About Mitch's Mum

• Grew up working class, raised Mitch as a single mother in his early years
• Fought her way into a better life for both of them
• Had her second child when Mitch was 15
• Gina is now a successful sales manager at a large technology company
• "She is the best person ever" Mitch

In this episode we cover:

• Independence vs. safety - how do we navigate taking care of a child but empowering autonomy - especially when a mental health issue is present in the child
• #1 thing she did that helped me during that time
• Early warning signs and cues that she wished she saw in me
• The #1 warning sign she wished she saw earlier that she believes is an early indicator to anxiety
• The #1 game to play with your child to help counter anxious thoughts
• 2 tips to balance being firm and being compassionate
• How to balance being a friend vs. being a parent - how to get that right
• Teenage angst vs. something more serious - the answer to knowing if it's clinical
• Post-natal depression twice - what it felt like for her without even knowing she had it and the reality of feeling trapped
• A discussion on whether or not it's good to talk to children about big questions like values and what you believe in from an early age
• Talking to her not wanting to let her down by telling her I wasn’t ok
• The benefits of writing a life narrative and sitting down with your parents to talk it through - re-write your story through their story
• To medicate or not to medicate your child when facing a mental health issue (*seek medical advice)
• What is the end goal of mental health

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In this episode we cover:
- A real story from a successful black man who has experienced racism his whole life to humanise the reality of racism in the 21st century
- The difference between white privilege & racism
- What we can do to help lift up our black brothers & sisters and do small acts to push society forward
- How the Black Lives Matter Movement extends beyond an issue of police brutality
- An exploration of the incarceration issue and the layers that build up to perpetuate or perception a stigma over time
- The “child state” of trauma that can last into adulthood and how parenting can have such a big impact on this

This episode’s guest is Pervis Taylor, III, M.A. Pervis is an award-winning celebrity life coach, speaker and author of “Pervis Principles” Volumes 1&2 and “Single Man, Married Man”. As a result of his own trauma, Pervis has dedicated his life to the betterment of one's mental and emotional growth. Through his honing methods, he continues to transform the lives of his extensive client roster that reaches both celebrities, executives, organisations and most importantly inner city youth by pinpointing their needs and goals. Pervis has his Bachelors in marketing from University of Miami and his Masters in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University.

In this episode:

- Parenting pitfalls and how to avoid passing on your insecurities to your children
- The science of presence and how it can be used to overcome trauma
- How being "real" is not just an ethical choice, but a psychological benefit
Dr Dan Siegel
Daniel J. Siegel received his medical degree from Harvard University and completed his postgraduate medical education at UCLA with training in pediatrics and child, adolescent and adult psychiatry. He served as a National Institute of Mental Health Research Fellow at UCLA, studying family interactions with an emphasis on how attachment experiences influence emotions, behavior, autobiographical memory and narrative. Dr. Siegel is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and the founding co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA. An award-winning educator, he is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and recipient of several honorary fellowships. Dr. Siegel is also the Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute, an educational organization, which offers online learning and in-person seminars that focus on how the development of mindsight in individuals, families and communities can be enhanced by examining the interface of human relationships and basic biological processes. His psychotherapy practice includes children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. He serves as the Medical Director of the LifeSpan Learning Institute and on the Advisory Board of the Blue School in New York City, which has built its curriculum around Dr. Siegel’s Mindsight approach.

Today's guest is Margo Lydon. In this episode we cover:

• The most recent insights relating to corporate mental health in Australia from the country's largest wellbeing survey
• An overview of the 5 core domains of a thriving workplace
• What some organisations aren't doing well to support their staff (and what they could be doing more right)
• How COVID has impacted Australian workers (with a surprising finding)
• What leaders can do to serve their team more effectively

About Margo Lydon
Margo has been working in mental health and suicide prevention for 20 years. She is the CEO of SuperFriend - one of Australia's leading Workplace Mental Health Organisations. Margo holds a Master of Science, Positive Organization Development and Change and a Bachelor of Business Degree (Marketing). She was a finalist in the 2019 Telstra Business Women’s Awards (Victoria) in the “For Purpose and Social Enterprise” category.

In this episode:
- what it was like to grow up having a worldwide spiritual guru as a parent
- Mallika shares incredibly beautiful insights around the power of gratitude and what setting an intent really means (beyond just what we may have read in books like The Secret).
- We discuss the usually messy and sometimes dark journey of figuring out who we really are and what we really want
- Mallika gives some invaluable advice and perspectives on parenting, and of course, meditation.

About Mallika Chopra
Mallika Chopra is one of the most prolific meditation teachers in the world. She has spoken at TedXSan Diego and TedXBerkeley, Ideacity, Business Innovation Factory, Wisdom 2.0, Women’s Conferences around the United States, and the Parliament of World Religions. She has been featured in Time Magazine’s Special Issue on Mindfulness, as well as Women’s Health, Oprah.com, Mind Body Green, and Huffington Post. She has worked with companies such as Coca Cola, Disney, LinkedIn and Google. Mallika has published several books – including her most recent project called 'Just Breathe: Meditation, Mindfulness, Movement and More' where she empowers 8-12 year old kids to learn how to deal with stress, sleep better, build self-confidence, and manage the anxiety so many of them face today. She also wrote the book 'Living With Intent: My Somewhat Messy Journey to Purpose, Peace and Joy'. A lot of people would be familiar with her father Deepak Chopra – a.k.a. male Oprah Winfrey. He is essentially the face of self-help globally and a large reason why meditation is mainstream in today’s Western world.