The time has come for me to wrap up Season 1 of LIVING MORE OF A LIFE podcast in order to focus my attention on other areas in my life. Season 2 will be back in early 2021, but in the meantime, I am launching the website for my new business before the end of 2020.
Read MoreKatie Ellis and I have something in common. We both realised when spending time with our grandparents how much they struggle dressing themselves. We realised they could live more of a life. For Katie, her grandmother was unable to dress herself and struggled with the loss of independence and dignity due to Parkinsons. My Grumpa is 96 and still dresses himself but has arthritis and frozen fingers, making buttons incredibly troublesome. We have both come up with solutions within our abilities.
Read MoreI have benefited personally from the work that Maisie Hill has put into educating herself and others on the menstrual cycle. In this conversation I share how her book, Period Power, acted as a catalyst for increased self-awareness and educated me on how my menstrual cycle provides the opportunity to achieve great things but also requires self-care at the appropriate times.
Read MoreIn this episode we discuss how Sophie ended up co-founding FidlLeaf, an online wellbeing platform and which points in her life were the key factors towards it. We discuss self help books and how they can be extremely helpful when it is the right time, and how with current technology, an idea like hers can really flourish.
What is FidlLeaf? FidlLeaf is a wellbeing and personal development platform. It uses Nobel-Prize nominated science to measure 10 key wellbeing areas and gives you the support and tools you need to work on your own self improvement.
Read MoreIn this episode I speak honestly about why I am putting out a different kind of episode.
I have no food in the fridge, my house is a tip, I have loads on my mind, there is a lot of business preparation to do, I want to see and deliver food to my 96 year old grandpa. The list goes on...
Do you feel selfish if you look after yourself? Helen prided herself on being a giving person. From the biblical phrase, ‘love thy neighbour as you love yourself’, she could understand the love others bit, but she couldn’t grasp the love yourself bit. Surely loving others was good enough? This resulted in repetitive strain injury, burnout and a coercive controlling relationship.
Read MoreLucy had a life plan. Lucy was just about to try to start a family. Then one after another, Lucy experienced blow after blow. We discuss PoTS (Postural Tachycardia Syndrome), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome aka ME, Breast Cancer, Family Death, Family Cancer, Pet Death and positivity despite it all.
Read MoreIn this episode I am joined by Lucy Burls, a friend and colleague from my estate agent days. Around 12 years ago, we worked together in our early 20s with no idea how much we’d struggle with our health in later years after giving too much out and not putting enough back in. We recently reconnected and shared our stories. We discuss what can happen when we are ‘trained’ as children to give 110% in everything that they do without the awareness of self-care.
Read MoreTim hadn’t been feeling good for some time with ‘minor’ symptoms of insomnia, pain behind his eyes especially when lying down, high blood pressure and high glucose levels causing him to be told he was pre-diabetic. His tongue was also slightly bigger than usual. Because of the treadmill of life, Tim didn’t take time to give enough thought to his symptoms, until one day during lockdown when he had a little more time to consider whether his symptoms deserved more attention.
Read MoreIn today’s episode I have an incredibly frank and honest conversation with Bex Gunn about pregnancy loss, miscarriage and infertility. We even throw in there some chat about periods and seminal fluid allergies.
Read MoreWe don’t have to have experienced stress induced postpartum psychosis to benefit from what Catherine Cho and I discuss in this episode. We talk about anxiety, sleep deprivation and social pressure and how these can be incredibly damaging…
Read MoreIf Part 1 really resonates with you or if you wish to know more of the story and steps which can be taken to help others, part 2 is for you. In this episode we discuss how when you have been through a trauma. You are not alone. We learn about being open about what we need from another person. We discuss support groups for how they can help and how they can trigger. We need to be aware of our triggers so we can navigate them. We consider the language of communication for example how the simple question of ‘how are you?’ can be extremely overwhelming.
Read MoreThe majority of people have experienced some form of trauma. In this episode we discuss dealing with trauma far down the line, following repression. It is possible to rebuild a ‘broken’ core to a stronger, more resilient core. We need to raise our awareness of negative self-talk or our inner critic.
Read MoreIn this episode we discuss why we shouldn’t give power to our mentors. Expecting someone else to fix you or make you achieve success is a false sense of expectation. This allows them to enable you, causing you further damage. We all have mentors, yet they don’t even know they are our mentors in most cases. In fact, often neither do we. Many of us feel societal pressure to seek out a mentor, especially in business, because we don’t feel we will ‘succeed’ without them. You shouldn’t give power to your mentor, but simply consider their advice.
Read MoreShanelle Clapham and I discuss leadership towards better health, sustainability and productivity. Shanelle has just introduced a 4 day work week for her entire team. We discuss how this is done and what benefits can come of it. We also discuss parental leave especially in relation to men being able to take time off to care for their children as well as supporting their partners’ careers long term, and the STIGMAS around this.
Read MoreWe discuss the concept of giving before you have money. Many of us probably like the idea of giving to others, but we put it off until we can ‘afford’ to. What if we can’t afford not to? If this has you intrigued, check out the episode. Niraj believes if you are generally interested in people, it just makes everything better. Call it karma or good vibes.
Read MoreSerial Entrepreneur turned business coach and a grandpa in his 50s. Life is not all about business. It is what business can do for your life. Simon doesn't have regrets, but he is making the most of the opportunity he now has to experience what really matters to him. Something he didn't always appreciate when he was younger. This podcast is for anyone, not just business owners.
Read MoreIs it possible that money can dampen your creativity and negatively affect values? In our case, a lack of excess money and our perception of money and waste has forced us to get creative, but has also brought greater enjoyment and stronger values than the money could have bought us. Additionally it has brought community. In this episode I interview Matt Butcher, the musician and producer of the music in this podcast. Matt, a father of two, is a sound engineer, electronics engineer and musician. He has worked with bands like Gorillaz, Blur,
Read MoreEarlier this week, someone I haven’t spoken to for 6 years reached out to me. They have been following my blog and felt that I was the right person for them to speak to having known my own experiences previously. I have asked their permission to repeat their story for the benefit of others, albeit anonymously. This message is not gender specific.
Read MoreAt age 59, we discuss her journey of setting up a business, going through grief and cancer and what she has learned to change in her life to achieve what she sees as optimal health, whilst still working full time. We all get warnings, but how many of us are listening to our bodies?
