In this episode, I reflect on the stories I inherited about who I am and what’s possible. From a school cinema warning about my dad to joining a punk band with no plan, I explore how stepping outside those narratives can help shape a future that truly belongs to you.

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Theme Tune:

“Hot Summer” by SonicMysery (Pixabay License)

Punk Guitar:

Twisterium: SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/2DJQskEWebsite: https://www.freebackgroundtracks.com

Sound Effects:

Freesound.org

Pixabay.com

When emotions are too big or messy to explain, the mind often turns them into metaphors.

In this episode, I explore the metaphor I use to navigate depression — an abandoned hospital with rooms called Regret and Guilt — and how a small, ordinary memory becomes a way out.

Not a cure. Just a chance to keep moving.

Theme Tune:

“Hot Summer” by SonicMysery (Pixabay License)

Sound Effects:

Freesound.org

Pixabay.com

BBC Sound Archive

When emotions are too big or messy to explain, the mind often turns them into places.

In this episode, I share the metaphor I use to navigate depression — an abandoned hospital with rooms called Regret and Guilt — and how a small, ordinary memory becomes a way out.

Not a cure. Just a chance to keep moving.

Theme Tune:

“Hot Summer” by SonicMysery (Pixabay License)

Sound Effects:

Freesound.org

Pixabay.com

BBC Sound Archive

This week’s Small Mercy is about letting go of certainty.

Questions like:

Is this the right decision?
Is this safe?
Will this work out?

When those questions stop being useful, they can become a trap — fuelling anxiety, avoidance, and a constant second-guessing of ourselves.

Special thanks to:

Otis Chetwyn-Woods

Theme Tune:

“Hot Summer” by SonicMysery (Pixabay License)

Sound Effects:

Freesound.org and Pixabay.com

Piano music:

Jenny’s machine voice:

luvvoice.com

This episode gently explores what happens when we stop running from the past and instead turn towards it with honesty. At its heart lies a simple question:What does it take to let a memory remain in the past, and to forgive the version of ourselves who lived through it?

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Special thanks to:

Andrea and the Seaford Swimmers

Cast (in order of appearance):

Kazuya Tsuji - Wise old man

Luella Steed - Innocent child

Eddie Trigg - Dark wolf

Anabelle Angell - Light wolf

Theme Tune:

“Hot Summer” by SonicMysery (Pixabay License)

Sound Effects:

Freesound.org

Piano music:

Samuel F Johanns (Pixabay Licence)

Jenny’s machine voice:

luvvoice.com

We explore:

• Stories from the Arrernte people of Central Australia; two sisters singing life back into a damaged world.
  

• Scientific evidence that men who adopt behaviours traditionally associated with women, caregiving, empathy, emotional connection; live longer, healthier, and more fulfilled lives.
  

• Practical “Small Mercies” you can start today: joining in the lives of the women around you, pausing to listen before speaking, and championing women without needing credit.

• Personal reflections on what stepping back has taught me, and how it has changed the way I experience life, community, and leadership.
  

Whether you’re curious, skeptical, or ready to try something new, this episode offers insight, humour, and actionable ways to restore balance, for yourself, and for the world around you.

Audio Effects and Music 

The Emerald Isle courtesy of Paul Winter AKA: Kaazoom from Pixabay.com 

Australian Outback courtesy of Geoff Harvey: from  Pixabay.com  

SFX and Pads: Pixabay.com and Freesound.org 
Jenny’s Machine voice Luvvoice.com

I take listeners on a candid and thought-provoking journey into the mind, exploring the elusive inner critic that shapes our thoughts, choices, and self-perception. Blending personal stories, reflective insights, and practical strategies, this exploration reveals how the critical voice can both challenge and guide us. The podcast offers a map for understanding, confronting, and even befriending the inner critic, inviting listeners to step into a more aware and self-compassionate way of thinking

In Where’s Your Head At?, I take listeners on a candid and thought-provoking journey into the mind, exploring the elusive inner critic that shapes our thoughts, choices, and self-perception. Blending personal stories, reflective insights, and practical strategies, this exploration reveals how the critical voice can both challenge and guide us. The podcast offers a map for understanding, confronting, and even befriending the inner critic, inviting listeners to step into a more aware and self-compassionate way of thinking

Theme Tune: Pixabay.com

SFX: Freesound.org

Jenny's machine voice: luvvoice.com

In this episode, I explore what happens when you step outside your comfort zone; from laughter yoga and gong baths to talking with shamanic practitioner Jessica about darkness, healing, and connection.

I’ll admit, I was expecting a lot more woo-woo. But what I found instead was a grounded way of connecting with ourselves through nature, and with nature through truth and ritual.

I also share a story from a beach in Eastbourne, where a child’s simple misunderstanding about how stones form left me questioning how we see the world.

Jessica’s Small Mercy is to find your sit spot — a place in nature you visit regularly to sit, notice, and reconnect.

Theme Tune: Pixabay.com

SFX: Freesound.org

This episode explores the “inner critic,” that relentless whisper of self-doubt, and its darker twin, the “shadow self.” From church pews to festival tents, Cub Scouts to Cynical Steve, we go on a journey through childhood rules, ancient myths, and modern psychology to uncover why we doubt ourselves, and how naming these voices can change everything.

Special Thanks to Andy Baker for telling to to “p*ss off in the pub scene” and the staff-training group that I borrowed to make: “That Beautiful Thing” sound bite.

References 

Sharon Salzberg – Meditation teacher and host of; The Metta Hour Podcast

Julia Cameron – The Artist’s Way

Tara Mohr – Playing Big

Debbie Ford – The Dark Side of the Light Chasers

Carl Jung – shadow self

René Descartes – Meditations on First Philosophy (“I think, therefore I am”).

Sound Effects

Freesound.org

Theme Tune 

Pixabay.com