They're cheap, convenient, practically imperishable, and engineered to be irresistible. They’re called "ultra processed foods" and in the midst of epidemics of diet-related chronic diseases, some nutrition scientists believe they are the smokin

Mindful Myths – With Timothea Goddard (#10)

Jun 3rd, 2021 31m 14s

Usually I share interviews with scientists doing research that can shed light on how we can live better, healthier lives. But this week you'll hear from a different kind of expert – a mindfulness teacher who has made a big impact on my life. Ti

The Importance Of Good Relationships With Robert Waldinger, PhD (#09)

Mar 11th, 2021 29m 26s

In this episode I’m taking you inside my research files. When I start to think about a new question or film project, I often don’t really know where it’s going to lead. Over the following weeks, months, or even years, I dive headfirst into th

Daniel Goleman, PhD (#8)

Feb 4th, 2021 33m 27s

I know this sounds crazy but over the course of my latest project – My Year of Living MindfullyI spent more than $30,000 on scientific tests. A lot of people have asked me why I went to such lengths to get objective measures to see what, if an

Kristin Neff, PhD (#7)

Dec 21st, 2020 45m 31s

In this episode I’m talking with the self-compassion pioneer and researcher, Associate Professor Kirstin Neff from the University of Texas. Although this interview was only briefly used in the documentary film that resulted from the year I sp

Judson Brewer, PhD (#06)

Oct 27th, 2020 39m 36s

If you're interested in learning how your brain works and how to use that knowledge to make healthy changes in your life, then this week's podcast is for you. This episode is my extended interview with Dr. Judson Brewer, who is an Associate Pro

Michael Steger, PhD (#05)

Sep 16th, 2020 40m 46s

After listening to this week's podcast, I suspect that you won't be able to stop yourself from taking a moment to reflect on what really matters to you the most in life, on what is truly important to you... and why. This episode is with Profess

Richard Davidson, PhD (#04)

Aug 13th, 2020 36m 24s

This conversation is another extended interview from my film My Year Of Living Mindfully. This time it is with Professor Richard Davidson, the Director of the Centre for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Maddison. Richie is a tra

Elissa Epel, PhD (#03)

Jul 30th, 2020 39m 9s

Today’s podcast interview is a little different from the first two. Although, like the others, this interview was done for my last documentary project, My Year of Living Mindfully, it isn’t with someone who’s specifically a mindfulness research

Willem Kuyken, PhD (#02)

Jul 9th, 2020 38m 39s

When I began my year-long documentary experiment to see what would happen to my health and wellbeing if I meditated every day for a year, a key motivating force was a special issue of The Lancet which declared that every country in the world

Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD (#01)

Jun 23rd, 2020 46m 5s

In today’s episode you’ll be hearing what happened when I chatted to Jon Kabat-Zinn - who many people consider to be the father of mindfulness in the West. This was a key interview that I did during the production of my latest documentary calle

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