Psykhe Mental Wellbeing Podcast

Psykhe Mental Wellbeing Podcast

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  • 195. On Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: With Jonathan Schultz

    In this episode, we're joined by Jonathan Schultz. Jonathan serves as an academic counselor at Bakersfield College. He has a master’s degree in school counseling and a doctorate degree in organizational leadership. Along with his job as a counselor, he is passionate about helping others with mental health struggles. He created a website www.mentalhealthstruggles.com that is dedicated to bringing awareness and resources to for mental health issues. He and his wife also wrote a book titled "Obsessed! A couples story living with obsessive compulsive disorder and their strategies on how to deal with this condition". His long term goal is to create a foundation to help pay for peoples mental health therapy.

    In this episode, we explore:

    • OCD
    • Treatment for OCD
    • Stigma and perceptions around OCD
    • and loads more.

      Mentioned in this episode

      • David Goggins - Can't Hurt Me
      • Jeffrey M. Schwartz - Brain Lock
      • Jon Kabbat-Zinn
      • Jonathan's book - Obsessed! A couples story living with obsessive compulsive disorder and their strategies on how to deal with this condition
      • Connect with Jonathan on @OCDstrong on Instagram or Tik Tok or via his website

        Connect with Hannah @hannah.stainer on Instagram or Twitter.

        Follow our podcast @psykhecoaching on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or connect with us via our website where you can download your gratitude journal by signing up to our mailing list.

        Support the podcast by sending us a coffee via Ko-Fi

        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 Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

        Thanks for listening!

        Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x

        30 min
      • 194. Forgiveness to Freedom: With Kate Vrastak

        In this episode, we're joined by Kate Vrastak. Kate is a Motivational Speaker, author of 2 International Best Selling books Ignite Possibilities and Ignite the Hunger in You and Mental Health Advocate. For the past decade, Kate has been a Canadian mental health professional for the past decade. Kate has a certificate in Canadian Social Services, Grief Therapy, Suicide Prevention, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, ABA, Shamanism and a Reiki Master. She is the CEO of Sacred Roots Coaching. She has been passionate in helping end suicide and mental health. Her passion is to help illuminate trauma survivors to find their voice, become resilient and reach the power of forgiveness for themselves.

        In this episode, we explore:

        • FORGIVE
        • Self-compassion
        • Healing from trauma
        • and loads more.

          Mentioned in this episode

          • Bessel van der Kolk - The Body Keeps the Score
          • Michelle Obama - Becoming
          • Kate’s book - Ignite Possibilities
          • Kate’s book - Ignite the Hunger in You
          • Connect with Kate on Instagram, Facebook, or via her website

            You can also contact Kate at 1-718-701-3820. Text “Roadmap” for a free resource

            Connect with Hannah @hannah.stainer on Instagram or Twitter.

            Follow our podcast @psykhecoaching on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or connect with us via our website where you can download your gratitude journal by signing up to our mailing list.

            Support the podcast by sending us a coffee via Ko-Fi

            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 Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

            Thanks for listening!

            Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x

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          • 193. Sandi Schwartz: Ecohappiness and Connecting with Nature for Wellbeing

            In this episode, we're joined by Sandi Schwartz. Sandi is a mom, author, and journalist specializing in parenting, environmental, and wellness topics. She founded the Ecohappiness Project to inspire and guide families to build a nature habit to feel happier and calmer. Her forthcoming book, "Finding Ecohappiness: Fun Nature Activities to Help Your Kids Feel Happier and Calmer," is filled with engaging, hands-on nature activities for children to enjoy while also reaping the mental health benefits of spending time outside. Topics addressed include awe and gratitude, mindfulness, creative arts, outdoor play, travel and adventure, volunteering, food, and animals. Sandi's work has been featured in The Washington Post, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Scary Mommy, Very Well Family, and more. Learn more at www.ecohappinessproject.com.

            In this episode, we explore:

            • ecohappiness
            • benefits of time in nature
            • awe
            • parental advice for more nature activities
            • and loads more.

              Mentioned in this episode

              • Don Miguel Ruiz - The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
              • Sandi’s book - Finding Ecohappiness: Fun Nature Activities to Help Your Kids Feel Happier and Calmer
              • Sandi’s children’s book - Sky’s Search for Ecohappiness
              • Connect with Sandi on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or via her website

                Connect with Hannah @hannah.stainer on Instagram or Twitter.

                Follow our podcast @psykhecoaching on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or connect with us via our website where you can download your gratitude journal by signing up to our mailing list.

                Support the podcast by sending us a coffee via Ko-Fi

                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 Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

                Thanks for listening!

                Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x

                20 min
              • 191. Check In
                Today we're not releasing a full episode, just this quick check in with Hannah and a reminder to check in with yourself and give yourself what you need, if you can.
                7 min
              • 190. Wendy Capewell: On Comparison, Not Feeling Good Enough and Panic Attacks

                In this episode, we're joined by Wendy Capewell. Wendy is a qualified psychotherapist with more than 16 years of professional and a lifetime of personal experience. The personal experiences include contracting polio aged 4 years old from which she made a full recovery, two divorces, one of which was with an abusive partner, redundancy, a period of depression, being a single partner, breast cancer 30 years ago. She now uses these experiences together with her professional ones to help individuals and couples who are stuck in old negative patterns of behaviours often due to a traumatic event in their lives. She helps them to get to the root cause and then supports them to move forward to create healthy relationships with themselves and others.

                In this episode, we explore:

                • trauma
                • relationships
                • patterns
                • comparison
                • not feeling good enough
                • panic attacks
                • and loads more.

                  Mentioned in this episode

                  • Gabor Mate - In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
                  • Wendy’s podcast: Love, Listen, Talk, Repeat
                  • Connect with Wendy on Instagram, LinkedIn or via her website

                    Connect with Hannah @hannah.stainer on Instagram or Twitter.

                    Follow our podcast @psykhecoaching on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or connect with us via our website where you can download your gratitude journal by signing up to our mailing list.

                    Support the podcast by sending us a coffee via Ko-Fi

                    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 Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

                    Thanks for listening!

                    Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x

                    40 min
                  • 189. Strategy Round Up 11: What Would You Suggest?

                    In this episode, we look back over the past 15 episodes to share the top tips that our amazing guests have shared with us.

                    We'll be hearing from:

                    • ShameGuilt Educator Lois Hollis (Episode 171. Shame and Guilt No More)
                    • Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist Debi Richens (Episode 172. The Grief Recovery Method)
                    • Master Coach Gillian McMichael (Episode 173. Rediscovering Yourself and Coming Home to Your Authentic Self)
                    • Author Charles Collins (Episode 174. Life as Craft - Making a Masterpiece of Your Life)
                    • Caregiver and Entrepreneur Avis Adele Hitchcock (Episode 175. Practising Radical Self Care)
                    • Peer Specialist Chris Laureano (Episode 177. On the Value of Peer Support)
                    • Holistic Health and Life Coach Melissa Rohlfs (Episode 178. Food, Mood & Listening to Your Body)
                    • Mental Health Warrior Theresa Ommert (Episode 179. Practical Ways to Navigate Anxiety and Depression)
                    • Advanced Hypnotherapist and Mindfulness Practitioner Jo Howarth (Episode 180. The Happiness Club)
                    • Mental Health Counsellor Richard Capriola (Episode 181. Substance Use in Adolescents)
                    • Money Coach Lindsey Cassell (Episode 183. On Financial Literacy & Financial Wellbeing)
                    • Improv Workshop Leader Minder Kaur Athwal (Episode 185. Improv & Play for Wellbeing)
                    • Trauma Survivor and Advocate Brittany Mc Enteggart (Episode 186. Family Dysfunction & the Foster Care System)
                    • Psychotherapist and Mindset Coach Kamalyn Kaur (Episode 187. How to Take Control of a Controlling Relationship)
                    • MD and Army Veteran Skip Mondragon (Episode 188. Wrestling Depression is not for Wimps)
                    • Follow our host Hannah @hannah.stainer on Instagram or on twitter.

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

                      Support the podcast by sending us a coffee via Ko-Fi

                      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

                      52 min
                    • 188. Skip Mondragon: Wrestling Depression is Not for Wimps

                      In this episode, we're joined by Skip Mondragon. Donald G. “Skip” Mondragon, MD has practiced Internal Medicine, adult medicine, for over thirty years. Colonel Mondragon is a twenty-six-year Army veteran, spent eighteen months in combat zones, and is a National Veterans Wrestling Champion. During his last year in the Army, Skip became a casualty of depression. As he recovered, he became a transformed tough guy. This led to his calling to help men struggling with this dark disease by speaking and writing. His book Wrestling Depression Is Not for Wimps! was published in February 2020.

                      Skip’s true claim to fame are his five independent and gainfully employed children, his four amazing grandchildren, and especially his wife Sherry. She’s a fellow author. She’s also a tough Army wife who endured raising teenagers on her own, a variety of moves to new duty stations, and far too many of his idiosyncrasies for forty years of marriage.

