The Other Stories Podcast: Recent Episodes
Rachel Maunder
The Other Stories Podcast is a collection of honest, open and sometimes candid conversations with people from a whole range of marginalised, under-represented and unheard groups who share their stories about feeling different from the mainstream, of feeling ‘other.’
By inviting them to share their stories of how they felt different, how they were treated differently and how they would prefer to be treated going forward, my intention is to give you an opportunity to walk a while in their shoes, to listen and learn and ultimately to make some small changes in your attitude and behaviour so that you become even more inclusive.
When we walk in others’ shoes, we start to understand and when we understand, the world becomes a kinder place.
When childhood sexual abuse takes place behind closed doors the child has no point of reference so often doesn’t know that what’s happening shouldn’t be happening. All they know is that they want to avoid being left with the perpetrator at all costs, often creating complex post-traumatic stress disorder. In this episode, Carolyn Whitehouse shares her story of how she chose university as her route out only to discover the longer term impact on her corporate and business career, of that undiagnosed C-PTSD. Carolyn Whitehouse Email: hello@carolynwhitehouse.com ♥ Facebook: https://facebook.com/carolynwhitehouse ♥ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/carolynwhitehous About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way. With a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different Rachel is an advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion. Combine that with her gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them and you’ll start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://www.rachelmaunder.com/links DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
Because Catherine Stratta was ‘doing alright’ at school and then at medical school, her periods of depression were thought to be nothing more than normal hormonal issues. In this episode she shares her story of how her eventual diagnosis gradually allowed her to feel able to open up about her disorder. That opening up has bought into her strengths and helped her find her sense of purpose. With that comes a sense of peace and stability and it now gives her joy to be able to give her clients some of that too. Email: Catherine@movebeyondbipolar.com Website: https://ww.movebeyondbipolar.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-stratta/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/catherine.stratta Facebook Business Page: https://www.facebook.com/movebeyondbipolar/ Mobile: +44(0)7789 694716. About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way. With a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different Rachel is an advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion. Combine that with her gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them and you’ll start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://www.rachelmaunder.com/links DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
Having experienced 4 major losses in her early 30’s within less than 3 years, Jeanette Fornwalt learnt a lot about grief the hard way. In this episode she shares her story of floundering her way through grief to a place of healing, not even knowing at the time what support she needed, never mind knowing how to ask for it or where to go to get it. She is now on a mission to get grief acknowledged and to make sure that others find the door to healing their hearts. www.serenity-coaching.co.uk About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way. With a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different Rachel is an advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion. Combine that with her gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them and you’ll start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://www.rachelmaunder.com/links DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
In sharing her experience of feeling ‘miss-fit’ leadership coach Anita Phagura talks about intersectionality and how we are so much more than all the different parts of us. Whatever our gender, race or personality style to name just a few, we can’t have one without the other. Anita Phagura is an ICF accredited Leadership Coach and Misfit Inclusion specialist - She empowers those who feel different to lead in their own style achieving their definition of career success. She also supports business and project leaders to be courageously inclusive so that they create cultures where misfits belong, not just because its ethical but so that it delivers better business outcomes. https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-phagura/ About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://www.rachelmaunder.com/links DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
