Pivot Points Podcast

Maeve Campbell deputy editor of Euronews, environmental journalist

And it ain't all doom and gloom! We wanted to understand more about the climate crisis, the global pivot we're ALL in. Maeve is positive, realistic and inspiring. You will learn how you as an individual can do your bit (in unique ways, not just the usual). Things like: 

• Check your clothes buying habits 
• Plant a sequoia tree 
• Write to your MP's and make a stand 
• Eliminate your fossil fuel usage 
• Choose how you get around

She gave us a tonne of resources for you to review, here they all are:

We tackle a very common coaching conundrum - what happens when the Imposter attacks?! 

We all experience it. Why? What's happening? What's it's impact on us? And most importantly - how can we deal with the little b#*ger?! 

Let us know where it pops up for you, and how you deal with it.

You can get hold of us here:

We are joined by Claire Sarafilovic, Regional Director at Faithful & Gould. She is also a crucial member of their ED&I (Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) team.

We talk about the societal pivot we are in and the work still to be done to create diverse workforces.

Claire is a pragmatic soul, and talks about measures within F&G which we hope will inspire more organisations to integrate ED&I fully into their cultures, hiring policies and objectives.

We learn:

• Honouring ED&I ways of working is integral to a humans sense of belonging to a culture. 
• The key to unlocking ED&I is facing the challenging conversations

Claire's 'how to' guide to doing ED&I well! Ideas of what to introduce:

Sara Smeaton returns to the Coach Approach, to talk 'The Great Resignation' - no, not the one you're thinking of - the one we've seen for years in our clients:

What are we resigned to in our lives? What are we tolerating? How can we resign from our 'should's'? What boundaries need to be drawn and defended? 

She also has the secret weapon questions to ask yourself to unearth what you really want in life - but you'll have to listen to discover what they are!

We discuss how do we hold on to the things we want to change and Sara tells us that you can’t cut and run without a direction.

Resources:

-Brene Brown - Altlas of the heart 

-Gretchin Rubin

Find Sara here:

Sara is a professional certified coach and facilitator whose group program, Ignite Midlife, helps midlife women chart their own course.

We kick Season 5 off with a celebration of ADHD. We wanted to understand more about this neurodiversity; with so many of our friends being diagnosed in their 30's and 40's, we were aware of what a life changing pivot this news can be. 

We speak to Jesse J Anderson, an ADHD'er with a generous and informative story to tell about his experience of this pivot in his life. Diagnosed at the age of 36, he now shares his findings of the way his brain works with the world with his ever increasing TikTok, Insta and Twitter audiences. He is also writing a book with the ADHD community called 'Refocus'. 

We learned:

1. 'Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder' is a highly paradoxical name: 

• your attention is actually on overload - you see and hear everything intensely. You are not decificent in attention! 
• hyperactivity is the myth of the naughty boy throwing chairs in the primary school. Actually ADHD'ers are prone to hyperFOCUS when they are interested in something. 

2. Because of missed diagnosis ADHD'ers are prone to 

• addiction, due to a misfiring of their dopamine levels. 
• unemployment, because their interest levels are not sustain sufficiently. 

3. Given the right tasks and opportunity ADHD'ers can be the most productive people on the planet. 

We've never asked this so deliberately before but - PLEASE listen to this episode - you are VERY likely have close colleagues and friends who have ADHD, and it can be the super power they never knew they had. Spread the word. Celebrate neurodiversity. And marvel at Jesse's wonderful demeanour. 

You can find Jesse J Anderson here:

This is the last episode for season 4! 

Gabi and Amelia discuss failure. How the fear of it holds us back, how it shapes our lives and how we might redefine it to be less powerful. 

Let us know your thoughts and experiences around failure. We love to engage and hear our stories!

You can get hold of us here:

As the working world returns to their offices, this week's guest gives us the inside story of what this global pivot means for this community. 

Neil Usher is head of Workplace Strategy & Change Management for GoSpace. He's written two books on workplace and its challenges in today's culture. 

