<p>Heema Shah is a Neuroscience consultant and educator with a combined experience of +25 years, earning her MSc in Neuroscience from King's College London. Heema is also an Executive Coach and Founder of Spiritual Sacred Space, a platform that fuses neuroscience with spirituality to support people with their mental and spiritual wellness.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>In this episode, we explore mental health and discuss the challenges individuals face in navigating mental health resources, and how we can better our mental wellbeing.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>We discuss the connection between neuroscience and mental health, and the significance self-awareness and developing resilience has in our mental health journey's.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Finally, Heema emphasises the need for compassion and education to better understand mental health and how we all have it.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>In this episode, we cover...</p> <ul> <li>(00:00) An Introduction to Mental Health</li> <li>(02:01) Heema’s Work and the “Why” Behind It</li> <li>(08:01) The Societal Impact of Mental Health</li> <li>(15:01) What to Look for When Seeking Mental Health Support</li> <li>(18:12) The Connection Between Neuroscience and Mental Health</li> <li>(22:01) The Difference Between Treating Symptoms and Root Causes</li> <li>(35:14) Why Self-Awareness Matters in Our Mental Health Journey</li> <li>(39:13) How to Recognise the Need for Support</li> <li>(46:50) The Importance of Mental Health Education</li> <li>(51:02) Is Resilience Innate or Built?</li> <li>(55:16) The Importance of Compassion in Mental Health Recovery</li> <li>(58:19) Tips for Navigating Employer Relationships</li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p>Links, mentions, and sponsors of this episode include:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://spiritualsacredspace.com/wellness-numbers/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Mental health support available in the UK</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://bit.ly/48nL1Xu" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Start your breathwork journey with SOMA Breath⁠</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://creators.riverside.fm/lukeburrows" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get a 15% discount off a Riverside subscription - (use code 'LukeBurrows')⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p>Connect with Heema Shah: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/heemashah81/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Heema.uk" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spiritualsacredspace/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a> / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.spiritualsacredspace.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Website⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p>For the full show notes, including referenced articles and additional resources visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://raisingconsciousness.co.uk/heema-shah" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://raisingconsciousness.co.uk/heema-shah</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p>Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts from:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://apple.co/41z8sdQ" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li> <li><a href="https://spoti.fi/47c9eyI" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li> <li><a href="https://bit.ly/41CHZft" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li> <li><a href="https://bit.ly/3vaUEdv" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p>PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a commission from which goes towards supporting the podcast.</p>