Australian influencer and entrepreneur Georgie Stevenson is facing backlash after sharing a shocking theory on her health and wellness podcast: Rise and conquer.
In the now-deleted episode, Georgie and her producer Atiyya Batty discussed whether “getting sick is a choice or not.”
“She believes that getting sick is a choice… and your body is presented with the virus and your subconscious chooses whether it wants to accept the upgrade or not,” Batty told Stevenson.
“Oh my god, I believe this one hundred percent!” Stevenson exclaimed.
‘Will you? Okay good!’ replied Batty.
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 ‘getting sick is a choice’
The episode sparked a wave of comments, with one listener writing: “Cool, they can blame that on my lupus. What dangerous rhetoric. My God.’
Another commented: ‘Yes, because getting sick is an upgrade, two absolute idiots. I am also 100% certain that I did not choose an upgrade when I was ‘presented’ and ‘offered’ COVID.
The Rise & Conquer podcast is one of Australia’s leading health and fitness podcasts and has been downloaded more than 10 million times since launch.
In addition to the podcast, Stevenson has more than 400,000 followers on Instagram and is behind the hugely popular protein and supplement brand Naked Harvest.
The brand is known for its natural ingredients and sweet, delicious flavors, despite being sugar-free.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Georgie Stevenson for comment.
Batty and Stevenson are pictured on the cover of the podcast, one of Australia’s most popular health and fitness podcasts
In addition to the podcast, Stevenson has over 400,000 followers on Instagram and is behind the hugely popular protein and supplement brand Naked Harvest
It comes after Married At First Sight star and influencer Ella Ding was criticized 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 any way, whether it’s from an 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 become terminally ill,” the 29-year-old added.
According to the Cancer Council, some scientific research suggests that mind-body techniques can benefit people with 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 and influencer Ella Ding (pictured) was criticized for claiming on her podcast that positive thinking can help cure cancer
Listeners flooded Ella’s podcast with one-star reviews after the cancer episode disappeared
Ding then praised the work of chiropractor Joe Dispenza before referencing his book How to Rewire Your Brain.
“He has hundreds of case studies of people who had cancer, and he literally trained them to imagine that they weren’t sick,” she claimed.
‘Imagine the cancer leaving your body. Imagine the cells disappearing. He has literally cured patients without chemotherapy,” she added.
Thing has received a big response 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,” one listener raged.
“This is quite insulting and just plain wrong. I’m not sure how this podcast even got released. A major public apology is needed. Cancelled!’ wrote another.