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Susan Alexander, is a London Consultant Shoulder Orthopaedic Surgeon.  She works at the Fortius Clinic and King Edward VII Hospital in London and specialises in helping people with all types of shoulder problems.  Susan is very experienced in minimally invasive (keyhole) shoulder surgery.  Today she talks to Jill Bennett about the sorts of problems you can get, what can be done and how to look after your shoulders. www.your-shoulder.com

Karen Brown helps people to succeed at self-publishing and build a business around their own suite of books.  Today she talks to Jill Bennett about how her positivity planner came out of her role as a carer for her father, and turned into 12 Happy Habits including: gratitude, kindness, creativity, and fun www.greymousepublishing.com

Greedy Vegan was born as a result of it's founder, Georgia Symonds, not being able to get her hands on high quality Plant-Based products quickly and easily enough! Today, Georgia talks to Jill Bennett about her journey and why plant based eating is something we should all embrace for optimum health. www.greedyvegan.uk

Caroline Hoblyn is passionate about travel and helping families find the perfect trip to ensure their holiday allows them to unwind and disconnect from the day-to-day distractions. She talks to Jill Bennett about the benefits of all holidays, including wellbeing breaks. https://www.travelcounsellors.co.uk/caroline.hoblyn/

Sian Jones is an accomplished Project and Business Development Manager with a strong affinity for the charity and healthcare sectors and almost 30 years experience in the health and wellness sector.  She started a side hustle selling healthy living products and talks to Jill Bennett today about the science behind them and why they work so well. https://sianjones.lifevantage.com/

Struggling to spend time with your partner, kids, or friends – or too busy to engage in any kind of relationship at all?  Today Jill Bennett talks to Emma Grace, who will talk about her early experience with burnout and how she helps her clients.

Jill Bennett talking to Susan Ma a Bob Proctor trained coach. She stands for living a life where you don't have to think twice about doing the things you love to do, Today Susan chats to Jill about how important your mindset is and how you can "Think into Results" in your life. Connect with Susan here: https://www.facebook.com/susan.ma.336

Jill Bennett talking to Claire Turner, Managing Director & Editor of www.educational-life.org. Educational Life CIC is a dynamic, forward-thinking, inspirational organisation with a positive ethos underpinning their drive to celebrate community life and wellbeing. Claire talks to Jill today about making education a positive experience for all.

Jill Bennett with a continuation of December's show with guests Emma Butler a Transformational Life Coach, Susan Ma, a Bob Proctor coach and your accountability and guide, she helps ambitious and passionate entrepreneurs create their freedom mindset and Neil Giller, an international Business and Personal Development Speaker, Business Transformational Consultant, Trainer, and  Mentor.  Lots more advice on setting yourself up for a great year. In part 3, Jill chats to Ziya Dikbas about Sahaja Yoga, a form of meditation. Ziya explains the reasons meditation is so beneficial and why we should all do it, especially if we want to have a peaceful, calm and successful life. More at www.youtu.be/8i59NgHyAPM.

Today we’re talking about how you can start your 2022 feeling more empowered and how you can set your life and wellbeing goals in a powerful way. Jill Bennett has 3 great guests: Emma Butler a Transformational Life Coach whose signature programme, Know, Grow and Glow your Life, has helped 100+ women leave behind ill health, self-destruction and low self-worth, and create a life full of vitality and purpose. Susan Ma believes we should be living a life where you don't have to think twice about doing the things you love to do, people get to be free by trusting their voice and embracing their power.  Susan is a Bob Proctor coach and your accountability and guide, she helps ambitious and passionate entrepreneurs create their freedom mindset, build their unwavering faith to help expand the business they love. Neil Giller's aim in life is to “Inspire before he Expires”. Neil is an international Business and Personal Development Speaker, Business Transformational Consultant, Trainer, Mentor & BNI Managing Area Director. He also runs an expert Marketing Mailing Service known as “Stuff the Rest”.

Jill Bennett talks about Yoga a mind and body practice with mJess Maspes of Funke Yoga teaches yoga and self-care tools to busy professional women who have a lot on their plate between managing their career, business and family/kids. www.funkeyoga.co.uk, Lisa Harwood a Senior Staff Nurse in the ICU at the University Hospital of Wales and yoga teacher who specialises in teaching yoga to teens and adults with learning disabilities www.echoyoga.co.uk and Karen Wilson of Samanya Yoga teaches a range of classes and recently trained to work with people with cancer and exciting project with GRACE charity. www.grace-charity.org.uk www.samanyayoga.co.uk

This year’s theme for Wold Mental Helath Day is Mental Health in an Unequal World and Jill Bennett explores this topic with five amazing guests: Tricia Woolfrey, a highly qualified therapist and published author of 6 books; Vidya Bellur, a therapeutic coach and mentor; Lorraine Adebowale, a creative learning specialist, coach and NLP Practitioner; Paula Walsh, a self love and empowerment coach; and, Alessandro Ferullo, a Qigong teacher and winner of the 20-21 spiritual health practitioner of the year award.

