Managing mental wellbeing can seem like a huge and daunting topic. Especially with the additional uncertainty, isolation and challenges that come with a global pandemic. 

In this episode Clinical Psychologist Simone Chartres talks us through the challenges of COVID and some coping strategies you might find helpful. 

**TRIGGER WARNING** This episode contains conversations on mental ill health, anxiety, depression, suicide.  Please take care of yourself, and if you or anyone else needs assistance professional support can be found at Lifeline.org.au on 13 11 14.

Other support resources mentioned in the episode are: Beyond Blue and Black Dog Institute.

Good Mood Dudes: Evidence-Based Health is a podcast produced by Good Mood Dudes - corporate wellbeing specialists who are on a mission to create healthier, happier corporate cultures.

Our holistic health programmes cover nutrition, sleep, fitness and mental health. They are specifically targeted at busy corporate folk who may be currently struggling to place health high on their life agenda.

Get in touch if you'd like to see more good moods in your office: [email protected] and stay in touch with us on LinkedIn. 

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In this episode we discuss food labelling such as the the Health Star Rating system in Australia with Nutritionist and Exercise Scientist Dr Kieron Rooney. 

Kieron shares with us the science behind the Health Star Rating system, its limitations and how the food industry are manipulating the system to make us think their products are 'healthy'.  

Good Mood Dudes: Evidence-Based Health is a podcast produced by Good Mood Dudes - corporate wellbeing specialists who are on a mission to create healthier, happier corporate cultures.

Our holistic health programmes cover nutrition, sleep, fitness and mental health. They are specifically targeted at busy corporate folk who may be currently struggling to place health high on their life agenda.

Get in touch if you'd like to see more good moods in your office: [email protected] and stay in touch with us on LinkedIn. 

If you enjoyed this episode please leave us a review and rating and subscribe for more great conversations on health and wellbeing . New episodes weekly.  

This is part 2 of our conversation on sleep with Sleep Epidemiologist Dr Sun Bin. Check out episode 1 if you missed it.

In this episode we discuss the impact alcohol has on sleep and the routines and rituals you can implement to improve your sleep quality every day. 

Dr Sun Bin explains how light affects our natural body clock and whether those weekend lie-ins are good for our health. 

Good Mood Dudes: Evidence-Based Health is a podcast produced by Good Mood Dudes - corporate wellbeing specialists who are on a mission to create healthier, happier corporate cultures.

Our holistic health programmes cover nutrition, sleep, fitness and mental health. They are specifically targeted at busy corporate folk who may be currently struggling to place health high on their life agenda.

Get in touch if you'd like to see more good moods in your office: [email protected] and stay in touch with us on LinkedIn. 

If you enjoyed this episode please leave us a review and rating and subscribe for more great conversations on health and wellbeing . New episodes weekly.  

You may have heard the term 'Sitting is the new smoking' but why is the amount of time we're spending at our desks causing so many health problems and what can we do about it?

In this episode we're joined by physiotherapist Jemma McGeachie who's a specialist in back and neck pain. We discuss the common injuries Jemma sees from desk workers as well as some simple and practical solutions we can all implement.

Standing desks?  Heat packs? Massage? Jazzercise?!!! Find out what you should be doing daily to stay pain-free while you work.

Good Mood Dudes: Evidence-Based Health is a podcast produced by Good Mood Dudes - corporate wellbeing specialists who are on a mission to create healthier, happier corporate cultures.

Our holistic health programmes cover nutrition, sleep, fitness and mental health. They are specifically targeted at busy corporate folk who may be currently struggling to place health high on their life agenda.

Get in touch if you'd like to see more good moods in your office: [email protected] and stay in touch with us on LinkedIn. 

If you enjoyed this episode please leave us a review and rating and subscribe for more great conversations on health and wellbeing . New episodes weekly.  

Managing mental wellbeing can seem like a huge and daunting topic. Where should we start? What should we do? And when should we be seeking additional support?

In this episode Clinical Psychologist Simone Chartres talks us through the practical solutions we can all implement to maintain our mental wellbeing, the signs to look out for that suggest we may not be coping, and the role psychologists and other health professionals can play in helping us. 

**TRIGGER WARNING** This episode contains conversations on mental ill health, anxiety, depression, suicide.  Please take care of yourself, and if you or anyone else needs assistance professional support can be found at Lifeline.org.au on 13 11 14.

Other support resources mentioned in the episode are: Beyond Blue and Black Dog Institute.

Good Mood Dudes: Evidence-Based Health is a podcast produced by Good Mood Dudes - corporate wellbeing specialists who are on a mission to create healthier, happier corporate cultures.

Our holistic health programmes cover nutrition, sleep, fitness and mental health. They are specifically targeted at busy corporate folk who may be currently struggling to place health high on their life agenda.

Get in touch if you'd like to see more good moods in your office: [email protected] and stay in touch with us on LinkedIn. 

If you enjoyed this episode please leave us a review and rating and subscribe for more great conversations on health and wellbeing . New episodes weekly.  

Is the science of calories all it's cracked up to be or is there a better way to think about how healthy food is? 

In this episode we explore the flaws in reducing food to calories and review more recent research into the NOVA food classification system as a potentially more helpful tool for making food choices. 

We're joined by biochemist, nutritionist and exercise physiologist Dr Kieron Rooney to challenge our perceptions on what makes food healthy. 

We hear the term mindfulness of an almost daily basis , but do we really understand what it is and the extent of what it can do for our wellbeing? In this episode we get to the bottom of what mindfulness is, the empirical evidence behind it and what it can be used for. Mindful Real Estate anyone? 

In today's busy world doesn't sleep seem like a huge waste of time? Why do we have to sleep? What is happening to our body when we sleep and what happens if we don't get enough sleep? 

We ask Dr Sun Bin all these questions and more and get to grips with the importance of sleep for maintaining our physical and mental health.