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Little AddictsEp 22 - Fighting Meth Together: A Mother-Daughter Story of Survival and HopeEpisode Overview: In this deeply moving episode, I speak with Izzy, a young woman in recovery from meth addiction, and her fiercely loyal mum, Lisa. Together, they peel back the layers of chaos, courage, love and connection. Life Before Addiction Izzy shares how her growing dependency on meth began. Emotional suppression and disconnection paved the way for substance use. Lisa reflects on the challenges of seeing your child in pain. The Chaos of Addiction – Living in the Messy Middle Izzy describes the raw realities of life gripped by addiction: shame, secrecy, and su...2025-05-0658 minLittle AddictsEp 21 - Everybody Self-Soothes: You’re Not Broken—You’re Wired with Kerene and PhillyIn this raw and resonant episode, Philly Powell interviews Kerene Strochnetter about Chapter One of her upcoming book. Kerene unpacks the origins of self-soothing and why we reach for wine, work, sugar, our phones, or even people-pleasing to feel better. This episode is a loving wake-up call. You’ll laugh, maybe squirm a little, and come away seeing your own patterns with more clarity and compassion. About the Book Kerene’s upcoming book (title TBC) explores how evolutionary brain patterns, cultural myths, and unconscious behaviours drive unhealthy habits and addiction—and how to change...2025-04-2256 minLittle AddictsEp 20 - Addiction, Trauma & Change: A Systemic Rethink with David Hanna David Hanna is a fifth-generation Tangata Tiriti (people of the Treaty), a leader in community-led development, and the director of Wesley Community Action. This conversation delved into addiction, trauma, social systems, and how grassroots initiatives can bring about meaningful change. David challenges us to rethink how we address addiction, not just as an individual issue but as a symptom of broader systemic challenges. We discussed: The Role of Compassion and Judgment in Leadership David shares insights into his leadership philosophy, emphasising the importance of working at multiple levels of the s...2025-04-0854 min
Learning How To Be OldMindful habits for now and laterMindful habits help you to stay calm. Bring you back to reality when you feel confused. Fantastic now, crucial in old age. Listen if you might be old one day!
Welcome back to Learning How To Be Old, with me, Rachel McAlpine.
I’m 85, and with hindsight comes this insight. All our lives we’re accumulating habits that are going to have an impact on our future old age. Mindful habits will be exceptionally useful: the tiny habit of taking a moment to be mindful. They’ll help you every day. Especially if you’re always s...2025-04-0230 minLittle AddictsEp 19 - Beyond the Scale: The Truth About Bariatric Surgery & Food Addiction with Bilge MacPheeJoin me for a fascinating chat with nutritionist Bilge MacPhee as we explore the power of food, the truth about bariatric surgery, and why ultra-processed foods are designed to keep us hooked. Bilge MacPhee is a Wellington-based nutritionist with a background in biological sciences and human nutrition. Her holistic approach to health is deeply influenced by her Mediterranean roots, emphasising the connection between food and disease. She specialises in bariatric nutrition, supporting patients before and after weight loss surgery. Key Topics Discussed Bilge’s Journey into Nutrition Growing up in Germany with Tur...2025-03-2551 minLittle AddictsEp 18 - Shop, Snack, Sex, Repeat... or Find Inner Peace with Natalie Snooke Breaking free from the endless cycle of craving—whether through shopping, food, or relationships—Natalie Snooke explores how self-awareness, meditation, and the Enneagram can lead to true inner peace beyond external validation. Natalie Snooke is an experienced life and leadership coach, mindfulness facilitator, humanitarian, yoga and meditation teacher. She is the founder and director of Momentum Coaching & Yoga. A specialist of the ‘inner life’ Natalie has maintained a committed yoga and meditation practice for over 18 years. She has participated in more 10-day Vipassana silent meditation retreats than she can count! Natalie is a Cert...2025-03-1141 minLittle AddictsEp 17 - Beyond Burnout: Kicking Achievement and Exercise Addiction with Lotty