health & wellbeing

How to make stress your superpower - The Science-Backed Method with Physiologist Oli Patrick | Ep.15, Working Hard, Hardly Working Podcast. hello & welcome to another wisdom-filled episode of my Working Hard, Hardly Working podcast! this episode features the wonderful Oliver Patrick - a wellbeing consultant with 20 years experience in delivering, creating and governing executive health screens, advanced health assessments and corporate wellbeing facilities. He's the Founder of the Physiology department at Nuffield Health and Co-Founder of Viavi, the world's most advanced health evaluation service on Harley Street, and basically, an all-round expert when it comes to our health and wellbeing. if you're anything like me, then managing your stress levels throughout daily life (and essentially work!) is super important. which is why i sat down with Oli to talk all things stress management, healthy lifestyle practices and even, the TRUE effects alcohol has on our physiology. thank you for watching!

The Secret to Successful Dating: Relationship expert Anna Williamson on matchmaking & mental health. Ep.22 Anna Williamson is a broadcaster and lifestyle coach, best recognised for fronting the UK's most exclusive dating agency on E4's Celebs Go Dating. She is the best in the business for trusted lifestyle advice and holds accredited qualifications in counselling, life coaching, psychotherapy and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). Anna's presenting career accelerated when she began hosting children's television, fronting shows on CITV, Nickelodeon, Channel 5 and the Disney Channel. However, behind the scenes and during production, Anna faced a complete emotional breakdown. Triggered by the pressures from live television and an abusive ex-partner, Anna's mental health spiralled out of control, leading her to seek help and ultimately take control of the future. As she began speaking about her experiences, Anna realised the damaging stigma attached to mental health issues and the power of therapeutic practice, inspiring her to train and qualify as a life coach and counsellor. Since then, Anna has admirably dedicated her entire presenting career to helping others work through their inward mental battles, and alongside supporting celebrities with their dating woes, she is also a chart-topping podcast host, established author and soon to be founder of The Relationship Place, a self-help hub for dating and relationship advice. From red flags to look out for, to matchmaking success, here's an episode you don't want to miss! thank you for watching! + in this video 00:01 - Intro 3:00 - Anna's background in childrens TV and mental health strugges 6:30 - Anna starting with Celebs Go Dating & The Relationship Place 12:12 - What are the most common dating mistakes when trying to find your perfect match? 16:06 - Meeting people off dating apps 27:11 - How to navigate a relationship when a couple wants two different things 37:04 - Anna answers your dating questions! 1:07:00 - How to manage feeling co-dependant on your partner +

Creator of the online community Girl vs Cancer, and host of You, Me and the Big C, Lauren Mahon has launched a social media community with the aim of raising awareness and driving support towards women with cancer. After being diagnosed with breast cancer at 31, Lauren has used this to drive important conversations about cancer and raise awareness of the disease. In March 2018, Lauren’s BBC podcast You, Me and the Big C was born with the focus on sharing Lauren’s cancer journey and experience in a positive light. Having originally co-hosted with Deborah James and Rachael Bland, who sadly passed away in 2018 and 2022 respectively, she is now the show’s sole surviving host. The podcast ensures that there is a platform for important conversations on body positivity, sex and masturbation. She has also been an advocate for charity, designing and selling ‘tit-tees’ raising £60,000 for cancer research and in 2019 she was awarded the Triumph Award at the Stylist Remarkable Women awards for prevailing in the face of adversity. thank you for watching! + in this video 0:00 - trailer 0:58 - introduction into Lauren’s story 4:19 - background to Lauren’s diagnosis 8:54 - what led to Lauren’s diagnosis 12:32 - the day she found out she had cancer 14:31 - Lauren’s response to receiving the news 18:07 - the mindset shift that Lauren had in that moment 21:46 - the biggest learnings from cancer 26:00 - lucky girl syndrome 31:41 - start seeing your life as your soulmate 33:10 - her experience with the death of Lauren’s friend 35:11 - it’s okay to ask for help 37:14 - understanding when it’s okay to say no 40:15 - manifestation 43:51 - what does a good relationship look like? 48:24 - Lauren’s experience on First Dates 53:46 - dating stories 1:01:50 - what’s next for Lauren?

