Impactful 10: Being Present and Becoming Mindful

Live today. Enjoy the ups, and accept the downs. Focus on your experiences in the here and now and you will cope better with the past and the future. Mindfulness is about paying attention in the present moment, with acceptance and without judgement. So join Dr Neera Dholakia, who will be guiding you through a short mindfulness exercise in this Episode 7 Impactful 10: Being Present and Becoming Mindful.Your Better Mental Wellbeing is a weekly podcast helping you to manage stress and build resilience with easy evidence-based tools. We're your hosts, Neera and Soen. Dr Neera Dholakia is a GP for Boots Online Doctor and the NHS. She is an expert in mental wellbeing and has extensive experience designing mental health services whilst working for NHS England, Healthy London Partnership and mental health trusts. As well as promoting self-care, she also works to improve mental wellbeing in the workplace.Soen Trueman is a full stack developer with Boots Online Doctor, specialising in graphics design, user experience, and user behaviour. Soen’s interests in behavioural analysis extends to psychology and further to neuroscience, which he is currently studying at Harvard University.This week's tools:[00:46] Understanding Mindfulness and its benefits[01:51] Leaves on a stream mindfulness exercise[06:45] Returning to realityJoin us next week when we look at how a happy gut creates a healthy mind.Find our more:For transcripts visit our website: https://yourbettermentalwellbeing.showFor great health, lifestyle and wellbeing information visit: https://onlinedoctor.boots.comThe information in this podcast is not intended to replace your own GP or other doctor’s professional medical advice.