Feed Me Serotonin
35 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsDo you feel left behind in a society that puts extreme pressure on young people? Feed Me Serotonin is a podcast that tackles the concerns of young people and seeks to increase well-being and motivation. Hosted by a university student, this podcast will give you a fresh insight into the obstacles that many young people face in terms of what the future holds. You can expect to hear stories of personal experience and thoughtful discussion with guests just like us!
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Episodes
How to Enjoy Every Moment of Life (with Mike Kitko)
September 05, 2022 06:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MBMike Kitko is an executive self-mastery coach, speaker, and published author who helps business owners increase the amount of wealth, success, and happiness in their lives and businesses. Mike is a former Marine with an MBA and has worked in executive leadership roles for Fortune 500 companies. Mike hosts his own podcast: Lead. Love. Profit. Play. Great name by the way. This conversation was incredibly insightful and interesting to me. I am certain that this will help the lives of everyone, ...
Is Andrew Tate Worth Listening To?
August 22, 2022 06:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBIn this latest episode, Alex expresses his views on Andrew Tate and whether or not he thinks he should be taken seriously. The short answer: Yes. Andrew has a lot of interesting views on Men and strength, and the fact that all men should aim to be strong, aesthetic and rich to be "high-value" Join Alex for a solo discussion on Andrew Tate and whether he is worth listening to as a leader and motivational speaker. For more content, follow me on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexknot...
How Bodybuilding Builds your Mindset and Teaches you Discipline (with Rhys Richards)
July 11, 2022 12:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBRhys Richards is a Bodybuilder, online coach, Personal Trainer, Youtuber, and Teacher. He has a fantastic mindset and is always hustling and looking for growth. After his 2nd place finish in his very first bodybuilding show, he has sparked a huge passion for the sport and will continue to compete, despite his busy work schedule. Join Alex and Rhys as they discuss bodybuilding, the hustler’s mindset, passive income, and more. Here’s what they talked about: Rhys’ Bodybuilding Show The impor...
Trailer
July 06, 2022 16:00 - 44 seconds - 548 KBHi everyone and welcome to Feed Me Serotonin, the motivation and self-awareness podcast aimed at tackling many of the issues faced by Gen Z today. I started this podcast in the depths of the first covid-19 lockdown here in the UK and felt a huge decline in the mental well-being of many of my friends, and also me too. So I wanted to open up discussions with my peers and experts in certain fields to educate, inspire, and encourage dialog surrounding mental health and all issues facing youn...
Why EVERYONE Should Start a Podcast
July 05, 2022 15:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBIn Episode 30, Alex discusses podcasting and why everyone should start a podcast. He introduces his brand new podcast, Clwb Iron Podcast, and discusses why podcasting will make you a winner, even if you’re not interested in starting a podcast. Here’s what he talked about: How podcasting builds a high-level network How podcasting can make you money How podcasting helps you learn what you’re passionate about How podcasting builds employability How podcasting helps you build key skills F...
Better Understanding Your Relationships (with the Therapy Twins)
June 27, 2022 14:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBThe Therapy Twins, Joan and Jane, are two incredibly interesting individuals. It is fair to say that they have many similarities in that they are both therapists, graduates of Psychiatry and Mental Health Nursing, and were both born around the same time. They followed each other in their career paths and consulted many of their clients together as, between them, they brought several interesting perspectives to therapy sessions. Join Alex and the Therapy Twins as they discuss connecting in r...
The Importance of Working Smart AND Hard (with Alan Lazaros)
June 20, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBAlan Lazaros is a Professional speaker, peak performance business coach and consultant, and co-host of the Next Level University. He is incredibly motivated and focused, and has built himself a successful business while being able to focus on the important things in life. After suffering a near-death experience when he was 26, he became closer to his authentic self, pursuing a dream inspired by Steve Jobs. Alan completed his Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering before completing his MBA...
How to Take Ownership for a Better Future (with Kimberly Spencer)
May 23, 2022 06:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBKimberly Spencer is an award-winning high-performance coach and trainer, best-selling author, international motivational speaker, and founder of crown yourself. She is incredibly passionate about fitness, which she showcases with her 5x marathon finisher, and authors the book, Rule Your Body: How to Dethrone Food Fears and Reign in a Body that Rules. On top of this, Kimberly spent her early career as a screenwriter, successfully releasing her own production on Netflix. Join Alex and Kimberl...
