This week's episode is a rather special one. In fact, I would say this is potentially one of the most important episodes I've ever released on my podcast because today, I am talking to Dr. Richard Schwartz. He's the creator of an incredible treatment modality called internal family systems, also known as IFS. IFS has had a transformative impact on my own life - I feel calmer, more content and more at peace than I have ever done before. And without question, it has helped me to become a better hu...
Mar 09, 2022•2 hr 57 min•Ep 244•Transcript available on Metacast CAUTION: This podcast contains mild swearing. We can often find it hard to do small things on a regular basis that will slowly move the needle for our health and our happiness. But could consistency be the key to success? Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 153 of the podcast with my good friend and fellow podcast host, Rich...
Mar 04, 2022•12 min•Ep 243•Transcript available on Metacast This week, I welcome Dr Roger Seheult back to the podcast. Roger is a medical doctor who is quadruple board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary diseases, critical care medicine and sleep medicine. As well as his clinical practice, he is passionate about teaching doctors and the public via his teaching company MedCram and his YouTube channel. In this conversation, I was keen to focus on the topic of inflammation. Inflammation is a natural and necessary biological response to injury or infec...
Mar 02, 2022•2 hr 56 min•Ep 242•Transcript available on Metacast We often get distracted from the things that we want to do. Our plans get sidetracked and our work never seems to get done. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 120 of the podcast with former Stanford lecturer, and author of the book Indistractable, Nir Eyal. In this clip he shares some actionable techniques that will help yo...
Feb 25, 2022•12 min•Ep 241•Transcript available on Metacast TRIGGER WARNING: This podcast discusses fasting and its advice may not be suitable for anyone with an eating disorder. If you have an existing health condition or are taking medication, always consult your healthcare practitioner before going for prolonged periods without eating. Every few months or so, my team and I put together a special compilation episode, which features some of the very best tips around a central unified theme. This weeks episode is all about longevity. Many of us think we ...
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep 240•Transcript available on Metacast A diet that gives great results for a friend may not work well for you. We are all unique, and the way we eat should be too. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 131 of the podcast with leading expert on the gut microbiome, Professor Tim Spector. In this clip Tim explains whytheres no one-size-fits-all correct way to eat, and...
Feb 18, 2022•15 min•Ep 239•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is a LIVE recording of a conversation I had with Tony Riddle who was eight days into an epic journey. He was running the length of Great Britain, completely barefoot, covering 30 miles a day for 30 days. His aim? To show what human beings are biologically capable of, as well as to raise environmental awareness and funds. Even though the conversation was recorded back in 2019, it has as much relevance today as it did back then. You might remember Tony from episode 71, What Makes Us H...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep 238•Transcript available on Metacast Are you performing at life, or are you really living it? Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 134 of the podcast with the wonderful Matthew McConaughey. In this clip Matthew explains why authenticity is important to him and how, by understanding who we really are and showing up as ourselves more often, we can live a happier l...
Feb 11, 2022•15 min•Ep 237•Transcript available on Metacast TRIGGER WARNING: This podcast discusses fasting and its advice may not be suitable for anyone with an eating disorder. If you have an existing health condition or are taking medication, always consult your healthcare practitioner before going for prolonged periods without eating. You probably wouldnt expect a cardiologist to tell you that not eating is the key to better heart health. But todays guest is a passionate believer in finding new solutions to old diseases and in finding those solutions...
Feb 09, 2022•2 hr 59 min•Ep 236•Transcript available on Metacast What does happiness mean and why do so many of us struggle with it? Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 181 of the podcast with author of the brilliant book The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin. In this clip, she explains why we all need to think about our happiness and describes some of the steps we can take to live a happ...
Feb 04, 2022•15 min•Ep 235•Transcript available on Metacast CAUTION: This episode contains references to skipping meals and may be triggering for those with eating disorders. Todays guest believes that the decisions we make every day about what we eat have a huge influence on our health. Dr William Li is a medical doctor and the author of the international bestseller, Eat to Beat Disease: The Body's Five Defense Systems and the Foods That Could Save Your Life. He works in a field of research called Food as Medicine and having been involved with the devel...