RobertsLotty is a forward thinker in Emotional Culture, Change and Resilience, with over 20 years of experience leading and coaching people through large-scale change and transformation programmes. During her journey as a senior leader, competitive runner and mum of 3 boys, Lotty discovered the power of Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence to help her with various challenges, including an auto-immune condition, chronic pain, double hip replacement and corporate burnout. Through her experience, learning and research into the wisdom of emotions and mindfulness-based practices to attend to the ongoing challenges and constant change of working life, Lotty instantly saw an opportunity t...2025-02-2559 min
Wellbeing Provocateur PodcastNEAD to Stop: Our One-Year Experiment of Not Eating After Dinner with Kerene StrochnetterIn this episode I am joined by my friend, Mindfulness Maverick, Habit Hacker & Addiction Explorer Kerene Strochnetter who is the fearless leader of Mindful at Work.A few months ago, we were having dinner when we both admitted to snacking after dinner.Right then and there, we decided we wanted to stop, and NEAD was born.NEAD stands for not eating after dinner.After giving up alcohol, we thought NEAD would be easy…it wasn’t!2025-02-1158 minLittle AddictsEp 16 - NEAD to Stop: Our One-Year Experiment of Not Eating After Dinner with Philly PowellIn this episode, I’m joined by my friend Philly Powell, the Wellness Provocateur and founder of Wellbeing Tick. Philly helps businesses ditch burnout, rethink work, and create cultures where people don’t just survive—they thrive. A few months ago, over a meal, we both admitted to snacking after dinner. Right then and there, we decided we wanted to stop, and NEAD was born. NEAD stands for not eating after dinner. After giving up alcohol, we thought NEAD would be easy…it wasn’t! This podcast is about why we decid...2025-02-1153 minLittle AddictsEp 15 – Breaking the Chain: From Addiction to Spiritual Freedom with James DearJames Dear is a recovering drug addict. He was severely addicted but has been sober for over 5 years. In 2018, he started a movement called ‘Break The Chain’ to raise awareness and provide information about addiction and mental health after tragically losing a close friend to suicide. He took his advocacy to the next level by training as a counsellor and now works in a residential drug and alcohol treatment centre. In this episode, James talks about his personal experience with addiction and how practising meditation, yoga, and spirituality ‘broke the chain’ for him… In this episode, we...2025-01-2856 minLittle AddictsEp 14 - Free from Addiction: How Hypnotherapy Can Transform Your Life with Meredith McCarthy Meredith McCarthy is a clinical hypnotherapist, author, and speaker with over 30 years of experience helping individuals unlock the power of their minds to overcome challenges, including addiction and anxiety. Meredith founded the New Zealand Academy of Clinical Hypnotherapy (NZACH) and is president of the New Zealand Association of Professional Hypnotherapists (NZAPH). She’s passionate about empowering others to transform their lives by addressing subconscious patterns and fostering emotional healing. Meredith blends psychodynamics, cognitive psychology, and hypnosis techniques to address the root causes of behavioural issues. She also offers practical strategies, such as self-hypnosis. Her innovative HEL...2025-01-1448 minLittle AddictsEp 13 - Unstuck: Mastering the Mind, Transforming Habits, and Scaling Consciousness with Carl LemieuxI loved this conversation with Carl Lemieux from Mindsmatter. I could talk with him for hours! Carl is an author, workplace psychologist, management consultant, executive coach, psychotherapist, and mindfulness teacher. With 35 years of experience in corporate strategy, transformation, and leadership development, Carl understands the importance of well-being and self-awareness for himself, leaders, and the workforce. He doesn't see himself as an expert on addiction, but in my eyes, he's a behaviour change expert with a wealth of experience. Carl summarises this episode beautifully - " You've got a conditioned brain and a higher brain...2024-12-1052 minLittle AddictsEp 12 - Tripping to Heal: From Binge Drinking to Psychedelics with Zach CotogniZach