The Disrupting Wellbeing podcast is an edgy journey into the world of workplace wellbeing. This podcast challenges individuals and cultures to go beyond bubble-bath-wellbeing and into the sphere of hard conversations and action that provokes real and lasting change. These dynamic conversations are centered around getting to root issues and providing the tools and skills necessary for the audience to evolve into the new world of work and think outside of the wellbeing box and into a world of ...
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Crisis and the Emergence of a Second Life with Dan Kieran
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Do you feel it? As you get older you want to make a change to your life. Things that once felt like your purpose no longer align. Well, you’re not alone. My guest in this episode has not only experienced the same thing, he has written about it in award winning fashion. Dan Kieran suffered from many phobias from agoraphobia, fear of flying, getting …
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Ex Law-Firm Partner Speaks Out: Can Wellbeing and the Legal Sector Co-Exist?
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Mental health in the legal sector, does it even exist? In this episode I am joined by ex-partner of a law firm, Helen Pamely, who speaks out against the sector’s record on mental health. Helen challenges the pre-conceptions and norms of the industry to forge a new way. An ex-lawyer turned coach; she has lived experience at the top levels of this hi…
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Getting Men to Talk with Todd Hopwood
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“Men don’t talk about their mental health.” This is the perception that my guest in this episode, Todd Hopwood, has been fighting to break. The cultural expectations of men often mean they keep quiet about their wellbeing, a problem in itself that can do far more damage. Todd has been using his position as a leader to advocate for the mental health…
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Digital Wellbeing: Is your device ruling you?
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How long do you spend on your devices? Be honest. It’s probably a lot isn’t it, your phone, TV, your laptop. They are always there next to you or in your pocket. You do not have to live your life being ruled by technology. In this episode I want to explore how you can do this, because the impacts they have on your mental health can be huge. It is s…
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How to turn your Trauma into Triumph
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Do you own your story, or does it own you? The moment you take ownership of it is the moment you take power over it. My incredible guest in this episode, Chana Buisson, experienced trauma in her childhood. Physical and mental abuse led to depression and suicidal thoughts later in life. Chana shares with so much honesty what she went through, and be…
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Straight Talk: How to Navigate a Troubled World
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Does the world around you impact your mental health? The bad news we see daily, the world in trouble. I would argue that we have a responsibility to protect ourselves from it. And live in a way that doesn’t overload our mental health. By all means be active on the issues important to you but recognise that you have the control over the information …
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True high performance in the workplace is not common. But it is possible. So, what does it take to get there and stay there? In this episode I am joined by Chinazom and Ije, a couple who are business and leadership coaches. They discuss the challenges and rewards of working together as a couple and as business partners. They also explore the concep…
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How to Choose Greatness over just Good enough
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Too often we make decisions without thinking if they will have a positive impact on our lives. We need to be able to align our decisions with our truth. That means not just choosing what we think is a good decision but what we think is a great decision. But how do we know what a great decision is? In this episode, I discuss the concept of good vers…
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Leadership and Work/Life Harmony with Andre Young
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Work life balance is a lie, it doesn’t exist. We are all going from one aspect of our lives to the other, trying to keep everything afloat, but what of we reframed it as work life harmony? This outlook on leadership and wellbeing is championed by my guest in this episode, Andre Young. He is the founder of You Evolving Now, author and leadership tra…
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Straight up advice: Creating your circle of support.
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Do you have voices that influence your decisions? Whether they are inside your head or out there in the real world, they exist for all of us. The hard bit is finding the right people to hear you out and give you the insights you need to make your next move. In this episode I discuss the importance of creating a circle of support in what can be a wo…
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Nutritional & Gut Health Expert Dana Chapman on why your food is making you sad!
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Is your gut health impacting your mental health? The connection between how our gut is feeling and how our brain feels is becoming more and more understood. That’s why in this episode I invited Dana Chapman, a health and wellness expert, to talk us about how to look after ourselves by looking after our gut. She is trained in Nutrition Science, inco…
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Straight up advice: How to make self-help actually work!
