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This week, I sit down with one of the most influential Zen Buddhist monks and teachers in South Korea, Haemin Sunim. He offers a unique perspective on...

Mental health problems are extremely common - it is estimated that 1 in 4 of us will experience a mental health problem at some point in our lives. Ye...

How do you experience stress? Women and men generally experience stress in very different ways and women are much more likely to feel overwhelmed and ...

We are all bombarded by stress throughout our daily lives and it comes in many different forms, but how do we actually know what impact that stress is...

Whether it's a dream job, a successful relationship, losing weight or running a marathon, you have the power to accomplish anything you set your mind ...

We all know what to do to keep physically fit, but few of us think about what we need to do to keep our minds fit and healthy. Writer and mental-healt...

Although you can’t see it, stress is everywhere. Once pushed aside as something that couldn’t be explained, stress is now a quantifiable, identifiable...

What do we need to eat in order to live a long and healthy life? World-leading researcher in longevity, Professor Valter Longo, shares his views on di...

CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing and themes of an adult nature. What really makes us happy? Is it a big house, lots of money, marria...

Do life’s mundane tasks like paying bills, answering emails or booking appointments feel like a whole other job? The stuff of life never ends. It pile...

CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing and themes of an adult nature. This week, I continue the conversation with the inspirational Johann...

CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing and themes of an adult nature. For the past few decades, almost every year, levels of depression an...

How did this happen? We’re all living ultra-connected lives. In our pockets we have tiny technological miracles through which we can communicate, inst...

“In a single glance through a picture, you can be transformed into another world” It’s no secret that we are facing unprecedented levels of anxiety...

“Our body is our own high-performance vehicle and our engine is our metabolism turning our food into energy.” Who doesn’t want to achieve their per...

“It’s not just about encouraging people to change, we have to enable them to.”   In Greater Manchester alone, inactivity-related illness is costing ...

“Touch is not just a sentimental human indulgence, it’s a biological necessity”   Did you know that being touched is essential for healthy brain dev...

Can adults grow new neurons? Until relatively recently, experts believed the answer was no. But neuroscientist, Sandrine Thuret explains why she belie...

"How I hold myself during the day impacts how I feel."   At this time of year, many of us are wanting to kick-start lifestyle change. But where do w...

"Somewhere in peoples DNA is a desire for them to be part of a community" Parkrun began 14 years ago, with a simple concept: a free five-kilometre ...

“We need to give our mental health the same care we give our physical health.” This week, I’m in the hot seat being interviewed by friend, fellow G...

Are you struggling with IBS or some aspect of your gut health? Right now, IBS affects almost 20% of the UK population at some point in their lives and...

Have you ever thought about how important our feet are? And how they're connected to so many other parts of our bodies? This week's podcast is with Ni...

“The most important thing is love and that starts with yourself”   Once beer-swilling rugby players, my guests on this week’s episode are identical ...

“We live in a society that generates addiction in most of its members.”   This week, I talk to renowned addiction expert, physician and best-selling...

“I do have real fears about whether or not the toxicity will increase to dangerous levels” The statistics are devastating. Plastic has increased tw...

“There is no family in the country that’s going to be untouched by depression”   Worldwide, depression will be the single biggest cause of disabilit...

“We are biologically programmed to care what others think of us” Who doesn't want to be more popular? Leading psychologist, Professor Mitch Prinste...

“Nutrition doesn’t need to be super-expensive, it can be cheap and cheerful but also very nutritious and wholesome.”   Our everyday food choices aff...

“Globally we are richer than ever before, but we fail to convert that wealth into wellbeing”   Meik Wiking, author of best-selling book Hygge, under...