Cotogni and his sister Michaela wrote Blue Honey—Personal Experiences Using Psilocybin for Mental Health in Aotearoa, a book that challenges ugly preconceptions and misunderstandings about using MCPs (Mushrooms Containing Psilocybin, more commonly known as Magic Mushrooms). In this episode, Zach talks about his experience using MCPs to overcome his addiction to alcohol and drugs. I interviewed Michaela on the Little Addicts podcast in episode #8. It was a raw and emotional interview where Michaela spoke about her long struggle with mental illness, running out of options, and ultimately deciding to break the law and use...2024-11-2634 minLittle AddictsEp 11 - Craving, Suffering, and Buddha: Kicking Addiction with a Side of Zen (and Coffee!) with Patrick KearneyWhat I love about Buddhism is how it aligns with neuroscience (and how neuroscience proves that Buddhism is true). In this episode, I'm joined by Patrick Kearney. Patrick explains how the Buddha's teachings help us to understand and overcome addiction. He's particularly interested in the Buddha's original teachings before the invention of "Buddhism", and applying the Buddha's radical insights to our contemporary life. Patrick has practised mindfulness meditation since 1977 and spent several years as a Buddhist monk. A full-time mindfulness meditation teacher for over twenty years, Patrick conducts residential and online retreats, workshops, an...2024-11-1243 minLittle AddictsEp 10 - NLP and Addiction: Breaking Free: NLP Strategies For Overcoming Addiction with Richard Bolstad Richard Bolstad trains NLP Practitioners and trainers in America, Europe, Asia, and Australasia. He has written or co-written over 20 NLP books, which have been translated into nine languages. His book ‘Transforming Communication’ has been a core text in several New Zealand university programs. He has also been a personal trainer for some top New Zealand business and sports people, including leading New Zealand triathlete Steve Gurney. Richard won the NLP International Award from the ANLP in 2017, the first year it was offered. He delivers with integrity and precision and has offered invaluable help to people traum...2024-10-2951 minLittle AddictsEp 9 - Addiction: How One Critical Incident Can Shock You Into Stopping with Gai FoskettGai Foskett is a Master Certified Coach and a Master NLP practitioner. She also has an MBA and works with senior leaders and managers, business owners, professionals, and entrepreneurs in NZ, the USA, Australia, Asia, the UK, and Canada. Gai’s coaching approach draws on contemporary neuroscience, positive psychology, change management and models, Philosophy, Systems theory, Emotional Intelligence, Motivation theory, Thinking and creativity, Mindfulness and Mindful leadership, and NLP. In this episode, you will learn about: Addiction as part of the human condition. Appreciating the Buddhist principles (of craving or avoiding) while letting go of se...2024-10-1548 minLittle AddictsEp 8 - Rethinking Mental Health: Mushrooms as Medicine with Michaela CotogniIn this episode, Michaela talks about her own mental health journey that led her to use MCP (Mushrooms Containing Psilocybin, commonly known as Magic Mushrooms) and why she and her brother Zach wrote Blue Honey – Personal Experiences Using Psilocybin for Mental Health in Aotearoa. I’ve been following what’s happening in the psychedelic space since reading Michael Pollan’s How to Change Your Mind - The New Science of Psychedelics. Psychedelics are on the precipice for radically changing how we treat mental health – in particular, depression, end-of-life anxiety, PSTD and addiction (especially alcoholism and drug addiction). Dis...2024-10-0141 minLittle AddictsEp 7 - Calmly: A Healthy Alternative to Vaping and Nicotine Addiction with Scott PearsonScott is the founder of Calmly, a Kiwi breathing innovation tool that supports healthy ways of relaxing, assists vapers and smokers in quitting, and helps reduce general anxiety and stress. Scott has a Master of Science from Lincoln University and extensive experience in the tourism, environmental advocacy, and, more recently, health and wellness sectors. Over two decades of research and development have gone into honing the Calmly device, with several discoveries during that time, such as the benefits of diaphragmatic