Purposeful Pursuit Podcast

This weeks episode delves into the life of Ellie Hunter, who at the age of 20, went from living it large in Australia to 'catching' cancer and being bed bound back in Devon. 

Ellie shares the heart-breaking moment when her ears rang as her doctor diagnosed her with Stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

Ellie goes on to share the incredible perspectives and mindsets she developed to not only overcome nearly a year of treatment to finally get the all clear but also how they have set her up to strive and succeed in life! 

I am personally inspired by Ellie! and I highly recommended following her socials and checking out her blogs and artwork of which are linked below:

https://elliehunter.org

Personal: @_elliehunter

Art: @ejh_designs_

E030: Taylor James from Pain to Purpose 

This episode delves into the life of the one and only Taylor James. Taylor is host to a top ten mental health podcast in the UK; The Waffle Shop Podcast. Additionally, Taylor has been head-hunted to host the Psychs Podcast in New York. 

Listen in as we talk about Taylor’s journey, from nearly losing his mum last year that led to 4 tequila shots, starting a podcast and turning his pain into his purpose.  

We share how opening up about our problems helps us understand and deal with them while also helping others do the same. 

We also chat about the importance of putting your mental health first, the importance of boredom, his love for music and how this effects our mood.. Oh, and Taylor tells us about goat yoga…

Taylor is one of the most authentic, friendly and inspiring guests we've had on the show and I cannot wait for you to hear this one! 

Taylor’s Socials are linked below:

@wffleshoppodcast

@taylor990

@psychsandthecity

This episode delves into the life of award-winning mental health specialist Dave Cottrell or as most people know him 'Mindset by Dave'. He's a mindset coach, content creator, streamer and host to the Mindset by Dave Podcast. 

In this week’s episode, we chat about how to craft a purposeful life by working out what your values are, questioning where they came from, and whether they actually serve you or not. We also hear a sensational Yoda and Kermit the frog impression and Dave coins the term 'pre-gret'.

To hear more from Dave, his socials are below:

Instagram: Mindsetbydave

Website: https://www.mindsetbydave.com

Podcast: Mindset by Dave

Twitch: https://m.twitch.tv/mindsetbydave/profile

This episode delves into the life of Sarah Louse Ryan who's an International matchmaker, dating & relationship expert, founder of the love collective global and presenter on the Woman's Radio Station. She has often been featured in the likes of Vogue, Forbes and the BBC. In essence, she coaches, connects and consults on all things love, dating and relationships.

Listen in as we explore what dating looks like post-pandemic, how a lack of connection may impact us and how to create opportunity for romantic connection. Sarah also talks on love languages, a new dating app and the all-important question…does 'the one exist', oh and will there be a sex boom?

To connect with Sarah her socials are below:

https://www.sarahlouiseryan.com

Instagram @Sarah_louise_ryan / @lessonsinlove / womensradiostn

Today episode delves into the lives of my wonderful colleagues Tilly and Stuart.

As part of mental health awareness week we talk about wellness the in the workplace, a conversation that has previously been overlooked but is now gaining traction.

This insightful and light-hearted conversation talks about the how mental health can be seen as a spectrum between 'mental health' and 'mental illness' and how we usually sit somewhere in the middle of this spectrum and how purpose, meaning and drive may help keep us stable.

We also explore some signs of poor mental health to watch out for in yourself and also those around you such as your colleagues, friends and family and how you can approach  both situations.

Finally, we acknowledge just how daunting it can be to open up and about mental health, particularly at work, and come to the conclusion that there is in fact a lot of benefits to speaking up about your mental health.

If you would like to connect with Tilly and Stuart you can find them on LinkedIn by searching Tilly Martin and Stuart Birley.

Today’s episode delves into the life of Jason Bay, chief prospecting officer at Blissful prospecting and host to blissful prospecting podcast. He is a self-confessed psychology nerd that spends his time helping sales reps and sales teams book more meetings and master the outbound process.

Listen in as we delve into how everything we do in life is related to sales and how sales can actually help you communicate with colleagues, friends and loves ones.

Jason also shares some lessons from therapy such as how to become aware of bad habits and interrupt these patterns with new habits through habit stacking. He also shares a tip to find happiness and increase self-esteem through acceptance commitment therapy (ACT).

To connect with Jason, find his free content and learn more about sales and mindsets search:

LinkedIn: Jason Bay

Website https://blissfulprospecting.com/

We did it.... SEASON 1, you have been a sensational experience.

This solo episode shares why I started the podcast, what I learnt along the journey and where I hope the journey continues.

It all started with a craving for meaningful conversations about what’s actually important in life, like, what is success, happiness, and living with purpose? (the conversations typically had in someone's kitchen at 5am).

The idea of creating a platform to host these meaningful conversations was conceived...

In this episode I also share how I overcame a ton of self-doubt to actually go through with starting the podcast, what the common learnings have been across the episodes and also give a sneak peak of what's on the road map for season 2.

I'm endlessly passionate about the podcast and what it stands for and have honestly been taken back by the love and support it's receiving, for this I am forever grateful and I thank you.

Keep your eyes out for season 2 next week!

This episode delves into the life of Olivia Martin. Liv is an incredibly courageous, compassionate and willing to be vulnerable. Last year she found herself in a relationship that quickly turned into an abusive relationship. 

Website: https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/

This episode delves into the life of Sophie Marsh. A 2nd year PHD Student, Associate University Lecturer and Blogger. Together we have an open conversation about men's violence against women and look to understand what this actually looks like on a systematic and day-to-day level, what the consequences are and what men can do about it.

This episode really opened my eyes to the general lack of awareness and understanding of the situation, myself included. I ask Sophie about the many types of violent behaviour that exists and how men can start conversations to challenge this within friendship groups. We also ponder the where the boundary lies between a compliment and harassment after her flatmates Depop exchange experience went viral on Twitter.

If you fancy reading more on the subject, I highly recommend checking out Sophie's website where she expresses her research in a less formal tone, along with discussions on criminal justice, human rights and plant-based recipe's.

Sophie’s socials are below:

https://www.sophtalks.co.uk/

Instagram: @soph.talks

E022: Stuart Whittingham on Overcoming the Inner-Chatter

This episode delves into the life of Stuart Whittingham. Stu is an ex-professional cricket player, who had his dream career swept from under his feet when he suffered 5 stress fractures and was told he wouldn't be able to play competitive cricket again.

Listen in as he shares the up's and downs of his mental health and how he concurs negative inner-chatter the with a few simple mindsets and techniques.