Richard and Sophia from Yarrow Cookery School join Paul to discuss the wellbeing benefits of coming together with others to connect over food, including the joy and personal growth that cooking can bring, the tactile and sensory experience it embodies, and the role that cooking together plays in forging relationship bonds.

Yarrow Cookery School is based in Longniddry, East Lothian. They run courses and workshops aimed at teaching people how to sustainably nourish themselves while bringing people together in a meaningful way. To find out more, follow the links below:

https://www.yarrowcookeryschool.com

Instagram: @yarrowcookeryschool

Facebook: @yarrowcook

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Marlene Shiels OBE, FCBI is CEO of Capital Credit Union, based in Edinburgh. She joins Paul to talk about what a credit union is, the inclusive and charitable work that CCU does, and her passion for financial inclusion for everyone, regardless of social and economic circumstances. They discuss how finances and mental health are closely linked, and how important it is to build financial resilience.

Alistair Booth is the owner and founder of The HR Booth, an organisation that provides HR services to businesses and organisations who do not have their own internal HR teams. He talks to us about the importance of focusing on wellbeing in the workplace, the impact it can have on business performance, and the changes he has seen in recent years in the way that businesses think about mental health and what that might mean for the future.