Building Confidence

Divorce can be one of the most stressful times of our lives. They can also be time-consuming and expensive.When children are involved, there is even more to consider. Then, when one or more of the children have special needs, the complexities can be incredibly overwhelming.Mary-Ann knows because she has been through this herself. Her mission now is to help other special needs famil

Growing up in her home country of Jordan, Bana says she lost herself somehow. A typical happy childhood changed into teenage years of depression and anxiety. Bana can not point to an exact time or experience that brought it on; it just crept up on her over the years.Two years ago, at the age of 28 and now living in Australia, Bana was diagnosed with ADHD. The diagnosis has been a p

When you take a step in the right direction, everything starts to happen for you. That doesn't mean life is easy. "It's hard, and I am still in the mess of it", says my guest this week, J Lynn.J Lynn was my guest in May 2023 for the episode 'The Messy Middle'. At the time, J Lynn had suffered several life-changing setbacks and was finding life difficult. J Lynn is a young woman I g

At the age of 28, Lisa was diagnosed with Crohns disease. Crohns is a very nasty and debilitating illness of the digestive system. Initially, the illness was brought under control with heavy-duty drugs. Not wanting to have to take medication long-term, Lisa had heard about people who had successfully managed their illnesses with health and nutrition changes. This seemed like an obv

I am thrilled to be talking to the speaker, author and performer, Greg Bennick this week.Greg's new book, 'Reclaim the Moment: 7 Strategies to Build a Better Now' will be published this month. The book explores ways to bring ourselves and our organisations back to centre when we have been thrown off track by the world.The book covers topics that are highly relevant to our lives, su

This week I am talking to the highly experienced CBT therapist and confidence coach, Ludovica Colella.Specialising in helping people stop their people-pleasing habits, Ludovica has a 10-year career dedicated to coaching and mental health. She also holds a master's degree in psychoanalysis, a postgraduate diploma in CBT therapy and a certification in life and business coaching.Ludov

Many of my guests have rebelled against their upbringing, but not Prinitan. Prinitan accepted life as it came.Born in India, Prinitan was brought up to believe that girls should not speak too much as they were here to serve. You kept your opinions to yourself.She tells us that she didn't have confidence as she didn't know what that was.When Prinitan suffered the loss of two people

Growing up in Sudan, Howaida's life was mapped out for her. She would marry, have children, and spend her days serving her family—that is the role that Sudanese women play in society. Howaida didn't want that life.Why was she not born a boy? Howaida became very depressed. She could see no way out. Then her father moved her to the UK, and life changed.Howaida now has her own coach

Alan Cheng never thought he would have a career in teaching due to his lack of confidence. After finishing University, Alan decided to take a gap year and figure out his purpose in life. He travelled to China from the UK and took a job teaching English to Chinese students.Although he had not intended to pursue a career in teaching, he fell in love with it and continued teaching whe

Imagine you are in the last stages of your life, reminiscing on your life and all you have achieved. Unfortunately, you come up short. There are so many things left on your list that you wanted to do, but somehow, they were left undone.This scenario happens all over the world. We reach the end of life with regrets over things we never did.Helen saw this when she sat with her late m