Power Hour

Today Adrienne is joined by the brilliant Jeff Wetzler. Jeff has been on a quarter-century quest to transform learning opportunities and unlock human potential. Blending a unique set of leadership experiences in the fields of business and education, he’s pursued this quest as an international management consultant to executives in Fortune 500 corporations, as Chief Learning Officer at Teach For America, and currently, as co-CEO of Transcend, a nationally recognized education innovation organization. In his book Ask: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs In Leadership and Life globally recognized expert on learning and leadership, Jeff Wetzler offers a hands-on, surprisingly effective way to find out what others really think, know, and feel. Ask leads to smarter decisions, more creative solutions, and deeper relationships. Too often, we don’t find out what’s truly on others’ hearts and minds because we don’t know how to ask the right questions in the right ways. Co-founder of Transcend and former international business consultant and Teach for America executive Jeff Wetzler wants to show you how to fix that. In Ask, he brings you a powerful method called The Ask Approach™, based on a simple premise: that tapping into what other people truly think, know, and feel is a game-changing superpower. 

Today Dr. Emilia Vuorisalmi (@docemilia) shares her journey from struggling with her own health issues to becoming an advocate for holistic health and hormonal balance. She discusses the importance of understanding hormones, particularly dopamine, oxytocin, and serotonin, and how they impact our motivation, connection, and overall well-being, emphasising the need for self-awareness, the power of love and connection, and the role of nutrition in maintaining hormonal health.In The Healing Power of Hormones, Dr Emilia Vuorisalmi shares her own journey from burnout, love addiction and heartbreak back to full vitality. With practical tools, she empowers you to understand your hormones and begin a transformative inner journey towards lasting health and balance.If you're feeling stuck, dopamine is the molecule of drive. It motivates us to seek out pleasurable experiences, increases focus and attention and affects our overall well-being. Emilia provides clear, science-based tips to boost your dopamine levels and maintain a sustainable balance naturally.Overwhelmed with stress? Nurture your serotonin levels to restore happiness and calm. Emilia helps you understand serotonin's role as the molecule of safety, showing you how you can strengthen your serotonin system by facing your fears, releasing limiting beliefs and setting healthy boundaries.If you're feeling lonely, oxytocin is the molecule of connection. It is intimately tied to our physical and emotional bonds, and following Emilia's guidance will help you create a sense of calm and trust.Begin your inner healing journey now. The Healing Power of Hormones will help you uncover your most authentic self and long-lasting well-being.

Maya Raichoora (@maya.mental.fitness) is one of the UK’s leading mental fitness and visualisation experts. She is an award-winning entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Remap Mental Fitness. Day to day she works with global brands such as Nike, Gymshark, Asics, Amex and Lego. She has a decade of experience mastering the technique of visualisation and is on a mission to share it with others. As a two times TEDx speaker and public figure, her story and expertise has the power to inspire, empower and educate the masses.Her new book Visualise: Think, Feel, Perform Like the Top 1% is out in March and is available to pre-order now (and you should!).In Visualise, the very first book of its kind on visualisation, Maya shows you how to harness the power of visualisation and retrain your brain so you can take control of the way you think, feel and perform, once and for all.Drawing on the latest neuroscience, theory, Maya's personal experience and compelling case studies, Visualise presents five tangible and easy-to-implement visualisation techniques that will help you boost your productivity, achieve your goals and create the best version of yourself. 

Today Adrienne is sharing a special episode of the Modern Wellness Podcast, in which the team are celebrating the launch of Adrienne's new book, 'Decisions That Matter: How to Make Decisions in a World of Endless Choice.'. Adrienne discusses the complexities of decision-making in the modern world, the inspiration behind the book, the differences between personal and professional decision-making, and so much more.The book is out TOMORROW (February 20th) in stores and online, and you can listen to it as an audiobook too (Spotify link here)! Go and grab your copy now!

In this conversation, Luce Macleod, founder of Hair Syrup (hairsyrup.co.uk), shares her inspiring journey from university kitchen to building a global brand. She discusses the accidental nature of her entrepreneurial path, the power of organic growth through social media, and the value of founder-led content in connecting with audiences. Lucie shares her journey as a young CEO, discussing the importance of trust in business, the challenges of transitioning from a solo entrepreneur to leading a team, and the biases she faces as a female founder.

