In this episode we talk about boundaries and why they are so important for any of us who is looking for wellness, with our guest, the therapist and boundaries expert Nedra Glover Tawwab. Nedra focuses on helping people create healthy relationships with themselves and with other people. Nedra has a new book out, the New York Times bestseller ‘Set Boundaries, Find Peace’ and on the show she talks to us about why setting healthy boundaries is so important for reclaiming yourself – and give us some simple yet powerful advice on how to do it.   Follow Nedra on her Instagram account @nedratawwa ..read more

“Now is not the time for striving. Now is the time for soothing and replenishing.” If you do one thing after listening to this podcast, Suzy asks that you set the intention to be tender, kind and gentle on yourself. In this new episode, recorded in the freezing cold snap of mid-February 2021, Chartered Psychologist, qualified yoga teacher and PT Suzy Reading talks to Ellie about wellness, what it means and specifically how to build our own self care framework in this most challenging of times. Suzy explains how and why ‘self care makes tomorrow easier’ and discusses the eight different ways we ..read more

Cliché or not, most of us start each January wanting to get a bit fitter and lose some of that Christmas weight. Another cliché – by the end of the month lots of us will have given up and gone back to our old ways. So how do we make things different this year? Getting and staying fit for life is the dream, and in this episode we are joined by Eastnine personal trainer Ania Gabb, who talks honestly and shares her insights and experience of nearly two decades in the business with us. Ania talks to us about how to find what works for you and the all-important but often forgotten role of fitness n ..read more

Did you know there are 34 possible menopause symptoms? Or that at any one time 13 million women in the UK are going through menopause? In this special episode of the Healthy podcast, brought to you in association with Holland & Barrett, Ellie is joined by Meg Mathews, who has long moved on from her rock chick days to become something of an ambassador for how to have a positive menopause. Menopause hit Meg hard, and more than that, it took her a long time to work out that the various different symptoms she was suffering from were caused by menopause. Inspired by her own experiences, she now ..read more

In this special episode of the Healthy podcast, brought to you in association with Holland & Barrett, Ellie is joined by Katy Beskow, who specialises in quick, easy, affordable vegan cooking. Forget fancy and complicated ingredients – everything Katy uses can be bought in your local high street or supermarket. With several brilliant books to her name including ‘5 Ingredient Vegan’, ’15 Minute Vegan’ and ‘Vegan Fakeaways’ it’s fair to say that if you’re looking for an easy and delicious way to get a bit more plant-based, then Katy is your woman. Katy joins us on the podcast to talk about he ..read more

In this special podcast episode, recorded by Healthy in association with Holland & Barrett, renowned facialist and queen of skincare Abigail James takes us on a clean beauty whistle-stop tour. With advice on how to get started and swap clean beauty into your routine, plus the benefits of going clean and why clean products are just as effective, if not more so, than their synthetic counterparts. Abigail also highlights key clean beauty ingredients and clears up the confusion around serums, oils, acids, SPF and natural makeup. https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/   Remember you can pick u ..read more

In this episode, recorded as we start coming out of lockdown, Ellie talks to Sharron Lowe, success coach from the beauty industry and author of The Mind Makeover: The Answers to Becoming the Best You Yet. In these uncertain times, the one place we need to feel grounded is within ourselves, at our core. If we want a strong fit body, we exercise it, and so it is with our minds. So, how do we develop and train ourselves for confidence, resilience, optimism and self-belief? How do we form better habits and practice optimum mental wellbeing and self-care? During this episode, Sharron has offers her ..read more

A conversation with journalist Amy, who suffers from anxiety and depression, and has found an usual solution to help her cope – track cycling Journalist Amy Sedghi has struggled with her mental health since her teenage years. Here, in a frank and open conversation with Ellie, she talks about the different techniques she has used to help her manage her anxiety and depression. When Amy decided to check out the local velodrome during a visit to her parents, something clicked – even though she spent most of the session on the flat bit in the middle. Over the intervening years, Amy’s confidence and ..read more

A conversation with journalist and author Gabrielle Jackson about her new book Pain and Prejudice: A Call To Arms for Women and their Bodies   Having suffered from the chronic pain condition, endometriosis for 14 years, Gabrielle started to wonder why we – and her doctors – still knew so little about it. This lead her into an in-depth investigation into the topic which concluded that medicine systematically ignores or sidelines women – who are by far the most common sufferers of chronic pain conditions, and the worrying realisation that “almost everything we know about human biology ..read more

How to survive Christmas without getting a divorce (AND how to get a good divorce if you don’t)  The first Monday in January when we’re back to work after Christmas is famously known as ‘Divorce Day’ because it traditionally sees us make a record number of enquires with divorce lawyers. This episode looks at how to Christmas-proof your relationship. Seasonal stresses can lead to more arguments with your partner than usual, so how can we try to avoid that this year? If things do regrettably get to a point where you’re considering a divorce, how can this be done with kindness? And if you’re ..read more