We discuss:

• What's been gained by working from home and, the lesser known, things that have been lost.
• How organisations must return with a focus on the triple bottom line: the needs of their people, the organisation and the planet. 
• At any time, in business working hours, offices are only 50% occupied - a global average. The waste of space has significant impact on the environment. 
• How organisations need to adopt an experimental approach to their people's return. 

Get in touch and follow Neil here:

This week we speak to coaching powerhouse Kelsey Lettko. She works to conquer the 'Good Girl' narrative so many of us live by. The one that keeps us in our 'pleaser' tendencies, the one that avoids conflict, the one that keeps us small and quiet. 

We talk about:

• Where the 'Good Girl' comes from
• What it stops women from achieving and creating
• How to combat the strong societal narratives 

Find Kelsey here (she's running a kick ass programme that starts soon - get in touch and start working through your 'Good Girl' to see what's on the other side!)

We are joined by our coaching buddy Shannon Salentine. A certified coach and (uncertified) parent!

Gabi and Amelia keep hearing how coaching can be used as a super effective tool in the parenting toolkit. We discuss what that means and how to do it. 

We learn to:

• Up up up the curiousity!
• Use open questions
• Create strong boundaries

This is an utterly inspiring episode for anyone who's a parent, and looking for very effective and easy to learn techniques; so that everyone's a winner. 

Find Shannon here:

We speak to the co-host of the 'Good Mourning' podcast Imogen Carn. Losing her mother to suicide in early 2020 she has learned about grief under inexplicable circumstances. No answers. No reasons. No closure. 

We discuss: 

• Her pre-natal anxiety and fear
• Guilt as a useless emotion
• Grief is a life long process. Sometimes it's best to live minute to minute
• Finding true purpose in the face of utter devastation

Touching, raw and real. Im is now creator of a podcast with her grief buddy Sally. They track their grief, tell their story, interview others about their losses. It's a first class podcast that gives mourners and grievers permission for aaaaaaall the feeling to be ok. Check it out and recommend it to those who need it.  

You can find Imogen and Sally here

A fascinating insight on humanity through the eyes and work of this Social Psychologist, Professor Alex Haslam, from the University of Queensland.

We discuss

We round off Season 3 with our stories. It's about time you knew who you were dealing with, right?!

We hear how Gabi overcame a relationship vortex, and made a daring move away from a stable pay check into the wonderful world of entrepreneurship. 

Amelia's weird, wonderful route takes us through plentiful pivots; from a nomadic childhood and through three meaty career changes. 

Enjoy! We'll be back in the summer!

Gabi & Amelia x

You can get hold of us here:

A fascinating look at the Attachment Theory. 

We talk to Relationship Coach, Saoirse Linder about her niche. We learn that we humans find ourselves hopping between three ways of being within a relationship Anxious, Avoidant and Secure and how we might find a more fulfilling path. 

We’re joined by New York based Marriage and Family therapist Talia Litman. Talia works means she has expert insight into the different pivots couples go through in their lives.

She guides us through three common relationship pivots (and a secret 4th pivot of the pre-relationship tempest of dating)

We learn about transitioning from the honeymoon period, understanding life stages within the context of a relationship and also navigating the unexpected events in life. 

We cover questions like: Are we having enough sex? How to really communicate, and what happens if you’re constantly dating the wrong person?

(And spoiler alert on sex - there is no normal! You do you!)

Resources:

The Coach Approach is a bite-sized geek-out chat about universal coaching topics and themes.

Join Pivot Point's hosts, life and leadership coaches, Gabi and Amelia; as they connect with world-class specialists to explore themes from the podcast, as well as a variety of powerful coaching techniques. They discuss conundrums such as limiting beliefs, inner critics, unhelpful narratives and how to combat them all!

This weeks topic is Listening. Are we ever truly listening to what someone is saying to you? Or are you waiting for your turn to speak? 

Let us know your thoughts. Get in touch!

You can get hold of us here:

On the 29th of July 2014 whilst out riding her horse, Tara was thrown to the ground, breaking her neck and becoming instantly paralysed. 

She was found 5 hours later and spent the next 9 months in hospital. 

