Is Honesty The Best Policy?

In this episode we explore the topic of friendship and finding your people.  We talk about how our own friendship developed, what friendship means, how this is different for everyone, and also how to go about finding your people if you haven’t found them yet.  The main takeaway we took from this episode was how finding your people is deeply routed with being true to yourself. The people who love y...

In this episode with spoke to Rowan Preece, a runner that suffered from the effects of RED-S, about his journey with identity. We spoke to him about how RED-S affected him as an individual and how it became all encompassing and stole his identity. We speak about how this has impacted Rowan today and the journey he is on to find out who he truly is. He talks about how we should give ourselves the c...

In this weeks episode we speak to Dr Sofie Kent, Senior lecturer in sports psychology at Leeds Beckett University and former sports psychologist to the Wolverhampton Wanderers. She works with a number of English Football League teams and has published research with the World Badminton Federation. We spoke about how our brains are often the muscle we leave untrained and how this can be our secret w...

In this episode we discuss how to prevent injuries, what you can do when you think you have one, and the psychological effects of injuries. We chat to specialist physiotherapist Rose from Podium Physiotherapy and discuss our own experiences with injury. If you want to seek personal physio advise at affordable prices, you can contact Rose via their practice website: https://podiumphysiotherapy.co.u...

Welcome back to season 2 of Is Honesty The Best Policy? We are SO excited to be back and give you some fantastic episodes. In this episode we talk to U23 European Marathon record holder, Becky Briggs. We discuss how she navigates dealing with pressure, the importance of mindset, navigating life's challenges as an elite athlete, and the value of finding the balance. Becky provides us with some...

This weeks episode explores the topic of dyslexia, a learning difficulty that mainly affects an individuals ability to read and write, but it can span across many other things including organisation and communication. We talk to professional artist, Alice Irwin about her battles with dyslexia as a child and how she has learnt to communicate in her own way. She talks about how she struggled as a yo...

In this episode of Is Honesty The Best Policy? we discuss the topic of people pleasing. We explore what it means to be a people pleaser, how to identify if you are one, and also tips on how you can step away from being one. By the term people pleasing, we refer to the strong urge of an individual to please others even at their own expense. We distinguish how this varies considerably from helping o...

In this week’s episode we interview professional runner and content creator, Phily Bowden. We spoke to Phily just before she competed at the Copenhagen Marathon where she set a 5 minute personal best of 2:29. In this episode we discuss the importance of staying true to who you are and believing in yourself. We followed Phily’s journey from a youngster, her time in America where she was low in self...

In this episode we talk to Rory about his own experiences with binge eating disorder. We discuss his recovery, how somebody currently suffering from an eating disorder can step towards recovery, and his view on the impact of current cultural topics such as social media and printing calories on menus.  We explore how developing an eating disorder is not the end, full recovery and an enjoyable life...

On this episode we sit down with running YouTuber and content creator, Ben Felton. We spoke to him about how he started his Youtube channel, how it progressed, and how his running has also taken off alongside it. Ben told us his experiences of the running world and how he has built a loyal, supportive community. If you are thinking of doing something you haven’t done before, but you need a bit mor...

In the third episode of the season, we open up the conversation around female health. We explore the physical and mental symptoms throughout our cycle, how this impacts individuals in the sporting world, how we can manage our symptoms, and what we can do to improve education around menstruation. We welcome senior sports scientist and researcher, Georgie Bruinvels onto the podcast this week. Georgi...

In this episode we explore the culture of busyness and the impact it is having on our society. We delve into where it derived from, the ideas behind it, and how we think it can be combated. The episode also ends with our hilarious two truths. Enjoy!

In this episode we will we explore who we are, how we met, and how this podcast came about. This will allow you to get to know us before we delve into lots of exciting topics in our future episodes. We will also round each episode off with two truths, so have a listen to find out!

Welcome to Is Honesty The Best Policy? Listen for an insight into what is to come.