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Mental health in these strange times has never been more important. So why not embrace the sounds of a healthy mind with this selection of engrossing podcasts to help you balance your body and mind through difficult days?

This podcast from Radio 1 brings you honest and authentic discussion on how you’re feeling right now. Presented by Katie Thistleton and Dr Radha, everything is up for discussion from health in isolation to the best ways to stay motivated when working from home. Open and authentic, these girls are here to help.

• Radio 1's Life Hacks Podcast

This Radio 4 series focusses on pieces of music and the emotional impact they have on your life. Each episode explores a different song and the part its played in the lives of different people around the world. This series affirms how music can unite and inspire through even the darkest situations.

• Soul Music Podcast

This podcast, produced in Inverness and presented by Gillian Russell, introduces you to a mix of personal stories, expert advice and motivational methods and techniques to keep you balanced and on form. A fitness workout for the body and the mind.

• Personal Best Podcast

Comedian Sue Perkins chats with interesting guests from the world of comedy and entertainment. Talents such as Paul Feig, Mary Berry and Adam Buxton all engage in 'good old-fashioned conversation' as she describes it. A Relaxing, informative and intimate listen.

This life affirming podcast sees Fearne Cotton reach out to celebrity guests and her Hollywood friends to address big questions through enlightening conversations. Surprisingly intimate, these celebrities share their insightful and genuinely heartfelt stories of life, love, loss and everything in between. Inspirational talk to help you find your happy place.

How can you not love a TED Talk? In this series big thinkers answer the big questions. From meditations on loneliness, to how we can preserve humanity, this podcast will help you learn more about the world and also, perhaps more importantly, yourself.

This podcast focuses on real people and their experiences of how they have used meditation to change their lives, it also teaches techniques to help you learn and practice meditation. Develop a practice and you could find you have something to take out of this lockdown experience to use for the rest of your life.