Get in touch with us!! Our development as individuals ensures a good quality of life in terms of happiness, harmony and satisfaction. It is related to improvement, progress and aspirations to achieve as people. After 30 years as an operational leader in retail and healthcare, and over 10 years as a Learning and Development lead - Steve has spent the last 4 years dedicated to running my own business, sondevelopment (pronounced S.O.N. Development). Steve's corporate focus involves working with cli...
Apr 05, 2025•39 min
Get in touch with us!! Trauma is experienced when we are exposed to a very stressful, frightening or distressing events that are difficult to cope with or out of our control. Trauma can have long-lasting effects on many, both mental and physically; shaping how individuals think, feel and respond to the world around them. April Gilbert is the Operations Manager at The Parenting Network, an organisation dedicated to delivering a range of family support programmes in Portsmouth and beyond - https:/...
Mar 20, 2025•44 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Get in touch with us!! International Women's Day (IWD) is a day to celebrate women's achievements and advocate for gender equality. It's also a day to call attention to the challenges that women face and to recognise the steps that have yet to be taken to achieve gender parity. Becki Simmons is the founder of SPARK Community Space in Portsmouth. SPARK Community Space is a local charity, working to reach those who have been left out or left behind, to give people a place to belong, to be part of ...
Mar 07, 2025•20 min•Season 6Ep. 9
Get in touch with us!! The women empowerment movement is know for it's ability to inspire and encourage women to make strategic life choices that we were previously denied. The movement recognised the unequal power women had in relationships and acquire them a greater voice in which to speak out against the inequality found in the home, workplace, and community. ''The Liberty Lady' - Jen is the founder of Liberty Photography. A global brand that is passionate about advocate for women’s empowerme...
Mar 06, 2025•41 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Get in touch with us!! The word 'pride' is an integral cultural concept within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex (LGBTQI) community, representing solidarity, collectivity, and identity as well as resistance to discrimination and violence. CP is an award-winning community and inclusion professional who spearheaded Portsmouth’s successful bid to host UK Pride 2025. As Co-Chair of the Portsmouth Pride Trust and founder of an intersectional queer activism campaign, CP is a fie...
Feb 25, 2025•46 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Get in touch with us!! Having a positive body image boosts our sexual confidence and aids in fostering healthy sexual behaviors, but it's becoming all too common that young peoples experience of sex education is limiting. Jo Morgan is the CEO and founder of Engendering change; an award-winning professional speaker, trainer, and consultant specialising in Relationships and Sex Education (RSE). With over 15 years of experience in education, Jo has gained national recognition for her groundbreaking...
Feb 25, 2025•36 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Get in touch with us!! As a passionate STEM educator with over 15 years of experience teaching and leading science/STEM in Portsmouth, Laura is the co-founder of STEMunity - A registered charity that connects students with industry professionals, bringing STEM education to life - https://stemunity.co.uk/ One of STEMunity key initiatives is their 5PARK programme , which is now operating across four UK regions and has expanded internationally in Jamaica with the British Council. As a teacher, educ...
Jan 23, 2025•45 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Get in touch with us!! From his early years living in South London, Duke faced adversity. Leaving home at 16 without a role model, led him to join a street gang; resulting in uncontrollable behaviour, substance abuse, and multiple incarcerations. After his final prison sentence, Duke was homeless and living in deplorable conditions. Through determination and commitment, Duke sought help for his addiction and began rehabilitation. This led to him relocating to Hampshire, where he has redefined hi...
Jan 07, 2025•40 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Get in touch with us!! The process of questioning your sexuality is a profoundly personal experience that many have found themselves trying to navigate. Unfortunately society treats you differently, others don't understand or accept your choice to live as you wish and there may be places that you don't feel as safe or comfortable in. Many of the LGBTQ+ community have experienced this; exposing feelings that can leave you worried or isolated by the need to understand your own identity. With this,...
Dec 17, 2024•53 min
Get in touch with us!! For 17 years, Ian Hurst was your typical suit. Every day he commuted into London, holding a high level of responsibility in global insurance for high profile clients like Nestle, Bentley and Rolls Royce. Making good money, he could offset the stressful work environment and five-hour commute, with evenings and weekends spent socialising; drinking and eating out, before returning home to his young family and pretending that everything was as fine. One day on a business fligh...
