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Habit Nerd

Dr Bree Hurn

Few things can have a more powerful impact on your life than improving your daily habits.
Essentially, your habits matter because they help you become the type of person you wish to be.
So what are the work, health and mindset habits that lead to a remarkable life?
And what can the research tell us about forming positive habits and overcoming those that don’t serve us?

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S2 · E83
June 14 · 53 min
EP 83: Sustainable Habits for Busy People with Fitness and Nutrition Coach Vanessa Panella
If you’ve been hanging around my corner of the internet for a while, you know one of my ultimate core pillars in life is simplify to amplify. We have an absolute knack for overcomplicating everything, especially when it comes to our health, fitness, and nutrition. We tell ourselves we need to cut out entire food groups, sign up for three different gyms, or wait for the "perfect emotional mood" to strike before we can finally get healthy. Today, I am joined by the incredible Vanessa Panella, founder of DVP Fitness, to completely dismantle those myths. Vanessa is an elite coach who specializes in helping busy women and couples strip away the toxic, restrictive diet cultures of the 90s and build bulletproof, realistic health structures instead. Vanessa is deeply passionate, beautifully honest, and incredibly time-poor herself, running multiple businesses while raising her family, so she knows exactly what it takes to make habits stick when life gets completely chaotic. In this episode, we dive deep into why relying on motivation is a trap, how to manage your health when a busy schedule or new job flips your life upside down, and the exact biochemical trifecta to eliminate your mid-afternoon snacking habits for good. Connect with Vanessa Panella: Instagram: @dvp.fitness Website: https://www.dvpfitness.com.au/ Free consultation link: https://consult.dvpfitness.com.au/booking If you love the actionable tips in this episode, you won't want to miss my upcoming 17-Day Tiny Habits Reset dropping this July. It's a short-form, daily experience designed specifically for busy high-performers who want zero drama and maximum results. 🔗 Click the link below to secure your spot on the private VIP Waitlist! ⁠⁠https://www.knowyourwhylearning.com.au/tiny-habits-reset-waitlist⁠⁠ Join the conversation in my weekly newsletter. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.knowyourwhylearning.com.au/signup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@habitnerd
S2 · E82
June 7 · 16 min
EP 82: A new, helpful way to manage stress
If you’ve opened Instagram or TikTok recently, you’ve probably seen a lot of people talking about "regulating your nervous system." They’ll tell you to sip herbal tea, lie on a yoga mat, stare at a sunset, or pat a cat. Now, look—I’m not against any of that. I can absolutely get around a weighted blanket and a warm drink. But today, I want to strip back the surface-level trends and look at the actual physiology underneath, because it dictates exactly how you show up as a leader, a partner, and a human being. If you’ve ever walked away from a chaotic moment at work thinking, “That is not how I wanted to show up just then,” I want you to hear this loud and clear: that is not a character flaw. That is a nervous system state. In this episode, we tackle why your brain treats a stressful email exactly like a tiger attack, why you can’t intellectualize your way out of burnout, and how to start leading your life from a place of physical regulation. If you love the actionable tips in this episode, you won't want to miss Bree’s upcoming 17-Day Tiny Habits Reset dropping this July. It's a short-form, daily experience designed specifically for busy high-performers who want zero drama and maximum results. 🔗 Click the link below to secure your spot on the private VIP Waitlist! ⁠⁠https://www.knowyourwhylearning.com.au/tiny-habits-reset-waitlist⁠⁠ Join the conversation in my weekly newsletter. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.knowyourwhylearning.com.au/signup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@habitnerd
S2 · E81
May 31 · 1 hr 2 min
EP 81: Stress Management and self-trust with author Courtney Townley
