#999: Holly my wife

In episode 999 of the InnerFight Podcast, Marcus sits down for a long-awaited and deeply personal conversation with his wife, Holly — his emergency number, and the quiet force behind much of InnerFight’s growth over the past two decades.

The episode follows Holly’s journey from small-town Australia to Dubai in 2003, where she joined Emirates and spent 13 years flying long-haul around the world. She shares how her love of travel began, how she embraced exploring every layover while many crew stayed inside, and how the physical demands of flying eventually pushed her to radically improve her nutrition, leading to the creation of Smith Street Paleo.

Listeners will hear Holly open up about:

• Growing up Australian with British roots and how identity fuels curiosity
• Why she never wasted a layover and often explored cities solo between flights
• The real health challenges cabin crew face — swelling, fatigue and jet lag — and how she transformed her wellbeing through food, movement and sleep
• The shift from the structure of airline life to entrepreneurship
• What it has been like supporting Marcus through endurance challenges, uncertainty, injuries and big dreams
• Her simple but powerful formula for living well: stay healthy, stay grounded, choose good people and be unapologetically authentic

Episode 999 is an honest, heartfelt portrait of partnership, resilience and the unseen support behind a big life.

👉 If Holly’s story inspires you to clean up your nutrition or get more creative in the kitchen, go dive into her recipes and resources at smithstpaleo.com.