Ready to embark on a journey towards better mental health? Join me, Rushand Chambers, as I kick off the No Rush Podcast by sharing my own struggles with anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. From my background in theater and music to the spiritual insights I've gained through Buddhism, this episode lays the groundwork for a supportive community dedicated to real conversations about mental well-being. Listen in as I reveal three practical steps you can implement daily to make meaningful changes in your life. Commit to one of these practices for 28 days, and let's grow together toward a brighter, more balanced future.
In our next segment, we'll explore the power of spreading positivity and how small acts of kindness can significantly impact personal growth. Ever wondered how a simple "good morning" or a thoughtful message can transform someone's day, including your own? Step out of your comfort zone with me and counteract the negativity often seen on social media by fostering genuine human connections. By incorporating these positive habits, we'll not only enhance our own lives but also create a ripple effect of kindness in our communities. Join us in making every day a step towards a more joyful and fulfilling life.
Ready to embark on a journey towards better mental health? Join me, Rushand Chambers, as I kick off the No Rush Podcast by sharing my own struggles with anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. From my background in theater and music to the spiritual insights I've gained through Buddhism, this episode lays the groundwork for a supportive community dedicated to real conversations about mental well-being. Listen in as I reveal three practical steps you can implement daily to make meaningful changes in your life. Commit to one of these practices for 28 days, and let's grow together toward a brighter, more balanced future.
In our next segment, we'll explore the power of spreading positivity and how small acts of kindness can significantly impact personal growth. Ever wondered how a simple "good morning" or a thoughtful message can transform someone's day, including your own? Step out of your comfort zone with me and counteract the negativity often seen on social media by fostering genuine human connections. By incorporating these positive habits, we'll not only enhance our own lives but also create a ripple effect of kindness in our communities. Join us in making every day a step towards a more joyful and fulfilling life.
Hello and welcome to the no Rush Podcast. I'm your host, rishan Chambers. I'd like to thank each and every one of you for tuning in and for joining me on this journey. As with each episode, we aim to dive deeper into what mental health really means and the steps you can take to prove your own. Hello and thank you all so much for tuning in today and joining me on the first ever episode of no Rush. You know it feels surreal. It almost feels like a fever dream when I really think about the journey I'm taking and also the journey each and every one of you are taking as you join me on the first ever installment of this podcast. I think it's amazing. I am so thrilled to have you all listening and for just giving me a small part of your day and I really am grateful for all of that. Welcome and it's so nice to have you all here.
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The no Rush Podcast is a podcast that I decided to create in order to really talk about mental health and all of the sub topics. Within each episode, I aim to have different guest speakers talk about my own experiences and to really create a community and a platform where real people talk to real people and have discussions and are just able to improve their daily quality of life. I think that is such an important thing currently in today's world that we have a lack of. You turn on social media, you turn on the news and you're just instantly bombarded with so many different kinds of things going on around the world. And when do you ever really take any time for yourself or to talk to other people, or even find other people out there who maybe think of the same thing as you? And that's exactly what this podcast aims to do to connect people, to bring people together and to know who else is listening currently right now and who else is feeling exactly what I'm feeling and who else is maybe going on the same journey that I'm going on. And that brings me to the next portion of today's show.
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Who am I? Who is this random person talking to me through my phone, giving me all this wisdom and giving London? I've performed in shows such as the Lion King on tour, where I've covered roles such as Mufasa. I've performed on West End in shows such as for black boys who have considered suicide when the hue gets too heavy. I'm also an artist who's released songs and collaborated with some amazing talent in the UK music scene and I'm also somebody who's recently been getting into Buddhism and going through my own spiritual journey. And going through my own spiritual journey.
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The reason why I wanted to start this podcast is because I have also been victim to anxiety, depression, addictive behavioral disorders, substance abuse all the kind of things that I know a lot of people currently in today's world face on a day to day basis, but it's never really spoken about. I'm somebody that has many accolades and if you were to mention that to another person, you'd be like what exactly do you have to be sorry about the things you've done, the things you've seen, the things you've been able to witness and experience in today's life? What do you necessarily have to be sad about? I thought to myself it doesn't really matter all of the things that I've done and all of the things that I will do in the future. What matters is my mindset around all of that and also my mindset around the things that have happened in the past, and that hasn't been an easy journey. It's taken me a long time to get to the position I am in currently and I am still on that journey. I will happily hold my hands up and say that I am not perfect. This isn't a podcast to make it seem like my life is complete and I make no mistakes. That is far from what this podcast is. This community that I hope to build will consist of humility, humanity, compassion, caring all of's world. Those are luxuries that, unfortunately, we just don't have access to anymore, and that's what I aim to do in this podcast Bring those traits and those things to the world and to people who need them, and not even just necessarily need them, but just bring it to people and let them know that there is a space out there for you, for them, for whoever, and to hopefully have some like-minded people tag along the way and also maybe inspire change, help a few people adapt, because the world will continue to move, and it's what you do and the steps you take to also be on that journey as well.