Feeling themselves to be ‘other’ in several ways, but with nobody who seemed like them to look up to, life was more challenging for Bex Harper than it needed to be. In this episode, Bex talks about intersections of difference and the impact of positive role models, or lack of them. Dr Bex Harper (they/them) is an experienced, certified and professionally-trained transformational coach; a qualified teacher; and a regular practitioner of meditation and mindfulness. Bex is a neurodivergent, chronic illness survivor, who continues to use nature and the outdoors for therapeutic purposes. Bex is passionate about helping neurodiverse and chronically ill clients to conquer stress, burn out, overwhelm and disorganisation so that they can get back to being in control of their lives. Harnessing the power of nature, Bex nurtures clients back to thriving! About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://www.rachelmaunder.com/links DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
In this episode Professional Men's Mindset Coach & Speaker Marc Singer shares some of his insights about life choices and how his experience of gang culture and serving time in prison led him to feeling a somewhat different kind of ‘Other’. After being convicted of a crime he had not committed and given a life sentence in prison, Marc suffered the sudden and tragic loss of his entire family whilst in custody. Told he would never be released, Marc decided not to believe that and decided to no longer be a victim of events and to take responsibility for his thought’s feelings and actions. Fast forward to now and Marc is a highly trained professional coach who helps people create a mindset and way of being which consistently enables them to perform at their most productive. https://www.marcsingercoaching.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/leaderwithincoreenergy https://www.instagram.com/marc_singer_coaching2/ https://youtube.com/channel/UCfkhd7Ymqf46GJE3OwpE0Ag Contact@marcsingercoaching.co.uk https://linktr.ee/Marcsingercoaching https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-singer-seminars-and-coaching-276a90196 About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://www.rachelmaunder.com/links DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
Raised by two parents with Achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, Victoria Eley shares insights into and the impact the condition has not only on her parents but also on Victoria and the wider family. Getting on and off of public transport, reaching high shelves and driving are just some of the physical challenges. Far worse are the assumptions that dwarfs are part of the circus or pantomime, are childlike, can be patted on the head, etc. that Victoria shares with us. About Victoria Eley Victoria Eley is an entrepreneur and mum of 3, both of her parents suffer with the disability Achondroplasia, and whilst she has cared for them, she has 2 great role models that showed her nothing should stop you from getting what you want – able bodied or not! They also taught her the importance of being kind. This has become one of Victoria’s core values and is part of what drives her in her in both her supported living property investment business that houses vulnerable people and families and in helping other entrepreneurs to be more successful through her networking club.
You might be surprised to hear that being highly intelligent often comes with its own challenges. Having a natural aptitude for one or more aspects of life often means other parts of life can be hard to navigate, even to the point of disability. People who find themselves in that situation are known as Twice exceptional, or 2E and in this episode of The Other Stories Podcast Kanan Tekchandani shares how seeking to understand some of her son’s traits and attributes actually helped her make sense of her own and her husband’s life too by learning what it means to be 2E.
Kanan is a holistic Neurodiverse Coach and Relationship Whisperer.
As someone who identifies with the terms Highly Sensitive Person, Aspergers/autism, giftedness and twice-exceptionality herself, she connects intuitively with her neurodivergent clients.
She specialises in working with adults and parents who are highly intelligent and successful in their field but struggle to create deep connection in their relationships with partners, children or parents. Anxiety and overwhelm regularly impacts their physical health and sense of well-being.
Using a mind-body-spirit approach she tailors her support to help individuals and families to heal and live a life of happiness, fulfilment and success.
https://www.aspiecoach.com/
https://linktr.ee/KananTek
About the host Rachel Maunder
Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking.
Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them.
An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast.
Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process.
