Mind Your Mind Podcast

In this episode, expat coach and trainer Réka Tóka joins Henna and Ozan to talk about overcoming the challenges of moving to new surroundings. She touches the topics of culture shock, grief of a move, phases and practical tips to adapt to new places smoothly. 

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro 

01:20 Reka's journey to become an expat coach 

09:45 Culture shock 

15:00 Henna and Ozan's experiences in new countries

21:00 Grief when moving to new places 

24:45 Patterns and phases of a move 

34:00 What is home 

36:20 Finding your 'why' 

38:40 Finding your 'who' 

45:50 About Reka's work

You can reach more information about Réka’s work through the following links: 

The Enchanted You website: https://theenchantedyou.com/ 

The Enchanted You Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theenchantedyou 

The Enchanted You Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553071877630 

Coachify Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Coachifypodcast 

Coachify Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/51Uhiz6YsdbkU2W9uTjTT1

You can reach more information about Ozan's and Henna's work using the following links: 

Ozan's Website: https://ozankulcu.com 

Ozan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ozan.kulcu/ 

A Lean Mind Book: https://ozankulcu.com/a-lean-mind/ 

Henna's Website: https://www.hennamalik.com/ 

Henna's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perceptions.on.point/ 

Have You Tried Doing Nothing Book: https://www.hennamalik.com/book 

Homepage of Mind Your Mind Podcast: https://ozankulcu.com/mind-your-mind-podcast/ 

In this episode, Rachna joins the gang to discuss the science of happiness, what elements help people from a state of burnout and overwhelm to a state of joy and peace. Rachna Jethwani is a burnout coach who helps high-achievers break free from emotional exhaustion and stop living in survival mode. She’s the founder of Cedar + Branch, a wellness company that brings people together through thoughtfully designed gatherings that prioritize real, authentic connection.Her work bridges modern-day challenges with ancient wisdom — blending neuroscience, mindfulness, and practical tools that fit real lives. Whether she’s coaching one-on-one, building a resonant community, or hosting  meaningful events, Rachna’s mission is simple: to raise the happiness of humanity by helping people reconnect to themselves, to each other, and to something greater. 

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro

04:00 Comparison 

07:30 Components of Happiness 

16:00 Spirituality vs Science 

19:00 Journey from Burnout to Happiness 

22:00 Cedar and Branch 

33:40 Self-Compassion 

37:30 Practices for overwhelm

You can reach more about Rachna and Cedar + Branch through the following links: 

Cedar + Branch Website: ⁠https://www.cedarandbranch.com/⁠ 

Cedar + Branch Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/cedarandbranch/⁠ 

Rachna's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachna-jethwani-57b269114/

You can reach more information about Ozan's and Henna's work using the following links: 

Ozan's Website: ⁠https://ozankulcu.com⁠ 

Ozan's Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ozan.kulcu/⁠ 

A Lean Mind Book: ⁠https://ozankulcu.com/a-lean-mind/⁠ 

Henna's Website: ⁠https://www.hennamalik.com/⁠ 

Henna's Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/perceptions.on.point/⁠ 

Have You Tried Doing Nothing Book: ⁠https://www.hennamalik.com/book⁠ 

Homepage of Mind Your Mind Podcast: ⁠https://ozankulcu.com/mind-your-mind-podcast/⁠ 

In this episode, Henna and Ozan explore the profound journey of mental and spiritual evolution. They delve into how our minds and spirits intertwine to shape our identity, discussing the art of managing emotions, understanding their deeper meanings, and embracing challenges as catalysts for growth. The conversation clarifies misconceptions about spirituality, emphasizing it as an inner journey towards universal connection. Key themes include surrendering ego, moving from the need to prove to simply 'being,' and appreciating the present moment. They highlight the continuous process of questioning beliefs to uncover one's authentic self, ultimately underscoring the interconnectedness of mental and spiritual growth for true self-discovery.

