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15 Mar 2023Comedy in the Presence of Suffering: The Dark Clown with Peta Lily00:53:03

In today's episode Caroline talks with award winning performer, theatre maker and teacher Peta Lily about how an horrific and hilarious incident she witnessed during a play in the 1980s triggered her ground-breaking work in the genre of Dark Clown. 

We look at the similarities and differences between the Red Nose and Dark Clown.

As we examine the notion of 'troubled laughter', Peta highlights an integral factor of Dark Clown work - we are not laughing at suffering, but laughing in the presence of suffering. Peta talks about her career in Physical Theatre and reflects on how her early nervousness has proved to have been an asset in her journey of discovery in her work. 

Please join them as they laugh through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Clowns don´t mask their vulnerabilities. They express their sadness, discontinuation, and surprise in a way we don´t in everyday life.
  • As humans we have the ability to laugh in spite of ourselves. Even when we feel bad if we start to laugh, we often just can´t stop.
  • Many of us like dark comedy. It acts as a release for the audience and the performer.
  • Being able to laugh in the presence of suffering is empowering.
  • What makes us laugh is very individual.

BEST MOMENTS

‘The clown wears their vulnerability as their outer self, ´
‘Also, the dark clown player gets to channel emotions.’
‘That expression of troubled laughter is fantastic.’

Experience the exciting Clown & Dark Clown workshop on 8 & 9th May 2023. It is open to beginners as well as those with some previous experience. 

Go here for more information and to book: https://www.petalily.com/courses.html

ABOUT THE GUEST

Peta Lily is an award-winning performer/theatre maker and Workshop Leader. She was an early leader in the physical theatre movement and has toured her work internationally.

Peta is best known for developing the new genre of Dark Clown: which extends the possibilities of clown to deal with challenging subjects and ‘Marginalised Emotions’. Her paper The Comedy of Terrors – Dark Clown & Enforced Performance was delivered at the Bath Spa University and her work is cited in Jon Davison’s Clown (Readings in Theatre Practice) Palgrave MacMillan 2013. Award-winning documentary maker Robert Golden made a short film about her work - Peta Lily’s Dark Clown: Taking Laughter to the Limits

EPISODE RESOURCES
Peta Lily on Social Media:
Twitter: @peta_lily         
Instagram: petalily   
Peta Lily on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peta.lily/
Peta Lily Shows on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063201700223
Peta Lily Theatre Workshops on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/73969775207
Website & theatre blog: https://www.petalily.com
Peta Lily Company on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgEB33xdaSrP-MW7IGJM6g
Experience the exciting Clown & Dark Clown course in person in London: https://www.petalily.com/courses.html

ABOUT THE HOST
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy. 

CONTACT METHOD
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.
How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation.
In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

20 Jun 2023The Interplay Between Genetics and Experience with Dr Robert Willson01:01:19

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I talk to Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Greenwich, Dr Robert Willson. In this illuminating conversation, we explore the origins of and misconceptions around Evolutionary Psychology. We look at the interaction between genetics and experience, especially with regard to human sexual behaviour and gender identity.

Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Evolutionary psychology examines cognition and behaviour from a modern evolutionary perspective.
  • Some argue that human behaviour has to be understood within the context of human evolution.
  • Evolution impacts how we behave, but things like the fight or flight system are now largely redundant.
  • Genetics and experience both have an impact, e.g., intelligence is shaped by both.
  • What drives us is complex. evolution that plays a role, but other things do too e.g. social and cultural factors.
  • For humans, sexual behaviour is not only about fertility.
  • Gender is not based solely on genetics it is also impacted by social factors and some think that developmental events in the womb, also play a role.
  • Gender can be influenced by socio-cultural factors.
  • Society still treats boys and girls differently, despite trying not to.
  • There is far more overlap between genders and racial groups than differences.
  • Looking at average differences e.g. men are stronger and navigate better than women is misleading. It does not mean all men are like that, or that all women are always weaker than all men or worse navigators.
  • We all share a lot of genetic material with others. It is the small amount of material we do not have in common with others that evolution works with.

BEST MOMENTS

‘We use sexual behaviour as a way of bonding with people.’

‘Maybe our brains aren't actually that fit for purpose anymore.’

‘Evolutionary psychology basically argues that the human mind and human behaviour have also been shaped by evolution.’

‘Evolution can help us understand some things. But societal and cultural factors also are important.’

‘There's always an interaction between our genetic makeup, and our life experiences.’

‘Despite our best efforts, we treat infants that we perceive as male differently than we do, infants that we perceive as female.’

‘Evolution might have primed us to do these things, but there´s always a choice.

EPISODE RESOURCES

The Adapted Mind - Jerome H. Barkow and others - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adapted-Mind-Evolutionary-Psychology-Generation-ebook/dp/B000RGUOGC/

The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins -- https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Selfish-Gene/dp/B004UAZL5U/

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins - https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-God-Delusion/dp/B00E8KBWAK/

ABOUT THE GUEST

Dr. Rob Willson is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Greenwich. He joined the University in February 1998, having completed a 4-year Wellcome Trust Fellowship at the University of St. Andrews. Before that, he had been an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow within the Department of Zoology at Oxford University, under the supervision of Prof.Sir John Krebs.  Originally from Canada, Robert completed his Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia under the supervision of Prof. Don Wilkie, graduating in 1992, before he relocated to the UK.

Robert's original training was in Animal Cognition, doing behavioural research into learning and memory in non-human species, predominantly with a focus on spatial memory in pigeons and food-storing birds.  Although Rob retains an interest in these areas, his research now focuses on a variety of issues across Evolutionary Psychology, Sport Psychology, and Social Psychology.

He teaches various aspects of Biological Psychology and has a particular interest in Evolutionary Psychology and how an evolutionary perspective might be able to help understand some aspects of human behaviour.

SOCIALS

https://www.gre.ac.uk/people/rep/faculty-of-education-and-health/robert-willson

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

08 Nov 2023Trusting the Body's Intelligence with Dr. Magdalena Baciu01:06:00

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I talk to healing arts practitioner, hypnotherapist and superconsciousness guide Magdalena Baciu. We discuss choosing to trust the power of the body's intelligence against relentless and unhealthy workplace practices that create a culture where we continue to feel we have no choice but to put ourselves last. Magdalena shares her own story of overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and a serious heart condition, induced by the stress of her high level job in the world of tech, and how she now works with clients on clearing their 'perceived' limitations to maximise the impact they have in the world. Please join me as we look a life through a different lens. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Stress from unhealthy work practices can severely impact physical and mental health, as Magdalena experienced.
  • We must observe our mind and thoughts objectively, not believe or act on them blindly. Be aware of what we feel and act with this awareness.
  • Ceremonies and ancient rituals harmonise and cleanse us, making us feel more connected.
  • Nature heals through its elements - fire, water, air, earth. Tuning into them brings balance to the rest of your life.
  • We hold ancestral wisdom in our genes that rituals and practices can awaken.
  • Lead by example. Create inviting spaces for others’ growth when they are ready.
  • Mind, body, spirit are all interconnected. This is why holistic healing works on all levels.