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So today's episode is based around three things, three things you can implement into your own life to make things a little bit more easier your day to day a little bit more easier, your commute to work a little bit more easier. Your day-to-day a little bit more easier. Your commute to work a little bit more easier. Your relationships with your colleagues, family partners, a little bit more easier. Trust me, I know it's easier said than done sometimes in life. I know I struggle with going to the gym and I know that's probably one of the best things I could do for myself to raise my dopamine, to also feel more better about myself. But today's episode, I want to list three things that I've been implementing into my own life recently and I just want to share that with you. But I want to set you all a challenge. Challenge.
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From the three things that I'm about to mention and discuss a bit further on, I want you to pick at least one of the ideas that I'm about to impose on you and to just run with it for at least 28 days. And whoa, this is not Rush giving me homework. This podcast is not counselling and it's not therapy, and I am no way in the position, as a medical practitioner, to give you any kind of advice. However, I want you to give yourself the opportunity to dedicate yourself to at least one of these things. To dedicate yourself to at least one of these things. I do genuinely believe the things I'm about to share with you have been things that I've realized in my own life that has helped me and has started to become more of a day-to-day practice, and I really hope that you at least get one thing from today's episode that you're like okay, I can try that. How can I fit that into my schedule?
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Starting a new journey is daunting. Starting a new journey is scary, it's hard. It brings up feelings, it brings up memories. It brings up so many emotions that you may not want to confront and I completely hear you want that. But at the same time, I want you to give yourself the chance to maybe rewire your brain a little bit. Give yourself the chance to experience something that you may have never experienced before, because, again, that is what life is all about constantly finding new experiences, constantly building new memories and just creating a life that works for you, whether that being a routine that gives you that satisfaction to know that I've taken care of myself today.
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So I want to start with talking about going for a walk. And you're like Rush I go on walks to get the bus, the train to my car. Even so, why do I need to go on a walk? But have you ever gone on a walk with no distractions? Have you ever gone on a walk where it's just you and your thoughts and you're connecting to what's actually happening outside.
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As I mentioned earlier, in today's society we are so consumed by technology, by our phones, by social media, and we rarely take time to go outside and actually experience the earth around us because it's so oversaturated through the technological devices we use on a day-to-day basis to either work, connect with other people or to get information from, but sometimes just the act of going outside and just being present, just being in the elements, using your sense of smell, your sense of vision, your sense of hearing, even your sense of taste. What I am saying is when have you really given yourself the chance recently to activate all of your senses and to be mindful of that? And that's what going on a walk helps with. It allows you to connect with yourself, it allows you to really understand what is going on around you in real time and for you to make that conscious decision if I'm going to engage with that or not.
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A 30 minute to one hour walk a day, I think, is so beneficial for people living in the fast lane, people living in the slow lane and just people living in general Going outside and allowing yourself that grace period to walk with no phones, no music, no anything apart from your house keys, because you need to get back inside. But just walking and being surrounded in the world and what it has to give you in this present moment, can be so liberating, honestly, really open your horizons to things you may not have thought about before and also, in my opinion, allows you to be more connected into what's actually going on, what's actually happening for you, and keeps you more focused, more centered, more grounded. I believe it contributes to exercise. It contributes to exercise. It contributes to the dopamine that is released when you may go to the gym, that feeling of accomplishment, just that feeling of knowing I've done this for myself and my health, instead of being in the office all day, hurting your back because you're arched at your desk answering thousands of emails, taking thousands of calls.
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I really believe that this 30 minutes to an hour whichever you can do and you can also build on it you can start with 30 minutes. I recommend starting at 30 minutes to really just give yourself enough time to go somewhere it could even be to your local park and then to walk back. It just allows you to have you and your thoughts and, trust me, things will flow memories, thoughts, ideas, so many things will flow. And because you're not distracted by checking your phone constantly, by listening to music and having those emotional spikes in the kind of song you're listening to, I think really would allow you to be even that more connected to yourself, your thoughts, and to understand your thought patterns and what things contribute to memories or ideas that you have daily. So, yeah, a walk Easier said than done, trust me, I know, but give it a try. So now we are moving on to number two, and number two is personally one of my favorites. It is personally something that I'm trying to actively do daily because, I'll be completely honest, I am so terrible with time management, I am so terrible with getting to places on time. Hence why I actually called this podcast no Rush. Hence why I actually called this podcast no Rush.
