Better Mental Health

Marteka Swaby
  • 5.0 (8)
  • ALTERNATIVE HEALTH
  • EVERY TWO MONTHS

Better Mental Health. Everyday conversations for better mental health. Founder of Benevolent Health, Marteka Swaby is exploring a range of mental health topics to increase awareness of mental health from diverse perspectives.

  1. Episode 90 - Calling out the Bullsh*t in DEI

    08/02/2023

    Episode 90 - Calling out the Bullsh*t in DEI

    Calling out the Bullsh*t in DEI explores perspectives of this space. Consultants, quotas and performative tick box practices, including that terrible question to Ngozi Fulani – Where are you really from? And, ways people leaders can improve this space in 2023 Sammie Hawkins - Leadership coach, facilitator and writer | Calling bullsh*t on injustice I help people take back their power.  Erin Corine - The Identity & Belonging Coach, Performing Artist & Mama. Decolonizing Leadership. Chicago-Grown, Black Neurodivergent, Storyteller, Community Mama  3.40 - Calling out standalone roles - Pushing a Rock up the Hill 7.12 - How to Reduce the Impact on your Mental Health? 9.35 - Safespaces - Should organisation's provide this Space? 11.54 - Speaking to Power - How can leaders be empowered? 14.20 - Performative DEI vs justice  17.14 - Building equitable organisations 19.20 - Sustainability, growth & moving the dial 24.42 - Proud plant mamma  26.42 - Mirroring the british psyche 30.16 - Meghan the selective representation 36.41 - The DEI Distraction- Past vs Present 44.14 - Where are you really from? 46.12 - Recommendations For Good Practice in DEI 2023

    58 min
  2. Episode 89 - Dealing with everyday racism

    12/10/2022

    Episode 89 - Dealing with everyday racism

    Dr Shungu Hilda M'gadzah Director & Lead Consultant Psychologist over 30 years experience with a Doctorate in EI. Working as a DEI coach at senior executives at board level.   Today we are exploring everyday racism and what that looks like in the community & workplace. Thinking about how the racism spectrum can help us map this out.   We will also go deeper to explore a 6 stage framework to tackle everyday racism. Understanding & dealing with everyday racism is also your recent book    1.50 - What makes the workplace lonely for diverse women? 3.30 - Intersectionality & Identity - Ticking the boxes 5.47 - Prejudices, racism & equity spectrum 7.02 - Early & extremes stages of discrimination 10.38 - Biases, stereotypes & judgements on sense of self 13.39 - How can we talk about race? 16.20 - Six Stages Framework to deal with everyday racism 22.38 - Group think or lone voice in being anti-racist 26.12 - Coming out of caves of priviledge 30.32 - Allyship & bystanders 34.46 - Reflect, change & do better next time! 36.11 - Three things you can do everyday to deal with racism Join the Kinship community a safe space for diverse women here

    40 min

  3. 30/05/2022

    Episode 88 - Kinship Summit

    Yvonne Alston Chief Culture Architect, CEO & Founder of Indelible Impressions Consulting, LLC We are exploring leadership and the skills of great leaders to improve the experience of culture & belonging for bias correct, particulalry for women of colour in corporate.   2.36 - The great resignation - Is it a direct result of our mental wellbeing?   8.46 - Why does representation matter? What should leaders look like?   14.06 - Pioneers - How to accelerate without sacrificing your mental health?   21.52 - The qualities of good leaders to foster diversity coming out of the pandemic?   28.09 - #BiasCorrect how radical empathy can shift the narrative for allies and leaders?   30.37 - Getting the word out as a recruiter?   35.16 - Now is the time! We have the MIC You can access the Kinship Summit here

    38 min
  4. Episode 87 - Why getting my name right matters?

    02/02/2022

    Episode 87 - Why getting my name right matters?

    We explore what is in a name and why it is important to get a name right? 4 Tips to stop you mispronouncing a name & how to recover if you do.   0.49 - Why getting my name right is important to me? 2.41 - Creating a culture of belonging 4.26 - What is in a name? 5.37- Equality Act & protected characteristics 6.33- Safe Spaces for diverse corporate women 7.32- Validating Perspectives 9.24 - Discrimination, Self estemm 10.20 - Adopting angelicised names 11.39 - What if you mispronounce a name? 12.41 - How can I pronounce names properly.

