Psykhe Mental Wellbeing Podcast

In this episode, we're joined by Social Psychologist Leah Spasova. Leah specialises in sex and relationships education for adults. She is the Founder and CEO of LIFESEXPERTS. Leah runs educational events on all topics related to sex and healthy relationships. She works with individuals, offering sessions on a one-to-one basis and educates individuals about the many interwoven factors that influence their psyche, sexual behaviour and relationships. Leah offers a unique opportunity for people to grow as individuals and as couples by teaching about the connections between the environment, mind and body.

In this episode we dive into relationships - what does a healthy relationship look like? The importance of unconditional love and respect, Letting go of others expectations, important relationship skills we should all develop and why they are so important.

Mentioned in this episode

You can connect with Leah via her Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or via her website

Follow our host Hannah @hannah.stainer on Instagram or on twitter.

Follow our podcast @psykhecoaching on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or connect with us via our website

Support the podcast by becoming a patron to get access to bonus episodes. Visit our Patreon site for more details and to become a supporter

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In this episode, we're joined by Khara Croswaite Brindle, a mental health therapist and entrepreneur who is passionate about giving people aha moments that create goosebumps and catalyze powerful action.  Khara is honoured to serve young adult professionals in her work as a mental health therapist with an emphasis on healing trauma and supporting growth. She enjoys working with perfectionist entrepreneurs to help them move from workaholic to well-balanced and inspires innovation in suicide prevention in her nonprofit work with Catalively to save more lives!

In this episode, we discuss perfectionism - what is it? How can we overcome it? We discuss the rise of Influencers and the impact of social media and comparison. We talk about what it means to be a workaholic and how we can become more balanced in our lives. 

Mentioned in this episode

You can connect with Khara via her Facebook group or on Linkedin 

Follow our host Hannah @hannah.stainer on Instagram or on twitter.

Follow our podcast @psykhecoaching on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or connect with us via our website

Support the podcast by becoming a patron to get access to bonus episodes. Visit our Patreon site for more details and to become a supporter

If you've loved this episode as much as we have please do share it on social media and tag us in your post. And we always love to hear what you think so please rate and review on itunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

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Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x

In this episode, we're joined by the amazing Ann Allen. As an advocate for real and honest recovery from grief, Ann has a very unique approach (not therapy) that gets her clients “unstuck” and back into their lives, again. As a speaker and podcast guest, she engages the audience on a heart to heart level and ends the idea that grief is a taboo subject.

Ann is a Registered Nurse, a Certified Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist®, Reiki Master and Teacher with a passion for animals - she offers Reiki to them as well as humans. 

When she’s not helping people, or animals, Ann's relaxing with a binge worthy TV show or doing something creative. She adores speed and since she’s been skydiving, nothing is fast enough, for her (here on Earth, that is…)!

Ann joins us to talk about loss and grief - what are they? What are the myths around them? How can we support someone who is grieving? Or ourselves. 

You can connect with Ann via her websites heal your grief heal your life or grief recovery method or call her on 360 721 3433

Follow our host Hannah @hannah.stainer on Instagram or on twitter.

Follow our podcast @psykhecoaching on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or connect with us via our website

Support the podcast by becoming a patron to get access to bonus episodes. Visit our Patreon site for more details and to become a supporter

If you've loved this episode as much as we have please do share it on social media and tag us in your post. And we always love to hear what you think so please rate and review on itunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

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In this episode we're joined by Clarity coach, 2xTEDx speaker, Bestselling author, YouTuber and online course creator Rachel Smets. Rachel helps ambitious individuals escape their 9-5 to create a meaningful FREEDOM lifestyle without asking for permission. Find Clarity, Confidence and Create your next step to live the life you desire. Life is short, start living!

In this episode we discuss confidence, taking compliments and creating a life you love. 

Mentioned in this episode:

You can connect with Rachel on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or via her website

Follow our host Hannah @hannah.stainer on Instagram or on twitter.

