Starting in the Middle

Lina talks to Martin about the new social phenomena called 'social burnout' following the reentry into the world after Covid. 

Today is an opportunity to reflect on the theme for this year - mental health in an unequal world. I invite you to explore the meaning of suffering as being part of the human existence alongside gratitude and resilience.   

In her final episode for mental health awareness week 2021, Lina shares her take on menopause and why she thinks it can be one of the greatest opportunities in a woman's life - to find her self, voice, power and identity. 

Lina invites you to explore the challenges that change and uncertainty create and impacts mental wellness. She shares ideas of how to steady oneself during times of inner and outer turbulence.

Lina expands on the previous  podcast about energy and the Life Force as she relates this to personal power  - a key quality for mental wellness.

She shares how having idols can help us tap into our own personal power - and why Mr Gorbachev was one of hers in adolescence and how she finally got to meet him 30 years later. 

Lina introduces you to the concepts of energy and Life Force, and how both are connected with mental wellness.

She shares her own experience and a practice to help you connect in with yours. 

Lina shares both ideas and experiences of why finding your True Self is vital for mental wellness. She offers the ideas of Carl Rogers and how this helped her to begin the journey from being who she through she needed to be for others...... to being who she is in her authentic self, and admits it's a lifelong journey! 

Lina shares why being seen, heard and understood is key to mental wellness. 

She introduces 'Stroke Theory' by Eric Berne and why we as humans needs nuggets of attention and affection in every day life. 

Lina shares how being told she was stressed felt like a failure - but then became her opportunity for change

She offers a simple breathing practice that helps with moments of stress to regain inner equilibrium, calm and focus.

Lina shares why looking after mental wellness is vital and important and how her journey begin with her own mental breakdown. 

To kick-start 2021's Mental Health Awareness week, Lina shares her immediate 'go-to' when she's feeling anxious - from water, air to Dean Martin!

Lina shares the importance of courage and how developing your existing quality will help in your transformative process. 

Lina invites you to connect in with 'menopause flux', those times when you can feel confused, de-stabilised and at a loss. 

She shares how her own experiences have provided ways to understand herself more and how she uses flux.

Lina invites you to consider menopause as an opportunity for personal transformation. It can also be a time for profound healing, enabling hidden away parts of self to come to light to be seen through compassionate eyes of understanding instead of judgement. 

Using Winnicott's concept of True Self/False Self, Lina shares how she's used this to help herself make sense of her own change. 

Lina Mookerjee invites you to explore your menopause perceptions. 

She shares how current menopause beliefs can often be limiting and denigrating of women. She offers how much of this stems from patriarchal dominance with an agenda that sought to have 'power over nature' 

She shares how this ongoing battle for power has affected how women have been treated and regarded. This includes how limiting women's power and influence also stems from the denial of feminine consciousness; how its qualities have been shamed, ridiculed and relegated into insignificance to have any effect.

Lina invites you into her safe space world to explore how menopause can be a time of great learning for personal growth. 

She shares an overview of insights gained from her two menopause experiences and how this has enriched her sense of self worth, esteem and well-being.

Lina Mookerjee invites you into her safe space to explore how menopause can be a gift of opportunity in a woman's life