Straight From The Heart

The latest episode of Straight From The Heart is available to listen to now. In this episode I am joined by my friend Molly Martin, a highly creative and determined Scottish ex-pat now based in Canada.In this episode, Molly and I cover:toxic behaviours in the workplacehealing from gaslightinglisting healthy habits...and building healthy organisationsThank you so much Molly for your time in the recording of this episode, especially as I committed the cardinal sin in online podcasting/interviewing, by not pressing record the first time round! Lesson learned, James.Please do leave us a comment below, if you have any similar experiences from your own professions and workplaces, or if you have any advice for people struggling with toxic behaviours at work.Good luck to you, Molly! I am delighted to say that since recording Molly has now found a new opportunity, and I am sure she is going to smash it!If you enjoyed this episode the next one is already available, just visit the link below to sign up to my Patreon for free!https://www.patreon.com/c/JCDCoaching Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the third episode of STFH I am joined by Sophia Hassan, a South Asian Glaswegian, who works as a Personal Trainer and trainee Cognitive Behavioural Therapist.I first came in to contact with Sophia during my first year of practising Ramadan in 2021. Sophia agreed to do an Instagram Live chat with me, all to do with fasting during Ramadan and how this affects physical health and performance.In this episode, entitled, 'Be the change you want to see', Sophia and I cover:barriers to exercise for South Asian women, and Personal Trainers of colourmodesty vs gym-clothingCBT vs PT...and Sophia questions me about my experiences of white-man-Ramadan!Thank you so much Sophia for sparing me the time to record this episode, and I really hope that we can do this again soon, maybe even on your own podcast!If you enjoyed this episode, you can find the next episode today, by following the link below, which will take you to my Patreon page. The newest episodes of Straight From The Heart are available to all free and paid Patreons.https://www.patreon.com/c/JCDCoaching Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The second episode of the Straight From The Heart is available to listen to now!The feedback from the first episode was really, really positive., and I am pretty certain you are all going to enjoy this episode just as much. I won't write up too much of a preview in this summary, because as you listen you will find out who Stephanie is, and why I have chosen to bring her to your attention.Some of the topics from my chat with Stephanie include:Shamanic healingAncestral healthBone broth recipes...and making and storing your own tallow for cooking with!As you will hear during the podcast, Stephanie has also very kindly agreed to provide me with a guide to cooking bone broth and making tallow, so you can look out for that post in the next week or so on my Patreon page. Stephanie and I also spoke for around an hour after the recording, so I'm pretty sure you'll be hearing her voice again soon!If you are an Instagram user you can follow Stephanie's property investment business @scottishpropertymaven.Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode, and as always please do leave a like and leave a comment!And if you would like to hear the next episode straight away, you can visit my Patreon page and become a member, here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I am so pleased to say that the first Straight From The Heart podcast is available to listen to now!I had been keen to get something new off the ground and have been speaking to a few potential guests in recent months. Who went first was just going to be a matter of availability and good fortune, but I am delighted today to be able to upload the debut episode of the Straight From The Heart podcast, with TGO Gym's Georgie Delaney!I am not going to preview the show too much in this post, but I'd really urge you to find thirty minutes this weekend to give this a listen - it is just the first of a large number of episodes I intend to record with inspirational and motivational women and men.Thank you so much to you, Georgie, for the time, energy, positivity and inspiration you shared with me in the recording of this debut episode. I am sure we will speak again very soon!If you are an Instagram user you can follow @georgie_tgo to keep up with whatever she is getting up to next! You can also get in touch with me if you would like any support or advice to see a TGO Gym installed in your local area.Please like and comment on this post and help me show gratitude to Georgie for her time and to wish her luck for the future! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.