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Tales to Inspire

192 episodes - English - Latest episode: 20 days ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings

The Tales to Inspire Podcast aims to bring you stories to amaze and inspire you.

Sharing the experiences of people from all walks of life who've overcome huge challenges, Krish Patel will bring you weekly stories to encourage you to chase your dreams, and never give up.

Mental Health Health & Fitness Education Self-Improvement ambition inspiration mindset motivation selfhelp
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Pammy Johal: Celebrating diversity through adventure

March 17, 2022 01:30 - 49 minutes - 56.7 MB

"Life is too short to wear tight shoes"   Pammy takes us on a journey from her childhood where she was born in the 60’s in inner city Coventry to a Sikh immigrant family. At 16, a school trip introduced her to the mountains where she experienced the WOW moment that changed her life. A force much bigger than her took her to explore wild landscapes of the world! Not something her parents or community were keen on.   Pammy takes us on a journey of self-discovery, understanding and respecting dif...

Chris Delaney: Realising my own self worth

March 10, 2022 11:43 - 49 minutes - 47.5 MB

Chris Delaney is an interview coach, hypnotherapist, and author. As a 'dyslexic loser' Chris thought he would always work in low-paid and low-skilled jobs. But a lucky break, his passion, and his positive mindset helped Chris to turn failure into success. Thank you for listening to the Tales To Inspire Podcast! If you enjoyed today’s podcast, be sure to like and subscribe for more Tales To Inspire content! Follow our social media!  Our Links Patreon:   Website:   Twitter:   Facebook:   Instag...

Lindy Witkowska: Learning to shine within the darkness

March 03, 2022 01:30 - 1 hour - 54.1 MB

Lindy Witkowska grew up as the eldest of ten children in Liverpool. She was brought up believing that she was never enough and this is a narrative she stuck to into early adulthood. Lindy got married at a young age and after some serious trauma with her relationship, realised that something had to change. However, change does not always come immediately and in the forms that we expect and Lindy’s journey was one that led her through huge difficulties with her relationships, family and physica...

Jaime Thurston: Impacting lives through being kind

February 24, 2022 01:30 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MB

“I wish a lot of charities were not needed”   Jaime Thurston is the founder and CEO of the brilliant charity 52 Lives. Jaime grew up in Australia and was surrounded by people within her family who showered her in kindness.   Jaime grew up wanting to be an author and after school started working as a journalist. However, our dreams do not always go to plan and Jaime was not happy writing articles on people who were in stressful situations and after having two children Jaime had a life changing...

Michelle Rawls: Discovering your true self

February 17, 2022 01:30 - 56 minutes - 48.8 MB

“Don’t forget to lean on those who love you”   Michelle Rawls is one of those people who has that infectious kind of energy. She takes us through a journey of dealing with her parents divorce as a child and having to deal with her hair loss due to Alopecia.   Michelle has travelled the world, but her struggles have made her realise that no matter how much we travel, unless we travel inside ourselves and build a solid foundation, nothing sustainable can be created.   Prepare for a journey of c...

How to thrive in your trauma with Madiha Sosan

February 10, 2022 01:30 - 38 minutes - 30.8 MB

“Its all about thriving in your darkest times”   We have the pleasure of welcoming Madiha back for her second time on the Tales to Inspire Podcast!   Madiha goes through some of her amazing tips of how she has been able to navigate and thrive through life whilst going through trauma. She talks about how each of us have an internal trash can, where we dump our ‘rotten tomatoes’ however if we are not willing to remove those rotten tomatoes, they will linger and cause problems in the future.   M...

Breaking through your own barriers with Krish Patel

February 03, 2022 01:30 - 12 minutes - 12.4 MB

Life is full of hurdles, roundabouts and ups and downs. In this episode, Krish takes us through some lessons learnt over the past few months.   A new year is a great time for reflection and action, but remembering your why is vital to continuing and persevering through.   Krish goes through some important concepts such; remembering that progress is not linear, the difference between being alone and being lonely, the importance of empathy in our world and how each of us can work on our life as...

A young man's journey of courage with Isaac Winton-Hayes

January 30, 2022 08:57 - 48 minutes - 90.9 MB

“What matters the most is what I do at a human level”   Isaac Winton-Hayes is a 17 year old young man with a wise head on his shoulders. Isaac shows us that just because someone is young, we can still be inspiring. Isaac takes us through his journey of having to grow up with a father who was in and out of jail, the struggles of trying to learn in school with difficulties going on at home.   Isaac takes us through his hopes and dreams and the restrictions in the working world that have risen d...

