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Chapter 1: What inspired Laura Henshaw to start her wellness journey?
Three, two, one. Hi! Oh my goodness. A lot of hairspray, a lot of product. What are you exfoliating your scalp with? We can't just spray a lot of stuff and our scalp has to come out, just like our skincare.
Okay, was this a question or was this a roast?
This is actually really good.
I love that it influences wardrobes that you can shop. Oh, they're her boots. No, okay, stop. Welcome back to What Else, a mini-series brought to you by Nespresso. In this series, we spend the morning with three women who inspire us, taking a closer look at the rituals, choices, and quiet moments that shape their days beyond their work.
We uncover what else drives them, what grounds them, and how they define success on their own terms. This series is made possible by Nespresso, where every coffee is a chance to discover a new world with the new Virtuo app.
Just press to explore over 30 exceptional Virtuo blends from single origins to fun-flavored coffees, roast and ground, sealed in aluminum for freshness and recyclable via Nespresso's program. Because building a successful life is easier with your morning coffee in hand. Hello everyone, my name is Rhiannon Joyce. I am so, so excited because this is our first ever video series, What Else?
And today we are talking to the wonderful Laura Henshaw. I've had the pleasure of knowing Laura for quite some time now, but for those of you who aren't familiar with Laura, here's a little bit of a rap sheet of all the amazing things that she has achieved. Laura is a co-founder, podcaster, and author.
She is the founder of Kik with her best friend, Steph Clare-Smith, and they founded the business in 2015, which started off as a recipe e-book and has now evolved into one of Australia's largest digital wellness platforms. Kik has also been downloaded over 1 million times and is one of Australia's largest, fastest-growing wellness communities. And if you're listening to this, and I hope all
watching either on Spotify or YouTube, you will notice that we are in a very, very beautiful space. This is Kik Studio, your first, I guess, bricks and mortar in your real life space where people can experience Kik firsthand. Laura, I'm so happy to be here. How are you? Hi! Oh my goodness. Sitting through an intro is so uncomfortable. I feel like I'm... Don't be uncomfortable.
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Chapter 2: How has motherhood changed Laura's approach to wellness?
It might be emotions, whatever it might be. And so we wanted to give people and create an experience with Kick Studio. So you come in, you do the class, and then you come into this community space. And if you want to journal, if you want to connect with someone new, but it's kind of just this buffer between the movement space and then the outside world.
it's a moment of reflection and to be able to reset. I like the community piece that you touched on as well, because as someone who is a member of Kik, I love how community focused it is. It would be so nice to be able to come out here and I would feel so comfortable approaching other people in a class and starting a conversation or trying to build a friendship as well.
And I don't think there's many studio environments where you would feel that. So you've done a very good job and making this place feel safe, which is a nice feeling to have.
Oh, thanks, Rae. All of the classes are grounded in somatic movement. So you will come out into this area and you will have just, depending on the class, like yelled at the top of your lungs, danced it out. That I feel like creates a moment of connection as well. And then you come out here and then you're like, well, we just yelled together. So now we can be friends. Definitely.
It's like way to break the ice.
Like that's the ultimate icebreaker. We just, we were in a room and we were screaming together.
Yeah.
Like we can have a conversation that's going to make it really easy. Okay. I really want to get into the swap. As you know, Laura, you did tell me you are a stylish listener. Tick, tick, tick. So you're very familiar with what the swap is. But if you are listening or watching and you're not familiar, it's our weekly recommendation that we bring to the podcast.
So Laura, what are you swapping in this week?
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Chapter 3: What wellness myths does Laura want to debunk?
Yeah, exactly. Do you have a swap for us? Oh my gosh. I want to hear your swap of the week, Rae.
I knew you were going to do this. Why? Because I've listened to you interview other people and also be interviewed and you always like to switch the role up. You're like, no, I'm in control. Okay, let me think because I wasn't technically prepared. Okay, I've got a hair swap. Okay. I am loving the Kevin Murphy hairspray.
Oh, the pink one.
