If you've been following for a while, you probably know I've always had issues with weight loss - PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) and imbalanced cortisol are the main factors for me.

I decided to get some tests by a UK company that offer blood tests (I paid for these, this is not a promotion!), just to help me discover exactly what all my levels were doing. 

It was really interesting to see the results, and to try and play detective with my own health. 

I also discuss that I was somewhat disappointed not to find something 'fixable' by a pill - cortisol reduction relies on me... and I go into why I find this responsibility heavier than a medical prescription!

Honorable Mentions (if you can't access these links, try using the Apple Podcasts or Overcast apps)

IGNTD Glow Event - 18-20 October, Los Angeles

Medichecks blood testing services, UK

The Elixir Clinic, London and the Middle East

Workbook on Self-Talk- FREE!  

Workbook on Building Rituals - FREE!

Instagram: @wildeaboutwellbeing

Pinterest: @wildeaboutwellbeing

Wilde About Wellbeing website

The best thing about holidays? Having time to read all those books you lined up on your 'must read' shelf!

Today, I'm reviewing Scott H Young's incredible 'Ultralearning'.

I offer my top takeaway from the book (so hard to narrow it down to only ONE!), which is all about the power of EXPERIMENTATION, and getting outside of that darned comfort zone!

Honorable Mentions (if you can't access these links, try using the Apple Podcasts or Overcast apps)

Scott H Young - 'Ultralearning'

Scott's website

Tommy Baker's interview with Scott H Young

Scott's Instagram

Workbook on Self-Talk- FREE!  

Workbook on Building Rituals - FREE!

Instagram: @wildeaboutwellbeing

Pinterest: @wildeaboutwellbeing

Wilde About Wellbeing website

Are you off on holiday soon?

In today's episode, I'm sharing my experiences from last weekend of packing, travelling, driving abroad, handling delays, and more...  NONE of which have to be a NIGHTMARE! (Yes, honestly!!) 

Honorable Mentions (if you can't access these links, try using the Apple Podcasts or Overcast apps)

Amazing packing cubes (Amazon)

Workbook on Self-Talk- FREE!  

Workbook on Building Rituals - FREE!

Instagram: @wildeaboutwellbeing

Pinterest: @wildeaboutwellbeing

Wilde About Wellbeing website

Today's episode is all about PERSPECTIVE - mine can be waaaaay too negative at times... I'm not an optimist, and live a lot of my life in pessimism.

I am sharing how overwhelmed I'm feeling right now, and how I'm working on solving it - it's all about seeing that silver lining!

Honorable Mentions (if you can't access these links, try using the Apple Podcasts or Overcast apps)

Workbook on Self-Talk - FREE! 

Workbook on Building Rituals - FREE!

Instagram: @wildeaboutwellbeing

Pinterest: @wildeaboutwellbeing

Wilde About Wellbeing website

So, I'm a research NERD.

I do the research into the latest studies released about mental health, so that you don't have to. 

Today, I'm talking CHOCOLATE - yes, really! I give you permission to eat more... And also RED WINE - less about encouraging you to drink it, but still...

There's reassurance for if you feel like you're having EMOTIONAL side-effects from anti-depressant medication...

Also, if you're a night owl, there's some interesting research that says you could become a LARK in just three weeks...

I also offer a RANT on the back of a Cambridge/Chicago/Minnesota study into problematic smartphone usage about why we need BETTER addiction resources!! 

Honorable Mentions (if you can't access these links, try using the Apple Podcasts or Overcast apps)

Bristol Uni - bullying and depression

University of Vienna - antidepressants and their effects on empathy

Birmingham University, et al - changing ‘night owl’ behaviours

Matthew Walker's 'Why We Sleep'

Baylor College - link between depression and eating

UCL - chocolate and depression

Xuzhou University - reservatrol in red wine and depression

Alternative sources of reservatrol (LiveStrong)

Cambridge University, et al - smartphone use and mental health

IGNTD Heroes program

Dr Adi Jaffe

IGNTD Glow event in Los Angeles, California 

Workbook on Self-Talk- FREE!  

Workbook on Building Rituals - FREE!

