The Barefoot Movement Podcast
The barefoot movement podcast is dedicated to empowering you, to take control of your body, helping to support yourself naturally from the ground up. Join Paul Thompson – The Barefoot Podiatrist fortnightly as he explores through his and his guests expertise and experiences , how you too can live a Barefoot Lifestyle to reduce pain and improve performance. Build a body that supports you, not a body that relies on support!
Episodes
50 episodes
BFM 50: Biomechanics with Dr Benno Nigg
In this episode Paul, The Barefoot Podiatrist talks with Dr Benno Nigg, who is a world renowned Biomechanist and is a co-director of the Human Performance Lab at the University of Calgary.Dr Benno Nigg discusses how he accidentally fell ...
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BFM 49: Mobo Boards with founder Jay Dicharry
In this episode, Paul The Barefoot Podiatrist chats with Jay Dicharry.Jay is a physical therapist, researcher, teacher, author of Running Rewired and Anatomy for Runners, and founder and CEO of MOBO. He teaches internationally to clinic...
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1:01:59
BFM 48: The Emotional Body with Jeff Shub The Urban Barefoot
In this episode, Paul The Barefoot Podiatrist chats with Jeff Shub from The Urban Barefoot.Listen in to hear Jeff’s Story and how he became interested in Foot Health and The Barefoot Movement.You will also hear about the current w...
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BFM 47: Kinesio Tape with Steve Stahl
In this episode, Paul The Barefoot Podiatrist chats with Physiotherapist Steve Stahl from Rocktape Australia.Paul and Steve discuss kinesio tape, fascial scraping and cupping and how they can benefit your foot and movement health....
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1:10:27
BFM 46: Feelgrounds with Raphael Zimmer
In this episode Paul Thompson, The Barefoot Podiatrist chats with Raphael Zimmer from Feelgrounds Footwear.Tune in to hear about the Feelgrounds story, the features and benefits of Feelgrounds footwear as well as the different styles off...
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BFM 45: Reviewing Barefoot Shoes with Anya Jensen
In this episode Paul Thompson, The Barefoot Podiatrist chats with Anya From Anya’s Reviews.Listen in to find out how Anya’s health issues led her to discover barefoot shoes. You will also learn how Anya got into reviewing shoes as well ...
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1:02:29
BFM 44: The Shirtless Dude – Andrew Dettelbach
In this episode, The Barefoot Podiatrist chats with The Shirtless Dude and founder of Whealth, Andrew Dettelbach.Andrew is a movement influencer who has helped reach millions of people to create awareness around healthy movement.T...
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BFM 43: The Foot Collective with Nick St Louis
In this episode Paul, The Barefoot Podiatrist chats with the founder of The Foot Collective, Nick St Louis.Tune in to hear how The Foot Collective got started and about some projects they are currently working on.You will also hea...
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BFM 42: Anthony Field the Barefoot Wiggle
In this episode Paul The Barefoot Podiatrist talks with the Blue Wiggle, Anthony Field about why he stopped wearing shoes, and how being barefoot has helped improve his overall health and wellbeing.Paul also tries prompting Anthony into ...
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BFM 41: Galahad Clark and Ben Le Vesconte
In this episode Paul, The Barefoot Podiatrist chats with Vivobarefoot CEO, Galahad Clark and Vivobarefoot educator Ben Le Vesconte.You will hear how Seventh generation cobbler from the Clark shoe family got involved with a barefoot shoe ...
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BFM 40: Correct Toes with Founder Dr Ray McLanahan
In this episode, Paul The Barefoot Podiatrist chats with Fellow Podiatrist and Correct Toes founder, Dr Ray McLanahan.Tune in to find out about Dr Mclanahan’s journey and how Correct toes have changed the way he practices. You will also...
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1:09:44
BFM 39: Walking Well with Katy Bowman
In this episode, Paul speaks with Biomechanist, Author and Podcaster Katy Bowman from Nutritious Movement. Katy Bowman is a pretty big name in the movement world !!!Tune in to learn what a biomechanist does and why it is so important tha...
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1:27:26
BFM 38: Run 180 with Rachel Stanley
Did you know up to 80% of runners are injured per year.In this episode, Paul The Barefoot Podiatrist chats with Google Australia’s Physiotherapist and founder of Run 180, Rachel Stanley.Tune in to learn about the Run 180 app and ...
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BFM 37: Daniel Mason The Barefoot Ninja
In this episode The Barefoot Podiatrist talks with Osteopath and Australian Ninja Warrior Star Daniel Mason, aka The Barefoot Ninja.Tune in to hear about the Barefoot Ninja’s journey and why he turned his back on shoes. You will also lea...
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55:01
BFM 36: Vivobarefoot Australia with Suey Cooper
Paul The Barefoot Podiatrist talks with Soledistribution and Vivobarefoot Australia’s owner Suey Cooper.Listen in to find out about the benefits of Vivobarefoot shoes and the direction Vivobarefoot Australia are heading.You will ...
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BFM 35: Earthing with Clinton Ober
In this episode Paul The Barefoot Podiatrist talks with Author and Earthing expert Clinton Ober.Tune in to find out what Earthing is, how it works and why everyone should be doing it.You will also learn the science behind earthin...
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1:32:18
BFM 34: Vascular Health with Doctor Tam Nguyen
In this episode Paul The Barefoot Podiatrist talks with Vascular specialist Dr Tam Nguyen about the importance of healthy blood flow to the lower limb.Dr Nguyen explains the role of vascular surgeons in foot and lower limb health care an...
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BFM 33: Telehealth
Join Paul as he discusses Telehealth consults.Listen in to find out what Telehealth is, who it is for and how it can help improve your symptoms and biomechanical dysfunctions.For a virtual consult with Paul book online at
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BFM 32: Strong feet, Calisthenics and Nutrition with Dominic Rapson
In this episode Paul The Barefoot Podiatrist speaks with Origins of vitality founder Dominic Rapson about Calisthenics training and the importance of nutrition, footwear choice and strong feet.For more information on Dominic check out
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BFM 31: Top 5 Barefoot Shoe Features
In this episode, Paul talks about the top 5 features he looks for when assessing and buying minimalist shoes.Check out www.thebarefootmovement.com.au for more information, a barefoot sh...
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BFM 30: Toe Spacers With The Barefoot Podiatrist
In this episode, Paul chats about Toe separators. Paul discusses what toe separators are, the importance of wearing them and how they can help you to create stronger and more functional feet.To book an appointment with Paul go to :
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BFM 29: The Vivobarefoot story with inventor Tim Brennan
In this episode Paul The Barefoot Podiatrist catches up with Tim Brennan, the inventor of the Vivobarefoot shoe.Tune in to hear how Vivobarefoot began and how Tim was designing the shoe to help solve his own health and movement problems...
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49:26
BFM 28: How Stressful Emotions Affect our Foundations with Dr Rick Schlederer
You guys have been asking about different therapies I like and use for myself, so here it is.In this Episode, The Barefoot Podiatrist talks to Dr. Rick Schlederer from Better Balance Chiropractic about emotions and how stressful emotions...
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BFM 27: De-Supinating Your High Arches
In this episode, Paul The Barefoot Podiatrist talks about high arch feet.You will learn how to identify a Pes Cavus (high arch foot), as well as some of the problems that can be associated with this foot type.Paul also discusses s...
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BFM 26: Corns and Callous with The Barefoot Podiatrist
In this episode Paul Thompson, The Barefoot Podiatrist talks about Corns and calluses.Listen in to find out what a corn is, how you get them and some ways to treat them. You will also learn how footwear including barefoot shoes affect co...
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