Better Mental Health: Recent Episodes
Marteka Swaby
Better Mental Health. Everyday conversations for better mental health. Founder of Benevolent Health, Marteka Swaby is exploring a range of mental health topics to increase awareness of mental health from diverse perspectives.
Calling out the Bullsh*t in DEI explores perspectives of this space. Consultants, quotas and performative tick box practices, including that terrible question to Ngozi Fulani – Where are you really from? And, ways people leaders can improve this space in 2023
Sammie Hawkins - Leadership coach, facilitator and writer | Calling bullsh*t on injustice I help people take back their power.
Erin Corine - The Identity & Belonging Coach, Performing Artist & Mama. Decolonizing Leadership. Chicago-Grown, Black Neurodivergent, Storyteller, Community Mama
3.40 - Calling out standalone roles - Pushing a Rock up the Hill
7.12 - How to Reduce the Impact on your Mental Health?
9.35 - Safespaces - Should organisation’s provide this Space?
11.54 - Speaking to Power - How can leaders be empowered?
14.20 - Performative DEI vs justice
17.14 - Building equitable organisations
19.20 - Sustainability, growth & moving the dial
24.42 - Proud plant mamma
26.42 - Mirroring the british psyche
30.16 - Meghan the selective representation
36.41 - The DEI Distraction- Past vs Present
44.14 - Where are you really from?
46.12 - Recommendations For Good Practice in DEI 2023
Dr Shungu Hilda M'gadzah Director & Lead Consultant Psychologist over 30 years experience with a Doctorate in EI. Working as a DEI coach at senior executives at board level.
Today we are exploring everyday racism and what that looks like in the community & workplace. Thinking about how the racism spectrum can help us map this out.
We will also go deeper to explore a 6 stage framework to tackle everyday racism. Understanding & dealing with everyday racism is also your recent book
1.50 - What makes the workplace lonely for diverse women?
3.30 - Intersectionality & Identity - Ticking the boxes
5.47 - Prejudices, racism & equity spectrum
7.02 - Early & extremes stages of discrimination
10.38 - Biases, stereotypes & judgements on sense of self
13.39 - How can we talk about race?
16.20 - Six Stages Framework to deal with everyday racism
22.38 - Group think or lone voice in being anti-racist
26.12 - Coming out of caves of priviledge
30.32 - Allyship & bystanders
34.46 - Reflect, change & do better next time!
36.11 - Three things you can do everyday to deal with racism
Join the Kinship community a safe space for diverse women here
Yvonne Alston Chief Culture Architect, CEO & Founder of Indelible Impressions Consulting, LLC
We are exploring leadership and the skills of great leaders to improve the experience of culture & belonging for bias correct, particulalry for women of colour in corporate.
2.36 - The great resignation - Is it a direct result of our mental wellbeing?
8.46 - Why does representation matter? What should leaders look like?
14.06 - Pioneers - How to accelerate without sacrificing your mental health?
21.52 - The qualities of good leaders to foster diversity coming out of the pandemic?
28.09 - #BiasCorrect how radical empathy can shift the narrative for allies and leaders?
30.37 - Getting the word out as a recruiter?
35.16 - Now is the time! We have the MIC
You can access the Kinship Summit here
We explore what is in a name and why it is important to get a name right? 4 Tips to stop you mispronouncing a name & how to recover if you do.
0.49 - Why getting my name right is important to me?
2.41 - Creating a culture of belonging
4.26 - What is in a name?
5.37- Equality Act & protected characteristics
6.33- Safe Spaces for diverse corporate women
7.32- Validating Perspectives
9.24 - Discrimination, Self estemm
10.20 - Adopting angelicised names
11.39 - What if you mispronounce a name?
12.41 - How can I pronounce names properly.
My road to success has been paved with many obstacles, and this my friends, has all been part of the process. When I used to think of a leader, I didn’t see myself and neither did others!
In 2022, my desire is to see more diverse women elevated into leadership roles and build a bigger sphere of influence in their industry, changing the idea of what leaders look like.
I actually genuinely believe, successful people are not the ones who are more intelligent, but the ones who have a strategy to get there, a roadmap that will show the directions.
2.21 - My Road to success
4.08 - You can’t be, what you can’t see!
6.10 - Without sacrificing your mental health
8.57 - Dealing with sabotage & our shadow self
11.34 - A goal without deadline is just a wish!
12.48 - Avoid rinse & repeat to 10x impact
13.55 - Super woman rewards
14.32 - Leadership Development
15.46 - Accountability & productivity
16.42- The golf course etiquette
Here is the roadmap for 2022
Lisa Y Jones is a Certified Financial Coach. We are exploring wealth, finances and building a wealth mindset.
She paid off over 300k in 5 years with her husband and they are now teaching others the same principles of abundance.
Lisa shares how they developed a step-by-step approach to eliminate debt and how faith based financial coaching completely changed their financial situation.
0.45 - What motivated you to tackle debt?
3.03 - Mental health, wellbeing & relationships
7.48 - The karmasutra vs toxic masculinity
10.34 - The wealth mindset - Diamonds or bricks
14.12 - It’s not in my budget!
15.45 - The shift- Investing vs consuming
18.57 - Making financial goals
21.32 - Top 3 tips to be wealthy & healthy
29.12 - ‘I don’t want to!’
Kinship – Safe Space for Diverse Women.
The first Friday of each month to explore the intersectionality of Race & mental health. If you would like to attend please register here
Black Women & Leading Winning Series 8
Tobi Oredein started her career as a journalist. Founder of Black Ballard, leading media and data company with a community of over 70,000 black women.
We are exploring raising investment as a black female entrepreneur. Tobi shares her strategies to raise investment successfully and some of her proudest moments creating legacy for the next generation.
0.57 - Tell us about your journey of entrepreneurship?
3.44 - Misrepresentation of black females, entrepreneurs (less than 1%) get investment- how has that impacted your mental health?
7.16 - Raising investment is tougher for Black Founders - How have you navigated this?
17.25 - I often talk about creating multiple income streams - how important is financial freedom to you when thinking about legacy and changing the narrative on racism?
21.44 - One of her proudest roles is being a mother to her young daughter- how important is for you to build a table and leave a legacy for the next generation?
26.28 -What advice would you give to other black female founders?
Kinship is Safe Space for Diverse Women.
On the first Friday of each month to explore the intersectionality of Race & mental health.
If you would like to attend please register here
Cordelia Gaffer, Author of DETACHED LOVE: Transforming Your Heart So That You Can Transform Your Mind. Creator of Replenish Me ™ Coach for courageous leaders, Co host of Unlearning labels podcast
Exploring race, culture and identity to avoid victim mentality. Cordelia takes the main stage as a ’Small’ Black Muslim Female Entrepreneur in love and compassion.
0.55 - Choosing Humanity & Detached Love
2.26 - Releasing Victim Mentality - Replenish Me ™
5.57 - Culture, Religion & Race
7.16 - Black Muslim Female Entrepreneur
10.46 - Lifetime Of Anger
13.20 - Taking The Main Stage ’Small’ Woman
15.15 - Compassion For Deep Rooted Stereotypes
17.12 - Sweet Talking The Labels!
23.32 - 3 Ways To Create Belonging in the Hybrid Workplace
27.05 - What Means The Most To You?
Yinka Ewuola is a coach, consultant, strategist.v Former investment banker & Founding member of UK Black Tech
Founder of Calla Success Systems helping busy, ambitious women to build thriving, profitable businesses.
Yinka Ewuola and I are sharing our experiences of entrepreneurship and exploring the labels & stereotypes of being a Black Female Founder to promote mental health & wellbeing.
0.59 - Describing & Defining Labels
4.56 - Giving Blackness A Meaning & Impact?
8.24 - Difference vs Disadvantages
10.19 - Representation of Black Females
15.49 - Self Limiting Beliefs & Mental Mindsets
17.50 - Unpicking Stereotypes & Misogynoir
23.15 - Mediocrity Is Not Enough
25.42 - Learning From Meghan Markle & Naomi Osaka
29.34 - Sense of Self & Promoting Mental Health
33.55 - Working Twice As Hard For Half The Pay!
36.34 - Wellbeing, Spirituality & Cultural Nuance
Kindship is a Safe Space for Diverse Women. The first Friday of each month to explore the intersectionality of Race & mental health. If you would like to attend. Please register here
Michaela Jeffrey Morrison, Chief Executive Officer, Ascend Global Media. Founder of the Women in Technology World Series, a cutting-edge digital platform and conference portfolio dedicated to diversity and inclusion.
She has directed numerous high profile conferences in Europe and The USA to promote diversity & inclusion of women in technology and is certainly a cheerleader for diversity in technology.
0.55 - Diversity & Women in Technology
4.32 - Becoming a Cheerleader
5.44 - Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
7.57 - Loneliness as a Black Female Founder
11.38 - Labels should be a personal choice
13.02 - Authenticity & Selfcare
15.55 - Building Your Community as a Cheerleader
18.34 - Celebrating Diversity, Celebrating Difference
Shalyn Isaacs is a second-generation South Asian woman, Psychotherapist, Founder of Women’s Mental Health Talks at York University and Director of Women’s Embodied Liberation (WEL)
We are exploring decolonisation, trauma and rage to deconstruct psychological, social and emotional wellbeing for women of colour
1.02 Women Of Colour & Colonisation
2.26 - Liberation of Psychological & Emotional Wellbeing
4.43 - Empowerment in Patriarchy and Capitalism
6.26 - Healers, Social Entrepreneurs & Creators
9.48 - The Awareness & Recovery Journey
13.06 - Embodied Liberation Model
16.12 - What Does Liberation Mean For Women of Colour?
