In Her Era
In Her Era is a weekly podcast for women who want to be hot, ambitious, and fully in their era. Hosted by Monique Took, a Functional Health Practitioner, the show offers practical, no-nonsense advice on feeling healthy and confident. Each episode features conversations with high-achieving women and leading experts on topics that matter to every woman. It's like getting smart, well-researched guidance from your most in-the-know friend.
Episodes
The Ambitious Girl's Guide To A Sunday Reset (While Still Enjoying Your Weekend)
A Sunday reset that takes your whole day isn't a reset. It's just unpaid admin with a cute candle on.If you've ever spent an entire Sunday deep cleaning, meal prepping, writing to do lists and planning the week, only to arrive at Monday somehow still exhausted...this episode is for you.This is my ultimate guide and the 3 part framework I use for a Sunday reset that actually works. The
Health Download: is cortisol face actually real? (and how to reduce it)
133 million TikTok views on this topic. Transformation videos. Before and after jawlines. And almost nobody explaining it actually knows what they're looking at.Cortisol face is everywhere on the internet. But is accurate?The short version: it has a little bit of substance to it. But the way it's being explained is largely wrong.This Health Download is the real breakdown, what cortisol fac
Getting dressed is a productivity strategy (and the low effort guide to feeling put together)
Do you ever feel that when you get dressed - hair done, a bit of makeup, something I wouldn't be embarrassed to be seen in - you feel more productive at work? you feel more confident when you walk outside? You carry yourself completely different?Turns out getting dressed is a productivity strategy. So I found the receipts and put together a guide for the working from home girls or the girls on the
The 3 Things Required To Manifest Anything You Want w/ Hayley Lloyd
Manifestation gets a bad reputation. And honestly? A lot of it deserves it.Because if manifesting was just vision boards and affirmations, more women would actually be living the life they want. Hayley Lloyd went from $20k in debt, alcoholism and severe social anxiety - to building a seven figure business, quitting drinking for six and a half years and founding the INAWE app - that teaches breathw
One Era In: What A Year Of Building This Actually Taught Me
One year ago this was just an idea on a plane. Now it's part of your weekly routine: on your walks, your drives, your Sunday resets.And as a girl who loves to celebrate birthdays - we’re marking it properly.This episode is a full behind the scenes of what it actually took to build this show: the lessons, the sacrifices, the things nobody tells you about podcasting, and where In Her Era is goin
The Loneliest Feeling No One Talks About in Friendships
Have ever caught up with a friend you've known for years and thought... you had to only share "parts of you". That maybe that don't know the whole you? That you don't even know how to answer the simple question of "how are you" without giving them the highlight reel.I've been sitting with this for weeks. Because I realised I've been giving different friends different slices of me, my business frie
Health Download: Why You're Bloated Even Though You're Eating Healthy
Most bloating advice goes straight to food -cut gluten, try low FODMAP, eliminate dairy. But if your gut health isn't right, it's not the food that's the problem. It's your body's ability to break it down.This Health Download breaks down the five real root causes of bloating - from your nervous system to your stomach acid to your hormones - even when you're doing everything
One Night Stands: Are Women Too Emotional?
We've been told for years that women just aren't built for casual sex. That we get too attached. That the oxytocin makes us catch feelings for men we don't even like.And yes, the biology is accurate. But it’s not the full story.This episode breaks down what's actually happening in your body during casual sex/situationships - the oxytocin, the bonding window, the orgasm gap - to answer the question
The Ambitious Girl's Guide To Winter
This episode is the biology, the winter wellness rituals, and exactly how to use winter to your advantage. This is for the women who love big goals, who love a “lock in” moment but also want to enjoy ALL the things winter has to offer (instead of turning it into another productivity-maxxing season).This is the Winter Build.It's having the winter wellness routines AND the red wine.The motivatio
How To Speak Confidently w/ Sarah Ruby Leffley
There are women who are brilliant at what they do and completely invisible because of how they communicate. And then there are women who walk into a room and own it before they say a single word.The difference isn't talent. It's not qualifications. It's not even confidence.It's your voice. And most of us were never taught how to use it.Sarah Ruby Leffley is a communication educator, law & poli
Are You In High Functioning Health Decline?