Habits that will Change Your Life (with Chris Atwell)
May 18, 2022 15:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBChris Atwell is a Sales Leader, Music Producer and Competitive Athlete. Chris helps professionals develop strategies to reach peak performance in their lives and achieve more free time without sacrificing ambition. Join Alex and Chris as they navigate topics like Morning Routines, Productivity, and more. Here’s what they talked about: What a Peak Performance Coach does Advice for lack of willpower and staying disciplined Top Habits for being more productive The effect of fitness on busi...
How to Figure Out What You Want in Life (with Rohit Gupta)
May 09, 2022 11:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBRohit Gupta is a serial investor and business graduate from UC Berkeley. My guest today has an extensive list of experiences including investment banking roles at large banks, consulting and venture capital roles, in addition to numerous roles in startups. He interned at companies such as Credit Suisse, Plug and Play Tech Centre, and Deloitte. In amongst these impressive experiences, Rohit wrote the book, Invisible Filter, which is a book on mental models and how and why we should use them t...
How Writing a Memoir can Change Your Life (with Janette Wu)
May 02, 2022 06:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBJanette Wu is an American-born, Chinese author of ‘Letters to Home: A Memoir’. She is a keen learner, having received two separate bachelor’s degrees in human biology and Chinese. Janette shares her fascinating experiences traveling the world in addition to her life as a Chinese woman living in New York City. Join Alex and Janette as they talk about life in the city and more. Here’s what they talked about: Writing a memoir at 22 Using writing to better understand ourselves Surviving vs. ...
Do More, Stress Less (with Alexis Haselberger)
April 25, 2022 06:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBAlexis Haselberger is a Productivity, time-management, and efficiency expert, who worked for over 20 years in Operations and HR for fast-paced startups. Alexis has spent years developing techniques, strategies, and productivity systems to help you get everything done, without the stress. Sounds good right? I have always struggled to prioritise tasks, and have always struggled to find an app that will help me. Join me as I ask Alexis about all of this and more. Here’s what we talked about: ...
How To Be Present And Meditate For Mindfulness (with Harry Sherwood)
March 31, 2022 15:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBHarry Sherwood is a Presence and Holistic life coach, and someone who has lived with and learned from some of the most spiritually aware people on the planet, including monks, yogis, and martial arts masters. Harry has practiced thousands of hours of meditation and uses his time to teach others how to use the knowledge he’s learned to be more present. Join Alex and Harry as they navigate the term ‘presence’, meditation, and mindfulness. Here’s what they talked about: Harry’s experience liv...
How to Get Out of Your Head and Stop Overthinking (with Brian Sachetta)
March 14, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBBrian Sachetta is the author of the book series, Get out of your head, which starts with the first entry "Get Out of Your Head: A Toolkit for Living with and Overcoming Anxiety," which was released in 2018. He runs the blog, ‘Get out of your head’, and has shown a keen interest in many overlapping areas that affect our mental health, including social media and climate change. Brian battled with his mental health back in 2018, specifically as a result of climate change. He insists “Our minds ...
A Private Conversation with Money (with Rich Friesen)
March 08, 2022 11:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBRich Friesen is a former futures broker at Merrill Lynch, a trader on the Chicago mercantile exchange and on the options floor of the pacific exchange. He has a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and also a Master’s Certification in neuro-linguistic Processing, also known as NLP. He has used his knowledge and experience in these areas to write the book, “a private conversation with money”, in addition to coaching people who feel hopeless with money or simply realise that there’s more to ...
Are You Highly Sensitive? (with Bill Allen)
February 28, 2022 11:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBBill Allen has his finger on the pulse of several components surrounding HSP, which stands for Highly Sensitive Personality, and which is sometimes referred to as Sensory Processing personality. He left his job at Wells Fargo to start his Hypno-coaching and neurofeedback brain training business. Since then, he was written the book, ‘Confessions of a sensitive man’ and started the blog, the sensitive man. This all comes off the back of his experiences as a highly sensitive man, and how he nav...
How to Enjoy Life Without Alcohol (with Karolina Rzadkowolska)
February 21, 2022 08:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBKarolina Rzadkowolska has purged herself of alcohol for the past few years, and now spends her time writing books and teaching others how to cut alcohol out of their lives, too. Karolina is a passionate advocate of an alcohol-free life, author of the book: Euphoric: Ditch Alcohol and Gain a Happier, More Confident You, Host of the Podcast, ’Euphoric’, and founder of ‘Euphoric’ alcohol-free. She is incredibly passionate about her alcohol-free life and spends her time working with thousands of...
