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The Liberated AF podcast is a vortex of deep safety and transformation. Host, Jenna Gordon, uses her knowledge as a PhD analytical chemist with her experience in Liberate mentorship and somatics for trauma therapy to share insightful, potent, and impactful episodes to help you on your own healing and liberation journey.
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This monthly podcast covers a wide range of topics helping to bring a greater understanding of the world of youth sport. We have an amazing lineup of guests sharing their knowledge and personal experiences including world leading authors, olympians, professional athletes and coaches, sports psychologists and industry experts. From topics on sports parenting, effectively managing match-day and competition, developing resilience in young people, running effective parental engagement programmes ...
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Inside Matters

Dr James McIlroy

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The gut health show – conversations with the most forward-thinking minds in health, fitness, science, nutrition and business. In-depth discussions about how our gut microbiome impacts our health, well-being, mood and more. Inside Matters was conceived by microbiome expert Dr James McIlroy as a platform to raise awareness of the importance of the gut microbiome. Our aim is to inspire and educate listeners around the world about the importance of gut health, equipping them with the knowledge t ...
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For a long time, tech culture has focused too narrowly on technical skills; this has resulted in a tech community that too often puts companies and code over people. Greater Than Code is a podcast that invites the voices of people who are not heard from enough in tech: women, people of color, trans and/or queer folks, to talk about the human side of software development and technology. Greater Than Code is providing a vital platform for these conversations, and developing new ideas of what i ...
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In this episode, the parent of young Arsenal premier league footballer Myles Lewis-Skelly, Marcia Lewis, joins Gordon MacLelland to discuss sports parenting and how we can best navigate the journey from grassroots to professional football. During the conversation they discuss amongst other things: Enjoying the journey as a family from development c…
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In this conversation, Dr James McIlroy and Emma Storey-Gordon discuss common myths and misconceptions surrounding health, fitness, and nutrition. They explore the law of diminishing returns in exercise, the latest science in nutrition including fasting and protein consumption, and the importance of meal timing and insulin sensitivity. Emma shares p…
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In the latest episode of Biome Bites, Dr James McIlroy returns after a hiatus to share valuable insights into gut health. Learn about the significant role of polyphenol-rich foods such as dark chocolate, green tea, and berries, and how incorporating them can benefit your gut microbiome. The episode also delves into the importance of meal spacing fo…
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In this episode mindset/performance coach and former professional cricketer Lewis Hatchett joins Gordon MacLelland to discuss the positives and perils of perfectionism and what we should be looking out for in helping to support our young performers. During the conversation they discuss amongst other things: Lewis' own personal battles with perfecti…
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In this Biome Bite, Dr James McIlroy 3 myths and misconceptions about the gut microbiome. Timecodes: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:56 Weight of the microbiome 00:04:39 We’re more microbial than human 00:07:00 Microbiota is inherited from our mothers  What we're talking about today on this Biome Bite is microbiome myths and misconceptions. We're going to cov…
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In this 'Olympic Special' sports psychology consultant, speaker and author Chris Shambrook joins Gordon MacLelland to discuss the Olympic Games, High Performance and Supporting Young Athletes. During the conversation they discuss amongst other things: Chris' reflections on his Olympic Journey supporting world class performers Life behind the scenes…
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In this episode of Biome Bites, we go back to basics to cover the overall importance of gut health while addressing some common misconceptions and myths. 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:44 Importance of gut microbiome 00:02:22 Misinformation addressed 00:04:21 Gut health is more than the stomach 00:08:12 Different bacteria in the gut 00:10:31 Functions of the…
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The following is a conversation with Dr. Momo Vuyisich, co-founder and chief scientific officer at Viome. Viome is a life sciences company that analyses the activities in your oral microbiome, gut microbiome, and blood using RNA, essentially measuring gene expression. This gives the company the ability to be able to assess what the microbiome in th…
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In this episode Dr.Alison Maitland and Jenna Ashford join Gordon MacLelland to discuss their book 'Drop the Struggle' and how understanding their approach of using 'Acceptance and Commitment Therapy' may help us as sporting parents to help support our young people to fulfil their potential both in and out of their sport. During the conversation the…
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The following is a conversation with Professor Jack Gilbert, a professor at the University of California, San Diego, along with his many other very interesting titles and job roles. This includes the co-founder of the Earth Microbiome Project, the American Gut Project, and also featured in the very popular recent Netflix documentary, Hack Your Heal…
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Learn more about this episode's guest and the topics discussed - https://insidematters.health/ In this conversation, Dr James McIlroy and Mads Friis discuss the fundamentals of health and wellness. They cover topics such as mindset, sleep, diet, alcohol, and the importance of social relationships. Mads emphasizes the importance of eating real food,…
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In this episode Sport and Performance Psychologist in Elite Sport Rebecca Levett joins Gordon MacLelland to discuss supporting a healthy identity in our sporting children. We all want our children to have the opportunity to explore various identities and learn that their sense of worth can come from different areas and that many skills and strength…
