#123 Book Review: Wintering by Katherine May

Welcome to the 123rd episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast and a very happy 2022 to you all. I hope you had a good break and feel ready for the year ahead.

This month’s theme is mind-body connection and how our physical health supports our mental health, and how our mental health supports our physical health.

So, in today’s episode, I’m going to be reviewing the book Wintering (The power of rest and retreat in difficult times) by Katherine May.

In today’s show on

• Why I decided to review the book Wintering (The power of rest and retreat in difficult times). [01:03]
• Some statistics about mental ill-health. [02:24]
• What I really loved about this book. [05:54]
• About the epilogue of this book and why it resonated with me most. [06:15]
• A look at some of the reviews of this book. [10:31]

Quotes on

• we all have mental health and that there are steps we can take all year round to protect it.
• We know that mental health problems impact upon people all year round, and many people struggle to ask for help or seek that help.
• The connection between physical and mental health is significant.
• The man who has everything has everything to lose.
• I can't hibernate like a dormouse, but the analogies and the science behind it, I think is really useful

Resources 

• Wintering (The power of rest and retreat in difficult times) by Katherine May.
• How Blue Monday sparks conversations about mental health

Work with me

Have a look at my online work-life balance course on Thinkific. You can access it here: http://bit.ly/DMMHPONC