You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here:
https://www.rachelmaunder.com/links
DISCLAIMER
Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
At the age of 18 and poised ready to embark on an engineering apprenticeship, Tom Henwood woke to find himself in a hospital bed with no memory of how he had got there. He’d actually woken up from an induced coma he’s been put in to help his brain recover from a sudden onset of encephalitis. This left him with uncontrollable epilepsy and spelt the end of his apprenticeship before it had even started followed by a so far unsuccessful bids to find meaningful work. In this episode Tom shares his story of how he’s now on a mission to educate employers about epilepsy using his unique brand of humour and speaking. LinkedIn: Tom Henwood - Lowestoft, England, United Kingdom | Professional Profile | LinkedIn YouTube: tomhenwood - YouTube Website: www.tomhenwood.com About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://www.rachelmaunder.com/links DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
Born into a family she never felt a good fit for, and with some disabilities that made life more challenging then for most, Vie Portland is now on a mission to spread her ‘Vieness’ as widely as possible and she does this in several different ways. In this episode she shares some of her back story as well as talking about some of the ways in which she embodies the message she shares. About Vie Portland: Vie helps people live their happy ever after! She does this through her Community Interest Company, where she teaches self-esteem and confidence to children, young people, and women. And through her books for adults and children, as well as her happiness products. She is passionate about kindness, dancing, inclusion, and Frida Kahlo. www.linktr.ee.com/VieNessCIC About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://www.rachelmaunder.com/links DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
A prolific doodler and note-taker during her school days, as well as being a high achiever, Anna Rowe certainly didn’t cause anyone to even consider that she might have ADHD. Once she found out in her late 40’s that she was indeed neuro-diverse, it made sense of so many things. In this episode she talks about how to get the best out anyone in your team, family or organisation with ADHD because they have so much to offer. About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://www.rachelmaunder.com/links DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
Already full to the brim with unprocessed childhood cultural trauma, when Nisanka was confronted with her 4 year old telling her that ‘shouting isn’t teaching’ she knew it was time to face what was happening and to seek help for her post-natal depression. Nisanka helps burnt out, stressed parents who feel like they are losing the connection with their children to reconnect with them deeply, empower them and support them to thrive in their authentic selves. www.coachingwithnisanka.com https://linktr.ee/Coachingwithnisanka About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://www.rachelmaunder.com/links DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
Did you know that menopause comes with a bonus? I certainly didn't until my conversation with Kate Usher in this week's episode. She of course outlines the torrid disadvantages of the menopause itself and how friends, family and colleagues can support women going through it, before going on to speak about the power it leaves women with. Be sure to listen in to hear what Kate has to say. Kate is an experienced Menopause Coach and Change Strategist with a specialism in gender equality. She works with women and organisations to create simple strategies that enable modern and supportive Menopause conversations. This increases awareness of this life phase, its pivotal impact on equality across the workforce and representation in senior and executive positions. She is also an internationally published author, her book ‘Your Second Phase – reclaiming work and relationships during and after Menopause’ was shortlisted for the Business Book of the Year Award 2021. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kateusher/ https://twitter.com/Menoinbusiness https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTPbWpnBUw7bXmlm6wSIZvA www.menopauseinbusiness.com Kate's books: Your Second Phase - https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=your+second+phase&crid=2MB18UEBG8OJL&sprefix=your+secon%2Caps%2C150&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_2_10 The Potent Power of Menopause - https://geni.us/menopause About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://www.rachelmaunder.com/links DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
There are those who have led a conventional life, then there are those with a hinterland and Shelley Bridgman is certainly among the latter. In this episode Shelley not only shares her personal story but we also explore some of the myths and challenges around gender transition Shelley is a Speaker, Performance Coach, Psychotherapist, Hypnotherapist, Trainer, & Author. She has been a media commentator specialising in psychotherapy & psychology, with appearances on BBC Television, Sky News, Channel 4 and 5 as well Radio 4’s “Woman Hour” “Midweek” and the “Jeremy Vine Show” on Radio 2. She has also featured in “Psychologies,” and “Therapy Today” magazines. Her mission is to empower a new breed of Leader committed to affecting positive sustainable change in the world they inhabit. http://www.shelleybridgman.com/ shelleybridgman@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/transformationalchangecoach/ About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://www.rachelmaunder.com/links DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
As the podcast reaches its 20th episode, host Rachel Maunder takes a moment to review and reflect the stories shared so far.
With a common theme of her guests wanting the people around them to challenge their own assumptions about otherness, what also becomes clear is the regular overlap of themes and experiences, all reinforcing the view that while a formal diagnosis can often be helpful, we all need to take care not to put people into boxes.
About the host Rachel Maunder
Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking.
Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them.
An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast.
Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process.
