The New Mind

Ella McCrystal
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I’m Ella McCrystal and over the last 20 years I’ve been using neuroscience, to help a broad spectrum of individuals, including leaders in the world of business, sports, and the arts find and reach their full potential.I want to welcome you to a new show about the brain and the unbelievable potential you have when your mind has the training, programming and support it needs. A place that will showcase practical strategies and solutions; whether you're an individual looking to improve their mental health and well-being, or someone seeking to enhance their cognitive abilities or gain a deeper understanding of how the brain works.I’m here to show you how to harness it as your greatest asset.Welcome to The New Mind.

  1. From Flatline to Punchlines... My Life After Near Death

    1 DAY AGO

    From Flatline to Punchlines... My Life After Near Death

    In this episode of The New Mind, I sit down with my friend, THE BRILLIANT Emmanuel Sonubi! Emmanuel is stand up comedian whose life was abruptly interrupted when he suffered near fatal heart failure on stage during a comedy performance in Dubai. What begins as a conversation about humour and performance unfolds into an exploration of life, identity, and the cost of living in survival mode for too long.  Emmanuel shares his personal account of years of pressure, addiction driven coping strategies, physical warning signs that were minimised, and the moment his body forced a reckoning he could no longer ignore. Together, we explore how and why the body always keeps the score when the mind pushes through. This episode is HILARIOUS, honest, deeply human and essential!! This is The New Mind. Where truth meets the human story… Enjoy!  Subscribe to The New Mind podcast for more uplifting and insightful conversations that explore the depths of mental health, personal growth, and inspiring stories of individuals making a difference in the world. Thank you Connect with me:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellamccrystal  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellamccrystalhypno    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ella_mccrystal Web: https://www.ellamccrystal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EllaMcCrystal Connect with Emmanuel:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmanuelstandup Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emmanuelstandup LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuel-sonubi-77004156/    Web: https://www.emmanuelstandup.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelstandup

    1h 40m
  2. The Pain that Made Me Become a Doctor... Dr Emma Offord's Untold Story

    29 JAN

    The Pain that Made Me Become a Doctor... Dr Emma Offord's Untold Story

    In this episode of The New Mind Podcast, I speak with Dr Emma Offord, clinical psychologist, trauma therapist, sensory practitioner, giftedness profiler, and founder of Divergent Life. This conversation is deeply personal, beautiful and revealing.  Emma shares her own painful story.  She speaks candidly about the slow, often uncomfortable process of realisation, identity, and change.  This episode explores the personal reckoning behind Emma’s work, and how listening to people’s stories fundamentally reshaped her understanding of care, responsibility, and harm. Emma reflects on the emotional weight of hearing how others had been failed, and how this catalysed a period of deep questioning, dismantling, and reconstruction of everything she thought she knew. This is The New Mind. Where truth meets the human story… Enjoy!  Subscribe to The New Mind podcast for more uplifting and insightful conversations that explore the depths of mental health, personal growth, and inspiring stories of individuals making a difference in the world. Thank you Connect with me:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellamccrystal  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellamccrystalhypno    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ella_mccrystal Web: https://www.ellamccrystal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EllaMcCrystal Connect with Emma:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/divergentlives/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/divergent-life-6a4066243/    Web: https://www.divergentlife.co.uk/

    1h 28m
  3. How PCOS and Depression Nearly Killed Me

    15 JAN

    How PCOS and Depression Nearly Killed Me

    In this episode of The New Mind, I’m joined by Rajni. Rajni is is someone who has lived inside a body that carried pain, injury, hormonal imbalance, and emotional strain. From PCOS, a neck hernia, sciatica, and vertigo, to navigating anxiety and depression, her journey has been one of deep resilience and recalibration. What makes Rajni more powerful is her transformation. She learned how to work with her body rather than against it. Through quantified nutrition, intelligent movement, and consistent habits, she didn’t just sculpt her body. She reshaped her entire life. In this conversation, we explore what real transformation actually requires. Not drastic diets. Not punishing workouts. But understanding how the body functions, how the nervous system responds to stress, and how mental and physical health are inseparable. Rajni shares how gradual, sustainable change became the foundation of her recovery and strength, and how this philosophy now guides the way she supports others. Her mission is clear. To raise awareness around fitness, mental health, and overall wellbeing, and to help people build strength from the inside out. This episode is for anyone who feels disconnected from their body, overwhelmed by conflicting advice, or tired of being told to push harder when what they really need is clarity, compassion, and structure. This is The New Mind. Where truth meets the human story… Enjoy!  Subscribe to The New Mind podcast for more uplifting and insightful conversations that explore the depths of mental health, personal growth, and inspiring stories of individuals making a difference in the world. Thank you Connect with me:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellamccrystal  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellamccrystalhypno    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ella_mccrystal Web: https://www.ellamccrystal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EllaMcCrystal Connect with Rajni:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rajni_singh.official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mann.jodh/    Web: https://rajnihealthandfitness.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RajniSinghFitnessCoach

