In part two, Dr Emily Leeming unpacks how the gut-brain connection influences our everyday lives, why eating beans, greens and grains is so important, and shares her top three tips to help you transform your gut health…

Plus, Emily and Dr Alex George discuss the importance of spending time in nature and interacting with others, and the surprising effects this can have on your gut microbiome!

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Dr Emily Leeming is a leading expert on gut health and the gut-brain connection. She’s also a registered dietician, research fellow at Kings College London and author of ‘Genius Gut: The Life-Changing Science of Eating for Your Second Brain’.

In part one, Emily joins Dr Alex George to unpack what a healthy gut microbiome actually looks like, how your diet impacts your gut health and why fibre is the secret superpower to transforming your gut microbiome…

Plus, Emily outlines the link between gut health and conditions like depression, and reveals why it’s so important to look in the toilet bowl to figure out how healthy your gut is.

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In part three, Abigail Foster unpacks the different types of ISAs, why wanting to build your wealth isn’t greedy and reveals why your investment portfolio shouldn’t look identical to anyone else’s…

Plus, Abigail and Dr Alex George discuss how to find a bank that works for you and why you should proceed with caution when investing into cryptocurrency.

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In part two, Abigail Foster discusses why we have different currencies worldwide, answers the age-old question ‘why can’t we just print more money?’ and outlines the key differences between money and finance.

Plus, Abigail and Dr Alex George dive deep into inflation rates and interest rises and reveal why buying a house isn’t the only route to financial success…

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Abigail Foster is a financial expert, chartered accountant and advocate for making finance accessible to everyone. She released her debut book ‘The Money Manual: Everything You Actually Need to Know About Personal Finance’ in May 2025.

Money can have such a negative impact on our mental health, and learning to understand our personal finances can help to loosen its grip on our wellbeing.

In part one, Abigail joins Dr Alex George to unpack the three key things you need to understand in order to make sense of your finances, what different tax codes mean (and how to know if you’re on the right one) and why your payslip is more important than you might realise…

Plus, Abigail discusses the importance of understanding your gross vs take-home pay and provides some useful insight on national insurance and state pensions.

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In part three, Lauren McQuistin and Dr Alex George discuss the joys of alcohol-free living, how to combat loneliness when first becoming sober and why you don’t have to give up fun when giving up alcohol.

Plus, Lauren shares the importance of realising that there is no ‘ideal’ version of yourself and reveals why we need to stop demonising boredom.

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TW: This episode contains reference to suicide and self-harm.

In part two, Lauren McQuistin and Dr Alex George discuss how sobriety can unmask underlying issues, how to address untreated trauma and why the pain of getting sober is so worth it.

Plus, Lauren discusses the importance of having the bravery to be uncomfortable and the importance of living authentically.

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TW: This episode contains reference to suicide and self-harm.

Lauren McQuistin is a musician and writer, who runs the popular instagram account Brutal Recovery. Lauren has been sober for seven years and is releasing her debut book ‘No Lost Causes Club: An Honest Guide to Recovery and How to Find Your Way Through It’.

More and more of us are reconsidering our relationship with alcohol, but sobriety can often be overwhelming, and it can feel difficult to ask for help.

In part one, Lauren joins Dr Alex George to take us through her personal story with alcohol, describes how alcohol impacted her closest relationships and why you need both willingness and opportunity to become sober.

Plus, Lauren discusses whether regret is inevitable when first in recovery and reveals why you don’t need to wait for your drinking to get ‘bad enough’ to stop.

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