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The Best Guest is the podcast for the Victoria Bennion Podcast Booking Agency. Each week we share tips and strategies on how to utilise a podcast interview strategy. You also hear from our clients who share their varied wealth of expertise along with guest experts who talk about mindset, marketing and business to ensure you are set up for success.

  1. Dementia Care: Building Villages, Not Just Facilities with Jo-Anne Ross

    2D AGO

    Dementia Care: Building Villages, Not Just Facilities with Jo-Anne Ross

    In this week's episode of The Best Guest podcast we welcome Dementia with Dignity Champion and author, Jo-Anne Ross. We talk about: Why Jo-Anne's personal experience caring for her mother with dementia ignited her mission to transform the landscape of careHer visionary concept for a dementia village that prioritises dignity, joy, community, and connection with nature right to the very last breathHer seven-week Me First workshop methodology, designed to equip families and caregivers with practical self-care tools so they can give from a full vessel About Jo-Anne RossJo-Anne Ross is a Dementia with Dignity Champion, workshop facilitator, and multi-book author based in Canada. After spending nine months as the primary caregiver for her mother, Jo-Anne developed the Me First methodology to support families and caregivers navigating the emotional and practical challenges of dementia. She is currently developing a holistic dementia village concept and is the author of several books, with three more in progress. Key TakeawaysIf someone you love is showing signs of forgetfulness or behavioural changes, ask a doctor to test for a urinary tract infection before assuming dementia, as UTIs are frequently misdiagnosedDementia is also known as Type 3 Diabetes and reducing sugar intake can play a role in brain healthCaregivers must prioritise their own wellbeing first, because you cannot pour from an empty cupEvery dementia journey is unique, so research and tools need to be adapted to the individualIntergenerational, community-centred living benefits everyone, not just those with dementia QuoteEvery single human being on this planet deserves to live with dignity and respect, joy and fun and community and quality of life, right to the very last breath." Jo-Anne RossConnect with Jo-Anne RossWebsite: savourthemomentinserenity.ca Free Gift (Seven Things You Should Know About Dementia) Connect with Victoria BennionLearn more about us: https://thebestpodcastguest.co.uk/ Download our checklist: How to be an Excellent Podcast Guest https://thebestpodcastguest.co.uk/checklist/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thebestpodcastguest Join the Best Podcast Guest Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thebestpodcastguest Subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@victoriabennion Connect with Victoria on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriabennion/

    23 min
  2. Building Your Personal Brand with Confidence with Hana Jay Klokner

    MAY 5

    Building Your Personal Brand with Confidence with Hana Jay Klokner

    In this week's episode of The Best Guest podcast we welcome social media trainer and consultant, Hana Jay Klokner. We talk about: Why even big brands don't have social media figured out and what that means for youHow to create content in a scalable, sustainable wayThe challenges personal brands face and how to overcome self-doubt to show up online Hana Klokner is a social media trainer and consultant with over a decade of experience working with businesses of all sizes, from SMEs to global organisations including Amazon and the United Nations. Originally from Slovakia, Hana began her digital journey at just 15 as a blogger and editor, later going on to teach at the University of the Arts London (UAL) for seven years. She specialises in helping business owners and personal brands develop their social media strategy and find their authentic voice online. Key TakeawaysBig brands don't have it all figured out and emotional connection matters more than budgetStart creating content yourself before delegating as no one will capture your voice better than youUse ChatGPT to repurpose existing content like podcast transcripts and website copyAim for 2 to 3 posts per week and batch create content in a single afternoon sessionIf you've taken a break from social media, come back slowly, share what feels natural, and don't come from the wound, come from the scarStart on the platform that feels most comfortable and build your confidence from there "It's not about having it all done and being perfect. It's about the contribution you're making to a community." Hana KloknerConnect with Hana Jay KloknerWebsite: https://hanajayklokner.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hanajaykloknerofficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hanajayklokner Connect with Victoria BennionLearn more about us: https://thebestpodcastguest.co.uk/ Download our Podcast Guest Starter Kit: The Podcast Guest Starter Kit gives you a proven plan to find the right shows, craft a winning pitch, and maximise every interview. https://thebestpodcastguest.co.uk/podcast-guest-starter-kit/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thebestpodcastguest Join the Best Podcast Guest Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thebestpodcastguest Subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@victoriabennion Connect with Victoria on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriabennion/