BEST MOMENTS

"The intelligence of the body is so on point."

"If the nature is dirty and polluted, I cannot be healthy because it’s all connected”

"Sometimes we bring too much information, too much pressure, too many rules, too many guidelines, and what is happening - if that happens, the person is going to make those things automatically because they are rules and what we do in that stage, in that context, we prevent the person to wake up themselves."

"We lead by example and we are kind, inclusive and inviting with the other person."

"Prayer is prayer in whatever language."

"If you’re not able to observe the mind and you are moving with the mind, the mind goes wherever it goes."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Dr. Magdalena Baciu the Founder of Superconscious Living International is a storyteller and visionary who blends years of personal and professional experience acquired from the study of hermetic philosophy, alchemy, mythology, indigenous wisdom and healing arts with decades of scientific research and corporate experience to create unique blueprints for empowerment and transformation in groups, as well as one-on-one settings, as a New Way of Living Visionary and Life Transformation Expert.

She is a certified hypnotherapist and NLP trainer, nonverbal communication and emotional intelligence practitioner, mindfulness and meditation teacher and superconsciousness guide and healing artist.

Socials & Contact

Cacao and Healing Sound Ceremony - The Power of Gratitude, Nov 25th:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cacao-and-healing-sound-ceremony

Magdalena's Linktree

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dr-magdalena-baciu-29552475

Facebook: Magdalena's Facebook

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

18 Sep 2024How We Self Care with Wendy-Anne Steer00:38:12

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I'm joined by Well-Being Alchemist Wendy-Anne Steer. In this episode Wendy shares how she felt compelled to explore alternative healing modalities after her own experience of suffering, and recovering fully from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Wendy talks about the increase in the incidence of female clients suffering the effects of both ADHD and menopause, and how during this phase unprocessed trauma can appear. We discuss the harmful effects of over-identification with personal labels and dismantle the notion of single solution healthcare, rather that we can be fluid, but consistent in our healing. Wendy also shares actionable healing tips for when we're feeling anxious and overwhelmed. So please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • After being diagnosed with M.E, Wendy struggled with finding her identity and what this meant for who she was as a person.
  • She knew she didn’t have to be ill forever and this positivity is what aided her through her recovery. It also helped her discover healing methods in alternative health care including meditation.
  • Healthcare in the UK isn’t focused on helping you live a healthy and fulfilling life, it’s too focused on a single solution, and it doesn’t look at people's health holistically.
  • Grief alters anyone’s world view but it can also shape a person's evolution.
  • Identifying too much with a label can become unhelpful and hold you back.
  • The impact of chronic stress on the body outweighs almost any other lifestyle factors in your health, physically and mentally.
  • A therapist or practitioner isn’t there to solve your problems for you but to aid you in finding conclusions about yourself before you do the work.

BEST MOMENTS

"I have not stopped learning, I have not stopped evolving”

“NHS, it’s great at keeping you alive but it's not great at helping you live”

“Grief plays a massive part in your perception of life”

“I’m not depressed, I’m ill”

“If you’re exposing yourself to constant stress you are tearing your body to shreds”

“I just adapt to who is in front of me”

“You need someone to facilitate your wellbeing”

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

 

Wendy-Anne Steer, known as The Well-Being Alchemist, has dedicated the past 20 years to the relentless pursuit of knowledge in well-being and various healing modalities. Her journey began with a deeply personal and transformative experience: at the age of 30, she was diagnosed with M.E./Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. This unexpected challenge put a sudden halt to her career and marked the most humbling and educational period of her life. After enduring three long years of suffering, Wendy made a complete recovery, a triumph that fuelled her passion for helping others find their well-being balance. Nature serves as Wendy's sanctuary and source of healing, and she and her family reside in the serene landscapes of Lincolnshire where she continues to inspire and guide individuals on their paths to well-being.

 

Socials & Contact:

 

Website: https://thewellbeingalchemist.co.uk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wendy.alchemy

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/the_wellbeing_alchemist/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendyalchemy/

 

 

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

16 May 2023They Said I Shouldn't Be Able to Speak with Daryl Hembrough00:19:40

In today's episode of the Perception Podcast, I revisit my conversation with the irrepressible Daryl Hembrough. Daryl continues to tell his story, this time focusing on how after reconstructive surgery he literally found his voice against the odds. 

Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • At about 7 Daryl lost his voice when after a tracheostomy led to his airway collapsing.
  • Despite having no vocal cords Daryl and his body adapted in a way that amazed doctors to give him his voice back, something he did without thinking purposely about doing so.
  • Our perception of the medical profession is that they know everything, in reality, there are limits to their knowledge.

BEST MOMENTS

‘So, you´re speaking without vocal cords? ´

‘I don´t recall thinking purposely about my voice and using it.’

‘The timbre of your voice and the tone of your voice is really intrinsically and uniquely you.’

ABOUT THE GUEST

Biog:

'I was born with a rare condition called Pfeiffer Syndrome and I've had many other conditions over the years. I model, I act, and I do other things.'

https://youtu.be/D8tH9lS_NpM

https://youtu.be/ot5nSdR6HjI

https://youtu.be/792KHXR2RFc

https://youtu.be/hZJO57s2NeM

Socials & Contact:

instagram.com/daryljhembrough

linktree.com/daryl.hembrough.model

model@darylhembrough.com

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories. 

How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 

In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

13 Mar 2024How to Detox Your Life with Fabian Kowallik01:03:23

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this episode I get the opportunity to talk to the Exiled Medic himself Fabian Kowallik. Fabian is gaining a huge following on Instagram as a detox specialist in the field of holistic health. Having come from a family of doctors and training as a medic himself, he decided to try a different path when the conventional treatments for his chronic conditions failed him. During our conversation Fabian deep dives into the world of parasites, our gut microbiome and the critical importance of the sun, in maintaining health, as well as revealing the real reason why we're told to put our phones on flight mode on aircraft. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Fabian has struggled with gut issues for most of his early life and was applying everything he had learnt from doctors and also his own medical training but nothing helped.
  • He realised through his own research that he needed to address the root cause of his gut problems or they would never be resolved.
  • Seed oils aren’t as healthy as we are led to believe and often things that are good for us have been demonised by the food industry.
  • There is a lot of misinformation about food and a vast majority of this is coming from the food industry
  • Look at people’s lifestyles in terms of diet from 70 years ago, our aim should be going back to basics and looking to nature to be healthy.
  •  the majority of ailments are linked to our diet.
  • Steroids severely impact the function of your immune system, and although may appear to help initially they can cause serious issues further down the line.
  • Parasites are more prevalent in humans than many people realise and need to be considered as a cause of a variety of issues and symptoms from rashes to gastrointestinal illnesses.
  • Most doctors don’t have the tools or the time to be able to tell patients to overhaul their diet or to get to the root cause of problems.

