Mindset Elevation - Self Improvement & Motivation

In this episode I speak with Liu Batchelor who is a TEDx speaker and curator of TEDx Folkestone. 

Liu is also a TV Travel Presenter for Globetrotter TV and the host of The Big Ideas Show. Liu has held a campaign for sports relief - 100 Sports in 100 Days which inspires audiences to explore, learn, and try more.

We discuss her mission which is to help people find and express their ideas and passions which can make a difference in the world. 

We also look at the benefits of trying new things which can lead us to our true path and lifelong happiness.

Listen as Liu provides essential tips on how to stay motivated when trying new things.

In this episode, I speak with Chrissy Levett who is a TEDx speaker and the Founder & CEO of Creative Conscience.

Creative conscience has been featured on the HuffPost, TEDx, the Design Museum London & Mindvalley University.

Chrissy explains how creative thinking can help fix social issues as well as having a positive impact on the world. We also discuss how creative thinking can help with our mental health. 

Everyone who has an idea is a creative thinker and this episode teaches you how to unlock your creativity within.

In this episode I speak with Lynne Parker. Lynne is a Ted X speaker, Founder and Chief Executive of Funny Women which is a platform to help women to perform, write and do business with humour. 

Alumni from Funny Women Awards include great talents like Katherine Ryan, Andi Osho, Sara Pascoe, Zoe Lyons, Roisin Conaty, Holly Walsh, Sarah Millican and many more.

Lynne explains the inspiration behind starting Funny Women. How women should have more of a voice within the stand up circuit. How we can empower women in business by the use of humour. We also explore how comedy can help with our mental health.

Lynne explains how comedy can bring together a community and why we should adopt more comedy within our lives. 

You can find out more by clicking www.funnywomen.com

In this episode I speak with Simon Blake, OBE. He is the Chief Executive at Mental Health First Aid, Deputy Chair of Stonewall, and a Champion of Pride 365. 

He is the former CEO of National Union of Students and Brook, the young people’s sexual health charity. 

Simon explains the importance of Mental Health training and how MHFA are focused on providing support to organisations. He explains how companies can adopt the MHFA program to look after the Mental Health of employees.  

We also discuss how we can stop the stigma surrounding Mental Health by creating a tipping point and changing the culture. 

Simon also provides insight on his work/life balance and what we can do to look after ourselves and our own Mental Health.

In this episode I speak to Martin Percy, who has won a BAFTA British Academy Award, Five Webby Awards, a Grand Clio and has also received three Emmy nominations for his interactive video pieces.

In 2014 he gave a TEDx talk about his film Lifesaver which is a cutting-edge way to learn lifesaving skills anytime, anywhere.

We look at his recent film - Real Talk About Suicide which is an interactive film helping guide the viewer as they make choices to support someone with suicidal thoughts and behaviours.

We discuss how his interactive films can help our mental health and develop new cognitive skills in learning to help ourselves as well as others. 

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In this episode I speak with Frank King who is a stand up comedian, 5 times TEDx speaker, suicide prevention and postvention public speaker, author and trainer. He shared the stage with comedians such as Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams, Jim Carrey, George Lopez, Adam Sandler, Joan Rivers. He was a writer for Jay Leno's The Tonight Show for 20 years. 

Frank openly speaks about his lifetime battle with depression, suicide running through his family, and how his journey inspired him for his first TED Talk, "A Matter of Laugh or Death,". Frank explains the methods he uses to help with his own battle.

We also discuss how to help others. As well as ways to start the conversation, giving people who battle Mental and Emotional Illness permission to give voice to their feelings and experiences surrounding depression and suicide.

In this episode I speak with Tony Jeton Selimi who is an international best selling author, award winning filmmaker, TEDx speaker. He is one of the world's leading authorities on human behaviour, personal & professional development.

His book 'A Path To Wisdom' sold over 1 million copies and takes you into an inside-out self-reflective journey to create the shifts required to live a healthy, masterful and love-infused life. Tony provides insights to his book and shares ways of how we can unlock our full potential whilst also providing methods for you to take your life to the next stage.

Also, we look at how to overcome our own personal adversities. How to reach out so that you can get the support you need during these times by using tips from his best selling book #Loneliness.

Lets break the mental health stigma and redefine our values to help set us on the path of success.

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In this episode I speak with Akeem Haynes who is a 2x Olympian. In 2016 helped break a 20-year-old Canadian record to win bronze in the 4x100m relay at Rio 2016. He is an and author, and a motivational speaker who helps individuals and companies achieve a resilient mindset.

We discuss is journey through extreme adversity and how he turned his life around from homelessness to becoming an athlete at the elite stage. 

*Please note that you may experience slight audio issues* However, this shouldn't be too heavy and I am sure you will still enjoy the episode and find it inspiring.

In this episode, I speak to Paul McGregor, mental health speaker, advocate and author. He has been featured on the Huffington Post, BBC News and Sky News. He shares daily content, giving mental health a voice across multiple social platforms and through speaking and workshops across the UK . Paul shares his own journey and struggles with mental health whilst also providing insight on what we can do to not only help ourselves but others. It's time to remove the stigma and be open.

We also look at mental health issues in the workplace and his new venture Every Mind At Work. This is a mental health platform using technology to engage with employees to create a culture of openness and acceptance. Subscribe to the podcast for weekly episodes.

In this episode we speak to Bennett Arron who is an award winning writer, comedian and BAFTA shortlisted director. He has supported Ricky Gervais on his 'Science' tour and in 1997 Arron was a finalist of the BBC New Comedy Awards alongside Peter Kay.

 

In 2007, he wrote, directed and presented the documentary How Not to Lose Your Identity for Channel 4 which was based on his own experience of identity fraud. Since then, he has been speaking at conferences all across the world to help prevent our identities being stolen. Bennett discusses these methods with us.

 

Since lockdown and quick thinking, Bennett setup sitcom writing workshops which have been incredibly successful, helping aspiring comedic writers produce comedy scripts. If you are a comedy writer and want to learn more about breaking into the industry, this episode is for you.