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Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS7 Ep2: Why Won’t They Sleep?! Screen Time, Safety & Sanity with Dr Chinwe Ude & Alex Legouix (Live)🎙️ S7 Ep2: Why Won’t They Sleep?! Screen Time, Safety & Sanity with Dr Chinwe UdeIn today’s episode, we’re diving into one of the most relatable and important conversations for any parent, caregiver, or soon-to-be parent.Alex sits down with the brilliant Dr Chinwe Ude — GP, speaker, and founder of HealthMary, a platform championing better healthcare access for women and families.Together, they explore the everyday struggles and silent pressures facing modern parents, including:🛌 How to support healthy child sleep 🛡️ Creating a safe, calm environment for kids2025-08-0833 min
Girl on GirlS8 Ep2: Run Over By Love: Trauma, Identity & Finding Strength with Becky Taylor & Alex LegouixSend us a textIn this live podcast special, recorded at the 2025 Mindset Unlimited Festival, Alex sits down with her Girl on Girl podcast co-host Becky Taylor for a powerful, funny, and honest conversation about trauma, identity, and resilience. The two explore:The mental impact of sudden traumaHow identity shifts after life-altering eventsWhy vulnerability is key to healingHow to balance humour and honesty in heavy conversationsWhat it means to be truly witnessed in your painThis episode is for anyone navigating recovery, reinvention, or just trying to make sense of a hard season.2025-08-0227 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS7 Ep1: Run Over By Love: Trauma, Identity & Finding Strength with Becky Taylor & Alex LegouixIn this live podcast special, recorded at the 2025 Mindset Unlimited Festival, Alex sits down with her Girl on Girl podcast co-host Becky Taylor for a powerful, funny, and honest conversation about trauma, identity, and resilience. The two explore:The mental impact of sudden traumaHow identity shifts after life-altering eventsWhy vulnerability is key to healingHow to balance humour and honesty in heavy conversationsWhat it means to be truly witnessed in your painThis episode is for anyone navigating recovery, reinvention, or just trying to make sense of a hard season.🔗 Follow us: @mindsetunlimited_ @alexlegouix 2025-07-2928 min
Mindset KitchenEpisode 27 - Alexandra Legouix: Sports TV PresenterAlthough perhaps best known for her work as a sports tv presenter, Alexandra has over 15 years of experience as a yoga, meditation and mindset teacher. After a rather innocuous fall, resulting in a broken spine, 3 prolapsed discs and a dislocated pelvis, doctors discovered she had a severe degenerative disc disease and was told she would never be able to do any form of high impact or heavy load exercise again. So she focussed instead on yoga, meditation and her mindset. Within a few months it became apparent that the benefits she gained from practising yoga...2025-01-0758 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS6 Ep14: Minna Wood - Founder of Metawell on the gut-brain axis and the food-mood connectionThere I was thinking I knew quite a lot about nutrition, diet, the gut and how it all works... but turns out, I really have so much to learn! So I was blessed to get to sit down with the wonderful nutrition consultant and founder of MetaWell, Minna WoodShe is a walking, talking advert for what she promotes... she is the epitome of health with beautiful glossy hair, bright eyes and incredible skin! I was so envious! We discuss all things food and emotion. Minna explains how a high-sugar, high-additive, processed diet is addictive an...2022-09-021h 08
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS6 Ep13: Steve Wood - Neuroscience principles to help you gain an insight into why you do what you do and how you can change the things that are keeping you stuckAfter more than twenty years as a Director, Producer and Senior Executive in the fast paced, high - pressured, and very competitive world of television, Steve decided to use his experience to change his life, and the lives of others. TV gave him a privileged and unique opportunity to meet people who had overcome massive obstacles to achieve extraordinary success, and he made it his mission to discover what is it that separates those who triumph and those who struggle and fail.Stephen uses simple, easy to understand neuroscience principles to help people and...2022-07-281h 05
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS6 Ep12: Sarah Le Brocq: Director of All About Obesity - on the complexities of obesity and the impact of weight stigma on mental healthMy guest today has struggled with her weight for most of her life and she truly understands just how hard it is to live with obesity. .10 years ago, Sarah Le Brocq was 24 stone. She applied to be on the show Fat: The Fight of my Life, she was selected to feature on the show and over the course of that following year she lost 8 stone and competed in various top level endurance events. However, over the subsequent few years, she regained most of the weight, despite continuing her intense training. This encouraged her to delve a little...2022-03-071h 30
