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EXCLUSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT: Ellie Downie, Team GB gymnast “I don't regret my decision to speak out“
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To make this shock announcement, Team GB Gymnast, Ellie Downie, is speaking to Dr Alex exclusively, on a stomp in Battersea Park.Ellie won her first n...
Pt 1: Ella Mills (aka Deliciously Ella) in Hyde Park
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Best known as the co-founder of wellness and feel-good-food brand ‘Deliciously Ella’, Ella Mills joins Dr Alex in Hyde Park on this week's episode...
Pt 2: Ella Mills’ chronic illness and emotional numbness
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: there are mentions of suicidal thoughts in this episode, if you’d prefer not to listen please skip 22:45 - 23:25In part 2 of Ella M...
Pt 3: Ella Mills on the importance of discipline
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As this walk in Hyde Park comes to an end, Ella Mills and Dr Alex explain why you shouldn’t be afraid of discipline when it comes to your mental hea...
Pt 1: David Gandy in Richmond Park
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Gandy, the model who is best known for being the face of iconic campaigns for the likes of Dolce & Gabbana, is joining Dr Alex on this week’...
Pt 2: David Gandy on how he became the most successful male supermodel
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Dr Alex continues his stomp with David Gandy, David shares the story of how he landed the Dolce & Gabbana job that changed his career – and h...
Pt 3: David Gandy on fatherhood and body image
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the final part, Dr Alex and David Gandy wrap up this stomp by discussing fatherhood, and David’s thoughts on his children being on social media. ...
Pt 1: Gemma Bird (aka Money Mum) in Lake Meadows Park
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy new year, Stompers! The start of the year often coincides with anxiety and stress about money – even without the cost of living crisis. So thi...
Pt 2: Gemma Bird on how to stop stressing about money
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of our walk, Dr Alex asks the Money Mum herself for her best tips on approaching financial health.Gemma offers advice for if you’re sick w...
Pt 3: Gemma Bird on financial planning through hard times
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the final part of Dr Alex and Gemma’s stomp, they discuss why it’s integral to always be putting money away if you can afford to. Gemma also t...
Pt 1: All On The Board in Greenwich Park
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On our Christmas stomp this week, Dr Alex is joined by the two people behind All On The Board, Ian Redpath and Jeremy Chopra.In part one, Ian and Jere...
Pt 2: All On The Board on the powerful responses to their messages
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the rain starts to come down in part 2, Ian and Jeremy share how they use their platform to shed light on mental and invisible illness, and why it’...
Pt 3: All On The Board on navigating grief during Christmas
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the final part of this stomp with Ian and Jeremy, Dr Alex asks why Christmas isn’t easy for everyone, and how we can navigate it if it’s a diff...
Pt 1: Dr Karan Rajan in Greenwich Park
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Surgeon, lecturer and educator to 5 million people on TikTok, Dr Karan Rajan is joining Dr Alex for a beautiful snowy stomp in Greenwich Park.In part ...
Pt 2: Dr Karan Rajan on becoming a viral surgeon on TikTok
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this second part walking through the snowy grass of Greenwich Park, Dr Karan shares the story of how he decided to become a doctor, and how his soc...
Pt 3: Dr Karan’s advice on processing trauma
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the final part of this week’s ‘Snowcast’ in Greenwich Park, Dr Alex and Dr Karan discuss the stresses and pressures doctors often face at wor...
Pt 1: Lauren Mahon in Walthamstow Marshes
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After being diagnosed with breast cancer at 31, Lauren Mahon was determined to use her story and voice to support others living with cancer.Lauren fou...
Pt 2: Lauren Mahon on supporting women with cancer
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this second part of this week's stomp, you’ll hear Lauren share how she’s made it her mission to be a support to those with cancer.Lauren share...
Pt 3: Lauren Mahon on her lessons from burnout and trauma
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the sun started to set in Walthamstow Marshes, Dr. Alex and Lauren Mahon wrap up this week's episode by talking about mental health and cancer.Laur...
