Well-Being For Dog Groomers, The Podcast

Today I am speaking With Hypno Therapist Greg Forde. In 1992, Greg became Senior Tutor at The Atkinson-Ball College in the UK, and Vice-president of The Corporation of Advanced Hypnotherapy. Gregg is now President of that organisation and Principal of the college. I didn't know much about Hypnotherapy so after a listener recommended him I invited on to tell me all about it :) As always please cons...

Today I am speaking with Kara Boyd, Kara has been grooming over 10 years, she has worked bathing in. kennels, worked her way up to a manager at Pets at Home, and now has her own salon with a team of 17 members of staff! I am talking to her about what its like having staff, how she manages their rotas and most importantly why she likes having staff! Kara has her full ICMG and City and Guilds, she r...

This is a BONUS episode so we are going off our normal topics and themes to hear about our fabulous guests experiences at both Groomania and The Worlds last week where Groom Team England placed 6th! The 2024 English Groom Team consists of .... Nancy Brincat (Purebreed Scissor), Jo Silk Smith (Silk Coat Handstrip), Julia Fox (Wire Coat Handstrip) and Christine Anderton (Poodle) Today I am Speaking...

This Week I am talking To Denise McGlennon about Cat Grooming, This Series I am concentrating (with the Groomers) on other things to bring to the salon to change up or add things to the salon to keep things varied for you and hopefully can earn you some extra pennies too! Denise MGlennon has her full City and Guilds in Dog Grooming swell as her PIF Highers and full ICMG. Denise also has the presti...

This week I am handing your questions over to Emma Yorke & we discuss them & our normal final questions. emma has been grooming 10 years, competing 7 years and runs her owns salon in the South of England. This Episode is Sponsored by Simpsons Grooming supplies https://simpsons-online.co.uk/ Carlas Buy Me a Coffee Page https://buymeacoffee.com/wbdgthepodcast?l=en Facebook @Well-Being For Do...

Today I speak about loosing my eldest Dog Ruby in the introduction, if you will find this triggering skip forward to 6.40 to get straight to Connie's Bit! Ion the interview I speak to Connie about the 2020's ... social media, in the salon, outside of work and all sorts Connie has her ICMG and her full City and Guilds, she regularly competes and was crowned best in show at Premier Groom 2023 and Re...

This week Gary & I are talking about the 50 episodes I have had so far, we play clips of some of these episodes and discuss what I have enjoyed and learnt about by doing the podcast ... we also read out some feedback from the wonderful listeners! This episode is sponsored by Simpsons Grooming Supplies https://simpsons-online.co.uk/ . Support Well-Being For Dog Groomers buymeacoffee.com/wbdgthe...

This Week I have invited Sally Hart back to talk t me about groomers burnout, Sally recently did a seminar on burnout at the MAstergroom event organised by Colin Taylor back in June. I wanted to find out how it went,, what she learnt from her audience and to discuss how burnout looks to us. I also quote some of the charity Mind's website on how else it can affect people as it can affect different...

This week I am speaking to Dr James Brown, he is one of the founders of the ADHD Adult Charity, one of the presenters of the ADHD Adult Podcast, ADHD coach, ADHD educational public speaker. We discuss how to clarify if you just have a few ADHD traits or if you are in fact full blown ADHD, we discuss the struggles of getting diagnosed and James offers advice, we cover the frustrations of some of th...

This week I am speaking to the lovely Jodie May Seymour, author of 'A Handmade Cottage' We talk about crafting, how to encourage your kids to craft with you, storage ideas and creating spaces that make you happy at home and in the salon! A Handmade Cottage the book was published by Murdock Books. Jodie’s Book!!! https://www.waterstones.com/book/a-handmade-cottage/jodie-may-seymour/9781922616784 Jo...

This week I am speaking to Charlotte Howard From 'The Dog Groomers at Squires' and 'The Training Hub.' We are speaking about some of the things that The training Hub offer to help boost your confidence and share education. The Training Hub Facebook Page .... https://www.facebook.com/doggroomingtraininghub Training Day - Sunday 14th July at Squires Dog Groomers - Info on The Training Hub Facebook P...

This week I am talking to Mandy Carr, From the Scissor Boutique and Mary Burton From the Astro Brain Tumour Fund. Having a loved one getting diagnosed or being diagnosed yourself is a daunting and worrying time. So after experiencing the events that The Astro Brain Tumour Fund have put on with Mandy over the years, I thought they are a charity that need to be spoken about! We talk about who they a...

