The Emma Clayton Show

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After an ankle injury running the London Marathon put Kirsty out of action, she turned her attention to what she could do to stay active and challenged herself to do 100 sea swims which turned into 1000 sea swims, every single day! Since then she has become a sea swim coach inspiring and helping others to get out of their comfort zone and experience the multiple benefits and ripple effect of sea swimming including increased confidence and courage, presence, emotional and mental wellbeing and strength. With a degree in global health and social medicine, and certified fitness instructor Kirsty always had an interest in health and wellness, as well as a desire to work for herself. Using her background in marketing she is turning something she loves into her full time job. We talk about identity and the journey of discovering who you are by following the subtle nudges and desires in life, as well as creating micro adventures and taking baby steps each day, which all add up to progress. She also gives her top tips to get started safely if you're interested in getting in and swimming yourself.  Since recording this episode I was inspired to get in the sea myself - and whilst it was not on the cards before, I did not regret getting uncomfortable and can't wait for my next swim! Follow Kirsty on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/kirsty_sea_swim_coach/ Check out her website here: https://www.kirstyhogben.com/

It's my birthday and the show is also 1 year old this month!   And I'm dishing out the gifts!  Go to my website https://www.emmaclaytonxo.com/courses/chooseyou and redeem coupon BDAYGIFT before the end of March to get your copy of Choose You the eBook FREE and learn to love the skin you're in. In this episode I also share what I got for my birthday and where that idea came from (it's slightly random but then again not at all!)  Enjoy :)

It has become apparent to me how my digestive health and energy levels have been far from optimum for many years now, and this has a knock on impact on how I show up and lead in business and life.  After making some good progress in 2021, I hired Liz to help me get to the root cause and turn things around. In this episode, she interviews me about our time working together so far! We dive into how I overcame energy lows, fatigue and long-term digestive issues (we even got a little geeky and share my stools analysis) to become effortlessly lighter (quite literally -12lbs in body & mind), brighter and full of business mojo sparks. You can watch the original Facebook live video here on Liz's page: https://www.facebook.com/elizabethsergeant/videos/350078457023845 Be sure to give her a follow whilst you're over there. Also check out episode 24 of the show where I previously interviewed the lovely Liz. If you're interested in following along with the next leg of my health journey - a 15 day gut cleanse - stay tuned as I'll be sharing all on the show.

Sammy is no ordinary personal trainer. She is fascinated with how the body works and has mastered how to help leaders get active and not just physically, but energetically attractive. We talk about the mindset and identity shifts that are required to set your health goals and actually reach them, and most importantly how to enjoy the ride. She dispels the myth of willpower and lets us in on where motivation and consistency comes from and how exercise can be one of our biggest teachers. To learn more about the A&A Collective, connect with Sammy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/activeattractive/ Join The Active & Attractive Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/841622019532917

And the worst thing about it is, it's the same lie I've been believing for decades. This was a little vulnerable to share, so I'll leave it here...

In this episode I wanted to share with you a two part process that I take myself through at the end of something old / beginning of something new - like a new year - and why I feel looking back is the key to ensure we move forward powerfully. In a nutshell: Part one - Reflection - Mind map - 2021 =  - Lessons Learnt - Word(s) for the year  Part two - Planning  - Stop - Start - Continue - Word(s) for the year - Desires + Intentions = GOALS

I've missed you guys, but I'm back in the room... Happy 2022, let's do this!

Today I’m in conversation with Amanda Jayne, an experienced Jikiden Reiki Teacher and the beautiful soul that introduced me to Reiki, and taught me about it all in 2018. We talk about how we each discovered energy and how travelling East opened her eyes to how normal some of the things we find 'woo' are there. I ask her how she stumbled across the origins of Reiki in Japan, and how it helped her personally overcome Covid-19 last year. Get your hands on her new book on Amazon, The Book Depository or check out: www.womeninreiki.com For Jikiden Reiki Training, Treatments, and one to one heart circle coaching check out Amanda’s website: www.learnjikidenreiki.com and for her writing: www.amandacjayne.com