    15 min
  5. Episode 86 - My Roadmap to success 2022

    13/12/2021

    Episode 86 - My Roadmap to success 2022

    My road to success has been paved with many obstacles, and this my friends, has all been part of the process. When I used to think of a leader, I didn't see myself and neither did others! In 2022, my desire is to see more diverse women elevated into leadership roles and build a bigger sphere of influence in their industry, changing the idea of what leaders look like. I actually genuinely believe, successful people are not the ones who are more intelligent, but the ones who have a strategy to get there, a roadmap that will show the directions. 2.21 - My Road to success 4.08 - You can't be, what you can't see! 6.10 -  Without sacrificing your mental health 8.57 -  Dealing with sabotage & our shadow self 11.34 - A goal without deadline is just a wish! 12.48 - Avoid rinse & repeat to 10x impact 13.55 - Super woman rewards 14.32 - Leadership Development 15.46 - Accountability & productivity 16.42- The golf course etiquette Here is the roadmap for 2022

    21 min
  6. Episode 85 - Faith & Financial Coaching

    16/11/2021

    Episode 85 - Faith & Financial Coaching

    Lisa Y Jones is a Certified Financial Coach. We are exploring wealth, finances and building a wealth mindset. She paid off over 300k in 5 years with her husband and they are now teaching others the same principles of abundance. Lisa shares how they developed a step-by-step approach to eliminate debt and how faith based financial coaching completely changed their financial situation.  0.45 - What motivated you to tackle debt? 3.03 - Mental health, wellbeing & relationships 7.48 - The karmasutra vs toxic masculinity 10.34 - The wealth mindset - Diamonds or bricks  14.12 - It's not in my budget! 15.45 - The shift- Investing vs consuming 18.57 - Making financial goals  21.32 - Top 3 tips to be wealthy & healthy 29.12 - 'I don't want to!' Kinship – Safe Space for Diverse Women. The first Friday of each month to explore the intersectionality of Race & mental health. If you would like to attend please register here

    33 min
  7. Episode 84 - Black Women Raising Investment

    14/10/2021

    Episode 84 - Black Women Raising Investment

    Black Women & Leading Winning Series 8 Tobi Oredein started her career as a journalist. Founder of Black Ballard, leading media and data company with a community of over 70,000 black women. We are exploring raising investment as a black female entrepreneur. Tobi shares her strategies to raise investment successfully and some of her proudest moments creating legacy for the next generation.   0.57 - Tell us about your journey of entrepreneurship?    3.44 - Misrepresentation of black females, entrepreneurs (less than 1%) get investment- how has that impacted your mental health?    7.16 - Raising investment is tougher for Black Founders - How have you navigated this?   17.25 - I often talk about creating multiple income streams - how important is financial freedom to you when thinking about legacy and changing the narrative on racism?   21.44 - One of her proudest roles is being a mother to her young daughter- how important is for you to build a table and leave a legacy for the next generation?   26.28 -What advice would you give to other black female founders? Kinship is Safe Space for Diverse Women. On the first Friday of each month to explore the intersectionality of Race & mental health. If you would like to attend please register here

    29 min
  8. Episode 83 - Black Muslim Female Entrepreneur

    22/09/2021

    Episode 83 - Black Muslim Female Entrepreneur

    Cordelia Gaffer,  Author of DETACHED LOVE: Transforming Your Heart So That You Can Transform Your Mind. Creator of Replenish Me ™ Coach for courageous leaders, Co host of Unlearning labels podcast Exploring race, culture and identity to avoid victim mentality. Cordelia takes the main stage as a 'Small' Black Muslim Female Entrepreneur in love and compassion. 0.55 - Choosing Humanity & Detached Love 2.26 - Releasing Victim Mentality - Replenish Me ™  5.57 - Culture, Religion & Race 7.16 - Black Muslim Female Entrepreneur 10.46 - Lifetime Of Anger 13.20 - Taking The Main Stage 'Small' Woman 15.15 - Compassion For Deep Rooted Stereotypes 17.12 - Sweet Talking The Labels! 23.32 - 3 Ways To Create Belonging in the Hybrid Workplace 27.05 - What Means The Most To You?

    32 min
See All (90)

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
8 Ratings

About

Better Mental Health. Everyday conversations for better mental health. Founder of Benevolent Health, Marteka Swaby is exploring a range of mental health topics to increase awareness of mental health from diverse perspectives.

Information

  • Creator
    Marteka Swaby
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2023
  • Episodes
    90
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Better Mental Health