On today's podcast, I have a fascinating guest. I am interviewing Scott Walker, one of the world's most experienced kidnap negotiators. Scott Walker has resolved more than 300 cases using his negotiation skills. And for the first time, he's able to share his techniques. Scott spent 16 years as a Scotland Yard detective, engaged in covert counter-terrorism and kidnapping operations. He has written a fantastic book, a Sunday Times best selling author called Order Out of Chaos that contains his...

On this week's Unwind, I'm speaking to the bestselling author, international speaker and psychotherapist Nedra Glover Tawwab. She is an incredible woman who has written books like Set Boundaries, Find Peace. And her latest book explores family relationships and how they impact mental health. Her book is called Drama Free, and it's a guide to managing unhealthy family relationships. I thought this subject is fascinating because there's often a lot of guilt that surrounds difficult family...

Wow I can't believe it's June already - 2023 is flying by! I just wanted to record a little personal episode before our next season launched to let you know about what I've been learning about myself this year. I've been trying hard to implement routines into my daily life and I can't tell you what a difference my new morning walk has made. Walking is the perfect way to reset, it gives you space to think, brainstorm and it allows you to start your day off on a positive note. I highly...

On today's Unwind with Wisdom, we are relaxing with Dr. Tara Swart, who is one of my favorite neuroscientists and the bestselling author of The Source, a book that breaks down the science behind manifestation. Dr. Tara researches and teaches thousands of people around the world on how to achieve mental resilience and peak brain performance. Today we are talking about the power of rest and how it's an essential component in supporting our brain, our dreams, and helping us live the life that we...

On today’s mini Unwind, I have the one and only Mark Groves who is a world leading human connection specialist who helps you to nurture better relationships with others and yourself. Mark is the founder of the world’s first social emotional network, Mind that provides daily, live and on demand emotional wellness sessions. Mark hosts online courses to help you move past co-dependency, rediscover your wholeness, become a boundaries bad ass and heal and recover from heartache. Mark is a living...

On today's mini Unwind, it is a complete delight to say that we have one of the most pivotal spiritual leaders of a generation. It's the formidable Gabrielle Bernstein. She is a New York Times bestselling author, and she really was the pioneer that led this revolution around manifesting and understanding what it meant to use spiritual principles in your life to feel like you're in flow. I encourage you to listen to the full episode but in this short mini unwind, we touch upon her new book,...

On today's mini Unwind, I am excited to say that it's the wonderful and formidable Mel Robbins. She is a best selling author multiple times over and she is one of the world's leading motivational coaches. in this episode, she teaches us what it means to have motivation and the tools to get that. Everything in life takes a little bit of motivation, whether that's motivation, just to get up in the morning, motivation to do tasks that we don't really want to do, or motivation to push ourselves...

I am delighted to introduce Deepak Chopra. He is a true hero of mine. He's written over 90 books. He inspires millions of people on a daily basis, and it was a complete delight to have him on the show a few series back. I highly recommend you go back and listen to the whole conversation between us but for now, enjoy this mini episode where Deepak shares some of his wisdom around money not relating to happiness and how he approaches spirituality. Find more information on Deepak...

This week my guest is someone who is totally extraordinary and her energy fills an entire space with such positivity and empowerment. Tai Beauchamp is a motivational speaker, media personality, meditation leader, writer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and soon to be author. She set up morning mindset with Tai and has thousands tuning in several times a week to upgrade their minds in the mornings and it is honestly so refreshing.  Find...

On today's unwind, I'm speaking with Elise Loehnen, who is someone I have admired for years and someone who inspired me to start this podcast three years ago. I first discovered Elise when she was hosting the GOOP podcast, and I absolutely adored her interviewing style, her delicate questions and the way that she mesmerised me by the sheer quantity of books she'd read and the nature of the conversations she held. Elise has been a great teacher of mine, and so when I discovered she'd written...

Today I am thrilled to be joined by Jonny Wilkinson, a world leading sportsman, author, thought leader and podcast host. You may know him for securing England's Rugby World Cup glory in 2003. Jonny inspired millions and millions of young men in particular, and he was rightfully awarded many accolades, including BBC Sports Personality of the Year, a MBE, an OBE and the holder of the Rugby World Cup Points record. Jonny was the walking poster child of success, but courageously since then he has...

On today's Unwind, I am joined by the amazing revolutionary biochemist Jessie Inchauspé or many of you might know her as The Glucose Goddess. Her first book hit the bestsellers lists across the world. Jessie has transformed the lives of millions of people with her small, easy hacks to help manage blood sugar levels. And at the end of March she's releasing a new book that puts all her wisdom into an easy to do plan. The book is called The Glucose Goddess Method. The Glucose Goddess Method has...

Today I am interviewing Andre Sólo, who is the author of Sensitive: The Hidden Power of The Highly Sensitive Person in a loud, fast and too much world. He's the co-founder of Sensitive Refuge, the world's largest website for sensitive people and has spoken about sensitive people and sensitive leadership at Google, Amazon and PayPal. As a sensitive person himself, Andre believes that the world needs more of what sensitive people have to offer. I'm so looking forward to interviewing Andre,...

