Joining me on the show today is Dr Kiran Agarwal.

Kiran is a doctor with over 22 years medical experience who’s now turning her attention to high performers. She’s an executive coach who’s helping people stay well, avoid burnout and maximise their happiness.

I talk to Kiran about:

- Why, despite our best efforts, we’re still not happy

- The disconnection between our actions and our values

- Why we must get clear on our purpose

- What she’s learned from her oldest, happiest patients

- & much more

Connect with Kiran:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-kiran-agarwal/
https://www.drkiranagarwal.co.uk/

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https://www.youtube.com/@samuelcwhart

#113 | Causes of discontent, aligning values and action, longevity lessons & more | Dr Kiran Agarwal

Dr Eidn Mahmoudzadeh is an NHS Doctor and Sleep Specialist with over 20 years of clinical experience.

He’s the Co-Founder of The Sleep Project, “an organisation he set up with other clinicians to try to bring sleep education to the masses, whilst providing structured programmes to improve the sleep of both adults and children.”

I talk to him about:

- The one thing you can do to improve your sleep

- Whether supplements are effective for improving sleep

- Why it might be OK for you to be watching screens before bed

- Why you shouldn’t stress about being part of the “5am Club”

- The link between sleep and mental health 

- & much more

Connect with Eidn:

https://www.thesleepproject.life/
https://www.instagram.com/the_sleep_project/
https://www.youtube.com/@the_sleep_project
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sleep-project-en

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#140 | Project Sleep Better, blue light myths, pseudo-supplements & more | Dr Eidn Mahmoudzadeh

Dr Kiran Sodha is a GP and lifestyle medicine physician. He’s also the founder of Mahi Health - a resource helping people overcome pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes.

I talk to him about:

- The number of people living with type 2 diabetes in the UK

- How lifestyle, environments, schools, family and more all are contributing to the rise of the condition

- Why we need to revolutionise the way we approach medicine

- Complicated conversations around weight and BMI

- The truth about glucose spikes

- A few controversies involving some well-known influencers…

- & much more

Connect with Kiran:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiransodha/
https://www.instagram.com/drsodha/
https://www.mahi.health/

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#141 | Understanding type 2 diabetes, glucose spikes truths, weighing up BMI & more | Dr Kiran Sodha

Kate Wadsworth is a former teacher and school leader, turned founder of "What If Education" - an organisation exploring innovative ways to make learning happier, less stressful, and more relevant for everyone.

I talk to her about:

- The one thing she’d change if she was the Education Secretary
- What’s at the root of the issues we’re seeing in schools today
- Why it’s so important for schools and staff to agree on their purpose and vision
- How AI could help teachers create space in their timetable and reduce workload
- & much more

Connect with Kate:

https://www.instagram.com/what.if.education/
https://whatifeducation.co.uk/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-what-if-education/

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#142 | How to make schools happier, why vision is vital, AI for educators & more | Kate Wadsworth

Jimmy Wightman is a meditation teacher and the founder of “Delve Deep”. He’s helping busy people like you find inner peace, presence and bliss.

I talk to him about:

- The illusion of “I’ll be happy when…” and why we all experience it
- Jimmy’s journey from office worker to digital nomad to meditation teacher
- Why, despite living and working on a beach in Mexico, he didn’t feel happy
- What meditation has taught him about himself and the way he sees the world
- How you can start letting go of the striving, jump off the hedonic treadmill, and feel calmer and more content
- & much more

Connect with Jimmy:

https://www.instagram.com/that_meditation_guy/
https://www.delvedeep.com/

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#143 | ‘I’ll be happy when…’, finding peace, getting started with meditation & more | Jimmy Wightman

Adele Kamel Whitley is a Mindset & Transformational Coach who’s helping people “live an unapologetically authentic life”.

This is Adele’s second time on the show and, like last time, this is half podcast episode, half coaching session for me!

Adele is great and certainly has a very direct approach when it comes to calling you out on your nonsense and unpicking your self-talk. I appreciate that approach and her clients appreciate it too - interestingly she told me after we finished recording that 80% of her clients are men. 
 
I hope you get as much out of this conversation as I did. If you’re struggling with making a change in your life, lacking direction, doubting yourself, limiting beliefs then this one is definitely for you.