Learning how to make an impact through adventure with Isaac Kenyon

January 20, 2022 01:30 - 56 minutes - 43.8 MB

Isaac Kenyon is a young man adventuring his way to a purpose to better the world that we live in.  Isaac’s journey is one that takes us through his journey of life. Isaac  was born on the 5th December 1993 and raised in Luton, Luton is a place of full diversity and culture, with very interesting people from all around the world, But amongst this was a serious lack of opportunity. There was a serious lack of opportunity to do other things that were not ‘normal’ such as adventuring and that is ...

Dealing with life’s crossroads with Charlotte Broster

January 13, 2022 11:02 - 1 hour - 46.1 MB

Charlotte Broster is an outdoor photographer, Mother of three who knows just how important adventure is to her.  As a child Charlotte moved abroad with her family and lived much of her childhood living in Malaysia, however after a while the family moved back to the UK. Charlotte did the ‘typical’ thing of going to University and then she got a job, but after falling in love and having three beautiful children she realised that she had lost a deep connection to herself.  On her 37th birthday w...

Using adventure to transform my Life with Rachel White

January 06, 2022 01:30 - 1 hour - 56.3 MB

Rachel White is an adventurous Mother of three children who is standing up to make a difference in this world! She grew up in a little village close to Southend-on-Sea and always had dreams of wanting to travel.  At the age of 17, Rachel went on holiday with her parents and had a holiday romance with a Spanish boy. After returning home, she decided to move to Spain to live with him and not long after she found herself pregnant, with the young man who was the father having to go to Spain’s man...

Great ways to embrace the new year and learn from our past with Krish Patel

December 30, 2021 01:30 - 18 minutes - 8.46 MB

The new year begins soon and now is the perfect time to reflect on everything that has happened in your life in 2021 and to make determinations towards 2022. In this episode, Krish shares his reflections of the past year and how we can each be the best version of ourselves in 2022. Opportunities will continue to arise for you, you just have be open to grabbing onto them with both hands. Resources:

Learning about Life through adventure on the ocean with Billy Taylor

December 23, 2021 01:30 - 1 hour - 112 MB

Billy Taylor is a 49 years old man who is working as a contract firefighter and is an ocean rower. Billy’s upbringing is one in which he was very active and in his teenage years suffered some family struggles after his Father and Mother both passed away. In his teenage years Billy had already sailed from Australia back to the UK and had lived a life full of adventure, but life took a few twists and turns when he fell in love with a person from Denmark and had a child. The relationship did not...

Learning how to look behind you with Patrick Davies

December 16, 2021 01:30 - 53 minutes - 100 MB

Patrick Davies is a writer, business adviser and long distance walker/charity fundraiser. He is a former senior British diplomat with 25 years’ experience in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and the United States.   Until 2018, Patrick was British Deputy Ambassador to the US where he worked closely with the Obama and then Trump presidencies on all aspects of the UK/US relationship. He also ran the UK government’s network of 14 posts around America, leading a team of more than 750 people, but a...

Learning how to care about others with Azeem Ahmad

December 09, 2021 01:30 - 56 minutes - 78.1 MB

Azeem Ahmad is a young man whose journey is a true inspiration. Showing people that life is more than about the person in the mirror.   We hear about people donating blood, but Azeem voluntarily donated his kidney to a stranger to help keep that unknown person alive.After 8 weeks of recovery, Azeem was back out and running again and upon reflection has no regrets about doing such a selfless act.   Azeem takes us on his lifelong journey, the reasons he does what he does and how each of us can ...

The Ups and Downs of Life with Damian Owens

December 02, 2021 01:30 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MB

Damian is a young man who grew up with a large family in Bolton. Admittedly, a child who seeked a lot of attention, Damian was the ‘naughty kid’ at school and was never in the teachers good books. Damian couldn’t cope at school, but somehow the school he went to were very patient with him and encouraged him to take responsibility for things. Then a tough time arose within his family. Damian was bullied by one of his brothers for three years and his self confidence and self esteem took a turn ...

