Happy Smiling People

Conversations that inspire, inform, and explore what health and wellness truly mean for women today.The Happy Smiling People Podcast is your go-to space for honest, insightful conversations about health, hormones, and holistic well-being. Each episode dives into topics that matter — from hormone health, perimenopause, and PCOS to longevity, movement, mental health, and nutrition — all with a compassionate, evidence-informed lens.It's not about perfection — it’s about progress, understanding, and finding joy in taking care of yourself.

Happy Smiling People is a health podcast hosted by Emily Reilly, with 103 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Emily Reilly hosts Happy Smiling People, a health show with 103 episodes published.

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  Happy Smiling People

  #103 - Dr Katie Hirsch - Do We Have Too Much Health Data?

  Aug 12, 202650 min

  Dr Katie Hirsch is an Exercise Physiologist & Sport Nutritionist, and Assistant Professor at University of South California In this episode, we discuss how and why women’s muscle mass declines with age and through menopause, the impact of resistance training on ageing, the role of protein intake around workouts, why sprint and interval training can be particularly effective for menopausal women, how we should use data from wearable sports technology to monitor our health, and much more! Find me online: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/emilyereilly?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=cf5eccca-a7b9-44cc-b38d-e449335cf3c8 Find Katie online: Website: https://www.katiehirschphd.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katie.hirsch_phd/?hl=en Timestamps: 00:00 Why do women’s muscles change with age 06:03 The Role of Nutrition in Muscle Health 12:03 Exercise Strategies for Muscle Retention 17:55 How to Optimise Your Performance Through Training Techniques 26:30 Maximising Weight Loss Through Resistance Training 30:29 The Role of Wearable Technology in Health Monitoring 41:12 Balancing Technology and Natural Body Awareness 42:20 Defining Longevity and Quality of Life 45:52 The Future of Fitness and Aging Gracefully keywords muscle health, aging, resistance training, longevity, metabolic health, women’s health, exercise science, wearable technology

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  #102 - Rhian Stephenson - Nutrition, Hormones & the Modern Woman

  Aug 4, 202632 min

  Rhian Stephenson is a nutritional therapist, naturopath, herbalist and founder of supplement and nutrition brand, Artah. In this episode, we discuss the impact of modern lifestyles on women's nutrition, the role of supplements in health and performance, the mental load of motherhood, Rhian’s experience with burnout and her recovery strategies, how to better understand your hormonal health and cycles, why Rhian started Artah, and much more! Find me online: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/emilyereilly⁠⁠ Find Rhian online: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rhianstephenson/?hl=en Website: https://artah.co/ 00:00 why are so many women lacking in nutrients? 02:30 are women too busy for health? 04:30 the reality of building a business while being a new mum 12:00 recovering from burn out 14:00 starting Artah 19:00 what does feeling ‘healthy’ feel like? 20:30 what is the most frequent factor affecting women’s health 24:00 the purpose of supplements 27:30 how our bodies communicate with us - periods and warning calls keywords women's health, nutrition, supplements, motherhood, burnout, self-care, hormonal health, wellness, entrepreneurship

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  #101 - Dr Nicky Keay - What Are Women's Hormones Really Doing?

  Jul 28, 202650 min

  Dr Nicky Keay is a medical doctor who specialise in optimising hormone health. She is also author of “Hormones, Health and Human Potential”. In this episode, we discuss how you can use your period as a ‘free health check’, what it means if you’re not getting a period, why estrogen is so important, the evolving scientific advice around female performance and nutrition, how the contraceptive pill affects women’s long-term health, puberty and periods, when hormones return to their pre-pregnancy state after giving birth, what stress does to your hormones, why some people can function on much less sleep than others, what GLP-1s are really doing to our bodies, the truth about nature vs. nurture, whether women’s appetites decrease as they age, the key health indicators to track, the biggest myths about women’s hormone health, and much more. Find me online: ⁠https://linktr.ee/emilyereilly⁠ Find Nicky online: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drnickykeay/?hl=en Website: https://nickykeayfitness.com/ 00:00 periods are our ‘free health check’ 3:00 what does it mean if we aren’t getting a period 7:00 why estrogen is important 9:45 is it bad for female athletes to not have a period 16:00 how has scientific advice for female performance and nutrition changed 21:00 how does the contraceptive pill affect women’s health long term 24:00 it takes 3 years for a period to become established after puberty 27:00 when do hormones return to pre-pregnancy state after giving birth 31:00 how does stress impact our hormones 38:00 why can some people function on much less sleep than others 42:00 ozempic and weightless drugs - what is it really doing to our bodies? 45:00 the truth about nature vs nurture (genetic vs environmental) 46:00 do women’s appetites decrease as they age 48:00 key health indicators to track 49:00 the biggest myth about women’s hormone health keywords women's health, menstrual cycle, hormones, estrogen, contraception, athletic performance, menopause, perimenopause, nutrition, stress

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  #100 - Jasmine Shaw - What It's Like To Be A Female Racing Driver

  Apr 13, 202651 min

  Jasmine Shaw is a 20 year old motorsports racing driver. In this episode, we discuss just how physical motorsport is, the niche training of a racing driver and why they train their necks so much, whether weight matters in racing, how prejudice and sexism impact motorsport, the BTS of female motorsport and the pressure of media presence, the business side of being a professional athlete, the problem with being an F1 fan, whether motorsport has become too exclusive, whether Drive to Survive has ruined F1 and women’s motorsport trajectory, the different stages of becoming an F1 driver, Jasmine’s advice for women in sport, and much more! Find me online: https://linktr.ee/emilyereilly Find Jasmine online: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasmineshawracing/ 00:00 is motorsports a physical sport? 2:20 the niche training of a racing driver and why they train their necks so much 5:30 does weight matter? 10:00 the prejudice and sexism in motorsport 17:00 BTS of female motorsports and media presence 20:00 the business side of being a professional athlete 25:00 the problem with being an f1 fan 28:00 is motorsport too exclusive? 31:00 has Drive To Survive ruined the sport and women’s motorsports trajectory? 36:30 the different stages to become an F1 Driver 44:00 is it better to join a sport earlier or later in life? 48:00 advice for women in sport

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  Ep. 99 - Dr Rachel Goldman - The Impact Stress Has On Your Life

  Mar 30, 202654 min

  Dr Rachel Goldman is a clinical psychologist, speaker, consultant, and author of When Life Happens. She is also Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. In this episode, we discuss what stress has to do with our health, how to utilise our thoughts and why our brain is wired the way it is, modern-day emotional fighting, why some people are more competitive and ambitious than others, how different personality types work together, different types of stress, whether work-life balance exists, the stress ladder accumulation, how to use cognitive behavioural therapy to improve your life, ‘should’ statements, setting SMART goals, and much more! Find me online: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/emilyereilly⁠⁠ Cozy Earth: ⁠⁠https://cozyearth.com/⁠⁠ Use code HAPPYSMILINGPEOPLE for up to 20% off sitewide. Find Dr Rachel Online: Website: https://www.drrachelnyc.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drrachelnyc/ 00:00 what has stress got to do with our health? 13:00 how to utilise our thoughts and why our brain is wired the way it is 17:00 modern day emotional fighting 20:00 why are some people more competitive and ambitious than others? 24:00 how different personality types work together 26:00 different types of stress 31:00 does work life balance exist? 36:00 the stress ladder accumulation 39:00 how to use cognitive behavioural therapy to improve your life 42:00 the ‘should’ statements 49:00 setting SMART goals

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