On this episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast, we talk to Rachael Edmondson-Clarke who transitioned from a job in the food industry to setting up her own business as a consultant and a coach. Join us as we dive in deep on her experience of burnout and we talk about how her resilience mindset allowed her to overcome the challenges of an extremely high-pressure job.
Rachael started out her career at Mars and although she really loved her job, she struggled to find her feet. She tells us how she worked through her performance issues and the questions that she asked to turn that difficult situation around.
We then get onto the topic of wellbeing and Rachael outlines what she does know to take care of herself, which is a million miles away from her previous attitude! If you’re struggling to prioritise taking care of yourself, listen out for Rachael’s tips to boost your physical and emotional health.
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Timestamps
[2:30] Rachael talks about her professional background and her experience working for Mars
[4:48] Rachael’s redundancy and her move to Thorntons
[6:11] A whisper on Rachael’s heart
[8:44] Rachael’s transition to becoming a coach and the importance of looking within to find your next steps
[12:20] The coaching side of Rachael’s business
[13:35] How Rachael became a consultant
[14:19] The interaction between coaching and consultancy
[15:24] Coaches have coaches too!
[17:45] What you can do to support your own wellbeing
[20:10] How Rachael turned her early struggles in Mars around
[24:53] What an optimistic mindset can do for you
[26:18] “My belief is that a healthy mindset is something that you train”
[28:26] Asserting your why
[31:20] Rachael unpacks another time that her mindset helped to carry her through a difficult period
[33:47] The little habits that make a big difference
[34:57] How Rachael reorganised her work and her life to prioritise herself
[36:15] We don’t talk about this enough!
[37:15] Paying attention to the voices inside your head
[39:37] “You wouldn’t treat a prisoner the way I treated myself”
[40:40] Rachael’s experience of self-employment
[41:40] Progress over perfection
[42:40] Where to go to find out more about Rachael
Links and Resources
Rachael’s Inner Circle group on Facebook
Rachael Edmondson-Clarke on LinkedIn
Rachael Edmondson-Clarke on Instagram
Rachael Edmonson-Clarke on Pinterest
Rachael Edmondson-Clarke on TikTok
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