Don’t be afraid to Talk - Podcast with James Lumumba

Kari is an author, speaker, and the founder of the SELF Project. Her work explores the often challenging dynamics of parents and children. Her latest book, Truth Has a Different Shape, is a memoir about growing up in the ’70s and ’80s as a caretaker-type in a family torn by divorce and the loss of a child and how that shaped my own parenting, and ultimately my caregiving for my parents in their tw...

I help you understand your childhood relationships and teach you how to stop them from hurting your adult ones. When children are emotionally and mentally injured, neglected, or even abused in childhood, those inner wounds never heal. The child may act out, including having temper tantrums, facing challenges in making friends, and remaining suspicious of the motives of others. Questions: 1. I ofte...

Marie helps daughters of narcissistic mothers live the life they deserve. After studying narcissism for 5 years, I went no contact with my narcissistic mother before my first child turned 1. I wasn't protected from my narcissistic mother, but I will protect my children from being exposed to any kind of abuse, even from family. Having a husband who grew up with a narcissistic parent as well has mad...

Barlas is an experienced, trauma-informed holistic psychologist and a certified meditation & mindfulness teacher who's here to support you on your journey of awakening and growth Barlas focuses on self-reparenting ; the sacred, conscious practice of becoming our own good-enough parents so that we can improve our lives through better boundaries, healthy coping skills, nervous system regulation,...

Erika is a certified life coach and yoga teacher based in the Canary Islands. She is a healing coach for women, and her main focus is to help them let go of the past, find peace and emotional freedom. Erika hosts women healing circles and workshops and also does 1:1 online coaching. She also has an online healing coaching Program called The Emotional Freedom Program. Follow Erika Sardinha: INSTAGR...

Zoë is a London-based therapist, mental health consultant, speaker and author with over a decade's experience working with mental health. Zoë believes that looking after your mind should be as accessible as eating right, sleeping well and physically exercising. Zoë's aim is to bust the stigma of taking care of your mental health, and make basic information about mental health available to all who...

Hannah is a certified Stress and Anxiety Coach! I help people learn new and fun ways of overcoming their anxiety and stress. My passion is helping people with their mental health and sharing the story of my own journey! Follow Hannah O’Brien : INSTAGRAM : https://www.instagram.com/anti_anxiety_coaching/ FACEBOOK GROUP : https://www.facebook.com/groups/642170520279811/ WEBSITE : https://hannah-obri...

Andrew G. Marshall has thirty five years experience helping couples and individuals and has written twenty books. I am the author of the international best-seller I Love You But I’m Not in Love With You. A special 10th anniversary edition was recently published to celebrate over 100,000 copies sold. In total, I’ve written twenty titles on love, relationships and infidelity—which have been translat...

Lauren is an Author, Speaker & Coach, in Mindset. Growth. Purpose at Mindful of Christ Since I was 14 I have had been through many valleys, trials and storms with my physical & mental health and have experienced, depression, anxiety and self- harm. But God helped me with these as I learnt to change my focus from negativity & my limitations and focus on God and His promises. Through thi...

Madeleine has an unusual personal story which she uses to inspire and motivate others. A deeply moving and empowering story, as she discovers that life is about how a person chooses to recover from adversity.  We are not defined by what knocks us down – we are defined by how we get back up. Follow Madeleine Black: INSTAGRAM : https://www.instagram.com/madblack65/ FACEBOOK : https://www.facebo...

Discover the power of embracing your true, authentic self in our thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Brad Reedy, a renowned marriage and family therapist and author of "The Audacity to Be You." Together, we explore the transformative journey of unlearning the limiting beliefs we often acquire in childhood and rediscovering our unique selves. Our discussion sheds light on the importan...

Xara is a Speaker, Author, Life Coach and Counsellor Follow Xara Black: INSTAGRAM : https://www.instagram.com/xarablack/ FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/xarablackcoach FACEBOOK GROUP : https://www.facebook.com/groups/330126774700771 YOUTUBE : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqjpAwS93FhFL5wJBc4X-JA PODCAST : https://open.spotify.com/episode/68HllUnws4QzpkYoGGz4QV?si=8ce032e24d8f4dea If you wou...