You're still showing up. Still getting things done. Still performing at a high level.But something feels quietly off. You're tired in a way that sleep doesn't fix. Your brain feels like it's working harder than it should for the same output. You're snapping at people you love over nothing. And every time you think about addressing it you tell yourself, I'll sort it out when things are less busy.Th
Are Men Infecting Your Vagina? Vaginal Health 101 with Sarah Galloy of Pinc Wellness
Let's be honest, nobody taught us this stuff. Not in school, not at the doctor, not anywhere.I'm joined by Sarah Galloy, founder of Pinc Wellness, and we are going there. All of it. BV, yeast infections, your vaginal microbiome, why antibiotics keep failing you, why your partner might actually be reinfecting you, and why so many women have been quietly suffering and blaming themselves for
Health Download: PCOS Just Got a Rebrand & What it Means for You
A hundred years of missed diagnoses, dismissed symptoms, and women being told their ultrasound was normal so they don't have it. PMOS, formerly PCOS, just got officially renamed and while the internet is calling it a win, the full story is more complicated than a new acronym.What We Cover:The cost of the original PCOS nameWhat PMOS actually is at a root-cause level: and why up to 70% of cases rema
Sh*t That Stops Mattering After Your 20s (But We Still Hold On To)
We all walked out of our early 20s carrying a checklist we never agreed to.What your body count should be. Your friend group size. Whether you were hitting the timeline. Whether enough people liked you. Whether you were busy enough, cool enough, on track enough.And we were deciding it all when our brains weren't even finished yet.In this episode I'm getting into the things women are still
Health Download: What is Inflammation (And Why You Probably Have It)
If you've ever searched "why am I so tired" or "why do I feelinflamed" and found yourself adding turmeric to your cart and moving on — this episode is for you. Because inflammation is real, it's measurable, and forhigh-performing women it is often quietly running in the background for years before it becomes a crisis. Today I'm breaking down exactly what it is, what
From Hosting Oprah to Health Crisis: How to Design the Life You Actually Want w Ameera Virani
Ameera spent 20 years running global events, hosting Oprah, Tony Robbins, Maya Angelou and Ellen DeGeneres on stages before she'd even hit her 30s. She's now a life and business coach helping high-achieving women stop building a life they don't actually get to live.This one is for the woman who is doing everything - building something big, showing up for everyone - and quietly wonderin
Supplements: What to Bin, What to Buy & What's Actually Making You Worse
This episode is for you if you've ever had a shelf full of gut powders, hormone capsules, and debloating pills and still felt bloated, exhausted, and hormonally all over the place...When I walk through Chemist Warehouse, I scroll through wellness TikTok, I watch what women are buying, and I am genuinely frustrated. Not just they're selling products that are a waste of money. But because so
8 Brutally Honest Health Truths Every Woman Needs to Hear
In this episode, I’m breaking down the 8 pieces of brutally honest health advice that would have changed everything for me in my 20s, and will help you cut through the noise, misinformation, and TikTok “wellness” trends.And I do not hold back.We cover:Why counting calories isn’t the same as being healthyThe real reason your acne isn’t going away Why being skinny ≠ healthy, and what to focus on ins
“I Hated Sex” - Painful Sex Explained (And How to Heal It) with Emily Abbott
I wish more women were having conversations like this, especially as someone who struggled with pain with sex for years.In this episode, we go deep into pain with sex and ANY pelvic floor pain, and why so many women are dealing with symptoms they think are “normal” or have been told it’s “their fault”.We talk about:why sex can become painful (and the real reasons behind it)the connection between y
Health Download: The 10-Minute Habit That Will Change Your Evenings
I recommend this to every client. I talk about it on podcasts. I’ve seen it change people’s relationships, their energy, their entire evenings.We’re talking about the decompression walk.A simple, 10-minute shift that acts as a neurological signpost - a transition - between work mode and home mode.So if you find it difficult to unwind after work, you feel guilty for watching a netflix show, or you
Is AI Rotting Our Brain? How to Protect Your Brain in the Digital Era
We’ve never had more access to information… and yet weare thinking less.” But this isn’t an anti-AI episode. I love it. I use itdaily. This is about learning how to use it without losing the very thing that makes you valuable. Your brain.We get into:What’s actually happening to your brain with AI and constantdigital stimulationHow to use AI without becoming dependent on itThe 6 brain health strate
Health Download: Serotonin Luxuries (How to INSTANTLY boost your mood)
