John is joined by special guest Jemma Akers-Jacklin to talk about her life as a gay woman, but how she grew up pretending to be heterosexual. Jemma shares her story of how she hid her sexuality even from herself, and the denial she lived with. Revealing the challenge of finding acceptance of herself, and learning to embrace who she really is, Jemma gives great insight into the struggles she faced as a young person. John also candidly shares his own journey and evolution in thinking, from adopting the cultural norms he grew up with, to finding greater awareness and understanding.

Jemma Akers-Jacklin is a youth worker and founder of Jen's Special Place, a charity helping children and young people grow through bereavement.

Follow Jemma:

https://twitter.com/Jem_JemA

Jemma Akers-Jacklin | LinkedIn

John Borland, Master Coach and 2x Author, shares real life conversations with real people, tackling life's real issues.

Listen in to these unscripted, authentic and raw discussions between John and his guest, as they discuss their thoughts, feelings and experiences of life topics that affect each and every one of us.

Full of insight, philosophies, mind-set, and life-changing thinking, this is a podcast for anyone interested in their own personal development, growing their awareness and discovering new ways of doing life better.

This podcast will make you think differently.

John is joined by special guest Andy Kennedy to talk about how we can learn to let go of the mental and emotional baggage that many of us carry around. John and Andy discuss the benefits of learning to let go of the things which do us no good and how we start the process of putting them down and moving them aside. Sharing their own personal experiences of letting go they unpack the challenges and advantages they have found in learning to let go.

Andy Kennedy is a university lecturer, coach, trainer and former police officer.

References:

The Chimp Paradox- Steve Peters

Inside Out Revolution- Michael Neill

John Borland, Master Coach and 2x Author, shares real life conversations with real people, tackling life's real issues.

Listen in to these unscripted, authentic and raw discussions between John and his guest, as they discuss their thoughts, feelings and experiences of life topics that affect each and every one of us.

Full of insight, philosophies, mind-set, and life-changing thinking, this is a podcast for anyone interested in their own personal development, growing their awareness and discovering new ways of doing life better.

This podcast will make you think differently.

John is joined by special guest Bhavn Khaira to discuss what fighting for freedom and choice is really like. Bhavn tells her life story of growing up in Britain in an Indian family, and the struggles of freeing herself from her cultural ways. Recognising her lack of freedom and choice, she reveals how she has found a way to create liberty for herself and her children. John and Bhavn share their ideas on what real freedom looks like, the cost it comes with and how all of us can learn to fight for our own freedom.

Bhavn Khaira is a British, first-generation Indian immigrant, based in the West Midlands.

John Borland, Master Coach and 2x Author, shares real life conversations with real people, tackling life's real issues.

Listen in to these unscripted, authentic and raw discussions between John and his guest, as they discuss their thoughts, feelings and experiences of life topics that affect each and every one of us.

Full of insight, philosophies, mind-set, and life-changing thinking, this is a podcast for anyone interested in their own personal development, growing their awareness and discovering new ways of doing life better.

This podcast will make you think differently.

John is joined by one of his personal heroes, Jan de Villiers, to talk about his work in transforming communities and loving the unlovable. Jan shares his experiences of trying to make a difference with young people and families in the inner-city, amongst high levels of crime, unemployment, and anti-social behaviour. John and Jan tell their stories of what it really takes to commit to loving those who at first appear unlovable, revealing the passion, pain, tears and joy along the way.

Jan de Villiers is the fonder and CEO of Futurekraft, an organisation supporting charities and churches to transform their local communities. Born in South Africa, he settled in the UK over 25 years old to establish a transformational youth work in one of the most deprived communities in Britain.

Find out more from Jan de Villiers here:

https://www.facebook.com/futurekraftLTD

www.futurekraft.org

References: Richard Rohr – Upside Down

John Borland, Master Coach and 2x Author, shares real life conversations with real people, tackling life's real issues.

Listen in to these unscripted, authentic and raw discussions between John and his guest, as they discuss their thoughts, feelings and experiences of life topics that affect each and every one of us.

Full of insight, philosophies, mind-set, and life-changing thinking, this is a podcast for anyone interested in their own personal development, growing their awareness and discovering new ways of doing life better.

This podcast will make you think differently.

John is joined by special guest, Tim Elgar to talk about Psychological Safety and why it is so important for all of us.

Sharing their thoughts of how it impacts workplaces, teams, families and other aspects of our lives, John and Tim take us on a journey through what it means to be psychological safe and what happens when we're not.

Challenging us to think about how it impacts us personally and also how we can create this level of safety for those around us.

Tim Elgar heads up Leadership Development and Organisational Culture at Twinkl, a rapidly growing, innovative company helping those who teach.

Find out more at: www.twinkl.co.uk

References: Brene Brown – Call to Courage (Netflix)

John is joined by special guest, Steve Johnstone, to talk through how we get to know ourselves. Its one thing to try and become more self-aware, but where do we even start and how do we make this happen. John and Steve share their thoughts on how all of us can begin to better get to know ourselves. Disclosing what has worked in their lives and the benefits it has created, John and Steve offer some great insight into the process of getting to know ourselves.

Steve Johnstone is Programme Lead for Professional Coaching at BPP University. An educator, coach and coach supervisor based in North Lincolnshire.

Find out more from Steve here:

bpp.com

Book References: Anthony De Mello - Awareness

John talks with special guest, Karl O'Reilly about the effects of Imposter Syndrome on our lives. We all suffer from this sense of not really knowing what we are doing, or not feeling good enough for the role we are in and can create for ourselves a sense that one day we will get 'found out'. John and Karl share their own experiences of imposter syndrome both within their professional and personal lives. Openly sharing how this doubting voice in their heads has impacted them, and how they have found ways to deal with it.

Karl O'Reilly, is an Executive Head of two specialist schools in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

John talks with special guest, Dave Warman about the stories we tell ourselves of who we are and who we're not. All of us hold stories of who we believe ourselves to be and these stories affect us more than we realise. John and Dave openly share their experience of noticing their own stories of themselves, learning how to change them and finding the freedom this has created. If you want to change your life the best place to start is by changing the stories you tell yourself.

Dave Warman is the founder and CEO of SHAPED, an alternative provision in education based in Sheffield.

Find Dave Warman at:

www.davewarman.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-warman-5b061329/

John talks with special guest Dan Vockins, about how we create greater happiness in our lives. Happiness is the ongoing desire for so many of us and yet it can so often prove elusive. John and Dan share their thoughts on how they bring happiness into their lives and what gets in the way of them feeling happy. Talking through the different elements of happiness they reveal how all of us can begin to do more of the things that contribute to our happiness.

Dan Vockins is a coach, counsellor, tutor and former primary school teacher based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

Follow Dan:

Facebook @DanVockinsCoach

LinkedIn - Dan Vockins

Instagram @danvockinscct)

John talks with special guest, Dave Houchin, about the importance of self-awareness and how tricky it can be to get to know ourselves. John and Dave share their insights and personal experiences of the benefits and struggles of trying to raise their awareness. From self-limiting beliefs to how to use criticism, and the negative bias in our brains, John and Dave delve through various aspects of how to better understand who we really are.

Dave Houchin is a recently retired Police Superintendent and trainer at the College of Policing where he has helped develop senior leaders in human behaviour, organisational culture and personal development.

Book Reference:

Daniel Kahneman – Thinking Fast and Slow