The Happy Pear Podcast

Why do we have a biological clock?Do you struggle to get up in the morning?Does sleep affect men differently to women?How do you know you are getting enough sleep?Is there a link between sleep disruption and mental health?“Most people don’t have a sleeping problem, they have an anxiety problem”Born in Aldershot in 1959, Russell Foster is an award winning professor of circadian neuroscience at Oxford and the director of the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology. For his discovery of non-rod, non-cone ocular photoreceptors he received numerous awards including the Zoological Society scientific medal. He has written numerous books, his latest being -  Life Time: The New Science of the Body Clock, and How It Can Revolutionize Your Sleep and Health.According to Russell, when it comes to sleep one glove does not fit all. The notion that we need “8 hours of sleep per day” to be healthy is nonsense says Russell. There are numerous factors that interplay to create a good nights sleep and each one of us is unique to the other.Russell wants to remove the anxiety associated with sleep and get down to the root of why we sleep the way we do. “To understand if you are getting enough sleep the first thing is to ask yourself are you not feeling able to function optimally during the day? Do you need an alarm clock? Does it take you a long time to get up? Do you feel sluggish? Do you need caffeine? Do you need a nap? On your time off do you oversleep? Are you irritable? It’s listening to our bodies! And listening to it carefully as the tired brain can delude itself to think that it’s not tired.In this episode Russell breaks down the biological clock and circadian rhythm, why certain people are morning people vs night owls, how waking up in the night isn’t necessarily a bad thing, how sleep and mental health are linked, how morning light vs evening light effects us and how different types of work could go against our sleep requirements.He really covers it all and will put you at ease if you consider yourself someone who struggles with sleep.A fascinating episode - Enjoy!Lots of Love,Dave & SteveTo find out more about Russell Foster and his work, check out his latest book Life Time: The New Science of the Body Clock, and How It Can Revolutionize Your Sleep and Health.This episode is sponsored by Vivobarefoot Footwear. Vivobarefoot Footwear have given our listenders an exclusive 20% discount when you enter the code HAPPYPEAR20  Genuinely these are the only shoes you will see Dave & Steve wearing!Produced by Sara Fawsitt and Sean Cahill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have come to the end of our series of mash-up episodes, and what better way to go out with a bang than with an episode like this!An incredibly important topic. That as a man I (Stephen here) am ashamed to say is not taken more seriously… We have had a number of female health specialists on our podcast, from period pains, menopause, perimenopause to fertility. And what we found amazing is how complex it all is, and perhaps polarising?Should you take the pill, should you not? Should you take HRT, should you not? Should you eat differently to a man? Should you exercise in the same way a man does? The list goes on…There are many different opinions and the one thing we have come to the conclusion is that not all the information is made easily available to women so they can make informed choices for themselves… It also makes you wonder are we lacking in the full picture, why does women’s health bring up so many opposing opinions?So today I would like to bring you on a journey, a journey all about hormones and women's health and what we know from the studies that have been done. We have taken extracts from some of the female experts we have had to date on this podcast, and broken down the potential health risks, symptoms, natural remedies, and medical interventions that could massively improve a female's life and in some cases even prevent much more serious health risks. We hope that after listening to this episode, you, as a woman, can feel much more informed to make the right choices when it comes to hormones. Or to any men listening you gain a better understanding of what a female has to go through and can be better support for your mothers, sisters, daughters, friends, and colleagues. This really is an episode for everyone!Such an important topic, enjoy!Lots of Love,Dave & Steve xProduced by Sara Fawsitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Think of an argument or confrontation you had last year - Do you remember what was said or how it made you feel?The last time you were with a family member or a friend - were you fully present or on your phone or distracted at all?How much of your time do you spend on tasks, activities, and with people that align with your values and your happiness? Welcome to this week's podcast mash-up, where we take you on a slightly different journey… A journey of self-improvement. Dave has taken exerts from 3 of his favourite podcast guests (so far) and put them into this one episode for you. Curating them into 3 lessons, that we believe will be super beneficial to you and anyone else you know! So sit back, listen, take note and let us know if you got as much out of it as we did! And if you have any feedback for us please email in on [email protected] Lots of love,Dave & Steve  Produced by Sara Fawsitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you snore, have asthma, struggle to focus?Do you have corns, bunions, feet pain, ankle, knee, hip or lower back pain?Do you have a strong immune system? How often do you find yourself ill per year?In this week's podcast mash-up, we take the best of the best from all our health-focused episodes so far: we highlight the lesser-known but potentially incredibly important health hacks that could help your life.The remarkable thing is, all of these are FREE: from walking barefoot (Tony Riddle) and nasal breathing (Patrick McKeown); to putting your hands in organic soil (Zach Bush) and deliberately changing seating positions throughout the day (Katy Bowman), simple things can support our health so we want as many people as possible to know about them.Get ready for a tidal wave of health hacks - let us know if you find any of them useful! Lots of Love,Dave and SteveProduced by Sara Fawsitt and Sean Cahill Checkout Vivobarefoot Footwear and avail of 20% discount when you enter the code HAPPYPEAR20 - Genuinely the only shoes you will see Dave & Steve wearing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's talk SEX!The taboos, intimacy, pornography, vulnerability, communication, monogamy, infidelity, pleasure, orgasms, erectile dysfunction and so much more...How can we fit so much into one episode you might wonder? Well, we did it again, we decided to make life easier for you by taking the best nuggets from our series on Sex, Pleasure and Relationships and we put it into one bite-sized episode for you!This topic is fascinating! We all do it and yet we seem to only talk about it publicly when it comes to fertility. Despite the fact that "90% of sex is for pleasure" - Dan SavageSo why is this? Why can't we have good honest conversations without feeling the need to crack a joke or only talk top-level stuff?And yet according to the Huffington Post, more people watch porn than they do Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu combined.With this kind of stats, you'd think we would be talking about sex all the time.In this episode, we explore this lack of communication, we gain some great advice on how to improve our own sex lives, have orgasms, reduce erectile dysfunction and so much more...A winning episode. Enjoy!Lots of Love,Dave & Steve xWe would love to hear your feedback! Write to us at [email protected] and we will read out selects in the intro of each episode.Checkout Vivobarefoot Footwear and avail of 20% discount when you enter the code HAPPYPEAR20 - Genuinely the only shoes you will see Dave & Steve wearing!Produced by Sara Fawsitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to this week's episode! You are in for a treat… we have done the work for you this week by taking some of the BEST bits from our community series and distilling them into one clear message!Utopia is achievable! You better believe it!This episode is packed with so much amazing information. It will leave you in deep thought - the good kind! Community has been the backbone of our lives and our business. We would not have succeeded without it. Investing in true friendships that nurture our souls, encourage us to be better versions of ourselves and be true to ourselves has always been important to us. We would not be the people we are today or have succeeded in anyway without our community.So we decide to dig deeper and invite guest speakers to our podcast who virtually specialise on the topic.However, what we didn’t expect is how much we would learn. We were amazed by our guests who took us on a much deeper journey than we expected, from explorers who have emersed themselves in indigenous tribes, searched far and wide for the longest living and healthiest people, mother earth herself imparting her wisdom, trailblazers who have taken action and created their own localised community… to journalists and the importance of talking to strangers!A fascinating subject we will forever be exploring. We hope you find this episode enlightening and with a yearning to learn more.Lots of Love,Dave & SteveProduced by Sara Fawsitt and Sean Cahill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Movement is a giant circle of a diagram, it’s any time you change the shape of your body or even the tissues within your body. Exercise is a specific type of movement… you do it to a mode, or a specific time frame… I am just trying to get people to think differently as we are so sedentary culturally that to exercise every day seems like a tone of movement… but we really require a tremendous amount more than just 1 hour a day and it really needs to be distributed better throughout the day.”Why you might ask is this necessary?To be able to use our bodies in the future! To be physically fit enough to be able to do the tasks we do now in the future. “You have to water your garden so it continues to produce”, by continuously moving in different dynamic ways throughout the day “you nourish your tissues”.This week we had the pleasure of speaking to bio-mechanist Katy Bowman, bestselling author, speaker, and a leader in the Movement movement. Katy is changing the way we move and think about our need for movement. Katy’s eight books, include the groundbreaking Move Your DNA, have been translated into more than a dozen languages worldwide. Bowman teaches movement globally and speaks about sedentarism and human movement ecology to academic and scientific audiences. She has worked with companies like Patagonia, Nike, and Google as well as a wide range of non-profits and other communities, sharing her “move more, move more body parts, move more for what you need” message. Her movement education company, Nutritious Movement, is based in Washington State, where she lives with her family.And to honour this weeks guest, Vivo have granted our listeners a 20% discount on their footwear! 