Category: For Flourishing’s Sake Podcast
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For Flourishing’s Sake | Virtual Book Launch Extravaganza
You are cordially invited to the Virtual Book Launch Extravaganza! 4 Virtual Panels 2 Panel Chairs 16 International Panellists 1 Book Author Order your copy of “For Flourishing’s Sake” here. Please consider writing a review once you have read the book – it helps get the book seen by more people 🙂 Watch…
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For Flourishing’s Sake Podcast | Episode 13 | Nurturing Relationships
Christian van Nieuwerburgh – Nurturing Relationships In this episode, I bring you a very special guest who made the beginning of my MSc in Applied Positive Psychology utterly magical (more on this in the audio). Christian van Nieuwerburgh is a highly regarded executive coach, leadership consultant and academic with an international reputation. He is a…
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For Flourishing’s Sake Podcast | Episode 12 | Best Possible Self
Welcome to episode 12. Today, I would like you to consider what your life might be like if everything went exactly the way you want it to go. Let me take a step back. On Sunday 16th November, I celebrated the first anniversary of my life-changing weight-loss surgery. I won’t go into great detail here,…
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For Flourishing’s Sake Podcast | Episode 10 | Adele Bates – Dealing with Challenging Student Behaviour
What do you do when your students tell you to f*?# off? How do you handle challenging behaviour and not let it get you down? Managing and dealing with challenging student behaviour is not something we are often taught as teachers, yet if we don’t develop strategies, this can wear us down. That is what…
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For Flourishing’s Sake Podcast | Episode 9 | Gratitude
Welcome to episode nine.  Today, I’m going to focus on a fundamental aspect of wellbeing: Gratitude. Last week, it was my youngest daughter’s 20th Birthday. I know what you’re thinking… I couldn’t possibly be old enough… Thank you, you’re too kind! But seriously, this Birthday was particularly important, because we are, as a family, so,…
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For Flourishing’s Sake Podcast | Episode 8 | Connection
Welcome to episode eight.  My experiences over the last week have caused me to reflect on human connection. Last Tuesday, I graduated from my MAPP (MSc in Applied Positive Psychology).  Of course, I was excited and proud to finally attend the ceremony and receive the bit of paper that confirms I’ve done it, but the…
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For Flourishing’s Sake Podcast | Episode 7 | Kelly Hannaghan – Three Key Elements to Whole School Positive Education
Welcome to Episode 7! It is my privilege to have some fantastic guests to bring to you in this podcast, who share their passion and expertise with you so we can all contribute towards children and adults flourishing in education. Today, I bring you the wonderful Kelly Hannaghan, Wellbeing Consultant for the Primary First Trust.…
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For Flourishing’s Sake Podcast | Episode 6 | Positive Relationships
Welcome to episode six of the “For Flourishing’s Sake” podcast! After a few weeks of featured guests, I wanted to come back to you myself today and talk about something that I am passionate about. Positive Relationships have been mentioned by me and my guests in previous episodes.  I also recently read an excellent interview…
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For Flourishing’s Sake Podcast | Episode 5 |Sha-En Yeo – Teacher self-care and relationships with pupils
In this fifth episode of the “For Flourishing’s Sake” podcast, I am delighted to introduce you to Sha-En Yeo of Happiness Scientists. We met in the summer of 2019 when we both spoke together on the IPPA Education Division panel. In this episode, she provides a useful reminder about the importance of self-care, self-compassion, and self-kindness for teachers, as…