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146: Changing Paths & Giving Yourself Permission with Katie Sullivan

Today I’m chatting with opera singer turned entrepreneur Katie Sullivan, and I have to say, if you’ve ever felt like you could only have one path in life, this episode is for you. We diving into Katie’s journey, from having a musical background and pursuing music as a career to burnout and starting on her entrepreneurial journey. If you’ve ever felt like a rebellious overachiever, if you wonder whether you’re on the right path, or if you wonder if there even is such a thing as the right path, this episode is for you!

 

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ABOUT KATIE

Katie Sullivan is an opera singer turned entrepreneur who helps other creatives make a living online doing what they love.  After burning out pursuing a career in music, Katie has developed a passion for online business and is ready to share what she has learned about turning a passion into a paycheck.

  Website | Rise Through Strife Podcast | Passion Project Launch Lab | Instagram

 
 

RESOURCES

  TOPICS

  • Katie’s journey from opera singer to entrepreneur

  • How there is no one true path

  • Being an overachiever and a rule breaker

  • How it’s rebellious people who change the world

  • The courage to choose a new path

  • Perfectionism, originality and other toxic combinations that hold creative people back

  • Giving yourself permission to be your whole self

 

 

ABOUT MEG &

THAT HUMMINGBIRD LIFE

 
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When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Sunday pep Talks to my wonderful Couragemakers community or working 1:1 with clients, I'm usually covered in paint and walking my jolly cockapoo puppy, Merlin.

 

 

I’m Meg and I’m the host of The Couragemakers Podcast and The Daily Pep! Podcast and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I’m an INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate.

I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum.

 


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149: Being Your Own Cheerleader + Owning Your Brilliance with Sidonie Smith

Today I’m chatting with multipassionate powerhouse, Sidonie Smith. Sidonie is a multilingual international Broadway leading lady, actress, vocalist, composer, classically trained violinist, and mindset coach for performers. In this week’s episode she’s sharing how to own your brilliance, celebrate your gifts and be your own cheerleader.

 

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ABOUT SIDONIE

Sidonie is a multipasionate powerhouse. She is a multilingual,, actress, composer,  a classically trained violinist, and mindset coach for performers.

She is an in demand international Broadway actress and has played the lead lady, in shows such as Jekyll & Hyde, Sister Act, and The Bodyguard.

Sidonie is passionate about helping both experienced and aspiring artists, supporting them practically in their pursuits to become the strongest versions of themselves— mind, spirit and body. She helps guide artists to heal their hearts in order to create great art. 

Website | Instagram 

 
 

RESOURCES

  TOPICS

  • Sidonie’s journey of moving to Berlin to

  • How following open doors has changed Sidonie’s life

  • How to give yourself permission to walk through open doors

  • The power of owning your gifts and Sidonie’s journey to owning her own

  • Choosing yourself and living with self- compassion

  • The things Sidonie’s learned about herself through the different characters she’s played

  • Being your own cheerleader

 

 

ABOUT MEG &

THAT HUMMINGBIRD LIFE

 
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When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Sunday pep Talks to my wonderful Couragemakers community or working 1:1 with clients, I'm usually covered in paint and walking my jolly cockapoo puppy, Merlin.

 

 

I’m Meg and I’m the host of The Couragemakers Podcast and The Daily Pep! Podcast and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I’m an INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate.

I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum.

 


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148: Being Unapologetic & Connecting with your Body with Susie Bell

This week I'm chatting to Susie Bell. Susie is a Self-Love and Body Confidence Coach for women in their 40s and 50s who are feeling lost and also trapped by comparison with others and perfectionism, to help them reconnect with and accept themselves including their bodies so they can stand in their truth, be seen and fell alive again. Susie is passionate about self-compassion, authenticity and self care and today we’re diving into why diet culture doesn’t work, connecting to your body and finding another way than the default of hating ourselves.

 

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ABOUT SUSIE

Susie Bell is a Self-Love and Body Confidence Coach for women who is passionate about self-compassion, authenticity and self care. She is on a mission to support and inspire women in their 40s and 50s who are feeling lost and also trapped by comparison with others and perfectionism, to help them reconnect with and accept themselves including their bodies so they can stand in their truth, be seen and fell alive again.

