In this episode, Dr Cindy lee Visagie wraps up the first season of Talk Mentality, a podcast that explores unconventional and controversial complementary approaches to mental health. She reflects on the insights and experiences shared by her guests, who include counsellors, life coaches, nurses, artists, and people living with autism. She also gives some tips and resources for listeners who want to learn more about the topics discussed in the podcast, such as mindfulness, play therapy, art therapy, and neurodiversity. Join her as she celebrates the end of a successful season and reveals what's in store for the next one.

Meet Accounting Technician, Yolandi Galant who stepped out of the finance industry to regain the balance in her personal life.

Meet registered Counsellor Lauren Spangenberg as she helps us to navigate our way toward mental healthcare in an unequal world.

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The Talk Mentality podcast is a bi-monthly conversation with Dr Cindy-Lee Visagie-Therapist, Mentor and Community Art Facilitator. In this episode she takes a brief look at the relationship between critical thinking and mental health.

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In this episode, I share my insights after I scrolled through mental health trends on Tik Tok. Join me for a short conversation about these concerning trends on the most popular social media app, and let us know what you think!

In this episode, I explore the emerging field of chatbot therapists, which are computer programs that simulate human conversations and provide psychological support. I discuss the benefits, challenges, and ethical implications of this technology and also consider the research and critics on chatbot therapists. I invite you to share yours as well.

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The Talk Mentality Podcast is a bi-monthly conversation with Dr Cindy-Lee Visagie, Therapist, Mentor and Community Art Facilitator from Cape Town South Africa. Meet her guest, Jacqui Hackett-Counsellor, Life Coach, and Registered Nurse who shares the personal challenges she experienced due to a delayed diagnosis of autism in her daughters, and possibly herself. Learn how it affected the quality of their lives due to the possible bias in the diagnostic criteria used in the research of Autism. Contact her via her website https://jacquihackett.com/

The Talk Mentality Podcast is a bi-monthly conversation with Dr Cindy-Lee Visagie, Therapist, Mentor and Community Art Facilitator from Cape Town South Africa. In this episode she interviews Counsellor and Play Therapy Practitioner, Dot Roux from Cape Town. Dot's success with children, tweens and teens places her in high demand, and her practice wisdom is the key signifier of her play therapeutic technique. She may be reached via her website https://www.dotroux.com/ and is on LinkeDin.