The Rollercoaster of Professional Sport with Will Fraser

November 25, 2021 01:30 - 51 minutes - 94.6 MB

As a young boy Will and his three brothers were completely dedicated to sport and competition and as a 14 year old teenager Will was picked up by the professional rugby team Saracens and the rest as they say is history. Will began his career playing in a poorly performing team, but then with a change in director, Saracens direction changed for the better and with that, so did the players. Overall, Will won 5 premiership trophies and European trophies, however his journey is so much more than ...

The power that determination and a beautiful heart can have with Kim De Coster

November 18, 2021 01:30 - 52 minutes - 72.3 MB

Kim was born and raised in Belgium and now lives her life in the Canary Islands. After overcoming being bullied at a young age, Kim began to do lots of volunteering against what anybody else in her family was doing. Kim always had a dream of wanting a family and she eventually met someone fell in love and had a baby boy who is now seven years old. However, her partner was diagnosed with cancer and in January 2017 passed away, admittedly one of the most difficult circumstances either of them h...

Creating a Wellbeing Farm and Standing Up Against Adversity with Celia Gaze

November 11, 2021 01:30 - 55 minutes - 75.9 MB

Celia Gaze is the founder and managing director of the wellbeing farm and wellbeing corporate. During her childhood Celia felt that school was a bit of a waste of time and from an early age had that entrepreneurial spirit, selling toys and clothes outside of her parents house (not always with their permission).  After graduating school, Celia struggled to get a job and ended up getting some work experience working within the NHS, which in turn materialised into a 14 year career. However, thin...

The Importance of Family with Deirdre Scantlebury and Denise Scantlebury-Ojo

November 04, 2021 01:30 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MB

Deirdre and Denise are sisters and part of one brilliant family unit. Their parents migrated to the UK from the Caribbean Islands and that in itself brought its own challenges.   Overcoming racism and a variety of struggles, not only were the family supporting each other, they were able to support so many within their community.   Their Mother and Father created a special oasis in Hackney, to care for young children at their nursery and now Deirdre and Denise have taken over in their footstep...

Making Better Life Decisions Through Adventure with Jason Rawles

October 28, 2021 01:30 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MB

Jason Rawles is an entrepreneur, an adventurer and mentor who inspires people around the world. However, his life has not always been this way.   Jason grew up with a violent and abusive father and during his childhood adventure and getting outdoors is what saved his life.   Jason went on to be quite a violent individual in his early twenties, working in a number of temporary jobs before finding his way in an extremely well paid job in sales. But, after years in the sales industry, Jason had ...

1 Year Anniversary – Part 2

October 21, 2021 01:30 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MB

Our 2nd Special Episode for our 1 year anniversary.   I absolutely love going back over some of our most inspirational guests and I know you are going to feel inspired by these incredible people….   Ashley Kesner (listen to full tale on episode 20) Isaac Harvey (listen to full tale on  episode 9) Simon Osamoh (listen to full tale on episode 32) Nikki Scott (listen to full tale on episode 44)

1 Year Anniversary - Part 1

October 14, 2021 01:30 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MB

It is not every day that you get to celebrate a 1 year anniversary! Get ready for some of our most inspirational guests throughout the year. During this episode you will be able to listen to parts of: Krish's journey (listen to full via episode 1) Sean Bailey (listen to full via episode 2) Stacey Copeland (listen to full via episode 37) Aaron Baker (listen to full via episode 17) Lorraine Lewis ( (listen to full via episode 40) This is part 1 of our 1 year anniversary and next week we will be...

Making a Global Impact with Nick Butter

October 07, 2021 01:30 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MB

Nick Butter is a British born runner who went from a career in banking where he was extremely unhappy to one living a life where all of his passions can be mixed together. Nick has recently completed Running around the circumference of the UK completing 42 miles a day for 128 days consecutively. Running the world and embarking on various challenges has given Nick a new perspective on life and we can all have a new perspective on how we can help encourage others and build empathy in society.  ...

Giving Young People A Voice with Marian Adejokun

September 30, 2021 01:30 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MB

Marian Adejokun shares her inspirational tale showing us that we can each get through our dark times for the betterment of ourselves and others. Marian has lived by the rules of life and death far greater than most people of her age. An allergic reaction to medication led to a near-death experience that changed her life forever. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome became the turning point of her life. Having dealt with the agony of painfully peeling skin all over her body, she almost gave up.  Marian is...

