The Mindful Momentum Podcast
The Mindful Momentum Podcast
Podcast Description
The Mindful Momentum Podcast will bring you thoughtful conversations with experts, practitioners, and everyday people who share their journeys, challenges, and successes with mindfulness. Whether you’re a seasoned mindfulness practitioner or just starting to explore the practice, there’s something here for everyone.
What You Can Expect:
In-Depth Interviews: Hear from leading voices in mindfulness and mental health.
Practical Tips: Learn simple, effective mindfulness practices you can incorporate into your daily life.
Real Stories: Listen to inspiring stories of transformation and resilience.
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Content Themes
The podcast covers a range of topics centered on mindfulness and mental health, including interviews with industry leaders like Mike Brackmann discussing mental health in construction, and Robin Henderson focusing on mindfulness-based leadership, along with practical advice for applying mindfulness in everyday life.

The Mindful Momentum Podcast will bring you thoughtful conversations with experts, practitioners, and everyday people who share their journeys, challenges, and successes with mindfulness. Whether you’re a seasoned mindfulness practitioner or just starting to explore the practice, there’s something here for everyone.
What You Can Expect:
In-Depth Interviews: Hear from leading voices in mindfulness and mental health.
Practical Tips: Learn simple, effective mindfulness practices you can incorporate into your daily life.
Real Stories: Listen to inspiring stories of transformation and resilience.
In this powerful episode of the Mindful Momentum Podcast, Robin sits down with John Burcaw, Chief Administrative Officer and Director of Academic Education at the Finishing Trades Institute, and Jennifer Stanek, CEO and Medical Director of Team Wellness Corporation.
John shares his deeply personal journey—from addiction, homelessness, and incarceration to becoming a respected leader in the construction trades. His story is one of redemption, resilience, and the transformative power of opportunity within the skilled trades.
Jennifer brings over 20 years of medical experience and a passion for reducing barriers to mental and physical health care. Together, they are reshaping how the construction industry approaches mental health—moving from stigma and silence to support and strength.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Why lived experience matters in leadership
- How the trades can become a pathway for second chances
- The connection between access to care and workforce outcomes
- What culture change in construction really requires
- Practical insights for leaders who want to build strong minds—not just strong structures
This conversation is honest, hopeful, and a call to action for anyone committed to improving well-being in high-stress industries.

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