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Stories That Connect Us is a podcast that seeks to unite people through the power of storytelling. Everyone has a story to tell. Our stories matter. Join me, your host, Nikki, as I provide a platform for 'every day' people to share their stories. Each bi-weekly episode, I will feature a brand-new guest in conversation with me, sharing their personal stories so that you can listen, learn and be inspired. Please subscribe, I can't wait for you to join me for story time!
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Megan is a strategic wellness adviser & consultant. She helps ambitious women, employees and leaders optimize their wellness through nutrition, mindfulness, mindset and movement so that they can feel magnetic energy, confident in their own skin and produce exceptional results. In this episode, we’re going to be discussing wellness, and morning routines in particular. Megan shares that the benefits she's seen and felt by creating space and time just for her before the rest of her world wakes up. She shares that it's perfectly natural for our morning routine to ebb and flow with your lifestyle. So, this episode isn’t going to be plea for everyone to wake up at 5am, but to craft a schedule that sets you up for your day. We cover:  the importance of a morning routine to set you up for your day, how being regimented about your routine can keep you stuck things to consider when building your morning routine Connect with Megan:  Website: ⁠https://www.meganswanwellness.com/⁠; LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-swan-wellness/; Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/meganswanwellness/ Want to support the podcast? This show is a passion project that is 100% self-funded. Great news  you  can ‘buy me a coffee’ by visiting this page ⁠HERE⁠. Thanks in advance  for  any support you’re able to provide to the show. If you enjoyed the episode, please do leave me a review. You can leave one ⁠here⁠. Thanks so much! Follow ⁠@storiesthatconnectus_podcast⁠ for more info.
Maya Welford is a multi-award-winning professional, currently working as Behavioural Finance Specialist at Barclays. Maya completed her Psychology degree at King’s College London, and also holds a Masters degree in Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability. She’s an advocate for DEI both within the workplace and more broadly within society. Maya is also a Coach, podcast host and founder of ‘That’s My Name’. In this episode, we’re going to be discussing a hot topic - the multiracial experience in Britain through the lens of Maya’s journey. We cover:  language & terminology e.g. what is Britishness? The benefits and struggles of embracing all that is you  'White Passing' Multiracial  - far from homogenous Connect with Maya:  Website: https://mayawelford.com/; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maya-welford/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatsmyname_pod/ Want to support the podcast? This show is a passion project that is 100% self-funded. Great news  you  can ‘buy me a coffee’ by visiting this page HERE. Thanks in advance  for  any support you’re able to provide to the show. If you enjoyed the episode, please do leave me a review. You can leave one here. Thanks so much! Follow @storiesthatconnectus_podcast for more info.
TW: If talk about alcohol dependency and recovery helps you, listen today. If it triggers, know that it’s okay to skip today but be sure to join us again for the next episode. Supporting info and resources added below. Anna Donaghey is an Alcohol Mindset Coach and Speaker on the lived experience of alcohol addiction. Anna's story is all about how she took control and turned her life around after being stuck in a cycle of alcohol addiction for a lot of her working life. In her coaching practice, ‘The Beliefs Coach’ she helps people take control, find freedom and make alcohol small and irrelevant . Her  work involves helping people dig into the emotions and beliefs around  WHY they drink, because these beliefs can be dismantled and reshaped to  create powerful mindset shifts and new, healthier behaviours. Supporting information and resources: To download: https://www.thebeliefscoach.com/stories-that-connect-us; To listen to: https://hubermanlab.com/what-alcohol-does-to-your-body-brain-health/; Websites: https://thisnakedmind.com/; https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-services Connect with Anna:  Website: thebeliefscoach.com; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annadonaghey/;  Want to support the podcast? This show is a passion project that is 100% self-funded. Great news  you  can ‘buy me a coffee’ by visiting this page HERE. Thanks in advance  for  any support you’re able to provide to the show. If you enjoyed the episode, please do leave me a review. You can leave one here. Thanks so much! Follow @storiesthatconnectus_podcast for more info.
In this episode we'll be delving into the struggle, stress, shame, blame and heartache that many families go through to bring children into the world. A lot of these feelings, thoughts and experiences happen under the shadows, let’s bring it out into the light. Ella Razzell is an advocate for people considering, undertaking or post-fertility treatment, including IVF. She is a busy mum of two, both conceived via fertility treatment in the midst of her career. Ella went through the entire IVF journey without her employer knowing a thing. She wants to address and eradicate the taboo, stigma and embarrassment faced by many embarking on this journey. Connect with Ella:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellakilford/ Supporting information and resources: www.nhs.uk/conditions/ivf/; www.fertilitynetworkuk.org/; www.fertilityfriends.co.uk/ Want to support the podcast? This show is a passion project that is 100% self-funded. Great news  you  can ‘buy me a coffee’ by visiting this page HERE. Thanks in advance  for  any support you’re able to provide to the show. If you enjoyed the episode, please do leave me a review. You can leave one here. Thanks so much! Follow @storiesthatconnectus_podcast for more info.
