Hacking Happiness by DOSE

Billie Quinlan and Dr Anna Hushlak are the founders of Ferly - an audio guide to mindful sex with sensual stories to get us in the mood, guided practices that create connection and intimacy and programmes to help us to cultivate confidence.

Their aim is to make the art of sexual self-care simple, sensual and unashamedly normal. App users say “this app helps me to relax and get in touch with my body”, ‘educates me and my boyfriend in a fun way”, “helps me after being assaulted and struggling with an eating disorder, and “fills the gaps in my knowledge”.

In this podcast Billie and Anna discuss their journey to creating the app where they open up about their experiences of sexual assault, their views on porn, tantra, hair removal and the importance of fitness to our sexual health.  

Notes from the podcast

Zinc.VC is a London-based business builder that runs mission-led programmes to build scalable commercial impact-led businesses. From 800 applications, Ferly was one of the selected mission-led companies, chosen for how it tackles women’s and girl’s mental and emotional health in an exciting and innovative way.

Guilty Feminist is an award-winning podcast and live show hosted by Deborah Frances-White.

UnWell is a docuseries on Netflix that takes a deep dive into the lucrative wellness industry. We reference the episode on Tantra.

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There’s no denying that doing good feels good and this is no doubt the case for our next guest, Tom Hewitt, founder of Surfers Not Street Children. A committed a campaigner who has worked ‘in the field’ with street children in Africa for over 27 years. He is well known for his model of fusing surfing with mentorship to empower street children in Durban.

In this podcast we talk about his career journey to creating Surfers Not Street Children which counts everyone from Kelly Slater, to Prince Harry, Pope Francis to the Queen who awarded him an MBE, amongst its supporters, the satisfaction he gets from empowering these children to become independent and self-sufficient, and the therapeutic benefits of surfing in aiding stress and anxiety.

Notes from the podcast -

In this podcast we refer to "Will" (Will Bailey), a top UK surfer - https://www.carvemag.com/2018/12/croyde-keg-fest-14-december/

The documentary "Kissed by God" about Andy Irons is available to watch on Amazon Prime - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Andy-Irons-Kissed-God/dp/B07H5RB9S9

Sunny Garcia mental health - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/sports/sunny-garcia-suicide-attempt.html

Andrew Cotton and Andy Blake ("Cotty and Blakey") Surf retreats - https://www.andrewcotton.co.uk/surf-fitness/

Jamie O' Brian - https://www.instagram.com/whoisjob/?hl=en

Stefanie Gilmore - https://www.instagram.com/stephaniegilmore/?hl=en

Mini Cho - https://www.tofoinfo.com/sung-min-cho-mini

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Meet the one and only Marawa the Amazing, the Melbourne born, globe-trotting, world record holding, hula hoop master known for spinning hundreds of hoops at one time, all while balancing on a pair of high heeled roller skates.

We talk about her journey to becoming a hoop master via a stint in circus school and performances on shows like Britain's Got Talent, America's Got Talent & Arab's Got Talent, establishing fitness classes with her troupe Marawa's Majorettes, how LA life compares to London and her book The Girl Guide - a no-nonsense guide to puberty and adolescence. Her pet squirrel even pays us a visit.

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After a brief hiatus, the DOSE Hacking Happiness podcast is back! To kick off Season 5, we tackle the topic of mindful drinking. The sober revolution is well on its way, driven by millennials and Gen Z's looking to live more healthy, balanced lifestyles without the hangover. In this podcast, we chat to entrepreneur Ellie Webb, founder of Caleño, a non-alcoholic, tropical free spirit, inspired by Colombia and Millie Gooch, founder of the Sober Girl Society - one of the largest communities for sober women.

We discuss how their relationship with booze has affected their careers, blasting the myth that alcohol makes us "more creative" in the boardroom or whilst penning a novel. How drinking has affected their relationships and libido, their confidence and self-worth, as well as their health and fitness. Millie also shares some insight on what it's like dating sober and how her friends reacted to her going teetotal.

If you are frustrated by the lack of exciting and adventurous alcohol-free options, try Caleño. A new Colombian-inspired non-alcoholic ‘spirit’ that has been joyfully distilled with light and zesty botanicals including juniper, pineapple, citrus, spice and the iconic golden Inca berry. The tropical blend is steam-distilled in stainless steels drums and perfectly served over ice, with tonic and your favourite tropical garnish. There are some great recipes to try available on the website such as ‘Tropi-Cali’ with Caleño, pineapple juice, fresh lemon, sugar syrup and refreshing mint, and ‘Dancing Queen’ with Caleño, passionfruit and vanilla syrup.

