Exploring Ways to Wellness
Exploring Ways to Wellness
Podcast Description
Discover unconventional paths to wellness and rejuvenation on the 'Exploring Ways to Wellness' podcast. Host Sarah Gorev invites you on a journey to uncover alternative holistic health practices and mindfulness techniques that go beyond mainstream self-care advice. Each week, Sarah has honest chats with real people who've found unique solutions for boosting energy, relieving burnout, and achieving a better feeling of balance - without spending a fortune. She’ll break down barriers, challenge assumptions, and ask: What are the alternatives, why try them, and do they work? If you're curious about emerging wellness trends, from crystals and reiki to sound healing and meditation, this podcast is your guide to exploring different ways to feel good again.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores various themes related to holistic health, mindfulness, and alternative wellness practices. Topics include Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), cold water swimming, Human Design, and creativity through journaling, with episodes offering practical insights like beginner tips for swimming and emotional healing techniques for anxiety.
Holistic Wellness: Exploring Ways to Wellness delivers alternative healing and natural wellness solutions through authentic conversations and real experiences. Perfect for curious souls seeking complementary therapies and mindful living beyond mainstream wellness advice.
Host Sarah Gorev brings you refreshingly honest chats with practitioners and real people about holistic health approaches that actually work (even for the busiest of lives). From mindfulness to EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), cold water swimming to sound therapy, she’s lifting the veil on evidence-based alternative approaches that can be easily incorporated and even enhance your packed schedule.
Each episode demystifies holistic practices through genuine, no-pressure conversations about what works (and maybe what doesn’t). Ideal for people who are intrigued by alternative wellness and natural healing but want real experiences, not just theory. Instead of ‘powering through’ and reaching exhaustion and burn-out, Sarah explores how these accessible practices can help you reclaim your energy, process past experiences, and find balance – without requiring endless time or resources.
If you’re open-minded about exploring holistic wellness solutions but fancy hearing real experiences before diving in, this is your weekly companion for discovering different paths to feeling good again. Join Sarah for down-to-earth conversations about alternative wellness approaches that can transform your daily life – no crystals required (unless you want them!).
Teenage Wellness Through Sport: A 17-Year-Old's Honest Mental Health Strategies with Beau
Discover profound wellness wisdom from an unexpected source – a 17-year-old who's mastered using sport for genuine mental health support. Join me for a rare and precious conversation with Beau, who shares how watching and playing sport has become his primary strategy for managing stress, building connections, and maintaining emotional wellbeing.
What You'll Experience:
- How sport provides ”mental space” beyond just physical benefits
- Why meaningful conversations happen more naturally during activity
- Real strategies for using sport to manage exam stress and life pressures
- The social wellness benefits of watching games and traveling to matches
- Honest insights about what works (and what doesn't) for teenage mental health
- How taking breaks from stress actually helps your brain find solutions
Episode Highlights:
- Beau's journey from mum-encouraged participation to genuine wellness practice
- Why golf offers different benefits than team sports like football and rugby
- How sport creates safe spaces for opening up with friends
- The mental clarity that comes from stepping away from homework pressure
- Why fresh air and movement beat sitting indoors for problem-solving
- His refreshingly honest take on meditation and what doesn't work for him
Perfect for parents wanting to understand teenage wellness, young people seeking accessible mental health strategies, or anyone curious about how simple practices can provide profound support. Beau's emotional intelligence and authentic voice remind us that wisdom comes from many sources – and sometimes the most effective wellness tools are the most accessible ones.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction – Why this conversation matters
03:00 How Beau got into sport (spoiler: it started with mum!)
05:00 When he realised sport was more than just physical activity
05:30 Using football breaks during intense GCSE revision
06:00 Why conversations flow better during activity than face-to-face
07:00 Watching sport and traveling to away games
09:00 The stress relief cycle: before, during, and after sport
11:00 His message to parents and young people
12:00 Fresh air vs staying indoors – the mental difference
14:00 School support systems and Duke of Edinburgh Award
16:00 What doesn't work: his honest take on meditation
18:00 Looking ahead to A-levels and university pressure 1
9:00 African drumming and trying new things
21:00 Final thoughts and encouragement
In a world where young men's mental health often goes unnoticed until crisis point, this conversation offers hope, practical strategies, and the importance of listening to younger voices.
Thanks for listening.
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