The Reset Room: Recent Episodes
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The Reset Room aims to equip you with the tools to succeed and to answer your questions on your journey to fulfillment.
Each week The Reset Room will cover specific topics relating to life, performance and pressure. Host Kelly Crichton will be joined by experts in life coaching and personal development, Amana Walker and Kay Woodburn.
Our resident experts have years of experience in helping people in all walks of life achieve and perform to the best of their potential.
In each episode we’ll also get you, the listeners, on board by answering your questions and assisting you with the challenges you face on an everyday basis. Drop us an email to kelly.crichton@jpimedia.co.uk with your questions on any area of your life, work or performance and we’ll get you the advice you need on each episode.
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Music is by From the Top by Geographer, which you can find on YouTube.
The Reset Room is a Laudable Production produced and hosted by Kelly Crichton. Our resident experts are Kay Woodburn of Grittypeople.co.uk and Amana Walker who’ll you find on amanawalker.com
On this special bonus episode of The Reset Room, host Kelly Crichton is joined by resident expert Kay Woodburn on the launch of her first book. They are joined by Jacqui Flavell co-author of 'Grittitude' with Kay. Listeners will hear all about the mission of the book and how Kay and Jacqui came to write it together. They believe that anyone can benefit from picking up this book and asking themselves some key questions about how they are living their lives, and just what it is that they want to achieve.
The book is available now on Amazon.co.uk
On this episode of The Reset Room podcast we look at how role models can impact our lives. We talk about who makes a good role model and where they can be found. This can be from the entertainment or sporting world, but also much closer to home in our families and schools.
Sometimes we forget that we too act as role models, our resident expert Amana Walker helps us understand what that can mean for how we behave and interact with others, especially younger people.
Amana also offers one listener advice about a change in her daughter's behaviour and how best to handle it.
On this episode of The Reset Room host Kelly is joined by Stuart Sandeman, Founder of Breathpod, author of 'Breathe In, Breathe out' and host of BBC Radio 1’s Decompression Session.
In case you haven’t guessed it, Stuart’s area of expertise is breathing. He helps people improve their physical, mental and emotional health through the power of breathing.
Stuart shares how some significant life challenges brought him to learn more about breathing and how it impacts our daily lives beyond our usual understanding.
Stuart runs unique breathing and coaching programmes that are designed to accelerate performance, increase productivity, alleviate stress and help reduce negative emotions such as anger, fear, frustration and depression.
In the second part of the podcast this week Stuart will take us through a relaxation breathing exercise so find some space to chill out and get your headphones on!
Stuart can be found via breathpod.com and his instagram account is @breathpod
In this episode of The Reset Room podcast host Kelly Crichton is joined by personal development and life coaching expert Amana Walker. Amana once again shares insights she has gained from years of working with clients to help them achieve their goals and live their lives to the full.
This episode looks at diversity and neurodiversity and why we all need to embrace working with people who don't necessarily conform to what we are used to. Amana tells us neurodiverse people can bring excellent skills to the workplace and employers need to be working to ensure opportunities are being created for them. In the second part of the podcast Amana advises a mother whose neurodivergent son is finding it difficult to secure even a job interview.
On this episode of The Reset Room host Kelly Crichton is joined by Kay Woodburn to discuss how we can best use our time. The value of time is very subjective to the individual but many wish they had more of it or could use their time more wisely.
Kay takes us through how we can use our time to maximum effect, eliminating friction and enhancing flow. There's advice on how to balance commitments to family and work as well as ensuring others respect your time. Finally, Kay gives advice to two listeners who are struggling to get everything done.
On this episode of The Reset Room we are considering why some of us think we’re not good enough, and what we can do about it. Resident expert Amana Walker talks us through how to deal with imposter syndrome and why we really need to consider ourselves worthy of the positions we hold.
This episode of the Reset Room’s is all about anxiety and how we can reduce its negative impact on our lives.
Host Kelly Crichton is joined by psychotherapist and founder of Mind-Springs.org Alistair Appleton, to discuss a particular area of his expertise, anxiety. Listeners may know Alistair as he is also a broadcaster, working on programme’s such as BBC’s Escape to the Country. Alistair shares with Kelly how his own personal experience of anxiety plus his training has led him to develop very effective methods for addressing these stressful feelings.
Listeners will get very practical advice on how to deal with feelings of anxiety as Alistair takes Kelly through some practical breathing and relaxation techniques.
The Reset Room team aim to equip you with the tools you need to succeed in your journey to fulfilment.
Kay Woodburn is back in The Reset Room with Kelly this week to talk about all things Burnout. As life becomes more busy and stressful various types of burnout are becoming more prevalent, be it work burnout, caregiver burnout or parental burnout amongst others. This physical and emotional exhaustion over the long term can impact our health and wellbeing.
Get some tips around how to spot the warning signs of burnout and some coping mechanisms that can help address it. Kay also helps advise a listener who has written in to tell how his coping mechanisms are impacting on his family life.
The Reset Room returns for series 2. Kicking us off Amana Walker joins host Kelly Crichton to consider when might be a good time to change your job. Amana dispenses advice from knowledge she's gathered over 26 years in her career. On this episode you'll learn how to spot the signs when things just aren't working, when might be a good time to move and what to do if you want to stay.
NationalWorld's lifestyle podcast The Research Room returns for a second series. Join host Kelly Crichton and resident experts Kay Woodburn and Amana Walker on this life coaching and personal development podcast where they aim to equip you with the tools you need to succeed on your journey to fulfilment. This series will also see a number of special guests join Kelly to discuss specific topics they are experts in. Topics for the series include 'Burnout and how to avoid it', 'Valuing Time' and for episode 1, 'Is it time to leave your job'.