    1h 26m
  4. Grammy Nominated Artist: Taking Control of the Gaming Industry

    1 JAN

    Grammy Nominated Artist: Taking Control of the Gaming Industry

    This episode is electric!!! What a way to start the year!!! This week, I sit with Jaye Watts, also known as LettaJ…Grammy nominated recording artist. Songwriter. Gamer. Founder of Coexist Gaming. Jaye didn’t wait for permission. She didn’t fit herself into existing systems.  This EXCELLENT woman built worlds where media, entertainment and technology coexist. This is what happens when creativity meets courage. When feminine power meets strategy. When vision refuses to stay small. We talk about what success actually takes. The inner evolution required to hold big visibility. The emotional reality behind building something meaningful. And the strength it takes to lead Jaye is a BOSSLADY, an innovator, a creator, and undeniably BEAUTIFUL and magnetic.  But what makes this conversation unforgettable is the honesty beneath the success and the story behind the shine. This episode will change how you think about ambition. About identity. About what is possible when you stop choosing between artistry, intelligence, beauty, depth, and leadership. Because this is proof that you can have it all. And you don’t have to burn yourself to get there. 👇 In this episode • Building at the intersection of music, gaming and tech • Leading boldly in male dominated industries • Identity shifts, visibility and self trust • The emotional truth behind success • Creating your own world instead of shrinking to fit someone else’s 🔔 Subscribe to The New Mind for conversations that expand consciousness, creativity, leadership and human potential. Connect with me:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellamccrystal  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellamccrystalhypno    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ella_mccrystal Web: https://www.ellamccrystal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EllaMcCrystal Connect with Jaye:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lettajmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lettajmusic    Coexist: https://www.coexistgaming.com/gamehouse Music: https://www.lettajmusic.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lettajmusic #TheNewMind #WomenInTech #WomenInGaming #CreativePower #FemaleFounders #VisionaryWomen #PodcastThatHitsDifferent

    1h 25m
  5. What She Survived Will Shock You. What She Became Will Move You.

    11/12/2025

    What She Survived Will Shock You. What She Became Will Move You.

    Jazzlyn’s life began in the shadows of harm. She was a child who learned cruelty before she ever learned safety. She endured sexual abuse, physical violence, and psychological terror. She was treated like something to be used rather than someone to be loved. She was passed from person to person, stripped of choice, then held hostage with a gun pressed to her head. Her life was reduced to a single question. Live or die. She chose to live. Survival was not a moment for her. It was a long and lonely ascent. It meant stitching together a mind that had been shattered. It meant rebuilding a sense of self that others had tried to erase. It meant finding a voice after years of silence. Jazzlyn’s life is not defined by what was done to her. It is defined by who she became when everything tried to break her. Today she is a woman who walks with insight, depth, and a fierce understanding of the human spirit. Her story is no longer a wound. It is a testimony. It is evidence of what a mind can become when it refuses to surrender. On The New Mind, Jazzlyn sits at the intersection of trauma and transformation. She speaks from lived experience and hard earned wisdom. She explores what happens to the brain and body when a person survives the unthinkable, and what becomes possible when healing finally begins. Her voice is steady. Her presence is grounding. Her honesty is liberation for those who have carried their own pain in silence. This is not a story of tragedy. It is a story of consciousness, reclamation, and the birth of a new mind. Jazzlyn survived. Now she teaches others how to live. This is The New Mind. Where truth meets the human story…Enjoy! Subscribe to The New Mind podcast for more uplifting and insightful conversations that explore the depths of mental health, personal growth, and inspiring stories of individuals making a difference in the world. Thank you Connect with me:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellamccrystal  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellamccrystalhypno    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ella_mccrystal Web: https://www.ellamccrystal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EllaMcCrystal Connect with Jazzlyn:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misstraumaalchemist/ Web: https://bio.site/jazzlyngreenzee

    1h 54m
  6. Aarron Lambo: Controversy in Human Form

    27/11/2025

    Aarron Lambo: Controversy in Human Form

    Aarron Lambo is controversy in human form. And in his own words…he’s “a problem.” He provokes the system and divides the public. There are those who admire him and there are those that love to hate him. As his therapist for many years, I see a version of him that the public never gets to witness. Now he is sitting across from me on The New Mind.  He is speaking with a raw honesty you have never seen before. No filters. No performance. No façade. Just Aarron in his rawest form. Will you like him after this conversation? Will you loathe him? That part is up to you… What I can guarantee is simple. You will not want to miss this episode. Expect psychology. Expect challenge. Expect vulnerability where you didn’t think you would find it. Expect the kind of conversation that forces you to question who people really are beneath their armour. This is The New Mind. Where truth meets the human story…Enjoy!  Subscribe to The New Mind podcast for more uplifting and insightful conversations that explore the depths of mental health, personal growth, and inspiring stories of individuals making a difference in the world. Thank you Connect with me:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellamccrystal  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellamccrystalhypno    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ella_mccrystal Web: https://www.ellamccrystal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EllaMcCrystal Connect with Aarron:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealaarronlambo/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialaarronlambo?lang=en-GB YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1NFGCtuyRg_gXcBko9VglQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAarronLambo/ Web: https://www.aarronlambo.com

