Gobsmacked!

Gary 'Machine' McKee & Gary 'Mankini' Graham. Two of West Cumbria's finest fellows. Gary '365 consecutive marathons' updates us on the last year and the after feels of raising £1.3 million for Cancer Charities. Gary Graham - Ex Met Officer - gives us a most extraordinary Gobsmacked moment helping to avert a massive terrorist attack, as well as illuminating us on his alter ego as a Mankini Wear...

Hannah Simnett, founder and CEO of Cherished, talks about how the pain of losing her Mum and being abandoned with an 8 month old baby catalysed her onto reach and connect with thousands of young people. Pain to purpose embodied. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sally Bee. Five heart attacks survivor. Died twice. Number One Best Selling Author. TV personality and life coach. Sally shares her totally unique set of insights after literally choosing life and juicing every bit of each day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Holmes talks about catapulting Captain Beaky to number one, Luck Psychometrics Leadership and that romantic interlude with Nina Simone. It's a rip-roaring ride Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zelda Wilson gives us a snapshot of her continued battles with cancer since Episode 2 AND Catherine Williamson shares her Gobsmacked moment that changed her life forever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Tessa Morton talks about how her son's Autistic diagnosis has shaped and crafted the last two decades. It’s practical, its heartfelt, it’s simply uplifting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Imagine you have spent many decades as an eminent Psychotherapist helping others through their trauma. Then your beloved daughter takes her own life. This was Malcolm Stern's horrendous experience. He shares how in the depths of grief he was able to make sense of the absolute darkest of times and offer back some hope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clare Boswell reached that moment beyond which she could travel no further. At 21 stone, she was battling severe depression and zero self-worth - her Gobsmacked moment 4 years ago has seen her literally transform - mind, body and spirit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we are joined by Mandy Barnett. From being a consultant in palliative care to a property developer, from property developer to mother of a very sick daughter, to an author helping our understanding and supporting those living with Tourette’s. It’s Gobsmacking all the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

‘Life is a marathon not a sprint.' Well for Gary ‘The Machine’ McKee, it's 365 consecutive marathons to be precise. Gary will literally gob-smack us with his heroics as a prolific fundraiser for Macmillan ( £1 million to date)  and West Cumbria Hospice at home. We traverse the territory of Kilimanjaro to the cycle track at Cleator Moor where Gary is slogging out a marathon every day and then...

Imagine you have dodged the cancer bullet twice only to find its back for the third time, it’s very aggressive and there’s no treatment options left. You have a perfect Gap Year planned then we go into lockdown. Welcome, Zelda Wilson, whose candid insights on how to die well will delight and inspire. Zelda has been outrunning Covid, astounding her oncologist and living her life with a zest and hon...

Paul Minter features in the first episode of the Gobsmacked! podcast. He shares how he has faced his own mortality numerous times, serving for nearly 18 years in the British Army, completing several frontline tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. He’s been blown up and had thousands of bullets whistling past his head and seen his comrades and friends die before his eyes, and tragically still co...