The Diverse Minds Podcast

By Leyla Okhai

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The podcast that talks about race equality and wellbeing for a busy modern world through inspiring stories, interviews and case studies. Brought to you by Leyla Okhai, CEO of Diverse Minds UK and former Head of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Centre at Imperial College London. We provide insights from diverse thought leaders in race equality, wellbeing and mental health to increase your understanding and enable you to make positive changes in your life with ease.

Episode Date
#306 Yoga Mats Won't Fix Burnout: The Real Root Causes of Employee Exhaustion
May 26, 2026
#305 Your D&I Strategy is a PR Stunt: Here’s how to fix it
May 12, 2026
#304 Stop Blaming "Cultural Fit": The Truth About Systemic Bias in HR
Apr 28, 2026
#303 Why Professional Courage is Dead. Standing up for what's right at work.
Apr 14, 2026
#302 Why do HR Leaders Stay Silent When Things Get Toxic?
Mar 31, 2026
#301 Why we need the Alphabet of Happiness by Klaudia Mitura
Mar 17, 2026
#300 5 Things I learned from Careless People by Sarah Wynn Williams
Mar 03, 2026
#299 Managing Your Emotions at Work
Feb 17, 2026
#298 New Website Launch
Feb 03, 2026
#297 Workplace Wellbeing Trends for 2026
Jan 20, 2026
#296 Round-Up of the Year
Jan 06, 2026
#295 Supporting Carers at Work
Dec 23, 2025
#294 Overview of The Lilac Review and Why it Matters
Dec 09, 2025
#293 Why slashing your DEI budget is a bad idea
Nov 25, 2025
#292 Stress, Money and Mental Health
Nov 11, 2025
#291 My Black History Month Journey
Oct 28, 2025
#290 Why Black History Month is so important
Oct 14, 2025
#289 Future-Proofing against Division at Work
Sep 30, 2025
#288 What to do with Division in the Workplace
Sep 16, 2025
#287 Handling Division in the Workplace
Sep 02, 2025
#286 Celebrating 6 Years of Podcasting
Aug 19, 2025
#285 Stop Asking Where Are You Really from
Aug 05, 2025
#284 Roots to Routes Resources
Jul 22, 2025
#283 Parallels between Biodiversity and Human Diversity
Jul 08, 2025
#282 Being the Only One
Jun 24, 2025
#281 Impacts of Loneliness on Mental Health
Jun 11, 2025
#280 How local communities support our wellbeing
May 27, 2025
#279 Building a workplace community for Mental Health
May 13, 2025
278 It’s stressful to complete equal opps forms!
Apr 29, 2025
#277 Your Workplace Shouldn't be a Family
Apr 15, 2025
#276 The Stress of Patriarchy at Work
Apr 01, 2025
#275 Women's Mental Load at Work
Mar 18, 2025
#274 Accelerate Action for ALL women
Mar 04, 2025
#273 Using the Wheel of Power
Feb 19, 2025
#272 EDI Policy Model vs Liberation Model
Feb 04, 2025
#271 Recognising a Positive Workplace Wellbeing Culture
Jan 21, 2025
#270 Workplace Wellbeing Trends for 2025
Jan 07, 2025
#269 Year in Review
Dec 24, 2024
#268 How workplace wellbeing enables inclusion
Dec 10, 2024
#267 How to handle gatekeepers
Nov 26, 2024
#266 What are Gatekeepers in The Workplace?
Nov 12, 2024
#265 Recentering the White Gaze
Oct 29, 2024
#264 Understanding the white gaze
Oct 15, 2024
#263 Challenging Dominant Narratives
Oct 01, 2024
#262 Managing Conflict at Work
Sep 17, 2024
#261 What should workplaces do now after the racist riots?
Sep 03, 2024
#260 Celebrating 5 years of Podcasting
Aug 20, 2024
#259 Navigating South Asian Identity with Dimple Mukherjee
Aug 13, 2024
#258 Enabling Self-Expression at Work
Aug 06, 2024
#257 The Authenticity Paradox
Jul 30, 2024
#256 Free To Be Me
Jul 23, 2024
#255 Shifting Workplace Politics
Jul 16, 2024
#254 Is it ok to Talk about Politics at Work?