Leading Businesses into Making an Environmental Impact With Chris Bryce

September 23, 2021 01:30 - 47 minutes - 64.8 MB

Chris Bryce takes us on a journey of human potential, curiosity and creating impact via technology.   A product of hippie parents and over 8 foster families by the time he was 18 years old.    Chris is now the CEO at Dotfusion Digital (Canada & Cambodia) creating beautiful digital products all over the world. Working for the past 20 years with clients such as Cirque Du Soleil, Intuit and Mitsubishi who have trusted Chris in the business world.   Chris wants to show businesses that they can ma...

Carving a Life of Happiness with Rob Dalton

September 16, 2021 01:30 - 57 minutes - 78.9 MB

Rob Dalton takes us on a true journey of inspiration. Someone who admits to not having an extraordinary story, but in his own right so inspiring!   Rob takes us on a journey of working in the Parachute regiment, how that brought about some serious struggles and how his mental health was not prioritised.   He then joined the police and during his time with the police and spent a long career in the police force. However, once again his mental health began to suffer.   Rob now spends his time be...

Standing up For Human Rights with Pushpanath Krishnamurthy

September 09, 2021 01:30 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MB

Pushpanath - ‘Push’ - Krishnamurthy is a British citizen, originally from Bangalore, India. Push spent three decades at the leading edge of development work across three continents, with NGOs such as Oxfam and Save the Children. At Oxfam he acquired legendary status for his pioneering work on campaigns, such as HIV/ AIDS, Make Trade Fair and Climate Change Hearings, which allowed ordinary people to tell policy makers about their direct experiences of climate change. An accomplished communicat...

Being part of one of the most successful sporting teams in the world with Shane Fletcher

September 02, 2021 01:30 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MB

Shane Fletcher is the Team Manager of the most successful sporting team in the world, the Crusaders Rugby team in New Zealand.   Shane had aspirations of working on a farm as a child, however after travelling the world playing rugby, he found himself working as a principal of a school back in his homeland of New Zealand.    Then came the opportunity of a lifetime. An offer in 2016 to be the team manager of the Crusaders Rugby team.   Shane takes us through his inspirational journey and what i...

A Journey of Inspiration

August 26, 2021 01:30 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MB

Today is our 50th episode. That is 50 episodes to Inspire you and what a journey it has been. We have shared stories from people around the globe and our tales have been listened to in 34 different countries. This special episode shares snippets of inspiration from Jamie Rudd, Lucy Shepherd, Luke Tyburski, Saeed Atcha and Dave Cornthwaite. Thank you for all of your support so far and remember: Don’t stop inspiring that person in the mirror. Resources:        

From Imprisonment to freedom though adventure with David Haze

August 19, 2021 01:30 - 52 minutes - 71.7 MB

After reaching the lowest point in his life David Haze realised he was distracted from his true values and what made him come alive. David is now on a journey of 'self discovery', a quest to take his love for adventure and bringing people together out into the world with the aim to inspire and motivate personal growth.   David has spent years behind bars in prison for committing some quite significant crimes, which is why he now wants more people to break free, come alive and take that step i...

From Imprisonment to freedom through adventure with David Haze

August 19, 2021 01:30 - 52 minutes - 71.7 MB

After reaching the lowest point in his life David Haze realised he was distracted from his true values and what made him come alive. David is now on a journey of 'self discovery', a quest to take his love for adventure and bringing people together out into the world with the aim to inspire and motivate personal growth.   David has spent years behind bars in prison for committing some quite significant crimes, which is why he now wants more people to break free, come alive and take that step i...

Breaking Through Difficulties with Jaer Armstead - Jones

August 12, 2021 01:30 - 53 minutes - 73.7 MB

Having been through the huge highs and significant lows in Life Jaer Armstead - Jones takes us on a remarkable tale to inspire. Jaer Armstead-Jones has been a middle school English teacher in the St. Louis area since 2007. Born to a teen Mother in St.Louis, Missouri, Jaer shows us how to pursue your dreams and to inspire others along the way. Known as Mr. Jones, in all of his school classes that he teaches, he has always had a burning desire to write books for middle grade and high school tee...

