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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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68. The Psychology of Fashion and Self Expression w/...

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2026/04/26

🌱 The Mood Booster Podcast | Self-Expression Through Fashion with Paul Webb What if the clothes you wear every morning are quietly shaping how you feel all day? From charity shop gold dust to sustainable shopping habits, this episode is about far more than fashion. In this episode, Charlie and Dr Marcus sit down with Paul Webb, a rising voice on TikTok talking about self-expression, sustainable shopping, and building a wardrobe that feels like you. The three of them even spent an afternoon

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67. Friday Focus: The Psychology of Optimisation: How...

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2026/04/23

Reflecting on: The Psychology of Optimisation | How to Find the Balance Between Efficiency and Wellbeing | The Mood Booster Podcast Friday Focus Ep. 67The Home of Wellbeing and Joy 🌱 Welcome to Episode 67 of The Mood Booster Podcast. In this Friday Focus episode, Dr Marcus takes the conversation from Monday and layers in the psychological theory behind why our obsession with optimisation is quietly eroding our wellbeing, and what we can actually do about it. Because the problem is not efficiency

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66. Is Being More Efficient Actually Making You...

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2026/04/19

Reflecting on: Efficiency | Is Our Obsession With Optimisation Ruining Our Wellbeing? | The Mood Booster Podcast Ep. 66 The Home of Wellbeing and Joy 🌱 Welcome back to The Mood Booster Podcast. This week Charlie and Dr Marcus are asking a question that sounds almost too simple to take seriously: what if all the efficiency we have added to our lives is making us feel worse? From the boiling tap that removed the ritual of making a cup of tea, to AI tools that eliminate the friction of thinking, to

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65. Friday Focus: What Happens To Your Brain When You...

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2026/04/16

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy 🌱 Welcome to Episode 65 of The Mood Booster Podcast. In this Friday Focus episode, Dr Marcus breaks down the psychology and neuroscience behind failure, building on Monday's honest conversation about what it really feels like to hear no, and why we are so wired to avoid it. This episode explores the deeper mechanisms at play. We look at why rejection activates the same regions of the brain as physical pain, rooted in our evolutionary need for social belonging. Research

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64. How to Master Failure (According to Psychology) |...

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2026/04/12

Reflecting on: Failure | The Mood Booster Podcast Ep. 64 The Home of Wellbeing and Joy 🌱 Welcome back to The Mood Booster Podcast. This week Charlie and Dr Marcus are getting honest about failure. Not in the hustle bro way. In the real, grounded, psychologically informed way. Because knowing that failure is good for you does not make it feel any less rubbish in the moment. So in this episode they go beyond the noise, break down what is actually happening in your brain when you face rejection, and

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63. A Philosopher's Guide to Understanding Your Own...

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2026/04/05

Reflecting on: A Philosopher's Guide to Understanding Your Own Mind w/ Jonny Thomson | Jonny Thomson | The Mood Booster Podcast Ep. 63 The Home of Wellbeing and Joy 🌱 Welcome back to The Mood Booster Podcast. This week we are joined by philosopher, award winning author, and former lecturer Jonny Thomson, best known for his Mini Philosophy series across social media with over 2 million followers. Jonny joins Charlie and Dr Marcus for one of our most fascinating conversations to date, exploring

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62. Friday Focus: Why Young Men Are Drawn to the...

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2026/04/02

Welcome to Episode 62 of The Mood Booster Podcast. In this Friday Focus episode, we break down the psychology behind why so many young men are being pulled toward manosphere content, and why these ideas can feel so convincing, even when they are harmful. Building on Monday’s reflection, this episode explores the deeper mechanisms at play. We look at how identity threat, uncertainty, and changing social roles can lead young men to search for clarity and belonging. Research in social psychology

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61. Are Men Losing Their Way? Reflecting on: the Rise...

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2026/03/29

Welcome to Episode 61 of The Mood Booster Podcast. In this episode, we explore the rise of the manosphere, the idea of the red pill, and why so many young men are being drawn into online spaces that promote rigid and often harmful ideas about masculinity. But rather than criticising from a distance, we take a step back and ask a deeper question. What is this content offering that feels so compelling? We reflect on the emotional and psychological drivers behind this movement, including the search

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60. ONE YEAR OF THE MOOD BOOSTER

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2026/03/23

Welcome to Episode 60 of The Mood Booster Podcast. Guys... this one is special. In this episode, we celebrate one year of The Mood Booster Podcast. What started as an idea between two friends has grown into something far bigger than we ever expected, and this episode is a chance to pause, reflect, and take it all in. Recorded in Malta overlooking Valletta at sunset, we open a several beers and take a more light-hearted, honest, and reflective approach as we look back on the past year. This is a

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59. Friday Focus: How to Deal with Rude or Aggressive...