Sharon has over 19 years of experience working with people who experience mental health problems. She is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse and a Fully Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT). Having qualified with a degree in psychiatric nursing in 2005 at Napier University in Edinburgh, Sharon has built up a vast bank of experience and has continually added to her qualifications. Questions:...

Follow Brook Mostoufi: INSTAGRAM : https://www.instagram.com/gtownbamf/ If you would like to share your story and help inspire others or have a perspective on Mental Health, please contact me for our conversation. Follow The Show: FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/Dontbeafraidtotalk/ INSTAGRAM : https://www.instagram.com/dontbeafraidtotalk/ Follow James Lumumba: FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.c...

Jacqueline is a Life Coach and Eating Distress Practitioner Jacqueline recovered from 15 years of living with Eating Distress, she has spent the last decade teaching people how to free themselves from Eating Disorders/Distress and many other types of self-harming behavior. Jacqueline also Hosts Calling it Out Podcast: The Podcast is dedicated to teaching you how to call out the condition in your h...

Follow Keith Sheerin: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/kledt INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/keithsmeats/ If you would like to share your story and help inspire others or have a perspective on Mental Health, please contact me for our conversation. Follow The Show: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Dontbeafraidtotalk/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/dontbeafraidtotalk/ Follow James Lum...

As a teenager, I was diagnosed with, Undifferentiated Schizophrenia and Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder. I experienced auditory hallucinations, which at the time took over my life. At the age of 16 I attempted to take my life and was admitted to a mental health ward, where I remained for roughly two years. However, that experience went on to shape my ambition. Today, I am stronger and mu...

Mary is a qualified holistic psychotherapist based in Galway and a member of the IACP - Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Mary has a BA (Hons) in Holistic Counselling and Psychotherapy, and a Diploma in Psychology of Counselling. Also have a background in business and management and Mary is a graduate of the Marketing Institute of Ireland (MII). "As human beings, we may never fu...

Rowanne is a Past life healer | Medical Psychic Guide, Helping people release trauma from the body and soul.  Follow Rowanne Spalding:  WEBSITE : https://msha.ke/rowannespalding/ INSTAGRAM : https://www.instagram.com/awakened_blue_butterfly/ If you would like to share your story and help inspire others or have a perspective on Mental Health, please contact me for our conversation. ...

Ciarán is a fully accredited counselor and clinical supervisor with the IACP. He has worked for well over a decade with adults who have sustained an acquired brain injury helping them adjust to life post-injury. He also has much experience working with family members & carers to help them adjust to new family roles and dynamics. Ciarán is also a qualified couples counselor having trained with...

Follow David Doyle: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/daviddoylesphotography/ David Doyles Photography: https://www.facebook.com/ddpdotcom/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/david.doyle.7311 / If you would like to share your story and help inspire others or have a perspective on Mental Health, please contact me for our conversation. Follow The Show: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Dontbeafr...

Luke is a Songwriter/Artist/Activist, Shares his journey with Depression, Music, and what he hopes to achieve in the future. Follow Luke Clerkin: MUSIC: https://open.spotify.com/track/4Xl2rN7FCrgsoxPrZIp2M8 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/lukeclerkin/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/LukeClerkin/ If you would like to share your story and help inspire others or have a perspective on Mental H...

I want to express that this is MY experience. Every person is different, recover differently, have different traumas to work through. I just wanted to share MY experience. For me, I didn’t want to take medication long-term and rely on it to be a functional human being, I wanted to explore a method that could provide me with longer-lasting results. I have suffered from poor mental health for a long...

Mel is a Certified Trauma Informed Recovery Coach, Certified Interventionist and Recovery Specialist who has also completed my Yoga Teacher Training (YTT 200hrs) including Yoga Nidra and Meditation practices along with Trauma-Informed Yoga training. Follow Mel Curtis: WEBSITE: https://www.instagram.com/meltalkstrauma/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bonsaiwellbeing/ FACEBOOK: https://www.face...

Breaking associations can be a difficult thing to do especially at the beginning of sobriety for me because just about everything I was doing leading up to me stopping drinking involved me drinking. starting to do the things I loved to do without having a drink made me feel like I've just left the house without my phone like there's something off, feels like there's something missing. It can be ve...