Best Healing Through Storytelling Podcasts (2024)

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123- Born Without Arms, Not Without Attitude - with Nicky Abindor 35:43

2y ago35:43

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Born without arms, not without attitude! Nicky Abdinor is an expert on doing MORE, with less. Nicky is a registered Clinical Psychologist, international speaker, and founder of the non-profit organisation, Nicky’s Drive. Nicky has a passion for challenging our perceptions of ABILITY. She is a firm believer that it’s not our situation, but how we TH…

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122: Positive Touch with Tammy McLellan 33:20

2y ago33:20

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Tammy is Canadian and moved to Scotland in 1989. She is trained in adult massage and when she had her first child it just felt logical to massage her. She then discovered research about the benefits of massage for preterm babies and became passionate about massage for all, especially babies/children. She began teaching parents, mid-wives, health vi…

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121: Everyday Heroes with Jaz Ampaw-Farr 32:57

2y ago32:57

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Jaz Ampaw-Farr is a ‘resilience ninja’, international speaker, coach and author. Hailed in the US as ‘The British Oprah’, Jaz has travelled the world advising governments, educators and helping tens of thousands of people with her bespoke leadership development programmes, training courses and motivational speeches. As a successful entrepreneur, mu…

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120: Don't Stop Dreaming with Andrea Rainsford 35:26

2y ago35:26

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Andrea Rainsford –Andrea had an extensive career in the corporate world, working as a Business Development Manager for Ernst & Young and Eversheds. A career change beckoned following a stroke and in 2009, Andrea graduated with a BSc in Computing Science. A need to help and guide small businesses followed and SEO Angel was born in 2014. SEO Angel ai…

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119: Don't Lean On Your Excuses- with Steve Judge 36:37

2y ago36:37

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As a professional speaker, author and resilience coach Steve’s mission is to deliver his story that took him from wheelchair to world champion and beyond. He explains how he fixed his broken life and the learnings he gained which he now shares to empower people with the right mindset to go confidently on their journey in the direction of their drea…

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118: Almost 13 With Joan Kane 31:49

2y ago31:49

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Joan Kane (director, writer, performer, educator) recently performed her script of Almost 13 in the Edinburgh Festival Fringereceiving a five-star review. She also got favourable reviews for her direction of Safe and what do you mean in New York and Edinburgh. She is the founding Artistic Director of Ego Actus Theatre Company. Off Broadway, she dir…

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117: Life After Hate with Arno Michaelis 41:04

2y ago41:04

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Arno Michaelis is a speaker, author of My Life After Hate, co-author of The Gift of Our Wounds, Filmmaker, and Peacebuilding Consultant. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Arno was a leader of hate groups, and frontman of the hate-metal band Centurion before single parenthood, love for his daughter, and the forgiveness shown by people he once hated…

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116: Stroke of Luck with Andy Dobinson 33:17

2y ago33:17

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He says he’s just a bloke that runs ultra-trail marathons in his spare time…16 now!! He lives just outside of Glasgow with his awesome wife Nikki who has been and is his total rock. He’s 48 years young and passionate about running, cycling and all things motorsport and if he’s not in trainers, he’s on a bike or driving a car. ‘Anxiously chilled out…

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115: Perfectly Flawed with Deborah Henley 33:18

2y ago33:18

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Deborah Henley has over 20 years in psychology and personal development Formerly a competitive oarswoman, sailor and swimmer, with qualifications in neurolinguistics, hypnotherapy and the expressive arts - she draws on some extraordinary life experiences, a keen commercial sensibility and a quirky and creative perspective on life Her book, ‘Your Le…

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114: Don't Dim Your Light with Roxy Rhodes 32:47

2y ago32:47

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Roxy Rhodes is a psychotherapist and business coach with a private practice in Derbyshire who works predominantly with women who are ready to make some life changes. Her no BS, filter-free and empathic approach makes her a force to be reckoned with. She'll call you out on your excuses and hold your hand to make the changes. Her sarcastic humour wil…

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113: Journey Inwards with Peter Paul Parker 37:05

2y ago37:05

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Peter Paul Parker is a Dahn Master in the mind-body-spirit arena, a musician and sound healer. He works with both the energy and physical body. Peter is a Ki Gong champion, winning the international competition with the British Team in Korea in 2016. Peter runs a successful coaching business achieving amazing results with highly sensitive people an…

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112: Grow Through Grief with Charlotte Rush 30:08

2y ago30:08

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Charlotte Rush is a Marketing Director with a career spanning over 20 years. In recent months she has started to embark on a journey of becoming a lived experience speaker, telling her story, which details how she has been shaped by grief, and how she's now playing an active role in moving beyond it. An orphan by the age of five, Charlotte is curre…

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111: My Mother, Munchausen's and Me with Helen Naylor 39:37