Susie lives on the south coast on England in Hampshire with her husband and two teenage children, and her favourite quote is “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom” by Anaïs  Nin, who Susie shares a birthday with!.

Website | Free Guide: 10 Ways to Coming Home To Your Body | Instagram | Facebook

 

  TOPICS

  • Susie’s experience of living in diet culture for 26 years and her journey of working to love her body

  • Diet culture 101

  • 3 practical ways you can start connecting to your body today

  • Susie’s experience of finding the work she was meant to do

  • The concept of intuitive eating

  • How to get the courage to put yourself out there

 

 

ABOUT MEG &

THAT HUMMINGBIRD LIFE

 
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When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Sunday pep Talks to my wonderful Couragemakers community or working 1:1 with clients, I'm usually covered in paint and walking my jolly cockapoo puppy, Merlin.

 

 

I’m Meg and I’m the host of The Couragemakers Podcast and The Daily Pep! Podcast and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I’m an INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate.

I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum.

 


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147: Getting Your Bother On with Jennifer Louden

Today I’m chatting with the fabulous Jennifer Louden! Jennifer is is a personal growth pioneer who helped launch the concept of self-care with her first bestseller, The Woman’s Comfort Book. Today we’re diving into getting your bother on, uncovering your heartfelt desires and the power of doing hard things imperfectly.

 

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ABOUT JENNIFER

Jennifer Louden is a personal growth pioneer who helped launch the concept of self-care with her first bestseller, The Woman’s Comfort Book. Since then, she’s written seven additional books on well-being and whole living, including The Woman’ s Retreat Book and The Life Organizer, with close to a million copies of her books in print in nine languages. Jennifer has spoken around the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and has written a national magazine column for a Martha Stewart magazine. She’s been profiled or quoted in dozens of major magazines; two of Brené Brown’s books, Daring Greatly and Dare to Lead; and appeared on hundreds of TV, radio shows and podcasts—even on Oprah.

Her newest and most personal book Why Bother? Discover the Desire for What’s Next was published on April 21, 2020.

Jennifer has been teaching workshops and retreats since 1992 and creating vibrant online learning experiences since 1999. She writes weekly to her email list of 20,000 and hosts an online community of over 600 members. She lives in Boulder County, Colorado.

  Website | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | Facebook

 

  TOPICS

  • How self help has changed since it has become mainstream

  • Getting your bother on

  • The courage to be seen

  • Jen’s journaling process

  • Doing hard things imperfectly

  • Uncovering and celebrating your desires

  • The problem with ‘positive vibes only’

 

 

ABOUT MEG &

THAT HUMMINGBIRD LIFE

 
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When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Sunday pep Talks to my wonderful Couragemakers community or working 1:1 with clients, I'm usually covered in paint and walking my jolly cockapoo puppy, Merlin.

 

 

I’m Meg and I’m the host of The Couragemakers Podcast and The Daily Pep! Podcast and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I’m an INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate.

I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum.

 


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144: Putting Yourself Out There & How To Keep Going with Abbey Briscoe

This week I'm chatting with actor Abbey Briscoe. We’re diving into Abbey’s journey, her advice on what to do when the road feels rocky and the importance of showing up and giving yourself permission to make mistakes. If you need a boost of resilience and courage to keep going on your own path, this is the episode for you!

 

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ABOUT ABBEY

Abbey Briscoe is an aspiring actress in the Midwestern part of the United States. As someone who struggles with depression, anxiety, and PTSD, Abbey was able to turn to performance art as a way to gain confidence and heal from childhood trauma. Over a 17 year span, she has performed on stage, film, and television, as well as earning a B.A. in Theatre from K-State University in 2012. With the world on hold in times of uncertainty, Abbey is currently focusing on writing, as well as preparing to star in her first horror movie, "Born to Raise Hell" set to shoot in September.

  Instagram | Facebook

 

  TOPICS

  • Abbey’s journey to being an actor

  • Abbey’s advice for keeping going when the road feels rocky

  • How taking a break can really help

  • Building confidence and fighting for yourself

  • Overcoming people pleasing and standing up for yourself

  • Giving yourself permission to make mistakes

  • The importance of showing up

 

 

ABOUT MEG &

THAT HUMMINGBIRD LIFE

 
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When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Sunday pep Talks to my wonderful Couragemakers community or working 1:1 with clients, I'm usually covered in paint and walking my jolly cockapoo puppy, Merlin.

