Rickie Haywood-Williams On Sleep, Stress And Lifestyle Changes

About this episode

<p>Rickie Haywood-Williams sits down with Dope Black Dads to talk honestly about health, fatherhood, lifestyle&nbsp;changes and the NHS Healthy Choices Quiz.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In this episode, Rickie breaks down what life really looks like behind the microphone and&nbsp;the Instagram posts. Late nights, early mornings, family responsibilities, Liverpool stress, and the quiet signals from his body and mind that something had to change.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The NHS Healthy Choices Quiz is a free, five-minute quiz you can take online. It asks simple questions about your eating, movement, smoking or vaping, drinking, mental&nbsp;health and sleep. At the end, you get a score out of 10 and a&nbsp;plan with links to free NHS apps,&nbsp;tools and advice to help you take the first step.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Rickie shares his experience of taking the quiz, his reaction to seeing his results, the changes he has already started making, and why small, realistic shifts matter more than chasing perfection.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Watch if you want a straight conversation about midlife health, energy,&nbsp;mood and dad life.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Healthy Choices Quiz</strong></p><p>Take the free five-minute NHS Healthy Choices Quiz here:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/healthy-choices-quiz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/healthy-choices-quiz/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Key topics in this episode</strong></p><p>– Why Rickie wanted to support the NHS Healthy Choices Quiz campaign</p><p>– How work, late nights and stress show up in his body and mood</p><p>– The moment he realised he needed a more honest health check</p><p>– What it felt like to answer the quiz questions and see his score out of 10</p><p>– The plan he received and the first changes he has made</p><p>– How fatherhood, age and responsibility shift your motivation to stay healthy</p><p>– The version of himself his family sees at the end of the week</p><p>– Football, Liverpool and competition as a lens on health and identity</p><p>– Why he would recommend the Healthy Choices Quiz to friends and family</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Welcome to <strong>The Marvyn Harrison Podcast</strong> — a story-driven conversation exploring identity, fatherhood, masculinity, relationships, culture, politics, sport, and modern life.</p><p>In each episode, Marvyn Harrison sits down with leading thinkers, creatives, athletes, policymakers, and cultural voices to unpack the defining moments that shaped them. Through image prompts, structured storytelling, and revealing game segments, guests explore pivotal memories, career turning points, personal struggles, and the beliefs that guide their decisions today.</p><p>Expect honest discussions on mental health, family dynamics, leadership, equity, ambition, resilience, and the realities of navigating success in Britain and beyond.</p><p>This is a podcast about clarity, where lived experience meets sharp cultural insight.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>