# What Mindfulness Actually Does To Your Brain — Ruby Wax

An episode of [Live Well Be Well with Sarah Ann Macklin | Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508380100), 24 Jul 2026, 11 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/1033d1554/podcast/play/123222867/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-23%2F4f2fe6c8-6e67-5684-c76a-1c3b16ae59a5.mp3

This week's Live Well Be Well Moment with Ruby Wax, comedian, author and mental health advocate. We delve into the real science behind mindfulness, not the colouring book version, but what actually happens in your brain when you practise it, and why Ruby had to go to Oxford before she believed it herself. My book 'Healthy Shouldn't Be This Hard': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healthy-Shouldnt-Be-This-Hard-ebook/dp/B0G1DHNRV5 This episode is sponsored by: NOWATCH: The compassionate health tracker Connecting body and mind with unique stress recovery insights so you can live fully today. 👉 15% off with code LWBW15 at https://nowatch.com/ More from me: The Great British Veg Out How to support your gut by eating more, not less https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/p/t… Reset Your Health If your body feels off after stress, travel, or burnout, this is where to start! https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/s/r... Free 5-recipe PDF for busy weeks https://open.substack.com/pub/sarahma... Join thousands reading The Compassionate Cure → https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/

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