CAREER BREAK? MANAGING MENTAL HEALTH ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND TV... BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY IN LIFE - RECOVERY ROAD WITH ITV'S CHRISTINE TALBOT AND GIRL ON PAUSE: In a world of busyness… our brain can feel a bit of a mess… more stress and less time to focus on ourselves… it’s no wonder people are struggling with their mental health. But how do you take a ‘pause,’ gain the confidence to refocus and become successful in your career but most of all, achieve that life balance? All this and more in today’s Recovery Road as we meet a a TV presenter and a social media influencer Girl on Pause who have overcome health battles to thrive in their own lanes… A media powerhouse of a mother and daughter duo is with me today… good friends ITV’s Christine Talbot, an inspiration of mine and blogging daughter Beth share how they use the mass media and social media to follow their dreams but most of all to focus on health first. TV Presenter Christine from ITV’s Calendar has overcome cancer and family bereavements and her daughter Beth has experienced panic attacks whilst at university. Beth took the brave decision to follow her own path and return home from university to put a pause on ’society’s expectations’ of her and has found her own way whilst sharing her healing journey online through her Girl on Pause blog. Christine shares her journey as a TV Presenter and the lessons she has learned from her daughter as a mother whilst supporting her. Together we also chat about how to navigate the mass media and social media… can the two worlds work for us? LISTEN NOW TO #RECOVERYROAD - LET US KNOW @MAMAMEIBLOG @THESPARKLECOACH on social mediaIt was a huge honour to have Christine and Beth on the show. I have been honoured to have had Christine’s support over the years…an unfaltering campaigner who always gives back in abundance to her audience through the work she clearly adores… her talent, smile and genuine kindness resonate through our screens and in person with whoever she meets. And whilst Beth is a beautiful talented human in her own right, she too has this radiance. Proof that social media and mass media can work in tandem… but most of all the power of pause and to make your own way in life, to stay grounded and focus on healing first before giving back in abundance as they do. FOLLOW THEM NOW @CHRISTINEETALBOT @GIRLONPAUSE And a huge thank you to you listeners… if you’re enjoying it so far please give us a five star review and most of all subscribe so you never miss an episode.This is Recovery Road. I’m Sophie Mei Lan. Sending you all so much Peace, Love and Shimmies.Read all at https://MamaMei.co.uk
The biggest transformation to our "diets" can come from our mindset around the way we see food and nutrition. If you comfort eat or your eating is based on emotions... this episode will help you to debunk dieting-fads and actually feel-good about food. With my candidly honest crew of business owners who speak about their 'food confessions' and myself who has binged and starved myself in the past... we want you to recover from the grip of negative self-talk. Lizzi Owiredu Msc AKA Nutricoachmumma - Qualified Nutritionist and Chef - Owner of NutriCoach shares her top tips for intuitive eating and nutrition planning alongside my friends Amy Downes aka The Content Planning Wizard who runs her business from home with two little ones as does our other guest Sheryl Wynn the 'healing from trauma' birthing doula from Simply Natal. Recovery Road, the mental health & wellbeing podcast, by Mind & Body Fitness coach Sophie Mei Lan is available now on Apple podcasts, Spotify and all major podcasting platforms.You can listen direct by going to https://mamamei.co.uk orhttps://recoveryroad.buzzsprout.com Want to be featured on Recovery Road Podcast? If you’re a health and wellbeing expert or have your own inspiring mental health recovery story, please fill out this form and I will be in touch with successful applicants: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rlwXfC7km45iDJStuVBm-gi5NtRVKzLO2vEklvgRcio/viewform?edit_requested=true Don’t forget to follow me on social media @mamameiblog and use the hashtag #RecoveryRoad
Former Royal Marine talks to Recovery Road about his own mental health problems after leaving the marines and losing friends to suicide. Veteran Rob Vickers set up the Gym Self Harmers Club online to create a community for anyone wanting to use fitness and excersise as a way of recovering from mental illness and managing their mental heath. We talk all things PTSD, trauma, bereavement and most of all staying motivated no matter what her situation. Rob said: "I’ve seen many friends now end their own lives due to issues from serving mainly. "This coupled with my own mental health battles and others with issues around me, made me want to try and do more to help people in need. "Issues from serving and losing friends added up and finally got on top of me. I lost my mum and my entire world came tumbling down around me. I needed help so reached out and got it."By never quitting. If something becomes an impossibility. Find another way to make it work so it becomes possible again." FIND OUT MORE BY FOLLOWING @GYMSELFHARMERSCLUB AND SUBSCRIBE TO RECOVERY ROAD AND FOLLOW @MAMAMEIBLOG TO BE FEATURED.
"From mental break down to break through." How one law firm CEO is transforming the workplace for better mental health care whilst also sharing her own recovery journey and recent ADHD diagnosis. Founder of Thrive Law, mental health advocate and award winning solicitor,Jodie Hill, 32, whose passion is to "have a positive impact in the legal profession and for mental health at work," speaks to #RecoveryRoad #Podcast this week. She says: "If you can't find a role role, become one. I set up my own law firm at 29 following a mental breakdown and then I went on to lead my own award-winning firm." She did it her own way making sure she created a workplace without stigma and an active conversation around mental health and wellbeing. Don't forget to follow @mamameiblog on social media, mamamei.co.uk, subscribe to youtube.com/sophiemeilan and download Recovery Road podcast on Apple, Spotify and all good podcasting providers, or as Alexa for Recovery Road Podcast.You can find Jodie on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVRfpG_aj-1DanYdavTGhRg
When Simply Ladies CEO lost her life partner, she was bereft and devastated whilst having to care for her children."I felt as if the floor had been swept from under me... I missed all my 'firsts' with my baby," who was due to be Christened when Carron Cumming's partner and father of her children tragically died. Carron Cummings, who set up the female community of business owners and women of all walks of life, used her passion and ambition to help manage and support other women. Whilst you never get over grief, you find a way out of the depths...
