Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra Legouix
88 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSports TV presenter, yoga teacher and meditation & mindfulness coach, Alexandra Legouix, sits down with elite athletes, world champions, health warriors and mental health experts and brings us a series of very raw, open, humbling and inspiring interviews on mindset, mental health, fitness, human recovery and human growth https://www.alexandralegouix.com/podcast
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S7 Ep 2: Minna Wood - Founder of Metawell on the gut-brain axis and the food-mood connection
September 02, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBThere I was thinking I knew quite a lot about nutrition, diet, the gut and how it all works... but turns out, I really have so much to learn! So I was blessed to get to sit down with the wonderful nutrition consultant and founder of MetaWell, Minna Wood She is a walking, talking advert for what she promotes... she is the epitome of health with beautiful glossy hair, bright eyes and incredible skin! I was so envious! We discuss all things food and emotion. Minna explains how a high-sugar,...
S6 Ep14: Minna Wood - Founder of Metawell on the gut-brain axis and the food-mood connection
September 02, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBThere I was thinking I knew quite a lot about nutrition, diet, the gut and how it all works... but turns out, I really have so much to learn! So I was blessed to get to sit down with the wonderful nutrition consultant and founder of MetaWell, Minna Wood She is a walking, talking advert for what she promotes... she is the epitome of health with beautiful glossy hair, bright eyes and incredible skin! I was so envious! We discuss all things food and emotion. Minna explains how a high-sugar,...
S6 Ep13: Steve Wood - Neuroscience principles to help you gain an insight into why you do what you do and how you can change the things that are keeping you stuck
July 28, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBAfter more than twenty years as a Director, Producer and Senior Executive in the fast paced, high - pressured, and very competitive world of television, Steve decided to use his experience to change his life, and the lives of others. TV gave him a privileged and unique opportunity to meet people who had overcome massive obstacles to achieve extraordinary success, and he made it his mission to discover what is it that separates those who triumph and those who struggle and fail. Stephen uses ...
S7 Ep1: Steve Wood - Neuroscience principles to help you gain an insight into why you do what you do and how you can change the things that are keeping you stuck
July 28, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBAfter more than twenty years as a Director, Producer and Senior Executive in the fast paced, high - pressured, and very competitive world of television, Steve decided to use his experience to change his life, and the lives of others. TV gave him a privileged and unique opportunity to meet people who had overcome massive obstacles to achieve extraordinary success, and he made it his mission to discover what is it that separates those who triumph and those who struggle and fail. Stephen uses ...
S6 Ep12: Sarah Le Brocq: Director of All About Obesity - on the complexities of obesity and the impact of weight stigma on mental health
March 07, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBMy guest today has struggled with her weight for most of her life and she truly understands just how hard it is to live with obesity. . 10 years ago, Sarah Le Brocq was 24 stone. She applied to be on the show Fat: The Fight of my Life, she was selected to feature on the show and over the course of that following year she lost 8 stone and competed in various top level endurance events. However, over the subsequent few years, she regained most of the weight, despite continuing her intense tra...
S7 Ep3: Sarah Le Brocq: Director of All About Obesity - on the complexities of obesity and the impact of weight stigma on mental health
March 07, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBMy guest today has struggled with her weight for most of her life and she truly understands just how hard it is to live with obesity. . 10 years ago, Sarah Le Brocq was 24 stone. She applied to be on the show Fat: The Fight of my Life, she was selected to feature on the show and over the course of that following year she lost 8 stone and competed in various top level endurance events. However, over the subsequent few years, she regained most of the weight, despite continuing her intense tra...
S6 Ep12: Sarah Le Brocq: Director of All About Obesity - on the complexities of obesity and the impact of weight stigma on mental health
March 07, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBMy guest today has struggled with her weight for most of her life and she truly understands just how hard it is to live with obesity. . 10 years ago, Sarah Le Brocq was 24 stone. She applied to be on the show Fat: The Fight of my Life, she was selected to feature on the show and over the course of that following year she lost 8 stone and competed in various top level endurance events. However, over the subsequent few years, she regained most of the weight, despite continuing her intense tra...
