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The World is changing. This Podcast will help you to thrive. Self improvement and spirituality wisdom from global global thought leaders. Want to be a guest on Mental Matters Hosted By Asekho Toto? Send Asekho Toto a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1604880114184x746605277921114400
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My guest today is Leigh Shulman — writer, author of The Writer's Roadmap, and founder of the Inspired Writer Community. Lee left Brooklyn behind with her family to live a nomadic life across Panama, Argentina, and beyond, and in doing so, discovered what it really means to build a writing life on your own terms.This conversation is for anyone who has ever felt the pull to write but didn't know where to start — and for those who wonder if their words could one day become their livelihood.🎙️ Mental Matters is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and iHeart Radio📩 Substack: Mental Matters: Self-Improvement Edition🔗 Work with Asekho: calendly.com/asekhopoetry/60min
My guest today is the founder of Wisdom for Complex Kids — a community and coaching program built for parents navigating the world of invisible disabilities, rare genetic disorders, and complex developmental challenges.After years of misdiagnoses, trial and error, and advocating alone for her son — who was eventually diagnosed with TBR1, a rare genetic mutation — she built the support system she never had, so other parents don't have to go through it alone.This conversation will change how you think about parenting complex kids, invisible disabilities, and what real advocacy looks like.🎙️ Mental Matters is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and iHeart Radio📩 Substack: Mental Matters: Self-Improvement Edition🔗 Work with Asekho: calendly.com/asekhopoetry/60min
In this episode of Mental Matters, the host sits down with Jared to explore the critical intersection of mental health, emotional wellness, and the workplace. Drawing from his own corporate experience, Jared opens up about his personal battle with burnout and the gap he discovered in standard workplace resources.
My guest today is a dementia behavioural specialist and author of three books on Alzheimer's disease, with 30 years of professional experience helping families navigate one of the most misunderstood conditions in the world. Her personal journey began when her grandmother was dismissed as a "nutcase" by police — a moment that shaped her entire career. She hosts The Truth Lies and Alzheimer's Show and has since counselled thousands of families through the reality of cognitive decline.Alzheimer's disease will affect 1 in 3 families before 2050 — and most people still don't understand what it actually is. In this conversation, we break down what dementia really means, why the medical system is still failing patients, and what you can do right now to protect your loved ones.Expect to learn:The critical difference between dementia and Alzheimer's disease — and why most people (including 62% of physicians) get it wrongWhy Alzheimer's is far more than memory loss — and the dangerous misconceptions that put patients in harm's wayThe modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors, and what you can actually controlWhy having heart disease or diabetes dramatically increases your Alzheimer's riskThe shocking gap in post-diagnostic care that leaves families completely lost after a diagnosisWhy the number of Alzheimer's cases is projected to triple by 2050 — and why being proactive is the only real strategyWhat it looks like to care for someone with dementia, and the emotional reality no one prepares you for📬 Mental Matters Newsletter (Substack): https://mentalmattershostedbyasekhototo.substack.com/📅 Book a conversation: https://calendly.com/asekhopoetry/60min
Today's guest is a filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, and lifelong comic book collector whose work sits at the rare intersection of storytelling and mental health advocacy.Most people think mental health conversations belong in therapy rooms and wellness podcasts. But here's the thing — some of the most powerful mental health messages ever told have come through film and comic books. The problem is we rarely talk about why those stories hit so hard. This filmmaker found his escape from bullying, isolation, and the weight of male silence not in a therapist's office, but in the pages of Batman comics — and eventually translated that into a career making films that dare to portray the mind honestly.Expect to learn why comic books became a genuine lifeline for a kid being bullied in school, what Batman actually teaches us about resilience without superpowers, how film and comics are two sides of the same creative coin, why the movie Split remains one of the most honest portrayals of mental illness ever made, what men get dangerously wrong about therapy and emotional suppression, why the male suicide rate is so much higher than female — and what silence has to do with it, how to find the right therapist instead of giving up after one bad fit, why you don't need equipment or a film school degree to start making movies today, and much more.This conversation will challenge how you think about storytelling, mental health, and the fictional characters that quietly shaped who you are.You can support the show through Patreon: https://patreon.com/mentalmattersbyasekho
Helen Sernett is a sleep advocate, burnout recovery specialist, and creator of Sleep Lists — a free podcast of relaxation audio tools designed to shut down the anxious mind and help you fall asleep.Most of us treat sleep like an inconvenience — something that interrupts life rather than powers it. But here's the thing: every time you skip sleep, your brain loses its only window to process trauma, consolidate memories, and clear the cellular waste that builds up during the day. Helen hit rock bottom with insomnia after years of career burnout and tried everything — pills, white noise, sleep podcasts, even marijuana gummies. Nothing worked. So she built her own tool from scratch, and what she discovered changed how she understands the brain entirely.Expect to learn why burnout is often the hidden root cause of chronic insomnia, how sleep is the only time your brain can separate emotion from memory and process trauma, why alcohol before bed actually ruins your sleep quality instead of improving it, what happens to your brain cells when you don't complete full sleep cycles, how neuroplasticity depends on sleep and why you can't rewire a tired brain, the surprisingly simple "pretend to sleep" technique that can trick your body into real rest, why the standard advice about cold rooms and complete darkness doesn't work for everyone, how morning sunlight exposure sets up your melatonin production 16 hours later, the exact pre-sleep routine order of operations that signals your brain to wind down, why sleeping pills are an emergency tool and not a long-term solution, and much more.This conversation will challenge how you think about rest — and make you realize that fixing your sleep might be the most important mental health investment you ever make.
