MindMatters

MindMatters

By Sneha SureshSociety & Culture
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MindMatters episodes

  • Perspectives: Lena Dirscherl

    Lena (they/them) is an incredible artist using their art to create healing in this world. Their work heavily focuses on rewriting the narrative of what “ideal bodies” are. They also highlight the intersection of the queer community and body positivity. Lena recently came to the realization that they are a healer and do so with their creativity. They talk about the inspiration behind starting this incredible artwork and how it has personally been a reflection of their life.

    We delve into understanding how their journey with understanding their sexuality and gender journey was for them personally and how art was a support they leaned on.

    56 min
  • A Step Towards Help with Dr. Thoraiya K

    Dr. T joins us from Dubai, UAE and we start this series off with understanding what the difference between the often interchanged terms like psychologist, psychotherapist and if you’ve ever wondered what the difference between these titles are, look no further.

    Dr. T tells us what to look for when picking our therapists and how to recognize if the type of therapy we’re in makes sense or is a right fit for us or not! We understand how diagnosis’ work and what the role of toxic positivity plays on our mental health.
    Ever wondered what’s trauma, anxiety? How to recognize it and how to manage it?
    This chat covers it all!
    This episode starts us off on a series that’s dedicated to helping us all take a step towards help :)
    We are grateful to Dr. T for taking the time to help us out!
    This episode is now out on all our platforms!

    53 min
  • Perspectives: Isaias Hernandez

    Isaias Hernandez, the QueerBrownVegan, was so kind as to take some time to join me on MindMatters and we delved into such important conversations. Isaias tells us his journey to becoming the Climate educator he is today and what put him on this journey. Isaias also highlights the intersectionality we need to stop turning a blind eye to in the climate justice movement.

    Isaias also shares his experiences from college, dealing with racism, and gives us some advice on how to introduce sustainability in our lives. We have a candid discussion on how privilege plays a role in activism, and how important the principle of “accountability” in any movement.

    Another important perspective we got a chance to talk about was the idea of perfectionism in the climate movement and activism as a whole and the impact on our mental health and Isaias shares what nature means to him.

    Thank you Isaias for taking the time to share your perspective with us.

    We are community

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    44 min
  • Perspectives: D2/Dawn
    I introduce D2 as one of the kindest and most considerate individuals I've ever met and I will forever defend this statement.
    In this chat I get to dive into some very important conversations on mental health and being a parent, their approach to tackling these conversations, how the Covid Situation impacted their lives as well.
    D2 is also an incredible artist and we get to dive into the beautiful overlap between creativity and healing and what their lighthouses are.
    We talk about their work, their support systems and why it's so important to them and D2 was also so kind to tell us more about their journey with their gender and coming out as non-binary.
    Thank you so much for taking the time to chat D2 and trusting me to hold this space.
    We are community.
    Connect-Grow-Learn
    Together
    1 hr 5 min
  • Perspectives: Steph Margeth and Emy Taliana
    I cannot stress enough the power of creativity and it's role in the collective healing of this world we so deeply need. In part 2 with these incredible individuals, we delve into the discussion of community and what it means to them and where they found and how they experience it.
    We talk about the power of creativity and the healing they've found within it and how they use their creativity to share that light and healing with others. Emy and Steph tell us about their inspirations in life and what about music they feel connected to.
    Emy and Steph share their journeys and perspectives so authentically and vulnerably, it was nothing short of a privilege to be able to share this space and be a part of this discussion.
    Thank you so much to the both of you for trusting me and allowing me into this space.
    The episode is out on all the platforms now!
    We are Community
    Connect-Grow-Learn
    Together
    55 min
  • Perspectives: Emy Taliana and Steph Margeth
    It's a special chat for a special day. Sometimes the universe really does things that you can not explain as anything other than a cosmic alignment of stars. I met Emy and Steph through a series of events that have basically changed my life and I cannot even begin to describe how much I absolutely adore these 2 individuals. Having the opportunity to talk about meditation and breathwork, Pride Liberates (A GAY ANTHEM IT TRULY IS), Soul family, friendship and music and so much more The universe brings people together that are truly meant to meet, that's what happened with Steph and Emy. It was an absolute honor to be able to hold space for this beautiful conversation and it shouldn't surprise you, we've got more than 1 part! Thank you both for allowing me to hold space for your truths, thank you for showing up in this world as you are and thank you for being a part of MindMatters. I have so much love, admiration and gratitude for you both.
    We are Community.
    Grow-Learn-Connect
    Together
    1 hr 4 min
  • Perspectives: Sarah JS
    I can't tell you how much I love talking to Sarah!
    So excited to release part 2 of this incredibly inspiring and special chat.
    In  this installment we've dived into why it's so important to feel our  feelings and the role feelings play in our lives, why it's so incredibly  pertinent that we complete our cycles of stress and not run away from  it.
    We talk about Sarah's interpretation of meditation, how  important community is to us,and the incredible organization Good Grief  Network and the work they are doing and we dive into the overlap of  Mental health and Activism and how it's so important to acknowledge the  impact and how we define Activism.
    The episode is out on all the platforms now!
    We are Community
    Connect-Grow-Learn
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    52 min
  • Perspectives: Sarah JS