    26 min
  3. Podcasting as a Marketing Powerhouse with Bogdan Bratis

    APR 28

    Podcasting as a Marketing Powerhouse with Bogdan Bratis

    In this week's episode of The Best Guest podcast we welcome Podcast Producer and Founder of Saspod, Bogdan Bratis. We talk about: Why podcasting is one of the most powerful marketing and networking tools for businesses todayHow to launch a podcast that lasts (and avoid "podfade," which 75% of podcasts experience)The production, consistency and quality standards that separate a great show from a forgettable one About Bogdan BratisBogdan, the founder of Saspod, is a successful entrepreneur, podcast producer, marketing expert, musician, and TV personality based in Glasgow. He has helped grow multiple podcasts to global recognition and success. His unique blend of creative talent, strategic marketing insight, and technical know-how sets him apart in the podcasting space. With over 6 years of experience in branding, content development, and digital marketing, Bogdan knows how to transform ideas into engaging podcast experiences that resonate with audiences and deliver measurable results. Key Takeaways Podcasting is a powerful marketing tool because it allows you to create content quickly, build authority, and repurpose one recording across multiple platforms.Your podcast is also a networking asset — guests themselves can become clients, collaborators or long-term connections.You don't need a Diary of a CEO-sized audience to see business impact; a small, consistent, quality-led show can transform your brand.75% of podcasts experience "podfade" — launch at a cadence you can sustain long-term, not the one that looks most impressive on paper.Build a backlog of episodes before you launch so you never miss a publishing date due to illness, travel, or guest cancellations.Study your listener avatar to choose the right episode length — busy executives may prefer 20-minute audio episodes, while general-audience shows can run an hour or more.Quality matters: poor audio or unedited mistakes can damage your brand more than not publishing at all.If production is eating into your time as a business owner, outsourcing to a podcast agency frees you to focus on leading your business and showing up on recordings. Quote"Podcasting is exactly the same way as YouTube was in 2009. It's becoming bigger and bigger. People are sick of all that's happening that's artificial — they want to see more vulnerable people, more real stories. So if you want to do it, just start it."Connect with Bogdan BratisWebsite: https://saspod.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bratis/ Connect with Victoria BennionLearn more about us: https://thebestpodcastguest.co.uk/ Download our Podcast Guest Starter Kit: The Podcast Guest Starter Kit gives you a proven plan to find the right shows, craft a winning pitch, and maximise every interview. https://thebestpodcastguest.co.uk/podcast-guest-starter-kit/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thebestpodcastguest Join the Best Podcast Guest Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thebestpodcastguest Subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@victoriabennion Connect with Victoria on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriabennion/

    36 min
  4. Living and Dying Awake with Julie Wright Halbert

    MAR 12

    Living and Dying Awake with Julie Wright Halbert

    Natalie Tealdi from The Best Podcast Guest team welcomes death doula, end-of-life educator, transformational soul coach, author and national advocate for grief literacy, Julie Wright Halbert to the podcast. They talk about: The role of a death doulaWhat it means to live and die awakeWhat grieving people truly need from others About Julie Wright HalbertJulie Wright Halbert, Esq. is a death doula, end-of-life educator, transformational soul coach, author and national advocate for grief literacy whose work bridges legal rigor, lived experience, and soul-centered presence. A former Legislative Counsel for the Council of the Great City Schools, Julie spent decades shaping education policy and advancing civil rights, earning multiple honors including the Education Law Association’s Best Brief Award for impactful work before the U.S. Supreme Court. Julie’s professional path pivoted following the sudden death of her husband, an experience that transformed her relationship to grief, identity, and meaning. What emerged was a calling to accompany individuals and families through the complex terrain of dying, death, and bereavement work that emphasizes presence over fixing, honesty over platitudes, and dignity at every stage of life. Today, Julie speaks and writes about death literacy, widowhood, emotional integration, and the cultural consequences of avoiding mortality. Her work invites individuals, professionals, and institutions to engage death not as a failure, but as a profound human threshold that shapes how we live, love, and lead. Julie is the founder of Rising Phoenix LIFE, where she integrates end-of-life education, grief support, and advocacy to support people navigating life’s most significant transitions. She is the author of the forthcoming book Divine Ashes Ascending, which explores grief, presence, and the possibility of meaning after profound loss. Julie’s work has been featured in: The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, NPR, Education Week, and The 74. She lives a life grounded in nature and connection, finding restoration through water activities, hiking, snow skiing, and time with her two sons and life partner. Key TakeawaysLoss reshapes our identity and the way we move through the world. While grief never truly disappears, we can learn to carry it with meaning and compassion. Living 'awake' means being fully present in each moment, approaching life with intention, gratitude, and connection. Grieving can feel isolating, but healing often begins when we allow others to support us and accept help from our community. Many cultures avoid conversations about death, yet openness around the end of life can help reduce fear and create more meaningful experiences for individuals and families. Death doulas support people emotionally, spiritually, and practically at the end of life, helping individuals plan how they wish to experience their final stage of life. QuoteGrief doesn’t just end. It’s something that we carry and we learn to move into presence.Connect with Julie Wright HalbertWebsite: www.RisingPhoenix.life Instagram: instagram.com/transformational_soul_coaching LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/julie-wright-halbert Julie's free gift to you is a meditation which is designed to support growth, clarity, and emotional alignment. It can be accessed here: https://risingphoenix.life/?scroll_to=meditations Connect with The Best Podcast Guest TeamLearn more about us: https://thebestpodcastguest.co.uk/ Download our Podcast Guest Starter Kit: The Podcast Guest Starter Kit gives you a proven plan to find the right shows, craft a winning pitch, and maximise every interview. https://thebestpodcastguest.co.uk/podcast-guest-starter-kit/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebestpodcastguest Join the Best Podcast Guest Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thebestpodcastguest Subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@victoriabennion Connect with Founder, Victoria Bennion on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriabennion/

