Do Good Podcast

What does it take to turn an idea into a thriving business while juggling a career, family life and everything in between?

In this episode of the Do Good Podcast, Rob Watson sits down with Louise Gallagher, founder of Mersea Sauna, to explore her journey from discovering sea sauna culture in Ireland to bringing a unique outdoor wellness experience to Merseyside.

What started as a simple idea has grown into something much bigger — bringing people together through sauna, cold water, nature and community.

Louise shares the realities of entrepreneurship, the courage it takes to start something new, the challenges of building a business alongside family life, and why sometimes you have to stop waiting for someone else to make your idea happen.

In this episode, we explore:

The inspiration behind Mersea Sauna

Finding the courage to turn an idea into reality

Taking risks and navigating the challenges of entrepreneurship

Balancing business, work and family life

The growing popularity of sauna and cold water therapy

Why connection, nature and community matter for our wellbeing

Lessons learned from building a business from scratch

Advice for anyone sitting on an idea but afraid to take the leap

Whether you're thinking about starting your own business, curious about sauna culture or simply looking for inspiration to make a change, this conversation is a reminder of what's possible when you back yourself and take that first step.

Find out more about Mersea Sauna:

https://www.merseasauna.com/

About the Do Good Podcast

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Conversations with inspiring people who are making a positive difference in the world. Exploring wellbeing, entrepreneurship, personal growth and what it means to live a meaningful life.

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In today's podcast, I welcome John Munro, founder of Long White Cloud Qigong. For over 20 years, he’s been exploring how small, consistent practices can have a profound impact on how we feel and how we live.

We explore John’s journey into qigong and how it’s shaped both his life and the global organisation he leads today. We break down what qigong actually is, how it works, and what it offers in a modern world that’s often fast, stressful, and disconnected.

We get into the practical side too—simple daily habits, breathwork, and how even 10 minutes a day can help calm the nervous system, improve energy, and bring a sense of balance. We also discuss the real, tangible benefits people can expect, and how long it takes to feel a difference.

The conversation goes deeper into health, questioning the current medical model, and whether we’ve lost something fundamental in the West when it comes to wellbeing. We also touch on how practices like this could integrate with modern healthcare in a meaningful way.

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Long White Cloud Qigong

https://longwhitecloudqigong.com/ 

The Complete Natural Breath course: 

https://academy.longwhitecloudqigong.com/courses/the-complete-natural-breath 

Five Waves practice: 

https://youtu.be/AwrMzXQ-Wpc 

Life Changing Qigong book: 

https://www.amazon.com/Life-Changing-Qigong-peoples-stories/dp/B0DQSF7PB5

Today’s episode of the Do Good Podcast is a profound & thought-provoking conversation with psychoanalyst Erica Komisar, and it explores some deeply meaningful ideas about parenting, motherhood, and emotional development.

We talk about why the first three years of a child’s life are so foundational, and how a secure attachment with a parent—especially a mother—can shape a child’s mental health and personality for years to come. Erica doesn’t shy away from big topics either—we get into the impact of the feminist movement, how modern society undervalues the role of mothers, and why being emotionally present for our kids matters more than we think.

Her thought-provoking insights challenge the status quo and remind us of the profound power of presence, sacrifice, and love in raising emotionally healthy children.

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Erica Komisar https://www.ericakomisar.com/

Attachment Circles https://www.attachmentcircles.org/

Welcome to today’s episode of the Do Good Podcast, where we’ll be exploring the healing power of Qi Gong with teacher Lou Walker. She'll share insights into this ancient practice that connects body, mind, and spirit. Whether new to Qi Gong or looking to deepen your practice, this episode will guide you toward greater balance and vitality.

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Lou Walker: https://www.instagram.com/lou_walker_

Welcome to today's episode! I'm excited to introduce you to Hayley Rigby, a passionate Medical Herbalist specialising in hormone health, nervous system regulation, and stress reduction. With a deep focus on Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hayley offers personalised consultations, herb walks, and workshops to help people reconnect with the healing power of plants. Stay tuned as we dive into how herbs, lifestyle, and nutrition can empower your health and wellness.

In today’s episode of the Do Good Podcast we are exploring the powerful practices of somatic experiencing with April Doulby, an expert in helping individuals release trauma that empowers people to reconnect with themselves and experience transformative change.

If you’re looking for ways to cultivate more awareness, ease, and vitality in your body and life, then stay tuned for this conversation.

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April Daulby: https://www.synergysomatics.com/

Neil Meekin is an Innovation and Constellations Practitioner from Liverpool who loves to facilitate and deliver transformational and dynamic experiences for the people and communities he serves.

And for over 20 years he has been exploring what it means to be a human, our place in society and the culture we live as well as how to become a better person.

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Neil Meekin: http://www.neilmeekin.com/

Jo, from Kindred Birth, is a bonafide birth nerd who has undertaken multiple doula trainings to become a birth keeper. She believes giving birth unfettered by the constraints of hospital systems, fear and the stories of others is a woman’s birthright.

Today she supports women to birth their babies in their power at home. Elevating the needs of women as they grow their family and transition into this phase of mothering is at the heart of her work as a Birthkeeper.

In 2020 Jo embarked upon twelve glorious weeks of unlearning with The Radical Birth Keeper School, an authentic midwifery course that nudged her even closer to following her instinct to support home birth and birthing communities who choose to birth outside of the medical system.

She works to guide people to ‘unlearn’ the cultural narrative that birth is unsafe by bringing them to a deep understanding of birth physiology and how to trust and listen to their body, pregnancy through mothering.

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https://www.kindredbirth.co.uk/

Mark Gober is the author of “An End to Upside Down Thinking”, which won the IPPY award for best science book of the year. He is also the author of “An End to Upside Down Living”, “An End to Upside Down Liberty”, “An End to Upside Down Contact”, “An End to the Upside Down Reset”, and “An End to Upside Down Medicine”; and he is the host of the podcast “Where Is My Mind?”.

Additionally, he serves on the board of Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell’s Institute of Noetic Sciences and the School of Wholeness and Enlightenment. Previously, Gober was a partner at Sherpa Technology Group in Silicon Valley and worked as an investment banking analyst with UBS in New York. He has been named one of IAM’s Strategy 300: The World’s Leading Intellectual Property Strategists. Gober graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University, where he wrote an award-winning thesis on Daniel Kahneman’s Nobel Prize–winning “Prospect Theory” and was elected a captain of Princeton’s Division I tennis team.

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Mark Gober: https://markgober.com/

Simon Esler fights for free thought with every tool he has. After building a free thinking, 14 thousand member think tank on Facebook, Simon was censored across social media for challenging official narratives. In response, he pivoted his focus to providing content to freedom oriented streaming platforms, refining his skills as a researcher, content creator and filmmaker within private communities.

After almost half a decade of writing, shooting and editing original content focused on modern warfare from a psychological, cultural and spiritual perspective, Simon decided to release his first independent project for the public at large: CUT - Daughters of the West, which is an investigation into cosmetic surgery, feminist sexual liberation, and modern media trends as part of a warped legacy that was being handed to young girls as a foundation for gender ideology to take hold.

In this episode, we delve into:

- Simon’s background

- His film CUT - Daughters of the West

- What’s behind the trans-agenda

- 5th generation warfare and how it’s being used on teenagers

- The war on the family unit

- The power of the silent majority

- Unschooling

- The importance of rite of passage in our children’s development

- Plus plenty more!

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Daughters of the West https://www.daughtersofthewestfilm.com/