Ways To Feel More Human

We are currently living through in a mental health crisis. According to the mental health charity Mind, nearly 2 million people are currently waiting for NHS services. Mental Health First Aid England say that poor mental health accounts for more than half of all work-related illnesses, whilst Personnel Today say that work related stress is costing the economy £28 billion a year. 300,000 people wit...

In the past two decades there has been an enormous rise in the diagnosis of neurodiversity, especially in children. Whilst we all have brilliant brains no matter what, neurodiversity can come with a host of different symptoms that can be extremely difficult to manage for the child but also their surrounding family and friends. Lucinda Miller has dedicated her life to helping neurodivergent childre...

In recent years the world of breathwork has completely exploded, with some describing it as the ‘new Yoga.’ Breathing is life. The first thing in life we do is take a breath, and it’s the last thing we do in life too. But whilst our breath is an automatic function in our bodies,  it is true to say that in the modern world, many of us are not breathing optimally and it’s something we have the power...

Where would we be without musical creativity?  Without it there would be no Beatles, no Mozart, no country music, no rock ‘n’ roll, no concerts, no church choirs.  The ability to be creative is a big part of what has set us humans apart from machines.  But does the dawn of AI - where we can ask a computer to compose a song in seconds -  mean the end of musical creativity as we know it?  Who better...

Our modern world is disrupting our bodies’ natural circadian rhythms  – our phones ping throughout the night, we don’t get enough daylight and we never allow ourselves to switch off. But did you know that smooth running of our circadian rhythms is vital to protect us from disease? Or that disruption of our sleep can drastically lower our immune system? According to Russell Foster, Professor of Cir...

Nature underpins our very existence. Our forests, rivers, oceans and soils provide us with the food we eat, the air we breathe and the water we need for our crops to grow. We have existed within nature since the beginning of time and yet in today’s highly technical, impeccably designed world we are quite divorced from it.  But we are beginning to realise the vital importance of incorporating natur...

Ultra processed foods are making us ill. Author and healthy chef Melissa Hemsley is on a mission to make healthy cooking from scratch easy and enjoyable for all of us. In the UK we have the record for consuming the highest amount of ultra processed foods (UPF’s) in Europe. In fact in the UK, on average, 56% of our diets are UPF heavy. For the under 14 age bracket that rises to 67%. Packed with che...

Why Vedic meditation can boost your mood, reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and help you live longer Did you know the average person spends 82 hours per week consuming information? Or that we take in almost 90 times more information today than we did in 1940? We are currently living through a mental health crisis and it is vital we find a way to switch off from all the noise, and release stress.   In...

WAYS TO FEEL MORE HUMAN, is a new podcast about returning to the wonder of you. I’m Susannah Taylor and I have been a wellbeing writer of over 20 years and what is most obvious to me is that we are no longer living in alignment with who we are. Over the last 10 years the wellness world has exploded. If the latest figures are anything to go by it is worth £2.8 trillion worldwide. Yet we are not get...

Welcome to WAYS TO FEEL MORE HUMAN,  a new podcast about how to thrive in a frazzled world by Susannah Taylor. I have been a wellbeing writer of over 20 years and it is glaringly obvious to me that we are no longer living in alignment with who we are. Obesity, anxiety, depression and chronic disease are at an all time high and it is clear to me that we have completely deviated off our human path....