059 Harpreet Chana: The power of mindset - turning a negative personal experience into a growing business that supports positive mental health practices for pharmacists

<p>On today's episode you guys are in for a treat as I welcome the wonderful Harpreet Chana to the podcast. Harpreet is an experienced pharmacist, certified professional coach, self-leadership trainer, international speaker and the founder of the Mental Wealth Academy. I reached out to her as she has experience in two unique roles as a pharmacist which you don't hear about on a regular basis.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.npa.co.uk/">NPA</a> - Digital Programme Director and Consultant Project Manager</li> <li><a href="http://psnc.org.uk/">PSNC</a> - Head of Funding Strategy and Head of Pricing</li> </ul> <p>However, when we started talking, the conversation flowed in a completely different direction and I decided to enjoy it and live in the present moment.</p> <p>Harpreet is the founder of the Mental Wealth Academy. She created the academy because of her personal experience of battling with years of stress, anxiety, depression and insomnia. She didn't tell anyone about her struggles for fear of judgement and recrimination, both personally and professionally. She found little support online for people who were suffering with ill mental health yet were still able to function day to day. Because of this, she wanted to make it her personal mission to eradicate the suffering that arises from negative inner thoughts, or a lack of essential life and leadership skills. These are the skills nobody teaches us at school or university. They are the tools that enable us to be more confident, resilient and in better control of our thoughts, emotions and perceptions. These skills can help to prevent mental health related illness. She also wanted to create more mentally positive and stimulating work environments that encourage openness and honesty around mental health and that promote healthy mental practices, both at home and at work.</p> <p>This episode raises some very common concerns related to working as a pharmacist in the UK. Harpreet provides us with some powerful yet simple tools to use in your day-to-day work lif