S7 Ep2: Jessie Asya Kanzer - Author of 'Don't Just Sit There, Do Nothing: Healing, Chilling & Living with the Tao Te Ching', on how perfecting the art of doing nothing can offer us wisdom, healing, and grounding – and possibly be the most productive thing
February 28, 2022 08:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBFor years, Jessie Asya Kanzer felt like a failure, unable to “make it,” either as an actress or in the rat race. Her childhood as a Russian immigrant in post-Cold War America heightened her insecurity and threatened her identity, desperate as she was to fit into a culture that was alien at best and hostile at worst. . This loss and eventual reclamation of her sense of self sent her on a more spiritual path during which she discovered the Tao Te Ching, which changed everything for her. . ...
S6 Ep11: Jessie Asya Kanzer - Author of 'Don't Just Sit There, Do Nothing: Healing, Chilling & Living with the Tao Te Ching', on how perfecting the art of doing nothing can offer us wisdom, healing, and grounding – and possibly be the most productive thin
February 28, 2022 08:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBFor years, Jessie Asya Kanzer felt like a failure, unable to “make it,” either as an actress or in the rat race. Her childhood as a Russian immigrant in post-Cold War America heightened her insecurity and threatened her identity, desperate as she was to fit into a culture that was alien at best and hostile at worst. . This loss and eventual reclamation of her sense of self sent her on a more spiritual path during which she discovered the Tao Te Ching, which changed everything for her. . ...
S6 Ep10: Ione butler - Actress, founder of 'Uplifting Content', and author of 'Uplifting Stories' on how to stay positive, restore your mental health and self belief
January 16, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBMy guest today is Ione Butler - a British film, television and voiceover actress based in New Mexico and LA. She has worked on a number of feature films including Marvel’s Black Widow and has guest-starred in hit TV shows on CBS, Spike TV, TLC and the BBC. . Ione has been through some extremely dark times in the past and everything she watched, read or listened to made her feel sad, angry, hopeless or depressed. She would spend hours searching for something to watch that would make her fee...
S7 Ep1: Ione butler - Actress, founder of 'Uplifting Content', and author of 'Uplifting Stories' on how to stay positive, restore your mental health and self belief
January 16, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBMy guest today is Ione Butler - a British film, television and voiceover actress based in New Mexico and LA. She has worked on a number of feature films including Marvel’s Black Widow and has guest-starred in hit TV shows on CBS, Spike TV, TLC and the BBC. . Ione has been through some extremely dark times in the past and everything she watched, read or listened to made her feel sad, angry, hopeless or depressed. She would spend hours searching for something to watch that would make her fee...
S6 Ep9: Mandy Hickson: former RAF Fast Jet pilot & author on overcoming failure, battling imposter syndrome and how to take self belief to new heights
December 06, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBS6 Ep9: Mandy Hickson: former RAF Fast Jet pilot & author on overcoming failure, battling imposter syndrome and how to take self belief to new heights . My guest today was only the second female ever to fly a Tornado GR4 on the front line. She pioneered the movement of women into the RAF. Most of her very remarkable career was spent as the only female air crew throughout 45 missions over Iraq and three duty tours evidence some serious mental resilience, immense bravery and mega attitude . ...
S6 Ep8: Kushal Choksi: Author of 'On A Wing and a Prayer'; 9/11 survivor on the powers of meditation & mindfulness and his emotional journey towards redemption
November 20, 2021 12:00 - 55 minutes - 37.8 MBKushal’s thriving career as an analyst at Goldman Sachs was forever changed on September 11, 2001 as he made a split-moment decision to abandon his office and the co-workers who refused to leave the World Trade Center. Managing to narrowly escape, he witnessed the magnitude of death and destruction up close. . He was plunged into lengthy depression where he found himself believing life was meaningless. His search for a renewed purpose began with a reluctant trip to a breathwork workshop an...
S6 Ep7: Leonard Perlmutter - Founder of American Meditation Institute; Author of 'Your Conscience' & 'The Heart & Science of Yoga' on how to create immediate positive change in our lives by learning to rely on our conscience
September 15, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBEverytime I have a guest on the show I am blown away by their mind and the conversation we have and this one is no different and, genuinely, I think you'll agree that this is one of the most interesting rambles and one of the most fascinating humans. Leonard Perlmutter is the founder of the American Meditation Institute and the originator of National Conscience Month. He is the author of 'The Heart and Science of Yoga' and his most recent book has just come out (and is on order!) called 'Yo...
