Diverse Minds Podcast
The podcast that talks about race equality and wellbeing for a busy modern world through inspiring stories, interviews and case studies
Diverse Minds Podcast
The podcast that talks about race equality and wellbeing for a busy modern world through inspiring stories, interviews and case studies
About Diverse Minds Podcast
The podcast that talks about race equality and wellbeing for a busy modern world through inspiring stories, interviews and case studies
The Diverse Minds Podcast, hosted by Leyla Okhai, CEO of Diverse Minds UK, is an award-winning fortnightly show dedicated to exploring race equality and wellbeing in today’s world of work. Through a variety of ways, which includes inspiring personal stories and real-world case studies. The podcast offers listeners a unique blend of personal reflection and professional insight.
Why Join Diverse Minds Podcast as a Guest
EDI-Focused Audience
You reach listeners already interested in race equality, mental wellbeing, and inclusive workplaces.
Thoughtful Interview Style
You get a reflective conversation that draws out personal story, case study insight, and practical takeaways.
Credible Host Context
You're interviewed by Leyla Okhai, whose EDI leadership background brings depth, care, and informed questioning.
Established Episode Library
You join a 300+ episode show with proven momentum and a loyal audience across five years of content.
Episode Angles & Guest Pitches
Systemic Bias in Hiring
You unpack how cultural fit language, HR habits, and recruitment decisions can reinforce bias.
Mental Health at Work
You share how organizations can better support black mental health, loneliness, and everyday wellbeing.
Intersectionality in Practice
You explore how overlapping identities shape access, opportunity, and belonging at work.
Inclusive Culture Building
You show how to create environments where people feel safe, seen, and able to thrive.
How You'd Contribute to the Show
Audience Takeaways
Your episode helps listeners challenge systemic bias, strengthen inclusion, and support wellbeing at work with more confidence and clarity.
Hot Topics
Why Trust Me
The Ideal Guest
You're a great fit if you work in EDI, HR, leadership, wellbeing, mental health, education, or community advocacy and can speak honestly about inclusion in action.
Recent Episodes
#305 Your D&I Strategy is a PR Stunt: Here’s how to fix it
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 12, 2026
#304 Stop Blaming "Cultural Fit": The Truth About Systemic Bias in HR
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 28, 2026
#303 Why Professional Courage is Dead. Standing up for what's right at work.
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 14, 2026
#302 Why do HR Leaders Stay Silent When Things Get Toxic?