Want to pivot into a new career but think there's only one thing you can 'be' or 'do'? Are leaders born or is it possible to develop leadership skills?  Check out the next episode with Lorraine Connell, where we'll be discussing all of this and more. Lorraine is the Founder of Peers Not Fears, an organisation working to build leadership in our youth through peer mentoring.  Lorraine is a leadership Coach, DEI Awareness Builder and Former Chemistry Teacher Connect with Lorraine:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorraine-connell-4962ab1b8/; Website: https://www.peers-not-fears.com/ Want to support the podcast? This show is a passion project that is 100% self-funded. Great news  you  can ‘buy me a coffee’ by visiting this page HERE. Thanks in advance  for  any support you’re able to provide to the show. If you enjoyed the episode, please do leave me a review. You can leave one here. Thanks so much! Follow @storiesthatconnectus_podcast for more info.
Welcome to Season 2. Today we sit down with Ana Goehner. Ana is a bilingual career strategist, a career butterfly. She helps achievers go from overwhelmed to empowered, so they can build confidence, set  boundaries, manage self-care, and thrive in a healthy work environment.  She offers career and job search coaching for achievers. Her work has been seen on LinkedIn News, Time Magazine, HuffPost, and more. Do you say YES so much that your desk is piled with the consequences of not saying NO? Do you ignore your body when it speaks? If yes, tune in to this episode. Men lie and women lie, but our body tells the truth. Ana’s story reminds us just how important it is for us to speak up and advocate for ourselves. Self-advocacy saved Ana's life. Connect with Ana:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anagoehner/; Website: https://www.anagoehner.com  Want to support the podcast? This show is a passion project that is 100% self-funded. Great news  you  can ‘buy me a coffee’ by visiting this page HERE. Thanks in advance  for  any support you’re able to provide to the show.  If you enjoyed the episode, please do leave me a review. You can leave one here. Thanks so much!  Follow @storiesthatconnectus_podcast for more info.
Jo isn’t your typical lawyer. She helps creative legal professionals ditch the mask and step into their personal power. She is a certified high-performance coach, Powerlifter, and a Proud Creative. Jo shares her journey to become a hot-shot lawyer and reveals just how damaging it can be to our soul if we can’t be who we really 9, 10 hours a day. Through personal experience she's been able to figure out what she thinks is wrong with the legal profession, and the help lawyers actually need. Connect with Jo:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thrivewithcoachjo/; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/align_with_jo/ Want to support the podcast? This show is a passion project that is 100% self-funded. Great news  you  can ‘buy me a coffee’ by visiting this page HERE. Thanks in advance  for  any support you’re able to provide to the show. If you enjoyed the episode, please do leave me a review. You can leave one here Thanks so much! Follow @storiesthatconnectus_podcast for more info.
Do you look for joy in things, people, and places? If so, this episode is for you as Brooke Olivia explains that Joy is an inside job. Brook is a Joy & confidence coach and the founder of Live Fit with B. Her main goal is to help overwhelmed professionals seeking change. She empowers them to rediscover their joy and build their confidence so that they can start creating the lives they deserve. Brooke is on a mission to transform over 10,000 professionals and give them the hope that it IS possible to find joy even in the midst of their toughest times. This passion stems from Brooke’s own professional journey. The struggle of being an exhausted professional led to a burning desire for change and the realization of a deep need to improve her self-love and confidence. Teaching, pole fitness, and mindset work guided Brooke’s destined path and creation of My Season of Success, a signature 3-phase coaching program designed for overwhelmed professionals. You can get more resources from Brooke here. Topics covered: What is joy and how it differs to happiness The joy and freedom that tends to come naturally in childhood that is often lost as we age How Brooke initally found joy as a teacher of 1st graders in the USA The impact of teaching to the test on teachers and students Searching for joy in people, places and things Joy as an inside job and the value of a gratitude practice Connect with Brooke: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livefitwithb/ ; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/livefitwithb Want to support the podcast? This show is a passion project that is 100% self-funded. Great news  you  can ‘buy me a coffee’ by visiting this page HERE. Thanks in advance  for  any support you’re able to provide to the show. If you enjoyed the episode, please do leave me a review. You can leave one here Thanks so much! Follow @storiesthatconnectus_podcast for more info.
