We discuss:

• How attachment issues show up in individuals 
• Ways to support people to feel safe in their bodies 
• People pleasing and perfectionism
• How to be as real as you can be 

About Kirsty:
I am an integrative therapist and am curious about understanding the relationship we have with ourselves and others.  I have a particular interest in perfectionism, people pleasing and working with clients who have experienced a lack of emotional connection in childhood. 
 
I have a background in loss and bereavement and supporting college students.
 
Website:  https://kirstyisabelcounselling.co.uk
Telephone: 07384500995
Email: kirstyisabelcounselling@outlook.com

• the difference between incurable and terminal cancer
• where does her inner strength come from
• the reality of living with cancer
• supporting others with cancer
• losing independence
• survivors guilt

About Katriona:

Katriona founded ‘Creating Kinder Kids’ to make wellbeing and kindness fun & exciting for the next generation. Our workshops all have kindness at their core & include a mixture of drama games, yoga, breath work, imaginative meditations, affirmations and gratitude practices. Your kids will learn skills and create habits that will help them to become kinder to themselves, others and the world around them.
Email: creatingkinderkids@gmail.com
Instagram: @creatingkinderkids

•  the stigma around men, mental health and opening up
• how he wants to change this stigma
• the ethos behind the dating brand
• the importance of community
• the different ways anxiety can show up for people.

I am so proud of Jamie for his achievements and his message is important to hear.

About Jamie:

The idea of FITFCK came about after founder Jamie Wykes-Hobday was dumped by his partner in the run up to a bodybuilding competition, after she got tired of feeling like she came second in his life to the gym and to his fitness routine.

Jamie realised that there must be loads of people out there like him who do prioritise their fitness and their workouts, and set out to create a way to help them connect with others with similar interests who understand life as a fitness fanatic.

We discuss:

• ADHD diagnosis
• the difference between male and female ADHD presentation
• motherhood and ADHD
• how fear and shame show up
• people pleasing
• how you can move through the journey in your own way

I am sure that if you are a parent with ADHD you will resonate with many things that Lucy and I discuss. 

About Lucy:
Digital content creator and copywriter, founder of My Other Life feelgood fashion, one-time radio presenter, multi-hyphenate and full-time ADHD parent.
Instagram: @the_funksoulmother

• the nuance of working with someone during addiction
• the different addictions that see people cope with their pain
• what is active addiction?
• the link between trauma and addiction
• the impact of lockdowns on addiction
• the importance of awareness of self when working within therapy
• why self care as a therapist is important
  
  

You can contact Lori here: https://www.bacp.co.uk/profile/4d990270-50e7-e811-a957-000d3aba65fd

• the importance of working with shadows
• the discipline need and committing to showing up and doing the work
• Lisa's experiences that led her to life in the military
• the brain, heart and gut connection
• the wounds we find within us
• how to integrate the work we do

You can find Lisa here: https://www.instagram.com/lisashabbas/

• Ben's journey to becoming a drag artist
• drag artistry, therapy and mental health
• why we put on armour
• the point where drag, identity and healing meet
• how Ben lives with bi-polar
• the importance of therapy

I hope this week's episode inspires you. Ben is an incredible person and Beary Poppins is a wonderful performer. I hope you might be able to go and check out a show soon.

 

About Ben:
Ben Pulsford is better known as London-based drag queen, Beary Poppins. Since storming the London LGBTQ+ scene in 2021, Beary has performed at some of the capital’s most well-know venues including The Royal Vauxhall Tavern, The Two Brewers, The Admiral Duncan and Alexandra Palace.

Dr. Gow’s son, who has ADHD and Dyslexia, is the driving force behind all her endeavours in the neurodiverse arena.

You can buy her book 'Smart Foods for ADHD and Brain Health: How Nutrition Influences Cognitive Function, Behaviour and Mood' here 

Website: http://drrachelvgow.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrRachelVGow/

• what actually is equine therapy
• how you meet the herd
• working with boundaries
• how Kate transitioned from talk therapy to equine therapy
• the benefits of this beautiful therapy

This is such a beautiful introduction to equine therapy and how it is possible to surrender in collaboration with yourself and the horses. 

About Kate:
Ibiza Counselling is the dream of Kate Stillman, long before re-locating to Ibiza she came here and quietly told herself she would love to come back live in the countryside and work with in the counselling field some how.

Some 20 years later the dream became a reality, the van got packed, the dog got a passport and they were off. 2 years later Kate and her husband welcomed their little boy into the world and are now very settled in Ibiza.

Ibiza Counselling is growing organically and is now pleased to be able to offer therapy in English, Spanish, Catalan and Italian, with both male and female therapists.

