Alanna O'Garro is the co-founder of Rivers Coaching, where she is a Liberation Pedagogy and Systems Coach. Her work uplifts and centres the knowing of black, queer, crip, womanist radials. Her guiding mantra is, “I am not free until we are all free”.

In this interview, Alanna shares why she is so passionate about the liberation of all people – she wants us all to be free and thrive. She also talks about the pedagogy (method and practice of teaching) of the UK education system and how it relates to liberation. Because Alanna understands the limitations caused by her own oppression, she is committed to liberating all people. 

According to Alanna, we need to stop and listen to people affected by everyday oppression; to people adversely affected by politics; and people who are experiencing sad and unfortunate circumstances. She believes the best way for us to truly liberate each other is to help each other with resources we have, even if they are limited. 

Alanna is motivated by the people and organisations around her to keep going and to keep pushing for everyone's liberation.

You can connect with Alanna at www.riverscoaching.com and across media on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

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Vee Roberts launched her business with just £100 in 2013 and is a multi-award winning Brand and Marketing Practitioner, Author and Coach.

A mother to four children aged 8 to 27, she is also dedicated to teaching, serving and empowering business owners – developing credible, consistent brands and monetising them, using online and offline strategies.

As the Director of Insight@Marketing and Founder of InspireUrBiz networking events, Vee regularly shares her knowledge on marketing, branding and social media as Guest Speaker and Trainer.

Being made redundant led Vee to take a leap of faith, become self-employed and she started her own business. Working on contracts within local government and bigger public agencies proved to be something she really enjoyed. But still something was missing. She wasn’t free to do as she pleased.

Vee decided to become her own boss working on her own terms. It was a risk she was prepared to take, fed up with office politics and bureaucracy. With less than £100, she successfully set up her own business from scratch, using her own knowledge of affordable marketing solutions to make it happen. She was able to grow her business brand online and offline successfully. And, she now uses her 19+ years of ‘planning and hands on’ experience to make it happen for other business- owners too.

Her ethos is “working smarter not harder, whilst remembering that baby steps are better no steps.”

In this interview, Vee talks about not being afraid to take risks in business because there are lessons to be learnt. She uses the mistakes she has experienced in her career as a tool to resonate with her clients because she has been through the same things they have. Her passion and motivation is fuelled by her clients and, she feels inspired and empowered when she sees them succeed.

Vee stresses the importance of investing in herself and her business through coaching. She was initially reluctant to invest in herself because of the cost, but then realised it turned out to be more costly, in the long run, not to make the investment. 

Vee believes the three key points to success are readiness, accepting responsibility, and commitment to work.

You can connect with Vee at Insight2marketing and across social media by searching: #aski2m.

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These are sensitive topics for many people to discuss and for some it can trigger intense emotions and thoughts. If you or anyone you know are struggling with these topics, please contact a health care provider immediately.

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Sybil Ah-Mane is a filmmaker based in East London. She founded Flexible Films with her partner, Russell Hall in 2002 and they specialise in producing commissioned films on health, education and community.

She came to England at the age of seven from the Seychelles. She has been both a psychiatric student, nurse and patient. Her experiences in the psychiatric system have shaped and enhanced her work.

In this interview, Sybil talks about the childhood trauma she experienced  that manifested later in her life which led to being  a psychiatric patient. Despite this, she didn’t give up. Sybil went to get a degree in Cultural Studies,  started to explore filmmaking and later earned an MA in Television. Having experienced a mental health breakdown, she developed a passion in creating films about mental health to help others.

In 2019, Sybil and her partner created a breakthrough innovation: the Magic Video Box, where those being filmed only see a reflection of the interviewer. This creates a safe space to talk openly and confidently to the camera. Magic Video Box won a Gear of the Year award in 2022.

Sybil believes her most challenging experiences are the ones she learned the most from and it's important to talk about it because that’s how we learn.

You can connect with Sybil at flexiblefilms.co.uk and on LinkedIn.

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Chelcie Whitmore is a self-proclaimed 'Specialist Generalist' - she has a wide range of skills that she applies to business problems. She is mum to a three year old daughter and is in her last trimester of her second pregnancy with another daughter (who runs the world...?!).

In this interview, Chelcie talks about her professional journey and shares her story going from a rough start at university to currently working at Transport for London. She is a mental health advocate at her workplace. She believes it is important to build trust between coworkers so they can maintain good mental health for themselves and each other.

Chelcie also highlights the importance of self-awareness and self-reflection. She believes that we should reflect, maintain a balance, and enjoy the little things in life. From her experience, she learned that we must all slow down and learn to rest for our mental health and wellbeing.

You can connect with Chelcie on LinkedIn.

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Alisha Lehman is an American User Experience (UX) Design Manager living in Dusseldorf, Germany with her husband and daughter. She is a self-made professional with 25+ years of UX design experience and her focus today is mainly on UX strategy for one of the largest telecommunications companies in Germany.

In this interview, Alisha talks about her struggles early on in life and how this affected her belief systems. She shares her journey of how she became the confident woman she is today - she is an advocate for doing what she wants and and making things happen.

Alisha's life was dramatically changed in June 2021 after she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. Two weeks prior to the diagnosis, she had discovered Eckhart Tolle's book, The Power of Now. The combination of the teachings in the book and her belief that death was imminent had a transformative effect, which catapulted her into a profound shift in consciousness.    She was inspired by the book’s message of staying anchored in the present and not dwelling on the past and future. This helped her to focus on the NOW and in the moment. She believes that the cancer was an awakening event for her to accept and surrender to the NOW. Alisha has made a full recovery and today she is now more peaceful, more easy-going, and more rooted in the NOW.

With this newfound awareness of the "Eternal Self", Alisha now aims to bring love and light into all corners of her life, privately as well as professionally. Alisha wants us all to believe in ourselves, stay in the NOW, and live life fearlessly.