Jul 09, 2024
#253 Election Special: The Possibilities for EDI?
Jul 02, 2024
#252 That's Not My Name!
Jun 25, 2024
#251 We can't Afford That
Jun 18, 2024
#250 Do we have to do mandatory training?
Jun 11, 2024
#249 Why the pushback?
Jun 04, 2024
#248 Cultural Preferences for Mental Health Recovery
May 28, 2024
#247 Managing Boundaries As a Mental Health Supporter
May 21, 2024
#246 Starting a Mental Health Conversation as a Manager
May 14, 2024
#245 What is Psychological Safety at Work?
May 07, 2024
#244 Why Reparations are Vital
Apr 30, 2024
#243 Decolonising Arts and Heritage
Apr 23, 2024
#242 Decolonising the Curriculum
Apr 16, 2024
#241 Decolonising in the Workplace
Apr 09, 2024
#240 What is Decolonisation?
Apr 02, 2024
#239 South Asian Women and Burnout with Neelu Kaur
Mar 26, 2024
#238 Shake up your Women's Network
Mar 19, 2024
#237 Unmasking the Mask with Marie Loney
Mar 12, 2024
#236 Inspiring Inclusion?
Mar 05, 2024
#235 Shifting white Dominant Norms
Feb 27, 2024
#234 Identifying white Dominant Norms
Feb 20, 2024
#233 What are white Dominant Norms?
Feb 13, 2024
#232 Equity in the Aviation Industry with Nzinga Orgill
Feb 06, 2024
#231 Book Review: Enchantment by Katherine May
Jan 30, 2024
#230 Healthy Functioning with a Heart and Mind Connection with Dr Magdalena Bak-Maier
Jan 23, 2024
#229 Coaching with Collage with Andrèa Watts
Jan 16, 2024
#228 A Career with Heart and Mind with Rolake Ojo
Jan 09, 2024
#227 What is the Heart and Mind Connection?
Jan 02, 2024
#226 2023 The Year in Review
Dec 26, 2023
#225 Workplace Wellbeing Trends for 2024
Dec 19, 2023
#224 The Barriers for Disabled Entrepreneurs
Dec 12, 2023
#223 Diversity and Inclusion Architecture with Toby Mildon
Dec 05, 2023
#222 Cross-Cultural Parenting with Carolina Albuerne Rodriguez
Nov 28, 2023
#221 Wellbeing in Parenting with Dr Naomi Irvine
Nov 21, 2023
#220 Raising Anti-Racist Children with Keon West
Nov 14, 2023
#219 Parenting with Equity and Wellbeing in Mind
Nov 07, 2023
#218 Workplace Behaviour Change Journeys
Oct 31, 2023
#217 Facing Difficult Conversations with Jimi Okubanjo
Oct 24, 2023
#216 Telling the Stories of African Women with Mukelwa Hlatshwayo
Oct 17, 2023
#215 Reconnect Retreats with Abi Osho
Oct 10, 2023
#214 Saluting our Sisters
Oct 03, 2023
#213 Ancestral Legacies and Writing with Jackee Holder
Sep 26, 2023
#212 The Power of Journaling with Greta Solomon
Sep 19, 2023
#211 Creative writing and Mental Health with Jim Hall
Sep 12, 2023
#210 Writing and Mental Health
Sep 05, 2023
#209 Data, Stories and Identity with Sathya Bala
Aug 29, 2023
#208 Happy 4th Birthday
Aug 22, 2023
#207 Ways to Tell Your Story
Aug 15, 2023
#206 Making Climate Justice Accessible with Pooja Tilvawala
Aug 08, 2023
#205 Cultural Perspectives on Imposter Syndrome with Pinky Ghadiali
Aug 01, 2023
#204 Flipping the Definition of Success with Mohammed Kasujee
Jul 25, 2023
#203 What kind of South Asian are you?