Katie Williams is in the hot seat. Katie is a Holistic  Psychotherapist and Coach who helps successful humans kick self-doubt  and boost their confidence and motivation so they can live a happier and  more joyful life. She has moved cities, changed careers and discovered a lot about people in the last  seven years. She's committed to helping successful humans swap self-criticism and perfectionism for self-compassion and consistent  action. By combining her skills as a psychotherapist, coach and yoga  teacher, she helps her clients feel more grateful, mindful and balanced,  so that they can achieve what they REALLY want.  Connect with Katie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiewilliamscoaching/ ;  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-williams-psychotherapyandcoaching/ Want to support the podcast? This show is a passion project that is 100% self-funded. Great news  you  can ‘buy me a coffee’ by visiting this page HERE. Thanks in advance  for  any support you’re able to provide to the show. If you enjoyed the episode, please do leave me a review. You can leave one here Thanks so much! Follow @storiesthatconnectus_podcast for more info.
Everyone has a light, a spark that makes them unique. Sadly not everyone's light is allowed to shine brightly.  Hannah Litt sits down to share her story of life with several hidden diseases. Hannah is a South Asian, Muslim Woman with ADHD, Fibromyalgia, Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and PCOS. She currently works at Mindweaver as Head of EDIA and Resourcing where she focuses on Mindweaver’s anti-racism strategy. Hannah believes everyone is different and our difference is what makes us amazing and that should be celebrated every day, but we should also be  supported, so she focuses on making sure people, systems, and processes  are broken and redesigned in equitable ways.  In this episode we discuss:  The traits, signs & symptoms of ADHD that were present in early children but were sadly missed and not supported The negative impact of masking and dispelling myths Intersectionality and how this can influence living with invisible conditions  The role of educators and employers in recognising, accepting and celebrating difference to enable people with neurodiversities to be their authentic self without apology The benefits of self-disclosure in the workplace to ensure that people get the support they need Psychological safety as one of the missing ingredients  Connect with Hannah: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahlitt/ Want to support the podcast? This show is a passion project that is 100% self-funded. Great news  you  can ‘buy me a coffee’ by visiting this page HERE. Thanks in advance  for  any support you’re able to provide to the show. If you enjoyed the episode, please do leave me a review. You can leave one here Thanks so much!  Follow @storiesthatconnectus_podcast for more info.
Welcome back.  Today we’re in the hot seat with Claudia Taboada joining us from Canada. Claudia is an Amazon best-selling author of ‘Burnout to Unstoppable’, award-winning international speaker, burnout prevention and self-care coach for busy high achieving women. In this episode we're revisiting burnout and for good reason - burnout is real. Claudia’s reason for focusing on burnout is based on her own personal experience of raising her autistic son, Nico. She’s going to be sharing the reasons behind her burnout and just as important, how she recovered and the steps that all of us could take to prevent full scale burnout in our lives so that we thrive not just survive. H3MJPC Self-Care and Stress Reslience Blueprint - 7 self-care habits: Health (H), Move your body (M), Mindfulness & meditation (M), strong positive Mindset (M), Journaling for emotional resilience (J), Nurturing your Passions (P), Connection Access your FREE assessment here: https://crafty-thinker-6396.ck.page/573de2d7a4 Connect with Claudia: www.ClaudiaTaboada.com, IG: @badassautismoma, FB:  ClaudiaTaboada - The Unstoppable Mom; LinkedIn: Claudia Taboada,  Want to support the podcast?  This show is a passion project that is 100% self-funded. Great news you  can ‘buy me a coffee’ by visiting this page HERE. Thanks in advance for  any support you’re able to provide to the show.  If you enjoyed the episode, please do leave me a review. You can leave one here Thanks so much! -  Follow @storiesthatconnectus_podcast for more info.
