DISCLAIMER: this episode touches on eating disorders and eating disorder recovery.This week Ella is joined by Transport for London employees Jeremy Chopra and Ian Redpath, AKA All On The Board, the duo who made it their mission to bring smiles to the faces of London commuters through writing poems, quotes and creative messages on the underground’s service information boards. In this open and inspiring conversation, Ian and Jeremy open up about how their own experiences with their mental and physical health led them to create a positive online community.They discuss:

• How Ian and Jeremy started sharing inspiring messages about mental and physical health with London commuters
• Jeremy’s experience with depression and an eating disorder
• The danger of keeping inner distress to ourselves
• Dealing with imposter syndrome
• Ian’s experience with anxiety and PTSD
• Navigating difficult times one step at a time
• The importance of self-compassion in any healing journey
• The power of a gratitude practice
• Why saying something is better than saying nothing

Links:

• All On The Board’s latest book, Your Daily Companion: Inspiring words to take you from morning to night
• For new users, use code podcast20 to get 20% off the Feel Better App
• Wellness Toolkit for this episode

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