The light pink one. The Kevin Murphy Session Spray. It's actually like a grey silver bottle. And I used it at Fashion Week the other week. And I mean, everyone knows I love a slick back bun. That's like no surprises there. Hello. But you were saying use the Kevin Murphy, the pink one.
The light pink one, which is a softer hold. Okay, question. One more question and then I will stop.
That's fine. You can also ask me questions.
Because if you're doing this all the time, a lot of hairspray, a lot of product, what are you exfoliating your scalp with? Because this is something I've learned as an adult that we can't just spray a lot of stuff in our scalp. It has to come out, just like our skincare.
Okay, was this a question or was this a roast?
You're freaking out.
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Chapter 4: How does Laura define success in her life?
He's our alarm clock. So he wakes up between five, which I, or sometimes when there's a four, I'm like, darling, you have to go back to sleep. Like, no, I just don't. I watch those videos on TikTok and Instagram where people wake up at 3.30. Not for me. I would, my ideal wake up time is 6.30. So it Dalton always gets up first.
He gets up, gets Atlas, and then he goes and makes me a coffee and he takes Atlas out. And then I can have an extra like 10 or so minutes of sleep while he's making the coffee and brings it to me in bed and then I'll feed him. So that's our current routine. My old morning routine before becoming a mum was much more regimented and strict, but now it's a little bit more going with the flow.
Yeah, which is new for me. I'm not a fluid person. I like used to plan the fluid, but that is a very weird thing to say. I would plan the flow, but now I have to go with the flow a lot more. How have you found that transition? It's hard. It's been a journey. And I think it's something for me, I transitioned in my work to a new role at the same time that I transitioned into motherhood.
So that's been something that has taken me a lot of time to process. And to be honest, I think I'm still processing it as I kind of rediscover my identity now wearing a new hat as being a mum as well.
You have shared quite a bit of this on social media and been very open about that transition in your new role and also being a mother. It seems like you're taking it very well though.
Oh, I mean, thanks. It's honestly take every day as it comes. I think at the start, I knew it would be an identity shift, but I didn't think I, I didn't separate my role changing and being becoming a mum, I kind of just put them all in the same thing and now I've kind of stepped back and I'm trying to process it a bit better and I've had to separate them because they are quite different.
So I feel like maybe on the surface I look like I'm doing well, but on the inside I'm still processing.
Talk to me about the process of getting dressed in the morning. This is obviously fashion is a huge part of this podcast. How has that changed for you? And talk to me about your current outfit. Like how did you decide what to wear this morning?
Okay, so it has changed quite a bit. I think obviously our bodies change postpartum. I have these huge boobs that I've never had before.
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Chapter 5: What role does community play in Laura's wellness platform?
We look similar. And I feel like that was, I put on originally like a dress with tights and a loafer. And I was like, oh, I just don't feel like this today. I want to be more comfy. So this is my, these jeans I literally wear every single day. What brand are your jeans? They're actually Zimmerman from the Outnet.
The Outnet. Yeah. So that's the, for those of you who don't know, the Outnet is a, it's actually owned by the same company that owns Net-A-Porter, but it's like the warehouse discounted version. So good. You can always find luxury brands on there for absolute steel.
I think I got them like 85% off or something crazy on there, which is really great. Anyway, so they're really comfy. And then this shirt is a really flattering cut. It's from Verge Girl.
So going high-low. Yes. Yeah. Virgo's a bit more accessible, which we love. And Australian, local brand.
And it's just a really flattering cut. And then my boots are actually pre-loved from, I bought them from Pre-Loved Closet. I love that size. It's so good, isn't it?
So good. You basically just, it's, I love that it's influencers' wardrobes that you can shop. So if you like an influencer as well, one person who features a lot is Erin Deering.
Oh, they're her boots. Her wardrobe.
No, okay, stop. So I'm the same size as well.
So it always works out 41. There you go.
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Chapter 6: How does Laura balance her personal life and professional commitments?
Now we wait. Let the magic happen. Okay, I can already smell the strawberry. Can you? Sounds very good.
It's good.
