The Women Talking About Learning Podcast is, well, women talking about learning and development. Underrepresented in senior roles in the learning function, this podcast amplifies women’s voices talking about all things learning and development related. You can find more on our website www.womentalkingaboutlearning.com.
Episodes
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Meg Bertapelle has true global influence as a Principal Learning Experience and Instructional Designer. She is an instructor and training developer, visual communication and graphic designer and has enhanced the communication effectiveness of training and course materials for many years.
A regular conference speaker, Meg is acknowledged by some of the biggest names in learning as an expert in Instructional Design. I’m delighted to get Meg on the podcast because we’ve known each other for a decade online and had never met until the podcast recording.
Kassy Laborie is the founder and principal consultant at Kassy LaBorie Consulting, She is a virtual classroom master trainer,and specialises in developing trainers to be engaging and effective when facilitating programs in platforms such as Zoom, WebEx, Adobe Connect, etc. She has in a wide range of industries and sectors, including hospitality, pharma, energy, government, NGOs, non-profits, and more.
As well as working with people as a coach, she has written two books on virtual training.
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Show links
The Non-Designer's Design Book (Non Designer's Design Book)
Color Psychology: Does It Affect How You Feel?
The Meaning of Colors in Cultures Around the World
Has Pink Always Been a “Girly” Color?
A Guide to the Color Corporate Blue
Will T-Mobile pink or Sprint yellow dominate the telecom merger?
How to Write Your Best Microcopy
7 ways to avoid bullet points (try these simple design alternatives)
10 ways to avoid death by bullet points
Presentation and eLearning resources
10 Tips On Typography in Web Design
Serif vs. Sans Serif Fonts: Is One Really Better Than the Other?
Camera use online – the dos and don’ts
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Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Lior Locher is a Learning Consultant with NIIT. They also run their own coaching business where they work with changemakers and start-ups. Lior is a Fellow of the RSA and a multilingual global citizen, based in the UK. Their books “The DIY Phoenix” and “Values-based” are both on Amazon, their TEDx talk is here. You can find Lior on Twitter and LInkedIn.
Katrina Collier is on a mission to end the collaboration chaos that ruins recruitment and candidate experience; exacerbated by hybrid working. Her inclusive workshops help companies fix the real issues preventing successful talent acquisition, and her unique shared-learning Mastermind programme develops the skills HR & recruiters need to partner effectively with the business and candidates. She is also a Mentor, Author of The Robot-Proof Recruiter, a global keynote speaker, and host of The Hiring Partner Perspective (Unedited) podcast. Katrina is an Ambassador for Hope for Justice charity, and you’ll find her on LinkedIn and on Instagram & Twitter @KatrinaMCollier.
Our third guest is Aby Reynolds. Aby is Head of Operations & Customer Experience at 5App. Aby has a career of over 20 years in a variety of industries including retail, food, banking & finance, digital learning and technology solutions. Aby’s also worked in a range of roles, sales, business management, customer service and consultancy. Aby can be connected with on LinkedIn.
Episode Links:
Evolution of workwear: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20190604-how-womens-workwear-has-evolved
Workplace dress codes and sex discrimination: https://coodes.co.uk/blog/workplace-dress-codes/
Teenage boys wear skirts to school: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/jun/22/teenage-boys-wear-skirts-to-school-protest-no-shorts-uniform-policy
The search for clothes is starting to frustrate my daughter: https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/voices/family/article/2021/04/13/its-time-we-got-rid-gendered-clothing-kids
The 11-Step Makeup Routine I Do Every Morning on the Train to Work: https://www.self.com/gallery/makeup-products-on-commute
How to avoid discriminatory workwear policies: https://www.hbcw.co.uk/news/how-to-avoid-discriminatory-workwear-policies
Example grooming policy: https://www.xperthr.com/policies-and-documents/grooming-policy/5955/
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Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
This week's episode brings you a few updates about what we've been doing and what we want to do next.