Leanne Brown presents a special pgramme for World Mental Health Day with coverage of Weybridge Rowing Club’s Row, Paddle, Run Event starting at Elmbridge Canoe Club supporting the Grace Deer Trust for mental health and discussing mental health issues with Steve Tindall of the Beelieve Foundation at Holy Family Catholic Primary School and Ms Scott Drama Teacher and Head of Year 8 from Fullbrook School talking about pastoral care.

Gynaecologic Cancer Awareness Month, a national recognition established by The Foundation for Women's Cancer in 1999. Jill Bennett's guests are Dr Alexander Norman, Christina Uwins, Gemma Hodgkill, Pandy Dean, Vicky Allen, Hellen Revenko and Sylvie Alsopp all with their own story to tell of their journey with cancer, their fundraising achievements and of course our health experts to help us understand symptoms, the importance of early diagnosis and the amazing ways funds are being raised. A huge thanks to https://grace-charity.org.uk/ for all their help putting this program together.

Sarah Stannard is a Holistic Health and Wellness Coach. She tells Jill Bennett about her journey and about the tools and techniques she uses, unique to each client, to help them release anything that is holding them back so they leap forward in their life and feel fabulous. www.sarahstannard.com

Mariette Jansen has become an expert on the topic of narcissism having grown up with a mother who was the blueprint of one! Mariette has just published her third book on the subject and talks to Jill Bennett. www.drdestress.co.uk

Jill Bennett discusses success in all areas of our life are linked. That is mind, body, skin and of course business. Jill is talking about how to improve in all those areas and ways to perhaps get you moving back into a normal way of living as we recover from the chaos of the last 17 months with three great guests: Jenny Thomas, of www.revitalisecoaching.co.uk/soulpreneurs-club  Sonya Morton, of www.sonyamortonfirth.com and Fenella Hemus of www.abovebeyondcoaching.co.uk

Joanna and Katie are the founders of Harmony in Nature. They are Forest Bathing Guides. Jill Bennett talks to them about what forest bathing is, how beneficial it is to your overall health and about the science behind it.  https://harmonyhealing.co.uk/forest-bathing

Jill Bennett discusses food intolerances and sensitivities with Michele Scarr, a London based Nutritional Therapist and natural chef/vegan chef lecturer www.nutritioneast.london, Ludovica De Pieri, a public health nutritionist and dietician specialising in food hypersensitivities and eating behaviours www.revealmyfood.com and Dee Dee Eberie owner of Your WIld Pantry Meal Solutions who provides a concierge level meal planning and support www.yourwildpantry.com.

Jill Bennett explores eating a plant-based wholefoods diet, what it is and why it is so good for us. Should you be eating a plant-based wholefoods diet? Jill’s guests are: Dr Laura Freeman a medical doctor and founder of Plant-based Health Online: www.plantbasedhealthonline.com, Callum Weir founder of Yumfu, a certified plant-based nutritionist, CMA approved (complementary medical association) and educational speaker: www.yumfu.life and Ellie Busby Founder of Vojo Health and Registered Nutritionist: www.vojo.health/vojo-pro

Jill Bennett chats about self-esteem and has three fabulous guests: Karen Darke MBE a British paralympic cyclist and medal holder, paratriathlete, adventurer, mindset coach and author. www.karendarke.com www.quest79.com, Joanna Jewitt an Advanced Rapid Transformational Practitioner and a Clinical Hypnotherapist. www.enhanceyourhorizons.co.uk and Brooke Hender a coach and hypnotherapist specialising in self-esteem. www.brookehender.com.

Do you live with a narcissist? Have you gone through a painful divorce and not known when it was right to move on and date again? Jill Bennett talks to Mariette Jansen – www.drdestress.co.uk, Suzy Miller www.startingovershow.com and Sarah Liebelt – www.thedatingplaybook.buzzsprout.com. Mariette is a narcissism relationship expert, Suzy a divorce strategist and Sarah is half of a dynamic duo that hosts The Dating Playbook podcast.

Barry Richards talks to Mats Kolbjorsen is a Clinical Hypnotherapist with a background in mental health, psychology and management; Mats works with a variety of presenting issues, from anxiety-based conditions through to performance and lifestyle enhancement, career progression and confidence building. Barry also talks to Zoltan Zavody of Adagio Hands who provide strategic massage therapy, and ongoing rehabilitation support where needed helping performers, musicians, athletes, and others to overcome musculoskeletal and physiological restrictions.