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS6 Ep11: Jessie Asya Kanzer - Author of 'Don't Just Sit There, Do Nothing: Healing, Chilling & Living with the Tao Te Ching', on how perfecting the art of doing nothing can offer us wisdom, healing, and grounding – and possibly be the most productive thinFor years, Jessie Asya Kanzer felt like a failure, unable to “make it,” either as an actress or in the rat race. Her childhood as a Russian immigrant in post-Cold War America heightened her insecurity and threatened her identity, desperate as she was to fit into a culture that was alien at best and hostile at worst. .This loss and eventual reclamation of her sense of self sent her on a more spiritual path during which she discovered the Tao Te Ching, which changed everything for her. .The Tao taught her that there...2022-02-2857 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS6 Ep10: Ione butler - Actress, founder of 'Uplifting Content', and author of 'Uplifting Stories' on how to stay positive, restore your mental health and self beliefMy guest today is Ione Butler - a British film, television and voiceover actress based in New Mexico and LA. She has worked on a number of feature films including Marvel’s Black Widow and has guest-starred in hit TV shows on CBS, Spike TV, TLC and the BBC. .Ione has been through some extremely dark times in the past and everything she watched, read or listened to made her feel sad, angry, hopeless or depressed. She would spend hours searching for something to watch that would make her feel better but rarely succeeded. So...2022-01-161h 02
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS6 Ep9: Mandy Hickson: former RAF Fast Jet pilot & author on overcoming failure, battling imposter syndrome and how to take self belief to new heightsS6 Ep9: Mandy Hickson: former RAF Fast Jet pilot & author on overcoming failure, battling imposter syndrome and how to take self belief to new heights.My guest today was only the second female ever to fly a Tornado GR4 on the front line. She pioneered the movement of women into the RAF. Most of her very remarkable career was spent as the only female air crew throughout 45 missions over Iraq and three duty tours evidence some serious mental resilience, immense bravery and mega attitude.Our chat lasted 1hr 20 because we were so engrossed in what we...2021-12-061h 28
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS6 Ep8: Kushal Choksi: Author of 'On A Wing and a Prayer'; 9/11 survivor on the powers of meditation & mindfulness and his emotional journey towards redemptionKushal’s thriving career as an analyst at Goldman Sachs was forever changed on September 11, 2001 as he made a split-moment decision to abandon his office and the co-workers who refused to leave the World Trade Center. Managing to narrowly escape, he witnessed the magnitude of death and destruction up close. .He was plunged into lengthy depression where he found himself believing life was meaningless. His search for a renewed purpose began with a reluctant trip to a breathwork workshop and eventually turned into a decades-long journey of spiritual discovery, mind-blowing metaphysical experiences, and a fierce devotion to t...2021-11-2055 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS6 Ep7: Leonard Perlmutter - Founder of American Meditation Institute; Author of 'Your Conscience' & 'The Heart & Science of Yoga' on how to create immediate positive change in our lives by learning to rely on our conscienceEverytime I have a guest on the show I am blown away by their mind and the conversation we have and this one is no different and, genuinely, I think you'll agree that this is one of the most interesting rambles and one of the most fascinating humans.Leonard Perlmutter is the founder of the American Meditation Institute and the originator of National Conscience Month. He is the author of 'The Heart and Science of Yoga' and his most recent book has just come out (and is on order!) called 'Your Conscience - The key to Unlock...2021-09-151h 17
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS6 Ep6: Jessie Pavelka - on the Four Elements of Health: Eat, Sweat, Think and Connect - how to bring awareness and create new behaviours that support overall wellbeing, creating a lifestyle for a lifetimeMy guest today is an internationally recognised health and wellness expert for 20yrs, who helps people redefine wellbeing in their lives. He was a Head trainer on NBC’s The Biggest Loser; the expert and host of Sky TV’s observational docu-series, Obese: A Year To Save My Life and Fat: The Fight Of My Life and he has trained the masses on CBS’s Kelly and Michael, Good Morning America and ITV’s Good Morning Britain. He was also the host of Lifetimes ‘DietTribe’ and a trainer on Oprah’s OWN Network presenting and instructing his...2021-09-121h 08
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS6 Ep5: Eduardo Leal - even in the depths of despair there can be found beauty and hopeMy guest today is a fascinating, multiple award-winning, documentary photographer who immerses himself in the toughest of environments and captures absolute beauty and hope in the most remarkable way despite being in the most harrowing of situations and places.His work has been published in the Washington Post, Time, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Bloomberg, The Christian Science Mag, The Guardian, GreenPeace Mag and so much moreHe is making waves with his photographs and I urge you to take a look at his website www.eduardoleal.co.uk and instagram @eduardoleal80 and get to o...2021-09-071h 26
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS6 Ep4: Andrew Jordan Nance - how to help children (and grownups!) handle life's bumps with conscious breathing and mindful stepsThis episode is so wonderful. Andrew Jordan Nance is the founder and lead trainer of Mindful Arts San Francisco whose mission is to provide mindfulness instruction to youth at underserved San Francisco Schools. Andrew is also the author of four incredible Mindfulness books: Puppy Mind, Mindful Arts in the Classroom, The Lion in Me and The Barefoot King. And, he is the recipient of the Points of Light Award, a national honour recognising his volunteer efforts to bring mindfulness to youth.Andrew is doing such an inspiring job of helping not just children, but also the...2021-08-311h 11