Tara’s story is one of sheer determination, resilience and tenacity. Her ability to find hope in the most hopeless of situations is remarkable.

This is a pivot like no other.

We all have our to do lists - but have we ever done our who we want 'to be' list? 

Sara Smeaton joins us to discuss how we coach. And it's not just about hard nosed physical goals. It's who we need to be, the mindsets we must adopt and the way we show up in the world that unlocks our 'to dos'.

Sara is a Midlife coach, author of the Midlife Manifesto, host of the Should Monsters workshop, the To Be List workshop, Midlife Passport Programme and many more.

Sara would like to credit Lucid Living as she references their inner team framework within the chat. 

You can get hold of Sara here:

Ex-England Cricketer, Will Jefferson shares the story that happened in parallel to his England Cricket career. It’s one of grief, coping with uncertainty, his body failing him at the prime of his career… and how he stayed mentally healthy. 

He's now pivoted into his business Performance Catalyst, supporting teams and individuals at their points of change.

He is vulnerable, kind and generous with his story. We can see why he's so successful at continuing to get the best from teams in the corporate world! 

Find Will here:

The Coach Approach is a bite-sized geek-out chat about universal coaching topics and themes. 

Join Pivot Point's hosts, life and leadership coaches, Gabi and Amelia; as they connect with world-class specialists to explore themes from the podcast, as well as a variety of powerful coaching techniques. They discuss conundrums such as limiting beliefs, inner critics, unhelpful narratives and how to combat them all!

This weeks topic is Recognition. Are you driven by it? Does the need for it hold you back? Why do we CRAVE it from certain somebody's in our lives? Where is the healthy line between 'appreciation for' and 'validation from'? 

Let us know your thoughts. Get in touch!

Bruce Daisley will quite frankly knock your socks off. A powerhouse of energy, the ex-Vice President of Twitter Europe and author of the The No.1 Sunday Times Business Bestseller 'The Joy of Work - 30 Ways to Fix Your Work Culture and Fall in Love with Your Job Again' (or 'Eat Sleep Work Repeat' - in the US. Also host of the podcast of the same name)  joins us for a Pivot Points to remember. 

His energy will power you through a conversation that actually doesn't reeeeally cover many pivot points per se - but boy, oh boy it's a romp through his marvellous mind!

We cover A LOT:

• He debunks some notable social science experiments.
• We discover shared experience, control, identity, community are the foundation of resilience. And that resilience is a team effort – not an individual trait.
• He advocates that finding the opportunities for laughter and humour in our work lives, is where true happiness lives.... and we only laugh when we feel safe. 
• The idea of a traditional career is antiquated.
• Leadership is about projected identity – how important it is to see our identity in our leaders to ensure collective community.
• And as ex-head of Twitter – he’s a fan of policing the social medias MORE.

Where to find Bruce:

Twitter: @brucedaisley

Ben is an entrepreneur from Manchester, UK. 

Everyone has their COVID story - this one is supersized and super.... sunny! Yep - you read that right. When COVID takes your business and your father in one fell swoop - what would you do?

Ben Morrison isn't like most. This naturally happy-go-lucky fella had the worst the world had to throw at him and he is left standing, nay, bouncing around with an enthusiasm and zest for life. 

Some pivots have been digested for years - Ben is in the midst of his. His pivot started in March 2020, like the rest of us; and, although he made his money in his own events & hospitality business, he is now in an astonishing growth period. Ben takes the old saying ‘mind over matter’ to another level. We talk business, family solidarity, and the notion of luck.

You can find Ben here:

Joined by Emma Campbell (@limitless_em),  an author, columnist, speaker, long term cancer thriver and mother of four (3 of whom are triplets!)

Emma’s story is of survival (literally life and death), and astounding resilience - when life deals you an ace and a joker in the same hand... repeatedly.

The pivots we journey through are ones which come under the category of “life imploding”, but this is really a story of finding joyful perspectives in unexpected places

She tells us of consciously practicing gratitude and being mindful that the thoughts and words we use in every day life have an impact on our reality, so it’s important the stories and narratives we tell ourselves are compassionate and nurturing.