25% of our muscles are from our ankles down, there are more nerve endings per square centimeter in the foot than any other part of the body, and yet we bind them and put a thick sole under them so they feel nothing.Vivo footwear is part of the solution! Designed wide to provide natural stability, thin to enable you to feel more, and flexible to help you build your natural strength from the ground up. Studies show that foot strength increases by 60% in a matter of months just by walking around in them.We have been wearing Vivo’s for the last 5 years when we first discovered the importance of foot strength and flexibility! We highly recommend Vivo’s and if you try them and don’t like them, they have a100-day free trail so you can return them and get your money back!Simply go to their website https://www.vivobarefoot.com/ and type in the discount code HAPPYPEAR20 to avail of your 20% discount!Enjoy!Lots of Love,Dave and SteveTo learn more about Katy and her work check out her website: https://www.nutritiousmovement.com/Checkout Vivo Footwear and avail of 20% discount when you enter the code HAPPYPEAR20 Genuinely the only shoes you will see Dave & Steve wearing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s guest needs no real introduction, we were delighted to have Australian supermodel, businesswoman, tv host, actress and our friend, Elle Macpherson on the podcast!“I was pretty much paid to be whatever they wanted to be, and I was really good at it, but striving to be excellent in my job it distanced me from the capacity to get to know myself, dissociation of who I am and who I was supposed to be… as I have matured I have come to realise that the real joy in life is this authentic way of being which is - what I think what I feel what I do - being all aligned.”Eleanor Nancy Macpherson, is possibly best known for her record breaking front cover appearance on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in the 1980s, leading to her nickname "The Body”. Having carved out a modelling, TV and acting career, Elle is now also at the forefront of the wellbeing industry with her natural health brand, Welleco. Elle came to stay with us for a couple of days, being a fellow vegan and lover dips in the sea, chats, walks and movement, needless to say we had a wonderful time.An excellent conversationalist we were fascinated listening to all her stories and nuggets of wisdom. Now nearly 60 it is safe to say she has lived many lives! From substance abuse, divorces, too discovering her true self. She is an inspiring, intelligent, charming and insightful person - this is a great episode that will make you reflect and hopefully get you motivated!Enjoy!Lots of Love,Dave & SteveTo learn more about Elle and her work visit: https://welleco.eu/Produced by Sean Cahill and Sara Fawsitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Psychologically safe teams is where everybody feels okay to speak up… sometimes the greatest ideas will come from the quietest voices.”This week we had the pleasure to sit with our friend, confident and one of Europe's leading minds in resilience, leadership, business strategy, psychological safety and practical neuroscience - Justin Caffrey!“When people negotiate, everyone wants to win… most people struggle when it’s quiet, when there’s a void someone will fill it… so if you are able to go in calm, conscious of your breath and slowing down… you create this void and the other person filling the void will impart information that often results in you winning the negotiation…”Justin has taught and coached global talent for over twenty-five years, building and selling million-dollar businesses. His popular YouTube channel has had over 1 million views teaching his techniques.Holding a Master's in Psychological Interventions using Neuroscience and Mindfulness from University College Dublin. Justin is also trained as a Psychotherapeutic Coach, an Accredited Wellness coach from the Mayo Institute and is a Certified Investment Fund Director. Not to mention he is one of only a handful of Westerners to complete the grueling Masters Training with the Yamabushi in the remote mountains of Shonai in Japan!In 2010, at the peak of his career as a dynamic CEO having founded multiple investment firms, Justin’s son Joshua died - just before his first birthday. Business carried on as normal until 2014, when Justin had what turned out to be a panic attack in the middle of a crucial meeting. He had failed to grieve his son’s death. In the year that followed his life and health started to unravel. The cause was not Joshua’s death, but the trigger. The CEO had lacked the psychological safety to speak about his emotions and vulnerabilities, no matter the situation.It would be 2016 before Justin started talking about his vulnerabilities publicly. Fearing it would be a career-ending moment, Justin spoke about the psychological vulnerability he encountered after his son's death and the constant barrage of negative self-talk. Awaiting judgement, he received only praise and gratitude. Colleagues, clients, and strangers all found something within his words.Justin is a skilled storyteller narrating his professional and personal journey in a way that everyone from boardroom to kitchen tables can relate to . We all have difficult events in life, he shares how losing his son at the peak of his city career, was ultimately a blessing, and how we can all turn around any challenges we face in life. Despite the tragedy of his son’s death, this episode will leave you feeling hopeful, broaden your awareness of what it truly means to feel safe in your personal and work environment, and of course for any founders, leaders and CEO’s out there, how to get the best out of your employees!Enjoy!Lots of love,Dave and SteveTo find out more about Justin and his work visit his site: https://www.justincaffrey.com/Produced by Sean Cahill and Sara Fawsitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Will Bulsiewicz (or "Dr. B") is an award-winning gastroenterologist, internationally recognised gut health expert and the New York Times-bestselling author of Fiber Fueled and The Fiber Fueled Cookbook. “The factor that most people are missing and that the food system is not going to give us, is to eat a wider variety of plants… studies have proven that the people with the healthiest guts were eating at least 30 varieties of plants a week… so stop counting macros, stop counting calories, stop counting grams of fibre and start counting plants!”Dr B sits on the Scientific Advisory Board and is US Medical Director of ZOE, has authored more than twenty articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, has given more than forty presentations at national meetings, presented to Congress and the USDA, and has taught over 10,000 students how to heal and optimise their gut health.Needless to say, when it comes to gut health, he knows what he is talking about!We go deep into the effects the gut has on our moods, our emotional health, and our physical wellbeing, from the micro to the macro!You’ll come out of it with a whole new perspective on how to approach your health.Enjoy!Lots of Love,Dave and SteveTo find out more about Dr B and his work check out his Instagram @theguthealthmd and his website theplantfedgut.comProduced by Sean Cahill and Sara Fawsitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“How many people - youngsters going in to do exams, people going to do a public talk…- respond to these stressful situation with hyperventilation, respond with fast, harder breathing, with mouth breathing and with irregular breathing… what is that telling the brain? That it is under threat!”You could say our breathwork journey started 20 years ago when we began yoga, however we only really began to understand the vast and sheer importance of it in the last few years. When we first discover Patrick Mckeown and his work we knew we had to get him on the podcast! This episode is our second attempt at recording with Patrick, our unfortunately ended in technical issues… or was it unfortunate? What was originally planned to be a remote recording resulted in Patrick driving down to us, spending the afternoon with us, having lunch and recording in person. Thank you technology for not always working!Patrick McKeown is one of the world’s leading experts on breathing and sleep.Over the last 20 years, he has coached thousands of people to breathe better, to improve their health, mental focus, and sports performance. He has authored bestselling books including Asthma Free Naturally, Close Your Mouth, The Oxygen Advantage and The Breathing Cure, and his research is published in journals including the Journal of Clinical Medicine. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Biology in the UK for his contribution to the fields of breathing and sleep medicine.Patrick is founder of Buteyko Clinic International, the largest Buteyko Breathing Clinic in the world. In 2014, he created his own science-backed breathwork training program, Oxygen Advantage®, which continues to develop in line with his clinical experience as a breathing coach, and with the latest scientific research. He has trained thousands of breathing instructors in both methods.We could have spoken for hours. Patrick’s knowledge on breath is (pardon the pun)“breathtaking”! From his back story of overcoming asthma to his extensive knowledge on how breathing affects your anatomy, how you sleep, anxiety, stress, your health and so much more…A great episode! We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.Patrick has also kindly offered 50% off for anyone who uses the promo code HAPPYPEAR50 on either of his books:https://oxygenadvantage.com/atomic-focus/https://oxygenadvantage.com/the-breathing-cure/Lots of love,Dave and SteveTo find out more about Patrick and his work check out: https://buteykoclinic.com and www.oxygenadvantage.comProduced by Sara Fawsitt and Sean Cahill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Would you eat veg with soil on it? But what if it was potentially healthier for you and the planet?According to the UN’s FAO, over 90% of the Earth’s soil could be degraded by 2050. There are several reasons but “conventional farming” that uses chemicals (e.g. pesticides), machinery and other modern techniques is potentially adding to the problem.So what’s the solution? Is organic farming (using no pesticides) enough?Charles Dowding, this week’s podcast guest, is an unsung hero of progressive farming. An author, YouTuber and NO DIG pioneer, Charles started his experimentation with NO DIG back in 1982 and the results were amazing. From the wonderful harvest and reduction in weeds; to the improvement in retention of health within the food he grew, Charles realised he had hit on something special!Since then Charles has been sharing his findings about the benefits of NO DIG and the movement is catching on! Within our own 4-acre farm we also practice the method of NO DIG: we are new to farming in this capacity and so far we are getting so much joy from it.