You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here:
https://www.rachelmaunder.com/links
DISCLAIMER
Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
From being a fairly ordinary kid with a fairly average future ahead of him, a life-threatening illness and life-changing surgery at the age of 15 were the worst and the best things to happen to Aaron Phipps. He has gone on to become not only the first person to scale Kilimanjaro on hands and knees but also a gold-medal-winning wheelchair rugby player as part of the GB team at the Paralympics in Tokyo in 2021. He also lays claim fame as the fastest wheelchair rugby player in GB and possibly on the planet and has been voted one of the top 100 influential people with a disability in the UK. He is an increasingly popular Motivational Speaker, available to speak at your organisation and is a prolific supporter and fundraiser for the Meningitis Research Foundation. Website http://www.aaronphipps.com Twitter @AaronPhippsGBWR Email aaron@aaronphipps.com Meningitis Research Foundation: https://www.meningitis.org/ About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://www.rachelmaunder.com/links DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
Brought up with the message ‘at least you’re only blind’, in this episode of The Other Stories Podcast Dr. Sarah Bryan shares her story of how, despite her history of personal trauma, she has gone on to a life of great achievement. She talks about how her own experience of a challenging life now helps her to relate to clients who also have challenges. About Dr. Sarah Bryan Born with total sight loss Sarah always felt a vocation for working in the well-being sector. She tried many career paths which didn’t work out owing to her visual impairment and worked as a speech scientist for 10 years. Drained by academia, she started a different path and trained as a therapist alongside her Ph.D studies. She now works alongside a multidisciplinary team, helping with long-term pain to become pain-free for good and regain control of their lives. Tel: 01344 566 312 Hello@DrSarahBryan.com About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://www.rachelmaunder.com/links DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
Who even knew that being highly sensitive was a thing! Safe in the knowledge that she isn’t ‘over sensitive’ or ‘highly strung’, When Nina Khoo finally found out that she’s among the 20%+ of the population she felt she’d finally been given the right user manual that explained exactly how she was wired! In this episode, Nina shares her own experience of feeling ‘other’ as well as outlining some of the key pointers for spotting high sensitivity. Neither a good or a bad thing in itself, she also explains the gifts that highly sensitive people bring to the world and the benefits that are to be had for all from having some in your team or circle. About Nina Nina Khoo is a Personal Development Coach for Highly Sensitive Women, a Highly Sensitive Creative Visionary, Mother, Wife, Guide Supporter of other Sensitive Women who share a passion for making the World a better place. When Nina discovered she was 1 of the 20% of the population with the naturally occurring trait of High Sensitivity, her World transformed. She’d finally been given the right user manual that explained exactly how she was wired! She views sensitivity as a powerful & important gift – one that when nurtured, can be used to create profound change in our World. Linked In: linkedin.com/in/nina-khoo-coachingforhswomen FB: @ninakhoocoaching Instagram: ninakhoohsp www.ninakhoo.com Email: info@ninakhoo.com About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://www.rachelmaunder.com/links
In this episode Stephen Whitton talks publicly for the first time about a point in his life where he chose the path of hope over the path of despair. He shares his story of how his attempts to mask uncomfortable truths about himself led to an addictive behaviour which he also tried to hide – until there was nowhere left to hide.
About Stephen Whitton:
Stephen is the Founder of [M]enable – the global movement for mental health support in the Automotive Sector. After a successful career of over 35 years in the industry, covering numerous roles from Salesman to Executive Director, he is a renowned authority on employee well-being to achieve results. A passionate speaker whose pragmatic and insightful approach has inspired 1000s of people in audiences across the world. [M]enable was created on the back of Stephen’s own struggles, with a clear purpose and mission - to change cultures in masculine cultures and performance driven businesses, enabling the Mental Health stigma to be removed.
www.menable.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenjwhitton
About the host Rachel Maunder
Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking.
Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them.
An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast.
Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process.
You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here:
https://www.rachelmaunder.com/links
As someone who’s known overindulgence from the inside looking out, join us for this episode with Duncan BB where he shares some insights and ideas on how to take the first steps out of that place and how to best support someone close to you who you’d like to see take those steps. It’s no spoiler to say that reminding them of the health risks is definitely not the best way!
About Duncan Bhaskaran Brown:
Duncan has done his fair share of over indulgence, strictly speaking he’s drunk more than his fair share of wine and eaten more than his fair share of cake.
