The John Borland Podcast

John talks with special guest, Jayne Moran, about what it means to be truly authentic, how it impacts on our lives and whether is ever fully achievable. John and Jayne share their own struggles in being authentic, the realisations they have come to over the years, and how they have aligned their own lives to fit with who they really are. Revealing the power that finding our own authenticity can ha...

John talks with special guest, Mark Smith, about what life is like being the father of a son with cerebral palsy. They talk through Mark's experiences of the challenges and joys that raising Charlie brings. Discussing the highs and the lows of Charlie's life living with disability and all the impact that has upon family, friendships and education.  John and Mark give a raw and real insight into wh...

John talks with his special guest Andy Hutton about how to cope with losing things in our life. We are always losing things in life and yet losing can still be really difficult for us to handle. When lockdown happened all of us lost something in someway, but why do some people seem to handle loss well and others really struggle.  John and Andy discuss their own experiences of what they have recent...

John talks with his special guest and close friend, Mark Oliver, about why men don't have friends and what gets in the way of men forming deep bonds with each other.  We can so often witness the men around us only able to form shallow friendships and therefore, miss out on the value that deep relationships create. John and Mark discuss their own successes and struggles in creating close friendship...

John talks with his special guest and Women's Health Physio, Emily Elgar, about why we don't do the things that make us well, and what gets in the way of us really looking after our health. We are so clued up on the knowledge of how to take good care of ourselves, yet we so often don't turn this information into action. John and Emily share their thoughts and experiences of why we fall short in lo...

John talks with his special guest and business partner, Jayne Chudley, about how to create bounce-back-ability and the resilience to respond to set-backs in life.  All of us experience difficulties and disappointment, but some people seem to be able to handle them more than others. John and Jayne share their thoughts and stories on their on resilience and ability to bounce back from the obstacles,...

John talks with special guest Jon West about the 'curve balls' that life throws in, and how life events can and will scupper our best laid plans.  We can be so obsessed with our goals in life, we forget that life also has a plan for us. In this episode, Jon West shares his own life story of how in the face of the greatest adversity and loss, he has learnt to accept life's plan and find happiness. 

John talks with special guest Ellie Phillips about the challenges and cultural pressures of trying to juggle and balance all the aspects of modern life.  We live in a culture where so many of us are striving to look successful in all aspects of our lives. Yet, in reality, most of us are barely coping with trying to find that elusive balance between the different roles and responsibilities we have....

Welcome to Episode 2 of the John Borland Podcast! John talks with special guest Steve Sylvan about the benefits of being outdoors and connecting with nature. Revealing how essential nature is for our own well-being.

Welcome to Episode 1 of The John Borland Podcast. John talks with special guest and his childhood friend, Dan Theobalds, about the power and freedom of realizing that none of us really know what we are doing. We live in a world so obsessed with knowledge and knowing we can often be paralyzed by even the mere thought of being in the unknown. In this episode, John and Dan reveal their own experience...