Episode 14: Dave Dunham: Interview 2

Dave Dunham is a fitness and mental health advocate, and the founder and owner of 7Wholeness, a business dedicated to developing people from a fitness and lifestyle perspective, as well as Wired Ripple, which promotes the positive actions and leadership of amazing humans. We dive into the daily process of managing our own mental health, as well as empathizing with people in regards issues and pressures we feel on a daily basis. We also discuss how we can relate to people who might be going through a unique situations we ourselves have never faced.

Where you can find Dave:

Website: http://wiredripple.com/
Instagram: @dunham_7w, @wired_ripple

2:00 - 8:30: Dave talks about his research on social media and its impact on physical fitness, mental health, and depression and anxiety
8:30 - 11:00: The daily process of mental health, being cognizant of dealing with our emotions or emotional condition
11:00 - 14:15: Identifying and analyzing our relationship with social media, striking a balance between gaining knowledge from it and overconsuming it in a negative way
14:15 - 20:15: We analyze mental health on a global level and corporate level in the work environment. We talk about the concept of vulnerability and negativity when it comes to approaching someone about your own mental health, and what you can do to overcome that.
20:15 - 26:35: Finding the right help when it comes to mental health, accepting help and personally knowing your issues
26:35 - 33:00: Using past experiences and feelings to help you empathize with people who is going through a unique situation, training yourself to be more empathic, mirroring emotions
33:00 - 36:00: We talk about commonality between all humans and what we're mad of
36:00 - 39:00: Dave's training style and the benefits it has brought him lately
39:00 - 51:30: we get into gym etiquette, the best and the worst of it, and what we can do to be more educated about the small things in the gym
51:30 - 57:50: Dave gives some last advice to those who are stuck in life and not sure where to go next, he discusses accepting who you are and digging deep within yourself on what you can do to help other people