Pre-order Millie's book "The Sober Girl Society Handbook: An empowering guide to living hangover free" via Amazon

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Tom Peters is the Global Director of New Business at Deliveroo – the online food delivery company based in the UK. In this podcast, he discusses the reward he gets from his work at Deliveroo, in particular fuelling frontline NHS workers, the food that gets him through his day and makes him the happiest, his love of rowing and fitness classes from Core Collective to Fly Ldn and his experience of therapy that has helped him to cope with grief, after losing his parents in his early thirties. 

This podcast is sponsored by MEDA, a range of premium CBD infused drinks; comprising functional wellness drinks, mixers, alcoholic cocktails and cordials. Ultimate Party Boxes can all be found at www.medahuman.com  - for a 20% discount exclusively for DOSE listeners, please use the code DOSE20.

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Andrea Thompson is the Editor In Chief at Marie Claire. For much of her career she has specialised in investigative journalism and loves helping bring to light inspirational stories from people who traditionally have not been given a voice in mainstream media.

In her years as an undercover reporter, she travelled the world exposing everything from child labour in India to rogue surgeons in Moscow who were creating stem cell beauty treatments from aborted foetuses. She’s secretly filmed money-grabbing doctors on Harley Street for Channel 4 show The Ugly Face of Beauty and went undercover on celebrity yachts in Cannes to investigate the casting couch tradition that exploits young models during festival season. Her most nerve-wrecking stories included researching the casual use of rape-drugs in Goa for The Sunday Times and going undercover to expose the dubious business dealings of property tycoon Donald Trump for The Daily Mail, a whole decade before he took up residence at the White House.

At Marie Claire, Andrea oversaw a hard-hitting feature on rape as a weapon of war that won the title an Amnesty Media Award, and now acts as as a judge for the awards each year. She regularly chairs events for Marie Claire and mentors young women trying to break into the industry. 

In this podcast, she talks to us about how she balances a high powered career with raising two children, her advice to budding journalists and how she gets her endorphins pumping though runs and climbing trees in Hampstead Heath.

This podcast is in partnership with MALIN+GOETZ – purveyors of uncomplicated luxury skincare. Discover more at malinandgoetz.co.uk/love-at-first-swipe.

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Gail Federici is a beauty industry veteran and serial entrepreneur. After studying law and working in the haircare business, she went on to co-found John Frieda, where she created the iconic Frizz Ease Serum. A brand which she and Frieda sold in 2002 for a mind-boggling $450 million.

After signing a 5 year non-compete clause, she had a brief dalliance in the music industry, where her twins, after appearing in that John Frieda Sheer Blonde campaign, launched a career as pop stars. But haircare was always Federici's true passion. After conquering the frizz, she then turned her attention to tackling grey roots and Color Wow was born. The multi-award winning brand is beloved by celeb hairstylists including Chris Appleton, stylist to J.LO and Kim Kardashian.

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Malminder Gill is an award-winning Harley Street hypnotherapist and life coach. For over a decade she has helped her circle of high-end clients - celebrities and royals included - overcome anxiety, breakups and changing thought patterns. As an expert on mental health, she talks to us about how to nurture our wellbeing and be happy in these challenging times.

This podcast is in partnership with CBII - a range of premium, quality, full spectrum CBD oils and supplements you can trust. Claim 30% off using 'SELFCARE30' on full size oils and supplements. Valid until 30th June 2020.

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Welcome to 'Hacking Happiness Live' - our first ever virtual event, as we adapt to life in lockdown. This is a recording of the event, which took place on Tuesday 9th June 2020 via Zoom. Guest speakers included Dr. Julie Moltke, a Medical Doctor specialising in mental health, sleep and stress management, Charlotte Dormon a Holistic Health coach and India Bailey, Head of Cycle, Brand & Culture at Core Collective.

We discussed how we can take control of our body’s neurochemistry to live happier, healthier lives - from home workouts to send endorphins soaring, taking CBD to soothe anxiety and practising good nutritional health and sleep habits to boost serotonin.

The event was in partnership with CBII - a range of premium, quality, full spectrum CBD oils and supplements you can trust. Claim 30% off using 'SELFCARE30' on full size oils and supplements. Valid until 30th June 2020.

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Bethany Hamilton is a professional surfer based in Hawaii, who gained worldwide attention when she not only survived a shark attack which left her with one arm, but returned to a professional surfing career just four weeks later. Her documentary 'Unstoppable' available on Netflix, is a lesson to us all that even the biggest challenges and scariest fears can be overcome no matter what we’re facing. Prepare to feel inspired…

This episode was recorded before the recent tragic events in America. Our thoughts are with all those affected on a daily basis by racism. If you'd like to help by signing a petition or donating money, click on this link. Black Lives Matter.

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