Are you looking for a way to get inspired about self-care, personal growth, or mental and physical wellness? Listening to podcasts is a great way to get valuable information, support and motivation — if you find the right ones. We’ve done some digging and found some health and wellness podcasts that we think are worth a listen.
Whether you’re driving to work, exercising, doing the dishes or relaxing with a cup of coffee, it’s a great time for a podcast!
Our top wellness podcast recommendations for 2025
1. Feel Better Live More, Dr. Rangan Chatterjee
Focus: Spans all wellness aspects, including brain health, nutrition, exercise, sleep, relationships, mental health, purpose and happiness.
About Dr. Rangan Chatterjee: With over 20 years of experience practicing medicine, Dr. Chatterjee is committed to making good health and wellness easy to understand. He emphasizes supporting the body holistically to prevent chronic illness and improve health and vitality.
2. The Happiness Lab, Dr. Laurie Santos
Focus: Explores the latest scientific research and inspiring stories that will change the way you think about happiness.
About Dr. Laurie Santos: She is a Yale professor who studied the science of happiness and found that many of us accidentally do the opposite of what will actually make us happy. This podcast is based on her extremely popular Yale psychology course.
3. Hurdle, Emily Abbate
Focus: Offers encouragement to live a healthier, happier and more motivated life.
About Emily Abbate: Emily is a wellness coach, nine-time marathoner and triathlete, a wellness journalist and the former fitness editor of SELF magazine.
4. The Model Health Show, Shawn Stevenson
Focus: Spans all wellness aspects, including fitness, nutrition, relationships, sleep, personal development, general health, financial health and stress management.
About Shawn Stevenson: Shawn interviews world-renowned experts on wellness topics. He offers a fun way to learn insights to help you live your best life.
5. Food Psych Podcast, Christy Harrison
Focus: Addresses breaking free from “diet culture” and making peace with food.
About Christy Harrison: Christy is a journalist and registered dietitian. She has authored and co-authored multiple books on nutrition psychology. Christy’s two podcasts, Food Psych and Rethinking Wellness, have helped listeners around the world rethink their relationships with food.
6. Hello Menopause, Stacy London
Focus: Explores physical, emotional and mental changes that women experience during menopause and perimenopause. Hello Menopause is run by a medical advisory board.
About Stacy London: Stacy previously hosted the famous show, “What Not to Wear.” She is a style expert, entrepreneur and advocate for women’s health. She hosts conversations about the experience of menopause, with a focus on humor and enlightenment.
7. The Breast Cancer Podcast, Deepa Halaharvi, DO
Focus: From surgery to survivorship, Dr. Deepa Halaharvi discusses cancer topics that affect breast cancer patients and survivors. In this podcast, Dr. Halaharvi provides clarity on cancer diagnoses and provides insights into the struggles of survivorship.
About Dr. Halaharvi: Dr. Halaharvi is a board-certified general surgeon at OhioHealth with over twelve years of experience. She completed the Breast Surgery Fellowship at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center and provides a surgical practice focused on breast care and breast surgery.
8. Save My Piggies, John Phillips, MD
Focus: Save My Piggies is a podcast where people living with peripheral artery disease (PAD) share their powerful stories of resilience. PAD is a serious bu t often overlooked condition. The podcast highlights how lifestyle changes can be life- and limb-saving.
About Dr. John Phillips: Dr. John Phillips: Dr. John Phillips is a cardiologist and peripheral vascular specialist at OhioHealth with over 14 years of experience. Dr. Phillips is a nationally and internationally recognized speaker on PAD and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.
9. The Wellness Conversation, OhioHealth — Marcus Thorpe and Katie Lowe
Focus: Explores health and wellness topics and offer keys to a healthier life in Columbus and its surrounding areas.
About Marcus Thorpe and Lindsey Gordon: Marcus and Katie work in the Media and Public Relations Department at OhioHealth. They both have extensive backgrounds in television reporting.