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS6 Ep3: Dalton Leong - CEO of The Childrens Trust - on how to stay positive in the face of adversityMy guest today is Dalton Leong, CEO of The Childrens Trust - the UK's leading charity for children with brain injury. They deliver rehabilitation, education and community services through skilled teams who work with children and young people, and their families. It’s a wonderful charity and is run by the most incredible selection of staff who all have their own stories and reasons for doing what they do. Dalton is no different. This chat is about the very interesting life of Dalton - how his mindset and attitude in life has been shaped by the adversities he...2021-08-1156 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS6 Ep2: Danielle Simpson - Author of The Mindset Mission on keeping your mind positive, your body moving and your spirit ignitedMy guest today is former motorsports grid girl, Danielle Simpson, who went through a challenging time in her life which got so bad she hit rock bottom and questioned the point of continuing her precious life. Thankfully, she kept going and worked hard to make some big changes in her life. She found a set of tools and techniques to help rewire her brain and stopped beating herself up. This new journey led her to train as a mindset and meditation coach and then to write and publish a wonderful book entitled: The Mindset Mission – Techniques to cre...2021-08-051h 15
Money Making Mothers#40 ~ MMM ~ Insight into Money Making Mother ~ Alexandra LegouixAlexandra is arguably one of the most knowledgeable female presenters in the world of motorsport having presented the live coverage for Eurosport Worldwide of the World Touring Car Cup for the past 7 years - a position she continues for 2021.
Her presenting CV is extensive and has seen her travel the globe hosting the tv coverage of some of the most prestigious events including F1, Dakar Rally', WRC, London Boat Show, Farnborough Airshow and much more
A qualified yoga teacher and mindfulness coach, Alex is also the creator of...2021-07-1443 minMoney Making Mothers#38~MMM~Insight into Money Mother~Alexandra LegouixAlexandra is arguably one of the most knowledgeable female presenters in the world of motorsport having presented the live coverage for Eurosport Worldwide of the World Touring Car Cup for the past 7 years - a position she continues for 2021.
Her presenting CV is extensive and has seen her travel the globe hosting the tv coverage of some of the most prestigious events including F1, Dakar Rally', WRC, London Boat Show, Farnborough Airshow and much more
A qualified yoga teacher and mindfulness coach, Alex is also the creator of...2021-06-3043 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS6 Ep1: 'SAS: Who Dares Wins' leader Mark 'Billy' Billingham MBE on always pushing yourself furtherMy guest today on Mindset Unfiltered podcast is Mark Billingham MBE - otherwise known as 'Billy'. His life began as a tearaway kid on the streets of Walsall - a world that saw him face death twice before he was 16. Knowing that the world was unlikely to improve for him there, he made a choice. He turned his life around when he joined the Parachute Regiment in 1983, before completing the gruelling selection process to join the SAS in 91 as a Mountain Troop specialist..This decorated war hero who spent 27 years in the armed forces, 2021-06-151h 42
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS5 E10: Richard Noble OBE - the mindset of a record breaker, taking risks, achieving the unobtainable, team work, and whats its truly like to drive at 650mphTodays guest has achieved extraordinary feats. He is one of just 3 people to break the land speed record. He was the leader of the team who broke the sound barrier ThrustSSC and drove Thrust2 to 650mph in 1983. He is the the brains behind the Bloodhound project plus many other extremely incredible achievements. He has two top selling books his most recent called Take Risk and another very exciting project coming soon. This episode is about the mindset of a record breaker, taking risks, achieving the unobtainable, team work, and describes whats its truly like to drive at 650mp...2021-05-201h 27
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS5 E9: David Karasek - Mental Coach - on goal setting, reprogramming the subconscious, overcoming self doubt and so much more!David Karasek: Olympic athlete, 10-time Swiss swimming champion, founder of 'Tribe of Athletes' joins me on today's episode of Mindset Unfiltered podcast. This is another VERY interesting chat on goal setting, motivation, reprogramming the subconscious, overcoming self doubt and so much more! Such an uplifting and inspiring way to start my day so I hope it does the same for you - i'm certain it will!.This episode is brought to you by @myzone.#mentalstrength, #mentalattitude, #mindsetunfiltered, #mindset, #mentalhealthmatters, #healing, #talkout, #depression, #motorsport, #davidkarasek, #goals, #ambition, #positivemindset, #stressrelief, #alexlegouix, #podcast, #mindsetunfilteredpodcast, #n...2021-05-061h 14