Jul 18, 2023
#202 Intersectional Friendships with Christine Pride and Jo Piazza
Jul 11, 2023
#201 Friendships and Mental Health
Jul 04, 2023
#200th Episode Celebration with Dr Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey
Jun 27, 2023
#199 Failing Forward with Nana Parry
Jun 20, 2023
#198 Transactional vs Transformational Changes
Jun 13, 2023
#197 Building your Personal Brand
Jun 06, 2023
#196 How Divestment links to Mental Health
May 30, 2023
#195 Colonial legacies and Climate Change with Irene Asuwa
May 23, 2023
#194 Parents for Future with Jelly Mae Moring
May 16, 2023
#193 Anxiety Linked to the Climate Crisis
May 09, 2023
#192 Getting Workplace Adjustments Right with Daniel Williams
May 02, 2023
#191 The Conscious Workplace with Shaara Roman
Apr 25, 2023
#190 Improving Gender Diversity in Finance with Lynne Marlor
Apr 18, 2023
#189 Ensuring People's Rights at Work with Donna Patterson
Apr 11, 2023
#188 Top 5 Inclusion Workplace Mistakes
Apr 04, 2023
#187 Autism, Race and Culture
Mar 28, 2023
#186 International Day of Happiness
Mar 21, 2023
#185 Imposter Syndrome vs Frustration Phenomenon
Mar 14, 2023
#184 Round Up from Women in Tech SEO Fest
Mar 07, 2023
#183 LGBTQ+ Black Health Experiences with Harvey Kennedy-Pitt
Feb 28, 2023
#182 Cath Lloyd Transitioning in Families
Feb 21, 2023
#181 How to support LGBTQ+ Mental Health at Work
Feb 14, 2023
#180 Intersectionality for LGBTQ+ History Month
Feb 07, 2023
#179 Campaigning for Poverty and Mental Health with Errin Norton-Brown
Jan 31, 2023
#178 Tackling Injustice with Jeri C Perkins
Jan 24, 2023
#177 Poverty and Mental Health
Jan 17, 2023
#176 Diversity & Inclusion in the Public Speaking World with Dan Ram
Jan 10, 2023
#175 Energetic conversations, healing and mental health with Maya Kalaria
Jan 03, 2023
#174 2022 The Year in Review: Abundance?
Dec 27, 2022
#173 SEN and Neurodivergent Support in Education
Dec 20, 2022
#172 My ADHD Journey with Rahimeh Ramezany
Dec 13, 2022
#171 From Awareness to Acceptance to Action with Martin Griffin
Dec 06, 2022
#170 What is disability and intersectionality?
Nov 29, 2022
#169 How Workplaces can improve Mental Wellbeing via nutrition
Nov 22, 2022
#168 How Nutrition Impacts our Health with Dr Amanda Adkins
Nov 15, 2022
#167 7 ways Cooking Supports our Mental health
Nov 08, 2022
#166 The connection between nutrition and mental health
Nov 01, 2022
#165 Community Activism Radio with Ken Orlukwu
Oct 25, 2022
#164 Book Reflections: How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi
Oct 18, 2022
#163 The Racial Code with Prof Nicola Rollock
Oct 11, 2022
#162 Taking Action for Equity in Children's Services with Laurelle Brown
Oct 04, 2022
#161 Happiness and Personal Development with Klaudia Mitura
Sep 27, 2022
#160 The Power of Mentoring with Karen Tsui
Sep 20, 2022
#159 6 Reasons Why Personal Development is Important
Sep 13, 2022
#158 Mynd Maps with Rosemary Ikpeme
Sep 06, 2022
#157 Happy 3rd Birthday
Aug 30, 2022
#156 The Power of Arts Therapy with Rebecca West
Aug 23, 2022
#155 Arts in Practice with Erinn Dhesi
Aug 16, 2022
#154 Book Review: Big Magic By Elizabeth Gilbert
Aug 09, 2022
#153 How the arts supports mental health
Aug 02, 2022
#152 Black Leadership with Busayo Abidakun
Jul 26, 2022
#151 Defining Racial Capitalism with Maya Goodfellow
Jul 19, 2022
#150 My Lived Experiences with Allan Reid
Jul 12, 2022
#149 Using Lived Experience to shape better workplaces
Jul 05, 2022
#148 Work-Life Balance 4: The Checklist
Jun 28, 2022
#147 Work-Life Balance 3: How to find the time
Jun 21, 2022
#146 Work-Life Balance 2: Mood Check-In
Jun 14, 2022
#145 Work-Life Balance 1:Tea Cup Energy Drainers
Jun 07, 2022
#144 What if they're faking it?
