On this episode, Jo and Sue are joined by registered psychologist, Dr Angharad Candlin. 

Angharad has over 30 years experience dealing with families and children, and happily shares her views on 'post covid school phobia', anxiety, depression and improving our overall mental health. 

Do you have a child who is suffering from anxiety or depression, and just don't know what to do?

Are you aware that displaying symptoms of depression or anxiety does not actually mean a diagnoses of depression or anxiety?

Join Jo, Sue and Angharad as they discuss;

What parents/caregivers can do to help children deal with their experiences, emotions and feelings - and what not to do!

Brain health and the simple things we can do to help this amazing organ to be its very best

The physical and emotional symptoms of depression and anxiety

Easy tools and strategies to implement for improved mental health.

In 2020, Jo and Sue published their first book together. HATE MYSELF HATE MY LIFE - A Teenage Guide to finding Self-Confidence and Inner-Love. 

HATE MYSELF HATE MY LIFE is in over half the high schools in New Zealand and is being used by parents, educators, counsellors and teens around the world. 

To purchase your copy, please visit www.impact-mentalhealth.com  or your favourite online book distributor. 

Kath Koschel has proven time and time again just how resilient she is. As a young girl, all Kath wanted to do was play cricket. Kath trained hard and got to the top of her game to play professionally for New South Wales. But after only four games, Kath broke her back and wound up in rehab with a diagnosis of paralysis. 

How does one so young deal with such a devastating blow??

Energetic, determined and gritty, Kath thought, 'bugger that' and taught herself to walk again.

Sadly after beating her diagnosis of paralysis and learning to walk again, Kath's life came crashing down again when she lost her partner to suicide.

Kath has experienced many other adversities; people have often said to her, "I could not have coped and got through the things you have suffered" Kath's doesn't believe this for a second; she thinks anyone can get through anything. 

Kath relies on three tools, Gratitude, Humour and Kindness, to help her tackle life and look after her mental health. 

Kath, an active mental health advocate, is the founder of Kindness Factory, a global not for profit organisation and movement which inspires ordinary people to do extraordinary things. 

Tune in to listen to another fab, engaging and inspiring episode of Pods with Posh and Pool - Join Jo, Sue and Kath as they chat, facing adversity, 'Resilience' - what it is, do we all have it, can it be learned? And Kath's 3-top tips for upgrading our mental health that we can all easily implement in our life. 

Find out more about Kath's beautiful soul goal at www.kindnessfactory.com

We are living in uncertain times - learning Resilience is more important now than ever before. 

Are you a parent or caregiver of young children who is dreading the impending teen years ahead?

Would you like to prepare now for the teen years, so you and your child have good foundational life skills to cope with upcoming emotional and physical changes?

Would you like to understand the role of Resilience and how it can help your children navigate life?

There's no doubt about it, parenting is tough, and it would be lovely if it came with a step by step guide book on how the heck to do it. 

Join Jo and Sue from ImpACT-Mental Health and authors of HATE MYSELF HATE MY LIFE - A Teenage Guide to finding self-confidence and inner-love, as they discuss one of their favourite topics - Resilience, and specifically, building resilience for the teen years. 

What is Resilience?, why it is important?, and how we can help our children learn and develop it so they have skills to and mindset to help them get through challenges, disappointments and adversities of life?

After all, adversity doesn't discriminate. Pain and failures will come our way and we all need techniques and strategies in our toolbox to survive and thrive. 

It takes a village to raise a child. 

The more knowledge we have the better we can be.  

To each and every parent, caregiver, and educator - well done, you're doing a great job!

What obstacles prevent you from living a fulfilled life?

What excuses are you making?

What is stopping you from achieving the 'perceived' unachievable?

Tune in to this high energy episode to be inspired and blown away by Cam Calkoen (2020 Speaker of the Year - National Speakers Association of New Zealand)

Cam is not one to let anything hold him back. Doctors said he would never be able to talk or run at a very high level - Cam decided otherwise!!! Errrrrmmmmmm, speaker of the year and full-time ex-athlete who has climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro???!!!! - nope, Cam has certainly not allowed Cerebral Palsy to stop him from doing the 'perceived' unachievable.

Cam is an inspiration who chooses the direction of his life, sets targets and likes to smash goals.

Cam's positive energy is addictive!

Join Jo, Sue and Cam as they discuss the importance of dreams, the advantages of thinking outside the box, the ability to push through our comfort zones and an egg & spoon race!!!

