The Psychology Behind with Dr Linda Papadopoulos

Jillian Lavender is a Vedic Meditation Teacher and Vedic Wellness expert with over 15 years experience teaching people to meditate. She is the co-founder of the London Meditation Centre and New York Meditation Center. 

Vedic meditation is the world’s most ancient form of meditation and the benefits are numerous. Jillian first learned to meditate in 1995 after reaching burnout while working in a high profile and stressful job. 

In this episode, Jillian and Linda discuss the physical and mental benefits of meditation, exploring the fascinating science behind it and Jillian's own unexpected journey to discovering the ancient practice. 

Huge thank you to Jillian for sharing her story and knowledge with us. You can find out more about her work @JillianLavender on Twitter or by visiting londonmeditationcentre.com

Amy Morin is a trained psychotherapist, mental strength trainer, and international bestselling author who gave one of the most popular TEDx talks of all time: The Secret To Becoming Mentally Strong. 

Amy wrote a list one day detailing the things that mentally strong people don't do, when she was at the lowest point of her life after the death of her mother and husband. She published it online hoping it might help someone else that was struggling, and the list went viral and read by more than 50 million people. 

Amy shares her remarkable story with Dr Linda and if you haven't already then we recommend you give her TEDx talk a listen or view when you've finished this episode. 

Huge thanks to Amy for taking the time to talk to us. 

https://amymorinlcsw.com/mentally-strong-people/

Stuart Semple is a British artist, curator, activist and the creator of some of the most thought provoking public art installations around the world. His most ambitious came in 2018 when he revealed Happy City where he had created numerous large scale public interventions throughout Denver.

An ambassador for the charity Mind, Stuart collaborated with them to initiate the creative therapies fund throughout England and Wales. Mental health is a topic close to his heart and is a topic that is explored through much of his work. 

In this episode, Stuart shares his heartening journey towards better mental health as he and Dr Linda discuss the importance of "taking your own temperature" when it comes to your emotional health and well being. 

Many thanks to Stuart for sharing his story with us! Keep up to date with what Stuart is up to on Twitter and Instagram @stuartsemple.

Some of you may know him as "JP", from his time on the TV reality series, Made In Chelsea - others will know him as Josh Patterson. 

Josh is a man who wears his heart on his sleeve when he talks about his family, friends, loved ones and of course; his beautiful baby daughter.. India. Admirably, he's spoken candidly in the past about his struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts. Not only is he working hard on his own personal goals and mental health, he's also doing some incredible work educating people about the power of the mind and the body-mind connection through his YouTube series: Limitless. 

Not to mention training for an incredible endurance test and world record attempt which will see him travelling the 900 miles by wheelchair from John O Groats - Lands End in April of this year. 

Huge thanks to Josh for sharing his journey and insight with us. Keep on top of what Josh is up to @joshuapattersonjp on Instagram and @JoshJP on Twitter.