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The Encouragement Diaries — 252 episodes
Beware the half-baked thought!
Mario owner of Ultimate seaXscapes - a Bahamas must on any visit
Windly Bahamas interlude with actress and crochet diva Leah Eneas
Thoughts from the Bahamas: Part 2
Thoughts from the Bahamas Part 1
Falling up
from FOMO to JOMO in one festive step😇
Trig points - and whisky revelations
Make sure you've planned your endings\/
A Midgesummers Night Dream
Weeds of the world rise up!
No clue about where you are - swimming goggles really help😂
Quatermass, the Blob and the sourdough - epics!
The 3 # tags for a joyous life!
How wealth really inspired me to action
Jill Bryson of Strawberry Switchblade brings Glasgow humour in her conversation with Lucinda Sieger
Take action and chop a 'tree' !
Dan Forest - proof passion and perseverance bring great rewards🙌
The Laughing Knee
Being an Ecc 4:12er\0/
Boxing Day with the lovely Lucinda
Why not watch your impossible become possible \0/
Great communication advice involving the 7 dwarves
It's a day to celebrate you\0/
The space. the opportunity and the plonker.
Struggling with self worth in relationships? Nickey Begg is here to help!
What 3 Words - how to find the real you!
Viv Ella from Brazil on very practical ways to experience heaven on earth.
Did you know you don't need to die?
Did you notice the star?
So who's prayer was answered - have a listen and let me know what you think😎
About Time - and what a wonderful journey singer Natalia Farran to this special point in time 🙌
People engagement challenges? You need the knocker upper job title approach💫
The West Highland Way was one of mine - What's one of yours?
Need a little peace - here's 'a little time for you' sea soundscape 🤗
Hilarious but true tales of missed opportunities 🤣
A gentle introduction into connecting to others with one of the best connectors - Lucinda Sieger
There are no limits when love is our motivation 🥰
Tony Currie, radio and TV broadcaster on how grief can be a catalyst for great change🙌
Conscientiousness - the hallmark of journalist and songwriter David Sinclair’s life - just glorious🙌
Best selling author and speaker, Robin Sieger, on his latest book Wisdom from My Self - glorious🙌💫
Lost your mojo? Captain of the Lost Waves aka Shaun Hunter's story will really bless you🙌
Thinking about what to wear today? What about putting on love as your base layer😎
How to survive a traffic jam with joy - Hilary and Chris show us how 💫
Changing position from stinky stonky - the plant way🪴
You'll never guess how wonderful folk singing can be - Dan Forest reveals all🤗
A Shakespearean approach to improving relationships.
Louise Samuel guests on the therapeutic and stressbusting power of baking🥳
Seven camels got their humps up and guess who got the surprise 🤗
At 16 Tumushabe Stevens set his heart to bring kindness into communities in Uganda - wow🙌
The rudy nudy and the interruptible rescuers🙌
Embracing the 'interruptibles' - it beats the 'who, what, why and when?' dilemmas hands down🙌
Neglecting your SQ? Why not make 2024 the year you become a CSO? Think you'll love this podcast🤗
Rachel Inglis shares how to have a 3D Christmas the imaginative contemplation way🙌
What an Innkeeper Wallace Perling turned out to be in this nativity story💫
The Spruce tree and the Olive Tree - a riveting story for Xmas and beyond💫
How to be an angel - although the real ones do it better👼
A worker, a prophet or a master builder - which one/s do you think you are?
Frazzled or fizzled - that's the question, but what's the answer?
Travel light and travel ready - a glorious perspective on living life to the full🙌
77x7 = ??? What's your best guess to the answer to this wine label?
Yes, 3 million people can be wrong - and other erroneous facts about who you are🤗
Yod, Daleth and Hei - what a trio💫
You may need to get your feet wet if you want to live free from the burdens of life😇
Your prayers have been answered🙌
Lily and Dong Yu - restoring people, and the world, in beautiful ways.
Flights, bags, blessings and the joys of compensation🙌
How an onion made all the difference for talented filmmaker and storyteller Tom Harmer 🙌
What is normal for a shrimp may surprise you!
How the seemingly impossible actually becomes a reality - the sailing stones have cracked it🙌
Nikki Tremble from rags to the best kind of riches
The exotic and endangered - and that's just your jeans!
Living a 'weed' free life - sooooo healthy for mind, body and soul!
Don't despise the day of small beginnings🙌
How to spare others from the Mandrill communication style
The Art of saying less
What do you fear? You need hope and joy🙌
You too can change the world - even by accident
The spider and the fly - where order and chaos collide
The power of someone coming alongside when failure seems inevitable💫
Did you know rain is nature's way of trying to have a conversation with us?
How to spot a miracle💫
Wear your crown👑
How reading a tree can transform your life!
A little birdsong to start your day.
