Live Well Be Well with Sarah Ann Macklin | Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition

Sarah Ann Macklin
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Health shouldn’t feel this hard. I’ve lived it, studied it, and now I’m here to help make it make sense. A smarter, more human way to live well. Subscribe now, and start living well, for real. Instagram: @sarahannmacklin Newsletter: https://substack.com/@sarahannmacklin Website: sarahannmacklin.com #LiveWellBeWell

  1. 1d ago

    The Everyday Habits That Could Increase Your Dementia Risk | Dr Karan Rajan

    This week’s Live Well Be Well Moment is with Dr Karan Rajan, NHS surgeon, bestselling author and Chief of Science at Throne Science. He explains why protecting your hearing is one of the best things you can do to lower your risk of dementia, why the cells in your ears never grow back, and whether wireless headphones are actually anything to worry about. My book ‘Healthy Shouldn’t Be This Hard’: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healthy-Shouldnt-Be-This-Hard-ebook/dp/B0G1DHNRV5 📖 If this resonates, you can join the thousands who read The Compassionate Cure each week.https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/ Let’s be friends!📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahannmacklin/📹 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@livewellbewellsarah🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/SarahAnnMacklin📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livewellbewellpodcast💌 Newsletter: https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/

    The Everyday Habits That Could Increase Your Dementia Risk | Dr Karan Rajan

  2. 3d ago

    Dr Shefali: How to Raise Mentally Strong Boys and Girls in an Increasingly Toxic World

    The manosphere is back in the headlines, and every parent of a boy should be asking: if our sons have no strong male role models, who is teaching them how to be a man? Clinical psychologist and New York Times bestselling author Dr Shefali Tsabary says whatever our boys need, technology is sweeping in with a substitute. She joins me to talk about how technology is abducting childhood, and how parents can take their power back. Dr Shefali holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from Columbia University, founded the Conscious Parenting movement and has been featured on Oprah's SuperSoul Sunday. After watching the TV drama Adolescence, she wrote Raising Conscious Sons and Raising Conscious Daughters, and released both on the same day. She also opens up about leaving her own 25-year marriage, and why she believes marriage as an institution is failing women. What we explore together: •How the algorithm reads the different neurochemistry of boys and girls, and why parents are the ones who don't understand it •Why social media bans alone won't fix it, and the essential ingredients every childhood needs: parental presence, connection and safety •Why so many boys have no elder male mentors, how the manosphere filled that gap, and what they need instead: movement, purpose and brotherhood •The best thing a father can do for his son, and why it starts with how he treats his mother •The new sex talk, and why she says these conversations should start indirectly from age four and directly by age eight •Her biggest regret as a parent, giving her daughter a phone at 13, and why she advises waiting until 15 or 16 •The "perception prison" girls grow up in, and why mothers modelling being ordinary takes the pressure off •Her views on marriage, monogamy and community, and how to know when you're ready to leave a relationship Love, Sarah Ann 💛 My book 'Healthy Shouldn't Be This Hard': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healthy-Shouldnt-Be-This-Hard-ebook/dp/B0G1DHNRV5 Let's be friends! 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahannmacklin/ 📹 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@livewellbewellsarah 🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/SarahAnnMacklin 📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livewellbewellpodcast Dr Shefali Tsabary: 📖 Raising Conscious Sons: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1529994829 📖 Raising Conscious Daughters: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1529994810 🌐 Website: https://www.drshefali.com 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctorshefali/ 📹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@doctorshefali Chapters 00:00 Trailer 01:14 Two books released on the same day 03:28 How the algorithm hooks boys and girls differently 04:35 Adolescence: the boy abducted by the manosphere 05:51 Social media bans aren't enough on their own 07:12 The essential ingredients of childhood 09:36 Why our boys are in trouble 11:13 The lost brotherhood and the early years 12:43 What boys need: movement, purpose and belonging 15:36 Porn, the manosphere and the algorithm 17:59 The new sex talk: nudes and deepfakes 22:05 The age of artificial parenting 26:37 "My child is adamant at getting a phone" 28:41 Give in and you'll have ten more problems 30:20 Her biggest regret as a parent 33:19 The father wound 36:26 The best thing a father can do 39:44 The gender war and the algorithm 43:33 The perception prison: raising girls today 48:14 Marriage and monogamy: "a failed experiment" 50:48 Choosing your own relationship design 52:30 Why she will never marry again 54:06 "It protects me if I have a child" 56:23 Divorce and the pressure to stay 1:01:59 Scared to leave? How to know you're ready 1:05:32 Perfection on social media is a cry for help 1:10:01 Teaching boys to channel anger 1:13:40 The Urban Explorers 1:15:24 Loneliness: the central wound of modern boyhood 1:21:29 What does Live Well Be Well mean to you?