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS5 E8: Former IBF World Cruiserweight Champion, Glenn McCrory - on his career; the highs and lows of boxing; the mindset of a boxer; mental health and coping with depressionS5 E8: Former IBF World Cruiserweight Champion, Glenn McCrory - on his career; the highs and lows of boxing; the mindset of a boxer; mental health and coping with depression.Today's chat is extremely raw, emotional and open. Glenn McCrory’s boxing career was anything but smooth sailing. He reflects on his life - the highs and lows of the golden era; how he celebrated after defeating Patrick "Killer" Lumumba by unanimous decision to win the IBF World Cruiserweight title; how he coped with the aftermath of the loss against Lennox Lewis... We cover the mindset of a b...2021-04-141h 45
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS5 E7: His Imperial and Royal Highness, Ferdinand Habsburg - on motor racing, religion, meditation, mental health, mindset and sustainabilityWhen I was approached by this guest's management company, I was excited. The last time I interviewed him he had just crossed the line in Macau on only 3 wheels after THAT crash... if you want to know what I mean, google Ferdinand and Macau. I knew it would be a great chat, but I didn’t realise it would be quite so inspirational in so, so many ways. From racing to religion, meditation to surfing, anxiety and positivity, letting go to being in the zone...plus we chat about his impressive plans to change our carbon footprint one race te...2021-04-071h 44
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS5 Ep6: Martine Wright MBE - Paralympian and inspirational and motivational speaker, who lost both legs in the Circle line bombing during the 2005 terrorist attacks in LondonI remember the day of the 7/7 London bombings. Normally, I would have taken the tube across london to make my way to Liverpool street where I was working in events but we had put on an event ourselves the night before and had basically decided to take the day off to recover..In a parallel universe, Martine caught the Circle line tube to work and sat just three feet away from suicide bomber Shehzad Tanweer. .The worst injured, and consequently last rescued survivor, Martine was trapped for over an hour having l...2021-01-311h 38
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS5 Ep5: Amanda Charles - The Psychic Psychologist - her fascinating, intuitive journey - how it started and the highs and lows since then; how she helps people access deeper connection; & how she has gotten through some of the darkest times of her lifeWith one foot firmly rooted in the world of science and the other connected to the intuitive realms, as a highly sought-after and experienced International Chartered Counselling Psychologist (BPS), Registered Practitioner Psychologist (HCPC), Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, Hypno-Psychotherapist, Healer, Psychic-Medium and Meditation & Mindfulness Teacher, Amanda is uniquely placed to bridge the gap between psychology and the psychic world..Now branded as The Psychic Psychologist®, Amanda works with clients from all over the globe, bringing together over two decades of extensive therapeutic experience, with her exceptional intuitive abilities - prevalent her whole life, yet professionally untapped – until now...2021-01-271h 28
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS5 Ep4: Jake Aliker - Performance Coach - on training F1 Max Verstappen; working in F1; NLP; Mindset; and hitting the apex of your potential.My guest this week is Performance Coach, Jake Aliker. .The last five years has seen him working and travelling with the Red Bull Formula 1 team as the Performance Coach to Max Verstappen. He left the world of F1 last year and is currently working with GP Elite competing with teams in the Porsche Supercup and Carrera Cup Benelux. .Before his foray into motorsport, Jake was at Jersey Reds Rugby Club, working on the physical preparation of 36 full time professional players and before that he was at Harlequins Rugby Club, as preseason strength & conditioning coach...and...2021-01-121h 54
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS5 Ep3 David Rahman - Mind Coach & Author of the fantastic new book, 'Let It Go' - on how to actually let that shit go!My very special guest today and last guest of 2020 is mind coach, speaker and author of the fantastic new release, Let It Go..Let It Go is a brilliant self-help book. the reason why i loved reading it so much is because it isnt just your standard self help book where it tells you all the things you should be doing and feeling - as if that's just easy... this is a self help tool kit which offers constant exercises and challenges that are doable, accessible and motivating so you feel inspired to make changes even...2020-12-241h 05
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS5 EP2: Ollie Phillips - ex-England 7's Captain & 4 x World Record holder on coping in adversity, dementia & his amazing life!My guest today is the legendary Ollie Phillips. Ex England 7s captain, 4 x World Record holder, adventurer, public speaker. He is the most successful England Rugby Sevens captain who lead his team to three World Series Cup victories. In 2009, he was voted World Rugby Seven’s player of the year. .This is a very fascinating chat. Ollie really opens-up about some of the highs and lows of his life and what he’s learnt; his incredibly rugby career; the injury that caused the end of his career and the huge impact the aftermath had on him mentally...2020-12-181h 10
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS5 E1: Dean Clarke - staying positive despite dealing with bipolar disorder, suicide & PTSDIf you saw Dean in the street you'd think OK big, strapping lad, 6’4”, looks good, great shape, oozes confidence, probably a bit arrogant, clearly has life sussed and is very happy. Well that’s if if you went through life assuming and stereotyping anyway! (Let's NOT do that anyway, please!!) But either way... how wrong you would be. .Don’t get me wrong, he is some of the above. He is a 6’4 good looking, athletic gent but what you don’t ever know when you only look at the surface, it what is going on underneath. And for Dean, life...2020-12-111h 37
