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Simply Happy ConversationsFocusing in a distracted world with Angela LockwoodIn this episode of Simply Happy Conversations, I talk with Anglea Lockwood an Executive Coach, Occupational Therapist, author and podcast host of ‘Distracted’ an invaluable resource for you to learn the art of focus. Episode Highlights: The importance of focus Managing distractions Creating a creative work environment Key Takeaways: Supporting children in the age of distraction Listen to the full episode now and discover how to regain your focus and thrive. Connect with Angela: Website: https://www.angelalockwood.com.au/ Follow her on social media: https://www.instagram.com/angelalockwood_/ Follo...
2025-07-2435 min
Distracted91: Bookend Habits For Better Focus91: Bookend Habits for Better Focus In this episode of Distracted, Angela Lockwood discusses the importance of bookend routines for enhancing focus and productivity. She shares practical strategies for preparing for the week ahead on Sunday nights, wrapping up tasks on Friday afternoons, and establishing effective morning and evening routines. By implementing these routines, listeners can achieve greater mental clarity, reduce overwhelm, and create a structured approach to their daily and weekly tasks. By listening to the episode you will learn; 👉 Why it is difficult to stick with new habits. 👉 Why creating routines to your...
2025-03-1132 minDistracted88: Self-Regulation For Back To School Success88: Self-Regulation For Back To School Success In this episode, Angela Lockwood discusses the importance of self-regulation for children, especially as they transition back to school. She emphasises the need for parents and educators to support children in managing their emotions, understanding the complexities of emotional regulation, and providing strategies to help them cope with challenges. The conversation covers factors that affect self-regulation, such as brain development, relationships, and routines, and concludes with actionable strategies for adults to model and teach self-regulation skills to children. By listening to the episode you will learn; 👉 The impor...
2025-02-0542 minDistracted86: Lessons From Switching Off and Welcome to 2025!86: Lessons From Switching Off and Welcome to 2025! In this episode, Distracted host Angela Lockwood reflects on her recent family holiday where she switched off from work for 4 weeks. No laptop, no messages and no notifications. She shares the results of doing this and emphasises the importance of disconnecting from technology and creating boundaries to manage these distractions at all times. She shares insights on how to control attention and minimise interruptions in daily life, encouraging listeners to prioritise what truly matters to them. By listening to the episode you will learn; 👉 The importance of cons...
2025-01-1419 min
If I Had One WISHIf I Had One WISH - With Angela LockwoodAngela joins us on the podcast not long after retiring from being CEO of North Star. We speak to Angela about her time at North Star and why it is important to understand the heritage of the communities we are working in.A real advocate for inclusive, decision making, democratic leadership, Angela speaks to us about how she ensured this in her work, and how others could do the same.
2025-01-1334 min
Residue: A True Crime PodcastThe Cheerleader Murder: Kirsten CostasSend us a textPretty and popular 15-year-old Kirsten Costas had it all. She was the teenage dream at Miramonte High School in Orinda, California in the 1980's. Jealousy and rage from a member of her peer group would cause a horrific crime to take place on the night of June 23, 1984. A community would never be the same. The 1994 TV movie, Death of a Cheerleader, starring Tori Spelling and Kellie Martin would be based on this case. The highest ranking movie of 1994 would spark a debate about whether or not the murder of Kirsten Costas was planned...
2024-06-1838 min
Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara CooneyApril 2024 Listener Q&AIn this episode Kara and Jordan answer listener questions from April. To submit a question for the monthly Q&A podcast, become a paid subscriber on Substack or join our Patreon!A few photos from Kara’s Egypt tripShow Notes:Female Genitalia Lexicography* Bednarski, Andrew 2000. Hysteria revisited. Women's public health in ancient Egypt. In McDonald, Angela and Christina Riggs (eds), Current research in Egyptology 2000, 11-17. Oxford: Archaeopress.* Ghalioungui, P. 1977. The persistence and spread of some obstetric concepts held in ancient Egypt. Annales du Service des Antiquités de l'É...
2024-05-0656 min
The PDHPE & CAFS Podcast with Kelly Bell#97 How to Become LESS Distracted and MORE Focused as a Busy TeacherIn this episode, I chat with occupational therapist Angela Lockwood about practical strategies teachers can implement to maintain focus and prevent burnout in their high-pressure jobs. Angie draws from her 20 years of experience in education and shares insights on morning routines, setting boundaries, and using self-awareness to design systems that allow teachers to stay in control of their energy and time. Episode Highlights: Implement a morning routine including deep breathing, visualization and journaling to set positive intentions for the day Carve out quiet preparation time each day such as arriving early to focus on deep work...
