Kate Spies is a health and wellness guru and the Editor-in-chief of Well + Good which is one of the most read lifestyle and news publications in the world committing to delivering health and wellness news. Kate is a returning guest and one of my favourites on the Not Perfect Podcast. Just like last time she is back and ready to share with us her wellness forecasts for the year ahead. I know we are all wellness obsessed but sometimes it can be confusing and we’re not sure what to listen to or whe...
Jan 02, 2022•37 min
Hello and welcome to a very special bonus episode with a teacher, guider and my astrologist for over 10 years, Ruth Nahmias. She is one of the brightest stars that I know and gives the most sound advice. If you’re not into astrology, please don’t immediately assume that this episode is not worth listening to. I personally use astrology as a self-reflecting tool because it either resonates or it doesn’t and I think that the stars can often provide wisdom. Hopefully this episode will give you thin...
Dec 29, 2021•22 min
Welcome to an extremely special episode to mark 100 episodes of the Not Perfect Podcast!! I began this podcast in 2019 and it has definitely been one of the best things I've ever done. I just want to take a moment to say a BIG thank you to all my loyal listeners and to all my wonderful guests. It has been complete therapy for me as I hope it's been for you. It has opened up conversations I wouldn't have had, introduced me to books that I may not have read and in all honesty it's just been heaven...
Dec 22, 2021•29 min
I am absolutely thrilled to have someone I greatly look up to on the show today. Today’s guest is Helen Russell, a British journalist, happiness researcher and international bestselling author of The Year of Living Danishly, Leap Year, Gone Viking and The Atlas of Happiness. Helen was formerly the editor of Marie Claire online and has been a long term writer for The Telegraph, Stylist, Metro, The Independent and many others. Today we are going to be speaking about her new book and I implore ever...
Dec 19, 2021•45 min
Today I am interviewing a total mastermind who has unlocked the creativity of millions. The New York Times called her the Queen of Change. She is 73 years old, an author of 40 books, an artist, scriptwriter, poet, playwright, novelist, composer, journalist, teacher, speaker and so much more. I am of course speaking about the wonderful Julia Cameron. You may have heard about the concept of morning pages or perhaps you’ve heard of the iconic book, The Artists Way . This is a manifestation of Julia...
Dec 12, 2021•33 min
Today’s guest is a fascinating one. I first found him through his book, The Secret of Instant Healing and then began to watch video after video of this man heal people all around the world. Dr Frank Kinslow has been researching and teaching healing techniques for more than 35 years. His work draws from his clinical experience as a chiropractic physician and a huge passion for relativity and quantum physics. In 2007 the Quantum Entrainment process of instant healing was born out of a personal cri...
Dec 05, 2021•34 min
On today’s podcast we will be speaking about life after death with the most wonderful author, healer, counsellor and spiritual midwife, Mariel Forde Clarke. Mariel has dedicated much of her life to helping people rethink the end of life and supporting their transition from the physical to the non-physical. Mariel’s interest in the afterlife stemmed from her own near death experience when she was pronounced ‘dead’ on the operating table and that was when her perspective on life totally changed. I...
Nov 28, 2021•34 min
On today’s podcast I speak to the global, spiritual teacher Monica Berg who is the author of some of my favourite books including Fear is not an option and the book we are going to be speaking about today, Rethink Love . Throughout Monica’s work she shows individuals how to create a life in which they are living and loving as the most powerful and fulfilled person they’ve always wanted to be. Her books combine her many years of Kabbalistic study with her own personal life experiences. She battle...
Nov 21, 2021•44 min
Today I have Ian Washington-Smith on the podcast and wow are you guys in for an extra special episode! I recently spent a weekend with Ian who taught me some of the most mind-blowing lessons on mental health, beliefs and behaviour change and I can’t wait for you guys to get a taste of what I’ve been learning. Ian is one of the most fascinating people I’ve ever met, he’s a former police manager who ran operations and intelligence management, corruption, prevention and covert investigation. He the...
Nov 14, 2021•37 min
Today’s interview is with a very special guest, Dr Rosemary Mazanet who is one of the world’s leading medical advisors and researchers. Among the many boards she is on, Dr Rosemary is a Charter Trustee at the University of Pennsylvania Health System and is the Co-Chair of the Leonard Davis Institute Executive Advisory Board at Wharton. In today’s episode, we are going to really dig deep behind the truth and the history of CBD. CBD burst onto the wellness scene in about 2018 in a massive way and ...