20.12 - Longing to Come Home to Yourself
23.20 - Where Do You Start From?
Jade Ecobichon-Gray BSc., MSc is a straight-talking social wellness consultant. Founder of Mindset Matters which empowers organisations to move away from one-off wellbeing initiatives towards the creation of sustainable wellness strategies.
Jade is also passionate about racial equity and the relationship between racial identity and wellbeing. She has written extensively about her experiences as a ‘white-assumed’ mixed-race woman and has recently begun facilitating an expert workshop for the Mixed Bloom Room, a coaching course for mixed-race adults in the US and UK.
Jade has a Masters in Health Psychology and is a registered member of the British Psychological Society with a decade of experience working in social care and wellness for both the public and private sector.
We unpack mixed fragility, exploring racial identity and colourism in a world where your skin tone can shape your experience of belonging.
0.30 - Skin Tone, Colourism & Pallative Blackness?
4.04 - Unpacking Mixed Fragility
7.08 - Forming Identity Being Mixed Race
9.49 - Racial identity & Wellbeing
12.35 - The Oppressed vs The Oppressor
15.17 - A Meaningful Sense of Wholeness
17.55 - Never Either Or, Staying Curious
22.25 - Decolonisation & Belonging
24.53 - Racial Equity
Check out the website: Mindset Matters UK
Black Women Leading & Winner Series Part 3 - What is imposter syndrome?
Impostor syndrome refers to an internal experience of believing that you are not as competent as others perceive you to be.
Marteka Swaby, Founder of Benevolent Health & The Host of The Better Mental Health Podcast is talking about her own experience of Imposter Syndrome and not feeling good enough, What triggers imposter syndrome and 5 ways to fix it?
1.15 - What Is Imposter Syndrome?
3.35 - Is Imposter Syndrome A Mental Illness?
6.36 - Being A Black Women In The Workplace
7.28 - Perfectionist vs Done Beats Perfect
9.40 - What Triggers Imposter Syndrome?
11.29 - Who Gets Imposter Syndrome?
13.28 - How Do You Fix Imposter Syndrome?
Dr. Valerie Young, The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer From the Imposter Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It,
Before the pandemic, I think we assumed that only older people were vulnerable to loneliness and social isolation – However, during this pandemic a number one concern reported by many is loneliness and social isolation.
Robin Hewings Programme Director of the Campaign to End Loneliness. Leading driving action on loneliness through research, published reports on the Psychology of Loneliness
We explore the psychology of loneliness and why it is not a mental health issue.
0.45 - What Is The Psychology Of Loneliness?
1.58 - Loneliness Is Not A Mental Health Issue
4.17 - The Impact Of Covid On Loneliness
6.50 - Increasing Connection Vs Social Distance
9.48 - Impacting Specific Sectors Or Industries?
14.05 - Are We Creating A Culture Of Wellbeing Where People Are Comfortable Asking For Support?
18.43 - Bridging The Gap In Diverse Communities
24.01 - What’s Happened To Loneliness During Lockdown?
We explore the impact of micro aggressions on your mental health and calling this out in the workplace.
Madeline Nyatsanza Founder of 'Black Mental Health UK' is on a mission to de-stigmatise mental health within the black community.
She is also a Management Consultant & Project Manager by trade and knows first-hand the challenges one can face when entering the corporate world as a black woman who is leading and winning.
1.22 - What are microaggressions?
2.19 - Death by a thousand cuts
4.17 - ‘You’re so articulate’ ‘Is that your hair?'
7.08 - Black experience of being ‘The Other’
7.52 - Challenges black women face in corporate
9.27 - What should white leaders know about microaggressions?
11.24 - Calling out microaggressions
12.30 - My failures navigating the corporate space
13.35 - Getting it wrong & being emotionally vulnerability
15.17 - Listening in a vulnerable way
17.37 - Building trust, getting frank!
19.35 - Pub culture, building relationships & breaking barriers
27.11 - The importance of mentorship
32.43 - Black Mental Health
37.50 - Collective advancement & trauma free blackness
42.01 - The most important advice for good mental health
Welcome to Eating Disorders Awareness Week - We are exploring what happens when you accidentally develop an eating disorder & how food, body weight and body shape can become an obsession even when you desire to create a healthy mindset.
Carmel Abrahams, Business Manager at Benevolent Health & Becks Bell female fitness & fat loss coach, working with women of every age, shape, size and fitness level to achieve their goals.
1.45 - Challenging The Myths & Misunderstandings
2.03 - Food Obsession - What Is A Healthy Mindset?
4.40 - What is Orthorexia?
5.24 - Accidental Eating Disorder
8.23 - Side Effects Of Not Eating
9.21 - Getting Access To Early Help
10.48 - The Cost Of The Pandemic On Your Recovery
13.32 - Creating A Healthy Relationship With Food
16.05 - Binge, Purge & Deprive Loop
17.22 - Getting A Diagnosis
20.03 - Prevention Is Better Than Cure
22.24 - Lockdown & The Weight Loss Narrative
25.38 - Losing Weight vs Body Positivity
Eating Disorders Awareness Week
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting many people's mental health in ways we might not have anticipated. For anyone dealing with an eating disorder, the coronavirus lockdown has created some unique challenges and opportunities.
Lulu Malvani & Lana Kessler are both in recovery from eating disorders and share strategies that may help you or a loved one on a journey of recovery.
0.58 - Body Dysmorphia & Mums
2.48 - Difference Between Bulimia & Anorexia
4.26 - Why Using Scales To Diagose Eating Disorders Is Not Great!
6.13 - Recognising Eating Disorder
7.55 - Comparison The Theif Of Joy
12.42 - What is fitness & what does it mean to be fit?
14.05 - Authenticity vs Being Liked
18.20 - Diet Culture, Sports & Peak Performance
23.49 - Bone health & Osteopenia
26.25 - Menstrual Cycles & Fertility
27.59 - What Is Normal?
29.58 - The Impact Of Covid On Eating Disorders?
36.23 - Is It Healthy To Measure?
38.27 - Advice To Your Younger Selves
42.26 - Happy In Your Own Skin!
Do you have an unhealthy relationship with food? Unlock hours of valuable content and shatter the myths and misuderstandings on eating disorders. Learn from diverse perspectives.
https://onlinesummit.benevolenthealth.co.uk/eating-disorders-awareness-week
Vanessa Chikaka is passionate about coaching & consulting diverse talent. Founder of Felix Diversity Talent Development with a wealth of experience in the legal space.
During her legal career she worked for two prestigious US law firms in the city and is one of our preferred partners for diversity strategy, leading in coaching diverse talent across law firms.
Today we are sharing the narrative of Vanessa Chikaka in the law industry as a mixed race woman to support of the collective advancement of black women leading & winning.
1.25 - Perception of Black Women in Law
2.51 - Strong Independent & Black
4.10 - Over Confidence vs Identity For Women
6.22 - Forging Meaningful Relationships
8.40 - Validation Being Seen & Heard
11.14 - Coaching & Mentoring Support
14.05 - Collective Advancement vs Celebrating Difference
17.35- Transparency At All Levels
19.35 - The Belonging & Value Culture
Usma Barosh a mental health strategist, passionate about the digital mental health space and improving mental health at scale post pandemic.
We are exploring the impact of the lack of human connection and how digital mental health products can be used to increase wellbeing, solve bigger mental health inequalities and increase access for more marginalised and niche communities
2.07 - MIND & The importance of baselining
3.30 - Why preventative Mental Health?
4.07- Zinc, Science & Mental Health
6.43 - Race & Mental Health
7.10 - Alcohol, addiction & pandemic
10.09 - Intersectionality of diversity, inclusion & wellbeing
11.02 - Innovating with difference in mind
14.22 - Digital mental health is it good or bad?
19.21 - Touch & human connection
22.51 - Predictions for the digital mental health space in 2021
26.40 - Culturally nuanced Founders & products
27.53 - Digital therapeutics, insomnia & poor sleep
28.32 - Waiting lists a form of neglect?
Episode 71- Lockdown Learning
How to homeschool your child & stay sane?
Kelly Titcombe is a teacher with over 10 years experience teaching primary aged children. She is passionate about education & supporting learning in a fun, engaging and creative way from home.
We are exploring the impossible task of increasing learning outcomes while staying sane. Great resources and tips to fun, engaging and creative ways to homeschool.
0.43 - Normal Homeschooling vs Pandemic Homeschooling
3.09 - How many hours should you be homeschooling?
6.10 - The importance of play
8.02 - Prompt your child’s cues to improve wellbeing
10.25- Transitioning creativity
14.47 - Celebrating achievements
17.05 - Navigating resources at different learning stages
28.07 - Tips for parents struggling to sustain or maintain focus & wellbeing
Financial Wellbeing - Coping with financial anxiety
Outstanding loans, piling bills and looming debt can cause us to feel more stressed and anxious, affecting our mental health. Exploring how to increase financial health to improve wellbeing with Timi Merriman-Johnson & Catherine Miller
Founder of Mr MoneyJar, a financial education platform for people in the UK. Mr MJ MoneyJar offers accessible, practical guidance around personal finance and investing through 121 coaching.
