S5 Ep5: Amanda Charles - The Psychic Psychologist - her fascinating, intuitive journey - how it started and the highs and lows since then; how she helps people access deeper connection; & how she has gotten through some of the darkest times of her life

There I was thinking I knew quite a lot about nutrition, diet, the gut and how it all works... but turns out, I really have so much to learn!  So I was blessed to get to sit down with the wonderful nutrition consultant and founder of MetaWell, Minna Wood

She is a walking, talking advert for what she promotes... she is the epitome of health with beautiful glossy hair, bright eyes and incredible skin! I was so envious! 

We discuss all things food and emotion. Minna explains how a high-sugar, high-additive, processed diet is addictive and can lead to low mood, anxiety and mental health issues. We also discuss foods that can improve moods, reduce anxiety and improve mental health conditions...and as always, so much more. Meet Minna!
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Minna Wood is a BANT registered nutrition and lifestyle medicine practitioner, a mindset coach, a bit of a gut health detective and a healthy foodie!

Her nutrition and coaching clinic MetaWell is based in Bracknell. 

She helps clients with chronic symptoms, particularly gut symptoms, low mood, low energy, autoimmune conditions and menopausal symptoms. On top of her one-to-one clinic work and healthy cooking sessions, she also facilitates the Food and Mood course at Stepping Stones Bracknell and has ran Nutrition for Long Covid sessions with NHS long covid patients.

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After more than twenty years as a Director, Producer and Senior Executive in the fast paced, high - pressured, and very competitive world of television, Steve decided to use his experience to change his life, and the lives of others. TV gave him a privileged and unique opportunity to meet people who had overcome massive obstacles to achieve extraordinary success, and he made it his mission to discover what is it that separates those who triumph and those who struggle and fail.

Stephen uses simple, easy to understand neuroscience principles to help people and organisations gain an insight into why they do what they do and how they can change the things that are keeping them stuck and move forward to reach their goals. 

In this utterly fascinating chat we discuss the conscious and subconscious mind; beliefs, behaviours, emotions and our self-Image; autopilot and how we can control it; breaking the “Terror Barrier”; how the language we use affects our life; and as always, so much more!

Steve’s step-by-step customised program is tailored specifically for the needs of your organisation. The Thrive Formula is delivered over 12-weeks and is designed to produce lasting change with tangible results.

You can get more information at https://leadersinmind.com or email steve@leadersinmind.com

My guest today has struggled with her weight for most of her life and she truly understands just how hard it is to live with obesity.
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10 years ago, Sarah Le Brocq was 24 stone. She applied to be on the show Fat: The Fight of my Life, she was selected to feature on the show and over the course of that following year she lost 8 stone and competed in various top level endurance events. However, over the subsequent few years, she regained most of the weight, despite continuing her intense training. This encouraged her to delve a little deeper and she learnt more about the complexities of obesity.
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Sarah is passionate about reducing weight stigma and is spending much of her time dedicated to raising the awareness of these complexities.
In this chat we discuss the damage done by the labels given at childhood and through the tough years of adolescence. We discuss fad diets, fat pills, the myths around obesity and pregnancy. We talk about the desperate need for an update in knowledge and language by teachers, healthcare professionals and, well,  just about everyone else too really....  and, as always, so much more.
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This raw, honest conversation is so brave and I really hope it opens your eyes as much as it did mine.  Obesity is a disease. For there to be changes, we all need to step up and take part like Sarah is doing.
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Please do follow her on https://slebrocq.com @s_le_brocq

For years, Jessie Asya Kanzer felt like a failure, unable to “make it,” either as an actress or in the rat race. Her childhood as a Russian immigrant in post-Cold War America heightened her insecurity and threatened her identity, desperate as she was to fit into a culture that was alien at best and hostile at worst. 

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This loss and eventual reclamation of her sense of self sent her on a more spiritual path during which she discovered the Tao Te Ching, which changed everything for her. 

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The Tao taught her that there was power in stillness, and that all struggles come bearing gifts if you know how to recognize them.

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We cover so much from: how to tap into and trust your intuition; how the Tao can cure you of perfectionism and people-pleasing tendencies; why it’s important to continue to embrace stillness, even amidst a push to return to “normal” following the pandemic; and so much more... reminding us that there’s power in slowing down. 

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Her book "Don’t Just Sit There, Do Nothing" offers practical, actionable insights on incorporating its wisdom into your everyday life
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My guest today is Ione Butler - a British film, television and voiceover actress based in New Mexico and LA. She has worked on a number of feature films including Marvel’s Black Widow and has guest-starred in hit TV shows on CBS, Spike TV, TLC and the BBC. 