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Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
This week’s guests are Laura Overton, Michelle Ockers, and Shannon Tipton.
Laura Overton ( London, UK)- Award winning global analyst author, facilitator & founder of Learning Changemakers with 30+ years of experience and research focussing on learning innovation, L&D maturity and business impact.Her Research programme reached 8000+ l&D leaders globally and over 50,000 workers.
Michelle Ockers (Brisbane, Australia) - Founder and chief learning strategist at Learning Uncut, award winning L&D practitioner and global podcast host providing strategic leadership on learning transformation including Coca-Cola Amatil, Qantas and Australian Public service)
Shannon Tipton (Chicago, USA) - Owner and Chief Architect Learning Rebels. 25+ years of learning leadership with the global reputation as the practitioners expert. As an experience practitioner challenging the norms of traditional L&D functions, Learning Rebel has brought real world experience to support business success at Zappos, the US Center for Child Nutrition and Talentify.
The Emerging Stronger Team - https://emergentmasterclass.com/
Team purpose - https://www.thoughtfulleader.com/why-team-purpose-matters
Flat hierarchies - https://www.investorsinpeople.com/knowledge/flat-hierarchies
Eight Ways to Build Collaborative Teams - https://hbr.org/2007/11/eight-ways-to-build-collaborative-teams
The five business benefits of a diverse team - https://www.managers.org.uk/knowledge-and-insights/listicle/the-five-business-benefits-of-a-diverse-team/
Stop at Nothing - https://stopatnothing.com/
Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing - https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_86.htm
Team Dynamics - https://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/team/dynamics/definition/
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team - https://fourminutebooks.com/the-five-dysfunctions-of-a-team-summary
Are you an ideal team player? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRh80RyT74I
Finding community - https://jarche.com/2018/11/finding-community/
What Psychological Safety Looks Like in a Hybrid Workplace - https://hbr.org/2021/04/what-psychological-safety-looks-like-in-a-hybrid-workplace
“What makes a team effective at Google?” - https://rework.withgoogle.com/print/guides/5721312655835136
Belbin team roles - https://knowhow.ncvo.org.uk/your-team/people-management-skills/teams/effectiveteam/roles
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Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
This week’s guests are Katie Beck, Miriam Speidel, Sarah Frame, Kamla Kaur and Caroline Ford.
Katie Beck works for Blue Eskimo as a Recruitment Team Leader. She is experienced in recruiting and connecting with the most talented people in learning and development, training, and e-learning. She works with a variety of clients, across a range of industries including internal L&D departments, as well as with learning agencies and consultancies. If you are looking for your next role in L&D or perhaps you're looking to recruit a new member for your team, please get in touch with Katie:
Email: kbeck@blueeskimo.com
Web: www.blueeskimo.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-beck2021
Miriam Speidel is a L&D consultant for Engie, recently starting there after working as a People Development partner with LNER. Miriam is a creative, people-focused and passionate Senior L&D Professional with a track record of delivering impactful and award-winning learning initiatives.A strategic thinker, she translates plans into cost-effective and well-executed developmental solutions which help businesses meet their objectives, equip people with new skills and acknowledge and embed a culture of learning curiosity, agility and ownership.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miriam0speidel/
Sarah Frame is a Consultant and lead at FrameWorks Learning Consultancy Ltd. Sarah has significant experience and expertise in the field of online & distance learning and held various national and international Director level positions in both the commercial and higher education sectors. Sarah specialises in Consultancy in online learning strategies and implementations; Business Development; Product Development Sales & Marketing; Digital Learning; Strategic Development; Conference Presentations
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahaeframe
Kamla Kaur heads the sales and marketing teams at Neoskill, passionately working to help organisations become more effective and productive through implementing quality training solutions. Kamla and her team are passionate about the service and solutions they provide clients: everything at Neoskill being client centric. As Sales & Marketing Director, Kamla oversees the development of high-profile accounts and truly believes in the Neoskill motto, “Development through quality training”.