Catherine Miller. Business Development Director and Research Lead for Maji. A life-long digital financial wellbeing platform that coaches consumers to make good decisions about their money lowers their money stress.
1.48 - Financial Security & How It Impacts Wellbeing
2.50 - Financial Anxiety & Conditioning
4.22 - The 3Ps For Boosting Optimism
7.36 - Financial Literacy & Wellbeing
10.20 - How Does Money Effect Mental Health
14.37- Changes To Approaches To Money In a Pandemic
16.12 - What Financial Support Is Available?
19.07 - What Can Your Workplace Do To Support Financial Wellbeing?
20.19 - Coping With Financial Anxiety
23.11 - What Should Financial Wellness Look Like?
If you would like to support your employees to increase awareness of mental health and improve emotional wellbeing join us each month for our FREE Monthly Mental Health Awareness Masterclass.
Alcohol Awareness - How Is Alcohol Part of Your Quarantine Routine?
8pm announcements, home schooling & being in the middle of a pandemic! Many adults are drinking more in the pandemic. Could alcohol abuse a potential harm of social isolation during the COVID?
Today I am joined by Naetha Uren. Recovery Coach, trainer & facilitator. Recovery Coach Academy© supporting multiple pathways for recovery. We are exploring recovery & alcohol.
3.22 - Trends in alcohol sales and risky consumption
5.35 - How much alcohol is too much?
9.49 - Recovery & Alcohol Awareness
12.24 - Drugs and alcohol go hand in hand?
15.08 - Is alcohol abuse a potential harm of social isolation
21.28 - Asking for help in the hybrid workplace?
27.37- Peer Recovery Coaching
Trends in Alcohol sales & consumption PHE Data
Measuring your alcohol consumption
Sign up here FREE Masterclass
Part 2 - Tackling The Menopause Taboo
Menopause is a serious subject and a big change for all women. Yet, it still is rarely a topic of open discussion. It’s time to accept that menopause is not just a female issue that we all need to take seriously.
Nina Kuypers Founder of Black Women in Menopause, with over 28 years experience in health, exercise and nutrition & Pam Sagoo who went through menopause at the age of 49 and was successfully managing most of her symptoms with Ayurvedic medicine and yoga until she hit a bump in the road.
We are talking about menopause from diverse perspectives in an open dialogue to encourage open conversations and tackle the menopause taboo.
0.51 - Why Is Menopause Taboo?
1.54 - Black Women & Menopause
4.19 - Are you Peri-menopausal?
5.20 - Severe Menopause: Hitting A Brick Wall
8.16 - Managing Hormones & Mental Health
11.20- Empowering Woman To Talk About Menopause
14.46 - Missing Something Mindset Shift
19.32 - How Do You Start An Open Conversation On Menopause?
22.50 - Workplace Opportunities - No Longer Just A Female Issue
Kezia Ashley Okafor, author of Flipping the Script on Infertility. Fertility mindset coach and infertility counsellor.
Kezia supports women struggling with the emotional distress and mental anguish of infertility to find calm confidence on their journey to motherhood and beyond.
We explore the challenges that conceiving can have on women’s mental health, shifting your mindset to fully believing in becoming a mother, non-negotiable positive self-talk and inclusive motherhood to improve wellbeing
0.48 - World Fertility Day Impacting 1 in 7
3.10 - Loss of Control & Confidence
3.58 - Finding Self Compassion
5.15 - Black Women Are More Fertile - Aren’t They?
9.01 - Coming Into Motherhood
11.45 - Covid & The Infertility Narrative
13.53 - Couples, Sex & Failure
16.33 - Support Network vs Fertility Team
19.25 - Key Areas Of Focus To Improve Fertility
23.17 - Vulnerability & Removing The Barriers
28.01- Flipping The Script On Infertility
My social media links are:
Instagram/theinfertilitycounsellor
Facebook/theinfertilitycounsellor
Twitter/kezia_okafor
Doctors and researchers call the gut the “second brain.”Shim Ravalia CEO & Founder of The Gut Intuition helping expert in giving tools to be healthy for the second brain to have a better work life balance
90% of serotonin – the “happy chemical” is manufactured in the gut. Beneficial gut bacteria produce neurotransmitters contribute to our emotional wellbeing including our mood, anxiety levels, concentration and motivation.
0.54 - The Gut Our Second Brain
4.20 - The Signs Of Unhealthy Guts & Mental States
5.47 - What Food Should We Avoid When Stressed?
8.49 - Eating For Wellbeing
10.56 - Gut Health In Wellness Programmes
11.40 - The 7 Step Gut Microbes
14.10 - Vagus & The Mind Body Connection
16.45 - Top 3 Tips For Beginners To Improve Gut Health
19.40 - Supplements & Good Bacteria
Michael Levitt, Chief Burnout Officer at The Breakfast Leadership Network & author of '369 Days How To Survive' shares how he survive and go from burnout to breakthrough, this was after burnout nearly killed him & how he recovered.
We explore the characteristics of burnout? If burnout can kill or leave long lasting health effects. How long does it take to recover from burnout? And, how we can we go from burnout to breakthrough or even just balance.
0.57 - Intro The Hybrid Workplace
2.49 - Characterising Burnout
3.47 - Difference Between Stress & Burnout
4.51 - Burnout Kill Us vs Longer Term Effects
6.37 - Paying Attention To The Signs & Symptoms
8.18 - Recovering From Burnout
11.20 - How To Prevent Burnout Again?
12.25 - No Commute, No Time To Reset
16.34 - SelfCare, Balance & Breakthrough
19.05 - Vacation vs Staycation
21.51 - The Smartphone Rabbit Hole
24.54 - Overwhelm Working From Home
https://www.breakfastleadership.com
Exploring managing anxiety and uncertainty returning to the office as we consider both the physical and psychological safety of employees to increase wellbeing.
Christ Hart, Founder of The Recruiter Index & team lead passionate about positive mental health. Specialising in Infrastructure & Security Markets For Client Server.
Adam Brown, Founder of Sparqpath an online education community focused on shifting consciousness. Passionate about neuroscience, flow state and peak performance towards a better work life.
0.58 - The Working From Home Experience
4.42 - The Hybrid Model - Is It Too Soon?
7.21 - When WFH Becomes A Nightmare
8.41- Are People Not Wearing Masks Taking It Seriously?
10.36 - Lack of Trust vs Thriving Not Just Surviving
11.48 - Mindset, Passion & Developing Empathy
16.35 - Improving Wellbeing & Psychological Safety
20.16 - Managing Anxiety & Uncertainty
24.22 - Keeping People In A Good Place
27.39 - What To Do If You Are Feeling Sad?
29.54- The Power Of Patience & Vulnerability
31.54 - Making Time For Yourself
Less than 20% of workers feel positive about heading back to the office, as workplaces begin to re-open.
Paris Petgrave CEO & Founder Of We Love Work. Digital strategy implementation to support employees safely back to work.
We are exploring returning to the office for employees feeling sad or anxious about returning to the office.
0.45 - Exploring Different Approaches To Returning To The Office
3.57 - How Safe Is It To Return To The Office?
7.19 - Life At Work Post Covid - Working From Home Is Here To Stay?
10.35 - Democratising The Labour Market. Closing The North South Divide
12.09 - Winners And Losers - Changing Footfall In Cities
15.28 - What If Your Boss Makes You Come Back To The Office Too Early?
BAME Mental Health Part 3
Lynn & James both explore from a black perspective BAME mental health and the impact of being the only black face. We explore meanings & belonging, sharing narratives, loneliness, and tips to build inclusive workplaces.
Lynn Abhulimen brand ambassador & chapter lead for BYP Network – the leading network for black professionals. With a background in building authentic partnerships and creating brand content that is engaging and adds value.
James Jackson. Director of NXTGEN Learning, ED&I Partner to UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) Founding & Core team member for BlackLeaders.co.uk. With over 14 years’ experience working in HR, L&D, Customer Experience, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I); transforming UK programs of learning & workplace culture.
1.25- Identity, Definitions & BAME Labels
8.10- Lonliness, Microagressions & The Only Black Face
13.58 - Imposter Syndrome, Mute & Isolated
18.12 - Are Black Women Valued & Empowered?
20.24 - Black Men, Projection & Fragility
26.49 - Strategical & Tactical Tips To Move The Dial
33.48 - How To Have Difficult Situations Without Feeling Akward?
37.17- White Or Black Fragility & Perspective
39.49 - How To Avoid Burnout Of Black Staff?
Patrick Vernon OBE is social commentator, campaigner and cultural historian & Jonathan Etheart global co-chair for the Refinitiv Black Employee Network. Exploring the impact of racism in communities & workplaces in response to Black Lives Matter #BLM.
Black Lives Matter and its campaigns against violence and systemic racism towards black people in the wake of the death of George Floyd has created a global social movement. Black lives matter’ doesn’t mean other lives don’t matter. Black lives matter speaks to racism and the disproportionate risk that black people face in our law enforcement and justice system.
1.20 - Campaigning For Black Lives
4.50 - How To Support Positive Anti Racist Action?