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro 

04:15 Spiritual growth 

09:00 Connecting spiritual growth to mental growth 

15:10 Mental evolution 

20:00 Coming home to yourself 

24:25 Starting the journey to evolution  

29:40 Surrounding yourself with supportive people

You can reach more information about Ozan's and Henna's work using the following links: 

Ozan's Website: https://ozankulcu.com 

Ozan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ozan.kulcu/ 

A Lean Mind Book: https://ozankulcu.com/a-lean-mind/ 

Henna's Website: https://www.hennamalik.com/ 

Henna's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perceptions.on.point/ 

Have You Tried Doing Nothing Book: https://www.hennamalik.com/book 

Homepage of Mind Your Mind Podcast: https://ozankulcu.com/mind-your-mind-podcast/ 

In this episode, Henna and Ozan welcome Katie Trowbridge, an educator, speaker, and founder of Curiosity2Create, a platform encouraging deep thinking, bold questioning, and empathetic connection in children. They explore how fostering wonder, rather than just knowledge, can cultivate thoughtful and kind human beings. Katie shares her personal journey of challenging conservative upbringing to embrace curiosity, ultimately leading her to a career in education and founding her non-profit. The discussion emphasizes the innate curiosity in children, the societal conditioning that can stifle it, and the importance of adults modeling curiosity and openness. They delve into how curiosity naturally bridges to empathy, encouraging understanding over judgment, and the vital role of embracing failure and diverse perspectives for innovation in society.

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro 

01:25 How Katie's curiosity led to Curiosity2Create 

07:35 How to spot curiosity 

11.30 Connecting knowledge and curiosity 

21.00 How to break the cycle of disconnection 

32.30 Embracing failure as a learning tool 

41:30 Building bridges through curiosity

44:30 Curiosity2Create

You can reach more information about Katie’s work using the following links: 

Curiosity2Create Website: https://www.curiosity2create.org/ 

Curiosity2Create Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curiosity_2_create/ 

Curiosity2Create Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Curiosity2create 

Curiosity2Create LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/curiosity-2-create/?viewAsMember=true 

You can reach more information about Ozan's and Henna's work using the following links: 

Ozan's Website: https://ozankulcu.com 

Ozan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ozan.kulcu/ 

A Lean Mind Book: https://ozankulcu.com/a-lean-mind/ 

Henna's Website: https://www.hennamalik.com/ 

Henna's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perceptions.on.point/ 

Have You Tried Doing Nothing Book: https://www.hennamalik.com/book 

Homepage of Mind Your Mind Podcast: https://ozankulcu.com/mind-your-mind-podcast/ 

In this episode, Henna and Ozan continue the discussion from the last episode, moving from the emotion of guilt to detachment. They touch the importance of understanding the attachment and separate it from love, and how detachment impacts. They talk about how to set boundaries and how to be nonapologetic. 

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro

01:30 Detachment

04:50 Distinction between attachment and love

06:45 Detachment is power

10:00 Boundaries

15:50 Attachment to work

19:20 Attachment to people

22:40 Being nonapologetic

24:30 Avoided detachment

27:00 Need to attach to people

28:40 Healthy detachment

39:09 The present moment 

You can reach more information about Ozan's and Henna's work using the following links: 

Ozan's Website: https://ozankulcu.com 

Ozan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ozan.kulcu/ 

A Lean Mind Book: https://ozankulcu.com/a-lean-mind/ 

Henna's Website: https://www.hennamalik.com/ 

Henna's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perceptions.on.point/ 

Have You Tried Doing Nothing Book: https://www.hennamalik.com/book 

Homepage of Mind Your Mind Podcast: https://ozankulcu.com/mind-your-mind-podcast/ 

In this episode, Henna and Ozan kick off the season 5 with a heavy emotion of guilt. Through personal stories and brainstorming about different aspects of it, they ease out this emotion to the ultimate state of letting go. 

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro 

01:50 Two meanings of guilt 

09:10 Voices in head 

12:36 Guilt as a new mum

15:30 Logic vs Guilt 

21:10 Filtering out thoughts of guilt 

30:30 Lense of guilt in positive experiences 

31:15 Guilt of saying ‘no’ and boundaries 

36:10 Self-Compassion

39:10 Guilt that comes out of hero mindset 

45:40 Letting go

You can reach more information about Ozan's and Henna's work using the following links: 

Ozan's Website: https://ozankulcu.com 

Ozan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ozan.kulcu/ 

A Lean Mind Book: https://ozankulcu.com/a-lean-mind/ 

Henna's Website: https://www.hennamalik.com/ 

Henna's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perceptions.on.point/ 

Have You Tried Doing Nothing Book: https://www.hennamalik.com/book 

Homepage of Mind Your Mind Podcast: https://ozankulcu.com/mind-your-mind-podcast/ 

In the final episode of this season, Henna and Ozan debate how healthy multitasking is, and how it impacts the quality. They talk about the impact of multitasking on the brain and the attention span. They also define the difference between multitasking and time management. 

