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Psykhe Mental Wellbeing Podcast

Psykhe Mental Wellbeing Podcast

By Hannah Stainer

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 focusing a little more on their mental wellbeing, and we're here to support you to do just that. We aim to inform, inspire and empower our listeners to live a joyful, meaningful and healthy life.
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76. Depression: On Self-Stigma and Trying to Find Balance

Psykhe Mental Wellbeing PodcastOct 28, 2020

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Dec 04, 202300:05
204. Self Prioritisation and Self Leadership: with Alexa Martin

204. Self Prioritisation and Self Leadership: with Alexa Martin

Aug 08, 202237:35
203. The Therapy Twins - Out From Under the Hood: with Joan and Jane

203. The Therapy Twins - Out From Under the Hood: with Joan and Jane

In this episode, we're joined by the TherapyTwins. The TherapyTwins are Joan & Jane, identical twins, retired mental health caregivers, and authors. In their book, From Under The Hood, they come out with their own mental illness despite its taboo among the profession through storytelling that’s guaranteed to make you laugh or cry…..or both ! Joan and Jane use their signature twin-humor to tell the funniest, most revealing stories about their childhoods and how they used their special bond as twins to embrace compassion and positivity so that they could create the lives they truly want to live.  In this episode, we explore: Sharing your mental health journey Mental health services Support Twinship and loads more. Mentioned in this episode The Body Keeps The Score - Bessel van der Kolk Jane & Joan's book - From Under the Hood Connect with Jane and Joan via their 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
Aug 01, 202255:27
202. On Trauma, Forgiveness and the Healing Power of Sound: with Mayara Souza

202. On Trauma, Forgiveness and the Healing Power of Sound: with Mayara Souza

In this episode, we're joined by Mayara Souza. Mayara grew up in Brazil and she had overcome a very adverse and traumatic childhood. She has a history of physical, mental and sexual abuse that led her into an intense dependency on alcohol since her early years. Mayara finally moved to America in her mid twenties when she started her healing process that continues to evolve every day. Today, after a decade of healing work and extensive research on trauma and consciousness, she is a certified Sound Therapist and uses acoustic sound to relax the nervous system helping her clients to release emotions that might be trapped somewhere in the body causing mental, physical, and emotional unbalance and distress.

In this episode, we explore:

  • Trauma
  • Sound healing
  • Forgiveness

and loads more.

Mentioned in this episode

  • Radical Forgiveness - Colin Tipping

Connect with Mayara via her website where you'll also find all of her other links

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

Jul 25, 202228:25
201. Awaken - Discovering Yourself & Rewriting Your Story

201. Awaken - Discovering Yourself & Rewriting Your Story

In this episode, we're joined by Walker Brandt. Walker is a professional actor, author, spokesperson, speaker, and producer. Her image and personality have been utilized in the entertainment industry for over 25 years. She’s appeared in international blockbuster films, TV shows, dozens of commercials, and thousands of advertising campaigns for global brands over the span of her career to date. In 2020 Walker became a published author with AWAKEN – Discovering Yourself Through the Light of Your Innocence. Awaken, an Amazon #1 International Best Seller, shares a vulnerable, intimate journey of how she developed tools to overcome helplessness and thoughts of suicide and chose to rewrite her story personally and professionally, leading to happiness and success. Serving others in their journey to transform and live a life they choose is one of her passions! In this episode, we explore: Awaken The journey to write about your life experiences Changing your story Personal responsibility Letting go Acceptance and loads more. Mentioned in this episode Nonviolent Communication - Marshall Rosenberg Walker's book - Awaken: Discovering Yourself Through the Light of Your Innocence  Connect with Walker via Instagram or Twitter 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
Jun 27, 202237:24
199. Managing a Borderline Brain: with Paul Sokol
May 23, 202234:11
198. Check in

198. Check in

We don't have a full episode for you today, here is a little check in with Hannah instead. Look after yourself this week 💜
May 09, 202201:40
197. Unapologetically Enough: with Carrie Severson

197. Unapologetically Enough: with Carrie Severson

In this episode, we're joined by Carrie Severson. Carrie is the author of Unapologetically Enough and the CEO of a hybrid book publishing business. She started her publishing business after spending years pitching literary agents in the hopes of being published traditionally. All her rejection letters from literary agents came down to the same thing. They all loved the work. They all compared the work to well-known authors. But because she didn’t have a big enough platform, agents always passed on her. Carrie used that pivot in life and launched a company that could help women just like her―unapologetic in their stories without massive following. She’s married to her best friend and on her next soul quest to become the next version of herself. She can be reached at UnapologeticallyEnough.com

In this episode, we explore:

  • burnout
  • IVF
  • fertility

and loads more.

