Get ready for this gem-packed BONUS FEBRUARY episode with Ted Talk Alum, Mike Veny.
Our next guest managed to overcome a lifetime of mental health challenges to become a professional drummer and a Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist. He’s the author of the best selling book, Transforming Stigma: How to Become a Mental Wellness Superhero. His advocacy work has been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS news.
As a 2017 PM360 ELITE Award Winner, our next guest was recognized as one of the 100 most influential people in the healthcare industry. He is also a writer for Corporate Wellness Magazine, Health Central, and delivered a TED-X Talk, titled Mental Illness is an Asset.
He’s worked with a variety of companies including Microsoft, CVS Health, T-Mobile, Heineken, Salesforce, United Auto Workers - General Motors, and The Wounded Warrior Project. In his spare time, he enjoys weight training, meditating for 20 minutes, twice a day, and eating a good bone-in ribeye steak cooked medium rare. He lives in New York City and is ADDICTED to buying luggage, along while watching YouTube videos on how to pack a suitcase.
His packing checklist for business trips is one of his most prized possessions. Helping us with chatting all things self care and self love today is Mike Veny.
Escape activities vs self care
Self care Structured achieves to grow and love yourself
If you’re not doing self care you’re selfish.
Dr Stephen Covey - make a keep a promise to yourself
Therapy is an opportunity for growth.
Good therapy - directory of therapists
Therapyincolor.org / the safe space/place app
Monica Lewinsky - shame held her hostage, she began to talk about it and got to take her power back
Habits are difficult to do and undo
Self care/self love practice: start small, prioritize. FORCE it into your calendar!
metal/phys/spiritual/social-emotional
The miracle morning life SAVERS - done in the morning
What am I feeling? Where is it located? And what do i need right now?
All emotions are good emotions. It’s important to sit with your emotions.
Anger, grief and fear = best emotions, needed for success
Fear when dealt with becomes vision/courage
Grief when dealt with becomes joy
Anger when dealt with becomes passion/leadership/decisiveness
Danielle - how can I make this better for the next person?
Book: The Power of the Positive No
