Sophie Cliff is a qualified life coach, also know as The Joyful Coach, and a positive psychology practitioner that supports people in finding joy, whatever that means to them. 

She does this in a number of ways: through 1:1 coaching with clients, group programmes and workshops, and through the free content that she produces both on her social media, in her blog and newsletter and on her podcast, Practical Positivity.

In this episode Sophie talks about how she came to realise there are so many ways to do life, and how she became the Joyful Coach and what this work entails, she talks about how we can take control and we can take action of our lives right now, and don’t have to wait for a dramatic life event to be the catalyst for change, and so much more.

To find out more about Sophie’s work check out her website www.sophiecliff.comor follow her on instagram @sophiecliff - and you can listen to her podcast Practical Positivity on Apple Podcast or Spotify.

Sophie Cliff is a qualified life coach, also know as The Joyful Coach, and a positive psychology practitioner that supports people in finding joy, whatever that means to them. 

She does this in a number of ways: through 1:1 coaching with clients, group programmes and workshops, and through the free content that she produces both on her social media, in her blog and newsletter and on her podcast, Practical Positivity.

In this episode Sophie talks about how she came to realise there are so many ways to do life, and how she became the Joyful Coach and what this work entails, she talks about how we can take control and we can take action of our lives right now, and don’t have to wait for a dramatic life event to be the catalyst for change, and so much more.

To find out more about Sophie’s work check out her website www.sophiecliff.comor follow her on instagram @sophiecliff - and you can listen to her podcast Practical Positivity on Apple Podcast or Spotify.

Nathan is a podcaster and blogger under the name Mood Swings, a mental health advocate and passionate Muay Thai boxer.

In 2015 Nathan challenged himself to write 365 words a day for a year and during this time he wrote a well-received article about his own mental health struggles, including anxiety and depression titled “My mind and me”. 

Following this, in 2016, he went on to write an anxiety diary of sorts every day for a month in 2016 called ‘Mood Swings’ and consequently a podcast under the same title. The has now reach 100 episodes of Mood Swings podcast, hosting episodes with musicians, poets, writers, people in combat sports and people passionate about mental health.

Nathan is also a passionate about Muay Thai and he finds that, although this sport can be quite intense and can have its challenges, it is also quite spiritual – the rigorous training gives him a real routine and a real drive each day and has been a great help in reducing his stress levels and supporting his mental health.

In this episode Nathan talks about how Mood Swings came about, what Muay Thai training entails, the practices he implements and the challenges it sometimes brings, finding a sustainable and intuitive relationships with food and exercises, and his experience of mental health ups and downs.

A word of warning as is needed sometime with this podcast - in this episode we talk about calorie controlled diets and weight loss. If this is something that may be triggering for you at this time please feel free to move on and you can always come back this when you are in a better place.

To find out more about Nathan’s project Mood Swings you can find him on Instagram and Twitter @moodswingsabzor check out his blog on Tumblr and you can find his podcast onLibsyn, Apple podcast and Spotify under Mood Swings.

For more show notes: https://www.ljsprojects.uk/blog/nathan-mood-swings

Nathan is a podcaster and blogger under the name Mood Swings, a mental health advocate and passionate Muay Thai boxer.

In 2015 Nathan challenged himself to write 365 words a day for a year and during this time he wrote a well-received article about his own mental health struggles, including anxiety and depression titled “My mind and me”. 

Following this, in 2016, he went on to write an anxiety diary of sorts every day for a month in 2016 called ‘Mood Swings’ and consequently a podcast under the same title. The has now reach 100 episodes of Mood Swings podcast, hosting episodes with musicians, poets, writers, people in combat sports and people passionate about mental health.

Nathan is also a passionate about Muay Thai and he finds that, although this sport can be quite intense and can have its challenges, it is also quite spiritual – the rigorous training gives him a real routine and a real drive each day and has been a great help in reducing his stress levels and supporting his mental health.

In this episode Nathan talks about how Mood Swings came about, what Muay Thai training entails, the practices he implements and the challenges it sometimes brings, finding a sustainable and intuitive relationships with food and exercises, and his experience of mental health ups and downs.

A word of warning as is needed sometime with this podcast - in this episode we talk about calorie controlled diets and weight loss. If this is something that may be triggering for you at this time please feel free to move on and you can always come back this when you are in a better place.

To find out more about Nathan’s project Mood Swings you can find him on Instagram and Twitter @moodswingsabzor check out his blog on Tumblr and you can find his podcast onLibsyn, Apple podcast and Spotify under Mood Swings.

For more show notes: https://www.ljsprojects.uk/blog/nathan-mood-swings

Kat is a Self Love, Body Acceptance & Wellness coach from Lancashire that helps women feel empowered from the inside out, she is a mental health advocate and her daily motto is Put The Good In Your Day.

Kat’s journey to self love was not a linear one, like many of our journeys, but by going through many ups and downs, and putting in the work to build herself back up, she has learnt to believe in herself, in her worth and to not try and find validation from external factors, but from within.

In this episode Kat talks about the experiences that have shaped her, from grieving the loss of a parent to getting out of an emotionally abusive relationships, the lessons she has taken from her struggles and how ultimately these were the catalysts for her to start believing in herself, and finding her purpose, that is helping others believe in themselves too.

To find out more about Kat’s work, including her 1 to 1 and group work, you can find here on instagram @_beeingwell or email her at [email protected].

For Show Notes: www.ljsprojects.uk/blog/kat-show-notes

Kat is a Self Love, Body Acceptance & Wellness coach from Lancashire that helps women feel empowered from the inside out, she is a mental health advocate and her daily motto is Put The Good In Your Day.

