WEBVTT - Reflections on the ending of Healthy-ish

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<v Speaker 1>Holley Hello, how are you Hello?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm well, how are you flyss?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sad this is it. This is the grand finale.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the finale. It's the finale. How are you feeling?

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<v Speaker 1>Well?

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<v Speaker 3>Very mixed actually, like, I'm really excited that and I'm

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<v Speaker 3>very proud of the four years that healthy Ish and

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<v Speaker 3>Extra healthy Ish has existed when I've been on the

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<v Speaker 3>mic it was here before that. Very well, grateful for

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<v Speaker 3>all the guests who've come on, and extra extra thankful

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<v Speaker 3>for all the listeners. So yeah, I'm buoyant from that,

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<v Speaker 3>but also feeling quite sad to close this podcast once

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<v Speaker 3>and for all.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm sure it's such a big achievement. It's been amazing

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<v Speaker 4>as a regular listener and then so times co host.

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<v Speaker 4>It's been an absolute trait. It's sad to imagine a

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<v Speaker 4>world without Healthyest.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, thank you well, it's been delightful having you on

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<v Speaker 3>the pod every Friday and Thursday. You know, we're Thursday

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<v Speaker 3>this year with Friday last year. But thank you for

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<v Speaker 3>showing up and bringing some really interesting stories. So let's

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<v Speaker 3>just have one final one from you. What's been well?

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<v Speaker 3>What's grabbing your attention? On Body and Soul Online, this week.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I know you love. A social media trend said.

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<v Speaker 1>You brought one to the end. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes I have, Yes, I have.

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<v Speaker 4>So my pick of the week is why the wellness

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<v Speaker 4>world can't get enough of brain flossing.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh this is brilliant. I think this is the best

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<v Speaker 1>ever it might be.

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<v Speaker 4>It's not using dental floss on your brain, as it sounds,

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<v Speaker 4>thank goodness. It's actually listening to certain frequencies of music

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<v Speaker 4>to help you focus and calm down. This is called

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<v Speaker 4>bilateral stimulation and involved sound traveling rapidly between your left

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<v Speaker 4>and right ears, which triggers each side of the brain,

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<v Speaker 4>and people have described this as feeling like flossing, pulling,

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<v Speaker 4>or tingling feelings, overwhelming emotional releases, and waves of calm

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<v Speaker 4>after listening, which I think sounds pretty good.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, I've just come from a yoga class, and I

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<v Speaker 3>would say I feel all of the above after yoga.

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<v Speaker 2>So maybe you don't need to floss your brain then.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, look, I'm into anything to make myself feel better anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>Carry on.

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<v Speaker 2>True.

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<v Speaker 4>So unlike white or pink noise, which sometimes people use

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<v Speaker 4>to help calm down, but it's not quite enough. There

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<v Speaker 4>is evidence that bilateral stimulation can activate the parasympathetic nervous system,

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<v Speaker 4>which is responsible for our flight or flight response. So

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<v Speaker 4>in theory, this alternating stimulation of each side of the

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<v Speaker 4>brain can help us move from a state of like

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<v Speaker 4>panic and flight or flight into rest, which I think

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<v Speaker 4>is great to have in your arsenal. If stress and

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<v Speaker 4>anxiety is something that you struggle from.

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<v Speaker 1>How do we access this sort of music and noise.

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<v Speaker 4>So the best thing is that you can find these

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<v Speaker 4>freequencies on Spotify or on YouTube, so they're really accessible

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<v Speaker 4>for anyone who needs them. You can listen to them anytime,

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<v Speaker 4>like you're in free rerest state. Yeah, and it's free.

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<v Speaker 4>It's great. Therapist doctor Caroline Fenkel said that it can

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<v Speaker 4>simulate similar effects of meditating and deep breathing and it

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<v Speaker 4>does calm the nervous system.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think it's great.

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<v Speaker 1>I like this flossing for your brain.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'll be flossing.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I'm just going to start flossing now this podcast

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<v Speaker 1>is over.