    22 min
  5. How Intuition Actually Speaks to us with Kate Saint Clair

    FEB 13

    How Intuition Actually Speaks to us with Kate Saint Clair

    In this week's episode, hosted by our Digital Business Manager, Natalie Tealdi, we welcome intuitive teacher and author Kate Saint Clair, who shares her journey from dismissing her intuitive gifts as a child to building a career helping others understand and trust their own inner guidance - something that every entrepreneur, creative, and business owner relies on, whether they realize it or not. About Kate Saint ClairKate Saint Clair is a Human Intuition Expert, Psychic Medium, and Intuitive Advocate devoted to helping people remember and trust the wisdom already living within them. Born highly intuitive, Kate found strength through her challenging childhood with her connection to the spiritual world. Since 2007, she has been guiding individuals to reconnect with their natural intuitive abilities—not as something mystical or exclusive, but as a practical, embodied skill meant to support everyday life. Kate’s work centers on normalizing intuition and removing the fear, confusion, and self-doubt that often surround it. She teaches that every person is born with an accurate internal guidance system and that intuition becomes most powerful when it is understood, practiced, and trusted with clarity and discernment. Through her book Be Guided & Be Great, live programs, and ongoing communities like ‘The Clair Club’, Kate creates grounded, validating spaces where intuition can be explored safely and confidently. Her approach blends spiritual depth with real-world integration, helping people recognize how intuition shows up through the Clairs—clear knowing, feeling, seeing, hearing, and sensing. Known for her warm presence and direct insight, Kate empowers her clients to move from second-guessing themselves to living with greater confidence, alignment, and self-trust. Her work is an invitation to come home to yourself and live guided from the inside out. When she’s not working, Kate enjoys spending time with her family, listening to podcasts when she is out walking or going for a run and spending time in nature as much as she can. Key TakeawaysEveryone Is Intuitive — Most People Just Don’t Have the Language for ItUntrained Intuition Can Feel Like Anxiety or OverwhelmIntuition Comes Through the “Claires”Skepticism Isn’t the Opposite of IntuitionStrengthening Intuition Is a Skill, Not a Gift You Either Have or Don’t Quote“You’re already intuitive. It’s not something you have to become. It’s something you learn to understand.”Mentioned in This EpisodeFind out which Clair you use the most to access your personal Intuition’: https://www.katesaintclair.com/quiz Connect with Kate Saint ClairWebsite: www.katesaintclair.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katesaintclair/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@katestclair Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100014002215835 Connect with Victoria BennionLearn more about us: https://thebestpodcastguest.co.uk/ Download our Podcast Guest Starter Kit: The Podcast Guest Starter Kit gives you a proven plan to find the right shows, craft a winning pitch, and maximise every interview. https://thebestpodcastguest.co.uk/podcast-guest-starter-kit/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thebestpodcastguest Join the Best Podcast Guest Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thebestpodcastguest Subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@victoriabennion Connect with Victoria on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriabennion/ TranscriptVictoria Bennion: [00:00:00] Hello and welcome. I'm your host, Victoria Bennion, and the founder of the best podcast guest booking agency. And you're listening to the best guest, the podcast for business owners, creatives, and entrepreneurs who want to harness the power of podcasts to grow their platforms and increase their visibility. We're here to support you on your journey, bringing you actionable tips with each episode. Now let's begin. Natalie Tealdi: Hello, I'm Natalie Tealdi, digital business manager here at the best podcast guest booking agency. Today I'm hosting this conversation with the wonderful Kate