8.17 - Making Black Lives Matter In Your Workplace
11.22 - The Pain Dialogue & White Privilege
17.25 - Culturally Nuanced Support For Trauma
21.06 - Supporting Inclusive Workplaces & Communities
Geoff McDonald has over 25 years experience in leadership & talent development with a career at Unilever. Geoff is a now a Mental Health Campaigner & Co-Founder of the Charity ‘Minds@Work’, exploring belonging & building emotional resilience
0.48 - Fostering a ‘Culture Of Wellbeing’
2.26 - The Remote Working Blend To Build Resilience
6.12 - Creating A Sense Of Belonging To Increase Human Connection
8.48 - Social Distancing Vs Physical Distancing
12.37 - Breaking Connections Or Communities
15.08 - The Future Of Work & Transitioning Into The New Normal
17.47- Step Change To Reduce Stress
20.50 - CAN DO
Learn How To Elevate Your Mood, Rebalance Your Thinking & Learn Cutting Edge Practices To Flourish In Uncertainty Here
Transformation & Thriving In Uncertainty Part 2
Agnis Stibe Professor of Transformation & Founder of TRANSFORMS.ME helping to accelerate conscious evolution.
1.03 - Social Distancing, Proximity & Human Connection
3.31 - Wisdom in Evolution - Where Do We Go Next?
6.19 - Top 3 Tips To Build Transformational Leaders
9.51 - Flossing Your Teeth Transition
12.46 - Vectoral Transformation Framework
16.35 - The Depth Of Why & Going Deeper
Part 2 - Thriving Leadership Series. Agnis Stibe, Professor of Transformation & Founder of TRANSFORMS.ME helping to accelerate conscious evolution.
0.55 - TransformMe Conscious Evolution
3.10 - Stop Lying To Ourselves
4.51 - Going Deeper & Shifting Paradigms
6.42 - Interconnectivity Meets Wellbeing
8.16 - Thriving With Infinite Energy
13.02 - The Transformation Gene & DNA
16.31 - Transformation To Navigate Uncertainty
21.49 - Behaviour Analysis & Removing Barriers
More details and social media handles for promotion are here: https://transforms.me/
Elevate Your Mood, Rebalance Your Thinking & Learn Cutting Edge Practices To Flourish In Uncertainty https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flourishing-in-uncertainty-thrive-in-your-business-or-workplace-tickets-106467220322
BAME Mental Health - Exploring The Stigma With Douglas Hamandishe & Eduardo De Costa
00:29 Challenges facing BAME communities. Not A Homogenous Group
04:37 Treatment Disparities, Racism & Discrimination
08:34 Changes To The Mental Health Act Due To Corona Virus
12.55 Societal Psychosis & Permission To Be Vulnerable
15:19 Conveying Stories, Changing Narratives
27:29 Cultural Nuances Removing The Barriers
37.57 Alternative Approaches - What Next?
Thriving Leadership Series Part 1 exploring leadership, culture and building emotional resilience.
Martin Preston, Leadership Coach & Consultant helps leaders to maximise their impact on their teams and develop a culture of wellbeing to sustain success.
1.02 Performance Bliss
2.52 Creativity & Innovation During Covid
3.29 VUCA Theory
4.43 Emotional Intelligence To Build Strength
8.35 Moving Out Of Stress Beyond Fear
11.50 Compassion, Kindness & Vulnerability
14.01 Increasing Emotional Intelligence
16.30 Unlocking Opportunities
19.27 Exterminating Terminates & Self Awareness
20.25 The Wellbeing Toolbox
23.31 How Can We Prepare?
What Is Mental Fitness?
Exploring emotional resilience to combat stress & what it means to be ‘Fit’ and track mental fitness in the exact same way to physical fitness.
Jana Dowling, CEO of Arkeo, Mental Fitness Tracking App. Jana’s mission is to change the way people think about mental fitness.
Amit Lakhani, Creator of Peace Be The Journey. After 16 years of trial and error in his physical & mental wellbeing he developed this theory on total wellbeing.
0.55 - Definition Of Mental Fitness & Tracking Our Brain Strength
3.13 - Food, Mood, Sleep & Exercise Variables
5.50 - Caffeine Mania & Changing Behaviours
8.39 - Empowerment & Taking Control Of Your Life
9.40 - Increasing Motivation - What Is Stopping You?
13.05 - Consistency, Reality & Segmenting Milestones
15.41 - Law Of Effort vs Peace Be The Journey
18.05 - Leading By Fear & Anxiety
19.57- Affirmations, Acceptance & Progress
22.36 - Resilience & The Stress Cup
23.42 - Focus, Pitfalls & Struggles
Join Us During Mental Health Awareness Week To Reduce Stress, Improve Sleep & Boost Your Mood
https://mentalfitness.mind-hub.org/registration2020
We Are Exploring:
- Sleep & Society - How Sleep Continues To Be An Ignored Part Of Our Lives
- The Bi-directional Links Between Physical & Mental Health And Sleep
- The Role Of Technology & What It Holds For The Future Of Sleep
- How The Pandemic Is Going To Change Our Sleep Health
Dr. Amiya Patanaik is the CEO & Co-founder of Neurobit Technologies. He has a PhD in Computer Engineering from NTU Singapore.
A deep tech start-up working on making high quality sleep health, accessible and affordable. He has been studying machine-learning and AI with applications to cognitive neuroscience and medical signals for more than a decade.
Amiya has authored two international patents and his work has been published in high impact scientific journals including Nature, Proceedings of National Academy of Science, Neuroimage, Sleep, ACM and IEEE.
Before starting Neurobit, he was working on improving sleep and memory using real-time acoustic stimulations as a post-doc at Duke-NUS Medical School.
0.29 - Sleep Health Studies
2.32 - Recommended Amount Of Sleep
3.04 - Physical, Emotional & Mental Health
3.58 - Deep Sleep Explained
5.02 - Neuroscience Of Prayer & Meditation
7.23- Can Positive Thinking & Lockdown Impact Sleep
8.50 - Nuerobit & Wearables Technology
12.06 - Sleep Apnea Or Loud Snoring
13.42 - Sleep Studies vs Nuerobit
15.30 - Piloting Sleep Apnea
16.53 - The Pandemic Changing Sleep Health
18.24 - Technology In The Future Of Sleep
20.55 - What Disrupts Our Sleep?
25.11- 4 Tips To Instantly Improve Your Sleep
Welcome to today’s episode on Sleep– This Is Our Monthly Focus On The Workplace – Today we are exploring the importance of sleep for shift workers and frequent flyers or business travellers.
Christopher Babayode an advocate, author & thought leader in the field of sleep. He is the Founder of No Jet Stress & naturopathic nutritional therapist & trained in NLP NeuroLinguistic Programming.
Chris spent 20 years as a flight attendant flying in excess of 100,000 miles per annum while holding the role as a Wellbeing and Inclusions Advisor.
1.09 - Staying Well On The Job
2.20 - Trans-latitudinal Travel, Hormones & Quality Sleep
4.24 - Shift Work & Circadian Rhythms
7.15 - How To Have Better Sleep?
10.57 - Sleep Chronotypes - Bear, Lion, Wolf & Dolphins?
12.08 - 8 Hour Sleep Opportunity
12.49 - Farewell Jet Lag
16.28- How Can We Protect Our Sleep Patterns?
21.31 - Corporate Culture & Sleep
25.33 - Wellness Travel Concierge
Welcome to our International Women's Day 2020 #EachforEqual
We are challenging stereotypes to fight bias, broaden perceptions & celebrate women's achievements in MMA. Lexi Rook is a full time MMA fighter, also known as SheRa. She competes with Team England & last year in The European & World Championships.
0.57 - Biggest MMA Achievements
2.07 - Competing In A Male Dominated Industry
4.08 - Building Mindset In Sport
6.10 - Competing & The Impact On Mental Health
7.47 - Orthorexia & Clean Eating
9.25 - Body Image, Diet Culture & Social Media
12.30 - Increasing Awareness Of Women In MMA
14.38 - Broadening Perceptions & Fighting Stereotypes
16.36 - Advice To Other Women
We are all responsible for our own thoughts and actions all day, every day.
Ania Mitchell, Registered Dietitian. Founder of Mindful Nutrition 365, specialising in Intuitive Eating. Supporting women to heal their relationship with food.
Ania has an MSc in Nutrition at the University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford, Connecticut.
This talk explores Orthorexia, clean eating, plant based vegan diets & balanced nutrition through intuitive eating.
0.52 - Impact Of Diet Culture
2.27 - Orthorexia vs Healthy Eating
4.46 - Social Media & Celebrity Influencers
6.54 - A Dietician’s Perspective On Healthy Foods
8.14 - Intuitive Eating Explained
10.10 - Making Peace With Food
12.10 - Vegan & Plant Based Diets A Healthier Option?
17.38 - A Closer Look At The Ingredients
21.35 - Expert Sources & Nutritional Advice
24.05 - Top Tips To Improve Nutrition
This perspective was part of our Eating Disorders Awareness Summit increasing awareness of eating disorders for diverse communities during Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
Ms Maha Khan, Blogger, Campaigner & Founder of War Against Eating Disorders shares her personal struggles battling an eating disorder in secret, when toxic thoughts of an unhealthy and unattainable body image started at 15.
This talk explores the muslim perspective on eating disorders. She also shares her work on breaking the stigma across muslim communities.
1.15 - 10 Years To Diagnosis
3.39 - Only 5 Weeks To Live!