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<v Speaker 3>But actually, when you first said flossing, I could just

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<v Speaker 3>all I could think I was a dance move that

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<v Speaker 3>my kids still do.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's very far from that.

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<v Speaker 2>Was flossing lockdown era.

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<v Speaker 1>It was, but it still lingers.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, oh it's still lingers. It's around now.

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<v Speaker 3>Not to put you on the spot, but did you

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<v Speaker 3>have a do you have a favorite episode? Well, I

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<v Speaker 3>am putting you on the spot. That's probably did you

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<v Speaker 3>have a favorite or do you have a favorite episode

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<v Speaker 3>of Healthy Ish one that really sticks out for you?

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<v Speaker 2>Just to pep yourself up a bit there, No.

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<v Speaker 1>No, I didn't mean that.

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<v Speaker 3>I just want you to share now an amazing and

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<v Speaker 3>I know, I know, yeah, an amazing guess that we

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<v Speaker 3>may have had that struck a chord with you.

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<v Speaker 4>The one that comes to mind is the interview you

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<v Speaker 4>did in twenty twenty two with doctor Anna Lemke. She

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<v Speaker 4>is a psychiatrist and currently the Professor and Medical Director

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<v Speaker 4>of Addiction Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.

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<v Speaker 2>And she wrote a.

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<v Speaker 4>Book called Dopamine Nation, which you spoke to her about.

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<v Speaker 4>And I loved this because the book is all about

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<v Speaker 4>our dependence on digital devices and what it's doing to

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<v Speaker 4>our mental health and why actually having a dopamine fast

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<v Speaker 4>is the best thing you can do. And I love

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<v Speaker 4>all content about dopamine and morning routines and things like this.

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<v Speaker 4>So I thought this was such a great chat and

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<v Speaker 4>one I think about quite often.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I loved her. She was brilliant.

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<v Speaker 3>I really I've always well, I did get a kick

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<v Speaker 3>out of interviewing you know, people who really know their

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<v Speaker 3>dare I say, shit, She's been in the space for

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<v Speaker 3>forty years, She's done lots of research, She's worked with

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<v Speaker 3>addicts across gambling and alcohol and drug like, she was

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<v Speaker 3>just amazing And yeah, I mean she's worried that we

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<v Speaker 3>are addicted to dopamine and that perhaps all of us

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<v Speaker 3>are addicted some on some part of the spectrum when

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<v Speaker 3>it comes to well, our phones. And I think, actually, interestingly,

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<v Speaker 3>I was going through you. I've done eight hundred interviews

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<v Speaker 3>on this podcast.

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<v Speaker 4>And my god, I know a lots thank.

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<v Speaker 3>You and the ones around tech stepping away from your phone,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, managing your Doveman levels always did so well.

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<v Speaker 3>So I feel like this is just such a hot

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<v Speaker 3>topic for people right now, Like we recognize the impact

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<v Speaker 3>that this technology is having on us, and we want

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<v Speaker 3>any advice and help that we can do to curb

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<v Speaker 3>our dependence.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I love it, and I love this someone who

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<v Speaker 4>is so qualified considers addictions to alcohol and drugs almost

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<v Speaker 4>on the same level as being comparable to social media.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't mean it. It's fascinating.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, Holly, I'm not bringing a story this week. I

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<v Speaker 3>have to perhaps indulge you listeners, well, indulge me for

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<v Speaker 3>a bit because I need and you because I thought,

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<v Speaker 3>after four years, I want to close off this podcast

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<v Speaker 3>with a few of my biggest learnings in health and wellness.

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<v Speaker 3>Perhaps the biggest is probably to preface this is we

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<v Speaker 3>all know what works. We know deep down what's going

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<v Speaker 3>to work for us, and they're really when it comes

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<v Speaker 3>to better health and wellbeing, there is no one.

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<v Speaker 1>Size fits all approach.

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<v Speaker 3>It's really about working out what works for you and

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<v Speaker 3>trusting your intuition because you know and we know what

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<v Speaker 3>works for us. The basics work the simple stuff. Eat

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<v Speaker 3>thirty plants, eat the rainbow each you know, try and

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<v Speaker 3>eat as much of the rainbow thirty plants a week,

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<v Speaker 3>less processed foods, move more, get up from your desk,

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<v Speaker 3>walk around, don't take the bus, get off a bus

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<v Speaker 3>to like all those little things.

