The Career Happiness Podcast

Hayley is a Chartered psychologist and occupational psychologist. In this episode, we spoke about career unhappiness obviously 😊!! As well as work dynamics, work culture, and the relationship between managers and their teams. It was a really insightful episode and Hayley has a different way of helping leaders thrive in their work. We did also touch on the Covid-19 and what to do at this time. You...

In this episode, I spoke to Selina Yankson. Selina is a career coach, with a vast experience in different fields including sales and marketing.  In this episode, we spoke about a lot of really interesting themes.  1. Career progression  2. Being a BAME women  3. Having a portfolio career  4. Starting a side hustle  5. Being yourself in the workplace and showing your true personality  It was really...

In this episode, I talk to Elaine Batho who is a coach, Wellness, and Retreat specialist.  We spoke about burnout how unhappiness at work can lead to burnout and underlying health conditions. Elaine also shares her own experience of burnout and well-being journey which led her to start her own business.  As this episode was recorded just before the global lockdown due to COVID 19 we also spoke abo...

In this episode, I spoke to Oris Ikomi. Oris works as a diversity and inclusion consultant he has had a variety of experience and we had a really interesting discussion about the workplace, work environments, and how diversity and inclusion although mentioned within the workplace isn't always something that some people are aware or know what their rights are.  If you want to connect with Oris...

In this episode, I talk to Gemma Stow business coach for introverted women. We spoke about business and showing up as yourself and what it's like to be introvert.  It was great to talk Gemma about this being an introvert myself and I know a lot of the women I work are introverts too.  If you want to want to find out more about Gemma you can visit here website  Follow her on Instagram  Connect with...

In this episode, I spoke to youtube and brand, business and career coach Joy Randolph.  We spoke about so much in this episode from careers, money to a business and also how Joy started her amazing youtube channel.  You can find out more about Joy by visiting here website here  Following her on Instagram  Connecting with here on Linkedin  If you have any further questions about the podcast episode...

In this episode, I speak to Nicola Huelin. Nicola is a previous mentor of mine and she helps women and mums start a business. Within this episode we talk about business, careers being a woman and mum in business. As well as helping more women get into business and be happy about their careers. If you want to find out more about Nicola you can visit here site here https://www.mpower.academy/ Follow...

In this episode, I talk to the lovely Suzannah Butcher. Suzannah has a business called Calmpreneur. We spoke about how mental health affects you in your business, life, and career. Suzannah supports busy business owners who are stressed and suffer need support with mental health. I was also lucky enough to have a wonderful conversation on her podcast please see link here   If you want to conn...

In this episode, I talk about staying motivated in a job you know you can't currently leave. This could be for a number of reasons. You properly still love what you do and know it's important you stay in this job perhaps due to contractual or financial obligations.  Getting your mojo back can happen and I share some insights into the work I do with my clients to motivate them. Career Happi...

In this episode, I talk briefly about what workplace bullying is.  I was featured in a BBC Worklife where I shared the impact of my bullying on my mental and physical health to read the article please go here.  You can watch the YouTube video I mentioned here  I was also featured on Thrive Global talking about the bully bosses here  As well as my workplace bullying story at Happiful magazine here ...

In this episode, I talk about looking and applying for the wrong type of roles. It's not just about if this job fits you professionally but personally too.  I see this with a lot of the women who I speak to who know what they want in there life, career but start chasing what others want for them. To find out more about what I mean listen to the full episode. Remember career happiness isn't...

In this episode, I talk about a really important topic. Toxic work environments. I have a lot of women and clients who come to me who face this issue more than ever. If you are in this situation I don't want you to feel alone. I also share some tips about what to do if you want a new job treating it's a gradual process, in a realistic way. It's not an easy place to be having been there...

In this episode, I will talk about LinkedIn and why it’s a necessary part of your job-hunting journey. I talk about some specific reasons why you need to be using it especially because technology is now a key part of our career development. I also spoke about LinkedIn in season 1 of the podcast in episode 9 and why an up to date profile was important. This episode is a follow on from that and a mo...