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Number two is giving yourself at least 10 to 15 minutes before your regular alarm is scheduled to wake up, and trust me, I know we would love to hit that snooze button. We'd love to be in bed for another couple of precious minutes before we have to get up and tackle the day. However, in those 10 to 15 minutes, there's so many things that you could do to actually start your day off in the mode you'd want it to go in the the energy you'd want it to feel like throughout the day. In those 15 minutes you allow yourself to wake up, you allow yourself to give a bit of grace to your body for just waking up, just getting accustomed to your surroundings again. It allows you to do a full body check-in, if that makes sense. It just gives you that grace period to talk to yourself for a minute. It allows you to check in and that's really important. That, in its own right, allows you to know cool, cool. So this is how I am currently feeling and it gives you a second to really think, tackle that brain fog and start your day a little bit slower instead of rushing Again no rush podcast. It allows you a little bit of grace period to be gentle with yourself and, if anything, look at it, as these are 15 minutes that I can actually do whatever I want, I can brush my teeth a little bit earlier, I can maybe have a bigger breakfast because I've actually got time to put you know, some bread in the toaster and not actually have to rush out of my house with it in my mouth as I'm trying to catch the bus to head to work.
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Those minutes you give yourself in the morning can be so vital to ensure that you have a good day. It just allows your brain to To just be for a second, without any distractions, without any interferences. It allows all of your senses in your body to just wake up with you and to be fully present for you. Here's how I would personally recommend you implement this into your life Just set your normal alarm for 10 to 15 minutes earlier than you'd necessarily wake up. In those 15 minutes, give yourself a full body check-in. How am I feeling today? What can I see around me? What am I smelling? What could I do today to ensure that today will be as successful as I can possibly make it? Those are just some examples, but pick anything you'd feel like you'd want to ask yourself in the morning and just allow yourself those 15 minutes 10 to 15 minutes to do that. Give your body the time to let you know exactly how you're feeling. Your joints may be sore, so you probably may want to take it a bit easier. Today you may be feeling super, super happy and again giving yourself those 15 minutes to just have a little bit more of what you want to do in the morning, before you have to go to work or before you have to go out to an appointment or to meet friends, family, partners. It just allows you to reclaim a little bit more of your day, in my personal opinion. So I would really recommend just waking up 15 minutes earlier and give yourself the chance to actually wake up.
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Now we are on our final things that you could do to implement into your daily life to make things a little bit more easier and a little bit more happier, and this one's really out there. I'm not saying you're going to travel to the moon or you're going to head to Mars and become a Martian. That is not what I'm saying when I mention the phrase out there. What I am saying is share a positive message with somebody you know or somebody random, and this one particular can be quite challenging depending on the type of person you are, the environment you may be in and a bunch of different variables depending on your circumstances. But I really do believe in the power of speech, the power of your words, and how much that could change not only your day, but somebody else's day, the people around you in general, else's day, the people around you in general, simple things as saying good morning to somebody when you enter the corner shop or when you're at the library and you're taking out a book.
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I want you to pick at least one thing positive you could say to either a complete stranger or to text to one of your friends, your family members, your partner. It can be something so vague, sometimes it could just be hi, just thinking about you. In that moment, there's two things that will happen For you you will get a feeling of connection to somebody else living in this world and that person will also get that same sense, but also the feeling of knowing that I'm wanted, I'm appreciated, and they may surprise you in sharing that same energy back to you. They may surprise you in giving you even more, because all they wanted was just somebody to recognize them today and now that they've been recognized, they would love to share that same energy back to you and over time I feel like you would really start to build a habit and a pattern and also connections with people you necessarily may not have had in the first place, where just the exchange of nice words, the exchange of being positive, being pleasant, letting other people in the world know that I see you and you see me. It's something I genuinely believe we are lacking in today's society.
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When you go through Instagram comments, you may see thousands upon thousands of negative comments on sometimes the most positive of videos, and it can sometimes cloud your judgment of will there ever be any kind of positivity in the world. Will there ever be any kind of compassion, caring and yes, there can be, and sometimes you have to be that person to start that. So I want you to go upside when you are in the world, when you are around other people and maybe just a good morning, maybe just acknowledging a fellow human being and see what that does for you and see what that does for them, and really take the time afterwards to question yourself and be like how did that make me feel? Did I feel nice knowing that I stepped outside of my comfort zone for some people to talk to others, allowing yourself to be in that moment with somebody? Allow yourself to be in that experience of happiness and joy with somebody else that you may or may not know, building those memories, building those experiences where you can actually look in the world and be like huh, I had a good moment today. Over time, that will build up. Over time you'll realize you've had more good moments than bad moments, and then, subconsciously, your brain will start to think like that too. So, yeah, pick somebody anybody and just let them know that I see you. And there you have it.
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Thank you all so much for joining me on my first ever episode of the no Rush Podcast ever episode of the no rush podcast. I'd like to thank you all once again for lending me your ears for the last 25 minutes and for allowing me to hopefully inspire you to pick one of the things we've spoken about in today's episode to implement into your own life. Please leave a comment letting me know if you've implemented any of these things and how it's been working for you. Maybe you'll find somebody else in the comment who's done the same. Please share this episode around with your friends, your family, anybody you think that just needs to hear this. Give me a follow on all social media at Rishan Chambers, and I really hope to have you all back again for the next episode. Thank you again so much. Take care and have an amazing day.
