Explore every episode of the podcast The Easy Wellness Podcast with Vinny Hurrell & Cate Conway

Twice a month Vinny Hurrell and Cate Conway will delve into different areas of ‘Wellness’ finding ways to make your life, a little easier. With guest interviews and practical demonstrations, we’ll cover topics such as dealing with anxiety, how to get a better night’s sleep and staying calm in difficult moments. Along the way, we’ll try cold-water immersion, yoga and sound healing.

Contact the team via email to MeTime@bbc.co.uk. If you are suffering distress or despair, details of help and support are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

Vinny and Cate are joined by 'The Soul Coach' Gerry Hussey for episode one. Gerry talks about the different elements of our lives that add to our anxieties and stress, and how to resolve them. Essentially these are the things that clutter or brains and make day to day life more difficult.

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Vinny and Cate are joined by EFT tapping practitioner Shauna Corr, who gives us a step-by-step guide on 'tapping'. This can help with stress, anxiety, sleep and even pain management. If you've never heard of 'tapping' - don't stress. Shauna has all the information you need.

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With the help of Psychiatrist Dr T, we explore practical ways to help calm and support a distressed / upset child or teenager. These tips apply directly to young people, but can also be used to help adults.

If you are in distress or despair and would like directed to help and support, please visit bbc.co.uk/actionline. This podcast series is presented by Cate Conway and Vinny Hurrell. The producer is Vinny Hurrell. Contact the team via email at MeTime@bbc.co.uk. Also check out 'Sleep and Dream with Vinny & Cate' in BBC Sounds for information to improve your sleep.

The death of a loved one can feel almost impossible to deal with. In this episode we discuss some simple steps that people can follow, to try and get through grief. Eleanor Ellerslie & Jill Gordon from 'Cruse Bereavement Support' join Vinny & Cate to discuss. This advice can apply to adults and children. Be kind to yourself, and thank you for listening.

If you are in distress or despair and would like directed to help and support, please visit bbc.co.uk/actionline. This podcast series is presented by Vinny Hurrell and Cate Conway. The producer is Vinny Hurrell. Contact the team via email at MeTime@bbc.co.uk. Also check out 'Sleep and Dream with Vinny & Cate' in BBC Sounds for information to improve your sleep.

Many of us are brought up being taught to be hard on ourselves. 'Be nice to others' while being very self-critical and harsh on our own lives and decisions. Self love and meditation specialist Conor Creighton, talks us through why we may have those undermining thoughts, and how to change that mindset.

If you are in distress or despair and would like directed to help and support, please visit bbc.co.uk/actionline. This podcast series is presented by Vinny Hurrell and Cate Conway. The producer is Vinny Hurrell. Contact the team via email at MeTime@bbc.co.uk. Also check out 'Sleep and Dream with Vinny & Cate' in BBC Sounds for information to improve your sleep

The darker days can sometimes leave us feeling low in mood. In this episode, Counsellor and Psychotherapist Lindsay George tells us about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and how to manage it. We look into how to improve your mood and get through those darker days.

If you are in distress or despair and would like directed to help and support, please visit bbc.co.uk/actionline. This podcast series is presented by Cate Conway and Vinny Hurrell. The producer is Rebecca Rowney. Contact the team via email at MeTime@bbc.co.uk

Laughing expert Katherine Lewis Templar gives Vinny & Cate her tips to boosting mood through laughter.

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OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) thoughts can take the form of obsession over rituals or routines, but they can also centre on obsessive thoughts of a negative nature about yourself or others. Thoughts of harm that can lead to self loathing. In this 'intro to OCD', specialist Paul McCarroll talks Cate and Vinny through how to manage these thoughts.

If you are in distress or despair and would like directed to help and support, please visit bbc.co.uk/actionline. This podcast series is presented by Vinny Hurrell and Cate Conway. The producer is Vinny Hurrell. Contact the team via email at MeTime@bbc.co.uk. Also check out 'Sleep and Dream with Vinny & Cate' in BBC Sounds for information to improve your sleep.

Brain fog can be scary and have a huge impact on your life. In this episode Vinny & Cate discuss the perimenopause and the associated brain fog, with Psychiatrist Dr Tharaka. We talk through simple things that you or your loved one can do, to help with the symptoms.

If you are concerned about the level of brain fog you are experiencing, please visit your GP. If you are in distress or despair and would like directed to help and support, please visit bbc.co.uk/actionline. This podcast series is presented by Cate Conway and Vinny Hurrell. The producer is Vinny Hurrell. Contact the team via email at MeTime@bbc.co.uk. Also check out 'Sleep and Dream with Vinny & Cate' in BBC Sounds for information to improve your sleep.

With the colder winter weather come coughs, colds and the flu season. It’s an important time to make sure you stay on top of your diet and keep yourself well nourished. In this episode, nutritionist Jane McClenaghan talks about winter wellness and how to eat best in winter to make you feel better.

