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The Simple Reflections Podcast is a collection of gentle conversations with people from all walks of life, looking at small, seemingly insignificant ideas that have gone on to have profound impacts on their lives. Join Transformational Coach, Dave Hill and his guests for a cup of tea and a biscuit and reflect on where the conversation goes.
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I'd love your feedback, send me a message How does healing happen when we invite curiosity and wonder into our lives—alongside medical wisdom? In this episode, Dr Rani Bora – a holistic psychiatrist, coach, and author – joins me to bridge the worlds of medicine and spirituality. We talk about being a “spiritual medic” and how honouring the soul, not just the body and mind, opens new pathways for genuine transformation. Rani shares candidly about her journey from traditional medicine through c...
I'd love your feedback, send me a message Have you ever wondered what truly matters when time grows short—and how to welcome the present, however uncertain? In this powerful episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast, I reconnect with my dear friend Rachel Furman from Los Angeles. Rachel joins me in the final weeks of her life to speak openly about facing the end with calm, courage, and acceptance. Her refusal to equate pain with suffering stands out: “Suffering is optional.” Through a deep ac...
I'd love your feedback, send me a message When was the last time you let curiosity drive your choices — and noticed it fundamentally change your perspective or path? In this episode of Simple Reflections, I’m joined by Chad Littlefield, co-founder of We and Me, and co-author of Ask Powerful Questions. Chad is renowned for “hijacking” TEDx events, transforming passive audiences into active participants by inviting contribution and connection from the whole room. We dive into how curiosity, not...
I'd love your feedback, send me a message Do you ever wonder why you do what you do and how best to be of service to others? In the latest episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast with my guest, Oli Mansfield, we explored the notion that of the clients we work with, we are our top client. What does that even mean Dave? Great question… for me, it’s the idea that I, like everyone else is not a completely finished product: I am a perpetual work in progress. As an idea it keeps me grounded and r...
I'd love your feedback, send me a message You know the old saying... "necessity is the mother of all invention!"... well I've been inventing! This episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast will fit the rhythm: · Regular as clock work every 2 weeks · 2+ years · 62 episodes · Always with a guest... ...until NOW! This episode will be just me, in a slightly different f...
I'd love your feedback, send me a message How often have you given yourself permission sit in silence and take stock? In the latest episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast with my guest, Aila Coats, we kept coming back to this idea. Aila is a colleague and teacher of mine from Mississauga the idyllic Tahoe National Forest in California. Aila is a professional coach who mainly works with teens and coaches looking to grow their businesses. I just love hosting this podcast. I get t...
I'd love your feedback, send me a message How often have you given yourself permission to notice moments in time? This was something that came up in the latest episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast with my guest, Greg Fisher. Greg is a good friend and colleague from Mississauga in Ontario, Canada. Hi is a Coach, “Chief Potential Officer” and the author of a couple of books (details in the show notes). During the episode my conversation with Greg ranges from adventures to forgiveness...
I'd love your feedback, send me a message Have you got lost in the details and lost sight of the direction you originally set off in? That is something my latest guest, Vanessa Rubera, and I regularly see with our clients and is the topic of the latest episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast. Vanessa isa good friend and mentor from Vermont in the USA. She is a Clarity Coach and the author of “Conversations with a Camel”. During the episode Vanessa and I touch on the power of coaching ...
I'd love your feedback, send me a message I love creating this podcast. I get to have conversations with some amazing people who I haven’t crossed paths with and that I would be unlikely to without it. This episode is no exception. Lily Sais is a Transformation Coach from Los Angeles, working with people with anxiety. Lily and I share an understanding in the Three Principles and have a number of close shared connections. I was interested in understanding Lily’s capacity to c...
I'd love your feedback, send me a message You are in for a treat! In this episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast I am joined by my dear friend and colleague Dr Bill Pettit. Bill turns 83 later this month but in the last 18 months or so he seems to have developed a second wind, and I wanted to ask him about it and his upcoming courses: · Witnessing Miracles · One Cause, One Cure For those that don’t know Bill, he has been practicing ...
