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Wellbeing with Manny in conversation with......

By: Manny Crooks
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What we listen to and hear throughout the day can shape how we feel. If we feed and nourish our soul with wholesome conversations from everyday people, filled with positivity and stories that people can relate to, you may feel less alone and even inspired. We are all working through stuff and sometimes you need to hear conversations that have failures, successes and everyday struggles.

Wellbeing with Manny in conversation with, is listening to others talk about how they have journeyed through life so far, including some top tips for you to take away!

Many of the episodes focus on the performance industry but there are many inclusive little nuggets so don't let that put you off!


I hope you enjoy each episode and remember it really is all about talking. Reach out, who will you have a conversation with?


Visit www.wellbeingwithmanny.co.uk and follow me on twitter @mannylipcrooks

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Manny Crooks
Art Hygiene & Healthy Living Social Sciences
Episodes
  • S5 E7 Wellbeing with Manny in conversation with Stacey Hartley
    Jul 10 2025

    In this heartfelt episode, we sit down with florist, creator, and curator Stacey Hartley to explore her personal journey through mental health and the challenges of performance anxiety. Stacey opens up about the pivotal life shifts that guided her away from a once-beloved career and toward a more intentional path rooted in creativity and healing. With grace and vulnerability, she shares how anxiety shaped her day-to-day life—and how she learned to navigate it without letting it define her.

    Stacey embraced a simple but powerful mantra: just say yes. That shift led her to discover new rhythms of joy—like her daily, non-negotiable walks, which end at a soul-nourishing choir practice, run by Wellbeing with Manny favourite and Series 2 guest Cat Ogden. Singing once brought anxiety; now it brings freedom.

    Stacey generously shares how reclaiming joy through creativity, nature, and community helped her bloom again. A tender reminder that healing isn’t always loud, but it’s deeply felt.


    Join us as Stacey weaves beauty, purpose, and connection into every petal of life. This episode is a gentle reminder that growth often blooms in unexpected places.


    Stacey, you’re a joy—thank you for gracing the podcast with your presence. May your journey continue to blossom beautifully – that's enough of the flower puns don’t you think?!!!


    Connect with Stacey via:


    www.staceyhartley_florals


    @staceyhartley_florals



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    49 mins
  • S5 E6 Wellbeing with Manny in conversation with Ellie Clarke
    Jul 3 2025

    Ellie from Ultimate Health by Ellie is the perfect guest for Wellbeing with Manny in conversation with.......she is a ray of sunshine on any day!

    Ellie’s passion for supporting people to live their best lives is steeped in her mission to educate, support and advise people to assist with boosting energy, helping support gut health, build lean muscle, look and feel younger and help with sustainable weight loss.

    Ellie has been on her own journey to uplevel her life over the past few years. From a girl with a dream of becoming a vet to becoming a primary school teacher, Ellie has learnt much along the way that has brought her to a life of service and purpose in the wellness space.

    Ellie’s refreshing non-judgemental, moderation approach is accessible, inclusive and importantly, achievable.

    She specialises in supporting women, especially those over 40, with science-based evidence. Ellie has such a passion and care for what she offers and is a wonderful role model within a difficult industry flooded with what we SHOULD and SHOULDN’T be doing!

    The nutrition and fitness space can feel inaccessible for some but not with Ellie. Ellie shares her top tips for making small changes to your health and lifestyle. We touch upon unhelpful messaging from our youth including some of the food myths out there and importance of finding the right exercise for you!

    We talk about how food makes you feel as opposed to ‘good’ and ‘bad’ labels (just like our good friend Jonny Landels, WWM favourite!) Ellie is also the queen of making healthy food choices on a budget....making it truly accessible for all!


    Ellie you gorgeous Nicole Kidman lookalike you!! We love you! (Go see her she's the double!)

    Thank you for the inspiration!


    Find Ellie on Instagram @ultimatehealthbyellie

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    45 mins
  • S5 E5 Wellbeing with Manny in conversation with Emma Longbottom
    Jun 26 2025

    Emma is both my Leeds lass sister and my sister in wellbeing, as we go from Wellbeing with Manny to Wellbeing with Emma!

    Emma and I met in the crazy time that was summer 2020 when we were forced to complete our wellbeing training online! Despite that, it was a beautiful journey with an amazing and supportive group of women.

    Emma is a wellbeing coach, energy healer and yoga teacher who also runs retreats......dreamy!! She supports women who are feeling low in energy, uninspired and stuck, to find their reset and recharge, ready for more focus, more joy and more action.

    Emma generously shares her inspiring story which began 10 years ago when Emma had a high powered, stressful corporate job and found herself extremely unwell with stress and chronic pain. Emma was also suffering from recurring laryngitis, unable to speak for weeks on end.

    Having reached absolute breaking point Emma enrolled on a mindfulness course which was to result in life changing consequences. Her mindfulness teacher was also a yoga teacher so in a bid to slow down and listen to her body more, Emma enrolled on that too and within a matter of weeks, Emma realised ‘it wasn't her body that was broken, it was her brain’.

    More validation of this was to come when her speech therapist to whom she was referred regarding the laryngitis, further stated that this was a clear case of stress.

    During the course of this reflection during her mindfulness and yoga classes Emma found that she was being called more and more to this work and the passion to support other women in burn out felt like a whisper from the universe requesting her to follow this purpose led life of service.

    Emma now works as a full-time wellbeing coach, energy healer, reiki master and yoga teacher who has designed some the best packages for women who need support, including some fabulous reset retreats.

    Emma also shares with us the magic of crystals and how to begin to harness their power.....something I LOVE so much!

    Emma this conversation was like a huge hug from a best mate from high school. Full love, full inspiration and full-on Yorkshire!

    Thank you Queen!

    To find out more and to access some FREE support from Emma go to:

    Wellbeing With Emma

    Instagram - @wellbeing.with.emma

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    49 mins

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