Mentioned in this episode

  • Gary Zukav - Seat of the Soul
  • Lynne Twist and Teresa Barker - The Soul of Money
  • Carrie's book - Unapologetically Enough

Connect with Carrie 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

May 02, 202229:40
196. On Fighting for Justice and Familial Abuse: with Paulette J. Buchanan

196. On Fighting for Justice and Familial Abuse: with Paulette J. Buchanan

Apr 25, 202234:05
195. On Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: With Jonathan Schultz

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

Apr 18, 202229:52
193. Sandi Schwartz: Ecohappiness and Connecting with Nature for Wellbeing

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

Mar 28, 202219:34
192. Listening to Yourself and Allowing

192. Listening to Yourself and Allowing

We're still taking a pause from our usual content and today Hannah is dropping in to share some thoughts on pausing, connecting, listening and allowing.
Mar 21, 202208:17
191. Check In

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.
Mar 07, 202206:11
190. Wendy Capewell: On Comparison, Not Feeling Good Enough and Panic Attacks

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

Feb 28, 202239:22
189. Strategy Round Up 11: What Would You Suggest?

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

Feb 21, 202251:39
188. Skip Mondragon: Wrestling Depression is Not for Wimps

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

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

Feb 14, 202253:57
187. Kamalyn Kaur: How to Take Control of a Controlling Relationship

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

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

Feb 07, 202239:07
186. Brittany Mc Enteggart: Family Dysfunction & The Foster Care System

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

Jan 24, 202248:09
185. Minder Kaur Athwal: Improv & Play for Wellbeing

185. Minder Kaur Athwal: Improv & Play for Wellbeing

In this episode, we're joined by Minder Kaur Athwal. Minder has been improvising her way through life for decades but found improvised comedy six years ago as a way to help manage her anxiety and depression. She has trained as a facilitator with the Old Vic Theatre and is now an applied improv workshop leader. She regularly takes part in international panels, Q&As and conference talks and in 2019 led a session at the Global Improvisation Symposium. 

Minder is one half of improv performing duo Honey Badger, a member of the all female theatre collective The Party Somewhere Else and a member of the Edinburgh International Improv Festival’s advisory board. She brings her knowledge and skills from her varied career to her improv work.

In this episode, we explore:

  • improv 
  • 'winging it'
  • networking
  • thinking on your feet
  • facing rejection
  • going outside your comfort zone

and loads more.

Mentioned in this episode

  • Pippa Evans - Improv Your Life
  • Pam Grout - E-Squared: Nine Do-It-Yourself Energy Experiments That Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality

Connect with Minder via Instagram or Twitter

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

Jan 24, 202248:09
184. On Curiosity, Mindset & Dealing with the Unexpected

184. On Curiosity, Mindset & Dealing with the Unexpected

In this solo episode, Hannah reflects on dealing with the unexpected. It is an unexpected solo episode after a guest missed their interview time. How do you deal with unexpected events? 

Discussed:

  • mindset
  • curiosity
  • mental health
  • depression
  • stoicism
  • types of therapy

and much more.

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

Jan 17, 202238:13
183. Lindsey Cassell: On Financial Literacy & Financial Wellbeing

183. Lindsey Cassell: On Financial Literacy & Financial Wellbeing

In this episode, we're joined by Lindsey Cassell. Lindsey is a Money Coach who helps 20 somethings grow their money through investing so they can become financially secure. 

In this episode, we explore:

  • financial literacy
  • financial wellbeing
  • money mindset
  • debts
  • saving for goals
  • emotional spending
  • money psychology

and loads more.

Mentioned in this episode

  • I Will Teach You to be Rich - Ramit Sethi
  • The Simple Path to Wealth - J.L. Collins
  • The Midnight Library - Matt Haig

Connect with Lindsey via 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

Jan 10, 202248:20
182. Mental Health & Mental Wellbeing: Definitions and What to Do

182. Mental Health & Mental Wellbeing: Definitions and What to Do

In this solo episode, Hannah shares definitions of mental health and wellbeing, how to look after your mental wellbeing and what to do if you need help. 

5 ways to wellbeing:

  • Learn something new
  • Be present
  • Give, help others, be of service
  • Be active
  • Connection

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

Jan 03, 202228:06
181. Richard Capriola: Substance use in Adolescents
Dec 27, 202141:09
180. Jo Howarth: The Happiness Club

180. Jo Howarth: The Happiness Club

In this episode, we're joined by Jo Howarth. Jo is an advanced hypnotherapist and mindfulness practitioner, she runs The Happiness Club and she teaches people how to look after their mental health and emotional wellbeing. She is happily married to Trev, has two beautiful daughtes, two gorgeous cats and very naughty puppy.

