“Most of the time when I do counselling or I meet with families, I feel better afterwards — like it’s an enriching process.”— Rob Pepler

Mindfulness gets a lot of attention these days. Hundreds of apps, articles, and self-help books offer the simple secrets to practicing mindfulness, and there’s a good reason for that — mindfulness brings with it a ton of powerful benefits, particularly for mental health.

This episode of the Living Jewishly Podcasts is an instalment of What’s In Your Toolbox?, a podcast about mental health and the ways in which we cope and heal. In this episode, host Bobby K sits down with social worker Rob Pepler to discuss the mindfulness techniques and practices that he uses with his clients and in his own life — including practical tips on how to get started.

Tune in to discover how a grounding in bodywork informs Rob’s therapeutic approach, why mindfulness is a core aspect of dialectical behaviour therapy, and how gardening can be a double-edged sword when it comes to stress relief.

“We’re trying to be kind, we’re trying to be a little bit honest, and that allows more life to flow.”— Rob Pepler

This‌ ‌episode discusses:‌ ‌

• How mental health techniques used by professionals have changed over the past few decades
• Why both Bobby and Rob swears by mindfulness — and tips for getting started today
• A guided mindfulness exercise that you can practice while listening along to the episode

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Highlights:‌ ‌

00:53 Intro

02:51 Pep Kid memories

07:40 Getting into the mental health field

09:17 Bio-energetic therapy to social work

09:48 Bodywork & mindfulness

12:03 Mindfulness & DBT

13:40 Mindfulness exercise preamble

15:16 Mindfulness exercise

18:11 “Letting go” experiment

23:06 Happy place

25:03 Unplugging & meditating

27:08 Tips for getting into mindfulness

30:39 10 Percent Happier

Links:‌ ‌

Ten Percent Happier

https://www.tenpercent.com

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