In this first Health Download episode, we’re diving into something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately: serotonin luxuries.The small, often overlooked rituals that shift your body into a state of calm, safety, and satisfaction, so the life you’re working so hard for actually feels good to live.Because this isn’t about doing more.It’s about feeling better inside the life you already have.In this
Why Copying Successful People Backfires (And What To Do Instead) with Lily Eid
What if the reason you're feeling stuck, exhausted, or constantly pushing for results… isn’t because you’re doing something wrong, but because you're trying to succeed using someone else’s blueprint?In this episode of In Her Era, I’m joined by Integrative Career Practitioner, and leadership strategist Lily Eid, who blends psychology, neuroscience, human design and astrology to help leaders
WTF Is That Smell? (Why We Need to Talk About Vaginal Health)
This is not the episode I planned to record.I thought I was going to a deep dive on bacterial vaginosis — because for almost two months, I was convinced that’s what I had.Until it wasn't...So get ready for a mortifying storytelling from meThis episode is:A public service announcement.A lesson in vaginal microbiome 101.And me fully laughing at myself in the name of transparency.This is your rem
Why Your Health Is the #1 Reason You Will (or Won’t) Hit Your Goals This Year
This is the episode that changes the standard (and our final episode of our new year series)We are reframing what health actually means to you from a “nice to have”, a luxury, to the ultimate advantage to your performance and life. It doesn't matter how big your goals are, if you’re running on caffeine, broken sleep, bloating, brain fog and cortisol… you’re not underperforming because of strat
How to Do More in 4 Hours Than Most Do in 8 (Without Burning Out)
The productivity masterclass is officially here.This is the 4-part productivity system that allows me to focus for 10 hours straight, produce high-quality work, and still close my laptop at 5pm feeling incredibly accomplished (despite there always being a never-ending to-do list).I'm going to teach you how to utilise your neurobiology to be more efficient in the time that you have. So whatever
My Trainers: The Fitness Advice Women Needed Years Ago
Strength training is one of those things most women know they should be doing…but no one really explains where to start, what actually matters, or how to walk into a gym without feeling completely out of place.So in this episode, I brought in the women I trust with my training - Tash and Eftie, coaches at FiitClub, a boutique strength studio built around real women, real bodies, and real lives.Bec
The Morning Non-Negotiables That Separate Successful Women
If morning routines actually worked the way Instagram says they do, every woman with a matcha and a journal would be wildly successful.In this episode of In Her Era, I'm dismantling the romanticised, unrealistic idea of morning routines and replacing it with something that actually works: science-backed habits that prime your brain, biology, and energy for execution.This isn’t about waking up
Why Your Vision Board Doesn't Work Without This
January motivation alone won’t carry you to December success. And it's why most women won't achieve their goals.In this episode of In Her Era, I’m breaking down the exact goal-setting framework I use to actually follow through - one that’s been built from years of iteration, high-performance strategy, and neuroscience-backed behaviour change.Because goals don’t fall apart due to a lack of
Before You Set 2026 Goals, Listen to This
Before you dive into vision boards, big goals, or intentions for next year, there’s one step most people skip: reflecting on the year that was.In this episode, I walk you through my Reflect & Project process - my strategy to close out your year so you start 2026 already running.We cover:Why your brain loves goal-setting before you’ve achieved anything (dopamine alert!)How reflection rewires yo
30 Life Lessons in 30 years
In this episode, I’m sharing something really special…the 30 biggest lessons I’ve learned in 30 years. Some are fun, some are uncomfortable, some were quite expensive, and some literally changed the trajectory of my life.I hope that even one of these lessons help impact your life in someway (and maybe save you a lot of trial and error mistakes like I had)Some little things you’ll get out of this e
I’M INTERVIEWED: My 30th Birthday Q&A
My most vulnerable (and emotional) episode to date.I’m 30 at the end of this month, so I thought what better time to do a Q&A of all the things I learnt in my 20s. And you did not hold back with your questionsToday’s episode I brought on my younger sister - Emily Took - the one who has known me the longest, lived with me, and is brutally honest enough to call me out instantly.This episode was
Your Perfume Could Be Disrupting Your Hormones w/ Your Bliss Founder Maddie Webb