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 31, 2026
#301 Why we need the Alphabet of Happiness by Klaudia Mitura
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 17, 2026
#300 5 Things I learned from Careless People by Sarah Wynn Williams
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 3, 2026
#299 Managing Your Emotions at Work
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 17, 2026
#298 New Website Launch
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 3, 2026
#297 Workplace Wellbeing Trends for 2026
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 20, 2026
#296 Round-Up of the Year
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 6, 2026
#295 Supporting Carers at Work
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 23, 2025
#294 Overview of The Lilac Review and Why it Matters
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 9, 2025
#293 Why slashing your DEI budget is a bad idea
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 25, 2025
#292 Stress, Money and Mental Health
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 11, 2025
#291 My Black History Month Journey
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 28, 2025
#290 Why Black History Month is so important
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 14, 2025
#289 Future-Proofing against Division at Work
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 30, 2025
#288 What to do with Division in the Workplace
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 16, 2025
#287 Handling Division in the Workplace
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 2, 2025
#286 Celebrating 6 Years of Podcasting
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 19, 2025
#285 Stop Asking Where Are You Really from
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 5, 2025
#284 Roots to Routes Resources
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 22, 2025
#283 Parallels between Biodiversity and Human Diversity
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 8, 2025
#282 Being the Only One
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 24, 2025
#281 Impacts of Loneliness on Mental Health
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 11, 2025
#280 How local communities support our wellbeing
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 27, 2025
#279 Building a workplace community for Mental Health
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 13, 2025
278 It’s stressful to complete equal opps forms!
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 29, 2025
#277 Your Workplace Shouldn't be a Family
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 15, 2025
#276 The Stress of Patriarchy at Work
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 1, 2025
#275 Women's Mental Load at Work
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 18, 2025
#274 Accelerate Action for ALL women
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 4, 2025
#273 Using the Wheel of Power
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 19, 2025
#272 EDI Policy Model vs Liberation Model
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 4, 2025
#271 Recognising a Positive Workplace Wellbeing Culture
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 21, 2025
#270 Workplace Wellbeing Trends for 2025
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 7, 2025
#269 Year in Review
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 24, 2024
#268 How workplace wellbeing enables inclusion
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 10, 2024
#267 How to handle gatekeepers
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 26, 2024
#266 What are Gatekeepers in The Workplace?
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 12, 2024
#265 Recentering the White Gaze
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 29, 2024
#264 Understanding the white gaze
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 15, 2024
#263 Challenging Dominant Narratives
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 1, 2024
#262 Managing Conflict at Work
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 17, 2024
#261 What should workplaces do now after the racist riots?
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 3, 2024
#260 Celebrating 5 years of Podcasting
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 20, 2024
#259 Navigating South Asian Identity with Dimple Mukherjee
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 13, 2024
#258 Enabling Self-Expression at Work
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 6, 2024
#257 The Authenticity Paradox
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 30, 2024
#256 Free To Be Me
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 23, 2024
#255 Shifting Workplace Politics
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 16, 2024
#254 Is it ok to Talk about Politics at Work?
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 9, 2024
#253 Election Special: The Possibilities for EDI?
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 2, 2024
#252 That's Not My Name!
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 25, 2024
#251 We can't Afford That
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 18, 2024
#250 Do we have to do mandatory training?
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 11, 2024
#249 Why the pushback?
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 4, 2024
#248 Cultural Preferences for Mental Health Recovery
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 28, 2024
#247 Managing Boundaries As a Mental Health Supporter
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 21, 2024
#246 Starting a Mental Health Conversation as a Manager
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 14, 2024
#245 What is Psychological Safety at Work?
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 7, 2024
#244 Why Reparations are Vital
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 30, 2024
#243 Decolonising Arts and Heritage
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 23, 2024
#242 Decolonising the Curriculum
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 16, 2024
#241 Decolonising in the Workplace
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 9, 2024
#240 What is Decolonisation?
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 2, 2024
#239 South Asian Women and Burnout with Neelu Kaur
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 26, 2024
#238 Shake up your Women's Network
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 19, 2024
#237 Unmasking the Mask with Marie Loney
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 12, 2024
#236 Inspiring Inclusion?
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 5, 2024
#235 Shifting white Dominant Norms
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 27, 2024
#234 Identifying white Dominant Norms
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 20, 2024
#233 What are white Dominant Norms?
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 13, 2024
#232 Equity in the Aviation Industry with Nzinga Orgill
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 6, 2024
#231 Book Review: Enchantment by Katherine May
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 30, 2024
#230 Healthy Functioning with a Heart and Mind Connection with Dr Magdalena Bak-Maier
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 23, 2024
#229 Coaching with Collage with Andrèa Watts
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 16, 2024
#228 A Career with Heart and Mind with Rolake Ojo
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 9, 2024
#227 What is the Heart and Mind Connection?