Sinclair. Kate is a human intuition expert, psychic, medium, and intuitive advocate who has been teaching intuition as a practical, embodied skill since 2007. Welcome to the podcast, Kate. It's great to have you with us today. Kate Saint Clair: Thank you. I'm excited to be here. Natalie Tealdi: Can you start by telling us how [00:01:00] you first realized you were intuitive, and what was the moment that made you stop dismissing it? Kate Saint Clair: Yeah, I mean when I was young there was not a word for it, so I didn't know what to call it. I just kind of call it this weird thing and I don't really have a memory of not, when I was a little kid that did, my grandfather had passed away, decades before I was born. And I remember being like four years old at the my grandma's breakfast table and they were talking about him and I was wondering why they weren't talking to him. 'Cause I could sense that he was sitting there with us and I just thought why are they ignoring him? So I remember putting those pieces together around four, and when I was a little girl, I'd see a little, I thought they were black cougars, but usually they were just kind of an animal spirit that would come out at night. And of course I just thought it was my imagination. But I mean, I would sprint to my mom and dad's room for fear and it would take me 30 years to realize that was a spirit animal and they would be around me at a certain time when my family was about to [00:02:00] break apart through a divorce. So they kind of appeared at the right time. But as a little kid, I was just absolutely terrified. And, I just kind of always knew stuff about people and I'd kind of say it out loud and then I'd get in trouble for telling secrets. But I, I was like, I didn't have a thought. It just kind of came outta my mouth. So lots of that, like kind of lots of getting or kind of having a bad feeling about somebody as a child. And then maybe lots of we don't wanna judge people or, you shouldn't say that. Or, so there was a lot of what I've just called. I just, that's weird. That's weird. That's weird. And kind of making the, those, putting those pieces together, like why are they ignoring the, my grandfather? Or why are they ignoring, this spirit or that spirit, which I didn't know there was a word for it back then. I just thought they were, Hey, that's a person and that's my grandfather. Natalie Tealdi: Yeah. Kate Saint Clair: It took, when did I realize it? I was much older and it was more of a thing I tried to not do. I tried to not say stuff. I tried to not see stuff, so it was, I was very much in my [00:03:00] twenties before I was like, okay, maybe I could actually get some help for this or see if other people feel this way. And that's when it was probably definitely in my twenties where I was like. This is maybe something I wanna figure out instead of just trying to run away from, or convince myself I'm not seeing or feeling what I am Natalie Tealdi: Yeah, I suppose it must be really in easy to kind of rationalize those things Kate Saint Clair: imaginary friend, you know, we have terms for this stuff, mother's intuition, get it. And like we have very sad terms. I consider them sad terms, but we're just trying to language. Something we kind of don't understand. And that's why I made it my life's mission to understand it and put proper language to it so we can all see it within us. 'cause I didn't feel special. I could see it in other people, it's just mine was kind of off the charts and I didn't know what to do with it other than convince myself I was imagining it and it wasn't happening. Natalie Tealdi: Yeah, I can imagine. It must feel a bit scary as well. Kate Saint Clair: It was scary. Yeah, definitely. Natalie Tealdi: Yeah. And many people say, [00:04:00] I'm not intuitive, but what do you believe is really happening when someone feels disconnected from their intuition? Kate Saint Clair: Oh yeah. I think there's several layers to this, but I think at a minimum, again, the common language, we, until you understand it, we think it's kind of a one-off thing. It's I had a gut feeling. And we don't say that every day, but really you do use your intuition every day. Let's just say if you're in your hometown and nothing changes, you don't really need to use...