If you are in distress or despair and would like directed to help and support, please visit bbc.co.uk/actionline. This podcast series is presented by Cate Conway and Vinny Hurrell. The producer is Rebecca Rowney and you can contact the team via email at MeTime@bbc.co.uk.

Social anxiety can control our lives, restrict our relationships with others and push us into isolation. Clinical Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen explains to Cate and Vinny why it can be so debilitating. Dr Ellen also gives us some simple steps to help us or our loved one, overcome social anxiety. One step at a time.

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Neuroscientist TJ Power explains the science of being calm. TJ talks us through these simple & easy changes we can make in our lives to help create a calmer space for ourselves and others. Continuing on the topic of calm, Meditation Coach Ann Ward takes us on a taster session of 'forest bathing' in Rowallane Gardens.

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One of the most important things in life is the ability to sleep well. Struggling with insomnia and broken sleep can impact on so many things in our waking day. In this episode Vinny and Cate speak to Kathryn Pinkham, founder of the Insomnia Clinic, who provides help and information to enable you to improve your slumber. We also have a sleep based podcast which provides help. Search 'Sleep and Dream with Vinny & Cate' in BBC Sounds.

If you are in distress or despair and would like directed to help and support, please visit bbc.co.uk/actionline. This podcast series is presented by Cate Conway and Vinny Hurrell. The producer is Vinny Hurrell. You can contact the team via email at MeTime@bbc.co.uk

The holiday season is often filled with lights, gifts, and smiles but it can also be the hardest time of the year for some people. Mental Health expert, Noel McDermott talks about what you can do to get through the holidays if you find it hard.

If you are in distress or despair and would like directed to help and support, please visit bbc.co.uk/actionline. This podcast series is presented by Cate Conway and Vinny Hurrell. The producer is Rebecca Rowney and you can contact the team via email at MeTime@bbc.co.uk.

For many of us the New Year can feel like a challenge we are not ready for. The expectation of ‘fresh starts and new beginnings’ can put unwanted pressure on our already busy lives. In this episode Vinny Hurrell and Cate Conway explore how to embrace it. How to grab hold of that positive mindset so many of us are chasing - without the overwhelming pressure. Life is not a competition, but a change in our thinking can make the day-to-day easier. If you are in distress or despair and would like directed to help and support, please visit bbc.co.uk/actionline. This podcast series is presented by Cate Conway and Vinny Hurrell. The producer is Rebecca Rowney. Contact the team via email at MeTime@bbc.co.uk.

We're all stressed but how we handle it can have a massive impact on our lives. In this episode Psychotherapist and bestselling author Petra Velzeboer gives us simple and practical techniques to manage your stress. We also explore simple ways to help a friend who is struggling with stress.

We also get a future episode sample of 'sound healing'.

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Positive Psychology practitioner Kyle McDowell is our guest in this episode as we explore how to help our mind and body to cope with the pressures of examinations and other stressful life situations. We also look at how to manage the ‘limbo period’ between sitting an exam or going on a job interview, etc and results day. Contact the team via email at MeTime@bbc.co.uk. If you are in distress or despair and would like directed to help and support, please visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.

Do you know how to breathe properly? You might instinctively think you do, but in this episode we hope to improve your ability to use your breath to control your emotions and your body.

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Relationships can be difficult and do need constant work. In this episode, Sarah Louise Ryan explores how to address a problem. This involves exploring a breakdown in communication, not 'sweating the small stuff', solo identity problems, setting boundaries and more. Sarah Louise gives us specific tips on how to help.

Presented by Cate Conway and Vinny Hurrell. Contact the team via email at MeTime@bbc.co.uk. If you are in distress or despair and would like directed to help and support, please visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.

In this episode Therapeutic Sound Practitioner Tessa Ann brings us a demonstration of sound healing and explains how it works. This is a more practical episode than usual, so please find yourself a quiet space where you can relax and listen along.

Sound healing is used for relaxation and to tackle anxiety, stress, depression and for pain management. If you are in distress or despair and would like directed to help and support, please visit bbc.co.uk/actionline. If you are concerned about your health please visit your GP.

This podcast series is presented by Cate Conway and Vinny Hurrell. Contact the team via email at MeTime@bbc.co.uk.

In this episode we delve into why you will feel good, when you do good. With our guest - broadcaster and psychologist Emma Kenny, we explore how these good deeds can be simple acts of kindness towards strangers, volunteering or being more present in the lives of those we care about.

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How do I feel? What do I need? Two very basic but important questions we should ask ourselves. In this episode we are joined by Performance Coach Pat Divilly. With Pat, we explore the importance of self-care. Checking in with yourself and honestly acknowledging how you feel and what you need to make you happier. More content. We also delve further into the concept of 'breathwork' and the emotional ties with our self-care.

If you are in distress or despair and would like directed to help and support, please visit bbc.co.uk/actionline. This podcast series is presented by Cate Conway and Vinny Hurrell. The producer is Vinny Hurrell. Contact the team via email at MeTime@bbc.co.uk.