                      In this episode, we explore:

                      • depression
                      • men’s mental health
                      • mental health for tough guys
                      • finding a battle buddy
                      • F3 - family, friends and faith
                      • and loads more.

                        Mentioned in this episode

                        • Norman Doidge - The Brain that Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science
                        • Bessel van der Kolk - The Body Keeps The Score
                        • Caroline Leaf - Your Mental Mess
                        • Skip’s book - Wrestling Depression is Not For Wimps
                        • Skip’s TED Talk - Tough Guys are an Endangered Species
                        • Connect with Skip on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or via his website

                          Connect with Hannah @hannah.stainer on Instagram or Twitter.

                          Follow our podcast @psykhecoaching on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or connect with us via our website where you can download your gratitude journal by signing up to our mailing list.

                          Support the podcast by sending us a coffee via Ko-Fi

                          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 Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

                          Thanks for listening!

                          Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x

                          54 min
                        • 187. Kamalyn Kaur: How to Take Control of a Controlling Relationship

                          In this episode, we're joined by Kamalyn Kaur. Kamalyn is a professionally trained, qualified and experienced Psychotherapist and Mindset Coach. She is a fully registered and accredited member of the BACP and BABCP.


                          Since 2012, Kamalyn has worked with a diverse range of individuals from all walks of life helping them to deal with issues ranging from stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and loss. Kamalyn has also worked with employees of Public & Private Sector organisations to help with Stress & Anxiety Management. In recent years, Kamalyn’s work has been geared towards doing mindset coaching for females feeling trapped in an unhealthy, toxic or controlling relationship. This work enabled her to write and publish her first book titled “How to Take Control of a Controlling Relationship”.

                          Kamalyn is a regular contributor for BBC Radio Scotland around topics of mental health; anxiety; and wellbeing. She has also written articles that have featured on Happiful Magazine; Elephant Journal and Thrive Global.

                          Kamalyn helps female professionals and entrepreneurs overcome anxiety, overthinking and self-limiting beliefs so that they are not holding themselves back from success and happiness. She is passionate about her work and helping women feel their best self. However, when not working, you will find her spending time with loved ones; out walking; or enjoying Netflix with coffee and a really BIG slice of cake!

                          In this episode, we explore:

                          • stress
                          • anxiety
                          • controlling relationships
                          • gaslighting
                          • leaving a toxic relationship
                          • social media impact
                          • and loads more.

                            Mentioned in this episode

                            • Rhonda Byrne - The Secret
                            • Kamalyn's Book - How to Take Control of a Controlling Relationship
                            • Kamalyn’s facebook group - Empower HER Mind
                            • Connect with Kamalyn via Facebook, Instagram or via her website

                              Connect with Hannah @hannah.stainer on Instagram or Twitter.

                              Follow our podcast @psykhecoaching on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or connect with us via our website where you can download your gratitude journal by signing up to our mailing list.

                              Support the podcast by sending us a coffee via Ko-Fi

                              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 Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

                              Thanks for listening!

                              Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x

                              40 min
                            • 186. Brittany Mc Enteggart: Family Dysfunction & The Foster Care System

                              In this episode, we're joined by Brittany Mc Enteggart. Brittany is a trauma survivor turned author and advocate, who is using her experiences to help others.

                              For a woman of 30 years old, she has lived a traumatic life. From being involved in foster care at a young age, to surviving a sexual assault at the tender age of thirteen. Such events led her down a dark and dangerous path. Without knowing how her life would turn out, Brittany has built herself back up from nothing in a completely different world to the one she was used to.

                              Her life experiences have moulded her into the resilient woman she is today. Brittany now helps others by her speaking her truth. She shares her tragic struggles through the transition from childhood into adulthood, to give hope. She relives painful memories and shares joyous ones, to allow us to join her in her life, and understand that we all deserve a happily ever after.

                              In this episode, we explore:

                              • family dysfunction
                              • alcoholism
                              • foster care system
                              • resilience
                              • and loads more.

                                Mentioned in this episode

                                • Nicole Ferguson - Unstoppable Joy
                                • Brittany's Book - Resilience: The Autobiography
                                • Connect with Brittany via Facebook, Instagram or via her website

                                  Connect with Hannah @hannah.stainer on Instagram or Twitter.

                                  Follow our podcast @psykhecoaching on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or connect with us via our website where you can download your gratitude journal by signing up to our mailing list.

                                  Support the podcast by sending us a coffee via Ko-Fi

                                  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 Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

                                  Thanks for listening!

                                  Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x

                                  49 min

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                                We talk about all things mindset and mental wellbeing. Honest discussions, sharing real life experiences and challenging misconceptions around mental illness. We believe everyone would benefit from…