INSPIRE with Nicola Wills – Details, episodes & analysis

A note from Inspire: TW This episode discusses eating disorders.

Today's guest is a mum of 3, freelance journalist, owner of the UK's most popular homeschooling blog, business owner and hugely influenTial TikToker who is probably best known for her channel 'Hannah Home Educates'. 

Hannah started off her career working in a pupil referral unit, teaching children with severe emotional and behavioural difficulties which is where her passion for gentle parenting and homeschooling began. 

But how did she build this career? 

From growing up in a 'normal' family and school education, Hannah developed an eating disorder aged 11 - partly due to the pressure she felt academically, which she then suffered with for 17 years up and says that despite being a single mother to three children - it is "by far the hardest thing she has ever had to recover from"

From always knowing she wanted to be a Mum, Hannah went travelling with her 3 children aged just 6, 5 and 2 - after hearing that 'your life stops when you have kids' - as she says "the fastest way to make me do something, is tell me I can't do it".

From a dream trip to Bali - somewhere she had planned to permanently relocate - to her 5 year old daughter surviving a horrific brain injury and then an earthquake - Hannah now lives in the UK with her 3 daughters.

In 2020, along with another home educating parent, she set up Curious Little Monkeys Educational Resources, a home education and fun learning resource company and uses her platform to help and inspire other parents. 

Listen to this episode if:

You are a parent and have questioned the school education system 

You want to home school your children but don't know how to go about it 

You want to join a community of home educators 

Connect with Hannah 

TikTok

@hannahhomeeducates 

YouTube

@hannahhomeeducates 

Resources

https://clmeducationalresources.com

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Note from Inspire: TW - This episode contains a discussion of sexual assault and suicide.

If you've ever wondered about the psychology behind a happier life then this episode is for you. There's a reason that self-help books, courses, videos and seminars are available in abundance. 

Have you ever considered that generally every action we take as humans are things that we believe are going to make us happier or better off?

Today's guest has spent her career on helping people find just that. Niyc Pidgeon is the founder of online training empire Unstoppable SuccessⓇ and Positive Psychology Coach Academy CertificationⓇ.

Having studied Positive Psychology - the scientific study of happiness - Niyc has made it her mission to help people unlock more joy, personal power and feel rich in ALL areas of their lives.  

She is an acclaimed international speaker, award winning Positive Psychologist, triple certified coach, host of the Unstoppable Success podcast AND Award Winning Hay House author with her best selling book “Now is your chance”. 

She has more than a decade of experience in business, coaching, and psychology, and has been featured in magazines such as Forbes, business insider, goop, Marie Claire and many more. 

She has mentored tens of thousands of coaches to create massive breakthroughs, lasting positive change, and Unstoppable Success in their lives & businesses.

But how did she get here? 

• From a suicide attempt aged 11 - Niyc's story truly shows that her challenges paved the way for her growth to her thousands of others transform their lives. 

• From planning to study engineering at university, to a last minute trip to Australia with her then boyfriend aged 18 - one conversation changed the entire trajectory of Niyc's life and career and she says "there is profound simplicity in listening to conversations that are already in your life and changing your perspective on them" 

• From going to LA in 2015 for three months - to never returning - Niyc has been trailblazing the way for others to understand what's possible when you say yes to yourself and commit to doing the inner work. 

• From discovering self help books, and in that moment knowing that one day she wanted to write a book, to becoming a Hay House Author and obtaining a specialist Extraordinary Ability VISA to live and work in the US. 

Niyc's bio is nothing short of inspiring, but her story and this conversation digs deeper into the challenges that she faced along the way - PTSD, depression, anxiety and ADHD to name a few, and the simplicity of how gratitude can change your life, and how she believes that through connection we can heal and lift ourselves, each other and our world. 

This episode will leave you feeling inspired, uplifted and if you need it hopeful that whatever your life experience has been or is currently, that there is so much that can be done to achieve happiness. 

Listen to this if

You have big dreams but are unsure how to achieve them 

You want to understand how to be happy 

You have struggled with your mental health and want to find happiness 

Connect with Niyc

Website

https://www.niycpidgeon.com

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/niycpidge/

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Today’s guest is the no.1 income earner in her UK online business, a property investor with a growing portfolio, a business investor and mum of 3.

Sarah Dunning’s story is one of total transformation. She is not the same person as she was 15 years ago. Sarah’s story will INSPIRE you and show you that with unwavering belief, hard work and commitment to personal growth anything is possible.

So what did Sarah’s transformation look like?