    2h 11m
  7. The Truth about Trafficking in the Adult Industry

    13/11/2025

    The Truth about Trafficking in the Adult Industry

    This is one of the most powerful and confronting conversations ever shared on The New Mind. Samantha Browne was trafficked into the adult industry at sixteen. Her childhood was stolen and her trauma was normalised by a world that hides exploitation behind glamour.  In this episode she speaks with clarity, courage and compassion about what really happens behind the scenes, the psychological impact on the performers and the devastating effect on viewers and relationships. Samantha reveals the truth about coercion, grooming and the hidden systems that target vulnerable young people. She explains why many performers relied on substances simply to endure the physical and emotional pain of filming. She shares the moment she lost consciousness during a scene at eighteen, the years of numb survival and the long process of rebuilding her identity after leaving the industry at twenty one. Today Samantha is a campaigner, educator and advocate for child protection. She created Diamond You Projects to teach children and families how predators operate, how grooming works and how to stay safe in a digital world. She also uses research to expose the real effects of pornography on the brain, intimacy, desire and the breakdown of connection in relationships. This episode will change the way you understand exploitation. It will teach you how to protect young people and it will inspire you with the strength of a survivor who reclaimed her life. Listen closely. Share widely. Silence protects abusers. Truth protects children. Subscribe to The New Mind podcast for more uplifting and insightful conversations that explore the depths of mental health, personal growth, and inspiring stories of individuals making a difference in the world. Thank you Connect with me:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellamccrystal  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellamccrystalhypno    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ella_mccrystal Web: https://www.ellamccrystal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EllaMcCrystal Connect with Sam:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samantha.dyp/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-browne-a135ab14b Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SamanthaBrowneDY/

    3h 2m
  8. Conceived in Violence. Creating a Legacy

    30/10/2025

    Conceived in Violence. Creating a Legacy

    Today I welcome Dr Celeste Aouilk-Jaiyeola.  Her life did not begin in comfort or safety… She was born from rape.  Her very existence began in violence…Yet she became a woman defined by purpose, confidence, and brilliance.  She turned pain into progress and trauma into truth. From the start, life was not easy. Growing up surrounded by domestic violence, Celeste witnessed fear, chaos, and silence. Her young brain learned to survive in a home where safety was unpredictable.  Children in such environments live on alert.  Their nervous systems stay active, always ready for threat. Their brains wire for vigilance rather than calm. But Celeste’s mind also wired for resilience. She inherited that from her beautiful mother Nina Aouilk (a previous guest on the show)  She was determined that her beginnings would not decide her end. She studied hard, fought harder and discovered meaning…Through study she found order where there had once been disorder.  Through tenacity…she found healing. Today, Dr Celeste is a dentist, a biomedical scientist, and a keynote speaker. She is also a woman who carries the strength of her own story with pride. Her achievements are not just professional milestones. They are acts of transformation. Each stage of her journey is a declaration that trauma does not define destiny. When Celeste speaks, her words reach those who have felt invisible. She teaches that confidence is built, not given. It grows from the decision to believe in yourself even when your world once taught you to hide. Her message is one of power through vulnerability, of science meeting spirit, and of faith in possibility. Dr Celeste Aouilk-Jaiyeola was born from violence, but she is a living symbol of creation. Her life proves that what begins in darkness can still move toward light. She shows that even when your story starts in pain, you can become the author of your own future. She stands as proof that you can achieve anything if you truly believe in your dreams. Subscribe to The New Mind podcast for more uplifting and insightful conversations that explore the depths of mental health, personal growth, and inspiring stories of individuals making a difference in the world. Thank you Connect with me:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellamccrystal  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellamccrystalhypno    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ella_mccrystal Web: https://www.ellamccrystal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EllaMcCrystal Connect with Celeste:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celestiallondon/?hl=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/celeste-aouilk-jaiyeola/ Web: https://www.drceleste.co.uk/

    1h 11m
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I’m Ella McCrystal and over the last 20 years I’ve been using neuroscience, to help a broad spectrum of individuals, including leaders in the world of business, sports, and the arts find and reach their full potential.I want to welcome you to a new show about the brain and the unbelievable potential you have when your mind has the training, programming and support it needs. A place that will showcase practical strategies and solutions; whether you're an individual looking to improve their mental health and well-being, or someone seeking to enhance their cognitive abilities or gain a deeper understanding of how the brain works.I’m here to show you how to harness it as your greatest asset.Welcome to The New Mind.

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  • Creator
    Ella McCrystal
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    79
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    The New Mind

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