SO, WHAT IS THIS PODCAST ALL ABOUT? In this conversation Dr Chatterjee talks to Professor Marc Brackett about emotional intelligence. Professor Marc is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. He’s published over 100 research articles over the course of his career, and has dedicated his life to studying and teaching emotional […]

SO WHAT IS THIS RESEARCH ALL ABOUT? This research, published in 2010 set out to examine just how important our social interactions are to our physical health and indeed to our very survival. It has analysed data from 148 independent studies from across the world which were all selected against pre-determined criteria and then their […]

Dr Jenna Macciochi is an immunologist who has recently published her first book – Immunity – the Science of Staying Well. In this book she brings her 20 years experience and education to bare – breaking down how our lifestyle interacts with our immune system and the impact this has on our health.

Jaime Booth Jenkins is a behaviour change specialist, who lives  in Nova Scotia Canada. She runs Loaf Farms an experiential learning platform that sits at the confluence of well-being theory, neuroscience, and permaculture.

Navigating the holidays can be complicated terrain for so many reasons. Even without a pandemic and political and civil unrest, it’s not all joy and love and light for everyone. We, humans, are incredibly vulnerable—collectively in the midst of unprecedented challenges—on multiple levels.  There may not be a mythical character flying through the sky delivering […]

Caroline Macrory is a psychologist who has specialised in trauma, who is working on the front line of this pandemic as a newly qualified mental health social worker. With rates of domestic violence, unemployment and mental illness soaring, there has never been greater pressure on our social services. Tune in to hear about her first-hand […]

Therapeutic Writing can be simply described as the intentional use of writing for a therapeutic purpose – in other words for reflection, growth, stress relief or healing. It is a valuable tool and importantly it is flexible – can be used anywhere – and it is free!

David has a PhD in organic chemistry and spent 4 years in the pharmaceutical industry, developing drugs for cardiovascular disease and cancer. Inspired by the placebo effect, he left the industry to write books and educate people in how they can harness their mind and emotions to improve their health. He is now author of […]