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2026/03/20

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy Welcome to Episode 59 of The Mood Booster Podcast. In this Friday Focus episode, we turn Monday’s reflections into practical psychological tools to help you deal with rude or aggressive strangers without letting those moments take over your day. In the previous episode, we reflected on why sudden hostility from strangers can affect us so strongly. In this episode, we focus on how to respond in a way that protects your emotional wellbeing and prevents someone else’s

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58. Reflecting on: When Strangers Are Rude

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2026/03/16

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy Welcome to Episode 58 of The Mood Booster Podcast. In this episode, we reflect openly on what happens psychologically when strangers are rude, aggressive, or unexpectedly hostile towards us, and why those moments can stay with us long after the interaction has ended. Dr Marcus shares a recent experience of being shouted at by a cyclist while out running. A moment of aggression from a stranger led to hours of replaying the interaction and wondering whether something

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57. Friday Focus: How to manifest your dreams into...

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2026/03/12

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy Welcome to Episode 57 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 explored the idea of manifestation. Vision boards. Speaking goals into existence. Imagining the future you want to create. For some people it feels powerful and motivating. For others it sounds like pure pseudoscience. Today we step away from the mystical side and explore

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56. Reflecting on: Manifesting our Goals

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2026/03/08

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy Welcome to Episode 56 of The Mood Booster Podcast. In this episode, we reflect openly and honestly on the idea of manifestation and why so many people are drawn to it. Manifestation has become one of the most talked about ideas in self improvement. Vision boards, scripting your future, speaking goals into existence. Some people swear by it, while others dismiss it entirely. Dr Marcus reflects on moments in his life where setting a clear intention seemed to change the

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55. Friday Focus: How to Improve Your Attention Span

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2026/03/06

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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54. Reflecting on: Our Shrinking Attention Spans

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2026/03/02

Reflecting on: Our Shrinking Attention Span | Modern Distraction & Presence | The Mood Booster Podcast | TMBP The Home of Wellbeing and Joy Welcome to Episode 54 of The Mood Booster Podcast. In this episode, we reflect openly and honestly on the idea that our attention spans are shrinking and whether that narrative actually holds up. Dr Marcus shares how recently he has found himself flicking between tasks, tabs, and notifications, questioning whether his focus is worse than it used to be

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53. Friday Focus: Does Losing Someone Ever Get Easier?

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2026/02/27

Does Losing Someone Ever Get Easier? | How To Cope with Grief | Friday Focus | TMBP The Home of Wellbeing and Joy Welcome to Episode 53 of The Mood Booster Podcast, Friday Focus. In this shorter, science-based episode, we turn Monday’s reflections on grief into evidence-based advice to help you find stability, understanding, and compassion during bereavement. Today we explore one central question: does losing someone ever get easier? Drawing on grief psychology, attachment theory, and modern

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52. Reflecting on: The Death of a Loved One

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2026/02/23

Reflecting on: The Death of a Loved One | Grief, Loss & Healing | The Mood Booster Podcast | TMBP The Home of Wellbeing and Joy Welcome to Episode 52 of The Mood Booster Podcast. In this episode, we reflect openly and honestly on the death of a loved one and what grief really feels like in the aftermath of loss. Charlie shares his experience of losing his nanna last year, and Marcus opens up about losing his dad and the impact that grief has had on him personally and professionally, including

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51. Friday Focus: How To Overcome Your Fears

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2026/02/20

The Home of Wellbeing and JoyWelcome to Episode 51 of The Mood Booster Podcast, Friday Focus. In this episode, we break down how to overcome fear using evidence based psychology, behavioural science, and practical tools you can use immediately. If you have ever wondered why fear feels so powerful, why anxiety sticks around, or why avoidance makes things worse, this episode explains the four psychological mechanisms that keep fear alive, and how to overcome them. Building on Monday’s reflections

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50. Reflecting on: Mastering Our Fears

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2026/02/16

How to overcome fear | Mastering fear and anxiety | Reflecting on fear and courage | The Mood Booster PodcastThe Home of Wellbeing and Joy Welcome to Episode 50 of The Mood Booster Podcast. In this episode, we reflect on fear, anxiety, bravery, and what it really means to master fear rather than avoid it. If you’ve ever wondered how to overcome fear, why fear feels so intense, or how anxiety can actually improve performance, this conversation is for you. Fear is not weakness. Fear is biology. Fear

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49. Friday Focus: Why building an authentic social...

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2026/02/13

The Home of Wellbeing and Joy In this Friday Focus episode, we take Monday’s reflections on networking and turn them into clear psychological understanding, research grounded insight, and practical tools for building an authentic social network that supports wellbeing and growth. We begin by clarifying what authentic networking really is. Rather than being strategic, transactional, or pitch led, authentic networking is value aligned, curiosity driven, long term, and human. It prioritises

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