Dr Alex George is an A&E Doctor, best-selling author and Youth Mental Health Ambassador to the government, and is probably best known as a Love Islander from back in 2018 when he won the hearts of the nation. Alex has become a well known and respected figure amongst healthcare professionals in the UK, bringing the nation accessible and reassuring advice directly from the frontline throughout the pandemic. His first book, Live Well Every Day, is a Sunday Time’s Number 1 Bestseller. After suffering his own personal tragedy, Alex is on a mission to improve mental health support for young people, and in February 2021, Alex was appointed by the Prime Minister as Youth Mental Health Ambassador. Alex has become a leading voice in mental and physical health and wellbeing, and uses his platform to make health and medicine more accessible to millennials and beyond.

In this special episode to honor Mental Health Awareness Week, Alex delves into the importance of how finding your passion and purpose can really enrich every aspect of your life. We chat all about his Love Island experience and the amazing work he continues to do supporting mental health awareness in the UK. However, from our failures we learn the most, and Alex opens up about how he didn't pass his medical exams the first time round, creating his first Sliding Doors moment- which has been a key driver in the rest of his life. We find out all about how being on a dating app led him to become a contestant on Love Island and catapulted him into the medical world he continues to grow and support today.

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Hosted by: @jenbecks28

Guest: @dralexgeorge

Mental Health Awareness Week: 9th- 15th May with Mind, if you need help or want to support, click here.

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