Have you ever found yourself trapped in the exhausting start-stop-repeat cycle? You know exactly what I mean, the classic diet-mentality conditioning where one bad day or a chaotic week makes you feel like you’ve completely failed, forcing you to wait until Monday to "start over." In this episode, I sit down with health and self-leadership coach Courtney Townley to completely dismantle this toxic cycle. We dive deep into why high-achievers constantly experience burnout and how to replace rigid, outsourced protocols with an internal framework built for real, messy, human lives. Health and wellness isn’t a rigid binary of being on or off the wagon. It is fundamentally an exercise in stress management. Courtney shares her incredible "Consistency Code" framework, teaching us how to move away from chaotic reactivity and step into radical self-leadership by insourcing our own authority, parenting our brains, and befriending our emotions. Connect with Courtney Townley: Website: graceandgrit.com Get the Book: The Consistency Code by Courtney Townley graceandgrit.com/book/the-consistency-code Grab the Freebie: Want a taste of the book before committing? Download or listen to the first chapter for free at graceandgrit.com/programs/midlifemagic/ If you love the actionable tips in this episode, you won't want to miss my upcoming 17-Day Tiny Habits Reset dropping this July. It's a short-form, daily experience designed specifically for busy high-performers who want zero drama and maximum results. 🔗 Click the link below to secure your spot on the private VIP Waitlist! ⁠https://www.knowyourwhylearning.com.au/tiny-habits-reset-waitlist⁠ Join the conversation in my weekly newsletter. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.knowyourwhylearning.com.au/signup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@habitnerd
S2 · E80
May 24 · 21 min
EP 80: 8 ways to power through your to do list and still have energy left over
Have you ever closed your laptop at 5:00 PM, looked at your messy desk, and realized that despite being completely exhausted, you didn't actually move the needle on any of your important projects? We have all been there. But lately, I’ve been paying close attention to those rare, beautiful days where I put my head on the pillow feeling genuinely satisfied with my output—no lingering sense of doom, no late-night panic loops. I wanted to unpack exactly what characterizes those high-impact, low-stress days, and bring you 8 evidence-based, research-informed tips so you can have that gift too. Before we dive in, let's establish a foundational boundary: A to-do list is not a wish list. A true to-do list requires discipline. It means the tasks actually need to be done, they need to be done by you, and the due date is soon. Pop your headphones in and let's talk about how to power through your day on your own terms. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. It helps me reach more Habit Nerds across the globe! If you love the actionable tips in this episode, you won't want to miss Bree’s upcoming 17-Day Tiny Habits Reset dropping this July. It's a short-form, daily experience designed specifically for busy high-performers who want zero drama and maximum results. 🔗 Click the link below to secure your spot on the private VIP Waitlist! https://www.knowyourwhylearning.com.au/tiny-habits-reset-waitlist Connect with me: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@habitnerd⁠⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.knowyourwhylearning.com.au/signup
S2 · E79
May 17 · 50 min
EP 79: Simple money habits for thriving through tricky times with Gemma Mitchell
Let’s be completely honest for a moment, we are living in some incredibly shaky financial times right now. Between the skyrocketing costs of fuel, grocery price creep, and global economic uncertainty, it is so easy to feel a sense of breathlessness or even lose sleep at night over money stress. If that is you, I promise you that you have landed in the absolute right place today. In this episode, I am joined by the wonderful Gemma Mitchell. Gemma is a financial coach, podcaster, and the brilliant author of The Money Reset. She brings over 20 years of professional expertise and raw, lived experience as a mum and entrepreneur to help us build resilient, values-aligned money habits that can actually stand up to life's inevitable curveballs. We peel back the layers on why we get stuck in obsessive mental loops about our finances and how the simple act of "brain dumping" can completely quiet a busy mind. Gemma also calls me out big time in this episode about the clever stories we tell ourselves to justify our discretionary spending! Connect with Gemma Mitchell: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@gemmamitchell.finance Website: ⁠⁠https://www.gemmamitchell.com.au/ Podcast: Australian Finance Podcast Join the conversation in my weekly newsletter. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.knowyourwhylearning.com.au/signup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@habitnerd
S2 · E78
May 10 · 23 min
EP 78: Unconventional things I’m teaching my kids, that I know will give them an advantage in life
Hello there, and welcome back to The Habit Nerd! I am delighted to have your company today. Usually, we talk about the science of habits and evidence-based strategies, but today, things are getting a little... "unhinged." I’m sharing four slightly unconventional, uncommon beliefs that I am deliberately teaching my girls. While these might seem a bit out there, I truly believe they are the "secret weapons" that give them (and us!) an unfair advantage in a busy world. Whether you’re a parent, a leader, or just someone trying to navigate your own habits, these lessons are all about shifting from a "reactive" state to an "intentional" one. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. It helps me reach more Habit Nerds across the globe! Connect with me: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@habitnerd⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.knowyourwhylearning.com.au/signup