S6 Ep6: Jessie Pavelka - on the Four Elements of Health: Eat, Sweat, Think and Connect - how to bring awareness and create new behaviours that support overall wellbeing, creating a lifestyle for a lifetime
September 12, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBMy guest today is an internationally recognised health and wellness expert for 20yrs, who helps people redefine wellbeing in their lives. He was a Head trainer on NBC’s The Biggest Loser; the expert and host of Sky TV’s observational docu-series, Obese: A Year To Save My Life and Fat: The Fight Of My Life and he has trained the masses on CBS’s Kelly and Michael, Good Morning America and ITV’s Good Morning Britain. He was also the host of Lifetimes ‘DietTribe’ and a trainer on Oprah’s O...
S6 Ep5: Eduardo Leal - even in the depths of despair there can be found beauty and hope
September 07, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBMy guest today is a fascinating, multiple award-winning, documentary photographer who immerses himself in the toughest of environments and captures absolute beauty and hope in the most remarkable way despite being in the most harrowing of situations and places. His work has been published in the Washington Post, Time, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Bloomberg, The Christian Science Mag, The Guardian, GreenPeace Mag and so much more He is making waves with his photographs and I urge you to t...
S6 Ep4: Andrew Jordan Nance - how to help children (and grownups!) handle life's bumps with conscious breathing and mindful steps
August 31, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBThis episode is so wonderful. Andrew Jordan Nance is the founder and lead trainer of Mindful Arts San Francisco whose mission is to provide mindfulness instruction to youth at underserved San Francisco Schools. Andrew is also the author of four incredible Mindfulness books: Puppy Mind, Mindful Arts in the Classroom, The Lion in Me and The Barefoot King. And, he is the recipient of the Points of Light Award, a national honour recognising his volunteer efforts to bring mindfulness to youth...
S6 Ep3: Dalton Leong - CEO of The Childrens Trust - on how to stay positive in the face of adversity
August 11, 2021 08:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBMy guest today is Dalton Leong, CEO of The Childrens Trust - the UK's leading charity for children with brain injury. They deliver rehabilitation, education and community services through skilled teams who work with children and young people, and their families. It’s a wonderful charity and is run by the most incredible selection of staff who all have their own stories and reasons for doing what they do. Dalton is no different. This chat is about the very interesting life of Dalton - how ...
S6 Ep2: Danielle Simpson - Author of The Mindset Mission on keeping your mind positive, your body moving and your spirit ignited
August 05, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBMy guest today is former motorsports grid girl, Danielle Simpson, who went through a challenging time in her life which got so bad she hit rock bottom and questioned the point of continuing her precious life. Thankfully, she kept going and worked hard to make some big changes in her life. She found a set of tools and techniques to help rewire her brain and stopped beating herself up. This new journey led her to train as a mindset and meditation coach and then to write and publish a wonderf...
S6 Ep1: 'SAS: Who Dares Wins' leader Mark 'Billy' Billingham MBE on always pushing yourself further
June 15, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBMy guest today on Mindset Unfiltered podcast is Mark Billingham MBE - otherwise known as 'Billy'. His life began as a tearaway kid on the streets of Walsall - a world that saw him face death twice before he was 16. Knowing that the world was unlikely to improve for him there, he made a choice. He turned his life around when he joined the Parachute Regiment in 1983, before completing the gruelling selection process to join the SAS in 91 as a Mountain Troop specialist. . This decorated war ...
S5 E10: Richard Noble OBE - the mindset of a record breaker, taking risks, achieving the unobtainable, team work, and whats its truly like to drive at 650mph
May 20, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBTodays guest has achieved extraordinary feats. He is one of just 3 people to break the land speed record. He was the leader of the team who broke the sound barrier ThrustSSC and drove Thrust2 to 650mph in 1983. He is the the brains behind the Bloodhound project plus many other extremely incredible achievements. He has two top selling books his most recent called Take Risk and another very exciting project coming soon. This episode is about the mindset of a record breaker, taking risks, ac...
S5 E9: David Karasek - Mental Coach - on goal setting, reprogramming the subconscious, overcoming self doubt and so much more!