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro

01:33 Impact of multitasking on quality

08:00 Response selection bottleneck

10:00 Multitasking impact on attention span

16:00 Attempting to make challenging tasks more bearable

19:00 Henna wins the debate

25:15 Time management

37:25 How to reduce and stop multitasking

40:00 How to increase attention span

42:30 Closing 

You can reach more information about Ozan's and Henna's work using the following links: 

Ozan's Website: https://ozankulcu.com 

Ozan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ozan.kulcu/ 

A Lean Mind Book: https://ozankulcu.com/a-lean-mind/ 

Henna's Website: https://www.hennamalik.com/ 

Henna's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perceptions.on.point/ 

Have You Tried Doing Nothing Book: https://www.hennamalik.com/book 

Homepage of Mind Your Mind Podcast: https://ozankulcu.com/mind-your-mind-podcast/ 

In this episode, Henna and Ozan are touching a topic commonly left out in the name of self-growth: resilience. Resilience is one of the most important parts of personal development as it tests everything that we learn and apply to ourselves. The gang talks about both difficult and uplifting stories about resilience, and the optimal approach to the obstacles in life.  

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro

02:40 Why Resilience is overlooked

05:50 How Resilience relates to optimism and confidence

10:00 How Resilience makes you stronger

13:50 Grief and Resilience

19:00 Ozan's story prior to A Lean Mind

23:40 Uplifting Stories come out of Resilience

28:00 Growth is nonlinear

30:00 Opportunity in the obstacle

32:20 This too shall pass

33:00 Closing

You can reach more information about Ozan's and Henna's work using the following links: 

Ozan's Website: https://ozankulcu.com 

Ozan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ozan.kulcu/ 

A Lean Mind Book: https://ozankulcu.com/a-lean-mind/ 

Henna's Website: https://www.hennamalik.com/ 

Henna's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perceptions.on.point/ 

Have You Tried Doing Nothing Book: https://www.hennamalik.com/book 

Homepage of Mind Your Mind Podcast: https://ozankulcu.com/mind-your-mind-podcast/ 

In this episode, Henna and Ozan talk about the emotional intelligence that is authentic and the one that arises from self-serving thoughts, touching the topics of empathy, manipulation, and fulfillment. 

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro

02:10 Emotional Intelligence 

06:20 Genuine vs Learned EI

12:40 Empathy and Self-Awareness

18:00 Fulfillment

19:00 Active Listening

26:00 Manipulation & Satisfaction 

33:30 Instincts 

41:40 Closing

You can reach more information about Ozan's and Henna's work using the following links: 

Ozan's Website: https://ozankulcu.com 

Ozan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ozan.kulcu/ 

A Lean Mind Book: https://ozankulcu.com/a-lean-mind/ 

Henna's Website: https://www.hennamalik.com/ 

Henna's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perceptions.on.point/ 

Have You Tried Doing Nothing Book: https://www.hennamalik.com/book 

Homepage of Mind Your Mind Podcast: https://ozankulcu.com/mind-your-mind-podcast/ 

In this episode, Henna and Ozan welcome Anita Gusztafik PCC, who is a professional certified coach, breathwork instructor, and creator of CityYogi. Anita gives insights about how the CityYogi came to life, what is means to find peace in chaos, and how coaching can help growth. She gives detailed explanation on what is coaching, whether you can benefit from it, how to find the right coach, and how the process takes place. 

You can find more about Anita's work and CityYogi on her website and Instagram below: 

https://city-yogi.com/ 

https://www.instagram.com/cityyogi.coaching/ 

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro 

01:16 What is CityYogi 

13:00 Yoga and connecting with the body and emotions  

17:00 What does a coach do 

24:30 How to choose the right coach 

27:15 Coaching Process 

32:20 Coaching vs Therapy 

39:20 Closing 

You can reach more information about Ozan's and Henna's work using the following links: 

Ozan's Website: https://ozankulcu.com 

Ozan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ozan.kulcu/ 

A Lean Mind Book: https://ozankulcu.com/a-lean-mind/ 

Henna's Website: https://www.hennamalik.com/ 

Henna's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perceptions.on.point/ 

Have You Tried Doing Nothing Book: https://www.hennamalik.com/book 

Homepage of Mind Your Mind Podcast: https://ozankulcu.com/mind-your-mind-podcast/