Prosperity Kitchen Podcast With Gemma Mccrae

In Episode 5 of Therapy Week, I talk to Counselling Psychotherapist and Senior Partner of the Romney Centre in Southampton on the topic of over drinking.  We discuss over drinking v being an alcoholic, the signs to look out for to know we are over drinking, the effects of too much booze, how to stop over drinking and how to help a loved one or friend who is over drinking.

In Episode 4 of Therapy Week, I talk to Psychotherapist, Counsellor, Hypnotherapist and Life Coach Andrea Lindsay about over eating.  We discuss what overeating is, why we over eat, the signs that you’re overeating, tips to help you stop over eating, how to teach kids to have a healthy relationship with food and how to help a friend or a loved one who over eats.

In Episode 3 of Therapy Week, I talk to Psychologist Dan Martin about drug addiction, in particular we focus on cocaine and marijuana addiction.  We discuss why people initially take drugs (two reasons), the signs to look out for that may mean you have an addiction, how to help yourself, how to help a friend or loved one who has a drug problem and how to educate your kids not to take drugs. We also touch on cigarette addiction.

In Episode 2 of Therapy Week, I talk to Psychotherapist and Couples Counsellor Hilda Burke about the 6 Top Relationship Mistakes we make and how to avoid them. Packed with useful relationship tips this is a good podcast for those people in a relationship, having struggles in a relationship or single.

In Episode 1 of Therapy Week, I talk to Sex Therapist Lorraine McGinlay and ask her all those questions you’ve been desperate to know but didn’t want to ask! We talk about sex drives, masturbation, porn, how common is it for a woman to orgasm and much much more!  

In Episode 51, I talk to Co-Founder of Pouch which is an on-line voucher code finder about how to become an Entrepreneur. In the podcast, he discusses how he initially got clients, a step by step guide from idea to opening shop, views on equity share, funding options, crowd funding platforms and how to get your ideas validated.

In Episode 50, I talk to writer, author and editor Jenny Stallard about how to become a published author. In particular she discusses how to get your book published step by step, tips on how to get your book written, how to know you have a good story and details of a FaceBook groups she runs for freelance writers and authors.  

In Episode 49, I talk to small business owner Natalie Lovett about her tips and tricks on running her business. She takes us through how to know if you have a viable business idea, how she started her directory, how she is growing her business, SEO tricks, implementation of referral system and the big do’s and don’ts of starting a company.

In Episode 48, I talk to Founder & MD of Viridian Nutrition, Cheryl Thallon about how she started Viridian which is now in over 20 countries and has over 200 products. She then goes on to talk about how to stay healthy so you perform well in business.  We discuss everything from stress relief, sleep remedies, digestion aids, weight loss and her top 5 health & well-being tips.  

In Episode 47, I talk to Business Coach, Marketing and PR Guru Kerri Walker about how to market your small business on a budget. In this podcast, she talks about the mistakes small businesses make in marketing, the importance of social media and how to use it, tips n tricks for marketing on a budget, how to get into your magazine of choice, how to get the e-mail address of anyone in business and when to invest in professional PR company.

In Episode 46 I talk to my friend Lucy Herd about her petition on Bereavement Leave to the UK Government. Lucy tragically lost her son Jack in 2010 and following his death Lucy was shocked to learn that in the UK there is no law requiring employers to give their employees times off. She goes into the detail about her petition and she also talks honestly about losing Jack, what helped her get through the grief and also what didn’t help her.  

In Episode 45, I talk to my former client Jean about her personal transformation which has taken place over the last 8 months which has resulted in a career change. Jean talks honestly about feeling lost and frustrated and also wanting to change career direction, but not knowing how to do it. She talks us through how life coaching has transformed her life, what she has practically done and how she has ultimately started on a new career path of training to be a Psychotherapist.

In Episode 44, I talk to my former client Dawn about her amazing transformation that has taken place that resulted in her jumping out of a plane! She talks candidly about how she was before life coaching and how much she has changed since she started her coaching journey in December 2016. In particular she stresses how much her friends thinks she has changed, so much so, Gemma agreed live on the podcast to have Dawn’s friend Amy come onto the show to talk about Dawn’s transformation. Not one to be missed.

In Episode 43 , I talk to my now dear friend Anita about her personal transformation. Anita is an MD and also an upcoming comedian and in today’s podcast she talks about how she has transformed her life in the face of adversity. She discusses her two loves, natural health and comedy and also the journey she has been on to transform her life since sadly losing her mum to a rare form of Parkinsons in 2016.

In Episode 42, I talk to Career Mum Lauren Best about how she juggles being a mum and a career lady at the same time. Lauren is mum to one year old Clara and is also Head of PR at the Lawn Tennis Association and manages to successfully juggle the two! In this podcast Lauren gives us tips on how to get into PR, honest feedback about being a new mum, how important it is to find the right support network and to use them when you become a mum, how she juggles being a mum and being a career lady, she gives tips for the transition back to work, why understanding your priorities is important and finally she talks about her wonderful blog www.workingmummablog.com which is a one stop shop for all mums and dads looking for information on all topics baby.   Lauren Best is Head of Public Relations at the Lawn Tennis Association (British Tennis) and is a proud working mum to Clara and married to her husband Ryan. Lauren started her blog workingmummablog a month before she went back to work as she felt there wasn’t much in

In Episode 41, I talk to Employment Law Solicitor, Danielle Ayres about your rights as an Employee.  This is based on UK employment law, so if you’re a foreign listener this may not be for you. In the podcast, we discuss the paper work every employer has to give to their employees, probation periods – the true probation period as per UK Law, the steps an employer has to go through to dismiss you, law on sick days and flexi working, maternity and paternity rights, constructive dismissal, redundancy and how to protect yourself if you’re dealing with a bully boss or being overlooked for promotion.

In Episode 40, I talk to Employment Law Solicitor, Danielle Ayres about your rights as an Employee.  This is based on UK employment law, so if you’re a foreign listener this may not be for you. In the podcast, we discuss the paper work every employer has to give to their employees, probation periods – the true probation period as per UK Law, the steps an employer has to go through to dismiss you, law on sick days and flexi working, maternity and paternity rights, constructive dismissal, redundancy and how to protect yourself if you’re dealing with a bully boss or being overlooked for promotion.

In Episode 2 of Careers week, I talk to Professional Careers Advisor, Soma Ghosh aka: The Careers Happiness Mentor about everything to do with changing careers.  In the podcast Soma talks about the signs to look out for that indicate you need to change your job or career, how to get clarity on your true career calling, what to do if finances are holding you back, how to get past the negativity of spouses, family or friends who ridicule you for leaving a career to pursue your dream, advice to single parents who are juggling kids and low finances on how to get your dream career, stay at home mums who haven’t worked in a long while and also the older generation who are looking to get a job for the first time ever.

In Episode 1 of Careers Week, I talk to careers expert Victoria McLean about the perfect CV and how to use LinkedIn properly. She takes us through how to create your perfect CV, what it should include, how it needs to be formatted, key words it must contain, LinkedIn Do’s and Don’ts. She also brings us up to date on the recruitment process. Victoria's Website can be found at: https://citycv.co.uk/ Victoria's Linkedin profile can be found here : https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcleanvictoria/ And of course you can find me here www.prosperitykitchen.co.uk       

This is the final episode of Emotions Week and it’s a goody! Today I talk about kindness, helping people and all things social media with Clinical Psychologist and the host of The Daily Helping Podcast, Dr Richard Shuster. We discuss the benefits of being kind, how we can be kind to others, how we can spread kindness across the world, why it’s important to help other people, the effect of social media on our lives and how we can ensure we use social media positively.