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My Sunday Times Best Seller Book Is Out Now 👇😆✌🏼
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Have you ever wondered why your brain feels like it's working against you when actually, it might just be waiting for you to understand it?
This week I'm joined by Dr. Hannah Critchlow, neuroscientist, Cambridge University researcher, and author of 21st Century Brain, and this conversation genuinely shifted something for me.
Hannah has a way of taking the science of your brain and making it feel like something you can actually use, today. Not in a "10 steps to fix yourself" way.
What we explore together:
- Why does your brain fear uncertainty more than pain itself, and what does that mean for how you handle stress and change?
- Did you know emotional intelligence is a bigger predictor of life satisfaction than IQ, and that it can actually be trained?
- How is your gut shaping your mood, your empathy, and even how kind you are to complete strangers?
- What are sleep, nutrition, and movement really doing for your brain, and why do amino acids matter so much at night?
- Why is walking in nature one of the most underrated tools for emotional regulation?
- What does the rise of AI relationships mean for real human connection, and what are we at risk of losing?
- Why is curiosity our greatest superpower, and how do we protect it?
Love, Sarah Ann 💛
This episode is sponsored by:
NOWATCH: The compassionate health tracker
Connecting body and mind with unique stress recovery insights so you can live fully today
15% off with code LWBW15 at nowatch.com
DIOME: Rest deeper. Stay grounded.
Rested is available now and Grounded lands later this month.
👉 Get 20% off with code SARAH20 at DIOME.CO
***
The Great British Veg Out
How to support your gut, energy, and hormones by eating more — not less.
👉 sarahmacklin.substack.com/p/the-great-british-veg-out
Reset Your Health
If your body feels off after stress, travel, or burnout — this is where to start.
👉 sarahmacklin.substack.com/s/reset-your-health-in-30-days
👉 Practical beats perfect.
Here’s a free 5-recipe PDF I use to support energy and stress during busy weeks.
sarahannmacklin.com/5_free_recipes
👉 If this resonates, you can join the thousands who read
The Compassionate Cure each week.
sarahmacklin.substack.com
***
Let’s be friends!
📷 Instagram: instagram.com/sarahannmacklin
📹 Subscribe: youtube.com/@livewellbewellsarah
🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/SarahAnnMacklin
📱 TikTok: tiktok.com/@livewellbewellpodcast
💌 Newsletter: sarahmacklin.substack.com
My Sunday Times Best Seller Book Is Out Now 👇😆✌🏼
https://linktr.ee/HealthySBTH?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=9db12bc6-b7d3-4df4-bc5c-260e0303792c
Have you ever wondered why your brain feels like it's working against you when actually, it might just be waiting for you to understand it?
This week I'm joined by Dr. Hannah Critchlow, neuroscientist, Cambridge University researcher, and author of 21st Century Brain, and this conversation genuinely shifted something for me.
Hannah has a way of taking the science of your brain and making it feel like something you can actually use, today. Not in a "10 steps to fix yourself" way.
What we explore together:
- Why does your brain fear uncertainty more than pain itself, and what does that mean for how you handle stress and change?
- Did you know emotional intelligence is a bigger predictor of life satisfaction than IQ, and that it can actually be trained?
- How is your gut shaping your mood, your empathy, and even how kind you are to complete strangers?
- What are sleep, nutrition, and movement really doing for your brain, and why do amino acids matter so much at night?
- Why is walking in nature one of the most underrated tools for emotional regulation?
- What does the rise of AI relationships mean for real human connection, and what are we at risk of losing?
- Why is curiosity our greatest superpower, and how do we protect it?
Love, Sarah Ann 💛
This episode is sponsored by:
NOWATCH: The compassionate health tracker
Connecting body and mind with unique stress recovery insights so you can live fully today
15% off with code LWBW15 at nowatch.com
DIOME: Rest deeper. Stay grounded.
Rested is available now and Grounded lands later this month.
👉 Get 20% off with code SARAH20 at DIOME.CO
***
The Great British Veg Out
How to support your gut, energy, and hormones by eating more — not less.
👉 sarahmacklin.substack.com/p/the-great-british-veg-out
Reset Your Health
If your body feels off after stress, travel, or burnout — this is where to start.
👉 sarahmacklin.substack.com/s/reset-your-health-in-30-days
👉 Practical beats perfect.
Here’s a free 5-recipe PDF I use to support energy and stress during busy weeks.
sarahannmacklin.com/5_free_recipes
👉 If this resonates, you can join the thousands who read
The Compassionate Cure each week.
sarahmacklin.substack.com
***
Let’s be friends!
📷 Instagram: instagram.com/sarahannmacklin
📹 Subscribe: youtube.com/@livewellbewellsarah
🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/SarahAnnMacklin
📱 TikTok: tiktok.com/@livewellbewellpodcast
💌 Newsletter: sarahmacklin.substack.com
