More To Life

Per Norrgren is a mindfulness teacher and mentor at the Oxford Mindfulness Centre (OMC) and is the founder & director of InMindSight where he also offers courses, classes & mindfulness retreats. When Per had a burnout, and what he describes as a "spectacular midlife crisis", he turned to mindfulness for help. It was such a profound and life changing experience that led him to leave the corporate world and to continue his training so he could share mindfulness with others. In this episode, we had a deep dive conversation about his journey to wellbeing, mindfulness (what is it, who is it for, how it can help, how to choose a course etc) and he also shared a couple of lovely practical exercises that you can try as you listen.

Lori Ann Arsenault is the Founder of Freedom Within Wellness, which is a coaching and certification training services provider for practitioners of Trauma & Tension Releasing Exercises® or TRE®. TRE® was developed by Dr. David Berceli and is a revolutionary way to feel better using the wisdom of your body, and it is currently taught in at least 70 countries around the world.

In our conversation we talked about stress, learning to regulate our nervous systems, how TRE fits in with other relaxation/movement practises, what to expect from a TRE session, the benefits of it and how it can transform your life.

In today’s episode I had a conversation my friend Caroline about her experience of juggling motherhood, wellbeing and career. Caroline started to experience the symptoms of burnout in 2019 after the birth of her second child, which at first was overlooked by her doctors in Sweden and dismissed as Seasonal Affective Disorder, but when she asked for a second opinion she was told it was most likely to be Post Natal Depression. Eventually, after being referred to a therapist, she was finally diagnosed with burnout in 2020. In our conversation we discussed the many challenges she continues to face in trying to balance her own needs for space, sleep and purpose, with the needs of her family, health and career.

Welcome to More To Life, a podcast that dives deep into wholehearted conversations about life, wellbeing and purpose. We discuss the realities, challenges and delights of being human. And we explore the idea that there is always more to life than our current experience of it. When seen this way, life invites us to discover and play with what it means to be alive, right here, right now.

Hosted by Christine Wehrmeier.