The Joe Horton Show

Today I speak to author of the book “The Hungry Brain" , an expert in neurodegenerative disease and the neuroscience of body fatness, obesity and eating behaviour, Stephan J Guyenet PhD We all love food - lets admit it but for many of us life is a constant battle of staying fit and healthy at the same time as enjoying the foods we really like in moderation. Which is easier said than done given the...

Today I speak to Dad of twins Shaun (AKA Knackered Knackers) who is a man who has been on a remarkable journey of fertility and who is sharing his experience with other men to make a difference to the lives of others through sharing the trials and tribulations of male fertility. We all assume that we will be able to conceive naturally when the time comes for but 1000's of men and women all over th...

Today I speak to author of the new book “Still Awake – Responsive Sleep Tools for Toddlers to Tweens’, international speaker on infant feeding, behaviour and sleep, paediatric nurse, and co -founder of the Holistic Sleep Coaching Program – Lyndsey Hookway. Sleep and specifically your child’s sleep is one of the biggest fears of new parents along with how they will function as adults on less sleep....

On todays episode I am joined by Founder of Dad La Soul, Relationship Builder, Social Entrepreneur, Writer and Part Time Revolutionary - Dan Flanagan Ever felt lonely, like you don't have any friends and that being a Dad is solitary? Then you are not alone. Vast amounts of Dads face Social Isolation on a daily basis due a multitude of reasons. Not least the fact that making new friends in adulthoo...

Today we talk about one of the major barriers to our own fulfilment which is the topic of procrastination. My guest today is keynote speaker, bestselling author of the book The End to Procrastination and founder and CEO of Procrastination.com – Peter Ludwig. One of the most frustrating things for most people is making a start on something and today more than ever there are a ton of things that we...

Today I find out how you can apply many of the skills that most of us learn in the world of business to fulfilling our role as a Father and Husband. I am joined by Businessman, Podcaster, Best Selling Author and Family Leadership Coach - Joe Pomeroy When we think about the word to provide most of use think of it monetary terms which means earning money from our jobs in order to provide financially...

On this episode we talk about how to be proud of who you are and what you are. My guest today is bestselling author and host of the Veteran State of Mind Podcast, along with Iraq and Afghanistan Vet - Geraint Jones With the modern world putting all kinds of pressure and expectations on Men and Dads to be a certain way and act in a certain way, not say this, not say that a whole generation of men a...

On this episode I attempt to answer the question How Do I Connect With My Wife Effectively with Clinical Psychologist, Couples Therapist, Founder of the Practice The Thomas Connection as well as author, speaker and podcaster – Michaela Thomas One of the most frustrating things for couple is negotiating the ups and downs of relationships having had no reference point other than their upbringing and...

Today I am joined by Dad and Founder of the organisation Miscarriage for Men - Chris Whitfield Miscarriage effects 1000's of women each year and the impact it has on families, relationships and most of all the men that support them through it is not often discussed. This despite the fact that losing an unborn child is a grieving process in the same way as losing any other child. Chris and I discus...

I am joined today by board certified Family Medicine Practitioner, Clinical Researcher, and Functional Medicine Practitioner - Dr. Aaron Hartman With modern medicine running out of options to treat the vast array of chronic diseases and health problems in the world today, many are looking at alternative routes to restore their family health. Functional Medicine is one way in which people are doing...

Today I speak to International Sex, Body Language, Relationship Expert, Author and TV Presenter – Tracey Cox. For many parents sex is the one thing that goes on the back burner after the arrival of children particularly in the first few months after childbirth (and understandably). However getting things back on track and keeping intimacy and desire alive is a challenge in long term relationships....

 I am joined today by Inspirational Speaker, High-Performance Coach, Author and Plant-based Athlete - Jean Pierre De Villiers (aka JPDV) One of the things that we all have an ability to do is to overcome massive setbacks and some individuals make extraordinary comebacks from incredible setbacks. How you can come back from these set backs can be a truly cathartic experience. It can also gives you...

