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St Mary’s SermonsSermon, January 4, 2026, The Rev. Dr. John Gregory PriorA sermon preached by The Rev. Dr. John Gregory Prior at St. Mary's Episcopal Church
In Portsmouth, RI on the Second Sunday After Christmas.
2026-01-0512 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenBonus Episode with Lee Chambers -Voice of the Boys: What UK Boys Say About Masculinity, Identity and Gender EqualitySend us a textAs we look towards the future of gender equity, we often focus our attention on women and girls. But boys and girls don’t grow up in separate worlds — they learn together, socialise together, challenge one another, and eventually work and lead together. So if we want a future that is safer and more equitable for women, we must also understand the boys who will become the men of tomorrow.In this special bonus episode, I’m joined by Lee Chambers, organisational psychologist, founder of Male Allies UK, and one of...
2025-12-1727 minSt Mary’s SermonsSermon, December 7, 2025, The Rev. Dr. John Gregory PriorA sermon preached by The Rev. Dr. John Gregory Prior at St. Mary's Episcopal Church
in Portsmouth, RI on the the Second Sunday of Advent.
2025-12-0910 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenEpisode 26 - Leading With Humanity: Five Leadership Lessons Shaping 2026Send us a textIn this Season One finale of the She Leads Collective Podcast, Mary Gregory shares five powerful leadership lessons that will shape the future of work in 2026. Drawing on 26 episodes and 24 remarkable guests, Mary reflects on the themes of humanity, allyship, visibility, the undiscussables, and the evolving definition of power in leadership.Season One of the She Leads Collective Podcast began as a 10-episode idea and grew into 26 conversations exploring inclusive leadership, women’s leadership, men as allies, workplace culture, and the "undiscussables" that shape our careers and confidence.In th...
2025-12-0316 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenEpisode 25 - Radical Non-Judgment: Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary with Fiona LindsaySend us a textWhat if the talent your organisation needs isn’t in plain sight? Creative maverick, coach, producer and writer Fiona Lindsay joins me to unpack radical non-judgment, deep listening and the power of story to help people feel seen, speak with impact and thrive.This week I’m joined by Fiona Lindsay—founder of Awaken Her, creative producer, writer and globally acclaimed coach who blends psychology, performance and storytelling to unlock potential. We explore Fiona’s philosophy of radical non-judgment—how a childhood of constant change and a caree...
2025-11-2648 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenBonus Episode -Why Women Can’t Change the System Alone: An International Men’s Day ReflectionSend us a textIn this short International Men’s Day bonus episode, Mary reflects on why women cannot create systemic gender equity alone — and why understanding and engaging men is essential for real change.This special bonus episode marks International Men’s Day with a powerful reflection on the vital role men play in creating gender-equitable workplaces. Drawing on conversations with four podcast guests — Daniele Fiandaca, Robert Baker, Zeenat Ahmed-Peto and Craig McMurrough — Mary explores the emotional pressures men face, the leadership behaviours that accelerate inclusion, and why women leaders can’t carry this work alone.
2025-11-1907 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenEpisode 24 - Pitch Invasion - Taking On Equality For Women In Football with Karen DobresSend us a textWhat happens when someone who never liked football ends up helping to change the game—forever? Karen Dobres, former Lewes FC director and author of Pitch Invasion, joins me to share how “Equality FC” became the first club to equally resource their men’s and women’s teams, and what that taught her about leadership, allyship, and challenging the status quo.Love it or loathe it, football shapes our culture. In this episode, Karen Dobres—former director at Lewes FC and author of Pitch Invasion—tells the story of how a community-owne...
2025-11-1949 minSt Mary’s SermonsSermon, November 16, 2025, The Rev. Dr. John Gregory PriorA sermon preached by The Rev. Dr. John Gregory Prior at St. Mary's Episcopal Church
in Portsmouth, RI on The Twenty-third Sunday After Pentecost.
2025-11-1710 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenEpisode 23 - Reimagining Masculinity at Work with Daniele FiandacaSend us a textWhat if the very system we’ve been trained to succeed in is holding all of us back? Inclusive leadership and male-allyship specialist Daniele Fiandaca joins me to explore healthier masculinity, practical ways to include men in DEI, and why empathy is a leadership muscle—not a “female” trait.In this conversation, Daniele (founder of Token Man and co-founder of Hard as Nails) explains why he avoids the word “patriarchy” when engaging men, how “the man box” harms everyone, and what shifts actually move cultures beyond policy in...