The practise of the presence of peace
The powerhouse that is Gratitude
Skinny Genes, Lucky Lips and a Grundy Gallop - what's your best guess as to where these will lead?
Positive News Day
I'm really not a robot - and I'm app'd out!
The right way, the wrong way, and...the gogglesway!
The Sieger Siblings - encouraging wisdom on how to be family.
Wonderful international singer/songwriter Lara Eidi on the power of the voice to heal and bring joy.
On the edge or higher up - what's your comfortable place?
Punctuation - the greatest of tools for a relaxed lifestyle.
Backed into a corner? Your corner is your gate \o/
The battle between the advertiser and the goldfish - yes, it involves attention span!
Sunshine Saturdays and a couple of ways to create little pots of joy🙌
Unleashing your creative guru
The best ever Christmas card.
Behold the blubber - a whale of a Xmas tradition!
The surprising gifts that come from the seemingly mundane things in life.
Does the new dictionary word - permacrisis - describe your life just now?
Anak Krakatoa - a lesson in the power of persisting in 'bubbling' 🙌
Route mapping away from the Needless Road.
Yeast - a wonderful power source and secret weapon against overwhelming odds 🙌
There's the Siegfried Line and the Maginot Line but now there's the Washing Line!
Buck the trend and you'll save yourself alot of money - and grief - from possible BBL effects!
Pop your head around the corner - you may be pleasantly surprised!
September 21, 2022
Do you pay attention to your inner voice or are you persuaded by whoever shouts loudest?
Smells evoke memories so why not recreate your favourite ones when you need encouragement?
The value of local news in building strong community is the passion of Editor Fiona Reid.
Forget the Mondays blues and let Adam 'Bottleneck' Blake busker the blues away🙌
Farther up and farther in - the Narnian self development method.
The musical adventure novel CV!
What makes for the truly greats in friendships - journalist Helene Almqvist and Lucinda Sieger🎉
What 5 minutes in the loo and a flower can do to massively boost wellbeing 🙌
Conversation tip No 1: How to avoid digging a pit for yourself!
Joan McAlpine brings Robert Burns amazing home at Ellisland Farm alive - amazing🙌
Flourishing in the murky times - lessons from a bulrush!
The creation of Deacon Pink - Dot Getcliffe draws us into her intriguing story.
There are times it is good to turn a blind eye so that you can actually see the good 🙌
Ruby and Adam Malik bring great joy on cholesterol, curries, cricket and healthy living - yum yum🙌
Was 'Tee hee Brutus' the last thing Julius Caeser actually said?
Kate Kelly, Alexander technique teacher, author and actor on the benefits of changing habits🙌
The perfect excuse to avoid backbreaking work - its all in the medieval story😇
The art of the apology - with the help of pumpernickel!
Observation, circumstances and opportunities go hand in hand.
The skirl of the pipes - what could be more uplifting 🙌
Harriet's diary of discovering how to grow despite containment. So good🙌
Life always find a way\o/
The water glass approach to dealing with anxieties - simple but wildly effective 🙌
Why honouring others and being honoured can be life-changing.
When laughter and joy have left the room Nick and Tracey Young-Thomson share how to introduce hope!
So how do you get to be the best that you can be - here's how from 11 year old Philile in Durban💝
Lessons from a beach cafe in Durban😎
How would you rate your travel efficiency? The glorious art of packing a case😇
Nel Van Zanten on the what, why and wowee's of having a healthy gut 💖
To swamp or not to swamp? That is the question so what is the answer?
Top tip for transformation - at all levels:-)
Are you a swinger, bagger or plonker?
Learning the benefits of difficult people - honestly it can change our whole perspective on life!
Discover the best diet ever for an all-round healthy life.
When Christmas came early - the joys of family!
Personality profiling - have you tried the jigsaw method?
From scarcity to abundance the desert mothers way!
What 'adults' can learn from young teenagers on destressing - welcome to guests Poppy and Jules,🤗
A breathe filling soundscape by the sea - perfect for escaping the office 🙌
Growing resilience - star of stage and film, Elizabeth Counsel shares from her story 🙌
Life lessons from a candle🙌
Colin Mackenzie, Fleet Street journalist extraordinaire on making the most of your luck!
Do you know your labour is not in vain?
Do you know the language of music? Gifted musicians Hide Takemoto and Lucinda Sieger - thank you 🎶
What would you love to see come to pass in your life?
Reflections from the forest🌲🌳
Decision-making with a difference!
A chocolate Nativity Story to bring joy. Merry Christmas🎄
How wonderful to have people around us who ignite our hearts - such a one is guest Isaac Stott🙌
Nuggets of gold on the journey to contentment with Loveson Mdluli.
The stormy people and the devastated tree people.
How to give your endorphins a run for their money🤗
A Scottish blessing as we approach Advent season
Does Black Friday really create happiness?
A key lesson on ensuring you get your facts right!
