I Lost Myself...Then I Turned the Music On - Nurture Your Zest with Jamie Pell

Join your host Ashleigh King as she chats to Jamie Pell, occasional DJ, mental health advocate and business founder.🔞 Content trigger warning: Listener and viewer discretion is advised. 

Sensitive topics covered in this episode include:

Suicidal ideation, isolation and loneliness, alcohol, burnout. 

If you find this topic upsetting and need any additional support, there are some useful contacts available at: 

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/postnatal-depression-and-perinatal-mental-health/useful-contacts/ 

Themes of this conversation:

🌵Jamie’s strong sense of loyalty and justice, and how it shapes his life.

🌵Living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and being diagnosed later in life

🌵Challenges in Education: Discussing how traditional education settings often fail ADHD children and the importance of adapting learning styles.

🌵Overwhelm, burnout, stress and the value of therapy in managing stress, burnout, and finding balance.

🌵 Parenting a child with ADHD: Jamie talks about raising a child with ADHD and the lessons he’s learned along the way.

🌵Stimulants and how they help the ADHD brain

🌵 Hyperactive Brain: Understanding what it’s like to live with a hyperactive mind and the challenges it brings.

🌵Dopamine Seeking: The dangers of constantly seeking dopamine and how it can lead to unhealthy coping mechanisms.

🌵Alcohol and the ADHD brain, and how this short term coping strategy can lead to burnout

🌵Experiencing time blindness - navigating the challenges of time perception and its impact on daily life.

🌵THe ADHD Tax: How ADHD can cost people more each year, and what Monzo Bank are doing about it

 🌵Jamie’s experience with impulsive spending and tips for managing finances with ADHD

 🌵Life as a DJ: Jamie reflects on his time as a DJ and how music became his creative outlet.

Shout outs to some cool people, organisations or concepts mentioned in this episode: 

Monzo - ‘ADHD Costs an Additional £1,600 per year’ - https://monzo.com/blog/the-extra-costs-of-living-with-adhd

Starling Bank - https://app.starlingbank.com

Chloë Clover - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloe-clover/ 

Wander Films - https://welovewander.com/ 

You can find Jamie online at:

💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-pell-am-training-am-recruitment-76144283/

💻 Website: https://amtrainingltd.com/course/mental-health/

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