BEST MOMENTS

"Autoimmune therapy is a thing and we are slowly learning how to get rid of allergies”

“We seem to be living in a world full of misinformation”

“Think about what you’re eating and drinking and putting into your body”

“Go back to nature”

“Maybe it’s more than just calories that matter in food”

“We have such a warped view of what healthy living is”

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

Fabian Kowallik, also known as the "Exiled Medic", is a naturopath, herbalist and holistic health coach who left the medical world and Big Pharma behind to seek the truth about health. 

Fabian now teaches alternative ways of healing the body by focusing on the root causes of disease, and believes that going back to ancestral and natural ways of living is the key to living a healthy life. He is an expert in removing toxins from the body and promotes a toxin-free diet and environment.

 

Socials & Contact

IG: instagram.com/exiled.medic

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theexiledmedic

Free Community: https://www.skool.com/detox/about

Detox Program and Private Community: detox-masterclass.com

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

28 Dec 2022Why Young Men Are Crying Out For Advice About Sex with Ben Dunks00:45:51

In this episode, Caroline is talking to the amazing Ben Dunks, who has written an intimacy guide for young men about sex. Ben explains how his love of dance led to him switching from studying biology and chemistry to becoming a professional dancer, which morphed into a career as an educator and writer.
Ben shares what made him realise that young men desperately needed guidance when it came to sex. He explains that they feel unable to talk about sex. Instead, they are using pornography as their guide. Something that is leading to young men and women engaging in sexual practices that they come to realise are actually abusive and very damaging.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • For many young men and women pornography is their only guide to sex and intimacy.
  • The nature of porn draws you into watching increasingly dark and aggressive material. That impacts the way we think, feel and act in intimate relationships.
  • Young couples are re-enacting what they have seen in porn. 
  • Women are consenting to things that leave them feeling violated because they or their partners have watched it in a porn video or show.
  • Young men are behaving in sexually aggressive ways without necessarily realising they are doing so. Again, because they are re-enacting porn.
  • If you are focusing on your partner’s pleasure, you are not going to end up coercing them. You won’t assault them.
  • We live in a society where the narrative is that young people are rubbish. It's not true and being spoken about so negatively is incredibly damaging.
  • People are holistic. Our mind, body and spirit are all connected. What we do, say, watch and expose ourselves to ends up contributing to who we are.

BEST MOMENTS
‘The algorithm of pornography just sends them down, darker, and darker and more violent and more aggressive paths and situations. ´
‘The framework of the book is really about focusing on your partner's pleasure. Focusing on your partner in all ways, in terms of your intimate encounters.’
‘It's a choice to engage with your partner and it's a choice to explore together and have a really lovely time.’

ABOUT THE GUEST
Benjamin Dunks studied for a Biology and Chemistry Degree before deciding to train as a professional dancer at the Queensland University of Technology. He went on to dance with the Australian Ballet School and the 4 major contemporary dance companies in Australia and with companies in the UK.
When Ben finished performing, he was the Artistic Director of Attik Dance in Plymouth for 7 years. Since 2011 he has taken 70000 participants through his programs. In 2018, he started working on a dance programme, which is currently being used in 2,000 UK schools. 
Ben is also an author, his book Intimacy: A guide for young men about sex is helping young people who have been exposed to 24hr porn to understand how to connect with their partners and enjoy true intimacy. Saving them from learning the painful way that doing what porn taught them usually leads to violent and assaultive behaviour.
His book Men and Menopause has already been released and he has 3 more in the pipeline, a version of Intimacy for Young Women, a book about power and control for 12 to 16 yr. old lads, and a book called 'Dance is as important as Maths', which is about how a creative movement practice is fundamental for our brains as it is for our bodies.
His Men's Sports Pants company called We are Tackle is a success. Currently Ben is the social media manager with Synergen Met, an Aussie Cleantech company that is revolutionising making Clean Hydrogen from Methane and destroying PFAS, the forever chemical.

EPISODE RESOURCES
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benjamin.dunks
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Benjamin_Dunks
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-dunks-a2390634/
Links for Intimacy Book:
https://amzn.to/3SNulke (Amazon UK)
https://amzn.to/3TlHaBY. (Amazon US)
https://amzn.to/3MmRM1X. (Amazon Australia)

ABOUT THE HOST
Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.
How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation.
In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

20 Dec 2023The Perception Podcast is a Year Old!00:07:03

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. The Podcast has hit its first birthday, and, in this episode, I talk about the past year, how I have been evolving and learning as well as the difficulties I have faced. I talk about the affirmations, mantras and lessons I have had to remind myself of including the importance of silencing that inner voice of self-doubt and criticism. In 2024 I will continue to use my voice and the voices of others to share stories to motivate, influence and inspire.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Being focused and staying consistent have allowed Caroline to create an entire year's worth of valuable content.
  • Sourcing guests has been one of Caroline’s challenges, particularly because it is so time-consuming.
  • Caroline has spoken to many healers and coaches about self-development and what all these people have had in common is their commitment to their own personal journey.
  • ‘Done is better than perfect’ is a mantra Caroline has reminded herself throughout creating this year’s worth of episodes.
  • Don’t be afraid to use your voice, what you have to say is unique and important, however you say it.
  • Vision is an active interpretation, but memories are not objective, trust your gut, listen to your body and take action.
  • Human beings are incredibly resilient and the power of thoughts, focus and ultimately love cannot be downplayed.
  • We are all powerful creators and abundance will flow to us if we focus and let it.

BEST MOMENTS

“I’m proud of myself for creating a year’s worth of episodes whilst simultaneously working a full-time job, not in my chosen profession”

“I have been incredibly fortunate to have found some of the most fascinating, honest and generous speakers out there”

 “By altering that perception, you can change your beliefs and anything, as my guests have proved is possible”

“Consistency is key, whether you want to continue or not your effort will reap the rewards if you allow it to and the process will become easier”

“It’s perfectly acceptable to agree to disagree”

“Being different is to be celebrated”

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

17 Oct 2023How to Communicate Telepathically with Animals with Paloma Bärtschi00:50:38

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's mind blowing episode I have the absolute pleasure of talking to professional animal communicator Paloma Bärtschi. Paloma describes the electrifying moment she first heard the 'voice' of an animal trying to contact her, and how that first exchange has led to a 22-year career devoted to creating greater understanding between humans and animals. Paloma explains how animals act as a conduit for our emotions, and are here with us not for us.

We also discover why cats always gravitate to people who don't like them, and learn the secret to how we too can communicate with animals. 

Please join me as we look a life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Talking to animals is not a gift, anyone has the capacity to learn to do it.
  • All children can communicate on a telepathic level until they hit a certain age and it’s forgotten as they no longer practice it.
  • It was 25 years ago that Paloma began hearing and understanding animals as an adult.
  • Paloma went on to study animal communication for the next two years. To begin with, she could only converse with her horse even though she could hear most animals.
  • To communicate effectively with animals you need to develop, understand and establish your specific ‘channel’.
  • We can learn so much from animals and it can take us out of our human-centred world, where we are often experiencing tunnel vision.
  • People usually seek Paloma out for animal behavioural issues but often this results in Paloma actually helping and working on the human. Animals mirror us and our behaviour and their poor behaviour is often a reflection of their environment.