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 2, 2024
#226 2023 The Year in Review
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 26, 2023
#225 Workplace Wellbeing Trends for 2024
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 19, 2023
#224 The Barriers for Disabled Entrepreneurs
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 12, 2023
#223 Diversity and Inclusion Architecture with Toby Mildon
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 5, 2023
#222 Cross-Cultural Parenting with Carolina Albuerne Rodriguez
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 28, 2023
#221 Wellbeing in Parenting with Dr Naomi Irvine
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 21, 2023
#220 Raising Anti-Racist Children with Keon West
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 14, 2023
#219 Parenting with Equity and Wellbeing in Mind
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 7, 2023
#218 Workplace Behaviour Change Journeys
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 31, 2023
#217 Facing Difficult Conversations with Jimi Okubanjo
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 24, 2023
#216 Telling the Stories of African Women with Mukelwa Hlatshwayo
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 17, 2023
#215 Reconnect Retreats with Abi Osho
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 10, 2023
#214 Saluting our Sisters
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 3, 2023
#213 Ancestral Legacies and Writing with Jackee Holder
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 26, 2023
#212 The Power of Journaling with Greta Solomon
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 19, 2023
#211 Creative writing and Mental Health with Jim Hall
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 12, 2023
#210 Writing and Mental Health
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 5, 2023
#209 Data, Stories and Identity with Sathya Bala
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 29, 2023
#208 Happy 4th Birthday
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 22, 2023
#207 Ways to Tell Your Story
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 15, 2023
#206 Making Climate Justice Accessible with Pooja Tilvawala
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 8, 2023
#205 Cultural Perspectives on Imposter Syndrome with Pinky Ghadiali
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 1, 2023
#204 Flipping the Definition of Success with Mohammed Kasujee
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 25, 2023
#203 What kind of South Asian are you?
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 18, 2023
#202 Intersectional Friendships with Christine Pride and Jo Piazza
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 11, 2023
#201 Friendships and Mental Health
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 4, 2023
#200th Episode Celebration with Dr Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 27, 2023
#199 Failing Forward with Nana Parry
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 20, 2023
#198 Transactional vs Transformational Changes
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 13, 2023
#197 Building your Personal Brand
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 6, 2023
#196 How Divestment links to Mental Health
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 30, 2023
#195 Colonial legacies and Climate Change with Irene Asuwa
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 23, 2023
#194 Parents for Future with Jelly Mae Moring
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 16, 2023
#193 Anxiety Linked to the Climate Crisis
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 9, 2023
#192 Getting Workplace Adjustments Right with Daniel Williams
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 2, 2023
#191 The Conscious Workplace with Shaara Roman
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 25, 2023
#190 Improving Gender Diversity in Finance with Lynne Marlor
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 18, 2023
#189 Ensuring People's Rights at Work with Donna Patterson
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 11, 2023
#188 Top 5 Inclusion Workplace Mistakes
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 4, 2023
#187 Autism, Race and Culture
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 28, 2023
#186 International Day of Happiness
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 21, 2023
#185 Imposter Syndrome vs Frustration Phenomenon
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 14, 2023
#184 Round Up from Women in Tech SEO Fest
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 7, 2023
#183 LGBTQ+ Black Health Experiences with Harvey Kennedy-Pitt
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 28, 2023
#182 Cath Lloyd Transitioning in Families
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 21, 2023
#181 How to support LGBTQ+ Mental Health at Work
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 14, 2023
#180 Intersectionality for LGBTQ+ History Month
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 7, 2023
#179 Campaigning for Poverty and Mental Health with Errin Norton-Brown
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 31, 2023
#178 Tackling Injustice with Jeri C Perkins
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 24, 2023
#177 Poverty and Mental Health
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 17, 2023
#176 Diversity & Inclusion in the Public Speaking World with Dan Ram
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 10, 2023
#175 Energetic conversations, healing and mental health with Maya Kalaria
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 3, 2023
#174 2022 The Year in Review: Abundance?
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 27, 2022
#173 SEN and Neurodivergent Support in Education
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 20, 2022
#172 My ADHD Journey with Rahimeh Ramezany
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 13, 2022
#171 From Awareness to Acceptance to Action with Martin Griffin
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 6, 2022
#170 What is disability and intersectionality?
