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It's time to make stress useful.

When it comes to stress management it can be tempting to ignore your feelings of stress and anxiety rather than acknowledge them as tools for self-knowledge and growth.

This month on the podcast Sharon Aneja explains the ‘CIA’ psychological strategy that will help you change the reactions in your mind and body so stress becomes a competitive advantage rather than something to hide. 

How often do you experience Sunday scaries?

Life is full of ups and downs and there can be many reasons for us to feel that familiar sinking feeling the Sunday before work. But with work stressors becoming ever more prevalent when citing reasons for burnout, it’s important to stop and assess whether your feelings are acute due to a spike in workload, or whether it’s a chronic issue that needs to be addressed. In this podcast, expert Sally Kettle will lead you through her ‘Scary beating tactics’ so you can find the way that’s right for you to beat the blues.

How emotionally literate are you at work?

We are often told that emotions have no place at work, but the fact is emotions shape every moment of our work day whether we like it or not. In this podcast, Lucy Ball will lead us through the language of 5 key emotions - joy, sadness, anger, disgust and fear. You will learn the purpose of each emotion and how to talk about them at work in a way that can be used in the workplace.

Are you au fait with he, she and they? Or do you feel uncomfortable when talking about pronouns at work?

We all have a part to play in making everyone feel safe and included, but the landscape of pronouns can feel confusing and hard to navigate when you haven’t had experience before. In this everywoman network podcast, expert Pippa Isbell explains in plain terms why pronouns matter, what they are and how to approach the pronoun conversation with confidence at work.

When asking for what we want at work, we’re always seeking a ‘yes’ answer, but what if there was a way to stack the odds in your favor? In this session, Jodi Goldman will teach you five science-based techniques, to help you get the result you want

The imposter phenomenon can be caused by both personal and environmental factors, this being the case, it’s no longer something that is just for the individual to understand, it is relevant to everyone.

In this bitesize masterclass, you will learn how to change the conversation about the imposter phenomenon by changing the conversation you’re having with yourself and those around you

It’s likely that at some point, you have put on an outfit that has helped you slip into a particular persona. Or sing in the shower on days when you need to feel loud and proud. All of these are types of alter egos, and everywoman expert Sally Kettle wants to help you take it to the next level.

Listen to this bitesize masterclass, on how to develop your own alter ego in order to fuel your confidence and success.

Seeking to create healthy boundaries in and around our work and personal lives is easier said than done — particularly if you’re someone who has struggled with people pleasing in the past. In this session, Jodi Goldman, Personal Impact coach and experienced international speaker, will teach you how to both create and protect your boundaries. Covering both practical techniques for saying ‘No’ with confidence and how to handle tricky conversations and emotions that might arise as a result, this session will help even the most practiced people pleaser how to rethink their boundaries at work.

Are you afraid that your work mistakes will be pounced on by others and held up as a weakness? If so, then your workplace or team space may have some of the hallmarks of a toxic environment.

Listen to this bitesize masterclass, for tips on how you can work with others to create a healthier workplace

Want to build your resilience to better equip you for the challenging events that life will inevitably throw at you? Listen to this bitesize masterclass by everywoman expert, Sharon Aneja, on how to build your psychological fitness. Sharon is a Positive Psychology coach and helps organisations put out the flames of burnout by creating healthier workplaces.

In this episode, Sharon will show you how to reframe unhealthy beliefs and thought traps, with a thought-provoking exercise to help you gauge your own psychological fitness.

We all know what resilience is, but how do we translate that knowledge into action? This bitesize masterclass will explore ‘power practices’ for you to take away and use to build resilience in your day-to-day life.   

Led by Katy Murray, an everywoman expert who has worked with thousands of business leaders across the world, this session will help you to identify areas in your life where you can incorporate resilience practice, and explore how it can optimise your wellbeing.

Want to make the most of your midlife? Listen to this bitesize masterclass on how to navigate and excel in this period of change.

Led by Karen Davis, an everywoman expert, author and entrepreneur, this session will explore four pillars you can use to live a life of purpose and fulfilment, with practical tips for incorporating each one.  

Who do you find most hard to work with? Listen to this bitesize masterclass to explore tricky relationships you have at work and learn how to better manage them.