Instagram: @wildeaboutwellbeing

Pinterest: @wildeaboutwellbeing

Wilde About Wellbeing website

I refused to believe that I needed a calendar or any kind of schedule - I was convinced that blank space meant freedom to do whatever items on my 'to do' list were relevant.

I was wrong.

White space got me NOWHERE.

But now I have a calendar, that's all changed... I've even got some tips for building a schedule from scratch!

Productivity and time management are worth investigating - I wish I'd realised that before!

I also share why telling someone we'll pencil them in is a HUGE insult! 

Honorable Mentions (if you can't access these links, try using the Apple Podcasts or Overcast apps)

Tommy Baker

Workbook on Self-Talk- FREE!  

Workbook on Building Rituals - FREE!

Instagram: @wildeaboutwellbeing

Pinterest: @wildeaboutwellbeing

Wilde About Wellbeing website

Today, I get seriously raw and vulnerable... there are a few near-tears moments... I talk about how a close family member's behaviour towards me 9 months ago has somewhat halted the socialisation aspect of my wellness journey.

Honorable Mentions (if you can't access these links, try using the Apple Podcasts or Overcast apps)

WAW podcast on grief in its many forms

IGNTD Heroes Program

Workbook on Self-Talk - FREE! 

Workbook on Building Rituals - FREE!

Instagram: @wildeaboutwellbeing

Pinterest: @wildeaboutwellbeing

Wilde About Wellbeing website

Welcome to our first interview episode!

Today, on the podcast, we are joined by Dr Adi Jaffe, a podcast host ('IGNTD'), author ('The Abstinence Myth'), an addiction and recovery expert... and my coach ('The IGNTD Heroes Recovery Program).

We discuss how Dr Jaffe's own drug use led him to down an incredibly dark path of being arrested, having a difficult relationship with his family, and finding community in some places that - to the average outsider - would be seen as pretty unsavoury!

Discussing community, we talk about both those darker communities (from when he was dealing drugs), and the more recent community that he has founded - the IGNTD community. We talk about what led him to his purpose of supporting those struggling with addiction, and why community is so important in terms of the journey to wellbeing. 

Dr Jaffe then gets us super excited about the fact that he and his wife, Sophie, are hosting IGNTD GLOW, which is a Los Angeles based wellbeing event in October. We get to hear just a few of the exciting guests that will be joining Team IGNTD. Hit up the link below for tickets!

Honorable Mentions (if you can't access these links, try using the Apple Podcasts or Overcast apps)

Dr Adi Jaffe's Instagram 

Sophie Jaffe's Instagram

IGNTD Podcast (Tuesdays are relationship episodes, and Friday is Dr Jaffe's Recovery Secrets episode)

IGNTD Glow event in Los Angeles, California, October 2019 

IGNTD Heroes program

Dr Adi Jaffe's book - 'The Abstinence Myth'

Workbook on Self-Talk- FREE!  

Workbook on Building Rituals - FREE!

Instagram: @wildeaboutwellbeing

Pinterest: @wildeaboutwellbeing

Wilde About Wellbeing website

More on community today!

Today's episode is a precursor to my interview with IGNTD founder and addiction recovery expert, Dr Adi Jaffe... Coming soon!!

I discuss my experiences in AA for eight years, and how it made me feel worse... and how after a year in the IGNTD Heroes programme, I'm a million times better!

Honorable Mentions (if you can't access these links, try using the Apple Podcasts or Overcast apps)

IGNTD Glow event in Los Angeles, California 

IGNTD Heroes program

Workbook on Self-Talk- FREE!  

Workbook on Building Rituals - FREE!

Instagram: @wildeaboutwellbeing

Pinterest: @wildeaboutwellbeing

Wilde About Wellbeing website

Welcome to the part two of the trilogy of episodes on community...

Today, I get raw and vulnerable about my own participation in communities online, and how I finally feel part of something bigger than myself. I also discuss how posting with expectations of responses is something I'm working hard to overcome. 

Honorable Mentions (if you can't access these links, try using the Apple Podcasts or Overcast apps)

Dr Adi Jaffe

Dr Jaffe's IGNTD Heroes Program

Tommy Baker

Workbook on Self-Talk - FREE! 

Workbook on Building Rituals - FREE!

Instagram: @wildeaboutwellbeing

Pinterest: @wildeaboutwellbeing

Wilde About Wellbeing website