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 29, 2022
#169 How Workplaces can improve Mental Wellbeing via nutrition
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 22, 2022
#168 How Nutrition Impacts our Health with Dr Amanda Adkins
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 15, 2022
#167 7 ways Cooking Supports our Mental health
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 8, 2022
#166 The connection between nutrition and mental health
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 1, 2022
#165 Community Activism Radio with Ken Orlukwu
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 25, 2022
#164 Book Reflections: How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 18, 2022
#163 The Racial Code with Prof Nicola Rollock
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 11, 2022
#162 Taking Action for Equity in Children's Services with Laurelle Brown
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 4, 2022
#161 Happiness and Personal Development with Klaudia Mitura
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 27, 2022
#160 The Power of Mentoring with Karen Tsui
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 20, 2022
#159 6 Reasons Why Personal Development is Important
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 13, 2022
#158 Mynd Maps with Rosemary Ikpeme
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 6, 2022
#157 Happy 3rd Birthday
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 30, 2022
#156 The Power of Arts Therapy with Rebecca West
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 23, 2022
#155 Arts in Practice with Erinn Dhesi
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 16, 2022
#154 Book Review: Big Magic By Elizabeth Gilbert
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 9, 2022
#153 How the arts supports mental health
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 2, 2022
#152 Black Leadership with Busayo Abidakun
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 26, 2022
#151 Defining Racial Capitalism with Maya Goodfellow
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 19, 2022
#150 My Lived Experiences with Allan Reid
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 12, 2022
#149 Using Lived Experience to shape better workplaces
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 5, 2022
#148 Work-Life Balance 4: The Checklist
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 28, 2022
#147 Work-Life Balance 3: How to find the time
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 21, 2022
#146 Work-Life Balance 2: Mood Check-In
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 14, 2022
#145 Work-Life Balance 1:Tea Cup Energy Drainers
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 7, 2022
#144 What if they're faking it?
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 31, 2022
#143 Why won't they accept help?
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 24, 2022
#142 How Racism Creates Mental-Ill Health
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 17, 2022
#141 Loneliness and Mental Health
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 10, 2022
#140 Why we need to talk about Maternal Mental Health
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 3, 2022
#139 My music and mental health journey MiteKiss
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 26, 2022
#138 Play for adults with music therapist Crystal Luk-Worrall
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 19, 2022
#137 11 Songs that Boost my Mental Wellbeing
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 12, 2022
Bonus Episode: Why Resilience Isn’t A Sticking Plaster
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 8, 2022
#136 How music boosts our mental health
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 5, 2022
#135 Recognising the different ways to have a family with Jenny Saft
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 29, 2022
#134 Recognising the needs of carers with Anita Powell
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 22, 2022
#133 How men can be true allies to women at work with Susan Popola
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 15, 2022
#132 Breaking the Bias
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 8, 2022
#131 How true crime podcasts can get us to recognise bias
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 1, 2022
#130 Trauma Recovery through Yoga with Ava Riby-Williams
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 22, 2022
#129 Formulating empowering beliefs with Shazney Spence
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 15, 2022
#128 Reciprocity in a mentoring relationship
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 8, 2022
#127 Sharing Your Story with Shari Foos
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 1, 2022
#126 Book Review: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 25, 2022
#125 Doing Less, Being More with Karen Liebenguth
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 18, 2022
#124 How to start conversations about Mental Health at work
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 11, 2022
#123 Book Review: Wintering by Katherine May
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 4, 2022
#122 Round-up of 2021: My Year of Gratitude
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 28, 2021
#121 Weaving Heritage into Fashion with Parasto Qalandri
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 21, 2021
#120 Having Conversations about Workplace Adjustments
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 14, 2021
#119 Universal Design and why it's so important
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 7, 2021
#118 Turning grief into fuel with Dipti Tait
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 30, 2021
#117 Talking about Toxic Masculinity with Kevin Brazant
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 23, 2021
#116 Tackling Bystander Apathy with Shamsher Chohan
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 16, 2021
#115 Managing Adversity and Stress as a Parent with Christine Brown Quinn
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 9, 2021
#114 Identifying and Combating Burnout
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 2, 2021
# 113 Ensuring a Black History Month 365 Approach
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 26, 2021
#112 Cultural Money Stories and Mindsets with Talia Loderick
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 19, 2021
#111 Black women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 12, 2021
#110 Tackling Anti-Blackness in South Asian Communities
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 5, 2021
#109 8 ways to create culturally inclusive meetings
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 28, 2021
#108 What's the big deal with Cultural appropriation?
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 21, 2021
#107 Book Review Culture Map by Erin Meyer
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 14, 2021
#106 Cross-Cultural Understanding at Work with Dr Nathalie van Meurs.
