Shows
What You Set in MotionWhy Near Death Experiences Shift Your Priorities Faster Than Any Self-Help BookWhat happens when a bike ride turns into a near death experience and how does that moment reshape everything in your life?In this episode of What You Set in Motion, Matthew shares how a cardiac arrest on a bike ride threw his life into coma and memory loss, yet gave him a profound second chance. If you’ve ever wondered how to rebuild from trauma, regain purpose, or live with deeper gratitude, his story speaks directly to you.By listening you’ll discover:How facing mortality can sharpen your priorities and rev...
2025-11-2045 min
What You Set in MotionLeon & Andrea Jala - "I made a lot of money I hid under my mattress"This is a story of miracles in one family’s life — from sneaking out to gamble in pool dens, to revival among a tribe in Borneo. It’s about finding hope when life feels hopeless, and navigating faith when our own journey seems ordinary in the shadow of the extraordinary.Leon runs podcast with his Dad, Idris Jala, called The Game of Impossible - https://www.youtube.com/@TheGameOfImpossible
2025-08-2650 min
What You Set in MotionAbel and Jacintha Cheah - Generations Transformed by FaithAbel and Jacintha run a large church in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This is their stories and the impact of faith on them, their family and community.
2025-07-2348 min
What You Set in MotionNew Podcast Coming SoonThis is a new podcast telling the stories of how people'e lives change and what the impact is on them and others.
2025-07-1702 minWhat You Set in MotionChild Poverty, Parenting - Eli Gardner, CEO of Kids MatterEli is a clinical phycologist and the co founder and CEO of Kids Matter. A charity working to reduce impact of poverty on children and equip parents.
We talked about the rise in mental health diagnosis of young people, rising child poverty, permissive parenting and what every parents need to be thinking about.
To find out more about the charity, Kids Matter visit: kidsmatter.org.uk
2024-04-0850 minWhat You Set in MotionAnxiety - Jules Jacob talking through her journey with anxiety and tackling anxiety togetherJules talks about Jules's journey with anxiety and how she has found tools, and created a course to help others. She talks about what anxiety is, how to manage panic attacks, fear and negative thoughts. How we can change the way we think. How do faith and anxiety work together.
2024-03-1152 minWhat You Set in MotionAddiction and Recovery - Clare KennedyClare talks about her and her husband's (former soap star) journey of recovery. We talk about how different alcoholism can look and at the amazing support in the recovery community. Clare runs Kennedy Street Recovery - (kennedystreetrecovery.org) providing support to hundreds of addicts.
2023-03-311h 12
What You Set in MotionRefugees, Asylum Seekers and MigrationMaggie Filipova-Rivers and Fiona Summerfield talk about the work they do supporting refugees and asylum seekers. Maggie is the East of England Coordinator for City of Sanctuary as well as being a local councillor for South Oxfordshire. Fiona runs the Church of Sanctuary work at Greyfriars church in Reading offering a safe place for asylum seekers and refugees. We discuss the response to refugees and asylum seekers in the UK, the reality of the situation and what support is actually given and ask questions about the stereotypes, preconceptions and challenges that asylum seekers and refugees face.
2023-03-071h 05What You Set in MotionWill James - Cognitive Diversity and what makes differenceWe discuss what makes a team 'diverse', how to develop diverse teams and the importance of difference of thought. The need to be aware of power structures and to create psychological safety for people to freely be a different voice. Will James is a leadership coach who works with leaders and teams helping them to develop their purpose, potential and impact.
Check out Will's TedX talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPQ9h0TTUO8
website: withdiversity.com
2022-11-201h 03What You Set in MotionChildren in Care and OrphanagesWe talk about the care system in the UK, orphanages, voluntary tourisms impact on orphanages, the impact of the war in Ukraine on orphanages. Ruth a social worker in the UK and Sophie works for an international charity Hope and Homes for Children - https://www.hopeandhomes.org/. Ruth talks about growing up with her family running a children home and the work she does now for children in care. Sophie's charity aims to end institutional care and she explains how they do that and the reality of orphanages around the world as well as the work they are doing...
2022-07-2758 min
What You Set in MotionWhere have we got to?A little bit of a reflection on the last 3 years. Thinking about what has changed but what we still need to think about to have better equality and compassion towards one another.
