Disrupting Wellbeing with Petra Velzeboer

Do you own your story, or does it own you?

The moment you take ownership of it is the moment you take power over it.

My incredible guest in this episode, Chana Buisson, experienced trauma in her childhood. Physical and mental abuse led to depression and suicidal thoughts later in life.

Chana shares with so much honesty what she went through, and beauty the lessons she has since learned. She discusses how she overcame her trauma to find empowerment. She also talks about the challenges of dealing with depression and finding the motivation to keep moving forward.

What Chana says resonated so much with me and my story. And it also shows that real self-care involves giving ourselves tough love to get us out of situations to get up and move forward.

“It’s worth being uncomfortable with your story so you own it and it doesn’t own you” – Chana

You'll hear about:

01:15 - An introduction to Chana

06:40 - The role Chana had in her family

10:50 - Was nursing a follow on from her childhood role

13:27 - Femininity and owning your power

19:09 - Things Chana still works on because of her past

23:40 - Perpetuating the idea of staying stuck

28:24 - Did anyone say anything useful to move from the dark?

34:51 - The self-care we really need

38:22 - What Gen Z need?

42:11 - The radical change we need in wellbeing

Chana’s resources:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chana-buisson-1922002b2/

Website - https://www.fullofnectar.com/

Petra’s resources:

Petra’s website - https://www.petravelzeboer.com/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/petra-velzeboer/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/petra.velzeboer/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@petravelzeboer397

Buy Petra’s book: Begin With You: Invest in Your Mental Well-being and Satisfaction at Work - https://shorturl.at/nyDOX

Does the world around you impact your mental health?

The bad news we see daily, the world in trouble. I would argue that we have a responsibility to protect ourselves from it. And live in a way that doesn’t overload our mental health.

By all means be active on the issues important to you but recognise that you have the control over the information you consume.

In this episode I discuss how to navigate the troubles we see in the world. I want to encourage you to question your relationship with the news and prioritise where you place your attention and energy. We should be focusing on causes that align with our zone of genius, all while protecting our brain and nervous system.

Turning down the volume on negative influences and turning it up on things that bring us energy will enable us to create real impact in the world.

“What is our responsibility when it comes to navigating the amount of information that could be bad for our mental health?” - Petra

You'll hear about:

01:04 - How we navigate a troubled world

02:33 - Being prepared for the next bad thing

03:29 - Navigating all of the information out there

05:29 - The defences I often hear on this topic

06:58 - What causes are you connected to?

09:20 - Having intention on connecting to the world

11:43 - I don't watch the news at all

13:16 - Question what is in your control

Petra’s resources:

Petra’s website - https://www.petravelzeboer.com/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/petra-velzeboer/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/petra.velzeboer/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@petravelzeboer397

Buy Petra’s book: Begin With You: Invest in Your Mental Well-being and Satisfaction at Work - https://shorturl.at/nyDOX

True high performance in the workplace is not common.

But it is possible. So, what does it take to get there and stay there?

In this episode I am joined by Chinazom and Ije, a couple who are business and leadership coaches. They discuss the challenges and rewards of working together as a couple and as business partners.

They also explore the concept of mental fitness and its importance for performance and wellbeing. We cover the importance of psychological safety in teams and the role of leaders in creating a culture of mental fitness. Allowing employees to flourish and experience joy.

We also share our experiences of building trust and psychological safety within our teams, including the importance of leaders modelling vulnerability and creating a safe space for employees to share their challenges to build real trust.

“If there isn’t a sense of trust people will respond falsely” – Iljeoma

You'll hear about:

01:07 - An intro to Chinazom & Ijeoma

03:03 - Was learning about coaching transformative?

07:18 - The unsaid things in business

14:58 - The art of reflection and communication

19:50 - Chinazom's version of mental fitness

29:34 - Bringing wellbeing into the light

33:49 - How Petra talks about mental health in her organisation

41:39 - The problems in the modern workplace

46:46 - Recognising your partners mental health needs

51:48 - The most radical change we need in wellbeing

Chinazom & Ijeoma’s resources:

Website - https://www.dreamcatchersperformance.com/

Chinazom - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chinazomsunnynwabueze/

Ijeoma - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ijeoma-jemie-nwabueze/

Petra’s resources: Petra’s website - https://www.petravelzeboer.com/