Thomas Gilovich is the Irene Blecker Rosenfeld Professor of Psychology at Cornell University. His work in social psychology includes the key textbook in the field, How we know what isnt so, and has written books that touch on topics such as behavioral economics and the fallibility of human reason. In this episode we talk about the subject of regret, and the impact hindsight has on our making judgements. We explore the relationship between beliefs, emotions and judgements. We ask my people are ca...
Jan 25, 2024•35 min
I'm chatting with Dr Anna Colton, she is a clinical psychologist. We talk about anxiety and why Dr Anna sees anxiety as a rocking chair and also a bully. We ask why people find it so difficult to deal with anxiety and speculate whether anxiety is tolerated because it is a familiar bedfellow. Expect to learn about why we catastrophise when we know we shouldnt. We find out about the stop technique, how and when to use it. And we discuss the area of self-sabotage, and why we might engage in it. htt...
Jan 22, 2024•32 min
Antonio Neves is a keynote speaker, life coach and author of Stop living on autopilot, Take responsibility for your life and rediscover a bolder happier you. In this episode we hear about Antonio's view of accountability in life. We discover how Antonio's chaotic childhood (which involved 6 parental divorces and 15 different places he called home), informed his outlook on life today. Expect to hear about how successful people have a tendency to take their foot off the gas once theyve reached a t...
Jan 18, 2024•34 min
Cody Royle is the man who coaches the coaches and the author of Tough stuff and Where others wont. In this episode we talk about leadership and the traits necesary to be a good leader. We hear about the significance of self-awareness and empathy when dealing with other people, especially in a team. Expect to learn how leaders and coaches are themselves performers trying to bring out the best performance in those whom they are coaching. We ask what role emotion plays in detracting from our perfor...
Jan 15, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 375
Prof Lara Aknin is the director of the Helping and Happiness Lab at Simon Fraser University. She studies what makes people live happier and healthier lives. What a fascinating area of research and so given the fact that this podcast is all about striving to acquire a greater state of happiness, through fulfilling routines, self-improvement and health and wellbeing I thought it would be more the interesting to hear Prof Aknin's thoughts. In this episode we ask about the effect generosity has on o...
Jan 11, 2024•33 min
Dr Michael Steger is the Founder and Director of the Center for Meaning and Purpose, and Professor of Psychology at Colorado State University. In this episode we tackle some pretty weighty issues. We discuss the meaning of our lives and the philosphy of appreciating the little moments and I reference Matt Haig and his book Reasons to stay alive, in which he catalogues all the seemingly mundane things in life that are sources of real joy. We define what purpose is and in doing so Dr Steger tells ...
Jan 08, 2024•53 min
Sinead Cloherty is a nutritionist, a health coach and an expert in making healthy eating, easy, tasty and fun. Shes mentored thousands of clients down through the years with thousands of followers on instagram, where she shares healthy eating tips. In this episode I ask why we have such a complicated relationship with the food we eat ? Expect to learn what what sustainable weightloss is and best to go about it and how it differs from the approach dieters normally take ? We discuss if we should b...
Jan 04, 2024•37 min
Emily Balcetis is a social psychologist and professor of psychology at NYU and author of Clearer, closer, better. She is fascinated by how we look at things and has performed groundbreaking research showing how we can change our perspective to attain our goals. In this episode, we hear how how what we see creates our perception of the world around us. We hear about how much of what we see is in direct focus. How much is in our peripheral vision and the role the brain plays in filling in the gaps...
Jan 01, 2024•34 min
Jonathan Malesic is a Dallas based writer and former academic who holds a PhD from the University of Virginia, he is also the author of The end of burnout, why work drains us and how to build better lives. Jonathan was a victim of burnout himself which prompted him to explore this age old phenomenon. Indeed we discuss the long history of burnout dating back 2 millenia. We talk about the pitfalls if aligning ones identuty with how you make a living. Expect to learn about the 3 key components of b...
Dec 28, 2023•35 min
Dr Alice Pailhès, Ph.D. is an Associate Lecturer in Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London. Dr Pailhes has a partticular fascination in magic and the psychology behind magic tricks. I'm talking about how magicians use psychology to manipulate, influence, force, redirect, misdirect and distract us in order to bamboozle us with their magic skills. Dr Pailhes' research focuses on the use of magic tricks to study the illusory sense of agency or control. She specialises in studying the subtle...
