic Gut Issues, Weight Gain, Fatigue & Anxiety

Chris & Filly are joined with one of our fabulous incredible clients from our Ending Body Burnout Method program. When Melissa first started working with us, it was clear to see that she had created a successful business and was killing it in her profession, but the toll of many years of hustling and grinding building and running her business - as well as juggling a blended family and dealing with trauma - had taken a massive toll on her body. Mel was struggling with severe bloating, pain and constipation, she’d stacked on weight, was exhausted and feeling anxious an...
101. How To Build A Business Without Burning Out

In this episode, I (Filly) am sharing my keynote presentation that I delivered at the Her Empire Builder’s Gold Coast Conference last year in April, to a room full of 100 women entrepreneurs. When I asked the question at the start my presentation - “Have you experienced…or are you in a state of burnout?” - almost every single hand shot up. I don’t think I’ve met a woman in business who hasn’t been in burnout at some stage in her journey! Whether you’re a business owner or not, you’ll get loads out of this episode, as I...
100. Celebrating 100 Episodes with…Our Kids!

Woot woot - we’ve reached 100 episodes today! Want to know a crazy stat around this? Only around 4.8% of podcasts reach this milestone achievement. We’ve had so much fun over the last 2 years, bringing you weekly episodes on all things ending body burnout - and we’ve still got content and ideas dripping out of our brains. We’ll be here for years to come yet.
We thought we’d do something a bit different to celebrate our 100th episode - we’re having a little podcast party and a chat with our kids! This will mostly make...
99. LIVE Root-Cause Coaching - Digging into Busy, Over-Achieving, Overwhelm Patterns & The Burn-Crash Cycle

We have a very special episode for you today! Chris coaches a brave soul - Mel - live on our podcast. Mel is a busy Mum of three, working many jobs & doing extra study. She is feeling stuck on the burn-crash cycle of over-achieving & juggling all the things, then feeling exhausted, low motivation & pain in the body. Mel is stuck because she LOVES all the things she does, but on the weekend she is so exhausted that she feels like she’s just existing, and not prioritising her own self-care. Mel is new to our style of deeper root-cause co...
98. Burnout or Betrayal? with Lora Cheadle

Chris & Filly are joined with Lora Cheadle, to dig into the difference between burnout & betrayal, and how to know the deeper root of what’s going on for you. Lora so generously shared her own experience with body burnout and 10 years of unconsciously knowing her husband was cheating on her, and how she healed from it. This will be a great listen if you’ve ever felt betrayed, and it’s contributing to your physical and mental-emotional health.
About Lora Cheadle
Lora Cheadle is an attorney, TEDx speaker, and coach who helps org...
97. How Jo Got Her Spark Back, Let Go Of “Pushing On” & Healed Anxiety

Chris & Filly are joined with another of our amazing clients who recently graduated from our Ending Body Burnout Method program. When Jo reached out to us, she had been pushing on through a decade of relationship breakdowns, emotional abuse, single mummy-ing, and COVID vax trauma. Her body reached a point where enough was enough - and she got stuck in a chronic state of fight-flight, anxiety, panic attacks, and a flare up of gut issues. Jo generously and authentically shares how she healed all parts of herself inside the Ending Body Burnout Method - and the new vibrant and...
96. Are We the Right Coaches for You? Discover The 11 Rules That We Coach By

In this episode, we (Chris & Filly) delve into whether we are the right coaches & practitioners for you. With the doors open for this week only to our healing accelerator program, the Ending Body Burnout Method, this episode is a great sticky-beak into whether our approach and the way we work with our clients resonates with you. We totally get we're not for everyone, and that's okay! If you're a current client, this episode also outlines our commitments to you and how we show up to serve you to end your body burnout at a ROOT-root-cause level.
95. How Kimberley Got Her Spark Back & Broke Free Of A Lifetime of Fight-Flight & Chronic Health Issues

Chris & Filly are joined with one of our amazing clients who has been working with us inside the Ending Body Burnout Method program. Kimberley’s journey to get to the root started 2 decades before reaching out to us - trying to get answers around debilitating headaches, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, gut issues, allergies and a lifetime of trauma. Kimberley had some HUGE breakthroughs and resolution of health issues in the first 2-months of starting to work with us - and then life threw her some curveballs, and she knew she had to go deeper into the healing process.
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94. LIVE Root-Cause Coaching - Body Image, Disconnected Parts & Self-Acceptance

We have a very special episode for you today! Chris coaches a brave soul - Victoria Edmond - live on our podcast. Victoria is the founding director of Big Hearted Education - supporting family daycare educators to create stand out, work less and earn more. Victoria is not new to coaching and the transformational space, so Chris & her were able to quickly get to a deeper root & experience a really profound transformation in under an hour!
It’s a rare honour to listen in on a very personal coaching session, so a big thank you to Victoria for...
93. How Fiona Got Her Spark Back, Found Flow & Is Finally Overcoming Chronic Fatigue

Chris & Filly are joined with one of our fabulous incredible clients who recently graduated from our Ending Body Burnout Method program. When Fiona first started working with us, she’d been struggling with chronic fatigue for decades (think 1/10 energy levels!), brain fog, chronic body pain & headaches, and with a racing mind that kept Fiona feeling “busy”, even though her body couldn’t keep up. Fiona was a slow & steady healer, moving through our method at her pace, implementing small pieces as her capacity built up, and over 12-months we watched her energy levels increase (now at 7/10) and body pain start to...
92. Perfectionism & Housework: What It Says About You & Breaking Free from Burnout

Today Chris & Filly dig into a topic close to home (mind the pun!) - perfectionism, housework & body burnout. If you’re struggling with perfectionism, busy, over-doing patterns & resonate with this episode, come along to our FREE live coaching week - Unravel Perfectionism & Body Burnout - where we will coach you through how to break-free from the burnout cycle & deeply heal your body & your whole self.
In today’s episode, Chris & Filly talk about about:
Perfectionism patterns and its link to housework How your relationship with your home can contribute to body burnout Feeding...