On today’s episode, I am delighted to be speaking to Spencer Matthews, a successful entrepreneur, former Made in Chelsea cast member turned broadcaster and an incredible father of three children. Spencer is well known for his non-alcoholic drinks brand, Clean Co, which was created as a result of his unhealthy relationship with alcohol during his twenties which he saw as ‘an obstacle in his life that had to be removed’. Spencer talks openly about how much his life has changed since he made this d...
Jun 06, 2023•43 min
On today’s HEALING 101, I am speaking to Dr Fionnuala Barton who is a GP, Women’s Health Doctor and registered member of the British Menopause Society. She is passionate about optimising physical and emotional wellness for women at all stages of life and has particular interest in early recognition and management of perimenopausal and menopausal syptoms. Menopause itself is a topic which is slowly becoming more publicly discussed but I still fear that many of us don’t know enough about the impac...
Jun 01, 2023•45 min
I am so thrilled and actually very starstruck to be joined by the one and only Joanna Lumley on today’s episode. I grew up watching her on Absolutely Fabulous, have admired her work with the Gurkhas, and have been fascinated by her unconventional upbringing and theatrical career. It was an honour to speak to Joanna about her incredibly colourful life: her career ups and downs, the pressure she faced growing up and her attitude towards mental health in the modern world. Whilst Joanna’s view might...
May 30, 2023•43 min
On today’s HEALING 101, I am joined by Laura Hans AKA The Perinatal Psychologist. Laura is on a mission to empower mothers and remind them how important it is to nurture and care for themselves as well as their children by focusing on their mental health and wellbeing. She supports mums and mums-to-be on their journey to and through motherhood. Having a baby is a huge transition and can be overwhelming and soul-destroying at times but Laura is one of those brilliant people whose aim is to guide ...
May 25, 2023•34 min
Depression during and after pregnancy afflicts many people, and health care practitioners say that the pandemic has only worsened this mental health issue. These kinds of depression can include deep sadness, heightened anxiety and incessant exhaustion that makes it hard for sufferers to care for their families, let alone themselves. Today, I will be talking to Tish Weinstock, a former beauty editor of Vogue, who wrote a very brave article about her own experience with prenatal depression. In thi...
May 23, 2023•20 min
On today’s HEALING 101, I am joined by Ariadne Calvero-Platero the founding partner at Family Central Consultants which helps families through difficult transitions. They provide support and advice to families at a critical juncture when facing medical, mental health or major life transitions. They also collaborate with families to develop a plan of action and provide ongoing support and their mission is to minimise stress and anxiety for families faced with daunting or unfamiliar challenges.&nb...
May 18, 2023•29 min
On today’s episode, I am joined by Lisa Bryer, a film and documentary producer who is best known for producing the epic box office success, The Last King of Scotland , which won an Oscar and many BAFTA awards. Considering her phenomenal success you might wonder why Lisa is here today but as you will soon discover, she battled with an addiction to drugs including heroin for eight years. After a friend recommended that she attend Narcotic Anonymous, she realised that she could break the cycle of d...
May 16, 2023•43 min
On today’s Healing 101, I am joined by licensed marriage and family therapist, Kimberley Quinlan. Kimberley specialises in anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder and eating disorders. She is known for her vibrant and mindful approach to mental health issues and created the self-compassion workbook for OCD which is a step by step program to help you understand the emotional experience of OCD, and to develop the tools which can help you to manage your disorder and to build self confidenc...
May 11, 2023•30 min
I am over the moon to be joined by Susannah Constantine to kick off our special women's mental health series. Susannah is a novelist, journalist and podcaster with over 25 years experience in the media. You also might know her as the host of What Not To Wear alongside Trinny Woodall. While the show might have been about helping women love themselves from the outside in, this conversation just proves how Susannah has come to understand that if you support the inside, the outside will shine. Susan...
May 09, 2023•38 min
On today’s HEALING 101, I am joined by Dr Fiona Pienaar, the Senior Clinical Advisor for Mental Health Innovations, aka Shout (our podcast partner) and previously worked at Place2Be as the Director of Clinical services. Today’s episode focuses on suicide and suicide de-escalation in particular. It’s a very sensitive topic to navigate but I feel it’s important that we are all aware of what the warning signs are and what we can do to help someone who is suffering with depression and suicidal ideat...
