In this episode we hear from Matt Johnson, TV presenter and Founder of The Checkin, an online space to connect people to mental health specialists as well as the mindfulness book, The Checkin Journal.

Given today is blue Monday we thought it particularly important to kick off our new season with a focus on mental health. Matt shares his personal advice on how founders can manage theirs as well as why it is so important to be aware of it too.

Matt Johnson's advice:

• Make boundaries to reserve time for yourself, especially if you work alone.  Time for mindfulness/breathing exercises/journal-writing/peace
• When establishing boundaries, assess your needs and wants; put yourself first for a change
• In order to work as well as you can, you must look after your health; always take mental health very seriously
• Prevention of mental ill-health is better than cure
• Check in with how you feel and work out why
• Value your time: to be alone, to be with other people and to be in nature 
• Accept that there will always be peaks and troughs
• Let go of expectations and be curious about what will happen next

If you’d like to contact Matt you can reach him via The Checkin @thecheckin.co on Instagram 

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Edited by Milun Haggipavlou. Recorded, edited & published by Juliet Fallowfield, 2023 MD & Founder of PR & Communications consultancy for startups Fallow, Field & Mason.  Email us at [email protected] or DM us on instagram @fallowfieldmason. 

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• LastPass the password-keeping site that syncs between devices.
• Google Workspace is brilliant for small businesses
• Buzzsprout podcast 'how to' & hosting directory
• Canva has proved invaluable for creating all the social media assets and audio bites.
• For contracts check out Law Depot.

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