DEBBIE WILLIAMS's Podcast
A Voice Out of Poverty
This week we welcome Jillian Haslam, a Corporate and Motivational Speaker, Author, Philanthropist and Educator. She is the Author of the best-selling book “A Voice Out of Poverty” where she shares her story of growing up in the slums of India and her journey out of poverty. She has inspired audiences from around the world to take control of their lives and control their destiny, whatever their circumstances.
Links:
https://www.jillianhaslam.com
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EXPOSED – Time to Put an End to Social Injustice & Inequality
Deborah Burris-Kitchen is a Teacher, Educator, Social Activist and Author. She is currently a Professor of Criminology and Department Chair at the Tennessee State University in Nashville. She has served as President of the Association of Humanist Sociology. She has also been a member of the American Society of Criminology and the American Sociological Association, and an activist who fights against violence, racism, exploitation, greed, and capitalism. In this episode she shares her story about writing her latest book - EXPOSED – Time to Put an End to Social Injustice & Inequality.
Links
https://deborahburriskitchen.com
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Remembering the Windrush Generation
This week, we welcome Tony Fairweather who opened one of the first Black bookshops in the UK, before going on to work for The Voice newspaper, where he managed The Voice book club. In 1989 he founded ‘The Write Thing’, an events company established to promote Black authors such as Bernardine Evaristo, Dr Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Terry McMillan, and many more. Now an author himself, he is also the founder and curator of the Windrush Collection, a touring exhibition of artefacts associated with the Windrush generation.
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The Sound of Her Voice: My Blind Parents' Story - Mary Harper
This week Mary Harper, author of the book entitled The Sound of Her Voice: My Blind Parents’ Story, shares how she documented her parents remarkable lives from the time they fell in love at the Indiana School for the Blind through their challenges, determination, and successes.
Links
https://www.marypharper.com/book
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From Athlete to an Entrepreneur
Melissa Orellana is a copywriter, marketing strategist, and rugby player. Here she shares her story of how her rugby career has taken her all across the US and internationally and she's taken the lessons she's learned from the sport and translated them into a profitable business.
Links:
MEOMarketingGroup.com
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An Advocate for Cerebral Palsy - David Figueroa
This week David Figueroa shares his story and journey of being diagnosed with cerebral palsy since birth. His disability left him unable to speak until 8 years old, however, in spite of this, he went on to succeed as a former three-sport athlete, a teacher, a motivational speaker, a fitness instructor and a podcaster. He shares his story as an advocate for others with cerebral palsy and to demonstrate that you can achieve anything.
Links:
https://twitter.com/davidscpfitness
http://www.cerebralpalsy.org.uk
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Decoding the Body - Emotions
This weeks guest is Ashley Valliere, a Personal Fitness Trainer, Massage Therapist and is now completing her Bodynamic Muscular Psychotherapy program. Along her journey she noticed some peculiar things with her clients over the years, most notably emotional outbursts in sessions, she also took a special interest in people’s posture and body language. She specialises in decoding the body, learning how to navigate how it communicates and emotional intelligence.
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Let's Talk About Cancer
This week Dan Hegerich, a 6 x cancer survivor shares his story of having to battle an aggressive form of cancer over a 6-year period. He is now a life and wellness coach with a focus on self-empowerment and self-healing. To coincide with world cancer day – a day that unites people, communities and entire countries to raise awareness, he shares his transformative story and experience of what he learnt as a cancer survivor.
Links
danhegerich.com
worldcancerday.org
cancerresearchuk.org
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Overcoming Anxiety
This week, Sangita Dosanjh shares her story of overcoming anxiety with a breathing technique that changed her life. Anxiety is a feeling of unease, such as worry or fear, that can be mild or severe. But some people find it hard to control their worries. Their feelings of anxiety are more constant and can often affect their daily lives. Listen to find out more!
Links:
https://www.buteyko-my-chronicanxiety.com
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Focus on the Positive
This week Marcus Thomlinson is on a mission to create a worldwide community where people feel less stressed, think more effectively and enjoy personal and professional success. Most importantly, a community where people feel truly fulfilled. An example of this is teaching the 7 Key Mindsets which enable people to become more positive, proactive, and productive. He helps people realise they have true influence over how they think, feel, and act. The result is living a more fulfilled and balanced life where you are motivated to take positive action, feel great, and smile more often. In this episode, we focus o...