6.37 - The War On Eating Disorders
9.32 - The Human Spirit & Secrecy Of Illness
13.12 - Stories Across Muslim Communities
15.20 - Rainbow Treatment Centre Lahore
18.02 - Marriage & Pregnancy
22.19 - Body image vs Rural Communities
26.44 - The Family Dynamic & Culture
32.14 - The Feast Of The Bride & Flight To Health
This perspective was part of our Eating Disorders Awareness Summit, increasing awareness of eating disorders during Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
Peter K is better known as MepTech, Specialising in Gaming via Livestreams & building a solid community of gamers.
Peter is sharing his own personal story of binge eating disorder after struggling with his physical health for many years.
Peter explores this from a male perspective which is often missing from the eating disorders narrative.
0.46 - Male Perspective On Eating Disorders
2.06 - The Beginning Of Bingeing
4.57 - Binging vs Compulsive Eating
6.35 - Types Of Binge Food & The Scales
8.23 - Health Conditions With Bingeing
10.02 - What Was Eating At Him Epihany
11.23 - Who Is In Really Control?
13.20 - How His Physical Health Impacts Bingeing?
17.04 - Bingeing & The Gaming Industry
20.36 - Do Men Need To Talk More?
26.11 - Gaming Communities Changing The Narrative
This perspective was part of our Eating Disorders Awareness Summit to increase awareness of eating disorders, during Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
Welcome to our podcast marking 20 years of World Cancer Day.
20 years ago today Six Cancer Experts got together in a room in Paris to develop a charter to change how we think about cancer.
We are exploring Pancreatic Cancer and the power of individual action to shape the narrative on cancer with Catherine Wines, Co-Founder of WorldRemit sharing her own personal cancer story to impact and shape how we deal with cancer in the workplace.
In 2010, convinced that digital innovation would enable faster, lower-cost money transfers around the world. Now a Non- Executive Director, she frequently appears at conferences and across the media talking on issues from Fintech and innovation to women in business.
1.05 - ‘I Am I Will’ Campaign
4.17 - The Power Of Attitude
6.11- Putting Things Into Perspective
7.07 - Assumptions, Death & Taboos
9.05 - The Workplace & Dispelling Cancer Myths
11.46 - Awareness & Prevention Narrative
14.19 - The Role Of Governments
16.03 - Cancer & Emotional Wellbeing
19.11- The Bravest Thing We Can Do About Cancer?
21.20 - How To Approach The Big ‘C’ Conversation
Welcome to today’s series on Company Culture. This is our monthly focus on the workplace. We are exploring good company culture and how to build something that lasts.
Mads Babs Author, Associate Professor & Founder of the Danish Tech-Start-up Humanai, an AI based digital assistant that guides teams and managers on issues related to mental health and organisational development.
Mad’s is an expert in utilising LSP methodology and has been working with senior leadership teams across the globe with a strong emphasis on resilience and collective intelligence to focus on implementation and execution, and build a company culture that lasts.
0.50 - What is Lego Serious Play (LSP)?
1.40 - The Origins of LSP?
2.55 - What Is The Format Of A LSP Workshop?
3.55 - Example Of Building Models
5.01 - Visual Representation & Connection
5.28 - Hands On Thinking For Problem Solving
7.41 - Unpicking Complexity
9.30 - Posing Questions, Reflection & Going Deeper
11.16 - Using LSP To Improve Resilience & Wellbeing
12.20 - Collective Intelligence & Aligning Teams
13.48 - HumanAI & Digital Assistants
If you are considering becoming a facilitator in LSP. Gnist runs a 4 day training programme. More details here http://buildandshare.net/event/
You will get a 20% discount if you mention Benevolent Health.
21% of the population are obese. We are exploring obesity and how bariatrics surgery can be part of sustained weight loss goals to tackle this worldwide epidemic.
Maria Ioannides, Patient Consultant at Soma Bariatrics & Founder of Opsis Medical Aesthetics. She is passionate about holistic care in bariatrics and aesthetics, with over 15 years experience in healthcare, settting up clinics across the UK, Ireland, Gibralter and Spain.
0.46 - Bariatrics Permanent vs Non- Permanent Options
3.11- Obesity & BMI Range
4.27 - Diet, Exercise & Psychological Support
6.24 - The Emotional Rollercoaster
8.43 - Assessment & Screening Before The Operation
9.16 - What About Regrets Post Operation?
11.10 - Life Changing Results
13.10 - Support Networks For Making Surgery Success
14.20 - Top 3 Tips For Sustained Weight Loss
16.38 - The Process & Getting Operation Ready
19.00 - Myth or Fact - Bariatrics Is The Easy Way Out?
https://www.somabariatrics.co.uk/contact-us
Welcome to our series on #dryjanuary We are exploring addictions, avoiding devastation, how to stay off the booze or other substances, substitute medication, CBD and how to maintain recovery through connection.
Dave is a New Yorker who has been in recovery for 4 years and hosts a podcast Dopey about drugs, addiction and dumb shit. Helping addicts to feel less shame and isolation through joy and laughter.
1.45 - The Dopey Podcast
2.24 - The Darker Side Of Addiction
4.40 - Exploring The Definition Of Addiction
6.08 - Self Medicating & Mental Health
7.33 - Motivated For Recovery
9.55 - The Aha Moment
13.04 - Substitute Medication vs The Abstinence Model
15.15 - CBD & Cannabinoid Alternatives
19.11 - Keto & Making The Decision?
21.39 - Relapse & The Dopey Nation
23.37 - Connection, Connection, Connection
https://www.dopeypodcast.com
Welcome to our series on #dryjanuary we are exploring beating addictions. How to stay off the booze or other substances and reset your relationships at home and work
Chris Hill, Addiction Expert & Founder of the 7 Day Beat My Addiction Plan & The Rob Hill Foundation. He is helping thousands of people beat their addictions across the globe.
1.05 - Reprogramming The Mind & Body
4.16 - Willpower vs Getting Rid Of Wants And Needs
5.40 - Chris Shares His Own Experiences Of Addictions
7.28 - Free 7 Days Beat My Addictions Plan
8.17 - Dry January Raises Awareness
9.16 - Workshops, Retreats And Self Guided Learning
10.24 - NHS Recognition & Accreditation
14.03 - Patient Choice & Getting Into GP Surgeries
https://mailchi.mp/beatmyaddictions/7-day-beat-addiction-plan-download
The UK population is ageing rapidly with the number of people aged 65 and over growing and the number of people aged 75+ has increased by 89%.
Exploring the impact of diagnosis and treatment for older people's mental health across a growing ageing population.
Dr Kamath & Dr Finlayson both Consultant Psychiatrists at Skipton Hospital in North Yorkshire.
Dr Kamath is also the Clinical Director for Old Age Psychiatrists in Bradford District Care Trust. They both have over 30 years clinical experience working in Older People's Mental Health.
1.10 - Increased Demand With Increased Population
2.34 - Most Older People Are Not Mentally Ill
4.42 - The Role Of Primary Care & Signposting
6.41 - Raising Up The Standard
7.16 - The Dementia Focus
9.51 - Prescription Medication vs Social Connection
12.04 - Closing The Gap Between Physical & Mental Health
14.27 - Rebalancing The System
16.20 - The Prevention Agenda
20.47- Top Priorities For The Future
Part 2- Older People's Mental Health
Tina Woods CEO of Longevity International a catalyst to changing the narrative on ageing. She is exploring age discrimination, psychological wellbeing and building a healthy life expectancy for an ageing population.
The number of people aged 75 or over is expected to double in the next 30 years. Age discrimination continues to blight our society, despite a decade of government policies.
Longevity International & Collider Health ecosystem architects building collaborative partnerships to transform health with sustainable impact.
1.20 - Older People Our Treasured Wisdom
2.56 - Key Themes of Longevity
6.32 - Ageism & The Opportunities of Living Longer
10.41 - Social Connection, Family Networks & Loneliness
12.35 - Post Retirement Phase
13.11 - Longevity Communities
14.47- Creativity & Innovation Making Social Connections
15.34 - Shaping the Ageing Narrative For The Future
Social isolation and loneliness have been linked to a higher risk for anxiety and depression. Should reducing loneliness be part of any wellness strategy?
Graham Gardiner is an experienced social entrepreneur & CEO of Age UK who has built his career on the basis that everyone has skills, talents and something to offer.
Exploring the benefits of social connection and the impact on mental wellness to reduce loneliness and social isolation.
1.04 - How Connected Are People?
4.08 - Positive & Resilient Ageing
6.20 - My Social Increasing Social Connection
7.27 - The Intergenerational Narrative & Diversity Question
10.24 - Christmas Time, TV, Pets & Family Visits
14.12 - Twixmas Events & Miserable Buggers
16.07- Spoons & The Betting Shop Challenge
19.27 - Love Your Older Neighbour
22.55 - Advice On Getting Involved At Christmas
25.49 - Kindness At The Heart Of Flourishing Communities
29.10 - How Can You Support This Christmas?
Get Involved https://www.ageuk.org.uk/lambeth/about-us/news/articles/2017/christmas-with-age-uk-lambeth/
We are exploring the impact of eating disorders on the student mental health crisis.
Laura Hearn is a Certified Eating Disorder Recovery coach and founder of the globally recognised online Artblog 'Jiggsy.'
Using its unique creative tool 'The Jiggsaw,' to connect people affected by eating disorders through shared experiences.
