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12 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -

Growing together through curious conversations

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Word of the year

January 04, 2023 14:52 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MB

In this episode, I get curious about the concept; WORD FOR THE YEAR. Maybe like me, you have created new years resolutions only to find they didn't last that long! I have found that having a word for the year is a far positive way to keep on track. One simple word that keeps me intentional, supports my decision making and represents how I want my year to feel. So if this speaks to you, grab a warm drink, open up your journal and work through the 4 steps that I take to find my word of the ...

What do you want?

November 03, 2022 14:16 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MB

In this episode I get curious about the question, what do you want?  I explore the complexity of the answer and share how my reaction ties back to some flippant comments from when I was a child.  As an exercise, I ask you to take some time exploring your own answers with my workbook which you can get in my online learning portal (you can access it by clicking on the link below). Click Here

Kirk Hardwick - The Ultra Runner

November 17, 2020 15:33 - 38 minutes - 35.8 MB

In this episode, I get curious with ultra-runner, Kirk Hardwick. Kirk believes that we are all born to run, and argues, you don’t have to be superhuman to be able to run 100 plus miles over 24 hours. All it takes is commitment, determination and drive. He says the word impossible is overused and is done so in a way that limits our capacity to be our best. Kirk says the allure of running is the ability to find ourselves and to re-discover what we are meant to do. He describes how running ma...

Phil Jones MBE

June 28, 2020 16:26 - 43 minutes - 40.4 MB

In this episode, I get curious with the Managing Director of Brother, Phil Jones MBE, whose personal purpose is to inspire the potential of millions of others. We get curious about how powerful leaders are ones who bring emotional intelligence and compassion to an organisation. We explore; The power of creating meaningful cultures where small things make the biggest difference.  How to use diverse information to create feedback loops to communicate the right content at the correct freque...

Danielle Brown MBE

June 12, 2020 10:08 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB

Today I get curious with double Olympic gold medal winner, Danielle Brown MBE. Together we get curious about the power that comes with knowing yourself because as Danielle states, your relationship with yourself is the longest.  We discuss the power of positivity and mindset, why saying yes brings amazing opportunities, how kindness overflows into your whole life and why you should never give up, but instead get up! Danielle shares the following quote with us: "I’ve learned that people wi...

The complexity of obesity with Sarah LeBrocq

May 13, 2020 09:29 - 38 minutes - 35.9 MB

In this episode, we get curious with Sarah LeBrocq. Sarah lost 8 stone in the TV series, fat, fight of my life and now campaigns to raise awareness about the complexity of obesity. We explore those complex issues and links to genetics. We discuss the stigma, assumptions and stereotypes people living with obesity face every day and the importance of changing the narrative.  Sarah explains the role of obesogenic environments and how her view of wellbeing has changed over the years. 

Ali Mortimer, Heal Yourself Happy

April 08, 2020 09:39 - 50 minutes - 47 MB

In this episode, we get curious with Ali Mortimer.   Ali talks us through her very personal journey that led her to uncover the 7 pillars of her heal yourself happy methodology.    Ali shares the 7 pillars, starting with the power and effect of food, the importance of finding physical activities that bring you joy, ensuring we gain enough quality sleep, why we need to go to the mental health gym regularly, finding your authentic self through the happy soul pillar, the importance of creating...

Working from home with Pete Quinn.

March 25, 2020 14:08 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MB

Pete talks us through some ideas for enhancing and maintaining our wellbeing whilst working at home.  We discuss how to build healthy routines, faking our commute to work, starting and finishing our day well, the importance of connections, how we can use this time to learn from our family members and what resilience really means.  "Pete is also a Consultant for Goss Consultancy Ltd (http://www.gossconsultancy.com) with whom he worked on the Tower of London and Wellcome projects mentioned i...

Finding your authentic self with Gina Battye

March 08, 2020 11:47 - 44 minutes - 41.6 MB

Today I get curious about wellbeing with Gina Battye; Gina is a world-renowned LGBT+ & Authenticity Advisor, trainer, speaker, author and coach.  She advises for TV, Film, Radio, Theatre, Global Press, multinational companies, Fortune 500s and Leading Global Organisations. She has experienced a unique but sadly all too familiar journey, surviving workplace bullying which impacted her health and triggered her having to hide her authentic self. This, however, led Gina to creating the authen...

Mark Gilroy - TMSDI Wellbeing

February 23, 2020 13:31 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MB

In this podcast, we get curious with Mark Gilroy about workplace wellbeing that isn't simply a box-ticking exercise but a meaningful journey, balancing our life - work time, and the power of journaling. Mark is the managing director of TMSDI, a company which distributes a unique set of profiling tools which facilitates curious conversations about personal, team and organisational performance. Mark is a sought after speaker at leadership, personal development conferences and for other podca...

Paul Parkinson

February 16, 2020 13:46 - 38 minutes - 35.9 MB

Today we get curious with Paul Parkinson, Paul is the founder of one of the Uk’s largest vehicle brokers, Synergy, who have won several awards for being the best at what they do. Paul is an entrepreneur and his interests sit within sports, high performance, being team focused and creating a growth and investment mindset.

Coaching and Mentoring with Charlie Beech

February 08, 2020 17:47 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MB

Charlie Beech hung up his boots as a professional rugby player in December 2019 following a successful 15-year career. Having played for Northampton Saints, London Wasps, Bath, Yorkshire Carnegie, and Coventry, he is now growing a new career as an Action Coach. During this podcast Charlie provides some insightful information to our curious questions: What does coaching mean to you? · Coaching is how well you can coach not how much you know in that area · Transfer your knowledge and allow...

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