Follow our podcast @psykhecoaching on Instagram, twitter, Facebook or connect with us via our website

Support the podcast by becoming a patron to get access to bonus episodes. Visit our Patreon site for more details and to become a supporter

If you've loved this episode as much as we have please do share it on social media and tag us in your post. And we always love to hear what you think so please rate and review on itunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

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In today's episode of the podcast, we're joined by author, speaker and Recovery Expert Bill MacPhee. Bill's childhood passion for swimming led him at the age of 19 to the South China Sea where he began a promising career as a commercial deep-sea diver in Singapore. The future looked bright for Bill, already living his dream. Five years later, Bill was living a nightmare. Pacing a psychiatric ward, trapped in a world of illusions, delusions, paranoia and depression, he was 24 years old and diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Bill was hospitalized 6 different times, lived in 3 group homes and had a suicide attempt. If you ever wondered what goes on in the mind of someone who is out of reality, Bill's book that will give you a clear, vivid understanding of schizophrenia. Bill has shared many of his original nursing notes as well as his psychiatrist notes and treatment regimen.

Today Bill is known as a recovery expert, and he defines recovery as when you would not want to be anyone other than who you are today. Bill has helped thousands of people through his work and publications and will help you understand what you need to know about recovery and life with schizophrenia.

Bill joins us to talk about Schizophrenia - what is it? What are the misconceptions around schizophrenia? What does recovery look like? We also discuss suicide. Bill shares his story in this informative and insightful conversation.

Mentioned in this episode:

Bill's book: To Cry a Dry Tear: Bill MacPhee's Journey of Hope and Recovery with Schizophrenia

You can connect with Bill via his website or his YouTube channel

Follow our host Hannah @hannah.stainer on Instagram or on twitter.

Follow our podcast @psykhecoaching on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or connect with us via our website

Support the podcast by becoming a patron to get access to bonus episodes. Visit our Patreon site for more details and to become a supporter

If you've loved this episode as much as we have please do share it on social media and tag us in your post. And we always love to hear what you think so please rate and review on itunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

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Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x

In today's podcast episode we're joined by ST Rappaport. ST is a Relationship Photographer and Creative Journal Expressive Arts Coach. ST loves people and loves understanding the way people work. Best of all she loves seeing powerful chemistry between people. That's why she works with couples. As a Relationship Photographer, she photographs all sorts of couples in their best state. After many photoshoots and observing how people experience relationships differently she decided to find out what makes people's relationships extraordinary and launched the Lifepix Relationships Podcast. ST also teaches people to use Creative Journal Expressive Arts (CJEA) - a mix of journaling, art and photography, to express their emotions, thoughts and desires. It clarifies for them what they want in life, how they should go about it and how to deal with it all in a healthy and safe way. This way they can get the ultimate relationship they really want.

ST joins us to talk about how she got started in CJEA, how it works and how we can use it to access our subconscious, release powerful emotions and strengthen our relationships. We also touch on language, relationships and so much more. 

Mentioned in this episode:

You can connect with ST on Instagram or Linkedin

Follow our host Hannah @hannah.stainer on Instagram or on twitter.

Follow our podcast @psykhecoaching on Instagram, twitter, Facebook or connect with us via our website

Support the podcast by becoming a patron to get access to bonus episodes. Visit our Patreon site for more details and to become a supporter

If you've loved this episode as much as we have please do share it on social media and tag us in your post. And we always love to hear what you think so please rate and review on itunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Thanks for listening!

Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x

In this episode of the podcast, we're joined by Adam Mendler. Adam is the CEO of The Veloz Group, where he co-founded and oversees ventures across a wide variety of industries: Beverly Hills Chairs, the leading seller of refurbished Herman Miller Aeron chairs in the country; Custom Tobacco, a one-of-a-kind e-commerce platform where customers can create fully customized, private-label cigars in real-time; and Veloz Solutions, a technology consulting and software development practice. Adam is also a nationally acclaimed thought leader, writer and speaker on topics including leadership, entrepreneurship and management. Adam is the creator and host of the podcast Thirty Minute Mentors, where each week he goes one on one with one of the most successful people in the country on how they got to the top and how listeners can too.

We discuss everything from developing a winning mindset, the benefits of mentoring, leadership, discovering your superpower and Baseball. Adam shares what he has learnt from the guests on his podcast Thirty Minute Mentors and from his own leadership experience. 

Mentioned in this episode:

You can connect with Adam on Instagram, Twitter or via his website.

Follow our host Hannah @hannah.stainer on Instagram or on twitter.