Feb 02, 2022•2 hr 35 min•Ep 234•Transcript available on Metacast Being kind to ourselves is so important for our health and our happiness, but often the negative voice in our head can start to overwhelm our thoughts. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 163 of the podcast with one of the worlds leading experts on self-compassion Dr Kristin Neff. In this clip, she explains why self-compassi...
Jan 28, 2022•13 min•Ep 233•Transcript available on Metacast CAUTION: Please be aware that this podcast contains reference to suicide. Today Im pleased to welcome back Dr Ayan Panja, whos a close friend and now a regular podcast guest as well as an accomplished podcaster himself. Hes a busy NHS GP, brilliant health communicator, and my partner in delivering our RCGP-accredited Prescribing Lifestyle Medicine course to fellow clinicians. We start off the conversation talking about the current challenges that exist for NHS GPs. We talk about the desperate ne...
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep 232•Transcript available on Metacast One of the key ways to keep ourselves healthy is to stay physically active. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 128 of the podcast withpaleoanthropologist and Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, Dr Daniel Lieberman In this clip he explains why movement is so important for our immune system and our ...
Jan 21, 2022•13 min•Ep 231•Transcript available on Metacast CAUTION: Contains swearing and themes of an adult nature. It is my absolute pleasure to be able to share todays conversation with you. Im speaking with fellow podcaster and author Fearne Cotton, someone I count as a good friend and kindred spirit. Fearne has been a talented and high-profile star on UK TV and radio since the age of 15. But these days shes found her happy place out of the public glare, living with intention and sharing her experiences with a like-minded audience. Fearnes latest bo...
Jan 19, 2022•2 hr 59 min•Ep 230•Transcript available on Metacast The start of a new year is the time many of us look to make changes in our lives, incorporating healthy habits and removing unhelpful ones. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 145 of the podcast with James Clear an entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author of the book Atomic Habits. In this clip, James explains why...
Jan 14, 2022•18 min•Ep 229•Transcript available on Metacast CAUTION: Contains swearing and themes of an adult nature. Why have we lost our ability to focus? What are the causes? And, most importantly, how do we get it back? Todays guest and author of the brilliant new book, Stolen Focus: Why You Cant Pay Attention, went on a three-year journey to uncover the reasons why our teenagers now focus on one task for only 65 seconds, and why office workers on average manage only three minutes. Johann Hari interviewed more than 200 leading experts in the world on...
Jan 12, 2022•3 hr 36 min•Ep 228•Transcript available on Metacast CAUTION: Contains themes of an adult nature. If I told you there was a simple, free habit you could take up to optimise your health in just five to 10 minutes a day, would you be up for trying it? If the answers yes, then youre going to love todays guest, a brilliant science communicator who reveals what the habit is and shares ground-breaking insights from his research. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a professor of neuroscience at Stanford University School of Medicine in the US and he has made numerou...
Jan 07, 2022•2 hr 56 min•Ep 227•Transcript available on Metacast CAUTION: Contains swearing and themes of an adult nature. This is the final podcast episode of the year - I have decided to take a short break from the podcast over Christmas to switch off and relax with my family and it's that sentiment that has influenced the topic of this final compilation episode. This is the time of year where many of us take a pause, spend time with our loved ones and think of others. So, I thought this was the perfect time to celebrate the magic that happens when communit...
Dec 15, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep 226•Transcript available on Metacast Todays episode is an introduction to my first Ask Me Anything (AMA) episode.This is available in full on the members option of my podcast where you can find ad-free episodes as well as AMA episodes where I answer questions posed by members. In this clip, you can hear about why I now offer a membership option and I answer a question from members all about my morning routine. I talk about what I try to do every morning, how it has developed over the years and what I get out of my routine.I also sh...
