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Learning to Meditate.

Join me and my guest Stelios, a certified 1 Giant Mind meditation teacher as we crack open the conversation about learning to meditate. In Episode #1, Zara introduced us to the 1 Giant Mind Meditation Course. Inspired by her growth, I reached out to Stelios and signed up for his 3-day online meditation course. Boy was my mind blown.

Stelios has had an incredible journey, from depression to finding fulfilment & joy in meditation. He now practices as a certified meditation teacher to share his passion  for the practice of meditation with us all. He loves connecting with others and helping them use meditation to transform their lives, as it did his. I can't recommend the program highly enough. Check out more about it here or start by downloading the app to test out the 12-day program.

Interested in Stelio's Book Recommendations?
Check out Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda and The Golden Sequence by Jonni Pollard.

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Mental Health & Work. 

This week host, Juliet Kirby will be joined by Georgina Ringler to crack open the conversation about the relationship between mental health & work. Georgie and I worked together in management consulting for a few years and grew passionate about making mental health a priority in the workplace. Georgie has taken a break from consulting to pursue a Masters in Public Health. She shares her views on the way corporates should look after their employees mental health &  how the future of work is changing as people become increasingly demanding of employers to offer more flexible work arrangements. 

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Interested in Georgie's Book Recommendation?
Check out All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr.

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Corporate wellness & difficult relationships with food.

This week host, Juliet Kirby will be joined by Bella Hookway to crack open the conversation about corporate wellness & difficult relationships with food. Bella opens up about her experience working with a corporate wellness provider and how corporates should better manage their employees wellbeing. She also opens up about having a difficult relationship food which triggered her struggle with anxiety. Bella brings her knowledge of corporate wellness, nutrition and mind body connections to share her experience and the tools that helped her through her journey.

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Interested in Bella’s Recommendations?
Check out Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales.

Interested in learning pilates with Bella?
Check her out on instagram @bellamindbody

Keen to validate the ROI of corporate wellness Bella referenced?
Read this article.."Companies with mental health programs in place for one year had a median annual ROI of $1.62 for every dollar invested, while companies with programs in place for three or more years have a median annual ROI of $2.18 for every dollar spent, according to international research  (Conducted by Deliotte)"- AIHS

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Self awareness & acceptance. 

This week host, Juliet Kirby will be joined by close friend Cheski Walker to crack open the conversation about self awareness & acceptance. Cheski brings a wealth of knowledge about mental health from both her own experience & her studies of Psychology at University.
Cheski opens up about her journey from struggling with an eating disorder at 16 to finding self-acceptance. She shares how seeking support from friends, family and psychologists helped her on her journey and the tools helped her along the way.

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Interested in Cheski's Recommendations?
Check out The Panic Years by Nell Frizzell or listen to the After Work Drinks Podcast Episode where they interview Nell Frizzell and Places I Stopped on the Way Home by Meg Fee.

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Welcome to the first episode of Crack that Coconut! 

I'm your host, Juliet Kirby and for this pilot episode, I'm joined by a close friend Zara Mahood. Zara and I have shared a similar experience when it comes to mental health and this is the first time opening up and sharing some difficult parts of that journey with you all. We both struggled with eating disorders and anxiety which we crack open the conversation about in this episode. 

For both of us, reaching out for support, learning to connect with our body and practicing meditation played a big part in strengthening our mental health. We felt it was important to share our journeys to crack the mental health stigma, one conversation at a time. 

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Interested in Zara’s Recommendations?

Check out Attached by Dr Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, The Golden Sequence by Jonni Pollard and The One Giant Mind Learn Meditation taught by Stelios Mousaferidis.

**The content in this podcast is prepared for information purposes only. It does not substitute for medical advice or treatment for a mental health condition.**