How to Move From Confusion to Clarity – Brainz Magazine Exclusive Interview with Hulya Mehmet

Hulya Mehmet is a thought leader in children’s communication, a pioneering speech and language therapist, and a transformative author. With over 25 years of clinical experience and personal insight as a parent, she understands the confusion, fear, and frustration that families, educators, and professionals face when a child or individual isn’t communicating in expected ways. Too often, parents are told to “wait and see.” Educators and workplaces lack the tools to respond. Neurodivergent individuals are misunderstood or sidelined. Hulya is changing that. In 2004, she founded Articulate Kids, a specialist practice delivering compassionate, evidence-based speech therapy to individuals with complex communication needs — including autism and ADHD. Her work has helped thousands of children and young people communicate, thrive, and reach their full potential, often after other services have run out of answers.As a powerful advocate for neurodiversity and a voice for systems-level change, Hulya challenges outdated models and promotes more inclusive thinking across education, healthcare and business. She also works with organisations and corporate teams to develop neuroinclusive cultures — helping leaders better understand, support and retain neurodivergent talent. Her recently launched debut book, Why Isn’t My Child Talking?, is already recognised as a must-read for those navigating communication differences. Her thought leadership has been featured in The Daily Telegraph, and she consults widely with schools, businesses, and institutions. As a trained leadership coach, she brings strategic insight to communication and inclusion at every level. Hulya is part of a growing movement that’s changing the way we think about neurodivergent people, not as problems to fix, but as individuals with untapped strengths, insights, and potential. Her work is helping to reshape the landscape across education, healthcare, and business, ensuring communication is not a barrier but a bridge. She’s committed to building a world where all individuals — regardless of how they express themselves — are seen, supported, and empowered to thrive.In this episode, we discover the following:The importance of communication in order to connect.What is the most effective way to connect with ourselves and others?How to become more authentic in our leadership.How to move from confusion to clarity.With podcast host Mark SephtonHope you'll enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Poonam Mandalia is a visionary Life Coach, Teacher, and Artist, internationally renowned as The Jaguar Shaman for her mastery in advanced Shamanism. She works one-to-one with coaches, high-impact individuals, thought leaders, and entrepreneurs to expand, optimise, and magnetise their auric field. Blending shamanic mediumship and light frequency energetics with life coaching, she facilitates high-level life transformation. Her clients learn to elevate their frequencies from the fifth to the twelfth and thirteenth-dimensional fields, working on their relationship with Self and every other aspect of life. Together, they co-create new realities and engage with source intelligence to manifest authentically. Clients often work through deep-rooted issues carried through their bloodline, enabling them to rewrite their life story.Known internationally as The Jaguar Shaman, Poonam Mandalia’s path has been shaped by visions, deep spiritual training, and a commitment to guiding others into authentic living. Her awakening began during a sound journey in which she encountered the Ancient Egyptian Lioness Goddess Sekhmet and her spirit animal, the Black Jaguar. This experience opened a portal of consciousness and sparked a rapid expansion of her meditation practice, alongside vivid past-life visions. Her training spans nearly two decades and includes qualifications as a Reiki Master, Shamanic Initiate, Tantrician, Womb Yoga Therapist, Ashtanga Yoga Instructor, Sekhem Healer, and Intuitive Channeller.In this episode, we discover the following: The importance of trusting yourself and understanding your own truth.The power of imagination.The most impactful internal shift we can make to improve our lives.That we all have the power to heal ourselves.With podcast host Mark SephtonHope you'll enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gem Dentith is the founder of Gem Dentith Global, a personal transformation company helping high-performing individuals rebuild their lives, identities, and businesses from the inside out. With a career that spans corporate leadership, holistic wellness, emergency medicine, and strategic consulting, she brings a multidimensional approach to transformation. Her work centers on aligning people with their truth, recalibrating their nervous systems, and building purpose-led, profitable lives and businesses. Powered by frameworks like The Undressed Method® and The Aligned Success Method™, Gem is on a mission to activate 10 million identity shifts—and redefine what success feels like.In this episode, we discover the following:   1. What is the undressed method?  2. What is nervous system recalibration?  3. What do people often uncover beneath the surface?  4. What part should we undress first? Mind, body, energy or purpose?With podcast host Mark SephtonHope you'll enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Martin Valovsky is a Slovak entrepreneur, investor, and angel investor with over a decade in the high-pressure defense industry. Knowing the toll this environment takes on the brain, he founded The Brain Project to focus on long-term cognitive health. The result is Axolt Brain, the most advanced and bioavailable brain supplement on the market, built to evolve with science. Created to meet his own standards, safe enough for his kids and powerful enough for top performers, Martin’s mission is simple: keep sharp minds sharp.In this episode, we discover the following: What is Axolt and how did the name come about? How Axolt works and what problem does it solve? What personal significant results has Martin seen in taking Axolt? Why are there no shortcuts to brain health?With podcast host Mark SephtonHope you'll enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lily-Beth Parr is a certified Energy Healing Specialist and practitioner of Geo Love Healing. Her journey into energy work was born from personal transformation. Having overcome deep trauma and a long path of emotional and energetic suppression, she now helps others unlock their healing through intuitive, frequency-based practices. With a background rooted in spiritual sensitivity and a natural gift for healing, Lily-Beth shares her light with clients across the world, guiding them toward wholeness, clarity, and abundance. From raising three children with her fiancé to managing the energetic shifts of life and family, Lily-Beth embodies the balance of healing and real-world experience. Her mission is to raise vibrations, release trauma, and create space for joy and purpose through daily intentional choices.After years of feeling disconnected from her spiritual power, Lily-Beth Parr experienced a profound awakening that changed everything. Her early sensitivity to energy had always been present, but it wasn’t until she began exploring Geo Love Healing that she truly tapped into her full potential. Today, her work touches lives around the world—from trauma release and emotional block clearing to manifesting abundance and joy. “I knew I had to find my purpose within my own soul,” she says.That commitment to healing has shaped her practice and her life.In this episode, we discover the following:   1. What is energy healing and how does it work?  2. How does trauma get stored in the body?  3. What’s the best thing we can do for our energy?  