I'd love your feedback, send me a message As ever, this is an episode where I was learning as I went… something I will be forever grateful for and is a completely unexpected gift from hosting this podcast. In this episode I’m, joined by ĐƠN GIẢN (pronounced Dunzan) an American coach living in Ho Chi Min City in Vietnam. ĐƠN GIẢN changed his name from Dave Berman a few years ago because of ĐƠN GIẢN’s meaning in Vietnamese: Simple. Like me ĐƠN GIẢN has a fascination with Simplicity:...
I'd love your feedback, send me a message I had so much fun with Chris Dorris making this episode! Chris is a highly sought after coach and speaker working with some seriously big organisations. He is also a generous and fun loving guy. My coach, Shazia Govindji [episode 32], recommended a book to me a couple of months ago – The Book of Mental Toughness Mantras – and Chris is the author. I really enjoyed it and wanted to create posts about some of them – my usual mix of roug...
I'd love your feedback, send me a message In this episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast I’m joined by Alf Pille from Bavaria. Alf is the CEO of Naturschutzverband LBV, Bavaria’s oldest conservation association. In this episode Alf and I talk about how developing his own understanding of the Three Principles has transformed his life and really shaped the way he leads LBV. I hope you’ll find Alf’s approach to leading a large team of employees and volunteers interesting, thought ...
I'd love your feedback, send me a message This episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast is very special to me. In it I’m joined by Sarah Anderson. Sarah is part of the RIFLES Regimental family (my old Regiment) and she’s kindly offered to share her family’s experience of navigating Post Traumatic Stress. Sarah is a trained counsellor, a mum of five, a volunteer with the Always a Rifleman Programme (as I am) and the wife of a former Rifleman, now Member of Parliament for South Shr...
I'd love your feedback, send me a message I am delighted to be sharing this episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast: 1. Because it’s with Dr Mark Howard… more on that in a minute 2. Because this is the 53rd episode… an odd number to celebrate but it marks the start of the third year of the podcast 3. The podcast has been listened to 6,800 times, across 6 continents (I have no data on Antarctica) and in 59 countrie...
I'd love your feedback, send me a message In this episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast I’m joined by Rose Latham, a Leadership and Life Coach from Salisbury in Wiltshire. I hardly know Rose, but from what I’ve experienced, she is a lady on a mission. She has immersed herself in her pursuit of her own personal growth and that of clients and it’s infectious! I this episode we flit between the structure of our former careers to the openness of creating coaching experiences be th...
I'd love your feedback, send me a message In this episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast I’m joined by Denise Holland, a Performance Consultant and speaker from Kent. I really enjoyed hearing about Denise’ journey from having to walk away from a dream role as Scotland’s Netball Coach in the run up to the Commonwealth Games, feeling lost and asking the universe for inspiration... and heading off in a completely new direction. Denise and I talked about having fun, “Playing Freely”, the title...
I'd love your feedback, send me a message The latest episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast is with my good friend Al Milledge, a Coach who lives on the South Coast, near Eastbourne! This was a beautiful conversation that gently meanders through a number of topics but starts with Al’s experience of loss in 2024. He shares his experience, his realisations and the things he’s continuing to learn as his experience unfolds. I love creating this podcast, I never know where the conversatio...
I'd love your feedback, send me a message You’re going to love this conversation with Dr Johannes Metzler, an Executive Coach from Berlin! Johannes and I had quite a laugh creating this episode... While we knew about each other we hadn’t actually met until 5 mins before we hit record. What followed was everything I thought it would be and more and fits neatly with the idea of “creating impossible futures”. I knew before we started that we’d have fun and I wasn’t disappointed...
I'd love your feedback, send me a message I’m excited to introduce you to Ankush Jain today! Ankush and I first met 6 years ago when we were both speaking in a breakout session at the 3PUK conference in London. Since that point I’ve been watching Ankush’s career go from strength to strength. While that in itself has been something to behold, it’s his passion and driver behind that that I’ve become more interested in: his mission to raise the consciousness of the planet by up...
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