    Dr Shefali: How to Raise Mentally Strong Boys and Girls in an Increasingly Toxic World

  3. 5d ago

    Why a Failure Journal Will Make You Happier Than a Gratitude List | Arthur Brooks

    This week’s Live Well Be Well Moment is with Arthur Brooks, Harvard professor and #1 New York Times bestselling author. Keeping a journal of your failures and disappointments, not just the things you’re grateful for, could do more for your happiness than you think. Arthur explains exactly how to do it, why it can be so powerful, and what the practice taught him after losing his parents. My book ‘Healthy Shouldn’t Be This Hard’: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healthy-Shouldnt-Be-This-Hard-ebook/dp/B0G1DHNRV5 📖 If this resonates, you can join the thousands who read The Compassionate Cure each week.https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/ Let’s be friends!📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahannmacklin/📹 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@livewellbewellsarah🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/SarahAnnMacklin📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livewellbewellpodcast💌 Newsletter: https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/

    Why a Failure Journal Will Make You Happier Than a Gratitude List | Arthur Brooks

  4. Nov 6

    Why Your Best Ideas Come When You Stop Thinking | David Rock

    This week’s Live Well Be Well Moment is with Dr David Rock, neuroscience researcher, author and founder of the NeuroLeadership Institute. He explains why stress and a busy mind can block the insights we’re looking for, how stepping away gives your brain space to make new connections, and what you can do to make those lightbulb moments more likely. My book ‘Healthy Shouldn’t Be This Hard’: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healthy-Shouldnt-Be-This-Hard-ebook/dp/B0G1DHNRV5 📖 If this resonates, you can join the thousands who read The Compassionate Cure each week.https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/ Let’s be friends!📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahannmacklin/📹 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@livewellbewellsarah🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/SarahAnnMacklin📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livewellbewellpodcast💌 Newsletter: https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/

    Why Your Best Ideas Come When You Stop Thinking | David Rock

  5. Nov 4

    How to Overcome Your Deepest Fears Through Lucid Dreaming | Dream Expert Charlie Morley

