Jonathan Arenburg – The Road to Mental Wellness: Stories, Science & Survival

About this episode

A deep-dive conversation with Jonathan Arenburg about mental wellness, passion, and the neuroscience of mental health.

A deep-dive conversation with author, speaker, and trained counselor, Jonathan Arenburg. Please join us as we discuss: the importance of passion and purpose the inspiration behind his books The Road to Mental Wellness and Wired to Be Human answering the question, “What do YOU want?” what he means by “the yeah buts” 5 fundamentals of mental health toxic individualism and so much more! Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , iHeartRadio , Deezer , Amazon Music , and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/ . You can also catch our insightful interview on YouTube . Bio: Jonathan Arenburg Canadian author, speaker, and trained counsellor — explores the neuroscience of depression, anxiety, and PTSD through both lived experience and professional insight. He is the creator of The Road to Mental Wellness, a widely read blog and book chronicling his personal journey with PTSD and depression, and Wired to Be Human, a science-informed exploration of how our evolved biology collides with modern life. Jonathan spent 15 years in the fire service and 18 years…

People in this episode

Host: Teri Wellbrock

Guest: Jonathan Arenburg

Topics covered

• mental wellness
• passion and purpose
• neuroscience
• PTSD
• mental health fundamentals

Keywords

• mental wellness
• PTSD
• anxiety
• depression
• neuroscience
• self-improvement

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Road to Mental Wellness, Wired to Be Human

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