Mind Vox

Simran Sondhi is a transformation alchemist, with a mission to empower people to live by their own unique soul blueprint. She believes our power is in the present moment. After years of feeling stuck in a rut and not enjoying her career, Simran went through some major change and transformed her life. Through this process, Simran became passionate about helping others to transform their lives throu...

Maria Jones is a Special Yoga Practitioner and Therapist and mother to a teenage son. Maria teaches chair yoga to adults and children with special needs, including physical disabilities, Autism, ADHD and mental health conditions. She talks about the benefits Chair Yoga offers to the body and mind, and how practising within a group setting is the most powerful part of it. Maria has Systemic Lupus,...

Could most of our health problems be in our minds? Rachel Claire Farnsworth believes that while the symptoms of chronic pain and long-term health conditions are very real, our emotions can be responsible for some of the physical and mental health issues we can experience. As a Transformational Life Changer, Rachel uses advanced hypnotherapy methods to access the subconscious and resolve traumatic...

Hyacinth J Myers is a Soul Alignment Coach, Life Strategist and Author, with 35 years of experience within community work, mental health and holistic therapies. She currently works with women to help them overcome serious trauma. Hyacinth has three children, one of which is neurodivergent and one sadly died as a baby. During this episode she talks about how she overcame the loss of her baby, a chi...

Iman Gatti is a mother to a four-year-old daughter, author, empowerment trainer and certified grief recovery specialist. She endured severe childhood trauma, witnessing her father murder her mother when she was 6-years-old, and then growing up in the care system. At 39 Iman was diagnosed with ADHD, but then found out she was diagnosed as a child, which opened up another type of grief she had to he...

Iman Gatti is a mother to a four-year-old daughter, author, empowerment trainer and certified grief recovery specialist. She endured severe childhood trauma, witnessing her father murder her mother when she was 6-years-old, and then growing up in the care system. At 39 Iman was diagnosed with ADHD, but then found out she was diagnosed as a child, which opened up another type of grief she had to he...

Claire Turner is a Success Coach and EFT Practitioner. She is Founder of Claire Turner EFT. She is also an author and works with people to help achieve their goals in anything from business to mind management and even weight loss. During this second part of our interview with Claire, we explore: The benefits of using negative affirmations within Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). Ways to use EFT...

Claire Turner is a Success Coach and EFT Practitioner.  She is also an author and works with people to help achieve their goals in anything from business to mind management and even weight loss. During this episode Claire talks about her personal and professional experiences of using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). We explore: What EFT is and how it works The benefits of EFT for mental he...

Grief is different for all of us, but for young people it can be even more complex whilst they’re still trying to learn about the world around them and how to process their emotions. The Queen’s recent passing has opened up more conversation about grief and loss, and how to support teenagers and children in particular with this. This episode explores: -The affects of losing someone at a young age...

To highlight World Suicide Prevention Day (10th September) this episode focuses on suicide prevention. We discuss the shocking statistics of suicide found by the World Health Organisation, factors that can increase risk of becoming suicidal, and the stigma that surrounds these feelings. This episode explores some of the ways we as individuals, communities and countries can support people to reduce...

Self-destructive behaviours can negatively impact our physical and mental health. These behaviours come in many forms, which we discuss during this episode. We explore how these behaviours can affect wellbeing and offer tips to reduce or remove them from your life. Advice from Psychology Today, Kristin Neff, Metro and Thrive Global have been included, as well as our own personal experiences with s...

Lora Clark is a Life, Mindset and Self Care Coach supporting mums to find their self-identity, worth and acceptance, and she’s also a mum to a 3-year-old daughter. She has joined the pod today to talk about her own birth trauma and maternal mental health experiences and to explain how self-care and mindset techniques can help in areas like these and with wellbeing in general. We discuss how mindfu...

Natalie Tyler is a care support worker at a children's hospice and has 2 teenage children. After a hysterectomy aged 36, Natalie experienced early menopause and talks openly about what that felt like at the time and how she got support. We talk about the three stages of menopause, various symptoms that aren’t always talked about, and the treatment options. Natalie explains how she has adjusted her...

