The Emma Guns Show

Wim Hof is a Dutch extreme athlete, adventurer and world record holder who created The Wim Hof Method to help people unlock a host of physical and mental health benefits.While Wim is an extreme athlete who has climbed into the Death Zone of Mount Everest and completed a full marathon above the polar circle in just a pair of shorts, his method is accessible to anyone.It’s based on three pillars: cold therapy, breathing and commitment and with consistent practice Wim has shown its ability to increase energy, improve sleep, reduce stress, heighten focus and determination, increase willpower and strengthen the immune system.And for anyone who, as I often as my guests on the podcast, wants to see the data, he welcomes scientists to scrutinise and validate his claims.In this episode @iceman_hof and I discuss:The power and fortitude that exists within us all and how to access it.How the benefits he felt from cold exposure and breath work is now being validated in labs under clinical supervision.He isn’t a ‘freak of nature’ anyone can do what he does.Why a ‘cold shower a day keeps the doctor away’.How forcing yourself to experience discomfort, such as cold, only amplifies the pleasure you feel from the warmth.Why it’s vital not to limit yourself; sometimes pushing your limits is where you find out who you are.Why failure is a vital part of life and how to handle it and learn from it when it happens, and so much more…Please use caution and seek advice, where appropriate, when attempting any exercises, especially in water.Further reading on Wim and The Wim Hof Method:Find out more about The Wim Hof Method.Wim's book The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Potential, Transcend Your Limits.The scientific research behind The Wim Hof Method.The breathing exercise I mention and use frequently Guided Wim Hof Breathing.To join the closed Facebook group for the podcast click here >> The Emma Guns Show Forum.To follow me on social media >> Twitter |Hey! Why not share your thoughts and insights to make your listening experience even better. Complete this listener survey to tell me what you want to hear: http://bit.ly/theemmagunsshow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s time for another #bookclub episode of the podcast, not least because you’ve been sharing with me, via DM and email, the books you’ve been enjoying lately. I’ve also had my nose, and ears, in some great reads and I’m sharing my five favourites with you.I selected books I’ve found informative, inspiring, entertaining and downright eye-opening and I’d love to hear your thoughts.In today’s #bookclub episode:Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss (@thefbinegotiator) and Tahl Raz. Keep hitting the same dead-ends in your lines of communication? This book could help and Chris’ insights in his time as a hostage negotiator are incredibly helpful.TMI: My Life in Scandal by Perez Hilton (@theperezhilton). Perez came on the podcast at the end of last year and it was in preparing for that conversation that I read this book. It’s a fascinating insight into what was going on as Perez, and his hugely popular website, charted a unique period in celebrity history. Open Book: A Memoir by Jessica Simpson (@jessicasimpson). I used to love a TV show on MTV called Diary. The tagline was ‘you think you know, but you have no idea’. This is my way of saying that I thought I had the measure of Jessica Simpson, but it turns out I didn’t have a clue. I listened to this on @audible and it’s a triumph, not least because of the way in which Jessica tells her story.Untamed: Stop Pleasing, Start Living by Glennon Doyle (@glennondoyle) Yep, @adele influenced me into buying this. One social media post and within seconds it’s on my @amazonkindle. Adele said ‘this books will shake your  brain and make your soul scream’, but what do you think?How to Heal a Broken Heart by Rosie Green (@lifesrosie). Rosie charts her journey through heartbreak and the disintegration of everything she thought was certain and it’s raw, honest and not at all sugar-coated. In this book Rosie re-enters that pain in order to offer anyone else experiencing it a path out of it. Her honesty, candour and resilience shine through and it’s a must-read guide for anyone struggling with heartache, loss or rejection. To find the full, unedited conversation simply click the link in my bio or type ‘The Emma Guns Show’ into your preferred podcast platform.As ever, I’d love to know what you think whether that’s in the comments below, on DM or via email. I make this podcast for YOU and if there’s anything you’d like to hear on this subject, or any other, please feel free to let me know.Hey! Why not share your thoughts and insights to make your listening experience even better. Complete this listener survey to tell me what you want to hear: http://bit.ly/theemmagunsshow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emma Forbes is a broadcaster and presenter who joins me on the podcast