Ella Mills is an award-winning author, entrepreneur and champion of plant based living. She was the founder of Deliciously Ella in 2012, a plant-based food & wellness platform sharing delicious ways to feel better. Although it originated as a recipe website, Ella Mills has developed the business into a restaurant, a range of plant based food products, an app, a podcast and a collection of best-selling recipe books. Prior to starting Delicious Ella in 2011, Ella was diagnosed with postural tachycardia syndrome as well as ehlers-danlos and mast cell activation disorder, which followed four months in and out of hospital. The condition affected Ella’s autonomic nervous system and also meant she struggled with digestive issues, chronic fatigue, a series of infections and a whole host of other symptoms. After being prescribed a cocktail of medication that had no effect Ella hit rock bottom, both physically and mentally. It was at this point that Ella looked into other ways of managing her condition and turned to whole foods, a plant-based diet, and overhauled her lifestyle. Deliciously Ella has become a leader in the plant-based space. Together with her husband and Deliciously Ella CEO, they’ve published six best-selling cookbooks, including the fast-selling vegan cookbook ever; a lifestyle app with recipes, workouts and meditations; a central London cafe and several ranges of food products in over 7,000 stores across the UK, with customers ranging from Tesco to Boots, Waitrose and Costa. thank you for watching! + in this video 0.00 - trailer 0:59 - the early life of Ella Mills 4:01 - how Ella knew something was wrong with her health 6:52 - the symptoms she developed 9:26 - how her illness affected her physical and mental health 13:26 - how Ella's illness changed her university experience 19:17 - what caused Ella's lifestyle change 23:10 - the start of Deliciously Ella 24:20 - the media's response to plant based eating 28:49 - would Ella have been treated by the press differently if she was a man? 35:08 - dealing with judgement 38:09 - how Ella met her husband and moved in after a week 43:50 - Ella's mindset over her 8 year career 45:23 - how Ella evolved Deliciously Ella 49:00 - Ella's experience opening her first restaurant 53:17 - Ella closing her restaurant and the media storm it ensued 56:37 - the affects of the media storm on her employees 57:39 - Ella's biggest learnings +

Dr Hazel Wallace is doing it all, from a trained medical doctor to Founder of the blog ‘The Food Medic’ a registered nutritionist, and also a best-selling author of recipe books, she’s made it her mission to research how your diet can help women live happy and healthy lives. The Food Medic is dedicated to the science of eating, she asks the questions we all need answering from what we should and should not be eating, to how eating can improve fertility and wellbeing to debunking eating myths. Her easy to follow help and advice has made her a trusted health and fitness expert. thank you for watching! + in this video 0:00 - trailer 1:04 - an introduction to Dr Hazel Wallace 4:58 - Hazel’s experience writing a book 7:31 - the lack of women in clinical trials 11:16 - the difference between sex and gender 14:33 - why should women listen to this? 20:15 - what women can do to advocate for themselves 22:47 - when should we be taking vitamins and minerals? 26:53 - key information on the menstrual cycle 33:03 - what vitamins and minerals should we be taking? 39:57 - how should we be tracking our cycle? 44:31 - why are women more likely to experience stress related conditions? 50:04 - how sleep is related to your health 56:00 - how much sleep should we get a night?

Richard Pink & Roxanne Emery are the husband-and-wife team behind the social media account @ADHD_Love, sharing a fearless, often outrageously funny account of life with ADHD. With viral videos that have been viewed more than 200 million times, their mission is to remove the stigma around ADHD, share strategies to improve communication and find happiness so they can move from frustration to patience, understanding and love. Their book ‘DIRTY LAUNDRY’ published this year, is an unfiltered look into the chaos of life with ADHD, answering the most asked questions and has become an invaluable resource for neuro-divergents and the people who love them. thank you for watching! + in this video 0:00 - trailer 1:07 - the back story into ADHD_Love 3:29 - the hilarious story behind their first video 5:23 - social media’s reaction to their videos 8:05 - the facts behind an ADHD diagnosis 11:06 - Roxanne’s ADHD diagnosis story 20:32 - living with ADHD 26:43 - changing the narrative around ADHD 28:00 - top tips in dealing with stress 36:58 - the funny story behind Roxanne’s business ideas 44:52 - the issues on productivity with ADHD and coping mechanisms 54:48 - budgeting and managing finances 1:05:45 - dating with ADHD

Do we really know what we should be eating? Multi-award winning expert Tim Spector argues we might not. Professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College London and honorary consultant physician at Guy's and St Thomas' he aims to point us in the right direction so we know the hard truths behind food fads, dieting, nutrition and gut health. Having written five books, including the bestsellers Spoon-Fed and The Diet Myth he is one of the most cited scientists in the world. His research aims to debunk eating myths and answers the most important questions like should we be calorie counting? What should we be eating for our gut health and why do most diets fail? thank you for watching!