Pt 1: Max Whitlock in Thorndon Country Park
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Three-time gold medal gymnast, Max Whitlock, is joining Dr Alex on this week’s stomp in Thorndon Country Park.In part one, you’ll hear Max sharing...
Pt 2: Max Whitlock on depression after winning gold
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this second part, you’ll hear Max and Dr Alex speaking about how Max became the most successful male gymnast in Olympic history on the pommel hor...
Pt 3: Max Whitlock's winning mentality and reframed mindset
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this final part of Max and Dr Alex’s walk, you’ll hear them discussing how Max is preparing for the Paris Olympics.Max opens up about how he ov...
Pt 1: Joe Sugg in Sussex
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Sugg, author, actor, business owner, musician and strictly finalist, is out stomping in the beautiful, and very hilly, Sussex countryside with Dr ...
Pt 2: Joe Sugg on his ‘doom scrolling’ and phone addiction
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While stomping around Sussex, Joe Sugg and Dr Alex discuss the importance of finding a balance in our personal and professional lives. Joe shares the...
Pt 3: Joe Sugg on his Strictly 'blessing’
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the stomp draws to a close, Dr Alex and Joe Sugg reflect on Joes time on Strictly Come Dancing.In part 3, Joe speaks about how he was approached fo...
Pt 1: Billy Billingham in Malvern
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SAS: Who Dares Wins team member and Sunday Times best-selling author, Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham, is putting Dr Alex through his paces on a stomp thr...
Pt 2: Billy Billingham, on being an SAS Soldier
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of this stomp, Dr Alex asks Billy about life as a soldier in the armed forces and the challenges he faced when readjusting back to civilian ...
Pt 3: Billy Billingham’s life as a Bodyguard to Hollywood A-Listers
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Sir Michael Caine, Jude Law, Kate Moss and Tom Cruise are just a handful of names who have employed this week’s guest, Bi...
Pt 1: Tom Kerridge in Marlow
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michelin-star chef, Tom Kerridge is stomping with Dr Alex this week in Marlow, home to many of his restaurants, namely The Hand and Flowers, the only ...
Pt 2: Tom Kerridge on Why He Became Sober
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After coming to the realisation that drinking was taking up too much space in his life, Tom decided to become sober - a subject Tom openly speaks abou...
Pt 3: Tom Kerridge on His Success and Michelin Stars
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Tom Kerridge received a call from one of his chef’s, known as one of his ‘pirates’, he never expected it to be news of his first Michelin s...
Pt 1: Tasha Ghouri in Greenwich Park
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Love Island star, Tasha Ghouri, joins Dr Alex for a stomp around London’s Greenwich Park.Until Tasha had her cochlear implant fitted when she was 5,...
Pt 2: Tasha Ghouri on accepting her deafness
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Born completely deaf, Tasha Ghouri, had her cochlear implant fitted when she was a child and until going on Love Island, she had never faced Ableism f...
Pt 3: Tasha Ghouri on life after Love Island
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As we round up the stomp this week, Tasha speaks to Dr Alex about how she’s finding life after leaving the villa and her relationship with Andrew as...
Pt 1: Esther Abrami in Hyde Park
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Esther Abrami moved to the UK when she was 14 and couldn’t speak a word of English. Despite the language barrier, she studied music in an English-sp...
Pt 2: Esther Abrami on being told she’d "never make it"
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As a teen, Esther Abrami was told she was ‘too ambitious’ and aiming ‘too high’ in her dream of becoming a world-class violinist; however by t...
Pt 3: Esther Abrami on why failure made her world-class talent
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Despite months of setting 5am alarms for practice, and endless amounts of grit and determination, Esther shares how when she was 17, her preparation f...
Pt 1: Joe Wicks in Virginia Water Lake
23 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the nation's favourite PE teacher, Joe Wicks, takes Dr Alex on a stomp around the beautiful Virginia Water Lake.Having recently had baby nu...
Pt 2: Joe Wicks on Success and Emotional Vulnerability
23 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Whilst meandering around Virginia Water Lake, conversation between Joe and Dr Alex flows through the highs and lows of Joe’s career and how his purp...