The Happiness Club is a monthly membership club where members receive daily support from, and 24/7 access to, qualified therapists. Jo also works with corporate organisations that are committed to supporting their employees. And she works within schools teaching students techniques to develop their resilience. There is also a team of Happiness Club Trainers that deliver the training to corporates and schools across the world.

Jo is an inspirational speaker and bestselling author of 5 books. In 2017 she won two national awards for her work in The Happiness Club and in 2020 she was the Runner Up for  North West Entrepreneur of the Year, the only female finalist.

In this episode, we explore:

  • happiness
  • the happiness club
  • learning to support yourself
  • what happiness is
  • being real
  • sharing your experience
  • anxiety

and loads more.

Mentioned in this episode

Connect with Jo via Facebook, Twitter, 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

Dec 20, 202154:21
179. Theresa Ommert: Practical Ways to Navigate Anxiety and Depression

179. Theresa Ommert: Practical Ways to Navigate Anxiety and Depression

In this episode, we're joined by Theresa Ommert. Theresa is a mental health warrior and in addiction recovery who uses her experiences to help others drop their baggage and move forward in life.  She is a life coach in training and is working on a book called, "Honoring Your Body, Honoring Yourself" which tells of her struggle with putting herself last, people-pleasing and what it took for her to learn self-care and self-compassion. Theresa loves to unplug by spending time outdoors and releases stress through muay thai and kettlebell training.

In this episode, we explore:

  • fear
  • limiting beliefs
  • the impact of language
  • anxiety
  • depression
  • substance use
  • learning to like yourself
  • learning who you are
  • imposter syndrome

and loads more.

Mentioned in this episode

Connect with Theresa via Instagram

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

Dec 13, 202150:05
178. Melissa Rohlfs: On holistic health - Food, Mood & Listening to your body

178. Melissa Rohlfs: On holistic health - Food, Mood & Listening to your body

In this episode, we're joined by Melissa Rohlfs. Melissa is a certified holistic health and life coach helping busy women break free from what prevents them from being their authentic selves so they can be calm, confident, and healthy.  Around food. Around sugar. Around what triggers them. In stressful situations. In their bodies. In their life. She is committed to empowering women to find freedom and feel empowered in their own skin.

After her own tumultuous history with food {withholding and then later in life, bingeing}, she learned how to deal with the core issues around her broken relationship with food.  As a result, she felt called to go to school and learn to teach other women how to do the same.  She graduated from the Health Coach Institute as a Holistic Health and Life Coach in 2018 and is the proud owner of Free 2 B Coaching.  She is a proud Boilermaker alumna living in Arizona with her husband, Chad and two kiddos.

In this episode, we explore:

  • changing your lifestyle
  • how we use food
  • food and mood connection
  • tuning in to what your body needs
  • changing your relationship with food
  • the power in the pause
  • what holistic health coaching is

and loads more.

Mentioned in this episode

  • Jeff Olson - The Slight Edge

Connect with Melissa via Facebook, Instagram or via her website

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Dec 06, 202131:26
177. Chris Laureano: On the Value of Peer Support

177. Chris Laureano: On the Value of Peer Support

In this episode, we're joined by Chris Laureano, B.A., CPS. Chris has been in the Peer Support field since 2015 and has been Certified as a Peer Specialist in the State of Massachusetts since 2016. Throughout his life as an autistic man with lived experiences with anxiety and trauma, Chris got into the Peer Support field after realizing the powerfulness of his voice in advocacy efforts while attending Rhode Island College due to his experience running the campus chapter of The National Society of Leadership and Success as both Chapter Vice-President and Chapter President. Since then, he has worked as a Peer Specialist in Wellness & Recovery Centers, Emergency Service Programs and at a long-term mental health service program in different agencies. Additionally, he has also gained experience in systemic advocacy efforts through meeting with legislators and testifying at a public hearing regarding various Peer Specialist Bills that were put forth from the Massachusetts State House.

Currently, Chris works as the Director of the Recovery Education and Learning (REAL) Program at Bay Cove Human Services in Boston, Massachusetts, where he runs an in-person & online training and coordinates internships for people with lived experience in receiving mental health services in order to provide opportunities to prepare them for the workforce in human services."

In this episode, we explore:

  • autism
  • peer support
  • self-evolution
  • neurodiversity
  • labels
  • lived experience
  • active listening

and loads more.

Mentioned in this episode

Connect with Chris via LinkedIn

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.