Along the way he found himself in some interesting places like on stage with S-Club, a stint as Mayor of his home town and Morris dancing in Westminster Abbey.
After 20 years of over-doing it, he cleaned up his act and trained with the Easyway clinic, the world’s most successful stop smoking service. Now he spends his time helping people push over-indulgence out of their life.
He lives in Abingdon with one wife, one daughter and two bonsai trees.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncanbhaskaranbrown/
https://www.bhaskaranbrown.com/
https://amzn.to/3uCd1nN
About the host Rachel Maunder
Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking.
Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them.
An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast.
Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process.
You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here:
https://www.rachelmaunder.com/links
When it comes to ticking the diversity and inclusion boxes, Eve Horne would be a very safe bet. It starts with her Irish Catholic, Jamaican and Scottish roots and progresses on to becoming one of very few women in the music production industry, living with endometriosis, experiencing early menopause and now as a gay mum to her (real) daughter. She generously shares these stories and more besides in this episode. Eve Horne is an Award Winning Creative Mentor and Advisor. She has over 20 years experience in the Music Industry as a Singer, Songwriter and Producer. She is founder of PeakMusicUK and the UNHEARD Campaign which demands equality for women in the Music Industry. Eve is host of the We Are The Unheard Podcast, she helps women to realign their vision and realise their potential through her unique programme that combines creativity and mental well-being, she is a qualified Sound Engineer, Co-Founder of M@LO & The Magpie and a Native Instruments Certified Specialist. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/PEAKMusicUK Website: www.peakmusic.uk FB: https://www.facebook.com/wearepeakmusicUK FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=765320453 INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/weare_theunheard/ INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/eve_horne/ INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/peakmusicuk/ About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://www.rachelmaunder.com/links
Knowing there was a link between optic neuritis which Ann had experienced in her early 30’s, and MS, she lost no time in seeking a medical opinion when following the birth of both of her children she lost sensation down one side of her body for a period of time.
Preferring to keep her condition to herself and her close friends and family, and with limitations and issues not always obvious to the outside world. Ann now finds that sharing her story of living with MS not only helps her but that it could also help others who find themselves in a similar situation.
About Ann Goddard
Ann Goddard lives in Hampshire, UK with her husband and two daughters. She works part time and enjoys leisure activities such as outdoor exercise, belonging to a book group, a choir and a walking football club.
She was diagnosed with MS in 2003 and has lived with the Relapsing Remitting form of the disease ever since.
https://www.mssociety.org.uk/
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To find out more about the forums Ann mentioned: https://shift.ms/
Be sure to tune in from Wednesday 26th January.
About the host Rachel Maunder
Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking.
Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them.
An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast.
Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process.
You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here:
https://linktr.ee/rachelm_share_your_story
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What does perfect sight look like – really? And what does it mean when you’re told that you don’t have it? What do the others see that you don’t? These are just some of the questions Amanda Harris wondered about as a young child, in awe of children that she could see running around at what seemed to her dangerously fast speeds, with no concept of what they could see that she couldn’t. Listen in this episode to her insights and reflections on perception and possibilities. About Amanda: Amanda Harris has been visually impaired since birth. During her childhood, there was an emphasis on what she couldn’t do, and at the age of seventeen she was receiving benefits and classed as “unemployable”. However, having gained her Law Degree, she rose to become Departmental Head of HR for her local council, before taking voluntary redundancy to set up her own Will Writing business in 2011. Amanda is married to Martyn, who is totally blind, and they have a teenage son. Amanda’s book “She Will Never…” is due to be published in October 2022. It is a funny, honest and moving story of a life with visual impairment, and a family with differing abilities. www.amandaharris.co.uk hello@amandaharris.co.uk (3) Amanda Harris | LinkedIn (2) Amanda Harris | Facebook About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://linktr.ee/rachelm_share_your_story DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
