Dr. Joy Harden Bradford is a Licensed Psychologist and the host of the wildly popular, award-winning mental health podcast Therapy for Black Girls. Her work focuses on making mental health topics more relevant and accessible for Black women, and she delights in using pop culture to illustrate psychological concepts. Named by Glamour as a Game Changer for her work in the mental health field, her work has been featured in Essence, Oprah Daily, The New York Times, HuffPost, Black Enterprise, and Women’s Health. Dr Joy’s new book Sisterhood Heals: The Transformative Power of Healing in Community is out late June and available online and in stores. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eniola Aluko is one of the leading figures in women's football. During an impressive career on the pitch as a striker she was a double-FA Women’s Cup winner and three-time Premier/Super League champion and was league top-scorer with Chelsea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Poppy Delbridge is an internationally renowned personal development author of Tapping In: Manifest The Life You Want With The Transformative Power of Tapping, former Warner Bros Creative Executive, motivational speaker and manifestation mentor. She is the passionate creator of Rapid Tapping®, the fast-acting evidence-based method, redefining what it means to feel success and happiness in modern, busy life. Dubbed “The Tapping Queen” and “Dreamweaver“, Poppy’s blend of science and spiritual strategies show us how to tap ourselves into highest possibilities as powerful Visioneers of our own future. Poppy is a regular contributor to Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place, Bamford and Soho House and has taken her fast-acting, 'mood-boosting' wellness method into organisations such as British Fashion Council, BMW, Adidas, and Estee Lauder, as well tapping with Hollywood’s A-List and global leaders within Silicon Valley, the United Nations and the BBC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thomas Curran (@thom_curran) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics. He is a world leading expert on perfectionism. He has written for the Harvard Business Review, was featured in the New Scientist, and his work has been covered by publications including the Guardian, Telegraph, Wall Street Journal, and Ariana Huffington's 'Thrive Global' campaign. In 2018, he gave a TEDMED talk entitled 'Our Dangerous Obsession with Perfectionism is Getting Worse'. Thomas' book The Perfection Trap is out on June 1st and has been described as "a powerful, poignant book on the impossibly high expectations that stand in the way of happiness, health, and success". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chanté is a freelance writer, digital content producer and host of The Guardian’s Pop Culture Podcast. Chanté frequently writes for platforms including British Vogue, Complex, The Guardian, The I Paper, Huffington Post, and more. She and Adrienne discuss being a journalist in the modern day, Chante’s love of solo-travelling, and the importance of celebrating your friends! You can follow Chanté at @ChantayyJayy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Jonathan Reichental is a multiple-award-winning technology and business leader whose career has spanned both the private and public sectors. He’s been a senior software engineering manager, a director of technology innovation, and has served as chief information officer at both O’Reilly Media and the City of Palo Alto, California. Reichental is currently the founder of advisory, investment, and education firm, Human Future, and also creates online education for LinkedIn Learning. He has written three books on the future of cities: Smart Cities for Dummies, Exploring Smart Cities Activity Book for Kids, and Exploring Cities Bedtime Rhymes. His latest books include Data Governance for Dummies and a Cryptocurrency QuickStart Guide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Alex George is a TV doctor, best-selling author, and Youth Mental Health Ambassador to the government. Alex has become a well known and respected figure amongst healthcare professionals in the UK, from his years as an A&E doctor, bringing the nation accessible and reassuring advice directly from the frontline throughout the pandemic. His first book, Live Well Every Day was published May 2021 and is a Sunday Time's Number 1 Bestseller. Alex is on a mission to improve mental health support for young people, and has become prolific throughout the UK in his campaigning for Early Support Hubs. His new book The Mind Manual teaches you how to assess your mental health today - and understand what's normal for you. The Mind Manual is released on Thursday May 11th available at the usual places. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adrienne chats with the amazing Remel London. Remel is an award-winning British TV, Radio presenter and host. Since graduating with a BA Degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Leeds, Remel is making waves in the industry as the lead presenter on SKY One’s What’s Up TV, the host of the Saturday Afternoon show on CAPITAL XTRA and a highly sought after voice-over artist working with the BBC, CBBC, BET, UKTV and BT Sports to name a few.Remel is the founder of The Mainstream - A creative platform sharing tips, tasters and a sneak peek into the world of TV/ Film & Media. You can find out more @themainstreamuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adrienne is joined by the wonderful Dr Chris van Tulleken to discuss his new book Ultra-Processed People. In the book Dr Chris discusses how we have entered a new 'age of eating' where most of our calories come from an entirely novel set of substances called Ultra-Processed Food, food which is industrially processed and designed and marketed to be addictive. But do we really know what it's doing to our bodies?Dr Chris van Tulleken is an infectious disease doctor at University College London Hospitals, and a Medical Research Council clinical research fellow at University College London in the Greg Towers lab, where he studies viral evolution and HIV. He has worked with aid organisations around the world over the past 10 years, including Doctors of the World. He also presents a range of programmes for the BBC including the double-Bafta winning Operation Ouch!. He is on Twitter @DoctorChrisVT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kamran Bedi is a wellbeing coach specialising in anxiety, stress, worry, PTSD, insomnia as well as life and business coaching. He has worked with people from all walks of life utilising a variety of modalities that he is certified in, including; NLP, IEMT, Hypnosis and Mindfulness. Kamran's book The Anxiety Antidote is out now, and is a practical guide to emotional resilience in modern life, managing anxiety and finding confidence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.