Apr 06, 2023•26 min
For those of you who are fans of The Real Housewives of Cheshire, you’ll be excited to learn that today’s guest is Tanya Bardsley. Tanya is also a life coach, model and author and at the age of 39 was finally diagnosed with ADHD after years of battling anxiety and suicidal thoughts. Tanya was praised for her open discussion of her diagnosis on both the reality show and her ITV documentary Me & ADHD and now proudly claims that she has nothing to be ashamed of. In today’s episode I talk t...
Apr 04, 2023•27 min
On today’s HEALING 101, I am joined by Dr Rachel Evans, a chartered psychologist who specialises in eating disorder recovery. Her career choice was actually inspired by her own struggle with an eating disorder. Rachel knows exactly how it feels for everything you do to be ruled by thoughts of food and weight. However, one thing she is very keen to point out is that it’s not a one-size fits all approach when it comes to eating disorder recovery. In today’s episode we talk about how her work diffe...
Mar 30, 2023•24 min
I’m very excited to be joined today by Holly Baxter, a dietician, science educator, author, speaker and professional athlete in the sport of bodybuilding. Growing up in Tasmania, Holly had a heavy involvement in sports in her early life. However, when she began competing more seriously the emphasis on her performance and appearance set her up for an extremely difficult struggle with binge eating and bulimia which left her wondering whether she had any intrinsic value as a person. Like so many of...
Mar 28, 2023•46 min
On today’s HEALING 101, I am joined by psychotherapist Sarah Dosanjh. After struggling with binge eating disorder and bulimia for more than a decade she has gone on to specialise in helping others recover from binge eating. In 2020, she self published her book I Can’t Stop Eating , which reached the Amazon bestseller’s list. Sarah has now made it her mission to raise awareness of binge eating and help her clients develop a sense of self trust around food again. Find Sarah: Website: https:/...
Mar 23, 2023•30 min
Today I’m thrilled to be joined by a huge role model of mine, Thomasina Miers. Thomasina is a cook, who many might know for winning Masterchef, a writer, restauranteur and the co-founder of the successful Mexican street food restaurant, Wahaca. Thomasina has openly spoken about her own struggles with her mental health, particularly during her 20s. Her family has a history of both depression and alcoholism and her grandmother very sadly committed suicide when Thomasina was just 21. Thomasina...
Mar 21, 2023•36 min
On today’s HEALING 101, I am joined by Dr Brent Turnipseed, a board certified psychiatrist and co-founder of Roots Behavioural Health. He and his wife Andrea founded Roots with the initial goal of making psychiatric care more accessible. Roots behavioural health services include ketamine assisted psychotherapy, a ground breaking approach for the treatment of depression, anxiety and other serious conditions. As someone who has experienced psychedelic assisted therapy, I was so interested to learn...
Mar 16, 2023•28 min
I am so thrilled to be joined today by a man on a mission to raise awareness of the reality of OCD, Shaun Flores. When people talk about OCD, they often talk about it as a quirk or something almost productive, but anyone who lives with OCD knows this couldn’t be further from the truth. Shaun Flores has suffered from OCD since he was 27. He initially struggled with obsessive thoughts about his sexuality and it quickly moved on to harm, in particular sexual assault. When these thoughts initially t...
Mar 14, 2023•36 min
On today’s HEALING 101, I am joined by Lisa Williams, the Principal Clinical Psychotherapist and manager of the Anxiety Disorders Residential Unit at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Lisa is passionate about providing good treatment for anxiety disorders and has further specialist training in compassion focused therapy. We will be speaking today about what compassion focused therapy aims to do, what it involves and what mental health disorders it can help. Follow Hurt to...
Mar 09, 2023•23 min
Today I'm speaking to the ultimate girl boss, Lisa Bilyeu. Lisa is the co-founder of the billion dollar company, Quest Nutrition, and the co-founder of Impact Theory, a weekly show that explores the minds of the world's highest achievers. You might ask, how on earth does she do it all? The answer to that is that she's brimming with self-confidence. Lisa is a self-confidence expert who shares a lot of valuable tips and strategies on how to build this critical mindset into your own life. Like many...
Mar 07, 2023•34 min
On today's HEALING 101, I'm joined by Dr. David Sturgeon, a consultant psychiatrist at UCL. David has worked for students for many years and it was fascinating for me to talk to him about the mental health of students and to ask him all about why depression and anxiety is most commonly found amongst them and what he thinks universities can do to help prevent this. I would love for you all to sign this petition to create a statutory legal duty of care for students: https://petition.parliament.uk/...
