The Safe Place Podcast

Danny joins us today sharing his experience of a life altering accident and how he has gone on to see a need for disabled people he intends on filling. Danny does all this with joy and wonderment and is such a fantastic guest to have on. Enjoy!

Welcome back! Today Gemma Bailey-Smith joins us to share her insights and experiences of living life as a wheelchair user and what that looks like whilst working in the construction industry and focussing on environmental impacts. You don't want to miss this one - Gemma is INCREDIBLE!

Today we are joined by the excellent Royston Collins who shares his experience of living with undiagnosed ADHD as a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community and his experience in helping people to explore their own diagnosis working at Genius Within CIC (link to their site below). We talk about the importance of understanding intersectionality, the frustrations with the current Conservative Government and Royston's experiences that led him to working in a job and for an organisation that he loves. Follow me on instagram: @iamgavinclarke Find Royston on LinkedIn: Royston Collins Head over to the Genius Within CIC website here: https://geniuswithin.org/

Today we have Alice Brackley (@alicebrackleycoaching) joining us to share her experience of living with an eating disorder. We talk about diet culture, fitness and health and wellbeing all from the lens of a disabling illness in anorexia. It is a fitting episode for the start of the year where diet culture is rife and Alice's message is an important one - listen in to find out what she has to say!

Welcome to The Safe Place with your host Gavin Clarke. If you loved this episode please rate us 5 stars and a review - follow us on social media and tag us in your posts. Today we hear from Sam Watkins. Sam has recently celebrated her 45th 'diaversary' which is a celebration of 45 years since being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. We go on a journey through the highs and lows of living with diabetes and how far the treatment has come since Sam was first diagnosed. Listen in to his story! As always you can find more on Gavin here: Website: I am...Gavin Clarke (iamgavinclarke.com) Instagram: @iamgavinclarke and @thesafeplacepodcast For now though, it's time to hunker down, get comfortable and listen in, to The Safe Place.

Welcome friends. Today is international day of persons with disability with a theme of hidden/invisible disabilities and to celebrate that we bring you a heartwarming conversation between two old friends. This week we have aspiring stand up comic and all round lovely chap - Ed butler. As you know our host, Gavin, has lived with mental illness for many years. What you may not know is the first time that Gavin started to look inwardly at his own mental health was when his friend, Ed, was going through a period of mental ill health which went undiagnosed for many years. Ed recounts his lived experience with mental illness and the impact it has on his life and relationships. This one is an eye opener! So let's hunker down, get comfortable and listen in to The Safe Place.

Welcome to The Safe Place with your host Gavin Clarke. If you loved this episode please rate us 5 stars and a review - follow us on social media and tag us in your posts. Today we hear from Charlie Holford. Charlie is an adaptive athlete and gym owner. Well known for his mullet and individual style Charlie is setting the adaptive scene on fire! Charlie lived with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome for 8 years after an accident in the army. Listen in to his story! Follow Charlie on social media: Instagram: @onelegandamullet  As always you can find more on Gavin here: Website: I am...Gavin Clarke (iamgavinclarke.com) Instagram: @iamgavinclarke and @thesafeplacepodcast For now though, it's time to hunker down, get comfortable and listen in, to The Safe Place.

Welcome to The Safe Place with your host Gavin Clarke. If you loved this episode please rate us 5 stars and a review - follow us on social media and tag us in your posts. Today we hear from Celia Hensman. Celia is a disability advocate with lived experience of disability. Celia is a cofounding Director of The Disability Policy Centre - the first policy unit led by disabled people dedicated to the advancement of policy which ensures accessibility is at the heart of ligislation. You can find more on The Disablity Policy Centre here: THE DISABILITY POLICY CENTRE [https://thedisabilitypolicycentre.org/] Follow Celia on social media: LinkedIn: Celia Hensman - Co-Founding Director - The Disability Policy Centre | LinkedIn [https://uk.linkedin.com/in/celia-hensman-524590151] Twitter: Celia Hensman (@celia_hensman) / Twitter [https://twitter.com/celia_hensman] TikTok: Celia Hensman (@celia_hensman) TikTok | Watch Celia Hensman's Newest TikTok Videos [https://www.tiktok.com/@celia_hensman] As always you can find more on Gavin here: Website: I am...Gavin Clarke (iamgavinclarke.com) Instagram: @iamgavinclark and @thesafeplacepodcast For now though, it's time to hunker down, get comfortable and listen in, to The Safe Place.

Welcome to The Safe Place with your host Gavin Clarke. If you loved this episode please rate us 5 stars and a review - follow us on social media and tag us in your posts. Today we hear from Tom Ghannad. I met Tom whilst working in corporate law. It was clear he was a different breed of lawyer and person back then and through his story I have no doubt you will feel the same. Tom has multiple businesses including: Tone Artist Services LHP Merch Pelican Care Group Tom is also a fantasticly talented lawyer as well as a musician himself and has recently opened his own studio. Tom has asked that we just share his most recent venture: Pelican Care Group which you can find here: Pelican Care Group | Providing a brighter future for the next generation [https://www.pelicancaregroup.com/] Photo credit to: Niall Burns As always you can find more on Gavin here: Website: I am...Gavin Clarke (iamgavinclarke.com) Instagram: @iamgavinclark and @thesafeplacepodcast For now though, it's time to hunker down, get comfortable and listen in, to The Safe Place.

Welcome to The Safe Place with your host Gavin Clarke. If you loved this episode please rate us 5 stars and a review - follow us on social media and tag us in your posts. We are back for another wonderful episode. Today we hear from the other half of Syatt Fitness - the one and only Jordan Syatt. Jordan is a recent dad, fitness coach and 'influencer with around 830k followers on Instagram alone. Not to mention, Jordan is an author and revered strength coach who has taken the confusing world of health and fitness and made it simple.  You should also check Jordan out on YouTube with many incredible videos demonstrating the impacts of food (and drink) on the body. Most notably for us here at The Safe Place is the McDonalds 30 day challenge aka the burger challenge where Jordan demonstrated that you can lose wright while eating burgers daily - though it may not be great for your overall wellness! You can find Jordan across social media: Instagram: @syattfitness YouTube: Jordan Syatt Sign up for the Inner Circle here: SF Inner Circle - Members Only Access | From Jordan Syatt [https://www.sfinnercircle.com/]  As always you can find more on Gavin here: Website: I am...Gavin Clarke (iamgavinclarke.com) Instagram: @iamgavinclark and @thesafeplacepodcast For now though, it's time to hunker down, get comfortable and listen in, to The Safe Place.