What RHYTHMS do you have in your life that empower you to THRIVE?

Come and join me in the first interview of 2025 on the People are Poetry Podcast, where I'm joined by my wonderful friend & student therapist Cerys where we discuss rhythms; exploring what they are; how they can help us to create the life that we want to live, and step into everyday life intentionally.

This is very much a timely topic as we have recently stepping into a new year where, for many of us (myself included), setting goals and maintaining rhythms in our lives might be things that we are aiming for.

I hope you enjoy listening and are encouraged as much as I was within this conversation! :)

This episode is a short-but-sweet episode which takes you on a short journey of shifting the focus from making New Years Resolutions to having flexible goals.

Hannah Kear's 8 Questions for New Year's Eve:

1. What have I learned about myself this year?

2. How did I show up for myself?

3. What do I consider my greatest achievements to be?

4. What am I grateful for?

5. What has brought me joy/energised me this year?

6. What do I consider my greatest lessons to be?

7. What will I leave behind in 2024?

8. What do I want to achieve in 2025?

Following @bluprintcoachingandmentoring to find daily gems of wisdom shared by the wonderful Hannah Kear.

Be encouraged, be equipped and keep celebrating every win as you show up to the world as the best version of your altogether lovely, poetic self -

Dan X

Come and join me in today’s interview which is all about setting boundaries and how our nervous system is linked to this process, featuring the incredibly wise Elise Besler.

Elise is a self-leadership and communication coach who offers Somatic (body-based) boundary and self-advocacy coaching for growth-oriented women; helping clients to speak their truth and live unapologetically.

In today’s episode, we talk specifically about the link between setting boundaries and the nervous system. This episode is well with a listen and is jam packed full of wisdom that I know will benefit your life in beautifully bespoke ways, just as it has benefitted my own life in ways I’ve needed.

Enjoy the episode and as always please do get in touch if you’d like to come onto the podcast! Go check out Elise Besler’s insta and website too!:

* instagram - @elisebesler

* website - http://www.elisebesler.com

In this episode, I have the privilege being joined by Nathan Addai; the founder of Mental Roots.

Mental Roots is a multi-media brand which aims to destigmatise and improve mental health in underrepresented ethnic communities, using artistic and innovative solutions including animations and podcasts. I am hugely inspired by all that Nathan has created as part of Mental Roots and wanted to hear his story behind his incredible multi-media brand.

I was also keen to hear Nathan’s perspective on how you and I can home in on our creativity in order to create meaningful work that impacts others, just as Nathan has done with such excellence with Mental Roots.

Key links from the episode that I’d encourage you to check out:

1. ​Mental Roots Website: https://www.mentalroots.org/
2. ​The Mental Roots podcast: https://www.mentalroots.org/podcast-1
3. ​Instagram: @mentalrootspod
4. ​Other resources mentioned in the episode:

- We Need To Talk About Race: Understanding the Black Experience in White Majority Churches : Lindsay, Ben: Amazon.co.uk: Books

- BBC Two - David Harewood: Psychosis and Me: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00052mn/david-harewood-psychosis-and-me

Join me in today’s episode of People are Poetry. With it recently being OCD awareness week, I thought I would dig a little deeper into my own journey with OCD and the part this has had to play in me choosing to become a coach, to help me to support others in ways that I have also been supported. The connection between thoughts, feelings and actions fascinates me, and coaching offers a space to unpack this connection if this is what the client desires to do with the session; enabling them to get from where they are to where they desire to be.

Be encouraged & equipped —

Dan x

NHS link to information about OCD: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/overview/

Join me in today’s conversation with my wonderful friend Hannah O’Reilly which is all about the topic of wellbeing routines. We explore what wellbeing routines are, the power of having a good wellbeing routine and how they can empower us to show up to the world as our best, authentic, “poetic” selves.

Check out the links below to different resources that we talked about throughout the episode:

• ​Hannah’s Instagram handle: @hannahoreillly
• ​The Miracle Morning (book): https://miraclemorning.com
• ​The 5 am Club (book): https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/5-am-club-book-robin-sharma-9789387944893?sku=GOR009871046&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADZzAIDkN803y6OE2NLcDkkV7_TBs&gclid=Cj0KCQjwyL24BhCtARIsALo0fSDutZaJ1Y-2eYOj0KbcNPpPcVEHF9SzNmTZ5fuKwMweuIW7J8G1vNMaAtufEALw_wcB

Join podcast host and training coach Danielle Nicole for today’s episode, within which the topic of Holding Space is explored. What does it mean for you and I to hold space in our professional and personal conversations with others? What is the benefit of holding space? Come and take a listen to Danielle’s thoughts on this today.

I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic too! Feel free to add a comment to this episode.

Take care

Danielle x

Book/author recommendation: Nancy Cline - Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind

This short episode introduces a sub-series of episodes with host - Danielle Nicole - who takes you on the journey of learning to coach well, and all the lessons she is learning as part of the process. Be encouraged, equipped & enjoy the episode!

Dan x

Join me in today's episode, where I am joined by Andrew Pain, a Motivational Mental Health Speaker who is on a mission to create decisive and resilient communities, break down stigmas and stereotyping, and inspire gender unity. He combines lived experience as a domestic abuse survivor, with 20 years of leadership and HR experience.

This episode focuses specifically on the topic of Impostor Syndrome; exploring what it is, how to recognise it and how to overcome it.

To find out more about the impactful work that Andrew does, check out his website here: https://www.andrewpain.co.uk/