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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://anchor.fm/thedrylife">The Dry Life Podcast</a></h2>



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<p>Struggling with Dry January? Or were you doing all right until the schools closed? Yeah, me too. Anyway, this is an interesting prospect; The Dry Life Podcast is hosted by Kayla Lyons who set up the movement&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/1000hoursdry/?hl=en">1,000 Hours Dry</a>&nbsp;during the first lockdown in 2020 to encourage people to go 42 days without alcohol. It’s not about becoming a nutty sober evangelist, it’s about changing your relationship with alcohol for the better.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://play.acast.com/s/conversations-with-my-dog?utm_source=podnews.net&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=podcast-page">Conversations with my Dog</a></h2>



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<p>For those of you who consider your dog the best listener in your life, this new podcast (launched in Dec 2020) is for you. Hosted by Mahny Djahanguiri, who is behind&nbsp;<a href="http://dogayoga.fit/">Doga</a>&nbsp;(yoga with your dog – yep, really), with the help of various dog expert guests, she explores how owning and living with a dog can impact mental health.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qxx9/episodes/downloads">All in the Mind</a></h2>



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<p>This long-standing BBC R4 programme has segued effortlessly into a podcast that discusses pertinent issues – how to psychologically survive this winter, for instance – in a really informative and accessible way. Slightly more cerebral than your average wellness number but it is Radio 4, darling. We pay our license fee for this sort of quality.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0wD2BmoxO2TxhumjU0kguw">The Slow Home Podcast</a></h2>



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<p>The Slow Home host Brooke McAlary thinks we need to slow down and drop out – and she could be right. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the earn-more-then-consume-more mantra of the professional classes, the unspoken mum competition at the school gates, the constant unfavourable comparisons thrown in our face by social media, then this podcast will give you the permission and support to opt out of that nonsense and instead focus on life’s important bits.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://anchor.fm/muddy-stilettos">The Truth About Money and Women</a></h2>



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<p>Muddy has joined up with Schroders Personal Wealth to create a series of short podcasts that aim to give concise, sharp advice on how to manage your money. The first episode focuses on what financial ducks you need to get in line to take the plunge and live the single life. At only four minutes long, you can fit it in between homeschooling sessions and pouring your next gin.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07rq6vh/episodes/downloads">How do you cope? With Elis and John</a></h2>



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<p>Elis James and John Robins are comedians by trade who, by talking candidly about their own struggles on their radio shows, have become leading names in mental health broadcasting. This Radio Five Live podcast devotes each episode to a different guest – such as Chris Packham and Candice Brathwaite – and discusses the challenges they’ve faced and how they’ve coped with the curveballs life has thrown their way.&nbsp;</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/feel-better-live-more-with-dr-rangan-chatterjee/id1333552422">Feel Better, Live More</a><br></h2>



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<p>You may know Dr Rangan Chatterjee for his ‘four pillar plan’ to health and happiness, focusing on food, movement, sleep and relaxation. His No.1 podcast talks to like-minded experts – and occasionally celebrities – about how to assuage modern-day assaults on our health and the hacks they use to live better lives.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/power-hour/id1443615779">Power Hour</a></h2>



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<p>Personal trainer, fitness blogger, motivational speaker… the list goes on when it comes to ways to describe the Power Hour’s host Adrienne Herbert. There are 150 episodes of this podcast to go at and each one is dedicated to a simple question: If you had one hour each day to improve your life, what should you do with it? She speaks to all manner of successful people about their habits, routines and rituals to discover how they get ahead – and how you can get ahead too.&nbsp;</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/courage-spice-the-podcast-for-humans-with-self-doubt/id1276160793">Courage and Spice</a></h2>



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<p>You’d be forgiven for thinking this is a saccharine TV movie from the early Nineties. But it’s not. It’s actually a really fascinating and motivating podcast from Sas Petherick, a self-doubt researcher with a Masters in the subject, who uses both her academic insights and case studies to inspire and grow self-belief. Perfect fodder for those of us who are doubting our next move.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06wwsrk/episodes/player">All Hail Kale</a></h2>



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<p>Award-winning journalist Tim Samuels hosts this 18-part podcast on the BBC and sells it as no-nonsense wellness. So expect episodes that discuss whether exercise is madness or if raising a baby vegan is ethical. There’s even an episode talking about fat vs sugar, named The Sweet Rise and Fall of Tony the Tiger, which had me at the 1980s pop culture reference.</p>


Best wellbeing podcasts for 2021

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