Anna Marsh is a nutritional therapist and certified functional medicine practitioner, NLP practitioner, Neuro-strategist, Yoga teacher and currently training to become a somatic experiencing practitioner. She has a special interest in chronic illness, in particular fatigue. Anna was also the first coach I hired that was the catalyst for my personal development journey which led to my decision to leave the corporate world to coach others myself. We reflect on that decision and how far we’ve both come from being high achievers in survival mode for a large chunk of our careers, and some of the experiences and lessons we have learnt on the way. Anna also shares the moment her nervous system was overloaded to the point it finally shut down and how she coped with slowing down to a more chilled pace of life she leads today whilst helping other women overcome their own challenges with energy. Check out Anna’s website www.annamarsh.co.uk Follow her on Instagram for all the nuggets of wisdom: https://www.instagram.com/anna_marsh_nutrition/ And be sure to tune into the epic Kombucha and Colour podcast with Che Dyer which is full of gold: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/kombucha-and-colour/id1374769752?mt=2

October is a reflective time of year for me, its the month I made some big moves at various points in my life including leaving the corporate world after a 20 year career - next week it will be my 4 year anniversary. It also marks a year since I told my story of that era of my life, and committed it to black and white in the pages of When The Goddess Calls Volume 4 - a multi author book available on Amazon. So to mark the occasion I thought I'd read my chapter from the book on my podcast. This is exciting because I am currently writing my own self-help book [un]becoming, and get to share that with you here first too. But first, let's do this... grab a cuppa and enjoy.  www.emmaclaytonxo.com

Sarah is Head of Life & Health Business Management, a team of 280 people across the EMEA regions at Swiss Re. A recent interview she did for The Actuary magazine was entitled "A woman on a mission" which caught my eye as she spoke openly and honestly about her experience of being a woman in a senior leadership role and how imposter syndrome had shown up in her career.   Sarah wanted to be an airline pilot growing up and got her private pilots licence at 18 after having her first solo flight aged 16! She went to University to do a maths degree as part of her career plan, until she realised how much it was going to cost her to fulfil her dream. That's when she found herself on her current path as an actuary.   We reflect on our experience going through a leadership development programme back in 2013 together and share what was going on for us behind the scenes. She speaks about the pressure she felt to continue being the expert as her remit expanded, and how she transitioned from being the doer to a leader, how she stays true to her feminine qualities, as well as what helps her grow and how she maintains some balance in her life.  I also love her advice to other ambitious women looking to advance their career but maybe concerned about what more that means they need to give of themselves - tune in for all the goodness.  If you're looking for support to show up confidently and authentically in your career, check out my website for the various ways I might be able to help, and how to work with me, whether you're looking to invest in yourself or approach your employer to invest in you: www.emmaclaytonxo.com/services 

I recorded this short free training 2 years ago and came across it today and thought it was worth sharing here (how cute do I sound?!) In it I share 6 of the key steps I initially took to stop hating the skin I was in, and start to make friends with the body I have for life.   This audio is also the optional pre-work for Embody Confidence - bringing you back to you, a 4 week course I created in 2019 that is too good to be kept in the archive so I'm bringing it back to life and sharing it through the month of October in The Initiation Members Club 👈🏻click to join us for only £55. Any questions, email me: emma@emmajclayton.com

This was a fascinating conversation that I hope reaches wide and far... Megan is a Gestalt psychotherapist and aware parenting practitioner, facilitating mothers and women back to wholeness and our deeply authentic self. We talk about how trauma is the missing piece that isn’t talked about, how it shows up for the majority of us in day to day life, where it comes from and how profoundly transformational it can be to heal our trauma in connection with another, in the present moment. We also explore why it’s so uncomfortable to be present with feelings that arise, and why it’s so easy to create habits that move us away from the discomfort. Connect with Megan on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/megan_kate_clinton/  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MeganKateClinton Or check out her website at www.meganclinton.net