• Sarah was a “painfully shy” child who felt “lost and invisible” at school. Believing she wasn’t smart because of how she performed on exams, she left school with no confidence or self esteem. But the shy girl found salvation through dancing as a way to express herself.
• With dreams of dancing professionally but her audition self talk being “I am never going to get this’, her confidence grew when she landed her first West Endmusical contract. But one chiropractor appointment later….everything changed, her career and identity as a dancer was over.
• From saying Yes to a business opportunity and feeling excited, knowing that this ‘thing’ was going to change her life, yet 12 months in not one personbelieved in her vision. No one believed in her. So she got to work...on herself.
• It took 4 months of hypnotherapy to be able to speak at her first public speaking event but years later when asked to speak at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in front of 20000 people, her negative self talk was tamed, she was calm, composed and delivered trusting that, “the universe has my back”.

Sarah's story of transformation is remarkable, not only has she created a new narrative for herself and her family but she is passionate about paying her gifts forward and helping others find inner peace and outward freedom for themselves.

Listen to this episode if

• You think you are too shy or too introverted to be a successful entrepreneur
• You have a big dream or business idea but have no money to start
• You are someone that says ‘sorry’ a lot, for no reason!
• You are on your own personal development journey
• You want to change your life

 Instagram@sarahdunningukInspire the PodcastInstagram@inspirewithnicola

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Today’s guest is a high-performance mentor, author and CEO of Mums in Business International. With a global membership of 350,000 she is disrupting her industry as a voice for good, championing women and mums to thrive in business. Alongside business, she is a mum of 6 and together with her husband, they travel the world whilst homeschooling their children.

But life hasn’t always looked this way, so what did it take to get to this point?

• From growing up with her dad in a disciplined household and not knowing “where my mum is” the super intelligent child became a disruptive teenager as she struggled with her identity but when she had her own child she discovered ‘The power of being a mum”.

• Falling pregnant at 17 after dropping out of school, she felt the need to prove herself as a response to the stigma and judgement around her but stepping way out of her comfort zone on the catwalk as a plus size model created a “fuck you” moment to any of her doubters. 

• From dropping out of business school because it was boring, to wanting connection rather than a sales pitch at networking events, when she started a Facebook group for mums in business and it grew to 17000 in the first few months, she knew she had identified a pain point that resonated.

• Leona built a successful business with 300 networking events a month, then in just 4 weeks, her business, friendship and trust of some members imploded. She had to start again…

Leona’s story is one of total transformation with her biggest breakthrough being to, “stop giving a fuck what anyone else thinks”.

Listen to this episode if:

• You are smart but feel you haven’t lived up to your potential…yet.
• You are a mum that wants a bigger life than where you are now.
• You have experienced stigma or judgement.
• You had a child at a young age.

Instagram

@leonaburtonofficial

@mibintofficial

Mums in Business International - www.mib.international

INSPIRE

@inspirewithnicola

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From a council estate in Battersea to DJ’ing for A-list celebrities and royalty, today’s guest is not short of jaw dropping stories of his eclectic life. Grateful to still be alive after 28 years of addiction, DJ Fat Tony shares all in his powerful, hilarious and eye-opening Sunday Times best selling memoir, ‘I don’t take requests’. From his first steps into Heaven nightclub at 16, his whole life changed, music “has the ability to take you wherever you want it to take you,” it really is ,“the best drug in the world”.So how did Fat Tony become the iconic British DJ that we know today?

• From losing his childhood innocence when a youth worker groomed and sexually abused him, “because I didn’t talk about out it, I thought I had dealt with it”, to later recognising that talking about trauma allows you to process it and “that deals with it”.
• From going through life believing his dad hated him because of his experiences in childhood, it took a court case, an ankle tag and sobriety on both parts to talk, listen and find peace. The biggest realisation being, that love for him was there all along.
• From being open about his sexuality from a young age and socialising in iconic circles to experiencing a “pitchfork and torch” scenario when the aids pandemic took hold, causing 85% of his peers to tragically pass and his mental health to spiral.
• From chaotic, drug fuelled behaviour being glorified and allowed because “I was making people money,” but when he started looking forward to the idea of dying an unexpected tap on the shoulder and a familiar face asking “what happened to you,” was a moment that would save his life.

DJ Fat Tony’s story is one of overcoming the odds whilst still being unapologetically himself. At 57, he is forward focused and excited about all the possibilities ahead of him powerfully sharing, “there is life after addiction”.Listen to this episode if:

• you have struggled with addiction or considering sobriety.
• you have a difficult relationship with a parent.
• your way of coping is to bury it and not speak about things.
• you are a performance type artist that experiences anxiety or nerves.

Instagram@dj_fattony_https://www.djfattony.co.uk/

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When public figures share an unpopular opinion, in recent years, it has become increasingly known to result in media smear campaigns and a culture of cancelling the person from the spotlight. On the other hand, what if this ‘unpopular opinion’ is in fact evidence based medical research written by Dr Aseem. A top British Cardiologist and published researcher in the British Medical Journal whose life’s work has been dedicated to giving back to society and helping people through medicine within the NHS.

