PTSD Sufferer When Peter Goodall took his new wife to meet his parents, back in Johannesburg (South Africa), robbers shot at Peter and tied up the family. It was only much later that Peter started suffering debilitating panic attacks and was diagnosed with PTSD. ‘I didn’t think I had it.’ Peter, an actor by trade, […]
Alexander Stubb: Former Prime Minister’s Talk on Happiness
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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
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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
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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 […]
“Whatever it takes”: Head Talks launches!
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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. […]
Seeking Attention – The Self-Harm Expert, Satveer Nijjar
Self-Harm Trainer Satveer Nijjar had got so frustrated with society’s misunderstanding of self-harm that she decided to call her self-harm awareness company ‘Attention Seekers’. She was being ironic where others were being dismissive. At least one out of ten young people cuts, burns, or pinches themselves, or goes even further as a response to mental […]
Counsellor & Therapist, Sharon Eden
Psychotherapist – ‘Dare to be You’ Depression is not an illness, says Sharon Eden, it is part of the human condition. And Eden knows, having worked as a psychotherapist for 30 years, as well as having her own depressive and suicidal episodes. ‘If you act with it, it can be the most precious time in […]
Elite Sports Psychologist, Jamil Qureshi
Sport Psychologist and Mind Coach Dubbed the ‘Mind Magician’, Jamil Qureshi has coached numerous sport stars, helping six of them reach number one rankings. ‘Most of us are entrenched in negative thoughts.’ Overcoming a few bad choices of his own, even resulting in homelessness, Qureshi is now a renowned performance psychologist. Clients include premier league footballers and golfers, […]
Food Writer & Wellness Advocate, Melissa Hemsley
The Art of Eating Well Making a simple, home-cooked meal is a ‘powerful thing’ and ‘an expression of love’, says the queen of healthy eating Melissa Hemsley. As the daughter of an English army father, Melissa moved constantly, learning the joys of cooking from scratch from her Filipina mother. Together with her equally glam older […]
English Actress does the Hoffman Process, Jane Horrocks & Serena Gordon
English Actress & Co-founder Hoffman Process UK When actress Jane Horrocks ‘lost her fun self’, she knew it was time for a change. ‘I felt stuck in my life,’ says the mother of two. Her best friend and fellow actress Serena Gordon is the UK founder of the Hoffman Process, a much raved-about 7-day personal development […]
Meditation Teacher, Burgs
Meditation Expert ‘The hardest bit is the beginning, to get over the restlessness,’ says meditation guru Guy Burgs. But once you’ve mastered it, and your mind becomes coherent, many of the problems you thought you had will disappear. Burgs, who has fast become one of Britain’s leading experts in meditation, quit his fashion business in […]
Former Politician & Mental Health Campaigner, Alastair Campbell
Tony Blair’s Former Press Secretary We all know him as former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s communications maestro. What most of us don’t know is that Alastair Campbell suffers from on-and off depression. In his late twenties he had a severe nervous breakdown, which landed him in police custody and in hospital. Believing his experiences gave him […]
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