Web: https://www.neoskill.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamneoskill/
Caroline Ford is starting as the Global Head of Learning Strategy - Skills Management for Novartis. Previously at Astra Zeneca and Thomas Cook, Caroline was recently highlighted by Growth Engineering as one of the top 20 L&D experts and influencers to keep an eye on in 2021. Her passion is for pushing the boundaries and delivering pioneering innovation in the learning and development space. Getting people excited about putting the customer at the heart of everything they do, Caroline is a firm believer in the development of customer-centric digital skills including Agile and Design Thinking.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-ford-08826714/
Great British BusinessWoman Forum: https://www.greatbritishbusinesswoman.co.uk/forum-homepage
Learning Live: https://learning-live.com/
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Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
This week’s guests are Liz Drury and Heidi Kirby.
Liz Drury was born and brought up in Northamptonshire, and now lives in rural North Lincolnshire. She has a degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Durham, and a PhD in Archaeological Science from the University of Bradford.
After working in local television and education, she began working as a voiceover artist in 2013 whilst living in the USA. She has worked across many voiceover genres including commercials, e-learning, corporate videos and audio tours for clients such as Bulgari, VW, JCB, Booking dot com, Hilton Garden Inn, World Animal Protection and the NHS.
In 2017 she was named as one of the UK’s top 100 Small Businesses which led to an invitation to a reception at 10 Downing Street. She has also been nominated for a number of voiceover and business awards.
Liz is the host of the Small Business Big Network podcast which is for small business owners who want to get more from their networking.
Website: www.lizdrury.com
Email: liz@lizdrury.co.uk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizdruryvoiceovers/
Heidi Kirby is a learning and development leader, Ph.D. candidate in instructional design and technology at Old Dominion University, and host of the BLOC (Building Learning and Organizational Culture) podcast for L&D professionals.
A learning problem-solver, Heidi has over eight years’ experience leading learning projects. She got her start as a college English professor but has since worked as an instructional designer for NASA, a large health insurance company, a small tech startup, and a software company in her hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. She has led instructional design functions for small and mid-sized organizations throughout Northeast Ohio.
She was also instrumental in growing and serving as the VP of the volunteer organization, Teaching: A Path to Learning and Development, which helps educators find careers in L&D. For her PhD program, she is studying leadership competencies instructional designers need to be successful.
Her career goal is to continue to grow and foster her leadership skills to originate and lead learning functions for startup organizations.
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidiekirby/
Website https://www.heidikirby.com
Episode Links:
Anna Parker Naples - https://annaparkernaples.co.uk/
Small Business Big Network Podcast - https://lizdrury.com/podcast/
BLOC Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/5YGQtyZ18YNd8HQN5UCaNN
Audacity - https://www.audacityteam.org/
Captivate - https://www.captivate.fm/
Buzzsprout - https://www.buzzsprout.com/
Storyblocks Music - https://www.storyblocks.com/
Royalty Free Music - https://ripmediagroup.com/commercial-video/the-12-best-royalty-free-music-sites-in-2021
Austin Powers theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90h2gLgTz5g
Woman Who Podcast Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1625912257421992/
Canva - https://www.canva.com/en_gb/
Cleanfeed - https://www.canva.com/en_gb/
Squadcast - https://squadcast.fm/
Share a Coke Campaign - https://www.coca-colacompany.com/au/faqs/what-was-the-share-a-coke-campaign
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Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
This week’s guests are Gillian Jones and Natalie Ellis.
Gillian Jones is Managing Director and founder of Emerge Development Consultancy. For over 25 years Gillian has worked on organisational strategy development and change initiatives with companies worldwide.
Gillian partners with many organisations to implement culture change and has designed and delivered programmes of varying sizes to national organisations and independent companies.
Gillian is also an author, having co-authored 50 Top Tools for Coaching which was published by Kogan Page in Autumn 2009 and is now on its 5th edition. Gillian is an expert in organisational culture change and her second book ‘How to Create a Coaching Culture Strategy’ is in its 2nd Edition.