Daryl Dittmer is a recovery advocate, entrepreneur, and author of When I Stopped Fighting and When You Stop Fighting.Most people who struggle with addiction look back and blame their circumstances — the dysfunction, the chaos, the environment. Here's the thing: the circumstances don't matter as much as what you decide to do with them. Daryl started drinking and using drugs at 13, hit a point of crisis before he turned 19, and made a decision that changed everything. What followed wasn't just sobriety — it was the deliberate rebuilding of a life through discipline, breathwork, gratitude, and radical self-honesty. And now he's written the roadmap so others don't have to figure it out alone.Expect to learn why addiction often starts not from trauma but from something far more ordinary, what denial actually looks like from the inside and why most people don't recognise it in themselves, how a 30-day inpatient program can rewire the trajectory of an entire life, why your upbringing doesn't define your outcome but does shape what you have to work through, how breathwork, meditation, and gratitude function as the three pillars of sustainable mental resilience, why entrepreneurship will expose every crack in your psychological foundation, what it means to shrink your circle not out of arrogance but out of growth, why the best thing you can do for the people you love is to improve yourself, how Daryl's two books differ — one tells his story, the other helps you write yours — and much more.This conversation will challenge how you think about recovery, resilience, and what it actually means to stop fighting the life you're trying to build.
Jo Ann Fawcett is an author, entrepreneur, survivor of narcissistic abuse, and a fierce advocate for people rebuilding their lives after toxic relationships.Most people who've been through one bad marriage quietly wonder what went wrong. Jo Ann has been through seven. But here's the thing — she's not a cautionary tale. She's a blueprint. After decades of manipulation, emotional abuse, and losing herself to partners who couldn't acknowledge her worth, she did the hard internal work. At nearly 70, she's debt-free from a narcissist's debts, running her own business, raising her granddaughters to use their voice, and more at peace with herself than she's ever been. The marriages didn't break her. They built her.Expect to learn why sharing the same religion or values doesn't mean you're compatible with someone, the real reason couples avoid the conversations that actually predict whether a relationship will survive, what narcissists do that makes you feel like the problem when you're not, why therapy only works if both partners are willing to show up for it, how Jo Ann lost 30 pounds simply by leaving a stressful marriage — and what that reveals about what toxic relationships do to your body, what genuine self-care looks like versus the performative version most people practice, why women who come from generations of silenced voices struggle to set boundaries, how to stop letting other people's labels define your story, why it's possible to view every failed relationship as a teacher rather than a wound, and much more.This conversation will challenge how you think about resilience, self-worth, and what it truly means to love yourself before you can love anyone else well.