Led by Lucy Ball, an everywoman expert who has worked in leadership and development for over 20 years, this session will explore practical ways you can turn meeting tricky people into a fruitful personal development experience.

Do you lack motivation in your job? Listen to this bitesize masterclass on how to identify, nurture and optimise motivation without sacrificing your wellbeing.

Led by Kate Turner, an everywoman expert who is the founder and director of Motivational Leadership and a leading expert in motivation in the UK, this session will explore practical ways you can find out what truly motivates you.

Are you a leader who cares so much and gives so much to your job that you’ve taken on everyone else’s work, worries and fears, leaving you exhausted and overworked? If the answer’s yes, then you may have fallen into the empathy trap. Listen to this bitesize masterclass how to challenge unhelpful thoughts and feelings that land us in the ‘empathy trap’.

Led by Sharon Aneja, an everywoman expert and positive psychology coach, this session will explore practical ways you can set boundaries to protect your wellbeing and make your work environment healthier.  

Want to become more influential? Listen to this bitesize masterclass on how to develop your listening skills at work — and use them to your advantage.

Led by Lucy Ball, an everywoman expert who has worked in leadership and development for over 20 years, this session will explore practical tips to help you transform one dimensional listening into a multi-layered approach.   

Do you dread presenting? Listen to this bitesize masterclass on how to manage your nerves and become a more confident and adaptable presenter. 

Led by everywoman expert Sally Kettle, an experienced inspirational speaker who has given talks in front of audiences all over this world, this session will explore practical ways to feel more comfortable on stage, along with some top tips on delivering memorable and effective presentations.  

Do you feel like you’re always on? Listen to this bitesize masterclass on how to manage your energy and tasks to create more space in your busy life.

Led by Katy Murray, an everywoman expert who has worked with thousands of business leaders across the world, this quick lesson will explore practical ways you can switch off, leaving you feeling calmer and more ‘spacious’.   

Who doesn’t want to be perfect? Isn’t perfection the gold standard in what we should aim for? 

Not according to EQ expert Alina Addison, who says perfectionists are less likely to achieve their goals. So how can you get out of a dangerous perfectionism mindset and into something healthier and more likely to get you to where you want to be?

Assertiveness is the gold standard in work communication — the sweet spot on the scale between submissive and aggressive.

In this bitesize masterclass, everywoman expert Jodi Goldman reveals why assertiveness is such an important skill to master — and how you can power up your communication both in work and in life.

Separating men from the workplace in lockdown gave them the chance to spend more time with their children, and research shows that this actually made a significant impact to the division of labour for many families. As companies now roll out hybrid working models, men’s potential return to the domestic sphere on a more permanent basis is the biggest shift for fatherhood since the industrial revolution. In this month’s everywoman Changemakers podcast episode we talk to Adrienne Burgess, Head of Research at the Fatherhood Institute, the UK’s fatherhood think tank, about how we may well look back on the past 18 months as a pivotal moment in changing the politics of both the family and gender equality. 

When Lavinya Stennett was at school she found little if any relatable black history or contribution in the curriculum she was being taught. Her experiences led her to set up the Black Curriculum, a social enterprise that aims to change the way schools teach and integrate black history into their students’ education. We talk to her about her mission to highlight and challenge the implicit racial bias in the school curriculum at a nationwide level — and why it is so vital to provide a contextual, globalised history that roots the Black British experience in histories of movement and migration in order to underpin a sense of identity and belonging.

Businesswoman, blogger and mum, Jo Wimble-Groves wants young women to connect with their power and potential and to shine. That was the mission behind her new book Rise of the Girl, out on October 7th 2021, which aims to provide a bridge for parents and daughters to talk together about some of the common issues holding girls back – from poor self-esteem to lack of self-belief. In the book, she offers guided conversation starters and inspiring accounts to prepare girls and young women to do great things in their lives. Ahead of next month’s International Day of the Girl, we talk to Jo about the conversations to have, how to have them and why they’re so important.

The news is not neutral. Who reports it, what's reported, and how, always serves a worldview. As modern media battles an internet of fake news, conspiracy theories and misinformation for the ’truth’, questions of perspective, rigour and codes of communication are fundamental. Florida’s Poynter Institute is at the centre of this debate, as the home of the International Fact Checking Network and the Craig Newmark Center for Ethics and Leadership. We talk to Senior Vice President, Kelly McBride about the role diversity, or lack of it, plays in shaping the news agenda, why media ethics have never been more crucial to support progress, and the best way to drive change to reflect a plurality of voices and perspectives in media reporting. 