Following Your Passion Around the World with Colin Andrew

August 05, 2021 01:30 - 41 minutes - 57.4 MB

Colin Andrew is a young man building bridges in this world through the power of his voice. Born and raised in Ireland, Colin takes us on a journey through the ups and downs of following your passion to the bitter end and how music has given him the opportunity to travel the world and transcend cultures.   Some people on this earth are here for a good time and some are here to make an impact, Colin shows us that each and every one of us can do both in our own unique manner.   “You only get a c...

Running into Challenges With Damian Hall

July 29, 2021 01:30 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MB

“Running a hundred miles is like living a year in one day”   Ultramarathon runner Damian Hall has set a new record time for the 185-mile Wainwright’s Coast to Coast route.   The 45-year-old battled sleep deprivation, heavy rain and boggy underfoot conditions along the route, which includes 28,000ft of ascent – almost the equivalent height of Mount Everest.    Damian, the holder of multiple ultramarathon records, said: “I hiked the Coast to Coast in 2007, but I don’t remember it being as tough...

Creating a Fairer World with Bruce Crowther

July 22, 2021 01:30 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MB

Bruce Crowther is the founder of the Fair Trade Town Movement and received an MBE for his services to Fairtrade and Oxfam.   Bruce shares his heartfelt story with us, helping us realise that each of us can make some sort of a difference.   Bruce is also a sub-chief in New Koforidua in the Ashanti region of Ghana, where he received the Beacon prize for creative giving in 2004. In 2007, he was included in Gordon Brown’s book Britain’s Everyday Heroes, which is a collection of real life stories ...

Showing you that there is nothing you cannot get through with Nikki Scott

July 15, 2021 01:30 - 51 minutes - 70.4 MB

On the 10th July 2009 Nikki’s world was totally turned upside down when she had the knock at the door that every Army wife dreads, and was told that Lee had been killed. Her world fell apart. The most painful thing for me was knowing our two precious children would now have to face life without their daddy.   Times were so difficult for Nikki and her children afterwards and around 9 months later she decided to start Scotty’s little Soldiers the charity dedicated to supporting bereaved British...

Driving Your Way to a Better Life with Nile Henry

July 08, 2021 01:30 - 55 minutes - 76.2 MB

Nile Henry is a young entrepreneur and CEO of The Blair project, a social enterprise that is here to create a level playing field for all. Going from ‘ the forgotten middle’ at school to showing each of us that not a single person should be left behind. Nile started his social enterprise when he was just 18 years old with the aim of making motorsport more inclusive, affordable and accessible, no matter where you come from or your gender. Nile named the company after his little brother who str...

How I Became the Founder of Reebok With Joe Foster

July 01, 2021 01:30 - 1 hour - 89.3 MB

Today we release the tale of the quite brilliant Joe Foster. Joe is the founder of reebok, one of the worlds most successful sports brands and we go through his journey to leading a successful company and the rollercoaster journey of a life very well lived. The Foster family had been making running shoes since the 19th century and after a falling out between the Fosters, Joe decided to set up his own company alongside his brother Jeff. That is when Reebok was born! Reebok went from a small ru...

Helping people to live their best life through adventure with Jay Worthy

June 24, 2021 01:30 - 53 minutes - 73.4 MB

Jay is the former president & CEO of Life Fitness Inc – the $1.1billion dollar commercial fitness equipment market leader. Racing up the career ladder just like everyone else, he got to the top, took up his spot in the corner office and had an epiphany. He had been climbing the wrong ladder and the view wasn’t at all what he expected! Later, after moving back to the UK, Jay struggled with depression and a loss of identity. Through the power of nature, he was able to reconnect with his adventu...

Living a Life of Value with Lorraine Lewis

June 17, 2021 01:30 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MB

Lorraine Lewis is co-founder of multi- award-winning cancer charity The Lewis Foundation, which provides free gifts and support to adult cancer patients in 14 hospitals around the Midlands.  Since starting The Lewis Foundation in 2016, Lorraine has regularly delivered motivational talks to school children, universities and businesses, such as Eden Project, RCI Europe, Kindfest and Demontfort University Global Alumni. Lorraine has also featured in the media such as The Sun, Hello and Channel 4...

Giving People a Voice with Nana Marfo

June 10, 2021 01:30 - 45 minutes - 62.3 MB

“Society may think that disabled people are losing the battle of living a normal life, but in reality, we are living our best life, just in a unique manner” I am Nana Marfo is a young man from South London and I an aspiring disability advocate. Nana was born over three months premature and lived his first two years in a glass box, which left him with a lifelong disability called tracheal stenosis, which nearly destroyed his ability to speak. Everything started to unravel when I went to primar...

