Power Hour

Oliver Burkeman worked for many years at The Guardian, where he wrote a popular weekly column on psychology, “This Column Will Change Your Life.” His books include the New York Times bestseller Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals and The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking.

Oliver's new book Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts is described as "A map for a liberating journey toward a more meaningful life―a journey that begins where we actually find ourselves, not with a fantasy of where we’d like to be". It's available no in stores and online.

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Anna Mathur is a psychotherapist and bestselling author. She's passionate about taking therapy out of the therapy room and sharing her personal and professional experiences to support mums through motherhood. She shares supportive insights on Instagram (@annamathur), via online courses and through her incredibly popular podcast 'The Therapy Edit'. 

Her new book, The Uncomfortable Truth: Change Your Life By Taming 10 of Your Mind's Greatest Fears, is out now in stores and online. 

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We all want to be happier, but our brains often get in the way. When we’re too stuck in our heads we obsess over our inadequacies, compare ourselves with others and fail to see the good in our lives.

In The Science of Happiness, world-leading psychologist and happiness expert Bruce Hood demonstrates that the key to happiness is not self-care but connection. He presents seven simple but life-changing lessons to break negative thought patterns and re-connect with the things that really matter.

Bruce Hood is an award-winning Professor of Developmental Psychology at Bristol University and the author of several books including SuperSense, The Self Illusion, The Domesticated Brain and Possessed. His course, The Science of Happiness, is the most popular course at Bristol University. He has appeared extensively on TV and radio, including co-hosting the BBC podcast The Happiness Half Hour in 2021. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Society, the Royal Institution of Great Britain and the British Psychological Society.

The film Bruce and Adrienne discuss is Agent of Happiness. A 2024 documentary film that follows Bhutanese government officials, Amber Kumar Gurung and Guna Raj Kuikel, as they travel through the country to measure people's happiness levels, which are then used to calculate the Gross National Happiness score.

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Award-winning British journalist, podcaster and presenter Josh Smith has gained international recognition for his signature empowering interviews. With his innate warmth and brilliant humour, he has chatted to many high-profile figures, from Oprah to Victoria Beckham.

During his childhood, Josh was too afraid to speak because of his speech impediment. In his adulthood, it was uncovering the power of conversation that transformed his life. As a celebrity interviewer, Josh has talked with people of every background, mood and personality, and had them open up like never before. Josh believes there's an art and a science to a good chat and understanding it can unlock a whole world of connection.

Josh’s new book Great Chat includes seven key lessons that will help you have more meaningful conversations and show you how it can improve your wellbeing. And it is out now online and in stores.

Josh also hosts the popular podcast Reign with Josh Smith, now in its ninth season. He is an ambassador for the children's mental health charity, Place2be and is a contributing editor for Glamour UK.

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Hailed as the Jamie Oliver of the nutrition world by Marie Claire, Sarah Ann Macklin is an award-winning AfN-accredited nutritionist, founder of the brilliant Live Well Be Well podcast and the Be Well Collective, a not-for-profit organisation that focuses on preventative mental health initiatives.

You can follow Sarah @sarahannmacklin

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Anya Culling is a British runner who has represented England at the Copenhagen Marathon and competed in the elite category at the London Marathon. She has also set a course record in the Run Norwich 10km.

What sets Anya apart is what Marie Claire magazine called her "spectacular career transformation" from first time amateur marathoner in 2019 to professional runner in 2022, after getting more seriously into the sport during the UK's Covid lockdown. In 2019 she completed her first marathon in 4 hours 34 minutes, and by 2022 had improved that time by two hours.

You can follow Anya @a.culling!

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Sharmadean Reid MBE is a founder, writer and creative consultant who in her 20 year career has launched an innovation led salon, a beauty tech start up and now a media company. 

Sharmadean’s amazing new book is out now. New Methods for Women is 49 powerful essays that offer new perspectives on life, work, self, friendships, parenthood, and relationships. Sharmadean interweaves the lessons she’s learnt, with a diverse range of thinkers, ideas and stories that have informed her approach. There are countless books that tell women how to navigate the system as it is, but what women really need is to change the system to empower and support them: this book gives you the tools to do just that.

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Adrienne is back with more episodes of Power Hour next week, but first she wanted to share a clip from the Modern Wellness Podcast that she hosts alongside her husband Sammi, and friend, physiologist and leading expert in lifestyle management, Oli Patrick. Recently they spoke about an article in The Guardian calling out Fitness Jerks.

Make sure you head over to the Modern Wellness podcast to hear more episodes, just search Modern Wellness Podcast wherever you listen to your shows!

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Adrienne shares a clip from her brand new show Modern Wellness Podcast. Make sure you go and follow/subscribe now!

Welcome to Modern Wellness! A brand new podcast from Adrienne Adhami, Sammi Adhami, and Oli Patrick, exploring everything to do with the wellness industry, and the role it plays in society today.

In this episode we answer the question “Is running a marathon good for you?” as race season is well underway and more and more people are getting in to long-distance running. We assume it must be good for us, but is it really?

Plus for "This Week In Wellness" we delve into the world of luxury gyms and head to Forbes for their article on Equinox’s new eye-wateringly expensive health offering. "Equinox Is Launching A $40,000 Gym Membership Aimed At Longevity—Here's What Comes With It”

Lastly there's a discussion on THC and CBD edibles, the key differences between them, and how some people may be substituting them for alcohol.

Support and help for substance addiction can be found online, such as Turning Point. https://www.turning-point.co.uk/support-we-offer/drugs-and-alcohol

Don't forget to rate/review and subscribe or follow!

You can follow the show and send in your questions to @modernwellnesspodcast or email [email protected]

And follow the hosts Adrienne @adrienne_ldn, Sammi @sammiadhami, and Oli @_olipatrick.

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