EQ MINDS: Recharge Your Mental Health

Viruses are contagious. But so is kindness, compassion, peace, love and empathy. Join us on Wellness Wednesdays for 10 minute guided meditations to keep you calm, less stressed and more focused for your week. This weeks is all about a compassionate heart in the way we are to ourselves, the people we love, and to all human kind across the globe. 

Jim Kwik is a world expert in speed reading, memory and optimal brain performance.  He Is the founder of Kwik learning, author of Limitless and an international world class speaker. For years I have been following Jim Kwik's work. I listen to every podcast he puts out as I learn so many tools from him. Given the current climate of the world, now would be a great time to up skill, learn, creat...

Tory Archbold is the founder of leadership platform, Powerful Steps and Brand Communications agency, Torstar. Tory is regarded as one of Australia’s leading businesswomen. She built Torstar on her foundational values of passion, integrity and delivery, and in doing so, attracted the worlds top retail brands for two decades. Tory pioneered the Australian high-street retail launches in Australian hi...

Danny Kennedy is the personal trainer to some of Australia’s biggest names, and what I like about him so much is his down to earth approach and his bespoke training he offers all of his clients. Whether you are A list, or Chelsea off the street looking to lose a few kilos. This podcast will give you so many ideas and I ended up introducing 3 new behavioural changes after speaking with Danny and I’...

In this 2 part series, we invite Michele back to explore more micro habits to live a more fulfilling, creative and happier life. “If it's tasty, easy, affordable and repeatable, then all of a sudden you have a new healthy habit” - Michele Chevally Hedge.  In this episode we chat about  - What is her anti-aging secret (0.50) - Drink half your body weight in height! (2.30) - Why you should...

Michele is a nutritionist, author and incredible keynote speaker (its how we met!). Wellness is a serious business, but Michele makes it fun, sexy and attainable. "Each of us are individuals - we must eat real whole foods, add a bit of coffee and wine and BOOM we are happy.”  This episode is full of great nutritional hacks and one of my favourites of Michele's hacks is not to deprive yourself...

Being a mental health ambassador I was really curious about this topic! Desire, orgasms, stress, smoke salmon and the 10 second kissing rule.  Some people might spend a lifetime searching for the pearls of information In today’s episode, Nadia Sutton — a world-renowned sexologist — is here to pull back the curtain on sex and mental health.  In this episode we chat about: Should you get a...

This 10 minute guided meditation is designed reclaim your emotion by bringing all your awareness to your breath.

What an incredible person to kick off our podcast - the science this guy has on sleep will blow your mind. Experts turn to Dr Matt Walker when it comes to sleep advice. He is a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology from Berkeley. Charming, smart and funny Dr. Walker will help you get a grasp on sleep and productivity. In this episode we chat about:  How much sleep do you actually need (01....

Welcome back, to Part 2 with Dr Matt Walker. If you liked the first episode, you will love the second one! I could talk to Dr Matt Walker for hours.  In this episode we chat about:  Clinically proven strategies to get you good sleep (02.27) Blue light (03:40) Caffeine (05.57) Sleep gene and can you survive off 6 hours (08.47) Thank you for joining us! We hope you enjoy it!

Anxiety affects a lot of us especially during times of hard stress. It’s one of the most common mental conditions in the world so you are not alone if you are experiencing it right now. I want you to remember that anxiety is a good trait. It gives you a go-getter and gives you a drive for life. However, you want to make sure you are keeping it in check so it does not rule your life. Some of us res...

Gently transition from where you were a few minutes ago to where you are right now and visualize yourself in the base of a grand majestic waterfall. Take a deep breath in and a deep breath out. Take a moment to notice how your body feels and take a moment of gratitude for taking the time out to nourish your mind.

Good morning! This meditation is perfect from when we transition from a beautiful deep sleep until we start our busy day ahead.

This 3-minute body scan meditation is effective in relieving stress not only because of the mind-clearing aspects present in all forms of meditation but because of the physical component as well. This practice can be performed daily or even several times a day and can help you learn to identify what you are feeling and where you're feeling it, and learn to release the stress in your body and mind...

This 5-Minute Creativity Meditation aims to boost your powerfully creative and flowing subconscious mind. This guided meditation will take you on a journey into your mind, and amplify your ability to tap into ideas and create new ones.

This 5-minute body scan meditation is a deep relaxation practice to be performed daily or even several times a day. This is effective in relieving stress by helping clear your mind and body by focusing your attention on the physical sensations of your body. You will learn to identify what you are feeling and where you're feeling it.

This 10-Minute Impostor Syndrome Meditation explores our tendencies towards feeding our inner critic and inner ego. When engaging a new hobby, a new job, a new relationship, a new project, our inner critic longs to get involved. It likes to break our ego and tell us we are not good enough or that people will see we’re fraud or an imposter. High achievers and perfectionist usually suffer on imposte...

By cultivating self-compassion, we can fundamentally shift how we relate to ourselves and other people. Instead of meeting our imperfections, we self blame our inner critique can bring our sense of kindness and love towards our experiences, thoughts and emotions. This Loving-Kindness Meditation is directed towards cultivating love and kindness towards ourselves and other people.

In this exercise, we are slowly shifting your mind and body from a space of worry and stress to the direction of restful and deep sleep. Allowing your mind to settle as you are unwinding from your day and to simply enjoying this time of relaxation.

This 1-Minute SOS Meditation is for people who are feeling stressed right now. This exercise is going to help activate the parasympathetic nervous system which is your calming breaks within your body and decrease your cortisol, which is your stress hormone, through deep breathing for the next 60 seconds. Just let everything go and carry on with your day in a more calm and focused way.

By cultivating self-compassion, we can fundamentally shift how we relate to ourselves and other people. Instead of meeting our imperfections, we self-blame our inner critique can bring our sense of kindness and love towards our experiences, thoughts, and emotions. This Loving-Kindness Meditation is directed towards cultivating love and kindness towards ourselves and other people.

The neuroscience shows that 10 minutes meditation is all you need to have significant positive changes for your brain. Do you have 10 minutes, right now, to take a scheduled break. Powerful guided meditations help relieve stress, focus your mind and improve your memory. What are you waiting for?? Please use headphones, and do not listen while driving your car ; )!! Stay safe and meditate.

Using cognitive behavioural strategies to boost resilience in the workplace, which include mindfulness, optimism, gratitude, and a resilient mindset. We discuss why these interventions work, and how they can be implemented into your daily life. Learn how to bounce forward, no matter what life throws at you.

Why do our brains need a break every 90 minutes during the day? Is it scientifically proven that our brains go into a slump mid afternoon? Practical tools of how to get the most juice out of your brain during the working day! Co-hosted by Chris Allen, a retired Major and former paratrooper. He served with the Australian Army including attachments to the New Zealand Army, the British Parachute Regi...

How do we know if we are chronically stressed? How do we know our own stress triggers? How about if someone sets us off at work, how do we deal with it? What is a stress mindset and do positive people really make a difference on our wellbeing... Co-hosted by Chris Allen, who is a retired Major and former paratrooper. He served with the Australian Army including attachments to the New Zealand Army,...