In this final episode of the series I wanted to do something different to celebrate all the Confidence Conversations that I've had with guests. So I asked my guests to send me a question on their topic that I could give answer, a perspective or an opinion on. According the AI generated show notes this is what's covered…. "The conversation covers themes such as confidence during midlife, the importance of taking action with vision boards, stepping out of comfort zones, the intrinsic link between ...
Jul 09, 2025•27 min•Season 3Ep. 13
"The inner critic is well-intentioned but misguided." I loved having Jacqui Jagger on the podcast - we go back a few years! In this conversation we explore the complexities of confidence and the inner critic. We explore the different layers of confidence, the importance of self-belief, and how judgment affects our perception of ourselves. The main part of our conversation we explored the role of the inner critic, strategies for managing it, and the significance of self-compassion in building con...
Jun 11, 2025•42 min•Season 3Ep. 12
"Unlocking Confidence with the tools and techniques of NLP." In this episode of the Confidence Conversations podcast, I was so happy to chat to Vanda Varga and to explore the concepts of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) and how they can help to build confidence. Vanda, a master practitioner of NLP. A Tour Guide to Your Mind explains how NLP serves as a user guide to the brain, helping individuals understand their unique perceptions and experiences. We delve into the true meaning of confidence ...
Apr 30, 2025•45 min•Season 3Ep. 11
"Being curious about neurodiversity will make theworld a better place." I loved this conversation with Tamzin from The Neurodiversity Academy. In this episode we discuss neurodiversity and confidence, exploring topics such as terminology, the fear of getting it wrong, and the importance of having conversations about neurodiversity. Tamzin shares her personal experiences with dyslexia, ADHD, and dyspraxia, highlighting the impact these conditions can have on confidence along with the challenges f...
Mar 05, 2025•49 min•Season 3Ep. 10
"Confidence is a state of flow." I asked Ricky on the podcast because I wanted to explore the differences between male and female confidence. We did talk about that, as well as covering off so much more, from our shared retail experience, through to the choices we make and reframing negatives experiences. Ricky shares two tips for building confidence: saying yes and learning how to do it later, and using anchoring techniques like the Circle of Awesomeness to get into a confident state. About Ric...
Feb 05, 2025•51 min•Season 3Ep. 9
"Courage is the thing that we have to embrace and lean into." This episode could have lasted for a whole day! I was excited when Melissa Hague agreed to come on the podcast to talk about Courage. Love the podcast? Please subscribe 💜 Find out more about Enrichment Coaching and the work I do https://www.enrichmentcoaching.co.uk/ Follow me on social https://www.instagram.com/enrichment_coaching/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/gayletong/ About this Episode.. We discuss the link between cou...
Jan 15, 2025•43 min•Season 3Ep. 8
"Comparisonitis can erode confidence." Comparison is a big confidence demon and in this episode, I invited the lovely Claire Henley from Cachet Associates to chat about it. Claire shares her diverse career journey and how she has dealt with comparison in various aspects of her life. We explore the importance of feeling the fear and taking action, as well as the negative effects of comparison on confidence. Claire gave me 3 really great tips for managing comparisonitis - give the episode a listen...
Dec 04, 2024•39 min•Season 3Ep. 7
"Stepping outside of the comfort zone requires self awareness and the ability to make informed decisions." After meeting Nikie for coffee one day and having a chat about whether age, experience or knowledge impacted our comfort zones and ultimately our confidence, I asked Nikie to come on the podcast to chat about it. We covered a lot of ground in this conversation, exploring challenges faced by new managers and the importance of self-awareness in leadership. We talked about how the understandin...
Nov 06, 2024•32 min•Season 3Ep. 6
"Saying no and taking time to make decisions can be empowering and prevent feelings of self-doubt." In this episode, I chat to Carolyn Sweeney, owner of Creations hairdressers and founder of Kin Connect. We discuss self-doubt and its impact on confidence. We discuss the challenges of running a business and the importance of staying in your own lane. As well as exploring the link between knowledge and confidence, the power of saying no and taking time to make decisions. Carolyn opens up about her...
Oct 02, 2024•39 min•Season 3Ep. 5
"Boundaries are about you, they're not about other people." I was delighted to welcome Emma Jenkings back to the podcast so join us as we discuss the topic of boundaries in relation to confidence. We explore what boundaries are, the importance of setting them in both personal and professional relationships, and how boundaries can contribute to overall well-being. It's important to stress that boundaries are individual and will vary from person to person. We discuss the reasons why setting bounda...