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The following is a conversation with Dr. Jenna Macciochi, an immunologist, twice-published author, TEDx speaker, public speaker, and all-around immune system expert. It was an absolute pleasure and honour to have her in the studio today to talk about all things immune system. gut health, the microbiome, and even things like how do we improve the he…
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The following is a conversation with Dr Saman Maleki, associate professor at Western University with a special focus on oncology, immuno oncology, microbiology, and everything to do with the immune system and the microbiome. Dr Maleki is a pioneer and a world leader in the field of sensitising tumours to immunotherapy through modulating the microbi…
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The following is a conversation with Sonny Drinkwater, an entrepreneur and co-founder of WellEasy, which is a membership-based online platform that aims to make healthy living accessible and affordable for everybody. Sonny and the team at WellEasy have been on a mission over the last couple of years, organically growing their business from the grou…
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In this episode Australian Institute of Sport Athlete Development Senior Lead Graham Turner joins Gordon MacLelland to discuss his latest book 'The Young Athlete's Perspective.' This book features six stories told by young athletes about their talent development experiences in sport. Each young athlete tells a personal story. They describe their ow…
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In this Biome Bite, Dr James McIlroy chats about the progress of the Inside Matters Podcast. Hey guys, it's James here for another episode of Biome Bites. In these episodes, it's just me and you, the listener. So today we're going to be celebrating the fact that we've achieved some important milestones on the podcast and wanted to give a flavour of…
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In this episode Michelin starred chef and sports parent Tom Kitchin joins Gordon MacLelland to discuss high performance and sports parenting. Tom has lived experience as a parent going through the football academy journey and it was great to discuss how his own working life in high performance has influenced his ongoing approach with his four child…
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The following is a conversation with Dr. Petra Louis, Senior Research Fellow at the Rowett Institute for Nutrition and Health at the University of Aberdeen. We entertained various subjects in a fun, but also quite serious manner. We got into some nitty gritty fun topics with regards to diets, supplements, fibre, and all the things that we've talked…
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The following is a conversation with Erin Kenney, the CEO of Nutrition Rewired. Erin is a registered dietitian with a Master's in nutritional science. She's done an amazing job in building a business that helps people take control of their lives through modulating their diet, improving their gut health and ultimately looking after the gut microbiom…
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This week on the Liberated AF Podcast, Jenna dives into the final episode of season 1 of the podcast with some updates and a profound somatic practice to release your fear of success. First, you’ll hear the personal update about the whirlwind that was the past week & the HUGE decisions it led to, the ally practice Jenna led at the girls weekend she…
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In this episode author and sports parent Catherine Baker joins Gordon MacLelland to discuss being a sports parent and the complexities of the role based on her experiences of parenting three sporting children, one of whom is currently involved in professional rugby. During the conversation they discuss amongst other things: The realities of being a…
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This week on the podcast Jenna is back and talking about the importance of shifting from self-awareness to self-empowerement. You’ll walk away from this episode with a deeper awareness of the difference between the two, and four questions to ask yourself to identify which one you are. If you ever feel like you’ve reached the point in your evolution…
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The following is a conversation with Mollie Hughes, a British alpinist, world record holder, company director, and entrepreneur. This podcast will appeal to anybody and everybody. It's very easy to listen to Mollie speak and you can kind of get a sense of what it takes to summit Everest and go to the South Pole. She broke the world record for becom…
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After a huge energetic metamorphosis, Jenna is back this week to talk to us about how to align with your soul mate community She starts by filling us in with her experiences over the past two weeks with an Energy Code session and a guided Cannabis Breath Work with her friend Nicole North, which both DEEPLY impacted her. Then Jenna announces a new a…
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This week Jenna has an episode just for you, if you're the person who knows you want more from life but feels completely overwhelmed when you think about how to make that happen. She explains how essential it is to create the deepest level of self-safety so that you know that you can handle more productivity without letting your happiness or well-b…
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The following is a conversation with Dr. Alan Walker, a senior lecturer at the Rowett Institute for Nutrition and Health at the University of Aberdeen. Dr Walker has worked in the microbiome field for the last 20 years. Throughout this episode, he shared with us some of his insights into how the field has developed, and how new technologies have im…
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This episode is a powerful one, with Jenna taking us deep into a somatic practice to help cultivate more self-trust. Prepare yourself because there’s a potential for a powerful somatic release with this one. Find yourself a safe space if possible, cleanse your space however you feel called to and settle in as she equips you with a practice that you…
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In this episode author and founder of 'The Changing the Game Project' joins Gordon MacLelland to discuss being a champion teammate, what that actually means and how we as parents can support our children to fulfil this role. During the conversation they discuss amongst other things: The importance of being a teammate in life, not just in sport How …
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This week on the podcast Jenna opens up by sharing some of the exciting things that are moving in her spaces and in her life, around creating more community and sisterhood. Then, she pulls a card for you from her Divine Major Oracle deck. Stay tuned for some exciting ways to get involved in her community and build more sisterhood for yourself! Next…