For Ep13 we're sitting down with Lesline. Lesline Pittman is a Registered Nurse, Certified Life Coach, Certified Yoga Teacher, and Speaker. Her motherhood journey led to her starting 'Lesline Does Wellness, LLC' where she teaches yoga to busy mums to fight burnout and be more present in their children's lives TW: This episode touches on 2 difficult topics that some people may find triggering – Suicidal and intrusive thoughts Access Lesline’s FREE 5-minute breathwork guide  Visit leslinepittman.com - sign up to the email list for instant access to the guide. Enjoy! Topics covered during the episode: The intense stress & anxiety that can come with raising two small children during the pandemic. Tipping over from stress into burnout & overwhelm Mum guilt & self-judgement - the reasons for not sharing mental health challenges with family & friends. Feelings of unworthyness/not being enough One thought that signalled the need to make a life change to deal with the negative impact of burnout and seek professional help of a therapist & life coach Transformation journey involving yoga classes, training to become a certified instructor, culminating in the birth of Lesline Does Wellness LLC.,   If you're impacted by anything shared in this episode, here is a list of resources where you can go to for information & support. The information shared is not a substitute for professional advice.  UK: (1) Samaritans (2) Calm Zone (3) Mind (4) Young Minds (5) Sanctus Directory (6) Shout USA: (1) Mental Health America  (2) National Alliance on Mental Illness Connect with Lesline:  · www.leslinepittman.com, IG: @leslinepittman, FB: Lesline Pittman; LinkedIn: Lesline Pittman, YouTube: Lesline Pittman Want to support the podcast? This show is a passion project that is 100% self-funded. Great news you can ‘buy me a coffee’ by visiting this page HERE. Thanks in advance for any support you’re able to provide to the show. If you enjoyed the episode, please do leave me a review. You can leave one here Thanks so much! - Follow @storiesthatconnectus_podcast for more info.
This next episode sees us in conversation with Twinkle Choksi. Twinkle is a Trainee Clinical Psychologist who enjoys conversations about what makes you, you. Twinkle sees her adversities as an opportunity to develop resilience and learn lessons. She wants to share her story to help others feel safe, heard, and validated. With over ten years of education and experience in the field, Twinkle is passionate about providing a source of hope for those experiencing mental health difficulties, helping them to regain their strength, and empowering them to find their voice. Topics covered during the episode: How witnessing and experiencing adversity in early childhood can impact mental health, leading to anxiety and panic attacks. Path to understanding and accepting anxiety. Twinkle explains the challenges and opportunities of growing up bi-cultural as the child of immigrant parents. Find out about her 10-year journey to become a Clinical Psychologist which includes navigating wins and losses; working part-time jobs to make ends meet and doing a range of volunteer jobs to gain experience to apply for the doctorate. Celebrating wins - big & small  - as well as looking for the lessons in life experiences. The power of perspective to help you re-write your own story and embrace the multicultural aspects of who you are. If you're impacted by anything shared in this episode, here is a list of resources where you can go to for information & support: (1) Anxiety UK (2) Sanctus Directory Connect with Twinkle:  LinkedIn: Twinkle Choksi www.linkedin.com/in/twinklechoksi; Instagram: twinkle.17 https://www.instagram.com/twinkle.17 Want to support the podcast? This show is a passion project that is 100% self-funded. Great news you can ‘buy me a coffee’ by visiting this page HERE. Thanks in advance for any support you’re able to provide to the show. If you enjoyed the episode, please do leave me a review. You can leave one here Thanks so much! - Follow @storiesthatconnectus_podcast for more info.
In this solo edition, I'll be pausing to reflect on the 1st 10 stories of this podcast. I'll be taking a pit stop at each episode to give you a snapshot of the story, my personal insights and key things to take away. My hope is that you take at least ONE actionable idea away and share it with ONE person you know. This way we’ll get a ripple effect. If you’ve listened to any of the episodes and enjoyed it, first of all thank you. Secondly, please give it a star rating on Spotify or write a review on Apple Podcasts. This will help us grow the community. Want to support the podcast? This show is a passion project that is 100% self-funded. Great news you can ‘buy me a coffee’ by visiting this page HERE. Thanks in advance for any support you’re able to provide to the show.  You can keep up to date on all things Stories That Connect Us by following us on Instagram @storiesthatconnectus_podcast 
For episode 10, we're in conversation with Victoria Ayodeji. Victoria is a Cambridge Graduate, Public Speaker, Mentor, and advocate. She is a winner of multiple awards. Passionate about enacting social change through access to education, Victoria uses her personal experiences to support people from diverse backgrounds to overcome barriers to education and employment, providing them with access to opportunities to reach their full potential. This episode is for those with big dreams who want to succeed by pushing those barriers out of the way. Topics covered during the episode: tackling social mobility so students from underserved & underrepresented backgrounds can still succeed utilising social media for good how to successfully navigate the school, higher education and early career  seeing failure as feedback Victoria leaves us with several words of wisdom - always back yourself, ask for help and communicate your goals to the right people Here's a list of some of the resources that Victoria mentions in this episode: https://www.jackpetcheyfoundation.org.uk/, https://www.suttontrust.com/ https://upreach.org.uk/, https://targetoxbridge.co.uk/, https://www.seo-london.org/, https://careerready.org.uk/, https://www.socialmobility.org.uk/ https://www.etrust.org.uk/insight-into-university Connect with Victoria:  LinkedIn: Victoria Ayodeji https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-ayodeji/    TikTok & Instagram: navigatewithvictoria If you enjoyed the episode, please do leave me a review. You can leave one here Thanks so much! - Follow @storiesthatconnectus_podcast for more info.
