Science of the Soul

The Uncertainty of Working from Home: Corporate Perspective

Asilah Shah is a consultant at a financial learning company. She shares with us her take on mental health from: An employee's experience AND an organization's perspective, during the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss factors around retention, retrenchment, coping mechanisms, lifestyle changes, and employee tracking systems. We also discuss the shifts in organizational culture from a dehumanizing stance early on in the pandemic, towards a more humanizing approach in 2021, by paying more attention to employee wellbeing such as incorporating in-house counselling services.

The Gym and Big Pharma Drug Addiction

Enoch Behzadpour is a fitness coach, and runs his own gym. Enoch shares with us his insights on mental health in relation to fitness, leadership and organisational cultures, as well as his own dark and tumultuous experience with pharmaceutical drug addiction.

The Pursuit of Purpose vs Happiness: An Entrepreneur's Guide

Will Chan, is the Director of Marketing of Top Rock Productions, and is also a counsellor. His career in mental health started early in life, and he was heavily involved with St Vincent's Hospital as a clinician. In this podcast, he shares his journey as an entrepreneur, whereby he discussed why his primary motivation has always been centred on meaning and purpose.

Will Chan talks about how his second career path evolved from starting as a novice photographer, to videography and marketing productions. He gives insightful tips on keeping on the path towards success, when to keep pushing, and when to redirect your focus when starting out as an entrepreneur.

You can find Will Chan and his team of creatives @ https://toprockproductions.com/ or;

follow him on Instagram to check out his work @ https://www.instagram.com/will.captures.photography/ 

 

The resources discussed in this podcast are:

The Greater Good Science Centre @ https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/ 

Hector & The Search for Happiness (by François Lelord)

Mental Health Awareness in the Entertainment Industry

Members from Behind the Scenes Community, have invited me to discuss mental health concerns pertaining to the entertainment industry in Australia. This light-hearted discussion was hosted by Tristan Braines, and facilitated by Will Chan, a Marketing Director who is also a mental health Clinician, and a dear friend of mine. Other members include the talented Director Taysha McFarland, and Actress Cynthia Pritchard. Please excuse the violent keyboard activity in the recording, I would like to believe that someone in the group was passionately taking notes about mental health!

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) & Counselling

Pokarlla Kiara is a counsellor with a special interest counselling individuals on the Autism Spectrum. Pokarlla recently learnt that she is also on the spectrum. She shares her reflections and personal experiences as a counsellor with ASD, counselling individuals with ASD. Definitely a unique and enlightening conversation. Check out Pokarlla's practice, Marama Counselling at https://www.maramacounselling.com/. 

Shitty Lessons in Life

An impromptu podcast which began with an encounter with bird shit. This soon spiralled towards contemplating gratitude, how to reap the benefits of it, and the neuroscience behind it. 

The Third Culture Kid (TCK)

Exploring the lives of TCKs from a mental health perspective with psychotherapist, Marium Akhund. Marium Akhund identifies as a TCK herself, and is based in London. We talk about the lifestyle of TCKs, how they make sense of their place in society, and mental health issues surrounding them. Marium also shares unique insight into the lives of TCKs, as well as her current research on TCKs in Saudi Arabia. 

Conversations with a Speech Pathologist

Exploring the mental health scene with speech pathologist, Kane Casson. 

The Neuroscience of Grief

What the neuroscience of grief looks like, and two possible approaches to negotiate the grief journey. i.e. through Cognitive Behavioural Therapy & Life Narratives

Myths of Grief

Debunking the Myths of Grief on: The Stages of Grief, Men vs Women, Crying (and the lack of), The First Year & 'Getting over it'