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Angela Scanlon's Thanks A Million

Dr. Alex George: A&E in a pandemic, bath bombs and false starts

Angela Scanlon's Thanks A Million

Angela Scanlon

Mental Health, Gratitude, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Irish, Ireland, Rte, Scanlon, Anxiety, Angela Scanlon, Uplifting, Thanks, Anxious, Grateful, Wellbeing, Positivity

4.8803 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Alex George is an A&E & TV doctor who found fame in Love Island. Since the tragic loss of his brother last summer after he sadly took his own life, Alex has started to lobby the government about mental health in schools and is on a mission to make health and medicine more accessible to everyone. 


But what is Dr Alex thankful for today? Angela finds out…


CONTENT WARNINGS: references to suicide. If you're in the UK or Ireland and in need of someone to talk to, you can call or message The Samaritans on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. Hotlines in other countries can be found http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html


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Further Reading/listening:

With a debut book coming out in May called ‘Live Well Every Day’ - Alex is on a mission to make health and medicine more accessible to everyone! You can pre order the book and listen to his podcast ‘The Waiting Room’ here:

https://linktr.ee/DrAlexGeorge

 

https://www.instagram.com/dralexgeorge/

https://twitter.com/DrAlexGeorge


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0:00.0

At a time when many of life's little luxuries have been taken away or at least put on hold,

0:05.8

our sponsor Ole is here to ensure we can all still indulge in some of the finer things in life.

0:11.7

I am in love with their retinal collection. I have tried all the creams, lads, and I mean all of them.

0:19.9

And this makes my skin feel incredible really glowy really strong

0:25.6

really bright which in winter is a tricksy old thing with ole i can face anything seriously

0:33.3

anything and there's a lot going on let's be honest My fruit ball making me feel like I'm somewhere exotic.

0:41.3

Eating oysters for breakfast from a van on a Saturday in the pouring rain.

0:46.3

And measuring my daughter's clammy little painted toes.

0:50.3

There are a million things I'm thankful for today, but what is my guest thankful for?

0:55.0

People really, really reached out for me and I think it got me through those moments.

0:58.0

They shared things and experience that they had and that gave me real comfort.

1:01.0

I felt that sometimes even though I'm physically alone, I'm not really that alone.

1:05.0

I'm Angela Scanlan and welcome to Thanks a Million, where we explore our guest's personal gratitude lists to find out the things that have shaped their lives.

1:15.5

Dr Alex George is an A&E and TV doctor who you'll probably know from Love Island back in 2018.

1:22.3

But your typical Love Island contestant, he is not.

1:25.5

For starters, he's more pink than bronze, which obviously I relate to on a

1:31.8

deep level. Since winning over the nation if working as an A&E doctor during a pandemic isn't

1:37.2

enough of an achievement for you, he has also appeared on Celebrity Master Chef, started his own

1:42.6

podcast called The Waiting Room, become an ambassador for Jamie Oliver's campaign Byte Back 2030, and become a leading voice

1:49.3

in mental, physical and sexual health. Alex does a massive amount of charity work and since the

1:55.8

tragic loss of his younger brother last summer after he sadly took his own life, Alex has started to

2:01.2

lobby the government about mental health in schools, outlining the key changes that must

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