Part two of our interview with Nicola Parker, a mental health practitioner, we continue to talk about the trauma she has experienced throughout her life, including childhood sexual abuse, controlling partners, PTSD, BPD, being a teenage mum and parenting with mental illness. We focus on how these things affected her mental health and how the healing journey she went onto. She talks about how journ...

In this episode we interview Nicola Parker, a mental health practitioner who has experienced much trauma throughout her life, including childhood sexual abuse, toxic partners, PTSD, BPD, being a teenage mum and parenting with mental illness. She talks about how she’s managed to heal and turn her pains into passions. Nicola is a trained counsellor and personal trainer, and has also studied NLP, Psy...

In this episode Claire talks about some changes that are happening to the pod, which includes saying goodbye to Kathryn. Claire gives an update on where she is at with ADHD titration and her current mental health which has been taking a few hits lately. We look at future episodes and where we see this podcast going. Your ideas for topics to cover are wanted, so we have created a short survey so pl...

Episode 9 In this episode Claire and Kathryn chat about their personal experiences as neurodivergent adults. They discuss the impact their respective conditions have had upon their lives and how this has effected their views of both themselves as individuals, and the world as a whole. *Trigger warning* Contains conversation about ADHD, ASC, Depression/Anxiety and Personality Disorders, OCD and Tra...

In this episode Claire and Kathryn chat with Lorraine Davies, an Energy Alchemy & Intuitive Life Coach. We discuss the events that lead Lorraine to swap a life of “shoulding” for one where she lives in full alignment with her values, and why she is so passionate about empowering other women to release societal expectations and create for themselves a life full of purpose, abundance and joy! *T...

In this episode we speak with Chris Lovett, a Simplicity Coach, Professional Minimalist and author of Discovery of Less: How I Found Everything I Wanted Under Everything I Owned. Chris opens up about how, in his mid-30s, having become increasingly frustrated with the frenetic pace of life in corporate London (and following a particularly vicious attack from an empty CD case!), he set about selling...

Daisy Armitage, Hula Hoop instructor and Charity Communications Professional working within mental health research. Daisy talks about her own mental health experiences with anxiety and possible ADHD, and how hooping has boosted her wellbeing. She discusses the meditative, mindful and physical benefits it has, as well as shares tips for beginners. *Trigger warning* Contains conversation about anxie...

Interview with Tanya Swarbrick, a Trauma-Informed Emotional Health Coach and Breathwork Facilitator Breathwork and Trauma-Informed coaching can be useful tools for people wanting to improve their wellbeing after trauma has affected it. Tanya describes her views on where trauma comes from and how it manifests and stores in the body, and goes on to explain how the coaching and breathwork she facilit...

Claire and Kathryn talk about how difficult January can be for many people and look at how they maintain their wellbeing through this time. Advice and tips are discussed, found from some of the websites mentioned below *Trigger warning* Contains conversation about anxiety, social isolation, suicidal ideation, depression and mental breakdowns. Please note we are not medical experts, we are only exp...

Jamie Atkins is a former teacher who is now an Early Years Trainor and a Strengths Coach. He talks about his own mental health experiences, including having a breakdown. Throughout the episode, Jamie explains what he’s learnt from that time of his life and how he now manages the long-term anxiety he’s been left with. Jamie also talks about Strengths Coaching using the Clifton Strength Assessment a...

This episode focuses on ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and the different ways it presents for children, adults and the genders. We explore the stereotypes about ADHD within society and the media, and highlight the real symptoms of the condition, as well as their impact upon the person and their life. Includes our personal experiences of the assessment and treatment process for Kat...

This episode outlines why Mindvox was created and what it’s all about. We look at topics we hope to talk about in upcoming episodes, and give you a little background into our own mental health experiences. We also talk about our support group for mums, Mental Health Mumday, which can be found on Instagram @MentalHealthMumday *Trigger warning* Contains conversation about mental health conditions an...