220 {Janella Purcell} Burnout, gut health and chronic stress
From Challenges That Change Us by Ali Flynn
June 7, 2026 · 1h 10m · Season 1 · Episode 220
About this episode
Janella Purcell discusses her journey through burnout, gut health, and chronic stress, sharing insights from her extensive experience in natural health.
Try our FREE burnout quiz. Grab your burnout workbook HERE. The problem with burnout is that it can take an absolute mountain of disasters to truly make us realise how hard we are pushing ourselves and for Janella Purcell it took a major natural disaster amongst other things. Janella Purcell is an award-winning Naturopath, Herbalist, Nutritionist, Chef, author, and host of the Toxic Silence podcast. With nearly 3 decades of clinical experience, she is considered a pioneer of Australia's natural health movement, helping shape public understanding of food as medicine, holistic healing, and chemical-free, sustainable living. Janella is widely known for her television appearances on Good Chef Bad Chef, The Biggest Loser, and on morning TV in Australia, as well as her five bestselling and award winning books on natural health and wellbeing. She has been awarded a Fellowship by the National Herbalists Association of Australia in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the profession. Today, her work continues to focus on whole-person healing, integrating nutrition, herbal medicine, trauma recovery, and mind-body wellness. In this episode she shares…
People in this episode
Host: Ali Flynn
Guest: Janella Purcell
Topics covered
- burnout
- gut health
- chronic stress
- holistic healing
- nutrition
- trauma recovery
Keywords
- burnout
- gut health
- chronic stress
- holistic healing
- nutrition
- trauma recovery
- natural health
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: National Herbalists Association of Australia
Books & works: Toxic Silence, Good Chef Bad Chef, The Biggest Loser
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