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS4 E6 Jamie Milton: Alex talks to Jamie about life love and work as a trans womanAt age 6, my dear friend Jamie Milton knew that deep inside she had a strong feminine spirit. However, it wasnt until she was 43 he had the courage to explore this more deeply and become the true Jamie - a lesbian trans woman. This is a very wonderful natter between two close friends where Jamie opens up about how she dealt with life, family, work, social pressures and expectations over these years..While there are so many traumatic stories about this topic, Jamie really wanted to get across that while the journey hasn't been easy and...2020-09-2857 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS4 E5 John Adams: an inspirational chat about how he deals with life despite being paralysed from the chest downIn this humbling and inspiring episode I chat to my dear pal John who woke up in hospital to discover he had experienced a tragic accident 6 weeks prior when riding his motorbike to work at Goodwood Festival of Speed, and was now paralysed from the T3 vertebra down - from the nipple line down. His total memory loss of the accident was somewhat of a blessing for him but tough, of course, on his loved ones around him. .This is an emotional episode but one that is full of courage and hope. We cover Johns journey from w...2020-08-271h 50Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS4 Ep4 Glenn Haughton OBE : SEAC- on what he has learnt from his amazing life in the army; mental health; mindfulness; and thriving in lockdownGlenn Haughton OBE was the First Army Sergeant Major for many years and is now the SEAC - The Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff Committee and is The Armed Forces Mental Health and Wellbeing Champion. .I absolutely LOVE this interview. Glenn is SO fascinating. What a lovely, inspiring man. Itching to start at 13 he finally was allowed to join the army from 16 and enjoyed a 32 year career in the army with the last 2 years being in defence - a career he is SO passionate about. His many life changing experiences range from being d...2020-05-0345 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS4 Ep3 Alessandro Carmelita - Mindful Interbeing Mirror Therapy: helping elite athletes succeed PLUS dealing with Trauma, Body Dysmorphia & Mental Health issuesAlex Legouix chats to Italian psychologist and psychotherapist, Alessandro Carmelita about Mindful Interbeing Mirror Therapy.Alessandro has worked with some of the worlds most elite athletes and is working with a number of athletes who will be heading to Tokyo for the next Olympics. .A few years ago, Alessandro started to develop a fascinating new technique called Mindful Interbeing Mirror Therapy. It really is extraordinary and clearly is - and will continue to help - not only elite athletes, but anyone who wishes to cope with, or recover from trauma, from any f...2020-04-261h 11
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS4 Ep2 Kevin Waite is back: Coping with Bipolar Disorder & other Mental Health issues during lockdownS4 Ep2 Kevin Waite is back: Coping with Bipolar Disorder & other Mental Health issues during lockdown.In episode 10 of season 3 I spoke to Kevin Waite. It was filmed only 2 weeks after he had tried to take his own life. Kevin lives with Type 2 Bipolar Disorder, Imposter Syndrome and deals with persistent daily suicidal thoughts. So, with what the world is going through as a whole, I wanted to catch up with Kevin once again - this time via zoom, of course - to find out how he was dealing with life in quarantine and what advice he...2020-04-1931 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS4 E1 James Elliott: Military Resilience Coach - how to ensure a more successful outcome for us, our mental health and our future.Over the past couple of weeks i have been pondering a lot on what it is we need to do, individually and as a collective, to deal with this situation more positively..Over the coming episodes of Mindset Unfiltered podcast, i will be chatting to a variety of experts on this topic. In this episode I speak to James Elliott - Military Resilience Coach, Airborne Solider & 2 x Guinness World Record holder.This is a great episode. We spoke about so much! James is a hugely fascinating and incredibly knowledgeable human and has such a great...2020-04-121h 16Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS3 EP13 Ben Bowers: how 'No Balls Ben' survived Testicular Cancer... twice“How living with no nuts takes balls” Ben Bowers.Oh, what an amazing character this guest is. I was going to divide this episode up because it's long, but I haven't because damn it's too good and you won't want to stop listening. Movember ambassador and cancer survivor Ben Bowers battled testicular cancer not once, but twice. Embracing his nickname 'No Balls', Ben tells us extremely honestly and bravely about his unbelievable journey from the discovery of the first lump, major operation one, his chemo journey (whilst his then wife was pregnant), to having a baby whil...2020-04-052h 34
