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Healthy Me

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The Healthy Me Podcast is all about how you can improve your wellbeing through small, everyday changes to your habits and behaviours. Whether you want to tweak the way you do things at home, at work or on your commute, we'll be tackling a variety of health issues through fascinating conversations with special guests and Bupa experts. Here, you can also find audio descriptions of our popular health information topics.

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Menopause and your mental health 10.11.2020 27:15

In this podcast, Bupa GP Dr Samantha Wild talks to two women, Elaine and Amanda, who share their personal stories about the menopause. They discuss what helped at home and at work, and how you can look after your mental health during the menopause.

Mindfulness 22.06.2020 18:49

Health Promotion Adviser Nicole Ager is joined by Mental Health Practitioners Amy Cook and Amy Spottiswood to discuss how to take time for ourselves and away from all thoughts about what’s going on in the word. We explain the basic concepts of mindfulness, the theory behind mindfulness and how it can be used in everyday life to improve overall wellbeing. Useful tools and techniques that can be imp...

Improving sleep 22.06.2020 21:33

Do you constantly feel tired or struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep at night? In this episode Health Promotion Advisers Nicole Ager, Annie Watson-Foulds and Health Adviser and Health Star Jake Williams discuss sleep and how to manage this at times of heightened stress. Particularly as many of our routines have been switched up and this change can affect our sleep. We will look at what sleep is...

Episode 4: Why is sleep so important for your health? 26.02.2020 41:06

Tina is joined by Julius Patrick, Lead Sleep Physiologist at the Bupa Cromwell Hospital, and Dr Alexandru Dregan, Senior Lecturer in Psychiatric Epidemiology at Kings College London, to discuss all things sleep. Find out what can happen if you don't get enough sleep, and what research has shown about why it's so important.

Episode 3: Setting goals and falling off the wagon 28.11.2019 23:46

Have you ever set a goal, only to find yourself falling off the wagon? In this episode, Tina talks to behavioural expert Lauren Gordon and health coach Leah Rollins about how to set goals that stick, and what to do in the face of setbacks.

Episode 2: Screen time 05.11.2019 17:57

In this second episode of the Healthy Me podcast, we're delighted to be joined by Maths Mathisen, CEO of Hold. As the founder of an app that helps people to be more present and use their phones less, Maths has some fantastic tips and insights into reducing screen time that he discusses with our host Tina. To find out more about Hold, visit www.hold.app

Episode 1: Eating well at work 29.08.2019 28:48

In this first episode of the Healthy Me podcast, our host Tina Gwynne-Evans is joined by behavioural science experts Juliet Hodges and Sarah Breathnach. From the lure of the office cake tray, to skipping lunch and craving those mid-afternoon sugary snacks, they discuss the challenges we face to eating well at work, and how being aware of things like the 'what the hell effect' can help.