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The Heard Space9 A Place to Build Possibility From w/ Troy Bronsink"There is power, liberation, and beauty when we stop to see, and trust what is inside." These are the words that Troy Bronsink opens his About page with on his website. They are not just words; my experience of talking to him are that they form the foundation of how he approahces life. In this rich, exploratory conversation - the final interview of Season 1 of this show – Troy brings these words to life. We start with slowing down, noticing what is happening within and between us, two people sitting in our homes on different continents. Tr...
2023-05-101h 22
The Heard Space8 How Did She Get There? On our collective responsibility for women's success w/ Jane SassienieWhen you think about your life - about the doors that opened, the ones that didn't, the opportunities you took and the ones that you didn't – how do you make sense of how and why those opportunities came your way? When it comes to women "succeeding" in the workplace, and I use the term with speech marks deliberately, it's clear that organisations have a lot to learn and do differently. Women sit at just 12% of the boardrooms globally and for women of colour, the picture is even bleaker, with just 5.7% of Fortune 500 seats in the US being hel...
2023-05-041h 07
The Heard Space7 Changing the Trajectory of Children's Lives w/ Andrez HarriottHave you ever wondered how differently your life might have unfolded if you had made different choices, had different mentors or influences, or been given a different type of support? Our lives are mysterious things. They unfold, often in ways we cannot predict or imagine. Quoting the poet Tomas Tranströmer, Cheryl Strayed once wrote that “Every life ‘has a sister ship,’ one that follows ‘quite another route’ than the one we ended up taking. We want it to be otherwise, but it cannot be: the people we might have been live a different, phantom life than the people...
2023-03-3054 min
The Heard Space6 Welcome to The Guest House w/ Paul Brown (The Shamanic Coach)In a recent open mic performance, today's guest Paul Brown said, "I love to really connect with people. I understand that new kitchens are important... and it's good to share that, but I like to know what's really going on." This episode of The Heard Space is about the journey of discovery about what's really going on when we turn our attention inwards to do the inner work. Paul's work as The Shamanic Coach is about supporting people (through a combination of coaching and mentoring) on a spiritual journey to navigate the physical world. He questions the l...
2023-03-141h 25
The Heard Space5 Reimagining ourselves, our lives and our work w/ Sarah SpencerThere are times in life when our bodies, our minds and the events we experience bring us to our knees, changing the course our life is taking. Perhaps because of a loss or ending, perhaps because something inside us knows that we are living out of integrity, perhaps because of a new beginning. When those seasons come, we have a choice: we can bury our heads in the sand and push on, or we can surrender and allow ourselves to be changed and transformed. Today's guest is Sarah Spencer, and in this conversation, she shares some of...
2023-02-251h 24
The Heard Space4 A New Way to Period w/ Lauren Derrett"Periods are rubbish. No, really. Did you know that the average period uses 22 disposable sanitary products per period? And they all end up in landfill (or even worse, on our beaches)." So starts the website for Wear 'Em Out, founded by this week's guest, Lauren Derrett. Wear 'Em Out manufactures reuseable, efficient and eco-friendly pads for when you period. They're made in the UK and are super stylish – and have been named a top eco-period brand by Stylist magazine. Lauren is extremely honest, real and as far from preachy as you can get (*note: there's som...
2023-02-141h 14
The Heard Space3 Love, leadership and hope w/ Helena ClaytonIs there a business case for love? Does love need to be productised or deliver an ROI in order to be valued in the world of work? And what exactly does love mean in today's complex, fragmented world? These are just some of the questions this week's guest, Helena Clayton, explores with host Elloa Barbour. Helena is a highly experienced coach, facilitator and consultant specialising in leadership development to help people and organisations change and grow. She works with various approaches including systems mapping, shadow work and a focus on love. In this episode, Helena...
2023-02-081h 05
The Heard Space2 All That We Are: making sense of organisations and teams, w/ Gabriella BraunHuman beings – and the organisations we work in – can be perplexing. Things happen on a regular basis that make us go, ‘Really?!’ , alongside the projects and milestones we feel proud of. Today’s guest, Gabriella Braun, sees that this is because we do not leave parts of ourselves behind when we go to work. We bring all that we are. In this episode, Elloa speaks with Gabriella Braun, Director of Working Well, a consultancy to organisations, and the author of ‘All That We Are: Uncovering the hidden truths behind our behaviour at work.’ This is a conversation for leaders an...
2023-01-311h 00
The Heard Space1 Burnout, recovery and vulnerability in the aid sector: Dr Gemma HouldeyHave you ever looked at people doing humanitarian work and wondered, 'How do they do it?' It's no secret that to work in the aid sector is to become immersed in some of the most confronting, difficult situations that people find themselves in around the world. In this episode, host Elloa speaks to Dr Gemma Houldey, a facilitator and wellbeing advisor in the aid sector, and author of 'The Vulnerable Humanitarian: Ending Burnout in the Aid Sector'. The conversation explores: Burnout and recovery: why they're so prevalent, why there isn't one definition of b...
2023-01-171h 13
The Heard Space0 Welcome to The Heard SpaceWelcome to The Heard Space, the show where we create space for the conversations, ideas and voices that deserve and need more airtime – conversations about leadership and love, about working with trauma and death, about the realities of running your own business, and about what it means to be human in such chaotic and uncertain times. Many times, these stories and experiences go unheard, and if we're going to find a way forward, it's vital that we understand where we are. Join host Elloa in the inaugural episode as she shares where the idea for this show ca...
2023-01-1717 min