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The Mood Booster Podcast

Charlie and Marcus

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy.Dr Marcus Bull and Charlie Allnutt are two friends who come together to discuss wellbeing, introspection and their journey to becoming better people. The podcast blends personal reflection with evidence-based advice, offering listeners practical tools to improve their wellbeing and boost their mood. In each episode, Charlie and Marcus explore building a likeminded community, working through difficult emotions and finding joy in everyday life. They lean on scientific

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48. Reflecting on: The Power of Networking

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2026/02/09

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy Welcome to Episode 48 of The Mood Booster Podcast. In this episode, we slow things down and reflect openly on our lived experiences of networking, connection, and the relationships that have shaped our personal and professional lives. We talk honestly about our own networks, times when they felt strong, times when they felt thin or transactional, and how our relationship with networking has changed over time. We reflect on whether networking is something you

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47. Friday Focus: Taking Back Power From Imposter...

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2026/02/06

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy Welcome to Episode 47 of The Mood Booster Podcast. In this episode, we take Monday’s reflections on imposter syndrome and turn them into clear psychological understanding, research grounded insight, and practical tools you can use. We begin by breaking down what imposter syndrome actually is. It is not a clinical diagnosis, but a common psychological experience first described by Clance and Imes, where capable people struggle to internalise success and fear being

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55. Friday Focus: How to Improve Your Attention Span

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2026/02/06

Friday Focus: How to Improve Your Attention Span | The Attention Myth Explained | The Mood Booster Podcast | TMBP The Home of Wellbeing and Joy Welcome to Episode 55 of The Mood Booster Podcast. In this Friday Focus episode, we turn Monday’s reflections into evidence-based advice to help you find joy in your every day. Earlier this week, we questioned whether our attention spans are actually shrinking. Today, we go deeper. We open with the popular claim that humans now have a shorter attention

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46. Reflecting on: Imposter Syndrome

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2026/02/02

46: Reflecting on Imposter Syndrome The Home of Wellbeing and Joy Welcome to Episode 46 of The Mood Booster Podcast. In this episode, we slow things down and reflect openly on our lived experiences of imposter syndrome and what it feels like to doubt yourself even when you are capable, qualified, and showing up. Charlie reflects on feeling imposter syndrome very recently while leading our live workshop, questioning whether he was qualified enough to be in the room and worrying about being exposed

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45. Surviving or Thriving: Reflecting on Studenthood

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2026/01/26

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy Welcome to Episode 45 of The Mood Booster Podcast. In this episode, we explore the emotional reality of student hood in 2025. Recorded with Josh Robinson, founder of the London Student Network, at King’s College London’s Entrepreneur Institute, this conversation focuses on identity, belonging, pressure, and wellbeing during one of the most intense life transitions. Studentship is often framed around grades and productivity, but for many it is a period of identity

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44. Chasing Unrealistic Body Ideals: Reflecting on...

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2026/01/19

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy Welcome to Episode 44 of The Mood Booster Podcast. This episode follows directly from our very first live workshop, Joyful Fuelling for Your New Years Fitness Goals, where we sat in a room with James from BrashNutrition and unpacked the realities of diet culture, misinformation, and the pressure to change our bodies in the name of health. In this conversation, we reflect more deeply on one central question: why do we diet in the first place. Is it really about health,

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43. Searching for Your Life’s Meaning: Reflecting on...

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2026/01/12

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy Welcome to Episode 43 of The Mood Booster Podcast. In this episode, we slow things down and explore one of the most fundamental human questions there is: purpose. What gives life meaning, especially during times of suffering, uncertainty, or emotional pain? We centre this conversation around the work of Viktor Frankl, psychiatrist, Holocaust survivor, and founder of logotherapy. Frankl believed that the primary human drive is not happiness or pleasure, but meaning

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42. How to Accomplish Your New Year Goals: Reflecting...

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2026/01/05

The Home of Wellbeing and JoyWelcome to Episode 42 of The Mood Booster Podcast. In this episode, we welcome the New Year by slowing things down, grounding ourselves in perspective, and rethinking what it really means to set goals that last. We begin by sharing good news from across the world in 2025, from major climate wins and conservation breakthroughs to medical advances, human rights progress, and global health successes. Before diving into goals and resolutions, we remind ourselves that

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41. This Year Has Ben Huge! Reflecting on: 2025

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2025/12/29

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy.Welcome to episode 41 of The Mood Booster Podcast. In this episode, we slow things down and reflect on what has been a huge year for The Mood Booster and for us both personally. What started as an idea between two people has grown into something far bigger than we ever expected, and this episode is about honouring that journey. Charlie comes into the episode with a plan to break down the growth of the podcast and everything that has happened across the year. But Marcus

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40. Merry Christmas from The Mood Booster!

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2025/12/22

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy. Welcome to episode 40 of The Mood Booster Podcast. Merry Christmas from us! We slow things down and reflect on Christmas and the spirit that surrounds it. From childhood memories to present day rituals, we talk about what Christmas really means to us and why it still holds such emotional weight for so many people. We dive into our favourite Christmas memories, the songs that instantly change our mood, and the films that feel like tradition rather than

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39. How to Give Better Gifts: Reflecting on the...

