Australian influencer and entrepreneur Georgie Stevenson is facing backlash after sharing a shocking theory on her health and wellness podcast, Rise & Conquer.
In the episode, which has now been deleted, Georgie and her producer Atiyya Batty discussed whether or not ‘getting sick is a choice’.
‘She believes that getting sick is a choice … and your body gets presented with the virus and your subconscious chooses whether it wants to take the upgrade or not,’ Batty told Stevenson.
‘Oh my god, I one hundred per cent believe this!’ exclaimed Stevenson.
‘Do you? Okay good!’ Batty replied.
Australian influencer and entrepreneur Georgie Stevenson is facing backlash after sharing a conspiracy theory on her health and wellness podcast, Rise & Conquer
In the episode, which has now been deleted, Georgie and her producer Atiyya Batty discussed whether or not ‘getting sick is a choice’
The episode sparked a wave of backlash, with one listener writing, ‘Cool, they can tell that to my lupus. What a dangerous rhetoric. My god.’
Another commented, ‘Yeah because getting sick is an upgrade, 2 absolute twits. I’m also 100% certain I didn’t choose any upgrade when I was “presented” and “offered” COVID.’
The Rise & Conquer podcast is one of Australia’s leading health and fitness podcasts, boasting more than 10million downloads since its launch.
In addition to the podcast, Stevenson boasts over 400,000 followers on Instagram and is behind the hugely popular protein and supplements brand, Naked Harvest.
The brand is known for its natural ingredients and sweet, delicious flavours, despite being sugar free.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Georgie Stevenson for comment.
Batty and Stevenson are pictured on the cover of the podcast, which is one of the most popular health and fitness podcasts in Australia
In addition to the podcast, Stevenson boasts over 400,000 followers on Instagram and is behind the hugely popular protein and supplements brand, Naked Harvest
It comes after Married At First Sight star-turned-influencer Ella Ding was slammed for claiming on her podcast that positive thinking can help cure cancer.
During an episode about gratitude and mental health, Ding said, ‘Your mind can kill you. It can make you sick.
‘If you’re sick in whatever way it may be, whether it’s with illness, if you have cancer, or if you have depression, you can literally make yourself sicker by focusing on how sick you are,’ she continued.
‘You can end up terminally ill,’ the 29-year-old added.
According to the Cancer Council, some scientific studies do suggest that mind–body techniques can benefit people who have cancer by reducing the symptoms and side effects of cancer and its treatment, such as helping with pain and anxiety.
However, there is absolutely no scientific evidence that these techniques can cure the disease.
It comes after Married At First Sight star-turned-influencer Ella Ding (pictured) was slammed for claiming on her podcast that positive thinking can help cure cancer
Listeners flooded Ella’s podcast with one-star reviews after the episode about cancer dropped
Ding then went on to tout the work of chiropractor Joe Dispenza before referencing his book, How to Rewire Your Brain.
‘He has hundreds of case studies of people who were sick with cancer, and he literally trained them to just imagine not being sick,’ she claimed.
‘Imagine the cancer is leaving your body. Imagine the cells are going away. He’s literally cured patients without chemotherapy,’ she added.
Ding received major backlash since the controversial episode went live earlier this month.
Not only is her Instagram page now flooded with negative comments, listeners of her Sit With Us podcast have also left scathing one-star reviews.
‘Telling people that their cancer became terminal because they didn’t practice mindfulness? Dangerous and offensive,’ raged one listener.
‘This is quite offensive and just totally wrong. Not sure how this podcast was even released. Big public apology needed. Cancelled!’ wrote another.
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