BEST MOMENTS

"The horse communicated with you, that’s telepathic communication”

“I did hear the other animals telling me things, I felt like Dr Dolittle”

“My whole life changed then as I knew that’s what I wanted to do for the rest of my life”

“You can talk to animals about anything”

“Cats need negative energy to recharge”

“Animals are here with us, not for us”

ABOUT THE GUEST

Since 2001, Paloma Bärtschi has held the keys to an enchanting world where humans and animals converse on an extraordinary level. As a professional animal communicator, she's been the guiding light for countless souls seeking to bridge the gap and forge profound connections with their animal companions. With her remarkable abilities, Paloma unveils a hidden dimension where the rich language of animals comes to life as she opens the door to a realm of empathy, understanding, and heartwarming discoveries.

Socials & Contact

Apple Podcast: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/animal-empathy/id1710121130

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/4p76QToLqWiPwnTbSCzvin 

Website is: http://www.speciesspace.com

Email address is: palomabaertschi@gmail.com


Free "Guide to Animal Communication": Guide to Animal Communication 

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

08 Feb 2023The Secret to Healthy Relationships with Nicki Vee01:18:34

Free Training: https://www.tonyandnickivee.com/free-training-link-page
(Only available to the end of Feb)

As Valentine's day fast approaches, relationship expert and force of nature that is known as Nicki Vee, sits down to talk with Caroline. Together, they unpick the very nature of masculine and feminine relationships. Including why sex on a first date spells disaster. Nicki also discloses how her own painful relationship experience proved to be invaluable in the creation of her women's coaching program. 

Please join Caroline and Nicki to look at life and relationships through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Being the best person you can be, regardless of what is happening in your life, is the key to finding and enjoying a good relationship.
  • If you are in a bad place, you will attract the type of person who is also in a bad place.
  • Never think you can change someone or solve their problems. If you feel you need to do that, you are not going to have a healthy, fulfilling relationship.
  • Stop walking around on eggshells, be yourself. If the other person can’t handle that, you are in the wrong relationship.
  • Women can look after themselves and do anything they want. But that does not mean that you need to ignore the instinct to have a relationship with someone that makes you feel secure and cared for.
  • Letting a man take care of you does not mean giving up your independence, it is about being open to him being there to help, which enhances your life.
  • Don’t compromise and continue with a bad relationship because you don’t like being alone.
  • Allow your femininity to come out. It is a part of who you are, when you stop suppressing it you become comfortable in your own skin again.

BEST MOMENTS

‘That doesn't mean you go from being independent to dependent on him and give up all your rights. It just means that he wants to enhance what is still your life´

‘You’ve got to get rid of that desperation.’

‘The problem is we're going against nature when it comes to intimate relationships.’

‘They (your ideal partner) are there, and they will come to you once you have come to you.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Email - tony@tonyandnickivee.com

Website - https://www.tonyandnickivee.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tonyandnickivee2/

Messenger - m.me/tonyandnickivee1

ABOUT THE GUEST

Nicky Vee Bio:

Nicki Vee is best known as the female half of the 'Relationship Couple’ - Tony & Nicki Vee. 

They have coached literally thousands of men & women in the last nearly 20 years that they’ve been together, to attract & consistently live in the Ultimate Intimate Healthy Relationship. 

They have assisted Singles and Couples to eliminate their un-resourceful patterns, including those created in their present or previous relationships so that they can enter a new one, or re-ignite an old one, with a 'clean slate', and have a completely different experience going forward.

Nicki created her single women's program called ‘Let Him Find You’ which has proven to be the best advice a woman can get to attract her perfect partner. Nicki’s upbringing and corporate career made her a very strong woman, and she is living proof that even the strongest woman can live in her feminine energy with a wonderfully masculine man. 

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories. 

How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 

In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

25 Jul 2023'Art is a Lie That Tells The Truth' with Chris Dobrowolski01:11:12

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me, your host Caroline Partridge. Today I have the absolute pleasure of talking to artist, sculptor, and performer Chris Dobrowolski. Apart from being a brilliant artist, Chris is an exceptional storyteller and in our entertaining conversation, he recounts his journey into art as well as his attempted escape from Art School. He explains the influence of the deceptive nature of modern-day post-truth politics on his latest work, and we discuss the importance of experimentation in art, the emergence of the YBAs, and ask how do you measure what makes a successful artist?
Please join me as we look at art through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • You learn by trying new things and sometimes failing.
  • When portraying the real world, you need to include elements that reflect the truth.
  • Art reflects your perception of the world.
  • Chris’ art is often shared as performance lectures, or explanations that are conducted through unexpected mediums.
  • Young British Artists (YBA) is a great example of incredible marketing.
  • Art is no longer just about sculptures or something that is hung on walls.
  • When you look at art and your interaction with that art you become part of the art, making it live.

BEST MOMENTS
‘It's not about being the best drawer, it's not about being the best at XYZ. It's about exploring things. ´
‘There's something inherently paradoxical about the artistic process.’
‘My work is about what’s true and what’s a lie.’
‘There´s a difference between reacting and responding.’

 

ABOUT THE GUEST
Chris’ Biog

Socials:
Website https://www.chrisdobo.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ChrisDobrowolskiArt/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chrisdobrowolski/
Twitter https://twitter.com/Chris_Dobo

ABOUT THE HOST
Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.
How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation.
In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

17 Jan 2024366 Days of Kindness with Bernadette Russell01:02:51

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's episode I talk to the extraordinary author, storyteller, playwright, hopepunk and happiness activist Bernadette Russell. In this beautiful and thoughtful conversation we discuss Bernadette's 366 day kindness journey, which was ignited by the London riots of 2011. Bernadette talks about how she charted her journey, noting acts of kindness given, received and observed and how this daily practice can benefit us emotionally and psychologically. We also look at the notion of joy as an act of resistance and Bernadette imparts some brilliant tips on how to bring more joy into our own lives. Please join me as we look at life through the lens of kindness.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Doing small, regular acts of kindness like helping strangers can greatly boost your mood, resilience, sense of hope and faith in humanity.
  • Consciously noting down moments of kindness you give, receive or witness helps retrain your brain against negativity bias and build psychological resilience.
  • To change the world, focus kindness on your own communities - online or local. Small acts collectively can be very powerful.
  • Creative pursuits that bring joy are acts of resistance against bleak news and should be nurtured.
  • Assumptions about people based on appearance limit connections. Curiosity and chatting can lead to pleasant surprises.
  • Try a week of small kind acts for others and self-care. Notice impacts on mood. Build from there.
  • Children love incorporating kindness creatively e.g. hiding inspiring notes. This fosters imagination and compassion.