2y ago39:37

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After a lifetime spent caring for her disabled parents, Helen had her own children, and began to suspect her mum was deliberately pretending to be unwell She began reading her mother's 55 years’ worth of diaries after her death in 2016 and discovered her mum’s deception went far beyond anything she had imagined She wrote My Mother, Munchausen’s, an…

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110: Complicit with Winnie M Li 34:33

2y ago34:33

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Winnie M Li is an author and activist. Her debut novel Dark Chapter is a fictional retelling of her real-life stranger rape in Belfast, from victim and perpetrator perspectives. Translated into ten languages, it won The Guardian’s Not The Booker Prize, and was nominated for an Edgar Award and the Best First Novel Award. She is currently adapting it…

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109: Removing the Mask with Richard Hobday 33:36

2y ago33:36

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Richie is an entrepreneur, film producer and actor. His entrepreneurship spans successful businesses across property development; sport; and education. As an actor Richie has appeared in many TV, Feature films on Netflix and Amazon, and has recently completed a number of international Bollywood films. Richie believes everyone in life can act and we…

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108: Hope with Lynn Crilly 30:35

2y ago30:35

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Lynn is a mental health awareness champion, counsellor, film producer and author of four books that give advice and hope to sufferers of mental illness and their families, including Hope with Eating Disorders 2nd Edition, Hope with OCD, Hope with Depression and Hope with Anxiety, all published by Hammersmith Health Books. A mother to grown-up twin …

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107- The Bullied Brain With Jennifer Fraser 32:37

2y ago32:37

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Jennifer Fraser is the founder of The Bullied Brain. She's an award-winning teacher, best-selling author, and unlikely whistle-blower. And key in mental health awareness. Her new book The Bullied Brain: Heal Your Scars and Restore Your Health tells the story of her journey to repair after battling to protect students from teacher abuse and failing.…

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106 : Piece of Mind with David Mark 51:17

2y ago51:17

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David Mark is recognised as a 'master of the dark psychological thriller', drawing upon his 15 years of experience as a crime journalist. After a decade as a full-time novelist and Sunday Times bestseller, David penned the critically-acclaimed memoir PIECE OF MIND, detailing his lifelong battle with depression, mania, OCD, addiction and hallucinati…

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105 - The Courage To Heal with Laura Davis 33:47

2y ago33:47

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#howtowriteabook #sexualabuse #healing Laura Davis is the author of The Burning Light of Two Stars, the story of her loving yet tumultuous relationship with her mother, and six other non-fiction books, including The Courage to Heal, Allies in Healing, I Thought We‘d Never Speak Again, and Becoming the Parent You Want to Be. Her groundbreaking books…

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104: Better not Bitter with Siya Twani 34:18

2+ y ago34:18

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Meet the man who, like a giraffe, stuck his neck out for what he believed. Like Nelson Mandela, Siya Twani was imprisoned for making a stand against injustice in South Africa. Siya is a Resilience and Mental toughness motivational speaker who speaks in schools and businesses across the country Siya is a motivational speaker on a mission to empower,…

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103: Mental with Jermaine Pennant 36:17

2+ y ago36:17

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Jermaine Pennant had a 25 year career as a professional footballer. A product of the Notts county and Arsenal FC youth and becoming a Liverpool FC legend. His talent is undeniable, yet this was often overshadowed by his behaviour off pitch. From scandalous headlines to stupid mistakes. Jermaine wants to open up and talk in depth about his childhood…

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102: Just a Boy with Richard McCann 35:17

2+ y ago35:17

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Richard is a Times No1. Bestselling author and has now written 4 books. His first, Just a Boy, sold close to half a million copies and is translated into eleven languages. He’s the founder of the iCan Academy and has worked with organisations across the globe for the last 15 years sharing his personal story of resilience. He’s also an award winning…

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101: Your True North with Sarah Ibrahim 34:28

2+ y ago34:28

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Sarah is now one full year clean from cocaine addiction and has been using the 20 years of lived experience and her subsequent training as a recovery coach to help bring others out of the darkness of addiction to dance with her in the light. Sarah is a single mum to a 3-year-old boy who has been the catalyst for massive transformation in her life. …

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100: Right from Wrong with Jacob Dunne 39:13

2+ y ago39:13

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Jacob Dunne is an author and consultant facilitating important conversations around criminal justice, education, and mental health. He presented “The Punch” series for Radio 4 which won best factual series at the national radio academy awards 2021. Which followed Jacob’s personal experience of Restorative Justice, how it has benefitted other perpet…

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99- Time To Think with Christopher Morris 37:10

2+ y ago37:10

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Christopher Morris is a Hypnotherapist from Bristol who works online with clients in the UK and abroad. He spent 30 years in the performing arts industry as an actor, director, and teacher before training as hypnotherapist. He changed career after struggling with his own mental health, partly due the death of his daughter Aoife and son Lucas in 201…