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Nov 29, 202158:08
176. Resetting Your Wellbeing

176. Resetting Your Wellbeing

In this solo episode, Hannah shares some thoughts on having a wellbeing reset. When did you last check in with yourself and how you're doing? Are you feeling well in body, mind, soul, spirit, socially, financially...there are so many ways to define wellbeing. In this episode, Hannah encourages you to create your own definition of wellbeing, to consider how you maintain your wellbeing and offers a reminder that it's ok to reach out for help. 

5 ways to wellbeing:

  • Learn something new
  • Be present
  • Give, help others, be of service
  • Be active
  • Connection

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.

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Nov 22, 202129:18
175. Avis Adele Hitchcock: Practising Radical Self-Care

175. Avis Adele Hitchcock: Practising Radical Self-Care

In this episode, we're joined by Avis Adele Hitchcock. Avis is a Caregiver, Small Business Owner and Creative Entrepreneur gifted in the art of listening and connecting with people and animals. Through their work in Photography and creating safe containers for communities. Radical Care was born in 2020 as Avis was personally seeking balance, boundaries, support, creative expression and connection as a full-time caregiver during a global pandemic. Like so many others who are selflessly giving their time and energy to help others. Avis realised that they were not alone and created the Radical Care Podcast as a space to share joy, wisdom, and experience with and for the caregiving community.

In this episode, we explore:

  • radical self-care
  • people-pleasing
  • burnout
  • self-compassion
  • authentic yes
  • authentic no
  • authenticity

and loads more.

Mentioned in this episode

  • Brene Brown - Braving the Wilderness

Connect with Avis via Facebook or Instagram

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.

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Nov 15, 202147:51
174. Charles Collins: Life as Craft - Making a Masterpiece of Your Life

174. Charles Collins: Life as Craft - Making a Masterpiece of Your Life

In this episode, we're joined by Charles Collins. Charles is a best-selling author of the LifeCraft book series available on Amazon, producer of the companion Making A Masterpiece of Your Life audio collection, and Publisher of Life Masterpiece Journal available on Medium.com.

Handed down over the centuries by master craftsmen and craftswomen across the world, Charles reveals the time tested practice of 'craftsmanship', as the key to unlocking the universal principles of excellence for developing a high level of skill in any endeavor from personal and professional development, to managing your business, your household, and improving your parenting skills.

In this episode, we explore:

  • life as a craft
  • master crafters
  • creativity
  • 10,000 hours practice
  • structure
  • self-esteem
  • life as a masterpiece in the making

and loads more.

Mentioned in this episode

  • Charles Collins - Making a Masterpiece of Your Life: The Craftsman's Way of the Art & Science of Skillful Living
  • Life Masterpiece workshop

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

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Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x

Nov 08, 202147:21
173. Gillian McMichael: Rediscovering Yourself and Coming Back Home to Your Authentic Self

173. Gillian McMichael: Rediscovering Yourself and Coming Back Home to Your Authentic Self

In this episode, we're joined by Gillian McMichael. Gillian is a Master Coach and Holistic Wellness Expert. Gillian is a passionate teacher, healer, coach and guide, with 17 years' experience in helping others navigate their journey to self-discovery and professional fulfillment. Years of deepening her awareness through various certifications has earned her the highly coveted title of Master Coach - a title held by the top 2% of coaches globally. 

As the founder of Full Circle Global, Gillian offers specialised Professional Development Programmes to aspiring and existing coaches. She has also created a portfolio of enriching Life Development Programmes for those seeking transformative life changes; the programmes combine the practices of Ayurveda, meditation, yoga, reiki healing, chakra clearing and mantra rituals to bring about healing, happiness and wholeness.

In this episode, we explore:

  • healing rituals
  • routines
  • the importance of sleep
  • insomnia
  • mind, body, soul
  • breathing
  • fuelling the body
  • self-betrayal
  • being your true self

and loads more.

Mentioned in this episode:

  • Book: The Choice - Edith Eger
  • TED Talk: Elizabeth Gilbert - Creativity

You can connect with Gillian via 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

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Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x

Nov 01, 202149:54
172. Debi Richens: The Grief Recovery Method

172. Debi Richens: The Grief Recovery Method

In this episode, we're joined by Debi Richens. Debi helps women who are suffering from the effects of toxic relationships. To release their anger, pain and shame. Without having to re-engage with their abuser or put up with the same treatment from others. So that they can live an empowered, inspiring and joyful life. Even if they’ve struggled to find anyone who truly understands.

Debi has the expertise and experience to help you move from a place of heartbreak, loss, or grief (a conflicting emotion following the end or change of a familiar pattern of behaviour), to one of peaceful calm and joyful acceptance. She does this by using a combination of knowledge, skill, and life experience to help you understand your loss (whatever it may be), release the things that are causing you anguish, and move you forward in a calm and positive way.