 

 

I’m Meg and I’m the host of The Couragemakers Podcast and The Daily Pep! Podcast and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I’m an INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate.

I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum.

 


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143: Uncovering Your Unique Purpose with Quinn Tempest

This week I'm chatting to Quinn Tempest. Quinn is a creative entrepreneur and speaker based in Phoenix,Arizona. She helps entrepreneurs and small business owners uncover their unique purpose and bring it to life in everything they do - both online. In We’re diving into how to uncover your unique purpose, burnout and experimenting in your life and business.

 

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ABOUT QUINN

Quinn Tempest is a creative entrepreneur and speaker based in Phoenix, Arizona. She helps entrepreneurs and small business owners uncover their unique purpose and bring it to life in everything they do - both online and off. She is the founder of Create Your Purpose®, a philosophy, mindset, and community made up of like-minded purpose-driven entrepreneurs who are dedicated to living their lives and building their businesses ON purpose and WITH purpose.

Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

 

RESOURCES

  TOPICS

  • Quinn’s journey to finding her purpose

  • Spotting signs of burnout

  • The problem with validation

  • The importance of experiments

  • How busy-ness is a badge of honour

  • Building an intentional life

 

 

ABOUT MEG &

THAT HUMMINGBIRD LIFE

 
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When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Sunday pep Talks to my wonderful Couragemakers community or working 1:1 with clients, I'm usually covered in paint and walking my jolly cockapoo puppy, Merlin.

 

 

I’m Meg and I’m the host of The Couragemakers Podcast and The Daily Pep! Podcast and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I’m an INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate.

I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum.

 


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143: Mental Health, Self-Kindness + Learning from Failure with Shareefa J (Couragemakers X CALM Special)

This week I'm chatting to Shareefa J, London based presenter and plus-size model all about mental health. If you struggle with your mental health, and find it hard to talk about, if you ever feel alone or like you’re a burden and if you simply need a dose of self-kindness, this is the episode for you.

 

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ABOUT SHAREEFA

Shareefa J is a London based presenter and plus size model. She is at the forefront of promoting body/race diversity and mental health awareness within fashion and advertising. Shareefa is an ambassador for the mental health charity CALM and actively advocates for them by getting involved in fundraising and media projects.  

Alongside this Shareefa runs a not- for- profit organisation called @shine4diversity in which she creates short documentaries and photographic campaigns to highlight the importance of racial inclusion within advertising Her last campaign was featured in Marie Claire & Buzzfeed. Shareefa recently graced the cover of Womens Running magazine for the annual London Marathon edition and she continues to promote a positive message for women within the fitness space.

Instagram | CALM

 

RESOURCES

  TOPICS

  • Shareefa’s experience with mental health

  • How sharing your mental health struggles isn’t a sign of weakness

  • What failure has taught Shareefa and what we can learn from it

  • Being kinder to yourself and intentions instead of goals

  • Shareefa’s work as a CALM ambassador

 

 

ABOUT MEG &

THAT HUMMINGBIRD LIFE

 
meg kissack.gif

When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Sunday pep Talks to my wonderful Couragemakers community or working 1:1 with clients, I'm usually covered in paint and walking my jolly cockapoo puppy, Merlin.

 

 

I’m Meg and I’m the host of The Couragemakers Podcast and The Daily Pep! Podcast and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I’m an INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate.

I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum.

 


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142: Truth Telling & Secret Sharing & Myth Busting with Leona Thrift-ola

This week I'm chatting to Leona Thrift-ola, founder of Indie Roller. Leona is all about truth telling, secret sharing, myth busting and community building and we dive into all of that in today's show! If you want to find your people, if you want encouragement for your creative journey, or if you’re craving the real behind the scenes look at what it takes to run an indie biz, this is the episode for you!

 

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ABOUT LEONA

Leona is the founder of Indie Roller: a truth telling, secret sharing, myth busting community that empowers Indie Biz owners to play by their own rules. She is the host of The Indie Roller Podcast and The Indie Roller and Indie Roller News, a quarterly trades newspaper for Indie Biz owners.

