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Why does struggling for something make it more satisfying? And why can getting what you want leave you feeling flat? In this episode, I sit down with Arthur Brooks, one of the world's leading voices on the science of happiness, for a conversation that might change how you feel ab ...  Show more

Most of us assume that memory loss and cognitive decline are just part of getting older. In this episode, a world-leading neurologist says that’s simply not true. That, far from being inevitable, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases result from decades of metabolic da ...  Show more

If you’re someone who actually believes that people don’t change, prepare for a major mindset shift.Meet John McAvoy. Returning for his 2nd appearance on the podcast, John is positive transformation rendered in human form—and his story is one of the most compelling, improbable, i ...  Show more

This week Jake and Damian speak with current Nike athlete, and former convicted armed robber, John McAvoy.

John speaks about how his past and time in solitary confinement transformed his view of life and what fuelled him to succeed in the sporting world.

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Meet John McAvoy, an endurance athlete with a difference. In this episode, Geraint and Tom chat to the former armed robber about how a rowing machine changed the course of his life, how he broke a world record from inside a prison gym and what his bike has done for him since.   ...  Show more

Former armed robber, with two life sentences, tells his story of redemption on today's episode of Under The Skin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.