BEST MOMENTS

"A riot is the roar of the unheard." - Martin Luther King Jr.

"The variety of creative responses to this thing that I discovered is really wide and really sort of broad."

"Anything that contributes to joy is, is an act of resistance."

"People do want to connect with each other. Yes. They're happy to do so."

"Every day, just check in with yourself and think how can I...make myself better."

"I think it's interesting to have another word introduced, which makes you look at things in a slightly different way."

"We kind of do kind things every day. That's the truth."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Bernadette Russell, author, storyteller, hopepunk, tree planter.

Co-director of White Rabbit

My plans in 2024....

I'm a super grateful recipient of Arts Council England's Develop Your Creative Practice grant- throughout 2024 I will be developing my storytelling business in various ways! Many thanks for ACE for this opportunity

I'm very excited to also begin the Permaculture Design Course for Artists and Creatives with www.smallthings.org.uk

This years shows include me creating and performing a new riverside storytelling show for Deptford Literature Festival in collaboration with Friends of Brookmill Park and Spread The Word. I'll still be telling stories in forests, woods, parks, and beaches- get in touch if you'd like to work with me!

Socials & Contact:

Twitter @betterussell

IG @bernadetterussell

Website http://www.bernadetterussell.com  

Linktree for more info on shows, books, audio & workshops @bernadette.russell | Linktree

 

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

13 Dec 2024Misogyny and the Media with Sally Baker00:35:38

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's episode I'm joined once again by relationship expert and trauma specialist, the brilliant Sally Baker as we discuss the attitudes around wrongdoing in the media spotlight. In light of the recent allegations of misconduct by TV personality Gregg Wallace, we examine the possible reasons why in 2024, post 'Me Too' that women are still being gaslight and ignored when they come forward to expose bad behaviour and how this crisis at the BBC reflects larger societal concerns regarding the treatment of women speaking out against misogyny. So please join me as we look a life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Sally observes that despite being in 2024, the same banal sexualised behaviour continues in media, with "talent" being protected while women's complaints are systematically ignored or dismissed.
  • The entertainment industry's shift to independent production houses has created a vacuum in accountability, with neither broadcasters nor production companies taking full responsibility for misconduct.
  • There is a dangerous pattern where women are kept isolated and separated, preventing collective action that could drive meaningful change in workplace culture.
  • The normalisation of inappropriate behaviour through terms like "banter" has created a culture where misconduct is often dismissed or excused.
  • Complex workplace dynamics in TV production make accountability difficult, with freelancers feeling particularly vulnerable and established talent being protected despite misconduct.
  • The average age of children's first exposure to explicit online content has dropped to 8-9 years old, this is fundamentally altering young people's understanding of relationships and consent. Open communication between parents and teenagers about relationships is essential now more than ever, providing safe spaces at home is better than denial or avoidance.
  • There is a concerning increase in sexual violence and coercive behaviour among teenagers, linking it to unregulated online content and influencers like Andrew Tate.
  • Based on her own experiences in the industry since 1977, Sally can see how certain inappropriate behaviours have remained unchanged despite societal progress.

BEST MOMENTS

"It's hugely disappointing. Here we are 2024, we're still dealing with the same banal kind of making women feel really uncomfortable, same banal sexualized behavior."

"Keeping our children ignorant doesn't keep our children safe."

"You can't passively consume anymore... we have a responsibility to actually see what's going on and think critically and also act when we need to."

"It's part of the same tapestry of where men can get away with stuff. And if women complain, then they are derided."

"It's endemic in every aspect, the weft and wove of our society, and it's not getting dealt with, it's not getting resolved."

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Sally Baker APAQAM

Sally is a highly experienced licensed and accredited award winning therapist, writer and speaker. She sees adults and young people face to face in London and worldwide via Zoom. She is trained to an advanced or master practitioner level in many of the latest therapeutic approaches all of which work rapidly and powerfully to resolve a wide range of presenting issues, and she leads workshops on resilience, achieving peak performance and how to recover from trauma and PTSD. Through her therapy work she is often in demand for her expert opinion on human behaviour and is frequently quoted in the international press, magazines, BBC Radio and influential on-line media platforms. 

Sally has written several books on key aspects of therapy: ‘7 Simple Steps to Stop Emotional Eating', ‘How to Feel Differently About Food', ‘The Getting of Resilience From The Inside Out' : https://amzn.eu/d/2ArYDFU 

Socials & Contact

sally@workingonthebody.com 

www.workingonthebody.com

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

18 Dec 2024100 Episodes of The Perception Podcast00:06:32

Join Caroline in the 100th episode of The Perception Podcast! Caroline wants to say a huge thank you to all of her listeners for their support and her guests for sharing their incredible knowledge and content. She also talks about the importance of making your voice heard, why your dreams count and how you can build and continue to live your purpose. 

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Caroline started the podcast almost two years ago on the 21st of December 2022!
  • Believe in your dreams, actively work on them and surround yourself with people who support you and who will lift you up and give you guidance.
  • You don’t need to plan every next step in your journey meticulously, it’s ok to let go and trust your gut and intuition. If we trust in ourselves the next steps become apparent.

BEST MOMENTS

“I just thought I’d really like to make my voice heard and also allow the voices of others who are following their dreams to be heard”

“If we tend the garden small seeds turn into beautiful flowers”

“It’s primarily important to always, always follow your gut and allow yourself to see the signs”

 “Life happens and our perception of ourselves changes and we move away from this authenticity that we were born with”

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

09 May 2023The Mechanics of Magic with Peter Clifford01:00:08

In today's episode, Caroline talks to actor and magician Peter Clifford about how his boyhood obsession with magic, which first served as a social bridge in his shy early teenage years - flourished into a fulfilling career that has seen him collaborate with the likes of David Blaine and Derren Brown. Peter unravels the true art of misdirection and beautifully explains the intricate journey of a magic trick.

Join us as we investigate the blurring between truth and illusion and discover why practice does not make perfect, as we look at life through a different lens.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS 

  • Misdirection is subtle, the magician takes your mind on a journey that distracts you from what is happening.
  • To be a good magician you need to be a good performer, a good actor.
  • with magic, you take impossible things and make them seem real. David Blaine is taking things that are real but making them look impossible.
  • Remember practice makes permanent. If you practice something badly, that's what you're practising.
  • Pushing against your limitations helps you to grow.

 

BEST MOMENTS

‘Optical illusions are fascinating, because they reveal, not how your brain is wrong, but how your brain works.’

‘Misdirection leads you on the path of the narrative of the effect, and away from the method.’

‘It's easier to fool someone than to convince them that they've been fooled.’

