The Mindstream Podcast

The conversation around "mental health" is shifting from a focus on disease and dysfunction to holistic wellbeing. It's a bottom-up and top-down approach, and it couldn't be better timed because we are now living the "global mental health crisis" warned by the World Health Organization in 2020. But there's reason for hope: We cover where "mental health" is today, demystify language on our intellectual and emotional selves, discuss the mind-body-spirit connection, and delve into the Global Wellness Industry's landmark report, "Defining the Mental Wellness Economy." Katherine Johnston, co-author of the report, explains the growing $121 billion market and much more.

2020 has taken us for a wild ride. The pandemic caused suffering on many levels and confronted us with forces for change. Host Liza Horan opens this episode with an editorial that highlights the factors and challenges facing us individually and collectively: We have an opportunity for change. What will we do with it? The "good news" segment shares research that offers practical tips on improving resilience, reducing stress and chronic pain, and lifting our mood. Claire Gillman, editor of Kindred Spirit magazine and author of "The Healing Therapies Bible" among many others, shares her insights on the integration of health and fitness with the mind-body-spirit movement over the past 30 years. She also spills secrets of successfully publishing your own story of transformation to help others. ae6p9YtGCnkYa5WL5T0Y lC3Bb9xo53z9VWRQAACV

Halloween season is the one time of year mainstream society opens to the mystical and magical. After all, the ancient Celts believe this is when the veil between the earthly realm and the spirit world is thinnest. This episode features news of these mysterious aspects in modern life, and focuses on artist Sophie McKay Knight's experience painting the Tarot card deck, and Beltane Fire Society's Bradley McArthur's insights on the relevance of ancient Celtic festivals, like Samhain and Beltane. Through these interviews by MindstreamConnect.com editor Liza Horan, we'll hear why these topics remain relevant to the culture of Scotland. https://mindstreamconnect.com/podcast

This episode kicks off with a round-up of the latest mind-body-spirit news -- from plant-based medicines and virtual reality curbing pain to the Global Wellness Summit's trends for 2020 and beyond -- and continues with a conversation between Mindstream editor Liza Horan and Dr. Caroline Watt, who heads parapsychology research at the University of Edinburgh. Listeners will learn how psi overlaps with psychology and physics, the challenges of testing for mental phenomena, psychic tradition in Scotland, how to join the research panel, and much more.

Learn what's happening in Edinburgh, across Scotland, and in the UK in wellness news and trends from those leading the charge. MindstreamConnect.com editor Liza Horan interviews mind-body-spirit leaders Katy Lomas Olusanya of Calm on Canning Street in Edinburgh, Angela Robertson of the Edinburgh Wellbeing Festival, Adrian Boiteux of Holistic Ways Festival, Lynda Hamilton-Parker of Holistic Scotland magazine, and Lauren Armes of Welltodo Global in this in-depth episode uncovering hyper-local to global trends. CBD, shamanic drumming, crystals, and personalised nutrition are among the topics. Guests also share their favourite practices for (trying to maintain) a holistic lifestyle. https://mindstreamconnect.com/podcast