In Wellness with Ella, entrepreneur Ella Mills and her guests candidly reveal their personal journeys of transforming times of great difficulty into times of en...
All On The Board: Strength through vulnerability and mental health toolkits
DISCLAIMER: this episode touches on eating disorders and eating disorder recovery.This week Ella is joined by Transport for London employees Jeremy Chopra and Ian Redpath, AKA All On The Board, the duo who made it their mission to bring smiles to the faces of London commuters through writing poems, quotes and creative messages on the underground’s service information boards. In this open and inspiring conversation, Ian and Jeremy open up about how their own experiences with their mental and physical health led them to create a positive online community.They discuss:
How Ian and Jeremy started sharing inspiring messages about mental and physical health with London commuters
Jeremy’s experience with depression and an eating disorder
The danger of keeping inner distress to ourselves
Dealing with imposter syndrome
Ian’s experience with anxiety and PTSD
Navigating difficult times one step at a time
The importance of self-compassion in any healing journey
The power of a gratitude practice
Why saying something is better than saying nothing
Links:
All On The Board’s latest book, Your Daily Companion: Inspiring words to take you from morning to night
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Alice Liveing: accepting yourself & body confidence
This week Ella is joined by Alice Liveing for a conversation on releasing the desire to look ‘perfect’ and rebuilding a happier and healthier relationship with exercise, her body and ultimately herself, all the while being followed by over 700k people online.They discuss:
Numbing life by controlling what your body looks like
Owning mistakes publicly in the age of social media
Navigating the pressure to look ‘perfect’
External validation and keeping up a facade
Alice’s catalyst moment for addressing her relationship with food, exercise, her body and herself
Releasing the identity of having the ‘perfect body’ to rebuild mental and physical health
Tools for building self-esteem and the power of feeling safe
Alice’s non-negotiables for feeling her best
Links:
Alice’s podcast Give Me Strength
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Spencer Matthews: lack of purpose, taking responsibility, and the power of small healthy habits
This week Ella is joined by Spencer Matthews for a candid conversation on the pressure to fulfil your potential, avoidance, and the detrimental impact of a life without purpose. They discuss taking responsibility of unhealthy habits, how sobriety transformed Spencer’s life and has enabled him to be the father, husband, friend, and businessman that he always wanted to be. They discuss:
Chasing fame in his 20s
Feeling a pressure to succeed and live up to your potential
Using drinking to numb out boredom and a lack of purpose
His catalyst moment for addressing his relationship with alcohol
Spencer’s experience of breaking the cycle of excessive drinking
Building mental strength through physical fitness
Cultivating self-awareness
The mindset shift that helped him transform his health
Spencer’s outlook towards implementing healthy habits
Links:
Spencer’s podcast Big Fish
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Elizabeth Day: letting go of expectation and going after the life you truly desire
This week Ella is joined by Elizabeth Day for an empowering conversation on releasing societal pressures, navigating life’s ups and downs and how Elizabeth kept moving forwards when things don’t go to plan, plus the tools that supported her to embrace failure, imperfections, and chase the life she truly desired.
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They discuss:
Societal expectations to have the ‘perfect’ life
People pleasing to fit in
Cultivating deep friendships
Finding the courage to go after the life you desire
Gut instincts
Discovering what you need rather than what you want
The inner work crucial for moving forwards
Turning physical strength into mental resilience
Elizabeth’s non-negotiables for feeling well
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Links:
Elizabeth’s podcast How To Fail
Elizabeth’s latest book Friendaholic: Confessions of a Friendship Addict
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In Wellness with Ella, entrepreneur Ella Mills and her guests candidly reveal their personal journeys of transforming times of great difficulty into times of enormous personal growth.Â
How did they get to where they are today? What were the biggest challenges they faced? What wellness practices and habits really moved the needle for them? How do they keep moving forward?Â
Wellness with Ella has the simple mission of giving you un-filtered and empowering conversations that give you the tools, knowledge, and inspiration to transform your life and your health. New episodes drop every Wednesday.