to share her feel-good habits, the strategies she uses and recommends to make sure every day is a good day.During our conversation @emmaforbeslifestyle reveals:The importance and ceremony of list-making and why a ‘to-do’ is so vital for organising her mind as well as her affairs.Why having structure to her day is so helpful for channeling that feel-good feeling.The value she has found in making lists before she goes to sleep. Why it’s so important that she gets outside and into fresh air every day (and not just because the dog needs walking).Why indulging in reality television without guilt or shame is pure, feel-good escapism.How she has become far more proactive with her friendships in lockdown and why it’s made her feel so good to foster those relationships in the ‘new normal’.The joy she finds in food and food preparation and why cooking for the ones you love is such a feel-good habit for her.Why soup is her go-to for the ultimate feel-good cooking experience.To find the full, unedited conversation simply click the link in my bio or type ‘The Emma Guns Show’ into your preferred podcast platform.As ever, I’d love to know what you think whether that’s in the comments below, on DM or via email. I make this podcast for YOU and if there’s anything you’d like to hear on this subject, or any other, please feel free to let me know.Hey! Why not share your thoughts and insights to make your listening experience even better. Complete this listener survey to tell me what you want to hear: http://bit.ly/theemmagunsshow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hayley Quinn is a dating and confidence coach who joins me on the podcast to share her expertise on dating, making connections and knowing what you want from and in a relationship.Hayley is one of the UK’s leading dating coaches and her story of how she came to be one of the leading, and most trusted, authorities on dating, for both men and women, has a slightly unusual beginning. But it was this perspective, the origins of which she shares during our conversation, that allowed her to create her own unique insights, courses and workshops that have helped people in how they approach their own dating life.In this conversation, Hayley and I discuss:Whether there really is a ‘power play’ at work when you’re in the dating ‘game’. The rules of dating and whether they actually exist or not.How to turn text chemistry into a real connection in person (when and where lockdown restrictions allow)How to express yourself authentically.The dangers of getting hooked on the idea of someone, but why it’s such an easy trap to fall into.The value in getting to know yourself before dating.Why rejection is a vital part of dating and why it’s vital to learn how to handle it.The many and varied, and quite unhelpful, dating ‘truisms’ out there.Dating after separation, divorce or after the breakdown of a long-term relationship.How to communicate what your needs are, and so much more…Hayley's TED Talk Searching for Love to Escape Ourselves.To sign up for one of Hayley's courses or for one-to-one coaching visit -- www.hayleyquinn.comTo join the closed Facebook group for the podcast click here >> The Emma Guns Show Forum.To follow me on social media >> Twitter | Instagram.Hey! Why not share your thoughts and insights to make your listening experience even better. Complete this listener survey to tell me what you want to hear: http://bit.ly/theemmagunsshow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is your beauty regime a form of self-care?In this episode, I open up a conversation about something I've seen slowly happening around me in the beauty space and I'd love to hear your thoughts. It's the idea that the beauty products we buy and the way in which we use them amount to self-care.Personally, I find this to be a worrying development because self-care is a broad concept that means so much more than what I think some beauty and wellness brands are currently communicating. It comes at a time when the conversation about mental health has never been more open and somewhere along the way this idea of self-care has managed to establish itself as the 'soft' treatment option for minor mental health issues. Feeling a bit anxious? Light a candle and use your best bath oils. Eleven months of lockdown getting you down? Exfoliate, apply some fake tan and wake up fabulous. Struggling to feel motivated? Put on some red lipstick.These are all lovely things to do, and there's no doubt about it, there is a very real 'high' from an indulgent bath, a golden glow and an I-mean-business red lipstick, but it's my opinion that they do not offer any meaningful long-term support to mental health and it's potentially dangerous to suggest they do.On one hand, the destigmatisation of mental health issues means that we're seeing a medicalisation of normal emotions; feeling sad is expressed as being depressed, feeling stressed is expressed as anxiety and it's quite possible that a bath, fake tan and red lipstick