Podcast Archives - Diverse Minds

Body Positivity and how to be an ally with Sarah-Daisy Burnard

14th January 2020

Body Positivity, Diversity, Mental Health, Podcast, Wellbeing

It’s National Obesity Week, so I wanted to take a different perspective and talk about Body Positivity on this week’s episode. To help me with this, I am joined by Sarah-Daisy Burnard who hosts the podcast Shake the Tree. https://d3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net/staging/2020-0-13/43234297-44100-2-7f2091fdd833e.m4a About my guest Sarah is a 43-year-old mother of 4 with one more on the way. Having grown up in Oxford, she describes herself as a dual heritage having a Mauritian mother and English Jewish father. Sarah has always…

How Blue Monday sparks conversations about mental health

7th January 2020

Leyla O

Management, Mental Health, Podcast, Wellbeing

On today’s episode, I’m going to be talking about that infamous Monday in January, Blue Monday. I will highlight why employers should care about staff wellbeing even more so during this month. When is Blue Monday? Mondays can be tough for all of us. It is the day of the week staff are most likely to call in sick. The third Monday in January is called Blue Monday, supposedly the most depressing day of the year. The day when it…

Looking Beyond New Year’s Resolution

31st December 2019

Leyla O

Podcast, Self-care, Wellbeing

On this episode of the Diverse Minds Podcast, I talk about how to look beyond fleeting New Year’s resolutions and think about mental wellbeing 365, or 366 days of the year. We hear it every year, don’t we? Setting intentions and then giving up on New Year’s resolutions. Looking Beyond New Year’s Resolutions The second Friday in January is apparently when most people quit or “fail” their New Year’s resolutions in some way. It can be down to the…

12 business lessons I learned in 2019

24th December 2019

Leyla O

Leadership, Management, Podcast, Self-care, Wellbeing

Lessons I learned in 2019 On this episode of the Diverse Minds Podcast, I talk about the business lessons I’ve learned in the year 2019. I also talk about what’s to come in 2020 for my business, Diverse Minds UK. The end of the Gregorian calendar is often a time for reflection for everyone, an opportunity to look back and set the tone for the year ahead, and I think doing this can be a useful exercise to celebrate all…

Disability History Month: The Disability Movement

10th December 2019

Leyla O

Culture, Disability, Leadership, Podcast

As part of Disability History Month, I’m delighted to have Steph Cutler on this week’s episode of the Diverse Minds podcast. I met Steph when I was working at Imperial College London, and she did some work for me through her organisation – Making Lemonade. About my guest Steph is the Founder of Making Lemonade, an organisation she set up over 12 years ago after acquiring unexpected sight loss and started experiencing barriers that disabled people face in society –…