In this episode I talk to Adele about:

- Why, when I had so many options for career, living situation, projects, in front of me I froze and didn’t take action

- The key steps you should take if you want to make changes in your life

- What it means to be a people-pleaser and how you can let go of those tendencies

- What her hairdresser taught her about facing up to the truth

- & much more

Connect with Adele:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adele-kamel-whitley-30b54736/
https://www.instagram.com/adelekamel/

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#144 | Time for change, facing your fears, stop people-pleasing & more | Adele Kamel Whitley

And now for something completely different...

Welcome to the debut episode of Serenity Sessions!

This is the meeting of two wholesome blokes from opposite sides of the earth, joined together through a mutual love of trying to make sense of this crazy world we live in. Be prepared for hot takes, well-reasoned rebuttals and some venting whilst we strive to stay serene!

This week, Russ and Sam dive into why it's hard to talk to strangers, if it's okay to cry over spilled coffee beans, how to use your ASS to defeat AI, why you should experiment on yourself and much more.

Join us, won't you?

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This show was produced by Good Gosh Media.

About Good Gosh Media:

GGM is an end-to-end digital production agency & strategic design consultancy, helping changemakers reach new audiences and elevate their impact. We love to collaborate with businesses and brands that are all about making a positive difference in the world. Forever solution-focused... with a side of good vibes.

#145 | What is this even? | Serenity Sessions [Pilot]

Dr Liya Jacob is a lifestyle medicine physician, with a Masters in Clinical Nutrition. She’s also a health & life coach offering course from fat loss to mindfulness.

Her mission is to empower people to reclaim their health and reach their potential ie - be the best, healthiest and happiest version of themselves.

I talk to her about:

- Why it is we seem to be living in a constant state of anxiety

- What the “Dreaded Drama Triangle” is and how it shows up in her life and other people's lives

- An alternative approach to problems, relationships and healthcare

- How you can step into the roles of Creator, Coach and Challenger and what that would mean for you and the people around you

- & much more

Connect with Liya:
https://www.drliyajacob.com/
https://www.instagram.com/drliyajacob/
https://www.youtube.com/@drliyajacob

Liya's courses:
The Drama Triangle For Parents Workshop:
https://www.drliyajacob.com/dramatriangle

The Clarity Catalyst Course:
https://www.drliyajacob.com/individual-bookings

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#146 | The Dreaded Drama Triangle, why we're so anxious, from Victim to Creator & more | Dr Liya Jacob

Lee Eldridge is a Human Performance & Leadership Coach who’s helping high performers prevent and recover from burnout.

I ask him about:

- The signs of burnout that people miss

- The typical person who comes to see him about burnout and what’s going in their lives

- First steps to take to recover from burnout

- What works for preventing it occuring again

- Whether he follows his own advice and how he balances work and family

- & much more

Connect with Lee:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-eldridge
https://cognitiveathlete.co.uk/

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#147 | Beating burnout, 'Netflix and chill', internal vs external success & more | Lee Eldridge

Abi Edmunds is a digital wellbeing specialist and the founder of “Social Media Resilience”.

I talk to her about:

- The problem with recommending a “digital detox”? 

- What Abi proposes as a different approach for navigating the digital landscape

- How we can stop ourselves getting distracted and maintain our focus

- The effect of social media on self-image and the advice she offers young people

- What to do in a world of AI-generated images and video and how to spot fake posts

- & much more

Connect with Abi:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/abiedmunds/
https://www.socialmediaresilience.co.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/abi.edmunds

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#148 | The problem with a 'digital detox', teens on social media, digital resilience & more | Abi Edmunds

Dr Sophie King-Hill is an Associate Professor at the University of Birmingham. She specialises in sexual behaviours and assessment in children and young people, sexual health, sibling sexual abuse, misogyny, relationships & sex education and the importance of youth voice.

The focus of this episode is the Netflix series “Adolescence” and the response we’ve seen on social media and the news since its release.

I talk to Sophie about:

- What the program gets right 

- Problems with the program and the response we’ve seen on the internet and in the news

- Her thoughts on the proposal to show the program in schools and her reaction to anti-misogyny classes for boys

- What would be effective in tackling these issues

- The work her and her colleagues are doing to help move things in the right direction

- & much more

Connect with Sophie:
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/social-policy/king-hill-sophie
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-sophie-king-hill-2659b651/

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#149 | The Truth About "Adolescence" | Dr Sophie King-Hill

in·sight
[ˈɪnsʌɪt]

"(the ability to have) a clear, deep, and sometimes sudden understanding of someone or something."

Welcome to the Insight Podcast.

A space to discuss psychology, science, mental health and more.

I hope these conversations inspire insight and wisdom in you, and help you find clarity, calm and connection.

Enjoy.

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