Dec 25, 2023•23 min
Dr Michelle Segar is an award winning NIH funded researcher with at the University of Michigan with 3 decades of experience in helping people adopt healthy behaviours in a way that matches the complexity, the messiness and the unpredictability of everyday life. She is also the author of The Joy Choice, named as one of the best health books of 2022 by the Washington Post. In this episode we talk about the power of habits and the propensity of real life and its every day demands, to get in the way...
Dec 21, 2023•44 min
Nutritional psychiatrist Dr Uma Naidoo is the author of the new book, Calm your mind with food : a revolutionary guide to controlling your anxiety. In this episode we hear about the emerging field of nutritional psychiatry and how the foods we eat can affect our mood, our emotional resilience and mental health. We hear about how inflammation can contribute to anxiety.We discover that saffron is one of the many foods that can support our mental health. Expect to learn whether anxiety and depressi...
Dec 18, 2023•17 min
Dr Terry Wahls is an author and a clinical Professor of medicine at the University of Iowa, in addition to being proof positive that food can be your medicine. She was diagnosed with MS and spent 4 years relying on a wheelchair for her mobility, so debilitating were her symptoms. She was faced with making one of 2 choices, to either give up on life or continue going. Thankfully she chose the latter and she dived into researching how nutrition could positively impact her condition and went on to ...
Dec 14, 2023•36 min
You're probably familiar with having an MRI scan on your strained muscle, your grandmother quite possibly had her hip replaced at some point, and more and more of us are wearing devices that can alert us of irregular heart related events which can prompt us to seek medical attention. These are all everyday examples of how our lives intersect with biomedical engineering. As research in this area progresses and as technology improves, the field of bioengineering is only going to become more impact...
Dec 11, 2023•35 min
Loneliness can be so damaging at any age but especially when growing up. Few people have more experience of being friendless and lonely than Daniel Wendler. In todays episode I speak with Daniel who is now a clinical psychologist and author, and who as a teenager was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome which contributed hugely to his lack of social skills. In this episode Daniel discusses what Asperger's Syndrome is and how it affected his ability to interact socially and make friends growing up....
Dec 07, 2023•30 min
Anna schaffner is a writer, coach and professor of cultural history who has written books on the history of exhaustion, and the art of self development' She has a new book coming out on the subject of exhaustion called Exhausted: An A to Z for the weary. Anna's mission is to help clients move from a state of exhaustion to a state of vitality in their lives. In this episode we discuss what exactly exhaustion is and how it is distinct from being burnt out. Expect to learn about the symptoms of exh...
Dec 04, 2023•38 min
Today I am talking with one of the pioneers of evolutionary medicine and evolutionary psychiatry, Professor Randolf Nesse. We discuss what evolution has to do with modern day psychiatry and how knowledge of evolution's influences on someone's mental health informs Prof Nesse's ability to help his patients. We learn whether our quest for happiness is merely a distraction. Is mental illness a result of nature or nurture or indeed a little of both? Expect to learn that low mood isn't always bad. We...
Nov 30, 2023•30 min
Brian Malow, is a well known science comedian who uses comedy to educate people and make more accessible many of the scientific topics that can perplex. He gives regular talks on science and has interviewed many of the worlds nobel laureates in the field of science and several of the astronauts who walked on the moon. In this episode I explore with Brian the way in which science is communicated to the public at large and the value of doing so in a relatable way. Brian tells me about his encounte...
Nov 27, 2023•38 min
Dr Ian Kerner is a practising sex therapist and author of the best selling, She comes first. In this episode Dr Kerner helps dispell some commonly held misconceptions about sex. We learn that desire or lack there of is largely the reason many people choose to see a sex therapist. We hear about the assurances that women need in order to feel comfortable during sex, especially when she is receiving oral sex. Expect to learn how premature ejaculation can be treated. I ask what role porongraphy can ...
Nov 23, 2023•24 min
Today I speak with Dr Harry Ball the co-founder of the Dental Sleep Institute. He is a physician with a background in dentistry who now helps people with sleep problems. In this episode we find out how dental issues and sleep are related. We discover what exactly bruxism or teeth grinding is and how it presents itself. We hear about restless leg syndrome. We learn how disordered breathing can lead to sleep disturbances. Expect to hear about CPAP machines and how they help people with nocturnal b...
