Hello Couragemakers! Welcome to episode 101! Today I couldn’t be happier to share with you my conversation with Lisa Pascoe. Lisa Pascoe is an inspirational Speaker, Intuitive Master NLP Practitioner, and Recovering Perfectionist who is passionate about empowering women to tap into their inner wisdom and intuition, so they can live more authentic lives. Lisa runs rewilding retreats, 1:1 coaching and soul-nourishing circles for sensitive women ready for change. She believes kindness is key and in...
Oct 09, 2018•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 101
This week we’re celebrating 100 episodes of Couragemakers! I’m sharing what Couragemakers means to my soul and what I’ve learned so far about courage, about women, and our stories along the way! About Meg & That Hummingbird Life I’m Meg and I’m the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I’m an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate....
Oct 01, 2018•27 min•Ep. 100
Hello, hello and welcome to episode 99 of The Couragemakers Podcast! Can you believe next week is going to be episode 100? I’m still very much working out what to do to honour the occasion! If you’ve got any ideas, come say hi and let me know over on Instagram I’ve just started a 100 day challenge to get over my fear of video by being on Instagram stories every day - I’m on day 6! - and I’d love to connect with you over there! So for today’s episode, I’m chatting with Bryn Bamber. Bryn is a Burn...
Sep 17, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 99
Hello Couragemakers! Can you believe that we’re just one episode away from the 100th episode of Couragemakers?! I’m still thinking of a way to celebrate, so if you have any ideas of what you’d love to see, please do get in touch at meg@thathummingbirdlife.com ! I absolutely love hearing from Couragemaker listeners and I do reply, so I’d love to hear your thoughts! For this week’s episode, I’m chatting with the wonderful Nadia Finer. Nadia is a powerhouse business coach, wickedly funny internatio...
Sep 10, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 98
Hello Couragemakers! It is so good to be back after a summer break! Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been having all sorts of wonderful conversations for Couragemakers and I can’t wait to share them with you! For this week’s episode, I’m chatting to the lovely Hannah Jane Thompson. Hannah is a personalised mindfulness meditation coach for professional, ambitious women at Breathe Like A Badass. She uses 100% personalised mindfulness meditation techniques to help professional women feel calm an...
Sep 03, 2018•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 97
Hello Couragemakers! This week I’m so excited to share with you my conversation with Tamara Burgess! Tamara calls herself a bit of a "digital doer". She owns a writing and marketing business based in the UK. Tamara started freelancing a few years ago after she left her corporate career to move to Japan and start travel writing – and things have progressed from there! Tamara love having bullshit-free discussions about controversial topics with an open heart and the four things she loves the most ...
Aug 07, 2018•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 96
Hello Couragemakers! This week I’m so excited to be chatting to the wonderful Gina Greenwood. This episode feels like it’s been a long time coming and I’m so excited to share it with you! Gina is a salon owner, hairstylist, leader, mentor, and self-confessed master of badassery. She has made it her mission to change the world one head at a time. Not only is she doing that by giving people the added confidence that comes from looking and feeling their very best but also by encouraging anyone and ...
Jul 30, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 95
Hello Couragemakers! I'm back this week with a solo show and I'm sharing the only analogy you'll ever need for the creative process! If you struggle with putting yourself out there and if you ever feel in a creative slump, this one is for you my friends. About Meg & That Hummingbird Life I’m Meg and I’m the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I’m an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country mu...
Jul 23, 2018•15 min•Ep. 94
Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 93 of The Couragemakers Podcast. This week I’m talking with the lovely Kimberly Myhill and I can honestly say this is one of the most refreshing conversations I’ve ever had about mental health. Kimberly Myhill is from Norwich, UK and has lived with depression for as long as she can remember and for a long time had no idea that was what was happening. Kimberly has had many ups and downs, more downs than ups over the years but now that has changed. Kimber...
Jun 25, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 93
Hello Couragemakers! I can’t tell you how excited I am to share this week’s episode with you! This week I’m talking with Nina Hart about all things creativity and I seriously could have chatted to Nina all day. Before our conversation Nina shared how finding kindred spirits is like finding a fellow lightening rod and I certainly feel like I’ve found a fellow lightening rod and I’m pretty sure you will too. Nina is an Asheville, NC based writer, performer, and creativity coach trained in the Ka...
