Your Better Mental Wellbeing

Have you found yourself looking down at your empty plate, but barely remembering eating? Has eating and thinking about meals just become another thing that you need to get done? Mindful eating will allow your mind to refocus, to enable to you concentrate and make intentional choices for your overall health and wellbeing. Join Dr Neera Dholakia for a guided mindful eating session to taste, experien...

How do you want to behave as a human being? How do you want to treat yourself and others, and the world around you? When you live according to your values you can have a rich and meaningful life. Join Neera and Soen for Episode 10: Live Your Values, Accept Yourself and Let Go. We discuss how we can find fulfilment in different ways, including valuing honesty and contributing to society. We acknowl...

When we express gratitude and kindness to ourselves and others, we build compassion and self compassion. This will lift your mood and make life more enjoyable. In this Impactful: 10 episode, you'll hear Soen Trueman talking about his personal journey to practising gratitude and how you can take your kindness forward to improve your resilience. Your Better Mental Wellbeing is a weekly podcast helpi...

What food can improve your mood? And why do you need to know about your gut microbiome? Feeding your gut well will benefit your brain. That's what we are talking about today on Episode 8:Happy Gut, Healthy Mind. We're your hosts: Dr. Neera Dholakia and Soen Trueman, and we're joined by Ruth Taylor who is the lead nutritionist in the Boots Online Doctor lifestyle team. We discuss the connection bet...

Live today. Enjoy the ups, and accept the downs. Focus on your experiences in the here and now and you will cope better with the past and the future. Mindfulness is about paying attention in the present moment, with acceptance and without judgement. So join Dr Neera Dholakia, who will be guiding you through a short mindfulness exercise in this Episode 7 Impactful 10: Being Present and Becoming Min...

Do you spend time worrying about things, wishing that you weren't worrying or feeling anxious? Finding helpful ways to manage your worries will reduce your stress and give you time back to focus on things meaningful to you. That's what we are talking about today on Episode 6:Taming your Worries in Today's World . We're your hosts: Dr. Neera Dholakia and Soen Trueman, and we're joined by Ben Cronin...

You can’t feel stressed and relaxed at the same time. Actively relaxing your muscles dissolves the tension in your body and calms your mind, making it easier to cope with whatever life throws at you.  Dr Neera Dholakia will be guiding you through a practical session on deep muscle relaxation in this Episode 5 Impactful 10: Progressive Muscle Relaxation. Your Better Mental Wellbeing is a weekl...

Do you have times in your life when you feel endlessly stressed, thinking you can't cope or finding it difficult to deal with things? That's what we are talking about today on Episode 4: Loosening the Grip of Long-Term Stress. We explore the the topic of long-term stress, its effects on mental and physical health, and ways in which listeners can manage and mitigate its impacts. We look at two main...

Coming up over the next few weeks on Your Better Mental Wellbeing: coping with long term stress, dealing with worry and anxiety, how food and sleep affects your wellbeing, and living your life with the values that are important to you.   You’ll also get some more great tips on relaxing your body and mind, and you'll discover quick and easy practical exercises in our shorter 10 minute Imp...

Do you want to improve your ability to deal with stress? Not only surviving, but thriving through the challenges life throws? Building resilience will prepare you for difficulties and tough times ahead by finding healthier ways of responding to stressful thoughts and feelings. By listening to this podcast, you'll learn how to identify the early signs of stress, to be able to reduce them, and you'l...

Do you want to be able to calm your mind and body quickly? Using the power of your body's natural breathing ability is the key. Dr Neera Dholakia will be guiding you through a practical session on breathing techniques in this Episode 3 Impactful 10: And Breathe. Your Better Mental Wellbeing is a weekly podcast helping you to manage stress and build resilience with easy evidence-based tools. We're...

Do you have some very stressful moments in your day to day life? Things that feel beyond your control or overwhelming? Quickly being able to calm your mind and body is possible. That's what we are talking about today on Episode 2: Managing Stressful Moments. Your Better Mental Wellbeing is a weekly podcast helping you to manage stress and build resilience with easy evidence-based tools. We're your...

Do you have a habit or something that you keep doing over and over again that frustrates you or others around you? A habit that you really want to change? Rewiring your brain to improve how you act is possible. That's what we are talking about today on Episode 1: Upgrading Your Habits. Your Better Mental Wellbeing is a weekly podcast helping you to manage stress and build resilience with easy evid...

Do you who want to learn to manage stress and build resilience with quick and easy evidence based tools? Welcome to Your Better Mental Wellbeing. Join Dr Neera Dholakia, a GP and expert in mental wellbeing and Soen Trueman, a software developer and neuroscience researcher, every Friday for discussion and interviews with health and wellness specialists, and guided practical exercises for your body...