On this the final episode of the academic year and to close season one of the 'Saving Grace' podcast, I couldn’t be more honoured to be joined by the AMAZING Drew Povey! 

Drew has been an inspiration to me personally for a number of years. I find his journey, knowledge, wisdom and guidance truly inspiring. Drew and I spoke about his passion and work in elite sport, his time in education as both teacher and leader and the work he now does as a leadership coach within a variety of industries.

We touched on his time spent leading Harrop Fold High School in Salford, a community which he continues to have great memories of and f, the challenges he faced there and how he overcame them.

As an esteemed author of what is now three books, we discussed the inspiration behind his most recent book ‘When The Clouds Come’ and the key messages he shares throughout it.

I am truly honoured to have had this opportunity to speak with Drew and I hope you love our chat as much as I did!

Enjoy!


People/Books referenced.

Educating Drew- Drew Povey (2017).

The Leadership Factor- The seven characteristics of exceptional Leaders- Drew Povey (2019).

When the Clouds Come- Drew Povey (2022).

Start with Why- Simon Sinek (2009).

Feel the Fear and do it anyway- Susan Jeffers (1987).

How to Have a Great Life- Paul Mc Gee (2018).

Parklands- A School Built on Love- Chris Dyson (2022).

The First 100 days- Phil Denton and Micky Mellon (2021).

John Maxwell- variety of leadership books. 

Matthew Syed- numerous books. 

Patrick Lencioni- numerous books.

Steve Oakes- A Level and GCSE Mindset books.

Stewart Pearson- numerous books. 

Brian Tracy- Canadian American motivational public speaker and self-development author.

Roy Baumeister- American social psychologist.

Blinkist.com

Educating Manchester Channel 4. 

You can contact Drew via all social media platforms. 

On this weeks episode I am joined by the wonderful, joyous and inspirational Matt Dechaine.

Matt who lives in Kent with his husband and much loved pets has a long standing history in education. As a previous headteacher, current chair of governors, and leadership and executive coach, Matt and I spoke about life’s challenges in and outside of education, the power of coaching, and the importance of  'Building Yourself a Lighthouse' for when life gets tough! I truly mean it when I say I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Matt, he was a JOY to speak to and I hope you enjoy our chat as much as I did! 

Enjoy!

Books referenced; 

Effective Coaching: Lessons from the Coaches' Coach- Myles Downey.

 The Coaching Manual: The Definitive Guide to the Process, Principles and Skills of Personal Coaching- Julie Starr.

If you would like to find out more about Matt and how he can assist you or your organisations you can follow him on Twitter @mattdechaine or visit his website at www.mattdechaine.com

On this weeks episode I am joined by the wonderful, joyous and inspirational Matt Dechaine.

Matt who lives in Kent with his husband and much loved pets has a long standing history in education. As a previous headteacher, current chair of governors, and leadership and executive coach, Matt and I spoke about life’s challenges in and outside of education, the power of coaching, and the importance of  'Building Yourself a Lighthouse' for when life gets tough! I truly mean it when I say I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Matt, he was a JOY to speak to and I hope you enjoy our chat as much as I did! 

Enjoy!

Books referenced; 

Effective Coaching: Lessons from the Coaches' Coach- Myles Downey.

 The Coaching Manual: The Definitive Guide to the Process, Principles and Skills of Personal Coaching- Julie Starr.

If you would like to find out more about Matt and how he can assist you or your organisations you can follow him on Twitter @mattdechaine or visit his website at www.mattdechaine.com

On this weeks episode I am joined by my lovely friend Ilaria Petrucci. Ilaria is a leadership and confidence coach, specialising in inner child healing and unmasking trauma. 

Throughout this episode we discuss her journey into coaching, her 'why', her personal experiences and professional attributes. We spoke about Leadership, confidence, the importance of modelling behaviours and expectations, self-esteem, comparison, self-limiting beliefs, the importance of our environments, the need for validation, the power of vulnerability, authenticity and understanding our values. 

We spoke about leadership traits and how a culture of confidence comes from the top. We also diverted in our conversation to discuss the impact the modern world is having on self-esteem and confidence of our young people and how we can best support them emotionally as parents, teachers and leaders.  A jam packed episode!! Ilaria shares so much knowledge and wisdom and I hope you enjoy! 

Books referenced; 

'The Untethered Soul'- Michael A. Singer
'Facing co-dependence'- Pia Mellody. 

If you would like to learn more about Ilaria and her work you can find her on Instagram @ilariapetrucci_coaching or you can email her at [email protected] 

On this weeks episode I am joined by my lovely friend Ilaria Petrucci. Ilaria is a leadership and confidence coach, specialising in inner child healing and unmasking trauma. 

