Things I Forgot Were Good For Me

In this episode we chat to Madeleine Black - an author, speaker, sexual violence activist, former psychotherapist and who hosts her own podcast show called “Unbroken: Healing Through Storytelling. After decades of silence, Madeleine decided to share her own story publicly online in September 2014 and she completely underestimated what the response would be. She is passionate about speaking out to...

This week, Sarah Stein Lubrano, Content Lead at The School of Life, chats to us about their book, ‘On Failure – How To Succeed at Defeat’. Sarah holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College and an MPhil in Political Thought and Intellectual History from Cambridge University. She is currently reading for a DPhil in Political Theory at Oxford University. We chat about why we as a society are afrai...

In this episode, we talk to Pauline Cox who has a deep passion for health and nutrition.  Her day-to-day work involves translating complex science into simple, easy to follow steps to make health information increasingly accessible.  She is the author of the award-winning book, Primal Living in a Modern World, co-founder of high street and online low-carb and keto specialists Sow & Arrow a...

In this episode, we talk to Roo Irvine who is a regular TV expert and main presenter on shows such as BBC Bargain Hunt, BBC Antiques Roadtrip, and Celebrity Antiques Roadtrip. Roo also owns and operates Kilcreggan Antiques in Argyll & Bute. We chat about how we can discover more about ourselves by connecting with the past through antiques, how antiques can create a mindful strategy for living...

Lyndsey Uglow is the author of ‘Leo & Friends - the extraordinary dogs with the healing touch; and a volunteer who developed the Animal Assisted Intervention team at Southampton's Children's Hospital. In this episode, she talks about her very personal journey into this area of volunteering through her own family experience and the benefits it can bring to children and young people. She shares...

Richie, or “The Breath Guy”, is a leading figure and evangelist for Breathwork, the next revolution in health and wellness. He is a Breathwork facilitator, author, and speaker and it is his mission to spread the life-changing possibilities of Breathwork to the world. Having worn many hats, from a corporate management consultant to digital entrepreneur, Richie eventually discovered Breathwork which...

Sue Stuart-Smith, a prominent psychiatrist and psychotherapist. Her book, The Well Gardened Mind was published in 2020 and became a Sunday Times bestseller. She is married to Tom Stuart-Smith, the celebrated garden designer, and, over thirty years together, they have created the wonderful Barn Garden in Hertfordshire.    We talk to Sue about what nature brings us in times of challenge and darkness...

Chris Barlow is a designer and builder of puppets, props and creatures for TV, film and theatre as well as an illustrator and sculptor. In this episode he talks about why and how we may have come to forget the importance of play as adults, the importance of using our imaginations to help us feel better and why creativity needs to be and is fundamental to all of our day to day lives. He reflects on...

Momtaz Begum-Hossain is a Modern Colour Theorist. She’s the Founder of the ‘Hello Hue’ philosophy and the author of the book Hello Rainbow - Finding Happiness in Colour includes therapeutic colour rituals and mindful crafting ideas inspired by colour therapy. In this episode she reflects on why and how, as adults we may have forgotten how we can engage with and use colour to help us feel better an...

Paul Pilot is a writer & singer in the Irish band “the amazing Pilots”. He records, produces and writes for other people and is a score writer for film and television, often asked to work on evocative and human-interest stories making recordings that feature unusual instrumentation. In this episode, he talks about his love for music, how storytelling through music can help our own mental w...

Sophie Green is an award-winning wildlife and conservation artist, dedicating her time and work to raise awareness for issues surrounding animal welfare and the environment. In this episode, she talks about art as a form of mindfulness, the importance of finding purpose and why the combination of art and nature is so powerful for our wellbeing, as well as how we can reclaim our sense of intuition...

We chat to Houston Kraft, a speaker, author of Deep Kindness published in 2020, and kindness advocate and co-founder of Character Strong. We explore what kindness is, how it is anything but simple and easy, and how it is not just about ‘being nice’. We explore how to practice kindness to self and to others as an act of courage and how to build this practice. He sets out a very convincing case for...

‘Things I Forgot Were Good For Me’ The podcast hosted by Dr Radha Modgil and Giles Paley-Phillips, that helps you remember, relearn, and be inspired by others about what might be good for you in your day to day life – what might bring you more joy, a sense of groundedness and a stronger sense of your own unique life purpose – never more needed than the world we find ourselves in at the moment. Ple...