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Kindfulness - The key toward Wellness and Mental Health

November 21, 2022 • Season 1 • Episode 5

In this episode, Dr. David Hamilton shares with us some surprising insights about how being kind to others and ourselves has a positive impact on our wellbeing and performance.

Guest Bio

After completing a Ph.D. in organic chemistry, David Hamilton spent 4 years in the pharmaceutical industry developing drugs for cardiovascular disease and cancer.

Inspired by the placebo effect, and how some people's conditions would improve because they believed a placebo was a real drug, he left the industry to write books and educate people on how they can harness their minds and emotions to improve their mental and physical health.

Dr. David Hamilton is also the author of 11 books where he spends most time writing and teaching people how to improve their self-esteem or to better understand the link between their minds and their health.

Main Topics

The connection between mental and physical health
The power of visualizations
Why “kindfulness” is so crucial for your own well-being.
Why being respectful towards your opponent will enhance your performance.
How to express anger.
How to become kinder towards yourself.
What kind of self-esteem makes you unaffected by hate comments?
How to use your body language to affect how you feel when you are competing!
Doing a 7-day kindness challenge

Connect with David

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