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2016 was a pivotal year for Elliott Rae.
After the traumatic events surrounding the birth of his daughter, and an eventual PTSD diagnosis, Elliott Rae set up MusicFootballFatherhood.com, an outlet for dads to have open conversations about the ups and downs of parenthood. Since launching the blog, Elliott has become one of the UK’s most prominent speakers and writers on fatherhood, mental health, equal parenting and gender equality.
We spoke with him about fatherhood at work, mental health, equal parental leave and the gender equity policies that need to be employed to ensure dads, and families as a whole, receive the time they need with their children - without compromising their finances. 
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What is it that makes us disengage with our jobs?
We've all heard the scary stats surrounding employee burnout, disengagement, and how quick people are to leave if their needs aren't being met. Whether it's not feeling rewarded for your work, valued properly or being micro-managed to the point of exhaustion - there could be a million reasons why we could feel ready to throw in the towel. 
Lindsay Kohler, however, doesn't think it has to be that simple. Lindsay is a Lead Behavioural Scientist at scarlettabbott and author of Even Better If: Building Better Businesses, Better Leaders, and Better Selves.
We spoke about why it is employees will start to disengage from their roles, the importance of having purpose, and how to improve your experience at your role by being honest about your blockers - or know when to quit. 
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Carina Maggar has, by her own admission, had a lot of jobs. 
From MTV host, to voiceover artist, and now author, she’s spent a lot of time in workplaces, and has a lot of thoughts on how we should navigate them.
In 2022, Carina published How to Make Work Not Suck; stories and advice compiled from her own experiences and beyond. 
In the first episode of Series 2, we spoke about what makes her tick at work, what she learned while writing the book, and how HR can prevent workplaces from sucking.
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As we bring the year to a close and prepare for (a hopefully fantastic!) 2023, it's time to look inwards.
That's where Mikaela Jackson comes in very handy. She's an award-winning confidence and career coach, and the founder of coaching collective She Almighty.
In this conversation, Mikaela and I discuss the state of confidence and wellbeing, the impact of the pandemic, the effect these shifts in priority have had on our careers, and how people can truly prioritise themselves in 2023… 📅

1 in 4 people consider leaving their job due to menopause symptoms... but 56% of managers and employees are reluctant to talk about it at work. 🤷‍♀️
Last time we talked about this issue, the feedback was enormous. It's clear that this is an issue people care a lot about - so we wanted to dive deeper.
Enter, Kate Usher - a leading menopause and gender consultant who knows a lot about the challenges menopause presents, and the ways companies can help.

Ryan Hopkins knows a thing or two about fostering work cultures that attract, and keep, the best talent. 
As Future of Wellbeing Lead at Deloitte, Ryan is looking to move away from what he calls Wellbeing 1.0, and towards 2.0, a more proactive and complete approach that avoids the classic gimmicks and bells we're all sick of seeing. 
Molly and Ryan had a really fantastic chat, covering: how to create and maintain healthy boundaries in an 'always on' culture, why an 'in-office-out-of-office' might be your secret weapon, getting leader buy-in on seemingly tricky topics, and what the ideal work week could look like.