Jun 19, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 92
Hello wonderful Couragemakers and welcome to episode 91 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week it’s just me and you as I have a solo mid year review special for you today. So we’re halfway through 2018. I don’t know about you but it simultaneously feels like it’s flown by and like we’ve been living in 2018 for about a century. It feels like 2017 was a lifetime ago, but at the same time, I can’t believe it’s June! For today’s episode I thought it would be a great opportunity to just stop, pause ...
Jun 12, 2018•22 min•Ep. 91
Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 90 of The Couragemakers Podcast! For this week’s episode, I’m talking with Lucy Brand. Lucy Brand is an Intuitive Business Coach & Speaker supporting women entrepreneurs to know they ARE enough and can fearlessly achieve their wildest dreams and desires in business and life. Lucy combines her digital marketing experience with energy work & Shamanic healing to address your inner game of mindset & energetic alignment with outta game business s...
Jun 04, 2018•59 min•Ep. 90
Hello Couragemakers and welcome to another episode of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I have the joy of talking with Sally Pewhairangi. Sally is a New Zealand librarian who helps other librarians be the best they can be, particularly with things digital. Sally share her 20+ years library experience and wants to share what she has learned help librarians improve their digital practice through her website TheLibraryBoss.com . The Library Boss takes a holistic approach to digital literacy; som...
May 29, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 89
Hello, hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 88 of The Couragemakers Podcast! It is so nice to be back into the rhythm of things! Since we moved I’m really starting to realise how important habits and rhythms are to me and am loving going for daily walks and have got into a really natural rhythm with writing snarky posts on Medium every day as part of Elle Luna’s 100 Day Project. I wanted to share that with you because I know sometimes we know there’s something we could add to our lives tha...
May 21, 2018•59 min•Ep. 88
Hello Couragemakers! It is SO good to be back after an unplanned break! So much has changed since the last episode! I’m now living in Liverpool with Mr. Meg and we are loving building the life we want, spending more time in nature and I am obsessed with our new apartment. I also lost my wonderful Granddad who passed away at the beginning of May I’m looking forward to sharing about his life with you in future episodes - he has been a huge inspiration in my life. I’m think i’m going to start refer...
May 14, 2018•56 min•Ep. 87
Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 86 of The Couragemakers Podcast! A quick update before we get into today’s show, there’s going to be no Couragemakers episode next week as it’s a bank holiday here in the UK and me and Mr. Meg are moving to Liverpool! Things have been more than slightly chaotic lately and I’m looking forward to getting back to weekly episodes every Monday! So, for today’s show, I’m chatting to Emily Ann Peterson. Emily is a is a singer-songwriter, creative consultant, a...
Mar 27, 2018•49 min•Ep. 86
Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 85 of The Couragemakers Podcast. This week I am so excited to have Anabel Roque Rodríguez back on the show! Anabel is an independent art historian, curator, and writer based currently in Switzerland. She has curated exhibitions in Ecuador, Munich, and Switzerland and works in art education formats at Art Karlsruhe or Art Basel, as well as in the institutional museum sector. Her writing around exhibitions and musings on the art world are published nation...
Mar 19, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 85
Hello Couragemakers and a very Happy International Women’s Day to you! Thank you so much for your birthday love last week and your wonderful support! We are now over HALF WAY to meeting the first goal on Patreon which is weekly solo shows! I’m blown away on a daily basis by this community, so thank you, thank you, thank you This week’s episode is coming to you late courtesy of a stomach bug, but I couldn’t be more thrilled to release this episode on International Women’s Day! This week I’m talki...
Mar 08, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 84
Couragemakers turns 2 today! And as a birthday special, past guest, the wonderful Katie Snyder is interviewing me! We talk struggles, money, creativity and some serious vulnerability! To listen to last year's birthday episode with Mr. Meg, click here! You can listen to Katie's episode here! And to find out all about Couragemaker's Patreon page, go here :) THANK YOU for being the most wonderful community I could ever ask for....
Feb 28, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 83
Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 82 of The Courgemakers Podcast! Before we dive into this week’s wonderful episode, I want to let you know that Couragemakers turns 2 this week and there is going to be a very special behind the scenes episode on Wednesday where past guest, the lovely Katie Snyder is interviewing me! I think you’re going to love the birthday special and I’m excited to share it with you! For this week’s episode, I’m talking with Kerstin Pressler. Kerstin is a fine artist,...