2024-05-0146 min
ADHD Families PodcastEp 27 - Distraction, focus and stress with Angela LockwoodIn this podcast we chat with the incredible Angela Lockwood about reducing overwhelm and minimising distraction in our modern lives. There is so much gold in this interview and Angela shares her strategies around screen time and reducing stress.
Key Points and timestamps2.00m Angela's story7.41m How Angela helps people with focus and distraction10.00m Dysregulated nervous system in families 11.00m Stress management - feeling into your body17.00m Strategies for the chaos19.42m Strategies for time and productivity23.00m Managing screentime distractions39.00m How to start your day
2024-03-2949 minDistracted56: Welcome to Distracted the PodcastIn this episode, Angela Lockwood introduces her new podcast, Distracted, and explains how it is a continuation of her previous work on children's wellbeing. She discusses the increase in adult attention deficit disorders, anxiety, and depression, and highlights the common topics she has explored in her previous work. Angela shares her personal experience with distraction and the strategies she has used to manage it. She emphasizes the importance of learning strategies and resting the brain. The podcast aims to provide practical strategies for thriving in the age of distraction. Episode Takeaways Adults are struggling with distraction...
2024-02-1312 min
Work Life by DesignThe Art of Focus in a World of Distraction with Angela LockwoodThe art of focus in our modern worlds has become just that. An art. With books like Johan Hari’s Stolen Focus and past guest Dr Kristy Goodwin's, Dear Digital we need to talk, the constant disruption, distraction mulit-tasking and task switching that we are all succumbing to is impacting our ability to truly focus. Add to this all the pressures and competing demands of daily life and we are quickly looking at fatigue, exhaustion and burnout. And whilst the rise of flexible working has given us more...
2023-09-2536 min
Work.Mama.Life with Dr Ali Young#94 - Angela Lockwood - Managing Focus in the Age of DistractionAngela Lockwood is my final guest on this iteration of the podcast, and I couldn't be happier to have her share her wisdom with the amazing Work Mama Life listeners. Angela is an OT, speaker and author of the best selling book Switch Off. She now works with parents, children and schools to amplify the experience of children and teachers in an inclusive classroom environment. But today she is speaking with us about focus, distraction, tech use... and as working mums we are navigating a new harsh reality that makes it really tricky to determine what is...
2023-09-2225 min
Everything Early ChildhoodInclusion - The potential of all children with Angela LockwoodWelcome to another thought-provoking episode of "Inclusion: The Potential of All Children"! In this special podcast episode, we will be delving deep into the essential topic of supporting children with disabilities, challenging behaviors, and additional needs in our early childhood environments. Our guest for today's enlightening conversation is the esteemed Angela Lockwood, an experienced Occupational Therapist with a passion for empowering children to thrive in inclusive environments. Angela brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in working with young children, their families, and early childhood educators to create supportive and nurturing spaces for all. Throughout this episode, we'll explore...
2023-07-261h 07Distracted51: Building foundations through family day care with Victoria EdmondIn this episode, Angela Lockwood speaks with Victoria Edmond the Founding Director and Approved Provider of Rainbow Bridge Family Day Care and the host of the Big Hearted Podcast. Angela and Victoria speak about the important foundations for early years educators to build positive relationships with young children in their care. Victoria also shares a holistic view of having a values driven family day care service and how parents can collaborate with educators to build well rounded kids. Enjoy!
2023-07-1330 min
Distracted50: Building a positive relationship with your child's teacherAn important relationship in ensuring your child has a positive experience at school is establishing a positive relationship with your child's teacher. In this episode Angela Lockwood shares ways to establish a build a positive relationship from day one. Appreciating the role each other has in supporting your child to become a capable student will allow them to thrive in all aspects of the school experience. Thanks for listening to the podcast. For more tips on parenting and supporting your child through their learning journey, follow at www.angelalockwood.com.au
2023-03-2419 min
Distracted49: Visual supports for calm daysGetting out the door in the morning can be hectic. You can say the same thing over and over and your child still walks out the door with the wrong uniform, no lunch and one shoe on. In this episode, Angela Lockwood shares a simple yet effective way to keep everyone organised and on track for a calm start to every day. Angela shares how to implement visual supports in your family like checklist, visual schedules and visual reminders to make the start to everyone's day seamless and stress-free. Enjoy! Thanks for listening to the podcast. For...
