While working in stressful jobs, Anastasia Dedyukhina realised that smartphones, and the pressure to be ‘always on’, were doing her harm. She tried an experiment: giving up her smartphone altogether and going back to a more offline way of life. The experience inspired her to found Consciously Digital, a network of coaches who help others […]
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Pandit Dasa spent fifteen years living as a monk – not in a remote retreat but in the heart of New York City. When he emerged from his monastic life, he became a speaker instead, inspiring others to live more mindfully. He gives us some tips on how to re-emerge into the busy world, including […]
Blue Therapy, Keri-Anne Payne
Keri-Anne Payne is a triple Olympian and world champion open water swimmer. She also now teaches others the best and safest way to enjoy the open water — and cold water in particular. She’s working with Chill UK to teach stressed NHS staff about the benefits of the water. Keri-Anne teaches them how to control […]
Bringing our authentic selves to work, Asif Sadiq
Asif Sadiq has had a long career working in business to make companies more diverse and inclusive. After a year of remote working, he believes that companies which have embraced change are more ready to adapt to new challenges. Asif says he’s learnt more about colleagues’ lives during the past year, and thinks this process […]
No news is good news, Rolf Dobelli
Rolf Dobelli is the author of ‘Stop Reading the News: A Manifesto for a Happier, Calmer and Wiser Life’. As a recovering news junkie, he found that once he’d got over his initial worry that he was missing something, he was able to be calmer and take better decisions. Rolf argues that news is to […]
Purpose and engagement coach, Jessica Huie
Jessica Huie has changed her life more than once: she went from teenage mother to successful PR agent and entrepreneur. The loss of her father made her reconnect, she says, to everything that is important in her life, and changed it yet again. She’s written a book on finding your purpose and now encourages others […]
Stress scientist: how pressure can make you stronger, Professor Ian Robertson
Professor Ian Robertson is a psychologist and neuroscientist with an interest in confidence — what makes some of us have self-belief and others not? And is this innate or a skill that can be learned? Professor Robertson says we can learn to acquire a set of mental habits that can help us to make our […]
Sleep scientist, Sophie Bostock
Sophie Bostock is a sleep scientist and sleep evangelist. She is fascinated by the ways in which good sleep can improve our lives. Sophie says that disruption and stress can have big effects on our sleep — and that in turn has an effect on our mental and physical health. But she tells us some […]
The professor of happiness, Paul Dolan
Paul Dolan is Professor of Behavioural Science at the LSE and the author of two bestselling books on happiness — Happy Ever After and Happiness By Design. He tells us about the importance of finding a balance between pleasure and purpose in life in order to achieve that happiness, how we can find new ways […]
Filmmaker, musician and author, Jamie Catto
Jamie Catto is a musician, filmmaker and the author of ‘Insanely Gifted: turn your demons into creative rocket fuel.’ He believes that too much of our lives are lived at a superficial level of connection, where we behave in an inauthentic way. This, Jamie says, is something we’ve all been taught from our earliest years, […]
Breath Therapist, James Dowler
James Dowler began studying meditation after he’d experienced chronic fatigue and pain as a student. His exploration of techniques led him to breathwork, which he found helpful, powerful and quick. James now teaches breathwork methods to others and advocates their benefits for the whole self — mind and body together. He believes that using our […]
Bestselling author and creator of the DARE method, Barry McDonagh
Barry McDonagh started experiencing panic attacks as a student, until one day he dared the panic to do its worst, and found that he came through it. Barry has now developed a method that he calls DARE, based on his own experiences. He describes the method as breaking ‘the fear of fear’ and ‘riding the […]
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