Website | Podcast | Instagram

 

  TOPICS

  • Leona's fascinating business journey

  • Leona's  experiences of being self-employed and building a community of likeminded people

  • How to lead with your values

  • Leon'a fabulous advice if you're in our head a lot

 

 

ABOUT MEG &

THAT HUMMINGBIRD LIFE

 
meg kissack.gif

When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Sunday pep Talks to my wonderful Couragemakers community or working 1:1 with clients, I'm usually covered in paint and walking my jolly cockapoo puppy, Merlin.

 

 

I’m Meg and I’m the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I’m an INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate.

I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum.

 


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Episode 140: The Middle Finger Project with Ash Ambirge

I'm so excited to share with you my conversation with Ash Ambirge, of The Middle Finger Project! We talk all about putting yourself out there, working on your mindset towards money (especially the starving artist myth) and The Middle Finger Project!

 

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ABOUT ASH

Ash is an internet entrepreneur, creative writer, speaker, and advocate for women being brave and doing disobedient things with their careers and their lives. Her voice has been called, “the most memorable on the Internet,” “not safe for work at all,” and also, “really kinda sweary,” which is definitely her favorite description. She is the founder of The Middle Finger Project®, which is both the name of her hallmark lifestyle blog as well the title of her first book. It’s a call to action for “women who disobey” with the tools and mind-set to reject the world’s expectations of success and get on their own path to happiness, wealth, independence, and adventure. Ash splits her time between Philadelphia, PA, and traveling the world.

The Middle Finger Project | The book! | Instagram | Twitter

 

  TOPICS

  • The things loss and hardship bring

  • Putting yourself out there

  • Seeing money as an opportunity

  • The importance of failing and getting up again

  • Ash's experience of writing The Middle Finger Project

 

ABOUT MEG &

THAT HUMMINGBIRD LIFE

 
meg kissack.gif

When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Sunday pep Talks to my wonderful Couragemakers community or working 1:1 with clients, I'm usually covered in paint and walking my jolly cockapoo puppy, Merlin.

 

 

I’m Meg and I’m the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I’m an INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate.

I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum.

 


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Episode 139: The Creative Process & Feeding Your Creativity with Caroline Jestaz

This week I'm speaking with fiction writer, language teacher and writing mentor, Caroline Jestaz. If you love deep conversations about creativity, if you struggle with your inner critic or you need some creative inspiration, this is the perfect episode for you!

 

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ABOUT CAROLINE

Caroline is a fiction writer, language teacher and writing mentor. She’s passionate about all things creative and endlessly curious about the creative process.

Caroline was born and raised in Paris and has been living in the UK since 2003. She first went to England at the age of seven and fell in love with the language, the culture and the country. By the time she was thirteen, she spoke fluent English and went on to study Russian and Italian, then English Literature at university in France, Scotland and Ireland. She has twenty years of teaching experience at university, in language schools and giving private tuition face-to-face and online. Her love of books has led her to run an independent publishing company and to work for two high-profile educational publishers.

Writing is her vocation. Caroline has four novels under her belt. Her stories are character-based and always include an element of mystery. She likes to weave in different narratives and viewpoints and explore themes such as grief, loss, projection, manipulation and deceit. She’s also created an online writing course, runs creative writing workshops in Cambridge and mentors aspiring writers. Caroline is passionate about her writing and teaching: ‘The reason I'm a teacher and writing mentor is that I love empowering my students with words and languages and give them the confidence they need to find their own voice.’

On January 27th 2020, she launched The Creativity for All Podcast, a bi-monthly show which explores and celebrates the many unseen and unrecognised forms of day-to-day creativity, with the hope of inspiring listeners to tap into their creative potential.

Website | Creativity For All PodcastFacebook Page | Novel Writing Course Facebook Page | Instagram


 

  TOPICS

  • Caroline’s love of languages and linguistics and how her creativity was nurtured as a child

  • Life as a self-taught woman

  • Caroline’s journey to writing 

  • Dealing with the critic inside your head

  • Protecting your creativity and putting boundaries around it

  • The importance of space and freedom in our creative life and work

  • Creating conversations about creativity and overcoming the loneliness 

 

About Meg & The Rebel Rousers!

 
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When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Sunday pep Talks to my wonderful Couragemakers community or working 1:1 with clients, I'm usually covered in paint and walking my jolly cockapoo puppy, Merlin.

