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

Do anxious and avoidant partners keep finding each other? Often, we’re drawn to familiar dynamics and hope to solve old problems as adults.

This clip explores the anxious-avoidant pattern, repetition compulsion, and why styles rarely change but can be managed. We discuss dialing conflicts down, naming your pattern early, and setting firm boundaries such as asking for regular check-ins. It also considers choosing calmer relationships over intense fireworks to support your nervous system.

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Alain De Button in conversation with Sarah Ann

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The Great British Veg OutHow to support your gut, energy, and hormones by eating more — not less.

👉 https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/p/the-great-british-veg-outReset Your HealthIf your body feels off after stress, travel, or burnout — this is where to start.

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This episode is a deeply personal one for me because I know exactly how it feels to have your sense of self completely dismantled by a loss. I wanted to bring together the voices that helped me navigate the wreckage of my own heart, moving away from the clichés and toward a real, compassionate understanding of what it means to truly heal.

I’m joined by some of the world’s leading minds on philosophy, psychology, and human connection, including:
- Alain de Botton, a world renowned philosopher and the founder of The School of Life who has spent his career making the complexities of the human heart accessible, helping us find meaning in the most painful parts of our existence.
- Mo Gawdat, the former Chief Business Officer at Google [X] and author of Solve for Happy who combines a logical mind with a deeply soulful perspective to help us navigate grief and find a path back to peace.
- Paul Brunson, a global relationship expert and master matchmaker who understands the intricate dynamics of connection and the vital importance of self-respect when choosing to walk away.
- Guy Winch, a clinical psychologist and celebrated TED speaker who is a leading voice on emotional health, providing us with the practical "emotional first aid" tools we need to fix a broken heart.
- Dr. Emilia Vuorisalmi, a brilliant medical doctor and expert in the science of love who bridges the gap between our emotions and our biology, explaining how our hormones and nervous system respond to loss.

Love,
Sarah Ann 💛

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The Great British Veg Out
How to support your gut, energy, and hormones by eating more — not less.
👉 https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/p/the-great-british-veg-out
Reset Your Health
If your body feels off after stress, travel, or burnout — this is where to start.
👉 https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/s/reset-your-health-in-30-days
👉 Practical beats perfect.
Here’s a free 5-recipe PDF I use to support energy and stress during busy weeks.
https://open.substack.com/pub/sarahmacklin/p/download-your-free-5-recipes-to-relieve
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Why Compatibility is Overrated: Alain de Botton’s Guide to Relationships That Last | Alain De Botton
https://youtu.be/eTbA81qNYt4

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Highlights
00:00:00 Intro: My personal journey through heartbreak
00:04:15 Alain de Botton on losing the version of ourselves
00:12:30 Mo Gawdat: Why heartbreak is lived and not just academic
00:18:45 The definition of true love and how to audit your relationship
00:26:10 Paul Brunson on the power of choosing to walk away
00:34:20 Why keeping your heart open is your greatest strength
00:42:05 Guy Winch: How to fix a broken heart and reclaim control
00:55:12 Dr. Emilia Vuorisalmi: The science of love hormones and the brain
01:05:30 Final reflections: Finding your way back to yourself

👉 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 readThe Compassionate Cure each week.https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/

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What really happens to attraction and relationships as women enter their late 30s, perimenopause, and menopause? This clip explores how shifts in estrogen and a late 30s testosterone surge can reshape desire, partner preferences, and satisfaction, while men’s attraction often tracks cues tied to fertility. This segment examines why some couples grow closer and why many divorces are initiated by women, the reproduction expediting idea, and how hormones can nudge orientation, including late-life female partnerships. Understanding these patterns can help women contextualise feelings and make steadier choices during temporary changes.

Sarah Hill in conversation with Sarah Ann

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This episode is sponsored by:

NOWATCH: The compassionate health trackerConnecting body and mind with unique stress recovery insights so you can live fully today15% off with code LWBW15 at https://nowatch.com/

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The Great British Veg OutHow to support your gut, energy, and hormones by eating more — not less.

