Food and Mood: Finding What Works

Today is our last conversation of season two and we’re ending on a high with a discussion about empowerment. Join me and my brilliant guests, coach Aaron McCarthy and advocate Laura Mathias, as we explore what empowerment truly means, the power of community and what helps us feel empowered as we navigate this thing called life.  Learn more about Aaron McCarthy. Learn more about Laura. Identify your core values. Find out how empowerment coaching can help.

This week we’re inviting you to take some time to relax. Yoga teacher Sarah Wheeler, our guest from last week’s conversation on trauma is sharing a calming yoga nidra practice with us. Get yourself comfortable, turn away from any distractions, and enjoy. Note: Please do not listen while driving. Connect with Sarah.  Learn more about yoga nidra. Find a yoga therapist.

In today’s episode, we’re exploring the topic of trauma - what it is, how it can affect us and what can help us cope. With this in mind, please listen with care as we do discuss sensitive topics. Learn more about how trauma works (including the helpful library analogy), different therapies that can support from EMDR to yoga nidra, and the importance of connection and vulnerability. Learn more about trauma and EMDR. Connect with Sarah and pick up her books. Connect with Joe. Find a wellness professional near you.

This week we’re taking a moment to digest last week’s conversation on food and mood. From how you start your day to the way food makes you feel, answer the questions shared here to explore your personal link between food and mood. Find nutrition professionals at Nutritionist Resource.

How can food impact our mood? From the pick-me-ups we get from comforting meals, to the impact of food on our gut microbiome, in today’s episode we learn more about this fascinating link.  Learn more about Laura. Learn more about Bryony. Find nutrition support. Listen to our past episode on eating.

Last week we explored the importance of processing and explored various tools to help with this. In today’s exhale episode, we’re asking some questions to help you understand how you might process best, and ways you can build a reflection habit. Find advice and support at Happiful.com

Today we are delving into the topic of processing emotion - what does it really mean and why is it so important? As usual, I am joined by experts and those with lived experience to help us learn what tools can help, when to step back from introspection and how to tackle obstacles that get in our way.  Content warning: We do touch on some difficult topics in this conversation, including grief and racism, so please listen with care. Find professional support at Counselling Directory. Learn more about silent walking. “We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospection.” Quote from Anaïs Nin. Contact Samaritans by phone: 116 123 or email: [email protected] Connect with Sasha on Substack and Instagram @inmyjournallately Connect with Hannah on her website, Instagram @journal.for.joy and pick up her book Hometown Journal Connect with Bhavna on Counselling Directory, her website and on Instagram @bhavnar.1

Following on from last week's conversation about fear, today we're sharing some questions to help you understand if fear is holding you back and how to move past it. Be sure to listen to last week's conversation first, and keep a pen and paper handy to note down your responses. Find support at Happiful.

To kick off season two, we’re exploring a topic that can hold so many of us back - fear. Joined by experts and those with lived experience, we discuss the impact fear can have on our lives, different approaches that can help and what to keep in mind when searching for support. Find professional support at Happiful.com Learn more about Laura and her work. Learn more about Frances and pick up her book, You Are Not Your Thoughts. Learn more about Zac and pick up his book, I Hear You Watching. Learn more about EMDR. Learn more about ACT. Learn more about the Rewind Technique.

For the final episode of season one I’m joined by some of my Happiful colleagues to talk about what does and doesn’t work - from burnout and grief to flexible working and connection, this conversation covers a lot, so there’s something for everyone. for them. The team also shares some words of wisdom for those just starting their journey on finding what works We’ll be back in the New Year with season two, until then be sure to check out Happiful.com to learn more about mental health and wellbeing and to find support that works for you.