    24 min
  6. Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy and Mental Health with Moira Newiss

    09/16/2025

    Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy and Mental Health with Moira Newiss

    In this week's episode of The Best Guest podcast we welcome The Brain Energy Reboot Expert, Moira Newiss. We talk about: Ketogenic & Metabolic Mental HealthMitochondria, Brain Energy & FatigueAutoimmune Conditions & the Carnivore Diet About Moira NewissMoira Newiss is a BANT registered nutritional therapist, health coach and accredited ketogenic metabolic therapy expert who specialises in brain energy, one of the recently discovered root causes of many mental health problems. Moira’s passion for metabolic mental health was sparked after a 20-year career as a senior NHS manager, managing hundreds of staff and multi-million-pound budgets. Following burnout, chronic fatigue and mental illness, she retrained at the Institute for Optimum Nutrition and became fascinated by the link between energy, mood, mental health and metabolic health.  Moira works with individuals who have conditions including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, who have often not found a resolution with medication or psychological support alone. Her personalised approach has helped hundreds to improve their symptoms, with some achieving full remission, that means reversal, of their condition. A regular conference speaker, Moira co-authored the first mental health guidelines for nutritional therapists and published the case report ‘Remission of Schizophrenia Using a Carnivore Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy with Nutritional Therapy Practitioner Support’. Moira is lucky to live on the beautiful west coast of Scotland where she has a large garden, grows her own fruit and vegetables and has a lovely flock of hens. She also loves adventure, regularly climbing mountains, bike packing and hiking in remote spots on short expeditions. Key TakeawaysFor some people, shifting from glucose to ketone fuel can rapidly improve brain fog, mood, and energy. Common keto pitfalls include undereating fat and overeating protein Sleep, morning light, reduced evening blue light, and gentle movement support brain energy and mood. Short-term carnivore diet can be a powerful elimination protocol to calm inflammation, heal the gut and identify food triggers. Dairy-free keto is doable - use coconut fats, olive oil, tallow/lard, fatty fish; check labels on “milks” for hidden carbs. QuoteI had planned to do a hundred kilometre bike ride, and I remember crossing the finishing line thinking—and I was crying ’cause it was just an emotional thing—I just knew I cracked it. I just knew the energy was there. I’d cycled a hundred kilometres with no carbohydrates.Connect with Moira NewissWebsite: https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/moiranewiss  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moira-newiss/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@moiranewiss Connect with Victoria BennionLearn more about us: https://thebestpodcastguest.co.uk/ Download our Podcast Guest Starter Kit: The Podcast Guest Starter Kit gives you a proven plan to find the right shows, craft a winning pitch, and maximise every interview. https://thebestpodcastguest.co.uk/podcast-guest-starter-kit/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebestpodcastguest Join the Best Podcast Guest Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thebestpodcastguest Subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@victoriabennion Connect with Victoria on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriabennion/ TranscriptVictoria Bennion: [00:00:00] Hello and welcome. I'm your host, Victoria Bennion, and the founder of the best podcast guest booking agency. And you're listening to the best guest, the podcast for business owners, creatives, and entrepreneurs who want to harness the power of podcasts to grow their platforms and increase their visibility. We're here to support you on your journey, bringing you actionable tips with each episode. Now let's begin. Today I am joined by Moira Newiss, who is a BANT registered nutritional therapist, health coach, and accredited ketogenic metabolic therapy expert who specializes in brain energy, one of the recently discovered root causes of many mental health problems. Good morning Moira. Welcome to the show. Moira Newiss: Morning, Victoria. Thank you for having me. Victoria Bennion: How are you today? Moira Newiss: I'm good. The sun's shining here, so Yeah, I'm happy and well Victoria Bennion: you're very lucky. We have solid rain. Moira Newiss: I'm quite lucky it's not always like this on the west coast of Scotland, but [00:01:00] it's lovely today. Victoria Bennion: Oh, that's very nice. What a lovely part the world to live in as well. Moira Newiss: Yeah, absolutely. Victoria Bennion: When did your passion for metabolic mental health begin? Moira Newiss: It's been a bit of a journey for me. So this was partly going back through my own personal health journey when I struggled with mental health and chronic fatigue. Having been through a period of burnout when I was an NHS senior manager. And then along the way, I kind of, I didn't know anything about metabolic mental health to begin with, but I had to find my own way to wellness again. I tried various things to start with including things like deep breathing eating better, spending time in nature, lots of different things. And I did get a bit better, but it wasn't really until I trialed a ketogenic diet, when I was actually starting to retrain in nutritional therapy. That it was just like a light bulb moment. Something just seemed to work much better. My brain fog cleared and my brain fog had been really severe. So, you know, and I was really [00:02:00] struggling with my, mental health. You know, I thought my family would be better off without me. It was quite a dark place at times. And when I tried a ketogenic diet, I discovered the power of ketones, really, which is what happens when you begin to eat a very high fat, low carbohydrate diet? Your body makes ketone bodies as a fuel and they can fuel your brain just as effectively as your body. That was really when I first discovered what I would call metabolic medicine for mental health, and then I've gone on to specialize, and train more and learn more about it. I became fascinated really about, about metabolic health. Victoria Bennion: Wow, was it hard to switch over to a ketogenic diet? Moira Newiss: It was a little bit of a challenge to start with. You've got to to start with, I wasn't testing my blood, so I was doing it just by calculating what I was eating, like looking at the macro content of the diet. So how much carbohydrates, how much fat I was eating. Originally it was a little bit of a challenge, finding my way through that on my own. And then afterwards I discovered that, you could do other things. You could, [00:03:00] you had to take more account of protein, which I hadn't really understood to begin with. So really a ketogenic diet is the ratio of fat to carbohydrates and protein combined. And there are different levels of ketogenic diet, so different ratios. So you could be looking. A one-to-one ratio, which would be one gram of fat for every combined one gram of fat and protein. Or you could be looking at higher ratio, like a two to one, which is often what we're using in metabolic mental health. And you can test your blood ketones to get an idea of where you are actually sitting, which is something I now regularly do with all my clients. So I've learned as I went, what would work, what wouldn't work? And often one of the mistakes people do make is that either they're just not eating enough fat, because a lot of us are brought up thinking fat's bad for you. You are worried about things like, is it gonna cause cardiovascular disease? So that's a concern. So people often unre the fat when they drop the carbs, and you don't really have enough energy if you do that because carbs don't factor your fuels. But also sometimes people overeat protein and that actually can [00:04:00] end up just breaking down into glucose. So you're not really using fat as a fuel again. So there's a few things that I've learned along the way as part of that process. Victoria...