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2025/12/15

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy.Welcome to Episode 39: How to Give Better Gifts: Reflecting on the Psychology of Gift Giving, where Dr Marcus and Charlie explore why giving and receiving gifts can feel joyful, stressful, meaningful, awkward and everything in between. From Secret Santa disasters to deeply thoughtful gifts that strengthen relationships, this episode unpacks the psychology behind why we give, what makes a gift actually meaningful, and why thoughtfulness matters more than cost. We look

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38. Why Mixing Friends Feels So Hard: Reflecting on...

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2025/12/08

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy. Welcome to Episode 38: Why Mixing Friends Feels So Hard. Reflecting on Blending Friendship Groups, where Dr Marcus and Charlie explore why it feels risky to mix your different friendship circles, why it matters for belonging and community, and how to do it without chaos. We start by sharing our own experiences of trying to bring people together, from the anxiety of managing different versions of ourselves to the joy that comes when new connections form. Then we dive

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37. How to Find Joy in Your Food: Reflecting on...

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2025/12/01

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy.Welcome to Episode 37: How to Find Joy in Your Food: Reflecting on Influencer Misinformation and Toxic Diet Culture, where Dr Marcus and Charlie sit down with Registered Dietitian James Brash (@BrashNutrition) to unpack why the internet has become a breeding ground for food fear, and how to reclaim a healthy, empowered relationship with what you eat. We start by exploring how diet has become the wellbeing battleground online, and how James’s myth-busting mission aims

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36. Is volunteering inherently selfish? Reflecting on...

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2025/11/24

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy.Welcome to Episode 36: Is volunteering inherently selfish? Reflecting on the Psychology of Volunteering, where Dr Marcus and Charlie dive into the psychology of volunteering: why we do it, what it gives us, and whether altruism can ever be truly selfless. We start with our own volunteering stories, from Charlie "volunteering" at ParkRun, youth work, fundraising and events, all the way to beach cleans, Duke of Edinburgh, and travelling projects in Madagascar and

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35. Finding Joy in Your Everyday While Living in the...

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2025/11/17

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy. Welcome to Episode 35: Finding Joy in Your Everyday While Living in the City: Our First Live Webinar, where Dr Marcus and Charlie are joined by Chris Hatfield and Lucy Mulligan to discuss identity, wellbeing and belonging for urban residents. London is a city full of opportunity, culture, movement, and magic, but it can also be overwhelming. Many people quietly struggle with loneliness, burnout, identity shifts, and the pressure to keep up in a place that never slows

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34. How to Stay Consistent When Motivation Runs Out:...

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2025/11/10

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy.Welcome to Episode 34: How to Stay Consistent When Motivation Runs Out: Reflecting on Willpower, where Dr Marcus and Charlie sit down with Ben Kelleher, ultra-marathon runner, triathlete, fundraiser, and host of Running for the Bus, to explore what willpower really is, how far it can take us, and when it starts to take from us. From running 100km races and raising over £10,000 for charity, to producing his own theatre shows in London and even meeting Barack Obama,

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33. How to Regain Control of Your Life: Reflecting on...

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2025/11/03

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy.Welcome to Episode 33: How to Regain Control of Your Life: Reflecting onYour Locus of Control, where Dr Marcus and Charlie explore how our sense of control shapes our wellbeing, motivation, and mental health, and why learning to balance it is key to living with calm and agency. From Rotter’s (1966) Locus of Control Theory to Seligman’s work on Learned Helplessness, this episode dives into the psychology of perceived control, asking: how much power do we really have,

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32. Why We Are So Polarised in 2025: Reflecting on...

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2025/10/27

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy.Welcome to Episode 32: Why We Are So Polarised in 2025: Reflecting on the Art of Debate Pt. 2, where Dr Marcus and Charlie explore how identity, belonging, and social media have shaped the way we disagree, and why finding common ground feels harder than ever. From Social Identity Theory to algorithmic echo chambers, this episode unpacks the psychology behind political and cultural polarisation, exploring why so many of us now see those who think differently as not just

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31. Why We Argue (and How to Do It Better):...

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2025/10/19

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy. Welcome to Episode 31: Why We Argue (and How to Do It Better): Reflecting on the Art of Debate, where Dr Marcus and Charlie explore why humans argue and how to do it without losing connection, curiosity, or compassion. From Socratic questioning to confirmation bias and cognitive dissonance, this episode dives into the psychology behind why debates so easily become battles and how to bring humility and empathy back into our conversations. We explore: The Socratic

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30. How to Heal Your Relationship with Yourself:...

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2025/10/12

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy.Welcome to Episode 30: How to Heal Your Relationship with Yourself: Reflecting on Inner Dialogue, where Dr Marcus and Charlie are joined by Sam Hughes for a powerful conversation about self-talk, self-compassion, and building a kinder relationship with the person you spend the most time with: yourself. From understanding how your inner voice shapes emotion and behaviour, to learning practical tools for reframing negative self-talk, this episode explores the science of

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