Inclusion Bites Podcast

In this episode, Jo Lockwood speaks with sex and intimacy educator Xanet Pailet about what it takes to restore intimacy in long-term relationships. The conversation focuses on how emotional disconnection, shame, stress, and routine can cause sex and closeness to fade over time, and why expanding the definition of sex beyond penetration can open up new possibilities for connection.

Xanet shares parts of her own experience of a long sexless marriage and explains how trauma, pain, and lack of communication contributed to that disconnect. She also offers a practical, sex-positive approach to helping couples talk about desire, fantasy, and changing needs without blame or judgment. A recurring theme is the importance of emotional safety: if people do not feel safe to speak honestly, intimacy is difficult to rebuild.

The episode also explores flirting, playfulness, novelty, and making time for connection outside the bedroom as ways to sustain desire in long-term partnerships. Xanet highlights her Intimacy Equation quiz as a tool for helping couples begin conversations more gently and identify their intimacy style. The overall message is that lasting intimacy depends on communication, curiosity, and a willingness to keep learning about one another.

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In this episode, Joanne Lockwood speaks with learning and development specialist Nikie Forster about how playful methods can make training more inclusive and effective. The conversation centres on LEGO Serious Play, custom activities, and other hands-on techniques that help participants feel comfortable, contribute in their own way, and engage more deeply with learning.

Joanne and Nikie explore the limits of traditional one-size-fits-all training and discuss the importance of designing for different learning styles, pacing, and levels of confidence. They talk about setting adult expectations in the room, creating psychological safety, using pre-workshop preparation to understand participants’ needs, and adapting facilitation in the moment based on what the room needs.

The episode also reflects on Nikie’s career journey into learning and development, her experience of using creative tools to encourage discussion, and her belief that inclusion is not just about content but about how people are treated in the learning experience. The overall message is that inclusive facilitation can help people feel valued, connected, and able to learn more effectively.

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In this episode of The Inclusion Bites Podcast, Joanne Lockwood speaks with Fredrik Härén about how difference fuels creativity, innovation and better problem-solving. The conversation ranges from cross-cultural travel and multicultural parenting to the value of questioning inherited assumptions and making up your own rules.

Fredrik shares stories from living across Asia, returning to Sweden, and noticing how being outside his own cultural defaults helped him see more possibilities. He argues that curiosity comes before knowledge, that openness to other ways of doing things expands thinking, and that creativity is often less about self-expression in the abstract and more about understanding who you are at a deeper level.

The discussion also explores how communities of interest connect people across borders, why administrative systems can stifle creativity, and how technology and AI can remove low-value work. The episode closes with a call to look beyond local habits, learn from other cultures and remain open to better ideas wherever they come from.

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In this episode, Joanne Lockwood speaks with bushcraft instructor and life coach Tom Gold about men’s wellbeing, identity, and the pressures that shape how men show up in the world. The conversation centres on the idea of moving beyond performative toughness and creating spaces where men can be present without having to fix, explain, or always speak.

Tom shares how his work outdoors, especially with men in recovery, uses practical wilderness skills, fire-making, and shared activity to build confidence, resilience, and belonging. He describes how campfire settings can make it easier for men to connect, listen, and speak when they are ready, while also offering a healthier alternative to isolation or harmful influences.

The episode also explores masculinity, male friendship, emotional expression, and the limits of advice-giving when someone simply needs to be heard. Joanne and Tom reflect on the importance of community, support, and understanding in helping men thrive, and on the need for inclusion work to recognise groups who may feel overlooked by broader conversations.

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In this episode of The Inclusion Bites Podcast, Joanne Lockwood speaks with Nena Gilreath, co-founder of Ballethnic, about redefining ballet through African dance concepts, cultural truth, and community inclusion. The conversation explores how the company emerged from a desire to move beyond the traditional ballet mould and create a form that feels more expressive, accessible, and representative of a wider range of bodies and backgrounds.

Nena shares the history of Ballethnic, including its roots in Atlanta, its creation of works such as The Leopard Tail and Urban Nutcracker, and its commitment to centring Black excellence and cultural relevance. She discusses the company’s approach to storytelling, choreography, costume, and live drumming, as well as the way these elements invite audiences and performers to participate more fully in the experience.

The episode also covers the barriers Ballethnic has faced, from funding inequities and prejudice to being treated as a diversity-only option rather than a valued artistic institution. Nena reflects on resilience, succession, community-building, and the importance of creating space for older adults, younger dancers, and people whose bodies or abilities are often excluded from traditional ballet. The result is a conversation about art, identity, and the power of reimagining tradition so more people can see themselves reflected on stage.