"A diet indicates an ending point, a healthy lifestyle is forever..." Have you tried fitness as a form of therapy? You'll be glad to hear that feel-good fitness is proven to boost your mind and body inside and out! In this episode we took to Body Transformation expert and former footballer Mike Green who has worked as a personal trainer for more than a decade specialising in transforming busy people's mind and body. Mike shares simple fitness tips, de-bunks myths and shares his top tips to transform your mind and body sustainably.
Have you tried #Reiki? I’ve been having Reiki since a child and then on to adulthood... and even been trying distant #Reiki in #Lockdown! I was sceptical at first but nowadays I've tried Angelic Reiki, Usui and a range of other styles... In this episode of Recovery Road we talk all things energy healing, what it is and how it can help with my guest Pris from Beyond Healing. Recovery Road Presenter, Author, Self-Love Coach and Online Content Creator, Sophie Mei Lan has also met (in previous episodes) the two relationship experts behind Channel 4's Married at First Sight who have been dubbed “the avengers of Matchmaking.” They talk about all things mental health recovery and the power of relationships, how to meet the right person and what to look out for in a positive relationship. On last week’s episode Sophie chatted about “work” that works to help our mental health and wellbeing with popular online influencer and Mum Boss author Vicki Broadbent who is originally from Leeds, near where Sophie lives in West Yorkshire. Recover Road Presenter Sophie says: “I’m so excited to launch my first podcast after training as a broadcast journalist and working for Channel 4 News, it has always been my dream to have my own show sharing my passions in mental health, wellbeing and fitness as well as, shining a light on important stories of recovery, hope and healing.“Recovery Road is my way of giving back to the world and to help other people who are on their healing journey too. “I’ve previously experienced a range of addictions, eating disorders and mental health problems. But I’ve somehow clawed my way from a life of self harm to self love through self-care and tons of therapy!“And I still have talking therapies, Reiki treatments, Dance Therapy, Fitness therapy and practice self-care as well as taking medication to manage my mental health problems. I know no one size fits all when it comes to care and treatment, and I am always exploring what works for me and others because so many of us don’t fit in the box and are often shunned or pushed away by services. “Recovery Road is non-judgemental and we listen with an open mind and chat about a range of issues to help everyone who strives to succeed in mind, body, home, life and at work. “I hope it helps those of us on a wellbeing journey to success.” Recovery Road by Sophie Mei Lan is available now on Apple podcasts, Spotify and all major podcasting platforms or directly from: https://www.mamamei.co.uk/wellbeing-and-fitness-experts-wanted-for-my-new-mental-health/
Anyone else "juggle jobs"? Working in my own way, doing my own thing, has been one of my ways to feel more successful at home and in career and around family & my health ... and it's thanks to watching so many other working parents and carers thrive in all areas... My friend Vicki aka Honest Mum has the second edition of her book Mum Boss (or The Working Mom for US audiences) which is a great handbook to help you boss in all areas of life #review https://amzn.to/34whpss On this week’s episode Sophie talks about “work” that works to help our mental health and wellbeing with popular online influencer and Mum Boss author Vicki Broadbent who is originally from Leeds, Wets Yorkshire Sophie said: “We spend a lot of our life focusing on our career and ambitions but too often we neglect our mental health, fitness and wellbeing in the process.“My friend and inspiration Vicki is testament to the fact that you can survive and thrive at home and at work.”Recovery Road by Sophie Mei Lan is available now on Apple podcasts, Spotify and all major podcasting platforms. LISTEN NOW TO EPISODE 1: Matchmaking and Mental Health Recovery: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1451554/6121423SUBSCRIBE AND DOWNLOAD ‘RECOVERY ROAD’ From Apple podcasts, Spotify and all the main podcasting providers or direct on: https://mamamei.co.uk or https://recoveryroad.buzzsprout.com
Relationship experts behind Channel 4's Married at First Sight aka the pair nicknamed "the avengers of Matchmaking" - as they talk all things mental health recovery and the power of relationships, how to meet the right person and what to look out for in a positive relationship. Forensic and Relationship Psychologist Dr Angela Smith and transformational empowerment coach, dating & relationship expert Genevieve Gresset share their tips with us on the first episode of Recovery Road, presented by Sophie Mei Lan, a self-love author, mental health influencer and dancer who helps leaders feel-good in mind, body, soul and career. This is Recovery Road... let’s go on a healing journey together as we try out a range of therapies, treatments and techniques to help us on our way to live a real but healthier life.
Writing can be beneficial for all of us, as a form of therapy. One of the most powerful parts of therapy is cultivating the ability to observe our thoughts and feelings. Talking is great but can be unpredictable like a kite in the wind. Whereas writing is a small movement which can help you order your thoughts a bit more like a train track, especially when it comes to solving a problem to help to keep you stable. But what about writing as a profession? In this episode of #RecoveryRoad I talk to fellow journalists Nik Farah. and Rochelle Malise who candidly share how they use writing during personal challenges to help their own mental health (such as free writing, letter writing and poetry) as well as sharing what it's like keeping mentally as well as possible as a journalist, how they try and cover mental health issues in their reporting and how to become a published writer... as we all have a story that needs to be told. Do you use writing as a form of therapy? Chat to me @MamaMeiBlog on social media using the hashtag #RecoveryRoad #Podcast #MentalHealthRecovery