Learning to feel can heal
Photo credit: I took this photo in New Orleans, Louisiana. I chose it to represent today’s podcast because the musician and the vibrant colours evoke a lot of emotion — for me, at any rate. [...]
Get more awe!
This is a photo of a famous swim hole in Upolu, Samoa, called the To Sua Ocean Trench. It’s a spectacular, 30-meter-deep natural sinkhole filled with clear water and surrounded by lush gardens. I [...]
Stop and stare: Why feeling awe improves your health
What makes you stop in your tracks and takes your breath away? What makes you pause to soak up the incredible beauty or vastness of it? What’s a piece of music that washes your stress away? [...]
Is noise pollution a health hazard?
Many people have asked me what was the most interesting thing I learned at the Alzheimer Europe conference in Geneva. It was the impact of noise pollution on our physical health. A 14-year study [...]
What are you looking forward to?
At the close of each year, I reflect on what I could have done better over the preceding 12 months and how I might apply this insight to the year ahead. For 2023 the answer was glaringly obvious: [...]