Two days after she told her employer that she was pregnant with her first child, Joeli Brearley was sacked from her job by voicemail. It was an abrupt end to a successful role, and she soon realised that her experience was not unique. The ‘motherhood penalty’ is one faced by many women through pregnancy and maternity discrimination, yet current legislation does not protect women. Joeli launched Pregnant Then Screwed in 2015, as a space for mothers to share their stories and today the charity is dedicated to ending the systemic, cultural and institutional discrimination faced by thousands of pregnant women and mothers every year. In this episode she discusses the barriers, disincentives and disingenuities of current legislation and how these intersect with societal expectations to create the perfect storm for mothers who work.

We expect modern medicine to uphold principles of evidence and impartiality and to be free of prejudice, including around gender. But the history of medicine is founded on bias toward the male form and patriarchal attitudes toward the understanding, expression and policing of women and their bodies have informed their care since Ancient times. With women presented throughout history as ‘unreliable witnesses’ to their own pain, illnesses and needs, how much of this implicit dismissal remains today?  

In this month’s everywoman Changemakers podcast episode we talk to Elinor Cleghorn, author of Unwell Women — published June 2021 — about the need for change in provision for women’s health, and how the ability to speak up — and for people to hear the testimonies — around women’s experiences in healthcare systems is crucial to furthering gender equality. 

While women push forward to make gains in pay gaps, conquer professional arenas and increase parental choice, at home they still do the majority of the housework, as well as much of the emotional labour of keeping a household running. Why is this imbalance still a factor in so many domestic arrangements? In the UK, the average heterosexual British woman puts in 12 more days of household labour per year than her male companion, with ‘having it all’ now understood as ‘doing it all’. What needs to change and how can we address the impact of this ‘invisible labour’? We talk to author of The Home Stretch: Why the Gender Revolution Stalled at the Kitchen Sink, Sally Howard about how we got here, and importantly where we go now across feminism's final frontier: the domestic labour gap.

Male violence and intimidation against women is a universal problem; it exists in every country in the world, at all socioeconomic levels and within all ethnicities. It is a problem of abuse of power, of silenced voices and often of a lack of accountability.

In the UK, misogyny is finally set to be recognised as a hate crime – something that will pass into law this autumn. But it has taken years, if not decades, of campaigning to push it over the line, Why? And why are we still debating the question around whether male violence toward women is acceptable in any society, in any form?

In this special everywoman:Changemakers podcast episode we discuss the issue of male violence toward women with guests, Tabitha Morton from the Women’s Equality Party, Ngozi Fulani and Rose Lewis from Sistah Space, Chris Green of White Ribbon UK and Jamie Klingler from Reclaim These Streets and ask where and how change can and should happen, who should be driving it…and whether it is happening fast enough.

Maya Gabeira is changing the ambitions and expectations for women in the demanding and often dangerous world of big wave surfing. Having started her surfing career aged 15 on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, she is now one of a small number of elite women athletes in this traditionally macho field — and has been pivotal in breaking down barriers in a sport that only started offering equal prize money to women in 2019.  

Today, Gabeira is still one of only three female big wave surfers with enough corporate sponsorship to be able to surf professionally full-time. Last year, she not only set the world record for the biggest wave — a monstrous 22.4m — ever surfed by a woman, but the biggest wave surfed that year by any surfer, male or a female, at Nazaré beach in Portugal. And her tenacity is even more impressive in light of the fact that she nearly drowned eight years ago during a ride on the same beach. In this episode of everywoman Changemakers, she talks about ambition, the power of perspective and how her career is making waves for the next generation of big wave female surfers. 

Show notes 

0:46 - What does your world record mean to you? 

2:40 - Is there any reason a woman couldn’t surf a wave as big as a man could? 

4:30 - What does it feel like to be on a wave that big? 

5:54 - It didn’t get as much attention as you would expect, did it? 

8:28 - What effect do you think a narrowing of the gender pay gap would make? 

11:00 - How did you and how does anyone get into big wave surfing? 