👉 https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/p/the-great-british-veg-outReset Your HealthIf your body feels off after stress, travel, or burnout — this is where to start.

👉 https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/s/reset-your-health-in-30-days

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Struggling to focus in a tech-filled world?
Here, I’m discussing why our brains evolved to be easily distracted and how simple habits can protect attention. This clip explores exercise-driven brain benefits: about 20% higher blood flow, sharper focus and creativity for roughly an hour after, and better memory for study. We also cover the long-term mental health gains from three pulse-raising sessions a week of around 45 minutes, why daily movement still matters, and practical tips like keeping your phone out of the room and building movement into your day with walking, cycling, or stairs.

Watch the FULL podcast here: https://youtu.be/HHvG8HEYdjA

Anders Hansen in conversation with Sarah Ann

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The Great British Veg OutHow to support your gut, energy, and hormones by eating more — not less.

👉 https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/p/the-great-british-veg-outReset Your HealthIf your body feels off after stress, travel, or burnout — this is where to start.

👉 https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/s/reset-your-health-in-30-days

👉 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 readThe Compassionate Cure each week.https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/

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Do you ever find yourself standing in front of the fridge at 6 PM just staring into the light? It is that heavy feeling of being completely "done" for the day. It is not just physical fatigue. It is your brain telling you it has nothing left to give. I have been there so many times and I want you to know that it is not a failure of willpower.

This week is a little different because it is just you and me. I wanted to sit down and have a real heart to heart about why staying healthy feels so incredibly hard right now. We are living in such a loud and polarizing world when it comes to nutrition and honestly it is exhausting. I am sharing the concept of the Brain Bank Account which has been a total game changer for how I manage my own energy. We are moving away from the "shoulds" and looking at how to build gentle systems that actually hold you up when life gets messy.

Here’s what we dive into:
- Why the world of nutrition feels so loud and confusing and how to find your own quiet center again.
- How to use the Brain Bank Account method to stop overdrawing your internal energy.
- What happens to our brains when we hit that 3 PM slump and how to nourish our way through it.
- Why making decisions about food is actually one of the most taxing things we do every day.
- How to align your natural biological rhythms with your busy social life without the stress.
- What the Great British Veg Out is all about and why adding more is always better than taking away.
- Why your health is individual and how to stop comparing your "off days" to someone else's highlight reel.

Love,
Sarah Ann 💛

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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/
 
Mojo: the app for expert-led courses in better sex.
Learn from world-class sex therapists and relationship experts with courses tailored to your needs.
15% off with code LiveWell15 at mymojo.com/livewellbewell

👉 If this resonates, you can join the thousands who read
The Compassionate Cure each week. https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/

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The Great British Veg Out
How to support your gut, energy, and hormones by eating more — not less.

👉 https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/p/the-great-british-veg-out
Reset Your Health
If your body feels off after stress, travel, or burnout — this is where to start.

👉 https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/s/reset-your-health-in-30-days

***

Let’s be friends!
📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahannmacklin/
📹 Subscribe:http://www.youtube.com/@livewellbewellsarah
🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/SarahAnnMacklin
📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livewellbewellpodcast
💌 Newsletter: https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/

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If You Enjoyed This Episode, You Might Also Like:Your Brain on Food, Sleep & Stress: What Top Experts Want You to Know | Brain Health Masterclasshttps://youtu.be/1WhdVRiaHqA

Anxiety Explained: Top Neuroscientist Says It’s a Predictive Error | Dr. Lisa Feldman Barretthttps://youtu.be/Es2i3oLj6Nw

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Highlights
Intro (00:00)
The Complexity of Nutrition (00:59)
Listening to Your Body's Signals (01:53)
Personal Anecdotes and Practical Tips (04:34)
Understanding Energy and Body Budget (09:11)
Impact of Stress on Eating Habits (17:15)
Sensory Awareness and Eating Habits (21:01)
The Importance of Self-Talk and Building Systems (29:47)
Final reflections: Learning to listen to your own system (36:53)

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