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In this Biome Bite, Dr James McIlroy discusses the differences between food supplements and drugs, including their regulations and pricing. He suggests that some food supplements may be better than drugs for certain uses and indications, despite the higher standards and stringency for drugs. What are the differences between a food supplement and a …
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As always, on this week’s episode Jenna starts by catching us up on how her last week has gone and she shares the struggles that came up as she found herself parenting her sick kiddo. She briefly mentions how she’s handling the weight of that experience in her body and releasing all of that physical tension, moving into this new week. Next, Jenna j…
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Settle in, pour yourself a tea if you wish and get ready for this week’s episode! Jenna opens up by catching us up with how her energy has felt, shifting into the New Year. From loving on her sick baby, re-recording this episode for the third time, to moving through some difficult conversations, her year has certainly started with an uncomfortable …
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The following is a conversation with Jordan Haworth, a gut health physiologist working at the Functional Gut Clinic who are based in Manchester and London. In this conversation, we covered probably, possibly the widest range of gut health-related topics in the history of Inside Matters, so this could become a reference episode for all things gut he…
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After a little break for the holidays, Jenna is back and bringing another potent episode to the podcast, with the intention of teaching you a few different ways to get out of your head and into your body. During the first half of the podcast Jenna will cover four different ways to drop into your body, so get your pen and notepad ready to take notes…
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In this episode Motivational Interviewing expert and trainer and sports parent Orla Adams joins Gordon MacLelland to discuss 'Motivational Interviewing' and how it can help us as sports parents enhance the quality of conversations and navigate some of the difficult moments we face with our young people around their sporting experience. During the c…
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Learn more about this episode's guests and the topics discussed - https://insidematters.health/ The following is a conversation with Professor Konstantinos Yerasmididis, a professor in clinical nutrition at the University of Glasgow, who has a special interest in the gut microbiome and dietary interventions to treat disease. We also had Dr Richard …
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With a wrap-up of 2023, Dr James McIlroy reflects on his journey hosting the Inside Matters Podcast so far. I have to say that I've thoroughly enjoyed the first year and a bit of the Inside Matters podcast. I'm thrilled actually that I took that step to start it. And there was an element of not sure what I'm getting into here. Can I produce content…
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We're wrapping up 2023 by sharing a recording of a live online event featuring Laurie Petrou, author of the novels STARGAZER and SISTER OF MINE, and online book advocate Gabby Humphreys (@humphreads on Instagram). The pair discuss Laurie's novels and writing process, and the impact of social media on a book's success. We'll be taking a break from p…
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This week, Jenna shares about her personal experience with a POWERFUL somatic release. Through her story as well as her reminder to consistently CHOOSE our dreams over and over, she paints an important picture, highlighting the balance between taking action while also remaining in a surrendered state. From this episode, you’ll receive a motivationa…
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In episode 24 we once again meet up with IFBB bodybuilder Andy Scott. Hopefully, you can see for those of you who are watching the video Andy is massive. He's 130kg and there are just slabs of muscle on his body. So he knows a thing or two about how to gain muscle. If you're interested in how to gain muscle, lose fat, and get in shape, this is a po…
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This powerful episode is for those of you who are ready to CLAIM and physically step into your next level. Whether you’re feeling stuck and unable to take action towards those BIG fucking dreams of yours, or whether you’ve started the journey already and are looking to take your power to the next level, Jenna will guide you through a quick somatic …
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In episode 23 we chat with Dr. Simon Baunwall, a medical doctor and scientific researcher focused on fecal microbiota transplantation, also known as FMT. Dr. Baunwall is based at Arras University Hospital in Denmark. This conversation centred around the establishment of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) as a therapy in Denmark. Simon talked to…
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In this episode of The Liberated AF podcast, Jenna goes deep into why we stay stuck in inaction, from a nervous system perspective. So often in life we hear that the only thing keeping us from creating those big, fuck-off dreams, is our lack of confidence. But self-belief is a learned and intentional practice that goes beyond the mind and into the …
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In this potent episode of The Liberated AF Podcast, Jenna blows the fucking top off of the traditional view of discomfort. We have all heard “change requires you to step outside of your comfort zone” but it still feels really shitty which makes most of us want to avoid it. Ever done that? Same-sies. So what can you do about it? One, get really used…
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This episode dives into the topic of this life - are you living *your* way? To explore this topic, Jenna dives into some of the deep shadow work and inner healing that she has done around living life her way - which has a lot to do with the body. At some point in her journey after years of conditioning, emotional repression, and experiencing grief,…
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On this episode of the Liberated AF Podcast, Jenna continues the conversation from Episode 5 - The External Body Mirrors the Internal Body. She fast forwards in time to now - sharing how the internal liberation journey has manifested externally over the past 5+ years of healing. To illustrate this, she shares a recent activating experience around h…
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Following is a conversation with Dr Indrani Mukhopadhyay, a lecturer at the Institute of Medical Sciences Microbiology and Immunology Group at the University of Aberdeen. Over the last ten years, we’ve started to understand more and more about why the virome is important in both health and disease. Indrani is an expert in the viral and has been inv…
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