Becca Williams is an Emotional Liberation practitioner, clinical nutritionist, and Kundalini yoga teacher whose work sits at the intersection of plant medicine, somatic healing, and esoteric yogic science.Most people who want to heal spend years trying to think their way out of pain. They go to seminars, they practice gratitude, they try to think positive — and then a few hours later, they're right back where they started. Here's the problem: those difficult emotions aren't going anywhere until you actually go in and meet them. Becca discovered this the hard way after years of crippling anxiety, shame, and depression from a childhood defined by rejection — and what she found on the other side completely changed how she works with people.Expect to learn what the seven core difficult emotions are and why naming them is the first step toward healing, why positive-thinking spirituality often makes trauma worse instead of better, how addiction is really a smart strategy for not feeling unbearable emotions, why the people we attract in relationships are a direct mirror of our unresolved inner wounds, what psilocybin microdosing actually does to the nervous system and how it accelerates emotional processing, the difference between a micro and a macro psilocybin journey and why preparation matters, how Kundalini breathwork and active movement bring suppressed emotions to the surface more effectively than silent meditation, why trauma lives in the energetic body and not just the mind, what the "shaken snow globe" moment looks like when inner revelations collide with your real outer life, why awareness of your triggers — not willpower — is the true frontline of lasting behavioral change, and much more.This conversation will challenge how you think about emotions — and make you realise that the ones you've been running from are exactly the ones pointing you home.
Jennifer Kaiser is a pain-healing specialist, life decoder, and author who overcame 33 years of debilitating chronic pain after breaking her back at age 18.Most people dealing with chronic pain, trauma, or mental illness keep looking outside themselves for answers — new doctors, new medications, new environments. But here's the thing: the root cause was never outside you. Jennifer discovered after decades of suffering that pain lives inside the body at a cellular level, stored there by unprocessed emotions, toxic relationships, and the negative energy of the people around you. And the medical system, she argues, is built to keep it that way.Expect to learn why chronic pain often has nothing to do with physical injury, how narcissists steal positive energy from empathic people and leave trauma behind, why your body stores unresolved emotions as physical symptoms, the difference between masculine and feminine energy and why both are needed for healing, why medications mask pain instead of curing it and what actually heals the root cause, how PTSD and trauma become physically trapped in the body through fight-or-flight responses, why avoiding painful thoughts makes trauma worse — and what to do instead, how to recognize narcissistic conditioning within families, workplaces, and even governments, what talking to yourself really means and why your inner voice is your most powerful healing tool, and much more.This conversation will challenge how you think about pain, healing, and who or what actually has the power to restore your health.Follow Jennifer:TikTok: @paindecodedtodayInstagram: @paindecodedtodayWebsite: lifedecodedtoday.comSearch: Jennifer Kaiser on Amazon
Are you successful on the outside but struggling on the inside? In this episode of Mental Matters, we sit down with emotional health mentor Mev Bertrand to uncover the hidden reality of high-functioning depression.Mav breaks down why so many high achievers mask their internal pain to maintain their external success, and the exhausting toll this "facade" takes on their daily energy and relationships. We also dive deep into the true function of emotional pain. By comparing it to physical pain, Mav explains how our negative emotions actually serve as crucial signals pointing us toward healing.Discover how tools like cognitive trance—rooted in ancient practices—can help you decode your emotions, safely channel anger through breathwork, and step onto a genuine path of self-discovery.
Jonathan Hunt Glassman is a healthcare entrepreneur, founder of Oar Health, and someone who spent over 15 years navigating his own battle with alcohol use disorder before discovering the tools that actually work.Most people think beating addiction is about willpower — just stopping. But here's the thing: 30 million Americans have alcohol use disorder, yet less than 2% are ever treated with the medications proven to help. The gap between struggling and getting the right support isn't a lack of effort. It's a lack of access, awareness, and honest conversation. This episode changes that.Expect to learn what addiction actually is and why the clinical definition might surprise you, how alcohol affects the body from head to toe and why it ages you faster, why 15 years of searching for the right tool is more common than people admit, how medication-assisted treatment works and why it doesn't simply replace one addiction with another, why healthy reward pathways are just as important as cutting back, how childhood trauma and addiction are deeply connected in ways most people never acknowledge, the difference between a slip, a lapse, and a relapse and why that distinction could save your recovery, why recovery is almost never a straight line and how to keep moving forward anyway, what building a personalised recovery toolkit actually looks like, how social acceptance of alcohol makes it the hardest addiction to escape, why self-awareness is one of the most powerful early recovery tools, and much more.This conversation will challenge how you think about addiction, resilience, and what it really means to change your relationship with something that society tells you is perfectly fine.
What if your depression or memory issues are actually a warning sign from your metabolism?. We speak with functional medicine practitioner Dr. Smith about the powerful connection between your gut, your hormones, and your brain. We discuss the physical stressors that mimic emotional stress, the inverse relationship between cortisol and insulin, and why the "health food" you are eating might be causing inflammation. Plus, Dr. Smith reveals why standard thyroid tests might be missing the real issue: the immune system.