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<v Speaker 2>Actually sleep sometimes.

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<v Speaker 3>Sleep sleep manager, sleep hygiene. We all know this now,

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<v Speaker 3>and it's just about doing the tiny bits every day

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<v Speaker 3>that add up to a lot over the course of

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<v Speaker 3>a week or a year.

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<v Speaker 4>Really, I love that, and things trend and like new

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<v Speaker 4>techniques and things come up, but at the end of

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<v Speaker 4>the day, it's just those basic building blocks.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>And the other little thing I will throw in is

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<v Speaker 3>that one thing that I perhaps I was never really

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<v Speaker 3>into meditation. Well I never have been, and a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>people talk about how wonderful it is, But for me,

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<v Speaker 3>the breath work side of things, I think that repeatedly

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<v Speaker 3>comes up and just taking time to stop and take

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<v Speaker 3>ten breaths can actually change, you know, the state of

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<v Speaker 3>your body. It can and take you from your parasympathetic

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<v Speaker 3>to your sympathetic.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that the right way around?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, sometimes it gets so confused with those and it can.

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<v Speaker 3>Actually it actually helps in the course about our busy days.

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<v Speaker 3>So that was the other, perhaps the thing that was

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<v Speaker 3>just reiterated to me over all the interviews.

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<v Speaker 4>I like that and I think similarly to the bilateral stimulation. Actually,

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<v Speaker 4>breath work is not something that you have to do

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<v Speaker 4>a class for or anything. You can whip it out

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<v Speaker 4>of your pocket whenever you need it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, absolutely, And I just thought I was trying some

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<v Speaker 3>interesting observations things that perhaps you know, listeners, you love

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<v Speaker 3>hearing about, you love learning about. We're obsessed with neuroscience, dopamine.

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<v Speaker 3>As I said, morning routines. Whenever we did any episode

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<v Speaker 3>around morning routines, oh, the downloads were phenomenal. We're also

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<v Speaker 3>pretty stressed out and as I said, want to break

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<v Speaker 3>free from tech. We are loving saunas and ice bars,

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<v Speaker 3>particularly infrared saunas. And we also love a social media

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<v Speaker 3>wellness trend, even if it's the most ludicrous thing you've

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<v Speaker 3>ever heard of.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we love to find out what it is, even

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<v Speaker 2>if it's insane.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, and we also love anything to do with better sex.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we do.

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<v Speaker 4>Always a welcome you guys. It's nice the sex is wellness,

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<v Speaker 4>you know. And that's been a good shift. It's probably

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<v Speaker 4>happened partially while you've been doing the podcast too, Lou.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it actually it has. And that's an interesting point. Actually,

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<v Speaker 3>over the four years, I've really noticed the trend and

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<v Speaker 3>the movement culturally around health and wellness and perhaps how

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<v Speaker 3>it's changed from trusting influences to now trusting bonafie experts,

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<v Speaker 3>which speaks to my heart as I'm really all about

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<v Speaker 3>science backed information.

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<v Speaker 2>I love it.

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<v Speaker 3>But anyway, Holly, I just want to say, well, firstly,

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<v Speaker 3>a big thank you to all the listeners who have

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<v Speaker 3>stuck around, who've pressed play and have told us and

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<v Speaker 3>shared with us how much you enjoy the podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you to all the.

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<v Speaker 3>Guests who've given up their time to chat to me

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<v Speaker 3>and Holly. Thank you to you for being such a

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<v Speaker 3>great co host.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you Chelys, you've taught us all so much. And

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<v Speaker 4>this world, well you're still here and you'll still.

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<v Speaker 1>Be doing it. Watch these space people. I will be back.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes it won't be the same, but we'll be hearing

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<v Speaker 2>from you soon, I'm sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks hold see you later.

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<v Speaker 4>Thanks everyone, Bye,