14:05 - Did you have a female role-model when you were starting out? 

15:01 - What is the difference in mentality between regular and big-wave surfing? 

18:00 - How did you recover from your serious accident in 2013? 

23:47 - Do you aim to hold the record for the largest wave ever surfed regardless of gender? 

26:30 - What has the ocean taught you? 

28:25 - What would you like your legacy to be? 

Discover more about Maya and read the full transcript of the podcast here

The classic advice for imposter syndrome sufferers is ‘fake it until you make it’, but this leader suggest a different approach... learning to love your imposter.  

In Love Your Imposter, business leader Rita Clifton CBE suggests that the traditional advice of ‘faking it until you make it’, might not be for everyone. In this deeply honest book — part memoir, part guide to forging a successful career, and endorsed by former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — the previous UK Chairman of Interbrand explores how her own Imposter Syndrome has become pivotal to her ongoing success. 

Listen to our podcast with Rita, where she shares her secrets to growth and development — from using curiosity to power through boring days to judicious use of rescue remedy.  

The past 12 months have been somewhat of a masterclass in crisis management for business leaders, and none more so than for those in the travel industry — struggling to respond to limited global movement and fast-changing restrictions due to the pandemic. Being in the ‘eye of the storm’ demands strong and agile leadership and a willingness to make fast and effective decisions. In this podcast episode we talk to MD of Gold Medal Lisa McAuley about how she has approached the challenges of the pandemic, the power of a cool head in adverse situations and what the future of travel looks like at the end of this year and beyond.

Girlguiding has been a force for female empowerment since 1910, and today it is the leading charity in the UK dedicated to girls and women. But a world where the challenges and pressures faced by young women are at once familiar but also markedly different, how does the organisation ensure it stays relevant and effective in supporting its members? We talk to CEO Angela Salt about the continued power of Girlguiding to foster resilience, self-belief and leadership skills in the next generation and in laying the foundations for them to succeed in what is still, a century on, an unequal world.

In a year that has tested our resilience, can having faith improve your wellbeing and ability to cope? In the latest everywoman podcast episode, author, broadcaster and coach Rev Joanna Jepson discusses the role of faith, both religious and non-religious in ourselves, our community and our world, in how we approach life’s challenges. She discusses her approach to faith — and losing faith — in her own career, which includes being the first chaplain to the London College of Fashion and an army chaplain— and the role it played in moving her to ordination at 24 with a lack of role models in the Church to lead the way.

What is happiness and how can we have more of it, in every sphere of our lives? That’s the million-dollar question that New York Times bestselling author Sophie Hannah sets out to answer in her latest title. 

Though this non-fiction title is a departure from her usual genre, Sophie Hannah employs the devices better known to her crime fiction detectives: she analyses the evidence, from ancient texts by Aristotle to holding late-night sessions with American life coaches, navigating plenty of twists and turns along the way before presenting her theory. 

In our latest everywomanBookClub podcast, host Rebecca Lewis uncovers more on Sophie’s theory — her struggles with happiness as a concept, why it’s our thoughts that create our feelings without exception, and how perhaps the true meaning of happiness is accepting that the human experience contains a mixture of all emotions — positive and negative. 

International Men’s Day on the 19th November aims to celebrate the value men bring to the world, their families and communities, highlight role models and raise awareness of men’s wellbeing. We talk to its founder Dr Jerome Teelucksingh about the need for IMD, why it shouldn’t be in ‘opposition’ to International Women’s Day and how highlighting the positive contributions of everyday men is important for a balanced, inclusive society.  

In 2015, at the age of 25, Jasmine Twitty became the youngest ever judge to be appointed in the USA. Five years later, and now a senior judge in the state of South Carolina, her career has fast-tracked her to international renown, as well as making her a role model for young women and women of colour wanting to enter the legal profession. In the latest everywoman podcast episode, she talks about the drivers that have propelled her forward in her life, including being intentional in all things and the power of being ‘of service’ to a community — as well as what it feels like to challenge ‘norms’ in society at intersections of age, gender and ethnicity. 

A leader in its field for diversity and inclusion, with a goal to recruit from a far larger pool of candidates, free the talents and change perceptions of marginalised people in India. 