‘Introverts are shy.’ ‘They don’t have anything to say in meetings.’ But are those assumptions right? Talking about his work with organisations around activating introverts, Jon Baker dispels some of the many common myths about introverts and shares some thoughts on how to expose the talent of quieter people. About Jon Baker Jon Baker has become known for activating introverts. With his quietly confident attitude to challenges and vision of balanced teams, alongside his enthusiasm for action and helping others, Jon inspires business leaders to take action. Balanced teams allow introverts and extroverts to flourish individually and as a team, improving productivity, creativity and diversity of thought. His business growth and networking knowledge (has written two books on the subjects), combined with leadership experience allows Jon to show leaders how to change their habits and get more from their introverts. Twitter: https://twitter.com/@divingjon LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonbaker/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/activateyourintrovert/ https://introvertinbusiness.co.uk Email: jon@jon-baker.me Books published: The GoTo Expert, Running Meetings that make things happen, Ninja Networking About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://linktr.ee/rachelm_share_your_story DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
Always very driven and with a busy, demanding and successful corporate career in sales, Catherine Watkin thought that her levels of fatigue were normal for anyone in her situation. It was only once she’d stepped off that ladder to find her real purpose in life that she realised it was anything but normal, setting her on her path to learning to successfully manage not only her own wellbeing but, being the driven person she is, to building a business that works for her around her diagnosis of ME. About Catherine Watkin Catherine Watkin is the UK’s leading expert in authentic and heart-centred sales. After a highly successful 20+ year career in sales Catherine now works with business owners who are gifted and passionate about what they do but struggle in business because they feel awkward about using traditional sales methods. She teaches them how to sell in a way that feels authentic and comfortable –so they can grow a great business while still feeling true to their values, without resorting to sleazy or manipulative sales and marketing techniques. Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sellingfromtheheart Instagram: catherinewatkin Website URL: www.sellingfromtheheart.com Email: info@catherinewatkin.com About your host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://linktr.ee/rachelm_share_your_story DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
As a British Pakistani Muslim Hijab-wearing woman who is also a Leadership and Confidence Coach, a European silver kickboxing medallist, an international speaker, mum and wife, Sobiya Jawaid talks about why it’s important to her to own all of her heritage and culture as an integral part of who she is. She shares her beliefs and conviction to be courageous, to speak up and to create change. About Sobiya Sobiya is a Leadership Coach that helps leaders to be confident, inclusive and connect to their purpose so they can thrive and create impact in the world. Sobiya is the first Hijab wearing, female British Muslim Black Belt kickboxers to have represented England at European level, where she won silver medal. She is an Entrepreneur, Speaker, Retired Biology Teacher, Wife and Mother. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sobiyajawaid/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sobiya_jawaid/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sobiyajaw/ Book a call with her using the link below: https://go.oncehub.com/15MinuteConnectionCall
About the host Rachel Maunder
Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking.
Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them.
An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast.
Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process.
You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here:
https://linktr.ee/rachelm_share_your_story
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Following an accident, Ruth was deaf from the age of 3 years old but she’s never let it hold her back.
As she shares her story about being determined to not stand out for her deafness, you’ll hear how she successfully made her way through her teacher training and into her teaching career.
Being an expert at lip-reading has its advantages!
About Ruth Fogg Ruth is a ”stresspert” who helps people of all ages understand and manage their stress, whatever the cause. She is a therapist, speaker, educator and author of 7 books (all on Amazon) Her background is in teaching and youth work which led to being awarded an Honorary Fellowship of Brunel University.
She is a Fellow of ISMA (International Stress Management Association) and a professional member of the PSA. She has a wide range of qualifications including a masters degree in Counselling Psychology. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthfogg/ https://www.instagram.com/ruth_fogg_stressworx/ https://www.facebook.com/stressworx www.stressworx.co.uk ruth@stressworx.co.uk
About the host Rachel Maunder
Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking.
Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them.
An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast.
Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process.
