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The New Mind

Ella McCrystal 89 Episodes Sep 10, 2026

Ella McCrystal, a neuroscience practitioner with 20 years of experience, hosts a show about the brain and human potential. She has worked with leaders in business, sports, and the arts. The podcast offers practical strategies for improving mental health, cognitive abilities, and understanding how the brain works. It aims to help listeners harness their mind as their greatest asset.

Episodes

Is Ultra-Processed Food Really Killing Us? Huel Co-Founder Responds
Is Ultra-Processed Food Really Killing Us? Huel Co-Founder Responds Sep 10, 2026 9106 This week Huel co-founder James Collier joins the podcast.Before Huel became a global phenomenon, James experienced childhood bullying, the devastating loss of his mother, depression, destructive anger and a life-threatening spinal infection that left him immobile and psychologically at rock bottom.James is a registered nutritionist, author and former NHS dietitian with more than 30 years of exper
The Man Who Exposed Savile
The Man Who Exposed Savile Aug 27, 2026 6152 In this episode, I’m sitting down with a man whose work helped expose one of Britain’s darkest & most disturbing truths.Mark Williams-Thomas is a former police detective, award-winning investigative journalist, television presenter & private investigator. He is best known for the groundbreaking ITV documentary that exposed Jimmy Savile’s decades of sexual abuse & helped trigger Operati
S3x, Drugs, Money, Fame.
S3x, Drugs, Money, Fame. Aug 13, 2026 2343 They Changed 90s Music Forever: Oasis, Nirvana, Snoop Dogg & The Untold Stories….This week, I’m opening The New Mind Podcast archive & bringing back two extraordinary conversations with two men who witnessed music history being made from completely different sides of the industry.These interviews were originally released when The New Mind Podcast was much smaller. Since then, the audience
Who Made You This Way?
Who Made You This Way? Jul 30, 2026 7594 What happens when a life shaped by addiction, chaos, trauma, self sabotage, & destructive patterns reaches breaking point? More importantly, what does it actually take to rebuild from the inside out?In this powerful episode of The New Mind Podcast, l sit down with Lord Ashley Phipps-Warren, author of The Inner Upgrade series, for an unfiltered conversation about addiction recovery, personal tr
Crime, Prison, Heartbreak and God.
Crime, Prison, Heartbreak and God. Jul 16, 2026 7805 What happens when someone grows up believing crime is a way of life?This week I sit down with Chris Booth, a man whose life has been shaped by crime, addiction, prison, violence, family legacy, and consequence. Chris began committing robberies at 15 years old, before spiralling into drug addiction and spending decades behind bars.This conversation doesn’t offer easy answers. Chris speaks openly ab
Justice Failed... He Didn’t. The Day He Took On A Predator
Justice Failed... He Didn’t. The Day He Took On A Predator Jul 2, 2026 8515 Brad Donovan’s life has been shaped by violence, prison, bare knuckle fighting & choices that many people will judge at face value. Yet when you look beneath the surface, a very different story begins to emerge. One of childhood trauma, survival, emotional pain, ADHD, impulsivity, rejection, fear & a nervous system that’d adapted to danger from an incredibly young age.When children grow up
Death isn’t The End... Life after Near Death
Death isn’t The End... Life after Near Death Jun 18, 2026 4858 This week, I’m absolutely delighted to welcome back one of my favourite guests, the brilliant Emmanuel Sonubi, for his THIRD appearance on The New Mind Podcast.Emmanuel is one of the most exciting comedians in the world right now. A stand up comedian, writer & storyteller whose honesty, intelligence, warmth, & razor sharp humour have earned him a devoted following across the globe. Having
No Warning. No Symptoms. Her Life Gone…
No Warning. No Symptoms. Her Life Gone… Jun 4, 2026 8220 This week on The New Mind, I sit with Big Nick Collins….In one of the most emotional and powerful episodes of The New Mind Podcast, Nick opens up on the devastating loss of his soulmate and the mother of their children, Beth.Beth tragically died from a brain aneurysm at just 36 years old.Nick shares the raw reality of grief, the moment his world changed forever, and what it’s really like to naviga
The Most Emotional Bare Knuckle Fight Story You’ll Ever Hear
The Most Emotional Bare Knuckle Fight Story You’ll Ever Hear May 21, 2026 8812 What happens when grief, masculinity, pain, purpose, and identity collide in one human being?In this deeply powerful episode, I sit down with Aaron Ashton, one of the most resilient and emotionally raw voices emerging from British combat sports.Aaron’s story isn’t just about fighting….It’s about survival and it’s about loss.It’s about what happens to the human mind and body when life pushes you be
The UK's Most Feared Doorman
The UK's Most Feared Doorman May 7, 2026 6054 In this gripping episode of The New Mind Podcast, I sit down with one of Britain’s most infamous nightclub enforcers……a man who survived decades of violence, organised crime, revenge threats, shootings, and chaos on the doors of some of the UK’s roughest clubs and pubs.Bullied relentlessly as a child growing up near Ramsgate, he transformed pain into power through boxing, eventually becoming one o
She Was Meant To Be Safe... This is What Happened Instead
She Was Meant To Be Safe... This is What Happened Instead Apr 23, 2026 9133 This is one of the most difficult, yet important conversations we’ve ever had on The New Mind Podcast.This episode explores the reality of abuse within the home, the psychological impact of prolonged trauma, and what it takes to survive something that should never happen.This is not shared for shock.It is shared for awareness, understanding, and truth.Because silence protects harm.And truth is whe
You Will Not Believe What These Three Men Experienced
You Will Not Believe What These Three Men Experienced Apr 9, 2026 3275 This week’s compilation episode of The New Mind brings together three men who have witnessed and lived through experiences most people will never encounter.Their stories move between shock, pain, heartbreak, and unexpected moments of humour, offering a rare and deeply human insight into resilience, survival, and the complexity of the mind.This is not just something you listen to. It is something y

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