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Before you listen to this episode, please be aware that segments of the discussion include personal stories about mental health challenges and breast cancer. If you would prefer not to listen to a conversation of this nature, please turn off this episode and look after yourself. Help and support is available from the links below.

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Our guest this week is Tracey Crouch, a Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom. She is the current Conservative MP for Chatham and Aylesford.

In today’s episode, host Sarah Cunningham hits the road to meet Tracey in her constituency office. They discuss Tracey’s career highlights, how she works on her own wellbeing, and her hopes for a government that truly prioritises wellbeing.

Tracey was appointed as the world’s first Minister for Loneliness in January 2018, an expansion to her position as Minister for Sport and Civil Society. As Minister for Loneliness, Tracey researched and created a strategy to tackle loneliness. The findings contributed to a shift in perceptions of loneliness both within government and amongst the UK general public.

Please note: since recording, Tracey has announced that she will not be standing as an MP candidate at the next general election in the UK, taking place later this year. She continues to be a full-time member of Parliament until then.

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