Mental Space

Overwhelming research points to conditioned differences, and expectations placed on men that mean, that men are less likely to seek therapy, and MORE likely to fall into unhealthy patterns and coping mechanisms. Today, I bring to you conversations with two of my male colleagues, who talk about their own journey into this field, and what they have learned, particularly, about men's mental health in the process. Mark Kuusela, tells how Metacognitive therapy helped him consolidate his own mental health knowledge, and overcome depression and stress. Per Hansen points to the importance of looking after ourselves by talking and taking control of our own mental health rather than ruminating or hiding behind the façade of anger. Tune in to listen to our conversations about how therapy can help people, also men, be more in control of their mental health such that it has a positive spill over into other parts of their life too. You can reach Mental Space on the following Links: Web: greendooraps.wixsite.com/mentalspace Facebook: www.facebook.com/mentalspacedk Instagram: www.instagram.com/mental.space.dk/ You can reach Tremella Community on tremellaradio.dk or tremellaradio.eu You can reach Meghna on the following links: Web: www.green-door.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/TherapyIsForEveryone Instagram: www.instagram.com/its.psycho.logical You can reach Mark Kuusela on the following links: Web: https://markkuusela.dk/ You can reach Per Hansen on the following links: Web: https://markkuusela.dk/ Photo by Spencer Selover on Pexels.com

Mental Space new episode that presents ACT which means Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Maria Kaczorowska, a psychologist, CBT psychotherapist, and ACT believer tells her perspective and personal experience with this way of working with her own issues and with her clients. She is explaining six key processes in ACT: acceptance, attention to the present moment, self-awareness (self-as-context), values, committed action and defusion. You can find more about Maria's work on her website https://mariakaczorowska.com and https://www.facebook.com/czarnymmazakiem. For more information about ACT find books by Kelly Wilson and Steven Hayes for self-work or more explanation of the ACT approach to change and flexible life.

What does it mean to be a man in a modern society? How a man's relationship with his father influence his identification as a man? How do men relate to women and why? How do they relate to their gender and what are the challenges a man faces? We will answer some of this question in this episode. We will introduce Michael Munck Jeppesen. He is educated as a body oriented psychotherapist, sexologist,  enneagram facilitator, shock and trauma therapist and an inner child therapist. In the moment, Michael is leading mens group for young men between the age from  18-35 years old. To resource them and to bring consciousness and healing to the hurt and the wounding from their childhood. Furthermore he is working with his clients close to the center in Copenhagen. He works in Danish and English.His work is inspired by the trainings he had which includes bioenergetics, bodynamic,  inner child work and essence work etc. Michael has a zest for life, thirst for the truth and he is dedicated to the embodiment of his being. His teaching style is a mixture of presence, passion, intuition and compassion with touch of humour. Learn more about Michael and his work: Web: http://www.mandegrupperforunge.dk/ You can reach Mental Space on the following Links: Web: greendooraps.wixsite.com/mentalspace; Facebook: www.facebook.com/mentalspacedk You can reach Tremella Community on tremellaradio.dk or tremellaradio.eu

Observing war in Ukraine can trigger many feelings and reactions, that might not be pleasant or easy. It can impact our life and bring more anxiety, fear, guilt, anger, thoughts full of worries and insecurity, difficulties in concentration, sleep and/or any somatic symptoms. It is so important to take care of ourselves, our energy, resources, connections, and inner peace that is a crucial part of our mental health. Many of us are in the mobilization mood and need to do something. Find below a few ideas: - take care of ourselves and promote peace in you and around you - find your own vagus nerve stimulation practices and exercises - donate money or time in volunteering work for humanitarian NGOs - support the Ukrainian organizations in your country and individuals who are hosting refugees - show solidarity - learn the basics of the Ukrainian language - visit your municipality website and see how can you get involved there For more information see https://en.kriseinformation.dk/ Books for teens, that can support understanding the migration and impact of war: "The boy at the back of class" Onjali Rauf "Nowhere boy" Katherine Marsh "On the run" Pimm van Hest "The boy, the girl and the wall" Ulf Stark Picture: https://pixabay.com/photos/demonstration-protest-flag-crisis-7035471/