Climate Anxiety - Is The World Coming To An End? (with Alan Hesse)
February 14, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 37.1 MBIn this latest episode, Alex interviews Alan Hesse. Alan is a conservation biologist who writes educational, fiction graphic novels that draw on his expertise and tell the story of climate change to inspire positive emotions. His books have reached the minds of many children in addition to many adults who have found his work incredibly empowering and insightful. Alan lays out some easy, actionable ways to reduce carbon footprint, in addition to commencing a discussion on the anxiety surround...
Listening Others into Existence (with Doug Noll)
February 07, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 36.4 MBDoug Noll is an award-winning author, speaker, and lawyer-turned-peacemaker, whose work includes teaching maximum security prisoners to transform their lives into lives of peace and calm. Doug Works with the Prison of Peace Project, which involves traveling to prisons and ‘listening others into existence’. During this episode, Doug and Alex spent some time discussing this project and how exactly Doug was able to teach these prisoners to be calmer individuals. Join Doug and Alex as they navi...
Why Happiness is Impossible Without Self-awareness (with Kevin Palmieri)
January 31, 2022 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBKevin Palmieri is the host of the top 100 podcast, 'Next Level University', which has nearly 900 episodes and is listened to in over 100 countries. Kevin is also a speaker and podcast consultant which comes off the back of him building his business from 0 dollars to a multi six-figure business. Before starting his podcast, Kevin worked for a construction company and had a six-figure salary, his dream car and girlfriend. However, he gave all this up after realising that everything he thought ...
Why Success and Satisfaction are Not The Same (with Terry McDougall)
January 24, 2022 07:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBTerry McDougall, an Executive Coach and Leadership Consultant, helps high achievers who are successful, but not satisfied, reach their career and life goals. Terry is also the author of the book, ‘Winning the Game of Work: Career Happiness & Success on Your Own Terms', in addition to hosting the ‘Marketing Mambo’ podcast, where she chats with marketing movers from around the world about their stories and experiences. Join Alex and Terry as they talk about issues students face and how to nav...
Where to Invest Your Money (with Andrew Hallam)
January 10, 2022 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBAndrew Hallam is a Personal Finance Speaker, International Bestselling Author and Investment Writer, who spent his early career teaching Personal Finance and English at Singapore American School. He used his knowledge of Personal Finance to invest his money in Index Funds, which allowed him to retire and be location independent at 38. Andrew has spent most of the past 7 years travelling the world, teaching adults and students about Personal Finance, and writing books to help a complete begin...
Achieving Personal Development (with Eric Bedell)
November 22, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBEric Bedell is a Holistic Personal Development Coach, a Fitness Trainer and has played in a band for over 15 years. He works with clients to guide them in improving their mindset and planning their future. In this episode, Alex and Eric discuss music and what it does for the body and mind, Physical Health, and its connection to Mental Health, and how to find meaning in life. Here’s what they talked about: - The significance of physical health - The holistic nature of progressio...
Accessing the Subconscious Mind with Hypnosis (with Nick Lugo)
November 08, 2021 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBNick Lugo, professional hypnotist, host of The Nick Lugo Show podcast, and author of the book ‘How to break your bad habits in 150 pages, is a certified hypnotherapist. This gives him the ability to delve into the subconscious minds of his clients, helping them achieve their most challenging desires in addition to breaking free from deep rooted habits that are holding them back. His book, ‘How to break your bad habits in 150 pages’ outlines some of his key techniques in acknowledging the mot...
Finding Peace in Strength - A Strongwoman's Story (with Kathryn Bennett, CPSM)
October 25, 2021 15:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBKathryn Bennet, CPSM certified, Director of RFP Excellence at Loopio, Entrepreneur, Marketing Professional and 2020 Utah’s Strongest Woman, shares her experience fighting an alcohol addiction and how she overcame it through Strongman. Kathryn tells Alex how she navigates her corporate life and demanding strongman diet and exercise routine, at the same time, and how the strongman/woman community “embrace the suck”. Join Alex and Kathryn as they discuss the concept of “embracing the suck”, a...
Entrepreneurship, Mindset and Personal Finance (with Liam Cox)
October 12, 2021 06:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBLiam Cox, Head Team Operator at JS Invest and Founder of Cox Sox, is a motivated and driven young man with interests in Forex Trading, Trading with AI, Entrepreneurship, Personal Finance, and much more. Following his transition from an Apprentice Carpenter to a manager at FX Trading firm, Liam has learned the value of takings risks and taking opportunities as they arise. If he failed to implement a positive mental attitude to this opportunity, he may not be as happy and ambitious as he is to...