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Joanne Lockwood is joined by HR consultant and keynote speaker Solveiga Jaskunas to explore what “belonging beyond borders” looks like when you build a life and career in a new country.

Solveiga shares her journey from Lithuania to the United States, including the early shock of navigating hiring processes, interviews, and everyday communication while being judged through the lens of accent and assumptions about competence. They unpack how language barriers and stereotypes can crush confidence, and how imposter feelings can follow even after years of success.

The conversation moves from personal experience into practical workplace realities: what organisations get wrong about immigrant and expat talent, how recruiting practices can exclude people before they’re even heard, and why visibility matters—especially when few people in HR and leadership roles “sound like” the communities they claim to include. Solveiga reflects on mentoring, building community outside familiar circles, and intentionally stepping into rooms where discomfort becomes a catalyst for growth.

They also touch on the current climate of political polarisation and how it can make it feel less safe to speak openly, particularly for people without citizenship status. The episode closes with a call to amplify immigrant voices, reframe difference as value, and take deliberate action to create workplaces where more people can belong and thrive.

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Joanne Lockwood is joined by business strategist and creative catalyst Janet Tanguay for a wide-ranging conversation about turning dreams into action through visioning, connection, and inclusive practice. Janet shares how her work as a “super connector” grew from years of supporting aspiring entrepreneurs, and how creating a safe, welcoming space helps people be more authentic about what they really want.

Together they explore what vision boarding is, how it can be done physically or digitally, and why it works as a practical focus tool—especially when paired with other approaches like journalling, coaching questions, AI tools, sound, and creative collaboration. They discuss the realities of leaving employment for self-employment, breaking out of routine, building belief, and shifting from working in a business to working on it.

The episode also looks at what inclusive empowerment requires in practice: knowing your audience, enabling choice and privacy in sharing, and ensuring people can see themselves reflected in the materials and imagery used. Janet shares lessons from working with a wide range of groups, highlighting how people’s dreams differ depending on their circumstances, and how creativity and community can help people move from surviving to thriving.

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Joanne Lockwood is joined by Silvia Causo and Adrianne Arendse, co-founders of Lead and Belong, to explore how healing happens through human connection—and what that means for workplaces.

They share the personal roots of their work: Silvia’s experience supporting a mentally ill family member and her path into trauma-aware coaching, and Adrianne’s own lived experience of mixed heritage and growing up in South Africa under apartheid’s legacy. From these stories, the conversation moves into how trauma shows up in everyday work life: disconnection, fear responses, and the ways people “leave parts of themselves at the door” to get through the day.

Together they unpack the difference between inclusion and belonging, and why belonging can’t be prescribed, performed, or forced—it emerges as a felt, embodied state. They discuss empathy as more than information, the importance of nervous-system awareness, and how leaders can create space without acting as therapists. The episode also challenges compliance-first organisational approaches and makes the case for rehumanising work so people can contribute with greater safety, connection, and creativity.

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Joanne Lockwood is joined by Dr Khutso Madubanya for a wide-ranging conversation about difference, identity, and what it takes to reclaim self-worth when the world keeps trying to define you.

Khutso reflects on growing up in apartheid-era South Africa, the power and meaning of her name, and how patriarchal expectations around women, marriage, and motherhood shaped a fierce drive for independence. She shares how labels like marital status and assumptions about single mothers can become a constant form of social boxing-in, and how credentials and titles can feel like a shield even when they don’t address the deeper question of innate worth.

The discussion moves into the personal cost of hyper-independence, including fear of asking for help, perfectionism, and the burnout that can follow from proving yourself through performance. Khutso explains how a period of upheaval—relocation, job loss, legal stress, single parenting, and career change—pushed her to build a practical mindset framework she now teaches: PIVOT (Pause, Introspect, Vector, Overcome fear of mistakes, Travel forward). Together, they explore how letting go of identities that no longer serve you can create freedom, resilience, and momentum through change.

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Joanne Lockwood is joined by wisdom speaker and coach Bobbi Barrington for a candid conversation about resilience, reinvention, and the cost of living an inauthentic life.

Bobbi shares her lived experience of transitioning later in life and the profound changes that followed—losses alongside new freedom, joy, and a renewed sense of possibility. Together they explore how self-trust is built, how fear and grief show up during major life shifts, and why emotional intelligence and emotional vocabulary can be a gateway to healthier relationships and stronger communities.

They also discuss practical realities that come with being a trans woman, including navigating healthcare, self-acceptance, and moments of doubt, alongside the power of supportive women’s spaces and connection. The episode leaves listeners with an invitation to challenge limiting beliefs, “tell a better story,” and choose a life that is truly their own.

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