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On this week’s episode of the Dot to Dot podcast Lou and I talk about why rituals work. It turns out that there are real, scientific benefits to rituals. Rituals are practiced in all walks of life from preparing for a job interview to playing sport – and of course in every religion. On the whole they ease our worries, concerns, grief, anxieties and give us comfort. When we take them too far they risk becoming OCD, when used in moderation they can actually benefit even people who claim not to believe that they work (Scientific American). 

Psychology says you need to achieve these 3 goals to become an adult. This week Lou and I discuss those three things and more. I personally have never felt like I've grown up. But what does that mean from a psychological standpoint.

This week on the podcast I speak to George Styles. George believes that humanities greatest potential lies in the underrated, undiscovered underdogs of the world. And anyone who knows me knows how much I believe in us all having huge untapped potential. This makes for a really fun discussion about all sorts of topics.

This week I talk to Lou about what it feels like for athletes going to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Having just bid farewell to one of her Olympians Lou shares what it feels like from her side of the table, what the Olympians are facing this year and why in Lou's words it will be an Olympics like no other.

On this week’s episode Lou and I speak to Olympian Jack Green. Jack competed in the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics. Jack has learnt about mental health the hard way, super human on so many levels – able to endure more pain, train harder, run faster coming to a point where he accepted that he was not OK and eventually to an understanding that our mental states cannot be 'fixed'. Something society inadvertently teaches us made worse still when you're heralded as invincible.

Christine Cross is a non-exec director for some big brands including Coca Cola Europe. I met Chris through work when I was profiling for a CEO role at another company she was a non-exec director for. It struck me then how incredibly sharp she was and that she was someone who didn't mince her words. But she is also an amazing supporter of young people (and even older ones like me) and women mentoring a huge number of people and working on a range of initiatives to see people having a good start in life.