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 7, 2021
#105 5 Reflections from my second year of podcasting
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 31, 2021
#104 Asian Female Leadership with Anjum Khan
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 24, 2021
#102 Beware the Tone Police!
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 18, 2021
#103 The damaging impacts of colourism and shadism
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 17, 2021
#101 Defining Global Feminism with Raakhi Shah CEO of The Circle
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 3, 2021
#100 7 Reasons you must watch We Are Lady Parts
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 27, 2021
#99 Uplifting Impact with Deanna Singh
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 20, 2021
#98 What have emojis got to do with equality and diversity?
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 13, 2021
#97 The art of listening to support someone
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 6, 2021
#96 Empowerment through the Cowrie Scholarship Foundation with Richard Orrefo
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 29, 2021
#95 Shaking up your Recruitment Processes
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 22, 2021
#94 Making Change and not Jumping on the Bandwagon
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 15, 2021
#93 Empathy at Work with Shola Kaye
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 8, 2021
#92 How volunteering supports Mental Wellbeing
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 1, 2021
#91 Elevating Teen Self-Esteem with Jenny Garrett
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 25, 2021
#90 What's next for wellbeing as we transition back?
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 17, 2021
#89 Connecting Nature and Mental Health
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 11, 2021
#88 Talking Sense for Deaf Awareness Week
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 4, 2021
#87 Ella Mesma and Ama Rouge International Day of Dance
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 27, 2021
#86 5 Ways Reading Benefits your Mental Health
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 20, 2021
#85 Black Beauty and Wholeness with Dr Rochelle Rowe-Wiseman
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 13, 2021
#84 Asking Yourself Big Questions with Bhavik Patel
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 6, 2021
#83 Turning a hobby into a passion with Rosie Khandwala
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 30, 2021
#82 Agency as Female Solopreneur
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 23, 2021
#81 Y.O.U can make a difference with Sarah Jordan
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 16, 2021
#80 Entrepreneurship with an AfroTouch with Georgina Fihosy
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 9, 2021
#79 Dyslexia Champions and Neurodivergent Support
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 2, 2021
#78 No such thing as being shelved
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 22, 2021
#77: Book Review: Love in Colour by Bolu Babalola
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 16, 2021
#76 Self-love and Self-Esteem what does it all mean?
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 9, 2021
#75 How love promotes positive mental health
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 3, 2021
#74 Preventing a Mental-ill Health Factory
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 26, 2021
#73 Book Review of Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 19, 2021
#72 Recovery through Art with Olivia Mendoza
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 12, 2021
#71 Workplace Wellbeing Trends for 2021
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 7, 2021
#70: Lessons from 2020
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 29, 2020
#69 How Real Allyship Makes a Difference
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 22, 2020
#68 Still too scared to talk about race?
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 15, 2020
#67 Diversifying Boards and why you need to
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 8, 2020
#66 Gender-based violence, culture and mental health
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 1, 2020
#65 Why Training isn't a Panacea
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 24, 2020
#64 Workplace Wellbeing Initiatives that Truly Work
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 17, 2020
#63 Anti-bullying initiatives that work
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 10, 2020
#62 Mindfulness And Managing Stress With Mita Mistry
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 3, 2020
#61 The Challenge of Women’s Wellbeing at Work during Covid-19
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 27, 2020
#60 To BAME or not to BAME?
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 20, 2020
#59 How Hate Crime Negatively Impacts Mental Health
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 13, 2020
#58 Neurodiversity, Race and Culture with Jannett Morgan
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 5, 2020
#57 Assertiveness and Self-Care
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 29, 2020
#56 Creating Safe Cultural Spaces with Rupinder Kaur
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 22, 2020
#55 Shaping Your Routine and Self Care
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 15, 2020
#54 Social Media and Mental Health: Help or Hindrance?