Financial Freedom - Working For Money Will Not Make You Happy
September 29, 2021 05:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBIn the latest episode of Feed Me Serotonin, Alex proudly welcomes his first guest, Amir Rafique. Amir is a long-time friend of Alex, and they both share very similar interests regarding personal finance and investing in the stock market. Through ought the episode, they discuss the concept of financial freedom and what it means to really be ‘free’. Some topics discussed include whether the traditional 9 to 5 working day is outdated and an appreciation of the fact that COVID has forced the ...
Financial Freedom - Working 9 to 5 Will Not Make You Happy
September 29, 2021 05:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBIn the latest episode of Feed Me Serotonin, Alex proudly welcomes his first guest, Amir Rafique. Amir is a long-time friend of Alex, and they both share very similar interests regarding personal finance and investing in the stock market. Through ought the episode, they discuss the concept of financial freedom and what it means to really be ‘free’. Some topics discussed include whether the traditional 9 to 5 working day is outdated and an appreciation of the fact that COVID has forced the ...
Reprogramming Habits - Becoming a Creator of the Future, not a Victim of the Past
September 17, 2021 09:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBIn this episode, Alex unpacks the science behind habits and how our daily routines are keeping us in the past. He discusses the ways in which our brains are hardwired to live the same experiences repeatedly, and how we navigate life along a path of comfort. Finally, with a view to the future, Alex shares some insights on how to break free of this daily cycle, and gain comfort within the discomfort of changing habits. Head over to our website at https://www.feedmeserotonin.com for more epis...
To Drink Or Not To Drink - Is Quitting Alcohol Worth It?
September 01, 2021 07:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBIn this week's episode, Alex discusses drinking alcohol and whether the non-trivial benefits that come with it outweigh the array of negative effects it poses on our health. He distinguishes three different types of drinkers: Social drinkers; Problem Drinkers; The alcoholics, and evaluates the differences between them. Alex also understands that neither he nor most of gen z intends to cut alcohol out of their life completely, so looks for ways to manage alcohol consumption to reduce hangov...
The Power of Books
August 19, 2021 07:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBIn this episode, Alex discusses the benefits of reading books on our brain, our attitude, and our ability to succeed in life. He talks about the bargain opportunity that is buying non-fiction, and how this is a cheap way to receive invaluable mentoring from industry and life experts. Alex also tackles the growing trends of learning through the spoken word, and how YouTube, Podcasts and Audiobooks can multiply our learning and entertainment. Head over to our website at https://www.feedmese...
Comparing Yourself to Others - Should you do it?
August 02, 2021 07:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBIn this weeks episode, Alex unpacks social comparison and some of the benefits and drawbacks of comparing ourselves to each other. Whether it’s by starting a new business, getting a 90 on your dissertation, or by being the strongest in the gym, we always find ourselves in pursuit of admiration from others. This can be a good thing because it drives us to be better and forces us to leap out of our comfort zone, but can also be a bad thing when seeing people more successful causes us to lose ...
Why Sleep is so Important for Emotional Wellbeing
April 12, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBIn this episode, we discuss sleep, why it’s important, and how we can get more of it. We take a more scientific approach this week, with information on different types of sleep, such as REM and Non-REM sleep, and what happens in our brains during these phases. Show Notes Intro (00:00) What is Sleep? (00:27) How can Sleep benefit us? (16:22) How can we get better sleep? (25:04) Biscuit of the Week (34:13) References Alex mentioned the work of Matthew W...
How Good Morning Routines are Key to Stress Free Living
March 24, 2021 08:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBEPISODE NOTES In this episode, we discuss morning routines and how important they are for our emotional wellbeing. We also talk about the so-called “billionaire morning routine”, with examples from Warren Buffet, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. Steff (in his non-scientific opinion) also stresses the absolute necessity of including biscuits in our mental diets. In his own words, “we can’t talk about mental health without biscuits.” (I think this might become a pattern). If you found our di...
Welcome
February 24, 2021 16:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBWelcome to our first episode! In this episode, we introduce ourselves and share information about where we're from, what we're doing at the moment and how the pandemic has affected our motivation. We are both second-year university students, so we have dedicated this episode to how student life has changed over the course of the UK lockdown and how we are coping with the new ways of learning. We touch on our career goals and how isolation has changed our thinking about our ambitions, and we...