In this episode of In Her Era, I sit down with Maddie Webb, founder of Your Bliss, the Australian clean-perfume brand giving women something we’ve genuinely never had before, luxurious, long-lasting scents without the hidden hormonal disruptors so common in traditional fragrance.We dive deep into the health journey that led Maddie here, from a decade of undiagnosed endometriosis and PCOS, to the m
Become the Woman Who Has It All (And Can Hold It) — with Jess Martin
This conversation is what I wish I had heard five years ago.In this episode, I sit down with Jess Martin, business mentor, top-rated podcast host, and founder of a multi six-figure personal development brand for women in business. Jess is someone I’ve admired for a long time, and We dive into the real reason why strategy alone isn’t enough. You can have the perfect goals, the five-year plan, and t
You Don’t Need to Go Viral to Be Influential Online with Jess Tathem
In this episode of In Her Era, we sit down with Jessica Tathem, founder of iced&shaken, a boutique digital agency built on the belief that good marketing isn’t about chasing trends it’s about knowing which ones to own.Together we dive deep into what it really means to show up online authentically, find confidence in your voice, and build a community that truly cares. Jess shares her journey f
Hot Girl CEO Era: The Upgraded ‘Glow Up’ for High Achievers
We’re evolving the outdated “glow up” trend - because let’s be real, high-achieving women are past the matching sets and green juices era. Welcome to your Hot Girl CEO Era the upgraded, masters level glow up for the woman who wants to look good, feels phenomenal in her body, and is smashing GOALS left right and center.We dive into the three core pillars of the Hot Girl CEO, that help you not just
Gut Health Myths, Mistakes & Must-Dos with Dr. Brad Leech
This is the gut health episode every woman needs to hear.I’m joined by my own gut mentor, Dr. Brad Leech - PhD-qualified clinical nutritionist, researcher, and one of Australia’s leading experts in all things gut health.If you’ve ever been confused by gut trends on TikTok or felt lost between “just take probiotics” and “do a parasite cleanse,” this episode will completely change the way you think
Why Do I Feel “Not Enough” When I’m Achieving So Much? with Emotional Intelligence Coach Nerida Bint
In this episode of In Her Era, I sit down with Nerida Bint, an emotional intelligence coach, speaker, and founder of one of Australia’s largest women-only fitness communities.After years in the health and fitness world, Nerida shifted her focus inward, helping people heal emotional wounds, break limiting patterns, and step into aligned, authentic leadership. Through coaching, mentorship, and her s
Forget Cutting Out Lattes: How to Create a Values-Driven Financial Life with Cara Williams
In this episode, I sit down with Cara Williams, a highly esteemed and multi-award-winning Financial Adviser, recognised for her exceptional contributions to the profession since 2012. Her fresh approach to financial advice has established her as a trailblazer, breaking through traditional boundaries and redefining the landscape of modern advice.We unpack why financial wellness isn’t just about bui
Your End of Year Lock-In: Why High Achievers Don’t Wait for January
In this episode, I’m diving into how to finish the year strong not by pushing harder, but by working smarter with your body and biology. We’re in quarter four, and if you’ve been feeling like you’re crawling to the finish line instead of sprinting toward it, this episode is for you.You’re not lazy or unmotivated you’re just tapped out. So today, I’m unpacking the Quarter Four Lock-In my framework
What Miss Universe Taught Me About Confidence & Resilience with Asha Cooper
In this episode of In Her Era, I sit down with Asha Cooper social media strategist, psychology graduate, STEM educator, tech founder, model, and Miss Universe Australia top ten finalist. Asha is the definition of a woman rewriting the rules of what’s possible.From growing up in rural Queensland to building a tech platform for creators and stepping confidently into spaces that weren’t designed with
The Soft Girl Hustle: How to Have It All Without Burning Out
Social media loves to make success look black and white:Either you’re the hustle queen grinding 24/7, burning out in the name of ambition…Or you’re in your soft girl era = journaling, meditating, and waiting for vibes to deliver your dream life.But if you’re anything like me (and my clients), you don’t want either extreme. You want the empire and the energy. The ambition and the nervous system reg
Stop Settling for Breadcrumbs: How to Build the Healthy Relationships You Deserve with Jamila Bonvegna
Tired of attracting unavailable partners? Ever wondered how to communicate in an argument. Want to know the secrets behind a healthy relationship this conversation is for you.In this episode of In Her Era, I sit down with relationship coach and founder of EmpowHer Coaching, Jamila Bonvegna, to unpack how self-worth, boundaries, and communication actually shape the love you attract - and keep.This
2025’s Biggest Diet Trend Decoded (and What’s Coming Next!)
