The Wellness Wire

In this episode I'm joined by James Wright, a Mental Health & Wellbeing Co-ordinator from the Frank Bruno Foundation.  James has worked in fitness and mental health for over 25 years, having qualifications in social work, fitness and nutrition

Fundraising - The Frank Bruno Foundation
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James and I discuss boxing, boxing training and how it impacts on participants mental wellbeing.  We also cover a whole range of ideas from life skills, nutrition  and keeping things in balance to social media and medicalisation

Get comfy and grab a cuppa, this is a great conversation...

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In today's episode I'm joined by retired GP and all round wellness advocate Dr David Smart, to discuss the question of whether GP's should be putting the word 'stress' on a sicknote

We discuss the medicalisation of stress, problem solving, resilience and a whole host of other ideas related to the central question

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In this episode of the Wellbeing Wire podcast I'm joined by two guests from the artistic community to discuss the power of creative expression to enhance our wellbeing for those of us who aren't artistically gifted

We delve into a variety of areas from flow states and Mindfulness, to journaling, beatboxing and painting

My first guest is Honorata Chorazy-Przybysz of Artlysing, an artist and creative counsellor who's work aims to harness the therapeutic power of creativity

https://artlysing.com/

And Honorata is joined by Dave Bowden founder of Word Guerilla, an ex-headteacher who demonstrates the value of creative expression for young people through poetry, beatboxing, and the power of words

https://wordguerrilla.com/

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In this episode of The Wellbeing Wire I'm joined by Sarah Knapp to discuss psychological approaches and interventions to support weight management

Sarah Knapp is a Sport and Exercise Psychologist (in Training).  She supports athletes and individuals with their performance, health and wellbeing goals.

With a wealth of experience working in NHS mental health services Sarah now focuses on supporting clients to achieve a healthy relationship with physical activity, whether that be to maintain a consistent exercise routine or reduce the risk of exercise dependence.

Sarah is passionate about helping clients to understand their own values to help them lead a fulfilling life.

Sport Psychologist | Mindset For Performance | Northampton, England
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Sarah Knapp | LinkedIn

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I'm joined by Neill Friedman BSc, who's BSc is in Sport and Exercise Science.  Neill is currently in his 1st year of reading for a PhD in Health & Biological Sciences where he is looking to expand upon his work in understanding the relationship between diet and lifestyle and chronic disease and healthspan.

Neill is also the co-founder of the BERG F a not-for-profit social enterprise looking to channel social impact funding into research projects that look to tackle the root causes of disease rather than into finding drugs for the treatment of symptoms.

In this episode, we're discussing the new 'skinny jab', whether its a good idea, and what we can do to get the population out of the current obesity crisis.  Neill shares some great insights and ideas to make practical changes 

You can find out more about Neill and the BERG F at:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-berg-f 

https://pluggin.website/berg/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/neillfriedman/

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Brief summary of the February 2023 paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association on the meta-analysis of 3 randomised controlled trials of oral vitamin D to reduce the risk of type 2 Diabetes for pre-diabetic individuals

Diabetes is a growing problem in the UK, according to Diabetes UK since 1996 the rates have risen from 1.4 million to 3.9 million.  And that’s not including those undiagnosed, which they estimate takes the real figure to 4.8 million of us.  But it gets worse, as they predict that by 2025 5.3 million of us will be living with type 2 diabetes.  Out of a population of 67 million of us, that’s 7.9% of us.

The study which included 4190 people and was a meta analysis (which essentially pools the results of other studies on the subjects and combines them statistically to get the bigger picture across numerous studies) that found that taking vitamin D reduced the risk of them going on to develop type 2 Diabetes

Meta-analysis: Vitamin D Therapy Reduced Type 2 Diabetes | Nutrition | JAMA | JAMA Network

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In this clip I talk about how evidence shows that an individual's overall experience of mental health recovery and the return to work is significantly influenced by the quality of their support networks

I also talk about the different categories of social support that most of us don't consider when we think about support

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In this clip I talk about recovery roadmaps as a tool to help managers optimise the recovery and return process by taking a systematic approach.  I also share some of the key components to include in a recovery roadmap

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In this clip I talk about the difference between managers focusing on recovery vs managers who focus on getting team members back into work.  I share what I believe are the pros of each, and their why managers may opt for them

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In this clip I talk about the old adage, "How you think is how you perform", in relation to negative self talk during the absence process.  And how this self talk can hinder the recovery process and what managers may be able to do to overcome this...

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