May 06, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBDavid Karasek: Olympic athlete, 10-time Swiss swimming champion, founder of 'Tribe of Athletes' joins me on today's episode of Mindset Unfiltered podcast. This is another VERY interesting chat on goal setting, motivation, reprogramming the subconscious, overcoming self doubt and so much more! Such an uplifting and inspiring way to start my day so I hope it does the same for you - i'm certain it will! . This episode is brought to you by @myzone . #mentalstrength, #mentalattitude, #mindset...
S5 E9: David Karasek - Mental Coach - on goal setting, reprogramming the subconscious, overcoming self doubt and so much more!
May 06, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBDavid Karasek: Olympic athlete, 10-time Swiss swimming champion, founder of 'Tribe of Athletes' joins me on today's episode of Mindset Unfiltered podcast. This is another VERY interesting chat on goal setting, motivation, reprogramming the subconscious, overcoming self doubt and so much more! Such an uplifting and inspiring way to start my day so I hope it does the same for you - i'm certain it will! . This episode is brought to you by @myzone . #mentalstrength, #mentalattitude, #mindset...
S5 E8: Former IBF World Cruiserweight Champion, Glenn McCrory - on his career; the highs and lows of boxing; the mindset of a boxer; mental health and coping with depression
April 14, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBS5 E8: Former IBF World Cruiserweight Champion, Glenn McCrory - on his career; the highs and lows of boxing; the mindset of a boxer; mental health and coping with depression . Today's chat is extremely raw, emotional and open. Glenn McCrory’s boxing career was anything but smooth sailing. He reflects on his life - the highs and lows of the golden era; how he celebrated after defeating Patrick "Killer" Lumumba by unanimous decision to win the IBF World Cruiserweight title; how he coped with ...
S5 E7: His Imperial and Royal Highness, Ferdinand Habsburg - on motor racing, religion, meditation, mental health, mindset and sustainability
April 07, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBWhen I was approached by this guest's management company, I was excited. The last time I interviewed him he had just crossed the line in Macau on only 3 wheels after THAT crash... if you want to know what I mean, google Ferdinand and Macau. I knew it would be a great chat, but I didn’t realise it would be quite so inspirational in so, so many ways. From racing to religion, meditation to surfing, anxiety and positivity, letting go to being in the zone...plus we chat about his impressive plans...
S5 Ep6: Martine Wright MBE - Paralympian and inspirational and motivational speaker, who lost both legs in the Circle line bombing during the 2005 terrorist attacks in London
January 31, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBI remember the day of the 7/7 London bombings. Normally, I would have taken the tube across london to make my way to Liverpool street where I was working in events but we had put on an event ourselves the night before and had basically decided to take the day off to recover. . In a parallel universe, Martine caught the Circle line tube to work and sat just three feet away from suicide bomber Shehzad Tanweer. . The worst injured, and consequently last rescued survivor, Martine was trapped ...
S5 Ep5: Amanda Charles - The Psychic Psychologist - her fascinating, intuitive journey - how it started and the highs and lows since then; how she helps people access deeper connection; & how she has gotten through some of the darkest times of her life
January 27, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBWith one foot firmly rooted in the world of science and the other connected to the intuitive realms, as a highly sought-after and experienced International Chartered Counselling Psychologist (BPS), Registered Practitioner Psychologist (HCPC), Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, Hypno-Psychotherapist, Healer, Psychic-Medium and Meditation & Mindfulness Teacher, Amanda is uniquely placed to bridge the gap between psychology and the psychic world. . Now branded as The Psychic Psychologist®, Amanda w...
S5 Ep5: Amanda Charles - The Psychic Psychologist - her fascinating, intuitive journey - how it started and the highs and lows since then; how she helps people access deeper connection; & how she has gotten through some of the darkest times of her life
January 27, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBWith one foot firmly rooted in the world of science and the other connected to the intuitive realms, as a highly sought-after and experienced International Chartered Counselling Psychologist (BPS), Registered Practitioner Psychologist (HCPC), Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, Hypno-Psychotherapist, Healer, Psychic-Medium and Meditation & Mindfulness Teacher, Amanda is uniquely placed to bridge the gap between psychology and the psychic world. . Now branded as The Psychic Psychologist®, Amanda w...