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

 

After becoming obsessed with conjuring as a boy, winning several local and national magic and talent contests, Peter used magic to pay his way through drama school in Manchester; since graduating he has worked as an actor on stage and television as well as continuing to perform as a magician. He has worked as a magical advisor, creating effects for many theatre shows; creating a stomach-churning eye-plucking scene in “King Lear” (Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory, Bristol; with whom Peter has acted in 12 of their productions) and producing a whole cast from nowhere in “The Mysteries of Father Brown” (Worcester Swan), creating spooky supernatural happenings for Dracula: the blood count (Feelgood theatre). Magical Television appearances include Isaac Fawlkes in BBC’s “Magic” -a History of Magic, Stanley Milgram in “Derren Brown: The Heist” and Professor John Gladwell in Derren's “Fear and Faith: Placebo.” Peter was an original part of the creative team for the award-winning Derren Brown television series. He also co-created and co-directed the sell-out tour and West-end runs “Derren Brown – Live.” At Bristol’s Tobacco Factory Theatre Peter has performed seven solo magic shows. Recently Peter has worked as a consultant for David Blaine on “David Blaine: Beyond Magic” on television and he was a co-creator and co-director of David’s first live tour (David Blaine: Live) toured North America and was seen in the UK in 2019.

Socials & Contact:

FB: Peter Clifford

Twitter: Cargomatic

Instagram: peter.clifford

 

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy. 

 

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

 

 

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.

How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation.

 

In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests.

 

 

 

23 Oct 2024The Single Important Person Method with Sophia Husbands00:30:40

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's episode I'm joined by Lifestyle and Wellness Mentor Sophia Husbands. Sophia talks us through her inspiring self-help methodology S.I.P which focuses on self acceptance, honesty and living a juicy life. We explore unhappiness and how that manifests in our lives, and Sophia talks about how allowing ourselves time out in the Green Room can enrich our existence. Please join me as we look a life through a different lens.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Storytelling and writing has always been Sophia’s way of dealing with and processing life. As her younger self, it was especially helpful when she was suffering from anxiety.
  • Whilst people can offer valuable advice on our situations you have to remember that a lot of what people say is their own projections.
  • Life is not linear and there isn’t one way to exist. If you can learn to trust in yourself and listen to your intuition you can live a more authentic life.
  • It’s human to look for validation from others but we have to learn to trust in ourselves.
  • We have to be honest with ourselves and what we want and need, this includes setting the right boundaries with others.
  • Often if you are unhappy with your life, it is because your core values are being compromised.
  • Society programmes us to put others needs above our own but it’s not selfish to put yourself first.

BEST MOMENTS

"A lot of us when we’re stuck in a situation can become comfortable with the unease of it, being unhappy”

“People project their own stuff, it’s nothing to do with you”

“It’s important to be comfortable in your own skin…the best person I can be is be myself"

“Having your own value system is important”

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

 

Sophia Husbands is the founder of Single Important Person® (S.I.P), a holistic methodology empowering individuals to live life on their own terms. Known as the #GoGetter, she's an entrepreneur, mentor, author, and storyteller whose passion lies in helping others achieve their goals and dreams, offering 1:1 training, e-courses, and innovative techniques like the Green Room. Her approach teaches people to let go of unworthiness and embrace self-love, leading to more fulfilling lives

Her professional journey has spanned roles as a change consultant, law lecturer, and career coach. As a thought leader and change specialist, she advocates the mantra "Happiness starts with you," taking a holistic approach to personal growth.

She's also the author of the book "Be Happy," further showcasing her expertise in helping people find confidence and joy in their lives.

Book: Be Happy 

 

Socials & Contact:

 

Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/iamsophiahusbandsuk/

Twitter/X - https://x.com/sophiaworld

Website - www.sophiaworld.co.uk

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

19 Jun 2024The Freedom in Forgetting with Carol Pyke01:04:15

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I talk to inspiring Queen of Sparkle and the most sophisticated 5 year old you'll ever meet Carole Pyke. Carole is a medical anomaly, a two time stroke survivor and one of only 13% of stroke survivors who suffered a bleed on the brain, which left her with 5 years worth of conscious memory and no recollection of what life was like before 2019. Carole shares the fascinating story of how her hidden disability has changed her perspective on life - how the doors of possibility have flung open and how she motivates others to accept the present with gratitude, embody their uniqueness and show up unapologetically. So please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Carole Pyke, a two-time stroke survivor, lives with only five years of conscious memory due to a bleed on the brain, which has significantly impacted her identity and daily life.
  • Embracing the present and focusing on moving forward, rather than trying to reclaim the past, is crucial for navigating life's challenges and finding happiness.
  • Resilience is a skill that can be developed by recognising one's ability to overcome obstacles, no matter how small or large they may seem.
  • Identity is shaped by our memories and experiences, but it is also a choice in how we define ourselves and the stories we tell about who we are.
  • Comparison can be a useful tool for understanding the world, but it should never be the basis for how we live our lives or measure our self-worth.
  • True success and happiness come from discovering and embracing one's unique "flavour" or essence, and fearlessly sharing it with the world.
  • Reframing challenges as adventures and focusing on possibilities rather than limitations can lead to a more fulfilling and joyful life.
  • Societal conditioning often pushes us to chase external markers of success, but true contentment comes from within and appreciating what we already have.

BEST MOMENTS

"I say the past informs the present because quite literally your past has set you up for now, but it doesn't determine how it is that you move forward unless you choose to."

"I believe that there are people who found the extra in their ordinary, and that's the element that makes them extraordinary."

"Your job is to find your flavour and then sprinkle that wherever you go. Season every dish with your flavour."

"I often say things like guns do not kill people. People with guns kill people."

"I see life as this amazing adventure and I'm an intrepid explorer."

 

ABOUT THE GUEST 

Carole Pyke

Blog

With over 30 years of marketing expertise, Carole helps ambitious women leaders, entrepreneurs, and business owners discover and leverage their Sparkle. Carole's core values are represented by HUGS, Sparkle, and Storytelling. She emphasises active listening, understanding, and giving back value. Carole's vibrant and enthusiastic attitude towards life encourages others to embrace their own unique qualities and find their inner radiance. Through her authentic and compelling storytelling, Carole touches the hearts and minds of others, leaving a lasting impact. Despite the challenges she faces, Carole continues to make a positive difference in the world, demonstrating that even in the face of adversity, one can find strength, purpose, and leave a lasting Sparkle.

Socials & Contact

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

12 Jun 2024From Good Girl to Unbound Woman with Nicola Humber00:40:43

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I talk to author, publisher and mentor Nicola Humber. Nicola describes how she became lost through years of trying to people please, consumed by doing what she thought other people expected of her, and how she found herself again by reconnecting to her love of writing. Nicola explains how she went from good girl to unbound self accepting woman and how she now teaches other people to do this by discovering their inner author. She shares the secrets of her unique writing process, we talk about how creativity helps us remember who we are intrinsically, and we ponder the resurgence of physical books as an antidote and welcome escape from endless hours of scrolling and overwhelm. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Nicola's journey from being a "good girl" to an unbound, self-accepting woman involved breaking free from external expectations and reconnecting with her love for writing.
  • Writing a book is a transformational journey that helps women express their authentic voice and share their stories in a vulnerable, brave space.
  • Nicola's unique writing process involves radical self-trust, writing in alignment with one's cyclical nature, and making personal stories the centre of the writing.
  • Community support is crucial in the writing process, helping writers overcome doubts, celebrate successes, and witness each other's transformations.
  • Physical books are making a resurgence as people seek a tactile, immersive experience away from constant screen time and digital overwhelm.
  • Creativity helps us remember who we are intrinsically and express ourselves authentically, even if it means facing criticism or ridicule.
  • The inner "good girl" or "good boy" can show up in various areas of life, such as people-pleasing, creativity, and relationships, limiting our self-expression and authenticity.
  • Writing a book is not just about the outcome; it's a transformational experience that allows authors to step into their power, build confidence, and create magical portals for themselves and their readers.