Where to find Em:

How to introduce David?! His life is a series of pivots each as interesting as the last. David Pearl has done so much it would be criminal to box him into a ‘role’.... But we’ll try! He is a Broadcaster, Opera Singer, Business Innovator, Serenade-r, Philosopher, Author, Speaker and that’s all we get to in this episode! Suffice to say, whatever he turns his hand to he inspires creativity - be it in business, art or social change.

This story unfolds in as unique a format as the guest himself - so today we work backwards! From Street Wisdom, to disrupting the way we meet, to the Royal Opera house at 9 years old, to a near death experience. 

We learn:

• You can shape what comes next
• ‘If things can go bad really quickly – they can go good really quickly’
• Change is possible... and can be done through naughtiness!

We both adored this episode and feel it is the perfect way to wrap up Season 2.

Today’s episode is with International rugby legend Chris Wyles.

Chris played for the Premiership team Saracens for 10 years, retiring in 2018 as their top try scorer. During this time they won the Premiership 4 times and the European cup twice - sometimes at the same time! Being American born, he also played for the US 7’s team, captained the US world cup team and played for them in the Rio Olympics.

Before he retired (at the grand old age of 34) he created Wolfpack Lager with fellow team mate Alistair Hargreaves. In an inspired entrepreneurial move they bought themselves a double decker bus to park at their games and become the Saracens lager of choice... which eventually manifested as a brewery bar in Queens Park, London

Chris is a unique blend of humble, human and wise. I am delighted he said yes to talking to us.

You can find Chris here:

Today we’re joined by Sunday Times Best Selling author and Guardian columnist Alex Bellos (who we met through the wonderful Tulip Siddiq MP!)

Applying a mathematical way of looking at the world. Structures and quality questions exist in all forms. Alex applied this logic to the creative endeavour of writing for the Guardian as a journalist and eventually into authoring his books (see below for links). His pivots take us from journalism in the 90's, to Brazil, to bringing maths to the masses. 

Through storytelling, he demystifies maths and dare we say, even makes it interesting.. And if we’re saying that, it’s quite an achievement.

Find Alex here:

This episode is dedicated to Olive Grant, and all the parents with broken hearts and empty arms

This week, we're joined by Charla Grant, the Founder of The Grateful Hearts Club. 

Charla joins us today to talk about her journey to becoming a mother which involved, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, heart break and the death her daughter Olive. Charla is so generous in sharing her hurt and her grief. And shows us that even in the midst of the very darkest times gratitude is still available. 

This isn't the story of fertility struggle we normally hear, ending with a 'happily ever after'; it's real, raw and incredibly empowering.

If you’re in any way sceptical about the practice of gratitude - be prepared to change your mind!

Today we’re joined by ex-rugby player turned Yogi adrenaline junkie, Richie Norton AKA, The Strength Temple.

Richie has spent the last 10 years working alongside sports professionals and some of the most respected pioneers of human performance. Getting Actors' movies ready and Athletes' game ready.

Riche talks to us today about how his Rugby career came to an end, throwing his life off course, how he pivoted from typically masculine testosterone fuelled way of life to a holistic, spiritual, meditative yogi.

Find Richie here:

• Website: www.thestrengthtemple.co.uk/
• Twitter: strengthtemple
• Instagram: richienorton_/

And if you fancy a workout, watch him here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRoCF4VCefsEvaRNA19tmkQ

You can get hold of us here:

On today’s episode, we’re joined by Olivia Potts. Olivia is baker, an award winning food writer and, author of ‘A Half Baked Idea: How grief, love and cake took me from the courtroom to Le Cordon Bleu’

She left a career at the criminal bar following her mother's sudden death, to retrain in pâtisserie and went onto write her first book, which won her both the Fortnum & Mason Debut Food Book awards and the Guild of Food Writers' Food Writer 2020.

Olivia talked to us so beautifully about the impact of her mother's death and her journey through grief in a way which was both raw, deeply powerful and humorous.

She is the cookery columnist for Spectator Life, writing their Vintage Chef column, and has written for the Guardian, The Telegraph, At The Table, the New Statesman and the Evening Standard. Olivia has also lectured on Brexit and the future of food at the Oxford Food Symposium.

