"The Wisdom of Right Relationship: Mental Health, Leadership & Claiming Your Brain" with Jocelyn Pepe
- chri116
- May 28
- 4 min read
Summary:
This week on The UpLevel Podcast, we sit down with Jocelyn Pepe, author of Claim Your Brain, and founder of TrU. We have a rich and powerful conversation about what it means to be in right relationship with our mental health.
As a leader, coach, and advocate, Jocelyn is reshaping how we think about mental well-being in the workplace and beyond. She weaves science, soul, and lived experience into a transformative body of work that supports leaders, teams, and individuals in reclaiming their mental resilience.
With a Master’s in the Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health and a decade-long journey of personal healing, including recovery from a major brain injury. Jocelyn brings wisdom, humility, and fierce advocacy to this dialogue.
Tune in now, and remember to pre-order Jocelyn’s book, Claim Your Brain, a true guide for those ready to lead, live, and love with intention.
In This Episode:
How right relationship applies to mental health, personally, professionally, and collectively.
Jocelyn’s path of healing from childhood trauma to leadership in the well-being space.
The science-meets-soul approach of Claim Your Brain.
Mental health as a foundation for sustainable leadership and impact.
Navigating life transitions, family dynamics, and business with authenticity and grace.
Why mental health is everyone’s responsibility—and how we can each be better stewards of our own well-being.
Order of Topics:
Defining Right Relationship in Mental Health
What is Mental Health?
Jocelyn’s Journey
Coping Mechanisms and Early Adulthood
Turning Point and Finding Her Voice
Trauma, Slowing Down, and Brain Injury
Nature, Intuition, and Balance
Humanity's Disconnection and the Importance of Community
From Habitual to Ritual: Tangible Practices
Reconnecting with Ancestry
Integrating and Celebrating Healing
Claim Your Brain: Book Insights
Action Items:
Embracing Right Relationship in Mental Health
Self-Alignment: Start by examining your relationship with yourself. Recognize when you're out of alignment and take steps to restore balance.
Interpersonal Connections: Strengthen relationships with others by ensuring self-alignment first. Healthy interactions are built on a strong sense of self.
Spiritual Well-being: Connect with something larger than yourself, such as nature or community, to provide perspective and support.
Whole-Person Approach to Mental Health
Focus on integrating the brain (thoughts), heart (emotions), gut (intuition), and nervous system for holistic well-being.
Understand that mental health is a spectrum; aim for resilience rather than labeling states as strictly "healthy" or "unwell."
Personal Growth Through Ancestral Healing
Explore your family history to uncover patterns of resilience and trauma. Use this awareness for personal healing.
Engage in journaling or internal dialogue if direct conversations about familial healing aren't possible.
Transforming Daily Habits into Rituals
Shift daily activities towards intentional rituals. For example, take mindful outdoor breaks focusing on natural elements like sunrises or trees.
Building Resilience through Connection
Pause regularly throughout your day for moments of connection — even 90 seconds can make a difference.
Share stories within communities, drawing inspiration from ancestral traditions.
Addressing Modern Challenges
Be aware that technology and constant busyness contribute to disconnection from vital relationships with our body, community, and planet.
About Jocelyn:
Jocelyn Pepe is a Fractional Head of Mental Health and Organizational Wellbeing, Mental Health Researcher, Coach, and Founder of TrU, an organization dedicated to fostering executive and team wellbeing while building healthy, sustainable organizational cultures. With a career track record of developing people and as a global facilitator with over a decade of experience in coaching and training, she aligns physical, mental, and social wellbeing to develop human potential in corporate and personal settings.
Jocelyn has worked with leading organizations such as Edward Jones, Tully Luxury Travel, Cogeco, Sick Kids Foundation, iA Wealth, TD Bank and Restaurants Canada driving transformative change through customized wellbeing programs that enhance both individual and organizational performance.
Jocelyn's academic background includes an MSc in the Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health, complemented by multiple coaching certifications, including Registered Health Coach (RHCTM), Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), and Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She is also Vice Chair of the Wellness Coaching Initiative and a member of the Workplace Wellbeing Initiative, both led by the Global Wellness Institute (GWI).
Jocelyn’s speaking engagements are known for their interactivity, depth, and ability to inspire lasting behavioral change. She draws from her own experiences as a high achiever, former endurance athlete, entrepreneur, working mother, and mental health advocate, weaving these insights with cutting-edge research on wellbeing, workplace culture, and performance. Her passion spans a range of topics, including mental health, women’s health, healthy team dynamics, conscious communication, and leadership—all crucial to enhancing workplace wellbeing.
As an energetic, vibrant, and engaging speaker, Jocelyn is committed to the belief that healthy, well-supported employees are the foundation of thriving, sustainable workplace cultures. Her work continues to impact global organizations by cultivating healthier minds, bodies, and workplace environments, driving both personal growth and business success.
Website: https://truliving.ca/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truliving.ca/
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