Sep 04, 2024•38 min•Season 3Ep. 4
"Women tend to be risk-aware rather than risk-averse, and they make better investors." Loved this episode with Victoria Shepherd from Fincoco Financial Coaching. As a Navy veteran, Victoria gained the confidence and the ability to stay calm in high-pressure situations, which has translated into her work as a financial coach. Financial coaching is about helping individuals understand what they need their money to do for them and aligning their financial goals with their core values. Our chat abou...
Aug 08, 2024•40 min•Season 3Ep. 3
"Vision without action is merely a dream. Vision with action can change the world." In this episode of the Confidence Conversations podcast, Vanessa Buck from Vision Boards for All & I chat all things Vision Boards. Vision boards can help gain clarity, motivation, and confidence through a collection of words, pictures, and quotes. Vanessa also shares examples of how vision boards have helped individuals overcome challenges, gain clarity, and take action towards their goals. I love the idea o...
Jul 08, 2024•36 min•Season 3Ep. 2
In this conversation, I chat to Noelle Moyler, a women's wellness coach, about menopause and its link to confidence. Noelle shares her personal experience with menopause and her motivation for specialising in women's health. We discuss the common symptoms of perimenopause and menopause, as well as the challenges women face in finding the right support and information. Noelle explains why working with a specialist like herself can be beneficial and highlights the importance of taking a holistic a...
Jun 11, 2024•39 min•Season 3Ep. 1
The Confidence Conversations Podcast is back for Series 3. In this short introduction episode you'll get a sneak preview of guests coming on and what we'll be talking about. As usual there's no editing, what you hear is the true, authentic confident conversation as it happened. In this short intro I also bust some confidence myths! If you want the download so you can take action, go to my website. Love the podcast? Please subscribe 💜 Find out more about Enrichment Coaching and the work I do htt...
Jun 06, 2024•11 min
This series of the Confidence Conversations podcast has been a good one. The conversations have moved on from what does confidence mean to you to how does it show up in life and in business / work environments. Over the 10 episodes there were so many great discussions, I think with all of them we could have just kept on talking. It was so difficult thinking about how to wrap them up and to be able to do them justice. I decided on a different approach for this the final episode of Series 2: I ask...
Dec 19, 2023•31 min
This episode was fabulous to record. Kate & I met through networking and our shared love of being authentic - across all areas of business from the 60 sec pitch to websites and social media. So I was delighted when she agreed to be a Confidence Conversations guest. We could have talked forever, there was lots to discuss, the below topics give you a flavour!! The "About" section on a website and how the bio is the most difficult thing to write! Confidence from preparation to pressure Learning...
Nov 21, 2023•55 min
Confidence & Imposter Syndrome Well this is a great episode with Emily Perry from The People Consultancy. Imposter Syndrome is something that many people have and it comes crippling feeling that you are a complete fraud and you are going to get caught our at any time. Emily and I could have talked FOR EVER about this topic. We start with defining Imposter Syndrome, then go on to talk about who suffers from it & what feelings and behaviours are associated with it, including how it works w...
Oct 24, 2023•37 min
This episode is a great conversation with Julian Roberts all about confidence and resilience. I was really keen to explore with Julian the link between the two, because I think there are so many similarities. Julian's take on resilience isn't about grit and determination of simply carrying on, which he says is a slightly toxic way of going through life. Resilience is about creating a learning loop, when you get knocked down by something that challenges you, you take the learning from it ready to...
Oct 03, 2023•40 min
In this episode I chat to Phil Salton from Chichester Recruitment. To use Phil's words "It does what it says on the tin - recruitment in Chichester". For me, Phil is one of the most confident people I have met out networking so I was keen to get his take on confidence as well as talking about confidence in recruitment and interviews. Often in coaching we end up talking about a client's job application, their CV, or an interview they're attending and then the self-doubt, lack of confidence or inn...
Sep 12, 2023•51 min
CONFIDENCE & CHANGE IN THE WORKPLACE Great to have Tina Jennings on the podcast to talk about change and transformation in business. Most people come to coaching because of a change - whether that's a change they want to make themselves or a forced change from the employer, but change is so emotive for most. It's also the thing that's the most constant! As humans we are always processing change, and that change happens for all of us at a different speed. We chat all things from the cake of c...