So I'm going to give this a little stir. I love the coffee creations mode because you get quite a bold flavor and really concentrated extract. So it's really good for when you're using those flavored pods. And do you want a little garnish on top? Oh, my God. I would love a garnish. This is very fancy. It is. Cafe style, but at home. So this is your white chocolate strawberry protein smoothie.
So we're ready to get back into recording. Do a little taste test. Pause it down.
Okay.
Oh, my God, yum. Sweet. It's not too sweet, but it's perfect. That's what you want. You want a really good balance of the two. Okay, let's get back into recording. I think you should come to my house every day and make this. As much as I would love to do that, there is an easier way that you can do that.
You can actually just invest in the new Virtua Up machine at your house so you can make this every day at home.
I might consider it.
Or maybe Dalton can make it for you. Okay, I'm just going to get comfy. And I want to have a little sip before I've been talking too much. It's so good. One more. I love the pop of strawberry. Also, I like that it's matching, like the pink and strawberry.
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Chapter 7: What beauty products does Laura recommend for a healthy glow?
Like I just was not interested in it anymore.
Can you pinpoint the exact moment that happened or was it just something that you can't even really recollect? It's just like you woke up and you're like, oh, okay, I don't want to do this anymore.
I was very tired in the first trimester. So I was just so tired that I was like, I just don't feel like I can exercise right now. And exercise is a big thing for my mental health. So I was like, oh, I wonder how I'm going to go with this. But I just didn't feel up to it for the first trimester. And then I did a little bit, but not too much at all.
What kind of exercise did you do instead of running?
I was just doing walking, a bit of yoga and a bit of some prenatal stuff to help with my mobility. That's what I was kind of the most focused on because I just wanted to feel good. And the more pregnant you get, obviously, the more uncomfortable you tend to feel.
So it was very much for a functional reason of just wanting to feel mobile and not wanting to be in pain when I was sleeping and things.
It's really interesting you've called that out because you said that your relationship with running before was very mental and that feels very feelings motivated. But then when it came to exercise, when you were actually pregnant, it's moved into that functionality, which is more facts led. It's like, oh no, I feel it's not feelings anymore.
So I want to go deeper on the mental health piece and how exercise has been really important for you over the years to be able to, you know, keep your mind sound.
Yeah.
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Chapter 8: What advice does Laura give about self-acceptance and body image?
I know I'm not pregnant yet, but that's something that you and I have spoken about off mic. It kind of weighs on you. What piece of advice would you give them if they're feeling that right now?
I think, I mean, first of all, social media does not help in terms of like the pressure of bounce back culture, like put bounce back culture in the bin. I think the other thing that bounce back culture makes us believe is that the postpartum experience is linear.
get back into exercise or whatever it be and then you you build up and you kind of get back to where you were before week by week it doesn't work that way at all like I feel like it's just up and down and up and down you need to be gentle on yourself I was really really good at being gentle on myself for the first two to three months and I gave myself so much grace like as we should postpartum but it was really interesting at about four months you
You start to get this, I felt like I was literally in a bubble and the world was outside. And then all of a sudden, you feel like the world is slowly pulling you a little bit more, a little bit more, a little bit more. A lot of people share body checks on Instagram postpartum, like I'm this week's, this week's, this week's. And you can see their body getting like smaller.
And that I had to just get off my feed. That I found really, really triggering. Because even if you try not to compare yourself, it's really hard not to if you're saying that all the time. And it's just letting go of any idea of who you thought you'd be or what you thought you would be at any stage because you've never done it before.
I'm just continually telling myself and for anyone listening to like give yourself grace. Like postpartum is such a huge thing to go through. I mean, with any big life experience, it changes you. You can't expect yourself to be exactly who you were before. And as someone who's a control freak, like type A, like we're very similar in that way. It's really, it's actually really hard.
Well, great segue. I really want to know what has been the most unexpected part of becoming a mother?
Oh, the most unexpected part about becoming a mother.
I think it's been the way that I have expanded. And I feel like you, and also just being like, whoa, women are... Like it's actually wild what we go through. And then we just, our resilience is like, if someone had told me like, you're not going to sleep like that much every single night, you're still going to be able to get through your day.
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