Gheorg's Hope Ninja Parents Podcast EP1: How HOPE can be a tool for mental wellbeing

What is hope and why is it important to our mental wellbeing?

We all know that taking care of our mental health is important.

After speaking to countless parents about their kids mental health, and their own mental health as parents, psychologist and Gheorg’s founder Dr Louise Metcalf wanted to do something more to support parents in these challenging times.

In the first episode of Gheorg’s Hope Ninja Podcast, Dr Louise Metcalf speaks with Gheorg’s Schools Program Manager and Mindset Coach, Cynthia Painter, about HOPE and how hope can be a key tool for positive mental wellbeing.

To be able to support kids with their mental wellbeing, parents need to be aware of their mental health too.

And mental health is a big topic!

Each week, we’ll be diving into a new topic around mental health and sharing ideas that can support parents and kids with their mental wellbeing.

In our first episode, Louise and Cynthia discuss:
- What is hope and why it's important
- How parents can focus more on hope
- A practical way you can integrate hope into your daily life
- Dealing with challenging emotions

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Introduction to the Hope Ninja Parents podcast, Dr Louise Metcalf & Cynthia Painter
02:20 What is hope and why are we talking about it?
03:30 What’s the neuroscience approach to hope?
07:00 Talking about big emotions and what does hope have to do with parenting?
08:30 Homeschooling during the pandemic and teaching problem solving
10:15 How do parents know if they need to focus more on hope?
12:00 How our brain structure deals with comparison and risks
14:00 When we focus on the positive, why it’s important and building hope muscles
17:45 How we practice and role model hope
19:40 How do we do this in challenging times like losing a loved one? Why should we process rather than suppress emotions?
23:00 Hope Ninja Parents practical takeaway: having a conversation about the day and having a conversation about hope
24:00 Positive psychology, why we need to make hope cool again for parents and why we need to be able to talk about things we hope for (even if they might not happen)
27:00 Being about to navigate both positive and challenging emotions

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