Nov 20, 2023•34 min
Dr Stacy Sims is a physiologist who specialises in women's fitness, performance, nutrition and hormone related health. This seems ridiculous given the fact that women make up about 50% of the global population, but the vast majority of scientific data we have has been derived by studying only men, which means theres a glaring lack of science-based information thats specific to women. And this often means women are doing the wrong training, eating the wrong food, not reaching their full potential...
Nov 16, 2023•41 min
Do you have trouble sleeping, perhaps you have insomnia. Are you reaching for the coffee every morning, exhausted because it has taken you so long to fall asleep, because you've woken up multiple times or maybe you wake up super early every morning. Perhaps you're one of the many people who've been prescribed sleeping tablets, but you're looking for an alternative to help you sleep better. Well my guest today might be of interest to you. I'm joined by founder of Siest sleep, Sine Dunne. Sine is ...
Nov 13, 2023•30 min
Today I am talking with Dr Rosalba Courney , she is an osteopath who did a PhD in dysfunctional breathing, she is an integrative breathing specialist who helps people with poor breathing habits and suffer from dysfunctional breathing. In this episode we define functional and dysfunctional breathing. We discover how the body's pH is affected by the breath. Expect to learn what the optimal number of breaths per minute is. We find out whether we should be breathing through our noses or our mouths. ...
Nov 09, 2023•34 min
Professor Marion Nestle is an American molecular biologist, nutritionist and public health advocate. She is the Paulette Goddard professor of nutrition, food studies and public health Emerita at New York University. Her research has focused on the scientfific and socioeconomic influences on food choice, obesity, food safety, emphasising the role of food marketing, shes written numerous books including What to eat, Food politics, Soda politics and Slow cooked. Professor nestle is has been a titan...
Nov 06, 2023•28 min
In this episode I'm joined by cognitive neuroscientist and clinical psychologist Dr Heather Berlin. Dr Heather Berlin is a neuroscientist and licensed clinical psychologist. She is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City noted for her work in science communication and science outreach. Her research focuses on brain-behavior relationships affecting the prevention and treatment of impulsive and compulsive psychiatri...
Nov 02, 2023•43 min
Dr Steven Park is an ENT surgeon, a sleep doctor and the author of the book, Sleep Interrupted. In this episode we learn how ear, nose and throat issues affect our sleep. We discover some sleep problems have arisen as a result of our ability to talk. Expect to learn if children suffer from sleep apnea. We learn that our grandparents didn't need to have their wisdom teeth removed. Expect to discover the impact modern diets is having on our facial anatomy and breathing. We learn why nose breathing...
Oct 30, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 353
Dr. Gregory Scott Brown is an integrative psychiatrist, a wellness advocate, a columnist for Men’s Health magazine, and the author of the new book entitled The Self-Healing Mind: An Essential Five-Step Practice for Overcoming Anxiety and Depression and Revitalizing Your Life. In this episode we define what mental health is. We discuss why there is still a stigma associated with mental health issues. We explore whether celebrities who have been vocal about their mental health troubles are making ...
Oct 26, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 352
Nutrition is at the heart of everything in medicine, the science of fasting , the science of nutrition , longevity and disease prevention are subjects that concern Dr Valter Longo. He is one of the world's leading researchers in this field. Named as one of the most 50 influential people in healthcare in time magazine in 2018, Dr Longo is a professor in gerontology and biological sciences at the University of Southern California. He is also the director of the Longevity Institute at USC as well a...
Oct 25, 2023•35 min
Today I am speaking with Dr Uma Naidoo. She is a nutrional psychiatrist and author of the wildly popular book, This is your brain on food, an indespensible guide to the surprising foods that fight depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and more. In this episode we learn that what we eat can affect our mood. We learn about how blueberries can alleviate the after effects of trauma. We explore the relationship between Vitamin D and anxiety. Find out why the link between the gut and the rain is so cr...
Oct 19, 2023•16 min
Lauren Mones is the CEO of fermenting fairy at fermentingfairy.com. She believes fervently in the healing power of plants and this belief comes from personal experience having been diagnosed with crippling Crohn's disease she embarked on a journey of discovery and for her self healing through consuming fermented foods. In this episode we learn about the medicinal qualities of fermented foods like Sauerkraut. We hear about the history of fermented food use in human diets. Did you know human being...
Oct 16, 2023•35 min