BEST MOMENTS

"I could describe my journey to this point really simply. It's like from good girl to unbound, you know, that's the kind of terms, phrases that I use."

"It ties in because a lot of the fears around expressing ourselves creatively and certainly when it comes to writing a book, what I hear and what I've experienced myself, especially when we're sharing elements of our story and we're allowing ourselves to be vulnerable, well what will other people think of me, particularly the people close to us, but then out in the world and on the internet, will I attract criticism, ridicule, you know, all of these things."

"The approach that I take to it for myself and when I'm holding space for others is I guess, it's a process of like radical self trust. So you really are like, you're coming to the page, like not having this expectation that you will have like the whole book mapped out at the beginning."

"What I love about books in particular is that like you get to hold this actual physical thing at the end of it. I mean, the way I think about and talk about books is like, they're like these magical portals that we get to create for ourselves as we're writing them and also our readers get to experience them in that way."

"I think sometimes because we don't know, we know we want to make a change, but will it work out? Like, you know, where will I end up? We don't know. So it's, it is trusting that first step. “

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

Nicola Humber is the author of three transformational books, Heal Your Inner Good Girl, UNBOUND and Unbound Writing and creator of the #unbound365 journal. She's also the founder of The Unbound Press, a soul-led publishing imprint for unbound women. After playing the archetypal good girl up until her mid-thirties, Nicola left her 'proper' job in finance to retrain as a coach and hypnotherapist and this leap of faith led her to what she does now: activating recovering good girls to embrace their so-called imperfections and shake off the tyranny of 'shoulds' so they can be their fullest, freest, most magnificent selves. Nicola helps women to write the book their Unbound Self is calling them to write, whilst growing a community of soul-family readers and clients. She's also the host of The Unbound Writer's Club podcast.

 

Socials & Contact

 

Website: https://nicolahumber.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolahumber

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicolahumber

 

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

03 Apr 2024'The Heist': Reclaiming the Benin Bronzes from the British Museum with Chidi Nwaubani01:05:25

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this week's episode, I talk to multidisciplinary artist, digital innovator and creator of pioneering 'Looty Art' the brilliant Chidi Nwaubani. In this illuminating and inspiring conversation, Chidi recounts the inception of Looty, and how he devised an extraordinary plan to successfully 'steal back' the Benin Bronzes from the British Museum in a daring heist. We look at the traumatic history how of many artefacts were stolen, and how not only their meaning and significance are altered once they are displaced, but how the culture they came from is forever changed. We also look forward to how future generations are in the position to be able to rewrite historical narratives and reclaim their cultural heritage through art and technology. Please join me as we look at life through a truly fascinating lens. 

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • 90-95% of African cultural heritage is held outside of Africa, with the British Museum possessing the most stolen artefacts, including the Benin Bronzes.
  • Nwaubani initiated the Looty project to digitally repatriate stolen artefacts, starting with a daring heist at the British Museum to 3D scan the Benin Bronzes.
  • The digital versions of the artefacts are tokenised as NFTs, with 20% of sales going into a fund to support artists in Nigeria, addressing both repatriation and reparations.
  • Artefacts lose their original context and meaning when displaced from their native cultures, becoming mere objects in museums rather than spiritually significant pieces.
  • Museums often present a limited, Eurocentric narrative of artefacts, failing to acknowledge the full history and cultural importance of the pieces.
  • Nwaubani's work with the Rosetta Stone, or Hajar Rashid, involved digitally repatriating the artefact to its original location in Rashid, Egypt, and rebuilding the complete stone digitally.
  • The younger generation, particularly in Africa, has the opportunity to rewrite historical narratives and reclaim their cultural heritage through art and technology.

BEST MOMENTS

"Imagine somebody robbed you and then the next day they create a law saying anything that was robbed on, you know, anything that, that has been robbed prior to this day is now basically it's legal and it's ours."

"It's not just about repatriation. It's also about reparations."

"The museum is a place of imprisonment, actually. And it's a place of projecting a particular narrative."

"It begins with a heroic act. And it's almost a way of rewriting that story again."

"That's all essentially that we're trying to do is to change the way people look at this and view this."

"Vision is an act of interpretation and it's affecting people's way that they're interpreting things."

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

Chidi Nwaubani, the founder of Looty, is a visionary designer, artist and tech practitioner. His contributions have been recognised at the Venice Biennale Architecture 2023 and featured in BBC News, Reuters, and The New York Times, among other publications. As a member of Snapchat’s Lens Creator Network, Chidi experiments with XR/AR, sculpture and installations to redefine digital arts. Looty’s genesis reflects Chidi’s vision to empower artists and reimagine ideas of memorialising history and culture. Chidi is a member of the African Futures Institute’s “Pinpoint,” an archive of the top 100+ innovative African and African diaspora practitioners created by Lesley Lokko . His insights contribute to the ongoing dialogue about the role of art, technology, and culture.

Socials & Contact

Twitter @mr_chids

Instagram @chidi.co

www.chidi.co

@lootynft

www.looty.art

Chidi Nwaubani

Founder & Lead Creative

Looty

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

06 Mar 2024Finding the Way to Wellness with Philly J Lay00:59:11

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this episode, I talk to the author, podcast host, EFT Practitioner and Soma Breathwork coach Philly J Lay about her incredible journey of self-healing after a near death medical procedure left her with PTSD and an addiction to alcohol and opiates. Philly describes the years of disintegration of her physical and emotional health, and the fear that propelled her to take radical action when she found a large tumour in her throat. We also look at the 'Nocebo' effect and how the power of suggestion can impact our recovery. Philly shares the profound health benefits of EFT or Tapping, and how somatic breathwork can be utilised as a potent free alternative to viagra. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.  

'Tickets for Philly's in person event with Barbara O'Neill will be released in early April'

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • A near-death medical procedure can lead to PTSD, addiction, and various health issues, but it is possible to heal oneself through alternative modalities.
  • The gut is connected to the brain through the vagus nerve, and a poor diet can contribute to mental health issues.
  • Believing in one's ability to heal and priming the mind with positive thoughts can have a profound impact on health outcomes.
  • Doctors and the medical industry often prioritise profit over patient well-being, leading to the overuse of medications and unnecessary treatments.
  • Somatic breathwork is a powerful tool for alkalising the body, reducing stress, and promoting overall health.
  • The sun is essential for setting the circadian rhythm and producing vitamin D, and fear of the sun can be detrimental to health.
  • Embracing change and taking aligned action is key to transforming one's life and well-being.

