Live Well Be Well with Sarah Ann Macklin | Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition

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Live Well Be Well with Sarah Ann Macklin | Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition

Show Notes

This week’s Live Well Be Well Moment is with Matt Haig, bestselling author and mental health advocate.

Matt opens up about his shoplifting addiction as a teenager, explaining how it was never about the things he stole, but the dopamine hit, and how getting arrested at 16 was what finally stopped him.

My book ‘Healthy Shouldn’t Be This Hard’: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healthy-Shouldnt-Be-This-Hard-ebook/dp/B0G1DHNRV5

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