Aradhana Lal, the chain’s Vice President of Brand, Communications & Sustainability Initiatives, is a key driver of this mission, which gives jobs and careers to those who have been marginalised through domestic violence, acid attacks, learning and physical disabilities and socioeconomic factors.  

With 17% of Lemon Tree Hotels’ workforce now made up of Opportunity Deprived Indians, the number is growing — and with it the success of the initiative and reputation of the hotel chain for its ambitious and collaborative approach. In the latest everywoman podcast episode, we talk to Aradhana about why progress is a question of ability not disability and the power of business culture to change the world around it for the better.  

When Catherine Arnold became the 15th Master of St Edmunds College in October 2019 she brought the tally of female heads of colleges across Cambridge University to 50 percent. An impressive statistic, considering women weren’t even allowed to become full members of the 800-year-old university until 1948. One of Oxbridge’s most diverse and international colleges, St Edmund’s was founded over 120 years ago to house Catholic students, previously excluded from the university for centuries. As such, inclusion was at its core from the start – and it became the first male Cambridge college to accept women in 1969. As the college celebrates ‘50 years of women at St Edmunds’ this year, Catherine discusses female role models, the structural and perceptional challenges of inclusion around an Oxbridge education and how St Edmund’s continues to focus on creating a space for academic excellence without barriers.

A few years ago, curator and presenter Sarah Urist Green left her office in the basement of an art museum to travel around visiting a diverse range of artists, asking them to share prompts that relate to their own ways of working, creating and making. The result is this beautiful coffee table book, which invites you to get in touch with your own inner artist, with a range of assignments you can fit into your day to inspire creativity and creative thinking. You don’t need to draw, paint or sculpt for this book to work magic on your creative juices; Green simply asks that you keep an open mind as you go on this journey and discover how creativity — whether that’s switching up your selfie-taking style, making a rug, or learning to better empathise with diverse groups — can benefit your life and career in untold ways. In this everywoman Book Club podcast, we invite Sarah to share some of the standout moments from her grand art tour, and uncover some of the many benefits of undertaking these assignments to spark creativity.  

With modern news offering a relentless focus on negative events it’s easy for us to understand this agenda as ‘reality’ – something that Positive News, a daily online and quarterly print magazine dedicated to ‘constructive journalism’, is aiming to challenge. In this podcast episode, we talk to Acting Editor Lucy Douglas on the power of perspective, and the importance of engaging and empowering readers and giving them reasons to be hopeful about the future.  

“There’s no doubt we’re in a much better place than we were three months ago” – Public Health England Principal Epidemiologist, Dr Meaghan Kall discusses Covid, collaboration and the challenge to achieve diversity in health and science.

With Covid-19 at the forefront of the world health agenda, Principal Epidemiologist at Public Health England, Dr Meaghan Kall has been working to map the data over the past few months to increase knowledge on the virus in the population. In the latest everywoman podcast episode she discusses the pandemic and its impact, the challenges – and creative collaborations - of women in STEM and how diversity can bring massive benefits in knowledge and innovation to all fields of science.

This podcast represents the personal viewpoints and opinions of Dr Meaghan Kall and does not represent those of Public Health England.

Sarah Anderson, CEO of The Listening Place, challenged orthodoxy around supporting those with suicidal ideation when she launched The Listening Place in 2016. This unique service offers those with suicidal thoughts a place to talk openly about their feelings without being judged or given advice – in this podcast episode we talk to her about smashing taboos and changing the conversation around mental health.

In her book Acting With Power, Stanford Graduate School’s Professor Deborah Gruenfeld sets out to convince us that we all have more power than we realise, and that by learning how to ‘act’ out our roles in a more powerful way, we can all be better versions of ourselves at work, at home and in the community. In this edition of the everywomanBookClub podcast, everywoman’s Rebecca Lewis challenges Professor Gruenfeld to help us become more powerful in our relationship with the boss, and learn how to handle interruptions and say “no” more effectively. We also get Professor Gruenfeld’s insight into female leadership during the Covid-19 crisis, the power behind the #MeToo Movement, and how birth order and childhood experiences impact our relationship with power in adulthood. (Spoiler alert: President Trump is the second youngest of five children.)