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 8, 2020
#53 Happy 1st Birthday Diverse Minds Podcast
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 1, 2020
#52 The Messy Myth Of Meritocracy
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 25, 2020
#51 A Writer’s Journey With Mahsuda Snaith
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 18, 2020
#50 Why you need to stop stereotyping South Asian Women
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 11, 2020
#49 The first South Asian Heritage Month
Diverse Minds Podcast • Aug 4, 2020
#48 Finding Passion, Patience and Persistence
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 28, 2020
#47 How culture and leadership combine
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 21, 2020
#46 Solopreneurs Mental Health
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 14, 2020
#45 Visibility with Louise Ndibwirende Goux-Wirth
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 7, 2020
#44 Your Working at Home Life Balance
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 30, 2020
#43 Windrush Day with Patrick Vernon
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 23, 2020
#42 Men's Health Week with Oris Ikomi
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 16, 2020
#41 Racism and Genuine Allyship
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 9, 2020
#40 Negotiating something better
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jun 2, 2020
#39 Resilience and Mental Health
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 26, 2020
#38 How kindness helps our mental health
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 19, 2020
#37 Why bother with Inclusive Language?
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 12, 2020
#36 Five Lessons we can learn from Noughts and Crosses
Diverse Minds Podcast • May 5, 2020
#35 Coronavirus and Humanitarian perspectives with Asil Sidahmed
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 27, 2020
#34 Ramadan and what it means with Omar Salha
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 21, 2020
#33 Jumping Hurdles with Andrea Rainsford
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 14, 2020
#32 Managing Lone Working and Mental Health
Diverse Minds Podcast • Apr 7, 2020
#31 Staying connected during social isolation
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 31, 2020
#30 World Poetry Day With Jess Green
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 24, 2020
#29 Intersectionality and International Women's Day
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 17, 2020
#28 Overcoming Adversity with Petra Velzeboer
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 10, 2020
#27 What You Can Do For University Mental Health Day
Diverse Minds Podcast • Mar 3, 2020
#26 Eating Disorder Awareness Week with Hope Virgo
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 25, 2020
#25 How to organise effective mental health awareness events for your workplace
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 18, 2020
#24 Exploring people of colour, sex and mental health with Dr Annabel Sowemimo
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 11, 2020
#23 LGBTQI+ History Month with Michelle Codrington-Rogers
Diverse Minds Podcast • Feb 4, 2020
#22 International Student Mental Health
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 30, 2020
#21 Shaping the culture and behaviours in your organisation with Kate Nash.
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 21, 2020
#20 Body Positivity and how to be an ally with Sarah-Daisy Burnard.
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 14, 2020
#19 How Blue Monday sparks conversations about mental health.
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jan 7, 2020
#18 Looking Beyond New Year’s Resolution
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 31, 2019
#17 12 business lessons I learned in 2019, and what’s next for 2020.
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 24, 2019
#16 Disability History Month: Getting involved in the disability movement with Steph Cutler.
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 17, 2019
#15 Why you need a coach (and don't wait until January)
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 10, 2019
#14 Christmas and Jingle Well - Why Christmas time isn’t always good for our Mental Health.
Diverse Minds Podcast • Dec 3, 2019
#13 Talking about Domestic Violence at work With Katie Russell and Harriet Smailes.
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 26, 2019
#12 Career Happiness and Mental Health With Soma Ghosh.
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 19, 2019
#11 Bullying and harassment in the workplace: what you can do about it.
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 12, 2019
#10 Do you wear stress as a badge of honour?
Diverse Minds Podcast • Nov 5, 2019
#09 Using data to inform BHM with Mac Alonge
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 29, 2019
#08 What is Diwali and how it’s celebrated with Dr. Manish Tayal
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 22, 2019
#07 How to organise meaningful Black History Month Events at work
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 15, 2019
#06 Black Mental Health: How to engage your staff
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 8, 2019
#04 Black History Month UK 2019: Why is it important with Pawlet Brookes.
Diverse Minds Podcast • Oct 1, 2019
#03 Celebrating National Inclusion week (and why it matters at work).
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 24, 2019
#05 Self-care September movement and exercise with Versha Patel from Birth and Beyond Fitness.
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 17, 2019
#02 Why and how to talk about suicide.
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 10, 2019
#01 Why I started Diverse Minds and my journey.
Diverse Minds Podcast • Sep 3, 2019
Diverse minds podcast: the trailer
Diverse Minds Podcast • Jul 27, 2019
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