Welcome back.  Today we’re in the hot seat with Claudia Taboada joining us from Canada. Claudia is an Amazon best-selling author of ‘Burnout to Unstoppable’, award-winning international speaker, burnout prevention and self-care coach for busy high achieving women. In this episode we're revisiting burnout and for good reason - burnout is real. Claudia’s reason for focusing on burnout is based on her own personal experience of raising her autistic son, Nico. She’s going to be sharing the reasons behind her burnout and just as important, how she recovered and the steps that all of us could take to prevent full scale burnout in our lives so that we thrive not just survive.

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Connect with Claudia: www.ClaudiaTaboada.com, IG: @badassautismoma, FB:  ClaudiaTaboada - The Unstoppable Mom; LinkedIn: Claudia Taboada, 

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This next episode sees us in conversation with Twinkle Choksi. Twinkle is a Trainee Clinical Psychologist who enjoys conversations about what makes you, you. Twinkle sees her adversities as an opportunity to develop resilience and learn lessons. She wants to share her story to help others feel safe, heard, and validated. With over ten years of education and experience in the field, Twinkle is passionate about providing a source of hope for those experiencing mental health difficulties, helping them to regain their strength, and empowering them to find their voice.

Topics covered during the episode:

If you're impacted by anything shared in this episode, here is a list of resources where you can go to for information & support:

(1) Anxiety UK (2) Sanctus Directory

Connect with Twinkle:  LinkedIn: Twinkle Choksi www.linkedin.com/in/twinklechoksi; Instagram: twinkle.17 https://www.instagram.com/twinkle.17

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In this solo edition, I'll be pausing to reflect on the 1st 10 stories of this podcast. I'll be taking a pit stop at each episode to give you a snapshot of the story, my personal insights and key things to take away. My hope is that you take at least ONE actionable idea away and share it with ONE person you know. This way we’ll get a ripple effect. If you’ve listened to any of the episodes and enjoyed it, first of all thank you. Secondly, please give it a star rating on Spotify or write a review on Apple Podcasts. This will help us grow the community.

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In this update episode, I wanted share news about the next 3 episodes. Stay tuned as I'll be letting you know why Ep11 is releasing a little later than planned. I have two words for you - plates & spinning. Ep 11 will be a SOLO one, where I'll be reflecting on the 10 lessons I've learned from the 1st 10 episodes. I'll also be giving you a sneak peek into my next 2 guests, both have amazing stories to share. Trust me, you're not going to want to miss it.

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For episode 10, we're in conversation with Victoria Ayodeji. Victoria is a Cambridge Graduate, Public Speaker, Mentor, and advocate. She is a winner of multiple awards. Passionate about enacting social change through access to education, Victoria uses her personal experiences to support people from diverse backgrounds to overcome barriers to education and employment, providing them with access to opportunities to reach their full potential. This episode is for those with big dreams who want to succeed by pushing those barriers out of the way.

Topics covered during the episode:

Here's a list of some of the resources that Victoria mentions in this episode: https://www.jackpetcheyfoundation.org.uk/, https://www.suttontrust.com/

https://upreach.org.uk/, https://targetoxbridge.co.uk/, https://www.seo-london.org/, https://careerready.org.uk/, https://www.socialmobility.org.uk/

https://www.etrust.org.uk/insight-into-university

Connect with Victoria:  LinkedIn: Victoria Ayodeji https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-ayodeji/    TikTok & Instagram: navigatewithvictoria

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Maria is Relationship Coach on a mission to share the gift of a daughter. She helps men build strong and healing relationships with themselves and others. The path of healing her own father wound has led her to a loving and  compassionate approach towards men, particularly father figures. She sees their struggles, resilience and love and the power of their  influence and is obsessed with evoking the very best in them!

Maria is an ICF accredited coach, deeply committed to her profession as well as her personal development and relationships, always striving to do ‘the work’ alongside her clients.

Topics covered during the episode

Connect with Maria:  Website: www.thegiftofadaughter.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariatelikiozoglou/

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Carla Crivaro is a trauma-informed and certified Sex, Love & Relationship Coach. She works internationally with men and women to achieve their goals in delicious sex, profound love and authentic relationships. Carla’s main work focuses on; supporting men and women to hit their goals in sex; dating for success by rewiring our behaviours to bring in the love we want; supporting people transitioning from monogamous to non-monogamous relationships; supporting men who are struggling with parenthood in a phenomenon she has named 'The Forgotten Father’.

Topics covered during the episode 

Connect with Carla:  https://www.carlacrivaro.com/

If you're impacted by anything shared in this episode, here is a list of resources where you can go to for information & support:

(1) Anxiety UK (2) Downs Syndrome Association (3) Sanctus Directory 

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In this latest episode I sat down to hear the truly inspirational story of Paul Burgess. Paul is a Mental Health Conversation Starter at Koru Associates Limited. He cares about people, particularly their mental health and wellbeing. 

Topics covered during the episode (Trigger Warning)

Paul shares his story with individuals and organisations to help them start the all important conversations about mental health

Connect with Paul:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauldwburgess/

If you're impacted by this episode, here is a list of resources where you can go to for information & support:

(1) Samaritans (2) Calm Zone (3) Mind (4) Young Minds (5) Sanctus Directory (6) Shout

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