Inclusion Bites Podcast

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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Joanne Lockwood speaks with Amrit Dhaliwal, CEO of Wolfinch, about what it takes to scale high-quality home care without losing the human connection that makes care work effective. Amrit shares how he entered the sector, what he learned from running a franchise as an “outsider”, and why he believes home care can be redesigned through a purpose-led franchising model.

Together they unpack the structural barriers that keep care provision unstable, including how local authority commissioning and short visits undermine consistency for families, providers, and care workers. Joanne brings the discussion to life with personal experiences of navigating domiciliary care for family members, highlighting the real-world gap between what is commissioned and what people actually need.

The conversation also explores what it means to professionalise and rebrand care work: recruiting for values, retaining and upskilling staff, and building systems that make quality sustainable. They widen the lens into prevention and “healthspan”, arguing that supporting independence earlier can reduce downstream pressure on hospitals and help people live well for longer.

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Hannah Cohen joins Joanne Lockwood to unpack what it means to navigate life with a visual impairment that many people don’t immediately see. Hannah shares how her sight loss developed, what “blindness as a spectrum” looks like in practice, and the constant recalibration involved in work, travel, shopping, and social situations when the world assumes you can see what everyone else sees.

Drawing on her background as a solicitor and her current work as an inclusion coach, Hannah describes the practical barriers that show up in workplaces and everyday systems: inaccessible software, interfaces that don’t work with screen readers, missing descriptions and alt text, and environments that require people to self-advocate repeatedly just to participate fully. Joanne and Hannah explore the tension many people with hidden disabilities experience—wanting independence and not wanting to be patronised, while still needing timely, respectful support.

The conversation also widens to conscious inclusion more broadly, including examples from transport and public services, and reflections on how leaders and colleagues can respond better by asking straightforward, supportive questions like “What do you need to do your job?” The episode closes with a reminder that inclusion isn’t about minimum standards—it’s about creating day-to-day conditions where people are genuinely supported, understood, and able to thrive.

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Joanne Lockwood is joined by Maria Gallucci, a multi-award-winning realtor and author of Raised in Silence, to explore the realities of growing up as a hearing child of Deaf adults. Maria shares how American Sign Language shaped her family life, how she often became the bridge between Deaf and hearing worlds, and what it taught her about being seen, understood, and included.

Together they unpack common misconceptions and everyday moments that can exclude Deaf and hard of hearing people—from speaking to an interpreter instead of the person, to assuming lip reading or “fixing” through devices is the default. They also reflect on Deaf identity and pride, the emotional weight of child interpreting, and the ways technology such as video relay and captioning has improved access while not eliminating stigma.

The conversation closes with practical guidance for listeners: make the effort, learn a few basic signs, use respectful ways to get attention, and focus on genuine connection. The central message is simple but powerful—trying matters, and small acts of communication can create real belonging.

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