“Through my experience, I’ve become more and more aware of how soil works, through not working it! I’ve increased my understanding of biodiversity and the need to keep carbon in the soil. Digging, and any form of soil exposure, releases CO2 into the atmosphere. No dig keeps carbon locked in the soil, and carbon in many forms is the building block of soil structure and food.”We absolutely loved this episode. We hope you dig it, too!Lots of Love,Dave & SteveTo find out more about Charles and the NO DIG movement visit his site: https://charlesdowding.co.uk/Produced By Sean Cahill and Sara Fawsitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, by 70%, and is the number one most costly disease - “It’s not because its happening more often it’s because of bad lifestyle and medications that prolong life but don’t get rid of pathological processes that cause dementia so you have a whole lot of people living with this devastating disease.”This week we speak to THE ultimate brain-powered couple! Neuroscientists Dr Dean and Ayesha Sherzai are a phenomenal pair, aside from the impressive list of credentials after both of their names, they have dedicated their lives to behavioural change models and brain health initiatives. Co-director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program at Loma Linda University, Dr Dean completed two fellowships at National Institutes of Health, and UC San Diego. He also has 2 masters degrees in clinical research and epidemiology, an executive leadership degree from Harvard Business School, and a PhD in Healthcare Leadership. And just when you thought that was already enough achievements for one person, in 2002, Dr Dean was asked by the World Bank to help lead their health delivery project in Afghanistan. While there, he was asked by President Karzai to become the Deputy Minister of Health and focused on bringing together all the stakeholders around the vision of rapid delivery of the basic package of health services and women’s empowerment. This process was deemed by LANCET as the most successful plan in any post-conflict county. This plan also helped empower more than 20,000 Afghan women by making them the only source of health care in the most remote of communities. In 2013, he helped create the Afghan Health Initiative in order to empower the Afghan diaspora with their own health. Currently, along with his wife Dr. Ayesha, they are leading the largest community-based brain health initiative in the world through their online work in Brain Health Revolution.Dr. Ayesha, also a neurologist and co-director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program at Loma Linda University, where she leads the Lifestyle Program for the Prevention of Neurological Diseases. Is also a trained plant-based culinary artist.She holds a master’s in advanced sciences from UCSD. Subsequent to completing her residency Dr. Ayesha completed a fellowship in vascular neurology from Columbia University and is currently enrolled to finish a PhD in women’s leadership.We think it’s safe to say that when it comes to brains, these pair know what they are talking about!“There are good stresses and bad stresses. Bad stress is when you are involved in activities that are not driven by your purposes… you don’t have a runway that is yours. Whereas good stress is based around activities that do drive your purpose… our brains are made to be active, it craves to be pushed and challenged around its purpose…”In this episode, we discuss lifestyle choices, nutrition, purpose, Alzheimers, dementia, food that fuel your brain, activities that fuel your brain and, the data to support it.It truly is an amazing episode we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!Lots of love,Dave & SteveTo learn more about Dr’s Sherzai check out their website: https://teamsherzai.com/And their latest book: The 30 Day Alzheimer’s SolutionsProduced by Sara Fawsitt and Sean Cahill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

40% of men suffer from erectile dysfunction in their 40’s, 50% in their 50’s, 60% in their 60’s… it’s an easy stat to remember! A lot of this is due to age-related changes however "some of this we can control and put on the breaks…” This week's episode is for anyone with a penis, any friends of penises, and any lovers of penises! An area that is not talked about enough, and yet viagra had some of the fastest uptake and sales growth of any medication, ever, after its launch in 1998. We were delighted to speak with Aaron Spitz, M.D a board-certified urologist and a leading expert in male sexual health and fertility. Who has been featured worldwide on numerous tv shows, published many articles on the subject and now is the author of the book called The Penis Book: A Doctor’s Complete Guide to the Penis: From Size to Function and Everything in BetweenJust like the canary in the coal mine, ED can be the first sign of something much more major going on in your body. “If a man starts noticing he is getting weak erections or having difficulty keeping erections that most likely means the little arteries in his penis are starting to get clogged up, which means all the arteries in his body are getting clogged up, it’s just the arteries in his penis are much smaller so he is not feeling it everywhere else…yet!”Dr Aaron has helped countless men overcome these challenges, including erectile dysfunction, low testosterone, Peyronie’s Disease, and low sperm count. He is a nationally recognised leader in microsurgical vasectomy reversal. Dr. Spitz is able to demystify these complex and emotional conditions for his patients as well as for the public at large. Dr. Spitz served as Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology, UC Irvine for 10 years, where he oversaw their training for male sexual health and infertility. Dr. Spitz is a national leader in health policy for urologists across the nation. He serves as the lead delegate representing all of America’s urologists to the American Medical Association (AMA). He also is in charge of pioneering the use of telemedicine for America’s urologists. He frequently meets with state and national legislators about topics of critical concern to doctors and patients alike.As two penis owners naturally we found this a fascinating conversation. However, as Dr Aaron says, this is something that affects everyone, whether it be directly or through association. The more we understand, the more knowledge we have the more we can prevent premature ED and potentially much more serious and life-threatening illnesses.To find out more about Dr Aaran and his work check out his website www.aaronspitz.com and his book The Penis Book: A Doctor’s Complete Guide to the Penis: From Size to Function and Everything in BetweenLots of Love,Dave & SteveProduced by Sean Cahill and Sara Fawsitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever heard the expression “use it or lose it”? This week we speak to Dr James Timmons, an Exercise Specialist who aims to live to 100 independent and strong!We are living longer, “old school thinking was that as you age you slow down, we now know that as you age you should be doing more… There needs to be a shift in the thought process from the government - we need to keep people active longer…”With 10 years of Strength and Conditioning experience working with clinical populations, Dr James received his BSc in Sport and Exercise Science from the University College Dublin in 2012, MSc in Strength and Conditioning from the University of Edinburgh in 2013, and PhD from University College Dublin in 2018. His doctoral studies focussed on exercise training and dietary strategies to support improvements in body composition and physical function in older adults. While carrying out his PhD, he also worked as an exercise specialist in Medfit Proactive Healthcare where his focus was on improving muscle mass, strength and function in adults over the age of 65. The owner and founder of www.youagewell.com, James’ mantra is to “match health span to lifespan” with a primary focus on improving movement patterns and quality of life of adults over 50.James takes us through the many ways in which we can prevent, delay and improve muscle atrophy, osteoporosis, increase muscle mass and stay mobile with practical tips and the data to back it.We hope that James’ insights motivate you to use and celebrate your body as much as it motivated us!Lots of LoveDave & StevePre order our new book now, The Veg Box! 10 vegetables, 10 ways using only 10 ingredients or less. Plant-based healthy eating made super simple, less waste, better for you and the planet! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever considered what effect lack of sleep can have on things other than your mood? Did you know that…Sleep acts like a filter system for your memory?Sleeps helps you forget unnecessary information to make room for important information?children only grow in the first few hours of sleep?Your ability to gain more muscle is effected by the quality of your sleep?This week we speak to Dr Oliver Bernath, the ultimate sleep specialist!We have been aware of the importance of sleep for years, making sure that we go to bed and get up at the same time everyday (or as often as we can!) However, when we met Dr Oliver at a conference in London last month, we were blown away by his knowledge and how little we really knew!Dr Bernath specialities cover: Sleep Disordered Breathing (Snoring, Sleep Apnoea) Insomnia, Sleep Rhythm disorders Parasomnias (e.g. Nightmares, Sleepwalking, REM-Sleep Behaviour Disorder), Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep, Narcolepsy and Central Hypersomnias, Sleep Optimisation and Performance.fter completing his Medical Doctorate thesis in muscle electrophysiology, Dr Bernath trained as a neurologist at the University of Chicago and completed fellowships at the University of California San Francisco in clinical neurophysiology. He trained in Sleep Medicine in Chicago with Prof Rechtschaffen and then at the world’s first Sleep Disorders Clinic at Stanford University with Prof Dement and Prof Guilleminault. He led the Northern California Sleep Disorders Center at Kaiser Permanente in San Francisco and now sees patients at the NHS Sleep Clinic in London.During this chat, we touch on how complex sleep quality really is, how we are not all the same and how to apply certain techniques in order to ensure you are getting the right sleep for yourself!We hope you enjoy this and sleep well tonight!Lots of love,Dave & Steve xProduced by Sean Cahill and Sara Fawsitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What