might make you feel better. But on the other, those people who actually have depression and/or anxiety might feel like failures if these things don't work for them or, worse still, there's a real risk that those people, the ones who need genuine help from a mental health professional or doctor aren't actually getting it.I’m so interested to hear what you think on this subject...To join the closed Facebook group for the podcast click here >> The Emma Guns Show Forum.To follow me on social media >> Twitter | Instagram.Hey! Why not share your thoughts and insights to make your listening experience even better. Complete this listener survey to tell me what you want to hear: http://bit.ly/theemmagunsshow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Lisa Creaven is a dentist and the co-creator of @spotlight_oral_care who joins me on the podcast to share her feel-good habits, the strategies she uses and recommends to make sure every day is a good day.During our conversation @drlisacreaven reveals:How her feel-good habits help her fight against the fact she’s a worrier by nature.How something as simple as routine can be the thing that makes her feel good and achieve a sense of calm.Why she’s re-embraced her love of music and piano during the lockdown and how it has helped her ‘tune out’ of daily stresses.How she has revisited transcendental meditation, on a daily basis, to lower her stress levels.Why time outside in fresh air is so vital for finding balance - especially if that time outside is time alone.Why sleep is so important and how she makes sure she gets good quality sleep and much more.To join the closed Facebook group for the podcast click here >> The Emma Guns Show Forum.To follow me on social media >> Twitter | Instagram.Hey! Why not share your thoughts and insights to make your listening experience even better. Complete this listener survey to tell me what you want to hear: http://bit.ly/theemmagunsshow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richie Bostock is breathwork coach, author and speaker who joins me on the podcast to share the life-changing benefits of breathwork he has experienced first-hand and also seen in the tens of thousands of people he has ‘breathed’. Richie’s own journey starts in corporate management and digital entrepreneurship, two very high-stress environments where exhibiting stress is a sign to the people around you that you’re taking your job seriously. But it was his father’s MS diagnosis that made Richie go on a journey of discovery to help his dad, via training with the Ice Man himself, Wim Hof, that triggered a profound change in Richie too.If you’re reading this then, well, sorry to state the obvious, but you’re breathing, but what more science and research shows us is that we may not be breathing correctly. Meaning, our breathing might actually be working against our physical, mental and emotional health. Richie discovered how to breathe for maximum benefit in all these areas, which is why he is so committed to sharing his message as far and as wide as possible.In this conversation, @thebreathguy and I discuss:How breath is free medicine; it’s just a case of knowing how to use it.How the benefits of breath have been known for centuries but modern science is proven, unequivocally, the real impact it can have.What he learned from the Ice Man himself @iceman_hofHow he ‘ripped the band-aid off’ his own life and made huge changes.How breathing affected his own tendency towards OCD.Why we should ‘hold all perspectives lightly’.Why modern living seems to be forcing us to choose between ‘certain unhappiness’ and ‘uncertain happiness’.How trying to be someone you aren’t can lead to disconnection and depression.Why breath is the Swiss Army knife of the body.How finding your breath and creating a space to be still can be where you tap into your intuition, and so much more…Download Richie's app Flourish.Richie's book Exhale is available now.To join the closed Facebook group for the podcast click here >> The Emma Guns Show Forum.To follow me on social media >> Twitter | Instagram.Hey! Why not share your thoughts and insights to make your listening experience even better. Complete this listener survey to tell me what you want to hear: http://bit.ly/theemmagunsshow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of The Emma Guns Show is brought to you in collaboration with Skinceuticals.I’m joined by Dr Emma Craythorne, consultant dermatologist and skincare expert, who joins me to take a deep-dive into antioxidants and how they provide vital protection for your skin.We also take a look at Silymarin CF, the new Vitamin C antioxidant serum from @skinceuticals_uki which offers, as you’d expect from the leaders in antioxidant skincare, a potent Vitamin C in a formula that supports oily and blemish-prone skin.In this episode, Dr Emma Craythorne and I discuss:the benefits of antioxidants and Vitamin C.what free radical damage is, how it affects the skin and how it can be treated.how to