Happy to Health with Dr Preeya

Diet culture is a problematic beast and when you know how to spot it, you’ll start to see it everywhere. There are so many "aha" moments in this chat with Helen Bird, the Acting Head of Prevention at the Butterfly Foundation as she joins Dr Preeya to dissect diet culture - what it looks like, why it’s dangerous and how to combat it. They chat about parenting (and th

Tantrums, sensitivites, trouble listening: many parents will wonder if their kids' behaviour is typical or a sign of autism or ADHD. Dr Preeya chats to developmental pediatrician and mother of three Dr Anisha Pillay about neurodivergence - what is it? What signs might prompt you to check in with a qualified health professional? And what does “seeing a GP or pediatrician”

Life will throw a lot of challenges at you that may not seem medical, but as a GP, Dr Preeya is often just there to listen. Preeya and Megan Burslem (host of Classic Breakfast on ABC Classic) met through work and had a clash of souls (yep, it’s a thing - we think!). Two humans discussing everything from the pressures on women (from diet culture, family planning and relationships

Go behind the operating theatre curtain with a GP, an anesthetist and a surgeon. Drs Will, Ash and Preeya answer all the sh*t you’ve wondered about; who is actually in charge (the surgeon or the anesthetist?), do people wake up mid operation, what happens if you lie about fasting? (Seriously DO NOT lie about fasting!) And what worries them most when it’s someone they love going

Swelling; bleeding; incontinence; sex after childbirth. Absolutely bloody nothing is off limits when Dr Preeya and pelvic floor physio Mel Layton discuss the realities of the post partum phase. It’s all covered in great detail (with anecdotes - sorry not sorry) with plenty of practical tips on how to navigate this huge time in one’s life. The discussions in this podcast are gen

Happy to Health with Dr Preeya Alexander is all about dissecting complex medical stuff and making it easy to digest. Before you begin, learn a bit more about who Preeya is and who she'll be talking to this season (hot tip - plenty of awesomeness).