In the last 5 years she has been specialising in championing Women’s development, specialising in supporting women to achieve their goals, develop their confidence and reach more Senior Positions. In 2015 she developed the acclaimed Empowering Women’s programme RISE which is delivered in the UK and the Middle East.
Gillian is a regular speaker at many conferences specialising on the subject of Diversity and Inclusion and Women’s Development. She has a passion for equality and is working with many companies on Conscious Inclusion workshops with a particular focus on Black Lives Matter.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillian-jones-williams-emerge/
Email: gillian.jones@emergeuk.com
Natalie Ellis is Managing Director and founder of Rebox HR - a Virtual HR consultancy for UK based SME’s to resolve their employment queries. Natalie launched Rebox HR in February 2020. Natalie has significant commercial experience and worked for a number of high-profile companies including Woolworths Group, ASOS.com, Associated British Foods and Forterra PLC. With over 15 years experience in HR, Natalie is fully CIPD qualified to a Level 7 and holds Chartered Fellow CIPD status.
Rebox HR has been nominated for several awards since it launched including a Woman Who award for Best New Start Up, The Small Awards for the New Kid on the Block and was awarded Best Virtual HR Consultancy 2020 by SME News.
Natalie published the book ‘Launch Your HR Career’ in January 2021.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalieellishr
Email: hello@reboxhr.co.uk
Episode Links:
Positive psychology in a pandemic - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17439760.2021.1871945
Locked Down But Not Out: A Covid Diary - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08Y79HKYX
Launch Your HR Career - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08S459PYM
Five Minute Journal App - https://www.intelligentchange.com/products/five-minute-journal-app
It took a pandemic to teach us these 5 simple truths - https://centr.com/blog/show/10656/it-took-a-pandemic-to-teach-us-these-5-simple-truths
What is Mindfulness? - https://www.mindful.org/what-is-mindfulness/
Here’s why women overthink everything - https://nypost.com/2017/08/08/heres-why-women-overthink-everything/
Men and Women Process Emotions Differently - https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Research/Men-and-Women-Process-Emotions-Differently.html
The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30045683-the-little-book-of-hygge
Happiness Research Institute - https://www.happinessresearchinstitute.com/
Cyclothymia - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cyclothymia
Catch it, check it, change it - http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/headroom/cbt/catch_it.pdf
The Power of Kindness at Work - https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/employee-relations/pages/the-power-of-kindness-at-work.aspx
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Tuesday Aug 24, 2021
Tuesday Aug 24, 2021
This week’s guests are Caroline Bennett-Jarvis and Egle Vinauskaite.
Caroline Bennett-Jarvis has over 20 years experience as a human resource development practitioner; she is a committed humanitarian and an avid lifelong learner, currently managing and producing digital educational content for the US market. Originally from England, Caroline initially was formally educated in contemporary art, design, and craft, where she has been able to transcend her critical innovative thinking abilities into the corporate world in Barbados, her home for the past 22 years. Her career path in L&D has been more vocational and experiential despite recently achieving MSc in Leadership and Human Resource Management accompanied with a dual CMI certification in Strategic Leadership and Management and currently pursuing CIPD qualification in Human Resource Development. Subsequently and as a result, her studies have been a valuable addition to a continuously exciting, growth oriented, professional and personal life fulfilling journey.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-bennett-jarvis/
Egle Vinauskaite is a learning consultant who helps household brands and innovative edtech startups create evidence-based, impactful digital learning solutions. She has worked with such brands as Facebook, HSBC, Santander, ACCA, as well as some of the most exciting startups and creative agencies around.
