The podcast explores the personal experiences of Aimi and her sister with anxiety and depression, and how it inspired them to create Happiful. They discuss the origins of the counseling directory business and the importance of seeking help. Aimi shares her experience with postpartum challenges and finding balance between work and family life. They also talk about their enjoyable experiences at a festival.
Happiful has destigmatized mental health, providing a comprehensive resource for support.
Acknowledging discomfort can lead to seeking and receiving the help that is needed.
Self-care, mindfulness, and trusting one's intuition are important for happiness and fulfillment.
Deep dives
Destigmatizing mental health and personal journey
Amy Maunders, co-founder of Happiful, discusses how Happiful has destigmatized mental health and shares her own personal journey of dealing with mental health problems from a young age, including experiencing bullying and developing OCD.
Happiful's counseling directory and resources
Happiful offers a counseling directory where users can find counselors, therapists, and other professionals. The directory provides detailed profiles that help users find the right person for their needs. Happiful also offers articles, expert advice, peer support groups, and digital copies of magazines to provide a comprehensive resource for mental health support.
The importance of sitting with uncomfortable feelings
Amy highlights the cultural aversion to sitting with uncomfortable feelings and discusses the benefits of acknowledging and accepting discomfort. She suggests that being open to discomfort can lead to seeking and receiving the help that is needed.
Personal growth and finding peace through counseling
Amy shares how her counseling experiences led to personal growth and finding peace within herself, allowing her to navigate life's challenges with more awareness and self-acceptance. She emphasizes the importance of having a safe space to explore emotions and thoughts with a counselor.
Promoting self-care, mindfulness, and finding peace
Amy emphasizes the importance of self-care, mindfulness, and finding moments of peace in our daily lives. She suggests that prioritizing one's own needs, listening to oneself, and trusting one's own intuition can lead to greater happiness and fulfillment.
Aimi and her sister Emma both experienced anxiety and depression while they were at school - and whilst there's a stigma around mental health today, back then it was even worse. So they came up with Happiful.
Fearne connects with co-founder Aimi to discover how those early experiences came to shape her life, and how the support network she created came to help her again, a little further down the road.
Discover Happiful - including its directory of over 17,000 professionals including counsellors, life coaches, hypnotherapists and nutritionists - at happiful.com/happyplace