PEPTALK story.
Founder Nadine Hickman
Kia ora I’m Nadine, the founder and editor of PEPTALK. My own walk from mental illness to mental wellness taught me many lessons about how (both) powerfully destructive and powerfully constructive the mind can be. Along the way I learned the skills to use my mind in positive ways and help myself be and stay mentally well.
A few years ago, as the media began to report regularly about our mental health crisis, I felt frustrated that there seemed to be a focus on treatment services, with very little resources going towards teaching people the skills to help themselves psychologically thrive. I could see a growing culture of dependency in our society.
I then discovered the science of wellbeing. Inspired by my own experiences and knowing that two decades of research shows that the skills for wellbeing are teachable and learnable, I felt determined to present the skills for wellbeing in a way that engaged others and inspired them to put them into practice.