are the characteristics of a great leader? Are you born with it, or can it be taught? From the moment she entered the studio filling the space with warmth; to the leadership roundtable she facilitated at the end, Joanne oozed passion for people and creating a national of leaders “of good character”.Today, Joanne is dedicated to her social enterprise LIFT, which strives to create positive change in Ireland through values based leadership. With over 30,000 people doing LIFT roundtables since inception 4 years ago, LIFT is the most inclusive positive leadership initiative ever seen in Ireland.Starting as an entrepreneur at the age of 27, Joanne founded two businesses of her own: The Entrepreneurs Academy and QED The Accreditation Experts. What else? From speaking at TEDx and authoring the best-selling “Don’t Get A Job Build A Business”, to spending being elected a Council member of the Dublin Chamber, Joanne has also lived a rich professional life away.We are very grateful for the wisdom, lessons and kindness Joanne gifted us and believe that anyone striving to be a better leader will benefit from this conversation!Lots of Love,Dave & SteveProduced by Sara Fawsitt and Sean Cahill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we have the wonderful Dr Sue Kenneally with us, the weight management specialist!A General Practitioner, nutritionist and co-founder of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine. Dr Sue sits on the board of Plant Based Health Professionals UK and is SCOPE certified in obesity management, working with the University of South Wales in the study of weight management.We have known Sue for years, having first met her at The Plant-based Doctor Conference in London where we connected immediately. Aside from her qualifications, Sue’s deep understanding of the difficulties of weight management comes from her own personal experience as well as her empathetic nature, “I am not naturally slim myself, I have to work hard to maintain my own weight, and I know that the challenge is real!”After our first encounter in London, we kept up our friendship which eventually blossomed into The Happy Shape Course! A 4 week course where along with Dietician, Rosie Martin, and PT, Zanna Van Dijk, the five of us take on what it truly means to have a happy shape, through education, movement, sleep, food, nutrition, community and most importantly having fun! We debunk the myths, ensure you are never hungry or lacking in delicious food and connect you with a group of like minded people so you forever feel supported.“Getting someone to change their relationship with food is like getting someone to change their relationship with any addictive substance. The only difference is, if I am dealing with a heroin addict I can tell them to stop taking heroin and support them to do that, but I can’t tell someone who is addicted to food to stop eating…”In this episode, Dr Sue takes us through the most common mistakes people make for weight management, the differences between men and women, why calorie counting is pointless, and practical tips you can apply now.A great episode! Enjoy!Lots of Love,Dave & Steve xThis May 30th join us on The Happy Shape Challenge! One month, where we all begin together, guided by Dave, Steve, Dr Sue and Rosie through constant live Q&A’s. Come join us and find out more on how you can feel healthier and happier while maintaining your happy shape! Follow this link for more information: thehappypear./thehappyshapeProduced by Sean Cahill and Sara Fawsitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“It’s embarrassing to say: “I was the victim of abuse. I was the victim of domestic abuse.”As a child her home meant violence, her security and safety was the streets - school did not understand her and wanted to punish her - she moved from one abusive relationship to the next one resulting in such physical damage it caused the death of her unborn child. Drugs and alcohol became her only companions, “I had burnt my life to the ground, I would ruin everything I touched because I wasn’t able to be myself, to be honest with myself.”At the age of 25 something happened which changed her life…Jen Healy is a qualified neuroscience life coach, Yin yoga teacher, and cacao facilitator.Her difficult past has shaped her into the powerful, and inspiring woman she is today. With over 13 years experience working frontline in addiction, homelessness and mental health, “I’ve had the privilege to work with some of the most complex cases as part of a multi-disciplinary team including GPs involuntary admissions team and the Resettlement team for the National Forensics Hospital (Central Mental hospital)”Jen came down to the studio and brought a bar of “only female touched” cacao, “honing in on the feminine energies”. We sat in a circle, whispered our intentions as we sipped on the delicious warming drink - would you believe, this was our first cacao ceremony?! We might be enthusiastic vegan yogis but the thought of cacao ceremonies had even been too much for us.We continued to sit and talk for nearly 2 hours during which Jen brought us through her challenging past, and the fundamental moments that has shaped her into being the woman she is today. Through all the depths of what she has been through has blossomed this wisdom, love, generosity, and the capacity to make others feel the emotions of what she and even others have gone through.“She said: “Jen, victims don’t recover”, and I thought the neck of her! Who does she think she is?! I was fuming but I knew in my gut, this bitch is right… I felt like she had a shotgun of truth and I didn’t want to hear it… “The world owes me I have been wronged” - It was exactly what I needed.”Jen has a charm and charisma that draws you in, she wears her vulnerability with pride allowing you to feel totally at ease and trust in her company. A powerful conversation that will bring tears to yours eyes, moments of laughter and leave you feeling warm.Enjoy!Lots of love,Dave & Steve xTo find out more about Jen and her work visit her site: https://jenhealy.ie/Or check out her instagram: @yinyogajenProduced by Sean Cahill and Sara Fawsitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Julie Smith is on a mission to make mental health education accessible to all! To help as many people as she can to thrive, by making top-quality mental health education readily available online, so even those who cannot access therapy can get off to the best start in their recovery journey.Dr Julie is a clinical psychologist, online educator, blogger, and owner of a private practice in Hampshire, England. She is also the best-selling author of the book “Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before”.Dr Julie’s short punchy social media post has caught the attention of many followers as she distills serious topics into bite-sized, motivational and visually entertaining snippets.We really enjoyed speaking with Julie, her message is clear, she is not trying to reinvent the wheel with some amazing hack to mental health, it is in her ability to make important information relatable and tangible. We all want that pill to make us better but sometimes what we really need is staring right in front of us!From dealing with and managing anxiety, to stress, and critical inner voices, to relationships and external judgements, we talk through many of the challenges we have in todays society and the tools and techniques that can help us navigate through them.“Your attention is like a spotlight, all these different actors are coming on the stage. You hold the spotlight, you can choose which actor you want to shine it on and which ones you will let pass. Some thoughts will hang around on stage for longer than you wanted them to, but you don’t have to give them the spotlight”Lots of love,Dave & Steve Read more about Dr Julie's work and profile here: https://doctorjuliesmith.com/Follow her on Instagram to hear her latest updates @drjulieProduced by Sara Fawsitt and Sean Cahill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is modern medicine and/or culture the cause of period pains, PCOS, Endometriosis amongst other issues? Is there an answer to reducing menopause symptoms beyond using HRT that is incredibly effective?This week we speak to Dr Nitu Bajekal, MD, a Senior Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist in the UK with over 35 years of clinical experience in women’s health. Her special interests include Lifestyle Medicine, PCOS, Endometriosis, period problems, menopause, pre-cancer, complex vulval problems and medical education.One of the first board-certified Lifestyle Medicine Physicians in the UK. Dr Bajekal has written the women’s health module for the first UK University based plant based nutrition course. An avid vegan herself, Dr Bajekal is passionate about spreading health awareness, providing reliable medical and lifestyle information for the general public, doctors, workplaces and schools. She is the co-author of Living PCOS Free along with her daughter and nutritionist, Rohini Bajekal, available for pre-order worldwide due for release on 28th April 2022. Dr Bajekal is a vehicle of knowledge, you will learn so much in this episode. We certainly did! Read more about Dr Bajekal’s work and profile here: https://nitubajekal.comFollow her on Instagram @drnitubajekalProduced by Sean Cahill and Sara Fawsitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“The world is really bifurcating into two types of people; people who allow their time and attention to be controlled and manipulated by others and people who say NO I am in-distractible, I control my time and attention, I control my life.”Mastering your internal triggers, leaning into the discomfort, turning distraction into traction, becoming masters of your own time… these are amongst some of the many topics we discuss in this week’s podcast with the genius that is Nir Eyal.“The self help industry has really done people a disservice by promoting happiness as the goal, it is a completely unrealistic and unnatural goal to be completely happy, if there was ever a group of homo sapiens who were happy all the time, that had everything they needed, our ancestors would have killed them, from an evolutionary basis this makes no sense. You want a species to always want more to strive, to create, to invent… the fact that we are unsatisfied is a good thing. High performers leverage that discomfort to propel them forward, low performers don’t know what to do with that discomfort and they escape it with distraction.”Nir is the author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Previously, he taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Design School, and has sold two technology companies since 2003.For most of his career, he worked in the video gaming and advertising industries where he learned and applied (and at times rejected) the techniques used to motivate and manipulate users. He writes to help companies create behaviours that benefit their users while educating people on how to build healthful habits in their own lives.After listening to this episode we guarantee you will start blocking out your schedule with even time to procrastinate, reevaluating how you approach your workflow, how you handle meetings and even how deal with your domestic relationships. So much wisdom in this episode we highly recommend you take notes!Lots of love,Dave & SteveTo find out more about Nir and his work check out: nirandfar.comProduced by Sean Cahill and Sara Fawsitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On average we breathe 25,000 times a day, and yet many of us are doing it completely wrong according to author and journalist, James Nestor.