This conversation with Rachel West, an adventurous high-school English teacher, a gifted storyteller and a fabulous human being, is one of my favourites. We talked for over an hour (I’ve edited it down to 30) about the moment she realised that she could stop “shoulding” and how a Chinese New Year dragon parade in San Francisco lead them to take the leap to move to a small village 6000 miles away from home. She shares stories of being in the in-between culturally, gender-wise, linguistically and their journey of self-awareness and realisation. I think you are going to love Rachel as much as I do.

You can find Rachel on Facebook and Instagram.

Rachel’s blog can be found here.

Today I am speaking to Suzi. Personally, she is Suzi Villeneuve-Smith; professionally, she is Suzi Russell. No matter the surname, she is a fabulous human, a nurse, a PhD candidate investigating moral injury in nursing, and a teacher. More than anything, she is a delightful storyteller and collector who is happy and is finally taking up her space. She shares how she came to quit her job as a practising nurse when a physical injury caused by a patient led her to quickly recognise the psychological and moral injury she suffered in her job and how she has embraced her current vocation of nursing nurses. This episode is filled with humour, astrology, manifestations realised, and a big dose of authenticity.

You can find Suzi on Facebook and Instagram.

Jenn Racioppi’s book on astrology and womxn’s health is Cosmic Health.

Suzi’s favourite musical is Six.

Her favourite tarot deck is Naked Heart Tarot by Jillian C. Wilde.

Dr Maria Sirois is one of the most generous people I have met, and I am grateful to call her my friend. Maria is a positive psychologist, educator and writer. In this episode, she shares how she has come to give herself permission to both love her life, which she leads in alignment with her values, and to live on behalf of humanity. We talk about how she has navigated both gentle and hurricane-strength midspaces, learned how to lead from happiness rather than pain, and how she has found a home in her own skin.

This is a conversation that will fill your soul.

To learn more about Maria visit her website.

You can also find Maria on LinkedIn.

Hazel Gale is a therapist, entrepreneur, author, and boxing coach. We talk about how she has combined her passion for helping others to overcome their self-limiting beliefs with her deep creativity and love of language, narrative and storytelling to create her unique style of therapy and her soon to be released app. She shares her story of coming to identify and alchemize her belief about strength and weakness from being about physical strength in and out of the ring into the emotional strength of vulnerability, acceptance and connection.

To learn more about Hazel and her book, “The Mind Monster Solution” go to www.hazelgale.com.

More information on Clementine, the cognitive hypnotherapy app for women, can be found here.

Betwixt, the interactive game Hazel developed in conjunction with Elitsa Dermendzhiyska can be accessed at www.betwixt.life.

You can also find Hazel on Instagram.

In this episode of the midspace podcast, I am speaking to Rebecca Johnson, communications coach, actor, mother, daughter and Nichiren Buddhist. We talk about the joy of having a squiggly career that does not follow a straight path, the power of empathy, respect and trust and seeing the highest potential in everyone that we encounter. Rebecca shares her experience of currently being in the season of planting seeds for her next evolution and how she exercises the freedom of choice in each minute. I invite you to settle in and enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

To learn more about Rebecca, check out her website.
You can also find Rebecca on LinkedIn.
For details on the book Rebecca recommended for this season of planting seeds, "Wintering" by Katherine May, click here.

Suzette Shahmoon is a therapist, positive psychologist, mother, and PhD candidate and researcher examining how those affected by chronic neurological illness connect and disconnect from themselves, their partners, and their communities. We explore the importance of being of service to others as well as ourselves. We discuss how Suzette changed her own story from “perfecting” to doing her best and asking for help when she needs it. We examine what becomes possible when you connect with others fully and vulnerably, and she puts me in the hot seat as we discuss what makes a good life.

To learn more about Suzette, check out her LinkedIn profile.

Bri Firestone is a money healer, coach and the founder of The School of Betty. In this episode, we delve into one of our most important, yet often taboo, stories – those around money and worth. We discuss how Bri changed her own story when she realised the emotions underlying her own relationship with money and its flow. We examine other common beliefs about money – such as scarcity, that those with money are bad, that we are not worthy of having money and other borrowed beliefs we have all picked up along the way. Join us and hear how Bri combines the practical and magical to help womxn heal money wounds, reclaim their worth, and enjoy life.

To learn more about Bri, check out her website: https://www.theschoolofbetty.com

Welcome to this episode of the midspace podcast where I am speaking to Becca McLeish, joy genie, cognitive hypnotherapist and coach who helps women in midlife move forward when they are stuck, We discuss how Becca realised that she did not need to follow the path defined by others in order to become a therapist and coach, the magic that comes from accepting yourself, changing her go-to story of “I can’t” to “I can” and how she navigated her midspace and became a model to her children and women in midlife of the power of forging your own path.

You can find Becca on her website.

For details on Becca's go-to book, "You Can Heal Your Life" by Louise Hay, click here.