Today I am talking to Ellie-Jo Lodge abut her grooming journey in England, why she decided to move and what it is like Grooming in a different country compared to here. Ellie Had had experience in grooming in multiplal salons and salon environments in and around London, she has now set up her business abroad, she has placed in several competitions in the UK and now still competes whenever she can....

This week I am talking to Jennifer Bishop- Jenkins and Penny Sharpe about 'The 15 Coat Types Poster' Jennifer Created the poster and Did all the research, her husband Bill Jenkins published the poster and Penny Sharpe is our UK distributor. EVENTS YOU CAN SEE JENNIFER SPEAK AT The 15 Grooming Coat Types … 23rd of June at Writtle College … https://www.tickettailor.com/events/15coattypesseminar The...

Today I am talking to Rae Bibb, we are talking about Windsor Dog Show, how grooming can be mentally straining as well as our final questions too! Rae is a really god friend of mine and im so glad she agreed too come on and talk to me :) Rae Bibb has her full ICMG, she is also an experienced handler and she has competed successfully with Breeds such as the Russian Black and Scottish Terrier in the...

Today I am talking to Laura Mears- Reynolds from ADHDAF podcast … We discuss ADHDAF, why she set it up, why she advocates for the ADHD community and we find out all about her up coming ADHDAF tour Alien Nation. links to ADHD AF SPOTIFY …. https://open.spotify.com/show/0Bt32kDxZGiGjW8v1q3Lk7?si=ZGuzQ9YbTTSUqYcalgNrlQ APPLE …. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adhd-af/id1622096371 BUY TICKETS FO...

Today I am talking to dog groomer and alternative threropist Susan Harness-Mead. Susan has been practising Reiki for 5 years, Indian head massage for 4 years and (Todays Topic) Acusound Therapy with Tuning Forks We discuss how she uses Acusound on her canine and human clients and how she has used reiki on dogs too! Susans Contact Details The Healing Tree 0782581857. https://www.facebook.com/Healin...

Today I am talking to vet Edd Henley about Skin, Heart Disease, Cushing & we discuss some of the listeners questions. Edd is a small animal vet who qualified in 2002, he is married to Kelly Henley from episode 4, so he understands a great deal about our industry too. Edd gives us some education about some of the common health problems we see in the salon and answers some of our listeners quest...

Today I am talking to Gemma Corcoran about CRUFTS! What to do, what to see, what to take, what to plan and even what to wear! Gemma also has some really touching answers to my final questions :) Gemma has her OCN, she has been grooming around 14 years & showing around 8 years, she likes to keep learning and has a few grooming competition placements under her belt too! Details of ALL traders in...

Today I am releasing my 1st Bonus Episode! I am speaking with Siofra Connor from the 'Norfolk Follow Society' podcast. Siofra will be talking about mythical dogs from around the UK and I will be sharing some listeners stories about weird goings on in Grooming salons around the country. I picked for Siofra to be a guest for a bonus episode because I love their podcast and mentioned it talking to Ta...

This week I have invited back Tanya Salas (Episode 3) to talk to me about Podcasts, why we like them and how they help us get through the day. We mention what we like, give examples and talk about some of our favourites, so get looking up any that sound interesting as we all hate running out of things to listen to! Podcasts mentioned in order of reference throughout the interview... Please CHECK T...

Today I am speaking to the lovely Georgia Willy, Georgia has been Grooming since she was 14, she was raised around American Akitas, She runs her own salon and she regularly competes on the UK Grooming Competition circuit. We are talking about her hobby of going to the gym, her love of the Lagotto Romagnolo and we get some tips on working with double coats... as well as our final questions. Georgia...

Today I am talking to Nancy Brincat about her hobby outside of grooming which is caring for and spending time with her jumping spiders! if you would like to skip passed the spider talk if you suffer with severe phobia you can skip to … to hear Nancy’s answers to the final questions as she has some really different answers to what any other groomers have said! Nancy is our current Purebreed Scissor...

This week I am Talking To Groomer AND Well-Being coach Caroline Anderson about her business ‘The Horses Path’ helping people over come all sorts of problems. She offers group and 1-1 sessions both 9nline and face to face. Carolines Contact Details for ‘The Horses Path’ Email thehorsespath01@gmail.com Website www.thehorsespath.com Facebook / Instagram @Thehorsespath Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

Today I am Talking to Colin Taylor, We are discussing all sorts of aspects of the industry, what he has learned from the groomers before him, why customer service is important, about the newer groomers, we talk about how he likes to relax especially when he can't sleep and we talk all about Mastergrom and The World Grooming Conference 2024. Colin Taylor has been grooming 37 Years, Has competed in...