You can find Olivia here:

We speak to screenwriter, BAFTA member and former consultant psychiatrist Grace Ofori- Attah.

Grace read Medicine at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford and went on to work as a consultant psychiatrist in Camden and Islington before making the joyous jump into screenwriting for TV and film.

Grace has learned from the very best in the screen writing business - accepted into apprenticeships and schemes with Carnival Film & Television,  4Screenwriting, BBC and BAFTA . This year she presented the Special Achievement Award to her boss (at the Sky series 'The Long Run'), Idris Elba at the BAFTA TV Awards. She is currently developing a TV series for ITV based on her experience as a junior doctor.

We learn about her:

• Journey from Consultant Psychiatrist towards her life long passion of writing. Following and managing the dreams of parents vs your own.
• Grief and ongoing longing for a missing friend and what hope is like when closure is not available to you.
• Frightening diagnosis at the age of 20 and what the patient experience gave her as a Doctor and, eventually, as an award winning screenwriter.

You can get hold of Gabi & Amelia here:

It's Black History Month and we celebrate it with a corker! We meet the effervescent Gamal Turawa, or ‘G’ as he prefers to be called.

G is a black man, born to Nigerian and Jamaican parents. He grew up in foster care in the UK with a white family. His abusive  birth father took him back at the age of 15, only to send him back to Nigeria to be without money, work or the language; where he ended up homeless.

G made his way back to the UK and eventually enrolled as a police officer in the Met. He talks to us today about his experience of coming out at the age of 40 in 2004, making him the first black, openly gay police officer in the UK.

G is now a diversity facilitator and international speaker who’s currently writing his highly anticipated autobiography and is soon to release a documentary on his life. 

We laughed and learned a huge amount from G. He’s fascinating, hilarious and incredibly resilient. You’re in for a great episode here and we hope you enjoy it!

More of G:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLc9Mk1ZJAs - G talking on his earlier life

https://vimeo.com/115746591 - G coming out on stage at Pride - beeeautiful poem to make it memorable!

https://purplefrog-connections.com/about - how to find G

You can get hold of Gabi & Amelia here:

It’s breast cancer awareness month and in honour of that, we’re joined by the incredible Lauren Mahon AKA girlvscancer.

Lauren is an award winning podcaster with BBC 5 Lives ‘You, Me and the BIg C’, Founder of  Girl versus Cancer and the mastermind behind a range of boobie emblazoned slogan t-shirts aka TIT-TEES.

In 2016 Lauren was diagnosed with Breast Cancer at the age of 31 and she joins us today to talk about this and so much more.

This woman is an incredible powerhouse. She has enlightened a new generation about the reality of living with cancer, chemo, death, grieving and all the fear it entails.

Lauren has been instrumental In showing a more representative picture of what cancer looks like - because it doesn’t just affect old people - it also affects the kickass party going 30 somethings who find a lump at Glastonbury.

In this episode we’re joined by Claire Birkenshaw, a lecturer at Leeds Beckett University. In 2016 as a Principle at a secondary school in Hull, Claire transitioned to female at the age of 45, making her the first headteacher to transition whilst in post. Her story is one of immense pain and intense hope.

She speaks to us about her journey and the work she now does to shed light, open doors and educate in sexual diversity and acceptance.

This episode opened our eyes to the deep and complex emotions that accompany being trans. It’s moving, raw, honest and incredibly informative. Amelia said of all the episodes we’ve recorded, this one broke her heart open and when you listen to it, you’ll know why. She is a deeeep thinker, a master metaphor-ist (!) and a gorgeous human being. The students of Leeds Beckett Uni are so freakin lucky to have such a powerful woman in their faculty.

Claire references and resources:

• Goffman – Front stage/back stage. Accepted or Hostile. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erving_Goffman
• Claire recommends watching ‘First Day’ on BBC iPlayer - about a trans girl starting at a new secondary school. Claire is currently writing a paper on it.
  