In this episode of Mental Matters, host Asekho Toto sits down with Judy to discuss a life defined by extreme resilience and the search for meaning within suffering. Judy opens up about the "decade of survival" where she cared for her daughter, Tatum, who has a genetic disorder, while simultaneously caring for her first husband, Colin, as he battled and eventually succumbed to cancer. She discusses the difference between "coping" and merely "reacting" to survival situations, noting that true processing often only comes years after the crisis has passed. The conversation then shifts to her second marriage, exploring the insidious nature of narcissistic abuse. Judy details how she was gaslit into questioning her own sanity and how she eventually reclaimed her power by realizing that while we cannot control our circumstances, we can always control our reaction to them.
In this episode of Mental Matters, host Asekho Toto sits down with the founder of Quantum Research for a paradigm-shifting conversation about the biological roots of mental health conditions.The discussion begins with a powerful personal story: the guest’s journey to heal his son from a severe autism diagnosis by looking past the label to find underlying biological triggers like high copper levels and nutritional deficiencies. Moving beyond the standard medical advice, they explore how "accidental" discoveries led to a deeper understanding of how toxins, infections, and diet influence the brain.
In this episode of Mental Matters, host Asekho Toto interviews Mark, the founder of MyBrainRestore, who shares his incredible story of defying a dual diagnosis of Stage 3 Parkinson’s syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease.Mark opens up about the devastating moment he received his diagnosis—likely linked to water contamination at the Camp Lejeune military base—and his refusal to accept that there was "no solution". Instead of resigning himself to a decline, he poured over medical research, eventually uncovering a Japanese study where mice were 100% cured of similar neurological conditions using a specific natural compound.Mark’s journey from being unable to navigate familiar roads to running a marathon for the Michael J. Fox Foundation is a testament to the power of persistence and thinking outside the pharmaceutical box
In this episode of Mental Matters, host Asekho Toto welcomes grief coach and author Leah Turner for a deep dive into the complexities of loss. Leah shares her powerful journey through a "compounding" three-year season of grief, including the death of her father, losing her home to a fire, and supporting her son through addiction. Together, they explore the radical idea that grief, when fully processed, can lead to a deeper appreciation for the simple joys of life.
In this episode of Mental Matters, host Asekho Toto sits down with parenting coach and author Shridhevi Veerappan for a candid and deeply personal conversation about the complexities of raising children and the mental health challenges often hidden in motherhood. Shridhevi opens up about her own harrowing experience with her first child—an emergency C-section followed by three weeks in the ICU—and the crushing "mom guilt" and potential postpartum depression that followed. Together, they deconstruct the myth that motherhood is naturally easy, emphasizing that being a "good mom" doesn't mean doing it all alone; it means having the courage to ask for support.
Can you explain the "Red Pill" movement through quantum physics? In this episode of Mental Matters, we take a fascinating turn away from the standard talking points to explore the energetics behind modern masculinity .Our guest, Kerry Bouzaglo—a 55-year-old author with a Master’s degree in East Asian Religious Studies—breaks down her spiritual connection to figures like Myron Gaines, Justin Waller, and Andrew Tate . She challenges the core Red Pill tenant that "high value" men require multiple women, arguing instead that this desire stems from avoidant attachment styles and unhealed trauma rather than biological imperative .
Shruti Sethi is a holistic health coach, cancer survivor, and founder of Awana Health.At 34, Shruti was a fashion designer living what looked like a healthy life - vegetarian diet, regular gym sessions, an active lifestyle. Then came a cancer diagnosis that shattered everything she thought she knew about health. Here's the thing - when she traced back her steps, she discovered something most doctors never ask about: chronic stress, suppressed emotions, and a body constantly running in fight-or-flight mode. The illness wasn't random. Her immune system had been sending warning signs for a year before the diagnosis.Expect to learn why stress can trigger cancer cells and how the mind-body connection works, what happens when you live in denial about your mental health, how nutrition directly affects your brain function and emotional resilience, why changing your diet can transform your energy and mental clarity in just two weeks, the crucial role of early childhood in forming mental health patterns, why parents need to model vulnerability for their children, what schools are getting wrong about mental health support, practical daily habits for calming your nervous system including nature exposure and grounding, and much more.This conversation will challenge how you think about the connection between physical illness and emotional wellbeing.Follow Shruti:Instagram: @shruti_sethi_Website: https://awaanahealth.com/
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