BrainFuel

BrainFuel

Hosted by: Ruth Dale

BrainFuel – A Podcast for Health Leaders & Health Communicators Decoding health decisions with behavioural science, real-life stories, and mindfulness—fueling clarity and empathy for better decisions.

Episodes

E78: Health in your Hands Promises & Pitfalls with Dr Heather McKee

Season #4

Welcome to another episode of Brain Fuel! I’m so excited to share my conversation with Dr. Heather McKee, one of Europe’s leading lifestyle behaviour change specialists. Heather brings a wealth of experience in health...
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E77 - Self-compassion breathwork for tired brains with Sabine De Ville

Season #4

A very different episode with Sabine De-Ville Instead of talking about health Let's embody it. In all our behavioural insights work, there is one common theme - despite the subject. It also appeared again and again in...
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E76: Case Study: Using Patient Films to Improve Attendance Rates with Eleanor Stanley

Season #4

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Eleanor Stanley, a coach and communication specialist, about her inspiring work with Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS and the British Association of Retinal...
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E75: Check Your Clarity. Self Testing Advised.

Season #4

We explore the real reason why many health campaigns fail: a lack of clarity rooted in assumptions about the audience. Over the past few episodes, Ruth has walked us through how brains get overwhelmed, how decision...
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E74 Digital Overload in A Digital World - Health Messaging v. Bounded Rationality & Ego Depletion

Season #4

In this episode, Ruth explores what happens when our brain’s decision-making battery runs flat — and why that matters deeply for health communication. Drawing on behavioural science concepts like ego depletion and...
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E73 Nudge or Nag - The Reactance Bias in Health Comms (Part 2 of 4 in the Clarity Series)

Season #4

Do Health Messages Nag or Nudge? In this episode of BrainFuel: The Clarity Series, Ruth dives into psychological reactance — the powerful force behind why people reject health advice (even the good kind). You'll...
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E72 Clarity or Confusion? Do your health messages make it harder to choose?

Season #4

  Ever poured your heart into a health campaign only to see… crickets? You’re not alone. In this episode, Ruth dives into why clarity is the key to behaviour change — and why it’s so hard to find in a world of noise,...
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E71 AI Adoption is it personal or organisational?

Season #4

This episode was sparked by a newsletter. When Elina’s Artificial Thought landed in my inbox, it immediately lit a fire under a question I’d been sitting with: Where does AI fit in behaviour change work? I invited...
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E70 The Power of Social Marketing

Season #4

Today's episode continues exploring Social Marketing with Communications Strategy Consultant Neil Hopkins. Neil is also he founder of the Secret Social Marketers Club on LinkedIn. He has extensive experience in public...
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E69 Social Marketing - What is it really?

Season #4

  This week is an exploration of social marketing, challenging misconceptions, and driving meaningful behaviour change with one of the field's most respected practitioners, Nedra Weinriech. Nedra is founder of...
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E68 Have we forgotten our own behaviour? Why E.A.S.T. still works and what that says about us as practitioners.

Season #4

This week, we’re celebrating 10 years of the EAST Framework (Easy, Attractive, Social, Timely) and asking a powerful question: How often do we reflect on our own behaviour as change-makers? We explore why simple...
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E67 From Bootcamp to BrainFuel

Season #4

Hi everyone, this is a reflective episode, and a soft announcement - softly very softly! We are ...rebranding the Podcast!Transitioning from "Behaviour Change Marketing Bootcamp" to "BrainFuel" This is allow us to...
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