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A chat about sleep, with chartered psychologist and author of 'Teaching The World To Sleep', Dr. David Lee. Dave helps people to deconstruct and revitalise our understanding of sleep in a powerful yet entertaining way. In this conversation Dave shares his thoughts on why human beings really need sleep in the first place, whether there’s any need to concern so much about the many horror stories we read in popular media and what all of us can do in order to give our sleep a chance to really thrive moving forwards. And absolute belter of a conversation, don't miss this one.

A chat with SHAPE Global CEO, Dr. John Lang. In this special excerpt, extracted from the full conversation for Health Unplugged, John shares his insights into the inception of SHAPE, what the SHAPE model looks like and how it works, and why he believes it's the tool for future to help businesses transform the way they work. Enjoy the chat.

A chat about menopause, with Deborah Garlick. As founder of field-leading organisation Henpicked, Deborah has been working tirelessly to turn the tide on stigma surrounding women's health issues. Deborah and her Henpicked team work to take the mystery out of menopause for both women and men, alike. They also work closely with businesses, to challenge and support them in making positive cultural changes within the workplace. In this chat, Deborah discusses how she has managed to get so many people talking about menopause. We also discuss the critical importance of men becoming more engaged in the wider discussions, because as Deborah explains - this is an issue that affects everybody. Enjoy the conversation!

A chat about emotional intelligence with leadership and wellbeing entrepreneur, Mary Sisson. For 25 years, Mary has been working at the forefront of the leadership and coaching field. Now running her own venture, Sisson Associates, she works with individuals and leaders of businesses to help them transform the way they work. In this conversation, we discussed a variety of topics, including all-things emotional intelligence, Mary's 'Three Pillars of Leadership Effectiveness', and burnout. Mary also shares some of her own ambitions and exciting plans for the future. Grab yourself a coffee, and enjoy the chat.

Let’s not beat about the bush. The year 2020 was a truly shit one. Like, a proper festival of crap. All aboard the bus to existential purgatory. But the journey through the angst, the anger, the resentment and depression of 2020 has taught me more than any New Year’s resolution has before. Here, I explain why, and why I believe there’s much more to be learned from this, as opposed to yet another goal for January. Written version, here.

The 'band aid' approach to workplace wellbeing has become something of a banality. Yet, wellbeing programmes have the capacity to transform peoples lives. In this audio blog, I share my thoughts on why most wellbeing programmes fail, and what we can do to change the status quo. Link to written version, here.