Pt 3: Joe Wicks on Fatherhood and Family Life
23 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In part 3 of this week’s stomp, Dr Alex and Joe Wicks take their conversation into Joe’s toolkit for life and the mindsets he adopts in order to k...
Pt 1: Susannah Constantine in High Beeches
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week fashion-guru and Author, Susannah Constantine, is stomping with Dr Alex through the beautiful woodland of High Beeches.Famed for being one h...
Pt 2: Susannah Constantine on Royal friendships, bipolar and loss
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to part 2 of this stomp with Susannah Constantine.The conversation flows into vibrant anecdotes from Susannah’s book, Ready For Absolutely N...
Pt 3: Susannah Constantine’s negative experience of boarding school
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the final part of this week's stomp with Susannah Constantine and Dr Alex.Susannah shares how boarding school isn’t quite what it may see...
World Mental Health Day and My ADHD Diagnosis
09 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s World Mental Health Day today so things are a little different this week! It’s one, longer episode this week where you’ll hear Dr Alex sto...
Pt 1: Adam Henson at Cotswold Park Farm
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Countryfile presenter and farmer, Adam Henson, invited Dr Alex for a stomp around his farm, Cotswold Park Farm this week.In the first part of this con...
Pt 2: Adam Henson on the dark side of farming
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of Adam and Dr Alex’s stomp, you’ll hear them discussing the crisis amongst farmers that is causing them to be 3 times more likely to ta...
Pt 3: Adam Henson on finding joy outdoors
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Adam Henson and Dr Alex in the final part of this stomp around Cotsworld Farm Park.You’ll hear Adam discussing why he received death threats, h...
Pt 1: First Dates barman, Merlin Griffiths in Badby Woods
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The nation's favourite barman, Merlin Griffiths, joins Dr Alex this week for a stomp through Badby Woods in Northamptonshire.Merlin speaks to Dr Alex ...
Pt 2: Merlin Griffiths on becoming the ‘First Dates Barman’
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to part 2 of this week's stomp with Merlin Griffiths and Dr Alex.You’ll hear Merlin discuss how he landed the First Dates job, why it’s im...
Pt 3: Merlin Griffiths on life without regret
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the final part of Merlin and Dr Alex’s stomp, you’ll hear them discuss why a life without regret and judgement is the only way to truly be happ...
Pt 1: Adam Kay in the Oxfordshire countryside
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dr Alex is joined by author, comedian and ex-Obs and Gynae registrar Adam Kay.Adam became a well known author after he released his utterly...
Pt 2: Adam Kay’s hospital and med-school anecdotes
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of Adam and Dr Alex’s conversation, you’ll hear them both sharing why they left medicine, their med-school anecdotes and discussing why ...
Pt 3: Adam Kay on using comedy to cope
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the final part of Adam and Dr Alex’s stomp in Oxfordshire.It doesn’t take long for you to notice how Adam looks for the humour in almos...
Pt 1: Lucy Edwards in South Loughton Valley Park
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week blind TikTok star, Lucy Edwards and her guide dog Molly, joins Dr Alex on the Stompcast.After losing her sight at 17 years old to the rare g...
Pt 2: Lucy Edwards on accepting being blind
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to part 2 of Lucy and Dr Alex’s conversation this week in South Loughton Valley Park.You’ll hear Lucy open up about the grieving process s...
Pt 3: Lucy Edwards on banishing toxic mindsets
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this final part of the conversation with Lucy Edwards and Dr Alex, you’ll hear them discuss Lucy’s motto on why she’s ‘blind, not broken’...
Pt 1: Toddla T in Queens Park
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, it’s DJ and music producer Toddla T who’s on a stomp with Dr Alex.While walking around Queens Park in London, Toddla reflects on how hi...
Pt 2: Toddla T on ADHD in adulthood and addiction
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2, Toddla T opens up to Dr Alex about how ADHD is his superpower and how during one of the most successful parts of his career, he was going t...