Egle is also the director of Skillbright Labs, a boutique edtech product development consultancy, and the Rising Star Award winner at the Learning & Performance Institute's Learning Awards 2020. With a degree in Human Development from Harvard University, Egle specialises in applying adult development, behavioural economics and educational neuroscience principles to learning design.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/vinauskaite
Episode Links:
What is innovation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovation
What is ideation - https://careerfoundry.com/en/blog/ux-design/what-is-ideation-in-design-thinking
There's no losing, only learning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqi8MN9GGCs
Flearning - https://medium.com/self-ish/flearning-the-art-of-learning-from-failure-91e6e9cf821f
What is Corporate Innovation? - https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/resources/what-corporate-innovation
How Human Connection Contributes To Innovation - https://www.inc.com/rhett-power/how-human-connection-contributes-to-innovation.html
Focused vs Diffused Thinking = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTr12dK2Se0
Focused and Diffuse: Two Modes of Thinking - https://fs.blog/2019/10/focused-diffuse-thinking/
Advocates Against Domestic Abuse - https://www.facebook.com/Advocates-Against-Domestic-Abuse-2433320490025979/
A Technique for Producing Ideas by James Webb Young - https://jamesclear.com/book-summaries/a-technique-for-producing-ideas
Grassroots Innovation - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260021436_Grassroots_Innovation_from_the_Bottom_of_the_Pyramid
How to Build a Culture of Deep Creativity - https://www.skipprichard.com/how-to-build-a-culture-of-deep-creativity/
The Rise of Fake Innovation - https://crisbeswick.com/the-rise-of-fake-innovation/
Fail Fast … the Story of Innovation, Persistence and WD-40 - https://mikeschoultz.medium.com/fail-fast-the-story-of-innovation-persistence-and-wd-40-7077fc6f272b
Does Diversity Actually Increase Creativity? - https://hbr.org/2017/06/does-diversity-actually-increase-creativity
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Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
This week’s guests are Catherine Dartnall and Rachel Burnham.
Catherine is a versatile Learning Designer and Consultant with a passion for putting people at the heart of every design. She takes a human-centred approach to create the best possible experience using the technology and tools that are available.
With over 20 years of experience working in learning and technology, Catherine has worked in many roles across multiple functions, including working as a Learning Designer in both Corporate and HE sectors designing for a range of platforms including FutureLearn.
Catherine has a Masters in Online & Distance Education from the Open University which she often describes as being a transformative learning experience. Reflecting on this experience enables Catherine to put herself in the shoes of others who are learning online.
You can connect with Catherine on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-dartnall-ma-ode-flpi-91908213
Or find her on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/catdartnall
Rachel Burnham is Director and Consultant for Burnham L&D. She has worked in L&D and OD for about 30 years and is still learning about learning and people. She specialises using visuals to help people work, think and learn more effectively and is an avid Sketchnoter.
Rachel has worked across the private, public and voluntary sectors and currently is the Chair of CIPD Manchester.
She can be found on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/BurnhamLandD
And you can read her blogs at L&D Matters:
http://rachelburnham.blogspot.com/
Episode Links:
What is Sketchnoting? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ItcHag3agE
Simon Heath - https://twitter.com/simonheath1
Doug Shaw - https://twitter.com/dougshaw1
Working Out Loud - https://workingoutloud.com/en
Lev Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory - https://www.simplypsychology.org/vygotsky.html
Creswell Crags - https://www.creswell-crags.org.uk/
HT2 launches Massive Open Online Course to Explore Social Learning with Curatr - https://learningnews.com/news/ht2/2015/ht2-launches-massive-open-online-course-to-explore-social-learning-with-curatr
Transforming workplace learning through Curation - https://charitylearning.org/2013/07/transforming-workplace-learning-through-curation
10L: Martin Couzins - https://mylesrunham.com/2021/04/22/10l-martin-couzins
What is a MOOC - https://www.futurelearn.com/info/blog/what-is-a-mooc-futurelearn
Asynchronous vs. Synchronous Learning: A Quick Overview - https://www.brynmawr.edu/blendedlearning/asynchronous-vs-synchronous-learning-quick-overview
Why MOOCs Didn't Work, in 3 Data Points - https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2019/01/16/study-offers-data-show-moocs-didnt-achieve-their-goals
Unconference - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference
Rhizo14 – The MOOC that community built - https://davecormier.com/edblog/2016/04/13/rhizo14-the-mooc-that-community-built
Critical Thinking Skills - https://www.skillsyouneed.com/learn/critical-thinking.html
Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects - https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn
What is the Difference Between xMOOCs and cMOOCs? - https://blogs.onlineeducation.touro.edu/distinguishing-between-cmoocs-and-xmoocs
Social learning tools - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_learning_tools
Agoraphobia and the modern learner - https://jime.open.ac.uk/articles/10.5334/2014-03
Introduction to communities of practice - https://wenger-trayner.com/introduction-to-communities-of-practice
10 Things a Social Leader Does - https://julianstodd.wordpress.com/2016/02/23/10-things-a-social-leader-does
Behaviorist Approach - https://www.simplypsychology.org/behaviorism.html
#LNDCOWORK - https://about.me/lndcowork
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Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
This week’s guests are Helen Hill and Martine Bolton.