 

 

I’m Meg and I’m the host of Couragemakers, as well as it’s sister podcast, The Daily Pep! and founder of The Rebel Rousers. I’m an INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate.

I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum.

 


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Episode 138: Building Fortitude and Cultivating Flow with Audrey Holst

This week I'm speaking to Audrey Holst, founder of Fortitude & Flow. If you’ve ever burnt out, if you struggle with perfectionism or you want to connect with your body more, this is the perfect episode for you!

 

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ABOUT AUDREY

Audrey Holst helps really smart people not fall apart by helping them heal and transform their burnout. She combines over a decade of experience teaching yoga and mindfulness with extensive training and work as a Certified Professional Coach. She is the author of an upcoming book that teaches readers that there is nothing wrong with them, that what they experience as burnout and disconnection makes sense, and that reconnecting to their body and healing their nervous system is the pathway to tap into their innate brilliance and their sense of self. Each month she leads the Standing Still Collective, a virtual gathering for people that want to achieve their goals in a body-centered and intuitive way with the backing of a community that nurtures their positive actions and changes. Audrey believes that everyone is deserving of a life that nourishes them and small and doable changes over time will eventually change the world.Audrey loves spending spending time with her husband and their adorable kitty Sweatpea as well as hiking, dancing, yoga and movement in general. She also love curling up under a warm blanket with a book and a cup of tea.

Website | Instagram | Facebook

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  TOPICS

  • building a relationship with discomfort

  • nervous system 101

  • Audrey’s favourite practices to connect with yourself

  • stress loops

  • practices to help with chronic stress

  • perfectionism as a survival technique

 

ABOUT MEG &

THAT HUMMINGBIRD LIFE

 
meg kissack.gif

When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Sunday pep Talks to my wonderful Couragemakers community or working 1:1 with clients, I'm usually covered in paint and walking my jolly cockapoo puppy, Merlin.

 

 

I’m Meg and I’m the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I’m an INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate.

I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum.

 


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Episode 137: Becoming A Flourishing Introvert with Joanna Rawbone

This week on The Couragemakers Podcast, I'm talking with founder of Flourishing Introverts, Joanna Rawbone. We dive into how flourishing is a choice, Jo’s experiences of being an introvert and the six different types of introverts. This is such a practical episode and I learned so much!

 

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JOANNA

Jo is a Flourishing Introvert with an international training & coaching business based in the UK.​Joanna has spent more than 24 years working with 000’s of international clients through her own training & coaching consultancy, Scintillo Ltd. During this time, and through her own earlier experiences, she has seen just how problematic the Extraversion bias in organisations is. It negatively impacts employee engagement, retention and productivity. It also impairs the physical and mental health & well-being of employees with the obvious consequences.  

Recognising that it was time for action, Joanna founded Flourishing Introverts to 

  • support those who want to fulfil their potential without pretending to be something they're not. 

  • educate and inform organisations about the true cost of overlooking their introverts

  • promote positive action and balance the extraversion bias

in 2019, Joanna delivered a TEDx talk on the subject called ‘Tackling Extraversion Bias to unlock the potential of Introverts’. Joanna has a real passion for helping her clients make the small but sustainable changes that really make a difference. 

Her weeks are spent working with clients, travelling, writing and just 'being'. The things that make her happy include her work with individuals and groups,  spending time on her own; necessary in order to replenish sufficiently and music, crafts and reading; all pastimes in which she can 'lose' myself

Flourishing Introverts | TEDX Talk | Instagram

RESOURCES


 

  TOPICS

  • Jo's journey of discovering she is an introvert

  • How exhausting it is pretending to be an extravert because we think we should be

  • Dealing with inauthenticity

  • Tackling the introversion bias

  • How flourishing is a choice

  • Expanding your comfort zone while staying true to who you are

  • The 6 different types of introverts

  • How Jo found her 'heart-song' work and how you can find your

 

ABOUT MEG &

THAT HUMMINGBIRD LIFE

 
meg kissack.gif

When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Sunday pep Talks to my wonderful Couragemakers community or working 1:1 with clients, I'm usually covered in paint and walking my jolly cockapoo puppy, Merlin.

 

 

I’m Meg and I’m the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I’m an INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate.

I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum.

 


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