S5 Ep4: Jake Aliker - Performance Coach - on training F1 Max Verstappen; working in F1; NLP; Mindset; and hitting the apex of your potential.
January 12, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBMy guest this week is Performance Coach, Jake Aliker. . The last five years has seen him working and travelling with the Red Bull Formula 1 team as the Performance Coach to Max Verstappen. He left the world of F1 last year and is currently working with GP Elite competing with teams in the Porsche Supercup and Carrera Cup Benelux. . Before his foray into motorsport, Jake was at Jersey Reds Rugby Club, working on the physical preparation of 36 full time professional players and before th...
S5 Ep3 David Rahman - Mind Coach & Author of the fantastic new book, 'Let It Go' - on how to actually let that shit go!
December 24, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBMy very special guest today and last guest of 2020 is mind coach, speaker and author of the fantastic new release, Let It Go. . Let It Go is a brilliant self-help book. the reason why i loved reading it so much is because it isnt just your standard self help book where it tells you all the things you should be doing and feeling - as if that's just easy... this is a self help tool kit which offers constant exercises and challenges that are doable, accessible and motivating so you feel inspir...
S5 EP2: Ollie Phillips - ex-England 7's Captain & 4 x World Record holder on coping in adversity, dementia & his amazing life!
December 18, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBMy guest today is the legendary Ollie Phillips. Ex England 7s captain, 4 x World Record holder, adventurer, public speaker. He is the most successful England Rugby Sevens captain who lead his team to three World Series Cup victories. In 2009, he was voted World Rugby Seven’s player of the year. . This is a very fascinating chat. Ollie really opens-up about some of the highs and lows of his life and what he’s learnt; his incredibly rugby career; the injury that caused the end of his car...
S5 E1: Dean Clarke - staying positive despite dealing with bipolar disorder, suicide & PTSD
December 11, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 67 MBIf you saw Dean in the street you'd think OK big, strapping lad, 6’4”, looks good, great shape, oozes confidence, probably a bit arrogant, clearly has life sussed and is very happy. Well that’s if if you went through life assuming and stereotyping anyway! (Let's NOT do that anyway, please!!) But either way... how wrong you would be. . Don’t get me wrong, he is some of the above. He is a 6’4 good looking, athletic gent but what you don’t ever know when you only look at the surface, it what ...
S4 E6 Jamie Milton: Alex talks to Jamie about life love and work as a trans woman
September 28, 2020 15:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBAt age 6, my dear friend Jamie Milton knew that deep inside she had a strong feminine spirit. However, it wasnt until she was 43 he had the courage to explore this more deeply and become the true Jamie - a lesbian trans woman. This is a very wonderful natter between two close friends where Jamie opens up about how she dealt with life, family, work, social pressures and expectations over these years. . While there are so many traumatic stories about this topic, Jamie really wanted to get ac...
S5 E2 Jamie Milton: Alex talks to Jamie about life love and work as a trans woman
September 28, 2020 15:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBAt age 6, my dear friend Jamie Milton knew that deep inside she had a strong feminine spirit. However, it wasnt until she was 43 he had the courage to explore this more deeply and become the true Jamie - a lesbian trans woman. This is a very wonderful natter between two close friends where Jamie opens up about how she dealt with life, family, work, social pressures and expectations over these years. . While there are so many traumatic stories about this topic, Jamie really wanted to get ac...
S5 E1 John Adams: an inspirational chat about how he deals with life despite being paralysed from the chest down
August 27, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBIn this humbling and inspiring episode I chat to my dear pal John who woke up in hospital to discover he had experienced a tragic accident 6 weeks prior when riding his motorbike to work at Goodwood Festival of Speed, and was now paralysed from the T3 vertebra down - from the nipple line down. His total memory loss of the accident was somewhat of a blessing for him but tough, of course, on his loved ones around him. . This is an emotional episode but one that is full of courage and hope. We...
