The Wellbeing Matters Podcast with TP

I spoke with Kerry from Ipsum today! Ipsum are a Mental Health and Wellbeing Charity supporting Swindon and the surrounding area. Their aim is to support better mental, psychological, and emotional wellbeing - helping to reduce loneliness and isolation, boost self-esteem, encourage an active lifestyle, and inspire positive change. They offer a range of therapeutic interventions including Talking T...

Today I was very honoured to have Jeff Tucker co-founder of Best Mates at my house to record the next episode on the podcast. A simple concept but SO impactful. They are doing Stirling work. What a charity to be a part of. Here is what Best Mates is all about …. Having all been through tough times, it was apparent that seeking help with ease from readily available services was not as easy as it so...

I was joined by the lovely Jenny from SEND Community Connected today! They are a Community Group for SEND families in Swindon. This is run by SEND parents who volunteer their time and offer support and advice to families. They also run some inclusive community events. Helping families feel less isolated with the SEND journey they are navigating. 

Yesterday Sarah from Wiltshire Treehouse was a guest on the podcast! We had such a lovely chat on and off the podcast. Please do have a listen and find out about the wonderful work they do and exactly how they support bereaved families. They are always after Volunteers and Charity Champions to support them so if anyone is interested please do get in touch with them. 

Well today I got to spend a lovely couple of hours with the dynamic duo that is JoBa! Jo and Barry are the wonderful couple who work on my garden. But Gardening is just 1 of the things they offer. They do so much in our community to help people. House and Garage Clearances, Cleaning, Odd Jobs. AND they have The Clearing where they offer holistic treatments and workshops. Wonderful people doing won...

I had a fab time visiting Rachel and some of the other ladies at The Beauty Source and Wellbeing at the Barn today in Cricklade. Absolutely gorgeous setting and a place that I worked at for a while last year. There are so many women offering all types of wellbeing services and I was able to take some time to talk to 4 of them today about what they do and why they set up. 

I’ve been so excited to sit down with today’s guest Chris!  Chris is a Systematic Kinesiologist* In short Chris is absolutely amazing at her job. Her extensive knowledge and passion for her work completely shine through and she deserves huge recognition for the work she does.  Chris used to see a Kinesiologist herself when she struggled going through the menopause. When the NHS discharged her daug...

I’ve just sat down for a very quick chat with Rachael & Sharon at the Queen’s Wellness Hub very lucky to have caught them as today is launch day for them!  2 amazing Women who are already successful in business in their own right, who have now come together to create something very inspiring and collaborative. Have a listen! 

Swindon Hub were our guests on the podcast today ! Thank you to Emily & Vas for coming on and talking about the variety of things that Swindon Hub offers to support our town. They also talked about what led them to work at the hub. Such a fantastic inclusive supportive place to go. Thank goodness for places like this. 

A to Zee of ADHD! Danielle is back to give us more of an insight into ADHD traits - some you will know and some you might not know, and some may really resonate….

Becki works as a holistic health practitioner and is trauma informed. Becki is Neuro Divergent and is passionate about holding the space for others and helping to support them so that noone goes through these things alone.   I am so proud of Becki today. Becki was so nervous but pushed through that to talk about some very painful things. And the reason she did this? to help others. Even if it just...

I had a lovely afternoon talking to the gorgeous Jade about her amazing work with Hunts Scholars & her hard work at Inspire Enrichment CIC which is now a year old!  Inspire Enrichment CIC provides opportunities for young people (aged 5-25) to explore skills and personal development through creative enrichment sessions such as Photography , Media Make up, D&D to name a few. But it’s so much...

I first became aware of Kerise when I began following her work on the Inclusion Support Hub.  Kerise was diagnosed 7 years ago Austistic and ADHD and has spent those years since, taking that time to get to know her true self, supporting her son through his diagnosis at aged 4 and having to make the decision to Home school him PLUS setting up amazing supportive models to support parents and busines...

I had the wonderful Bekki from Nurtured Pathway on the Podcast today! Bekki is a Child and Young Persons Emotional Wellbeing and Neurodiversity Coach. From the moment I met Bekki we clicked straight away. She has so much knowledge personally and professionally and has set up some amazing nurturing therapeutic one to ones and group sessions to help support children in Swindon. Bekki is also a Drawi...

I was unbelievably excited to have Stride 360 On the podcast today, Mike Louis and Simone came on to talk about their Alternative Provision and what they offer. But it was so much more than that. Really passionate people doing so many amazing things  for our young people. The kind of Role Models you will wish you had in school.  3 people that have lived experiences which is what this podcast is al...

I went to the gorgeous Zen Den today to see lovely Sam. Sam talked about her time at school, thriving academically verses her time in college where her struggles surfaced. Working her way through various jobs to then finding her true calling and getting a late diagnosis of, as she suspected ADHD. Sam spoke about her new venture Omni Roots Hub CIC. Working with teens, teaching meditation, breathwor...

I met with the lovely Lou today. I didn’t know Lou personally but we have a mutual friend who put us in contact with each other. Lou runs Moon on a Stick - she is a holistic therapist running her business in Swindon. But she is so much more than that. She has a beautiful energy and I am so privileged to have spent this time with her, discussing  not just her business, but what it’s like to be a pa...

The wonderful Ami came onto The Wellbeing Matters podcast today! We talked about NLP (Neuro Linguistics Programming) Tapping, EBSNA (Emotional Based School Non Attendance) Hypnotherapy. And she has published a children’s book which is very close to her heart.  Ami talked about what school was like for her and what it was like getting a late diagnosis of Dyslexia and ADHD.  Ami is phenomenal grab a...

https://franhanrahan2.podbean.com/e/mar-17-2026-fran-becky-abi/ This morning on the Wellbeing Matters Podcast we had Becky Maddern & Abi Draycott from Teamability  They talked all about their mission to give children (in schools) and adults (in businesses) a great understanding of disabilities and they are promoting this and inclusivity through assemblies and workshops. This is done throughout...

We’ve had the amazing Anton from Warhorse Training on the Podcast today We discussed Childhood Trauma, PTSD, Neurodivergence, Frustration in Adults and Children. Anton explains about the fantastic C-Fit, A-Fit Child Frustration Intervention Training he runs to help support and regulate emotions and frustrations   Where Fitness meets Therapy. This is only a PIECE of what Anton does so listen to fin...

I have had a lovely chat with the wonderful Sian Baxter founder of Stepping into Alignment! We talked about Breathwork, Retreats, being a Spiritual Geek and Sian’s story. This for me was such an amazing episode - enjoy! 

The amazing Laura from Wellbeing & Wonder Tutoring was tonight’s guest!  Laura talks all about her background from being a teacher to working in mental health with children to what led her to set up Wellbeing & Wonder.  We talk creating communities, why wellbeing must come before anything else and discuss PDA. Plus lots more!  Have a listen ! 

A lovely chat with Lucy today! Lucy is a menopause coach and is helping to support women who are going through this. Lucy is looking for more women to support and create a community where women can also help and support each other. Even if you aren’t going through this yet you will do, or you will know someone that is so these conversations are important to spread awareness.

A bit backward, I know, but this is an introduction into who I am and how I came to do the job that I do ! so explaining a bit about my background why I came into being a Drawing And Talking Practitioner and why I’ve set up this podcast! Thanks for listening!

Very honoured to have been able to spend time with the inspiring Danielle Brown-Kelly. Over the past few years, Danielle has been supporting a growing number of families in Swindon whose children cannot safely access school due to unmet SEND needs, trauma, severe anxiety, autistic burnout and mental health crises. Including her own children  Many of these children are recorded as ‘electively home...