Award winning poet Hollie McNish talks to Happiful's podcast ahead of her panel session at the free and virtual Hay on Wye festival, and to mark the arrival of her brilliant new book - Slug and Other Things I’ve Been Told to Hate. She chats about pleasure in all its forms, societal conditioning, the simple things and the kindness of strangers.

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Rachel Williams, speaker at TedxNHS salon with "Somebody Must Go First", is also known as the @Bald_Font,  the accidental influencer on social media, and describes herself a strong spirited South Londoner striving to live her best life with anxiety and high functioning depression – not in spite of it.

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Poorna Bell, award-winning journalist, public speaker, competitive amateur power-lifter and author whose latest offering is Stronger: Changing Everything I Knew about Women’s Strength joins Happiful's podcast to talk about embracing gratitude, being a work in progress and remembering our ability to grow through the toughest of times.

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Dr Joshua Wolrich, NHS surgical doctor and author of Food isn’t Medicine: Challenge Nutribollocks and Escape the Diet Trap joins Happiful’s podcast to talk about his willingness to be wrong and challenging his own internalised weight stigma

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Jonny Benjamin MBE, Founder of Beyond, award-winning mental health campaigner, film producer, public speaker, writer, vlogger and co-creator of the phenomenal new book The Book of Hope: 101 Voices on Overcoming Adversity joins Happiful's podcast I am. I have. 

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Jonny mentioned text and helplines including SHOUT and Young Minds

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Lohani Noor - Psychotherapist , Psychosexual therapist, Presenter, Author of 12 Steps to Sexual Connection - discusses the subject of sexual intimacy and answers frequently asked questions. 

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Lohani is the author of the audio book 12 Steps to Sexual Connection

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Marie Jarvis, Nutritional Therapist and Health Coach talks about Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), how it could impact you, and how working with a qualified nutrition professional may be able to help you.

Please note that everyone's experience will be different and consult your GP in the first instance. 

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Molly Forbes, campaigner, presenter and writer of Body Happy Kids: How To Help Children and Kids Love The Skin They're In,  joins Happiful's podcast to talk about bodies, how we talk with the children in our lives, not knowing all the answers and having hope. 

Find out more at Body Happy Org

Out on 1 April Body Happy Kids: How To Help Children and Kids Love The Skin They're In

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Samaritan’s Lucia Capobianco joins Happiful to talk about the work they do, what a conversation with the Samaritans might be like for someone who is experiencing suicidal thoughts, and how anyone can talk to a person in their life they believe is struggling.

TW: The subject of suicide is discussed in depth.

You can call Samaritans 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on 116 123 or email [email protected]

Find out more at Samaritans.org

Read more about the SHUSH model of speaking with people

Soul Guide and Moon Mentor Kirsty Gallagher joins Happiful's podcast to talk about realigning with yourself, lunar living and being authentic. 

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Kirsty's books

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