“The majority of the human population have respiratory problems, chronic sinusitis, sleep apnea, snoring, asthma… we have completely lost touch with our basic bodily function. We can still live by breathing poorly but that doesn’t mean that we are going to be healthy.”James has spent the last several years researching and writing the best seller Breath, a novel which explores the million-year-long history of how the human species has lost the ability to breathe properly resulting in so many maladies. He traveled the world in an attempt to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it, turning the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head.Needless to say ever since we recorded this episode we have been consciously breathing! Drawing awareness to how our breath changes from when we walk/run to when we sit to when we are on our laptops. We have been amazed with what we have found out. A fascinating conversation that will transform the way you breathe!Lots of Love,Dave & SteveTo find out more about James and his work visit his website: mrjamesnestor.comProduced by Sean Cahill and Sara Fawsitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"All disease begins in the gut" - HippocratesNearly 3000 years ago Hippocrates was attributed to saying this, however looking at modern culture, the western diet and medicine it would appear we didn't hear it?This week we bring back our friend, collaborator and gut mastermind, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Dr Alan Desmond.Certified in both Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine, Dr Alan has a specialist interest in the role of diet in the prevention and treatment of digestive diseases. Having spoken at numerous international conferences, a member of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, and a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London, Alan has published several influential research papers in the field of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. And now author of the best-seller, The Plant-based Diet Revolution.With more than 70% of our immune system found in our gut our overall health is fully dependent on it thriving. However, the modern western diet with its processed foods, high sugar content, high meat and dairy consumption is so alien to our gut microbiome and digestive tract that diseases and discomforts such as IBS, bloating, SIBO, constipation, gastritis amongst other gut-related issues are now considered normal."One in 5 Americans have gastritis disease"Yet what are we doing to prevent this? A topic that always amazes us, and an area that we are forever curious about, this conversation is packed with life-changing information.We hope you learnt as much as we did and if you are interested in learning more and improving your gut health we have a special offer on our course The Gut Health Revolution, starting 11th April.Lots of Love,Dave & Steve xTo find out more about Dr Alan and to sign up to our Gut Health Revolution, visit: The Gut Health Revolution CoursePre-order our new book The Veg Box Now!Produced by Sara Fawsitt and Sean Cahill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is it safe to say you have heard about the numerous benefits from mediation for both your mental and physical health? But do you actively do it?This week we have the pleasure of speaking to the meditation master, Light Watkins.“The reason why we are still talking about meditation and mindfulness thousands and thousands of years from when they were first discovered is because it is the only thing that can get us to that happiness that we all ultimately want to have. Which evidently is found inside, and you can’t pay somebody to give it to you… you have to sit down and do the opposite of what we normally are doing…”Since 2007, Light Watkins has been teaching people from all walks of life how to enjoy a daily meditation practice. He’s taught thousands through his in-person trainings and retreats, and many more through his bestselling books and online courses.His book, Bliss More: How to Succeed in Meditation Without Really Trying (Random House, 2018), is still a favourite of the meditation community and was selected by Book Authority as one of the best meditation books of all time. Light has also written about the mechanics of happiness in his book, The Inner Gym: A 30-Day Workout for Strengthening Happiness (L&G Publishing, 2015), and most recently he’s writing extensively on inspiration in Knowing Where to Look: 108 Daily Doses of Inspiration (Sounds True, 2021).“Flow state is earned, you have to act and execute it’s not something that you can intellectualise, you have to almost start out outcome orientated in order to get to that point of being process orientated”Light takes us on a journey from his colourful past of penniless jumping on one way flights across the Atlantic, near death experiences, to finding his inner purpose and defining the importance of meditation, flowstate and prioritisation.A wonderful conversation with a wonderful human being. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!Lots of love,Dave & SteveTo find out more about Light, visit his site: lightwatkins.comProduced by Sean Cahill and Sara Fawsitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Asking yourself that all-important question "What is Money?" is the rabbit which will lead you down the proverbial rabbit hole of new inquiries, perspectives on socioeconomic reality, and worldview-shattering revelations. Undoubtedly, it is the single most significant question we can ask ourselves in a world drowning in deception. This week we speak to Robert Breedlove, a freedom maximalist, ex-hedge fund manager, and philosopher in the Bitcoin space. To him, Bitcoin is fundamentally a humanitarian movement exposing the greatest con in human history: central banking. By learning about the connection between honest money, entrepreneurship, and civilization, we are renewing hope for the future of humanity. To this end, Robert's mission is to restore freedom, truth, and virtue in our world by tenaciously asking the question: "What is Money?”Robert talks us through “the experiment” which is money and our current fiat currency set up, the history of how we got to where we are, how crypto currencies are not all equal, how bitcoin is the voice for change, and asks some hard hitting questions that we all seem to avoid or take for granted!A brilliant and inspiring episode which will lead you down a spiralling google search of crypto, bitcoin, fiat currencies and wanting to find out more about Robert Breedlove!Lots of Love,Dave & SteveTo find out more about Robert follow him on:Twitter: @Breedlove22Instagram: @breedlove_22Pre-order our new book The Veg Box Now!Produced by Sara Fawsitt and Sean Cahill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“When you are in a war you don’t want to hear that the justifications are false. And this is what we were saying, we were saying that the main justification - that this drug is a irresistibly addictive substance - was not true”Bruce Alexander has spent his life researching drugs and it’s addictions. In his early career he started counselling hard-core drug addicts in Vancouver’s darkest city streets and prisons, thanks to his youthful appearance and curious demeanour he managed to build a relationship with some of these addicts which gave him a fresh perspectives on substance abuse.Bruce began to conducted scientific research with animals (including the well-known “Rat Park” studies) and human beings. Now he uses clinical, historical, and anthropological studies to document the ways in which addiction is built into the emerging globalised society of the modern age. Author of three books including, The Globalization of Addiction: A Study in Poverty of the Spirit (Oxford University Press, 2008), since retiring from Simon Fraser University as Professor Emeritus, he has continued public speaking, primarily in Canada and Europe.An amazing man, with an amazing story! We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did.Lots of Love,Dave & SteveFor more information on Bruce please visit his website: https://www.brucekalexander.com/Pre-order our new book The Veg Box Now!Produced by Sara Fawsitt and Seanie Cahill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“If I am not transforming every seven years than I am not living…”Julie Piatt aka “SriMati” is a mystic mother, musician, artist, chef, author and healer who has lived her life immersed in devotion and expansive creativity. Through embracing a plant-based diet and deep meditation practice, Julie healed herself of a large cyst in her neck, which doctors diagnosed as incurable. She shares her wisdom from a multitude of life events that she experienced as processes of alchemical transformation in her member-based community Water Tiger, as well as on her internationally acclaimed podcast, “For The Life of Me.” Julie offers musings in her approach to find our purpose, conscious parenting, food as medicine, what it means to live a life of devotion and how to experience deep intimacy in a relationships. She also facilitates spiritual transformations on retreats. Julie’s most recent undertaking has been her own plant-base cheese company, SriMu; Do Life, Not Cheese! She is a powerful living example of how to love ourselves more so that we can live our unique design in full and expansive self expression. A powerful conversation from her colourful past to her present day practices, this conversation will leave you looking lovingly in the mirror and embracing your inner self!Big Love,Dave & Steve xTo find out more about Julie Piatt aka “SriMati” and her work check out her website: https://www.juliepiatt.com/ or find her on Instagram @srimatiProduced by Sean Cahill and Sara Fawsitt  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“I loved most drugs, I really loved marijuana, I used to think maybe if I just dropped acid on easter then I’ll be okay… but as time went on I slowly realised that reality was much more interesting than addiction and drug use… getting drunk is always sort of the same, a brief feeling of connection, and then loneliness…”Judith Grisel began using recreational