In The Moment with Alex Manzi

On this week’s episode I am joined by Tim Gray who is a dedicated health optimising biohacker, a psychology specialist and entrepreneur. He’s known as the UK’s leading bio-hacker. This episode is essentially an introduction to bio-hacking and all of it’s benefits, I’d recommend having a one and paper handy because you are going to want to take note of a lot of Tim’s tips and recommendations (see b...

On this week's In Focus session, I discuss some of the learnings I made during my week off work and disconnecting from a 'busy' life. PLUS my self-published book ‘The Search For Clarity’ is out now. The book shares my experiences and biggest learnings of going from living with a negative mindset to now living from a place of clarity and happiness - and how you can too. To buy a copy or for more in...

Ryan Evans is a holistic health coach, gut health specialist and bio hacker. Ryan’s way of living is to hack his way back to a natural habitat through the environment around him. This is such a fascinating and honest episode in which we discuss: During this conversation, we spoke about: The importance of small acts of self love How Gut Health relates to our mental health Fundamentals of reconnecti...

On this week's In Focus session, I discuss the importance of creating play time in our lives. Something we only used to do when we were kids. PLUS my self-published book ‘The Search For Clarity’ is out now. The book shares my experiences and biggest learnings of going from living with a negative mindset to now living from a place of clarity and happiness - and how you can too. To buy a copy or for...

Sachin Sharma is not only my friend, but an incredible coach and has recently become my coach too. Sachin is all about spiritual wisdom and self development and I love his direct style and the way he explains things in such a simple way. During this conversation, we spoke about: The difference between being vs doing What it means to have no thoughts How the journey inwards can be the most fulfilli...

On this week's In Focus session, we take a look at how you can build self awareness and why it is so important. PLUS my self-published book ‘The Search For Clarity’ is out now. The book shares my experiences and biggest learnings of going from living with a negative mindset to now living from a place of clarity and happiness - and how you can too. To buy a copy or for more information head to thed...

Rhiannon Lambert is one of the UK’s leading Registered Nutritionists. Founder of Rhitrition, host of the Food For Thought podcast and best-selling author. I’m really excited to bring you this conversation because our relationship with food is really important when it comes to our mental wellbeing and Rhiannon has such a brilliant way of articulating it all. During this conversation, we spoke about...

Can self-improvement fail you? On this In Focus session, I take a look at the idea that constant self-improvement can take you away from actually facing up to how you feel and self-acceptance. PLUS my self-published book ‘The Search For Clarity’ is out now. The book shares my experiences and biggest learnings of going from living with a negative mindset to now living from a place of clarity and ha...

Bobby Temps is a podcaster and mental health campaigner, and with World Mental Health day happening this Saturday I thought it would be the perfect chance to have an important discussion with Bobby about all things mental health but particularly around what are schools can be doing more of and the campaign he's been working on to have Mental Health taught on the school curriculum. During this conv...

On this week's In Focus session I discuss being open to opportunities after I recently finished reading 'Yes Man' by Danny Wallace and what I learnt from it. PLUS my self-published book ‘The Search For Clarity’ is out now. The book shares my experiences and biggest learnings of going from living with a negative mindset to now living from a place of clarity and happiness - and how you can too. To b...

Bijan Pousti is content creator who focuses on mindfulness and personal growth and I’m pretty sure he’s going to be a huge voice on the world of spirituality in the years to come. I discovered Bijan on Tik Tok where he has over 280,000 followers and is inspiring people everyday, including myself, with his words of wisdom During this conversation, we spoke about: Stepping into the present moment De...

On this week's In Focus session I discuss a few tips on how you can improve your sleep and a few of the things I do every night to help. PLUS I’m really excited to announce that my self-published book ‘The Search For Clarity’ is out now. The book shares my experiences and biggest learnings of going from living with a negative mindset to now living from a place of clarity and happiness - and how yo...