Throughout this episode we discuss her journey into coaching, her 'why', her personal experiences and professional attributes. We spoke about Leadership, confidence, the importance of modelling behaviours and expectations, self-esteem, comparison, self-limiting beliefs, the importance of our environments, the need for validation, the power of vulnerability, authenticity and understanding our values. 

We spoke about leadership traits and how a culture of confidence comes from the top. We also diverted in our conversation to discuss the impact the modern world is having on self-esteem and confidence of our young people and how we can best support them emotionally as parents, teachers and leaders.  A jam packed episode!! Ilaria shares so much knowledge and wisdom and I hope you enjoy! 

Books referenced; 

'The Untethered Soul'- Michael A. Singer
'Facing co-dependence'- Pia Mellody. 

If you would like to learn more about Ilaria and her work you can find her on Instagram @ilariapetrucci_coaching or you can email her at [email protected] 

On this weeks episode I am joined by Wellbeing SUPERMODEL, #WomenEd and #HeforShe advocate Patrick Ottley-O'Connor. 

Husband to Mel and dad to FIVE young men, Patrick has a long standing career in education starting out as a PE and Dance teacher, before going on to work in leadership for many years; currently as headteacher and leadership coach. 

Patrick is a wellbeing ambassador, and advocate of the teacher 5-a-day movement and passionate in his support for diversity in education. We discuss his numerous passions beyond his day job and how he manages to find the balance.  We discussed how we can best support our own wellbeing, menopause, food, exercise and of course Hurricane, the most famous tortoise on Twitter who continues to bring joy to so many!

Enjoy!

Books referenced; 

'The Teacher Toolkit'- Ross Mc Gill.
'Leadership Matters'- Andy Buck.
'Riding the Waves'- James Hilton.
'10 Traits of Resilience'- James Hilton. 
'The Big Book of whole school wellbeing'- Evans, Hoyle, Roberts, Yusuf.
'Safeguarding Lead book'- Clare Arasmus. 
'Cultures of Staff wellbeing and mental health in schools'- Steve Waters. 
'The Wellbeing Toolkit'- Andrew Cowley. 


You can follow Patrick on twitter @ottleyoconnor.

On this weeks episode I am joined by Wellbeing SUPERMODEL, #WomenEd and #HeforShe advocate Patrick Ottley-O'Connor. 

Husband to Mel and dad to FIVE young men, Patrick has a long standing career in education starting out as a PE and Dance teacher, before going on to work in leadership for many years; currently as headteacher and leadership coach. 

Patrick is a wellbeing ambassador, and advocate of the teacher 5-a-day movement and passionate in his support for diversity in education. We discuss his numerous passions beyond his day job and how he manages to find the balance.  We discussed how we can best support our own wellbeing, menopause, food, exercise and of course Hurricane, the most famous tortoise on Twitter who continues to bring joy to so many!

Enjoy!

Books referenced; 

'The Teacher Toolkit'- Ross Mc Gill.
'Leadership Matters'- Andy Buck.
'Riding the Waves'- James Hilton.
'10 Traits of Resilience'- James Hilton. 
'The Big Book of whole school wellbeing'- Evans, Hoyle, Roberts, Yusuf.
'Safeguarding Lead book'- Clare Arasmus. 
'Cultures of Staff wellbeing and mental health in schools'- Steve Waters. 
'The Wellbeing Toolkit'- Andrew Cowley. 


You can follow Patrick on twitter @ottleyoconnor.

On this weeks episode I am joined by Personal Development coach Paul Cope. 

Paul began his career as a very successful lawyer, establishing his own law firm in his 20s. In addition to a thriving business, he was married, had a beautiful home and drove a nice car. From the outside Paul Cope had it all. He joins us in this episode to tell us of his story from life in the corporate world to becoming a personal development coach helping people who feel just like he did. Author of two books and creator of a successful coaching business Paul has transformed his life and the lives of many people around the world.

Ask yourself this;

Do you ever feel as though your life isn’t what it was meant to be? Do you ever feel as though no matter what you’ve achieved it’s never enough? As though there’s something missing? A hole deep inside you can’t fill no matter what you do?

Do you feel unfulfilled, alone or stuck? Do you feel as though no-one really understands you or knows who you really are? Do you ever worry about what other people think of you or spend your time thinking too much about what other people are doing?

Do you drink too much alcohol or use other substances to get you through the week? Do you find yourself compulsively picking up your phone to check for messages or to scroll mindlessly through social media accounts? Do you gamble or work too many hours? Do you struggle to sleep, or do you have chronic health problems?