The therapists working at Ibiza Counselling are all highly qualified with a range of life and professional experiences that enables them to work with a broad diversity of issues, all therapists work in a non judgemental, sensitive and open way

Ibiza Counselling can support you with issues such as, relationship problems, anxiety, depression, addiction, bereavement, sexuality, self esteem, drugs, alcohol, confidence, trauma, sexual abuse, domestic violence and personal growth & the issues faced with relocating abroad. Kate has a particular interest in fertility and infertility, miscarriage & stillbirth and the choice not to have children is a member of BICA (The British Infertility Counselling Association). She also has extensive knowledge and experience of working in the entertainment / music business which is often particularly relevant in Ibiza.

www.ibizacounselling.com

kate@ibizacounselling.com

Meghan believes that everything we need is within us. Her purpose is to help us to remember who we are before the world told us who we should be. She is committed to supporting women to feel deeply and move from pressure to pleasure in real, daily ways - most importantly listening to our bodies through movement and through staying connected to our cyclical nature.

Her Qoya and women’s well-being practices are a natural extension of her leadership quest as campaigner, connector and warrior for social justice, in particular gender equality and ending violence against women and girls.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meghanelizabethfield/
Website: https://www.meghanfield.com/

• biohacking
• cold water therapy and Wim Hoff
• trauma recovery
• the learnings Aman has gained to be present as a man in the wellness industry and to be seen 
• safety in being fully present as a practitioner 
• ceremony with plant medicine

About Aman:
Aman a biohacker, entrepreneur and owner of The Little Earth Centre

Aman has extensive experience in a wide range of healing modalities. He has spent the last 5 years exploring the optimisation of the human body. On this journey he has worked with some of the world leading professionals in healing and wellbeing.

Specialising in how we as humans connect to each other on an emotional level, Aman brings knowledge, care and strength to those guided by him.
Website: www.littleearthcentre.com
Instagram: @littleearthcentre

• what is mBit as a coaching modality
• the power of dropping out of the head only space and into the body
• why congruence is so important 
• the art of playfulness to work with resistance 
• being an always curious person
• system failures and self advocacy
• the process of diagnosis through misdiagnosis 

This is a raw and rich episode which will bring to light a journey to a personal understanding of neurodivergence and the impact it can have on one's life. 

About Ebonie:
Ebonie Allard is an Internationally acclaimed award winning Master Coach. As an Artist and a modern Mystic, she facilitates curious, creative and courageous souls in navigating the reality of being a spiritual being in a physical body.
Website: www.ebonieallard.com
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/eboniealchemy 
Instagram: www.instagram.com/eboniealchemy

About Dr Michelle Conn:
I am a Chartered Clinical Psychologist who has worked clinically for over ten years in a range of NHS and private settings with individuals, families and groups at various life stages.  I am experienced in helping people to explore and manage a range of issues including low mood and depression, anxiety problems such as phobias, generalised anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, stress related issues, relationship and school/work problems.

I have a particular interest in working with people for whom there is an link between their physical and mental health, and exploring issues such as loss, guilt, changes in role, body image or physical functioning is central to my current role in a NHS general hospital.  In particular, I have specialist skills in helping me to manage the impact of pain and fatigue on every day life.

Contact Dr Michelle here: enquiries@drconn.co.uk

• the power of music to change your mood and to feel emotion
• the evolution of listening to music
• music as a recovery companion
• addiction
• finding friendship with ego in depression
• the impact of alcoholism
• trust and loneliness

This is powerful episode that will help you to think about how you use music in your life. Are you using it to drown out the noise or truly listening?

About Paul:
A male human navigating the early stages of recovery. After decades of addiction, depression, anxiety and fear I've make a change in my life. After admitting I'm powerless over my addiction and my life had become unmanageable I start a 12 step recovery program which provides me with the framework to live an extraordinary life. Getting out of self and discovering a fellowship has been breathtakingly reassuring that I'm not alone. As someone who sees the beauty in music both sound and lyrics I find it useful to link them to my feelings and thoughts in recovery and share that through my podcast on Spotify.

anchor.fm/salads-music-podcast

• what actually is family therapy?
• the impact of the pandemic on adolescents and young people
• how people can communicate differently within families
• the importance of considering different perspectives with in the family unit
• how you can counsel anger
• clients being experts in themselves
• working with neurodiversity
• attachment

This episode will help you to consider the dynamics of working within family units and the impact that can be made.

About Jo:
Jo is a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist, often referred to as a Family Therapist. This means that she work with families, couples and individuals. Her professional background is within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, (CAMHS), where she has worked for nineteen years, and continues to work there; as part of the Family Therapy team. Her professional background before completing her Family Therapy training was as a CAMHS Social Worker, where she worked systemically with families, often having complex backgrounds with safeguarding and mental health issues within the family. Jo currently works with families where their child / young person experiences mental health issues. These include issues such as Anxiety, Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Self-harming behaviour, Eating issues, Trauma, Gender dysphoria, and Attachment. She also work with families where there are neurodevelopmental issues such as Autistic Spectrum Condition and Attentional issues.
Contact Jo here: https://theeaves.org.uk/practitioners/jo-culver/

• body image
• restraint versus restriction when it come to approaching weight loss
• how isolating dieting can feel
• the importance of community
• the all or nothing thinking around food, diet and exercise
• how to incrementally turn up the dial on your health to support sustainability

Emily's approach to wellness is so accessible and looks at managing all areas of lifestyle not just focussing on food. This conversation is so important for women at any stage of life.

