Things Your Future Self Will Thank You For with Dr Mark Rowe

About this episode

Dermot Whelan interviews Dr Mark Rowe about practical lifestyle changes for better health and well-being.

This week on The Mind Full Podcast, I’m joined by Dr Mark Rowe, bestselling author of Things Your Future Self Will Thank You For - and it’s a conversation packed with practical wisdom you can actually use. Mark brings years of experience as a family doctor to this chat, and what really struck me is how often the biggest changes to our health don’t come from prescriptions, but from small, manageable shifts in how we live each day. We explore what lifestyle medicine really means, how to better understand burnout, and how our emotional world can show up in physical ways. We also chat about ageing well, simple ways to check in with your health, and the role of things like connection, purpose, and even awe in living a longer, healthier life. And of course, I’ll finish with a short meditation to help you carry some of this into your week. If you're new to the series, why not take the time to go back and catch up on the wonderful interviews that you may have missed! Visit www.dermotwhelan.com for more information and don't forget my latest book Busy and Wrecked is out now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dermot Whelan

Guest: Dr Mark Rowe

Topics covered

• lifestyle medicine
• burnout
• emotional health
• ageing well
• health check-ins
• connection and purpose
• meditation

Keywords

• health
• wellness
• lifestyle changes
• burnout
• meditation
• ageing
• emotional health
• connection
• purpose

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast, www.dermotwhelan.com

Products: Busy and Wrecked

Books & works: Things Your Future Self Will Thank You For

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