Finding you have drifted into midlife, put on a few pounds or more, and just don't feel comfortable in your own skin? Wondering how you got there and asking yourself 'Is This It?.' Struggling with binge eating, stress and maybe even 'knocking on the door of burnout?' T his podcast is for you. Bite-sized thoughts, hints, and ideas to help you get back on track with your weight-loss, work-life balance and wellbeing. Join hosts Dave and Martin. Martin Whitaker is an experienced MSc level streng ...
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The Connect More Podcast explores seemingly random topics with a view to learning what we can about human behaviour and wellness. Your hosts Dave Minchella and Dave Algeo have a background in working with people and developing their mental wellbeing. Dave Minchella is a 30-something, mental health professional, coffee drinker and science follower. Dave Algeo is a speaker, trainer and coach, working with individuals and teams, helping them develop greater resilience and wellbeing and shape th ...
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An Alternate Approach to the Dreaded Diet?
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21:05It's It's episode154. . This week Dave Algeo and Martin Whitaker explore Martin's R.I.P.P.E.D. Protocol for weight management. In this episode we look at the elements of the protocol and we will be doing a deeper dive into each element over the coming episodes. This is a powerful way to reframe how we approach losing weight, shifting from an emphas…
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Picking the next cabbage and build your confidence: Daily Sprout 8 - The Daily Sprout
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0:59It's another Daily Sprout - a sprout-sized bite of wellbeing goodness to kick start your day the right way. DON'T FEEL ABLE TO CONFRONT THE SMELLIEST CABBAGE? HERE'S WHAT TO DO But it's too smelly! What if the smelliest cabbage in the pile (the thing that is stressing you out the most) is just too much for you to confront now, even with support? It…
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Weight-loss, calories and your metabolic rate
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26:02It's It's episode153. . This week Dave Algeo and Martin Whitaker explore the often confusing issue of calories and calculating the right level of calories to take in whether looking to lose weight, gain weight or maintain. although calorie counting is not the only way to manage weight, it is important to understand the terms and the common mistakes…
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Burnout, HR and Health: Interview with Dr Jo Burrell
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46:52It's It's episode152. . This week, Dave shares an interview from his deep dive into burnout. Dave is joined by Dr Jo Burrell, Clinical and Coaching Psychologist. Jo shares her work focusing on burnout within the HR profession. Jo shares her take on resilience v burnout and how HR are so often unseen in the work they do to support the wellbeing of o…
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Mounjaro and Beyond - part 2: Exploring Mindset
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25:53It's It's episode151. . This week Dave Algeo and Martin Whitaker continue their initial dive into issues surrounding Mounjaro and other GLP1 Agonist weight-loss drugs. This week Dave shares some insights and tips to consider when it comes to our mindset, goals and things to think about whilst on the weightloss journey. If you haven't already listen…
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150: Mounjaro and GLP1's - What Else You Need to Consider - part 1
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30:34It's It's episode150. . This week Dave Algeo and Martin Whitaker get together to discuss the things that are often overlooked when embarking on a journey to lose weight with the help of GLP1 Agonists (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists) like Mounjaro. This is a two part episode which focuses on the psychological aspects as well as the physio…
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Understanding Burnout: Interview with Kelly Swingler, The Burnoutologist
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1:11:54It's It's episode149. . This week Dave Algeo sits down with author, burnout survivor and coach Kelly Swingler to explore burnout. Kelly shares her experiences with burnout and how this shaped her current focus in educating the world including coaches, doctors and leaders about the reality of burnout and how to tackle and reduce it. We explore a who…
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Episode 148: The Show Gets A Co-Host and a Reshape
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12:13It's It's episode148. . This week host Dave, introduces new co-host Martin Whitaker and the two share the plans for forthcoming episodes. if you have any burning questions relating to health, fitness, weight-loss, binge eating, behaviour change and how to make sustainable change, drop Dave and Martin a line. David Algeo Dave Algeo is a Weight-loss …
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The Cabbages and The Sprouts - Daily Sprout 2 - The Daily Sprout
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1:05It's another Daily Sprout - a sprout-sized bite of wellbeing goodness to kick start your day the right way. If you would like to receive a daily sprout direct to your inbox visit https://davealgeo.com/dailysprout and sign-up. I'm Dave Algeo, the Sprout Guy and I support you in getting back control of. your health, weight and life and beating burnou…
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Welcome to the Daily Sprout - The Daily Sprout
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1:02Welcome to the Daily Sprout - a sprouty-sized bit of goodness to nudge you to focus on you and your wellbeing in an otherwise hectic and cabbage-filled world! If you would like to receive a daily sprout direct to your inbox visit https://davealgeo.com/dailysprout and sign-up. I'm Dave Algeo, the Sprout Guy and I support you in getting back control …
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It's episode147. It's been a while since my last episode and in this short update I share why and my plans for the future of the Midlife Reshape. The TLDR is that I am moving to a seasonal format and each season will be a themed exploration of a topic. the first one due out Mid May 2025 will be on Burnout. In the meantime, keep the pod in your podc…
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146: Moving Towards Your Goal: If In Doubt, Go Sprout
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13:08It's episode146. This week I continue with my 'year in the life of' series in which I explore typical challenges that arise as we embark on a health or weight-loss journey. It's still early January at time of recording and whether you are listening as part of your new year intentions, or you have taken up the podcast to support you in your efforts …
