Don't Quit on Me

Have you ever felt like you weren’t just getting something wrong, but that something was wrong with you? In this honest conversation about the things we carry, the moments that challenge us, and what it means to meet ourselves with a little more kindness, I’m joined by Chris Germer to talk about shame: how it can hide behind perfectionism, people-pleasing or that harsh inner voice, and why it can be so difficult to name. Christopher Germer is a clinical psychologist, teacher, and one of th

Healing the Unseen: Chronic Illness, Mental Health, and Hope with Shianne Hammond In this episode, I sit down with Shianne Hammond, exercise physiologist, researcher, and PhD candidate, to explore the complex relationship between chronic illness, movement, mental health, and hope. Shianne shares her journey from elite horse riding and personal training into exercise physiology, a path shaped by her own experience with glandular fever and chronic fatigue syndrome. Her personal challenges led he

What does it look like when a system learns to be compassionate? In this thoughtful and timely conversation, we explore that question with Professor Liz Grant from the University of Edinburgh. Liz is Professor of Global Health and Development at the University of Edinburgh, where her work brings together global health, compassion, planetary wellbeing, and systems change. Across research, policy, education, and advocacy, she has focused on turning global health knowledge into action, especially

In this episode, I’m joined by author, and mindfulness and compassion teacher Margaret Cullen for a thoughtful conversation on equanimity - the steady, grounded quality that helps us meet life’s uncertainty without being swept away by it. Together, we explore her new book Quiet Strength, and what equanimity really means, how it differs from detachment, and why it matters in a world that often pulls us toward reactivity, outrage and overwhelm. Margaret also discusses the Four Immeasurables - lo

Empowering Wellness: Exercise as Medicine for Mind and Body Welcome to another episode from our series exploring the profound impact of taking deliberate actions on various aspects of health, where today, we’re delving into the interplay between physical exercise and mental health - particularly in individuals living with chronic illnesses. In a deeply engaging conversation with Dr. Sue Broadbent, a clinical exercise physiologist, we unravel the subtle yet powerful benefits of tailored exercise

“The brain is always capable of change ... behaviour is the price of admission.” How much can the brain really change - and what does it take to make that change last? In this episode, Dr Lara Boyd shares her winding journey from sport and physical therapy into neuroscience, sparked by a deep fascination with how the brain adapts through learning and recovers after damage. Along the way, she unpacks how advances like MRI and brain stimulation helped overturn the old idea that the brain is “hard