May 31, 2022
#143 Why won't they accept help?
May 24, 2022
#142 How Racism Creates Mental-Ill Health
May 17, 2022
#141 Loneliness and Mental Health
May 10, 2022
#140 Why we need to talk about Maternal Mental Health
May 03, 2022
#139 My music and mental health journey MiteKiss
Apr 26, 2022
#138 Play for adults with music therapist Crystal Luk-Worrall
Apr 19, 2022
#137 11 Songs that Boost my Mental Wellbeing
Apr 12, 2022
Bonus Episode: Why Resilience Isn’t A Sticking Plaster
Apr 08, 2022
#136 How music boosts our mental health
Apr 05, 2022
#135 Recognising the different ways to have a family with Jenny Saft
Mar 29, 2022
#134 Recognising the needs of carers with Anita Powell
Mar 22, 2022
#133 How men can be true allies to women at work with Susan Popola
Mar 15, 2022
#132 Breaking the Bias
Mar 08, 2022
#131 How true crime podcasts can get us to recognise bias
Mar 01, 2022
#130 Trauma Recovery through Yoga with Ava Riby-Williams
Feb 22, 2022
#129 Formulating empowering beliefs with Shazney Spence
Feb 15, 2022
#128 Reciprocity in a mentoring relationship
Feb 08, 2022
#127 Sharing Your Story with Shari Foos
Feb 01, 2022
#126 Book Review: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
Jan 25, 2022
#125 Doing Less, Being More with Karen Liebenguth
Jan 18, 2022
#124 How to start conversations about Mental Health at work
Jan 11, 2022
#123 Book Review: Wintering by Katherine May
Jan 04, 2022
#122 Round-up of 2021: My Year of Gratitude
Dec 28, 2021
#121 Weaving Heritage into Fashion with Parasto Qalandri
Dec 21, 2021
#120 Having Conversations about Workplace Adjustments
Dec 14, 2021
#119 Universal Design and why it's so important
Dec 07, 2021
#118 Turning grief into fuel with Dipti Tait
Nov 30, 2021
#117 Talking about Toxic Masculinity with Kevin Brazant
Nov 23, 2021
#116 Tackling Bystander Apathy with Shamsher Chohan
Nov 16, 2021
#115 Managing Adversity and Stress as a Parent with Christine Brown Quinn
Nov 09, 2021
#114 Identifying and Combating Burnout
Nov 02, 2021
# 113 Ensuring a Black History Month 365 Approach
Oct 26, 2021
#112 Cultural Money Stories and Mindsets with Talia Loderick
Oct 19, 2021
#111 Black women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers
Oct 12, 2021
#110 Tackling Anti-Blackness in South Asian Communities
Oct 05, 2021
#109 8 ways to create culturally inclusive meetings
Sep 28, 2021
#108 What's the big deal with Cultural appropriation?
Sep 21, 2021
#107 Book Review Culture Map by Erin Meyer
Sep 14, 2021
#106 Cross-Cultural Understanding at Work with Dr Nathalie van Meurs.
Sep 07, 2021
#105 5 Reflections from my second year of podcasting
Aug 31, 2021
#104 Asian Female Leadership with Anjum Khan
Aug 24, 2021
#102 Beware the Tone Police!
