Seize the Day Natalie Miller-Snell

This is the last episode of Seize the Day Season 4 and I am joined by my favourite Sapphic / LesFic Author, Lee Winter. We fall down the metaphorical rabbit hole and discuss the importance of being seen, having curiosity {taking time to understand others}, cancel culture and forgiveness. Lee also shares her favourite books from the last year, is EJ Noyes her favourite author and the challenge of choosing a pen name.

Lee Winter is a former award winning journalist, sapphic / lesfic author extraordinaire and many times GCLS Goldie winner.

In this show, I am joined by Leng Montgomery. Leng generously shares his story of how he met himself for the first time aged 25 years old and explains the real struggles faced by the transgender community.

We cover a myriad of topics including: -

Finding Your Own Truth
Honesty
Misogyny
Happiness
Ally-ship
Questions versus Statements

Leng Montgomery is a speaker and DEI Leader. He has a TED Talk entitled “Why We Need to Listen to Trans People Tell Their Own Stories”, he was the first openly trans contestant on BBCs Masterchef and was runner up for the British LGBTQ awards in the corporate rising star category.

This is show 150 - WOW!!! In todays show I explore how our mindset can affect our behaviour which in turn affects the outcome of whatever we are working on or trying to achieve.

A change in mindset is understanding where we are now and what we believe. It is about acknowledging that some beliefs can be limiting and to change / reframe where required. That with continual effort, practise and learning we can get better anything, we can achieve anything and we can make behaviour change - not forgetting to celebrate success along the way.

Joining me today is a chartered psychologist, professional coach, keynote speaker and specialist on the topic of inclusion and diversity, Nadia Nagamootoo. Nadia generously explains her journey into DEI and we cover a myriad of rich topics, including:

Privilege
Belonging
Inclusive leadership
Earned and unearned advantages
How cultural Change starts 'at the top'
Acting as an ally

How often do we rush into things - too much, too fast, too soon?

In this show I get to talk to author Simplifying Coaching, Claire Pedrick. We discuss the art of coaching, how we can have better conversations with our colleagues, friends and families, when we choose to listen rather than fix. We also tackle the interesting question: how do I move forward when we are stuck in a loop in a conversation?

Claire Pedrick is an MCC coach, having coached for over 30 years and has a staggering 16,000 hours of coaching to her name. She is Co-Founder of 3d coaching, author of Simplifying Coaching and would describe herself as a human who facilitates other people’s thinking.

It is my absolute delight to be joined by the beautiful soul that is Pete Mosley. Pete is the author of 'A Quiet Person’s Guide (to Life + Work'). He specialises in delivering talks and workshops helping quite folk grow in confidence, both in themselves and their ideas, while also helping organisations explore ways in which quieter individuals can find their voice at work.

An absolute inspiring conversation as we touch on topics such as labels, institutionalised thinking, the science behind introversion / extroversion and practical tools to help build confidence in a collaborative way.