Pivot Points recommendation - have you seen:

• 'Disclosure' on Netflix - a SUPERB documentary created and starring all trans cast.
• 'Pose' on Netflix and BBC - a series based in the heartbreaking 80's, where the New York trans community love, live, dance and die. 
• See Claire in action on stage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXPn5dzwQc0

You can get hold of Gabi & Amelia here:

This week, we’re joined by Moses Adyemi. Moses became known to millions as the winner of the Channel 4 documentary series  SAS: Who Dares Wins. An achievement in and of itself but given that he did this have just served a 4 year prison sentence, gives you an idea for the type of man he is. Resilience shines through this episode.

In 2016 he launched the Silver Line project, which aims to rehabilitate ex-offenders and those suffering from depression and anxiety.

Moses talks to us about:

• The experience of being in prison and the cycle of reoffending
  
• What it was like to win SAS: Who Dares Wins
  
• Learning resilience through the school of hard knox... he knew it as ‘survival’.
  
• Your mindset will determine the outcome of any given circumstance.

You can get hold of Moses on Twitter  @moses_ican

You can get hold of Gabi & Amelia here:

These are our favourite moments from season 1. 

We'll see you next Thursday for the start of season 2. 

You can get hold of Gabi & Amelia here:

Today’s guest is MP, Tulip Siddiq - that’s right, we’ve gone political!

Charismatic, sharp and charming, Tulip talks to us about:

• The pivots the Labour party have gone through over the last few years
• Antisemitism within the Labour party
• How she resigned her hard won front bench seat in protest of triggering Article 50

Why people told her she should stand for Bradford, rather than Hampstead and Kilburn (North London)

Tulip Siddiq  has been in politics for 20 years, joining the Labour party at just 16 years old. She is the Labour Member of Parliament for Hampstead and Kilburn and Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years.

Tulip grew up in her constituency and is a second generation Muslim Bangladeshi immigrant. Her grandfather was a founding father and the first president of Bangladesh. Whilst, her aunt is also the prime minister of Bangladesh (longest serving Bangladeshi prime minister).

If you don’t know of Tulip hold on to your hat - she is charming, funny, and ever so… normal! She’s a woman of colour making a difference in her very white male world.

You can get hold of Gabi & Amelia here:

Today’s guest is 'Poldark' Actor, Ciara Charteris. She has very recently gone public with her experience of being raped, by a good friend of hers, 5 years ago. This is known as Acquaintance Rape.

Ciara is an ex-actress, most notably on shows such as the BBC’s Poldark, After almost 10 years of acting Ciara moved into the business side of the industry, Ciara’s Rape and the recent betrayal and trauma surrounding it, changed her life irrevocably.

Ciara now works as an ambassador for the incredible community 'I am Arla', fighting for women’s justice and using her story to help others. She has just accepted a place to study a Masters in The Psychology & Neuroscience of Mental Health

As we speak several daily newspapers are reporting her story- using her 'I am Arla' article (below).

She talks, for the first time, about the night in question and the rape. She speaks eloquently,  making the complex extremely simple. She challenges the rape myths the media and governmental agencies will have us believe i.e that rape is highly nuanced and complex; especially when the victim knows the rapist (known as acquaintance rape’, which makes up 90% of all rape cases).

Ciara's Article:

This week we explore what happens when your pivot is forced upon you and your life is immeasurably altered… you need to run, hide, cut ties and pray for safety.

On today’s episode, we hear one woman’s experience of being stalked for 2 years. She tells us of having to leave her life behind, working relentlessly to get him caught, the ensuing battle to get him prosecuted... And the ongoing impact it has on her.

Today’s guest cannot be named for her own safety. This episode is a call to action and opens up a much needed conversation around how we need to put women’s safety at the forefront of society’s ‘things to really give a shit about’. The CPS, currently, does not. 

If you find any of the topics discussed in this episode triggering, here are some recommended charities and helplines

Sarah Castro MBE has over 20 years’ experience working with charities, local authorities and in social housing. Sarah has worked in some of London’s most disadvantaged communities and is currently an Independent Adviser to the Metropolitan Police during critical incidents, and acts as an independent observer on high-level operations. She also works with the Trident Gangs Unit on their community engagement strategy.