You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here:
https://linktr.ee/rachelm_share_your_story
Despite going through the usual rites of passage of job, marriage and parenthood, Jo Lockwood always had a nagging feeling that she was ‘in the wrong queue’ or ‘in the wrong seat.’ With no language back in the 70’s and 80’s to help her make sense of how she felt, she longed for the world to see her as she really is. Now identifying as a transgender woman, she shares her story of her middle class privileges, a career in the RAF and eventually creating a successful business as a diversity and inclusion specialist. About Jo Lockwood Joanne Lockwood is the Founder and CEO of SEE Change Happen and describes herself as an Inclusion and Belonging specialist and speaker who works with organisations throughout the UK, Europe and Elsewhere to bring culture change that allows people to thrive and perform at their best. Her mantra is Smile, Engage and Educate and she passionately believes that “people are people” and, no matter who they are, deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Twitter https://twitter.com/jo_lockwood1965 Instagram https://instagram.com/jo_lockwood1965 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jolockwood/ Website: https://seechangehappen.co.uk Podcast: https://seechangehappen.co.uk/inclusion-bites Newsletter: https://seechangehappen.co.uk/spotlight About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://linktr.ee/rachelm_share_your_story
Specialising in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and its alignment with inclusive leadership, Jackie Handy has seen both sides of the coin. and we explore this further in this conversation. She knows first-hand how exclusion feels and now her mission is to ensure everyone feels safe, valued and understood at work. About Jackie Handy Jackie engages and encourages leaders and team managers to think and act differently and become more consciously inclusive. The rewards include a workforce who are true to themselves, motivated and successful, a diverse talent pipeline, as well as stronger brand positioning. Jackie is a TEDx and event speaker, consultant, trainer and author of ‘The little book of Belonging’ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackiehandy/ www.jackiehandy.com hello@jackiehandy.com About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://linktr.ee/rachelm_share_your_story DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
A story of strength through adversity! Born without a lens in her right eye, an impairment that is obvious for all to see, the behaviours of others around her as a child (in most cases completely unconscious on their part), left Tanya feeling she was 'less than' other children and she created a story for herself that she wasn't worthy of praise. Listen to our conversation about how those experiences along with the trauma she experienced in her early twenties resulted in complex PTSD that went undiagnosed for many years. Tanya found the courage to face up to the fact that something wasn’t right and the resulting diagnosis has been life changing. Someone who shows great compassion in the face of all that she has had to deal with, Tanya wants to share her experience of PTSD to help others find the courage to take a step towards diagnosis. She also decided to talk about her experiences of the behaviours of others towards her visible disability to encourage us all to step back, pause and think about why we are reacting to certain people and situations in the way that we do.
About Tanya Gaffon Tanya Gaffon is a mum first and a business owner second. She runs a marketing business helping other small business owners and solopreneurs to stand out through working with them on how to engage in smarter marketing. Having the freedom that comes with running her own business is important to Tanya. A cPTSD diagnosis several years ago motivated her to reassess what she valued most in life and with a young family she realised that it's time above all else. www.linkedin.com/in/tanyagaffon www.facebook.com/distinktiv http://www.distinktiv.co.uk/ About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://linktr.ee/rachelm_share_your_story DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
Listen to this episode to hear how feeling shame around how her size and it's perceived impact on her fitness triggered Julie to start her global movement, Too Fat to Run, taking others away from that shame too. Julie also shares some of her experience of assumptions made about around being a single Mum. About Julie Creffield Julie Creffield is a business growth strategist helping small business owners think bigger and perform better. She focuses on supporting solopreneurs to scale their ambition, audience and authority, via her dynamic group coaching programmes, masterminds and bespoke one-to-one consultancy services. During Julie’s 20 year career, building, scaling and leveraging large scale community events, movements and campaigns, she’s worked with young people on housing estates, politicians in boardrooms, and even started a dance troupe for a hundred pensioners at the London 2012 Olympics. She’s also the founder of the plus size fitness movement too Fat to Run www.instagram.com/julie_creffield www.facebook.com.com/juliecreffieldcoach www.linkedin.com/in/juliecreffield www.juliecreffield.com www.juliecreffield.com/tribequiz About the host Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://linktr.ee/rachelm_share_your_story DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
