Live Well Be Well with Sarah Ann Macklin | Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition

This week I'm joined by Rob Rea, human potential coach and breathwork practitioner, and someone who has dedicated his career to helping people access a state of calm, clarity and performance through one of the most powerful tools we all carry with us, our breath.
We explore breathwork, the nervous system, stress regulation and what happens in the body and mind when you finally learn to breathe properly.
Rob Rea is an internationally trained breathwork practitioner and human potential coach with extensive experience across EMEA and APAC. He has been featured in Tatler, The Times and Vogue, and works with business leaders, elite athletes and high performers to help them unlock their potential through breathwork, somatic practices and neuroscience. His RR Method combines functional and transformative breathwork with affective neuroscience, philosophy and physical health to bring clarity, purpose and alignment. 
What we explore together:
Why trying to switch off your thoughts is making things worse — and what to do instead

How breathwork creates the conditions for genuine rest and recovery

What SDR is and why it is one of the most powerful tools for stress regulation

Why rest and stillness are the hardest things for high performers to accept

How breathwork changes your body's response to stress at a physiological level

Love, Sarah Ann 💛
My book 'Healthy Shouldn't Be This Hard': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healthy-Shouldnt-Be-This-Hard-ebook/dp/B0G1DHNRV5
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 https://nowatch.com/
PULSETTO: Vagus nerve stimulation for stress, sleep and calm👉 Use code SARAHANN at https://pulsetto.sjv.io/SARAHANN
The Great British Veg OutHow to support your gut, energy, and hormones by eating more, not less.👉 https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/p/t…
Reset Your HealthIf your body feels off after stress, travel, or burnout, this is where to start.👉 https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/s/r...
👉 Practical beats perfect. Here's a free 5-recipe PDF I use to support energy and stress during busy weeks.https://sarahannmacklin.com/5_free_recipes
👉 If this resonates, you can join the thousands who read The Compassionate Cure each week.https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/
Let's be friends!📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahannmacklin/📹 Subscribe: https://youtube.com/@livewellbewellsarah🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/SarahAnnMacklin📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livewellbewellpodcast💌 Newsletter: https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/
Chapters00:00 Introduction03:00 Why trying to switch off your thoughts makes things worse06:09 What breathwork actually does to your nervous system09:00 The SDR method explained12:06 How breathwork changes your stress response14:54 Rob's personal breathwork practice day to day17:52 Breathing patterns and what yours is telling you21:04 What happens in the body during a breathwork session23:51 Allostatic load and what it means for your health26:56 Why rest feels so hard for high achievers29:57 The difference between relaxation and recovery33:00 Sarah's breathwork experience35:47 How breathwork changes things internally even when nothing changes externally38:59 Music, sound and breathwork42:03 What different people experience during breathwork44:55 Why breathwork is not one size fits all48:09 How to know when to push and when to rest51:08 Why business leaders are the hardest to work with54:02 Moving forward with awareness56:53 How to give yourself permission to do less60:16 What Sarah noticed holding in her body62:55 Learning to sit with stillness66:12 Reframing what rest actually means68:59 What it feels like to let go71:59 Building a breathwork practice that lasts75:08 Physical sensations during breathwork and what they mean77:51 Finding your own capacity80:55 Final reflections on living well and being well

This week's Live Well Be Well Moment with Professor Sophie Scott, neuroscientist and Fellow of the Royal Society.
We delve into what depression actually is at a neurological level, what grief does to your social network in the brain, and why laughter and connection are so much more powerful for healing than most people realise.
My book 'Healthy Shouldn't Be This Hard': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healthy-Shouldnt-Be-This-Hard-ebook/dp/B0G1DHNRV5
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 https://nowatch.com/
PULSETTO: Vagus nerve stimulation for stress, sleep and calm
👉 Use code SARAHANN at https://pulsetto.sjv.io/SARAHANN
More from me: The Great British Veg Out How to support your gut by eating more, not less https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/p/t…
Reset Your Health If your body feels off after stress, travel, or burnout, this is where to start! https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/s/r...
Free 5-recipe PDF for busy weeks https://open.substack.com/pub/sarahma...
Join thousands reading The Compassionate Cure → https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/
Let's be friends! 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sarahannmacklin 📹 Subscribe https://youtube.com/@livewellbewellsarah?si=UbuuWvMjAcTkELPN 📱 TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@livewellbewellpodcast?_r=1&_t=ZN-96iOW29jTRm

