Noggin Notes - Improve Your Mental Health

02/07/2026

Some boats save us.
Some boats slow us down.

The problem isn’t the boat.
The problem is dragging it long after the river has changed.

In teams and organisations, this looks like:
– Old ways of onboarding that no longer fit
– Sales habits that once worked, now feel forced
– Values that shaped the foundation, but limit the next chapter

Those boats weren’t mistakes.
They were necessary.
They got you here.

But growth asks a different question:
What do we carry forward — and what do we respectfully put down?

This is the heart of the work we do at Noggin Notes.
Helping leaders and teams recognise when it’s time to evolve — not by rejecting the past, but by releasing what no longer serves.

If your organisation feels tired, heavy, or stuck…
Maybe it’s not broken.
Maybe it’s just still dragging a boat from a river that’s long gone.

🌱 Ready to explore what growth looks like now?
Let’s have the conversation.

01/31/2026

🧠 What does it mean for therapy to be grounded in truth, curiosity, and choice?

In our latest episode, we sit down with Soad Tabrizi, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and founder of Conservative Counselors, to explore why some clinicians and clients are asking for more intellectual diversity and balance in mental health spaces.

This conversation isn’t about labels or politics — it’s about:
✨ Preserving open inquiry in therapy
✨ Creating space for clients to speak freely without fear or filtering
✨ Supporting ethical, reality-based care rooted in professional integrity

At a time when many people feel hesitant to fully express themselves, this episode asks an important question: How do we protect therapy as a place for honest exploration and healing?

🎧 Listen now and join the conversation — thoughtfully, respectfully, and human to human.

11/24/2025

🧠🤲 If we want calmer teams and clearer decisions, we have to start with the body.

We’re thrilled to welcome .depassos back on Noggin Notes! This time, we dive into the nervous system, Polyvagal Theory, and the somatic practices leaders can use to transform how they show up under pressure.

Ann’s work—including her platform Good, where she helps people reconnect with resilience, clarity, and nervous system awareness—brings a fresh, grounded approach to leadership that actually feels human.

This episode is packed with practical tools to reduce burnout, steady your system, and build more connected, values-led teams.

🎧 Listen now — and follow Noggin Notes for more insights that help you lead with heart, presence, and steadiness.

11/20/2025

It’s an honor to share that the Noggin Notes Podcast is featured on the CredibleMind platform—an evidence-based mental wellbeing resource trusted by individuals, employers, hospitals, and communities across the country.

CredibleMind is known for its rigorous process: every podcast, article, video, and tool is vetted by mental-health professionals to ensure it’s grounded, responsible, and genuinely supportive. Their mission is to make high-quality mental wellbeing resources accessible for everyone—securely and privately.

Having Noggin Notes selected means our conversations, stories, and interviews meet their standard for accuracy, depth, and meaningful impact. We don’t take that lightly. We show up because mental health deserves honesty, curiosity, and heart—and we’re committed to bringing conversations that support real growth in everyday life.

Explore our episodes on the platform:
👉 wellscreenmonterey.crediblemind.com/podcasts/noggin-notes-podcast

Thank you for walking this journey with us.

Noggin Notes aims to educate and enrich your noggin about mental illness and wellness. Conversations range from factual and data-based to theoretical and idea-based. We welcome your input at info@nogginnotes.com or info@zephyrwellness.org. Noggin Notes is not intended as a substitute for profession

11/12/2025

✨ It’s that time again — our favourite yearly ritual.

Before you rush into 2026, pause. Breathe. Reflect.

Every year, we gift you something powerful — YearReflection, a free guided reflection booklet that helps you look back on the year that was and design the one ahead with intention and purpose.

It’s not just another “New Year planner.” It’s a mirror.
A reminder that growth doesn’t happen by chance — it happens by reflection.

Grab your free copy, find a quiet corner, and let the questions guide you.
🖋️ Uncover your patterns.
💭 Celebrate your wins.
🌿 Design the life and year you actually want.

✨ It’s free. It’s powerful. It’s yours.
👉 Link in bio to download and start your reflection journey.

11/03/2025

🌀 Groups follow stories. When we don’t know the story, we become the story.

On this episode, we talk with Brant Elwood — author, social-organizational psychologist, and myth-maker — about how archetypes and the group unconscious shape our workplaces, communities, and relationships.

✨ How gods, heroes, and tricksters show up in teams
✨ Rites of passage work with young men and what it taught us about leadership and belonging
✨ How to notice the roles you’re unconsciously playing — and choose a different path

Tune in if you want to understand the hidden forces running your group life and learn tools for more conscious, healthier organizational culture. 🎧

10/28/2025

G.R.O.W.T.H Cohort 2026 — Applications Open 🌱
What would change if your leaders stopped firefighting and started guiding with purpose?

In real teams we’ve worked with:
• A logistics team losing client trust because last-minute decisions kept failing.
• A startup founder who burned out while the team waited for direction.
• School staff who wanted to better support learners but had no shared language for values.

These are not separate problems — they’re symptoms of the same gap: leadership without structure.

That’s exactly what the G.R.O.W.T.H program fixes. Over 6 modules we move teams from clarity → readiness → operational habits → workplace integration → recognition → long-term health.
It’s practical. It’s coached. It’s about adoption — not just inspiration.

Swipe to see the journey we’ll take in 2026 and why Cohort 1 leaders are still seeing the change months later. Curious which module will shift your team the most?

🔗 Link in bio to apply. Limited cohort places for 2026.
Tag a leader who needs to see this. 👇

10/27/2025

🗣️ “When we stop speaking, we stop healing.”

Dr. Chloe Carmichael is back on Noggin Notes to talk about free speech in therapy and how self-censorship — by clinicians and clients — can harm mental health. Dr. Chloe (author of Nervous Energy) explains why honest conversation matters for trust, diagnosis, and growth, and how fear of controversy can lead to silence, shame, and stalled recovery.

🎧 Tune in to hear a compassionate, evidence-based case for courageous dialogue in the therapy room — and practical tips for reclaiming honest conversation in your life.

09/15/2025

🧠 When therapy becomes more about ideology than people, everyone suffers.

On today’s episode, we sit down with Dr. Hannah Spier hannahspier psychiatrist and founder of Psychobabble, a podcast + publication exposing the flawed psychology and cultural trends harming mental health.

Together we discuss:
✨ The influence of feminism and ideology in psychiatry
✨ How these trends impact both men and women seeking help
✨ The overlooked crisis in boys and masculinity
✨ Why balance and traditional values matter in therapy

🎧 A bold, nuanced conversation on where psychiatry has gone wrong—and how we can bring it back to serving real people.

09/15/2025

🧠 When therapy becomes more about ideology than people, everyone suffers.

On today’s episode, we sit down with Dr. Hannah Spier psychiatrist and founder of Psychobabble, a podcast + publication exposing the flawed psychology and cultural trends harming mental health.

Together we discuss:
✨ The influence of feminism and ideology in psychiatry
✨ How these trends impact both men and women seeking help
✨ The overlooked crisis in boys and masculinity
✨ Why balance and traditional values matter in therapy

🎧 A bold, nuanced conversation on where psychiatry has gone wrong—and how we can bring it back to serving real people.