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This week's Do Good & Do Well guest is the fantastic Claire Plumbly Claire is a Clinical Psychologist & Director of Good Therapy Ltd, a psychological therapy centre based online and in Taunton, Somerset. Her private practice specialises in trauma-related issues and Claire herself has a specialism in early life traumas and burnout. Claire is also an author the book Burnout: How to Manage Your Nervous System Before It Manages You’. This book is coming out in five other languages in 2025 and will show you how to harness the power of your nervous system, despite the persistent demands of...
info_outline 064 Reverse Mentoring with Patrice GordonDo Good and Do Well
This week's Do Good & Do Well guest is the incredible Patrice Gordon. Patrice has always been passionate about personal development, starting her career as a Chartered Accountant, training to become an Executive Coach and then pivoting into the Commercial Strategy space. In 2022, her book "Reverse Mentoring: Removing Barriers and Building Belonging in the Workplace" was published, and she embarked on her entrepreneurial journey and is now the CEO of Eminere, a bespoke consultancy that is in the business of building better humans so that they can, in turn, run better businesses. ...
info_outline 063 Mental Health and Wellbeing in Music, with Grace MeadowsDo Good and Do Well
This week's Do Good & Do Well guest is the brilliant Grace Meadows. Grace is the Head of Music Minds Matter, a charity working to put positive mental health & wellbeing centre stage in music. Before joining Music Minds Matter, she led the Music for Dementia campaign having previously worked as a music therapist for over 10 years in adult psychiatry, education and the NHS. Grace is passionate about working with all those in music to ensure the industry can be a beacon for positive mental health. In this episode Grace shares her career path from starting as a...
info_outline 062 Social Impact and Rest - Power of Women Thanet Festival 2024Do Good and Do Well
It's been a while and we're kicking off a new series with a recording of a live episode we did for the Power of Women (POW) Thanet festival. I am joined by three changemakers - all of whom have their own relationship and stories of rest: business owner and experienced coach for weary women leaders, Annette Corbett; award-winning comedian, author (The Breakup Monologues, Is Monogamy Dead?) and podcaster Rosie Wilby; and performer storyteller, kindness campaigner and author (How to Be Hopeful, Little Book of Kindness) Bernadette Russell. Together we shared our own experience of...
info_outline 061 Learning about ourselves, with Gemma WoffindenDo Good and Do Well
This week's Do Good & Do Well guest is the fantastic Gemma Woffinden. Gemma is a passionate theatre maker, producer and facilitator with over 20 years of experience in working with children and young people in a variety of contexts. Gemma is also currently the Speak Up producer at Theatre Royal Wakefield leading work with the National Theatre and the Drama Coach at Opera North. Her mission is to support young people, early career artists and facilitators by signposting them to range of creative pathways to help demystify the theatre industry and open it up to underrepresented...
info_outline 060 Co-leadership with Dr Claire Antrobus and Sandeep MahalDo Good and Do Well
On this week's episode of Do Good & Do Well, I've got not one, but two guests: Dr Claire Antrobus and Sandeep Mahal! It was an absolute delight to welcome Claire and Sandeep onto the podcast to talk all about co-leadership. And we covered a lot in our chat! We talked about: what is co-leadership and why is it important? how co-leadership can respond to systemic inequalities in the arts and cultural sector what it's like to be part of a co-leadership model the benefits of co-leadership including wellbeing, equity and inclusion why equity is at the heart of what we do thing ...
info_outline 059 Generosity, art and finding commonality, with Victoria PowellDo Good and Do Well
My guest on the podcast this week is the wonderful Dr Victoria Powell. Victoria is a writer and lecturer in modern and contemporary art. In 2021 she set up The Gallery Companion, a Substack publication which explores the ideas about life, culture, history and politics that you find in art. She aims to break down the perception that contemporary art is hard to understand by avoiding confusing art speak and talking about it in language that makes sense. In today's episode: Why Victoria's teaching, writing and podcast matters in engaging discussion and debate in a respectful way ...
info_outline 058 Purpose, the how and starting with self, with Tom AndrewsDo Good and Do Well
This week, on Do Good & Do Well, I'm chatting with Tom Andrews. Tom is Head of Member Support at ACEVO supporting Chief Executives of charities and social enterprises. He is the founder and ex-CEO of two pioneering charities: Music for Change and People United. Tom is a qualified coach and counsellor and enjoys inventing games, ambient music, silent retreats and football. Things we talk about: The thread through Tom's working life that hasn't been planned but that come from purpose How do you go from idea to action and keep going in the early days of setting up What lessons...
info_outline 057 Curiosity, conversation and having someone on your side with Fleur EmeryDo Good and Do Well
This week's episode of Do Good and Do Well is a chat with the wonderful Fleur Emery! Fleur Emery is a fearless and informed start-up expert and the founder of REALWORK, the inclusive online membership, created to inspire and equip women to work, earn and live on their own terms. Fleur founded REALWORK in June 2020 to deliver her own brand of practical, no-nonsense advice to other female founders and freelancers. So far the project has supported over 500 REALWORKers to make positive change in their businesses. Some of the things we talk about: What Fleur would like you to...
info_outline 056 Can I Pick Your Brains?Do Good and Do Well
What do you do when people contact you to 'just pick your brains'? Do you say yes, do you say no? We often give so much away and this can make you feel resentful, not least because it often doesn't feel like a fair exchange. It feels tricky when bigger organisations ask and when it's a friend, it's hard to say no. So, what can you do about it and how can you do it in a way that feels aligned to your values? Let's chat about it. Read the blog post: Reach out to me on my Linked In page: Sign up to my newsletter: Find me on Twitter: Find me on...
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In this short, final episode of season 3, Sarah celebrates the one year anniversary of Do Good and Do Well, and shares her learning from it all!
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