These are the 10 most listened to health and wellness podcasts in Spain

Same as industry Self help As it continues to grow on the shelves of bookstores, another effect of the epidemic is the discovery of numerous podcasts in the genre. There are already those who joke that there are more podcaster than listeners or recorded programs beyond our capabilities. But the truth is, focus is also driven by the high demand for this kind of content welfare, we need tools to manage the fast-paced world we consume. And in wanting to be productive even in leisure moments, any time is good to learn and grow personally.

Not in vain, Spotify explains to ZEN that there is a “health and wellness” category An increase of 17.7% Compared to the year 2022. In fact, three of the five most exported titles from our country to the rest of the world are about mental health: El Podcast de Marian Rojas Estapé, Entiende Tu Mente and El Podcast de MundoPsicologos.com.

“Today, podcasts are one of them Great outreach tools Which we have, especially with some special topics. If you consult the success list of a platform like Spotify, today, five of the top 10 deal with content that deals with health, self-help, psychology…”, explains Javier Attard, journalist and author. EL MUNDO. One Day, the newspaper’s podcast, and is responsible for connecting to the new reality, which he knows firsthand. “Audio allows us to reach readers that we already had and who would normally never read a news story. And it also presents an opportunity to get closer to a younger audience: 70% of our listeners have Between 18 and 45 years“It reveals.

From Attard’s point of view, the key to success in this genre is that we live in a time in which more is given importance. Self care. “The format favors this idea. It’s a way of cheating, too. It’s with us, it frees us and if we can learn something that makes us live better, what more could we ask for!”

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for whom Need motivation To discover new titles or you already know them but want to go deeper to focus more, these are the “Top 10” that Spotify shares exclusively with ZEN from the most listened to “Health and Wellness” podcasts in Spain.

1. Marian Rojas Estape Podcast

With the permission of the episode where President Pedro Sánchez intervened with la pizza y la quinqui, perhaps the most heard due to the unprecedented format connected to pizza, the famous psychiatrist Which sells the most books in Spain He is the star of the “Top 5” most played episodes. A total of three chapters are among the most requested in Rojas Estape: How to be the best version of you, What does it mean to be an HSP (Highly Sensitive People)? And Don’t let anything keep you awake.

From the ZEN team, which has had this reference in its favorites since its first season, we encourage you to give it a listen. This number is more than reasonable as his words were read along Calm and melodious voice They always contribute as much as their therapeutic pages and compromise life.

2. Understand your mind

A podcast that has become successful by naturalizing and explaining mental health issues Dummy Luis Muino, Molo Cebrian and Monica Gonzalez deal with topics that anyone can identify with. Only 15 or 20 minutes: How long a trip to the office takes. From how to deal with people who try to insult you to how to stop falling into stereotypes and complaining.

Very practical psychology Which doesn’t stop even on vacation, stays on this podium as the most followed for a long time. Now they are betting on a new format with the person who asks to understand their case better.

3. As if no one is listening

with bronze, Chris Blanco, a communicator and content creator on social networks who apply their own experience to this pleasant time in which the listener feels like they are with a friend. In every episode he shares his story OpinionsReflections, emotions… without filters.

“My podcast is a project that I decided to bet on after completing my six years of university studies and for which I put all my desire and enthusiasm into improving and innovating day by day, so Completely independent“, she explained after being included in the “50 best in podcasting” by Forbes Spain magazine this year.

4. If the voices return

Comedian Angel MartinBut not Dani, as she jokes in a monologue capable of filling a WiZink Center, talking to people face-to-face about their problems. mental health. This year, for her podcast, which bears the same title as her first book about the mental breakdown she suffered, they range from singers like Conchita to actress Neria Barros and gymnast Almudena Seed.

A confession where the interesting thing is that they do it “Without any kind of filter”, in conversations that sometimes last more than an hour. Without any sort of predetermined periodicity, but they never disappoint as they humanize familiar faces who go through the same self-esteem crisis or imposter syndrome as the rest.

5. We are great

Every Sunday, at 11 a.m., this center in Barcelona and Madrid deals in a very fresh and current way with risky behavior, childhood trauma, conflict resolution techniques… a space created by women “to look inward and Thrive at all levels“. is objective Helps improve quality of life All those people who, as a result of enormous social demands, suffer mentally.

“We do it together Psychologists specializing in each fieldTo ensure that women who listen to us can apply that knowledge and advice to their everyday lives and Increase their well-being.

6. Christina Mitter’s podcast

Agitating journalist Women who run and directed Women’s Health She decides to fly solo and the result is tremendous success. Christina Mitter says from Dubai that behind each episode of the podcast “there is Hours of script And a lot of the logistics of recording interviews.” Sometimes, even with changed hours.

“Then, in post-production you have to edit the audio, transcribe it, prepare the content for the networks, Newsletters…visiting every Sunday is a week’s worth of work.” But it gives you a chance to continue learning and clear those doubts that we all have.” I think that’s the key to success: making the science behind health and wellness accessible. i am like That friend we all turn to Because he always has the best advice. Even the ones we don’t want to hear.” About her great work, we highlight episodes specifically dedicated to women, from promoting strong work to normalizing menopause and clarifying the order of beauty with real experts.

7. Naked Psychology | @psi.mammoliti

A clinical psychologist Marina Monument He stars in this obscure audio, hence the title, where he is invited to live life with meaning. “She was born very young, almost by accident.” She remembers recording with a pair of headphones, a phone microphone and surrounded by pillows to isolate external noise.

“I began to discover that many of my patients suffered from similar problems. The question: ‘I don’t know what to do with this feeling’ was repeated many times and, also, that already referred to relationships. love relationships“. The format seemed “pretty” and social networks fell short. Time and massive audiences have proven it right.

8. Revolutionary Fitness Radio

“I started in 2014 because I was connected to a lot of people The American Podcast There was almost nothing in health and Spanish,” explains Marcos Vázquez, one of Spain’s most respected wellness popularizers, and who we at ZEN have been lucky enough to interview on several occasions. At the time, the Asturian recalls, he told people how to listen to podcasts. It was necessary to explain. Today, the reality is very different: “Fortunately, they one Great source of information For many, and after all these years it is a pleasure to be among the most listened to.

He doesn’t deny that it takes a lot of effort to create content each week, “but it’s worth it.” His expert interviews are an ocean of knowledge, but our favorite section is, without a doubt “Question and Answer”

Where Marcos Vazquez clarifies through studies and common sense the doubts that can assail anyone interested in self-care.

9. Psychology and Wellbeing | MundoPsicologías.com Podcast

Topics such as emotional intelligence, setting boundaries for family, couples therapy, career guidance, coping with sadness and many other topics are taken seriously. mental health professionals. A clinic where recurring psychology subjects are raised with a team of more than 10,000 professionals spread throughout Spain. “It is an essential place for those seeking emotional balance and well-being,” say the authors, who also offer therapy Online.

During more than a hundred About a 20 minute episode Various disorders, addictions, existential crises are explained… a companion in moments where one is somewhat lost.

10. Doubts are given

“Born from infinity Everything around us needs to be questioned. It was created to talk about issues that move like a silent epidemic in our society. To start uncomfortable, but necessary conversations around personal and social growth.” Ashley Frangie and Letty Sahagun founded a shy project between two friends that is now a large community. 349,000 subscribers In Youtube.

A mutual meeting after almost 20 years of friendship was the seed of it World Call Center Through which Sebastian Yatra, artists such as famous psychologists, athletes, teachers, doctors have passed this year… “Doubt is removed” wants to continue talking in a safe place where they can doubt and exist comfortably.