Kat’s journey to self love was not a linear one, like many of our journeys, but by going through many ups and downs, and putting in the work to build herself back up, she has learnt to believe in herself, in her worth and to not try and find validation from external factors, but from within.

In this episode Kat talks about the experiences that have shaped her, from grieving the loss of a parent to getting out of an emotionally abusive relationships, the lessons she has taken from her struggles and how ultimately these were the catalysts for her to start believing in herself, and finding her purpose, that is helping others believe in themselves too.

To find out more about Kat’s work, including her 1 to 1 and group work, you can find here on instagram @_beeingwell or email her at [email protected].

For Show Notes: www.ljsprojects.uk/blog/kat-show-notes

Mary Coughlin is a leader in the field of neonatal nursing and internationally recognised expert in the field of trauma-informed, age-appropriate care in the Neonatal intensive care unit, a published author and the President and Founder of Caring Essentials Collaborative, based in Boston. 

She started her career in the United States Air Force Nurses Core. After almost 7 years of service, in 1989 she left the Air Force to become a civilian nurse, specialising in neonatal work at the Brigham And Women's Hospital in Boston. For a short period she worked in an adolescent psychiatric inpatient unit, where she was first introduced to the notion of trauma informed care, a very grounded theory that originates within behavioural/mental health. 

In our chat Mary talks about the amazing practice of trauma informed care whilst also sharing fascinating research surrounding this methodology, and around mental health - she discusses the importance of understanding the impact mental health can have on our biology, and our physical health, and the value of being kind and compassionate to yourself, to others and the importance of understanding people’s story and history.

If you want to find out more about Mary’s work check out her website: www.caringessentials.net or you can find her on Instagram (@caring.essentials), Facebook (@caringessentials) and Twitter(@meccares).

For Show Notes: www.ljsprojects.uk/blog/mary-coughlin-show-notes

Mary Coughlin is a leader in the field of neonatal nursing and internationally recognised expert in the field of trauma-informed, age-appropriate care in the Neonatal intensive care unit, a published author and the President and Founder of Caring Essentials Collaborative, based in Boston. 

She started her career in the United States Air Force Nurses Core. After almost 7 years of service, in 1989 she left the Air Force to become a civilian nurse, specialising in neonatal work at the Brigham And Women's Hospital in Boston. For a short period she worked in an adolescent psychiatric inpatient unit, where she was first introduced to the notion of trauma informed care, a very grounded theory that originates within behavioural/mental health. 

In our chat Mary talks about the amazing practice of trauma informed care whilst also sharing fascinating research surrounding this methodology, and around mental health - she discusses the importance of understanding the impact mental health can have on our biology, and our physical health, and the value of being kind and compassionate to yourself, to others and the importance of understanding people’s story and history.

If you want to find out more about Mary’s work check out her website: www.caringessentials.net or you can find her on Instagram (@caring.essentials), Facebook (@caringessentials) and Twitter(@meccares).

For Show Notes: www.ljsprojects.uk/blog/mary-coughlin-show-notes

Siobhan is a freelance sober speaker, social media manager and content creator originally from Cornwall, now based in Manchester.

Prior to her sobriety, Siobhan would have described herself as a binge drinking, party girl. The kinda girl that lived for the weekend and was always up for a night out, so much so she would get annoyed if ‘going for a couple of drinks’ wouldn’t lead into a big night out.

Lots of her drinking nights would end up in blackouts, in embarrassing moments she couldn’t remember, and occasionally ending up hurting and letting down her friends and family. So it eventually came to a point where Siobhan decided to stop drinking for a year, to reset her body and her relationship with alcohol. 

She has now been sober since December 2018, and still to this day cannot stop raving about how amazing sobriety is.

In this episode Siobhan talks about how, in hindsight, drinking may have been a coping mechanism and a way of dealing with the feelings of anger and grief, how she had a complete lack of regard and care for what happened to her when drinking, the ups and down of becoming sober and ultimately how sobriety has give her back time, money and ultimately life experiences - as well as offering some brilliant tips for anyone starting out their journey into sobriety.

To find out more about Siobhan’s work check out her website www.notsosecretlysober.com and follow her on instagram for brilliant posts, tips, Q&A’s and more @notsosecretlysober

For Show Notes: www.ljsprojects.uk/blog/siobhan-show-notes

Siobhan is a freelance sober speaker, social media manager and content creator originally from Cornwall, now based in Manchester.

Prior to her sobriety, Siobhan would have described herself as a binge drinking, party girl. The kinda girl that lived for the weekend and was always up for a night out, so much so she would get annoyed if ‘going for a couple of drinks’ wouldn’t lead into a big night out.

Lots of her drinking nights would end up in blackouts, in embarrassing moments she couldn’t remember, and occasionally ending up hurting and letting down her friends and family. So it eventually came to a point where Siobhan decided to stop drinking for a year, to reset her body and her relationship with alcohol. 

She has now been sober since December 2018, and still to this day cannot stop raving about how amazing sobriety is.

In this episode Siobhan talks about how, in hindsight, drinking may have been a coping mechanism and a way of dealing with the feelings of anger and grief, how she had a complete lack of regard and care for what happened to her when drinking, the ups and down of becoming sober and ultimately how sobriety has give her back time, money and ultimately life experiences - as well as offering some brilliant tips for anyone starting out their journey into sobriety.

To find out more about Siobhan’s work check out her website www.notsosecretlysober.com and follow her on instagram for brilliant posts, tips, Q&A’s and more @notsosecretlysober

For Show Notes: www.ljsprojects.uk/blog/siobhan-show-notes