On a professional level, Debi is an Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist (both online & in-person), certified Grief Recovery Military & First Responder (qualified to deliver extended PTSD & Trauma support) and trained in Suicide Prevention, and Brain Trauma Recovery. On a personal level, she grew up in a single-parent family, estranged from her father, and has suffered close familial bereavement, loss, and alienation. In short, she understands what it’s like to feel emotionally bereft, disconnected and heartbroken.

In this episode, we explore:

  • emotional resilience
  • grief
  • the grief recovery method
  • broken heart syndrome
  • the language of grief

and loads more.

Mentioned in this episode:

  • The Choice - Edith Eger
  • The Grief Recovery Handbook
  • Authentic Happiness -Martin Seligman

You can connect with Debi via Facebook, 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

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Thanks for listening!

Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x

Oct 25, 202159:24
171. Lois Hollis: Shame and Guilt No More

171. Lois Hollis: Shame and Guilt No More

In this episode, we're joined by Lois Hollis, RN BSN REV. Lois shifts our opinion on one of the most forbidden subjects, shame and guilt. Depression, anxiety, 30 years of migraine headaches, and pain were Lois’ life until she learned the dangers of shameguilt (not shame and guilt.) She shares her 15 years’ experience as a ShameGuilt Educator, Counselor, Filmmaker to offer health and spiritual maturity.

Lois entered the health field as a Nurse's Aide at 12 and continues today at 77. She is a trailblazer. Lois developed one of the first Kidney Hemodialysis centers in the USA. Today, she establishes shameguilt as an independent study.

Lois’ film Out of Discord Into Harmony teaches us to communicate with our emotions and inner critic. Her newest film “I’M Good” makes shameguilt visible to illustrate its trickery and how to kick it out to enjoy success.

She is the author of three books. Emotional Revolution=Evolution gives a new approach to shame and guilt, Five-Hundred Questions Have One Answer, and “Now is The Time,” a collection of her soul readings that help us stop the negative shameguilt energy.

In this episode, we explore:

  • shame
  • guilt
  • letting go of shame and guilt
  • trauma

and loads more.

You can connect with Lois 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

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Thanks for listening!

Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x

Oct 18, 202157:05
170. The Takeover with Jess Critchlow: On Neurodiversity, Parenting and Boundaries

170. The Takeover with Jess Critchlow: On Neurodiversity, Parenting and Boundaries

In this episode, we are joined by the amazing Jess Critchlow, founder of Light Up Work, as our first ever guest host! 

Jess joined us back in Season 1, Episode 19 to dive into soft skills, confidence and all of that great stuff. Jess is a Business Coach, Leadership Consultant, and TEDx speaker who’s helped hundreds of sweaty-palmed business owners and leaders get out of their own way, practice some radical confidence and build (or double!) their business. Jess launched her side hustle in 2016 while working as a Learning & Development Manager in the tech world… and ooooh boy did she learn the hard way what really works! Her hours DIYing logos, re-writing her website, changing hex codes and blogging to no one were all ways of looking busy without taking the big brave actions. She had to dig in and practice confident action before she felt ready… and it sucked and was amazing all at once! Now Jess takes ALL of what she's learned over the years to help her clients totally revamp and radically grow their confidence at work. 

Today Jess is interviewing our host Hannah. Hannah is a Wellbeing Coach, a Youth Coach, a qualified Teacher, Mentor and Speaker. She’s the creator and host of the Psykhe Mental Wellbeing Podcast (this very show), and Founder of Psykhe Coaching. Hannah is a keen Mental Health advocate and holds several voluntary support roles and is a member of the British Psychological Society.

In this episode we talk about:

  • neurodiversity
  • parenting
  • boundaries
  • balancing everything
  • mental health
  • good enough parenting

and loads more.

Mentioned in this episode:

Connect with our guest Jess @lightupwork on instagram or visit her website.

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

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

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Thanks for listening!

Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x

Oct 11, 202101:09:12
169. Strategy Round Up 10: What Would You Suggest?

