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EPISODE 1 – Making and Breaking Habits
On the first episode of the Season 5, Dr Hazel is joined by Joe O Brien. Joe is currently completing a doctorate in Health Psychology and runs the Instagram page @headfirst0.
In this episode they talk about:
- new years resolutions
- breaking and making habits
- emotional eating and binge eating disorders
- the psychology of online dating
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EPISODE 2 – Periods, Performance, and Recovery
On this episode, Dr Hazel is joined by Kelly McNulty, a PhD student at Northumbria University investigating the effects of the menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptive use on performance, recovery, and adaptation in sportswomen. They chat all about how periods affect strength and performance in sport and exercise.
Topics covered include:
- training around the menstrual cycle
- differences in strength and performance across the menstrual cycle
- injury susceptibility, recover and sleep at different phrases of the menstrual cycle
- period tracking methods
- oral contraceptive us and the impact on strength and performance
- the menstrual cycle changes during the pandemic
EPISODE 3 – How to Stay Calm in a Global Pandemic
On this weeks episode Hazel is joined by Dr Emma Hepburn – better known on instagram as @thepsychologymum. Emma is a clinical psychologist, with expertise in neuropsychology, who has over 15 years’ experience of working with and treating mental health difficulties in both the public and private sector. She also has a book titled A toolkit for modern life: 53 ways to look after you mind – which frankly could not have come out at a better time!
Topics covered include:
- the foundations of mental wellbeing
- the impact social media has on our mental health – the good and the bad
- comparison as the thief of joy
- how trauma is relative – and all trauma is valid
- goal setting and habit building: help or hindrance?
- loneliness and isolation during the pandemic
- dealing with uncertainty