Building self confidence and self-awareness is the key to recovering from trauma and mental illness.

Anu Verma has lived experience of numerous different types of abuse. Anu now works to support other survivors to understand their experiences and learn how to develop the confidence and self-awareness so that they can regain their individual power and live authentically.

WARNING

This episode of Rest and Recreation is a conversation about recovering from the trauma and consequent mental illness that is caused by childhood sexual abuse and abusive adult relationships. The discussion includes references to drug abuse and suicide.

In this episode of the Abeceder work life balance podcast Rest and Recreation, Anu helps host Michael Millward to understand the impact childhood sexual abuse had on her adult life. Anu also explains the passion her experiences gave her for helping other survivors to achieve the same changes in their lives.

Anu and Michael discuss

• The connection between an abusive childhood and abusive relationships in adult life.
• Going from people pleaser to self-first approach to life.
• Breaking free from the opinions of other people.
• Building self-confidence
• Building self-awareness
• The role of exercise in improving mental health
• How to use affirmations to reinforce positive self-beliefs.

Discover more about Anu and Michael at Abeceder.co.uk

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Sometimes it takes a kick in the teeth for us to start living our best life.

Amie Yaniak has a successful career as a music therapist, until the COVID lockdown. Then Amie received a stage four cancer diagnosis.

That news was the catalyst for Amie to change her life for the better.

In this episode of the Abeceder work life balance podcast Rest and Recreation, Amie and host Michael Millward explore her wide-ranging experience and how she now lives a full and satisfying life while living with stage four cancer.

Why, they ask, does it take a kick in the teeth like a cancer diagnosis before we start living our best lives.

They examine the different ways in which friends, family and society in general puts barriers in our way that we perceive limit our life choices.

Amie explains how she is completing her bucket list activities, like acting in a film and recording an album of gospel music God's Amazing Grace...Music To Touch Your Heart

Discover more about Amie and Michael at Abeceder.co.uk

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Friends are hard to find, but when life gets busy, friends are very easy to lose.

That is the reality for many people. Regardless of our age, life throws all sorts of demands on our time, it is often if not usually our friendships that get left on the sidelines.

That was the predicament that Daniella Granzotto was in until she discovered the Wednesday Waffles concept and decided to turn the weekly friendship ritual into an App.

In this episode of the Abeceder work life balance podcast Rest and Recreation, Daniella explains to host Michael Millward how Wednesday Waffles was created, and how the App works.

Michael and Daniella discuss what friendship is and why something that is so important can, without anyone being directly responsible, just fizzle out.

They also highlight that family relationships can also fizzle out in the same way when careers and marriages mean that people move away.

Daniella explains why the weekly friendship ritual that Wednesday Waffles curates works and the impact keeping up with the ritual has on maintaining friendships, at any age across any distance.

This is the podcast for people who find themselves separated from friends or family.

Discover more about Daniella and Michael at Abeceder.co.uk

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Health – The Annual Health Test from York Test is conducted by an experienced phlebotomist at your home or workplace. Hospital standard tests for 39 health markers.

A Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and guidance for effective lifestyle changes anytime.

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