"Dream big, achieve more." ~Cam Calkoen~

Find Cam at www.camcalkoen.com

How do you deal with the loss of a loved one? What is your coping mechanism? What gets you through life's tough times?

Dean Payn has a bright smile, a warm personality and a big heart. But we know behind every happy face there lies a story.

Dean is an Entrepreneur, Visionary and the founder of The Crate flexible office space. The Crate is a shared working community hub for an assortment of businesses; it is open, bright, friendly, nurturing, supportive and inclusive - all of which genuinely epitomises Dean himself. 

Aged 15, Dean lost his brother who happened to be his best buddy, in a tragic accident.

How does one so young, cope and live through something so huge??

Dean may have been labelled 'the eternal optimist', but does this come naturally to him or is it a conscious decision?

What are the warning signs we need to notice to keep ourselves in tip top health, both physically and mentally?

What is a legacy and do we have to die to leave one?

Join Jo, Sue and Dean as they chat Faith, Loss and Inspiration. Listen in to hear Dean open his heart and share his story of tragedy, and how it has helped mould his life.

https://thecrate.co.nz

https://www.facebook.com/thecratesharedspace

Are you living with an eating disorder? Do you feel lonely and isolated?

Do you know someone with an eating disorder and can't understand how they feel or what they are going through?

Are you struggling with your mental health and the need to be in control?

Then this is a must listen to episode for you!!

Poppy Wortman; yoga teacher, celebrant and author of 'The tale of Poppy and Ed' is brave and courageous as she shares with us what it is really like to live with an Eating Disorder.

'The tale of Poppy and Ed' started as a blog while travelling, intending to help her mum understand her relationship with Ed, but soon turned into her first self-penned book about her own experience of living with an eating disorder for 20 years.

Ed was once poppy's entire life, controlling her every thought, action and feeling.

For 20 years Poppy's self-worth was attached to weight and shape. Now a yoga teacher who is at peace with who she is, listen in to hear all about her journey from pain to peace. 

Join Jo, Sue and Poppy as they talk about the myths of eating disorders, the stigmas and shame attached to behaviours, and the embarrassment and humiliation victims carry.

To connect with Poppy you can find her on www.poppedthequestion.co.nz or Instagram: poppyrosewort

To read more about HATE MYSELF HATE MY LIFE -https://impact-mentalhealth.com/book/

Jo and Sue, co-founders of ImpACT-Mental Health and co-hosts of Pods with Posh and Pool, are passionate about raising awareness of mental health and providing tools, techniques and strategies to help survive and thrive in the world in which we find ourselves.  

In this episode Sue and Jo delve into the topic of Worry!

Let's face it, most of us have things in our life that cause us concern. Relationships, family, friends, work, money, health and much much more. We can either worry about them or not, and some people will worry more than others. This is all normal, however there are practices that we can include in our life to help us deal with our various worries.

Are you a born worrier? Do your worries keep you up at night? Is worrying making you anxious or sick? Does worrying about one thing lead into worrying about many things? Do you worry about situations or scenarios that may never happen? 

Worrying - Is it necessary? Should it be avoided? Is there a time and place to worry? 

What can we do to help ourselves and our situation when our worries take hold?

How does our brain deal with worry and what are the effects of spiralling worries?

What things can we introduce into our lives to help us deal with worrying?

Join Jo and Sue as they talk about Worry, and all it entails. 

According to the English proverb - 'Worrying is like sitting in a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but it doesn't get you anywhere'

Sue and Jo, resilience based educators and co-founders of ImpACT-Mental Health believe COMPASSION and KINDNESS are the foundations on which we should build our lives.

As humans we all make mistakes, we all experience pain and we all fail at times, but how do we deal with these situations?

It's all too easy to fall into the pit of self-criticism and self-sabotage, and to reprimand and punish ourselves rather than extending the hand of kindness and compassion.

COMPASSION - to recognise the suffering of others and then take action to help, a tangible expression of love for those who are suffering.

SELF-COMPASSION - being warm and understanding towards ourselves in times of perceived inadequacy, failure or suffering.

How do we practice Compassion and Self-Compassion?

What stops us from being Compassionate?

When we can't find Compassion and the lessons within?

Join Jo and Sue as they chat about healing, grieving, jealousy, coming out of ego, being non judgemental and the benefits compassion brings to ourselves and everyone around us. 

www.impact-mentalhealth.com

Love, light and hearts filled with sunshine!!!