1.16 - The Eating Disorder Catalysts
6.04 - A Decade Of Recovery & Relapse
11.04 - Body Image & Social Media Distortions
15.34 - Triggers & Coping Strategies
18.16- Jigsy & Creating Connections
22.12 - Getting Support From The Jigsaw
25.20 - How Do I Submit A Jigsaw?
https://www.jiggsysplace.com/howto/
Madis Talmar an assistant professor of entrepreneurship & innovation at Eindhoven University of Technology alongside Ivan Andric, working across a number of sectors bridging innovation, R&D and business development throughout the value chain across Europe and The Middle East.
Madis & Ivan both have double doctorate degrees, are passionate about open innovation programmes and part of the alumnus of the EIT InnoEnergy PhD School and exploring PhD mental health and academia from a doctoral perspective.
1.06 - Doctoral Studies & The Impact of Supervisors
4.37- Lonliness In PhD Studies
5.40 - Stigma For Academics Getting Help
7.20 - Weakness Or Just Part Of The Job?
10.49 - Mental Fitness & Personal Resilience
12.46 - Next Generation Of Lecturers & Supervisors
13.50 - Embedding Emotional Education
16.36 - Advice to PhD Students To Increase Resilience
21.07 - Mindfulness, Self Reflection & Gratitude
24.55 - Tolerance, Demands, Diversity & Inclusion
The Harrington Starr Group is a leading FinTech recruiter established in 2010, based in London with offices in New York and launched their niche technology sector subsidiary, the North Starr.
Nadia co-founded Harrington Starr 15 years ago and has grown from a trainee to a Managing Director of a £25m turnover company. She is responsible for nurturing top talent and has helped over 2000 people to find jobs. She believes recruitment is about investing in people, so they can become the best they can be within the industry.
She has been heavily involved in the Harrington Starr @womenoffintech campaign and recently created the diversity & inclusion programme ‘HSRAE-Success Is Inclusion’ as well as the STEPFORWARD programme, helping companies work towards gender equality.
0.52 - The Values at Harrington Starr
4.02- Enabling People To Thrive
4.51- De Risking Your Desk & Wellbeing Activities
8.41 - Work Life Balance
11.07 - Bring All Of You To Work
13.01 - Keeping Wellbeing On The Agenda
15.26 - Sharing Best Practice Nadia’s Top Tips
A staggering 99% of employers surveyed, said offering ‘soft skills’ on the university curriculum would vastly improve their chances of career success.
Bea Foscoli a masters student on the Innoenergy Programme is exploring finding employment, entrepreneurship and building resilience to enter the world of work.
Bea is in her final year of her masters about to graduate and searching for internship roles. An aspiring entrepreneur and winner of the biggest Energy Efficiency Hackathon in Europe.
1.02- Finances & Employment Stressors
2.23 - Enhancing Career Success
4.41- Coaching Programmes & GC Index Explained
11.10 - The Role Of Emotional Education
13.20 - Away From Home
15.49 - Next Generation Leaders
16.55 - Female Entrepreneurial Perspective
21.10 - Flexibility In The World Of Work
21.50 - Top Tips For Graduate Success
University students have been one of the hardest-hit demographics when it comes to their mental health with rates of student depression, anxiety, self-harm, eating disorders and suicidal ideation continuing to surge.
Tasnima Kamali is a mental health mentor & qualified counsellor working with students in Colleges and Universities. Her passion is to support and enhance the wellbeing of students, so they can reach their full potential.
1.10 - Student Mental Health Crisis - A Counsellor's Perspectives
2.23 - Warning Signs For Suicide & Asking For Support
6.05 - Colleagues, Friends & Family Members Roles
6.55 - Implementing Safety Plans & Other Support Offers
8.16 - The Difference Between Counsellor’s & Wellbeing Advisors
10.08 - Reducing Barriers & Cultural Differences Getting Help
12.13- Reactive vs Proactive Conversations
14.04 - Early Help & Emotional Education
16.06 - Physical & Social Connections To Boost Moods
19.20 - Mental Health Mentors For One to One Support
Bagby was launched in 2017, a line of digital-free wellness solutions aimed at helping people unplug & raise awareness of phone addiction and the dangers of technology overuse.
Juan Sanchez has spent 12 years as a digital, viral & social media manager and has lead advertising agencies across the globe.
1.07 - Phones OFF Conversations ON Collaboration
2.42- The Paradox Of Technology
4.04 - Lookup Bagby & Phone Free Meetings
7.21 - Technology & Physical Connection
9.44 - The NOW Moment & Generation Z
14.04 - Stress & Work Life Balance
15.48 - Sleep & Device Free Bedroom
17.08 - Two GameChangers To Revolutionalise Your Digital Habits
19.25 - What Can We Learn From Our Grandparents?
Dr Lawrence Ampofo is the founder and CEO of Digital Mindfulness, a digital innovation company providing business intelligence, and events on digital wellbeing & also the host of the Digital Mindfulness Podcast
Exploring the political, business and personal perspectives on the digital experience and the impact on health and wellbeing for both macro and micro communities.
1.09 - What Is Trending In The Digital Wellness Sector
5.42 - The Attention Commodity & Ethical Technology
10.10 - GDPR A Force For Policy Change
13.12 - A Moral Epidemic - Disinformation Vs Misinformation
16.22 - Economic Imperatives & Wellbeing
19.27 - Advertising & Perceiving Dishonesty
21.55 - Macro & Micro Niches & Communities
26.19 - Hyper-digitalisation & Becoming Indistractable
27.50- Balancing Digital Life & Competing Noise
Laura Willis the UK’s leading expert on digital wellbeing and Co-Founder of Shine Offline.
Helping businesses to understand the importance of supporting staff to have healthy and sustainable relationships with digital technology.
We are exploring the journey of digital wellbeing to balance online and offline worlds at work and home
0.58 - Benefits of Digital Wellbeing
2.12 - Awareness of Technology & Distractions
3.54 - Creating Digital Balance & Getting Two Phones
7.40 - Digital Natives & Work Life Balance
11.16 - Intrinsic Values vs Seductive Algorithms
13.30 - Overwhelmed Or Too Connected
15.05 - Putting Digital Wellbeing On The Agenda
20.27 - On All The Time & The Culture of Wellness
24.06 - Top Tips To Avoid Burnout & Being More Digitally Conscious
27.21- ROI- Improving Focus & Productivity
29.45 - Not Having A Smartphone & The Digital Detox
Derek Owusu a writer and podcaster just publishing his second book- ‘That Reminds Me’ out in November 2019.
Last year Derek was diagnosed with a personality disorder after suffering with mental health issues since the age of 12.
We are exploring the meaning of suicide, suicidal ideation and self harm through the lense of hopelessness and helplessness.
'That Reminds Me' is a creative expression of some of these feelings and situations in an attempt to rewrite history.
Not to resolve this issue or come to a conclusion, but to give this difficult topic a space for reflection and for others to identify with this place.
1.15 - Suicide Prevention & Zero Suicide Policies
3.11 - Risk Assessments - Do They Really Work?
3.42 - Hopelessness & Helplessness
5.45 - Opening Up The Suicide Conversation
7.39 - Reflective Listening & The Power Of Empathy
10.27 - Self Harm Is Not Just Cutting?
14.58 - Appropriate Responses
18.54 - Creative Expression & Writing
20.38 - Vulnerability, Staying & Being Pushed Away
23.42 - The Impact Of Online Or Offline
25.40 - Repetition Compulsion & Rewriting The Wrongs
Exploring increasing connection and wellbeing through human centred design. Distracting and addicting tech is a growing epidemic that affects every aspect of our increasingly digital lives.
Kai Tang The Co-founder & CEO of Light is a designer, with a masters degree in human centred designed. His background is in designing mobile phones and after attending Googles first designer incubator in 2014, he founded Light in New York.
1.04 - The Light Phone Inspiring Connection & Wellbeing
4.15 - Separation Between Online & Offline Worlds
6.27 - Going Light Or Going Back To Horse & Carriage?
8.10 - Choosing Technology - What Are The Options?
10.33- Tracking Apps and Smartphone Intrusion
13.40 - How Addicted To Smartphones Are we?
17.16- Intentional Design Increasing Human Connection
19.20 - Digital Detox, Reconnecting & Staying Balanced
20.30 - Digital Wellness Denial
22.15 - Human Connection & Happiness
Interested to Learn More On Light Phone 2
FREE Workplace Mental Health Training HERE
The Mad World Summit convenes a range of leaders for the next-generation of leadership teams from SMEs to FTSE 100 companies to disrupt the mental health & wellbeing sector. Simon Berger & Claire Farrow are joining me today to conclude our work life balance series and explore the latest best practice and innovations.
Simon has worked in the live event industry for over 30 years, launching multiple event portfolios in Europe, North America and the Middle East. Claire Farrow the Conference Director responsible for driving the content for the summit.
0.39 - MAD World Summit Disrupting Workplace Wellbeing
3.11- The Three Objectives of MAD World
7.43- Mental Health Branding- Imagery and Narrative
10.41- ROI & Business Objectives Embedding Wellbeing
15.05 - How Companies Measuring Impact To Justify Buy-In?
19.55 - What Does Good Look Like In Wellbeing?
25.05- Data & Collaboration Impacts Choices
28.50- The DeFrazzle Cafe & Ruby Wax
31.18- Work Life Balance- Diversity Question?