Do you ever explode with anger at what later feels like the smallest thing? Do you lie? Do you cheat? Do you manipulate? Do you need to be in control of everything around you? Do you bite your tongue and not say what you really want to say?

If you could start your life all over again, would you make different decisions? Would you change the life you have if you could do it without anyone ever knowing how you really feel?

If you answered yes to one or more of my questions, today’s guest Paul Cope knows exactly how you feel. 

I can't wait for you to hear his story! 

Enjoy! 

Books referenced:

'How to solve any problem in your life: The root causes to everything'- Paul Cope.

'The 7 Secrets to change your career: Escape your pain and build a dream life'- Paul Cope. 

'Letting Go'- David Hawkins.

'The Power of Vulnerability'- Brene Brown.

You can contact Paul via his website paul7cope.com and follow him on social media at paul7cope.

On this weeks episode I am joined by Personal Development coach Paul Cope. 

Paul began his career as a very successful lawyer, establishing his own law firm in his 20s. In addition to a thriving business, he was married, had a beautiful home and drove a nice car. From the outside Paul Cope had it all. He joins us in this episode to tell us of his story from life in the corporate world to becoming a personal development coach helping people who feel just like he did. Author of two books and creator of a successful coaching business Paul has transformed his life and the lives of many people around the world.

Ask yourself this;

Do you ever feel as though your life isn’t what it was meant to be? Do you ever feel as though no matter what you’ve achieved it’s never enough? As though there’s something missing? A hole deep inside you can’t fill no matter what you do?

Do you feel unfulfilled, alone or stuck? Do you feel as though no-one really understands you or knows who you really are? Do you ever worry about what other people think of you or spend your time thinking too much about what other people are doing?

Do you drink too much alcohol or use other substances to get you through the week? Do you find yourself compulsively picking up your phone to check for messages or to scroll mindlessly through social media accounts? Do you gamble or work too many hours? Do you struggle to sleep, or do you have chronic health problems?

Do you ever explode with anger at what later feels like the smallest thing? Do you lie? Do you cheat? Do you manipulate? Do you need to be in control of everything around you? Do you bite your tongue and not say what you really want to say?

If you could start your life all over again, would you make different decisions? Would you change the life you have if you could do it without anyone ever knowing how you really feel?

If you answered yes to one or more of my questions, today’s guest Paul Cope knows exactly how you feel. 

I can't wait for you to hear his story! 

Enjoy! 

Books referenced:

'How to solve any problem in your life: The root causes to everything'- Paul Cope.

'The 7 Secrets to change your career: Escape your pain and build a dream life'- Paul Cope. 

'Letting Go'- David Hawkins.

'The Power of Vulnerability'- Brene Brown.

You can contact Paul via his website paul7cope.com and follow him on social media at paul7cope.

On this week's episode I am joined by Counsellor, Teacher, Author, and Researcher Dr John Wilson.

John is a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) accredited counsellor/psychotherapist. Until John semi-retired in July 2017, he worked as a bereavement counsellor at Saint Catherine’s Hospice Scarborough, and he now works as the Director of the Bereavement Service at York St John University Counselling and Mental Health Clinic (CMHC), and in addition is an honorary research fellow of the university.

In 1973 John gained an honours degree in education from the University of Sheffield and worked as a primary school teacher for 15 years, during which time he gained an MSc in Education from Sheffield Hallam University.

From 1988 to 1997 he was a Senior Lecturer in Education at Leeds Metropolitan University and completed counselling training between 1994 and 1997 and qualified with a Higher Education Diploma in therapeutic counselling from Leeds Metropolitan University.

In 2017 John completed his Doctorate in counselling. John describes the publication of his first book ‘Supporting People Through Loss and Grief: An Introduction for Counsellors and Other Caring Practitioners’, as the fulfilment of a longstanding dream and has recently followed this with a small pocket self-help book for grieving people.

John joins us today to educate us further on the process of grief, so that we can understand ourselves and others as we navigate what can feel like an indescribable sense of pain and loss that can impact all areas of our lives. 

Enjoy!

Books referenced; 

Supporting People Through Loss and Grief: An Introduction for Counsellors and Other Caring Practitioners’ - Dr J. Wilson.
The Plain Guide to Grief- Dr J. Wilson.
Bereavement (4th Edition) - Colin Murray Parks.
Continuing Bonds- New Understandings of Grief- D. Klass. 
The Other Side of Sadness: What the New Science of Bereavement Tells Us About Life After Loss- George A. Bonanno.
Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death and Surviving- Julia Samuel.
The Madness of Grief: A Memoir of Love and Loss- Rev. Richard Coles.


You can contact John via his email at [email protected] or via twitter @jwilsononline.