The Self Development Podcast

In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking to one of the most passionate, fun and inspirational people I’ve ever met, school teacher and social media influencer, Mr Dan McFarland. Dan has been teaching for 5 years and originally came from a small seaside town in Northern Ireland. He ​studied for his PGCE at the University of Leicester, which helped him pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a...

In this episode, I’ll be speaking to the founder of iCare, iMove and the menopause muse movement, a lady that’s often referred to as the Wellness Anarchist, Helen Tite. It’s commonly said that until you are in her presence and watching her energy and passion unravel, no words seem to describe the positivity that comes with her. Entrepreneur Helen has been delivering excellence in health and well-b...

In this episode, I’ll be chatting with the inspiring Shaun Flores. Shaun is an OCD advocate, a model, an actor and has performed two TEDx talks entitled, ‘The failures of multiculturalism’ and ‘The straitjacket of masculinity’. He’s also the host of the Flower Hour podcast and today’s intention is to take on the challenging and often uncomfortable conversations around black culture and education,...

In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Sharon Lawton. Sharon is a certified ICF Coach and Head of Training and Business Development for The Coaching Academy. She’s an award-winning Coach, NLP Practitioner, and DISC Behaviour Profiling Specialist. Sharon is responsible for ensuring that The Coaching Academy continues to produce high-level coaching education that produces high-level,...

In this episode, I’ll be speaking with the fabulous Penny Jarrett. Penny works in the mental health and wellness space and uses her ADHD and CPTSD to help people overcome their complex mental health challenges. She’s a writer, a mentor and a speaker, more recently performing a TedX talk called ‘How I learnt to fix my ‘broken brain’ by healing my broken heart. This talk focuses on her ADHD and unre...

In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Kute Blackson. Kute is an inspirational speaker and transformational teacher. He’s the author of the two bestselling books You. Are. The. One. and The Magic of Surrender. He’s widely considered the next generation leader in personal development as he offers a fresh, bold look at spiritual awareness for a new generation. His unique Japanese and...

In this episode, I'll be chatting with the award-winning money coach, Catherine Morgan. Catherine is a qualified Financial Planner and Certified Financial Coach and she has set herself the mission to reduce financial anxiety and increase financial empowerment & resilience for 1 million women around the world. Catherine has been featured as one of the top 32 female entrepreneurs to look out for...

In this episode, I’ll be speaking with Nick Bracks. Nick’s early career in the fashion and entertainment industries ultimately led him to his ongoing work in mental health awareness. He earned international modelling contracts and made regular appearances on Australian TV. During his time on Dancing with the Stars, Nick publicly spoke about his experience with depression and anxiety for the first...

In this episode, I’ll be chatting with the inspiring Amber Lights. Amber is the founder of Amber Lights in Oxford which was created in memory of her sister Hannah. Hannah was her big sister who never failed to make her laugh and was always there when she was struggling. From late 2015 through 2017, Hannah’s struggles saw her seek the help of multiple homeless charities within Oxfordshire including...

Today, I’ll speak with the UK’s leading tapper, Poppy Delbridge. Poppy is the host of Rapid Tapping, a top-ranked podcast, and the author of the up-and-coming book Tapping In: Manifest the life you want with the transformative power of Tapping. Tapping or emotional freedom technique (EFT), sometimes referred to as tapping the body, can create a balance in your energy system and treat pain. Poppy’s...

Today, I’ll be chatting with the one and only Josh Connolly. For Josh, December 2012 was the beginning of him seriously planning his suicide. Fast forward to December 2019, and he’s delivering resilience workshops to global organisations. Back then, he believed that resilience was the ability to keep going no matter what, avoid any struggle, and show up. That idea drove him to a place where he fel...

Today, I’ll be chatting with Adam Lind. Adam is a mindset coach who helps individuals and workplaces build resilience by teaching practical and accessible tools influenced by Western and Eastern cultures. Adam has always been drawn toward helping people. After overcoming major adversities in his own life, he was left entirely controlled by his mind and thoughts. A six-year journey of travel, disco...

Today I’ll be chatting with Paul Thompson. Paul is a certified life coach who specialises in helping men of all ages and backgrounds cope with their challenges. He coaches his clients in a way that utilises both their heads and their hearts. He first learned about coaching when he hit a roadblock in his own life and was struggling to move past it. His techniques were so successful that his friends...