Aug 18, 2021
#103 The damaging impacts of colourism and shadism
Aug 17, 2021
#101 Defining Global Feminism with Raakhi Shah CEO of The Circle
Aug 03, 2021
#100 7 Reasons you must watch We Are Lady Parts
Jul 27, 2021
#99 Uplifting Impact with Deanna Singh
Jul 20, 2021
#98 What have emojis got to do with equality and diversity?
Jul 13, 2021
#97 The art of listening to support someone
Jul 06, 2021
#96 Empowerment through the Cowrie Scholarship Foundation with Richard Orrefo
Jun 29, 2021
#95 Shaking up your Recruitment Processes
Jun 22, 2021
#94 Making Change and not Jumping on the Bandwagon
Jun 15, 2021
#93 Empathy at Work with Shola Kaye
Jun 08, 2021
#92 How volunteering supports Mental Wellbeing
Jun 01, 2021
#91 Elevating Teen Self-Esteem with Jenny Garrett
May 25, 2021
#90 What's next for wellbeing as we transition back?
May 17, 2021
#89 Connecting Nature and Mental Health
May 11, 2021
#88 Talking Sense for Deaf Awareness Week
May 04, 2021
#87 Ella Mesma and Ama Rouge International Day of Dance
Apr 27, 2021
#86 5 Ways Reading Benefits your Mental Health
Apr 20, 2021
#85 Black Beauty and Wholeness with Dr Rochelle Rowe-Wiseman
Apr 13, 2021
#84 Asking Yourself Big Questions with Bhavik Patel
Apr 06, 2021
#83 Turning a hobby into a passion with Rosie Khandwala
Mar 30, 2021
#82 Agency as Female Solopreneur
Mar 23, 2021
#81 Y.O.U can make a difference with Sarah Jordan
Mar 16, 2021
#80 Entrepreneurship with an AfroTouch with Georgina Fihosy
Mar 09, 2021
#79 Dyslexia Champions and Neurodivergent Support
Mar 02, 2021
#78 No such thing as being shelved
Feb 22, 2021
#77: Book Review: Love in Colour by Bolu Babalola
Feb 16, 2021
#76 Self-love and Self-Esteem what does it all mean?
Feb 09, 2021
#75 How love promotes positive mental health
Feb 03, 2021
#74 Preventing a Mental-ill Health Factory
Jan 26, 2021
#73 Book Review of Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo
Jan 19, 2021
#72 Recovery through Art with Olivia Mendoza
Jan 12, 2021
#71 Workplace Wellbeing Trends for 2021
Jan 07, 2021
#70: Lessons from 2020
Dec 29, 2020
#69 How Real Allyship Makes a Difference
Dec 22, 2020
#68 Still too scared to talk about race?
Dec 15, 2020
#67 Diversifying Boards and why you need to
Dec 08, 2020
#66 Gender-based violence, culture and mental health
Dec 01, 2020
#65 Why Training isn't a Panacea
Nov 24, 2020
#64 Workplace Wellbeing Initiatives that Truly Work
Nov 17, 2020
#63 Anti-bullying initiatives that work
Nov 10, 2020
#62 Mindfulness And Managing Stress With Mita Mistry
Nov 03, 2020
#61 The Challenge of Women’s Wellbeing at Work during Covid-19
Oct 27, 2020
#60 To BAME or not to BAME?
Oct 20, 2020
#59 How Hate Crime Negatively Impacts Mental Health
Oct 13, 2020
#58 Neurodiversity, Race and Culture with Jannett Morgan
Oct 05, 2020
#57 Assertiveness and Self-Care
Sep 29, 2020
#56 Creating Safe Cultural Spaces with Rupinder Kaur
Sep 22, 2020
#55 Shaping Your Routine and Self Care
Sep 15, 2020
#54 Social Media and Mental Health: Help or Hindrance?