Wellness trends move fast,one minute it’s keto, the next it’s high-protein everything splashed across TikTok and supermarket shelves. In this episode, I break down the two biggest diet trends of 2025 and beyond, the high-protein craze and the soon-to-explode fiber movement.I’ll share why these trends matter, what women actually need to thrive (not just survive), and how to avoid the common mistake
Why Rest Feels Like Failure for High Achievers with Psychotherapist Chloe Cassidy
If slowing down makes you feel guilty, restless when you’re not producing, or like rest somehow makes you “less than”… his episode will feel like someone finally put words to what you’ve been carrying.In this episode, I sat down with Chloe Cassidy, an accredited mental health social worker, psychotherapist for high achievers and founder of Mind Care Avenue. What started as a conversation turned in
Wellness Trends That Give Me the Ick (2025 Edition)
If you’ve ever wondered, *“Should I actually follow this trend?”…*this episode is your guide.I’m breaking down the biggest wellness trends of 2025, the ones I love, the ones that give me the ick, and the ones that are straight-up wasting your time (and money).We’re talking:The health trends that look cute online but don’t actually support your bodyWhy “girl dinner” and “bed rotting” aren’t self-ca
You Don’t Lack Confidence, You’re Afraid of Being Seen with Nicole Joy
Most women aren’t held back by lack of talent, experience, or opportunity. They’re held back by one thing: self-doubt.And you feel it, don’t you?That hesitation before hitting “post.” The second-guessing before speaking up. The fear of being seen as “too much,” or not enough.In this episode of In Her Era, I sit down with peaker, confidence coach, and visibility mentor Nicole Joy about what it real
It’s Not Just Period Pain: The Truth About Endometriosis, Pain & Fertility with Jade Walker
The truth about endo isn’t just painful periods - it’s being gaslit, dismissed, and told “it’s normal” when your body is screaming otherwise.In this raw, educational, and empowering episode, I’m joined by Jade Walker - qualified naturopath, educator, and founder of Endo Care Collective - to rewrite the narrative around endometriosis.From her 17-year journey of chronic pain and medical gaslighting
You’re Doing Everything Right… So Why Do You Still Feel Like Sh*t?
You’re eating clean, working out, taking the supplements, ticking all the wellness boxes, but you still feel off. Exhausted. Bloated. Flat.And you're starting to wonder… what am I missing?In this episode, I’m breaking down exactly why so many women feel this way, even when they’re “doing everything right.” Spoiler: it’s not because you’re lazy or doing it wrong. It’s because most of the advice
Run Club Is the New Tinder: The Wellness Pressure No One Talks About
Is “wellness” actually making us unwell?You drink the matcha, take the magnesium, wear the matching set, hit reformer Pilates at 6am, track your sleep, post your smoothie bowl… and somehow, you still don’t feel good. If wellness is supposed to feel well, why are we so exhausted by it?In this solo episode, I unpack what no one in the wellness space is really talking about:The pressure of doing well
You Can’t Hold the Success You’re Chasing if You’re At Capacity with Riley May.
In todays episode, I sat down with business mentor and feminine sales leader Riley May Dixon for a raw, deeply reflective, and no BS conversation about what really goes on behind the scenes of success.From high-cash months in Bali to total burnout, Riley shares the internal breakdown that no one saw coming, and how it became the catalyst for her most authentic evolution yet.In this episode, we cov
I Was 21, 38kg, and Told I Wouldn't Have Kids: Rock Bottom To Functional Health Expert
Welcome to the first full episode of In Her Era…In this powerful and personal episode, I open up about the health crisis that changed the entire trajectory of my life and my work.At just 21, I hit complete rock bottom: cystic acne, rapid weight loss, relentless gut issues, and was told I might never have children. For the first time, I’m telling the full story, the one I’ve never fully shared unti
Trailer - In Her Era
If you're a high-achieving woman who’s done everything right — the career, the goals, the lifestyle - but still feels like something’s missing... welcome to In Her Era.Hosted by Functional Health Practitioner Monique Took, In Her Era was born from her own health rock bottom - after being misdiagnosed, dismissed, and left to figure it all out alone. That experience ignited a mission: to create