Dec 11, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Get in touch with us!! Claire Tamplin is a Mother, Radio and TV Presenter and Former Secondary School Teacher of English for over a decade. Now, Founder and Creator of The Mindful Movement Coach, she delivers her award-winning Mindful Movement Method to empower and elevate emotional health and wellbeing with Leaders, Directors and Communities across Educational, Corporate and Charity settings; both nationally and globally. Claire fiercely believes in creating courageous conversations around our ...
Nov 19, 2024•39 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Get in touch with us!! Will’s personal journey began when studying sport and exercise performance at Portsmouth University and then moved his career into professional coaching as a therapist supporting transformative change; navigated corporate management, taught personal training qualifications, contributed to books, and delivered education. Following his mother’s battle with early-onset Alzheimers and her passing in 2016, Wills coping mechanism was overcommitting to work as a personal trainer ...
Apr 06, 2024•47 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Get in touch with us!! After working in construction since leaving school, Paul Marsh began to DJ after a stint working in a bar. Paul worked as a DJ and Promoter before being asked to be a guest on The RnG Show on Express FM. Paul co-hosted the show before eventually becoming the solo host of the show for 4 year in turn the urban show eventually became one of the most well known urban radio shows outside of London regularly featuring big name guests. After a short break Paul returned to Express...
Mar 11, 2024•48 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Get in touch with us!! Many of us know Tyler D’Cruz for starting in reality TV shows such as ITV2 Kavos Weekender and playing football for Reading City. The impact of being a reality TV and having a large presence on social media has played a huge part in the lives of many and it's clear from his story that Tyler's mental health has definatly been impacted; surviving suicide and facing online trolling. Now working passionately as a mental health public speaker, Tyler is on a mission to educate t...
Mar 02, 2024•55 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Get in touch with us!! From wanting to die to changing people’s lives; Daniel Constable is on a mission to impact over 100,000 people's lives within the next 5 years. Dan has been on a personal journey to self-mastery for 12+years, which saw me hit rock bottom and sectioned under the mental health act. This lit a deep purpose within him to become the master over his own internal world, the techniques he now shares are not just taught, they have come through real lived experienced. The 4 core val...
Feb 17, 2024•40 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Get in touch with us!! Entrepreneur and well-being advocate Alfie Ruffell is passionate about Mental health & leads in the realm of natural alternative medicines; specialising in cannabis, and actively engages as a hemp activist. Renowned for his insightful talks on esteemed platforms such as the World Peace Summit and COP28 , Alfie Ruffell is a global voice inspiring holistic approaches to health. Beyond his advocacy, Alfie’s side hustle is in events and facilitation, seamlessly integrating...
Feb 03, 2024•39 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Get in touch with us!! Bradley Jago is a Queer soul singer for queer souls. The London based singer songwriter makes music with a sound for all ages. But once you hear his lyrics, it is clear he is speaking to his gen z peers. Sharing his own experiences of growing up queer in Portsmouth, his poetic lyrics tell stories of humanity and the complex emotions of being desperately self-aware. Having been on a journey since building is career in London in 2021 and releasing a brand new single 'Rejecti...
Jan 19, 2024•29 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Get in touch with us!! For The Pursuit Of The Better … Brad Parker is an internationally recognised life coach, public speaker and podcast host. His coaching is about helping people to avoid unhappiness by gaining gratitude and a different perspective for life. He is open about his own personal journey and prides himself in creating a service that as relatable to my clients as possible. He believes that building the right habits and rewiring our minds can create an internal power so strong that ...
Dec 10, 2023•51 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Get in touch with us!! A carefully crafted, alcohol-free, early morning rave experience was designed by Max & George to naturally release the 4 main happy hormones. DOPAMINE - OXYTOCIN - SEROTONIN - ENDORPHINS Autumn/Winter is a time to slow down, harvest your emotions, and look at what's ahead. Come together with the wonderful Morning Dose community to brings an opportunity to REFLECT and get your D.O.S.E. This collective experience combines breath work, movement, meditation, and house musi...
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Get in touch with us!! Thomas is a Veteran of the Royal Air Force Regiment. He served for 14 years and has since started his own business. He is in the early stages of starting a charity to Serve Veterans and First Responders called 'Save A Warrior UK CIC' Thomas's mental health has been poor at many points growing up and while serving. He used dissociating behaviours and practices to make himself feel less awful. Things came to a head for Thomas in August last year, and with the help from his l...