Jun 14, 2023•37 min
Overwhelm & Confidence (and everything in between) This is jam packed conversation primarily about overwhelm with lots of other chat and topics included too! We talk about metaphors and how they can help us to describe overwhelm and how we are feeling about it. Did you know we use a metaphor in every 6 words? We discuss why "mood hoovers" and "negative Nelly's' can be good for you and that as humans we are constantly judging each others' language. As well as defining overwhelm, Sheryl gives ...
Apr 18, 2023•56 min
This is a great episode of the confidence conversations podcast where I chat to Vicky Booker who is a style and personal brand coach. For me there is a big link between confidence and what you wear, it's linked to your environment and how you feel which in turn impacts your confidence. As well as talking about what confidence means to her and how she manages it Vicky shares with us how she helps her clients to be more confident with their style and clothing choice. Working with people one to one...
Mar 21, 2023•44 min
In this episode of the confidence conversations podcast I chat to Elly Johnson from Well Minds Training. This was Elly's first ever podcast and I'm delighted she chose to do that with me. Back in 2022 I trained as a mental health first aider with Elly, I want to add some tools around mental health first aid to my coaching kitbag as well as understanding more about mental health increasing my knowledge and my confidence in how I could best support those who suffer with poor mental health. In this...
Mar 02, 2023•46 min
In this episode of the confidence conversations podcast I chat to Emma Jenkings and I'll let her tell you more about what she does but her bio is also below. This is a great conversation around conflict and its relationship with confidence my objectives for this conversation where to understand as Emma puts it how to argue well for me it's about how to argue well with confidence. We talk about what mediation is and what it's not, about the language we use in relation to conflict and how talking ...
Feb 07, 2023•37 min
In this episode of the confidence conversations podcast I chat to Emily and Alan from Yellow Tuxedo about having confidence in your online presence. They've been working together as a real life couple for about a decade. They describe themselves as marketing mentors helping to show small business owners and entrepreneurs how to demystify the internet and get it working for their business. In this episode we talk about everything from marketing structure to your ecosystems to micro & macro ma...
Jan 24, 2023•57 min
The Confidence Iceberg Before we start with series 2 in this episode I spend a few minutes talking about the origins of confidence as well as the things that positively and negatively impact our confidence on a day-to-day and throughout life. If confidence is the thing we outwardly display to others this becomes just the tip of the iceberg of what makes up confidence. Therefore the roots of the iceberg go much deeper. You can listen to this bite-size episode where I talk about the confidence ice...
Jan 17, 2023•6 min
Series 1 of my podcast, Confidence Conversations, came to an end recently and there were some great topics we discussed, from the comfort zone to comparison. So with this in mind, I have recorded some bite size podcasts (about 5 - 8 mins each) which give some context around some of the topics that were talked about. In this bitesize episode I talk through 5 Things Confident People Do. Maybe there is one thing that resonates with you that you can take action with or maybe reading it gives you rea...
Sep 21, 2022•11 min
Series 1 of my podcast, Confidence Conversations, came to an end recently and there were some great topics we discussed, from the comfort zone to comparison. So with this in mind, I have recorded some bite size podcasts (about 5 - 8 mins each) which give some context around some of the topics that were talked about. In this bitesize episode I talk about BIG PANTS, my mantra that has served me well over the last few years. Give it a listen to understand why I think BIG PANTS are more than just bi...
Sep 14, 2022•7 min
Series 1 of my podcast, Confidence Conversations, came to an end recently and there were some great topics we discussed, from the comfort zone to comparison. So with this in mind, I have recorded some bite size podcasts (about 5 - 8 mins each) which give some context around some of the topics that were talked about. In this bitesize episode I talk about The Comfort Zone and why it can be a dangerous place to hang out along with how to identify when you are in it! Want to know more about me &...
Aug 25, 2022•9 min
Series 1 of my podcast, Confidence Conversations, came to an end recently and there were some great topics we discussed, from the comfort zone to comparison. So with this in mind, I have recorded some bite size podcasts (about 5 - 8 mins each) which give some context around some of the topics that were talked about. In this bitesize episode I talk about exactly what the definition of confidence is. I've learnt that it’s a big word that we use a lot and it's often more than we think! Want to know...
Aug 11, 2022•7 min
