EPISODE 95 - Pep Kid
“Most of the time when I do counselling or I meet with families, I feel better afterwards — like it’s an enriching process.”— Rob Pepler
Mindfulness gets a lot of attention these days. Hundreds of apps, articles, and self-help books offer the simple secrets to practicing mindfulness, and there’s a good reason for that — mindfulness brings with it a ton of powerful benefits, particularly for mental health.
This episode of the Living Jewishly Podcasts is an instalment of What’s In Your Toolbox?, a podcast about mental health and the ways in which we cope and heal. In this episode, host Bobby K sits down with social worker Rob Pepler to discuss the mindfulness techniques and practices that he uses with his clients and in his own life — including practical tips on how to get started.
Tune in to discover how a grounding in bodywork informs Rob’s therapeutic approach, why mindfulness is a core aspect of dialectical behaviour therapy, and how gardening can be a double-edged sword when it comes to stress relief.
“We’re trying to be kind, we’re trying to be a little bit honest, and that allows more life to flow.”— Rob Pepler
This episode discusses:
- How mental health techniques used by professionals have changed over the past few decades
- Why both Bobby and Rob swears by mindfulness — and tips for getting started today
- A guided mindfulness exercise that you can practice while listening along to the episode
Highlights:
00:53 Intro
02:51 Pep Kid memories
07:40 Getting into the mental health field
09:17 Bio-energetic therapy to social work
09:48 Bodywork & mindfulness
12:03 Mindfulness & DBT
13:40 Mindfulness exercise preamble
15:16 Mindfulness exercise
18:11 “Letting go” experiment
23:06 Happy place
25:03 Unplugging & meditating
27:08 Tips for getting into mindfulness
30:39 10 Percent Happier
Links:
Ten Percent Happier
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