Srinivas Bhat spent 14 years as a monk and now works as a life enhancement mentor. He joins Livehealthy editorial director Ann Marie McQueen to talk about her transformative session with him at the Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary, Koh Samui, Thailand – and explains his unique approach to finding peace – cultivated through his own four-decade inner journey – so that others can benefit from it. Highlights: Tending the inner child What people he sees are...

Kate Sheridan has a dream job: she’s a conservation biologist and wildlife content creator, originally from the UK and working with the Reefscapers team to restore coral reefs at the Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa.   She joins the Livehealthy Podcast to talk about her work, which involves restoring coral reefs by building ‘coral frames’, researching the ecosystem, engaging with guests in marine biology, and monitoring the coral growth. The resort has a...

Mohammed F Mostafa has quite a resume: a former professional footballer, he played professionally for Al-Ain and Al-Wasl Football Club until injury ended his career. He is head of business development and digital for his family company, MBAL investments; director of investor relations Middle East for Silicon Valley-based Green Sand Equity, and founder and CEO of Versatile Synergy, a software company. With years of experience acting films directed by his brother, he had a pivotal...

Charlotte Spurway is a British psychologist who joins the Livehealthy podcast to talk about her particular brand of helping people: by offering them a relaxed but accountable approach blending conventional types of therapy with modern coaching techniques.   One of the key areas she is keen to help people with are anxious or avoidant attachment, which can trip up the happiest of couples and make things hard for singles too. She talks about the research...

Livehealthy editorial director Ann Marie McQueen speaks to CEO and angel investor Moha Bensofia and Dr Chris Lee, founder and CEO of Elemental Shift, a neuroscience-based consulting company. They are speaking about Mendi, a neurotech company dedicated to improving the lives of people around the world through accessible brain training. They explain how the Mendi app and wearable technology can boost blood flow to the pre-frontal cortex, and in just 20 minutes a day, improve...

Azeem Rafiq, the Karachi-born cricketer, made international headlines in 2020 when he blew the whistle on racism and bullying during his time playing for Yorkshire Cricket Club. He never intended to find himself in the middle of a long-running legal battle and investigation, which deeply tested his mental health, already challenged by the death of his baby son in 2018 and the loss of his career. In November 2021 he spoke to Britain’s Culture, Media...

You wouldn’t think a doctor who founded a company devoted to diabetes care would be one of the many silent cases of pre-diabetes walking around Dubai. Yet that is exactly what happened with Ali Hashemi. Ali joins Livehealthy editorial director Ann Marie McQueen to talk about the reason behind Zone.Health, a new metabolic program powered by coaching, tracking, the latest science, knowledge and curiosity to help turn obesity, insulin resistance, pre-diabetes – and even diabetes...

Livehealthy editorial director Ann Marie McQueen talks to Helen Pleic, a Rapid Transformational Therapist. Helen went through her own personal life shift, leaving the corporate world, to help other people make radical changes in their lives. Leaning in from her own childhood experiences with trauma, Helen leverages her comprehensive background in senior leadership positions and combines it with the power of Neuro Linguistic Programming, Clinical Hypnosis and Yogic principles to deliver individual and group sessions...

This week on the Livehealthy Podcast, Livehealthy editorial director Ann Marie McQueen speaks to Daryl Grigaravicius, the founder of Stride, a fun and inclusive community for those living with autoimmune diseases in Dubai. Daryl is igniting the conversation around autoimmunity and the challenges it presents, helping a range of people feel part of a community, learn and share resources, have fun and feel less alone. She talks all about her own difficult experiences over the...

Public health consultant John Bromley talks about encouraging people to live healthier lives as part of Abu Dhabi Sports Council’s Abu Dhabi 360 initiative. He talks about how the Abu Dhabi government is working to get everyone in the emirate moving more and eating better and why looking at long-term results over short term gains is the secret to a healthier population.