Clean Thinking

Welcome to the Clean Thinking Podcast, brought to you by MIRA Showers.

For our final episode of the series, we invited Chris Smith aka the Naked Scientist - a consultant virologist and lecturer based at Cambridge University where he is a fellow of Queens' College – to discuss the sources of illnesses like viruses, and how best to look after yourself and boost your immune system.

If you’re looking to keep your immune system in check or want to learn how to limit the spread of viruses, this episode is for you.

“The best way to keep yourself in sound body and mind and do simple things like wash your hands - this is probably the best way you can defend yourself.”

Welcome to the Clean Thinking podcast, brought to you by MIRA Showers.

“Most people are a million miles away from feeling as great as they could because the world is knocking their happiness out of them – but with some positive psychology, though we can’t control these things, I can take control of me. By being a better version of me, I can better deal with these less positive situations.”

Welcome to the Clean Thinking podcast, brought to you by MIRA Showers.

“Relaxation isn’t reactive, it is something we need to work on. In order to sleep well in the future, you need to start thinking about what you’re doing in the day. Your sleep likes it when you focus and you’re present.”

Welcome to the Clean Thinking podcast, brought to you by MIRA Showers.

In this episode we sit down with the Alec Williams, Senior Policy Officer from the Mental Health Foundation, to talk about the ways in which stress impacts our daily lives.

Alec defines what stress is, how it affects our physical and mental health, what stress is doing to us across the UK, as well as discussing stress management and prevention methods.

If you’ve ever felt like moments are becoming a little too much, this episode is for you.

“We all have a level of resilience, things happen to us and this is tested. As we’re able to grow up, we learn some of the tools to challenge the things that life throws at us.”

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Episode two looks at the stresses which can come from DIY…especially when it goes wrong. But, we explore whether or not it could help become a stress solution. Paul McGuire from MIRA Showers joins us to advise on where we should start out, what we should avoid and when it’s time to call the experts in.

If you’ve ever had a DIY disaster or looking to refresh your home, this episode is for you.

“DIY can be really therapeutic, providing you are confident in your abilities – you’ve got the benefit of the results of your hard work…and the same benefits that can come from colouring can also be found in painting & some small DIY pieces.”

Welcome to the Clean Thinking Podcast, brought to you by MIRA Showers.

In this episode, we find out how to exercise – specifically group exercise – can help reduce stress and benefit relaxation. Marcus Kingwell, the CEO of Exercise Move Dance – the national governing body for group exercise – reveals how we can shift our thinking when it comes to motivating ourselves and the benefit of exercise.

If you’ve ever hit the pillow and your brain has started running through everything you don’t need to think about… this episode is for you.

“Like everybody, I get stressed. There is stuff that comes through working and living and family life which from time to time you think is quite overwhelming – and there are lots of different ingredients to sorting stress of which exercise is one. It’s part of the suite of tools to help with wellness.”