Dec 13, 2021•21 min•Ep 225•Transcript available on Metacast CAUTION: This episode contains swearing and themes of an adult nature. Are you looking for high performance in your life whether that be your work life, your personal life or perhaps in a weekend hobby? Or, does the term high performance not really resonate with you? Well, irrespective of your answer, I think you are going to really enjoy today's conversation with my guest, Jake Humphrey. Jake is one of the UKs best known TV presenters, and he is currently the lead Premier League football presen...
Dec 08, 2021•2 hr 54 min•Ep 224•Transcript available on Metacast Rest is so important for our health, our happiness, and our productivity, but we often think that trying to do more is better. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 118 of the podcast with author and former Silicon Valley tech consultant, Alex Pang. Alex realised that when he went on a sabbatical from work, he became more prod...
Dec 03, 2021•14 min•Ep 223•Transcript available on Metacast CAUTION: Includes themes of an adult nature. Do you think you have an addiction, or perhaps an unhealthy relationship with a certain behaviour? It may be a behaviour that you have tried to stop in the past that you keep returning back to despite your best intentions. Well, if you do (and I cannot imagine there are many people out there who don't), I think you will find today's conversation eye-opening. My guest is Dr. Anna Lembke, a professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medici...
Dec 01, 2021•2 hr 41 min•Ep 222•Transcript available on Metacast The way we breathe is the way we live, and by changing the way we breathe we can change our lives for the better. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 99 of the podcast with Patrick McKeown. Patrick believes breathing correctly is the secret to better health and wellbeing and, in this clip, he explains why our emotions, sleep...
Nov 26, 2021•12 min•Ep 221•Transcript available on Metacast CAUTION: This podcast episode contains swearing. Mel Robbins is one of the most sort after motivational speakers in the world. Her TED talk has been viewed almost 27 million times and she's also the best-selling author of several books, including her latest one, The High Five Habit: Take Control of Your Life With One Simple Habit. In today's conversation, Mel explains that all of us know what we need to do for the best in any given situation but its acting on that knowledge thats hard. Its so ea...
Nov 24, 2021•2 hr 23 min•Ep 220•Transcript available on Metacast Our modern lifestyles are moving us further away from our natural state, but there are ways of living that are much more in sync with our human biology. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 71 of the podcast with natural lifestyle coach and record-breaking barefoot endurance athlete, Tony Riddle. In this clip he explains how,...
Nov 19, 2021•14 min•Ep 219•Transcript available on Metacast Where is your attention right now? Hopefully its on these words but if youre getting distracted and are contemplating what youll have for dinner or running through your to-do list, please know that you are not alone. Todays guest shares research which showsthat most of us are missing up to 50% of our lives. But if youd like to change that for the better, youre in the right place. Dr Amishi Jha is a neuroscientist, professor of psychology at the University of Miami and author of the brilliant new...
Nov 17, 2021•2 hr 56 min•Ep 218•Transcript available on Metacast We all know what to do to maintain our physical fitness, but we often dont think about our mental fitness. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 57 of the podcast with body image and mental health campaigner Natasha Devon MBE. In this clip, she explains why its so important to keep our mind fit and healthy and gives some great...
Nov 12, 2021•13 min•Ep 217•Transcript available on Metacast Human beings were born to run. No sooner have we learned to walk than were breaking into a run its just another gear. So why do so many of us struggle with running as adults? Todays guest, Helen Hall, is the running coach Ive been working with for the past 18 months and who trained me for my recent marathon. As founder of Perpetual Forward Motion Efficient Running Coaching her clients range from elite athletes to ordinary amateurs who want to run or walk pain-free, with greater efficiency and, m...
Nov 10, 2021•2 hr 5 min•Ep 216•Transcript available on Metacast The brain is our most vital and complex organ, and there are simple things we can all do to keep it healthy and improve its performance. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 76 of the podcast with neuroscientist and brain surgeon Dr Rahul Jandial. In this clip he draws on his knowledge and years of experience as a brain surge...
Nov 05, 2021•11 min•Ep 215•Transcript available on Metacast 
