The Insight Podcast

Welcome to The Insight Podcast. My guest today is Kuba Jursza ("kuba.moves"). Kuba is a movement coach who helps people “get strong, flexible and learn funky movement skills”! In this episode Kuba and I chat about: - What people get wrong about exercise - How exercise gives us freedom - Exercises he recommends you start practising - How achieving our fitness goals can ripple out into every element...

Welcome to The Insight Podcast My guest today is Rosie Martin. Rosie is a zoologist turned registered dietitian whose passion is “helping others discover the incredible power of plants for health, happiness, sustainability and compassion.” We chat about: - How is it that food plays a role in climate change? - Which foods are better for the planet and which are more damaging? - Why the idea of “foo...

Welcome to The Insight Podcast. My guest today is Natalie Costa. Natalie is a coach for both children and parents who wants to help you and your family “navigate big feelings, embrace mistakes & grow in confidence”. We talk about: - The most common challenges parents and carers face - Supporting children and adults with limiting beliefs - Being there for children when they’re having a meltdown - T...

Welcome to The Insight Podcast. My guest today is Alex Manzi. Alex is a life coach, author and podcast host who wants to help you find inner peace, clarity and happiness. We talk about: - How we can find clarity - Reflections on depression and the role of acceptance - Alex's thoughts on masculinity in 2023 - Our relationship with social media & more Enjoy the episode. * If you're enjoying this pod...

Welcome to the TeachStrong Podcast. My guest today is Dr Ray Owen. Ray is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Health Psychologist with over 30 years experience of working in the NHS. He’s also the author of two self-help books: 'Facing the Storm' and 'Living with the Enemy' - books about using cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness and acceptance to navigate life’s toughest challenges. I’ve...

Welcome to the TeachStrong Podcast. My guest today is Eileen Adamson. Eileen is a money coach and the founder of the “Your Money Sorted” podcast. Through her work, she is on a mission to help teachers improve their financial wellbeing, allowing them to live happier, healthier and wealthier lives. We cover: - Difficult questions to ask yourself around money - Aligning spending with what matters to...

Welcome to the TeachStrong Podcast. Joining me on the show today, all the way from the Gold Coast in Australia, is Dr Megan Lee. Megan is a Senior Teaching Fellow at Bond University who specialises in nutritional psychiatry, mental health and body image. What we cover: - What nutritional psychiatry is - Current research into diet and mental health - Foods to focus on for optimal mental (and physic...

Welcome to the TeachStrong Podcast. Joining me on the show today is Dr Joe Oliver. Joe is an Associate Professor and Consultant Clinical Psychologist with a wealth of experience working in the NHS, offering therapy sessions, and is the author of several books. There are so many areas of wellbeing that I’d love to talk to Joe about, but today’s conversation is focused on resilience. What we cover:...

Today on the show I have a truly inspirational guest. Jane Thurnell-Read is an author and public speaker who’s passionate about health and well-being. Her two latest books “Menopause Weight Loss: Live Well, Sleep Well, Stop Hot Flashes & Lose Weight” and “190 Weight Loss Hacks: What the Evidence Says” are both best sellers in their categories on Amazon. And if you come across Jane on social media,...

Welcome to the TeachStrong Podcast. Today I’m joined by Jimmy Wightman, founder of Delve Deep Meditation. Jimmy is a meditation teacher with years of experience helping people enjoy the many benefits of a meditation practice. I understand that the word meditation may be off-putting to some. To others they might be unsure exactly what meditation is and how to approach it. So, I wanted to get an exp...

Welcome to the TeachStrong Podcast. In this episode I talk to Dr Yami Cazorla-Lancaster. Dr Yami is “a board-certified paediatrician, certified lifestyle medicine physician, health and wellness coach and a mother of two active and healthy boys”. Dr Yami works in many different capacities - as a paediatrician, an author, a speaker, and a coach. And today I want to talk to her about her biggest pass...

Welcome to the TeachStrong Podcast. Today I’m joined by Niomi Clyde-Roberts. Niomi is an assistant headteacher and author of the book “The Emotionally Intelligent Teacher”. The book is described as a “unique guide to managing your emotions in order to enhance your teaching, boost your wellbeing, and combat power struggles in schools”. We take a deep dive into the role emotional intelligence plays...