Follow our podcast @psykhecoaching on Instagram, twitter, Facebook or connect with us via our website

Support the podcast by becoming a patron to get access to bonus episodes. Visit our Patreon site for more details and to become a supporter

If you've loved this episode as much as we have please do share it on social media and tag us in your post. And we always love to hear what you think so please rate and review on itunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Thanks for listening!

Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x

*Trigger Warning* - Mention of means of suicide

In this episode, we're joined again by Shiggi Pakter, Audio Content Producer & DJ, who shares with us her experience of suicide bereavement - losing her Mum to suicide. Shiggi was born and raised in Kenya, spending half her life there and the rest across a few places in the world with the UK being a close second. She was carted off to boarding school at the age of 14 and deciding the UK would be home, she's stumbled through various difficulties and always found a way to self-correct and keep on moving forwards.

The 9-5 didn't sit well with Shiggi and she's been creating her own path since leaving studies at Brunel University in 2004. A few jobs (including manager at London 2012). business partnerships and developing her own Performance DJ "gig" later, she's back to focusing on what she loves around demystifying the world of audio for other entrepreneurial coaches, speakers and authors. 

In the midst of that, she's also self-navigating a path back to her "true north" after her mother completed suicide by a gun to the head in 2019. She is not shy to share the story of the "other-side" the bereaved must endure and simply don't have a field manual to help them through.  "If my words and story can help just one other person who has to go through a multi-continental "mission" like mine, my work is done."

Shiggi is very open and shares her raw, honest experience. From the practicalities of dealing with a suicide to the emotions and cultural traditions and beliefs we dive deep into her story. We also discuss the importance of a support network, the sonic boom of grief and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (I'm now a fan too!)

Connect with Shiggi via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Linkedin or visit her website 

And with us: Psykhe Coaching on Facebook, Instagram or via our website

Mentioned in this episode:

For more information on suicide bereavement, visit Mind. 

If you are feeling suicidal, please reach out for support. Some useful 24/7 helpline numbers are:

UK

Samaritans – call 116 123 or email [email protected]

Text Shout to 85258 (24/7 text line)

US

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Network 1-800-273-TALK (8255), press 1 for veterans

Crisis text line - text Talk to 741741

Or visit the following for further resource suggestions:

UK: www.nhs.uk/conditions/suicide

US: www.afsp.org/suicide-prevention-resources

In this episode, we're joined by Mindset Transformation Coach, Speaker and Writer Visa Shanmugam. Visa is the founder of Becoming You LLC. She specializes in helping busy, professional women reach their highest potential in all areas of life through radical self-love and spirituality principles. In her own words, she helps women who feel stuck but know they were meant for more, realize their full potential.

Having overcome a life-altering autoimmune disease, multiple bouts of depression and deeply ingrained cultural programming, to creating a life and career of her dreams, Visa has a unique take on helping individuals quickly shift from feeling like a powerless spectator of their life to becoming the powerful creator of their future. Her area of expertise is helping high achievers overcome deeply ingrained limiting beliefs, release mindset blocks, and get out of their heads to dive deep into their hearts. Today Visa offers individual coaching, group programs, live workshops and in-person live events.

Prior to her coaching career, Visa, a MBA graduate from University of Texas at Dallas, a marketer by education, worked for Microsoft and Fossil. She also had a successful network marketing organization, which she built in a short period of three years. She has served on the board of her local chamber, the Education Committee of a non-profit, a wife and a mom to two adorable boys (9 and 6).

In this episode, Visa shares with us her journey to becoming a coach and the importance of giving ourselves permission to do the things we want. Visa experienced the common fear of not being enough and overcame imposter syndrome to launch her business. We discuss doing vs being, celebrating yourself, radical self-love, money blocks and loads more. 

You can connect with Visa on Instagram, Linkedin or via her website.

Follow our host Hannah @hannah.stainer on Instagram or on twitter.

Follow our podcast @psykhecoaching on Instagram, twitter, Facebook or connect with us via our website

Support the podcast by becoming a patron to get access to bonus episodes. Visit our Patreon site for more details and to become a supporter

If you've loved this episode as much as we have please do share it on social media and tag us in your post. And we always love to hear what you think so please rate and review on itunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Thanks for listening!

Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x