drugs as an adolescent, her curiosity in understanding the root of why she was addicted brought her to eventually study neuroscience. Now an internationally recognised behavioural neuroscientist and a professor of psychology at Bucknell University with expertise in pharmacology and genetics, Judy’s research focuses on determining the root causes of drug addiction. A recent author, Judy published the New York Times bestseller; Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction.Judy is incredibly open and honest about her past, she holds nothing back, talks us through her addictions, her rationale, her journey to neuroscience, and most importantly her profound discoveries. A fascinating conversation, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.Lots of Love,Dave & SteveTo find out more about Judith and her work check out her book Never EnoughProduced by Sara Fawsitt and Sean Cahill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“In Finland, schools are teaching children how to understand and respond to fake news and misinformation is an important skill in life!”Do you struggle with concentration or learning new things? Do you find it easy focusing on hobbies and things you enjoy but can’t remember a single maths equation -or something you know you need to learn- but for some reason have a mental block doing so?This week, we speak with Guy Claxton, an emeritus professor of the learning sciences at the University of Winchester and author. His main publications include Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: Why Intelligence Increases When You Think Less.Guy is a professional meditator, and deep thinker, having spent months in the presence of gurus, such as Osho. Guy has a very different approach to the education system. He focuses less on the syllabus and more on the environment and approach. We hope you find his perspective as refreshing as we did.Lots of Love,Dave & SteveTo find out more about Guy and his work check out his website: https://www.guyclaxton.net/Produced by Sean Cahill and Sara Fawsitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“There was a time when I was craving the orgasm, and then at some point it clicked and I started to crave the intimacy, the deeper connection. You get beyond the ego and you start to live from the heart. With food it is the same, you get outside of these immediate cravings for instant gratifications. When I think about sprouts, it’s this intimate relationship with this living force of energy, that's in those seeds that contain the endosperm, the embryo and all of the energy it needs to take a dry seed and grow into a vegetable!”Doug Evans is a serial health food entrepreneur―selling to the stylish and chic as well as to the rest of us. He founded Juicero, and raised $120 million for the company that made the WiFi-connected home cold-press juicer, "the Tesla of juicers”!Known as the sproutman, Doug has been an advocate for sprouts and the raw food movement for decades. His passion has been his driving force, fueled by sprouts, he is on a mission to give these growing medicinal foods the love and reputation they deserve.A vibrant, brilliant and energetic character, Doug brings us through his journey, his success and failures, how he managed to convince people to invest $120 million into his juicer and how we can all become healthier beings by consuming sprouts!A brilliant episode - we have been eating two packets of sprouts a day ever since!Lots of love,Dave & SteveTo find out more about Doug and his work, check out his Instagram @dougevans, TikTok @sproutarian or check out his book The Sprout Book Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“The problem is that we don’t connect history. We are taught about the industrial revolution, we are taught about slavery and cotton harvesting, but we are not taught to make the link. What is all this cotton being made for?The fashion industry!”This week we had the pleasure of talking to writer, stylist and sustainable fashion advocate, Aja Barber. Who’s work builds heavily on ideas behind privilege, wealth inequality, racism, feminism, colonialism and how to fix the fashion industry.Not an easy mission to say the least! Aja speaks with such grace, knowledge and wisdom, identifying the historical and current issues that are keeping us tied to the fast fashion industry.An insightful episode, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.Lots of Love,Dave & SteveTo find out more about Aja and to support her work, check out her website https://www.ajabarber.com/Produced by Sean Cahill and Sara Fawsitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Half of our population haven’t even considered getting more out of life, they just go along, going through the motions day to day and then they die, they don’t seem to have any cognitive desire for change or growth and to have a better life…”Cameron is the mastermind behind hundreds of company's exponential growth and has earned his reputation as the business growth guru. He has built a dynamic consultancy with clients that include a monarchy and a Big 4 wireless company.  The author of 5 books, Cameron is also a top-rated international speaker, having spoken on all 7 continents. The founder of the COO Alliance, the World's Leading Network for Seconds in Command, he’s also the host of the Second in Command: The Chief Behind the Chief podcast, where he interviews COOs and other seconds to share their insights with his listeners. Get your notepad and pen ready as this conversation will leave you planning, visualising and motivated to get the most out of this life and put your future into your own hands.We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!Love,Dave & SteveProduced by Sean Cahill and Sara Fawsitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When we are not in “the public arena”, underneath our smiles to camera, social media, the papers… what are we really like? How do we really feel?“My lack of safety is doing something LIVE, like a LIVE TV show, where there is not only instant feedback but also the trepidation of not knowing whats going to come out of my own mouth next.”This week we speak to our friend, Fearne Cotton. Who’s prolific background needs little explanation - best known as UK’s most popular broadcaster, having started her career at the young age of 15. Fearne has branched out to becoming a best selling author, podcast host, and now most recently known as the Founder of the wellbeing brand, Happy Place. The brand was created from her first book released in 2017, Happy, which was a Sunday Times Bestseller and a silver Nielsen Bestseller. This was the first in a series of books talking about her own, and some of the not so positive, experiences with happiness. This was also the premise for her podcast launched in 2018, Happy Place.Happy Place brand has now extended to include a festival, Happy Place Festival, and in 2021 Fearne also launched Happy Place Books, which has already published some amazing works by Lawrence Okolie & Dr Olivia Remes. In January 2022 Fearne is releasing her new book Bigger Than Us.A mother of two, and step-Mother of two, Fearne closely supports a range of charities - most notably mental health charity Mind, The Prince’s Trust and Coppafeel!, the latter of which she curates the charity’s music festival, Festifeel.We really enjoyed our conversation with Fearne, there is nothing false about her, her gritty, vibrant and genuine nature is infectious. Despite a serious topic, this episode will leave you feeling good and interested in finding out about more!Lots of Love,Dave & SteveThis podcast is produced by Sara Fawsitt & Sean Cahill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you find meaning? In this weeks episode we speak to Jeff Krasno, entrepreneur, author, and podcast host.Hand-picked by Oprah Winfrey as one of her Super Soul 100 changemakers, Jeff helms Commune Media — offering an assemblage of in-depth wellness courses, podcasts, and other media featuring the field’s foremost experts, including Deepak Chopra, Russell Brand, and Sharon Salzberg.Drawing on his former career running a record label and a youth spent traveling the globe with his parents, Jeff incepted and created Wanderlust — a series of more than 60 large-scale global events combining innovative yogic instruction and live music that saw thousands of attendees. Featured in media including The New York Times, the events spawned Jeff’s debut book, “Wanderlust” (Rodale), which sold 35,000 copies worldwide.As host of the Commune podcast, and the author of three books, Jeff presents his audience with knowledge and guideposts to becoming their best selves. Classes, podcasts, and books offer a roadmap to creating a better society through compassion, community-building, and hands-on activism.Needless to say we go deep with Jeff, finding meaning is only at the helm of our discussion as we meander our way through what it is to truly be present, understanding compassion, trauma, mindfulness and so much more.We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did.Lots of love,Dave & SteveTo find out more about Jeff visit his site: http://www.jeffkrasno.com/This episode was produced by Sara Fawsitt and Sean Cahill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are starting off 2022 with a bang! Now, although this is one for any time of the year, there really is no better way to begin dry Jan than with this motivational piece.“The fear of change and being thrown out of a tribe is an unavoidable instinctive fear.”Andy is known by many as the godfather of the alcohol-free movement. A former professional footballer, and creator of two major financial brokerages - Andy gave it all up to co-founded the OneYearNoBeer movement, which has now helped over 100,000 people transform their relationship with alcohol. Since then Andy has written two books ‘The 28-day alcohol-free challenge’ & ‘Let’s Do This! How to use motivational psychology to change your habits for life’, and delivered a brilliant TEDx talk titled, ‘The pill will make you limitless’.Recently Andy stepped down from OYNB to create the Arete Group which is a collection of initiatives to help people reach their limitless potential including self-development courses like 'The AreteWay: Unlock your limitless potential', and a world class coach training certification called AreteWay Coach.As non drinkers ourselves for the last 19 years this episode is very close to our heart. Finding a new tribe, thinking outside the box, questioning culture norms that have been imparted on us at such a young age are some of the topics we discuss along with the serious health scares no one seems to talk about.Big love,Dave & Steve xTo find out more about Andy, check out www.andyramage.com or find him on social media via @andyramageofficial and LinkedInThis podcast was produced by Sara Fawsitt and Sean Cahill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's podcast is with us! We decided to talk about the highlights of our first year as podcast hosts. Along with one of our producers, Sara Fawsitt - we chat about presence, sex, communication, parenting, love, porn, relationships, spirituality, community, egalitarianism, menopause, fame, and so much more!We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did making it. And if you want to listen to the full episodes we discuss we have linked them here:Dr Melanie JoyBruce ParryRussel BrandErika LustDan SavagePhilippa PerryJohn StewartDr Louise NewsonDr Rangan ChatterjeeProduced by Sean Cahill and Sara Fawsitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

