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Right Up My Podcast

Gwen Watson and Kate White

120 episodes

4 days ago

We're heading back to Season 7 to explore the power of kindness. What does it really mean to be kind? Why does it matter – and can kindness ever backfire? We chatted with psychology professor Robin Banerjee from the University of Sussex – home to the Centre for Research on Kindness. Robin led The Kindness Test, the world’s largest-ever study of kindness, in partnership with the BBC. Plus, Gwen and Kate take on Robin’s kindness challenge and discover it’s not quite as easy as it sounds… Find o...

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Self-Improvement,

Health & Fitness,

Alternative Health

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We're heading back to Season 7 to explore the power of kindness. What does it really mean to be kind? Why does it matter – and can kindness ever backfire? We chatted with psychology professor Robin Banerjee from the University of Sussex – home to the Centre for Research on Kindness. Robin led The Kindness Test, the world’s largest-ever study of kindness, in partnership with the BBC. Plus, Gwen and Kate take on Robin’s kindness challenge and discover it’s not quite as easy as it sounds… Find o...

Show more...

Self-Improvement,

Health & Fitness,

Alternative Health

Episodes (20/120)

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RUMP Rewind – Ep.49 - Acts of Kindness: How it impacts people, communities and our brains | Robin Banerjee

We're heading back to Season 7 to explore the power of kindness. What does it really mean to be kind? Why does it matter – and can kindness ever backfire? We chatted with psychology professor Robin Banerjee from the University of Sussex – home to the Centre for Research on Kindness. Robin led The Kindness Test, the world’s largest-ever study of kindness, in partnership with the BBC. Plus, Gwen and Kate take on Robin’s kindness challenge and discover it’s not quite as easy as it sounds… Find o...

4 days ago

57 minutes

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The RUMPette 37 – You are what you do when no one is watching!

Celebrity Traitors, moving house, and when a chocolate bar is no longer a chocolate bar… The RUMPette is back! Gwen & Kate catch up and realise that the question “what have you NOT been doing to make yourself feel good?” might be the real topic of the week. They also dive into the idea that you are what you do when no one is watching — and how every little choice we make quietly shapes who we are and how we show up in the world. Oh, and if all chocolate bars were about to disappear, which...

1 week ago

25 minutes

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RUMP Rewind – Ep.19: Celebrating Failure: How not to fear failure and trust your inner voice | Rebecca Hartnell

Here's a sneaky re-peak at an old favourite. Have you ever failed at something? Of course you have, we all have! So in this episode we celebrate all things to do with failure. We speak to coach and mentor, Rebecca Hartnell, about how to work with failure, rather than be paralysed by it or by the fear of it. This leads us on to a wider chat about trusting our inner voice, grasping gratitudes and retraining our brains to find the gold in things that didn't go right the first time. Head to our ...

3 weeks ago

55 minutes

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Ep.69 - Mindset: How changing the way we think can rewire our brains and change our lives for the better | Karen Allen

Mindset expert, Karen Allen, explains how our thoughts can rewire our brains, with life changing results. She shares with us a series of mental exercises that we can all do, to help us move away from a fixed, rigid mindset that focuses more on what we don't have than what we do, instead rewiring our brains towards a growth mindset that will change the way we experience the world around us. And it is seriously powerful stuff! Karen is a coach, author and TEDx speaker, specilaising in men...

1 month ago

1 hour 6 minutes

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The RUMPette 36 – Get in my Yurt!

Gwen turns 50... and Kate was there too! Bath with us in the warm glow of Gwen's alternative 'feel good' weekend. Think Gays n Gurls circle, gong baths, hot tubs, saunas and a silent disco. We discuss birthday expectations, quantum magnetic people, and the ULTIMATE way to make yourself feel good on a milestone birthday. Episodes discussed: Ep.61 - Quantum-Touch Energy Healing: Bringing together breathwork and awareness | Karina Grant Ep.8 - Tantric Massage: The philosophy and posi...