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the travel industry is under immense pressure, as curtailed global movement continues to have a massive impact on all aspects. Around 10 percent of the world work in the travel industry in some way, and it is those on the ground at the bottom of the supply chain, from independent hoteliers to tour guides, that look set to be worst hit. In this everywoman podcast sustainable luxury travel expert, Juliet Kinsman discusses the positive impact that travel can play in empowering local economies, encouraging environmental responsibility and providing access to education for young women from rural areas – and what global travel might possibly look like – and need - post-pandemic.  

Broadcaster, motivational speaker and everywoman trainer, Sally Kettle knows about the power of a goal to transform your life. As an ocean rower, she was the first woman to row the Atlantic twice, from east to west - once with her mother, Sarah in 2004. But it’s not just the big , audacious goals in life that have the power to shape us, as she discusses in this everywoman podcast. How and why we set goals – big and small - at all stages of our lives and careers is key to moving us forward successfully. And the journey of goal setting is one that demands resilience, adaptability and real understanding of ourselves. In this frank and inspiring chat, we discuss the power of combining personal vision with a plan and what it takes to reach for – and achieve - what you really want.  

Imposter syndrome is said to cost UK businesses billions. Make 2020 the year you leave it behind

It’s hard to achieve your full potential if you’re constantly worrying that ‘they’ might find out you’re not good enough, don’t know as much as you should or that you got to where you are by accident. If this sounds familiar then you are in the grip of ‘imposter syndrome’, an internal limit that keeps both men and women from achieving all they can – and want to.

Author Clare Josa is the UK’s leading expert on imposter syndrome and conducted a landmark research study in 2019 that shows how widespread imposter syndrome is and how it is potentially costing UK businesses billions. We talk to her about her new book Ditching Imposter Syndrome, which is designed to give you a clear five-step plan to get rid of this limitation, allowing you to dream bigger and understand yourself in an expanded way.

SPECIAL DOWNLOAD - everywoman listeners can download a free version of Clare’s ‘emergency fix’ technique at http://www.clarejosa.com/everywoman/

We talk to Jennifer Petriglieri, author of Couples That Work, about the pitfalls and potentials of negotiating dual careers.

Associate professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD business school, Jennifer Petriglieri has spent over a decade researching how people’s close relationships shape who they become professionally and personally. Her new book Couples That Work looks at how dual-career couples can thrive in love and work. We talk to her about the common mistakes that we can fall into as we progress our careers in tandem at different stages of life and the key questions and conversations to have to ensure that we successfully negotiate our personal and professional lives together.

The summer of 2019 was all about women’s football – with all eyes on the Women’s World Cup. But while the tournament captured international imagination, the sport itself has been slowly and steadily growing in popularity away from the spotlight. With women banned from playing professional football until 1971 in the UK, there’s a lot of catching up to do to achieve gender parity. In this everywoman podcast episode, we talk to Gavin Makel, Head of Women’s Football at Manchester City FC about the challenges of evolving the game, and how investment and attention is now creating a strong business case for the women’s game, turning it into a real career path - and providing a passion for a whole new audience of football fans.

When Rachel Clarke and Melanie Welsh set up communications and strategy practice Strat House they knew they wanted to work in a new and more balanced way. The resulting innovative working practices they have put in place – from 180 days a year maximum working to “mountain time” to combat ‘always-on’ digital culture - are creating a healthier business environment that puts results behind presenteeism. At the same time, they are working to create a workplace that allows their employees to grow and challenge their own bias in a positive and proactive way to create more inclusivity. In the latest everywoman podcast episode, we talk to them about creating the ‘workplace of the future’ now - and why challenging bias, such as microagressions, is also helping to break the cycle of bias in wider communications, from messaging to algorithms.

Almost six months have passed since the UK’s gender pay gap report, so for our latest podcast we talk to Nicki Sprinz, who closed the gap at her company.

Is closing the gender pay gap a question of what’s ‘possible’, or really more about a deep commitment to doing so? Design studio ustwo has closed its gender pay gap from 13% in just three years - now it is an extraordinary 4.38% in favour of women. Managing director Nicki Sprinz spearheaded the change through concerted action in areas that included management and inclusivity training, senior management hiring and pipeline strategy - and insists that to really move the needle you have to care. In this podcast episode we talk to her about her company’s inspirational achievement and what businesses need to do to take meaningful action, rather than pay lip service to pay parity.