The Positive News Podcast

This is the good news that matters. The Positive News Podcast is here to rebalance your media diet with uplifting, independent journalism about what’s going right in the world.

We’re launching with a six-part series called Developing Mental Wealth, which uncovers the fascinating ways that communities are dealing with mental health issues in parts of the world where circumstances can be the most challenging. Hosted by medical doctor Radha Modgil and journalist Seyi Rhodes, we travel from Guatemala to Nigeria, Peru to Zimbabwe and beyond, to meet people on the ground who are coming up with practical solutions and having a powerful effect on the wellbeing of others.

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Friendship Bench – Zimbabwe | Ep 6 | Developing Mental Wealth

The final episode in our first series takes you to Zimbabwe to learn about a project that is beautifully simple, but whose impact is being felt far beyond Harare where it began. Seyi and Radha meet Professor Dixon Chibanda, a classically trained psychiatrist who, following the tragic death of a client by suicide, was inspired to take psychiatry out of the hospital and in to the community. There, a group of local grandmothers convinced him to set up the Friendship Bench project, where people rece...

Jul 12, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Climate Café – Nigeria | Ep 5 | Developing Mental Wealth

This week, Seyi and Radha take you to Lagos in Nigeria, where sharp increases in heat and flooding have put the city – the largest in Africa – on the frontline of the climate crisis. They discover the Zen Café, which has recently been set up to support those struggling with eco-anxiety, and hear how the project has created a space for concerned citizens to come together and make sense of what’s happening to the world around them. They meet Svetlana Chigozie Onye and Ayomide Olude from SustyVibes...

Jul 05, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Circles of Hope – Guatemala | Ep 4 | Developing Mental Wealth

Radha and Seyi are taking you to Guatemala this week, a mountainous country in Central America where almost half of the population has Indigenous roots. They discover a project called Buena Semilla, which is using women’s circles to empower Indigenous groups and reconnect them with traditional Mayan concepts of wellbeing. They meet the founder, Anne Marie Chomat, and local project coordinator, Sadi Garcia. Sadi, who has Mayan K’iche’ origins, is one of the people who leads the circles, which rea...

Jun 28, 2024•27 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Tree of Life – South Africa | Ep 3 | Developing Mental Wealth

Radha and Seyi are back on the African continent this week, in Johannesburg. They travel to South Africa’s biggest city to learn about a narrative therapy technique called the Tree of Life, which has been so successful it’s now used in more than 40 countries. They meet the creator of the Tree of Life approach, Ncazelo Ncube-Mlilo, who founded an organisation called Phola, and a woman whose life she changed forever, Winny Mangani. Developing Mental Wealth is a six-part series about community-base...

Jun 21, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Neurodivergent Picnics – Peru | Ep 2 | Developing Mental Wealth

Seyi and Radha are hopping over the Atlantic this week to meet a group of women in Peru, who are supporting the country’s neurodivergent community with their mental health challenges, through the simple act of hosting picnics. They meet journalist and co-founder of the Peruvian Neurodivergent Coalition (CNP), Caro Díaz, team member Karina, and picnic attendee Alex. They ask the question: everybody talks about self-care, but what about community care? Developing Mental Wealth is a six-part series...

Jun 14, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Heal By Hair – Ivory Coast | Ep 1 | Developing Mental Wealth

We’re kicking off this Developing Mental Wealth series with a trip to the Ivory Coast. We hear the incredible story of Marie-Alix de Putter, whose project Heal by Hair is training hairdressers as mental health first responders, making it easier for people to get support in a country where mental illness remains taboo. Seyi and Radha meet founder Marie-Alix and hairdresser Esmel Semou. They learn about the concept of Ubuntu, which emphasises people’s interconnectedness, and how this is being appl...

Jun 07, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Coming soon... The Positive News Podcast

The Positive News Podcast brings you the good news that matters. In our opening six-part series, Developing Mental Wealth, we uncover the fascinating ways that different communities are supporting people’s mental health in parts of the world where circumstances can be the most challenging. Hosted by medical doctor Radha Modgil and journalist Seyi Rhodes. Coming on June 7th. Producer: Anna Staufenberg Executive Producer: Samantha Psyk Mixing & sound design: Anna Staufenberg Hosted on Acast. S...

May 30, 2024•1 min

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