Choices by Vidya Bellur

How reliant are you on other people? Have you started to lose your sense of self-worth or self-expression? In this episode, I help you to think independently, embrace individuality, and bravely, with a sense of courage, strive towards your own goals... All this with a little help from an American lecturer and Philosopher called Ralph.

The words Family and Harmony for many people are far from reality with members acting more as individuals rather than as a band singing from the same hymn sheet.

How do you go about creating harmony in your home and for your family? In this episode, I'll share some useful tips to get you on the right track and give you an idea of which you can use right now with your family members to help you get started.

Congratulations, you've got the job! I think this is the best and worst job that each of could ever have, especially when you need the patience of a saint, need to be the first aider, have bags of empathy and excellent cooking and cleaning skills - But what job?

Vidya dedicates this episode to her own parents.

We've all needed a bit of resilience in our lives over the past year but what about from a child's perspective?

Do they have more resilience than us grown-ups? How should we spend more time nurturing and embedding that resilience so that it doesn't erode over the passage of time?

What do you do if you have a child that worries a lot, or what do you do if you have no idea how your child is feeling? 

In this episode, I'll be sharing one key question that can be put to your child in order to uncover how they are genuinely feeling.

After an incredible first season of the Choices Podcast, Vidya is back for another fantastic set of episodes that help you to 'Simply Be' in series two. Find out what you can expect in this sneak preview...

We've made it to the end of season one of The Choices Podcast and we've had so much fun along the way. Each week, Vidya records her podcast at the studios of The Podcast Guys with her Producer, Dan Cottrell but it's not all plain sailing... 

In this episode, you will hear exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of what goes on at The Podcast Guys HQ including all of the laughs and gaffes along the way!

We hope you enjoy!

Today we're letting the music do the talking and discovering how hearing the right sounds can help us de-stress and find inner peace.

Vidya is joined by Songwriter and Founder of By, Christoper - Christopher Booth from Seattle.

Christopher writes original piano music for (self) mental health awareness. He started By, Christopher almost three years ago as a hobby and wrote three songs dedicated to mental health awareness to help some friends and family. He quickly realized it was a much-needed resource for people with mental health challenges and one of his many goals is to bring awareness to one's own mental health through music. 

Music is such a powerful form of healing. In the world we live in with COVID people are looking for more way to de-stress and find inner peace

We all experience grief at some stage in our lives and there are certain phases that we'll inevitably go through. In this episode, Vidya explores those phases in more detail whilst also talking to special guest, Alex Hughes who experienced the loss of her Father during the COVID-19 pandemic. Alex shares her own story of the process she and her family took to deal with the grief and offers practical advice to help others that may be in the same position.

This episode of Choices is dedicated to Alex's Father, Edgar Frank Maybanks OBE.

Following Vidya's revelations last week, she is joined by George Jacobs, a 26-year-old former addict in recovery. He started on a path to drink and drugs when he was just 13 years old. Clean for three years and now on a journey to help others on their path to wellness. George shares his own experience and the steps he took to ensure his own recovery.

Vidya bares all in her rawest episode yet. Find out about her own relationship with addiction and how she manages that herself. Vidya also takes a look at what we think about addiction as a society and how there is a fine line before a habit can become an addiction.