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Hi Team,

Welcome back to the podcast!

Today I've got a really special episode for you as I sit down with the one and only Sober Dave, David Wilson.

Dave is a grey area drinking coach, podcast host, best selling author and motivational speaker helping thousands of people around the world change their relationship with alcohol.

He helps people stop the cycle of alcohol addiction and finally break free from guilt and shame that this can bring to begin living a life without alcohol.

Through his podcast, books and coaching, Dave helps us manage stress, anger and anxiety without turning to alcohol to ultimately live healthier, happier lives...

So I had to get him on the podcast!

Today we talk about Dave's journey, my experience with sobriety, starting out, self-worth and socialising whilst sober. Dave shares so many golden nuggets throughout this episode!

You can find more from Dave here on Instagram, listen to his chart-topping podcast 'One For The Road' here or discover his website here.

Hey Team,

Today I want to talk to you through something we've been talking about a lot with clients recently...

Letting things go!

In teaching there are so many expectations, challenging situations and, let's be honest, conflicts some times!

It is really, really difficult to let things go and move on...

But at this time of year, with Christmas and a new year around the corner, I wanted to share some therapeutic strategies you can try if you'd like to go into 2024 a little lighter!

I hope this resonates with you and have a great weekend!

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Is this the secret to achieving your health & wellbeing goals as a teacher?

It’s simple.

You might not like it…

But it’s the closest thing to a “silver bullet” there is!

And it is…

Hey Team,

Today we're talking about Gratitude!

I know what you might thinking, but bear with here...

Gratitude, when practised properly, isn't some wishy-washy concept where we toxically vibrate positive into our lives and ignore struggles and hardships.

Gratitude is now strongly supported by a bed of brilliant research into the brain and neuroplasticity.

If you're sceptical, I encourage you to listen to today's episode even more...

Below are some of the names of the researches and dates of published research, studies and articles if you'd like to read more - just give one a Google!

Emmons & McCullough, 2004

Chowdhury, 2019

Seligman, Steen, Park & Peterson, 2005

Killen & Macaskill, 2015

Algoe, 2021

Emmons, 2004

Korb, 2016

Take care,

Charlie

Hey Team,

I hope you are keeping well!

Today I want to talk to you about my awesome client Alice and small, but significant, change she has made to her lifestyle that has had a profound impact on her health!

I hope it's useful!

Take care,

Charlie

Hey Team,

Today I want to talk to you about something that’s been coming up a lot in coaching calls this week: the struggle of allowing ourselves to do, or even think something, of giving ourselves our own permission.

Alongside other mindset barriers like the negativity bias, focusing on perfection and a short-term mindset, I think struggling to give ourselves permission is one of the biggest blockers I see for teachers wanting to make a change with their health.

Something’s not quite right, you don’t know what, but there’s a misalignment - you’re just not happy...

Hey Team,

Today I've got another Teacher Talks episode for you, a podcast I sit down with some of the amazing people in the education space who are doing incredible things in the education space.

I'm here with Dan Chaplen of Teachers' Run Club, an amazing organisation focused on getting teachers, and children, up and active and building transferable skills through movement.

This is a fascinating conversation and I really enjoyed chatting with Dan, especially the relatable, compassionate but practical approach he takes.

You can find more from Dan here at his Instagram page and here at his website.

Take care and I'll see you in the next one,

Charlie

Hey Team,

I hope you're doing well! Today I've got an important episode for you all about burnout.

Burnout is a topic which is thankfully being spoken about more and more in schools, but it's still mostly misunderstood...

Today I want to explore burnout, cover what it is and isn't, the symptoms of burnout, the stages of burnout and what we can do right now to address it for ourselves.

I hope this is an interesting listen and I'll catch you here for the next one!

Charlie