S2 · E77
May 3 · 54 min
EP 77: The magic of intuition with Madelyn Carafa
Today, I’m sitting down with the woman who quite literally gave me the confidence to hit "record" on this show in the first place: the incredible Madelyn Carafa. Mads is the host of the wildly popular Healthy Hustlers podcast and a living example of what happens when you’re brave enough to listen to that small "inner knowing." In this conversation, we pull back the curtain on the things you don't see behind the big download numbers—the intentional sacrifices, the spiritual "breadcrumbs," and the beauty of unlearning the rules that no longer serve us. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed by your phone, struggling with "mom guilt," or waiting for permission to chase a long-held dream, this episode is your reminder that the magic is waiting for you just on the other side of discomfort. Connect with Madelyn Carafa: Instagram: ⁠@madelyncarafa PodcasT: ⁠Healthy Hustlers Podcast Join the conversation in my weekly newsletter. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.knowyourwhylearning.com.au/signup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@habitnerd
S2 · E76
April 26 · 28 min
EP 76: Habits that have a high return in life
Hi there, Habit Nerds! Welcome to another episode. I am so thrilled to share that we are now being listened to across 72 countries. Whether you’ve been here since Episode 1 or you’re just joining the community today, I am so grateful to have you here. As we move into a new season here in Australia, many of us are feeling that "New Year, New Me" energy start to wane. But today, I want to introduce you to a psychological concept called the "Fresh Start Effect." It’s the idea that we can use "temporal landmarks," like the start of a new quarter or a new week, to draw a line in the sand and course-correct. In this episode, inspired by an essay by author and former Googler Jade Bonacolta, I’m breaking down five small habits that require minimal effort but offer a massive "compound interest" return on your life. Remember: Consistency beats intensity. It’s not about doing all five perfectly tomorrow; it’s about choosing one that resonates and proving to yourself that you are the person who shows up. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. It helps me reach more Habit Nerds across the globe! Connect with me: Instagram: ⁠⁠@habitnerd⁠⁠ Newsletter: ⁠⁠https://www.knowyourwhylearning.com.au/signup
S2 · E75
April 19 · 52 min
EP 75: When Everything Feels Too Much: Rebuilding with Lisa Corduff
Hi there, Habit Nerds! Today’s episode is a "pinch-me" moment for me. I am joined by the incredible Lisa Corduff, a storyteller, speaker, and someone who has been a huge influence on the way I think about practical mindset shifts. Lisa has a way of making complex behavioral concepts feel deeply human. We dive into her journey through grief, the reality of solo parenting, and how she navigated her recent ADHD and Autism diagnosis while running a million-dollar business. If you’ve ever felt like you’re spinning your wheels trying to move 400 things forward at once, this conversation is the deep breath you’ve been waiting for. We talk about why "Maintenance Mode" is a valid season of life, why "right vs. wrong" thinking is a trap, and how to use the One Thing strategy to finally close those open loops in your brain. Connect with Lisa Corduff: Instagram: @lisacorduff Facebook: Lisa Corduff Website: lisacorduff.com Join the conversation in my weekly newsletter. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.knowyourwhylearning.com.au/signup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@habitnerd
S2 · E74
April 12 · 11 min
EP 74: The 100-year old productivity method that still works today!
Hey friends, and welcome back! Today, we are going back in time—specifically to 1918—to look at a beautifully simple system that might just be the antidote to our 2026 "too many tabs open" lifestyle. If you’ve ever looked at your to-do list at 9:00 AM and felt that immediate wave of guilt because it’s already 30 items long, this episode is for you. We’re talking about the Ivy Lee Method. It’s a century-old strategy that once earned a consultant a $25,000 check (nearly half a million dollars today!) for just 15 minutes of work. Why was it worth that much? Because it solves the one thing high-performers struggle with most: The Decision Gap. If you found this helpful, hit follow and share this with a friend who is currently juggling way too many balls. Let’s help them drop a few so they can focus on the one that matters! Connect with me: Instagram: ⁠@habitnerd⁠ Newsletter: ⁠https://www.knowyourwhylearning.com.au/signup

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