4. How do we protect our energy?With podcast host Mark SephtonHope you'll enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a special edition of the Brainz Podcast with Sam Mishra, The Medical Massage LadyPicture this: You're in a loving relationship, yet you find yourself pushing your partner away. Or perhaps you're constantly seeking reassurance, fearing abandonment at every turn. These behaviours might seem random, but they're far from it. They're echoes of your past, whispering through time, shaping your present in ways you might not even realize.Listen and enjoy!Do you like the content? Don't forget to subscribe to the Brainz Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phoebe Toft is the founder of The Rebirth of the Soul, a creative and healing initiative dedicated to supporting individuals recovering from trauma, narcissistic abuse, and violence. Through poetry, storytelling, and authentic self-expression, Phoebe helps others rediscover their inner strength and navigate the complexities of healing. With a voice rooted in both truth and tenderness, she creates safe spaces for reflection, growth, and transformation.Her journey has been one of profound resilience — rising from personal pain to become a guide for others. Phoebe’s mission is clear: to break taboos, foster understanding, and illuminate the path from darkness to light through creativity, compassion, and courageous storytelling.In this episode, we discover the following:   1. How do we spot a narcissist?   2. How can we connect better with our feelings?  3. Why don’t people open up about narcissistic abuse?   4. Should we all leave someone who is narcissistic?With podcast host Mark SephtonHope you'll enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Elizabeth Ssemanda is a board-certified psychiatrist and the founder of New U Psychiatry. Rooted in both African and African American cultural traditions, she integrates a soul-centered, holistic approach to healing with a mission to challenge stigma and redefine mental wellness. Navigating the space between two cultures shaped Dr. Elizabeth Ssemanda’s life in profound ways. As the daughter of Ugandan refugees, her upbringing was infused with resilience, history, and silence—particularly around the traumas of war. It’s from this intersection of inherited pain and the search for healing that her passion for psychiatry emerged.Her journey began with a fascination for people and science, blossoming into a desire to understand and support others on their healing journeys. Through psychiatry, she found a language to engage with suffering, resilience, and transformation. After working in a range of settings—from emergency care during COVID-19 to boutique practices—she became disillusioned by a model focused primarily on symptom suppression. It was then that New U Psychiatry was born.In this episode, we discover the following:   1. What is an intuitive psychiatrist?  2. What is the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist?  3. What is “Post Trauma Resilience“ and how do we grow it?  4. How can we stop feeling “Broken“ when it comes to trauma?With podcast host Mark SephtonHope you'll enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Redwood Group was established to address the growing erosion of human agency caused by digital overload, coercive narratives, and algorithmic influence. By translating intelligence and military influence operations into civilian resilience products and services, the group empowers individuals and leaders to protect their cognition, reclaim presence, and lead ethically in today’s expanding information environments. In a time when human attention has become one of the most contested territories on the planet, one organisation stands at the intersection of security, leadership, and ethical influence. The Redwood Group was born not out of ambition, but obligation—an urgent response to a world where digital manipulation threatens the sovereignty of thought itself. Founder Adam Darnley-Stuart shares the story behind Redwood Group, the vision driving its mission, and the philosophies shaping its approach to leadership in an age of algorithmic warfare.In this episode, we discover the following:    1. What are influential risk, narrative sovereignty and cognitive resilience?  2. Why keeping humanity in the loop is the bedrock within the Redwood Group culture.   3. Why it’s about the human and not the tech.   4. Where Adam’s love for humanity and service originates.With podcast host Mark SephtonHope you'll enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Silvia Russen is a Business Psychologist, Neuroscience Coach, and PhD Researcher specialising in emotional well-being, resilience, and recovery in the workplace. Integrating psychology and neuroscience, Silvia applies evidence-based practices - including Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) - to empower leaders and teams in navigating stress, decision-making, conflict resolution, and workplace relationships. Silvia has collaborated with organisations worldwide, providing tailored interventions and workshops on transformational leadership, psychological safety, emotional intelligence, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). Her engaging speaking style and ability to translate complex neuroscience research into actionable insights have made her a popular keynote speaker at international conferences, industry events, and leadership summits.Alongside her client work, Silvia serves as an Adjunct Professor of Psychology, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate modules in areas such as cognitive neuroscience, organisational psychology, and advanced research methods. Her current PhD research focuses on the neuroscience behind emotional regulation strategies, investigating how these can enhance cardiovascular health, emotional resilience, and overall well-being in professional settings. Passionate about giving back, Silvia also regularly volunteers her expertise to first responders, charities, and frontline aid organisations, providing workshops and strategies on managing stress, building resilience, and improving mental health. Silvia’s ultimate aim is simple yet powerful: to help individuals and organisations leverage psychological insights, enhance their emotional well-being, and thrive both personally and professionally.In this episode, we discover the following:   1. How to keep a healthy brain.   2. What is “Neuroplasticity” and what are the 3 core rules?  3. What is “Neurogenesis” and how do we take care of it?  4. How to use the science of psychology to drive positive change in the workplace.With podcast host Mark SephtonHope you'll enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.