Today I discuss How To Be A Confident Teenager with international speaker, and bestselling author on change, resilience, motivation and leadership Paul McGee (aka The Sumo Guy). With there being a gap between what young people learn at school and what they learn at home Paul's recent book Yesss The SUMO Secrets to being a Positive, Confident, Teenager plugs this gap at the same time as developing...

Today I am joined by Dad of Twins, author of the new book Stop Living on Autopilot and host of The Best Thing Podcast, together with Internationally recognised speaker, Antonio Neves. With the world looking like a runaway freight train its easy to get pulled along with the momentum and in the process become a passenger in your own life being pulled here there and everywhere. The problem with this...

I am joined today by award winning Journalist and author of the new book We Need to Hang out - A Memoir of Making Friends : Billy Baker With lonliness at epidemic proportions in the West we often think of it as an affliction of the elderly living by themselves but in actual fact (and as Billy discovered) it's also affecting the average middle age man. But what do we do about it and more to the poi...

My guest today is independent rapper, podcast host, author, public speaker and creative entrepreneur – Zuby. It seems like in the last little while there has been a shift from the term every one loves to hate which is political correctness gone mad towards something altogether more disturbing. I have witnesses this and become fascinated with individuals on the front line against it. Zuby and I dis...

I am joined by Evolutionary Anthropologist, Writer and Broadcaster and of course Mum Dr Anna Machin With the roles of Dads changing from what they were in our parents generation and even more rapidly in the last 12 months during the Covid-19 pandemic never has there been such change a foot for Dads and their perception within society. However from an evolutionary and biological point of view there...

Today I am joined by Dad, Confidence Coach to children and parents, and founder of the Advanced Parenting Program - Kevin Burch With the modern world and its unique challenges for parenting along with home schooling and lockdowns right now it pays to be equipped. Giving some thought to how you navigate childhood and adolescence. I discuss with Kevin: The differing roles of parents and children alo...

I am joined today by Best Selling Author, Columnist and Founder of the Global Meaning Institute - Alex Pattakos PhD. Finding life meaningful or finding the meaning in life is challenging in the modern world as it seems that despite having all the things that would appear to make us happy joyful and satisfied, this one thing still eludes many. In my conversation with Alex I discover: How he first d...

Today I am joined by Creative Writer, Author and Podcast Host Chris Michaels I speak to Chris about how he has used the power of creativity and the simple act of journaling to not only process his own thoughts but develop the skill as a creative writer and podcast host We discuss: The evolution Chris went through in journaling out his own mental health and why he found this such a powerful skill t...

I am joined on the podcast today by men's mental health campaigner, speaker and facilitator at Andy's Man Club - Dan Rowe Lets face it life is like never before right now and he toll it's taking on peoples mental health with the unknown, change and constant having to readjust is difficult. Equipping yourself with the skills and tools to ride this storm will be key. In my conversation with Dan we d...

My guest today is Founder of Fathers Reaching out and International Fathers Mental Health Day - Mark Williams Very little attention is given to Dads that suffer from Post Natal Depression but it's a condition that is now being recognised far more than it was in the past. Mark suffered from it after the birth of his son and feeling that he could not speak to anyone about how he was feeling it led t...

Today I am joined by Matt Brown from the organisation Music Football Fatherhood. With 2020 throwing up a number of challenges for Dads it's important to unpackage some of this, explore what it means for Dads going forward and how we learn from it. On today's discussion we delve into the following: How Dads come from different backgrounds but have commonalities that bond and unite us together The i...

Today I speak to coach, musician, lecturer, business owner and public speaker Lee Bridges. Addiction can take a hold on anyone at any time and that was certainly the case for my guest on the podcast today. In a band in his 20’s Lee’s life went down a route of drugs and drink at the same time as outwardly looking like he had everything together. Shunning the traditional 12 step programs popularised...

Today I speak to Postman, Personal Trainer and The Everyday Athlete himself - Martyn Kelland With all the information there is nowadays around Health and Fitness it is very easy to get confused, overwhelmed and swamped by the mass of information. Much of it won't surprise you is totally without scientific evidence but we get seduced by it. My guest today Martyn is on a mission to help everyday peo...