2025-11-1247 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenEpisode 22 - The Power of Permission: Speaking Up With Intention with Ronke Kokoruwe , TEDx CoachSend us a textWhat would change if you gave yourself full permission—not just to lead—but to speak with courage, clarity and intention? In this uplifting conversation, lawyer-turned-coach, TEDx licence holder and “Queen of Joy” Ronke Kokoruwe shares how women can stop waiting to “feel confident” and start speaking from intention, presence and joy.We trace Ronke’s journey from the law to coaching, unpack the myth of confidence, and explore practical ways to move from freeze to flow. Ronke introduces powerful prompts (“Why am I talking?” and “Why am I there?”), the role o...
2025-11-0549 minSt Mary’s SermonsSermon, November 2, 2025, The Rev. Dr. John Gregory PriorA sermon preached by The Rev. Dr. John Gregory Prior at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, RI
on the Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost.
2025-11-0410 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenEpisode 21 - Women-Only Leadership Programmes: Fix or Future? with Dr Rob Sayers-BrownSend us a textAre women-only leadership programmes a solution—or part of the problem? Dr Rob Sayers Brown joins me to explore leadership identity, human vs social capital, and why inclusive design must go deeper than “fix the woman.”In this candid conversation, occupational psychologist Dr Rob Sayers Brown unpacks what actually helps women (and other under-represented leaders) thrive. Drawing on his professional doctorate research into women-only leadership programmes—and his lived experience as a gay man—Rob explains why leadership is still shaped by narrow, gendered and heteronormative norms, and what to do abou...
2025-10-2954 minSt Mary’s SermonsSermon, October 26, 2025, The Rev. Dr. John Gregory PriorA sermon preached by The Rev. Dr. John Gregory Prior at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, RI
on the Twentieth Day After Pentecost.
2025-10-2711 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenEpisode 20 - Domestic Abuse and It's Hidden Impact at Work - with Vanessa WhiteSend us a textThis week on the She Leads Collective Podcast, host Mary Gregory is joined by Vanessa White, accredited Relationship and Divorce Master Coach, to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Together they open up an important and often hidden conversation: how abuse at home can impact confidence, performance, and leadership at work.Vanessa shares her lived experience of domestic abuse and how it shaped her mission to support others through recovery, resilience, and rediscovery. The conversation explores:The subtle signs of abuse and coercive control — and wh...
2025-10-2251 minSt Mary’s SermonsSermon, October 19, 2025, The Rev. Dr. John Gregory PriorA sermon preached by The Rev. Dr. John Gregory Prior at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, RI
on the Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost.
2025-10-2112 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenEpisode 19 - Menopause at Work: Helen Tomlinson on Culture ChangeSend us a textReleased the week of World Menopause Day (18 October), this episode features Helen Tomlinson, the UK’s first Menopause Employment Champion. She shares why midlife isn’t a decline—it’s a power stage—and how employers can move from token gestures to real culture change. What happens when a musical-theatre dream becomes a mission to transform workplaces for millions of women? Helen Tomlinson—Head of Inclusion at Adecco and the UK’s first Menopause Employment Champion—has used her voice to shift policy, challenge stigma and help organisations get...
2025-10-1549 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenEpisode 18 - Baby Loss and Belonging - Compassion in Action at Work with Shelley KaySend us a textWhat happens when the loss that shapes your life is the one the world rarely talks about? In this deeply human conversation released to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week (9–15 October, UK), Shelley Kay—Talent & Development Business Partner and co-lead of the Gender Perspectives Network at the Adecco Group—shares her personal experience of five miscarriages and how she transformed private heartbreak into advocacy at work.Shelley and I explore why baby loss remains shrouded in silence in many organisations, what that silence costs people...
2025-10-0840 minSt Mary’s SermonsSermon, October 5, 2025, The Rev. Dr. John Gregory PriorA sermon preached by The Rev. Dr. John Gregory Prior at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, RI
on the Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost.