Adolescence is a unique and formative time. Protective and supportive environments in the family, at school and in the wider community are important for developing social and emotional habits important for mental well-being. In Denmark, there are a number of ways that support can be found for ensuring good mental health for the youth in our communities. On the podcast today, our mental health expert Meghna Sckerl talks with Psychologist Pernille Ertner who has specialised in helping young adults thrive in their everyday life. We find out more about Pernille's work of over 20 years and also tips on accessing and navigating the system in Denmark. Hope you enjoy the show and support us with a like, follow or comment. * * * You can reach Pernille Ertner on the following links: Web: https://pernilleertner.dk/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/pernilleertnercom/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/pernilleertner/ * See below some of the links we talked about during the podcast: Headspace.dk - Voluntary organisation that offers someone to talk to for young people between the age of 12 and 25 years (this is a different organisation from Headspace.com) Ventilen: National voluntary organisation tackling loneliness among the young. https://ventilen.dk/ Specialist Associations (In Danish 'Foreninger') ADHD Forening: adhd.dk Autism Spectrum: www.autismeforening.dk OCD: ocd-foreningen.dk Look for qualified Psychologists and Psychiatrists on Sundhed.dk (Ydre number means that the specialist takes references from the doctor and payment is made by the state.) Look for qualified Psychotherapists on psykoterapeutforeningen.dk/find-terapeut/ * You can reach Mental Space on the following Links: Web: greendooraps.wixsite.com/mentalspace Facebook: www.facebook.com/mentalspacedk Instagram: www.instagram.com/mental.space.dk/ * You can reach Tremella Community on tremellaradio.dk or tremellaradio.eu * You can reach Meghna Sckerl on the following links: Web: www.green-door.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/TherapyIsForEveryone Instagram: www.instagram.com/its.psycho.logical * Photo by Devin Avery on Unsplash

Mental Space podcast about Positive Discipline method In this episode, you will have a chance to get to know what the Positive Discipline (PD) method is, do an exercise and get a lot of inspiration. Joanna Stawska, Parenting Coach & Positive Discipline Educator tells about PD as a way to teach young people to become responsible, respectful and resourceful members of our communities. PD teaches important social and life skills in a very respectful and encouraging way for both children and adults. Learn more about Joanna's work on her website and facebook. Here's also a gift from Joanna - you can download a free ebook with top 10 PD tools for parents who want to find more peace & joy in their parenting.

There are so many different beliefs about what does it mean to be an entrepreneur. Is it the same as being an alchemist, or just someone who is born under a lucky star? We often hear stories how someone has quit their 9-5 job and started a business. But what does it actually mean to be an entrepreneur, besides having a great idea? What is the mindset and the work ethic that sets someone for success? And, more importantly, what are mental health challenges that nobody talks about? In this episode with us is Barbora Jedlovska, a creator of an online brand. She guides first-time spiritual onlinepreneurs to grow and thrive sustainable PROFITABLE and ALIGNED business with ease and flow so that they work significantly less while earning more through transforming their deeply rooted limiting stories & aligning to their unique energy. Learn more about Barbora and her work: Web: https://flourishwithb.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/flourish_with_b?utm_medium=copy_link You can reach Mental Space on the following Links: Web: greendooraps.wixsite.com/mentalspace; Facebook: www.facebook.com/mentalspacedk You can reach Tremella Community on tremellaradio.dk or tremellaradio.eu You can reach Mental Space on the following Links: Web: greendooraps.wixsite.com/mentalspace; Facebook: www.facebook.com/mentalspacedk You can reach Tremella Community on tremellaradio.dk or tremellaradio.eu You can reach Mental Space on the following Links: Web: greendooraps.wixsite.com/mentalspace; Facebook: www.facebook.com/mentalspacedk You can reach Tremella Community on tremellaradio.dk or tremellaradio.eu

Welcome to the next episode of Mental Space. Join our conversation with a psychologist and singer Anna Rybacka about cultural intelligence, core values and how they impact our life, relationships and self-esteem. In the second part of the episode, you will listen to a psychologist Maria Kaczorowska who tells her story about "kind pictures" / "miłe obrazki" (pol.) and what can happen if you allow yourself for imperfection.  More information about Anna Rybacka https://www.annarybacka.dk/therapy-in-english and Maria Kaczorowska https://www.facebook.com/czarnymmazakiem, https://www.instagram.com/obrazkimile Photo:  Photo by Jamie Street on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/_94HLr_QXo8?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink

This episode brings insight and resourceful ideas about transitions and mental health. In the first part of the episode, you will listen to a conversation with psychologist, writer and company owner, Aina Masood. In the second part of the episode, you will experience and learn about your safe place - an exercise inspired from EMDR therapy. Enjoy! ****Great! You can find more Info about Aina here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ainamasood***You can reach Mental Space on the following Links: ***Web: greendooraps.wixsite.com/mentalspace; ***Facebook: www.facebook.com/mentalspacedk*** You can reach Tremella Community on tremellaradio.dk or tremellaradio.eu ***

“It is natural to die as to be born” – Francis Bacon. *********How come that something so natural as death is so dreaded by most of us? Death is a part of life. And as much as it is certain, it brings up a lot of uncertainties. Where do we go after we die? Many religions and spiritual practices have tried to find the answer to this everlasting question.  The truth is, from our human perspective, we don't know, and we can't control how and when we will die. What we can control is our reaction to a death. If we have open conversations about our death and the death of our loved ones we can feel more in peace with the inevitable. In this episode, we will introduce Daniela Eichberger who is a Death Adoula, Ecstatic Dance teacher, and an inventor of a card game that encourages people to have more open conversations about death. Interviewed by Lana Kunstek.  ****Learn more about Daniela and her work, and purchase the card game here:https://danielaeichberger.com/ ***You can reach Mental Space on the following Links: ***Web: greendooraps.wixsite.com/mentalspace; ***Facebook: www.facebook.com/mentalspacedk*** You can reach Tremella Community on tremellaradio.dk or tremellaradio.eu ***

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), “Engaging with the arts can be beneficial for both mental and physical health”. For a lot of us, this only confirms what we already suspected - not only does engaging in art enhance our creativity and growth, it is also shown to lift depression and delay dementia. Local communities are increasingly using art to enhance well-being in communities and combat problems like loneliness. One such stellar example is Art Escape Studios - who's mission is simple - Creating, Connecting & Caring. Our Mental Health Expert Meghna Sckerl talks to artists Melanie Dawn & Ida Glad, who take us through the journey behind their endeavour to make art accessible to everyone. Later on we will hear from Sandra Wilson, a busy scientist and humanitarian, who found Art Escape to be just the right place to bring balance to her mental well-being. Hope you enjoy the show and support us with a like, follow or comment. * * * You can reach Art Escape Studios on the following links: * Web: greendooraps.wixsite.com/mentalspace Facebook: www.facebook.com/artescapestudioscph Instagram: www.instagram.com/artescapestudioscph/ * You can reach Mental Space on the following Links: Web: greendooraps.wixsite.com/mentalspace Facebook: www.facebook.com/mentalspacedk Instagram: www.instagram.com/mental.space.dk/ * You can reach Tremella Community on tremellaradio.dk or tremellaradio.eu * You can reach Meghna Sckerl on the following links: Web: www.green-door.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/TherapyIsForEveryone Instagram: www.instagram.com/its.psycho.logical * Photo of and by Art Escape Studios

The body is an integral part of our mental health, so we invite you to pay attention to your body's different signs. We encourage you to take care of it, show it kindness, gratitude, let us use the information it sends us through pain, tension, or feelings, and let us trust our body. My name is Agnieszka Kochanowicz, and feel invited to listen to the new episode of Mental Space about the body. In this podcast, you will have a chance to hear from Peter Legård Nielsen about Rolfing® Structural Integration which is a form of bodywork that reorganizes the connective tissues, called fascia, that permeate the entire body. You will also hear from Beata Szweryn why listening to our body is important, and how can we do it on daily basis. You can reach Mental Space on the following Links: Web: greendooraps.wixsite.com/mentalspace; Facebook: www.facebook.com/mentalspacedk You can reach Tremella Community on tremellaradio.dk or tremellaradio.eu You can reach Peter on the following link: www.rolfer.dk and Beata www.ifs-institute.com/practitioners/all/38995 Photo source: Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash

Motherhood and giving birth to a child are miraculous experiences of a woman's life, but they come with a lot of pressure, a need for perfection, and other challenges. Join Lana Kunstek, our psychotherapist, as she interviews her sister Sonja Pantar, a doula, preschool teacher, and a mother of two. Find out the secret ingredient for accepting your birth, understanding early childhood development, and staying a healthy mom. If you are a new mom, or supporting a new mom, you will find my conversation with Iva, an expat and new mom living in Copenhagen, especially enlightening! She will share her personal experience of her birth, and also what has helped her to maintain her mental health.   You can reach Mental Space on the following Links: Web: greendooraps.wixsite.com/mentalspace; Facebook: www.facebook.com/mentalspacedk  You can reach Tremella Community on tremellaradio.dk or tremellaradio.eu  You can reach Sonja on the following link:  https://sonja-s-garden.webnode.com/  Photo source: Nathan Dumlao, Unsplash

As promised, Lana and Meghna are back with a continuation of the conversation we started in Episode 3. In this episode, we bring you the 5 innate emotions

Flavia Cardas is introducing Humanistic-experiential psychotherapy and Dance/movement psychotherapy. In second part of this episode, Agnieszka Kochanowicz and Lana Kunstek are opening the discussion about emotions of Guilt and Shame. They will offer you a different perspective, but also a practical understanding if you are feeling triggered. You can reach Mental Space on the following Links: Web: greendooraps.wixsite.com/mentalspace Facebook: www.facebook.com/mentalspacedk Instagram: www.instagram.com/mental.space.dk/ You can reach the Tremella Community on tremellaradio.dk or tremellaradio.eu Photo source: Unsplash

In Episode 3 we are introducing a psychologist Agnieszka Kochanowicz from Poland who work in line with Internal Family Systems model and Non-violent Communication approach. Through the lenses of feelings, needs, somatic symptoms, beliefs or thoughts with empathy, curiosity and compassion she accompanies people in the process of healing and building better connection with themselves in depression, anxiety, addictions, trauma and other problems. Our panel discussion this week, is about emotions. Therapists Lana Kunstek and Meghna Sckerl, will be talking about how having a vocabulary around emotions helps us towards better mental health and how understanding our emotional triggers can help us towards emotional regulation. You can reach Mental Space on the following Links: Web: greendooraps.wixsite.com/mentalspace Facebook: www.facebook.com/mentalspacedk Instagram: www.instagram.com/mental.space.dk/ You can reach the Tremella Community on tremellaradio.dk or tremellaradio.eu You can reach Agnieszka on the following links: Read more in Polish at www.agnieszkakochanowicz.com or about IFS therapy in English at www.agnieszkakochanowicz.com/ifs-therapy. Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash

Are you a constant worrier or find it difficult to get out of patterns of overthinking, compulsive behaviour or ineffective coping? Tune into this episode where, psychotherapist Lana Kunstek will be introducing our Metacognitive specialist, Meghna Sckerl, who provides clarity on what this talk therapy is all about, and how she uses it to support people struggling with issues caused by psychological distress. Our panel discussion this week, is about communication. Therapists Flavia Cardas and Agnieszka Kochanovicz, will be talking about how perceptions, cultural differences, emotions and past experiences influence, both what we say, and how we perceive what is being said. You can reach Mental Space on the following Links: Web: greendooraps.wixsite.com/mentalspace Facebook: www.facebook.com/mentalspacedk Instagram: www.instagram.com/mental.space.dk/ You can reach Tremella Community on tremellaradio.dk or tremellaradio.eu You can reach Meghna on the following links: Web: www.green-door.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/TherapyIsForEveryone Instagram: www.instagram.com/its.psycho.logical Photo from Unsplash by Kelly Sikkema

Are you interested in mental health and how does it manifest in our everyday life? What does the body have to do with psychotherapy? Tune into this episode where, psychologist Agnieszka Kochanowicz will be introducing one of our therapists, Lana Kunstek, an expert in body-oriented psychotherapy. She will be guiding you on a wonderful 15 minute exercise to give you a little sample. If you sometimes struggle with your mental health or know someone who is struggling, stay until the end because our therapists Flavia Cardas and Meghna Sckerl will lead you into a panel discussion that offers you clarity and tips. You can reach Mental Space on the following Links: Web: greendooraps.wixsite.com/mentalspace Facebook: www.facebook.com/mentalspacedk You can reach Tremella Community on tremellaradio.dk or tremellaradio.eu You can reach Lana on the following links: Web: www.therapywithlana.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/Therapy-with-Lana-104290744596069 Instagram: www.instagram.com/therapywithlana Window of Tolerance by Daniel J. Siegel, MD