Sep 08, 2020
#53 Happy 1st Birthday Diverse Minds Podcast
Sep 01, 2020
#52 The Messy Myth Of Meritocracy
Aug 25, 2020
#51 A Writer’s Journey With Mahsuda Snaith
Aug 18, 2020
#50 Why you need to stop stereotyping South Asian Women
Aug 11, 2020
#49 The first South Asian Heritage Month
Aug 04, 2020
#48 Finding Passion, Patience and Persistence
Jul 28, 2020
#47 How culture and leadership combine
Jul 21, 2020
#46 Solopreneurs Mental Health
Jul 14, 2020
#45 Visibility with Louise Ndibwirende Goux-Wirth
Jul 07, 2020
#44 Your Working at Home Life Balance
Jun 30, 2020
#43 Windrush Day with Patrick Vernon
Jun 23, 2020
#42 Men's Health Week with Oris Ikomi
Jun 16, 2020
#41 Racism and Genuine Allyship
Jun 09, 2020
#40 Negotiating something better
Jun 02, 2020
#39 Resilience and Mental Health
May 26, 2020
#38 How kindness helps our mental health
May 19, 2020
#37 Why bother with Inclusive Language?
May 12, 2020
#36 Five Lessons we can learn from Noughts and Crosses
May 05, 2020
#35 Coronavirus and Humanitarian perspectives with Asil Sidahmed
Apr 27, 2020
#34 Ramadan and what it means with Omar Salha
Apr 21, 2020
#33 Jumping Hurdles with Andrea Rainsford
Apr 14, 2020
#32 Managing Lone Working and Mental Health
Apr 07, 2020
#31 Staying connected during social isolation
Mar 31, 2020
#30 World Poetry Day With Jess Green
Mar 24, 2020
#29 Intersectionality and International Women's Day
Mar 17, 2020
#28 Overcoming Adversity with Petra Velzeboer
Mar 10, 2020
#27 What You Can Do For University Mental Health Day
Mar 03, 2020
#26 Eating Disorder Awareness Week with Hope Virgo
Feb 25, 2020
#25 How to organise effective mental health awareness events for your workplace
Feb 18, 2020
#24 Exploring people of colour, sex and mental health with Dr Annabel Sowemimo
Feb 11, 2020
#23 LGBTQI+ History Month with Michelle Codrington-Rogers
Feb 04, 2020
#22 International Student Mental Health
Jan 30, 2020
#21 Shaping the culture and behaviours in your organisation with Kate Nash.
Jan 21, 2020
#20 Body Positivity and how to be an ally with Sarah-Daisy Burnard.
Jan 14, 2020
#19 How Blue Monday sparks conversations about mental health.
Jan 07, 2020
#18 Looking Beyond New Year’s Resolution
Dec 31, 2019
#17 12 business lessons I learned in 2019, and what’s next for 2020.
Dec 24, 2019
#16 Disability History Month: Getting involved in the disability movement with Steph Cutler.
Dec 17, 2019
#15 Why you need a coach (and don't wait until January)
Dec 10, 2019
#14 Christmas and Jingle Well - Why Christmas time isn’t always good for our Mental Health.
Dec 03, 2019
#13 Talking about Domestic Violence at work With Katie Russell and Harriet Smailes.
Nov 26, 2019
#12 Career Happiness and Mental Health With Soma Ghosh.
Nov 19, 2019
#11 Bullying and harassment in the workplace: what you can do about it.
Nov 12, 2019
#10 Do you wear stress as a badge of honour?
Nov 05, 2019
#09 Using data to inform BHM with Mac Alonge
Oct 29, 2019
#08 What is Diwali and how it’s celebrated with Dr. Manish Tayal
Oct 22, 2019
#07 How to organise meaningful Black History Month Events at work
Oct 15, 2019
#06 Black Mental Health: How to engage your staff
Oct 08, 2019
#04 Black History Month UK 2019: Why is it important with Pawlet Brookes.
Oct 01, 2019
#03 Celebrating National Inclusion week (and why it matters at work).
Sep 24, 2019
#05 Self-care September movement and exercise with Versha Patel from Birth and Beyond Fitness.
Sep 17, 2019
#02 Why and how to talk about suicide.
Sep 10, 2019
#01 Why I started Diverse Minds and my journey.
Sep 03, 2019
Diverse minds podcast: the trailer
Jul 27, 2019