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98- Get Over Indulgence with Duncan Bhaskaran Brown 34:02

2+ y ago34:02

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I recently read Duncan’s book “Get Over Indulgence” and was really looking forward to interviewing him. His writing is funny, honest and very accessible to everyone and I sat down and read it in one go. Duncan has done his fair share of overindulgence, strictly speaking he’s drunk more than his fair share of wine and eaten more than his fair share …

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97- On Angels Wings with Gloria Masters 33:22

2+ y ago33:22

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I met Gloria Masters through social media and although our stories are different, there are so many similarities too. At times when I was interviewing her it felt like my words were coming from her mouth! She is an author, advocate and activist for all things child sexual abuse (CSA) She speaks from sixteen years of lived experience and has managed…

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96: Kicking It- With Amy Connell 29:02

2+ y ago29:02

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I met Amy at my Karate club and have witnessed her personal growth and achievements over the years and always been inspired by her grit and determination. I think you will be too! She earned her first Scottish National Team cap at 14 and has been following her passion with the sport around the world since. She started an online business at 18 to al…

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95: Trauma Survivor with Lou Lebentz 38:55

2+ y ago38:55

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Sometimes we meet people in life for the first time that we feel like we’ve known for years. That was exactly what it felt like when I met my guest, Lou Lebentz, a few years ago through the PSA (Professional Speaking Association) She is a well-known UK psychotherapist, EMDR specialist, trauma clinician and Founder of “Trauma Thrivers” a hugely popu…

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94: Spread Goodness with Anna Dravland 37:30

2+ y ago37:30

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Anna Dravland reached out to me via social media when she heard about the show as she loved the idea of it and when she shared her story with me, I knew I had to interview her! She has been through so much both physically and mentally but what I love about her is her honesty and her refusal to be defined by her experiences. She has a daily routine …

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93: Untold Lies with Raga Olga D'Silva 37:27

2+ y ago37:27

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#publicspeakingtraining #diversityandinclusiontraining #genderstudies Anna Dravland reached out to me via social media when she heard about the show as she loved the idea of it and when she shared her story with me, I knew I had to interview her! She has been through so much both physically and mentally but what I love about her is her honesty and …

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92: Bonus Time with Brian Pennie 36:50

2+ y ago36:50

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Brian Pennie is an author, speaker, PhD candidate, university lecturer, and life-change strategist. His life used to be very different, however. On October 8 2013, he experienced his first day clean after 15 years of chronic heroin addiction. Addiction nearly killed him, but on that fateful day in October, he received a gift. Call it what you will:…

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91: I talk to angels with Beverley Densham 34:07

2+ y ago34:07

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Beverley Densham is a mindfulness Pilates teacher of 24 years and an Author She graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Sports Science and became a Pilates teacher. Two near death experiences and divorce guided her to heal and inspire others with her mindfulness Pilates zoom studio. She created a mindfulness Pilates podcast, and …

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90: A Song Inside with Gill Mann 34:30

2+ y ago34:30

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Gill Mann is a psychotherapist and author. She started working life as a lawyer but finally found the courage to follow her heart and re-train as a therapist - and has never regretted it for a moment. She has worked within the NHS, a university counselling service and in private practice. Longer-term work – with its potential for changing lives - i…

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89: Happiness is a Choice with Holly Matthews 42:47

2+ y ago42:47

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Holly Matthews is Former TV actress (Waterloo Road, Casualty & Byker grove) a widowed Mum of 2, a Self-Development Coach & founder of The Happy Me Project. The Happy Me project is an online and in person, straight talking self-development programme, podcast and online membership. Holly’s Ted Talk has been watched by over 150,000 people and she has …

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88: It's OK with Aaron Cargill 30:34

2+ y ago30:34

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Aaron runs a mental health inspired clothing brand called It's Okay. It's Okay was founded from a spell of severe depression and a close suicide attempt, luckily he was able to fight his way back and create a brand that's foundations are to support, spread MH awareness, fight the stigma and not leave anyone behind. With each and every sale they don…

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87: Day by Day with Polly Vickery 31:55

2+ y ago31:55

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Polly got in contact with as she had listened to the show and felt it was time to tell her own story of personal trauma and grief. This is the first time she has spoken out publicly and I was profoundly moved by our conversation. In 2019 Polly was on holiday in France with her husband and their ten-month-old son. They were driving home from the bea…

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86: Grandad Wheels with Brian Abram 38:15

2+ y ago38:15

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Brian Abram is 64 and lives in Halifax. In 2013 he survived a horrific cycling accident that left him paralysed and a full-time wheelchair user. After weeks in a coma and a year in hospital he returned home to a very different life. He then wrote a silly story to amuse his grandson, who was just 6 months old when he had his accident. Encouraged by …

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85: Daffodils with Louise Beech 36:27

2+ y ago36:27

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I was so excited to interview the author Louise Beech, as I’ve not only read all of her books, both published and unpublished, but she’s a dear friend too! It took many years and many rejections for Louise Beech to finally get a book deal in 2015. Her debut, How to be Brave, got to No4 on Amazon and was a Guardian Readers’ Pick; Maria in the Moon w…

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84- From Chaos to Calm with Gen Edwards 37:26

2+ y ago37:26

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Gen Edwards is an intuitive energy healer, born in Zimbabwe, and who lived in South Africa for a long time. She is currently loving living in Leeds, and healing globally! She is an accredited healing facilitator using The Emotion Code and The Body Code; and has been practising as a healer since 2015, when she got her first energy healing qualificat…

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83: The Beauty of Pain with Enas Daeki 34:35

2+ y ago34:35

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Enas was born in Libya, into a culture where women, though educated, often leave behind that education and potential, to become mothers and homemakers. A tradition that she wholeheartedly respects and understands, yet her ambition as a little girl growing up in this culture, was to be all that she could be in her life. Wherever that would take her.…

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82: Grit and Resilience with Dennis Relojo-Howell 29:25

2+ y ago29:25

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I first met Dennis through social media when he asked me to be a guest blogger for his blog PsychReg. I’ve watched it over the years, and it has grown. It now includes conferences, academic papers, and a podcast too. When I ask people to be a guest, I ask them to send me a short bio, but his is definitely the shortest one I’ve ever received! He ema…

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81: Guardian Angel with Anneke Weemaes 34:19

2+ y ago34:19

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Anneke is Dutch born and Australian bred. At the age of 21 she was about as bold as she could be. She took the step, like a lot of Aussies, to venture to Europe… for 6 months. 20 years later she finally returned. Broken, but she returned She survived the Belgium terror attack when Brussels airport was bombed in March 2016 and was close enough to fe…

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80: Second Chance with Tara Notrica 40:50

2+ y ago40:50

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Tara Notrica is 57 years old and a mother to 2 children, Jared, age 21 and Samantha, aged 17. She’s been married to Barry for 24 years and they live in New York Prior to becoming ill with a rare disease called Mast Cell Disease, she was a Special Education Teacher/Administrator. Her disease causes her to have anaphylactic episodes from multiple tri…

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79: Enjoy Being You with David Linakar 34:19

2+ y ago34:19

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Born and brought up on the Isle of Wight, David suffered early bereavement at age 4 when his mother died from Ovarian Cancer. After a disrupted upbringing, he began work in retail banking at 18, but at 30 became an Anglican Priest. After the collapse of his marriage and the loss of his faith in 2016, David was forced to reassess and reshape his inn…

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78: Dust with Andrea Carter Brown 39:49

3y ago39:49

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Andrea Carter Brown's new collection of award-winning poetry, September 12, was published for the 20th anniversary of 9/11 Her previous collections are Domestic Karma, The Disheveled Bed, and Brook & Rainbow (winner of the 2001 Sow’s Ear Press Chapbook Prize) Her poems have won awards from Five Points, River Styx, The MacGuffin, and the Poetry Soci…

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77: How to Tell Anxiety to Sod Off! with James Withey 44:24

3y ago44:24

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James is an author and trained counsellor who lives with anxiety, PTSD and depression His books include; The Recovery Letters, What I Do to Get Through, How to Tell Depression to Piss Off, How to Tell Anxiety to Sod Off and How to Get to Grips with Grief (released in July 2022). He is the founder of the internationally renowned The Recovery Letters…

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76: Is Rape A Crime? with Michelle Bowdler 39:41

3y ago39:41

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Michelle Bowdler is the author of Is Rape a Crime? A Memoir, an Investigation, and a Manifesto. This book was longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction, on the best books lists for Publishers Weekly and the Boston Globe as well as named a Must Read by TIME Magazine and the Massachusetts Book Awards. Bowdler is the recipient of the Barba…

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75: Yield with Claire Dyer 36:50

3y ago36:50

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Claire Dyer’s poetry collections are published by Two Rivers Press, her novels by Quercus and The Dome Press. Her latest novel, 'The Significant Others of Odie May' is published by Matador, and she has a new collection forthcoming with Two Rivers Press in 2024. She has curated Reading's Poets’ Café for the past five years, teaches creative writing …

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74: Don't Focus on "Why Me" with Kijuan Amey 32:20

3y ago32:20

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Kijuan Amey is a retired US Air Force veteran who was forced to retire due to a motorcycle accident which resulted in his loss of vision Kijuan has many talents to include being a musician, singer, actor, and an athlete. Yes, he still performs those talents, but recently has added motivational speaking and self-published author to the resume, despi…

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