Katherine creates space for business owners to feel more comfortable and certain in themselves when it comes to their message about what they’re doing with their work in the world, so they can communicate it powerfully. This is exactly what she helped me do with my website - which I absolutely love - which is the output of the work we did together. You can check it out here: www.emmaclayton.xo With a background in graphic design she originally started her business in branding but quickly recognised a gap in how comfortable her clients were in communicating the message or the meaning of the brand. We talk about communication skills in leadership and particularly the power of listening, holding space and following through. I love her mantra: when I speak my words are powerful. Try it on for size. Connect with Katherine on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/iam.katherineelizabeth/ or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamkatherineelizabeth And check out her website at: www.iamkatherineelizabeth.com

There is so much goodness in this episode with the epic Carlie Maree - Sociopolitical storyteller, psychospiritual educator and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. We talk about the common cultural conditioning we are often subject to growing up from the time we enter the education system, from seeking permission to people pleasing and how to spot this in yourself and when you’re passing it on to your kids. Carlie shares some of the core truths she now chooses to live by that are the foundational beliefs she operates from, and how she’d love to see the feminine magic be more valued in the world. We touch on the hierarchy in the coaching industry and relate it to the corporate world and highlight some of the other made up things we get to opt out of if it doesn’t feel good. And she gives the down low on her motivational intelligence findings which are shared in her first book, Soul Modes and how she’s concluded you’re not ‘all over the place’ but simply cycling through your four equally magic modes. Connect with Carlie at www.carliemaree.com You can check out her podcast Genius Unleashed on Apple Podcasts. Purchase her book Soul Modes by Carlie Maree on Amazon. Watch this space for books 2 and 3!

Excited to be back with more real and raw conversations with fellow rebels this season, plus I'll be bringing you more solo episodes and updates on my book writing project! Check out my new website: www.emmaclayton.xo As mentioned - you can join us in The Initiation Members Club click here to get in now!  Not following me on social media yet? Find me here: On Facebook https://business.facebook.com/EMMACLAYTON.XO/ Instagram www.instagram.com/emmaclayton.xo/ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/emmaclaytoncoach And if you haven't already, please subscribe to the show and share with your friends, and if you feel called, please do rate and review - Thank you

How good was season 2?!  8 TEDx speakers were featured, fresh off the TEDx Folkestone stage, which I was honoured to be a part of.  As we take a brief summer break, be sure to check out whats coming next on The Emma Clayton Show, as well as how The Initiation Members Club is evolving from here on in.  For more details or to join, follow this link: https://bit.ly/initiationmembers or email me emma@emmajclayton.com with your questions. 

Today, I'm in conversation with Sarah, founder of WarriorKind, a not-for-profit advocating positive conversations around mental health, and TEDx speaker campaigning for reform when it comes to the medical and societal treatment of alcoholics. Since sadly losing her Dad in 2017 to alcoholism, she has educated herself about the challenges he faced in getting help for recovery due to the nature of the disease and societies stigma. She now believes alcohol didn’t kill her Dad, the stigma towards alcoholics did. Now on a mission for change #ForAManCalledSteve Sarah has lots of advice for anyone struggling themselves, or who knows someone that needs help, as well as a call to action for the rest of us if we are going to ensure that we don’t have a new pandemic on our hands. You can watch her deeply moving and perception shifting TEDx talk, Alcoholism - The deadly truth about its stigma, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVpaF8a0Mn8&list=PL1Q8bQIq6BaOLk6MVno640DBXrLxDoEzd&index=7 And please support Warriorkind by following and sharing their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WarriorKindCIC

Tommy is a teacher at Mundella primary school in Folkestone, and TEDx speaker who is passionate about helping kids build confidence when it comes to maths, which he does through play. He describes his approach to teaching as more like Game of Thrones than the Simpsons - and what that means in practice. We talk about the conditioning we experience from our family around whether we’re likely to be any good at maths before we even go to school, and what the conversation around the dinner table could be instead. And we reminisce on our own transition from primary to secondary education and what that means for our kids today. You can watch his entertaining and inspiring TEDx talk, what if I told you maths was about play, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slbcoChAqHQ&list=PL1Q8bQIq6BaOLk6MVno640DBXrLxDoEzd&index=11 Subscribe to his  YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCltQ-eImEFc67VkhX5lG0kg  or Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/madmaths2021 a follow for more ideas and characters coming next term.