The John Borland Podcast

John is joined by special guest, Dave Scholes, as they discuss the idea that when it comes to mental health and well-being, you don't always have to be an expert to help people. Sparked by the loss of a friend to suicide and his own experience of mental health issues, Dave reveals his thinking on how we can all play our part in the mental wellness of others. John and Dave talk openly and frankly about the importance of making mental health conversations an everyday thing.

Dave Scholes is the founder of Mindsight and Six Connections, which are flipping the focus on mental health and well-being.

Follow Mindsight here:

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/mindsight_connect/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mindsight-connect

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

You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd3ssCaMKQFvTZFDGaDu9gQ

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mndsght_cnnct

Follow Six Connections here:

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/six_cnnctns/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/six-cnnctns/

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

You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC78OEw93l4vfC6S-Ebmr6vQ

Twitter: https://twitter.com/six_cnnctns

More from Dave Scholes here:

www.mindsight.org.uk

www.sixconnections.co.uk

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, Jess White, to talk about the idea of self-love. Often loving ourselves has been seen as an arrogant way of being. Yet self-love is vital to our happiness, confidence, purpose and ability to love others. John and Jess share their own diverse journeys with self-love and reveal their thoughts on why self-love is so important. They talk through what holds us back from self-love, why we find it so difficult and how we can all learn to love ourselves more.

Jess White is a coach, IT support worker and Mother of two based in North East Lincolnshire.

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, Malcolm Smith, to discuss why we care so much about what others think of us. Many of us can be crippled by our over-concern of others' opinions of us and find we spend too much time and energy trying to be liked. John and Malcolm share their thoughts and personal experiences of learning to step away from needing to be liked and finding ways to lessen the obsession with how other people perceive us.

Malcolm Smith is a youth worker, coach, husband and father based in North East Lincolnshire.

Find out more from Malcolm here: https://youthworx.co.uk/

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, Mel Hoban, to talk about the other pandemic we've been experiencing in recent years, which is a pandemic of loneliness. Sharing their own thoughts on how we create meaningful connections and combat loneliness in our lives, John and Mel talk about their own moments of loneliness, and the loneliness they see in the world around us. Mel also draws on her own experience of losing her entire community and social connections at the age of 18, learning to start again and build new relationships.

Mel Hoban is a coach and the facilitator of The First Ladies Club in Grimsby.

Follow The First Ladies Club here:

https://www.facebook.com/FLCGrimsby/

https://www.instagram.com/firstladies_club/

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 Robinson, to talk about the role that our environment plays in our levels of performance. Taking what he has discovered from the world of sports coaching and applying it to life, Tim shares with John his research into Ecological Dynamics and the difference that our interaction with our environment makes. It is all too easy to overlook the impact that our environment has on us and believe our performance and output in life is solely down to our abilities and talents. John and Tim flip this thinking on its head by revealing the true significance that our environment, and how we respond to it, has upon us.

Tim Robinson is a senior lecturer in Spots Coaching and PE at Sheffield Hallam University and the Head Coach of Scunthorpe RUFC

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 writer, Simon Cross, to discuss the idea of the importance of doing the little, mundane things in life. We can be so obsessed in our culture with the big, the important, the famous and the grand, that we forgot to focus on the details of life. John and Simon discuss their thoughts on the spiritual aspect of learning to find contentment, peace and purpose within the mundane, repetitive aspects of our lives. From folding socks to making tea, embracing the details in life changes the way we see ourselves, others and the world around us.

Simon Cross is a writer, journalist, activist and academic, working at the intersection of well-being, spirituality, mental health, social science, and theology.

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 Reenie Hollis to talk about what 'Making it' looks like. As a former member of indie-rock band, The Long Blondes, who rose to fame in the 00's, Reenie shares her story of what making it looked like. From having their debut album reach number 1 in the UK Indie charts, to playing Glastonbury, touring the world and experiencing a sudden break up of the band. In turn, John reflects on his own ambitions of making it in the world of professional football. The pair discuss their experiences of the idea of 'making it', how we know when we have 'made it' and whether 'making it' even exists.

Reenie Hollis is the former bass player of The Long Blondes, based in Sheffield.

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 his old friend, Andrew Evans, to talk about life as adoptive dads. Andrew and John share their thinking on fatherhood, parenting and what adopting children has meant for them. With two quite diverse stories, these two dads, living in two different countries, chat through the challenges, fears and joys of adoption. Dispelling some of the myths and getting to the heart of parenting, John and Andrew, take us on a journey from their initial thoughts on adopting to the adventure of everyday life raising adopted children.

Andrew Evans is a father of two (soon to be three) adopted children, based in California.

You can follow Andrew and his wife Marguerite on their adoption journey here http://www.adoption-journey.com/tribe

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 his friend and special guest Selina Witts to discuss living in a place of possibilities. They share their thinking on the richness that choice, options, spontaneity, and the great unknown bring to our lives. Many of us can fear uncertainty so much that we squash and diminish the possibilities available to us, leaving us stuck, frustrated, and bored. John and Selina reveal how embracing and actively seeking out possibilities has impacted their own lives and how all of us can learn to live in a place of possibilities.

Selina Witts is a Deputy Head Teacher and a Coach, who lives by the coast and loves playing out.

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 Geoff Dawson, who shares his inspiring story of being the parent of a child with cancer. Geoff openly and honestly, reveals how he and his family not only coped with the circumstances of their son's diagnosis, but found ways to grow through them. He takes us on a journey through the feelings, thoughts and challenges he faced from the early signs of a health issue, through diagnosis, treatment and the years that followed.

Geoff Dawson is a Senior Assistant Pastor and a married, father of three, based in the North East.

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.

Guest Website: https://www.braintumourresearch.org/