Wellbeing and Lifestyle Podcasts:

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• Feel Better, Love More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

• Begin Again with Davina McCall

• Unlocking Us with Brene Brown 

• Zoe Science & Nutrition

• The Doctor's Kitchen, Dr Rupy Aujia (Expert advice on nutrition and lifestyle)

• Huberman Lab, Andrew Huberman PH.D (brain health guidance)

• The Mel Robbins Podcast (wellbeing and lifestyle interviews)

• We Need to Talk, Paul C Brunson (Personal growth celebrity and expert interviews)

• Middle Man, Paul Sutton (men's midlife rediscovery journey)

• How to be 60 with Kaye Adams (Women's midlife rediscovery journey)

• Happy Place with Ferne Cotton

• The Gutbliss Podcast, Dr Robynne Chutkan (Gastroenterologist easy guidance on digestion health)

• Dr Louise Newson (menopause)

• The Oprah Podcase, Oprah Winfrey

• Ted Talks Daily (Thought provoking talks on lots of lifestyle subjects) 

• The Neuro Experience, Dr Rena Malik (Interviews with experts around brain/neurology health)

• The Hidden 20% (Neurodiversity)

• I'm ADHD, No You're Not, Paul Whitehouse (comedian) and Dr Mine Conkhayir MBE (Fun, insightful interviews with diverse celebrities and specialists)

 

Wellbeing and Lifestyle Books: 

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Mental health wellbeing

• The Stress Solutions, Dr R Chatterjee

• Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?, Dr Julie Smith (Self help therapy toolbox)

• Happy Mind, Happy Life, Dr R Chatterjee

• Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway, Susan Jeffers

• End of Mental Illness, Dr Daniel Amen (Easy reading about brain health/neuroscience)

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Healthy Lifestyle

 

• The 4 Pillar Plan, Dr R Chatterjee (Lifestyle pillars: Eat, Sleep, Relax and Move)

• The Longevity Book: Live Strong, Live Better, Cameron Diaz (Healthy aging lifestyle)

• Blue Zones: Secrets for Living Longer, Dan Buettner (healthy aging lifestyle)

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Wellbeing nutrition

• Eat Like a Girl, Dr Mindy Pelz (Food Science nutritional hormones and energy support)

• JoyFull, Radhi Devlukia-Shetty (Healthy cook book)

• The Good Gut Guide, Liz Earle

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Hormonal Health

• The Knowledge, Dr Nighat Arif (Women's health: From menstruation to menopause)

• Definitive Guide to Perimenopause & Menopause, Dr Louise Newson

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Positive Affirmations

• Today I Will, Carmen Warrington (Daily positive affirmations)

 

Wellbeing Phone Apps:

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Headspace

WellMind (Free  - NHS app for stress, anxiety and depression

StayAlive (Free  - suicide prevention)

Calm Harm (Free - self harm support)

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Local Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Professionals:

 

Andrea Clarke (MBACP), Amber Therapy

www.ambertherapycroxleygreen.co.uk

Special areas: Anxiety, panic attacks, emotional regulation - supporting teenagers, young people, adults and families

 

Bill Sullivan (Bsc Hons PgDip Adv Dip Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist)

www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellors/bill-sullivan

Special areas: Anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, couples, stress, addictions, midlife shifts and other challenges.

 

​Laura Schalit Bloomberg, Fertility Avenue (Mindset NLP & Trauma-Informed Coach, Hypnotherapist, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Practitioner, Fertility Nutrition Specialist and Hypnobirthing Practitioner)

https://fertilityavenue.co.uk/

Special areas: Fertility and Pregnancy Loss Support, EFT and Hypnotherapist

 

​​Useful websites:

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NHS healthy living website:  https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/

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​​Neurodiversity: https://www.add-vance.org/about-us/

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Menopause: https://www.balance-menopause.com/

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Nutrition Guidelines UK: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-guidelines-and-food-labels/the-eatwell-guide/

 

​Workplace Wellbeing Support in Herts: https://www.hertshealthyworkplace.org.uk/

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Hertsmere BC Wellbeing: https://www.hertsmere.gov.uk/Health--Wellbeing/Health-Wellbeing.aspx

 

Hertfordshire CC Wellbeing: https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/health-in-herts/happiness-wellbeing-and-mental-health.aspx

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Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/   Call: 116123

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Mental Health: https://www.mind.org.uk/ Call: 03001233393

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Childline www.childline.org.uk   Call: 08001111

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Young Minds (child and adolescent support): www.youngminds.org.uk  Call 0808025544 (parents helpline)

 

CALM (Male suicidal thoughts support) www.thecalmzone.net  Call 0800585858

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