You can connect with Alisha on LinkedIn.

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Returning for a second time, Dionne Akoto has grown so much since her interviewed last year. She is very passionate about learning - she learnt to listen to her body and move according to what it needs and wants. This has made her more present and aware.

Dionne's faith and family are still the driving forces in her life, and with her understanding of her Enneagram type, she has learnt to create a happier and healthier life that allows her to be more productive.

She put her company, Love Learns on hold while she focused on her well-being, exploring self-love so she could be greater in love to those around her. Dionne believes in filling her own cup first before filling up others.

Today, Love Learns is back and running, providing counselling sessions for single women, helping them to be present and breaking through their limiting beliefs.

In this interview, Dionne talks about her childhood trauma and her journey to recovery. According to Dionne, we should not keep our traumatic experiences to ourselves, instead we should open up and only then can we heal from it.

Due to the stress she experienced in her early life, Dionne developed lupus. She shares her struggles living with the autoimmune disease.

Dionne also talks about faith and why she sees love in everything.

You can connect with Dionne on Instagram, Facebook and  LinkedIn

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Chaneé Momoko is a former Fitness & Nutrition Expert & Retired WBFF Bikini Pro turned Master Life Coach & Reiki Practitioner for Fitness & Life Coaches. Her mission is to help coaches master the power of energy & heal their inner world so that they can transform into confident, authentic leaders who take action & run their business with ease.

She’s the host of the Intuitive Blueprint podcast and founder of Intuitive Blueprint Institute, a board certified NLP, Coach & Reiki Certification Training that intersects mindset coaching and energy healing.

When she’s not coaching, you’ll find Chaneé reading, boxing, gardening, and fostering orphaned kittens with her husband, 4 Min Pins & 4 cats in Northern California.

In this interview, Chaneé talks about femininity, balance, self-care, self-love and building a strong positive mindset.

Chaneé discovered fitness and bodybuilding during her senior year in university and shortly after began competing. However after some years, competitive bodybuilding started to affect her mentally. This inspired Chaneé to become a life and fitness coach and healer, helping others reach their goals and still be compassionate to themselves.

She also talks about the importance of balancing her femininity and masculinity and, how this relates to self-care and self love. Chaneé believes we must learn to value ourselves - this is a combination of self-worth, self-esteem and self-leadership.

You can connect with Chaneé  on Instagram @Chaneé Momoko, on her podcast: Intuitive Blueprint and via email: [email protected].

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This episode touches on and discusses suicide.

Suicide is a very sensitive topic to discuss for many people and for some it can trigger intense emotions and thoughts. If you or anyone you know are struggling with suicidal thoughts or behaviours, please contact a health care provider immediately.

And if someone's safety is in immediate danger, please dial the emergency number for the area you live in. In the UK, it’s 999.

Ioana Podina  grew up in Transylvania and now lives in London. She is a published author & blogger. She has written four books: two young adult novels and two children's books.

She is also the Founder of tgeneration, a platform and a podcast that aims to inspire teenagers in their faith and remind them that no matter what they face, there is hope for a better tomorrow. In 2021, she partnered with her best friend, Laura Safta, to launch Neos Publishing House. Together they want to encourage and help new Romanian writers on their publishing journey.

In this interview, Ioana shares her amazing journey as a published author, podcaster, blogger , wife and friend. 

She believes that her faith in God has kept her going in life, and that the life that she has now is what she prayed for as a teen. To Ioana, life is like a big treasure hunt and God gives us little clues to show us where to go.

She also talks about her passion for helping the community through inspiring teens and young people. Ioana writes novels to inspire the younger generations because values working with the young people and it has been a theme in her life for many years.

Being goal-driven, Ioana discusses how she balances her work and home life. She says, ”everything is a priority, but not everything is a priority today.” She strongly believes that we must find balance in the things that we do as well as enjoy life.

You can connect with Ioana on Instagram @ioana_szekely or @tgenerationblog.

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Esther Bangura is a financial educator who is passionate about all things personal finance and business. After losing 55% of her income, owing £18,000 in debt, with no savings and £800 short every month, Esther was able to bounce back! Using her unique pay yourself first budgeting method and side business income, she became debt-free, started saving and investing, and purchased her first property. Esther now helps women and couples master their budgets, save money, become debt-free, and use their side businesses to achieve financial freedom on their own terms.

In this interview, Esther discusses how her financial difficulties and personal situation inspired her to become passionate about personal finance. This led her to start her own business and pursue a new career. She also talks about all of the changes she needed to make in order to achieve her goals and dreams.

Esther believes it's important to make a personal commitment to yourself in order to achieve your goals and to understand that it is entirely up to you whether you succeed or fail.

You can find out more about Esther’s story here and connect with her at bossofmymoney.com and Linktree.

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To create a mindset shift – moving away from poverty/scarcity and towards abundance – you need to have clarity so you have a clear vision and know where you want to go. Having clarity and vision are essential for you to progress and grow. As you do, you become more resilient, you overcome obstacles and challenges, and go to your next level. This is how you develop a growth, and thus an abundance mindset.

Ultimately, your mindset is a direct result of what you believe. It is easy to fall into the scarcity/poverty mindset and believe in the lack of things, like money or time. This is why it is important to build and maintain an abundance mindset. You can do this by creating a virtuous cycle. You must be consistent and follow-through, otherwise the virtuous cycle can become a vicious cycle if you do not maintain it.

In this episode, I talk in detail about ways to maintain and build on an abundance mindset.

As part of the his bonus podcast, I am gifting you a FREE guide: Your Next Best Step: Shifting Your Mindset from Scarcity to Abundance.

You can download here: https://nextlevelcoachinggroup.com/resources/

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