    23 min
  7. Tapping Into Gratitude with Carol Look

    08/05/2025

    Tapping Into Gratitude with Carol Look

    In this week’s episode of The Best Guest podcast, we welcome Carol Look, psychotherapist, Founding EFT Master, and author of Yes, Thank You - Tapping Into the Superpower of Gratitude. Carol explains how consistent gratitude practices can transform your brain chemistry, reduce stress, and improve sleep and emotional wellbeing. She dives into the science-backed benefits of gratitude, why we subconsciously avoid happiness, and how EFT tapping can remove deep-rooted emotional blocks that hold us back. About Carol LookCarol Look is a psychotherapist, Founding EFT Master, best-selling author, international speaker, and creator of The Yes Code, her signature coaching method. She combines her traditional training as a psychotherapist with clinical hypnosis and advanced applications of EFT for unprecedented results with her clients. Known for her laser-like focus and state-of-the-art approach, Carol has used EFT Tapping for over 25 years to help clients release their limiting beliefs and emotional conflicts so they can enjoy lives of exceptional success and fulfillment. Carol is a world-renowned EFT workshop presenter who has taught at The Omega Institute, Kripalu, The Eden Energy Fest, and the energy field’s primary teaching conference, ACEP. Carol has taught workshops in England, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and all over the United States. She is a regularly featured energy medicine expert on leading global telesummits and in the field’s leading documentaries. Carol authored the energy field’s original book on abundance, Attracting Abundance with EFT. Her book, The Yes Code, became a #1 Amazon bestseller in several categories, solidifying her reputation as a leading voice in personal transformation. She has just released her newest book, Yes Thank You: Tapping Into the Superpower of Gratitude. When she’s not working, Carol enjoys spending time with her family, listening to music, and walking in nature. Key TakeawaysPracticing gratitude consistently can lower stress levels by 28%, improve sleep, and reduce blood pressure.Gratitude rewires the brain by reducing cortisol and calming the fight-or-flight response.We self-sabotage because it feels safer to stay small. Tapping reveals and clears these subconscious blocks.EFT tapping is an evidence-based technique that calms the amygdala and reduces emotional reactivity.Consistency and specificity are key to making both gratitude and tapping effective. Quote“The question is never, is it good for you or not? That’s not the question. The question is, how much joy and happiness can you handle?” Carol LookMentioned in This EpisodeUnlock the Yes, Thank You book portal filled with free resources to support your journey. Inside, you’ll find, nine instructional videos showing you exactly how to do tapping along with a detailed PDF guide of all the tapping points and a 30-day gratitude challenge. www.theyescode.com/thankyou Connect with Carol LookWebsite: www.carollook.com Connect with Victoria BennionLearn more about us: https://thebestpodcastguest.co.uk/ Download our Podcast Guest Starter Kit: The Podcast Guest Starter Kit gives you a proven plan to find the right shows, craft a winning pitch, and maximise every interview. https://thebestpodcastguest.co.uk/podcast-guest-starter-kit/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebestpodcastguest Join the Best Podcast Guest Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thebestpodcastguest Subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@victoriabennion Connect with Victoria on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriabennion/ TranscriptVictoria Bennion: [00:00:00] Hello and welcome. I'm your host, Victoria Bennion, and the founder of the best podcast guest booking agency. And you're listening to the best guest, the podcast for business owners, creatives, and entrepreneurs who want to harness the power of podcasts to grow their platforms and increase their visibility. Victoria Bennion: We're here to support you on your journey, bringing you