31.38- Innovation & Tech in Wellbeing
37.12- 50% Off Mad World Event
Dr Frank -Jurgen Richter Chairman of Horasis Global Meeting and Regional Summits in China, India and South East Asia. A partnership between emerging and developed markets. Exploring mental health and leadership to increase the adoption of wellbeing from a political and a business perspective
0.51 Emerging & industrialised countries to bring together entrepreneurs, governments and system
2.07 Exploring the new world of work, businesses, NGOs not just for profits
3.25 Exploring Mental Health as an emerging crisis
5.30 Shifting businesses and world leaders to prioritise mental health and happiness as a return on investment
7.25 Leadership approaches across cultural barriers
13.11 Creativity and innovation in changing and instability
14.10 Brexit, uncertainity and promoting wellbeing
18.23 Maintaining work/ life balance - Nutrition, Yoga, meditation and socialising work/ life balance, longevity and wellbeing
20.45 How can we communicate better with the business world & politicians to increase the adoption of wellbeing?
Alisia Hobb- Head of Training at Roc Search. Experts in technology and engineering recruitment specialists. Award winning Times Top 100 Best company working globally across 7 countries. Driven by people, placements and passion to attract the best talent.
0.45 Sales vs Values in making an inclusive culture - Performance, Passion, Excellence
2.40 The Training Library & Leadership Training
3.45 Activities, experiences and travelling replacing boozing?
6.20 Exploring work/ life balance in a sales environment
7.24 The EAP Scheme, including financial advice
9.40 ROC Searches 3 key tips to organisations developing a culture of wellbeing
Jacqui Mann the Founder of J Mann Associates, HR Expert who specialises in creating great places to work, providing HR services to small business owners across the UK. She helps forward-thinking SME’s to implement the P.E.O.P.L.E. ™ System. We are exploring the role of managers in wellbeing in creating a company culture to grow your business.
0.55 Recruit, Inspire and Retain to support small business owners and SME’s
1.30 The PEOPLE System explained
5.58 Toxic cultures - Why are people leaving?
7.40 Management Training, performance and communication
9.10 Starting to have mental health conversations within SME’s
12.26 Mindfulness and alternatives to EAPs
14.51 Exploring work/ life balance and flexible working as a way of working
17.10 Top 3 tips to SME’s creating thriving culture
To get a copy of Jacqui’s Book- Recruit, Inspire and Retain https://ov101.infusionsoft.com/app/orderForms/Book---Recruit-Inspire--Retain-MS
Rachael Down is a Content Specialist at Breathe HR. A company putting their people first. Diagnosed with depression, anxiety and PTSD. Rachael shares her first-hand experience of the challenges and stigma around opening up about mental ill health in the workplace.
0.55 Sharing her experience of depression and anxiety within an office environment and her creative expression
4.10 Micro management and supporting employees with mental health
7.15 The attitudes of a thriving work culture to feel safe and open up about her mental health
13.05 Impact of the leadership teams honesty and awareness
15.40 Sharing best practice & driving a different culture across SME’s
17.05 Flexible working to support medication regimes
19.24 Presenteeism and work/ life balance perspective
20.35 Pets, exercise and breaks to promote better mental health
22.18 Advice to both employers and employees struggling with mental health
25.21 Self care and taking responsibility of our own mental health
27.01 Showing vulnerability as a leader
Breathe's podcast: https://www.breathehr.com/resources/podcasts https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hello-im-rachael-i-have-depression-rachael-down/
Zara McArdle, Recruitment and Development specialist at Inzpire Ltd. Experts in aviation and award winning suppliers of defence managed services, training in cutting edge GECO Mission System, shares how as a military organisation they are putting family first to create a work life balance culture.
1.04- The 7 Values That Drive Inzpire’s Work Life Balance Culture
1.35 - Working With Veterans & Military Staff
2.05 - Promoting Work Life balance & Family time
3.30 - Uncapped Leave Is Improving Staff Retention & Productivity
5.01 - Family Inclusive Wellbeing Activities & Social Events
7.35 - Normalising mental health & Facilitating Open Conversations
8.43- Inzpire’s Top Tips To Improve Wellbeing
https://www.linkedin.com/company/inzpire-ltd/
https://www.inzpire.com/
DOWNLOAD FREE Wellbeing Training http://eepurl.com/gyLW65
Alex Hirst Founder of The Hoxby Collective a ‘workstyle’ movement that has become an 800-strong community of talent across 30 countries. Having reached burnout in his career and driven by a loathing for his counter-productive daily commute and 14+ hour days. Alex decided to renegotiate his psychological contract with work to revolutionalise the workplace. We are exploring the diverse and inclusive approach to remote and flexible working to create a work/ life balance for the future of work.
0.45 - Exploring the 9-5 System & Creating Hoxby
2.32 - Experiencing Burnout
6.58 - Physical & Emotional Connection
9.30 - Benefits of Reflection & Relationships
10.20 - Autonomy, Flexibility & Diversity at Hoxby
15.29 - Respect the Workstyle Mantra & Community
16.15 - Wellbeing for an Online Team on a Budget
24.11 - Peer to Peer Recognition & Saying Thanks
Free Wellbeing Training DOWNLOAD
Joanne Nathan, Governor at Tuffnell Park Primary School, qualified as a teacher 30 years ago and has an MA in Early Years from the Institute of Education and has struggled with her own mental health issues after having a baby explore children and young people's mental health and the benefits of play to improve emotional wellbeing
0.44 - Explores the early warning signs and the difference of mental health issues for boys and girls
3.30- How do we raise awareness of mental illness for Training for staff, parents
8.38- The use of social media, isolation and screen time in children’s play
9.44 Playing outside, free play as a learning tool and inner city landscapes
15.57- Building resilience of parents and children through managing risk while keeping children safe
17.50 - Gender sensitivity & gender dysphoria
19.46 - Opening a tin of worms- What if we say the wrong thing?
20.48 Advice to parents and teachers primary school age to encourage mental health conversations
Melita Swaby, is working for one of the UKs leading charities supporting children, young people and their families. She is currently working on a project commissioned by CAMHS to support parents of children aged 6-18 who are diagnosed with ADHD awaiting diagnosis. She is a Youth Worker by background and yoga teacher, combining her passion for supporting young people with yoga practice to improve mental health.
0.44 - Main characteristics of ADHD- Inattentive, hyperactive, impulsive
3.25 - Exploring diagnosis, how these characteristics differ from normal, high energy in young children and misdiagnosis
6.05 - Challenges pre-diagnosis and post diagnosis
7.50 - How can we support children with ADHD better?
9.20- Parents Self-Care
10.10- ADHD Awareness Training in Schools, parents and children
11.20- The Spectrum- Difference between Autism and ADHD
12.40- Top 3 Tips for Parents managing children & young people with ADHD
14.48- Advice to parents on Screen time
17.05- Spirituality & Mental Wellbeing
To contact Melita or attend the Positive Parenting Service
Barnardo’s Surrey Positive Parenting Service Facebook - Yoga With Melita Instagram - yogawithmelita
Marteka Swaby, Founder of Benevolent Health and psychotherapist looks deeper into anxiety, obsessive compulsive thoughts and the characteristics of negative thinking to conclude July's theme
0.25- Intro and recap of the last month
1.24- Going Deeper.Life & Death Instinct Explained
4.20- Characteristics of Negative Thoughts
7.28- All or Nothing Thinking
8.47- 3 Steps to Change Your Thoughts
10.17- 5 Power Thoughts
16.30 FREE offer Workplace Mental Health
Kate Greenslade a mindfulness coach, trained with a former monk in Thailand helps people recover from anxiety and overcome self-limiting beliefs. Exploring mindfulness to manage anxiety, panic and negative beliefs
0.41 Mindfulness Journey, training with monks and the immediacy of living in here the and now
3.54 Links to spirituality and moving away from a medicalised model
4.20 Stepping out of the thought loop
5.37 Principles of Mindfulness
6.53 The observer, taking a moment
7.55 How is mindfulness different to pilates and yoga?
8.55 Applied mindfulness to change negative behaviour patterns
9.45 Negative thought patterns, uncertainty & letting go
12.45 Practice Mindfulness- Letting go- Body Scan
15.45 The challenges of keeping the mind still
16.40 Kate shares her Mindfulness Courses
Website
https://www.onlinemindfulnesscoach.com
https://www.instagram.com/mindfulness_life_coach/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kgreenslade/
Petra Velzeboer, mental health consultant, psychotherapist, coach, business owner. Raised in a cult and turned things around. Sharing her experiences of anxiety, panic and intrusive thoughts, both personally and professionally
0.50 Shares her experiences of growing up in a cult
2.25 Guilt & shame attached to anxiety and obsessive or intrusive thoughts
3.40 How open conversations & sharing your thoughts earlier can help you to recognise negative thought patterns
5.55 Coping strategies and managing panic attacks, anxiety and OCD toolkit
8.53 Preventative and crisis moment interventions
10.20 Breathing technique practices in a crisis
12.50 Situational anxiety and triggers, building mental muscles
16.15 Self awareness indulgence and connection
18.02 Mental Health First Aiders and improving access to treatment- help or hinderance?
24.03 Recommendations to overcome anxiety, panic and OCD for individuals and organisations
Amy Wilson, a busy procurement professional, wife, mother and dog lover sharing her experiences of managing anxiety and panic attacks at home and at work.
