ENJOY with The Eggplant Boys
Instagram duo, Charlie and Seymore AKA The Eggplant Boys will be joining Sir JK on Thursday to share just how simple it is to enjoy, with cool vibes and delicious kai in the kitchen!
What will be covered in this session:
Self-care is a major component of keeping our wellbeing in check, and that includes making time for fun. Doing the things we love and enjoy each day can help us feel happier and become more resilient to the challenges life can throw at us. In this session, Charlie and Seymore will have a kōrero with Sir John Kirwan about how to use enjoyment as a tool to help us cope better and bounce back quicker from stress.
Charlie and Seymore will share how they use the kitchen to express their love and passion for cooking and the different ways they use kai as their secret ingredient to bring people together. A kōrero packed full of goodness, and not to be missed!
About The Eggplant Boys
The boys with no gear and all the ideas (aka Charlie and Seymore aka Eggplant Boys) spend their time pushing the boundaries of New Zealand’s favourite ingredients, using kai to bring people together in the process.
Catch them on @eggplantboys__ to pick up some home cooking recipes and secret weapons.
You can find more content from The Eggplant Boys in the Mentemia app. Click here to learn how to make a mouthwatering lamb, miso eggplant sandwich.
There’s beauty in taking time to enjoy every day. Here’s some inspiration to get started:
The 6 Pillars: Enjoy. Make time for fun
When we do things each day that we enjoy it can help us feel happier and become more resilient - particularly in times of uncertainty. Even just knowing you have moments of pleasure planned into your day or week can give you a boost and help you cope better with stresses and strains.
Think about the things you enjoy and start planning them into your schedule. Here are some ideas to try.
24 easy mood boosters
Moods come and go.
It’s normal for moods to fluctuate and change depending on what else is going on in your life.
Sometimes we all need a ‘quick fix’ to help transition from a low mood to a good mood.
Here are some easy mood boosters to have up your sleeve. These activate your ‘happy hormones’ providing a chemical boost to improve your day.
Try this: Treat yourself every day
A glass of red wine with dinner. Strolling along the beach at sunset. Watching your favourite television show.
These are all little ways you can treat yourself every day. Sir John Kirwan calls this filling his goody bag.
Love the concept of filling your goody bag? Here are some ideas to get you started.
Feeling unmotivated? You might need a dopamine boost
Dopamine is one of your brain’s ‘happy chemicals’. It’s a feel-good hormone associated with satisfaction, pleasure, and reward.
Dopamine comes from specific ‘pleasure centres’ of the brain. Even anticipating something you are looking forward to can flood the brain with dopamine.
Learn more about dopamine and ways to get a boost.
