As a corporate accountant managing renewable energy projects, Iona's left brain function convinced her she was helping to heal the world. Her right brain had other ideas and birthed Iona Express. We spoke about the phenomenon that woke her up, got the world dancing to Maddona during Zoom lockdown parties, and transformed her world from grey to multicolour.https://ionamcneil.comInstagram @ionaexpress @ecstaticplayground.ukArtwork by @josephfordham InstagramEditing by @joe_rosen98 Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A rich and empowering conversation on self-development.When Embodiment Coach Claire realised that the drugs didn't work, elocution lessons only added to her journey of self-repression, and the outworn coping mechanisms cost more than they gave. She shifted to embodied healing authenticy and developed a higher consciousness. Our conversation unpacks her decolonizing journey, during which she dropped from the mind into the body, courageously confronted and embraced her shadows, wounds, and trauma, and found a connection to her authentic voice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Accredited ADHD life coach and Mentor Robert reflects on growing up fast in a fierce, loving, and dysfunctional Scottish family and descending into crime and addiction. During his twenty-nine years of recovery, he dismantled the persona he had built to survive, became a successful businessman and turned the lifelong puzzle of ADHD into a superpower. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we unpack an incredible journey. From humble beginnings washing dishes in a pub to achieving culinary success at Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Michelin-starred chef John's work includes openings at Gordon Ramsay's New York restaurant and his first hotel restaurant in Australia, overseeing a team of sixty chefs, and appearing on Masterchef. John's perspective on food and life was transformed after a battle with a brain tumour, leading to a profound understanding of the healing power of food and the deeper meaning of life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steven speaks about character traits and childhood survival mode, and he, becoming conscious, highlights societal and generational conditioning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the streets of Stoke Newington, the 1970s care system, addiction, and prison, Stanley broke the mould and grew into the mature masculine male society desperately needs. An accomplished writer, actor, and singer-songwriter, our conversation on childhood survival and conditioning, twelve-step recovery, parenting, and the missing rights of passage of the young was deeply insightful and inspirational. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a fascinating and candid conversation with the most unlikely healer I have ever met. From aspirations to be a private investigator, Ronen spent nineteen years as a Chinese antiques dealer in Sweden and Mallorca before attending a healing conference to solve a historic back problem. Two days back, Ronen found himself treating a patient on an opium bed in his antique shop and a seven-year career spanning the world of healing and teaching before opening a restaurant. Ronen's current project has the potential to heal humanity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Displaced in London by the Iran-Iraq war, Mays struggled as a child immigrant. The cool gang looked good, but the party life in the advertising industry took its toll on her health. Mays heard a voice that guided her to the East, Yoga, and the beginning of her healing journey. Integrating the holistic world of healing with the science of nutrition and her life experience, she thrives in her well-being business, helping others find health, balance and peace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Storyteller, writer, and inspirational speaker Ian has worked in Music TV, BBC radio, MTV music awards, and the corporate world. Our conversation deepened into values, wearing masks, and becoming lost to fit the mould. Ian spoke of his mental health crises, his current cancer journey, and how he transmutes old conditioning to become present and inspire others in the power and value of telling our stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slam Poet, Actress, and Dancer Hollie was stuck in an office job by survivor guilt until life's circumstances reawakened her spiritual journey, unique gifts, and purpose to inspire, heal, and serve others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.