Educating people to be the best versions of themselves with Jordan Wylie

June 03, 2021 01:30 - 57 minutes - 78.6 MB

“Opportunities are like standing on the platform at a train station, but the train doesn’t stop to say I am an opportunity, you just have to grab one of them.” Jordan Wylie was born and raised in Blackpool before he spent ten years in the army. As a kid Jordan grew up on a council estate, but whatever he lacked materially he certainly didn’t lack in terms of love and support. Football was his life, but at 15 or 16 he got distracted by other things as you do and found himself after finishing s...

How Sport can help you Make a difference With Stacey Copeland

May 27, 2021 01:30 - 1 hour - 84.6 MB

“Leadership is action and not a title”   Stacey Copeland is predominantly known for playing football and boxing and her involvement in sport.   As a child when Stacey played in her first primary school game, she was made to leave the football pitch because they realised, she was a girl, so it meant she had to go home and cut her hair short so she could disguise as a boy so she was able to play.     At the age of 14 years old, Stacey was playing football for Stockport County and was selected f...

Showing people how your life can impact the world, even after death with Ben Buddy Slack

May 20, 2021 01:30 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MB

Showing people how your life can impact the world, even after death with Ben Buddy Slack   “Life is about having fun, whilst making an impact”   Ben Buddy Slack is from Leeds and the founder and creative director of a charity called . He helps people living with terminal illnesses or dealing with bereavement to write and record an original song. After starting four years ago after his grandma passed away and regretting not having recorded a song with his grandma.   Ben Started playing music a...

Showing you that you can be your own inspiration with Hannah Cox

May 13, 2021 01:30 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MB

Hannah Cox was a little bit of a naughty kid growing up. Her parents split up when she was in primary school and money was never easy to come by in her family.    “ I went to a restaurant for the first time when I was 13 years old, we didn’t have two pence to rub together basically”   Hannah knew that the way for her to get anywhere in life was to, work harder to get the things she wanted and that is exactly what she did. However at the age of 17 she was diagnosed with cancer. The cancer was ...

Being True to Yourself with Frit Tam

May 06, 2021 01:30 - 54 minutes - 74.9 MB

“There is no one more inspiring than when you meet someone and they just own who they are” Frit Tam is a British- born, Chinese, transgender filmmaker. An adventurer: a hiker, climber, stand up paddleboarder, skier, and cyclist and so much more. Frit is the founder of Passion Fruit Pictures, a place within the film industry to represent the underrepresented.  As a child Frit was super sporty, but adventure and the outdoors were never really explored. That was until Frit’s mid 20’s when a frie...

Transforming your Mental Health with Louise Johnstone

April 29, 2021 01:30 - 49 minutes - 67.5 MB

Transforming your Mental Health with Louise Johnstone “ I feel more like a child now, than I ever did as a child “ Louise is a Dundee based person trainer and endurance athlete. She has spent her career focusing on improving the mental and physical health of women, utilising her expansive knowledge to adapt recommendations to allow each individual to strive for an improvement in their health. Louise has struggled with depression throughout her life. At the age of 15 years old she was diagnose...

Showing people why service matters with Simon Osamoh

April 22, 2021 01:30 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MB

Simon Osamoh shares his real-life story from overcoming so many hurdles.   Simon never met his father and grew up on a council estate in Reading with his mum and siblings. Money was hard to come by as a child, and that wealth gap definitely made things very difficult.    Simon joined the police at 19 years old, he purchased his first house at 19 and at the age or 25 he had 5 or 6 properties and his struggles with money seemed to have been overcome.   The thing is, no matter how hard Simon wor...

A Mother’s Journey with Jo Moseley

April 15, 2021 01:30 - 47 minutes - 65.9 MB

“ We were just walking around the supermarket, I was a single mum, both my parents were going through chemotherapy and I just broke down”   Jo Moseley, 56, is a Mum of two sons, aged 24 & 20. She describes herself as a beach cleaner, joy encourager & midlife adventurer.   In August 2019, Jo became the first woman to SUP (stand up paddle-board) coast to coast 162 miles along the Leeds Liverpool Canal, picking up litter, fundraising for surf therapy charity The Wave Project and 2 Minute Beach C...