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS3 EP11 Jackie Travers - on Big Brother, Madonna & life as a dancerJackie Travers is the epitome of showbiz... predominantly now a dancer and Dance Instructor but also an actress and presenter, Jackie started her career in the best possible way and was in the very famous dance troupe New Generation in the 70s which saw her tour the globe and regularly perform on shows such as Top of The Pops..In 2013, she was part of the very first and only Mum & Daughter pairing on Big Brother, alongside gorgeous daughter Charlie, and in this chat she tells us some interesting insights to the crazy world o...2020-03-251h 42
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS3 EP10 Kevin Waite: Living with Type 2 Bipolar Disorder, Imposter Syndrome & dealing with suicidal thoughtsWords from Kevin Waite February 6th 2020:"I survived a suicide attempt 2 weeks ago. No sympathy needed, I'm sharing to help others. It wasn’t a cry for help or me just being selfish. I live with a crippling illness every minute of every day. It just happens to be in my head. Just like any serious illness, it has the potential to kill me. That day, I couldn’t live with it. The illness hollowed me out, pinned me to the floor, and drained all my strength. I wasn’t thinking of what my death may cause to other pe...2020-03-181h 03
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS3 EP9 - Ben Bidwell: The Naked Professor: how to be vulnerable, brave & confident to be 'you'Ben has gone through a huge developmental journey over the last few years and as a result of everything he is now on a charge to offer out his hand to help others in need of help..Ben was a human who indulged in and gained self worth from work, money, women and parties but was shrouded in self protection, confusion, sadness and fear and suffered years of ongoing major struggles around sex and the act of. Now he very much enjoys a hugely fulfilled life that is open, vulnerable yet fiercely strong, deeply happy and...2020-03-151h 18
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS3 EP8 - Michael Maisey - former prolific armed robber, drug addict & alcoholic on how he turned his life aroundMichael Maisey has turned his life around. Brutally and honestly written about in his outstanding book 'Young Offender', Michael went through things so tough and tragic it is truly incredible he is here to tell the tale. Repeatedly a victim of sexual, physical and mental abuse from almost all of the closest grown ups around him he fell prey to the claws of drug and alcohol abuse and fell deeply in to a life of crime which resulted in many years in and out of Feltham Young Offender Institute..He owns a life story full of...2020-03-111h 17
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS3 EP7- Glen John Jones: author of 'Think and Grow Vegan' on the benefits of a plant based dietRecently I was interviewed about my life and my journey on another podcast called Nathan K Ginger Beard podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/2G5BjzWnjLqNolIocXMXRe) - one I would highly recommend (NB my episode is out soon about mental health so please do check that one out)- and throughout this process I was introduced to a lovely chap called Glen john jones..Glen is the author of highly successful book "Think and Grow Vegan" (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Grow-Vegan-gradually-confidence/dp/1916118801) - a wonderfully witty, funny, personable book about the what, why and hows of g...2020-03-041h 19
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS3 EP6 - TalkOut - Mental Health in the workplace: it's okay not to be okayIn this episode I sit down TalkOut Co-founder and Managing Director, Jill Mead and Clinical Psychology Researcher – Natalie Edwards. . Jill chats about her journey when she slipped to her lowest low but eventually managed to claw her way out of the hole and how it was this journey that led her to meet Jim Cockburn and create TalkOut. TalkOut is the voice of Mental Health in the workplace and has one mission; to make it okay not to be okay in the workplace. They are working hard to break the...2020-03-011h 13
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS3 EP5 - Alex Flynn: diagnosed with Parkinson's at 36 yet one of the most inspirational humans1 in every 37 people will get Parkinson's. 1 in 20 are under the age of 40. The youngest diagnosed was a 2 year old. This is NOT an old persons disease like most of us think. You don't get any symptoms until 80% of the neurones in your brain are dead..Two days after his 36th birthday, Alex Flynn sat to drink his breakfast coffee and noticed his finger was shaking involuntarily. Thinking it was a one off, he thought nothing of it. Until it happened again a few days later. Told it was probably nerve damage after a sporting accident a...2020-02-251h 15
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS3 EP4 - Scott McKenna: BRDC Rising Star & Ginetta GT5 Champion talks about focus & overcoming hurdlesMy guest this week is 18 year old Scott Mckenna. If asked at 14 what his dream was, it would have been 'racing driver', but asked what he thought his reality was likely to be, he'd have probably said "Ummm, working for Mum and Dad in Norway probably". Yet Scott is the 2019 British Ginetta GT5 Champion and one of only 13 British racers under 24 to be selected as a British Racing Drivers Club "Rising Star.' These young racers are chosen by the BRDC because they have achieved success in the upper levels of motorsport and are considered the ones to...2020-02-1924 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS3 EP3 - Diane Youdale: ITV's Gladiator Queen "Jet" on Mental Health, Fitness & MindsetFor those of you who grew up in the 90's will remember the ITV hit show Gladiators fondly! How much did we all enjoy our Saturday evenings watching as these beautiful, tough gladiators and unsuspecting but courageous contenders battled while hanging from the rings in Hang Tough, running the gauntlet and then struggling to get up that bloody travelator... My guest this week on Mindset Unfiltered was one of the most loved and - call me biased but she was also by far the hottest gladiator, known for her infamous hair flick and her acrobatic skills... its Jet... or D...2020-02-121h 21
