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Loose Women regular Kaye Adams shares her worries about turning sixty and reveals why she agreed to take part in the forthcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing. Along the way she talks about life, death, hearing loss and why the criticism she gets from radio listeners sometimes hurts.

Ways to Wellbeing takes to the airwaves- join us on our podcast!

Jeff Zycinski goes to the banks of the River Ness to find out why some NHS authorities are prescribing fishing as a way to ease anxiety and depression. Retired fireman David McDiarmid says he does it to relax while former breast cancer patient Geraldine Connah says she goes out into the river so she can appreciate life.

Ways to Wellbeing takes to the airwaves- join us on our podcast!

Jeff talks to fellow mouth cancer survivor Paul Roebuck. In an emotional conversation they compare memories of their diagnosis, the experience of major surgery... and the important support of family and friends.

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Author John Dempster talks about his strict Brethren religion and how its influence and that of his parents impacted on his childhood, early adulthood and his mental health.

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Jeff Zycinski talks to fellow Easterhouse school-friend Paul Curran who is now one of the most sought-after opera directors in the world. Paul tells how his parents disowned him when he was 16 because he wanted to be a dancer. That dream ended after an on stage injury but led to new beginnings and a lifetime of happiness and success. .

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Jeff talks to Helen Black, the Service Manager at the Salvation Army's Resettlement centre in Inverness. Helen and her team work with vulnerable adults - some as young as 16 - helping them cope with independent living and providing everything from advice about benefits to pots and pans

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Nicola and Jeff talk to Inverness-based author John Burns. He talks about his love of the hills, his days in a mountain rescue team and the new book he's writing about hot tenting. Can you really put a wood-burning stove in a tent and do you need to be naked if you do that?

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Nicola and Jeff talk about the fun and fear around gambling and hear from gambling support worker, Mike Youatt who describes how children as young as 4 year old got started on the road to problem betting.

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Nicola and Jeff talk to Janice Clyne who admits to being obsessed with fermentation and the importance of feeding the good bacteria in our gut. Janice believes smart food choices involving plenty of fibre and lots of diversity can actually repair some of the damage done by years of bad diets. And don't get her started on artificial sweeteners!

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Nicola and Jeff are joined by author and inspirational speaker Paula McGuire. Paula tells how social anxiety blighted her teenage years but by the time she turned thirty she decided to embrace life by tackling one amazing adventure after another.

Ways to Wellbeing takes to the airwaves- join us on our podcast!

Jeff, Kate and Nicola with the latest news from Partnerships for Wellbeing. Nicola gives us the gossip from the launch night of the Cheery Book Club, Kate recites a special limerick and Jeff tells how his weight loss efforts were hindered by a delicious dessert.

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Ways to Wellbeing takes to the airwaves- join us on our podcast!

We welcome multi media star Grace Nicoll who joins us to tell us all about her BBC social media video that went viral!

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We welcome Raymond Mearns who tells us how to be perfectly imperfect and about his new show, ‘Everyone hates Raymond’ coming to Eden Court, 11th March.

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