On this week’s episode you’ll find out how to stay motivated for winter and if you need to, how to prepare for spending more time with family and the inevitable stresses that can come with the festive season.
Host Kelly Crichton, is joined by both resident experts in life coaching Amana Walker and Kay Woodburn to share their tips on how to beat the winter blues. Kay has some great advice when it comes to using our time in the evening productively and tips that will have you springing out of bed in the morning regardless of the dark mornings or bad weather.
If you’re anticipating some anxiety around family time in the coming festive season Amana Walker advises us that perfection isn’t realistic and you need to delegate if you’re under pressure to entertain. She also talks us through what to do if things aren’t as picture perfect as the Christmas ads would like us to think they should be.
On this episode Kelly is joined once again by Kay Woodburn and Amana Walker. They talk staying motivated as winter draws in and how to prepare for spending more time with family in the festive season. Here's a taster.
Life in the spotlight isn't limited to celebrities, we all face times in our lives where we are the centre of attention, from personal events to work situations. On this episode Amana talks us through the pitfalls and the opportunities of life in the spotlight. Some people absolutely thrive being the centre of attention and others will do anything to avoid it. Find out how to deal with both scenarios and hear from listeners who are struggling with issues in this area.
Hear a sneak preview of what's coming up on this episode of The Reset Room when Kelly and Amana are talking about life in the spotlight - something some people thrive on and others will do anything to avoid!
From morning until night we are constantly performing a role, whether that's brother, sister, mother, gym buddy, colleague, school-gate parent - whatever, we are constantly 'on'. Add social media to the mix and there is a huge pressure to do everything and be everything to everyone. Join us on this week's episode of The Reset Room to get some great advice from Katrina Skinner, a transformation life coach, on how to give yourself a break and avoid burnout.
You can find Katrina on coachingwithkatrina.co.uk and you can follow her on Instagram @katrinaskinnercoaching
On this episode of The Reset Room Kelly and Amana tackle the destructive nature of toxic environments.
We hear how, for many of us, our first experience of a toxic environment as children is when we encounter playground bullying. Unfortunately, many people also experience it in adulthood with workplace problems like negative colleagues or a poor work culture. Amana gives some solid advice around how to spot these situations and extrapolate yourself from them.
We also hear a from listener who is struggling with a toxic environment in her own family home.
Hear a little preview of what Kelly and Amana cover in this week's episode of The Reset Room when they look at toxic environments and how to handle them.
On this episode join Kelly and Kay as they delve into the world of mindfulness. Despite becoming a buzzword in recent years, mindfulness can be understood simply, in other ways, as Kay Woodburn explains on this episode, you can call it ‘attention training...being in the moment or being present...’
Kay explains that whilst many associate mindfulness with meditation and spirituality it is a much more accessible and practical tool that everyone can implement into their everyday lives.
Also in this episode Kay gives advice to a listener whose child becomes anxious in social settings and tells us how children can benefit from mindful practices too. This involves some really simple but effective actions that make all the difference for an anxious child.
Kay makes some recommendations in this episode that include:
Books
'The Power of Now' by Eckhart Tolle
'Search Inside Yourself' by Chade-Meng Tan
Apps
Insight Timer
Mindfulness Based Living (The Mindfulness Association)
Headspace
Get a taster of what Kelly and Kay cover in this week's episode of The Reset Room when they look at mindfulness and how it is much more than just a buzzword.
On this episode Kelly is joined by Amana Walker as they discuss assessing your situation and deciding whether you need change in your life. Amana helps us consider whether we are where we want to be, how we can take stock and what are the practical steps in doing so. She encourages us to be brave and take the opportunity to change, as more often than not, it turns out to be a good thing. We also hear from a listener who is keen for change but is feeling held back by family.
A look ahead at what's to come in episode three of The Reset Room - where we look at change, why we need it and why there's no time like the present.
This week Kelly is joined by Kay Woodburn of Gritty People to talk about managing fear as part of performance. Learn how fear in work and other situations can affect you and what you can do to address it. Kay talks us through some practical techniques to deal with everything from freezing in a presentation to stage fright. We'll hear from some listeners on the real-life challenges they are facing too.
Join Kelly, Amana and Kay on this inaugural episode of The Reset Room.
Of course, you can't reset yourself the same way you would factory reset your iPhone. But there are ways we can embrace change in our lives, no matter how big or small. And after the last 18 months there are many of us who feel a reset - or a fresh approach to life, could only be a good thing!
This week we’re talking about Life after Lockdown and how that can mean different things for different people. On this episode you'll find out the different ways you can deal with some of the challenges this presents. We’ll get our brilliant experts’ advice on this and hear from a listener who has been struggling in this area.
Find out more about the brand new podcast from National World and Laudable Podcasts.
The Reset Room aims to equip you with the tools to succeed and to answer your questions on your journey to fulfilment.
The Reset Room covers specific topics relating to life, performance and pressure and host Kelly Crichton is joined each week by one of our resident experts in life coaching and personal development; Amana Walker and Kay Woodburn.
Both experts have years of experience in helping people in all walks of life achieve and perform to the best of their potential.
Kay Woodburn is the founder of Gritty People - a people development consultancy specialising in behavioural change, in all aspects of life, from global business to elite sport.
Amana Walker has 25 years of coaching experience and has seen it all when it comes to personal growth, challenges and helping people perform under the pressures we face in life.
In the first episode we’ll be looking at ‘Life after Lockdown’ and reemerging into both the workplace and society. Please get in touch with your questions on any area of your life, work or performance and we’ll get you the advice you need.
Email kelly.crichton@jpimedia.co.uk and allow us to be the helping hand you’ve been waiting for.
Watch out for the launch of The Reset Room, a Laudable and JPI Media production coming to all podcast platforms soon.