actionable tips with each episode. Now let's begin. Victoria Bennion: Today we're diving into a truly transformative conversation with our client psychotherapist and world renowned EFT Master Carol. Look, I feel incredibly lucky to have someone with Carol's level of expertise joining us today, not only to explain the why behind our emotional blocks, but also to walk us through how we can move past them. Victoria Bennion: Carol shares the science backed benefits of gratitude and why its so many of us unconsciously resist happiness even when we know what's good for [00:01:00] us. But what makes this episode especially powerful is that Carol doesn't just talk about the healing potential of EFT tapping. Victoria Bennion: She gives a live demonstration with me right here on the show. And honestly, I can say I felt a real shift. So whether you've struggled with self-sabotage, stress, or just want to feel more grounded and joyful, this episode is one you'll want to bookmark and revisit. Victoria Bennion: Hello and welcome to the podcast, Carol. Carol Look: Thank you, Victoria. It's great to be with you and see you this way. Victoria Bennion: It's really great to have you on the show, and I'm really looking forward to talking to you about your new book. Carol Look: Thank you. I'm excited about it. Thank you for getting me on so many podcasts already. Victoria Bennion: Oh, you are welcome. Could you begin by talking to us a little bit about the science behind Gratitude? Carol Look: It's funny, so I wrote this book about gratitude. So Yes, Thank You. Tapping into the Superpower of Gratitude, and I knew gratitude was amazing and fun, and people feel good, but I didn't have all the [00:02:00] statistics, so I did research. About the statistics physically and mentally and emotionally. What it does for you when you keep a consistent gratitude practice. Carol Look: And it was amazing. It was incredible. So I knew I was gonna write this book, but to back it up with the science was really fun. For instance, it lowers your stress levels by 28%. It lowers your risk of. Serious diseases. It lowers your hypertension, it improves your ability to sleep, both the duration and the depth of your sleep. I, all these things that we, I think we take for granted and people, I think, take a gratitude list for granted, and that's part of why I was writing the book, because people aren't consistent with it. So the science just kept, tumbling and tumbling and showing incredible results. Carol Look: From people sticking to a consistent gratitude practice in blood pressure, in sleep, in cortisol levels, it is just really quite [00:03:00] amazing and quite exciting, Victoria Bennion: I never would've guessed that. Can you talk a little bit about how gratitude rewires our brains? Carol Look: It rewires it in the chemicals. So the statistics are showing that what happens is it calms down your fight or flight response and calms down your cortisol. So cortisol is the big bad, the big bad hormone that gets triggered under stress and duress. And when you practice a gratitude list or a gratitude practice consistently, it starts to rewire your brain because you're sending different chemicals. Carol Look: So instead of being hyper alert and instead of having your sympathetic nervous system on all the time. We're tapping into other chemicals, other emotional states, calming ourselves down, which of course improves sleep, lowers the stress level, calms down the blood pressure issues and the, the hypertension [00:04:00] issues. Carol Look: So it rewires by literally changing the pharmacy. Changing the pharmacy in our brain. Victoria Bennion: So with all those benefits, why do you think it is that so many of us avoid a gratitude practice? Carol Look: It's so interesting. That was part of the premise for the book is that even though I know I didn't know the statistics, but I certainly know what's good for you. I dabble I was doing it sometimes, not all the time, and I go through my history personally, and then I go through as a psychotherapist for decades what I have found that keeps people from being consistent and in my life it was. Carol...

