Own Your Health

What if the secret to a long, happy life isn't about living longer... but about living better? 
In this episode of Own Your Health, Katie Brindle is joined by bestselling author and fitness expert Kate Rowe-Ham, whose brand-new book The Longevity Solution is the essential guide every woman over 40 needs right now.
Together they talk about the difference between healthspan and lifespan, why prevention will always beat cure, and how the simple act of lifting weights could be the single most transformative thing you do for your body, mind, and future independence. Kate shares her personal journey through perimenopause, over-training, and the moment everything shifted, and why strength training isn't about aesthetics, it's about being able to open jam jars, carry the shopping, and get up off the sofa when you're 80.
In this episode:

Why healthspan matters more than lifespan

The truth about strength training and muscle loss after 40

How to start lifting weights with zero experience

Perimenopause, cortisol, and why HIIT may be doing more harm than good

The power of community and real-life human connection

Preventative health screening — what you need to ask your GP

Creating your own Blue Zone, wherever you live

🎧 Listen, share, and start owning your health today!

Katie tackles two surprisingly common (and frustrating) issues... eczema around the eyes and breakouts around the nose, especially when they seem to appear out of nowhere. But instead of just treating the symptoms, Katie explains what could really be going on beneath the surface.
Drawing on principles of Chinese medicine, she explores how springtime affects the liver, why your body may be trying to detox through your skin, and how everyday habits could be making things worse without you even realising.
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Why do so many of us feel tired, irritable, overwhelmed or just… not quite right?
In this episode of Own Your Health, Katie Brindle tells us about the connection between the liver, the nervous system, and the stress of modern life through the lens of Chinese medicine.
As the seasons change, the body shifts its energetic focus, and according to Chinese medicine, spring is the season of the liver. When that energy becomes blocked or “stagnant”, it can show up in surprising ways... irritability, low mood, headaches, skin flare-ups, fatigue, and a nervous system that feels constantly on edge.
Katie explains why modern life is so disruptive to this delicate balance and shares simple daily practices that can help restore flow and calm the body again – from movement and laughter to walking, stretching, body brushing and reconnecting with nature.
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Why do so many of us feel powerless around food? In this episode of Own Your Health, Katie Brindle is joined by psychologist, behavioural change specialist and author Shahroo Izadi to explore the surprising connection between addiction, shame, and our relationship with food.
Drawing on her experience working in drug and alcohol recovery within the NHS and prisons, Shahroo explains why the way we talk to ourselves about food often mirrors the way people speak about addiction - and why shame is one of the biggest barriers to lasting change.
Katie and Shahroo unpack why diets so often fail, why late-night cravings feel impossible to resist, and how compassion and behavioural psychology can help us break patterns that feel completely out of our control.
They also explore how modern life, from stress and scrolling to busy schedules and disrupted routines, is affecting our nervous systems, our digestion, and our ability to make healthy choices.
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What if the challenges in your life aren’t random… but the very reason you came here to complete?
In this episode of Own Your Health, Katie looks at what she calls the “Riddle of Life”; a way of understanding adversity, patterns, and the lessons that seem to repeat themselves no matter how hard we try to escape them.
Drawing on Chinese cosmology, the concept of “Earth School,” and years of clinical experience, Katie explains why the same situations keep showing up, why money and comfort don’t remove life’s tests, and how your struggles may actually be the doorway to growth.
If you've ever asked yourself 'Why does it always happen to you?'... What if that question is the clue?
Katie shares how to identify the repeating themes in your life, how to listen before your body (or the universe) has to scream, and why adversity may be the very thing shaping you into something stronger.
If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Why me?”... have a watch of this!
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