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145: Setting and Getting your Health Goal with Martin Whitaker
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30:08It's episode145. This week I am joined by fitness and nutrition expert Martin Whitaker. Martin and I have embarked on a joint venture to support clients looking to lose weight and transform their health sustainably by collaborating on the mind and body aspect. In this episode Martin introduces himself and I share with him my goal for 2025 - to lose…
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144: Your health goals 2025: Getting started
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14:41It's episode146. It's the new year and, since it's so early on I want to talk about your intentions and goals for 2025 and provide some tips if you find your former enthusiasm and motivation has already waned - don't worry, that happens to many of us. In this episode i share some thoughts on overcoming that initial vagueness and cloudiness we can f…
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Health and Weight-loss Goals - Preparing for 2025
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12:18It's episode143. 2025 IS ALMOST UPON US AND IN THIS SHORT VIDEO I SHARE MY PLANS FOR THE PODCAST FOR NEXT YEAR AND ASK YOU TO REFLECT ON ONE KEY QUESTION TO HELP YOU ENTER 2025 WITH SOME CLARITY ON YOUR HEALTH GOALS This week I end the year with a short update on my plans for 2025 and some questions to consider as many of us enter what can be a ref…
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It's episode142. In this episode I am joined by Mark Telfoed who has been on the podcast several times now sharing his own midlife journey and his insights into fitness as a personal trainer. This week's episode is a catch-up with Mark and a chance to talk, a little indulgently admittedly, about crossfit and how it can be helpful as a means of gett…
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10 Tips to Rest and Relax More & Sleep Better
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16:52It's episode141. This week I share the final instalment in my '10 tips to...' mini-series and share 10 tips to help you rebuild you rest and relaxation habits. Check out episode 136 and 138 for parts 1 and 2 where I share 10 tips to eat better and 10 tips to move more. David Algeo Dave Algeo is a Weight-loss and Eating Behaviour Change Coach. His m…
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Midlife Finances - 2024 Update with Pete Matthew
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58:19It's episode140. In this timely episode, Dave is once again joined by Pete Matthew, all round top bloke, Meaningful Money podcast host and CEO Jackson Wealth. Pete has joined the show three times before so do check out those episodes as they provide a useful foundation for today's discussion (ep's 68, 32 & 48). Since our last episode where we talke…
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It's episode139. This week a share a great conversation with former guest and coach Simon Ward. Simon has years of experience coaching triathletes and others seeking high performance and has a down-to-earth approach to communicating the important messages to help others achieve their goals. In this episode we discuss longevity, recovery from injuri…
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It's episode138. This week I share another 10 tips to help get your health and weight-loss back on track. This is part two of my quick summer mini-series and this week I share 10 tips to promote more movement and encourage the habit of exercise. David Algeo Dave Algeo is a Weight-loss and Eating Behaviour Change Coach. His mission is to empower bur…
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It's episode137. This week I am joined by author Owen Ryan who has appeared on the podcast before. Last time round (Episode 98), Owen shared his journey from exec burnout in Australia to his return to the UK and embarking on his dream to become a writer. Owen has since published 11 books in the 'Deadly' series with the main character Jane Phillips.…
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10 tips to get back on track with healthier eating
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19:26It's episode136. This week I share the first in a three part mini-series in which I share ten tips to help... get our eating back on track, our movement and exercise on track, and improve our rest and sleep. This follows the previous week's episodes in which i explored the importance of tackling our default habits to make significant strides in our…
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Challenging Self-Sabotage & Negative Thinking Habits
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25:00It's episode135. This week I build on last week's episode in which I shared some ideas on tackling our unhelpful default habits and behaviours. This week I explore default thinking habits and patterns and those that self-sabotage or undermine our efforts to work towards our goals. It can be a really powerful approach to achieving our goals when we …
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Changing Default Habits That Undermine Our Weight-Loss Efforts
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26:02It's episode134. This week I explore how to change our default habits. The habits that tend to consistently undermine our health and weight-loss efforts are often pretty well rooted and can be tough to change. Consequently we can resort to avoidance as a strategy to give ourselves the illusion of action whilst not actually making any significant or…
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Tackling Imposter Syndrome - Emma Johnson
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53:25It's episode133. This week I am joined by Emma Johnson, an expert in tacking imposter syndrome. Typically we may think of imposter syndrome as affecting career aspirations and so on, but I see it playing out in so many instances when it comes to aspiring to and working towards losing weight. Recognising the various ways in which imposter syndrome c…
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It's episode132. This week I want to not only offer encouragement to keep going, but some practical ways to reframe failure and get back on track. We can often feel so defeated that we find it really hard to move on from a setback or falling off our plans. That's human. But how do we pick ourselves back up. I share two ways to deal with failure and…
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Q&A Episode - Answering Weight-Loss Questions
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1:02:18It's episode131. This week I share a recording of a You Tube Live on Geordie Grandma Karen James' channel.. You may recall Karen joined me on this podcast in episode 120 where she shared her own 'turning point story. This time Karen kindly invited me onto her own You Tube Channel for a Live with her audience. I answer some of her questions as well …
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Dealing with the S.H.I.T.E. - Where to Start?