In this episode, I talk about yes wait for it, your CV. I know this can be a bugbear for many of you who are job hunting but it's never as painful as what you make it to be. So in this episode, I share 3 tips to help support you so you can update it but I also explain why it's important you do this. This is especially necessary if you are looking for a new job and are unhappy at work and w...

In this episode, I talk about job hunting and why so many of the women I work with feel overwhelmed by it. This can be for many reasons and it's not uncommon. Especially if you are juggling lots of things in your life including being a parent and working full-time. Or if you are job hunting whilst in a stressful or unhealthy work environment and the last thing you want to do is the job hunt. ...

Happy New year and Happy New Season for the Career Happiness podcast.  In this episode, I will be sharing tips about how you can job hunt in alignment with your job hunt goals for 2020. If you want to make this year the year you get yourself a new job and be paid more of what you are truly worth please listen to this episode.  I will be doing a series of episodes about job hunting like t...

In this episode, I share with you 3 vital career tips for 2020. The aim of this episode is to help motivate you for 2020 and beyond. If you haven’t listened to all of the episodes before this on remember to tune in to episode 25 where I recap over this year’s episodes. You can listen to the episode here https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-25---What-have-we-learnt-from-the-podcast-so...

If you are new to the podcast or haven’t had a chance to listen to all the episodes, I wanted to do a recap and review for you so you can pick out the ones that are relevant to you. So please listen to this recap of the 24 episodes of season 1 of this podcast. I have a special episode coming in 2 weeks’ time about setting you up for 2020. The podcast will be going weekly next year which I am reall...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with an amazing guest Lizzie Benton. Lizzie is the founder of Liberty Mind. Lizzie also has a podcast too and I was a guest on her podcast earlier this year to listen to the episode please go here https://open.spotify.com/episode/5M1kwrPS1pv8X2e7R7dgGz?si=XZb4_b1NRJ-W13Ss_sruuw   We spoke about so much in this episode from company culture both in the...

In this episode, I talk about qualifications, if they matter and are important. This is a question I have been asked a fair bit and thought it may benefit you as listeners. Especially because many women who want to change their careers question their decision around qualifications. This episode may also be relevant to women who want an additional professional qualification to advance or progress t...

In this episode, I speak with Lucy Sheridan Wightman. Lucy is a coach and comparison expert. Lucy also helps business owners too. We talk about career and how comparison can affect the way you think about yourself when doing this. If you want to connect with Lucy and find out more about what she does you can follow her on the following social media platforms. 1. Instagram - https://www.instagram.c...

Should you have a portfolio career? A popular question I often get asked so I thought this would be a good episode to help you move forward with this. You may well remember I spoke to Nicky Raby about portfolio careers in episode 16 please go back and listen to this if you haven’t heard it already.  If you have any questions or thoughts remember you can email me at soma@thecareerhappinessment...

In this episode, I spoke to chartered cognitive psychologist Cristina Cioffi. We spoke about a common theme that comes up with my clients who are stressed at work and going through anxiety. Anxiety is something that Cristina helps her clients through but also lectures at university. We spoke about how being overwhelmed at work can lead to symptoms of anxiety and what it actually is. To find out mo...

In this episode I share three top job hunting tips to help you find a new job as a working professional. I also have been doing a series of lives on Facebook to help with job hunting too. Please see the links here. 1. In this video is all about helping you get a new job and promotion https://www.facebook.com/147585885401916/videos/380651409263544/ 2. I speak about a job hunting strategy in this ep...

In this episode I speak with the lovely Natalie Costa from Power thoughts.  We talk about business, career and so much more !! Check out her Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/powerthoughtsnc/ Follow her on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/powerthoughtsnataliecosta/ Connect with her on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliecostaconfidencecoach/ If you have any further questions a...