169. Strategy Round Up 10: 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:

  • Psychotherapist Madelaine Weiss (Episode 151. Getting to G.R.E.A.T - Strategy for Work and Life)
  • Therapist Alex Boianghu (Episode 152. Coming Home to Our True Selves)
  • Journalist and Management Consultant Cynthia Hayes (Episode 153. Coping with Cancer Emotions)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery PA Sabrina Runbeck (Episode 155. Performance, Productivity and Overcoming Burnout)
  • Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher and Coach Jeff Siegel (Episode 156. The Mind-Body Break-Up)
  • Transformational Coach, Yoga Teacher and Breathwork Facilitator Rio Otoya (Episode 157. The Power of Healing Breathwork)
  • Intuitive Branding Coach Sunil Godse (Episode 158. Learning to Listen to Your Intuition)
  • Home Designer Aryo Falakrou (Episode 159. Designing Our Space and Our Lifestyle)
  • Life Coach, Blogger and Author Terri Kozlowski (Episode 160. Overcoming Fear, Setting Boundaries and Reaching Acceptance)
  • Life and Business Coach Keri Lonny (Episode 162. Losing Yourself, Finding Yourself and Coming Back to Yourself)
  • Financial Planner JR Chappell (Episode 163. Financial Wellness, Personal Responsibility and Practical Steps to Take)
  • Mindset Coach Paul Forchione (Episode 164. Overcoming Obstacles and Rewriting Your Story)
  • Coach and Founder Jo Rawbone (Episode 165. Who Says Introverts Don't Have Anything to Say?)
  • Autism Advocate and Blogger Jimmy Clare (Episode 166. Crazy Fitness Guy - On Autism, Accountability and Creating a Business)
  • Spiritual Coach Dylan King (Episode 167. How to Overcome People-Pleasing)
  • Author Steve Friedman (Episode 168. Introverts - Bring to Life Your Hidden Talents and Strengths)

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

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Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x

Oct 04, 202101:01:24
168. Steve Friedman: Introverts - Bring to Life Your Hidden Talents and Strengths

168. Steve Friedman: Introverts - Bring to Life Your Hidden Talents and Strengths

In this episode, we're joined by Steve Friedman. Steve is determined to champion a more authentic and successful life for introverts. After struggling for decades as an introvert in the corporate world, he began to learn about introversion while writing his memoir, In Search of Courage: An Introvert’s Story. Friedman now provides inspirational posts, quizzes, and insightful resources for introverts at work and at home through his weekly blog at BeyondIntroversion.com.

Friedman met his love, Jennifer, in Houston, Texas. Together, they have raised three amazing children, Gwendolyn, Madolyn, and Noah. They have all traveled the world and are now enjoying time hanging around the house together.

In this episode, we explore:

  • masking
  • introversion
  • myths around introversion
  • learning to manage your energy
  • authenticity
  • diversity of thought
  • feeling different
  • owning your strengths

and loads more.

Mentioned in this episode

You can connect with Steve 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

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Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x

Sep 27, 202155:38
167. Dylan King: How to Overcome People-Pleasing
Sep 20, 202101:03:53
166. Jimmy Clare: Crazy Fitness Guy - On Autism, Accountability and Creating a Business

166. Jimmy Clare: Crazy Fitness Guy - On Autism, Accountability and Creating a Business

In this episode, we're joined by Jimmy Clare. Jimmy is a motivational speaker, Autism advocate, author, and founder of CrazyFitnessGuy.

In this episode, we explore:

  • autism
  • accountability
  • appreciating your own growth
  • podcasting
  • owning your mistakes
  • integrity
  • business
  • consistency

and loads more.

You can connect with Jimmy 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

Sep 13, 202101:06:28
165. Jo Rawbone: Who Says Introverts Don’t Have Anything to Say?

165. Jo Rawbone: Who Says Introverts Don’t Have Anything to Say?

In this episode, we're joined by Jo Rawbone. Jo discovered she was an introvert when she completed a Myers Briggs questionnaire in 1989. She’d always known that she was different from a lot of her peers, friends and family and now she knew why; she wasn’t weird, she was wired differently. Whilst is knowledge enhanced her self-awareness, it didn’t give her the tools to manage being an introvert in a world that is largely biased towards extroverts.

Over more than 3 decades working as a trainer and consultant with thousands of international clients, Jo saw daily just how problematic this bias can be within organisations: undermining employee engagement, retention and productivity as well as impairing the physical and mental health and well-being of employees.

Thus began a mission: to champion the cause of introverts and promote positive action to address the ‘extraversion bias’. A mission that recently took her to the TEDx stage.

Jo founded Flourishing Introverts to shift this extraversion bias in business by using a simple but robust approach, and to enable individuals to recognise their natural strengths so they can fulfil their potential without pretending to be something they are not. This starts with enabling introverts to identify and own their strengths, something Jo does in her group coaching programmes and 1:1 with clients.

With her clear purpose and unshakable passion, Jo works with companies and organisations to help them recognise and encourage the contribution introverts can make to their business. This is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in action.

In this episode, we explore:

  • introversion
  • shifting extroversion bias
  • myths around introversion and extroversion
  • communication processes
  • how we recharge our energy
  • introversion in the workplace
  • purpose + passion trumps fear
  • brilliant battery boosters
  • introvert hangover
  • introvert burnout
  • claiming your strengths

and loads more.