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22:38It's episode130. In this week's episode I round out my deep dive into the S.H.I.T.E. with a way to start dealing with it. It can sometimes feel like an overwhelming prospect just getting to grips with the S.H.I.T.E. So, I provide three steps to getting started and avoiding overwhelm. David Algeo Dave Algeo is a Weight-loss and Eating Behaviour Chan…
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Losing Weight Healthily versus Unhealthily - Hollie Thompson's Turning Point Story
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49:18It's episode129. This week's episode is another in the 'turning point' series in which I am joined by a guest who shares their own story about the turning point in their lives leading to health or weight transformation. This week I am joined by Hollie Thompson who shares her journey from weight gain during her university days, to unhealthy weight-l…
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Coping More Positively With Our emotions and overcoming Comfort Eating
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27:52It's episode128. This week's episode brings to a conclusion my deep dive into the S.H.I.T.E. - My S.H.I.T.E. Guide to dealing with the real causes of our over-eating, over-thinking and struggling to stick to our plans to eat better, move more and get healthier. This week it's the 'E' of the S.H.I.T.E. Guide. Emotions are very powerful when they rid…
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Comfort Eating, Tiredness and Exhaustion - Recharging the Batteries
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37:07It's episode127. In this week's episode I continue my deep dive into the S.H.I.T.E. - My S.H.I.T.E. Guide to overcoming overeating, overthinking and overdoing any unhelpful behaviour that gets in the way of our health and weight-loss goals. This week it's the 'T' - Tiredness and Exhaustion. No doubt you have experienced just how demotivated you fee…
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It's episode126. This week I continue with my S.H.I.T.E. Guide to overcoming over-eating, over-thinking, over-anything; anything that we engage in in an effort to block out, numb, or avoid underlying discomfort, issues or inner-conflicts. I explore the 'I' of the S.H.I.T.E. Guide and explore isolation, loneliness and disconnection. As humans, this …
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Confidence, Mindset and Losing Nine Stone - Caroline Crilley Turning Point Interview
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55:52It's episode125. This week I share another great 'turning point' interview with Caroline Crilley, Health, Wellbeing and Fitness Coach. Caroline shares her amazing story dealing with weight-gain, obesity, depression and isolation and how she came to transform herself through small but significant changes and work on her own confidence and mindset. C…
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It's episode124. In this week's episode, I continue the mini-series exploring the S.H.I.T.E. model which is all about identifying and dealing with the real causes of our over-eating and over-thinking. This week I look at the 'H' and explore the psychological aspects of hunger that can be described at comfort eating, emotional eating or eating to fi…
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Managing the Stress That Gets In The Way of Your Weight-Loss Goal
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26:55It's episode123. In this week's episode, I start a mini-series exploring the S.H.I.T.E. model which is all about identifying and dealing with the real causes of our over-eating and over-thinking. This week i explore STRESS and provide three key approaches to managing it more effectively. You might find these previous episodes useful to compliment t…
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Dealing With Life's S.H.I.*.E. - Overcoming the Obstacles to Midlife Health & Weight-Loss
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26:28It's episode122. This week I introduce you to my S.H.I.T.E. Guide to overcoming over-eating, over-thinking and over-working. I often say when it comes to health and weight-loss 'it's not about the diet.' The reason for that is that whilst IT DOES MATTER what we eat, how much we eat and how much activity we build into our lives, that's not where the…
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Sleep, Weight-Loss & getting Out of the Rut - Turning Point Interview with Elaine Hudson
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1:13:21It's episode121. In this episode, I re-share a great interview with client and Midlife Reshape Member Elaine Hudson. Elaine shares her amazing journey which started with a realisation that she was stuck in a rut and not making the most of life. After tackling her sleep quality, this led to a snowball of positive changes in her life leading Elaine t…
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Midlife, Business, Health & Adapting to Change - Interview with Karen James, Geordie Grandma
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52:39It's episode120. In this week's episode Dave is joined by Karen James, aka the Geordie Grandma who has a popular You Tube Channel sharing aspects of her life with fellow midlife and beyond women. Karen shares her story charting her journey from career to business, adapting to changes and challenges and facing her own health challenges along the way…
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Getting Intimate with Worry - Part 3 of the Worry Mini-Series
