Simply Well and Beyond

About Simply Well and Beyond

Are you feeling like your body is no longer functioning as it should? Do you want to prioritise your health? Do you want to figure out what you need to do to finally be well so you can show up fully in your life? Are you ready to move from the "too sick to be healthy and too healthy to be sick" zone to "simply well" and thriving? The Simply Well and Beyond podcast exists to inspire and equip busy people to step into the healthiest version of themselves through food choices, physical activity, mindset and practicality. Turn in each week to learn from Gosia Nagy what it takes to be the healthiest version of yourself and how to hack it practically. In addition to weekly solo episodes, where Gosia shares up-to-date concepts, practical hacks and her perspective on everyday life of a person who refuses to be unwell, she also has honest conversations with people who have found their way to being well or much better through lifestyle changes and how they are able to sustain it and what they are doing with being well.

Publisher

Gosia Nagy

Category

education · health & fitness · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 May 2022

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

82 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026

   86 Nervous System Regulation: Why Calm Isn’t the Goal

   Nervous System Regulation: Why Calm Isn’t the Goal We’ve turned nervous system regulation into another self-improvement project: calm yourself, ground yourself, soothe yourself, regulate yourself. But what if calm isn’t actually the goal? Your nervous system is not a metaphor. It is a physical communication system running throughout your body, constantly responding to what is happening inside and around you. When there’s a bear in the forest, you need activation. Your heart beats faster. Your attention changes. Your body prepares you to fight, flee or freeze. But what happens when the bear disappeared hours ago — and your body and mind are still responding as though it is standing behind the tree? In this episode of Simply Well and Beyond, I challenge the internet version of nervous system regulation where health can start to look like spending your life underneath a weighted blanket listening to sound bowls. Those tools can be wonderful. But they are tools. A healthy nervous system isn’t necessarily a quiet nervous system. It’s a flexible nervous system. And activation isn’t always bad. Falling in love, laughing, travelling, skiing, having sex, performing, public speaking and trying something new can all activate your nervous system too. Sometimes it’s not fight, flight or freeze. Sometimes it’s fun. In this episode, we explore: what nervous system regulation actually means the difference between activation and danger fight, flight and freeze through the metaphor of the bear and the berries why excitement and fun can also activate your nervous system how your thoughts can create a “second bear” after something difficult happens why your relationship with yourself matters when you are triggered the difference between safety and comfort capacity versus avoidance — and how avoiding discomfort can slowly make your life smaller why regulation does not mean tolerating everything self-trust, emotional resilience and learning to stay on your own side my own experience of being unexpectedly triggered in Madeira and what it taught me about the nervous system The deeper work is not creating a life in which nothing ever activates you. It is becoming someone who can experience disappointment, uncertainty, conflict, excitement, grief, change and discomfort without automatically turning those experiences into emergencies. Because you are the person your nervous system has to go through life with. So the next time you feel triggered, instead of immediately asking: “How do I calm myself down?” try asking: What is happening? What am I telling myself about it? And how can I stay on my own side while I move through it? If you know someone whose life is becoming smaller because they are trying to avoid everything that activates them, share this episode with them. Simply Well and Beyond — conversations about health, the nervous system, our thoughts, our habits, and creating a life we are actually well enough to live.

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   1 Oct 2026

   85 People Pleasing, Guilt & Family Expectations: How to Choose What You Actually Want

   Episode 85: People Pleasing, Guilt & Family Expectations: How to Choose What You Actually Want How often do you make yourself uncomfortable because the alternative would make someone else uncomfortable? You go because your mother expects you to. You stay because the children enjoy it. You say yes because saying no would disappoint someone. You continue traditions because that is simply what your family has always done. And somewhere along the way, your own experience disappears from the equation. In this episode of Simply Well and Beyond, I explore the difference between consciously choosing to do something for someone you love — and living according to old rules about what a “good” daughter, mother, wife or sister is supposed to do. Someone else being disappointed does not automatically mean you have made the wrong decision. In this episode, we talk about: Why so many women learn early to be agreeable, considerate and “easy” How childhood rules such as “don’t upset them” can continue running your adult life Family expectations around Christmas, holidays and traditions Why another person’s disappointment does not automatically mean you should change your decision The difference between love and obligation The difference between consciously choosing discomfort and believing you have no choice Why “I have to,” “I should,” and “they expect me to” are worth paying attention to People pleasing, guilt and fear of disappointing others Why feeling guilty does not necessarily mean you have done something wrong How to discover what you actually want before automatically accommodating everyone else A question to take away Ask yourself: If nobody was disappointed by my decision, what would I actually choose? You may still decide to go. You may still decide to help. You may still decide that someone else’s needs matter more to you in that particular situation. But first, give yourself permission to recognise that it is a choice. You do not have to become the most important person in every room. But you are allowed to be one of the people whose needs, preferences and comfort count. Share this episode If someone came to mind while you were listening — a friend, sister or woman who constantly makes herself uncomfortable so everyone else can be comfortable — send her this episode. Sometimes one question is enough to help us see a pattern we have been living inside for years.

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   15 Sept 2026

   GLP-1s and the End of the Willpower Myth: What Ozempic and Mounjaro Reveal About Hunger

   Ozempic, Mounjaro and GLP-1: What They Really Teach Us About Hunger, Weight Loss and Willpower GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro have changed the weight-loss conversation. But beyond the headlines, before-and-after photos and arguments about whether these drugs are “good” or “bad,” there is a much more interesting question: What do GLP-1 medications teach us about hunger, cravings, food noise and the biology of weight regulation? For decades, people struggling with their weight have been told to eat less, move more and develop greater willpower. Then GLP-1 medications arrived — and many people suddenly found that their appetite decreased, cravings became quieter and the constant mental conversation around food began to disappear. So was it ever simply a lack of discipline? In this episode of Simply Well and Beyond, I take a more holistic look at GLP-1 weight-loss medications and what they reveal about the human body. We talk about: what GLP-1 actually is and how it influences hunger and satiety why Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro can dramatically reduce appetite and food noise why appetite is biological — not simply a question of self-control how GLP-1 medications slow gastric emptying and affect digestion why feeling less hungry does not automatically mean better digestive health constipation, nausea, bloating and other digestive considerations why weight loss alone should not be the definition of success preserving muscle and adequate nutrition during significant weight loss why eating as little as possible is not the goal what happens when GLP-1 medication is stopped why taking a GLP-1 is not “cheating” how our modern food environment, chronic stress, lack of movement and poor sleep work against the biology we evolved with and why medication can create valuable breathing space — but what you build inside that space matters My concern is not whether someone chooses to use a GLP-1 medication. My question is: Are you using the opportunity simply to become smaller, or are you using it to build a body and a life that are better supported? If GLP-1 medication has made hunger quieter and reduced food noise, that space can become an opportunity to learn how to nourish yourself, build muscle, sleep better, regulate stress, understand cravings and create habits that will support you far beyond the number on the scale. Because ultimately, sustainable health is not about controlling your body harder. It is about creating the conditions in which your body can work with you. If this way of thinking about weight, cravings and health resonates with you, I’m opening a waitlist for the next Body On Your Side programme. This is where we move away from asking: “How do I become more disciplined?” and start asking: “What does my body need in order to work with me?” Join the waitlist for Body On Your Side here (https://gosianagy.mykajabi.com/BODYONYOURSIDEWAITLIST) This podcast is for educational purposes and is not individual medical advice. Decisions about prescription medication should be made with an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

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