The Career Happiness Podcast

In this Episode we talk about 3 ways to cope with career fatigue. This is a theme that ties with the previous episode around January blues. As I know many of us may be feeling a bit fatigued career wise right now.  The main things we covered in this Episode:  What is career fatigue and how can this impact your career  Why are you feeling fatigued in your career  Your healt...

In the first Episode of season 4 I talk about 3 tips to help with January Blues.  The main things I cover in this episode are:  Why January can be a a hard time and cause winter blues or January Blues  Blue Monday and how marmite it is as not everyone agrees it exists  Why do some people struggle with the winter more then others  Tips and main ways to help with Januar...

In this episode we look at at Career change vs Job change is there really a difference?  Within this episode I talk about the following areas whilst talking about this.  Some of the things to consider when thinking a career change  What should you be thinking about if you want to change your job What are the similarities between a career change and job change  The differen...

In this episode I spoke to fellow careers Susan Smith. Susan is a experienced careers adviser and has worked in schools and universities as well as running her own business.   We covered a lot in this episode but some the some areas discussed are shown below.  1. Talking about Careers advice, what it is and how it can help others.  2. Is there difference between careers advice...

In this I talk about if we focus too much on how women look like in the workplace?  The main things I discussed were:  How image and weight can affect many women in the workplace  Feeling invisible at work or in life  Why are we so obsessed with how we all look  Image and societal pressure to look a certain way The judgement you feel at work as a women  Links men...

In this episode I talk about being liked vs being respected in the workplace  The main points I talked about in this episode:  What does it look like to be liked in the workplace?  Is there a difference between being liked vs respected  Why is respect in the workplace important.  Boundaries and tips around how to manage expectations around this.  Episodes you may usef...

In this Episode I am joined by the Nicola Semple who is a career and confidence coach  Within this episode we look at:  1. What Nicola does to support others  2. How she started her business and career journey 3. Career confidence and how this affects so many women especially since the pandemic  4. Boundaries and using time wisely and how this has changed since the pa...

In this episode I talk about the Great resignation and if it's worth considering.  In this Episode I talked about:  1. What is the great resignation and what does it mean?  2. The challenges around the Great resignation and why it's not for everyone   3. The positives of the great resignation and how it could help you and your career.  Articles for your reference and...

In this episode we talk about the following:  1. Why it's important to talk about mental health at work  2. Common mental health issues at work  3. Tips on how to talk about mental health at work  Previous Episodes you may useful  1. Episode 10 with Leyla Okhai - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-10---How-to-talk-about-mental-health-in-the-workplace--Interview-with-Leyla-Okhai-e40...

In this episode we are looking at work related stress and share some ways on how to cope with this.  Some main things discussed in this episode were:  Signs of work related stress and symptoms of what it potentially looks like  Practical tips to help cope with work related stress  Mental health in relation to work related stress  Self care and how you value yourself R...

In this episode I talk about what is it like being a careers adviser and what it's really like.  I often get this question a lot and the aim of this episode was to uncover any misconceptions anyone has about careers advisors. As well as share my experiences and what it's been like me to practice as one.  A summary of what I spoke about is as follows:  How we practice careers ad...

In this Episode we talk with Natasha Tiwari an award winning psychologist and psychotherapist Within this Episode we talk about:  What Natasha does to support families and children with mental health  Workplace bullying and the psychological impact of it  Feeling Shame around workplace bullying  What is Narcissism and how it links to personality  Narcissism in the workplac...

In this episode I talk about what's it like being a WOC living in the UK and how it's impacted my career.  I also share some tips on what to do if you have been affect by this.  The main things I spoke about include:  What was it like for me growing up as someone who was born her as a brown person and my lessons from this.  How covert racism and unconscious bias can happen...

In this Episode I spoke to Lizzie Martin a career and Executive coach.  Within this Episode we spoke about:  The work that Lizzie does to support mums return to work  The main themes around women returning to work after becoming a mum  Confidence and how this affects women in their careers  How motherhood changes women's outlook and career ambitions  Motherhood v...

In this episode we look at the working hard vs working smart. I hear this come up a lot with clients and it's something we as society often struggle with.  Some of the main aspects I looked at were:  What is hard work, and what does it look like?  Society's expectations on what working harder is  Ambition vs hard work  Working smart what does this mean?  Working at ho...

In this episode I spoke with Andrea Petrek. Andrea is a female empowerment coach who supports women.  You may recognise her voice as she interviewed me for he summit earlier this year and this was actually later put on the podcast see Episode 82  In this Episode we talk about:  The great work Andrea does as an empowerment coach and how she supports others  Her career...

In this episode we look at how gender stereotypes changed in the world of work.  The main things I spoke about here  1. Gender stereotypes and how this fits into careers and work.   2. Articles around career and gender stereotypes have things changed?  3. Questions and things for you to think about around gender stereotypes.   Articles I spoke about in this podcast se...

In this 100th milestone episode we are doing something a bit different.  The format for this episode was a bit different  1. I answered a question on the podcast about who this podcast is for  2. I looked at popular themes that have come up on the podcast and with clients and what's changed since covid-19  3. Career articles that you may find interesting and are relevant today...

In this Episode we look at 3 tips to help parents who want better careers advice for their teenagers this is the third episode to help parents with this.  Some of the main things I looked at included:  Careers advice support in education and schools  How to support your teenager with careers advice  Is there a Careers program in the school  Tips around how t...

In this Episode I talk about the importance of career advice in schools.  The main themes we looked at this Episode were:  1. Why schools have careers advice in place already  2. What is a careers advice interview and how can it help support a young person  3. Why it's so important in schools to help young people with their career ideas  4. Career stereotype...

In this episode I spoke about should you go to university or not. This Episode is specifically targeted towards parents who have a teenager aged 13-18.  As a previous school careers adviser and someone who still works with some parents this is a topic that comes up a lot with parents who are really worried about their child's future.  In this episode, I explored the following: ...

Trigger warning: Some of the things discussed here may trigger you so as am talking about Trauma here so please only listen if you feel you can. If you experienced trauma and aren't ready to listen to this only do so if you feel ready and have appreciate support in place eg of a counsellor etc.  In this episode I talk about how can Trauma can affect your Career Happiness  Within this Epi...

In this episode we take time to look at the pressure we feel in our life and careers.  Specifically 3 ways of handling pressure.  In this Episode I spoke the following:  What is pressure in our life and careers and how can it affect us  What boundaries can you have in place to help you cope with pressure  Ways you can handle pressure in your everyday life and career and ho...

In this Episode we look at sleep in relation to your career.  Within this mini Episode we look at the Following  1. The importance of sleep in our lives  2. Three reasons on why it's so important  3. Looking at and thinking about how sleep can help you be more career happy  Further Podcasts to listen to around with more science based tips  Dr Chatterjee's podcast Epis...

In this episode we look at how perfectionism is potentially sabotaging your career.  Within this Episode we talk about:  1. What is perfectionism  2. How it can affect in you in the workplace  3 Tips tips on how to combat perfectionism  You may also find these two articles please see links here  https://www.healthline.com/health/perfectionism#causes  https://www....