2025-10-0711 min
The Poems We Made Along The WayEpisode 30: Mary Jean Chan - Queering clarity through poetryOn today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Mary Jean Chan about clarity, truth vs fact in a poem and the drafting process as a form of play.Mary Jean Chan is the author of Flèche (Faber & Faber, 2019), which won the Costa Book Award for Poetry. Bright Fear (Faber, 2023), Chan's second book, was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection, the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Writer’s Prize. They co-edited the anthology 100 Queer Poems (Vintage, 2022) with Andrew McMillan and served as a judge for the 2023 Booker Prize...
2025-10-061h 07
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenEpisode 17 - Beyond the Man Box - How Men Become True Allies with Robert BakerSend us a textWhat does it take to turn good intentions into real change? In this conversation, Robert Baker—founder of Potentia Talent Consulting, board member at European Women on Boards, UN Women UK, and Women in Quantum Development, and former co-president of PWN Global—shares how to engage men as allies and build inclusive, gender-balanced cultures that last. We explore the “aha” moments from his men’s workshops (including stereotypes we don’t notice), how to counter the “...
2025-10-0146 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenEpisode 16 - Stand Up to Stand Out: Funny Women Awards Founder, Lynne ParkerSend us a textWhat happens when someone tells you “women aren’t funny”? If you’re Lynne Parker BCAa, you build a movement. In this episode, Lynne — Founder & CEO of Funny Women CIC and host of How to Have Fun at Work podcast— shares the origin story of Funny Women, the growth of the Funny Women Awards (from 70 entrants to 2,000+ across performance, writing, film and content creation), and why comedy is one of the most powerful confidence tools in leadership and life.We talk about platforming new talent...
2025-09-2449 minSt Mary’s SermonsSermon, September 21, 2025, The Rev. Dr. John Gregory PriorA sermon preached by The Rev. Dr. John Gregory Prior at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in
Portsmouth, RI on the Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost
2025-09-2210 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenEpisode 15 - From Shadows to Spotlight: How women can shine in a noisy world with Nishma Patel RobbSend us a textWhat if the most powerful intelligence today isn’t artificial — but authentic?In this episode of the She Leads Collective Podcast, I’m joined by the incredible Nishma Patel Robb — Ex Google Brand Chief, past President of WACL (Women in Advertising and Communications Leadership), and now Founder of Glittersphere, a movement that’s part TED Talk, part Studio 54, all about making women visible.Nishma shares her story of growing up as the youngest of three daughters in a creative South Asian/British household, navigating barriers in the med...
2025-09-1754 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenEpisode 14 - Beyond Strong and Sensitive: Rethinking Gender and Vulnerability with Zeenat Ahmed-PetoSend us a textTrigger warning: This episode includes discussion of male suicide and mental health.Why is it that men are told to be “strong” while women are labelled “too sensitive”? And what happens when those same societal rules leave both men and women struggling in silence?In this powerful episode, released on World Suicide Prevention Day, I’m joined by award-winning cognitive hypnotherapist and author Zeenat Ahmed Peto. Together, we explore how the very system that holds women back also pressures men to hide their emotions — sometimes with devasta...
2025-09-1038 minSt Mary’s SermonsSermon, September 7, 2025, The Rev. Dr. John Gregory PriorA sermon preached by The Rev. Dr. John Gregory Prior at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, RI on the Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost.
2025-09-0813 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenEpisode 13 - Emotions at Work: Reclaiming What We've Been Told to Hide with Steph TranterSend us a textWhat if the very thing we’ve been told to leave at the door—our emotions—is actually the most powerful leadership tool we have?In this episode of the She Leads Collective Podcast, I’m joined by executive coach, facilitator, and author Steph Tranter. Together, we explore why emotions are still treated as “undiscussable” in many organisations, what happens when they’re ignored, and how leaders can create cultures where people feel safe to bring their whole selves—feelings and all.Steph shares her journey from the checkouts at...
2025-09-0351 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenEpisode 12 - Rising Fast and Staying Grounded with India HatfieldSend us a textWhat does it take to lead with impact in your twenties without burning out? In this episode, I speak with India Hatfield, Senior Manager in AI Product Innovation at Capgemini Invent. India shares her journey from GSK’s Future Leaders programme to senior leadership in tech—all before turning 30. We explore how ambition evolves, how to say no without guilt, and what inclusive leadership really looks like in action. India’s clarity, humour, and honesty are a breath of fresh air. Whether you're early in your career or supporting the next generation of leader...