60% of women use the contraceptive pill for reasons other than contraception, the majority of this for cramps and pains - The Washington Post.Speaking to this weeks podcast guest, cramps, period pains, irregular or missed periods could be a result of a much bigger underlying issue, on average it takes between 8-12 years for a women to get diagnosed with Endometriosis - which makes one question are we irresponsibly using the pill?Lisa Hendrickson-Jack is a certified Fertility Awareness Educator and Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner. She teaches women to chart their menstrual cycles for natural birth control, conception, and monitoring overall health. Author of the book The Fifth Vital Sign, Lisa debunks the myth that regular ovulation is only important when you want children by recognising the menstrual cycle as a vital sign. Drawing heavily from the current scientific literature, Lisa presents an evidence-based approach to fertility awareness and menstrual cycle optimisation. She also hosts the Fertility Friday Podcast, a weekly radio show devoted to helping women connect to their fifth vital sign by uncovering the connection between menstrual cycle health, fertility, and overall health.Lisa is fun, informative and edgy! She has a super holistic approach to medicine, with the ability to recognise where it’s needed and also draw a line on where it is potentially causing more harm than good.We talk fertility, knowing ones cycle, contraception, period pains and so much more. A brilliant guest, we hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did.Big love,Dave & SteveProduced by Sara Fawsitt & Sean Cahill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk to “The world’s most influential sex-advice columnist" - The Guardian - who’s graphic, pragmatic, and humours approach changed the cultural conversation about monogamy, gay rights, religiosity and politics.“The amount of people who write to me asking me if they should dump their partner because they are unsure if they are “the one”… there is no “the one!” There is maybe a 0.67 or 0.64 and it’s your job to round that mother f***er up to number one… and you have to accept that they are doing the same for you!”Aside from being a sex columnist, Dan is also a podcaster, best selling author, and has appeared on numerous television shows. Savage Love, Dan’s sex-advice column, first appeared in the The Stranger, Seattle’s alternative weekly, in 1991. Now Dan has also a weekly call-in advice podcast, the Savage Lovecast and has published six books, his latest; Savage Love from A to Z: Advice on Sex and Relationships, Dating and Mating, Exes and Extras - is an illustrated collection of 26 never-before-published essays that provides a thoughtful, frank, dive into Savage’s trademark phrases and philosophies. This book is for anyone who’s had sex, is currently having sex, or hopes to have sex!We have a wonderfully insightful conversation on what it truly means to be faithful to ones partner, how one glove does not fit all, and how straight people can learn a lot from gay relationships.We hope you enjoyed this episode as much as we did, we are big fans of Dan and even more so after our chat!Big love,Dave & SteveTo find out more about Dan, check out is Instagram @dansavage his podcast the Savage Lovecast and his new book Savage Love from A to Z: Advice on Sex and Relationships, Dating and Mating, Exes and ExtrasProduced by Sara Fawsitt and Sean Cahill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is astonishing to think how badly educated we all are about such an important topic; how much misinformation is out there and how understudied women’s health really is. "Menopause is a huge cause of osteoporosis, dementia and heart disease… and the most common cause of death in women is… dementia and heart disease!”Since our episode with Dr Shahzadi Harper on perimenopause we realised we needed to find out more, especially about the questions around hormone replacement therapy (HRT). So, we decided to dig deeper and talk to “the leading menopause specialist,” according to The Telegraph, Dr Louise Newson.Dr Louise Newson is Founder of Balance App, the world’s biggest repository of evidence-based and medically approved menopause information. Dr Newson is a trailblazer when it comes to empowering women in making informed decisions to benefit their health and wellness. Author of Sunday Times No.1 bestseller, ‘Preparing for the Perimenopause and the Menopause,’ Dr Newson is also Founder of The Menopause Charity and not-for-profit Newson Health Research & Education.A highly insightful conversation that has opened many questions and made us reflect on our current health system and wonder what can be trusted?Have a listen and let us know your thoughts on social media!And if you enjoyed this episode please subscribe and share so we can keep making more.Big love,Dave and SteveTo find out more about Dr Louise Newson check out her instagram @menopause_doctor , her charity The Menopause Charity and her APP The Balance APPThis episode is sponsored by Wolfgang Reforest who’s mission is to plant more trees, re forest Ireland and encourage others to do so too.Give the gift of a tree for just €20 - it only takes 3 minutes - and help restore and re-wild Ireland’s forests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Men’s circles, intimacy, sex, relationships, masculinity, vulnerability, mental health, psychedelics, meditation and more… this week we talk to Dr. Darragh Stewart, an international wellness retreat facilitator, psychedelic speaker and Men's Mentor.“Men’s circles are about being seen and heard… being able to be vulnerable without the need for 10 to 15 pints. It is a beautiful space for growth and connection.”Darragh Co-founded Inwardbound, one of the world's first pioneering safe and legal psychedelic retreats in the Netherlands. He specialises in men’s sexuality and intimacy development, psychedelic science and spirituality. Thanks in part to his Molecular Genetics Ph.d. - Darragh’s main interest lies in bridging the gap between science and spirituality. Having held men’s circles, retreats and workshops in Ireland since 2018, Darragh has a grounded approach to exploring spirituality: creating safe spaces for people to go deep inwards and to connect to what resonates for them without dogma or judgement.“When I went on my own personal journey there was only women in these kinds of spaces but now we are starting to see change… predominantly due to the increase in mental health issues seen amongst men”An important conversation that we hope will inspire more men to open up, show their vulnerability and express themselves in their own authentic way.Big love,Dave & Steve x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apparently, 35% of internet downloads involve porn and 50% of UK adults watch porn, according to the Guardian.Something so popular and yet never talked about - why don’t half of us openly admit to each other (or to ourselves) that “yes, I watch porn”?"For most people, porn is what they find on these free online sites and often very misogynistic, aggressive, even racist and not tasteful.”For this week’s podcast guest, Indie erotic filmmaker, Erika Lust, argues that porn can be so much more than that: “I really think we have a possibility here of creating wonderful, beautiful, and diverse films… I think there is a lot of positivity around watching people have great sex together and seeing how they are communicating, especially in a world that struggles with the language of consent.”We admit we were a bit nervous going into the conversation, but we instantly sank right in and found ourselves viewing porn from a new lense.Erika Lust is an award-winning filmmaker who creates sex-positive adult cinema by portraying relatable characters, realistic sex, and offering a more inclusive and cinematic alternative to the mass produced mainstream porn.Over the past 20 years, Erika has defended the importance of having women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ people behind the camera in all key positions and supports burgeoning talent across the globe by producing and financing female and queer guest directors.“More and more youth are turning to porn for sex education, whether we like it or not,” says Erika. According to the Guardian, “teenagers are turning to porn as a sex educational tool because schools do not tell them what to do, but focus only on contraception”.“Young women are constantly coming up to me saying “I am having sexual relations with men and I can’t orgasm, what’s wrong with me?” Many times it is because they are learning about sex through what they see online and they think that is how it should be done - that kind of sex is not stimulating for women.”From how historically affluent white men made sexual entertainment something only for themselves, to how porn is now run by one dominant company posing as a tech company, this episode with Erika is truly fascinating.We hope you found it as eye-opening as we did!Big love,Dave & Steve xYou can find out more about Erika and her work on her website erikalust.com , on instagram @erikalust and checkout her latest short film out tomorrow, Cooking show on xconfessions.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If ever there was an educational episode on this podcast this one is it. Zachary breaks it all down for us, from the multiple labels in modern society to jealousy and safety within ethical non monogamous relationships. “If you look at the studies and stats, we are seeing more and more people who are interested in non monogamy or engaging in non monogamy in some form. We are also the gayest or queerest generation! More and more people identifying as gay bisexual, transgender, non binary than ever before.”A Brooklyn-based columnist and activist, Zachary’s work focuses on sexuality, culture, and the LGBTQ community. You can read his popular sex advice column, “Sexplainit” at Men's Health, ” but his work has also been published in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, GQ, Cosmo, and many others.To be honest, we felt pretty ignorant throughout most of this episode, but Zachary proved to be a patient teacher and a good laugh. After he brought us through the meaning of the various sexual identifying labels, we discussed his sex column, fetishes, his personal life and his backstory.A truly open minded and open human being, we really enjoyed this conversation and hope it, too! Lots of Love Dave & SteveTo find out more about Zachary you can find him on instagram @zacharyzane_ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite feeling like clueless school kids throughout, this week’s episode was another reminder of just how grateful we are to host this podcast and that women’s issues are also men’s issues!