    Lucid dreaming teacher Charlie Morley joins me to talk about the roughly two hours a night, around a twelfth of our lives, that we spend dreaming. Charlie has spent close to 20 years teaching people how to lucid dream, lived in a Buddhist temple for seven years, and received a Winston Churchill Fellowship to research PTSD treatment in military veterans. The turning point came at 17, when an overdose and a near-death experience left him with four months of nightmares that ended in a single lucid dream. What we explore together: •Why nightmares keep coming back, and why waking yourself up from one is "like a therapy session cut short" •How to remember your dreams, even if you think you never dream •What actually changes in the brain the moment you realise you're dreaming •Charlie's own pilot study, where over 85% of people with PTSD no longer met the diagnostic threshold after a six-day lucid dreaming workshop. •Is lucid dreaming safe, who shouldn't try it, and why you shouldn't face severe trauma alone •The four foundations to start tonight: dream planning, dream recall, the dream diary and dream signs Love, Sarah Ann 💛 References: Dreaming about the exam the night before (Arnulf et al., Consciousness and Cognition, 2014): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25108280/ Lucid dreaming in children (Voss et al., Journal of Sleep Research, 2012): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22639960/ Charlie’s PTSD lucid dream healing workshop pilot study (Yount et al., Traumatology, 2023): https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000456 My book 'Healthy Shouldn't Be This Hard': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healthy-Shouldnt-Be-This-Hard-ebook/dp/B0G1DHNRV5 Let's be friends! 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahannmacklin/ 📹 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@livewellbewellsarah 🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/SarahAnnMacklin 📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livewellbewellpodcast Charlie Morley: 🌐 Website and books: https://charliemorley.com Chapters 00:00 Trailer 01:18 Introduction: we spend a twelfth of our lives dreaming 02:13 REM sleep isn't rest: you burn calories when you dream 03:53 What is lucid dreaming? 04:28 Why nightmares keep coming back: a therapy session cut short 05:40 "I never remember my dreams": how to start remembering 08:01 Vivid dreams, waking up anxious and why you should write nightmares down 10:19 What is a nightmare? Threat simulation and dreams as fire drills 13:05 The Sorbonne study: anxiety dreams before exams 14:37 Interpreting a dream from inside it: the black dog and the inner child 16:41 Inside the dreaming brain: what switches on when you become lucid 19:50 Practising skills in a lucid dream 20:54 Is lucid dreaming safe? Why you don't actually control the dream 23:16 The iceberg of the mind: how deep a lucid dream can go 27:22 Asking your dreams the big questions 28:21 "Is this woo woo?": spiritual traditions and the science 31:03 100K on YouTube and the APA special issue on lucid dreaming 32:03 Charlie's books and meeting your shadow 33:32 How it started: a dream mask advert before his 12th birthday 36:47 The overdose and near-death experience at 17 38:56 Agoraphobia, panic attacks and recurring nightmares 40:40 The lucid dream that ended four months of nightmares 43:17 Does it work for everyone? The PTSD study 49:30 85% below the PTSD threshold in the pilot, and the four-week follow-up 50:38 What the study can't prove 51:22 Why you shouldn't face severe trauma alone 53:21 Nightmares, sleep paralysis and jet lag can help you get lucid 54:41 Don't force it: be like a kid before Christmas 56:07 Technique 1: dream planning 57:05 Technique 2: dream recall 58:29 Why you forget your dream the moment you wake up 59:40 Technique 3: the dream diary 1:02:41 Technique 4: dream signs 1:04:45 Breathing and sleep: why slow breathing matters 1:07:12 Yoga nidra and charging your parasympathetic battery 1:09:15 Your dreams as a daily check-in on your mind 1:10:59 Lucid dreaming as a psychedelic experience you have in bed

    How to Overcome Your Deepest Fears Through Lucid Dreaming | Dream Expert Charlie Morley

  6. Nov 2

    Why Everyone Is Making Psyllium Jelly: What It Actually Does for Your Gut | Jordan Haworth

    This week’s Live Well Be Well Moment is with Jordan Haworth, registered dietitian and gut health specialist. If you saw Jordan’s psyllium jelly go viral and wondered what the fuss was about, he explains exactly how it affects your cholesterol, blood sugar and digestion, and why most people aren’t taking enough. My book, Healthy Shouldn’t Be This Hard: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healthy-Shouldnt-Be-This-Hard-ebook/dp/B0G1DHNRV5 📖 If this resonates, you can join the thousands who read The Compassionate Cure each week:https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/ Let’s be friends!📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahannmacklin/📹 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@livewellbewellsarah🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/SarahAnnMacklin📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livewellbewellpodcast💌 Newsletter: https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/

    Why Everyone Is Making Psyllium Jelly: What It Actually Does for Your Gut | Jordan Haworth

  7. Oct 30

    The Surprising Science of Prayer: Why You Don't Need Faith to Feel the Benefits | Nir Eyal

    This week’s Live Well Be Well Moment is with Nir Eyal, million-copy bestselling author of Hooked, Indistractable and Beyond Belief. My book, Healthy Shouldn’t Be This Hard:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healthy-Shouldnt-Be-This-Hard-ebook/dp/B0G1DHNRV5 📖 If this resonates, join the thousands of readers who receive The Compassionate Cure each week:https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/ Let’s be friends!📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahannmacklin/📹 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@livewellbewellsarah🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/SarahAnnMacklin📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livewellbewellpodcast💌 Newsletter: https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/

    The Surprising Science of Prayer: Why You Don't Need Faith to Feel the Benefits | Nir Eyal

