How do you feel today?

Jillian teaches and writes about Vedic Meditation and also talks to groups about stress, wellbeing and the impact of becoming more mindful in daily life. Listen in as Jillian tells me about: - having   a good day - living in tune with nature - a morning routine  - connecting the dots - enthusiasm and ancient knowledge - writing ‘Why Meditate’ - a counter balance to thinking - achieving a consisten...

Mark helps extraordinary individuals and organisations get better at what they do and is the Mental Health & Wellbeing Manager for The Football Association. Listen in as Mark tells me about: - feeling well rested - sleep and recovery time - a personal wakeup call  - motivation following action - breakfast with his dad - a minimal say/do gap - moving closer to the hoop - parking your ego - maki...

Elliot is a wine importer who will be rowing the Atlantic solo to raise money for the British Heart Foundation after being fitted with a pacemaker in 2020. Listen in as Elliot tells me about: - feeling unproductive - juggling work, admin and the campaign - training alone and losing motivation - understanding his personality - going from rugby to rowing - raising funds for defibrillators  - conscio...

As a former Welsh Government Minister, Jane introduced legislation to help protect future generations and is now Chair of Wales Net Zero 2035.  Listen in as Jane tells me about: - feeling fed up - global boiling and melting - short term thinking - a just transition to net zero - hope and young people - a global community - individual and collective agency - what we can do best, first - a cooperati...

Adnan is an athlete and coach who co-hosts the Fail Forward Podcast where guests tell their stories of personal growth through failure. Listen in as Adnan tells me about: - feeling hopeful  - small steps in the right direction - learning from failure - positive energy - the importance of family - having champions in your corner - a morning routine - doing hard things consistently - how everything...

Rachel is a Director of Well-Being for a US State Department of Education who also wants to help end illiteracy with her BestTutorFriend YouTube channel. Listen in as Rachel tells me about: (note this chat discusses suicide) - feeling scattered - being kinder to herself - embracing ageing - curiosity and life long learning - asking for help - becoming comfortable with hard things - compassion fati...

Carlos is Co-founder of The Happy Startup School and community that helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs to balance what they need with what their business needs. Listen in as Carlos tells me about (note this chat contains a little bad language): - feeling weight and lightness - a public and private face - uncertainty and worry - practicing more acceptance - cosmic insignificance - living in a world...

Mick is an award winning Broadcast Journalist and Radio Presenter who founded and presents the Mental Health Monday and Football Untold podcasts. Listen in as Mick tells me about: (note this chat discusses suicidal thoughts) - a stressful week  - relating to mental health  - slowly sinking  - an image of depression  - becoming a parent  - the garden and planting seeds  - love and learning  - cheer...

Lucy has taught mindfulness to over 15000 children and believes that rediscovering a more childlike version of yourself is the secret to a happier, healthier life. Listen in as Lucy tells me about: - feeling happy, reflective and slightly strange - working on a book for 3 years - burning out in her thirties - finding yoga and mindfulness - teaching mindfulness to 15000 children - letting go of ego...

Tom helps charities and non-profits to optimise their digital marketing. He also volunteers for the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust and Chairs their board of trustees. Listen in as Tom tells me about: - a good time of year - no dig gardening - sharing an allotment - a barometer for mental health - finite and infinite gains - living and working sustainably - asking ‘would I do it tomorrow?’  - usi...

Ian is a coach who helps people create change by telling their own stories. He is also the author of ‘365 Ways to Have a Good Day’ based on his own good times list. Listen in as Ian tells me about: - feeling good - a poor year financially - the good times list - redefining success for yourself - making choices - stopping to think - living by open water  - a lifechanging dip - being intentional

Matt is an Ultra Runner, Coach and Master Breathwork Instructor. He helps people and businesses to realise their full potential while being on a daily quest to fulfil his own. Listen in as Matt tells me about: - a lighter Mood - living a deliberate life - personal wellbeing and helping others  - appreciating highs and lows - acceptance, enjoyment and enthusiasm - finding the benefit in life’s expe...