Today I’ll be chatting with Dana Chapman. Dana is a qualified nutritional therapist and neuro-linguistic programming practitioner and her approach to depression, anxiety, burnout, brain fog, and a lack of gusto make her truly unique. Dana believes that it’s only when you truly understand how the brain and the body, work that you can take control of your mental health. She aims to empower people by...

In this episode of The Self Development Podcast, I’ll be chatting to The Teachers Health Coach, Charlie Burley. Charlie spent 8 years plus as a school teacher, and although he enjoyed teaching, over time, both his health and his happiness began to decline. Fast forward to now and Charlie is The teacher's Health Coach, helping teachers feel great, find balance and forge healthier, happier lives. Hi...

In this episode of The Self Development Podcast, I’ll be chatting to a professional coffee taster and buyer, Freda Yuan. Freda is currently devoting her career as the Head of Coffee at Origin Coffee Roasters, however, her journey to reaching the top of her industry has been unbelievable at times. Freda is a 2017, 2018 and 2020 UK cup taster champion & came 3rd in the 2017 World championships....

In this episode of The Self Development Podcast, I’ll be chatting with Patrick Hill. Patrick is a former school teacher turned business and personal coach and hosts the Positive With Patrick podcast. His mission is to support the well-being of leaders and managers to empower them to reach their potential. He offers support to individuals to live fully in and through the stressful, painful and chal...

In this episode of The Self Development Podcast, I’ll be chatting with Jen Pritchard and Sammie Roberts. These two remarkable ladies are the founders of Miracle Mindsets. This is a space that they’ve created to support self-love, growth & positivity. They offer teachings on how to properly love yourself and to help you with your personal development and manifestation. They do this through thei...

In this episode of The Self Development Podcast, I’ll be chatting with author, podcaster, YouTuber and anxiety specialist, Dennis Simsek. Dennis is widely known as The Anxiety Guy and had tried all the anxiety cures he could find to overcome his challenges with anxiety. However, generalised anxiety turned to panic disorder and panic disorder turned to health anxiety and it wasn’t long until he dec...

In this episode of The Self Development Podcast, I’ll be chatting with nutrition and intuitive eating practitioner, Rose White. Rose is the co-founder of, the not for profit organisation, Reframe Club and is the co-host of the Reframe Podcast. She loves to write and believes that everyone deserves to be at peace with food. Rose is a good friend and her knowledge and experience during these types o...

In this episode of The Self Development Podcast, I’ll be chatting with that meditation guy, Jimmy Wightman. Jimmy’s meditation journey started because his enjoyment of life was crippled by insomnia, and he’d heard that meditation could help with that. He'd already tried mindfulness courses and guided meditation books and CDs, but nothing had brought him to the deep place of stillness and silence t...

In this episode of The Self Development Podcast, I’ll be chatting with stage hypnotist and human psychology enthusiast, Rob Temple. Rob is passionate about what makes us think, act, feel and behave the way that we do. He's not a psychologist, a scientist, a life coach or an academic. He hasn't got a degree, hasn't written a single book and doesn't ‘treat' clients. But, over an 18+ year career as a...

In this episode of The Self Development Podcast, I’ll be chatting with 1:1 and online personal trainer, Tatum Rose. Tatum’s philosophy is strongly based on women's health. It’s her mission to help normalise the industry and shift the focus to strengthening and conditioning the body and mind, rather than just focusing on how we look. She understands that looking good does make us feel good, but bel...

We place so much expectation on the idea of leading a happy life. It’s often that expectation that can cause us to feel unhappy. In this episode of The Self Development Podcast, I’ll be chatting with Kate Baily, professional personal performance coach specialising in addictive behaviour and grey area drinking, associate coach trainer at The Coaching Academy, co-founder of Love Sober, co-author of...

People often find in modern-day living that the elephant in the room is often their relationship with alcohol. In this episode of The Self Development Podcast, I’ll be chatting with ‘Sober Dave’, David Wilson. Dave’s a grey area drinking coach, ambassador to Alcohol Change UK and host of the top 10 apple podcast ‘One For The Road’. With the intention of supporting those that would like to take par...