Pt 3: Toddla T on the value of developing good habits
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the third and final part of Toddla T’s stomp with Dr Alex in Queen’s Park, you’ll hear them both discuss what’s in T’s toolkit for life.Y...
Pt 1: Rhys Stephenson in Peel Park
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Dr Alex is out stomping with TV presenter and Strictly Come Dancing semi-finalist, Rhys Stephenson.Over the next three episodes, you’ll he...
Pt 2: Rhys Stephenson on finding belonging in spirituality
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2, Dr Alex and Rhys continue their stomp around Peel Park. Rhys shares how he found his sense of belonging through his faith, and how growing...
Pt 3: Rhys Stephenson on coping with Strictly nerves
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the final part of our stomp with Rhys Stephenson, he chats to Dr Alex about his time dancing in the ballroom of Strictly Come Dancing. Rhys shares...
Pt 1: Rhian Sugden at Entwhistle Reservoir
21 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: Emetophobia/Being sick.This week, Dr Alex is stomping with OnlyFans creator and longest-standing page 3 model, Rhian Sugden.Over the ...
Pt 2: Rhian Sugden on OnlyFans, her Phobia and Hypnotherapy
21 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: Emetophobia/Being sick.In part 2 of the podcast, Dr Alex and Rhian Sugden continue their stomp around Entwhistle Reservoir.Rhian spea...
Pt 3: Rhian Sugden on her Fertility and IVF journey
21 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the third and final part of this week's episode, you’ll hear Dr Alex and Rhian Sugden bringing their stomp to an end while touching upon topics R...
Pt 1: Scarlett Moffatt in Regents Park
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week TV personality and Samaritans ambassador, Scarlett Moffatt is joining Dr Alex on a walk around Regents Park.Listen out for the London Park b...
Pt 2: Scarlett Moffatt on Tourettes and her facial tics
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of this episode Scarlett Moffatt and Dr Alex continue their walk around Regents Park.They both open up about their experiences with facial t...
Pt 3: Scarlett Moffatt on combatting her loneliness
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this final part of this week's episode, Scarlett Moffatt and Dr Alex chat about what Scarlett relies on getting her through tough times, known on t...
Pt 1: Sam Warburton in Cefn Onn Park
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Warburton is a well-loved, former professional rugby player who led as captain on both the Welsh national team and the British & Irish Lions.I...
Pt 2: Sam Warburton on leadership, ambition and mental resilience
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Being a professional rugby player and the team captain is a mentally and physically demanding job.In part two of this episode, you’ll hear Alex talk...
Pt 3: Sam Warburton ‘don’t believe the tough rugby exterior’
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this final part of the episode with Sam Warburton walking in Cefn Onn Park, you’ll hear Sam reflect on the false alpha exterior and share what it...
Pt 3: How psychologist, Dr Julie, resets her mind
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Part 1 and 2 before clicking play here!In this final part, you’ll discover how clinical psychologist, Dr Julie, copes when the going gets ...
Pt 2: Dr Julie’s methods for managing anxiety
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The feeling of anxiety ranges from person to person and no two cases are the same however, there are things we can all do manage those rising moments ...
Pt 1: Dr Julie on therapy misconceptions
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Clinical psychologist and TikTok creator, Dr Julie Smith, joins Dr Alex stomping on the beach in Bournemouth this week.Dr Julie’s mission is to make...
Pt 3: Vicky Pattison on grief and her toolkit for life
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this final part, Vicky and Dr Alex have a moving and candid conversation about the grief they’re experiencing, after having lost significant peop...
Pt 2: Vicky Pattison on alcoholism
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In part two, as Dr Alex and Vicky continue to stroll through Waltham Abbey, Vicky candidly opens up about her dad’s alcoholism, a topic she has only...
Pt 1: Vicky Pattison in Waltham Abbey
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For our first episode, we’re welcoming author and TV personality, Vicky Pattison onto Stompcast!In this first part, Vicky shares anecdotes and take-...
What is the Stompcast?
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Dr Alex George’s new podcast with a mission to get us all out stomping for the health of our mind and body.Join Dr Alex and his manager, ...