How they found a way

On today’s podcast we have Brian Webb. Brian had a brain injury a number of years ago which totally changed the course of his life. On his journey of discovery he found running which has since become a powerful, positive force in his life - I hope you enjoy today’s episode of how they found a way.

Today on the podcast, we were lucky enough to talk to Elizabeth Nightingale from Chiltern music therapy, who are at the forefront of using music to help people manage and range of different conditions and injuries.

https://www.chilternmusictherapy.co.uk/

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Today on the podcast we are really pleased to have Katie Elliot, who has built a company called Little Challenges. Katie is really open and honest in this interview about how she has battled with perfectionism, overwhelm and a series of debilitating mental health issues for many years. Katie found an approach which she calls Little Challenges that had a life changing impact on her own journey and she is going to share this with us on today's episode. To learn more about little challenges please visit Little Challenges

Today on the podcast we have Josh Paul. Josh is an incredibly motivating individual who after have both legs amputated above his knees at a young age has gone after his dreams. At 10 he discovered sled hockey and after progressing through the ranks became one of only a few players to win three Paralympic gold medals for a national sled hockey team.  Josh is now forging a career as an entrepreneur, writer and motivational speaker. To learn more about Josh please visit: Josh Pauls – Motivational Speaker

If you have an injury or persistent pain and have recently lost your job, I think you are going to get a huge amount from today’s episode of how they found a way. Our guest Eleanor Tweddell from Another Door, works with organisations and individuals going through redundancy.

Whilst acknowledging the huge challenges that go with a redundancy. Eleanor helps people find the new opportunities that can open up as one door closes.

I hope you enjoy today’s episode of how they found a way.

To learn more about Eleanor’s work please visit:

https://www.anotherdoor.co.uk

Today on the podcast we are really lucky to have Martin Yelling. Some of you may know Martin from his podcast Marathon Talk, which has been running for over 10 years now and has millions of downloads.

Having worked with a large number of runners and dealing with many injuries himself, Martin shares some really useful advice about dealing with injuries and some of the benefits of running after an injury or persistent pain 

Apart from his coaching, Martin recently started an organisation called Stormbreak, which aims to improve children’s mental health and coping strategies through movement 

For more information on Stormbreak, Martin’s Coaching and the Marathon Talk Podcast please see links below:

https://www.stormbreak.org.uk/

https://marathontalk.com/

http://yellingperformance.com/

If you are thinking about changing what you do and love the idea of teaching and coaching, I think you will really enjoy todays podcast with

Andria Zafirakou. Andria is an art teacher at the Alperton Community secondary school in Brent UK. Andrea’s love for teaching is so inspiring and her work was recognised in 2018 with winning the global teaching prize and a cheque for $1m. She used the prize fund to start a charity called Artists in Residence, which helps bring artists into schools to inspire and support the next generation of creatives. Andria has recently brought out her new book Those Who Can, Teach, which tells the story of her time in the classroom, through the experiences of some of her pupils.

We have links to Andria’s Work in the show notes and so if you want to find out more I highly recommend visiting her website: https://www.andriazafirakou.com/

If you have recently had an injury or your pain has led you to a crossroads in your life, then you are going to get so much from today’s episode with David Grant. After a cycling accident, David sustained a traumatic brain injury. Things did not look to bad from the outside, but inside David was a changed man and Doctors predicted a very limited outcome. David has a passion for proving people wrong and piece by piece he rebuilt his life and as part of this he has built out a global online brain injury support group - TBI Hope & Inspiration - Home | Facebook

Today on the podcast we have Liz Johnson. From a young age Liz had to work with her parents, friends and teachers to find ways to overcome physical challenges which faced her in order to do the things that other people took for granted.

Liz has taken this can do attitude to fill a huge amount in her career as a Paralympian, entrepreneur, athlete mentor and commentator, but the biggest thing that stands out for us is her work as director of the The Ability People (TAP) which is a unique consultancy on a mission to close the disability employment gap.

Liz does a lot of work with companies to help make hiring more incisive and recently the ability people have also created a platform called the Podium, where people who struggle to work in a conventional way can list themselves a freelancers. 

If you have had an injury or have persistent pain or simply can’t work in a conventional way, I recommend visiting the website

https://www.theabilitypeople.com/