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  8. SEO And What Really Matters in 2025 with Silvia Del Corso

    07/22/2025

    SEO And What Really Matters in 2025 with Silvia Del Corso

    In this week's episode of The Best Guest podcast we welcome SEO expert Silvia Del Corso for a deep dive into the evolving landscape of search engine optimisation. Silvia breaks down how SEO has transformed what business owners need to focus on today and why data-driven decision-making is essential. From domain authority to the rise of AI in search, Silvia offers invaluable insights into how to stay competitive online in 2025. About Silvia Del CorsoSilvia Del Corso is the Founder and Director of PinkSEO Ltd, an award-winning SEO agency based in West London, recognised as Creative Media Business of the Year. With over 13 years of experience in search engine optimisation, she specialises in helping business owners—especially in the medical sector—enhance their online visibility and turn website visitors into patients. Passionate about making SEO accessible, Silvia frequently speaks at industry events, sharing practical, actionable strategies that drive real results. Key TakeawaysConducting an SEO audit can uncover hidden issues, like having six homepages, without the site owner knowing.Google trusts websites that have been around longer and have earned reputable backlinks.Outdated or irrelevant content can hurt your site - auditing and updating is more powerful than constant publishing.Learn how the rise of AI and tools like ChatGPT are reshaping how websites are ranked and how users search.Google's latest updates prioritize useful, current, and relevant content, especially in fields like health, finance, and law. Quote"SEO, everything you do and you choose and you want to prove needs to be backed by a number... So from the search terms, the keywords that you choose to actually proving the results everything needs to be measurable." Silvia Del CorsoMentioned in This EpisodeGoogle Analytics Connect with Silvia Del CorsoFree SEO Website Audit Complimentary audit of your site, expert SEO review and a 1-hour consultation https://pinkseo.marketing/free-seo-website-audit/ Free Webinars Silvia runs regular free webinars to help you with your SEO. Learn more at http://pinkseo.marketing/next-webinar Website: www.pinkseo.marketing LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/silviadelcorso/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pinkseo.marketing/ Connect with Victoria BennionLearn more about us: https://thebestpodcastguest.co.uk/ Download our Podcast Guest Starter Kit: The Podcast Guest Starter Kit gives you a proven plan to find the right shows, craft a winning pitch, and maximise every interview. https://thebestpodcastguest.co.uk/podcast-guest-starter-kit/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebestpodcastguest Join the Best Podcast Guest Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thebestpodcastguest Subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@victoriabennion Connect with Victoria on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriabennion/ TranscriptSEO And What Really Matters in 2025 with Silvia Del Corso Victoria Bennion: [00:00:00] Hello and welcome. I'm your host, Victoria Bennion, and the founder of the best podcast guest booking agency. And you're listening to the best guest, the podcast for business owners, creatives, and entrepreneurs who want to harness the power of podcasts to grow their platforms and increase their visibility. Victoria Bennion: We're here to support you on your journey, bringing you actionable tips with each episode. Now let's begin. Victoria Bennion: Today I'm joined by Silvia Del Corso, a seasoned. SEO expert, with over 15 years of experience helping businesses decode the mysteries of Google, and stay ahead in the ever changing world of search. In this episode, Silvia breaks down what SEO really is, why your website might not be ranking Victoria Bennion: and how tools like Chat, GPT, and AI are reshaping the future of search. Whether you are brand new to SEO or you've been working on your site for years, this conversation is packed with practical [00:01:00] insights from the power of domain authority. To the importance of data audits and high quality content, get ready to rethink your digital strategy because what worked last year won't cut it today. Victoria Bennion: Hello and welcome to the podcast, Silvia. Silvia Del Corso: Hi. Thank you so much for having me here, Victoria. Victoria Bennion: Oh, it's lovely to have you here today. Victoria Bennion: Could we begin by talking about your journey? How did you find yourself working in SEO Silvia Del Corso: it's been a long journey 'cause I've been doing this job for now more than 15 years and I was initially doing it in Italy where I'm from. As you can clearly tell from the accent, I apologize. Victoria Bennion: It's a great accent. Don't apologize. Silvia Del Corso: , I started back in Tuscany when we used to have the marketing agency and it was different back then, but out of all the possible marketing. Sciences. That was the one that I liked the most because it's numbers two and I can understand the word [00:02:00] better if I see it in numbers. If you tell me something is good, I need to understand if it's good seven or 79, if I see the number. Silvia Del Corso: I understand. SEO, everything you do and you choose and you want to prove needs. To be backed by a number. So from the search terms, the keywords that you choose to actually proving the results everything needs to be measurable. And that's why actually it gives me confidence. 'Cause it's no opinions it's actually data. Silvia Del Corso: So that's how I chose it. And it was the most complicated one at the time. So it was more of a challenge that I'm driven by challenges. So it wasn't the time, the one that wasn't. So easy to grasp. And it was something that wasn't usually made by women. Because I, when I was going to the conference back then in particular, it was a whole room all full of men. Silvia Del Corso: And you could [00:03:00] have to come to your women attendees and in one hand. So it was quite exciting and new stimulating. And it has remained. It's it still changes. It changes every day. Been more stable for a while and now it's changing again crazily. But yeah, it's it's fun. It's fascinating. Victoria Bennion: Excellent. So for anyone listening who's not quite sure what the term SEO means, would you be able to just talk about that and why it's important? Silvia Del Corso: Yeah, it stands for search engine optimization, and it's the type of activities that you do when you are working on a website to make it more easily readable and understandable from Google and the value search engines including. AI in search, so there are lots of. Practical activities that comprehend different sorts of skills [00:04:00] from coding technical content strategy and so on. Silvia Del Corso: Different things that you do so that your site can rank and when somebody's searching for something if they find you instead of somebody else. It's definitely an economic advantage so it can become more business, more clients, more inquiries. And the nice thing for me was that it was a transferable science. Silvia Del Corso: So the knowledge that I was using in Italy when I moved here to London in 2016, it's the same 'cause Google doesn't change the way it operates in really different country databases. Yeah. Victoria Bennion: That's really interesting. Okay, so if a business owner is thinking, I think I need to do something about my SEO, I need to get my website ranking, what are the top things that they should be looking at? Silvia Del Corso: First of all, you need to understand what is the current situation and what are your goals. So there are tools to analyze a website and. We run it [00:05:00] every day regularly for respecting new clients or people that we have a conversation with to actually the website or scan it. It's quite enlightening sometimes 'cause we find things that the web, the website owners would've never...

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