Lucy created and wrote many of TVs top dramas and films, often based on her own life. She continues to do this while living a quiet life filled with joy. Listen in as Lucy tells me about: - feeling free range after a walk on the beach - a script meeting in Cardiff - savouring the little things  - living a holy life and doing what you should be doing - the beauty of existing - feeling more joy the...

Tom is a baker and joint founder of the Long Table, where locally sourced and lovingly prepared food is made available to everyone. Listen in as Tom tells me about: - feeling like a heavy cloud with a silver lining - competing concerns and needs - saying what you’re grateful for in company - the companionship of sharing a meal - getting up early to seize the day - connecting with a bigger calling...

Andy is a Creative Director that tells stories through video to make meaningful connections between brands and their audiences. Listen in as Andy tells me about:  - feeling nervous, excited and comfortable  - writing to help clarify thoughts  - a regular 12 hour zoom experiment  - feeling uncomfortable when talking  - ADHD and distraction  - different ways of finding peace  - becoming a habit addi...

James is on a mission to get people singing as a way of encouraging deeper human connections and an improved sense of wellbeing. Listen in as James tells me about: - feeling tired, grateful and excited - being a dad to 3 under 5s - encouraging curiosity and excitement for life - a previous life as a school teacher - a difficult period in 2022 - help from family, friends and Mind - Coaching and Men...

Mariann is a multilingual copywriter and translator who moved from Hungary to Croatia when she was six years old. Listen in as Mariann tells me about: - being calm before a TV appearance - moving from Hungary to Croatia at the age of six - the challenges of making a living - losing her mother tongue - thoughts on the pandemic - a daily practice of posting on LinkedIn - being herself as the only wa...

Libby is an award winning creative director who has walked the equivalent of the circumference of the earth through her daily walking practice. Listen in as Libby tells me about: - feeling great after a cold water dip - meeting a seal at sunrise - swimming with a friend - wild medicine and the pod squad - overcoming a limiting belief - the pleasure of being close - an 11 year daily walk - remember...

Imi is an entrepreneur who builds products and communities for creative people whilst still managing to live a slow and simple life. Listen in as Imi tells me about: - a broken fire alarm - remote working and human connection - the Do Lectures - independence - being self aware - giving yourself the freedom to change - the beginners mind - not restricting yourself with a definition - risk when expl...

Roman left the financial industry over a decade ago to pursue a more diversified work life as a ‘Portfolio worker’. Listen in as Roman tells me about: - accepting natural ups and downs - using your energy wisely - insight from seeing your Mood over time - seeing physical and mental health as one - expressing friendship through food - a (not so) dead end road - enjoying good times while they last -...

Sarah believes that conversation can create genuine change and founded One Question to help do that, one question at a time. Listen in as Sarah tells me about: - sunshine, dog walks and Elton John - navigating different scales of overwhelm - impatience, drive and focus - defining success for yourself - layers of expectation - evolving and growing - showing vulnerability - unlearning old behaviours...

Alan is an entrepreneur with extensive experience of starting, running and advising businesses. He also presents a weekly business radio show on Meridian FM. Listen in as Alan tells me about: - a close relative in hospital - awareness of feelings and managing a response - how we create much of our own reality - letting an outcome take care of itself - consistently living by our values - gut and he...

Marc is an entrepreneur and professional communicator who specialises in the worlds of global business and politics. Listen in as Marc tells me about: - an upcoming birthday and 20 years of marriage - choosing discipline over motivation - noticing when things aren’t right - asking would Kelly Slater do this? - being exposed to unfamiliar things - choosing to use tools for good - mental and physica...

Steve is a Creative Director with a love of photography who co-founded The Photography Movement with his best friend after both lost close family and friends to suicide. Listen in as Steve tells me about: (note this chat discusses suicide) - a great day out with his Mother - University and the need to keep learning - The Photography Movement - losing friends to suicide - gaining confidence through...

Selfa has produced international events for over 20 years (including her own Campfire Stories) and currently leads a team managing a large forest estate through a difficult time. Listen in as Selfa tells me about: - being ready for spring - loving life - seeing problems as challenges - grief and sadness - choosing life - avoiding bankruptcy - staying positive when no is not an option - a daily pra...