The book The Wellness Universe Guide to Complete Self-Care, 25 Tools for Happiness! Launched on 11 February, the book is already a best seller in various categories. We need more happiness, and Maggie Sarfo is honoured to have contributed to this body of work representing real tools and real stories of 25 global experts in the personal growth world. Jill Bennett talks to Maggie about her contribution. https://aw10b1cc.aweb.page/p/40f2885e-69b7-4f72-b58a-b85cd5103bfa

Allison Reeves-Slaughter, owner of Fit and Fabulous www.fitandfabulouscaterham.com is a Pilates instructor and Personal Trainer who runs classes in Pilates, Total Body Tone, Weighted Work Out, as well as Personal Training and Private Pilates. She explains to Jill Bennett why Pilates is so good for us.

March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. MIRRORS - Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery is a new UK based feasibility study, based in Guildford exploring the role of robotic interval debulking surgery for ovarian cancer. Jill Bennett talks to Simon Butler-Manuel, the founder of GRACE, and Christina Uwins Senior Clinical Research Fellow in Robotics about this exciting project and how it will help women diagnosed with ovarian cancer. www.grace-charity.org.uk/research/mirrors-study

16th March is Young Carers Action Day and Jill Bennett interviews one of these young heroes who looked after her mother from the age of 6. There are 14,000 young carers in Surrey alone and it's time we started to celebrate these amazing young people. Rhianna Williams talks about her experience and how www.actionforcarers.org.uk helped her to ensure she got a good education and graduated from university.

Shaina Cannon is a local meditation and breathwork specialist. Shai founded Namashai Yoga and talks to Jill Bennett about her work with wakeboarding world champions and professionals teaching them the benefits of yoga and breathwork. It has helped them progress massively in their sport in terms of recovery, stamina, concentration, and adrenaline. www.namashaiyoga.com

Brooke Hender trained as an actor and is now a fully qualified and insured professional therapist. Brooke focuses on self-esteem as this can affect so much of our life and the decisions we make. Listen in today to hear Jill Bennett chat to Brooke about self-esteem and how we can improve it.  https://brookehender.com/

1-7 March is Eating Awareness Disorders Week and today Jill bennett chats with Vicky Midwood of www.vickymidwood.com talking about how she helps people to take back control over their eating and drinking habits both of which have been an issue in her life.

Jenny Major of www.visiting-angels.co.uk/westlondon an agency that helps people to stay happy and independent in their homes; talks to Jill Bennett about an upcoming webinar about dementia. This free webinar will highlight early signs of dementia and many other topics. Join Jill and Jenny today to find out more about the webinar and how you can get your free place.

Jill Bennett talks to Anne Brunton who was diagnosed with Endometrial Cancer on Tuesday 26th May 2020. She wants to warn other women ‘Don’t be like me.’ Anne was fobbed off by GPs for 3 years and is aware her diagnosis and treatment would have been entirely different if she had been taken seriously when she first visited her GP. Listen in today to hear Anne's story. Huge thanks to GRACE for all the work they do. www.grace-charity.org.uk

Dr Laura Freeman's growing interest in plant based lifestyles and health solutions has led to her and a few other medical doctors setting up www.plantbasedhealthonline.com. Today she talks to Jill Bennett about her passion for Lifestyle Medicine; how this service works and how it fits with conventional medicine.

From a young age Claire Willshire has had a passion for health and physical activity. Unfortunately, she has not always been a role model of optimal health as she suffered chronic fatigue syndrome which left her with limited energy to carry out even the most basic of tasks. Hear Claire tell Jill Bennett her story. www.drme.uk

Barry Richards visits West Chiropractic in West Byfleet and talks to Dr Jeremy Andrews about how a chiropractor can help relieve pain and promote better health.

18 - 24 Jan is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. Jill Bennett talks to Lorna who went to her doctor several times with symptoms and really had to push to have a proper investigation. She was subsequently diagnosed with cervical cancer.  Lorna is an inspiring and brave woman willing to talk about her treatment and her future to help other women.  A huge thanks to www.grace-charity.org.uk for helping to raise awareness of female cancers.