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Ione has been through some extremely dark times in the past and everything she watched, read or listened to made her feel sad, angry, hopeless or depressed. She would spend hours searching for something to watch that would make her feel better but rarely succeeded. So, alongside her acting career she founded “Uplifting Content,” a social media platform, podcast and blog that grew to epic proportions rapidly and now has an audience of over 1.5 million people. Designed to uplift and inspire those with depression and anxiety  she creates and shares positive, heart warming video content, blog posts and interviews prominent, inspiring individuals. 

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As a result of her channels success, she created a wonderful book called "Uplifting Stories" - a collection of inspirational true tales that inspire people to take action.

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Ione is a wonderful, generous, inspirational woman and I am delighted that you are getting to enjoy her company too.

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Please do follow Ione on social platforms @ionebutler and @upliftingcontent

Her website is www.ionebutler.com 
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Artwork by @tamasbtoth
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S6 Ep9: Mandy Hickson: former RAF Fast Jet pilot & author on overcoming failure, battling imposter syndrome and how to take self belief to new heights
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My guest today was only the second female ever to fly a Tornado GR4 on the front line.  She pioneered the movement of women into the RAF.  Most of her very remarkable career was spent as the only female air crew throughout 45 missions over Iraq and three duty tours evidence some serious mental resilience, immense bravery and mega attitude
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Our chat lasted 1hr 20 because we were so engrossed in what we were chatting about. She's an incredibly impressive and interesting lady who I could have just chatted to for 10 more hours!! Meet Mandy Hickson

Kushal’s thriving career as an analyst at Goldman Sachs was forever changed on September 11, 2001 as he made a split-moment decision to abandon his office and the co-workers who refused to leave the World Trade Center.  Managing to narrowly escape, he witnessed the magnitude of death and destruction up close. 
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He was plunged into lengthy depression where he found himself believing life was meaningless. His search for a renewed purpose began with a reluctant trip to a breathwork workshop and eventually turned into a decades-long journey of spiritual discovery, mind-blowing metaphysical experiences, and a fierce devotion to the life-altering benefits of mindfulness and meditation. Meet the author of best selling book On A Wing and a Prayer, Kushal Choksi.
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This episode is sponsored by @meglio For 10% off all products, use MINDSET10
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Everytime I have a guest on the show I am blown away by their mind and the conversation we have and this one is no different and, genuinely, I think you'll agree that this is one of the most interesting rambles and one of the most fascinating humans.

Leonard Perlmutter is the founder of the American Meditation Institute and the originator of National Conscience Month. He is the author of 'The Heart and Science of Yoga' and his most recent book has just come out (and is on order!) called 'Your Conscience - The key to Unlock Limitless Wisdom and Creativity and Solve All of Life's Challenges'

His book is a simple, logical introduction to how your mind works, and the perfect entry point for anyone who wants to live a more fulfilling life simply by learning to depend on their conscience. And our chat covered so many different themes, not only included in the book but we went off on some wonderful, very inspiring tangents.

https://americanmeditation.org

Twitter: @amimeditation

My guest today is an internationally recognised health and wellness expert for 20yrs, who helps people redefine wellbeing in their lives.  

He was a Head trainer on NBC’s The Biggest Loser; the expert and host of Sky TV’s observational docu-series, Obese: A Year To Save My Life and Fat: The Fight Of My Life and he has trained the masses on CBS’s Kelly and Michael, Good Morning America and ITV’s Good Morning Britain.  

He was also the host of Lifetimes ‘DietTribe’ and a trainer on Oprah’s OWN Network presenting and instructing his ‘Wake-up Workout’ series  

He created Pavelka Wellness and has shared his message and his mission with individuals, families, leaders and teams within organisations to bring awareness and create new behaviours that support overall wellbeing and create a lifestyle for a lifetime.  

As if that’s not enough he is a published author and his book, The Program, highlights his Four Elements of Health: Eat, Sweat, Think and Connect, four areas of life that provide a new way to embrace wellbeing in a holistic and inclusive approach.  

We delve into it all! Meet Jessie Pavelka
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https://pavelkawellness.com  

Instagram: @pavelkawellness @jessiepavelka 

Twitter: @PavelkaWellness
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My guest today is a fascinating, multiple award-winning, documentary photographer who immerses himself in the toughest of environments and captures absolute beauty and hope in the most remarkable way despite being in the most harrowing of situations and places.

His work has been published in the Washington Post,  Time, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Bloomberg, The Christian Science Mag, The Guardian, GreenPeace Mag and so much more

He is making waves with his photographs and I urge you to take a look at his website www.eduardoleal.co.uk and instagram @eduardoleal80 and get to one of his next exhibitions which I most definitely will do, once the world opens up again someday!