Dan has started several running communities and co-hosts the Fail Forward Podcast where guests tell their stories of personal growth through failure. Listen in as Dan tells me about (note this chat mentions suicide):

- feeling grateful 

- being a stay at home dad

- having time to listen 

- a diagnosis of Crohn’s disease

- running and mental health

- keeping it super simple

- family, fun and freedom

- Heads Together 

- be kind, have fun and help people

Meredith is a gardener and artist who reflects the beauty of nature based on her experience of it as one constantly changing phenomenon. Listen in as Meri tells me about:

- feeling very good 

- working towards an exhibition

- being close to her parents 

- walking whenever possible

- painting the seasons

- running a kitchen garden

- belonging to a singing group

- getting married in 2025

- finding a space to sing

Anthony is a commercial designer who also creates prints and supplies under his own name as an outlet for an overactive mind. Listen in as Ant tells me about (note this chat mentions suicide):

- feeling deeply tired

- struggling with sleep 

- keeping his mind occupied

- being a self-employed designer

- marketing in a way he enjoys 

- talking more about mental health

- finding what works

- doing what you love as a child

- giving yourself time and space

Guy is an author who writes about his outdoor adventures, scallop dived for 12 years and is currently starting a seaweed farm on the Isle of Mull. Listen in as Guy tells me about (note this chat mentions suicide and contains a little bad language):

- feeling relaxed and surprised 

- being profoundly affected by mid Wales 

- the Army and University  

- trying to outrun Hurricane Bertha

- becoming a scallop diver 

- living today while finding hope in the future

- seaweed, vegetables and fire

- finding compassion through pain

- hanging in there until things change

Laurie helps companies take the stress out of technology by designing and implementing strategies to create and launch their technical products. Listen in as Laurie tells me about:

- feeling pretty good 

- using the Mood app

- an exploration of ambition

- learning about happiness

- appropriate production values 

- playing the guitar 

- running for fitness and relaxation

- a future lap of Central Park

- alleviating stress by learning

Annabel is an audio producer who started Messages from the Wild to help create a better relationship with wildlife through interviews with animals. Listen in as Annabel tells me about:

- the Do Lectures 

- talking to animals

- belonging to communities

- learning to do a headstand

- being sent to boarding school 

- wanting to be more animal

- the consequences of small gestures

- meditating daily

- taking time to watch animals

Hugo is a surfer and environmental activist who led Surfers Against Sewage for over 14 years before becoming the CEO & Vice President of Oceana UK. Listen in as Hugo tells me about (note this chat contains a little bad language):

- looking forward to a weekend of waves

- finding good things every day 

- moving from London to Cornwall

- never regretting a swim

- doing the little things properly

- turning up as your best self 

- comparison as the thief of joy

- building the right foundations

- not overthinking things

Natalie is an artist who paints her life through portraits, creating images about human relationships that are simultaneously tender and dysfunctional. Listen in as Natalie tells me about:

- feeling very positive

- a controlling relationship

- The Cardiff Half and a ton of logs 

- weekend creative support

- connecting with her paintings

- telling untold stories

- her pop-up T-shirt

- a school exchange 

- giving yourself a chance

Richard provides specialist legal services to the music industry and co-authored Do/Deal to help people find hidden value through better negotiations. Listen in as Richard tells me about:

- revenge bedtime procrastination

- embracing an 8 day fortnight

- learning from other disciplines 

- loving ‘The Bear’

- doing things differently

- rock climbing after a 20 year gap

- curiosity and enthusiasm

- skilful negotiation

- the Vintage Mobile Disco

Jillian teaches and writes about Vedic Meditation and also talks to groups about stress, wellbeing and the impact of becoming more mindful in daily life. Listen in as Jillian tells me about:

- having a good day

- living in tune with nature

- a morning routine 

- connecting the dots

- enthusiasm and ancient knowledge

- writing ‘Why Meditate’

- a counter balance to thinking

- achieving a consistent state

- opening up and evolving