2022-06-1726 minWhat You Set in MotionEmily Chalke - Human TraffickingEmily lived in the red light district in Bangkok for 5 years working with women exploited by the sex industry and helping many to escape. She then came back to the UK and started Ella's. Ella's Provides support and housing in London for women who have survived human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
For more information on Ella's visit ellas.org.uk
2022-04-2352 minWhat You Set in MotionSue Hopkinson - AutismSue Hopkinson is the mother of Alex who was on a previous episode. She raised Alex on her own, has battled breast cancer and has been working with neurologically diverse children even before Alex was born. She is an amazing and inspiring woman.
2022-04-0248 minWhat You Set in MotionAnneka Wallington Founder of the brand RecognisedAnneka started the beautiful jewellery brand Recognised. She started the business with her husband and she has since won Young Buisness Woman of the Year. The brand supports causes such mental health, loneliness and human trafficking but the key part of it is recognising where people are at. We talk about the tory of Recognised and the importance of recognising peoples pain and struggles. We also talk about what it's like being a female founder and entrepreneur.
2022-02-2856 minWhat You Set in MotionEmma Waring - Psychosexual Nurse TherapistEm is a nurse and psychosexual therapist with a private clinic in London. She has been working in the field of sexual therapy for over 20 years. She is an expert in her field. She has written a book called Seasons of Sex and Intimacy. We talk about how she got into the field, problems she sees, we talk about the episode The Things We Do To Women on the podcast The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill. We talk about inequalities in sex and relationships.
2021-11-221h 02What You Set in MotionAlex Hopkinson & Louise Detain - L'Arche and Learning DisabilitiesTalking about life with a learning disability, the L'Arche community, covid for those with learning disability and how the community has coped with the revelations of abuse by its former leader Jean Vanier.
2021-07-2959 minWhat You Set in MotionHope Virgo - Eating DisordersHope is an author and an award winning advocate for people with eating disorders. She spearheaded the #DumpTheScales campaign calling on the government to review the eating disorder guidance delivered by clinicians. We talked about her own journey and struggles with anorexia, her faith and how we as a society we can better support those with eating disorders.
2021-06-2558 minWhat You Set in MotionJenny Costa, Rubies in the Rubble Founder- Food WasteChat with Jenny the CEO and founder of the award winning food waste brand Rubies in the Rubble. Jenny is an inspiring leader who started the brand as a result of her passion to fight food waste. We talk about how she has found starting and the running the business particularly during Covid as well as getting into the facts, issues and possible solutions around food waste.
2021-06-0842 minWhat You Set in MotionRuth Yimika Afolabi - Faith, Fashion and FeminismChatting to the inspiring Founder and CEO of the magazine and brand Magnify on where faith, fashion and feminism compliment and conflict with one another. How she started Magnify and some of the challenges she has faced and her own experience of racism.
2021-05-111h 01What You Set in MotionTyson Douglas - RacismTyson speaks brilliantly on the subject of race through giving his own experience and how he sees things in light of the George Floyd killing and the Black Lives Matter protests last summer. He is an actor, model, boxer and producer. He is from East London. We talk about tokenism, being in a mixed race relationship, the police and what he thought about the response to Black Lives Matter protests.
2021-04-151h 01
What You Set in MotionAnna Smith - MotherhoodHearing from Anna Smith about raising 6 kids, working out equality in a marriage when the roles are different and what to do when society doesn't always value your role as a parent. Plus brilliant parenting advice. She is passionate about the role of raising children and an inspiration to hear from on the subject of motherhood.
2021-03-1544 min
What You Set in MotionLizanne Gumbel QC and Rev'd Nicky Gumbel - my Dad and my aunt.Speaking to two of the most driven and successful people I know who happen to be my Dad and his one and only sister, Lizanne Gumbel QC. Lizanne is one of the top barristers in the UK supporting some of the most vulnerable clients from child and sexual abuse to the most catastrophic personal injury cases. She has acted on behalf of those abused by Jimmy Saville and Harvey Weinstein. We talked about their childhood and what made them so dedicated to the different work they do. This is the first interview they have ever done together.
2021-02-2256 min
What You Set in MotionIsaac Borquaye/ Guvna B on music, culture, faith & toxic masculinityConversation with the author and double MOBO award winner rap/grime artist Guvna B on the relationship between music, culture and faith. Discussing inequality in the music industry and the music played in church and his latest book on toxic masculinity.