About Emily Veradi:
Owner of EV Health & Fitness - Mental and Physical Health Online Coaching Program for all women who want to feel their best inside and out.
Website: www.evhealthandfitness.co.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/806382836746249/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evhealthandfitness/

Website: http://consciousbliss.co.uk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100046417340816
Instagram: www.instagram.com/consciousbliss_uk

There are some strong messages within this episode for women's health, wellbeing and identities. I hope that this resonates with you.

About Neeley:
Neeley’s therapeutic private practice is founded upon a constellation into wholeness. 
Anchored within the depth of both her professional trainings as a reflexologist and a compassionate Inquirer, to her personal experiences from childhood trauma and addiction. 
Neeley wholeheartedly resonates with Dr Gabor Mate in that “we can only take our clients as far as we have gone ourselves”. This deep felt sense approach is a returning to your essence of love, where your inner and outer scars are signs of your souls courage .

Instagram: Mother_heartivf

About Josh:
I am a registered member of the BACP with over 10 years of experience in the mental health profession. I have had the privilege of working with a wide range of people, such as: young people, older people, adults, and families. I have worked in settings such as: schools, college’s, charities, and communities with people from differing social, economic, and cultural backgrounds. As a result, I have experience of working with issues such as: Trauma, Addiction, Family dynamics, Depression, Anxiety, Adverse Childhood Experience’s and more.

Alongside working privately, I currently work with a local authority supporting families to help improve mental health, through the way they relate to each other. In addition, I volunteer for a charity providing long and short-term counselling to adults and older people via face to face, virtual or via telephone.

I use an integrative relational approach that has 2 main elements, which include: How past experiences and/or relationships is impacting on present day life. And whether one is currently living life true to how they want to live their life. Through discourse, I work by exploring what is preventing someone from living a life that is authentic to them.

Website: https://jlm-therapy.com/

About Kerry:
Kerry initially undertook an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Humanistic Counselling at Guildford College in 2002 which focused on Person-Centred Counselling, Existentialism and Gestalt.  During this course she commenced her placement with an NHS organisation called the Youth Counselling Service and loved it so much she never left.

Following a number of years of clinical practice within the Youth Counselling Service and volunteering for a couple of years with Cruse Bereavement Care, Kerry commenced her BA(Hons) in Counselling and Psychotherapy at Southampton University in 2008.  Latterly in response to recognising her therapeutic skills gaps, Kerry completed Dr Margot Sunderland’s IATE Certificate in CBT with Children and Young People, and then Compassion Focused Therapy with IPT, as well as a host of other courses.  Kerry considers CPD vital to her journey and in meeting the needs of the young people she’s fortunate enough to work alongside. 

Kerry keeps a small clinical caseload of young people and manages Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust CAMHS Intensive Intervention Team for South West Surrey as well as the Youth Counselling Service.

Website: www.mindworks-surrey.org

About Emma:
Emma Smallman, based in Birmingham and originally from up north with a few strings to her bow. As a qualified Exercise to Music instructor she created ‘drum n bounce & dubstretch fitness’ back in 2012. Drum n Bounce is an uplifting dance fitness class to drum & bass music designed to bring joy to people, along with all the wonderful physical and mental health benefits of an exercise class. Over the last 10 years she has taught weekly fitness classes as well as taking drum n bounce to events nationally including music festivals such as Shambala, Nozstock, Bestival, Boomtown, Deer Shed, Wonderfields, Mostly Jazz, Lunar and Magical to name but a few. Emma’s passion is about bringing people together, creating joyful experiences and supporting people to connect with their bodies. In 2017 Emma qualified as a Real Flow Yoga teacher and last year added to that with a 200 hour Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher Training with the Prison Yoga Project. This Yoga, Social Justice and Leadership training enables her to serve an even wider range of individuals by offering movement to those in recovery from substance misuse, women who have experienced domestic abuse, people coming out of prison and also chair yoga to those who have mobility issues. Alongside this Emma is an actor and facilitator for Geese Theatre Company. She has worked for the charity since 2009 whose remit is to work within the criminal justice system and with social welfare issues using the arts as a vehicle for individual change.

Website: www.drumnbounce.co.uk
Instagram: @drumnbounce
Facebook: @drumnbounce

About Sharon:
Sharon is a Freedom & Fulfilment Coach.  She helps people overcome their own self-sabotage, so they can unlock their full potential in their career and life.  Sharon is super passionate about people striving for their dreams and overcoming the fear that gets in their way.  Sharon had a successful career in the Pharmaceutical Industry for 12 years before leaving to explore her own dreams.   She now runs her own successful coaching practice, helping people make the most of their lives.  She is a certified Co-Active Coach and a trained Positive Intelligence Coach.  Sharon spends her time coaching people one to one, running workshops and creating programmes, alongside exploring her many other passions and creative ideas.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharonmpcoaching

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharonmaddypatel_coach/