Let’s Be Well Together Podcast - Episode 77
Date: July 18, 2023

Participants: John Webster, Elise Seifert, Cameron Earnshaw and Sheila Webster
Guest: Joe Ashley

Start times and Segments:

[0:00:35] What’s On Your Mind: Elise has been journaling. We chat about her experience and an article summarizing benefits of journaling: Five Benefits of Journaling for Mental Health, by Jeremy Sutton positivepsychology.com – link: here

[0:10:48] Expanding Minds Interview: [Many areas of wellness] We interview Joe Ashley about travel and wellness. At 21-years-old, Joe left for an extended trip abroad. Travel helped him grow as a person. He faced situations that were outside his comfort zone. As he began to live them and pick up tricks and hacks along the way, it reshaped his comfort zone. He gained a feeling of freedom. He had open conversations with other travellers, each with slightly different angles and a very different experience. He adapted his thinking to different ideas and different ways of approaching situations. He learned different perspectives and approaches to universal challenges. He recognizes a connection between travel and wellness.

[0:24:20] Adventures of the Starving Artist: Cameron is self-taught on the bass. He had an a-ha moment while having fun with a bass and playing fun songs.

[0:28:10] Move That Body: Sheila plugged “move that body” into an internet search. It was amusing.

[0:31:42] Running Popup: The bike commute puts John in a good frame of mind to start and end his work day.

[0:33:49] Flipside of the Coin: In the old days, everything was closed on Sundays and there were no cell phones. It was an actual day off. In those days we thought it was terrible. Now we kinda miss it.

Guest Information: Joe Ashley is a 28-year-old from rural Shropshire, England who recently returned to U.K. for a short spell after 6 years abroad, to reconnect with those close to him. Over the years he worked many jobs in a diverse array of areas and lived in various places. He’s currently teaching English as a foreign language in a school in Bournemouth, England. He’s been on a wellness journey for some years now, focusing on mindfulness and meditation but taking the time to learn about many methods/cultures and practices. He has a strong love of the outdoors and nature and try to spend as much time within nature as possible. Joe’s very interested in sustainability and environmentalism, trying to reduce his impact on the planet as much as possible.

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Thanks for joining us,
(-(-_(-_-)_-)-)   Your wellness check-in team
John, Sammy, Cameron, Sheila, Elise, Isabelle and Julie