Figuring It Out

Dr Hazel Wallace is a women’s health nutritionist, former NHS doctor and founder of The Food Medic. She is a bestselling author and released her latest book ‘Not Just a Period: Reclaim Your Cycle, Harness Your Hormones and Take Control of Your Health’ on 22nd May 2025. 1.9 billion people menstruate and have on average 456 periods over the course of a lifetime - so why do periods still feel like su...

In part three, Jodie Cariss gives some helpful advice on how to make the most of your therapy sessions, discusses why journalling can be a great tool to measure progress and shares some useful self-care tips for outside of the therapy room. Plus, Jodie and Dr Alex George discuss the importance of meeting yourself where you’re at and why it’s vital to remember that feelings are transient. Check out...

In part two, Jodie Cariss and Dr Alex George discuss how to know when a therapist isn’t the right fit for you, and how to approach this tricky conversation. Plus, Jodie unpacks how to measure progress when undergoing therapy, the importance of understanding that healing is not linear and why being challenged by your therapist can be a good thing… Check out Self Space and get Jodie’s book ‘How to G...

Jodie Cariss is a therapist with over 18 years experience and founder of Self Space, a private therapy clinic which is widely considered to be the world’s first on-demand mental health service that’s available on the high street. Deciding to go to therapy is a big step, but it can often be overwhelming. In part one, Jodie shares the best ways to get started with therapy, including how to find a th...

Dr Caroline Boyd is a chartered clinical psychologist with over 10 years experience working in the NHS and other mental health settings. She specialises in anger, particularly how it manifests itself in parents.  Anger is still quite a taboo topic, and many of us may try and suppress our anger due to feelings of shame or discomfort. In this special bonus episode, Caroline joins Dr Alex George...

In part 3, Dr Kirren reveals why you need to stop over-focusing on your anxious thoughts and shares  her top three tips for living alongside anxiety.  Plus, Kirren and Dr Alex George discuss the difficulty of being a perfectionist and why you should never Google your symptoms if you’ve got a history of health anxiety… Follow @drkirren and get her book ‘Ten Times Calmer: Beat Anxiety and...

In part 2, Dr Kirren unpacks the topic of health anxiety, how it’s connected to death anxiety and shares her golden rules for managing health anxiety. Plus, Kirren and Dr Alex George discuss their experiences of EMDR therapy and how living life according to your values can help alleviate feelings of death anxiety… Follow @drkirren and get her book ‘Ten Times Calmer: Beat Anxiety and Change Your Li...

Dr Kirren is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years experience, and has built an online following of over 600k through her helpful videos about living with anxiety. Many of us suffer from anxiety, so why do we rarely talk about the frightening symptoms of anxiety? In part 1, Kirren joins Dr Alex George to discuss the many different ways anxiety may present itself physically, the importance of...

In part three, Hannah Alderson reveals the six steps to rebalancing your hormones and how your diet has a bigger impact on your hormonal health than you might think… Plus, Hannah and Dr Alex George unpack the role movement can have on our hormones and how practicing daily gratitude can improve both your hormone health and mental wellbeing. Follow @hannahaldersonnutrition and get her book ‘Everythi...

In part two, Hannah Alderson unpacks why more women are speaking up about their hormone health than ever before, the key roles cortisol and insulin play in our daily lives and why ‘being hormonal’ is actually a good thing. Plus, Hannah and Dr Alex George discuss why the 24 hour cycle is the most important in hormonal health and why your hormones are only ever as good as the clues you give them… Fo...

Hannah Alderson is a nutritionist and hormone expert, who recently released her debut book ‘Everything I Know About Hormones: Six Steps to Optimal Health and Happiness’. Hormones are vital for our daily functioning and can be a great indicator for our overall health - so why do so many of us know so little about them? In part one, Hannah joins Dr Alex George to unpack our key hormones and their fu...

In part 3, Michelle Elman gives some helpful advice for making new friends and maintaining old ones. Plus, Michelle and Dr Alex George reflect on the different roles you play in different friendships and why it’s so important to be grateful for the friendships you do have. Follow @michellelelman and get her book ‘Bad Friend: Why Friendship Breakups Hurt and How to Heal’ , coming 8th May, published...

In part 2, Michelle Elman and Dr Alex George discuss how to heal from a friendship breakup, the importance of recognising grief when a friendship ends and why ambivalent friends can be more damaging than bad friends… Plus, Michelle talks about how to recognise if you’re being a bad friend and how you can’t have good boundaries without good communication. Follow @michellelelman and get her book ‘Ba...

