Tackling Minds

In episode #36, we delve into the delicate balance of living purposefully with the people we choose, while also acknowledging that life has its easy and hard moments, and that living with anxiety can be managed in a healthier manner.

Jon shares personal experiences about navigating friendships in the context of anxiety, including discussions around **suicide and the importance of being the friend who is willing to talk about the har...

In episode #35, we discuss the caveats of vulnerability and how to navigate it in the workspace, especially in a corporation like Microsoft, where she works. I ask Vera about her journey in accepting her challenges to living this advocacy, throughout her personal and professional experience from different parts of the world, and how podcasting is used as a way to give back to the community.  Her passion for people has led her to 'S...

Karina Calver is an author and Trauma & Relationship Counselor. She founded Hukam Healing where she helps people through intuitive coaching. As a mindfulness and meditation practitioner, Karina helps others outside of 1-on-1 coaching as a motivational speaker, a Tedx speaker and through her podcast “To Brown” - a platform to not just celebrate all things about Brown culture, people and food but also to address and break free fr...

In episode #33, we discuss Andy’s own background growing up with sports, his career change journey, how writing his book has influenced his own outlook, and more. Andy also shares his battle with anxiety, in hopes that it would help others who might be going through something similar.

What started out as a keen curiosity to learn more about his own strength and conditioning goals led to a career change from accounting to fitness. An...

In episode #32, we discuss topics around cultural and gender differences in body image, the power of language that shapes our attitude towards mental health and illness, how we develop healthy identity with fitness and more.

Steph founded Body Banter in 2016 after realizing the powerful role that discussion and advocacy played in her own eating disorder recovery journey. Through providing opportunities for community-building, advoca...

Andrew Cox is more than just a businessman-- he's also a trainer, lifestyle coach, and educator in health and fitness. His ultimate goal? To lead others towards proactive health so that they can experience sustainable levels of vitality and performance. Something Andrew knows quite well from his own experiences playing sports as a youngster and continuing his movement practice into adulthood with capoeira training. In addition to b...

Jake Elliott Glibbery spent most of his life in unusual relationship with circadian rhythm, light and wake/sleep cycle.  Having previously worked in finance for over 10 years, that exacerbated sleep issues, burning the candle at both ends and struggling to adapt body to a “9-5” schedule.

The unique sleep pattern led to an interest in maximising sleep length and quality, eventually creating Dormu with his co-creator who has a backgro...

Saed Alami is a health coach who specializes in wellness transformation with a passion.  

Born to transform the health and wellness industry, Saed is dedicated to elevating everyone he works with to create real energy, vitality, and personal health, through a process he coins “Body alchemy”. Transforming unhealthy beliefs, and habits into a uniquely designed personal way of living.  His ultimate vision is to inspire people to embody...

Ross Eathorne is an accolade of achievements, being well known as a performance trainer, international athlete, mentor, presenter, author, and to borrow his words - a recovering perfectionist. 

In the world of training and education, his scope’s emphasis are around Corrective Exercise, Strength & Conditioning, Sports Specific Periodisation, Wellness, Sports psychology, Performance and “Building your Personal Best”

His tim...

Tony is someone who believes that compassion and empathy are values that we all should have. Born and raised in Australia, he is a management consultant and a life coach by trade based out of Hong Kong. Tony’s a busy man! He loves nature, he loves boxing, he pursues self-development and spiritual practice, he loves being a father, a boxing coach, a mentor at The Shed (a hands-on, inquiry-based learning community for kids) and he’s ...

Aaron Stadlin-Robbie is known as a Hong Kong-Kiwi rugby player, media presenter, founder and host of Talking Mental Podcast, creator of “Walk and Talk” and a long-standing advocate for mental health awareness, like being appointment ambassador for the Movember 2020 campaign in Hong Kong. For me, I know him as all that AND someone who values passion in what he does, and as someone who takes pride in being a father and a husband.

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Skott Taylor is a wealth of experiences -as a public speaker, actor, trainer, facilitator, founded a boutique consultancy, NewSeed Creative, which specialized in purpose driven company culture and employee engagement consulting, co-founded the B Corp Consulting Group of Hong Kong.  What’s Skott doing now?! He’s a global department head at BRIDGE Partnerships, experts in organisational transformation & leadership development, an...

Welcome back to Tackling Minds, Series 2 called “Sup, Man”.

This series is dedicated to advocating mental muscle and emotional intelligence FOR men.  

For those of you who are new to Tackling Minds and wondering why am I, as woman, doing this FOR men.  Well, if you already think that I have manipulating, insincere motives other than the work for humanity, then, this podcast is MOST CERTAINLY, for you. 

I believe we are more than o...

Today’s conversation is with Kay Kay Keung.

Kay Kay is a director for the Hong Kong Powerlifting Federation (HKPF).  This Lululemon Hong Kong ambassador coaches powerlifting and weightlifting, as well as competes in the two sports.  As a competitive athlete who swims, runs and plays lacrosse, Kay Kay emphasizes the strength to size ratio as the quality of body performance in relation to physical size.  A mission she has been suc...

Today’s conversation is with Bruninho Barbosa.  Bruno is a household name within the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community in Malaysia and made his mark in Asia through coaching and competing as a black belt.  To name a few accolades: 1st Place Masters International Asia IBJJF 2019, 1st Place Copa De Malaysia XIII, 1st Place in the Tokyo Open IBJJF 2 years running & The Manila Open 3 years running.  Growing up in the favelas in Brazil,...

Fraser Quelch is one of the founders of the revolutionary TRX Training.  Fraser is highly awarded in the industry, including 2011 IDEA Program Director of the Year & 2012 ECA Industry Impact Award, just to name a few.  Featured in the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and Bangkok Post, Fraser is an internationally renowned fitness expert and has presented at conferences and events all over the world. This TED speaker’s writing h...

大家好！ 我是 Emily， 欢迎收听 Tackling minds!  讲真的我这个平台平时都是讲英文的。 

难得这次有我好朋友 Yiki Chan 来带领一下,才录到今天的 Tackling Minds 中文版！

Yiki 是一位自小就开始学习舞蹈的女生，在她13岁的那年就已经明确认定了自己的人生目标,从此以“嫁给艺术”为人生宗旨 zhong zi。

一开始学习   中华民族传统舞蹈,也曾代表马来西亚到中国参加 民族舞世界公开赛,也多次跟海外舞蹈团交流。直到25岁的时候,她开始接触更多的舞种，参演了各种各样的舞展，以致在五年后遇到了Viva Vertical，开启了另一种为艺术献身的使命。

她退居幕后,开始投入到舞展的创作与导演的工作上,之后与多位资深舞蹈家一起打造了Cre Arts Asia,成功实现马来西亚首个马戏团舞展。

身为Cre Arts Asia的监制,她永远都不满于现状,因此在MCO期间,她还考获了Bungee Workout 的教练执照,目...

Today’s conversation is with Jay Horley.  Jay has a passion for education and self-development since 2010.  He has traveled the world learning from industry leaders in personal training, exercise biomechanics, stretch therapy, and a lot more -  and is currently the Education Manager at ATP Fitness, between Hong Kong and Singapore.

Having been diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes at age fourteen, this BJJ athlete has had his share of h...

Today’s conversation is with Chris Collins.  Chris is a martial artist, an actor, an action director, and a known name in the Hong Kong martial arts club circle.  If you’re wondering why else that name sounds familiar to you, it’s probably because you’ve seen movies like Ip Man 4, Paradox, and Wolf Warrior.  This US Marine veteran is nothing short of a motivational influence for his students and followers.

In this episode, Chris...