Maria is Relationship Coach on a mission to share the gift of a daughter. She helps men build strong and healing relationships with themselves and others. The path of healing her own father wound has led her to a loving and  compassionate approach towards men, particularly father figures. She sees their struggles, resilience and love and the power of their  influence and is obsessed with evoking the very best in them! Maria is an ICF accredited coach, deeply committed to her profession as well as her personal development and relationships, always striving to do ‘the work’ alongside her clients. Topics covered during the episode The power of unhelpful and untrue narratives - how what we hear in early childhood can impact how we see ourselves and the stories that live on in our minds  Impact of our internal narrative on the relationship with ourselves and others Importance of honouring our whole self Connect with Maria:  Website: www.thegiftofadaughter.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariatelikiozoglou/ If you enjoyed the episode, please do leave me a review. You can leave one here Thanks so much! - Follow @storiesthatconnectus_podcast for more info. -  GOT A STORY TO TELL: let us know here: https://forms.gle/h3mtKM96X77CTG5UA 
Carla Crivaro is a trauma-informed and certified Sex, Love & Relationship Coach. She works internationally with men and women to achieve their goals in delicious sex, profound love and authentic relationships. Carla’s main work focuses on; supporting men and women to hit their goals in sex; dating for success by rewiring our behaviours to bring in the love we want; supporting people transitioning from monogamous to non-monogamous relationships; supporting men who are struggling with parenthood in a phenomenon she has named 'The Forgotten Father’. Topics covered during the episode  Trauma experience following the news that her unborn child may have Down Syndrome with no emotional support Feelings of Anxiety, hyper alertness and vigilance  A trip to Morocco that was the catalyst to change The year of self-development that followed with a focus on learning about boundaries, inner child and ego work Connect with Carla:  https://www.carlacrivaro.com/ If you're impacted by anything shared in this episode, here is a list of resources where you can go to for information & support: (1) Anxiety UK (2) Downs Syndrome Association (3) Sanctus Directory  If you enjoyed the episode, please do leave me a review. You can leave one here Thanks so much! - Follow @storiesthatconnectus_podcast for more info. -  GOT A STORY TO TELL: let us know here: https://forms.gle/h3mtKM96X77CTG5UA 
In this latest episode I sat down to hear the truly inspirational story of Paul Burgess. Paul is a Mental Health Conversation Starter at Koru Associates Limited. He cares about people, particularly their mental health and wellbeing.  Topics covered during the episode (Trigger Warning) Depression diagnosis [2.75 min] Baby loss and the impact on father and marital relationship [10 min 2 sec] Paul's experience of losing his best friend to suicide [20 min 16 sec] Paul shares his story with individuals and organisations to help them start the all important conversations about mental health Connect with Paul:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauldwburgess/ If you're impacted by this episode, here is a list of resources where you can go to for information & support: (1) Samaritans (2) Calm Zone (3) Mind (4) Young Minds (5) Sanctus Directory (6) Shout If you enjoyed the episode, please do leave me a review. You can leave one here Thanks so much!  - Follow @storiesthatconnectus_podcast for more info.  -  GOT A STORY TO TELL: let us know here: https://forms.gle/h3mtKM96X77CTG5UA 
Ashleigh Frater is a Confidence Coach and the founder of Confidently. 'The School of Personal Development for female founders’. She helps women to prioritise their personal development to show up more confidently as a leader in their business. Ashleigh's story is all about self-discovery from a place where she wanted to feel invisible to feeling seen, confident and shining brightly. Trigger warning: Ashleigh’s story includes her experience of being bullied at school LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleigh-frater/ GOT A STORY TO TELL: let us know here: https://forms.gle/h3mtKM96X77CTG5UA Follow @storiesthatconnectus_podcast for more info.
Today, we’re going to be in conversation with Ade Larigo. Ade is the founder and CEO of Agency Connections, an organisation aiming to diversify adoption and fostering panels to help them to recruit high calibre individuals for their panels. With over 18 years’ experience as a social worker, Ade is passionate about creating solutions to challenges within adoption and fostering services. She is keen to ensure vulnerable children have a good chance of the best family life. Ade is a mum of two and wife to a superhero. She was born in Nigeria and moved to the UK when she was 16. She is an early morning runner who loves adventure, reading and learning. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adelarigo Website: https://www.agencyconnection.co.uk/
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