2023-03-1720 min
Distracted48: Routines for a successful start to school.When the school year starts it can feel chaotic settling into new routines, meeting new people and adapting to a new way of life. In this episode, Angela Lockwood shares 5 simple ways parents can help the year to start smoothly and in doing so set important foundations for their child's learning experience for the year ahead. Thanks for listenting to the podcast. For more tips on parenting and supporting your child through their learning journey, head on over to www.angelalockwood.com.au
2023-03-1022 minWork Life by DesignWork, Life & Mumming – Avoiding overwhelm, burnout and not taking yourself too seriously! With Dr Kristy Goodwin, Angela Lockwood & Dr Ali YoungWe've all been through a LOT the past 2 years and sometimes it can feel like it's only happening to us! We can sometimes feel like we are living in the middle of a total sh*t show, while Sally over the fence has it all together..... I'm super excited about today's episode because I have brought together three very special ladies Dr Kristy Goodwin, Angela Lockwood and Dr Alison Young in a panel-style discussion, exploring overwhelm, burnout and how we can put boundaries in place to support ourselves when we're navigating "all the things" Each of these wo...
2022-03-0148 min
Distracted36: Building positive relationships with parents from day 1In this episode, podcast host and Occupational Therapist Angela Lockwood discusses how teachers can communicate their concerns about a student in their class without ruining a relationship with a parent. After years of seeing these conversations go badly, Angela shares simple but important considerations when a teacher communicated their concerns about a student in their class in the first couple of weeks of the school year.
2022-02-1021 min
Scary Time - Scary, Creepy and Paranormal storiesThe Winchester Mystery House by Weird Distractions PodcastFollow Weird Distractions on Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3CQR6LTFollow on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3qfuhMqFollow Everywhere else - https://bit.ly/32b66HxWho were the Winchesters? What made them wealthy? What tragedy took place? So many answers and spooky reports of paranormal phenomena take place in this episode. Tune in, learn more, and get your spooky on! Need a distraction? We got you.As discussed in episode 62 about the 215 bodies of Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation children recently found in Kamloops (and counting found in...
2021-11-2235 min
The BlueprintMastering Calm Living - for ourselves, our families and our schools - with Angela LockwoodToday, we are talking with a leading authority on calm parenting. She’s the author of two business self-help books, The Power of Conscious Choice, and Switch Off: How to Find Calm in a Noisy World. She’s an occupational therapist who has been working in schools for about 20 years now and has one key mission: to help young people live a little better and to support the adults doing the same - teachers, mentors and, of course, parents.
Angela and I were booked to deliver a parenting seminar together, but to be honest, coming into this inte...
2021-11-0740 min
Distracted32: How a brain injury made me become an Occupational therapistIn her most personal episode yet, A Kid's Life Podcast host Angela Lockwood shares her story from an aspiring Australian hockey player to a 17-year-old with a brain injury questioning the direction of her life and the shattering of her dreams. Angela shares how interaction with an Occupational therapist whilst in the hospital recovering from her injuries would change the direction of her life and give her the focus for her life's work ... so far. This is an episode not to be missed for anyone with children who need a dose of inspiration to look forward.
2021-10-2527 min
Weird DistractionsThe Winchester Mystery HouseThis weeks distraction has it all: weirdness, mystery, ghosts and local lore. Join Alex & Christie as they embark to the notorious Winchester Mystery house in San Jose, California. Who were the Winchesters? What made them wealthy? What tragedy took place? So many answers and spooky reports of paranormal phenomena take place in this episode. Tune in, learn more, and get your spooky on! Need a distraction? We got you.Podcast promo: Complicit Podcast - check them out!As discussed in episode 62 about the 215 bodies of Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation children recently found in Kamloops...
2021-10-1737 min
Work.Mama.Life with Dr Ali YoungAngela Lockwood - Creating Calm in our Mother WorldToday we chat about all things calm and motherhood. We explore Angela's journey from crazy busy business owner to a choice in her motherhood, and how this experience led her to create her calm movement. Angela Lockwood is an Occupational Therapist who for the last 20 years has been working alongside teachers in classrooms focusing on Occupational Therapy work around inclusivity. She has authored two business self-help books, "The Power of Conscious Choice" and "Switch Off and Find Calm". She is a regular media commentator with her expert commentary on Channel 9 Today EXTRA, The A...
2021-08-1132 min
Karl Sterling PodcastInterview with Steve Hunt: Connections!In this interview, keyboardist and composer, Steve Hunt talks about his upcoming release entitled CONNECTIONS. This new album features an allstar lineup of musicians, including Jimmy Haslip, Chad Wackerman, Gary Husband, Vinnie Colauita, Virgil Donati, Nate Wood, Evan Marien, Jimmy Johnson, Eric Marienthal, Billy Cobham, and many others.