S4 E5 John Adams: an inspirational chat about how he deals with life despite being paralysed from the chest down
August 27, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBIn this humbling and inspiring episode I chat to my dear pal John who woke up in hospital to discover he had experienced a tragic accident 6 weeks prior when riding his motorbike to work at Goodwood Festival of Speed, and was now paralysed from the T3 vertebra down - from the nipple line down. His total memory loss of the accident was somewhat of a blessing for him but tough, of course, on his loved ones around him. . This is an emotional episode but one that is full of courage and hope. We...
S4 Ep4 Glenn Haughton OBE : SEAC- on what he has learnt from his amazing life in the army; mental health; mindfulness; and thriving in lockdown
May 03, 2020 08:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBGlenn Haughton OBE was the First Army Sergeant Major for many years and is now the SEAC - The Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff Committee and is The Armed Forces Mental Health and Wellbeing Champion. . I absolutely LOVE this interview. Glenn is SO fascinating. What a lovely, inspiring man. Itching to start at 13 he finally was allowed to join the army from 16 and enjoyed a 32 year career in the army with the last 2 years being in defence - a career he is SO passionate about. H...
S4 Ep3 Alessandro Carmelita - Mindful Interbeing Mirror Therapy: helping elite athletes succeed PLUS dealing with Trauma, Body Dysmorphia & Mental Health issues
April 26, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBAlex Legouix chats to Italian psychologist and psychotherapist, Alessandro Carmelita about Mindful Interbeing Mirror Therapy . Alessandro has worked with some of the worlds most elite athletes and is working with a number of athletes who will be heading to Tokyo for the next Olympics. . A few years ago, Alessandro started to develop a fascinating new technique called Mindful Interbeing Mirror Therapy. It really is extraordinary and clearly is - and will continue to help - not only elite ...
S4 Ep3 Alessandro Carmelita - Mindful Interbeing Mirror Therapy: helping elite athletes succeed PLUS dealing with Trauma, Body Dysmorphia & Mental Health issues
April 26, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBAlex Legouix chats to Italian psychologist and psychotherapist, Alessandro Carmelita about Mindful Interbeing Mirror Therapy . Alessandro has worked with some of the worlds most elite athletes and is working with a number of athletes who will be heading to Tokyo for the next Olympics. . A few years ago, Alessandro started to develop a fascinating new technique called Mindful Interbeing Mirror Therapy. It really is extraordinary and clearly is - and will continue to help - not only elite ...
S4 Ep2 Kevin Waite is back: Coping with Bipolar Disorder & other Mental Health issues during lockdown
April 19, 2020 13:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBS4 Ep2 Kevin Waite is back: Coping with Bipolar Disorder & other Mental Health issues during lockdown . In episode 10 of season 3 I spoke to Kevin Waite. It was filmed only 2 weeks after he had tried to take his own life. Kevin lives with Type 2 Bipolar Disorder, Imposter Syndrome and deals with persistent daily suicidal thoughts. So, with what the world is going through as a whole, I wanted to catch up with Kevin once again - this time via zoom, of course - to find out how he was dealing wi...
S4 Ep2 Kevin Waite is back: Coping with Bipolar Disorder & other Mental Health issues during lockdown
April 19, 2020 13:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBS4 Ep2 Kevin Waite is back: Coping with Bipolar Disorder & other Mental Health issues during lockdown . In episode 10 of season 3 I spoke to Kevin Waite. It was filmed only 2 weeks after he had tried to take his own life. Kevin lives with Type 2 Bipolar Disorder, Imposter Syndrome and deals with persistent daily suicidal thoughts. So, with what the world is going through as a whole, I wanted to catch up with Kevin once again - this time via zoom, of course - to find out how he was dealing wi...
S4 E1 James Elliott: Military Resilience Coach - how to ensure a more successful outcome for us, our mental health and our future.
April 12, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBOver the past couple of weeks i have been pondering a lot on what it is we need to do, individually and as a collective, to deal with this situation more positively. . Over the coming episodes of Mindset Unfiltered podcast, i will be chatting to a variety of experts on this topic. In this episode I speak to James Elliott - Military Resilience Coach, Airborne Solider & 2 x Guinness World Record holder . This is a great episode. We spoke about so much! James is a hugely fascinating and incredi...