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS3 Ep2 - Terry Grant: 23 x World Record holder & James Bond StuntmanTerry Grant... what a legend... I first met Terry back in 2010 at Lydden Hill. We spoke for about 30 seconds and I knew instantly that this was a human I needed more of in my life. Over the years we have crossed paths so many times in the motorsport world and we became good pals quickly. .This man is literally like no other. For anyone in the motorsport world, he needs no introduction... but for my listeners who arent... this man is the most ridiculous professional stunt driver, he holds at least 23 Guinness World Records that include having...2020-02-051h 19
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS3 EP1 - Rebecca Jackson: Racing driver, TV Presenter, Journalist, Business Woman and Mum on Positivity, Mental Health & AchievementMy guest this week is my dear friend Rebecca Jackson... racing driver, tv presenter, very respected motoring journalist and very successful business woman... oh, and incredible mother to two of the most gorgeous twin babies.Rebecca also recently launched a new, very exciting project to help drivers gain sponsorship. Its called Sponsorship Academy - a very comprehensive 8 week online course with support from Rebecca herself..It covers every thing needed to help a driver on their racing journey including help with social media, how to pitch, how to organise themselves and much more. ....2020-01-3033 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS2 EP7: Gus Greensmith - WRC driver for M-Sport Ford World Rally Team: self belief & a winning mindsetI had a fantastic day last week at @autosport_international interviewing a plethora of interesting minds... including this man @gusgsmith who, after his amazing Word Rally Championship debut last year, has recently made the step up from WRC2 to drive 9 rounds of the 2020 season in WRC for M-Sport.His meticulous approach to his professional life is quite astonishing. Raw talent, endless passion, undeterred determination and total dedication are among the components to become a world champion and Gus, genuinely, oozes all of them..My man, Rupert Manwaring (@P1_Coach) is Gus's Sports Coach - so over t...2020-01-2222 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS2 EP6 - Part 3: Steve Clark - Stage 4 Bowel Cancer survivor - Prognosis, Stats, Hair Loss, the Future & the Bucket ListMindset Unfiltered by Alex Legouix S2 EP6 - Part 3: Steve Clark - Stage 4 Bowel Cancer survivor - Prognosis, Stats, the Future & the Bucket List .Steve and I are back for our final episode - well this time round anyway - we have more to tell you but three parts in one sitting was ample....This time we cover: Strive for five - Please head to www.striveforfive.org and see the amazing charity Steve has created. You can see how to get involved and fundraise and help raise awareness, read heaps of useful pieces of...2020-01-1549 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS2 EP5 - Part 2: Steve Clark - Welcoming Chemotherapy as your friendA diagnosis of Stage 4 Bowel Cancer doesn't have to be the end of your life. It can be the reason to start livingit" Steve Clarke..While I am deeply saddened to be receiving messages from friends and strangers telling me of their own cancer news and journeys, I am so happy to hear that this podcast is helping people. Genuinely. And that is testament to what an amazing man Steve is..As part of Mindset Unfiltered, Alex Legouix talks with Steve Clark about how his positive approach has helped him cope with...2020-01-1451 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS2 EP4 - Part 1: Steve Clark - Stage 4 Bowel Cancer survivor and superhero: Diagnosis, dealing with the fear & positive mindset6 months before diagnosis my dear friend Steve was a very healthy athlete (he was a high standard runner, martial artist and yogi). Suddenly his life changed completely. In this first episode of three, Steve opens up about his diagnosis of Stage 4 Bowel Cancer. Quoting his doctor who said: "Generally speaking a bowel cancer tumour is somewhere between a 20p and 50p piece... yours is 21cm long, 6.5cm wide" Not only this but Steve had fast growing secondaries in both the liver and the lungs.In this episode, he talks about:His diagnosisHow h...2020-01-1351 minMindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS2 Ep3 - Yann Ehrlacher - upcoming racing star: staying focusedRacing is in the blood for Yann Ehrlacher…His uncle is none other than four-time World Touring Car Champion Yvan Muller, his mother, Cathy, was a respected single-seater racer in her own right competing in Formula 3 and Formula 3000 and the competitive genes don't stop there as his father Yves was a professional footballer who played for Strasbourg, Lens, Bastia and Mulhouse. Yann - by his own admission - didn't quite inherit the football skills but his racing ability is being proven time and time again. His success keeps growing and I genuinely believe it wont be that long before...2020-01-0527 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS2 Ep2: Emiliano Ventura - Sports Physiologist, Nutritionist and Human Mind expertThis is a FASCINATING chat! Emiliano Ventura - one of my favourite humans - is a Sports Physiologist. He