On today's bonus episode of Unwind, we have the inspirational Cyndie Spiegel, who is the bestselling author of The Year of Positive Thinking that sold thousands of copies around the world. Cyndie is a world leading speaker on the subject of positive psychology and has written a new book to brighten our days even more. It's called Microjoys: Finding Hope (especially) When Life is Not Okay. We can all relate to those moments when life just feels overwhelming and finding hope can feel virtually...

Today, I have an extremely special guest redefining what it means to be in the eighties. I am speaking to the neuroscientist, neuropsychiatrist, a professor, a New York Times best author. It's Dr. Richard Restak. The phenomenal Dr. Richard has written 20 books on various aspects of the human brain. He's pioneered a conversation on the mind for nearly 40 years. And he's back with a new book about memory. Losing our memory is one of our worst fears. And what's surprising is how little we...

On the podcast this week I am speaking with the world renowned scientist and author, Bruce Lipton. Bruce is 78 years old and over his career has challenged the way the world understands the relationship between the mind, body and genetics. In the sixties, he discovered that genes were influenced by the outside environment. He noticed that genes behaved differently depending on what was happening around them. Up until then, it was thought that genes were destiny. This phenomena became known as...

On today's special mid-week episode, I am speaking with one of my most treasured friends, Ambi Kavanagh. Ambi has been in my life for nearly a decade now, and she came into my life when I needed someone like her the most. She taught me how to meditate and she was the first person to introduce me to the idea of manifesting about a decade ago. So this interview means a huge amount because she's one of the leading astrologers in the world, as well as an author and she's about to launch a very...

On today's Unwind with Poppy, I am thrilled to be joined by Dr. Allison Brager on the show for a very special sleep week episode. Dr. Allison is a neurobiologist with expertise in sleep and circadian rhythms. She not only contributes to sleep health research for the federal government, NATO, University Departments and the United States Army, but is also the author of Meat Head: Unraveling the Athletic Brain. Dr. Allison pioneers inquiry into holistic approaches to better sleep management,...

I am thrilled to be joined today by Dr. Robin Stern, the associate director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and the author of The Gaslight Effect, and the newly released The Gaslight Effect Recovery Guide. Dr. Robin has been educating people about gaslighting for nearly three decades, and her work has changed and saved the lives of thousands of people. In today's episode, Dr Robin explains how the Gaslight Effect works and how you can decide which relationships to walk away...

Today, I have one of the leading voices in the fashion industry, Camille Charriere. She's a go to style influencer for millions around the world and I'm very happy to say a wonderful friend of mine too. She's the epitome of chic, elegance and effortlessness. Camille has collaborated with some of the biggest brands in the industry and has defined a new aesthetic in many ways. She explores fashion, identity and being a woman in today's world with both subtlety and art. Camille's career started...

Today on Unwind with Poppy, we are speaking with someone who you may be very familiar with. The global bestselling author, Vex King. Vex King is a leading voice in the world of personal development. He is the international bestselling author of Good Vibes, Good Life and Healing is the New High and has racked up millions upon millions of readers around the world. His new book, Closer to Love, is just spectacular. It has the ability to touch your soul as he unpacks how confusing love can be....

Today we are unwinding with Dave Asprey, a man who has transformed the way the world understands health for over 25 years. Dave has been the leader of the biohacking world, educating us on hacks to improve our health, happiness, energy levels and overall performance. He's a New York Times bestselling author of Game Changers, Headstrong and The Bulletproof Diet. He's also the hit creator of Bulletproof Coffee, the host of the award winning podcast, The Human Upgrade Podcast, formerly...

Today's guest is Dr. Saundra Dalton Smith, or, as I like to describe her, the goddess of rest. Saundra has arrived into our lives at the perfect time to invite us all to take a much needed break. Along with being the goddess of rest, she is a board certified internal medicine physician and a work life integration researcher. As a physician, author and mother, she understands that life's demands can leave you feeling mentally overwhelmed, emotionally drained and physically tired. Who else can...

On today's Unwind, we have an extremely special guest, Dr. Molly Maloof. I have been counting down the days to speak to her about her new breakthrough book, The Spark Factor. The book is a bible for optimising health in so many ways. Dr. Molly is a world leading pioneer in the field of functional health and biohacking. She lectures at the medical school at Stanford University and has her own personalised medicine practice, helping CEOs, athletes and world leading professionals optimise their...

On today's Unwind, I am speaking to James Swanwick, an Australian-American entrepreneur who's also an investor, speaker, journalist and former sports anchor. James is a sleep expert and co-founded the popular health brand Swanwick Sleep, which produces blue light blocking glasses to improve wellbeing and sleep quality. The company has sold hundreds of thousands of pairs of Swannies glasses, which are worn by pro athletes to leading professionals and recommended by some of America's top sleep...