Recommendations

  • Ted Talk: Caroline McHugh - The Art of Being Yourself
  • Book: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse - Charlie Mackesy

You can connect with Jo via LinkedIn, Facebook 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

Sep 06, 202151:12
164. Paul Forchione: Overcoming Obstacles and Rewriting Your Story

164. Paul Forchione: Overcoming Obstacles and Rewriting Your Story

In this episode, we're joined by Paul Forchione. Paul was born with cerebral palsy and it was so severe that the doctors told his mom that he would never be able to walk. Thank goodness for a wonderful mom and a great mindset that wasn’t his story. He was able to overcome it and is now able to live a very active life, however, it wasn’t easy to get to at that point. Today as a Mindset Coach, Paul shares his story with his clients to help them rewrite their own stories to go after their true dreams and desires.

In this episode, we explore:

  • being told you're not 'college material'
  • bullying
  • mindset
  • self-love
  • overcoming obstacles
  • morning practice
  • grit
  • rewriting your story

and loads more.

Mentioned

Recommendations

  • Grit - Dr Angela Duckworth

You can connect with Paul via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter 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

Sep 01, 202144:23
163. JR Chappell: Financial Wellness, Personal Responsibility and Practical Steps to Take

163. JR Chappell: Financial Wellness, Personal Responsibility and Practical Steps to Take

Aug 30, 202158:25
162. Keri Lonny: Losing Yourself, Finding Yourself and Coming Back to Yourself

162. Keri Lonny: Losing Yourself, Finding Yourself and Coming Back to Yourself

In this episode, we're joined by Keri Lonny. Keri is a Life & Business Coach that specializes in helping ambitious women create a life of freedom by turning their passion into an online income.

In this episode, we explore:

  • becoming a teen mum
  • losing yourself and your path
  • finding yourself again
  • catalysts for change
  • mum guilt
  • changing your mindset
  • coming back to yourself
  • learning to listen to yourself
  • recycling thoughts
  • letting go of what people think
  • asking yourself if it is an excuse or an obstacle

and loads more.

Recommendations

  • You are not Lost - Maxie McCoy

You can connect with Keri via Instagram, Facebook, or via her YouTube Channel

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

Aug 25, 202157:08
161. Compassion and Allowing Yourself to Experience Life
Aug 23, 202116:58
160. Terri Kozlowski: Overcoming Fear, Setting Boundaries and Reaching Acceptance

160. Terri Kozlowski: Overcoming Fear, Setting Boundaries and Reaching Acceptance

In this episode, we're joined by Terri Kozlowski. Terri is a certified life coach, blogger, the author of "Raven Transcending Fear", and founder of Soul Solutions. She specializes in empowering women by teaching them to set personal boundaries, reframe the stories they tell themselves, overcome their fears, and push past their limiting beliefs.  Part memoir, part self-help guide, Terri’s book is a raw and personal story of diving deep into childhood trauma, dealing with the terror before ultimately getting comfortable with fear, and transcending it. On her successful podcast and YouTube channel Soul Solutions, she delves into the soul and offers bite-sized takeaways for controlling our egos and emotions.  

Terri holds a BS in Social Science, has written for Thrive Global and Medium, appeared on over 25 podcasts and has spoken to groups from 5 to 600. She has helped over 1500 people with her hard-earned wisdom.  Terri lives in Woodstock, GA with her husband and pampered chihuahua Lelu.

In this episode, we explore:

  • childhood trauma
  • impact of hearing others' stories
  • egoic responses
  • reaching acceptance
  • abandonment
  • overcoming fear
  • forgiveness
  • boundaries
  • taking responsibility for our decision
  • deciding to become a survivor

and loads more.

Mentioned in this episode:

Recommendations

  • Return to Love - Marianne Williamson

You can connect with Terri via Instagram, Facebook, or via her website

Follow our host 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

Aug 18, 202149:37
159. Aryo Falakrou: Designing Our Space and Our Lifestyle

159. Aryo Falakrou: Designing Our Space and Our Lifestyle

In this episode, we're joined by Aryo Falakrou. An author, an inventor, and a Home designer, with over 34 years of progressive experience in architectural and interior designs, Aryo has helped almost 1000 clients put “style into their lifestyle”. His focus is to solve problems. Architecture is a combination of Art & Engineering, and Aryo adds Philosophy and Psychology into the process to create harmony, functionality and beauty in homes that stand the test of time.


Aryo loves to spend time with his family and travel as many places as he can, but his passion is to design extraordinary homes for extraordinary people. He loves outside the box thinking and stays away from routine and cookie cutting approaches!

In this episode, we explore:

  • home design
  • ageing
  • designing a lifestyle
  • making your living space a vision board
  • how energy accumulates in our home
  • why getting clear on your goals is step 1

and loads more.

