Bex Simon recently gave an amazing Head Talk on her work as a bipolar blacksmith. If you’d like to know more here’s a documentary she put together on how she channels her bipolar disorder into her craft.
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Mad Word: Prince Harry,
Prince Harry speaks to the Telegraph’s Bryony Gordon for the first episode of her new podcast, Mad World, where she interviews guests about their mental health experiences. The half-hour conversation provides listeners with a candid insight into the inner-most thoughts of a modern young royal.
Alexander Stubb: Former Prime Minister’s Talk on Happiness
Alexander Stubb Former Prime Minister of Finland. Aside from politics, Stubb is passionate about “Mind, Body and Happiness”. He believes that the inextricable link between the three should impact our lifestyle. As an avid athlete and Ironman competitor himself, Stubb advocates the view that a healthy body is essential to a healthy mind, […]
Alex Zanardi: Speed and Mental Resilience
Alex Zanardi Paralympic Gold Medalist & ex F1 driver. Alex Zanardi talks to Head Talks about resilience, perseverance and doing what makes you happy every day. A horrific car crash nearly cost the champion race car driver his life. Instead it took his legs. But against all odds, the Italian icon got back […]
Benjamin Zander: Tuning into Happiness – The Conductor Coach
Benjamin Zander Conductor of the Boston Philharmonic and Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. We can all radiate possibility. And master conductor Benjamin Zander is a good example. This ‘energizer bunny of classical music’ is unorthodox and passionate, encouraging his musicians to experiment and follow their intuition. Zander, whose parents fled Nazi Germany, is not […]
Alan Watts: The Real You
Who are you really? You are something the whole universe is doing in the same way that a wave is something that the whole ocean is doing. The real you is not a puppet which life pushes around. The real, deep down you is the whole universe. “If you’re ready to wake up, […]
“Whatever it takes”: Head Talks launches!
Oliver Chittenden, Founder of Head Talks Whatever it takes When I flew home* to my wife and young daughter, having spent weeks in a hospital in Nashville, where one-by-one my internal organs had started shutting down in a catastrophic physical response to repressed mental stress, I knew I had to make a profound difference. […]
Malene Rydahl: Hygge
Malene Rydahl The Author of Happy as a Dane: 10 Secrets of the Happiest People in the World. Hygge is the little secret of how the Danes recharge their batteries in a cosy and warm atmosphere with candles and delicious food. It is about being together in a simple and unpretentious way that […]
Today’s Lesson… from Brian,
“You’ve got to think for yourself. You’re all individuals…” We all agree..
Kindness Boomerang,
Watch as the camera tracks an act of kindness as it passes from one individual to the next and manages to boomerang back to the person who set it into motion. Why not give it a try? Today?
Sleeping and Little Miss Sunshine,
“I just wish I could go to sleep until I was eighteen. And skip all this crap, high school and everything. Just skip it..” This clip explains why that’s not a great idea (it’s funny too).