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Are you overwhelmed by all the self-help advice out there? Feeling like every expert is telling us something slightly different to get us to the destination of being healed. But it doesn’t work like that. In this episode, I discuss how to get the most out of self-help. And I challenge the idea of healing as a destination and emphasize the importanc…
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Taking off your Mask will solve your Mental Health issues with Dr. Ardeshir Mehran
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How long does it take to heal from trauma? The reality is that it can take far longer than it should according to my guest in this episode Dr. Ardeshir Mehran. He believes we should be emphasizing the importance of accelerated healing and the need to address shame and grief in the healing process. Ardeshir Mehran is a leadership excellence coach, w…
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How can I set boundaries and stick to them? This is one of the most common questions I get asked. We all try and set boundaries but so often we beat ourselves up for not sticking to them. But all it takes is a little tweak to make it work, and that’s what we’re going to cover in this episode. I delve into my own struggles with boundaries and addict…
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Clarke & Carrie Carlisle on Football, Suicide & How to Help the person you Love
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When there is a suicide attempts trauma happens on all sides. From the person attempting it now needing mental health support, to the loved ones needing to re-build trust in them. Everyone must deal with the ripple effects. In this episode I am joined by Clarke and Carrie Carlisle. Clarke attempted suicide which led them both down a path of having …
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Straight up Advice: How to Change Your Life!
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Welcome to season 2! This episode is different! Tips, tools and advice from my story and hundreds of hours working with clients. All too easily we can numb ourselves when we feel those tough feelings, we need to recognise the importance of feeling both the highs and the lows of life. In this episode I share my own experiences leaving life in a cult…
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Junior Doctors talk burnout, tech addiction and the drive to achieve no matter the cost!
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We’ve all seen the medical shows on TV, tears in the closet, all the drama. But what is it really like to train as a Doctor? In this episode I am joined by 3 Doctors in training to shed light on the realities they face and to bust some myths. They share the challenges they have faced throughout their training and the coping strategies they have dev…
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How to change the system from within! - with Avanade’s Global Wellbeing lead Emily Warren
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Many organisations see wellbeing issues as a problem with the individual not the system. Emily Warren believes it’s time that this is flipped on its head and we look at the environments, the cultures, and the structures we place around employees instead. Emily is responsible for a portfolio of EX projects and initiatives within the Avanade business…
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From Disruptive child to Global Activist - A new take on DEI! With Dr Asif Sadiq MBE, Chief DEI Warner Bros Discovery
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The beauty of diversity is that we think differently, and those differences should be respected and celebrated while we work together. This simple and elegant view of DEI in the workplace is that of my guest in this episode Dr. Asif Sadiq MBE. Asif is the Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer for Warner Bros. Discovery, he was previously th…
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What you know about Burnout is Wrong! - with Subira Jones the Corporate Hippy
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People’s houses are on fire because of burnout and corporate wellbeing is unable to address it. They focus on the wrong things, and until the root cause is dealt with the symptomatic manifestations of burnout will persist. This is the belief of my guest, Subira Jones, The Corporate Hippie, an award-winning high performance, lifestyle, and burnout c…
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Build your edge: Communication Quotient (CQ) with Oscar Nominated Clare Munn
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Storytelling is a powerful way for humans to share what they are going through. It can also be a way for the stigmas of mental health to be lifted. My guest in this episode, Clare Munn, has been putting story telling at the centre of her efforts to disrupt how the world talks about mental health. Clare Munn is an entrepreneur, media executive & act…
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Is mental health an excuse with Jon Smith OBE
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Imagine not being able to say a word as a child. Imagine every time you stammered you were beaten. Imagine that this treatment cured you. This was the experience of my guest, Jon Smith. It was life changing and allowed him to pursue a career at the elite level of sport as a super-agent culminating in an OBE. Jon discusses his own experience with me…
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How to Solve your Sunday Night Blues with Channel 4s Kirsten Furber
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Do you suffer from the Sunday night blues? Everyone has experienced that feeling of dread before you start work on a Monday. But what if that could be an indicator to so much more, not just to you as an individual but the organisation you work for. Then you would have the power to know where your energy and time should be spent rather than fearing …
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How Taking Action is good for Mental Health with Petra & pirkx founder Stella Smith
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Are your life goals aligned with your job? We are all different and all require different things to maintain our wellbeing. You need to be able to align with your flow, your skills, your joy and not be influenced by something that can harm that. In this episode I talk to Stella Smith, Founder and CEO of pirkx, my collaborator on this podcast. Pirkx…
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Join me, Petra Velzeboer and founder of pirkx Stella Smith as we give you a snapshot of what's to come in this exciting new podcast! We discuss many things, including: Can ambition and wellbeing co-exist Approaching a new world of work Guests and themes for upcoming episodesOleh Petra Velzeboer
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