Nov 07, 2021•37 min
Today I am joined by one of the world’s leading grief psychotherapists, Julia Samuel. She is a bestselling author and a true light in this world having helped thousands of people process and cope with the loss of their loved ones and the grieving process. Julia has written both This Too Shall Pass and Grief Works and excitingly is now the founder of the most brilliant new app also called Grief Works. It is an amazing digital companion through the grieving process - it is absolutely brilliant. It...
Oct 31, 2021•44 min
Today I’m interviewing one of my best friend’s and one of the most inspiring, fantastic, pioneering woman on the planet. Sharmadean Reid is a serial entrepreneur, author, international speaker and most recently the founder and CEO of The Stack World. If you are not a member yet, I highly recommend downloading The Stack, signing up and having a look. It’s full of meet ups, talks and now clubs to connect with other like-minded women and experience some mind-blowing events. Her mission is to create...
Oct 24, 2021•43 min
It is an honour to have Nicky on today’s show, she is my first returning guest on the Not Perfect Podcast. For those that are yet to listen to the previous episode with Nicky, I can’t wait to introduce you to her. She is a maturation facilitator, teacher and coach, integrative holistic counsellor, breath-work facilitator and author. It is with great pleasure I welcome her back today to talk about her new book, Surrender . The idea of surrendering and letting go can be really challenging at times...
Oct 17, 2021•35 min
Today’s guest is an incredibly inspiring woman and one of the most profound and provocative thought leaders in this world. Her name is Regena Thomashauer A.K.A Mama Gena. Pussy power has been redefined by this woman and she has changed the way I view and use my ‘pussy’. Yes I said that and you’ll understand why after listening to this episode. She is an icon, teacher, author, mother, founder and CEO of the school of womanly arts in New York City that heals thousands of woman and recharges them b...
Oct 10, 2021•46 min
I have been so looking forward to interviewing a woman who has been pioneering deep healing for nearly thirty years. Fiona Arrigo is a senior biodynamic psychotherapist who has spent a lifetime studying ancient teachings from many cultures and created the well known Arrigo Programme which has helped thousands of people on their journey to healing and becoming whole. Fiona Arrigo and The Arrigo Programme have become the epitome of deep therapeutic care. Launching Britain’s first alternative healt...
Oct 03, 2021•32 min
In today’s podcast I am joined by Natasha Lunn, the features director at RED magazine and the creator of a popular and acclaimed email newsletter, Conversations on Love . Her first book, Conversations on Love , was published in July and went straight into the Sunday Times top ten bestseller list. Natasha Lunn’s work is some of the most important work being done and it is all centred around teaching us about LOVE. I opened her book and on the first page in black and white, Natasha explains that n...
Sep 26, 2021•43 min
Welcome to Season 9 of the Not Perfect Podcast! It is a total honour to kick off the series with one of the most successful motivational speakers of all time on today’s podcast. Mel Robbins has been a go to for me in some of my lowest and highest moments. Mel coaches more than 60 million people online every month and her videos have had over a billion views. Her groundbreaking work on behaviour change has been translated into 36 languages. Today we are going to be discussing her newest book, The...
Sep 19, 2021•55 min
I am joined today by a long term friend of mine, Genelle Aldred. Genelle is a former ITV and BBC journalist and the founder of communications consultancy GA\C. She is now a published author and has written a book we all need to read. It’s called Communicate for Change: Creating justice in a world of bias and it explores the missing nuisance to our conversation in the public arena at this moment in time. It’s a thought provoking book that unpacks the tribalism we see in our culture and presents a...
Sep 12, 2021•35 min
My guest this week is Dan Murray-Serter. Dan is a serial entrepreneur, the co-founder of a brain care company called Heights and the host of the UK’s number one business podcast, Secret Leaders. Dan’s journey actually began from his own struggles with mental health: trying to solve his chronic anxiety and six-month-long insomnia. He tried everything from self-medicating with alcohol, without alcohol, saw a therapist, a doctor but to no avail. But when a friend asked whether he had considered his...
Sep 05, 2021•32 min
This week my guest is someone who is totally extraordinary and her energy fills an entire space with such positivity and empowerment. Tai Beauchamp is a motivational speaker, media personality, meditation leader, writer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and soon to be author. In the past year she set up morning mindset with Tai and has thousands tuning in several times a week to upgrade their minds in the mornings and it is honestly so refreshing. Today we dive into her wisdom and Tai explains why a...
Aug 01, 2021•36 min
Today’s interview is with a pioneering thinker who is on a huge mission to make 1 billion people happier. Mo Gawdat is the international bestselling author of the book, Solve for Happy and the host of the extremely popular podcast Slo Mo. Mo started his working life as an engineer and then took on the role of Chief Business Officer at Google X. I love the way Mo’s mind works because he marries the science and the logic with the spiritual. Mo does this excellently and with so much ease and harmon...
Jul 18, 2021•31 min
My guest on the show today is Robert Mack, an Ivy-league-educated Positive Psychology Expert, Celebrity Happiness Coach, Executive Coach, and author of the brilliant book Happiness From The Inside Out . Rob has been teaching people how to be happier before most of the world was even speaking about wellness and is one of the world's leading experts on the relationship between happiness and success. He truly has pioneered a movement and changed the lives of millions worldwide. In this episode, we ...
Jul 04, 2021•41 min
Today’s guest is a huge inspiration of mine and her research has been incredibly influential for my work. I mention her throughout my book so to have Kristin Neff as a guest on the show is a true honour. Kristin Neff has pioneered the field of self-compassion research for almost 20 years. She has developed a training program called Mindful Self-Compassion and authored best-selling books such as Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself . Her work has changed millions of lives a...
Jun 20, 2021•43 min
Today’s guest is Dr Andrew Morrice. Dr Andrew has spent decades as a GP doctor working for the NHS in England but 15 years ago he decided to start learning about the Human Givens approach alongside his clinical practice. Human Givens approach is a therapy that takes a truly bio-psycho-social approach towards emotional and mental wellbeing. I first learnt about Human Givens from my mother who studied the approach too and I honestly think it’s one of the best frameworks to understanding our emotio...
Jun 13, 2021•33 min
Hi Everyone! Firstly, thank you so much for tuning into this podcast, I don't thank you all enough and my gratitude is endless. You allow me to carry this podcast on and it's been truly life changing to record these conversations for you all so thank you. As you may know, my very first book, Happy Not Perfect: Upgrade Your Mind, Challenge Your Thoughts and Free Yourself From Anxiety is coming out in 3 days!! I am equal parts terrified and excited. If you've enjoyed the show then I would apprecia...
Jun 06, 2021•32 min
Do you ever have turning points in the month where you feel ready to conquer the world on one day, but the very next day you feel like you can’t achieve anything? If the answer is yes, then you will be fascinated by my guest today. Amy Thomson is a tech founder, entrepreneur, author and all round wonder woman and expert on all things hormones. It always amazes me how much we don’t know about the fundamental mechanisms that go on inside our bodies every day, especially when they affect our mood, ...
May 29, 2021•41 min
This week I am speaking to Jeff Kahn, one of the world’s leading sleep specialists. He is the co-founder and CEO at Rise Science and was one of the first to publish research on technology enabled sleep behaviour modification over a decade ago. He has recently completed the largest known study on sleep and real world job performance which I find deeply fascinating and something that is not spoken about enough. Jeff’s research and work has been read by millions and he continues to empower people t...
May 23, 2021•29 min
It is a total honour to have Ann Louise Gittleman on today’s show. Ann is a top nutritionist and author who is internationally recognised as a pioneer in dietary, longevity, environmental and women’s health issues. Ann was talking about wellbeing before anyone even knew what it meant and at the age of 70, she is still making waves in the health and wellness industry. Ann is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author of over 35 books and has recently added to her collection with her lates...
May 16, 2021•32 min
Today’s guest is someone I wish I’d discovered years ago, Cal Newport. Cal is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University and the author of seven books. His New York bestseller, Deep Work, Digital Minimalism is what led him to write his latest book, A World Without Email. Can you imagine what our life would be like without emails? By 2019 the average person checks their emails 75 times a day and the average worker sends 126 emails per day - that is one every four minutes....
May 09, 2021•42 min
This is a very special episode in partnership with Smile Makers on the science behind pleasure and all things sexual wellness. If you are someone that feels a bit sensitive around this topic then please have a listen because my guest speaks about this extremely important area of our health in such a detailed and data driven way. It was absolutely fascinating to hear how an area of the wellness industry can be so misunderstood. In this episode I am joined by the wonderful Cecile Gasnault who has ...
May 02, 2021•38 min