This episode is a unique opportunity to hear someone, incredibly knowledgeable and eloquent, discuss what it is like to be a black Jew today and what happens when these two worlds, which are so often perceived to be like oil and water, come together.

With headlines telling us that antisemitism is rife and our eyes being opened to the blatant and systemic racism all around us, this episode explores these issues from the inside and is not one to be missed.

In this episode, Sarah talks to us about:

• The Black Lives Matter movement and how this is a “no go back moment” in time
• Wiley’s recent anti-semetic commentary
• How the Jewish and Black communities have more in common than sets them apart

We cover generational trauma, non violent communication, how Jews became white, her work with drug wrecked communities and the power these communities have in the fight for their own standards of living

So we cover a lot!

You will fall off your chair with the blast of energy.

A trailer for our eye opening conversation with Tal Ben Shahar,  Author and Harvard University lecturer.  

Jess Rad is the founder of ‘The WomenHood’, which connects women on the issues that matter to help them navigate womanhood. Her mission is to empower women with the knowledge, mindset and toolkit to make positive changes in their lives.

This episode really opened our eyes to the unspoken aspects of womanhood: miscarriage and premature menopause. How have we gone this long? It’s like a weird Fight Club mentality - you can’t talk about the trauma - you just have to be with it and allow it to beat you up. Well, NO MORE says Jess Rad!

She has bravely opened up the conversation through her own experiences. She asks to be heard and not told how to feel. And lets us know how to speak to people who have gone through similar life events.

The episode is also informative from a medical perspective. She bust myths around HRT, what the 34 (yes, 34) side effects of menopause are (spoiler, not just hot flashes!), that 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage, they are painful, traumatic and, invariably, unsupported by medical staff.

This episode is a heavy subject with a lightness of touch that makes it accessible and human.

Resources:

This week we shine a spotlight on the hushed pain points of many families, miscarriages and menopause. 

We’re joined by Jason Goldberg; entrepreneur, author of best selling book 'Prison Break', TEDx speaker and a rapper, who once opened for the Woo Tang Clan (yes, true). Jason is gifted with wisdom and intellect, which he relays with an entertaining lightness that makes this episode unmissable.

Listen to this episode if you:

• Want to understand a new way to relate to negative emotions
• Need a lesson in self trust
• Are ready to make changes that stick

Soooooo many ‘mic drop’ moments. Gabi and Amelia were clearly in awe / getting their heads round some mind bending concepts / falling a little bit in love.

Jason has pivoted in more ways than one, which has brought him some awe inspiring insights and teachings that he shares with us. Physically losing over 9 stone in weight, getting a divorce after 10 years of marriage, leaving behind an extremely successful career to take the leap into entrepreneurship and, moving across the country to start a new life. The power in Jason’s pivots comes from the fact he has been able to study them with such conscious objectivity. They have formed the foundation of his work today which is insightful, accessible and life changing.

This episode is filled with humour, warmth, humanness and wisdom that will leave you thinking, re-thinking and questioning.

He has been generous enough to provide our listeners with a free copy of his book 'Prison Break', which you can download via this link:

This week we’re joined by the effervescent Hollie Holden. If you haven’t fallen in love with her by the end of this episode, we’ll give you your money back!

This episode is for you, if you struggle with perfectionism, or you struggle with finding the silver lining during the hard times, or you find change crippling.

Even as big pivot fans ourselves; she mirrored back to us how important it is to reflect upon our pivot points - learn to love them (however hard they were/are) and move through them.

She talks about pivots as a gateway. And that in order for something to be born something else must die, meaning pivots must have a moment of mourning and celebration. We need to stay soft at these times, to let the new in.

She speaks of herself as a midwife - helping new ideas and change into the world - with support and love.

She speaks of motherhood - ‘allowing another human to unfold’. There is no point wishing a ‘tulip bulb will grow to be a rose’.

She asks beautiful, insightful questions such as: How can we be loved into our next pivot?, How do I work with what I’ve been given?, What’s the gift here?, What’s the invitation’

Find her here: