personal development podcast

Why You Don’t Need Your Old Self Back

July 31, 2026

“I just want my old self back.”

I’ve heard those words from clients for years. I said them myself when life felt as though it had fallen apart.

It sounds like the perfect goal because the past feels safe. We remember confidence, certainty and familiarity. We imagine there was a version of us who had everything sorted.
Think you want your old self back? Think again! Discover why lasting personal growth comes from finding your way, not returning to who you used to be.

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#486 I’m Still Finding My Way

July 31, 2026

Think you want your old self back? Discover why lasting personal growth comes from finding your way, not returning to who you used to be.

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The Missing Part Of Success (That No One Talks About)

May 8, 2026

You can do all the “right” things.

Say the affirmations.
Visualise the goal.
Tell yourself, “I’ve got this.”

And still feel like nothing’s changing.

It’s frustrating, isn’t it?

Because you’re not lazy. You’ve put the work in.

So what’s missing?

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#480 The Missing Part Of Success

May 8, 2026

Why thinking alone isn’t enough for success. Discover how aligning your mind and body creates real confidence, reduces anxiety, and helps you embody success naturally.

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Your Growth Serves: From Self-Improvement to Meaningful Impact

April 10, 2026

There’s something a little bit sneaky about personal development…

Most people think it’s all about fixing themselves.

Fixing anxiety.
Fixing confidence.
Fixing what’s “wrong”.

And yes… sometimes it starts there.

But if you stay there?
It becomes hard work. A grind. Something you have to do.

And that’s where most people stop.

The Missing Piece No One Talks

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FMQ527 Empathy Sucks Unless It’s With Yourself

March 6, 2026

Is empathy draining you? Discover the powerful difference between empathy and compassion, learn how to process your own emotions, and build emotional resilience so you can support others without losing yourself.

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#475 Creating The Life You Haven’t Lived Yet

February 27, 2026

In this episode I guide a creative visualisation process to help you consciously create your future and stop living on autopilot.

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#474 Vulnerability Starts Here – Inside

February 13, 2026

In this episode of Personal Development Unplugged, I slow it right down and take the pressure off. Because real vulnerability isn’t about oversharing, trauma-dumping, or spilling your guts to the nearest person who’ll listen.

It starts inside.

This episode is about learning how to be honest with yourself first — safely, simply, and in a way that actually creates change.

Inside this episode, I guide you through two powerful, practical steps you can use whether you’re struggling right now, carrying something from the past, or just want better emotional resilience for whatever comes next.

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Vulnerability Starts Here – Inside

February 6, 2026

Vulnerability has become one of the most overused words in personal development.
Everyone’s talking about it. Few people explain it properly.

Somewhere along the line, vulnerability got confused with oversharing. With dumping emotional baggage in inappropriate places. With being “open” before feeling safe.

And for most people, that just doesn’t work.

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FMQ 525 They Don’t Know I’m Suffering

February 5, 2026

They Don’t Know I’m Suffering

We talk a lot about vulnerability these days — maybe too much, and often in the wrong way.

In this Five Minute Quickie, I challenge the idea that vulnerability means oversharing or spilling everything too soon. Because for most people who are suffering — anxiety, overwhelm, feeling broken, or just “not quite right” — the real issue is this:

People don’t know what’s going on inside.

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