Welcome to the TeachStrong Podcast. Today, I’m talking to Dr Nicola Cann. Nicola, aka “The Family Sleep Consultant”, is passionate about “helping families and professionals better understand sleep for children of all ages”. Through Nicola’s training and coaching she is helping people address this absolutely vital area of wellbeing. I've been eager to get a sleep expert on the show for a long time...

Today, I’m excited to be joined by Dr Leila Dehghan. Leila is a medical doctor turned sports nutritionist and personal trainer. She’s passionate about helping people live active lifestyles and fuelling with the right foods to live a happy, healthy life. Today’s episode is all about protein - an area of nutrition that gets a lot of focus and seems to be a macronutrient around which there is a lot o...

This episode is the audio taken from an Instagram Live I hosted with Dr Nitu Bajekal (@drnitubajekal). On 28th April 2022, I was very happy to have hosted this live talk with Nitu on the day that her new book, "Living PCOS Free", was published. Join us for a conversation about the symptoms of PCOS, steps to diagnosis, and the approaches that people can take to help manage this condition. Nitu's mi...

Welcome to the TeachStrong Podcast. Joining me for a slightly different episode today is Toria Bono. Toria is a primary school teacher, a coach, and the founder of the TinyVoiceTalks community and podcast. Through the community she’s created on Twitter and her podcast, she is “raising the voices of all of those in education”, giving more educators the chance to share their thoughts on the biggest...

Welcome to the TeachStrong Podcast. Today, I’m delighted to be joined by Dr Laura Freeman. Laura is a GP, a board certified lifestyle medicine physician and the medical director of Plant-Based Health Online. If you have a quick look at the amazing work that Laura does, you quickly see how passionate about helping people thrive. This conversation is all about learning as much as we can from Laura a...

Welcome to the TeachStrong Talks podcast. In this episode I chat to Helen Witty. Helen is Head of Learning Support and SENDCo at an all-through school. Helen shares openly about having ADHD and is passionate about supporting other neurodivergent educators. She is active on social media and regularly writes blog posts to share information, tips and resources to help others. This conversation came a...

Welcome to the TeachStrong Talks podcast. Joining me on the show today is Tony Rafferty, also known as the Good Gut Doc on social media. Tony is a doctor in Ireland who has a passion for helping people keep their guts healthy and sharing the latest research around the fascinating topic that is our gut microbiome. And the gut microbiome is the focus for today’s conversation. I ask Anthony to explai...

Welcome to the TeachStrong Talks podcast. Today on the show we have Dan Edwards. Dan is a leader who’s passionate about organisations, culture and creativity, as well as the host of SaturdayEdChat - a 30 minute coffee and conversation about education that happens every Saturday morning. Like many of my guests recently, there’s so much I could chat to Dan about, but this episode is all about the po...

Welcome to the TeachStrong Talks Podcast! Today on the show I chat to Sophie Smith-Tong. Sophie is a primary school teacher, the founder of Mindfulness for Learning (“the wellbeing centre for educators and families”), a children’s yoga teacher, and also a podcast host! During the episode we talk about the power of mindfulness - we cover what mindfulness is, what it looks like to be more mindful du...

Joining me on the podcast today is Rhiannon Phillips-Bianco Rhiannon is a teacher at an international school in Rome, leader of wellbeing and positive education, and a MHFA. And so of course there’s so much I could talk to her about! But today we’re going to focus on one of the activities that Rhiannon has found to be beneficial for her mental health: sea swimming. Open water swimming is increasin...

Welcome to the TeachStrong Talks podcast! Today we’re joined by Amanda Harrison. Amanda is a secondary school headteacher and consultant who works with leaders in education. There’s so much I could talk to Amanda about but the focus for this conversation is a little different. I recently tweeted that I was keen to talk to those in education who have found a particular practice or approach that wor...

Welcome to the TeachStrong Talks Podcast! Joining me on the show today is Roma Dhameja. Roma is a business and economics teacher and author of the book “What Young People Need to Know About Money: A quick guide to money, the economy and the changing world of work”. And the book is what our conversation centres around today. I was so pleased when Roma agreed to come on the show and chat about the c...

Welcome to the TeachStrong Talks Podcast. Joining me on the podcast today is Kate Jane. Kate is a teacher, coach, Thrive practitioner and mentor at “Mentor Mums”. I was keen to chat to Kate about the work she does as a coach and how she uses it in her role as SENCO at school, but we also find out about Kate’s journey to where she is now, the various roles she has, what she does every day to stay h...