2020-12-2351 min
What You Set in MotionCorina Kaiser - working in a male dominated world, being a Romanian in the UK and starting a civil action group.Talking to Corina about her life having grown up in Romania, the challenge of the world of investment as one of the few woman and how she found faith. Discussing some of the assumptions and biases Romanians face in the UK as well as how and why she came to start a civil action group supporting different needs in Romania.
2020-12-1353 min
What You Set in MotionNeenu Thomas - Covid and Bonded Labour in IndiaTalking to Neenu Thomas about her life, working for an international charity helping some of the poorest in India and the impact of Covid on the daily wage workers in India.
2020-07-2736 min
The Naujavan PodcastEpisode Nine - Faith and Equality: Race and ChurchIn this extended episode, the Naujavan Podcast is talking about racism and the church. Joining Shakeel to talk about this are Becs and Myles Dhillon, and Bec's Dad, Nicky Gumbel. Becs and Myles have been involved in issues of gender and equality on a global scale. They have spent some time working in India with an organisation that was combating human trafficking, particularly with women caught in sex trafficking. Nicky is the vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton in London, and also the pioneer of the Alpha course. Last year, Becs and Nicky started the podcast: Conversations on Faith and...
2020-07-101h 05
What You Set in MotionCharlie Webster - sports presenter and domestic violence advocateTV and Sports presenter Charlie Webster talks about being the first female boxing commentator and her experience of domestic violence.
2020-06-0847 min
HTB ChurchTogether - How Should the Church Respond to the Murder of George Floyd?'Jesus came to bring us together... and God hates discrimination.' Nicky Gumbel and El-Ruth Harmony speak on how 'only together we are the body of Christ.' Together we can change this world.
Further resources:
We Need To Talk About Race - Understanding the Black Experience in White Majority Churches by Ben Lindsay https://spckpublishing.co.uk/we-need-to-talk-about-race
Conversations on Faith and Equality - Podcast with Becs Dhillon and Nicky Gumbel https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/conversations-on-faith-and-equality/id1466722678
Just Mercy - A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Bryan-Equal-Justice-Initiative-Stevenson/Just-Mercy-Film-Tie-In-Edition--a-story-of-justice-and-redemption/24240326
2020-06-0722 min
What You Set in MotionSally Whitney - living with disabilityTalking about faith and disability and hearing the story of the inspiring Sally Whitney.
2020-04-2038 min
What You Set in MotionDr Gubby Ayida, Consultant Obstetrician and GynaecologistDr Gubby Ayida a top Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist from the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Director and Founder of the Women's Wellness Centre. Talking about the shocking statistic that black women are 5 times more likely to die in pregnancy and child birth and that Asian women are twice as likely. As well as what it is like to be a black women at the top of her field.
2020-01-1639 min
What You Set in MotionKarl Lokko - former gang leader turned activist, poet, influencer & public speakerTalking to Karl Lokko about starting a notorious gang aged 14 and how he left it.
2019-12-0234 min
What You Set in MotionBen Lindsay - Author, pastor and CEO of Power the FightChatting to Ben Lindsay about race and the church. Ben has written the book Why We Need to Talk about Race.
2019-10-1134 min
What You Set in MotionJames Clarry COO of Coutts BankTalking to James about diversity and inclusion at Coutts and the reality of working that out in a private bank.
2019-09-2225 minWhat You Set in MotionLouise Broni-Mensah - CEO of ShoobsChatting to Louise Broni-Mensah, CEO of Shoobs. The first black woman to get funded on the Y Combinator program in silicone valley.
2019-08-2830 minWhat You Set in MotionMyles Dhillon / My husbandTalking to Myles about race, feminism and chauvinism.
2019-07-3118 min
What You Set in MotionNicky Gumbel / My DadMe having a bit of a chat with my Dad about equality in the church and some family history. Me and Dad are going to interview some other people in the podcast coming up soon, its so you can get to know him a bit before we do too. Hope you enjoy.
2019-06-2716 minWhat You Set in MotionWhy faith and equality?I'm Becs and this is just a little intro into why I am making the podcast, what its going to be about and a little bit about me.
2019-06-1207 min