Anna Marsh is a nutritional therapist and certified functional medicine practitioner, NLP practitioner, Neuro-strategist, Yoga teacher and currently training to become a somatic experiencing practitioner. She has a special interest in chronic illness, in particular fatigue.

Anna was also the first coach I hired that was the catalyst for my personal development journey which led to my decision to leave the corporate world to coach others myself.

We reflect on that decision and how far we’ve both come from being high achievers in survival mode for a large chunk of our careers, and some of the experiences and lessons we have learnt on the way.

Anna also shares the moment her nervous system was overloaded to the point it finally shut down and how she coped with slowing down to a more chilled pace of life she leads today whilst helping other women overcome their own challenges with energy.

Check out Anna’s website www.annamarsh.co.uk

Follow her on Instagram for all the nuggets of wisdom: https://www.instagram.com/anna_marsh_nutrition/

And be sure to tune into the epic Kombucha and Colour podcast with Che Dyer which is full of gold: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/kombucha-and-colour/id1374769752?mt=2

October is a reflective time of year for me, its the month I made some big moves at various points in my life including leaving the corporate world after a 20 year career - next week it will be my 4 year anniversary.

It also marks a year since I told my story of that era of my life, and committed it to black and white in the pages of When The Goddess Calls Volume 4 - a multi author book available on Amazon.

So to mark the occasion I thought I'd read my chapter from the book on my podcast.

This is exciting because I am currently writing my own self-help book [un]becoming, and get to share that with you here first too. But first, let's do this... grab a cuppa and enjoy. 

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Sarah is Head of Life & Health Business Management, a team of 280 people across the EMEA regions at Swiss Re. A recent interview she did for The Actuary magazine was entitled "A woman on a mission" which caught my eye as she spoke openly and honestly about her experience of being a woman in a senior leadership role and how imposter syndrome had shown up in her career.  

Sarah wanted to be an airline pilot growing up and got her private pilots licence at 18 after having her first solo flight aged 16! She went to University to do a maths degree as part of her career plan, until she realised how much it was going to cost her to fulfil her dream. That's when she found herself on her current path as an actuary.  

We reflect on our experience going through a leadership development programme back in 2013 together and share what was going on for us behind the scenes. She speaks about the pressure she felt to continue being the expert as her remit expanded, and how she transitioned from being the doer to a leader, how she stays true to her feminine qualities, as well as what helps her grow and how she maintains some balance in her life.  I also love her advice to other ambitious women looking to advance their career but maybe concerned about what more that means they need to give of themselves - tune in for all the goodness. 

If you're looking for support to show up confidently and authentically in your career, check out my website for the various ways I might be able to help, and how to work with me, whether you're looking to invest in yourself or approach your employer to invest in you: www.emmaclaytonxo.com/services 

I recorded this short free training 2 years ago and came across it today and thought it was worth sharing here (how cute do I sound?!)

In it I share 6 of the key steps I initially took to stop hating the skin I was in, and start to make friends with the body I have for life.  

This audio is also the optional pre-work for Embody Confidence - bringing you back to you, a 4 week course I created in 2019 that is too good to be kept in the archive so I'm bringing it back to life and sharing it through the month of October in The Initiation Members Club 👈🏻click to join us for only £55.

Any questions, email me: [email protected]

This was a fascinating conversation that I hope reaches wide and far...

Megan is a Gestalt psychotherapist and aware parenting practitioner, facilitating mothers and women back to wholeness and our deeply authentic self.

We talk about how trauma is the missing piece that isn’t talked about, how it shows up for the majority of us in day to day life, where it comes from and how profoundly transformational it can be to heal our trauma in connection with another, in the present moment.

We also explore why it’s so uncomfortable to be present with feelings that arise, and why it’s so easy to create habits that move us away from the discomfort.

Connect with Megan on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/megan_kate_clinton/ 

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MeganKateClinton

Or check out her website at www.meganclinton.net

Katherine creates space for business owners to feel more comfortable and certain in themselves when it comes to their message about what they’re doing with their work in the world, so they can communicate it powerfully.

This is exactly what she helped me do with my website - which I absolutely love - which is the output of the work we did together. You can check it out here: www.emmaclayton.xo

With a background in graphic design she originally started her business in branding but quickly recognised a gap in how comfortable her clients were in communicating the message or the meaning of the brand.

We talk about communication skills in leadership and particularly the power of listening, holding space and following through.

I love her mantra: when I speak my words are powerful. Try it on for size.

Connect with Katherine on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/iam.katherineelizabeth/

or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamkatherineelizabeth

And check out her website at: www.iamkatherineelizabeth.com

There is so much goodness in this episode with the epic Carlie Maree - Sociopolitical storyteller, psychospiritual educator and Wall Street Journal bestselling author.

We talk about the common cultural conditioning we are often subject to growing up from the time we enter the education system, from seeking permission to people pleasing and how to spot this in yourself and when you’re passing it on to your kids.

Carlie shares some of the core truths she now chooses to live by that are the foundational beliefs she operates from, and how she’d love to see the feminine magic be more valued in the world.

We touch on the hierarchy in the coaching industry and relate it to the corporate world and highlight some of the other made up things we get to opt out of if it doesn’t feel good.

And she gives the down low on her motivational intelligence findings which are shared in her first book, Soul Modes and how she’s concluded you’re not ‘all over the place’ but simply cycling through your four equally magic modes.

Connect with Carlie at www.carliemaree.com

You can check out her podcast Genius Unleashed on Apple Podcasts.

Purchase her book Soul Modes by Carlie Maree on Amazon. Watch this space for books 2 and 3!

Excited to be back with more real and raw conversations with fellow rebels this season, plus I'll be bringing you more solo episodes and updates on my book writing project!

Check out my new website: www.emmaclayton.xo

As mentioned - you can join us in The Initiation Members Club click here to get in now! 

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How good was season 2?! 

8 TEDx speakers were featured, fresh off the TEDx Folkestone stage, which I was honoured to be a part of. 

As we take a brief summer break, be sure to check out whats coming next on The Emma Clayton Show, as well as how The Initiation Members Club is evolving from here on in. 

For more details or to join, follow this link: https://bit.ly/initiationmembers

or email me [email protected] with your questions.