Marvyn Harrison is the founder of Dope Black Dads, a community which has been put together to help support dads worldwide. We spoke a lot about the identity of self vs the identity of wider society and finding the balance between the two - as we all strive to be part of the bigger picture but ultimately the focus lies on ourselves During this conversation, we spoke about: The importance of valuing...

On this week's In Focus session I discuss why you should never stop learning if you want to continue to experience growth in your life. PLUS I’m really excited to announce that my self-published book ‘The Search For Clarity’ is out now. The book shares my experiences and biggest learnings of going from living with a negative mindset to now living from a place of clarity and happiness - and how you...

Max Klymenko is the self-proclaimed 'Brain of Tik Tok' after many of his videos have gone viral on the platform, leading him to get millions of views and followers. During this chat, we spoke about: The cycle of change The crisis of self-esteem Tips for motivation PLUS I’m super excited to announce that my self-published book ‘The Search For Clarity’ is out now. The book shares my experiences and...

On this week's In Focus session I discuss what it means to take ownership of your life vs feeling like a victim and how the shift between the two helped me to get through depression. PLUS I’m really excited to announce that my self-published book ‘The Search For Clarity’ is out now. The book shares my experiences and biggest learnings of going from living with a negative mindset to now living from...

Chanel Harris is a cycle blogger and content creator, who I discovered through a friend and was instantly taken in by her energy, so I knew that I had to get her on for a chat! Chanel has a background in Law and Marketing but decided to leave her full-time City job to follow her cycling passions. During this chat, we spoke about: Body image Defining success Feeling like a failure Lockdown relation...

On this week's In Focus session I revisit the 1% rule. After first introducing the 1% rule back on episode 59 and since writing about it in my book & coaching it as a principle - I wanted to give some more context around it, as it's the one thing I get the most positive feedback on. PLUS I’m really excited to announce that my self-published book ‘The Search For Clarity’ is out now. The book sh...

Flora Beverley is a food and fitness blogger, sustainability writer and mental health advocate. During this conversation, we spoke about: Creating boundaries on social media Creating time to rest Learning to let go of control PLUS I’m super excited to announce that my self-published book ‘The Search For Clarity’ is out now. The book shares my experiences and biggest learnings of going from living...

On this week's In Focus session I discuss the importance of rest, after I decided to give myself a week off to recharge my energy. So I wanted to share some of my learnings with you. PLUS I’m super excited to announce that my self-published book ‘The Search For Clarity’ is out now. The book shares my experiences and biggest learnings of going from living with a negative mindset to now living from...

Emile Heskey is a former football player who had an illustrious career playing for Leicester City, Liverpool, England and more. He’s played on the biggest stage of the Champions League and at World Cups. It was great to speak with Emile and get a real insight into what goes on behind the scenes in football, particularly with his experiences of dealing with pressure and mental health. Particularly...

On this week's In Focus session I walk you through a guided meditation, with a focus on the breath. It's a great way to just be present and step away from the busy mind and our hectic days. PLUS I’m super excited to announce that my self-published book ‘The Search For Clarity’ is out now. The book shares my experiences and biggest learnings of going from living with a negative mindset to now livin...

On this week’s episode we have something a little different. As part of the release of my book ‘The Search For Clarity’ last Friday, I jumped on instagram live and hosted a book release party, where I broke down the inspiration behind my book, some of my life lessons and understandings while writing the book and also answered questions from those who got involved in the live stream. During this co...

On this week's In Focus session I discuss the importance of asking 'why?' and how it opens you up to new wisdom and learnings in life. PLUS I’m super excited to announce that my self-published book ‘The Search For Clarity’ is out now. The book shares my experiences and biggest learnings of going from living with a negative mindset to now living from a place of clarity and happiness - and how you c...

On this week’s episode I am joined by Ben Woodward who is a personal transformation strategist and author of The Empowerment Paradox, who I knew I had to get Ben on the podcast as soon as I read the introduction for the book as his journey resonated so much with my own, so I’m really excited to share his learnings and the 7 virtues in his book. PLUS I’m super excited to announce that my self-publi...