1 month ago

25 minutes

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RUMP Rewind – Ep.17 Why We Need Adventure: The importance of pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones | Belinda Kirk

It's time to turn back time! All the way back to 2021. We kicked off Series 3 with a shot of adrenaline, looking at why adventure is so important to our well-being. And luckily for us, we’re not (only) talking about climbing Everest here, but rather shaking things up, breaking our routines, pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones and expanding what we see as possible for ourselves. We’re joined by explorer and author of the book Adventure Revolution, Belinda Kirk, who has spent the last 2...

1 month ago

51 minutes

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The RUMPette 35 - Get that Green Tea in You!

In this pocket-sized episode, Gwen and Kate talk about the current buzz about the power of green tea for our brain health, and Kate guides Gwen through a full-body Energy Bath (which you can join in too). Gwen also shares her top tips as she goes down a rabbit hole of Channel 4's award winning documentaries about juries, which leads to a uncharacteristically high-brow discussion on the flaws in the UK's legal system and the beauty of true crime podcasts. Enjoy! For all RUMP info in one place:...

1 month ago

28 minutes

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The RUMPette 34 – Activate your Quantum Field!

It's the short n' tiny one! This week Gwen & Kate share some top tricks for activating your quantum field! We explore some unusual and sometimes uncomfortable hacks to rewire your brain and boost neuroplasticity. We also spill some details about our next episode, all about changing our mindset. And Kate talks about the importance of rest and bucking against the busy culture. Want to know about how to activate your quantum field? Check it out for yourself on Instagram shared by @mani...

2 months ago

19 minutes

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RUMP Rewind – Ep.33 Deep Work: How to avoid distraction and get into a state of flow | Alicia Navarro

Another star of the back catalogue on the theme of getting sh*t done! We talked to Alicia Navarro about the enormous benefits of Deep Work and how to achieve it. She also discusses why it's becoming increasingly hard for people to focus, sharing a number of psychological hacks to avoid distraction and get into a state of deep work and flow. Alicia Navarro is the CEO and founder of FLOWN, an online platform that supports people in accessing deep work, achieving better focus and feeling good a...

2 months ago

55 minutes

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Ep.68 – Boundaries: What healthy limits mean and why they matter | Ann Weiser Cornell

In this episode, we step into the world of boundaries — what they are, why they matter, and how they can transform our relationships with ourselves and others. We’re joined by the brilliant Ann Weiser Cornell — American author, educator, and worldwide authority on Focusing, the self‑inquiry psychotherapeutic technique developed by Eugene Gendlin — for a conversation that deeply moved us (it even brought Gwen to tears!) If you’ve ever said ‘yes’ when you meant ‘no’, struggled to speak up for y...

2 months ago

1 hour 2 minutes

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RUMP Rewind – Ep.7 Getting Sh*t Done: How to overcome procrastination | Fiona Powley

Here's another early goldie for you to enjoy! Ever had a task to do that for some reason you can never quite get round to? Or felt that uneasy feeling when you're chilling out, because deep down you know that there are other things that you really should be doing? Yup, us too! In this episode we talk to Change Coach, Fiona Powley, about procrastination and what's behind this frustrating but very common behaviour. She walks us through a series of techniques that we can use to overcome... and w...

3 months ago

1 hour 4 minutes

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The RUMPette 33 – They're powerful hips!

Gwen and Kate chat about paddle-boarding with dolphins at sunset, play a fun guessing game re: how much the top jocks are getting paid over at the BBC, touch on sexting and the joys of having one foot in a bucket, and discuss whether we should believe social media posts that claim peri-menopause is actually a time of 'levelling-up', as we emerge out of a chrysalis more powerful than ever before... have we got it all wrong?! Episodes mentioned: Ep.67 – Somatic Sex Therapy: How to build intimac...

3 months ago

24 minutes

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Ep.67 – Somatic Sex Therapy: How to build intimacy and connection | Susan Taylor

We talk to somatic sex therapist, Susan Taylor, about how to build intimacy and connection with our partners, and for it to feel easy, fun and mutually fulfilling. Susan has a background in counselling and is a clinical trauma professional. She also brings experience in holistic healing, somatic embodiment practices, spiritual teaching and intuitive healing into her practise. To find out more about Susan's work, both online and in person, head to her website Pathway to Pleasure. Don't miss he...