Today as a bonus Adrienne is sharing a recent episode from her other show Modern Wellness Podcast.Sammi, Adrienne, and Oli, start by discussing the ever booming weight-loss drug market, citing sifted's article London startup raises $410m in one of Europe’s biggest ever Series A rounds as it joins weight loss drugs frenzy.There's a discussion of the news that WHOOP have unlocked a new women's health biomarker using their user's data - but what can we learn from it? WHOOP Unlocks New Women’s Health BiomarkerPlus Adrienne has a Modern Wellness Recommends that will keep us all happier in these cold winter months!

Today Adrienne is joined by Ali Abdaal (@aliabdaal) - doctor, entrepreneur, amateur magician, and the world's most-followed productivity expert. Ali became intrigued by the science of productivity while juggling the demands of medical training at Cambridge University and building his business on the side. While working as a doctor in the UK's National Health Service, Ali started to document his journey towards living a healthier, happier, more productive life on his YouTube channel and other social media platforms. To date, Ali’s evidence-based videos, podcasts and articles sharing insights into the human mind, have reached hundreds of millions of people all around the world. We think that productivity is all about hard work. That the road to success is lined with endless frustration and toil. But what if there's another way? Dr Ali Abdaal has uncovered an easier, happier path to success. Drawing on decades of psychological research, he has found that the secret to productivity and success isn't grind - it's feeling good. If you can make your work feel good, then productivity takes care of itself.In his revolutionary book, Feel Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You, Ali reveals how the science of feel-good productivity can transform your life. He introduces the three hidden 'energisers' that underpin enjoyable productivity, the three 'blockers' we must overcome to beat procrastination, and the three 'sustainers' that prevent burnout and help us achieve lasting fulfilment. He recounts the inspiring stories of founders, Olympians, and Nobel-winning scientists who embody the principles of Feel-Good Productivity.

Lavina Mehta MBE, the founder of Feel Good with Lavina, is a Personal Trainer and Wellness Coach, Speaker and Mum to three boys.Lavina’s mission is to help all ages feel good both physically and mentally, and reduce risks of common chronic diseases through her concept of ‘Exercise Snacking’ and free chair workouts with her Mother in Law. Lavina was awarded an MBE from the Queen for her services to Health & Fitness during the Covid-19. Lavina's brilliant book The Feel Good Fix: Boost Energy, Improve Sleep and Move More Through Menopause and Beyond  is out now in stores and online! In today's episode Lavina shares her journey to becoming a wellness advocate, emphasising the importance of feeling good through movement. She discusses the significance of exercise in mental health, and the concept of 'exercise snacking' as a practical solution for ouir modern sedentary lifestyles. Lavina also highlights the need for empowering women and girls in fitness and the critical role of social connections in overall wellbeing, emphasising the need for more research and representation in women's health, and the evolving conversation around aging and the empowerment of women to embrace their health journeys.

Don't Forget: Adrienne's new book Decisions That Matter: How to Make Decisions in A World of Endless Choice is published on February 20th and you can pre-order it online now (follow this link)!As a special bonus we're sharing an episode of Adrienne's other show, The Modern Wellness Podcast, from earlier this month.In this episode of The Modern Wellness Podcast, Adrienne, Oli, and Sammi discuss the significant roles of athletes in high fashion and the merging of athleisure with fashion industry and the increasing desire for functional yet fashionable sportswear.Additionally, they debate the social impact of smoking areas and the future of nicotine use among younger generations, after Politico's article "EU will recommend wider and stricter smoking bans".Lastly, Adrienne shares a book recommendation, 'The Source' by Dr. Tara Swart, which delves into the science of manifestation.Don't forget to rate/review and subscribe or follow!You can follow the show and send in your questions to @modernwellnesspodcast or email questions@modernwellnesspodcast.comAnd follow the hosts Adrienne @adrienne_ldn, Sammi @sammiadhami, and Oli @_olipatrick.