We also talked about his work with Allan Holdsworth, Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham, and others.
Pianist Steve Hunt, throughout his career, has stayed true to an uncompromising vision of composing and performing jazz music from his heart. Steve has continued to push himself technically, focusing on a musical style which is both...
2021-01-173h 04
The Bookcast Club#31 Gothic Fiction for HalloweenSend us a Text Message.Welcome to the 31st episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today we welcome from the That's What We Read Podcast as co-host. Jenny and Holly discuss they're favourite genre of gothic fiction, sharing what exactly gothic fiction is, what it isn't and a few of their favourites. There's a couple of horror and true crime books thrown in for good measure, perfect reading for Halloween.Support The Bookcast ClubYou can support the podcast on Patreon...
2020-10-0950 minThe Bookcast Club#31 Gothic Fiction for HalloweenSend us a Text Message.Welcome to the 31st episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today we welcome from the That's What We Read Podcast as co-host. Jenny and Holly discuss they're favourite genre of gothic fiction, sharing what exactly gothic fiction is, what it isn't and a few of their favourites. There's a couple of horror and true crime books thrown in for good measure, perfect reading for Halloween.Support The Bookcast ClubYou can support the podcast on Patreon...
2020-10-0950 min
The Lens – UK Responsible Business PodcastBitesize with NORTH STAR HOUSING: Angela Lockwood. Group CEOThe Lens Bitesize is a series of micro episodes featuring senior leaders from the business community. In each episode our host, Oli Barrett MBE asks his guests about their responses to the COVID crisis and what can be done to future proof businesses, making them more responsible and equipped to deal with challenges, great and small. Build back better... Our Guest Angela Lockwood has been Group Chief Executive of North Star Housing Group since 2009. Her expertise and insight into housing spans almost 30 years, beginning at...
2020-05-0506 min
Team Guru PodcastMinisode 003 - #DeleteFacebook is more important than you thinkDelete Facebook. You've been thinking about it for a while now. And you're not alone. But that private thought became a full blown civic movement this month. The Cambridge Analytica scandal revealed the extent to which our personal information has been sold by Facebook to a variety of unscrupulous third parties.
Angela Lockwood joins me to talk about how people can learn to disconnect. Angela is the author of the book Switch Off : How to find calm in a noisy world. She told me that most people think that it's nearly impossible to reduce their use of social media.
2018-03-2811 min
IRC WASHWASH Talk EP10 - Systems Thinking with Angela Huston and Harold LockwoodIRC's podcast series WASH Talk shares ideas on changes the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector has to make in order to contribute to achieving universal access by 2030. To do so speakers from all over the world are given a voice in this podcast series. Find out more on www.ircwash.org/washtalk.
In this episode, WASH Talk host Andy Narracott and guest speakers Angela Huston of IRC and Harold Lockwood of AguaConsult talk about how the systems approach came about, current evidence of its value and possible challenges for its adaptation in the WASH sector.
2018-01-2321 min
Live Immediately with mike campbell066: Summer Series: Angela Lockwood - How To Find Calm In A Noisy WorldFirst in the Summer Series is my great chat I had with Angela Lockwood. Angela is an occupational therapist, speaker, mother and author. I absolutely loved her recent book - Switch Off: How to Find Calm in a Noisy World. And switching off is exactly what I am doing over the Christmas break. I’m switching off from all social media and most technology. Even with the Summer Series of the podcast, I have pre-recorded everything, pre programmed each episode, and I’m not promoting them across social media. I am not...
2017-12-241h 05
Team Guru Podcast054 - How to Switch Off - Angela LockwoodWe live in 2017 and there is lots to celebrate. We’re richer than at any other time in history, information is at our finger tips, medicine and the essentials of life literally pour out of a tap.
Yet amongst all this apparent wealth we find ourselves slipping further and further into depression - our mental is plummeting.
My guest in this episode is here to tell us why - and more importantly, what we can do about it.
Angela Lockwood is the author of Switch Off and she has a bunch of ideas that will help us all live a ca...
2017-05-1045 min
Rowdy Mclean - Play a Bigger Game PodcastPABG Podcast - episode #43 - Interview with author of Switch Off - Angela LockwoodSuccess is about getting in the game, going flat out, giving it all you have got, while chasing down your hopes and dreams. Its also about managing your downtime really carefully. In her new book, Angela Lockwood explains how to Switch Off for even greater success!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2017-04-0228 min