This week's Live Well Be Well Moment with Dr Jack Kreindler, physician and founder of WellFounded Health.
We delve into the science of longevity, what NAD and inflammation are really doing to your body as you age, the truth about cancer risk and what the information overload around fiber, supplements and biohacking is getting wrong.
My book 'Healthy Shouldn't Be This Hard': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healthy-Shouldnt-Be-This-Hard-ebook/dp/B0G1DHNRV5
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 https://nowatch.com/
PULSETTO: Vagus nerve stimulation for stress, sleep and calm
👉 Use code SARAHANN at https://pulsetto.sjv.io/SARAHANN
More from me: The Great British Veg Out How to support your gut by eating more, not less https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/p/t…
Reset Your Health If your body feels off after stress, travel, or burnout, this is where to start! https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/s/r...
Free 5-recipe PDF for busy weeks https://open.substack.com/pub/sarahma...
Join thousands reading The Compassionate Cure → https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/
Let's be friends! 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sarahannmacklin 📹 Subscribe https://youtube.com/@livewellbewellsarah?si=UbuuWvMjAcTkELPN 📱 TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@livewellbewellpodcast?_r=1&_t=ZN-96iOW29jTRm

This week I'm joined by Patric Gagne, author, self-identified sociopath and one of the most disarmingly honest voices on what it actually means to live with a personality most people fear and misunderstand.
We explore sociopathy, empathy, emotion and what understanding the sociopathic mind can teach all of us about how we think, feel and make decisions.
Patric Gagne is the author of Sociopath, a candid and surprisingly warm account of what life looks like from the inside of a personality disorder that pop culture has defined almost entirely through its most dangerous extremes. Unlike the sociopaths you see in crime dramas, Patric is self-aware, articulate and genuinely interested in changing the narrative around what sociopathy actually is and who it actually affects.
What we explore together:
What sociopathy actually is and why the pop culture version is almost entirely wrong

Why not all sociopaths are dangerous and what the spectrum really looks like

The difference between inherent emotions and social emotions and why it matters

Why Patric doesn't need guilt or shame to know right from wrong

How sociopaths experience relationships, love and connection differently

What the sociopathic mind can teach neurotypical people about emotional regulation

What it means to live well as someone whose brain works fundamentally differently

Love, Sarah Ann 💛
My book 'Healthy Shouldn't Be This Hard': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healthy-Shouldnt-Be-This-Hard-ebook/dp/B0G1DHNRV5
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 https://nowatch.com/
PULSETTO: Vagus nerve stimulation for stress, sleep and calm👉 Use code SARAHANN at https://pulsetto.sjv.io/SARAHANN
The Great British Veg OutHow to support your gut, energy, and hormones by eating more, not less.👉 https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/p/t…
Reset Your HealthIf your body feels off after stress, travel, or burnout, this is where to start.👉 https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/s/r...
👉 Practical beats perfect. Here's a free 5-recipe PDF I use to support energy and stress during busy weeks.https://sarahannmacklin.com/5_free_recipes
👉 If this resonates, you can join the thousands who read The Compassionate Cure each week.https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/
Let's be friends!
📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahannmacklin/
📹 Subscribe: https://youtube.com/@livewellbewellsarah
🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/SarahAnnMacklin
📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livewellbewellpodcast
💌 Newsletter: https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/
Chapters

00:00 Introduction02:55 What sociopathy actually is and what it isn't05:54 Why sociopaths don't need guilt to know right from wrong09:07 The difference between inherent and social emotions12:00 How Patric learned to understand empathy15:04 What relationships look like for a sociopath18:00 Love, connection and what Patric actually feels21:02 How Patric masks and why24:08 The sociopathy spectrum and where most people fall27:04 What the most dangerous sociopaths have in common30:05 Can sociopathy be treated or changed33:02 What neurotypical people can learn from sociopaths36:00 Decision making without emotional interference39:07 Patric's childhood and when she first noticed she was different42:00 How Patric manages relationships long term45:08 What sociopathy looks like in the workplace48:00 The ethics of sociopathy51:07 Fear, risk and how Patric experiences danger54:06 What Patric actually wants from life57:07 What living well means to a sociopath60:00 Final thoughts on understanding ourselves better

This week's Live Well Be Well Moment with Dr Jack Kreindler, physician and founder of WellFounded Health.
We delve into what studying people in extreme environments like the South Pole reveals about human performance, why the biggest predictor of success wasn't physiology but psychology, and what the Enhanced Games is really telling us about the future of human potential.
My book 'Healthy Shouldn't Be This Hard': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healthy-Shouldnt-Be-This-Hard-ebook/dp/B0G1DHNRV5
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 https://nowatch.com/
PULSETTO: Vagus nerve stimulation for stress, sleep and calm
👉 Use code SARAHANN at https://pulsetto.sjv.io/SARAHANN
More from me: The Great British Veg Out How to support your gut by eating more, not less https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/p/t…
Reset Your Health If your body feels off after stress, travel, or burnout, this is where to start! https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/s/r...
Free 5-recipe PDF for busy weeks https://open.substack.com/pub/sarahma...
Join thousands reading The Compassionate Cure → https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/
Let's be friends! 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sarahannmacklin 📹 Subscribe https://youtube.com/@livewellbewellsarah?si=UbuuWvMjAcTkELPN 📱 TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@livewellbewellpodcast?_r=1&_t=ZN-96iOW29jTRm