This is an episode and topic that is very important and near and dear to us. We finally get to sit down with the amazing Benny who is a founding member of Da'aro Youth Project which is a UK based community-led youth project supporting young asylum-seekers and refugees from the Horn of Africa. This is an important conversation that we need to be having more often as a community, about the realities of the refugee and migrant communities and the direct impact of migration and displacement on their mental health.  --- In this episode we talk about: - The genesis of Da'aro youth as a communit ..read more

In today's episode, we are joined by Mental Health Personal Trainer (PT) Fiyory Ghezae. We learn more about what it means to work as a Mental Health PT and the importance of physical activity. --- In this episode we talk about: - What is a Mental health Personal Trainer? - Fiyory's experience with Mental health. - The importance of physical activity in general and particularly for our community. - Tips for encouraging your parents to incorporate more exercise and movement. - How to start seeing physical activity as something positive and how to make it more fun. --- Get in touch with Fiyory an ..read more

Part 2 of the Culture of Healing conversation with Bethlehem Bekele, Founder of Kinetbet which is a platform dedicated to shifting culture for the better through the lens of healing. --- In this episode we talk about: - The importance of healing for black and brown communities  - How we can start creating a culture of healing - Practical ways that we start healing as a community - The importance of community vs individual healing --- Get in touch with Bethlehem and follow her work: Instagram - @Kinetbet Clubhouse - @bethlehembekele Website - Kinetbet.com Gratitude and Mindfulness Journal ..read more

Part 1 of the Culture of Healing conversation with Bethlehem Bekele, Founder of Kinetbet which is a platform dedicated to shifting culture for the better through the lens of healing. --- In this episode we talk about: - The importance of healing for black and brown communities - How we can start creating a culture of healing - Practical ways that we start healing as a community - The importance of community vs individual healing --- Get in touch with Bethlehem and follow her work: Instagram - @Kinetbet Clubhouse - @bethlehembekele Website - Kinetbet.com Gratitude and Mindfulness Journal in Amh ..read more

The EWB podcast is back after a summer hiatus with a brand new episode. This episode features a special guest, Winta Desta, a Canadian - Eritrean physiotherapist. Winta shares from her experience and expertise as a practitioner in physiotherapy and sports. We also get insight into Winta's community engagement through her own platform MayeHealth which provides health education for Eritreans in both English and Tigrinya. If you're looking to expand your definition of wellbeing, inspiration to move your body more or if you deal with a lot of physical pain that might affect your wellbeing then thi ..read more

Hey EWB Fam, Tune in to this short episode to find out how you can support the mission of Eriwellbeing to grow and reach more people in our community. Crowdfunding campaign:  LINK: www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-work-of-eriwellbeing You can also access the link via our Instagram bio. Thank you for listening and if you find our mission and content valuable please do join in and support us and share this campaign with a friend. We appreciate you so much! Team EWB ------ Eriwellbeing is a non-partisan and non-religious community-based platform co-founded by Mikal and Ruthie in 2018 to fight ..read more

In this episode, we talk to The EastWesterner about a very important and much-needed topic for our community; the connection between Sexuality & Mental health. For many LGBTQ youth and adults from our communities, embracing and being open about their sexual identity is difficult because of the stigma, fear, ignorance and taboo that exists within our culture(s) against anything outside the "norm" of heterosexuality. The fact that we don't talk about sexuality culturally, can leave a lot of people who identify as LGBTQ vulnerable and often isolated with their sense of identity and belonging ..read more

We are back with another episode of the podcast with fan favourite Dr Yacob Tekie! We're thrilled to bring back Dr Yacob to the podcast and share more of his wisdom and very important culturally competent perspective and experience as a mental health professional. In this episode, we talk about all things therapy and why we should consider it as an important tool when it comes to taking care of our mental health. This episode will give you a better understanding of what therapy actually is and some of the cultural stumbling blocks that prevent us from going to therapy as well as tips for overc ..read more

Our first episode of 2021 is with no other than Luwame Tesfaye, fitness influencer, personal trainer, coach and  Founder of the popular wellness platform and community Luwame. We got to sit down and talk to Luwam about how to start off 2021 right when it comes to our fitness and nutrition habits. It is more important than ever for us to really take care of our health, in this episode Luwam shares her story to becoming a fitness influencer and many practical tips for how you can get started with putting your health first this year. Luwam is a powerhouse of a woman with a wealth of knowledg ..read more

We are so excited to share our very first wellness edition of the podcast with Weini Smon, founder of @yogawithweini. Weini is a Vinyasa and Ashtanga yoga instructor, in this episode we talk to her about the importance of breathing properly and how paying attention to our breath can improve our health and wellbeing in so many ways. This is especially important in these times when we're experiencing a lot of tension and stress, to keep focusing on our breath to the ground and release anxiety and stress.  =Weini shares some great insight on this topic from the expert perspective of a wellne ..read more