3 months ago

1 hour 6 minutes

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RUMP Rewind – Ep.31 Changing Habits: How to break unhelpful habits and form new ones | Shahroo Izadi

We’re digging up another listener favourite! Behavioural Change Specialist Shahroo Izadi joined us for a brilliant conversation on how to break unhelpful habits—and build sparkly new ones that actually stick. Shahroo Izadi is a Behavioural Change Specialist whose compassionate approach is shaped by her work with people overcoming addiction. Named Thought Leader of the Year at the House of Lords’ Baton Awards, she’s also been hailed by Women’s Health magazine as “Britain’s answer to Brené Brow...

4 months ago

1 hour 6 minutes

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The RUMPette 32 – Throwing Eggs at Pensioners

Gwen & Kate chat about manifestation – is Kate finally a convert?? Walking cats and picking blueberries bra-less while dressed like Florence and the Machine. And Gwen opens up about her personal foray into anti-depressants, with potentially life-saving inside advice from a doctor friend, plus we talk orgasms! Plus, listener shout-outs and Kate's obsession with Tim Key continues with her reading out one of his LA poems replete with an astonishing American accent. If you're stru...

4 months ago

25 minutes

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RUMP Rewind – Ep.6 Grounding: The health benefits of being barefoot, from pain and stress relief, to improved sleep and reduced inflammation | Gaetan Chevalier

It's time to delve way back into the archives from our very first season nearly five years ago. Carrying on our outdoor theme, this week we're Earthing. Come on a journey of discovery into the world of Grounding, aka Earthing. It turns out there is a reason why it feels so good to be barefoot, whether that's on the beach or in the grass – something so simple that we humans have been doing forever, although less so in our modern lives. Dr. Gaetan Chevalier PhD, Director of The Earthing I...

4 months ago

57 minutes

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Ep.66 – Better Sleep: The 5 pillars of resting well to improve your health and wellbeing | Shannon Kaiser

We've all heard that sleep is a key pillar of our health, and yet so many of us still struggle to get the right number of Zzzzs at night. We talk to author of '365 Happy Bedtime Mantras ', Shannon Kaiser, all about the five pillars of getting a good night's sleep and how spiritual and emotional preparation is just as important for good rest as our environment. After years of suffering from brain fog, chronic pain, weight gain, insomnia, and multiple other health issues connected to sleep disr...

4 months ago

53 minutes

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The RUMPette 31 – Easy on the eye, easy on the ear!

In this week's itty bitty episode, Gwen & Kate talk about the awesomeness of FRIENDS helping when you're in need. 2nd hand ear cleaner-cameras, and whether they could be used elsewhere?? Giving away 'potentially useful stuff' via Whatsapp and why everyone should do it. And Kate shares with us an utterly brilliant and bonkers list of ways to get tasks done by our neuro-spicy brethren. Genius! Plus your listener shoutouts. Discussed in this episode: The totally insane and truly helpfu...

5 months ago

21 minutes

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RUMP Rewind – Ep.3 Forest Bathing: The physical and psychological health benefits of being in the woods, AKA Shinrin Yoku | Stefan Batorjis

Did you know that spending time in the woods is really bloody good for you?? This mind-blowing chat with eco-therapist Stefan Batorijs shines a light on both the physical and psychological health benefits of spending time in the forest. We explore the Japanese art of Shinrin Yoku, which translates as 'Forest Bathing', and disappear into the woods ourselves, discovering some surprising truths about how our bodies and minds react to the environment we long ago evolved in. To find out more about...

5 months ago

56 minutes

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The RUMPette 30 - Like a slap in the face from a big fish!

It's the 30th RUMPette and the 100th episode of Right Up My Podcast! Whoop whoop! Gwen & Kate talk about the restorative joy and importance of hanging out with your 'safe people'; Gwen's sexy husky direct debit voice; gently naughty daytime drinking sessions, whether a Bloody Mary is one of your 5 a day; Gabor Maté on authenticity and the No. 1 regret of people on their death beds. Plus listener shout-outs! Other episodes referenced: Ep.53 – The Importance of Rest: Why our brains ne...

5 months ago

25 minutes