S3 EP13 Ben Bowers: how 'No Balls Ben' survived Testicular Cancer... twice
April 05, 2020 09:00 - 2 hours - 106 MB“How living with no nuts takes balls” Ben Bowers . Oh, what an amazing character this guest is. I was going to divide this episode up because it's long, but I haven't because damn it's too good and you won't want to stop listening. Movember ambassador and cancer survivor Ben Bowers battled testicular cancer not once, but twice. Embracing his nickname 'No Balls', Ben tells us extremely honestly and bravely about his unbelievable journey from the discovery of the first lump, major operation o...
S3 EP11 Jackie Travers - on Big Brother, Madonna & life as a dancer
March 25, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBJackie Travers is the epitome of showbiz... predominantly now a dancer and Dance Instructor but also an actress and presenter, Jackie started her career in the best possible way and was in the very famous dance troupe New Generation in the 70s which saw her tour the globe and regularly perform on shows such as Top of The Pops. . In 2013, she was part of the very first and only Mum & Daughter pairing on Big Brother, alongside gorgeous daughter Charlie, and in this chat she tells us some in...
S3 EP10 Kevin Waite: Living with Type 2 Bipolar Disorder, Imposter Syndrome & dealing with suicidal thoughts
March 18, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBWords from Kevin Waite February 6th 2020: "I survived a suicide attempt 2 weeks ago. No sympathy needed, I'm sharing to help others. It wasn’t a cry for help or me just being selfish. I live with a crippling illness every minute of every day. It just happens to be in my head. Just like any serious illness, it has the potential to kill me. That day, I couldn’t live with it. The illness hollowed me out, pinned me to the floor, and drained all my strength. I wasn’t thinking of what my dea...
S3 EP9 - Ben Bidwell: The Naked Professor: how to be vulnerable, brave & confident to be 'you'
March 15, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBBen has gone through a huge developmental journey over the last few years and as a result of everything he is now on a charge to offer out his hand to help others in need of help. . Ben was a human who indulged in and gained self worth from work, money, women and parties but was shrouded in self protection, confusion, sadness and fear and suffered years of ongoing major struggles around sex and the act of. Now he very much enjoys a hugely fulfilled life that is open, vulnerable yet fiercely...
S3 EP8 - Michael Maisey - former prolific armed robber, drug addict & alcoholic on how he turned his life around
March 11, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBMichael Maisey has turned his life around. Brutally and honestly written about in his outstanding book 'Young Offender', Michael went through things so tough and tragic it is truly incredible he is here to tell the tale. Repeatedly a victim of sexual, physical and mental abuse from almost all of the closest grown ups around him he fell prey to the claws of drug and alcohol abuse and fell deeply in to a life of crime which resulted in many years in and out of Feltham Young Offender Institute....
S3 EP7- Glen John Jones: author of 'Think and Grow Vegan' on the benefits of a plant based diet
March 04, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBRecently I was interviewed about my life and my journey on another podcast called Nathan K Ginger Beard podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/2G5BjzWnjLqNolIocXMXRe) - one I would highly recommend (NB my episode is out soon about mental health so please do check that one out)- and throughout this process I was introduced to a lovely chap called Glen john jones. . Glen is the author of highly successful book "Think and Grow Vegan" (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Grow-Vegan-gradually-confide...
S3 EP6 - TalkOut - Mental Health in the workplace: it's okay not to be okay
March 01, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBIn this episode I sit down TalkOut Co-founder and Managing Director, Jill Mead and Clinical Psychology Researcher – Natalie Edwards. . Jill chats about her journey when she slipped to her lowest low but eventually managed to claw her way out of the hole and how it was this journey that led her to meet Jim Cockburn and create TalkOut. TalkOut is the voice of Mental Health in the workplace and has one mission; to make it okay not to be okay in the workplace. They are working hard to break ...
S3 EP5 - Alex Flynn: diagnosed with Parkinson's at 36 yet one of the most inspirational humans
February 25, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 52 MB1 in every 37 people will get Parkinson's. 1 in 20 are under the age of 40. The youngest diagnosed was a 2 year old. This is NOT an old persons disease like most of us think. You don't get any symptoms until 80% of the neurones in your brain are dead. . Two days after his 36th birthday, Alex Flynn sat to drink his breakfast coffee and noticed his finger was shaking involuntarily. Thinking it was a one off, he thought nothing of it. Until it happened again a few days later. Told it was proba...