Helen is a self-employed Digital Learning and Content Designer at Unlikely Genius Ltd.
Unlikely Genius is based on the principles of ensuring the user comes first, communicating in plain language and making content available to all, living by the mantra ‘The content you make is not for you’. She works as a contractor for eLearning agencies in the UK and Europe, plus has ongoing projects with the NHS, charities and a number of private sector clients in industries from health, to technology and media.
Her first self-help business book, Falling off the Ladder, is out in October 2021. Helping people make the mindset shit from employment and the corporate ladder to thrive in self-employment.
Helen lives in semi-rural West Yorkshire with the long-suffering Graham, and two extremely fluffy, diva rabbits Tiffin and Strudel.
You can find out more about the book at Fallingofftheladder.com and can connect with Helen via:
http://www.unlikelygenius.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenhill/
https://twitter.com/unlikelygenius
helen@unlikelygenius.com
Martine Bolton is a trainer, coach, consultant and author of the book 'Your Thinking is Your Superpower'.
Her business 'Sunshine Corporate & Personal Development' provides transformational Thinking Skills, Wellbeing and Personal Effectiveness training and coaching to businesses and organisations looking to become more agile, resilient and future-fit.
https://sunshinedevelopment.co.uk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/martine-bolton/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Your-Thinking-Superpower-Martine-Bolton-ebook/dp/B07ZZJH1NG/
Episode Links:
You are not your body - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX32U_hfri4
Ounce of prevention - https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ounce-of-prevention-pound-of-cure
Interdisciplinary research on Wellbeing - https://wellbeing.hmc.ox.ac.uk/home?utm_source
On Well-Being: Current Research Trends And Future Directions - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3190542/
OU Research on Wellbeing - https://healthwellbeing.open.ac.uk/
Nature and Mental Health - https://www.mind.org.uk/media-a/2931/nature-and-mental-health-2018.pdf
Puberty and the pressure on girls to exercise - https://womensenews.org/2016/12/lack-of-vigorous-exercise-leaves-teen-girls-at-risk
The Instagram Aesthetic Is Over - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/04/influencers-are-abandoning-instagram-look/587803
Gender stereotypes and workplace bias - https://www.icos.umich.edu/sites/default/files/lecturereadinglists/Heilman%20Gender%20Stereotypes%20and%20Workplace%20Bias%20%2C%202012%20ROB.PDF
Freelance Heroes - https://freelance-heroes.com/
Being Freelance podcast - https://www.beingfreelance.com/
Here’s why planning a trip can help your mental health - https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/travel/2020/05/heres-why-planning-a-trip-can-help-your-mental-health
Find open water swimming venues - https://www.swimming.org/openwater/open-water-swimming-venues
Has the pandemic really caused a 'tsunami' of mental health problems? - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/09/pandemic-mental-health-problems-research-coronavirus
Owning a Cat Good for the Heart? - https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20080221/owning-a-cat-good-for-the-heart
Cat Owners Have Lower Heart Attack Risk, Study = https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/98432
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