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Nadolig Llawen! Tonight Healthy Minds Better Lives tackles Christmas! The team covered many festive topics including:- steps to a resilient Christmas,  knowing the Christmas YOU want to have; taking intentional actions to create it;  setting clear boundaries; AND making time for you to relax, have fun, sleep or rest!

The team were also joined by Frank from Frame to talk about money matters and budgeting over Christmas and the New Year. 

Healthy Minds, Better Lives finished the show, and 2024, with their annual Christmas quiz!!!! 

Greetings November! The Healthy Minds Better Lives team celebrated the great news of PWR being a digital radio station now!

The team were joined by Catrin Rees, who shared her passion, expertise and results from her 20yrs as a homeopath. 

Afternoon Show presenter, Helen Enser Morgan, joined the show to discuss Seasonal Affective Disorder; recognising feelings; ways to improve symptoms and discussed how language plays a big part!

Tom, Hayley and myself finished the show talking about Movember and the struggles faced by male carers.

Greetings October! The Healthy Minds Better Lives team celebrated World Mental Health Day by wearing yellow; looked at the Six Pillars to Wellbeing and discussed Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

We also had a new vertical look!

Hello Autumn! The Healthy Minds Better Lives team were joined by Gemma, a Haverfordwest artist, poet and author of  – The Inner Workings of Schizophrenia – 50 Shades of Insight. Gemma has suffered from Schizophrenia for many years and is an advocate, speaker and representative of Schizophrenia & mental health issues.

Tonight’s show welcomed Helen Enser Morgan from the Afternoon Show, who raised awareness of the recent World Suicide Prevention Day. 

The team also looked at routine, lack of routine and autumnal weather!

Hello June! The Healthy Minds Better Lives team were back with a jam-packed show looking at the difficulties faced by young people in this technological age, asking the question, what is it like being a young person in 2024?

Tonight’s show also included looking at the world through a screen, supporting children and young people’s mental health, Carers Week and an interview with GB Olympian Sharron Davies!

Welcome April! The team were joined by Corinne and Abi who are using your views to increase accessibility and inclusivity in Pembrokeshire.

Tonight’s show also included looking at summer, stress and making the most out of the extra light we have AND we had a radio exclusive with our very own Hayley Wheeler!!

Hello March! The team were joined by Jo and Heidi of BRAIN FOG to talk about the menopause and what support is available in Haverfordwest.

Tonight’s show also included a discussion around national awareness days, Seasonal Affective Disorder and an interview with Gemma Taylor, an author with schizophrenia, on how writing and drawing helps her.

Welcome to the New Year! Hello January! Greetings 2024! Tonight’s show looked at New Year resolutions, goal setting, managing your mindset and the importance of gut health on your wellbeing. 

Welcome to December! Tonight’s show started with Christmas cheer versus festive fear, before moving onto New Year resolutions and managing expectations, and finished with a seasonal quiz!

Welcome to November! Tonight’s show focused on the power of social media and the reach it has. We were joined by special guest Big Brother’s Dylan who discussed his social media experience since leaving the show.

Welcome to September! Tonight’s show focused on workplace wellbeing, surface level self-care, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and the benefits of cold water therapy!

I recently caught up with Brian d’Souza (aka Auntie Flo) who helped produce a poem written by people who are looking to exercise more in association with Asics.

Healthy Minds Better Lives is our wellbeing show which airs on the first Thursday of every month from 9pm. You can catch up on previous shows on our website.