From a top cardiologist with outstanding patient care to travelling the world sharing his message of “how can we make medicine great again”, how did Dr Aseem get to this point?

• From investigating the issue of sugar and finding current EU guidelines to be detrimental to health, to facing major pushbacks after calling out an industry “that were profiting from lying to people”.

• From publishing research on the overuse of Statins, advocating for lifestyle changes and eating real food to receiving a letter stating, “we have decided to cut your fellowship short”.

• From falling victim to a slander campaign written in the Mail on Sunday when the UK health minister’s words were used out of context. Then being ‘cancelled’ from his job by text saying, “your services are no longer required”, Dr Aseem continues advocating for ethical evidence based medical practice.

• From appearing on Good Morning Britain assuring viewers “traditional vaccines are the safest”, to seeing the evidence and alarming links between MRNA vaccines and heart disease, as well as first hand in his father’s passing, he now passionately advocates for laws to be changed.

With cancel culture and smear campaigns increasing in frequency and fear of backlash if you do speak out, a final note from Dr Aseem, “it’s not always safe to speak the truth but it’s even less safe to not speak the truth”.

Listen to this episode if:

• you wonder why people are getting sicker despite modern medicine.
• you value the NHS and it’s longevity.
• you are ‘for’ speaking the truth despite possible pushbacks.
• you’re an ordinary person wanting to lead a long healthy life.

Instagram

@lifestylemedicinedoctor

www.aseemmalhotra.co.uk

Inspire the Podcast

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@inspirewithnicola

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Today's guest is the founder of global team ID network, which spans 10 countries and drives 40 million in team sales making her the no.1 income earner in her company with multiple 7 figures to date. Amber Smart is a savvy entrepreneur, investor and public speaker having taken centre stage in front of 70,000 at the GoPro conference. Amber’s story will expand your mind to the possibility of Network Marketing as she started her business shortly after moving from the UK to Ibiza, through multiple lockdowns and navigating life as a new mum whilst her son Jasper was still a toddler.

So how did she get to living her dream life on the white isle of Ibiza?

• From boldly moving to London at 17, her naivety of city culture ended one night “with a stiletto round my head, blood on my face and hair mangled”. With 18 stitches across her head, it was a hard lesson to learn.

• From being bullied at school because she was popular to being a victim of online trolls and receiving a vicious personal attack she has learnt "you can’t give it energy”.

• From building a successful business in hospitality and events, booking major dance music artists, to “we nearly lost everything” when her world turned upside down, she moved to Ibiza for a fresh start where “the beaches are free”.

• From starting a new business in fear, just hoping to cover her car finance bill to investing in herself, expanding her vision and scaling a global business to earning her biggest monthly pay cheque of £146,000 and is now debt free.

Amber story’s demonstrates that no matter what happens, if you keep looking forward and are willing to do the work internally and externally, then setbacks might just be stepping stones to the next level of your life. 

Listen to this episode if:

• you have wondered if Network Marketing actually works.
• you want an insight into living in Ibiza.
• you are in debt and ignoring it.
• you have experienced online trolls.
• you have experienced major losses in business.

Instagram

@amberjennysmart                                                                                             

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Having children changes your life but when you have a child born with a rare chromosome disorder (only 12 other cases on record globally) as a young 24 year old parent, you truly are stepping into the unknown. Your life is never going to be the same again.  That parent and today’s guest is a very special lady, Pam Wills. Pam describes herself and her life before her son Graeme as average and ordinary. Now 38 years on and after her son’s passing, she now describes herself as strong, fearless and determined to live her life to its absolute fullest.

But what did it take to get to this point?

• From living the first few years with a disabled son like a prison sentence it was seeing her sister lose both her children that gave her perspective, “I am so lucky and blessed to have my son”.
• From desperately hoping for those milestones to come, “he showed signs of walking at 8 before his hips started dislocating”, she became obsessed with all the therapies to make him better, affirming you have to, “Just Keep Going”.
• Already supporting one child, when her youngest developed an eating disorder, she felt totally helpless, explaining, “You have to accept the only thing you CAN do is be there for them”.
• From feeling alone in an uncommunicative marriage but paralysed by fear of making it on her own, she attended the Landmark forum which was a catalyst for changing her life.
• From starting an online business with no business or computer skills to earning her biggest paycheque, buying her own home and being in a new relationship expressing, “life is fun”!

Pam’s story will open your eyes and ears to learning disabilities and the effect it has on a family but leave you INSPIRED and full of hope, compassion and gratitude. 

Listen to this episode if:

• you have a child with learning disabilities.
• you are in an unhappy relationship but fear is keeping you stuck.
• you lack confidence in yourself.
• you have a child or close friend with an eating disorder.
• you want to change your life but think you are ‘too old’.

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Inspire the Podcast Instagram: @inspirewithnicola

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