In this episode of the Mind Kind Podcast Jo talks with Lucy Marvellous, author of ‘I’ll Have What Lucy is Having’ The Cook Book of easy recipes for busy people who want to eat food that helps them stay well. Lucy is a teacher who started to give cooking classes to help people cook great food that is good for them. She loved the results she saw for people. Lucy is also a Time Related Eater and her recipes are gut friendly, simple and intended to reduce the body’s glucose responses. She aims to...
In this special episode, the tables are turned as Dr. Joanna North is interviewed by former guest Dr. Sara Riley. Together, they explore Jo’s personal journey with weight management and how Time Related Eating transformed her relationship with food. This episode offers a preview of the ideas behind Jo’s upcoming book, Foodsane, which explores her compassionate and science-backed approach to eating well — without obsession. Jo shares how shifting her focus away from diets and calorie counting ...
How to spot unhelpful thought patterns and reconnect with calm, clarity, and choice. In this episode of The Mind Kind Podcast, Dr. Joanna North explores how the way we think can shape our experience of the world — sometimes for the worse. From habitual thought patterns to cognitive distortions, Jo explains how our minds can trick us into reacting in unhelpful ways and offers gentle, practical guidance on how to pause, reflect, and come back to what’s real. With her signature warmth and clarit...
Today Jo North talks with Dr Sara Riley who is both a medical practitioner and a relationships therapist. Together they unpick the complexity of relationships in order to help the listener understand what they might expect in relationship counselling with the overall goal of a thriving relationship in which both parties can live their best lives together. Sara tells us it’s a journey that with some thought and reflection can be a source of wonder and comfort rather than a trigger ...
In this episode of the Mink Kind podcast, delve into the world of food, eating, and weight loss with Dr. Joanna North. Drawing from her book "Foodsane" and personal experiences, Jo explores how our food choices impact us and offers solutions for issues like ultra-processed food addiction. She advocates for self-compassion, body connection, and Time Related Eating over restrictive diets. Learn about her research-backed methods for optimising eating times, supporting digestion, and making healt...
This Mink Kind podcast episode is all about mindfulness. Dr Joanna North talks to us about what mindfulness is, how it works and why it benefits us. She also offers a variety of simple and easy techniques for practising mindfulness in everyday life including talking the listener through a mindfulness exercise step-by-step so you can start work right away. Mind Kind is a podcast to support resilience and motivation in self care and mental health through education, discussion and reflection. We...
This episode of Mind Kind with Jo North offers a practical guide to improving your communication skills and resolving conflicts constructively. Jo delves into key communication models, including assertive communication and Transactional Analysis, alongside the insightful "Let Them" theory (Mel Robbins). Learn how to foster better relationships through the foundational principles of kindness, respect, empathy, emotional regulation, and the art of active listening. Whether you're seeking to enh...
Welcome to the 7th episode of Mind Kind's third season! Join host Jo North as she speaks with Amy Urry, a psychotherapist specialising in Family Therapy. Together, they delve into the reasons why families seek or are referred for therapy, exploring how sessions can uncover unhelpful patterns and foster positive change within family dynamics. They differentiate between individual and family therapy, highlighting the crucial focus on inter-family relationships. The conversation also touches upo...
In this episode Jo North talks to Nickie Burrows, who is a teacher and Thrive practitioner, about adoption and the unique identity of adopted people. Jo has many years of experience working with adopted people, and Nickie, who was adopted herself in the sixties, shares her own emotional story and discusses her work with Adoption UK - helping adopted people. They discuss the lack of recognition of what it means to be adopted, addressing common issues such as the sense of belonging or being an ...
In this episode of Mind Kind, Jo North talks to Professor Nick Sarra, who is a consultant and expert in organisation psychology. They discuss how organisations can affect people's wellbeing in positive and negative ways. Mind Kind is a podcast to support resilience and motivation in self care and mental health through education, discussion and reflection. We will always aim to give you actions you can consider for your own wellbeing. In this third series the field is open to give our attentio...
In this episode of Mind Kind, Jo North explores the crucial role of emotions in our lives and their deep connection to mental wellbeing. From understanding children's emotional development to navigating our own emotional ups and downs as adults, Jo offers insights and strategies for thriving. Mind Kind is a podcast to support resilience and motivation in self care and mental health through education, discussion and reflection. We will always aim to give you actions you can consider for your o...
This week I am talking to Alyss Thomas who is an experienced psychotherapist. We will discussing the democratisation of psychotherapy and how you can get the very best out of your sessions and reflecting on our own learning. If you can't afford psychotherapy it will give you ideas that you can take into your life. We talk together about the different aspects of your life journey, the importance of taking care of yourself and having a non judgemental space in which you can explore ...
This episode offers mental health support to busy families including decluttering, time management, positive diets, hormones, gratitude and laughter. Mind Kind is a podcast to support resilience and motivation in self care and mental health through education, discussion and reflection. We will always aim to give you actions you can consider for your own wellbeing. In this third series the field is open to give our attention to mental health and wellbeing for both children, families and adults...
This episode is about how to deal with violence in children and young people. Dr. Jo North discusses Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) with special guest Avremi Rosenberg. Mind Kind is a podcast to support resilience and motivation in self care and mental health through education, discussion and reflection. We will always aim to give you actions you can consider for your own wellbeing. In this third series the field is open to give our attention to mental health and wellbeing for both children, fa...
Jo North of Joanna North Adoption has spent many years supporting adopted people. In 2022 she engaged in research with the University of East Anglia to try to gain data as to why it is so difficult for adopted adults to gain access to their birth records. The research is on her website www.joannanorthadoption.co.uk. Tracing adoptive first family is often the beginning of a new life story for all concerned that requires patience and understanding from all concerned. Jo ...
In this new season of the Mind Kind podcast we discuss Adoption Stories. In this first episode Dr Joanna North, from Joanna North Adoption, speaks to Milly about her lifelong search to piece together her identity through her life story. Milly reveals an emotional journey of searching for her birth mother over decades and the failure in the system that prevented her from gaining access to her records. Please share this Mind Kind podcast with your friends and subscribe to catch fu...
Mind Kind is about helping parents to think about mental health. This episode of the Mind Kind podcast is about slapping - Joanna North discusses recent legislation in the UK for slapping children, what the effects can be of this kind of approach and alternative ways to handle discipline and encourage positive behaviours. Please share this Mind Kind podcast with your friends and subscribe to catch future episodes, see details below. Dr Joanna North is a psychotherapist and psychologist spec...
Please share this Mind Kind podcast with your friends and subscribe to catch future episodes, see details below. Dr Joanna North is a psychotherapist and psychologist specialising in child mental health and author of the book Mind Kind - Your Child's Mental Health. To subscribe to this Mind Kind podcast, copy and paste this link into the podcast app of your choice: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1696162.rss Link to the Mind Kind book: Mind Kind – Your Child's Mental Health A note about emai...
Mind Kind is about helping parents to think about mental health. This episode of the Mind Kind podast is about self harm and how we can respond to it and understand. In this episode Jo talks again to Sheetal Amin, who is a British Asian woman and psychotherapist who works in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. She is Chair of the Equality and Diversity Committee for the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy Child College. Much of her work within the NHS involves Looke...
Mind Kind is about helping parents to think about mental health. This episode of the Mind Kind podast is about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), including those related to Covid. In this episode Jo talks again to Sheetal Amin, who is a British Asian woman and psychotherapist who works in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. She is Chair of the Equality and Diversity Committee for the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy Child College. Much of her work within the N...