Divorce can be one of the most stressful times of our lives. They can also be time-consuming and expensive.When children are involved, there is even more to consider. Then, when one or more of the children have special needs, the complexiti...

Growing up in her home country of Jordan, Bana says she lost herself somehow. A typical happy childhood changed into teenage years of depression and anxiety. Bana can not point to an exact time or experience that brought it on; it just crept up...

When you take a step in the right direction, everything starts to happen for you. That doesn't mean life is easy. "It's hard, and I am still in the mess of it", says my guest this week, J Lynn.J Lynn was my guest in May 2023 for the...

At the age of 28, Lisa was diagnosed with Crohns disease.  Crohns is a very nasty and debilitating illness of the digestive system. Initially, the illness was brought under control with heavy-duty drugs. Not wanting to have to take medicat...

I am thrilled to be talking to the speaker, author and performer, Greg Bennick this week.Greg's new book, 'Reclaim the Moment: 7 Strategies to Build a Better Now'  will be published this month. The book explores ways to bring ...

This week I am talking to the highly experienced CBT therapist and confidence coach, Ludovica Colella.Specialising in helping people stop their people-pleasing habits, Ludovica has a 10-year career dedicated to coaching and mental health. S...

Many of my guests have rebelled against their upbringing, but not Prinitan. Prinitan accepted life as it came.Born in India, Prinitan was brought up to believe that girls should not speak too much as they were here to serve. You kept yo...

Growing up in Sudan, Howaida's life was mapped out for her. She would marry, have children, and spend her days serving her family—that is the role that Sudanese women play in society. Howaida didn't want that life.Why was she not born a...

Alan Cheng never thought he would have a career in teaching due to his lack of confidence. After finishing University, Alan decided to take a gap year and figure out his purpose in life. He travelled to China from the UK and took a job teaching...

Imagine you are in the last stages of your life, reminiscing on your life and all you have achieved. Unfortunately, you come up short. There are so many things left on your list that you wanted to do, but somehow, they were left undone....

According to today's guest, Ezra Sinclair, even when you don't feel confident, you can appear confident just by changing how you sit or stand.Ezra Sinclair is a life coach for people looking to grow in their business or career.Train...

Karen Omand was our guest in March this year, in the episode 'Failed Dreams and Hopes'. We talked about staying confident whilst going through a divorce.Not only is Karen one half of the 'Divorce Workshop' with Kirk Mosna, but she also ...

Science used to believe that once we reached adulthood, our character was set for life.With the advances in brain scanning, scientists now know that the brain is malleable.This means that we can change aspects of our character and build...

We have a shorter solo episode this week based on an article I wrote for Medium.com:

Kirk Mosna is one-half of  'The Divorce Workshop', and the other half is Karen Omand, who was my guest in March for the episode 'Failed Dreams and Hopes'.Driven by his love for problem-solving, Kirk was determined to make his divor...

#Trigger Warning#There is mention of sexual abuse and drug use in this episode. It took a long time for Jorge to find his way back to the light, but he has made it.Now, he wants to use his story to help others heal their trauma....

Do the things we hear, see, read and think affect how we see the world?Shadab Mughal believes they do.Our mindset is shaped by the information we take in, positive and negative.We are bombarded with information every day, but ou...

Connor Sleeman is an online transformation coach and the founder of Aesthetic Lifestyle.Connor has built his company around transforming the lives of individuals wanting to improve their overall health and fitness. He focuses on 3 pillars:<...

David Litwin is a designer, inventor, artist, writer and speaker. He has spent the past two decades exploring his faith and life in profound and revolutionary ways. He is a sought-after speaker for understanding media, culture, scriptural insig...

Lorena Garfi was a fashion model working for names like Armani and Estrada and living in Paris. A dream job for a young girl. Was she happy? Far from it.This is a poignant tale of a 15-year-old girl who, after winning a beach beauty con...

What is manifestation really, and does it work?Neuroscientist Sri Desikan believes it does. She used it for herself when she found herself unemployed for the third time is as many years.As a lover of neuroscience, Sri has to be one ...

Claudia Conti was my guest in March 2023 in the episode 'Finding my purpose and next steps'. Claudia told us how she left her marketing career after suffering burnout. At the time of recording, she was training to be a certified life coach. In ...

This week, I am again joined by the ever-popular Dr Mos. Dr Victor Mosconi, otherwise known as the Imposter Doctor. Victor is also the founder of Transformation Haven Coaching.In this episode, we are discussing self-love. In my coaching...

The most listened-to episode of Building Confidence to date is my conversation with Timothy Bei in January 2023; 'D...

Karen's parents divorced when she was young.  Then, as an adult, she went into an abusive marriage, finally divorcing after 20 years. Early in Karen's marriage, both of her parents died suddenly.At the end of her marriage, Karen fe...