2025-08-2742 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenEpisode 11 - How to Be a Whole Leader in a Divided World with Dr Louise AustinSend us a textWhat kind of leadership does the world need now?In this deep and wide-ranging conversation, Dr Louise Austin—psychologist, senior lecturer, arts-based researcher, and integrative psychotherapist—joins me to explore what it truly means to be a whole leader in today’s complex, divided world.We delve into topics rarely discussed in organisational life: the shadow side of leadership, how shame and power dynamics play out in teams, the role of reflective practice, and why genuine transformation always begins within. Louise brings her rich cross-disciplinary perspective to illuminate how depth...
2025-08-2042 minSt Mary’s SermonsSermon, August 17, 2025, The Rev. Dr. John Gregory PriorA sermon preached by the Rev. Dr. John Gregory Prior at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, RI on the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost.
2025-08-1814 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenEpisode 10 - She Can Prosper CIC – Redefining Financial Power for WomenSend us a textWhat if true leadership meant leading your finances—not just your team?In this powerful conversation, I’m joined by Diane Watson—award-winning financial advisor, entrepreneur, and author of She Can Prosper. Diane shares her mission to empower women at every life stage to take control of their financial future. From navigating money mindsets to challenging outdated societal norms, Diane’s insights are practical, personal, and deeply inspiring.Together, we explore:Why even successful women can hesitate to plan financiallyThe hidden risks of outsourcing financial responsibilityHow to build confiden...
2025-08-1342 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenEpisode 9 - From Adversity to Advocacy : Leading the Free-From RevolutionSend us a textWhat if the thing that once threatened your life became the foundation of your purpose?Diagnosed with severe anaphylaxis at age two, Julianne Ponan MBE has spent her life navigating a world that isn’t built for people with allergies—and doing something extraordinary about it.As the founder and CEO of Creative Nature, Julianne built one of the UK’s leading Top 14 allergen-free brands, securing listings in major supermarkets, exporting to 16 countries, and supplying seven international airlines. She’s a bold advocate and policy voice, i...
2025-08-0654 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenEpisode 8 - Lilith: Reclaiming the Lost Voices of WomenSend us a textWhat if the original “fallen woman” wasn’t sinful—but simply refused to submit?In this powerful and provocative episode, I’m joined by historical and mythological fiction author Nikki Marmery to explore the story behind Lilith—the first woman before Eve, banished from the Garden of Eden for daring to stand up to Adam and God.Together, we delve into why this story matters today.We discuss how Lilith, long demonised in religious and cultural narratives, is reimagined in Nikki’s novel as the fierce, wise...
2025-07-3054 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenEpisode 7 - Running for Her Life: Mr and Mrs Ovary on a Mission to Raise AwarenessSend us a textOvarian cancer is often called a “silent killer”—and like many women’s health issues, it doesn’t get talked about enough. The symptoms are easily missed, the diagnosis often comes too late, and the impact can be devastating.In this deeply moving and inspiring episode, I’m joined by Craig McMurrough and Sarah Fritchley—also known as Mr and Mrs Ovary—who are quite literally running across the UK in giant ovary costumes to change that.Craig began fundraising for Ovacome after losing his siste...
2025-07-2336 min
Cup of Coffee and CrimeA Fire, A Family's Grief, and a Chilling Confession: Mary GregoryShe was 94 years old, a strong, determined grandmother battling dementia. Yet despite her diagnosis, Mary Gregory’s independent spirit meant she continued living alone in her modest bungalow in Lancashire, England. When a house fire tragically claimed her life in May 2018, it was written off as nothing more than a heartbreaking accident—a sad end to a long and well-loved life.But just one year later, a comment made during a counselling session would open the door to something far darker. Something no one in her family could have imagined.In this episode, I explore the...
2025-07-2335 min
She Leads Collective Podcast: stories, allyship and confidence tools for womenEpisode 6 - Beyond AI: The Skills That Still Matter – with Celine Floyd, Chief Skills Officer at CappfinitySend us a textWhat if the future of work lies not just in the tech we adopt—but in the human qualities we choose to preserve?In this episode of the She Leads Collective Podcast, I’m joined by Celine Floyd—Chief Skills Officer at Cappfinity, Chartered Occupational Psychologist, and board-level leader shaping how organisations think about talent, capability, and the future of work.We explore what it really means to build a skills-based organisation, why some human behaviours will always matter more than AI, and how le...
2025-07-1644 min