In this episode, I speak with my sister Carmel, who is four years older than me.  We talk about her period of extreme anxiety and what she did to work through that time and what it was like for her.  We didn't know until recent years that anxiety has been in our family for a very long time. Carmel is a beautiful woman and spirit.  The two of us are close and also quite silly together but I've made sure that the edit isn't too rude or inappropriate.  It is, but just a bit.

About Carmel:

Carmel Bridges lives in Western Australia, Perth, with her husband and twins who are now in their 20s.  She's a brilliant mum and child carer to little little kids.  What's always struck me about her is how much love, positivity and generosity she exudes wherever she goes.  Carmel is incredibly resilient and has always been an incredible strength and support to me.  She also happens to be a fantastic cook and a lot of our conversations include quite a lot of talk about food.

Find and Contact Carmel:

Your best best would be finding her through my instagram or finding her in an Italian deli in a beach town in Perth, WA.

About Patrick:

Patrick is a qualified Business and Personal Coach (PG. Cert.).

His passion is your well-being and growth.  Patrick is an expert at building high-quality relationships based on mutual respect, equality and trust with a twist of humour for good measure.

He is passionate about his clients well-being and their professional and personal development. Patrick is highly skilled at coaching people in and through times of change, challenge or high stress such as with grief and loss.  For more information see the links below.

Find and contact Patrick:

https://www.thinkingbeyondnow.co.uk/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-hill-382802152/

https://www.instagram.com/patrickhillcoaching/?hl=en

Kev and I discuss the pain of friendships when things go wrong and how we can choose to create boundaries and take actions that help keep us safer and healthier in relationships.  Kev shares the story of a close friend and what happened between them.  Kev also does his usual brilliant story telling and never fails to make me laugh.

About Kev:

Award Winning Actor, Musician, Stand-Up Comedian, Presenter, Motivational Speaker, Entrepreneur, Billionaire Talent Mentor & Multiple Business Owner.

British Armenian Kev Orkian, is without question one the UK's busiest Entertainers. Motivational Speaker and Internationally acclaimed Award Winning documentary presenter, Kev spends much of his time creating and producing original content for his many projects.

A highly skilled musician, Kev has honed his art to perfection over many years, from his days as a classical concert pianist to performing Stand-up Comedy around the world. Blending his off-beat humour with sensational performances on the piano, he has been dubbed one of the world’s finest comedy pianists.

Having starred in several musicals in the UK, Kev decided to move into the world of stand up comedy supporting numerous stars from stage and TV. Kev now spends a much of his time travelling around the globe to sell out audiences in over 150 cities.

A massive supporter of the British Forces, Kev has travelled to many army bases, including three visits to Afghanistan, Cyprus & Germany to lift moral for the soldiers.

Kev now dedicates much time to his four businesses and the numerous charities he supports, whilst still flying around the world with his Piano Comedy Show and his Inspirational Talks.

Everyday I dream big

some days are good days

some days are not so good

but everyday is a blessing

Find and contact Kev:

https://www.kevlive.com/

https://www.instagram.com/realkevorkian/?hl=en

About Patrick:

Patrick is a qualified Business and Personal Coach (PG. Cert.).

His passion is your well-being and growth.  Patrick is an expert at building high-quality relationships based on mutual respect, equality and trust with a twist of humour for good measure.

He is passionate about his clients well-being and their professional and personal development. Patrick is highly skilled at coaching people in and through times of change, challenge or high stress such as with grief and loss.  For more information see the links below.

Find and contact Patrick:

https://www.thinkingbeyondnow.co.uk/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-hill-382802152/

https://www.instagram.com/patrickhillcoaching/?hl=en

Lucy and I, discuss rollerskating, collecting erasers and sniffing secondhand books in the pandemic.  When we get to the deeper part of this episode, we talk about living well as adults despite the challenges we face as children.  Noticing we are different as children can be extremely hard and lonely.  Lucy talks about her sexual identity and the challenges she faced trying to talk to her parents about being a lesbian and feeling totally shut down, feeling unseen, unheard and misunderstood.  Lucy discusses drinking as a means to survive the discomfort she was living in and then how she got support and help to begin to heal and grow into the brilliant authentic person she is today.

About Lucy:

Lucy is a qualified and ICF professional certified Coach with a postgraduate qualification in Personal and Business Coaching from the University of Chester. She is also extensively trained and experienced in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy and integrates this with her coaching practice. Lucy has coached for well over 2000 hours and has helped many people access the lives they want and chose form a place of conscious autonomy.

Following a complex childhood spent in overwhelm, Lucy has spent all of her adult life searching for meaning and gathering knowledge about how we operate in our hardest and in our best times. Lucy has studied psychology, philosophy, business administration and leadership, interpersonal neurobiology and complex trauma. She has a Masters in Social Work and worked with marginalised people with complex mental health struggles for years.

Lucy, a Global Woman of Choice award winning community builder, has a safe and nourishing membership community which is ready to welcome you as soon as you are ready to step in for yourself. She also offers exclusive 1:1 psychotherapeutic coaching to help you to recognise, understand and resolve your early childhood wounds and become successful, free of old repeating patterns, feeling safe whatever happens, healthy, wealthy and joyful as a result.

Find and contact Lucy:

https://iamlucypower.com/

https://www.instagram.com/iamlucypower/?hl=en

About Patrick:

Patrick is a qualified Business and Personal Coach (PG. Cert.).

His passion is your well-being and growth.  Patrick is an expert at building high-quality relationships based on mutual respect, equality and trust with a twist of humour for good measure.

He is passionate about his clients well-being and their professional and personal development. Patrick is highly skilled at coaching people in and through times of change, challenge or high stress.  For more information see the links below.

Find and contact Patrick:

https://www.thinkingbeyondnow.co.uk/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-hill-382802152/

https://www.instagram.com/patrickhillcoaching/?hl=en