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Better Mental Health

90 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

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.

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Episode 90 - Calling out the Bullsh*t in DEI

February 08, 2023 14:06 - 58 minutes - 89.4 MB

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...

Episode 89 - Dealing with everyday racism

October 12, 2022 09:26 - 40 minutes - 71.5 MB

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 ...

Episode 88 - Kinship Summit

May 30, 2022 15:24 - 37 minutes - 63.1 MB

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 you...

Episode 87 - Why getting my name right matters?

February 02, 2022 11:36 - 15 minutes - 22.5 MB

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 ...

Episode 86 - My Roadmap to success 2022

December 13, 2021 20:57 - 21 minutes - 39.8 MB

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 strateg...

Episode 85 - Faith & Financial Coaching

November 16, 2021 17:59 - 33 minutes - 49.7 MB

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 - Th...

Episode 84 - Black Women Raising Investment

October 14, 2021 17:44 - 29 minutes - 44.4 MB

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 blac...

Episode 83 - Black Muslim Female Entrepreneur

September 22, 2021 15:29 - 32 minutes - 50.3 MB

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 ...

Episode 82 - Black Female Founders

August 20, 2021 16:25 - 41 minutes - 67.4 MB

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 - Differe...

Episode 81 - Black Women Leading & Winning Series 5

July 21, 2021 16:53 - 26 minutes - 41.7 MB

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 -  Ove...

Episode 80 - Colonisation, Trauma & Rage

June 15, 2021 16:57 - 30 minutes - 43.3 MB

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 Entrepren...

Episode 79 - Black Women Leading & Winning Series 4

June 14, 2021 20:09 - 34 minutes - 54.5 MB

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 t...

Episode 78 - Black Women Leading & Winning 3

April 11, 2021 19:10 - 21 minutes - 34.1 MB

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 Syndrom...

Episode 77- The Psychology of Loneliness

April 09, 2021 20:36 - 25 minutes - 40.1 MB

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 T...

Episode 76- Black Women Leading & Winning 2

March 06, 2021 11:18 - 49 minutes - 79.2 MB

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 thous...

Episode 75 - When you accidentally develop an eating disorder?

February 25, 2021 21:44 - 31 minutes - 51 MB

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 Obse...

Episode 74 - Dealing With Eating Disorders In Covid-19

February 25, 2021 16:38 - 47 minutes - 72.8 MB

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....

Episode 73 - Black Women Leading & Winning

February 17, 2021 21:20 - 25 minutes - 42.2 MB

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 adva...

Episode 72 - Digital Mental Health

February 10, 2021 14:51 - 32 minutes - 49.8 MB

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 & Me...

Episode 71- Lockdown Learning

February 10, 2021 12:37 - 31 minutes - 50.9 MB

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 3.0...

Episode 70 - Financial Wellbeing

January 24, 2021 18:53 - 30 minutes - 47.9 MB

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 ...

Episode 69 - Alcohol Awareness

January 24, 2021 16:48 - 34 minutes - 57.5 MB

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 consumpt...

Episode 68 - Women's Mental Health

December 09, 2020 11:22 - 26 minutes - 44.1 MB

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 medic...

Episode 67 - Women's Mental Health

December 09, 2020 11:05 - 33 minutes - 53.5 MB

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 we...

Episode 66 - Gut Health Matters

October 29, 2020 18:56 - 24 minutes - 37.3 MB

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 G...

Episode 65 - Hybrid Workplace

October 18, 2020 15:34 - 33 minutes - 51.2 MB

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 Workpla...

Episode 64 - Returning To The Office 2

September 20, 2020 20:35 - 34 minutes - 54.8 MB

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 towa...

Episode 63 - Returning To The Office

September 07, 2020 17:15 - 20 minutes - 31.2 MB

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...

Episode 62- BAME Mental Health - Only Black Face

August 07, 2020 14:29 - 44 minutes - 70.5 MB

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. Direct...

Episode 61- Black Lives Matter In Your Workplace

August 06, 2020 15:23 - 25 minutes - 40.3 MB

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 liv...

Episode 60 - Belonging & Emotional Resilience

July 08, 2020 20:19 - 25 minutes - 40.9 MB

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 Comm...

Episode 59 - Transformation In Uncertainty 2

June 30, 2020 16:00 - 21 minutes - 32.2 MB

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

Episode 58- Transformation In Uncertainty

June 24, 2020 12:59 - 26 minutes - 40 MB

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 deta...

Episode 57 - BAME Mental Health

June 04, 2020 15:18 - 49 minutes - 92.8 MB

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?

Episode 56 - Flourishing In Uncertainty

June 03, 2020 08:22 - 27 minutes - 42.3 MB

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 Increa...

Episode 55 - Mental Fitness - 5 Simple Steps To Fuel Your Brain

May 16, 2020 08:22 - 29 minutes - 50.8 MB

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 Fit...

Episode 54 - How The Pandemic Is Going To Change Our Sleep Health?

April 21, 2020 18:09 - 27 minutes - 44 MB

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 affo...

Episode 53 - Corporate Culture & Sleep

March 09, 2020 12:04 - 28 minutes - 45.8 MB

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 h...

Episode 52 - International Women's Day

March 06, 2020 13:30 - 19 minutes - 31.3 MB

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 ...

Episode 51 - Orthorexia, Nutrition & Dieting Culture

March 02, 2020 12:32 - 29 minutes - 45.3 MB

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...

Episode 50 - Eating Disorders A Muslim Perspective

March 02, 2020 09:04 - 40 minutes - 62.2 MB

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 & Secr...

Episode 49 - Binge Eating Disorder From A Male Perspective

March 01, 2020 22:36 - 29 minutes - 47.6 MB

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 & ...

Episode 48- World Cancer Day

February 02, 2020 19:58 - 24 minutes - 38 MB

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 en...

Episode 47 - Company Culture & Lego Serious Play

February 01, 2020 20:31 - 19 minutes - 31.7 MB

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 glo...

Episode 46 - The Obesity Epidemic

February 01, 2020 14:42 - 21 minutes - 36.5 MB

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...

Episode 45 - Addiction, Recovery & CBD

January 18, 2020 17:10 - 25 minutes - 38.1 MB

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 Th...

Episode 44 - Beat My Addictions

January 18, 2020 16:33 - 16 minutes - 25.5 MB

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....

Episode 43 - Ageing Populations

December 17, 2019 13:42 - 23 minutes - 37.7 MB

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 clinica...

Episode 42- Ageing & Longevity

December 17, 2019 13:00 - 21 minutes - 32.1 MB

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 ...

Episode 41- Loneliness & Social Isolation

December 11, 2019 17:48 - 31 minutes - 47.1 MB

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 - Posit...