“One in four women leave their workplaces or go part time because they have lost confidence, so society does need to take note of menopause.”Dr Shahzadi Harper is a medical doctor with a holistic approach to women’s health and wellbeing. She is a leading light in the world of perimenopause & menopause and has recently co-authored and published a book called The Perimenopause Solution.A forward-thinking and dynamic doctor with over 25 years of experience, Dr Shahzadi is passionate about advocating for positive change and a better understanding of perimenopause/menopause by optimising the way it is perceived. Dr Shahzadi believes that women from all backgrounds and ethnicities should feel empowered in life and that all men should be educated about how to support them.Aside from societal ignorance, we talk libido, HRT, supplements, societal pressures and more…An important conversation, that we hope will encourage you to also have more openly.If you enjoyed it please like, subscribe, leave a review and share!Lots of love,Dave & SteveTo find out more about Dr Shahzadi; checkout her instagram @drshahzadiharper @theharperclinic , her website https://theharperclinic.com/  and of course her new book: The Perimenopause Solution Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why can’t we talk to our kids about sex?“Sexual negativity is the lense most of us are born into… we are fed shame”, we are made think it should be a “secretive thing”, we allow judgment and scrutiny of others. With this in mind how are we equipped to speak to the younger generation about it - How can we be sure we are passing down a healthy relationship towards sex? The big question being; is our own inability to speak openly about sex pushing our children towards porn for their sex education?This week we speak to the amazing Dr Kate Balestrieri, a Licensed Psychologist, Certified Sex Therapist, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, PACT Therapist and Founder of Modern Intimacy.Dr Kate came into her practice through her involvement with sex offenders. She began to see a pattern amongst these offenders and the therapists allocated to them and felt she needed to delve deeper.Her out look is one of compassion, open mindedness, and honesty. She gives many practical tips on nurturing a healthy sex life. We talk in length about so many things including safety, curiosity and diversity. As she puts it; “humans are diverse so why would our sex lives be any different”An insightful listen. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!Big Love,Dave & Steve xYou can find out more about Dr Kate from her IG @drkatebalestrieri and her podcast, Modern Intimacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sexual longevity - How do we keep going?When Amy asked her mum at the age of 11, “mum what’s a virgin?”, her mother responded “it’s someone who is not married”. Fast forward 20 years, Amy is now a trained and highly sought after Doctor in Sexual Health, Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine in aesthetics and sexual optimisation.How did this week’s podcast guest go from a sexually repressive religious background to dedicating much of her life’s work to promoting a long and healthy sex life?“Sexual health is more like a gateway to other underlying issues. When people come to me about their sexual health, it’s rarely an issue with their genitalia. It’s usually something else like hormonal problem, cardiovascular problem, stress, diet…”After years of working on the medical ward, Amy soon began to see a rise in patience being more and more interested in their skin and their sex lives. So she took the plunge!We talk stem cells, nitric oxide, PRP, hormone replacement, nutrition, fitness, how she deals with the topic sex and her own children… we cover it all!A fascinating conversation! Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is sex a skill? How do we get better at sex if we don’t talk about sex?! This week’s electric guest is the wonderful Jenny Keane. Jenny is a professionally trained, trauma informed, holistic sex educator and Tantra yoga teacher. A crusader for self love through self exploration and pleasure, Jenny is on a mission to ignite a sexual revolution in Ireland!“If you want to change the way that you live, change the way that you have sex… Because the way that you show up in bed is more than likely the way you show up in life.”A fascinating conversation, that has no boundaries; Jenny takes us through the menstruation difficulties that first brought her down this journey of sexual education; how the contraceptive pill changed her libido and even her sense of smell. We explore how in today’s society we are programmed to put unrealistic expectations on ourselves: sex has become a "performance or obligation”. Finally, we dive deep into how “to live erotically is to live in tune with your body”As Jenny puts it, “there is no recipe for pleasure”. We are all on our own unique discovery and should not shy away from it. Rather, we should educate ourselves and our children so that they grow up with a healthy understanding of their own bodies and its abilities.So let’s all try and take some advice from Jenny, Ireland’s sexual revolutionary, and slow down, remove the goal, pay attention, learn to connect with our breathe, body and mind; and most importantly have the right mindset! As “all tips are useless if you don’t have the right mindset first”.We hope you enjoyed this episode as much as we did, we will be continuing this season with more topics all related to sex and relationships, so stay tuned! Please subscribe and share if you like what you hear.Lots of love,Dave & SteveTo find out more about Jenny and her work, check out her site www.jennykeane.com and instagram page @hellojennykeane Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if nutritional information was simple and accessible so that people can make informed decisions about the food they feed themselves and their family? Well, Simon Hill has dedicated a decade to doing just that. Through podcast and website, plant proof, Simon has given a platform to world-renowned doctors and public figures. During this chat, we learned what happens to the health outcomes of identical twins when they change lifestyles, the potential connection between diabetic dog and diabetic dog owners. Simon also bravely shared the role that a traumatic family incident kickstarted his interest in fighting chronic disease.This episode is for people who like data, academic studies and want to use evidence based science to make decisions about their health. Lots of insightful anecdotes so grab a pen and notepad!To find out more about Simon and his work checkout, Plant Proof Podcast and his book, The Proof is in the Plants  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you want to live to 100? How about 200?!This week’s podcast is all about longevity and who better to speak to other than Mr Young himself: Sergey Young!Sergey’s life’s mission is to live to 200—and to find an affordable way for everyone else to do the same. Founder of the $100M Longevity Vision Fund, Sergey has coached people from his own housekeeping lady to Forbes Billionaires, to rethink and redesign their lives with the aim to live as possible.According to Sergey, the technology already exists, trials are already happening, so it is now only a matter of time and "the biggest obstacle for us living longer is not going to be science, it’s not going to be technology. It’s going to be human ethics and regulations…”How does that make you feel? What if I was to tell you that a massive part of the longevity game starts now, and requires no science or technology! Sergey takes us through his 3 main widely available and affordable steps to gaining 3 extra healthy years to your life and so much more…However, we don’t stop there! We go much deeper and battle through the morality of living so long… “Unless we change this world; our relationship with mother nature and the inequality gap, it’s going to be very difficult for us to enjoy the idea of living longer… that’s why my mission is to bring affordable and accessible health technology to the world…I'm really interested to work on that because it's an opportunity to democratise healthcare”A fascinating episode that we feel everyone can relate to.Big love,Dave & SteveTo find out more about Sergey, his book and his work, visit https://sergeyyoung.com/This episode is sponsored by WILD Go Wild today and get yourself this natural, refillable deodorant that genuinely works.  You can order by going to WE ARE WILD dot com to get 20% off your first order when you use code “HAPPYPEAR” at checkout. That’s WE ARE WILD DOT COM and Code “HAPPYPEAR” at checkout for 20% off. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome podcast listeners to this week's infamous guest - the impressive powerhouse that is John Joseph!John is a musician, author and Ironman triathlete from New York City, most famous for his work as the lead singer of the Cro-Mags in the 1980s, '90s and 2000s. He was raised in foster care and grew up on the streets of New York City, dodging a federal prison sentence in the late ’70s by enrolling into the Navy.A character with many layers to say the least! Aside from his colourful background, he is author to a number of books including the slightly controversial, “Meat is for Pussies”, a book on vegan nutrition, training and a healthy lifestyle.Whether John is your cup of tea or not, there is no question that he has been through life, he has seen and experienced things most of us could never dream of experiencing. “You know people talk about rock bottom… I was below the fucking rocks! I was with the fucking maggots and the worms… and the fucking dead carcasses. I literally had no less than 5 fucking drug gangs in New York wanting to kill me, I burned every bridge... I had nothing.”From rock bottom to up top - John has an appetite for life that is beyond none. His motto is tough but warranted, “You have to face your demons head on, you can’t run away from it. Whatever it is you are doing, whatever you went through, you gotta face it… show up, work hard and don’t make excuses!”His book “The P.M.A Effect” delves deep into the power of a positive mental attitude. He has spent much time dedicated to the learnings of the Hare Krishna’s and Bhagavad Gita, which has massively shaped who he is today.A fascinating and inspirational character. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.