  8. Oct 28

    The Hardest Person To Trust After Heartbreak Might Be Yourself | Louise O'Neill

    Louise O'Neill, award-winning author, joins me to talk about A Bigger Life, her memoir of the devastating breakup she went through, and the year that followed: a dating odyssey from Dublin to Paris, London, New York and Rome, with a different date almost every night. What we explore together: •Why rejection cuts so deep, and the belief so many of us carry: "I need to improve myself because I'm not lovable enough" •The myth that there are no good men left, and how the algorithm feeds scarcity after a breakup •Her worst dates, from a catfish in France to a frightening walk in Central Park •Why "do I like them?" is a better question than "do they like me?" •Falling back in love, and how a relationship can show you where you still need to heal Love, Sarah Ann 💛 My book 'Healthy Shouldn't Be This Hard': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healthy-Shouldnt-Be-This-Hard-ebook/dp/B0G1DHNRV5 This episode is sponsored by: POLSEN HEALTH: The compassionate health tracker. Connecting body and mind with unique stress recovery insights so you can live fully today. 👉 15% off with code LWBW15 at https://polsen.health/ Let's be friends! 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahannmacklin/ 📹 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@livewellbewellsarah 🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/SarahAnnMacklin 📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livewellbewellpodcast Louise O'Neill: 📚 A Bigger Life: https://lnk.to/ABiggerLife 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oneilllou/ Chapters 00:00 Trailer 01:20 Introduction: A Bigger Life, Eat Pray Love for the Hinge era 01:46 The breakup that came just before 38 03:00 A year of intensive healing: ayahuasca, a shaman and a Catholic priest 03:57 "I need to improve myself because I'm not lovable enough" 05:12 Why rejection brings up feelings of worthlessness 08:06 "If you want a bigger life, you have to take bigger risks" 08:56 Rejection exposure therapy: the more dates, the braver she felt 11:48 What a bigger life means to her now 12:36 "I was sorry that I hadn't left earlier" 14:05 Sponsor break: Polsen Health 15:52 Walking down the aisle without enough self-trust 16:40 The greatest betrayal: not trusting yourself 18:02 "There are no good men left": the dating cesspit myth 19:02 How the algorithm feeds scarcity after a breakup 20:42 The worst date: catfished in France 22:48 The Central Park date that turned frightening 24:02 Seeing someone again, and how to follow up 25:12 Getting ghosted 29:58 Why modern dating feels so hard: we've all been hurt 32:43 "Do I like them?" instead of "Do they like me?" 35:20 "Do not rush": eggs, engagement and the 39th birthday deadline 38:35 Why the date she was least excited about was the best 40:46 Hinge height filters and the six-foot problem 42:13 Casting the net wider: Sarah's house search 45:25 Uncertainty, ambiguity and why risk is liberating 46:42 Staying curious and the fear of ageing 49:04 "Not just a memoir, a manifesto" 51:06 A kiss under the Eiffel Tower and the parallel life 55:46 Turning 41 and the pressure of a new decade 57:46 Tools for constant worry: presence, nature and her dad 59:34 Panic attacks, beta blockers and a cracked tooth 1:02:41 Throwing away the script 1:04:32 Freedom and feeling alive 1:05:34 Falling back in love: the LA fires and meeting on Hinge 1:07:29 "I'm a really good first date": what love showed her still needed healing 1:11:26 Hyper-independence and losing her uncle at 14 1:12:54 "When I was supposed to have lost the love of my life, I had never felt so loved" 1:13:58 What's next: a new novel, West Cork, London and New York 1:16:25 Aliveness, women's health and ageing 1:19:03 The myth that women become less valuable as they age 1:20:06 Male fertility and the clock men don't talk about 1:21:22 Egg freezing and choosing motherhood on your own terms 1:23:04 The child-free friend who shaped her childhood 1:24:16 Choosing to adopt at 38 1:26:45 What does Live Well Be Well mean to you? 1:27:38 Holding on to hope

    The Hardest Person To Trust After Heartbreak Might Be Yourself | Louise O'Neill
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Health shouldn’t feel this hard. I’ve lived it, studied it, and now I’m here to help make it make sense. A smarter, more human way to live well. Subscribe now, and start living well, for real. Instagram: @sarahannmacklin Newsletter: https://substack.com/@sarahannmacklin Website: sarahannmacklin.com #LiveWellBeWell

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