Today's guest is the wonderful, Oliver Seligman!

I'm so happy I had the opportunity to speak with Ollie and truly grateful for the conversation that we shared.

You quickly learn that Ollie has a lovely energy and a great way of vocalising his stories and learnings from his life. Hearing Ollie's perspective on topics such as his diagnosis with Bipolar Disorder, happiness and meditation was eye-opening and thought-provoking in the best way. I believe Ollie and his story should be shared and I cannot recommend him enough when it comes to a voice in the mental health discussion. You can find more of Ollie through the links below:

Ollie's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BefriendingBipolar
Ollie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/befriending_bipolar/
Ollie's book "Befriending Bipolar: A Patient's Perspective": https://www.amazon.co.uk/Befriending-Bipolar-perspective-Oliver-Seligman/dp/B0955DL2N1.

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Today's guest on Guards of Eden is the fantastic & outright brilliant, Sophie Eggleton!

Sophie's work began as an interviewer in the music industry where she'd pair up her love for music and curiosity, something which now takes form in her podcast that she co-hosts in PLAY PAUSE REPEAT.

I love not only Sophie's energy and who she is as a person; she's also someone who I greatly appreciate hearing from with the conversation around mental health and well-being. In this conversation, I loved learning about not only her shining a light on artist's mental well-being, but also the journey she's gone on with her own mental health.

Please check out Sophie through the link below:

Sophie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophieeggleton/

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Hey everyone!

Today's guest is a returning guest and someone I always love spending time with in The Body Coach, Joe Wicks!

Since our first time talking on Guards of Eden, Joe's been very busy with many things, including his P.E with Joe initiative where he accrued over 100 millions views on YouTube from his morning workouts for families during the 2020 lockdowns in the UK. As well as P.E with Joe, Joe's been recording a documentary with the BBC called "Joe Wicks: Facing My Childhood" where Joe speaks on his childhood and the mental health battles his parents had.

 We catch up about his BBC documentary, P.E with Joe and everything Joe related. I loved the conversation and I'm incredibly grateful for his time and energy. 

You can keep up to date with Joe through the links below:

Joe's Instagram
The Body Coach App

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Today's guest is... No one!

This particular episode serve the dual purpose of explaining my prolonged break from Guards of Eden whilst also providing an update.

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Today's guest is the incomparable Josie Naughton and today's episode is the season finale!

Josie is a co-founder and CEO of the charity, Choose Love which looks to provide humanitarian aid for refugees. I was fortunate enough to meet Josie a few years ago and her kindness and affable nature was something I was drawn too. Learning about Choose Love's story alongside Josie's journey was something I loved about this conversation and Josie proves that you can be a lead a multi-national organisation through kindness and compassion.

You can support Choose Love through the links below:

Choose Love's website: https://choose.love/.
Choose Love's stores (Merchandise and Resources): https://choose.love/collections/emergency-needs & https://merch.choose.love/.
Choose Love's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chooselove/.

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Today's guest is the amazing George Bell.

George works for a fantastic company called Sanctus; an organisation that looks to help employees of companies by providing professionals to help them talk about their mental health.

George also provides a great voice and mind when it comes to the conversation of both mental health overall as well as men's mental health in particular. I really respect his insight and perspective on an array of topics underneath the umbrella of mental health. I'm grateful to play a small part in these conversations and beyond appreciative for another fantastic man being honest about their experience.

George's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-bell-10317184/.
Sanctus's Website: https://sanctus.io/.

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Today's guest is the fantastic Tiffany Philippou!

Tiff co-hosts and is the co-founder of a great podcast in Is This Working? which I loved and introduced me to her and I've been a fan ever since. Tiff has her own newsletter called The Tiff Weekly which covers an array of topics that's led to weekly editions that are insightful and thought-provoking. That also describes today's conversation that I loved and you can support Tiffany and her work through the links below:

Tiffany's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffphilippou/
Tiffany's Newsletter: https://tiffanyphilippou.substack.com/
 Is This Working?: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/is-this-working/id1473508626

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Every episode of my podcast, Guards of Eden, finishes with one question.

That question is "Many years into the future, your time as [insert guest's name] is coming to an end. The person closest to you has only one sentence to describe you and your time here on Earth. What would you hope that would be?".

The music credit goes to www.bensound.com.

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You can find the full episode on all streaming platforms and through the links below:

Full Episode Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ollie-baines-s1-e5-where-football-meets-faith-cross/id1465822776?i=1000439986673.

Full Episode Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ZS9aOeEiLdeRBuJEsOU7S?si=Vr7ktQUxThirMIeX7S2eeg&dl_branch=1.

This is a short clip from my conversation that I had with a friend of mine and author of the book "Cross The Line" in Ollie Baines. Ollie coves his relationship to Christianity and his experience with interviewing footballers about their relationship with their faith too.
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You can find the full episode on all streaming platforms and through the links below:

Full Episode Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/trammell-logan-s1-e10-from-choir-to-second-chance-at/id1465822776?i=1000442902345.

Full Episode Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/36bMuJ0ff4CD7XeNlL3m4P?si=A9ERPDRaS7S6EwcdfAhUMg&dl_branch=1.

This is a short clip from my conversation with Master Instructor at SoulCycle and the Founder of East Side Dance Co, Trammell Logan. Trammell covers his journey with themes of race, health and fitness and helping the next generation find their way in life.

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