Creating a Business Based on Your Passion
Hanna Noel is a Business Alignment Coach. She believes that your experience is your expertise, empowering you to create a business that lights you up based on your passions and lifestyle. Her goal in life is to make people feel seen, heard, included, valued and appreciated. In this episode she shares her empowering story of how she helps others realise their dreams.
Links:
https://withhannanoel.com
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An Ocean Deep Discussion on Sustainability
This week, we welcome Leonardo Zangrando, a human thriving coach with a deep love for the ocean and sustainability. He discusses how he intends to realise his dream to sail solo around the world with the One & Ocean Expedition. His mission is to inspire 100 million people to take individual and collective action for the Ocean by reaching to their hearts, and reawaken humanity's connection with the ocean and the planet.
Links:
leonardo.zangrando.com
sponsor.oneandocean.com
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Spiritually Guided - A Life Lesson
This week we welcome back Claudette Douglas who is a Pastor, Poet, Performer and ordained inter-denominational Minister. She is a Spiritual Warrior and Cultural Activist with a long history of campaigning for causes of social equality, racial justice, community cohesion and greater spiritual Interaction between all peoples of the earth. In this episode, we take a look at what it means to be spiritually guided in life.
Links
https://spiritfirst.online
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Nursing - A Perspective from the Frontline
Alfred Batalla, shares his story of nursing on the frontline during the Covid pandemic in the UK. At a time when the UK is experiencing the largest strike in the history of the National Health Service, as nursing staff in England, Northern Ireland and Wales demand fair pay and patient safety, this insightful story of hardwork, bravery, mental health and frustrations associated with the job helps to put things into perspective.
Links:
https://www.samaritans.org
https://www.mind.org.uk
https://www.sane.org.uk
https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus#tab=t...
Living in Trust
This week, I welcome Joseph Bennett who made a New Year's resolution to live in trust approximately 9 years ago and has continued to live and believe in that resolution. His journey has been transformative and he shares this guiding principle with others. He has since written a book about it hoping to inspire others to be more trusting in the world. He is an experienced podcaster, author, life coach, hypnotherapist and humanitarian. Today he shares his inspiring story of what it truly means to live in trust. Enjoy!
Links:
https://www.josephbennett.org
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Healing Our Beautiful World - Climate Change
Kavita Dulai is a scientist passionate about clear concise communication and engaging storytelling in the world of science and data. She believes that one of the solutions to climate change begins with individual action. She is keen on simplifying and speaking on the complexities of sustainability, global warming, and environmentalism in ‘simple everyday language’. She is also privileged to work across the NHS whose national ambition is to deliver the world’s first net zero health service and respond to climate change. Kavita explains how we can all individually play our part in tackling climate change. Listen to find out more!<...
Code Switching
This weeks guest is Kirti Daryanani, founder of Kirtana168. She is a keynote speaker on intersectionality and code-switching. Author of #befriendurmind and a multi-linguist known for her facilitation skills in challenging conversations to find common ground for different solutions . Her trainings include presenting and communicating in diversified communities, and intersectional well-being. Enjoy listening!
Links:
www.kirtana168.com
Linkedin: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/kirtidaryanani
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Having a Bucket List
This week Roger Williams, (no relation), shares his passion about the benefits of living an intentional life through crossing items off his bucket list and helping others do the same. His mission is in supporting others to intentionally live out their bucket list as a great way to build confidence, get outside their bubble and bring themselves joy. He recently completed a three-month journey travelling around the world to cross items off his bucket list, and today he is featured on this podcast.
Links:
https://crossingitoffpodcast.com/rogers-bucket-list
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"My Uncle Robert" - A Remembrance Day Special
Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty. This weeks' guest, Beulah Coombs, shares the true story of a World War 1 Jamaican soldier and how, through a series of amazing and incredible coincidences, his family came to discover his fate, nearly 100 years after his death, her Uncle Robert. She is a former teacher, lecturer and now author of the book - My Uncle Robert: The True Story of a Forgotten Jamaican World War 1 Soldier.
Exhile Music - A Book by Jennifer Steil
Jennifer Steil is an award-winning author and journalist who has lived in many countries. Her third book, the novel Exhile Music, was released by Viking in May 2020. It follows the lives of a family of Austrian Jewish musicians who seek refuge from the Nazis in Bolivia in 1938. Exhile Music won the Grand Prize in the 2020 Eyelands Book Awards. Listen to find out more!
Links:
https://www.jennifersteil.net
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