Mar 02, 2023•15 min
Today I am honoured to be joined by Poppy Jaman, a respected icon in the international mental health space. She is a global voice of authority on workplace mental health, working with leaders from across the world to create national policies that drive sustainable change forward. She is the Global CEO of MindForward Alliance and, over the past 12 years, has created the world’s leading workplace mental health organisation focused on transforming workplaces into spaces that suppor...
Feb 28, 2023•31 min
On today's HEALING 101, we are joined by Deirdre, or as I like to call her, Dede Nazareth, a friend of mine and a functional osteopath. Functional and osteopathic medicine both seek to find the root cause of illness by asking 'why' and considering things that may seem unrelated, such as treating skin conditions by treating the gut or treating headaches by analysing joints in the upper back. This practice understands that the body has an inherent capacity to heal itself when given what it needs a...
Feb 23, 2023•21 min
I am joined today by Marisa Peer, a world leading therapist, a world renowned speaker, a hypnotherapist and the bestselling author of five books. Marisa has changed thousands of lives and has spent the last 30 years working with Hollywood celebrities, CEOs, royalty and sports stars. After being inundated with therapist requests, she eventually agreed to create her award winning rapid transformational therapy or RTT. Now, Marisa has made it her mission to spread the message that simple, rapid and...
Feb 21, 2023•27 min
On today’s HEALING 101, I am talking to Emily Syphas - a Specialist Addictive Behaviour Coach, a life coach and the founder of Sober & Social, a community which offers events and support for those wanting to lead an alcohol free lifestyle. Emily knows first hand how daunting it can be to navigate your life without alcohol, reclaim your hangover free self and deal with sober social situations. So whether you need help with staying on track or you’re wanting to transform your relationship...
Feb 16, 2023•19 min
I am honoured to be joined by Anne Robinson, established television presenter and journalist known for her assertive views and her frosty presenting style on one of my all time favourite game shows, The Weakest Link. In the 1960s, Anne was the first young female trainee at the Daily Mail newspaper. She worked at The Sunday Times and The Daily Mirror and then went on to host programmes such as Watchdog to Channel Four's Countdown. However, in her mid-thirties Anne began to drum up a reputation fo...
Feb 14, 2023•29 min
In today's episode, I'm joined in the studio by a clinical psychologist with more than ten years of experience. Dr. Sam Akbar specialises in treating refugees with PTSD who have been tortured, survive war or sexual violence. And in 2022 released a book called Stress Alien How to Beat Stress and Build Resilience. There is no denying that life is stressful. We are living in a post-pandemic world where 81% of women are overworked, overwhelmed and exhausted. But Dr. Sam Akbar's book is just what eve...
Feb 09, 2023•28 min
I am joined today by Rosie Pye, an award winning producer, program editor and a multimedia producer with 15 years experience. She has produced thousands of BBC programmes and hundreds of podcasts. Rosie joined The Economist in 2020 to produce their flagship podcast, Economic Asks before creating Blanchard House, where she leads a development team, creating original content and quality podcasts for clients such as Google Ventures. However, reporting on distressing crime stories led Rosie to a dev...
Feb 07, 2023•28 min
On today's HEALING 101, I'm speaking to Dr. Ariele Noble, the head of research psychology at Mental Health Innovations and a chartered counselling psychologist. With 20 years of experience in the field of mental health and wellness, her clinical and research backgrounds help those who suffer from mild and severe mental and or physical difficulties. Today, we are going to be speaking about the relationship between eating disorders and loneliness and what anyone suffering should do to avoid isolat...
Feb 02, 2023•15 min
Today's guest is Hope Virgo, a multi award winning mental health campaigner, an author and an international leading advocate for people with eating disorders. For four years, Hope managed to keep her own battle with anorexia a secret from her friends and family. But on the 17th of November 2007, her world changed forever, and she was admitted to a mental health hospital. Hope then face the biggest challenge of her life and had to dig deep to find the courage to beat her anorexia. Fast forward an...
Jan 31, 2023•33 min
On today’s Healing 101, I am speaking to Dr Lee Valls, a counselling psychologist and the Clinical Director of The London Practice. Today I will be asking him about the subject of EMDR, eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing which hit the headlines in 2021 after Prince Harry shared it was one of the forms of therapy he worked with to move through the impact of trauma he experienced as a child. Lee is an EMDR practitioner and the perfect person to explain how this particular therapy works,...
Jan 26, 2023•14 min