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21:21It's episode119. In this, the third and final episode in the mini-series on worry, Dave goes deeper into worry and how our propensity to worry can have deep roots in our past and the narratives of our lives. He shares 3 tips and asks a challenging question - what is the pay-off for being a worrier? Worry can plague many of us, robbing us of our con…
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It's episode118. This week I resume my mini-series on 'releasing the worrier within' in which I share insights and tips to release the grip that worry can have on us and free ourselves up to focus on what really matters - the here and now and working on our goals. This week I develop the tips from episode 116 (check out the episode here) and encour…
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A Weight-Loss Story - Kate Jackson, the Turning Point
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1:01:38It's episode117. In this episode I am joined by former client Kate Jackson who shares her amazing story of transformation - not just in terms of her weight which is impressive enough, but also in terms of how she shifted her approach to life, made some significant changes and is now embracing an adventurous and meaningful life. Kate Jackson is a te…
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Release The Worrier Within - Overcome Worry to Stay on Track with Weight-Loss
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26:17It's episode116. In this first of three episodes focused on worry and the impact on our weight-loss efforts, Dave explores how to 'release the worrier within' by releasing our grip on it. In the episode he shares three key tips to help break the grip and start the process of releasing ourselves from worry so we can focus on our health and weight-lo…
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Willpower and Determination - Can it be Strengthened?
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32:51It's episode115. In this episode I explore the topic of willpower, motivation and inspiration and ask the question - can we strengthen our willpower? I share a metaphor to help you understand how and when to best use willpower, motivation and inspiration. I also share research findings from neuroscience that show how we can develop a stronger sense…
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It's episode114. The show returns with a 'review of the year, an update on my plans for the future of the podcast and some thoughts and actions for you to consider as we see out 2023 and welcome in 2024. Link to Cabbage, Slice and Sprout 'Reboot Planner': https://www.davealgeo.com/claim-your-reboot-planner Link to The Weight-Loss Reboot early-bird …
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Emotional Eating - How Does it Affect Your Relationship with Food?
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25:44It's episode113. In this episode I complete the series on our relationship with food and explore emotional eating. I distinguish between eating out of boredom and as a result of emotions and share some thoughts on how to better manage our eating and our emotions with a view to managing our weight and health. I also share that this will be the last …
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It's episode112. This week I resume my series exploring our relationship with food and in particular the social aspect of food, eating and sharing eating (and drinking) experiences with others. I dive into the various aspects of how food and social relationships can play into a propensity to over eat and drink over time and suggest some practical w…
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Taking on Massive Challenges - Interview with Paul Hopper
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56:28It's episode111. This week I am delighted to have been joined by Paul Hopper, a retired Fire Officer who has an amazing story to share. After a life threatening brain haemorrhage Paul thankfully recovered but found his whole perspective on life had changed. This set him on the trail of finding a challenge to accomplish in life. Paul shares his stor…
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Understanding Testosterone Replacement Therapy - Interview with Dr. Rob Stevens
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56:19It's episode110. This week I am joined by Dr Rob Stevens, founder of the The Men’s Health Clinic and specialises in diagnosing and managing men with testosterone deficiency. This is a field that I feel is surrounded by hype and fast and loose practice, so I wanted to speak to someone trustworthy and experienced to find out the facts and how it rela…
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The Importance of Recovery and Sleep - Interview with Simon Ward
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58:57It's episode109. This week I am delighted to be joined by Simon Ward, who some of you longer term listeners will know appeared early on in the podcast when it was called 'The Sprout Sweater' (check out episode 8). Simon has recently qualified as a sleep coach and we explore that and the importance of deep recovery. this was a phrase that captured m…
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I Can Get Some Satisfaction (from Food) & Interview with Wayne Barrigan
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52:30It's episode108. This week I am delighted to be joined by fellow Health coach Wayne Barrigan. Wayne and I know each other from our policing days and it was great to catch up with Wayne and find out how he now works with clients to help them improve their health and fitness and nutrition in a sustainable way. I also share a quick food for thought bu…
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