know a good Vitamin C serum.why many Vitamin C formulas favour certain skin types.the difference between Silymarin CF and other Skinceuticals antioxidant serums.the formulation of the Silymarin CF serum.how the addition of silymarin and salicylic benefit the efficacy of the serum on oily, blemish-prone skin.how to know if you need an antioxidant that’s designed for oily, blemish-prone skin.what oil oxidation is and whether more people are experiencing it because of mask-wearing.how Silymarin CF fits in with a skincare regime for oily, blemish-prone skin.how to layer the serum among a regime for oily, blemish-prone skin.the other cumulative benefits of using the serum.The serums mentioned during the show:Skinceuticals Silymarin CF, £145.Skinceuticals Phloretin CF, £150.Skinceuticals CE Ferulic, £140.Dr Emma Craythorne can be found on Instagram as @dremmacraythorn, her TV Show The Bad Skin Clinic is available on Discovery Plus and her website www.dremmacraythorne.com.To join the closed Facebook group for the podcast click here >> The Emma Guns Show Forum.To follow me on social media >> Twitter | Instagram.Hey! Why not share your thoughts and insights to make your listening experience even better. Complete this listener survey to tell me what you want to hear: http://bit.ly/theemmagunsshow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jacqui Ripley is a PR executive, former fashion editor and author who joins me on the podcast to share her feel-good habits, the strategies she uses and recommends to make sure every day is a good day.During our conversation @jacquiripley reveals:The feel-good joy she gets from her wardrobe and why she’ll never throw anything away.Why ironing is a form of meditation for her and ironing clothes for @naomi and @yasminlebonWhy thrifting is one of her favourite habits and her tips for finding gems on your search.Why she loves the creative process of selling on @ebay and the thrill she gets from a positive review.The benefits of Gua Sha and why she’s become a huge fan of facial massage in lockdown.Discovering her inner @mrshinchhome and the pleasure she derives from a deep clean.Why she loves the old school pleasure of flicking through a copy of a magazine.Her love of mood-boarding and how it fires her creativity and also allows her to create feel-good art for her home office.The life coaching course she took years ago and how rediscovering it has helped her cope with lockdown.Why podcasts are like ‘free university’ for her, and so much more…Jacqui's eBay name is: jacrip_22To join the closed Facebook group for the podcast click here >> The Emma Guns Show Forum.To follow me on social media >> Twitter | Instagram.Hey! Why not share your thoughts and insights to make your listening experience even better. Complete this listener survey to tell me what you want to hear: http://bit.ly/theemmagunsshow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heather Thomson is an inventor, philanthropist, entrepreneur, speaker, licensed health and wellness coach and adventurer who joins me on the podcast to share her story of growing up in small-town America and ending up in the bright lights of New York City working with the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Sean Puffy Combs and Beyoncé.I got to know about @iamheathert when I watched her in The Real Housewives of New York, the highly successful @bravotv show following the lives of Manhattan’s elite social circle. It was clear, even via the lens of an edited reality TV show that Heather is a shrewd businesswoman, incredibly fair and someone who prides themselves on being a loyal, supportive friend, which made her really interesting to watch.In addition to her TV work Heather is a designer and has recently trained as a health and wellness coach as well as starting her own podcast In My Heart with Heather Thomson where she has interviewed a string of varied and highly accomplished guests.In this conversation, Heather and I discuss:Growing up in small town America and being drawn to the bright lights of New York City.Working in close proximity with people like @beyonce @jlo and @diddy on their fashion labels and what she learned from the experience.Why no one wants to be ‘yes’d’ to death.How being endlessly curious has been nothing but helpful in life and her career.How working for @diddy made her find her drive.How the meaning of ‘success’ has changed for her over the years.How the current political situation in the US has been like ‘windex’ allowing us to see ‘clearly’.How failure is an essential part of any journey and makes success all that much sweeter, and much more…To join the closed Facebook group for the podcast click here >> The Emma Guns Show Forum.To follow me on social media >> Twitter | Instagram.Hey! Why not share your thoughts and insights to make your listening experience even better. Complete this listener survey to tell me what you want to hear: http://bit.ly/theemmagunsshow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.