The New Therapist in Town

Jeanine Connor is a psychodynamic psychotherapist, clinical supervisor and training facilitator in private practice, as well as Editor of BACP Children, Young People & Families and Reviews Editor for BACP Therapy Today. She is the author of one book about the human body and three books about human thought and behaviour. We talk about Gen Z, her career, training, infant observations and her upcomin...

Rosi Webb is the head coach at Stanway Pegasus FC, Playing in the Essex & Suffolk Border Premier League, she is also the Coach Development Officer (Women and Girl's Football) at the University of Essex and has recently been featured on Sky Sports and the BBC for being the highest ranked female football manager in mens football and for her current work in the women's FA at the University of Essex....

In this episode I meet with Les Nicoll, a retired fireman, rugby player, family man and the current chairman of the N.E.S.T.  charity.  Les tells me all about the amazing work he has done and how that inspired him to set up his own charity to support the most impoverished of families in the Tendring and Colchester area. We hear about his own childhood, the challenges he has had to overcome and his...

Leah Holroyd is the co-director of White Bicycle Ltd. In this Episode Leah tells me all about her business that she runs with her brother. We talk about her journey to where she is now, achievements, mental health and a recent diagnosis of 'best disease' and how this has impacted her and her forthcoming adventures! https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-holroyd https://www.whitebicycleltd.com

⚠️ Trigger warning - This episode contains discussions around suicide. In this episode I met with Clare Kendrick-Robinson, Clare is a retired SENCO, mother and grandmother who talks about her career with young people, her transition into retirement, her passion for biodiversity, life, childhood and more. https:www.linkedin.com/in/clare-kendrick-robinson-9052835b

In this episode I meet Nathan (aka Background Bob’s dad).  Nathan and his son started a small lockdown art project to keep busy that escalated into something that has raised thousands of pounds and smiles for great causes. This project brought the world together and the street art and art world together to collaborate with a lovely family from Essex. A truly honest and inspiring listen. We talked...

In this episode I meet with Benedick Ashmore-Short. Benedick is the CEO of ‘The Park Academies Trust’ and a former recipient of the ‘Head Teacher of the Year’ award in 2014. His academy trust recently won a national award for the ‘Wellbeing trust of the year’.  Benedick talks about his own experiences of education and how he wanted to bring some of those opportunities to the schools that he suppor...

Sarah Pinckney is the co-founder of ‘The Manor Health and Wellness Centre’ Sarah is also a Women’s Health and Life Coach specialising in Peri to Post Menopause Health. Sarah shares some of her current projects, her plans for the future, her early life and challenges that she has had to personally and professionally overcome to get to her current position.   https://www.themanorhealthandwellness.co...

I attended the brand-new home of ‘The Anti-Loo Roll Brigade’ at the Stanway Lakelands Centre to meet with the charity’s founder, Peter Dutch. He talks about how he went from being a scaffolder to establishing a community interest company (The ALB) during the pandemic and many of the amazing things he has achieved since. Including, but not limited to, his role during the pandemic in sourcing PPE an...