Oct 27, 2023•47 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Get in touch with us!! George is a board member of United Minds; and the host of A Problem Halved Podcast. George suffered with his own mental health in 2020, when he took an overdose with the only person present in the house being his younger brother, who is also severely autistic. George has now been on a three-year journey with his mental health and now confidently shares his personal story, and through his podcast, has inspiring others to share their own stories; https://www.youtube.com/@APr...
Oct 10, 2023•51 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Get in touch with us!! *PLEASE APPROACH THIS EPISODE WITH CAUTION* Baby Loss Awareness Week (October 9th-16th) highlights nationally the importance of raising awareness and bringing together communities, to make sure anyone touched by pregnancy and baby loss is given a safe space to share their experiences and feel like they are not alone. A stillbirth is when a baby dies before or during labour after 24 completed weeks of pregnancy. Jonathan Bird is a proven business owner, international speake...
Oct 10, 2023•49 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Get in touch with us!! Daniel O'Reilly, otherwise known as Dapper Laughs , is a British social media content creator and comedian from Surrey. It is fair to say that over the years Dappers has been seen as VERY controversial after appearing on Big Brother in 2014. Daniel shares openly about the downfalls of his celebrity career and how the darkness of drink and drugs addiction lead him to loose everything. Now sober and focusing on improving his mental wellbeing, Daniel is determined to promote ...
Sep 29, 2023•54 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Get in touch with us!! The Beautiful Minds Podcast is supporting Spark Community Space - https://sparkcommunityspace.co.uk/
Sep 28, 2023•36 sec0
Get in touch with us!! Amy's passion for jewellery was inherited. From a young age Amy was always rummaging through my grandmother's jewellery box whenever she could sneak it out of her dresser. But Amy's passion for designing began after the birth of her first born. Taking a career break to raise a family, Amy found the freedom to explore her creativity further and discovered the world of jewellery making. After attending jewellery making courses, and indulging in a lot of self teaching, Amy wa...
Mar 22, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Get in touch with us!! Marketing is more than just advertising or selling products and services. It is a process of creating and exchanging value with customers and society. "Marketing is no longer about the stuff that you make, but about the stories you tell" Being Portsmouth born and bred, and a huge advocate for his city; Terence is the regional director at Digital Marketing Agency - Delivered Social . He finds businesses who need a helping hand with their marketing and aids them in achieving...
Mar 22, 2023•43 min
Get in touch with us!! In a growth mindset, we believe that our most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work. Challenging our greatest fears and driving forward with positive desire. As a single mummy of 3, award-winning makeup artist & now, diving her passion of supporting women as a business mindset coach; Lissy’s love of real-talk, health & nourishment and seizing life by the balls really shines through. Her 20s were wild, and dark; Battles with mental health...
Feb 17, 2023•47 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Get in touch with us!! It is sometimes the pain and challenges we experience in life, that gives us the power to grow and improve our life paths for the better; becoming the individuals we needed for ourselves. With a career in Herbal Life for over 10yrs, Sarah Green has a passion for supporting others & self love promotion. Self development has been a huge part of her life and with that comes the drive to empower. Sarah’s personal experience has been very dark at times, which inspires her t...
Jan 31, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Get in touch with us!! * Welcome to our Christmas Special * - With some truly amazing guests!! As well as discussing all things Christmas, this episode shares our experiences of self-acceptance, how we personally relate to the term "Fat" and how we deal with, judgement, attachment & expectation. Flo Simpson - @florence.simpsonn Flo is a 23 year-old plus size and body confidence advocate from Portsmouth, who goal is to help people love or at least not hate, their body; in order to help them l...
Dec 06, 2022•55 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Get in touch with us!! Lets talk about Sex... As adults we all know that the topic of Sex is a taboo & no one really wants to talk about it, but we should because from butt plugs to bondage, the world of Sex has grown in the last 20 yrs and the younger generation are being exposed to higher expectations than ever before! Shannon runs Enrich RSE ; a provider who is proud to deliver education that reflects good practice guidance within Sex Education. RSE should provide an opportunity for explo...
Sep 30, 2022•49 min•Season 4Ep. 6