0.44 Explores how being bullied triggered anxiety
1.40 Impact on work & home symptoms of anxiety
4.15 Coping strategies for anxiety/ panic attacks
6.08 Focusing a longer term technique
7.31 Healthy anxiety, stress and anti-depressants
8.29 Screen time, social media, connection & shame
12.05 Parenting, anxiety & open conversations
14.05 Difference between anxiety and panic attacks
17.10 Top 3 tips to manage panic attacks and anxiety
Marteka Swaby, Founder of Benevolent Health, psychotherapist and co-founder of MindHub exploring online pornography and the connection with shame, guilt and intimacy
0.40 Statistics for mental health and men’s mental health
1.54 Masculinity explored
2.12 Online pornography deep dive- Shame & intimacy
4.31 Objectification of women
5.16 Shame - Addiction or compulsion for pornography
8.20 Are we changing human connection?
9.40 Regression and primitive connection
11.02 Sex, porn & relationships as digital natives
12.50 Real sex vs fantasy
13.37 How can we express intimacy differently?
16.02 Where to get help
Mick Ullmman sharing his recovery from psychosis and burnout, his treatment with a psychologist and psychiatrist, spirituality, culture and parenting
1.04 Experience of psychosis, spirituality & addiction
3.20 Talking suicide & getting earlier help
5.08 Not talked about mental health at school, church or home
6.10 Crying, masculinity & burnout
8.20 Social media, male body image and being liked
10.40 Breadwinner a source of identity?
12.17 Parents as the blueprint
14.05 Culture differences and sports
16.05 Online pornography, mental health and repressed emotions
Elmo Walker. Stunt man, personal trainer, husband and father. Sharing his experience of his own mental health, the impact of his speech impediment and his opinion on masculinity, crying and online pornography.
1.23 Suicide- How can we support men better?
2.59 Mentoring and peer support- How can we promote this?
5.01 The use of social media to promote body image vs mental health care
7.10 Is crying less masculine- How can we change this perception?
10.08 Being the breadwinner - Does it take the pressure off the man?
11.06 Online Pornography - Addiction or compulsion?
15.19 Could online pornography replace real sex?
16.30 Top 3 bits of advice for young men
This month we are discussing Men’s mental health for Men’s Mental Health day. Chinua Cole, Founder & CEO of Dadapp is behind the world’s first meet-up app for dads to reduce social isolation in men
0.51 Pioneering wellbeing for dads through nearby connection
1.50 What are the usual dad activities?
2.45 Motivation to develop the dad app & masculinity in mental health
4.25 What kind of guys use the app?
5.50 Encouraging dads to share connections
6.50 How to reduce the stigma of mental health in men?
7.46 Why is online such a great place to start the conversation
8.50 Men & Crying
11.15 Being the Breadwinner
17.00 The Buff guy & impacts of social media
19.20 Dad App for the future
Eve Simmons and Laura Dennison, both journalist and editors of ‘Not plant based’ and authors of 'Eat it Anyway' Fight the food fads, beat anxiety & eat in peace.
0.51 ‘Eat in Anyway’- Scientific Motivation to eat whatever you want!
3.45 Struggling with food relationships
4.34 Positive body image envy
6.22 The body image spectrum- Young people, women, social media comparisons
9.10 The female perspective- stereotypes, waists & thigh gaps!
11.40 Impact self esteem for good
13.55 Instagram culture- Still a way to go to balance diversity!
15.30 How to get pleasure from food- ‘Not Plant Based’ dispelling myths and diet fads
17.01 Tips and advice to eat what you like & not feel guilty
18.50 Breaking the mindset of restriction across binge eating and anorexia
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eat-Anyway-Fight-Anxiety-Peace/dp/1784725803/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 www.notplantbased.com@notplantbased (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) (Instagram, Twitter) @eviesimm @laudennison
Steven Walker is a Personal Trainer and Confidence Coach. He is an award winning natural body builder and body transformation expert.
0.30 Talking about body image from a male perspective
1.40 Mind & body connection to self esteem
2.57 Body Transformation & confidence coaching
5.01 Positive body image, muscles and steroids
6.47 Ortharexia - Illness or part of everyday life?
8.39 Top tips for a positive body image
11.15 Advice to young people- Feel good on the inside
15.10 Follow Steve https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=662515308
Sarah Dosanjh is a psychotherapist and writer specialising in compulsive, emotional and restrictive eating helping her clients find peace with food and body image.
1.10 Healthy body image & self esteem
3.02 Compulsive and restrictive eating definitions
4.23 Signs of Eating Disorders
6.03 The impact of social media on body image
7.32 Comparisons in body image
9.10 Shares her personal experience of binge eating
16.06 All or nothing thinking - Can your eating ever be good enough?
19.15 Abstaining from food- Sugar & fats
21.30 Who is responsible for our food consumption?
23.13 Advice on positive body image
26.09 The impact on men for eating disorders
27.22 Sarah share upcoming groups, training and new book ventures
https://www.sanamentetherapy.com
https://www.sanamentetherapy.com/news/2019/1/28/cleaning-up-your-instagram
Vanessa Ali- Queen of Hearts, Entrepreneur and beautician. Conversation on beauty, body image and the responsibility of celebrities https://www.instagram.com/queenofheartsclub/?hl=en
1.05 Vanessa talks about how she transforms women and promotes positive body image
2.20 Impact of social media & the pressure for women to change how they look with plastic surgery
5.36 Comparisons and impact on herself- Tweakments
6.11 Men & body image
8.40 Mens Foundation Makeup
9.30 Beatician’s responsibility to assess wellbeing
12.31 Lip fillers as common as waxing
14.44 Comparisons with celebrities
16.12 Shaping positive body image
18.37 Top 3 tips for positive image
21.05 Authenticity in body confidence
0.42 Masculinity and Men’s Mental Health
1.44 Andy’s mans club explained
2.54 Jordan talks about his own anxiety
4.18 Connecting with other men & being heard
5.48 Helpful advice to manage anxiety & signposting
7.30 Peer Support - is it more relevant to men?
8.55 Bottling up emotions- could digital unlock this for men who are not vocal?
10.50 Horses for course- different people connect in different ways
11.48 The GCGF White Collar Boxing Event raising awareness of mental health
https://www.facebook.com/GCGFEvents/
This podcast is an intro to stress awareness, the sign and symptoms of stress and 3 tips to cope better with stress
1.02 Explaining what stress is?
3.01 Recognising the signs & symptoms
3.43 Stress Bucket & vulnerability
4.48 Signs & symptoms
5.18 What needs your urgent attention- How to pick Top 3 priorities
6.20 Seeking help options explored
7.37 Coping strategy or distractions
8.08 Summary of stress bucket exercise & making a commitment
8.51 Doing vs Nourishing - bringing back balance
9.54 Doing vs Nourishing exercise
This podcast is about stress as an interview with Neil Shah stress management expert and author. Neil shares what he is doing across organisations and shines the light on, men’s mental health, suicide and meaningful engagement in the workplace
1.00 Exploring what is stress?
1.47 Suicide statistics & risks explored
3.29 Recognising Stress & data to clarify
5.09 Satellite navigation perspective
6.11 What are the signs & symptoms from exploring quantitative & qualitative approaches
11.04 Better quality conversations & destigmatising mental health
12.22 Male perspective on stress
13.30 Top 3 tips improving stress in the workplace
15.11 Importance of strategic vision & recognition across the organisation
15.39 Communication of stress in collaboration
Emma is sharing her personal experience of being married for 35 years with her husband suffering with bipolar disorder and her tips to cope better
1.06 What is it like living with someone with bipolar?
2.12 Exploring manic & depressive states
4.04 Signs & symptoms of manic episodes
5.45 Signs & symptoms of depressive episodes
7.05 How do you cope with the mania?
8.37 Longer term support to cope
9.05 The deception of mania
10.09 Support offered by mental health services
10.36 Support to families
11.09 Self loathing
12.28 The ideal support for both bipolar sufferers and the family
13.28 Developing awareness of bipolar
14.44 Tips to help families cope better
Rob is a mental health campaigner and influencer and the Founder of InsideOut, a social enterprise with the mission of smashing the stigma on mental ill-health in the workplace.
0.45 Intro Rob Stephenson - InsideOut - Mental Health Campaigner
1.09 Rob shares his work on raising awareness as a mental health campaigner & influencing senior leaders
2.58 Leadership Board 2019
4.21 Sustaining full time work with bipolar disorder- Rob shares his mania, depression but also his drive & creativity
5.48 Signs & symptoms of depression and mania
6.24 Shares Inside Out work to demonstrate people with bipolar who have full time roles
10.09 What are the most helpful interventions for managers?
11.18 How to engage in open conversations
11.55 The power of asking ‘How are you?’
12.57 Events Rob will be attending
13.53 Preventative Mental Health- Case for solutions
14.37 Betterspace
www.linkedin.com/in/robstephenson/
Workplace wellbeing is such an important topic to me. I am talking to Baiba Ziga on her role in Talent Management, her thoughts on women in tech and improving mental health and wellbeing.
Workplace wellbeing is such an important topic to me. I am talking to Catherine Nice from NSANDI on her role as the Learning & Development Manager, her thoughts on wellbeing and improving mental health, with juggling being a mum to a son with autism and ADHD.
Workplace wellbeing is such an important topic to me. I am talking to Trang Nguyen from Trang Fitness on running her own fitness business and her thoughts on wellbeing and improving mental health
Workplace wellbeing is such an important topic. I am talking to Sonia Neary from Wellola on being a women, mother and entrepreneur and her thoughts on wellbeing and improving mental health.