also trained in Sports Medicine and Nutrition and specialised in human recovery and he's been working with top International and Olympic athletes since he was 20.He has a clinic in Madrid (BioPerformance Center Motor & Sport Institute Madrid) and works with various top athletes there.He has worked in motorsport with top drivers and teams for years including: the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 Team and Red Bull Junior Team; Formula BMW; he's worked with the...2019-12-1924 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS2 Ep1: Peter Winterbottom - one of the greatest opensides of all time: on his career & staying on top of your gameKicking off Season Two of Mindset Unfiltered by Alex Legouix is Peter 'Wints' Winterbottom MBE is a former Harlequins, British & Irish Lions and England Rugby Player - arguably one of the greatest opensides to ever play the gameHe played in 58 tests for England, winning two Grand Slams in ’91 & ’93 and reached the World Cup final in 1991.He toured with the British and Irish Lions to New Zealand in 1983 and 1993, playing in 19 games including 7 tests."Wints" or "StrawMan" as he was also known, was the second player, after Rory Underwood, to r...2019-12-1245 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS1 EP6 Norbie Michelisz - From secret bedroom gamer to World Champion Touring Car Racing driver"Wow, I have told you things, I have never really told anyone before!" - Open, unfiltered chat with Norbie Michelisz!.Norbie is a Hungarian racing driver who races in the World touring Car Cup..His racing career began in a unique way - playing Grand Prix Legends on the sim. His results wowed Zoltán Zengő the owner of Zengő Motorsport, who gave him a chance to test a racing car on the Hungaroring in 2005. He was 21 years old. In 2006, his first full year behind the wheel of an actual car he won the Hungarian Suz...2019-12-0528 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS1 EP5 Tom Coronel - crazy Dutch racing machine on staying positive, focused and determinedDutch superstar, Tom Coronel is one of the most unique humans! Anyone who has ever spent any time with him, smiles from ear to ear when they talk about his energy, passion and happiness and over the 6 years I have been working in touring car, he has become one of my dearest friends. .Tom has had a lengthy career spanning 30 years and has done extremely well. He currently races in the WTCR for Comtoyou DHL Team CUPRA Racing .He chats about how much he has learnt over the years, his 'dream team', the compromises he h...2019-11-2821 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS1 EP4 Esteban Guerrieri - Zero to Hero: now one of Argentina's greatest racers he chats about very humble beginningsFeisty, humble, passionate, ambitious and extremely competitive... Esteban gives a very honest, emotional interview.When Esteban Guerrieri - a well known, extremely successful and talented Argentine racer - turned up in the WTCC paddock for a round in 2016, all eyes were on him... and he didn't disappoint. Behind the wheel of the Campos chevvy he topped the charts in practice sessions, gained an unlikely fastest lap of the weekend and generally ruffled quite a few feathers with his feisty dominance. So when he was given a full time seat in 2017 every one was excited to s...2019-11-2122 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS1 EP3 Yvan Muller - 4 x World Touring Car Champion - what he has learnt & how it has helped him become a World ChampionWith 4 world titles and a 5th within reach (Nov 2019), 50 wins, 29 poles, Yvan Muller is the most successful driver in FIA World Touring Car history.As well as being a extraordinary circuit racer – he took the British F2 crown in 1992 – Muller’s CV also lists Dakar and World Rally Championship outingsAnd after making it 10 titles in the Andros Trophy ice racing series, Yvan was effectively banned for continuing in the series he’d dominated for many winters for being too good....to think that at the start he was quite happy to stay working...2019-11-1411 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS1 EP2 Thed Bjork - WTCC & 4 x STCC Champion on visualisation, focus, ambition and the determined mindsetMy guest this week is World Touring Car Champion, and 4 x Swedish/Scandinavian Champion Thed Bjork. Thed turned up to the world touring car championship as a relative unknown and smashed it. This unfiltered chat discusses his incredible mental strength, his pre race visualisation method, trigger points, an what it is that makes him a world champion who is so focused on track, he sometimes misses the chequered flag completely and keeps racing not realising the race has in fact finished. 🔗 Follow us: @mindsetunlimited_ @alexlegouix For festival & event details: www.mindsetunlimited.co.uk 2019-11-0715 min
Mindset Unfiltered by Alexandra LegouixS1 EP1 Andy Priaulx MBE - FIA European & 3 x World Touring Champion on the major highs and major lows of life, depression & positivityMy very special guest on Mindset Unfiltered this week is an absolute legend. He's a British racing driver who lives in Guernsey with his wonderful wife Jo and super talented kids Seb and Danielle. With a professional racing career that has spanned almost 25 years, he is a European Touring Car Championship champion, three times World Touring Car Championship champion, the only FIA Touring Car champion to win an international-level championship for four consecutive years and, as if that isn't enough, he holds an MBE. Andy races in the World Endurance Championship for Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK and in t...2019-10-3021 min