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#083 Mantality Counselling Hits The Big Smoke (introducing Simon Arthur)

Mantality Counsellor for Yorkshire, Jon Bell, hosts his first podcast as we welcome our new counsellor for London to the Mantality team.
Simon Arthur is a BACP registered therapist. His previous work experience, and subsequent training has included coaching, so depending on your situation, Simon’s approach brings you the freedom to bring whatever you wish to the sessions, whether your past, present, or looking at ways you can enjoy a happier and more fulfilled future.
Get to know Simon and his journey into counselling by tuning in to this episode as we welcome him to the team. We hope you enjoy.
Simon is available for in-person sessions (face-to-face, or walking therapy) in East or Central London. As well as virtually via Zoom.
If you’d like to learn more or work with one of our therapists, visit mantality.co.uk/counselling.

#082 Redefining Men’s Counselling (Introducing Lee Jewitt)

Today we welcome Lee Jewitt to the Mantality counselling team!
Lee is a former professional rugby league player of 17 years. During his sporting career, Lee was supporting players who were facing difficulties in their personal and sporting life. He is now an integrative counsellor with experience in supporting individuals with psychological trauma and mental health difficulties. He takes a person-centred integrative approach when supporting clients, creating a safe and non-judgemental space.
In this podcast, Stevie, Jon and Lee discuss what counselling means to them, unlocking your authenticity, Lee’s journey into counselling and much more.
If you’d like to work with Lee (Lancashire) or Jon (Yorkshire), visit mantality.co.uk/counselling to get in touch. Both therapists are available for in-person or virtual sessions.

#081 Problem Gambling (with Adam Bradford)

Entrepreneur, Adam Bradford, joins us on the podcast to talk about his journey in developing a new and innovative safer gambling support platform.
In 2014, Adam’s world was rocked when his dad, David Bradford, was jailed for fraud after amassing thousands of pounds worth of debt through a hidden gambling addiction.
Based on firsthand experience of gambling addiction and the impact caused on their family, BetProtect was designed to be a resource for the gaming industry and provide support to customers away from the gambling environment.
BetProtect is powered by Adam & David Bradford, Crucial Compliance, therapists and people with lived experience. Offering support, mindful practices, and intervention.
We hope you enjoy this episode.

#080 Psychedelic Therapy: Trippin’ Towards a Better Life (with Manesh Girn & Johnathan de Potter)

Today we’re joined by Jonathan de Potter and Manesh Girn, two experts in psychedelics. Manesh Girn is a PhD student in Neuroscience and has been lead or co-author on over a dozen scientific publications and book chapters on topics including psychedelics, meditation, daydreaming, and the default-mode network. He is currently conducting research on the brain mechanisms underlying LSD, psilocybin, and DMT. In his free time, he also runs a YouTube channel - called The Psychedelic Scientist.Jonathan de Potter is the Founder of Behold Retreats, a bespoke wellness service that facilitates journeys of self-discovery and transformation, supported by the scientifically proven benefits of plant medicine therapy.In this episode, we spoke about the benefits of plant medicine therapy, and its potential to improve wellbeing and mental health.It was a fascinating conversation, we hope you enjoy it!

#079 Rugby Players vs Relationships (with Dr Imogen Bicknell)

This is part 2 of a 2 part series with Dr Imogen Bicknell where we focus on relationships.In this episode, Stevie and Imogen discuss Stevie’s commitment issues when playing rugby, family relationships, Instagram dating, how imagination can ruin your romantic relationships, normalising eating disorders, and the ‘glamour’ of being a pro athlete. We hope you enjoy this episode.Thanks to UKRed and MorrisIG for sponsoring this episode.

#078 The Power Of Journaling (with Hannah Campbell)

Daily journaling can be a challenge if you're new to it. Much like meditation and yoga, it requires patience and commitment. But if you stick to it, it can improve your life in significant ways.Hannah Campbell is a meditation mentor, wellness coach & sustainable fitness advocate. In this podcast, we run through the power of journaling: The benefits, the misconceptions, and some prompts to help get you started on your journey to building positive habits.If you want to learn more about the tools, habits, and routines used by peak performers, join our Evolve program for on-demand learning at your pace. Join the waitlist at https://mantality.co.uk/coachingThanks to UKRed Security and MorrisIG for sponsoring this episode.

#077 Choosing Your Battles (with Rick Cooper)

Rick is an NLP master practitioner, educator, and mentor. He regularly works and helps to empower coaches, athletes, and driven people to get clear on who they want to be, where they want to go and why they want to get there.
Rick joined us on the podcast to talk about his story, the adversities he has faced and the mental resilience he has mastered. The episode also features a live Q&A with our Evolve audience on topics such as masculinity, living your truth, the importance of values, ingraining habits and changing behaviours.
This is one you don’t want to miss.
Since recording this podcast, Rick has joined the Mantality team as our mental skills and performance coach for individuals and teams.
Rick will help you identify and understand your values, your behaviours and start to create a clear roadmap of your purposeful vision. You’ll gain deep self-awareness, strategies, and tools to consciously embody your potential and calmly live your life with an open heart, a warrior spirit, a quiet mind, and feet firmly on the ground.
If you’re interested in working together, email coaching@mantality.co.uk
Thanks to UKRed Security and MorrisIG for sponsoring this episode.

#076 Head Noise - Movember special (with Martin Wolstencroft)

Stevie caught up with Martin Wolstencroft, CEO of Arc Inspirations for a Movember special. Stevie spoke about the mission of going beyond a stigma for men’s mental health and how players in rugby league used the term ‘head noise’ for mental health when it comes to the stress after a bad game or a video review where you know there’s going to be bullets flying your way. We hope you enjoy this special episode.

#075 Getting Real About Relationships (with Dr Imogen Bicknell)

This is part 1 of a 2 part series with Dr Imogen Bicknell where we will focus on relationships. Imogen is a friend of Mantality, someone who had an integral role in setting up the Mantality society at Leeds University. She is a Doctor, a blogger (mentalscale.com) and a regular contributor to the Mantality Magazine.
Dr Imogen Bicknell attended relational therapy 3 years ago and it taught her how integral our relationships are to our wellbeing. The quality of our relationships can develop our resilience, sense of self and our mental health. Relationships extend to beyond our reactions with other people; They also include the relationship that we have with our work, our interests and ourselves.

#074 How To Stay Human In A Digital World (with Dr Anastasia Dedyukhina)

Dr Anastasia Dedyukhina is a book author, TEDx speaker, Huffington Post blogger, coach and a former senior digital marketer. Having spent 12+ years working for global media and internet brands, she ditched her smartphone in the middle of her senior international career, when she realized how dependent she had become on the gadget.Today she acts as a business mentor, supporting ethical tech startups, and runs a tech-life balance consultancy Consciously Digital, helping companies and individuals be more productive and less stressed in an age of digital distraction. Anastasia was born in Russia, lived in six different countries, and is a UK citizen.She frequently appears in the UK and international press as an expert on tech-life balance and ethical technology (see Metro, Business Cloud, BBC etc)Her first book, Homo Distractus, was successfully crowdfunded in 2017 and will be published in April 2018.