Feb 26, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 82
Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 79 of The Couragemakers Podcast! Before we dive into this week’s episode, I just want to remind you that Get Shit Done! Brigade starts this Thursday, 15th February and I would love for you to join us. Get Shit Done! Brigade is the Ultimate 30 Day Accountability Coaching & Encouragement Community. From encouragement parades and accountability buddies to check-in days and 1:1 coaching, it’s about an epic 30 days of action where we feel the fear and do...
Feb 12, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 81
On this episode of Couragemakers, to celebrate the launch of the Get Shit Done! Brigade, we're diving into 20 ways to Get Shit Done! To get all of the links from today's show and to read the transcript on the blog, click here . To find out more about Get Shit Done! Brigade, visit here! About Meg & That Hummingbird Life I’m Meg and I’m the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I’m an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession...
Feb 10, 2018•26 min•Ep. 80
On this week's first solo Couragemakers episode of 2018, I'm making an announcement and a commitment to you, my lovely Courage-making audience! Keep your eyes peeled for the special 21 Ways To Get Shit Done! episode of Couragemakers coming out tomorrow, and if you want to find out more about the brigade, click here!
Feb 09, 2018•7 min•Ep. 79
Before we begin this week's episode, I want to share something that will be right up your street if you crave a community with like-minded women, want accountability, and need some motivation and cheerleading. Get Shit Done! Brigade is the ultimate online community, coaching and accountability experience and kicks off on 15 February. The brigade is a 30-day online experience where we collectively seriously get shit done. Together we wade through the mud of creative resistance, encourage the shit...
Feb 05, 2018•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 78
Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 77 of The Couragemakers Podcast! I want to begin this episode with a trigger warning. In this episode, we discuss childhood sexual abuse and very briefly suicide. The most important thing is for you to take care of you, so if you need to skip this episode, please do. This week, I had the absolute privilege of interviewing Hazel Katherine Larkin. Hazel Katherine Larkin is a mother, writer, teacher, activist, actor, and academic. Her daughters are 13 &...
Jan 29, 2018•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 77
Hello Couragemakers, and welcome to episode 76 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I’m chatting to Maggie Minor. Maggie is multi-passionate entrepreneur, sculptor, print-maker, room designer, blogger and author….and it’s all tied together into one vision: Maggie wants to help people make their spaces align with how they want to feel and their future goals. Maggie grew up in North Carolina as the daughter of a woman contractor (one of two in the entire state) constantly dreaming about designi...
Jan 15, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 76
Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 75 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I’m delighted to be joined by Andrea Owen. Andrea is an author, mentor, and certified life coach who helps high-achieving women let go of perfectionism, control, and isolation and choose courage and confidence instead. She has helped thousands of women manage their inner-critic to create loving connections and live their most kick-ass life. She is the proud author of 52 Ways to Live a Kick-Ass Life and How To S...
Jan 08, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 75
We’re back! Happy New Year Couragemakers, I can’t tell you how happy I am to be back! If you’ve been listening for a while, you might have noticed that Couragemakers has been on hiatus since October. The end of last year was a hard one, I lost one of Grandmothers and had a health scare (luckily everything is okay). Taking a break felt incredibly scary - but it was a great reminder that the world doesn’t end when you need to take time for yourself and there’s no shame in needing time for yourself...
Jan 02, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 74
Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 72 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I’m chatting to the wonderful mental health blogger Melissa Boyle. Melissa, or Mel as she likes to be known, is a social media executive, the blogger behind Geek Magnifique and the creator of Honey Bee cards - a card range specifically designed to give comfort and reassurance to people who struggle with their mental health. Mel is based in Bournemouth UK and is an unstoppable cat-cuddler who is also partial to ...
Oct 09, 2017•59 min•Ep. 73
Hello Courgemakers and welcome to episode 71 of The Couragemakers Podcast. Before we dive into this week’s episode, I want to share with you something pretty epic I’ve been working on lately. So, as you might know from previous episodes where I’ve shared parts of my story, a big catalyst in my story has been burning out and leaving the nonprofit and activist world. Since leaving that world, I feel like I’ve been on a huge journey of finding work that sustains me, brings me joy and changes the wo...
Oct 02, 2017•1 hr•Ep. 72
