The Greaterverse

Happy Minds and Healing Hearts: Reshaping Mental Health and Changing Culture

It’s okay to cry. It’s okay to ask for help. And it’s okay to go to therapy, even when you’re happy. In this episode of The Greaterverse, Anne-Marie Kruk is joined by Shreeya Giri, founder of Happy Minds, a mental health organisation transforming access to care across Nepal. After experiencing her own struggles while living in London during the pandemic, Shreeya returned home to Nepal determined to rebuild a system that felt accessible, affordable and culturally relevant. Four and a half years later, Happy Minds now operates across 29 countries, supporting Nepali communities wherever they are in the world, through therapy, awareness campaigns and corporate partnerships while actively dismantling stigma around what mental health really means. If you’ve ever struggled to articulate how you feel, questioned whether therapy is “for you,” or wondered what it takes to change systems from the inside out this conversation will stay with you. In this conversation, you will learn: * Why mental health is about far more than depression and anxiety * How culture shapes the way we understand and access therapy * What it takes to reduce stigma and build psychological safety in communities * The realities of leading a mission-driven organisation as a young female founder * Why mental health support isn’t only for moments of crisis * What it truly means to create a world with good mental health New episodes every Tuesday. Episode resources: Happy Minds Website → https://happyminds.health/ Instagram → @happyminds.health The Greaterverse: Instagram → @thegreaterverse YouTube →⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@thegreaterverse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@thegreaterverse] TikTok →⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@thegreaterverse⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@thegreaterverse]

EXTRA: Emotional Evolution with Tris Sheen

After losing her 17-year-old son, marine photographer and whale guide Tris Sheen found a deeper understanding of grief, compassion and what it means to keep moving forward. In this special conversation from The Greaterverse, Tris reflects on "emotional evolution", the lessons nature has taught her, and why we should never assume we know what someone else is carrying.

Finding The White Whale: Adventures into the Deep

What happens when a childhood fascination with animals turns into a life spent swimming with whales? In this conversation, I'm joined by Trish Sheen, underwater photographer, whale guide and founder of a whale swimming school in Tonga. From growing up on boats and exploring the ocean with her family, to photographing some of the world's most remarkable marine life, Trish has spent decades building a deep connection with the sea. After discovering photography through her artistic background, Trish found a new way to experience the ocean — capturing moments that few people ever get to witness, including encounters with humpback whales and one of the world's rarest animals: an albino white whale. In this conversation, we talk about: * Growing up on the water and how her family eventually found their way to Tonga * Swimming with humpback whales and photographing the rare albino whale, Siale * A memorable encounter that left her with a squid on her face * How photography changed the way she sees and experiences the underwater world New episode every Tuesday Episode Resources: Website: https://www.tribewildlife.com/our-story Instagram → @tris_sheenie Greaterverse Instagram → @thegreaterverse YouTube →⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@thegreaterverse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@thegreaterverse] TikTok →⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@thegreaterverse⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@thegreaterverse]

No Lightweight: Strength, Resilience and Olympic Dreams

Charlotte Pierce isn’t just building strength for herself, she’s using it to help others rebuild theirs. In this conversation, I’m joined by Charlotte Pierce, a world silver medallist in weightlifting, law student, humanitarian and aspiring Olympian. Charlotte’s story is one of extraordinary strength, not just in the physical sense, but in the resilience, grit and hope she has shown through some incredibly difficult chapters in her life. After discovering weightlifting during a challenging period, Charlotte found not only a sport she loved, but a source of peace, community and possibility. Since then, she has gone on to represent Great Britain, win a world silver medal, recover from a serious brain injury, and set her sights on the LA Olympics. In this conversation, we talk about: * How weightlifting became a source of peace, confidence and opportunity * Recovering from a serious brain injury and learning to go slow to go fast * Charlotte’s Olympic ambitions and what training looks like now Using lived experience to support young people facing homelessness, poverty, mental health challenges and domestic violence. New episode every Tuesday Episode Resources: Instagram → @chijifilm Greaterverse Instagram → @thegreaterverse YouTube →⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@thegreaterverse⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@thegreaterverse] TikTok →⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@thegreaterverse⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@thegreaterverse]

More Than Cricket: Changing Girls' Lives in India Through Sport

What if one conversation could change the course of your life? After travelling to rural India, former Team GB fencer Douce found herself confronted with a simple reality: girls wanted access to sport, but the facilities simply didn’t exist. That moment led to the creation of Girls in Motion, a charity building sports courts for girls in rural India and helping unlock confidence, community, improved health outcomes and educational opportunities through sport. In this episode of The Greaterverse, Anne-Marie and Douce chat about: * How fencing transformed Douce's own life * Why sport can be a powerful tool for girls’ empowerment * The hidden health challenges many girls were facing * Why India’s future in women’s sport could be enormous New episode every Tuesday Episode Resources: Girls in Motion → ⁠⁠⁠ [https://arthouseunlimited.org/]http://girlsinmotion.co.uk/ Instagram → @the_girlsareinmotion Greaterverse Instagram → @thegreaterverse YouTube →⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@thegreaterverse⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@thegreaterverse] TikTok →⁠⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@thegreaterverse⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@thegreaterverse]