What story has inspired or depressed you? O Henry's The Last Leaf falls into one of these categories
Cate Mackenzie, therapist, artist and writer on the power of self love to overcome fear🙌
Who's shoes fit you best?
Are you a Lone Ranger or a Tonto? The Wild West way to collaboration🙌
What kind of pot cleaner do you use? The answer reveals a communication tool 🙌
The key benefits of actually listening to what is being said.
The gym, the wimp and the transformation - Jay Safari tells his delightful story.
Can you name that tree?
Caves or castles - where is your place of safety?
Greek TV and radio presenter Vasoula Christodoulou - Black belt, belly dancer and investigator!
What do deafness, radioactivity and geology all have in common?
Spotify star Daisy Chute loves people and what an inspiration she is to others.
Pyramids and personalities - the one gets buried while the other lives on.
Following your instincts can be life-changing. Rachel Ball, graphic novelist is a wonderful guest 👏
Luke Collins reveals how cats are the answer to the art of avoidance - brilliant!
The wonderful release from cathartic moments
David Bartholomew shares his discovery of untold riches.
Neil and Carrie Bruce's hilarious take on men's sheds - the perfect solution🙌
The pitfalls and joys from going off the beaten path!
Mermaids, seaweed and minerals - therapist Carina Coen explains the healing benefits of the sea.
Why lemon suckers and peas definately do not mix!
Amazing American Folk musician and poet Eric Sommer talks about the power of breadcrumbs.
Louis Armstrong got life and what it was about - let's take advantage of his pearls of wisdom.
At a crossroads moment? A couple of questions to ask yourself🤔
Writer, journalist and broadcaster Robin Denselow inspires with The Electric Muse Revisited!
Smoking the mango trees - the key to a healthier life.
Emma Rowlands shares her story of practising rootedness🙌
Ahetas Jimi, Greek artist and songwriter, joins in a conversation - with cicadas! - from Greece🇬🇷
Odd and imperfect is always more interesting!.
The revelations of journaling.
From California to London canals, Ida Olsen paddleboards into joy 🙌
The resilience of clay pots - guest Ian Houston encourages us to 'thine own self be true' 🙌
Leaning back and leaning in - the joy of the whisper.
Educationalist and author Jenny York on leaping into uncertainty - and her children's book series💖
The Lone Ranger and stagecoaches.
From fine arts to farming - creative solutions for everyday life from Jenny Dobson.
In pursuit of butterflies.
A marvellous story of certainty from guest Dick Hammond's diary.
The half-mast trouser approach!
Entertaining angels unawares.
Three world changers in the studio today!
Where substance overtakes style - encouragement from a bike ride!
San Francisco Green Film Festival founder and director Rachel Caplan is on the podcast sofa today🎥
Putting your head above the parapet - the four Q's.
Entrepreneur extraordinaire and philosopher farmer guests today - welcome to Michael Dobson
Don't wait for a funeral!
From the womb to the tomb
Extravagant living.
Wild adventures and joy in the Arctic with Seth Gardner, filmmaker, author, storyteller
The joy of humour - a cautionary tale!
Pioneers and poets - join guest academician Lady Joyce Caplan into the world of poetry.
It's Earth Day - time to be kind to yourself and the planet.
What do Cuba, Blue Badge, birds and entrepreneurship all have in common - Kath Bateman!
Avoiding falling into the deceptive traps of the half truth communicators.
Louise Simpkin shares the value of gathering around food. Yumee!
Finding joy in embarrassing moments!
Robert Burns, Stanley Baxter and the gift of friendship
Lent - a season to stretch into and reap great rewards.
Shackleton's angel - what a story!
Singer songwriter Lucinda Sieger encourages our untapped creative imagination
How to stay sweet - advice from the 17th century!
From Cape Town, Robyn Curran's inspirational encouragement on being present - and exercise tips!
Peter Hammond guests in a great conversation on mental wellbeing and practical tenderheartedness.
Life lessons from a cloud
Robin Sieger, best selling author and speaker shares on attitude, beliefs and extreme golf!
Commit to adventure!
The significance of being unique - lessons from some seeds.
Discovering diamonds - the power of knowing our core drivers.
Where heavenly things can be of great earthly use!
The three W's - which one is the key to encouragement?
How appreciation of cowboys, and anemones, can lead to joy!
Behold the hedge - the business and life benefits from the art of observation.
Speaking blessings - a tool for resilience and survival!
Choices - learning a new language.
Contagious laughter - what an encouragement 😂🙌.
Mosquitos, nudists and dominos!
Excited anticipation - miracles can happen!
Catching rabbits
Discovering your significance Part 2 - the glorious truth🙌
Discovering your significance Part 1 - Dealing with the lemon suckers.
Wisdom, understanding and rare treasure!
Cracked pots and water carriers
Ebb and flow - discovering treasure
Tent pegs and stability!
Monkeys and coconuts.
Stay Curious - stagnation is not an option.
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