Diversity and Inclusion specialist Jackie Handy talks to host Rachel Maunder about why this podcast and why she believes she's the right person to present it. As a white, privileged neuro-typical able-bodied heterosexual woman, why is Rachel drawn to present this podcast? Listen in to find out what she has to say. About the host Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://linktr.ee/rachelm_share_your_story About Jackie Handy Specialising in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and its alignment with inclusive leadership, Jackie Handy has seen both sides of the coin. She knows first-hand how exclusion feels and now her mission is to ensure everyone feels safe, valued and understood at work. Jackie engages and encourages leaders and team managers to think and act differently and become more consciously inclusive. The rewards include a workforce who are true to themselves, motivated and successful, a diverse talent pipeline, as well as stronger brand positioning. Jackie is a TEDx and event speaker, consultant, trainer and author of ‘The little book of Belonging’ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackiehandy/ http://www.jackiehandy.com/ mailto:hello@jackiehandy.com
Tasneem Ali’s confidence and drive belie her more introvert traits, leading to a conversation about some of the differences between introvert and extrovert behaviours and the assumptions that are so often made about confident introverts. Hear how she shares some of the challenges she's met as a naturally confident introvert navigating her way towards a successful career both in the corporate world and as a leadership coach. About Tasneem Ali Tasneem is an Authentic Leadership Coach and helps ambitious introverts get out of their own way and grow their career by creating an authentic leadership presence. Tasneem works with individuals and organisations on a 1:1 basis as well as offers group coaching, training & workshops as well as talks to empower people's thinking for powerful action. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasneem-ali-5b25306/ https://www.facebook.com/FerventLivingLtd https://www.instagram.com/ferventliving_ltd/ https://www.ferventliving.com info@ferventliving.com About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://linktr.ee/rachelm_share_your_story DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
As if navigating through life with autism isn't hard enough, Sam Warner shares some insights into her life as someone on the autistic spectrum who also lives with ADHD. She starts by explaining how, as someone living with autism, she has to consciously figure out what's expected of her in a given situation, only to often get it wrong the next time when the situation is slightly different. About Sam Warner Sam Warner is a Communication Specialist with 25+years corporate experience and works with leaders and teams across multiple industries to help Neurodivergent people (e.g. Autistic, ADHD) at work to achieve recognition, respect and understanding and help the organisations they work for to leverage their considerable talents. Working predominantly with the IT industry and Finance sector, Sam works with the whole team to enable them to become self-aware, improved communicators and gel as a cohesive team. The benefits include increased productivity, decreased absenteeism, an empowered team and best of all, increased profit. https://www.linkedin.com/in/samwarner/ Email: sam@get-your-message-across.com Phone: 07973 490150 Website: https://www.get-your-message-across.com About the host Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://linktr.ee/rachelm_share_your_story DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please carry out your own due diligence.
In this trailer, Rachel Maunder explains her intentions behind The Other Stories Podcast and why she feels it’s so important to give a platform to others to share their stories. Key takeaway It’s by hearing someone’s story that we can begin to really know and understand them; when we understand them, we’re more likely to treat them with greater respect and understanding, making the world a kinder more inclusive place. Be sure to tune in from Wednesday 26th January. About the host Rachel Maunder Rachel Maunder is a Story Coach, helping people find and craft their personal stories for greater engagement through speaking. Her secret sauce includes a blend of an ability to spot the key parts of a story and to highlight those in a relatable way, a lifelong curiosity around what makes people different and a gentle way of drawing people’s stories out of them. An advocate and ally of acceptance and inclusion of those who seem different to us, in whatever way, and you start to see Rachel’s motivation behind creating The Other Stories Podcast. Rachel coaches individuals and runs bespoke workshops for organisations. She also offers an online home-study programme using her own StoryCRAFT process. You can find her contact details or book a complimentary exploratory call here: https://linktr.ee/rachelm_share_your_story DISCLAIMER Any views, thoughts and opinions shared and expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.