breathing and engaging the parasympathetic nervous system, along with the device's wellness links to aromatherapy...2024-09-1744 minLittle AddictsEp 6 - Havening: Releasing the trauma driving addictionImagine someone saying, “You can have the worst trauma in the world, and you just think of it for a moment, and then you stroke your arms and your face and your hands and 15 min later it's cured”. Let me introduce you to Dr Robin Youngson MA MB ChB FANZCA. Robin is a Certified Havening Practitioner and Trainer and an Anaesthetic Specialist with a long career in public health in New Zealand. He’s an international campaigner, speaker, author, and a leading voice calling for humane and compassionate healthcare. He and his wife Meredith founded Hearts in Healthcare - a glob...2024-09-0355 minLittle AddictsEp 5 - Understanding Addiction: ‘When Likes Turn to Wants and Wants Turn to Needs’ with Andrew Hopgood. This week I'm joined by Andrew Hopgood. Andrew has been a Senior Clinician in rehabs throughout Wellington in the DHB and Private sector, setting up and running programmes focused on the hard-to-reach. He helped set up community projects using volunteers with lived experience and was recently involved with the Kahukura rehabilitation programme for the Mongrel Mob. Andrew is a lecturer on WelTec's Bachelor of Counselling and Addictions program. In this episode, Andrew shares his journey with trauma and addiction, his work with ‘the unreachables’ (gang members and their whanau), intergenerational trauma and why...2024-08-201h 01Little AddictsEp4 - Living Sober: Why Quitting Drinking Was the Best Decision of My Life with Lotta Dann This week I'm joined by Lotta Dann. Lotta is an addiction recovery advocate who has published three best-selling books that draw on her personal experience to promote sober living and recovery, including - The Wine O'Clock Myth: The Truth You Need to Know about Women and Alcohol, Mrs D is Going Without, and Mrs D is Going Within. She is partnered with the New Zealand Drug Foundation to run 'Living Sober', a website that helps over fifty thousand people a year to manage their relationship with alcohol. Lotta is a Project Lead at Blueprint for Lea...2024-08-0651 minLittle AddictsEP3 - The Addicted Mind: Exploring the Roots of Suffering, Addiction and the Path to FreedomThis week I'm joined by an exceptional guest, colleague and dear friend of mine, Michael Bunting. Michael is the founder of the prominent leadership consultancy WorkSmart Australia. He's the author of the number-one bestseller, The Mindful Leader and Awakened Mind (a mobile application). His recent book, Vertical Growth explains how self-awareness and self-regulation transform leaders and organisations. Michael is a Keynote Speaker, Researcher and Facilitator, committed to changing lives through leadership, team and culture. He's been teaching mindful leadership to businesses for over 20 years, working with some of the biggest companies in the world. He believes...2024-07-2347 minLittle AddictsEP2 - Sober Revelations: A Journey from Habitual Drinking to Holistic Wellbeing with Philly PowellThis is the first interview on the podcast and I am so happy to introduce my colleague and friend, Philly Powell. In this raw and engaging episode we share personal anecdotes, explore the challenges of overcoming alcohol addiction, the impact of societal pressures, and the importance of self-reflection and mindfulness in the journey towards wellbeing. Philly speaks about her expertise in workplace wellbeing, her own experience with alcohol and breaking the party Philly - have fun, feel like shit - cycle. In this episode you will learn about: Philly’s journey with alcohol and...2024-07-0957 minLittle AddictsEP1 - Start Here: Introduction To Kerene & The PodcastIn this first episode I thought I'd introduce myself and the reason behind the podcast before we dive into interviews. Today I also talk about the often overlooked struggles of high-functioning individuals grappling with subtle addictions, various treatment options available, and the crucial role of self-compassion. In upcoming episodes, through exploring the intricate nature of addiction, my guests and I aim to shed light on how your inner experiences shape your responses to life's challenges, and how working with your biology is key to being your best self. Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast...2024-06-2514 minLittle AddictsWelcome to Little Addicts - A Sneak PeakWelcome to Little Addicts, the podcast for smart, successful people who worry that something they’re doing might be becoming a problem but feel powerless to stop. Whether it's alcohol, cigarettes, vaping, drugs, gaming, gambling, pornography, shopping, scrolling, or food, the human brain is designed for addiction. I'm your host, Kerene Strochnetter, from Mindful at Work. Join me as I interview everyday people, celebrities, and experts for my new book, Everybody Sucks. We explore why we seek quick fixes despite their harm, why stopping feels impossible, and how to regain control of our lives. Tune in fortnightly on Wednesdays, st...2024-06-1901 min
Thrive TV ShowDisrupting Leadership with Vertical GrowthIN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL DISCOVER:What is vertical growth and why it's essential to great leadership? Why are competency-based programs (like delegation or coaching skills) largely a waste of time, money, and energy when leaders underperform? Harnessing the power of developmental mindfulness (self-regulating self-awareness) to interrupt fast brain reactivity so you can walk your talk as a leader. ABOUT KERENE:Strochnetter is the Managing Director of Mindful at Work – bringing mindfulness to the workplace to powerfully transform culture through leadership development. Kerene is a public speaker, co-author of programs for the...2023-06-1538 min
The Wellington Hustle Interview ProjectInterview 10: Kerene Strochnetter - Mindful at WorkFind more interviews like this one at the Wellington Hustle Interview Project.Listen to the interview on your favourite podcast app: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher Radio | Spotify | GoogleMeet Kerene Strochnetter. Kerene is in the business of bringing the practice of mindfulness to corporate leadership. Making the inwards cool.Kerene’s career spans being a registered nurse, teacher, coach, consultant and now business owner.Her company, Mindful at Work, helps change the way people think and behave in business. Or as Kerene likes to put it, “stopping people from being such...2020-07-1634 min
The Nishant Garg Show#55: Kerene Strochnetter — Crazy Busy, Take a Pause, Debunking The Myth, Emotional Fitness, and MoreKerene Strochnetter is the Managing Director of Mindful at Work, a business hell-bent on making the M-words cool in the workplace - mindfulness and meditation. She’s also a sort after public speaker with a clear message - if busy is the new stupid, then mindful is the new smart! Karen wants to get the message out: that mindfulness isn’t just limited to meditating but includes a set of robust well-researched practices, which when implemented, powerfully impact people’s lives and positively change workplace culture. Her new book ‘Crazy Busy’ targets people suffering from the relentless pace of modern life...2020-05-2546 min
The Vulnerability Effect Podcast - with Lotty RobertsTaming the Crazy Busy Mind - Kerene StrochnetterKerene Strochnetter is an author, public speaker and Managing Director of Mindful at Work, a business hell-bent on making the M-words cool in the workplace - mindfulness and meditation. Kerene's new book ‘Crazy Busy’ targets people suffering from the relentless pace of modern life - people who struggle to switch off and are looking for effective strategies to help to reconnect with what really matters - their lives, their work and the people close to them. Kerene's message and the tagline for 'Crazy Busy' is - "if busy is the new stupid, then mindful is the new smar...2020-03-261h 04
Uncomfortable is OK PodcastUIOK 286: Crazy BusyKerene Strochnetter is the Managing Director of Mindful at Work, a business hell-bent on making the M-words cool in the workplace - mindfulness and meditation. She’s also a sort after public speaker with a clear message is - if busy is the new stupid, then mindful is the new smart! Kerene wants to get the message out: that mindfulness isn’t just limited to meditating but includes a set of robust well-researched practices, which when implemented, powerfully impact people’s lives and positively change workplace culture. Her new book ‘Crazy Busy’ targets people suffering...2020-03-2300 min