Mentioned in this episode:

Recommendations

  • Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill

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Aug 16, 202148:30
158. Sunil Godse: Learning to Listen to Your Intuition
Aug 11, 202101:00:18
157. Rio Otoya: The Power of Healing Breathwork

157. Rio Otoya: The Power of Healing Breathwork

In this episode, we're joined by Rio Otoya. Rio is a Transformational Coach, Certified Yoga Teacher, and Healing Breathwork facilitator. He formerly worked at Google Launchpad leading startup programs and with their Mindfulness Initiative, gPause. He has experience as a visual artist, community builder and facilitator of creative collaborations. Rio uniquely combines his facilitator experience with modern-scientific and traditional-spiritual practices, to create a safe space for people to find inner balance.

Rio certified as a Yoga teacher in 2011 and progressed to advanced courses and Yoga therapy studies in India (2018-2019) where he completed over 1000 hours of formal training. He learned from Rishi Vishuas Malik at Yoga Vidya Gurukul (under the lineage of Swami Satyananda Sraswati),  recently awarded by the Prime Minister of India for his achievements in Yoga.

​Rio took a keen interest in the healing power of the breath through Yogic Pranayama (expansion vital energy through the breath) and went on to train as a Healing Breathwork facilitator with Erin Telford and David Elliot’s approach to the practice.

As part of his toolkit Rio is trained in Reiki (Japanese and Yogic) and Huna (Polinesian Healing practice)

In this episode, we explore:

  • an integrative way of working
  • healing breathwork
  • meditation
  • yoga
  • the importance of the breath

and loads more.

You can connect with Rio via Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or via his website

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Aug 09, 202153:50
156. Jeff Siegel: The Mind-Body Break-Up

156. Jeff Siegel: The Mind-Body Break-Up

In this episode, we're joined by Jeff Siegel, M.Ed.. Jeff empowers people to heal their mind-body troubles and take better care of themselves -- because if you don't care for your health, no one else will do it for you. Jeff's holistic background in Mind and Brain Education from Harvard University and Buddhist Studies from The University of Hong Kong provides a way towards lasting wellbeing that feels as good as it looks. 

Jeff offers private coaching to integrate the deep inner work of personal transformation in conjunction with developing a strong body, clear mind, and healthy routines to keep you on track. Jeff teaches mindfulness and mediation at Harvard University and is the lead teacher for the Student-Athlete Mindfulness project at Tufts University.

In this episode, we explore:

  • the mind-body connection
  • why loving yourself is vital but only the end goal
  • respect as the first step
  • impact of mind-body disconnect
  • perfectionism
  • body diversity
  • comfort eating
  • body image
  • feeling comfortable in our own skin
  • the importance of play

and loads more.

You can connect with Jeff via Instagram, Facebook, or via his website

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Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x

Aug 04, 202101:07:34
155. Sabrina Runbeck: Performance, Productivity and Overcoming Burnout

155. Sabrina Runbeck: Performance, Productivity and Overcoming Burnout

In this episode, we're joined by Sabrina Runbeck. Sabrina Runbeck, MPH, MHS, PA-C is a cardiothoracic surgery PA with more than 10 years of experience in public health and neuroscience.

After overcoming burnout and feeling stuck in a career that drained her, she became an International Peak Performance Keynote Speaker who empowers ambitious health practice owners to increase productivity and get back 4+ hours of freedom per week without feeling overwhelmed, losing control, or unfulfilled!

That’s why people call her the Queen of Performance and Productivity.

She hosts the Powerful and Passionate Healthcare Professionals Podcast which has been featured on KevinMD, Thrive Global, Authority Magazine, and numerous stages such as Fox, CBS, ABC, Nurse Keith Show, and Live on Purpose Radio. She is also an international bestselling author of the book, Asian Women Who BossUp.

In this episode, we explore:

  • the intensity of being a doctor
  • putting high expectations on ourselves
  • work/life balance
  • rebooting our mental immunity
  • relaxing vs resetting
  • importance of having goals
  • why saying no to things is so important
  • 2 minute reset exercise
  • how we spend our time

and loads more.

Mentioned in this episode

  • Shirzad Chamine - Positive Intelligence

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

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Aug 02, 202151:45
154. Reflections on Getting Married: Letting Go, Being Authentic and Playing

154. Reflections on Getting Married: Letting Go, Being Authentic and Playing

In this solo episode, Hannah shares her thoughts in the run-up to her wedding and reflections afterwards. 

In this episode, we explore:

  • authenticity
  • letting go of people pleasing and perfectionism
  • being present
  • how others' view us

and loads more.

Follow our host 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

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Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x

Jul 28, 202129:22