Regina Brancato-Dunderdeal grew up in São Paulo, Brazil where she experienced some difficult situations. She now takes female corporates and entrepreneurs, between the ages of 35 and 45 on a journey of Discovery, Solution and Action to discover the root cause of their problem which can be Anxiety, Fear, Lack of Confidence, Insecurity. Listen in today to hear her fascinating story. www.reginahypnotherapy.co.uk

Lidia Peto's passion in life is to help individuals live the life they always dreamed of or want to live. She loves to help and inspire others simply because she knows that no matter what life a person had in the past, the present and future can be modified. Lidia is a Life Coach, a qualified Level 3 Personal Trainer (Exercise for older adults / Ante and PostNatal) Level 4 Nutritional Adviser, Inspirational Blogger, Professional Speaker, Wellbeing and mindfulness advocate. Today she tells Jill Bennett her story and will leave you with some tips on living a healthy life this year.  https://holisticfitnessandcoaching.co.uk/4-week-online-plan/

Patricia Goka of www.holisticptstudio.com, ex credit risk management programming geek and now a fully committed Movement and Lifestyle Coach. Patricia carries out postural assessments, joint range of motion analysis, functional movement assessment, core activation and stability tests. She talks to Jill Bennett about ways you can gently build more movement into your daily routine.

Jane Scanlan, The Queen of Making It Simple, created the Holistic Wellness Business Academy in lockdown 2020. She saw her industry struggling to survive, with many people losing their businesses. She talks to Jill Bennett about her programme to help stressed, overwhelmed and under paid Massage Therapists, Healers and Holistic Therapists to get clear, calm and confident with their businesses, gain a steady flow of reliable soul clients, whilst increasing their monthly income. And, an online event she is running in January. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/social-media-savvy-in-sixty-minutes-tickets-133621043137

Jill Bennett talks to teenager Madeline Jackson from Weybridge talking about taking on the huge challenge of running 52km last Sunday to raise awareness of undiagnosed heart conditions just two weeks after her brother Alex, a 15-year-old rower, athlete and karate black belt underwent open heart surgery. She is raising money for national charity Cardiac Risk in the Young. CRY is a charity that supports young people diagnosed with potentially life-threatening cardiac conditions.

9-15 November was Vulval Cancer Awareness Week. 1,300 women are diagnosed with Vulvar cancer each year in the UK and sadly 460 will die. Janet Gover, award winning author talks to Jill Bennett about her journey with this cancer. Janet emphasises the importance of seeking medical advice if you discover any of the symptoms. GRACE charity supported Janet through her journey and you can check them out here: www.grace-charity.org.uk

November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month and it's incredibly important to raise awareness of this awful disease. Professor Nariman Karanjia is an HBP consultant at the Royal Surrey Hospital and trustee of Bright Charity. Jill Bennett talks to him about what this day means, why it's important and the symptoms of pancreatic cancer. www.brightcancercare.org.uk/about.

Jenna Nye is a neuroscience based wellbeing consultant who specialises in helping people with trauma, anxiety, stress, PTSD, phobias and emotional pain from past and present events. Today Jenna talks to Jill Bennett about things you can do during challenging times and explains what Havening is. www.jentle.org

Sunday 1 November is World Vegan Day and to celebrate Jill Bennett talks today to Ian Haywood of the vegan band Peace on Your Plate.  Ian talks about how the band was formed and their second single Ask me Why? This single is raising money for Animal Aid. www.peaceonyourplate.co.uk/music

Saturday 10th October is World Mental Health Day and Jill Bennett talks to Sefik Villasante, a confidence and empowerment Coach and the author of There's no Shame. Sefik shares his journey and gives some tips on how to cope during challenging times and when to seek help. He also talks about his book and how you can get a copy. http://sefikempowermentcoaching.co.uk/

September 2020 is World Alzheimer's Month and a chance to reflect on two things that most of us don't like to think about at all: where will I be in older age? What will happen to me should I develop a cognitive impairment? Today, Jill Bennett talks to Amanda Woodvine, the CEO of the charity Vegetarian for Life who leaves you with five ways to futureproof your vegan/vegetarian diet, from dementia

Jill Bennett talks to Joanna Jewitt of www.enhanceyourhorizons.co.uk, a Marisa Peer trained, Advanced RTT practitioner and clinical hypnotherapist. RTT is a unique style of therapy and today Joanna explains what it is and how it works.

Jimm Bennett talks to Cathy Butcher about her journey with endometrial cancer, the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the most common of the reproductive organ cancers. Endometrial cancer is very curable if caught early and Cathy wants to encourage ladies to seek advice if they have any symptoms. www.grace-charity.org.uk

Victoria Ann Spencer Kibble, the founder of www.vasktherapy.com is a RTT Therapist. She trained with world renowned Marisa Peer after having the therapy herself to help her overcome the grief of becoming a widow at a very early age. Vicky talks to Jill Bennett about what RTT is and how it can help you.