Mental Matters Hosted By Asekho Toto

Lauren is an EFT practitioner, founder of Mind Shift with Lauren, and a military spouse who specialises in helping people release suppressed emotions, break inherited belief patterns, and heal trauma through the science-backed practice of Emotional Freedom Technique — also known as tapping.

Most people dealing with chronic pain, anxiety, or self-doubt treat it as a willpower problem. They push harder, distract themselves, or wait fo...

Sonia Couto is a tech entrepreneur, startup founder, and breast cancer survivor who spent 18 years navigating male-dominated industries before building and relaunching her own SaaS product from scratch.

Most people treat a cancer diagnosis as the worst thing that can happen to them. Sonia treated it as data. When she was diagnosed with stage one breast cancer, she didn't just fight for her health — she used the experience to int...

Micah Blake is a music educator, author of Talented or Not, Here I Come, and online course creator who has helped tens of thousands of people learn to play and sing.

Most people believe they're either musical or they're not. They watch a professional perform, compare it to their own fumbling first attempts, and decide the gap is about talent. So they never start. But here's the problem: that comparison was never fair. Wh...

Lynne Wadsworth is a holistic health coach, certified wellness practitioner, and specialist in women's nutrition, sugar addiction, and perimenopause.

Most women know sugar isn't good for them. They've tried cutting it out, they've done the programs, they've been through the cycles of restriction and relapse. But here's the thing nobody tells them: the sugar was never really the problem. It was always the emot...

In this episode of Mental Matters, Asekho Toto sits down with Tammy Young, a former engineer turned psychic medium and author of the new book, Afterlife Bonds. Tammy shares her deeply personal journey of navigating grief after the loss of a pregnancy and how seeking answers outside of conventional frameworks opened her up to a new spiritual reality.

We explore the often-misunderstood world of mediumship and psychic abilities, breaki...

My guest today is Leigh Shulman — writer, author of The Writer's Roadmap, and founder of the Inspired Writer Community. Lee left Brooklyn behind with her family to live a nomadic life across Panama, Argentina, and beyond, and in doing so, discovered what it really means to build a writing life on your own terms.

This conversation is for anyone who has ever felt the pull to write but didn't know where to start — and for those...

My guest today is the founder of Wisdom for Complex Kids — a community and coaching program built for parents navigating the world of invisible disabilities, rare genetic disorders, and complex developmental challenges.

After years of misdiagnoses, trial and error, and advocating alone for her son — who was eventually diagnosed with TBR1, a rare genetic mutation — she built the support system she never had, so other parents don't ha...

My guest today is a dementia behavioural specialist and author of three books on Alzheimer's disease, with 30 years of professional experience helping families navigate one of the most misunderstood conditions in the world. Her personal journey began when her grandmother was dismissed as a "nutcase" by police — a moment that shaped her entire career. She hosts The Truth Lies and Alzheimer's Show and has since coun...

Today's guest is a filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, and lifelong comic book collector whose work sits at the rare intersection of storytelling and mental health advocacy.

Most people think mental health conversations belong in therapy rooms and wellness podcasts. But here's the thing — some of the most powerful mental health messages ever told have come through film and comic books. The problem is we rarely talk about why tho...

Helen Sernett is a sleep advocate, burnout recovery specialist, and creator of Sleep Lists — a free podcast of relaxation audio tools designed to shut down the anxious mind and help you fall asleep.

Most of us treat sleep like an inconvenience — something that interrupts life rather than powers it. But here's the thing: every time you skip sleep, your brain loses its only window to process trauma, consolidate memories, and clear...

Daryl Dittmer is a recovery advocate, entrepreneur, and author of When I Stopped Fighting and When You Stop Fighting.

Most people who struggle with addiction look back and blame their circumstances — the dysfunction, the chaos, the environment. Here's the thing: the circumstances don't matter as much as what you decide to do with them. Daryl started drinking and using drugs at 13, hit a point of crisis before he turned 19, a...

Jo Ann Fawcett is an author, entrepreneur, survivor of narcissistic abuse, and a fierce advocate for people rebuilding their lives after toxic relationships.

Most people who've been through one bad marriage quietly wonder what went wrong. Jo Ann has been through seven. But here's the thing — she's not a cautionary tale. She's a blueprint. After decades of manipulation, emotional abuse, and losing herself to partners ...

Becca Williams is an Emotional Liberation practitioner, clinical nutritionist, and Kundalini yoga teacher whose work sits at the intersection of plant medicine, somatic healing, and esoteric yogic science.

Most people who want to heal spend years trying to think their way out of pain. They go to seminars, they practice gratitude, they try to think positive — and then a few hours later, they're right back where they started. Here...

Jennifer Kaiser is a pain-healing specialist, life decoder, and author who overcame 33 years of debilitating chronic pain after breaking her back at age 18.

Most people dealing with chronic pain, trauma, or mental illness keep looking outside themselves for answers — new doctors, new medications, new environments. But here's the thing: the root cause was never outside you. Jennifer discovered after decades of suffering that pain...

Are you successful on the outside but struggling on the inside? In this episode of Mental Matters, we sit down with emotional health mentor Mev Bertrand to uncover the hidden reality of high-functioning depression.

Mav breaks down why so many high achievers mask their internal pain to maintain their external success, and the exhausting toll this "facade" takes on their daily energy and relationships. We also dive deep into...

Jonathan Hunt Glassman is a healthcare entrepreneur, founder of Oar Health, and someone who spent over 15 years navigating his own battle with alcohol use disorder before discovering the tools that actually work.

Most people think beating addiction is about willpower — just stopping. But here's the thing: 30 million Americans have alcohol use disorder, yet less than 2% are ever treated with the medications proven to help. The ga...

What if your depression or memory issues are actually a warning sign from your metabolism?. We speak with functional medicine practitioner Dr. Smith about the powerful connection between your gut, your hormones, and your brain. We discuss the physical stressors that mimic emotional stress, the inverse relationship between cortisol and insulin, and why the "health food" you are eating might be causing inflammation. Plus, Dr. Smith r...

In this episode of Mental Matters, host Asekho Toto sits down with Judy to discuss a life defined by extreme resilience and the search for meaning within suffering. Judy opens up about the "decade of survival" where she cared for her daughter, Tatum, who has a genetic disorder, while simultaneously caring for her first husband, Colin, as he battled and eventually succumbed to cancer. She discusses the difference between &...