The Secret ‘S’ Word
Raising the secret 'S' word that no-one wants to talk about. October is Mental Health Awareness Month and more and more of us know someone who has committed suicide or has a family member who has taken their own [...]
Busyness Addiction Is A Real Thing
Busyness addiction is a real thing Rest. What's that? Busyness? Oh, we know what that looks like! In fact, busyness makes us feel in control when what we really are is often out of control. It's a default setting [...]
The Link Between Managing Mental Health Issues and Authentic Leadership
Embrace and Manage Mental Health She’s warm. She’s funny. She’s genuine. And she loves sloths for a reason known only to her. Join me for this podcast episode as I chat with Yael Geffen about the link between embracing [...]
Addiction: An Attempt To Fill A Hole In The Soul
“Killing Karoline” and “Mad, Bad, Love” are provocative book titles that track the life journey of my podcast guest, Sara-Jayne Makwala King. She's an award-winning radio presenter, best-selling author, journalist, and public speaker. Much of Sara-Jayne's work focuses [...]
Have You Lost Your Social Fitness?
Has your world shrunk? Experts say that our circle of acquaintances (our social networks in the real world) have decreased by at least 25% due to lockdown and isolation. That's a lot! It means that our world has become much [...]
Neuroplasticity; Rewire your brain to cope with stress
Nikki Bush discusses the nuts and bolts of neuroplasticity to decrease stress and increase performance with Dr John Molidor, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine. He holds the Certified Speaking Professional accreditation from the National [...]
Shining Slivers of Light on Mental Health Awareness
Nikki Bush in conversation with teen author and poet, Jess Robus, who shares her insights on teen mental health, and talks about her first book, A Few Slivers of Light. Published this year (2021), A Few Slivers of Light [...]
How Decision Fatigue Affects Decision Quality
Decision fatigue is a real thing. No matter how rational and high-minded you try to be, you can’t make decision after decision, without paying a biological price, according to an article in the New York Times recently. The more [...]
Hot Chickens and Hairdressers this Freedom Day
It's Freedom Day 2020 and an invisible virus has removed the same freedoms from all of us. The impact of the loss of our freedom to move about and do what we normally do is different for everyone - we [...]
Be a skunk and sniff out the energy vampires in your life
Every thought or free choice you make and every behaviour and action you take are all based in love or fear. Fear contracts. It closes us down. It wraps us tightly in its clutches. Love, on the other hand, opens [...]