Host Ellie Hughes is joined by Healthy journalists Hattie Parish, Laura Potter and Abby Ray to discuss whether pessimists are happier than optimists and decide if beauty rituals make us vain.
The panel also take a deep dive into the positive power of exercise before pondering social media and whether it is having a negative impact on our mental health.
Host: Ellie HughesGuests: Hattie Parish, Laura Potter and Abby RayAudio engineers: Andy Greening and Jack FeeneyProducer: Jack Feeney and Andy GreeningTheme song: Binary Stars by Stanley Gurvich (Artlist)

Ep1: Healthy Debates - How to have a healthy mind

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In this episode we talk about boundaries and why they are so important for any of us who is looking for wellness, with our guest, the therapist and boundaries expert Nedra Glover Tawwab. Nedra focuses on helping people create healthy relationships with themselves and with other people. Nedra has a new book out, the New York Times bestseller ‘Set Boundaries, Find Peace’ and on the show she talks to us about why setting healthy boundaries is so important for reclaiming yourself – and give us some simple yet powerful advice on how to do it.
 
Follow Nedra on her Instagram account @nedratawwab where she regularly posts great advice and check out her book Set Boundaries Find Peace out now
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EP22 - How to set boundaries and find peace with Nedra Glover Tawwab

“Now is not the time for striving. Now is the time for soothing and replenishing.” If you do one thing after listening to this podcast, Suzy asks that you set the intention to be tender, kind and gentle on yourself.
In this new episode, recorded in the freezing cold snap of mid-February 2021, Chartered Psychologist, qualified yoga teacher and PT Suzy Reading talks to Ellie about wellness, what it means and specifically how to build our own self care framework in this most challenging of times. Suzy explains how and why ‘self care makes tomorrow easier’ and discusses the eight different ways we can take care of our wellness even when we are feeling absolutely exhausted. Suzy tells Ellie about the importance of making everyday actions a ‘ritual of nourishment’ that can simply replenish our energy levels and offers lots of practical tips about how you can do this in your life. A must-listen for anyone interested in their wellness and how to start thinking about their own wellness toolkit.
 
 
Find more about Suzy on Instagram, @SuzyReading, and check out her new book Self Care for Tough Times, How to heal in times of anxiety, loss and change.
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EP21 - Self care for tough times with Psychologist Suzy Reading

Cliché or not, most of us start each January wanting to get a bit fitter and lose some of that Christmas weight. Another cliché – by the end of the month lots of us will have given up and gone back to our old ways. So how do we make things different this year? Getting and staying fit for life is the dream, and in this episode we are joined by Eastnine personal trainer Ania Gabb, who talks honestly and shares her insights and experience of nearly two decades in the business with us. Ania talks to us about how to find what works for you and the all-important but often forgotten role of fitness nutrition.
 
Find more about Ania at her website, aniagabb.co.uk, and find out more about the Eastnine app at eastnine.fit.
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EP20 - Get fit for life with Ania Gabb

Did you know there are 34 possible menopause symptoms? Or that at any one time 13 million women in the UK are going through menopause? In this special episode of the Healthy podcast, brought to you in association with Holland & Barrett, Ellie is joined by Meg Mathews, who has long moved on from her rock chick days to become something of an ambassador for how to have a positive menopause. Menopause hit Meg hard, and more than that, it took her a long time to work out that the various different symptoms she was suffering from were caused by menopause. Inspired by her own experiences, she now has a website, a product range and a new book, The New Hot: Navigating the Menopause with Attitude and Style, helping other women to be more empowered when it comes to their own menopause. In this honest and open podcast, she will help you take on the menopause, make the right choices for you and keep your sense of self, style and humour intact.


Find more about Meg and her book, The New Hot, at her website, http://www.megsmenopause.com
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EP19 - Positive Menopause with Meg Mathews

In this special episode of the Healthy podcast, brought to you in association with Holland & Barrett, Ellie is joined by Katy Beskow, who specialises in quick, easy, affordable vegan cooking. Forget fancy and complicated ingredients – everything Katy uses can be bought in your local high street or supermarket. With several brilliant books to her name including ‘5 Ingredient Vegan’, ’15 Minute Vegan’ and ‘Vegan Fakeaways’ it’s fair to say that if you’re looking for an easy and delicious way to get a bit more plant-based, then Katy is your woman. Katy joins us on the podcast to talk about her plant-based story and to share her genius tips on simple ways to eat a little bit better.
 
If you want to find out more about Katy, she’s on Instagram and you can check out her website katybeskow.com for information about her fab cookbooks too.
 
Remember you can pick up the latest edition of Healthy Magazine in your local Holland & Barrett, online at hollandandbarrett.com, and via the Holland & Barrett app. Katy and some of her recipes also feature on the Holland and Barrett website.
 
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Ep1: Healthy Debates - How to have a healthy mind

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