Michelle Elman is a life coach, broadcaster and author, who is releasing her fifth book ‘Bad Friend: Why Friendship Breakups Hurt and How to Heal’ on 8th May 2025. We go through an estimated 23 friendship breakups across our lives, so why do we rarely talk about how painful they are? In part 1, Michelle joins Dr Alex George to unpack why friendships aren’t treated with the same validity as romanti...

In part 3, Dr Lindsay Browning discusses the impact coffee and alcohol have on your sleep, the importance of having a relaxing wind-down routine and why you should never snooze your alarm… Plus, Lindsay and Dr Alex George bust some common myths about sleep and Lindsay shares some useful tips and tricks to help you improve the quality of your sleep. Follow @drbrowningsleep and get her book ‘Navigat...

In part 2, Dr Lindsay Browning joins Dr Alex George to discuss what insomnia actually is, why maintaining our circadian rhythm is vital for our sleep health and the different reasons so many of us struggle to fall asleep. Plus, Lindsay reveals the role of cortisol in our sleep schedule and how our phones impact our ability to fall asleep… Follow @drbrowningsleep and get her book ‘Navigating Sleepl...

Dr Lindsay Browning is a chartered psychologist, neuroscientist and sleep expert who holds a doctorate in insomnia from the University of Oxford. She is the founder of Trouble Sleeping, a clinic based in Berkshire that has been helping people to improve their sleep for the past 15 years.  In part 1, Lindsay joins Dr Alex George to unpack what a good night’s sleep actually is, why we don’t all...

In part 3, Tj Power gives some helpful tips and tricks for rebalancing your brain chemistry and living a happier life. Plus, Tj and Dr Alex George unpack how being bored can help stabilise your dopamine levels, the link between gut health and serotonin and how using a tablet can help curb your phone addiction… Follow @tjpower and get his book ‘The DOSE Effect: Small Habits to Boost Your Brain Chem...

In part 2, Tj Power unpacks how our brain chemistry hasn’t adapted to our new modern world and reveals how our ancestors can teach us how to live happier, more fulfilled lives. Plus, Tj and Dr Alex George discuss why you should be in the pursuit of progress (not success!), the impact being in nature has on our serotonin levels and how uncomfortable emotions can guide you to an alternative life. Fo...

Tj Power is the creator of The DOSE Effect, a concept which explains how dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins influence our physical and mental health.  Tj’s organisation The DOSE Lab provides relatable, science-backed strategies to empower individuals to improve their mental wellbeing by rebalancing their brain chemistry. His book ‘The DOSE Effect: Small Habits to Boost Your Brain Ch...

In part 3, Nicola Slawson and Dr Alex George discuss how your living situation can influence how you feel about being single, why it’s so important to put yourself out there and how being single can give you a unique sense of freedom… Plus, Nicola gives her top three tips to help you live your best single life. Follow @nicola_slawson and get her book ‘Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Ter...

In part 2, Nicola Slawson joins Dr Alex George to unpack how being single can impact you financially, the self-confidence that can come with being single and how truly accepting and knowing yourself is the key to living a happy life. Plus, Nicola describes the conflicting emotions of wanting to be single whilst also wanting children and explains how she platonically co-parents her child with her b...

Nicola Slawson is a journalist, author and public speaker who released her book ‘Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Terms’ earlier this year. Around 40% of people in the UK are single at any one time, yet singledom is rarely talked about. In part 1, Nicola and Dr Alex George discuss being single by choice, the societal expectation to be in a relationship and how despite public preconceptio...

In part 3, Patrick and Dr Alex George unravel the concept of ‘enclothed cognition’ and discuss how the clothes we wear can improve our mood and even elevate our level of authority… Plus, Patrick shares his thoughts on ‘dopamine dressing’, the importance of fashion for our self-expression and how we can all tell a story through our clothes. Follow @patrickgrantism and get his book ‘Less: Stop Buyin...

In part 2, Patrick Grant unpacks the impact fast fashion is having on our mental health, how he started his clothing brand Community Clothing and shares why it’s so important to readdress your relationship with your wardrobe. Plus, Patrick talks to Dr Alex George about how buying quality clothing can improve your sense of wellbeing and reveals the coolest person he ever made a suit for… Follow @pa...