    Sarah and I were lucky to meet through a project we did together and from the first meet, I knew I wanted her on perspectives and I cannot even describe how excited I was when she said yes!
    Sarah is the executive director of the incredible organization, Good Grief Network and also all round wonderful human being. In this discussion we delve in Sarah's journey with mental health, why it's so important to her to speak up and share stories. We have a very candid conversation on the masks we live our lives with and why being vulnerable is so important to both of us.

    Another beautiful topic we dived into was community and it was incredible to hear Sarah's interpretation of community and how she believes it is one of the biggest coping tools we all have and I couldn't agree more.

    Sarah shares her experiences with therapy and how mental health is so much more than just the voices in our heads.

    I am constantly in awe of her kindness, passion and dedication. I haven't met anyone like Sarah and how she articulates her words are beyond comparison, so much authenticity! I absolutely adore this individual and I am so lucky to call her my friend.

    Every chat with Sarah, I have personally left with the most beautiful energy and I truly believe you will feel it too after this listening to this!
    Make sure you check out the incredible work of Good Grief Network and if you haven't seen it already, take some time out to watch the incredibly important discussion we had on the intersection of Mental Health and Climate Change with Imperfect Eco-Hero and Start the Wave!

    1 hr 4 min
  • Perspectives: Meg Walker
    Meg and I had such a good time chatting, we couldn't just do 1 episode!
    So tune in to listen to part 2 where we have open, authentic and candid talks about our relationship to nature and what it means to us. 
    Our experiences with meditation, especially with our PTSD and how Vipassana Meditation changed Meg's life.
    We talk about when we feel most ourselves and how important it was for us to create spaces to have conversations.
    Another very interesting chat for me personally was discussing our relationship with the word pride and finding it within ourselves to accept what we're proud of about ourselves.
    Meg is the host of the incredible My Kind of People Podcast and also an amazing personal trainer, as someone who's personally gotten to experience her kindness, concern and encouragement, I cannot stress enough how wonderful she is. Please go check her out and give her the love and support she truly deserves!
    Instagram: @mykindofpeoplepodcast
                   @themegmethod
    1 hr 22 min
  • Perspectives: Meg Walker

    Meg is one the most helpful, authentic and genuine human beings I've ever met and I'm so glad to be able to call her my friend.

    Meg  is the host of the incredible My Kind of People Podcast and graciously  accepted my invitation to be on MindMatters but did suggest we mix  things up a bit...

    Listen  to us talk about the origin stories behind our podcasts, how crazy  different the careers we are pursuing and how podcasting was never part  of our plans.

    There's a power in vulnerability  that we often don't realize until we witness it ourselves and how grief  is such an un-tameable emotion.

    We talk about what  community means to us, lessons we've learnt in our lives and   experiences and about the non-profits close to our hearts.

    Beautiful metaphors and lessons we've experienced and moments that forever changed our lives.

    We have an open conversation about community, life, mental health and everything in between.

    In fact, we had such a good time talking to one another, we couldn't fit it all in one episode! So this is just part 1!

    Tune back next week for part 2!

    Don't forget to check out Meg's training, Podcast and this wonderful soul who I'm very lucky to call my friend.

    1 hr 12 min

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MindMatters: Perspectives is about bringing you conversations from individuals around the world sharing their stories and experiences of life.