BEST MOMENTS

"I think you'll find that most people that teach these modalities and do the kind of work getting information out that we do, the majority of people have come from a really dark place themselves."

"We have these extraordinary powers that we can do anything, and we can heal our way any way we choose."

"The doctor of your future is you." 

"Nothing, including cancer, can grow in an alkaline body."

"The important thing is this: not what you are, but what you can become."

"If you don't do anything, you'll still be in the same place."

"We are our own NHS (Natural Health Systems)."

"The burning of witches who were herbalists, who were healers, feared for their knowledge and feared for the power that they have in bringing the realisation to people that we can heal ourselves."

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

'Philly is the host of the podcast 'The Wellness Way with Philly J Lay', which catapulted into the top 2% of podcasts globally with 13 x #1 slots on the Apple Podcast charts. She is the author of 'The Natural Wellness Journal', an EFT/ Matrix Reimprinting Practitioner, Soma Breathwork coach and is a long-standing advocate for our health and that of the planet, discovering that everything is connected.

After a near-death medical procedure, years of PTSD, addiction to opioids and alcohol whilst 'coping' with grief, resulting in a range of chronic illnesses including a tumour in her throat, she discovered personalised natural medicine and the associated miracles of the body and power of the mind.' 

Socials & Contact

All socials are @phillyjlay except TikTok @phillyjlay1

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

01 Mar 2023Security Should Mean Safe with Lisa Baskott00:54:30

In today's episode, Caroline talks about how anger and the burning desire to make a difference to the safety of young women and vulnerable individuals drove Lisa Baskott to create a business that is set to turn the private security industry on its head. Lisa discloses the shocking statistics around diversity and representation in the sector and we discuss the changes that need to occur to ensure the safety of all of us. 

Join her to look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Currently, only 8% of door staff are women. Yet, they are very good at spotting problems and handling things in a non-confrontational way.
  • Most people will not kick off if someone calmly explains why they cannot come in.
  • People do not need to fear door staff for them to be able to keep control.
  • In the UK, private security individuals outnumber police officers by 1 to 18.
  • Most door supervisors (bouncers) are left to their own devices, at least until something goes wrong. Many are still ruling with fear
  • Recent incidents have revealed that there are some serving police officers that have been repeatedly reported for assaults, domestic abuse, and other serious offences.

BEST MOMENTS

‘An industry that has 400,000 licensed supervisors has only 8% women, yet they make up 51% of the population. ´

‘Security is facilitating customers and ensuring that they have a good night and are safe.’

‘It's about treating people like people.’ 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Bio

Lisa established 2nd Line of Defence, a female-focused front line security recruitment agency, in order to bring the recruitment and training of 'door staff' or 'bouncers' (as they used to be called) into the 21st century. 

She aims to address distinct issues:

  • Prioritise the safety of women and vulnerable people/groups within the night time cultural economy
  • Address the chronic talent shortage of fully trained and vetted Security Industry Authority (SIA) licensed front line door security staff in the UK
  • Focus on people instead of premises

She became a qualified Security Industry Authority (SIA) licensed door supervisor in September 2021. Since then she has worked as part of security teams covering special events at the Hilton Brighton Metropole and The Grand Brighton hotel, including the Labour Party Conference (September 2021).

Prior to starting 2nd Line of Defence, Lisa had a 20-year career in B2B media, specialising in publishing, tv, online and mobile advertising. She left advertising in 2014 to pursue her passion for property development. Lisa set up and continues to run her own property business buying, renovating and selling period properties in the UK.

As part of a commitment to serving her community, Lisa has been a serving Magistrate for 10 years; she sits as a Presiding Justice in both the Adult and Youth Courts in Sussex.  In October 2021, Lisa was appointed by Lady Justice Simler, Chair of the Judicial Diversity Committee, to be one of 7 newly appointed regional Inclusion and Diversity Magistrates (IDM). She represents the SE of England. IDM’s contribute to a range of diversity work within the judiciary to provide a source of good equality and diversity practice for their colleagues. 

Most recently, Lisa has been named as one of 100 most influential businesswomen in the UK. The f:Entrepreneur #ialso100 campaign highlights, champions and celebrates 100 inspirational female entrepreneurs across the UK who are wearing many hats and doing many inter-connecting roles, with a specific focus on community and sustainability.

Lisa relocated from South East London to Hove in February 2021 with her 2 children;

EPISODE RESOURCES

www.2ndlineofdefence.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-baskott-116398241/

https://www.instagram.com/2ndlineofdefence/

https://www.facebook.com/2ndlineofdefence/

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories. 

How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 

In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

01 Aug 2023Culture and Communication with Christine Mullaney01:03:50

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me, your host Caroline Partridge. Today I talked to communication coach Christine Mullany about her unique training blending brain function, culture, and communication. We discuss the enormous effect of mindset on the way we express ourselves vocally, society's bias around regional accents, and the difference between mimicking and mirroring the voices we hear. Christine also talks vulnerably about her own journey through unprocessed trauma and the inevitable impact it had on her health.
Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Understand your brain, then the brains of others.
  • Linguistics plays a role in communication, so communicating in a 2nd language is difficult.
  • When you better understand yourself, what you have to offer, and learn to effectively communicate your mindset shifts.
  • Overriding the communication norms, you were raised with is hard. 
  • Accent bias is real. Sometimes you need to tweak your accent and adjust your diction.
  • Mirroring helps you connect but don´t mimic.
  • What you say to your boss and how you frame things will be different than how you speak to a colleague.

BEST MOMENTS
‘Every person we communicate with needs something different.’
‘Different countries have different conventions when it comes to communication. ´
‘Sometimes different diction is required.’

 

ABOUT CHRISTINE:
Christine Mullaney is a TEDx speaker, Podcast Host, Public Speaking and Presentation Coach, and Neurocultural™ Communication Trainer. Creator of the Phenomenal Presenters Masterclasses on-demand training platform, Christine has over 25 years of facilitation, training, management, and business development experience in a variety of sectors.
She is passionate about empowering bilingual employees in English-speaking organisations to allow themselves to be heard, get noticed, and control their career progression. A nature-loving wanderer, having lived on 3 continents, her approach blends the spirited, fun-loving Gemini with the communicative intellectual, making you laugh and think while nurturing natural confidence and communication clarity.

LINKS:
Public Speaking, Communication, Presentation, English Pronunciation:
PODCAST
MASTERCLASSES - Discount Code 1st 100: SPECIAL25
INSTAGRAM
TEDx

WEBSITE
LINKEDIN
EMAIL

For Spiritually Focused Podcasts:
Life & Camino Coaching: 
INSTAGRAM 

ABOUT THE HOST
Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.
How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation.
In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests.

28 Feb 2024The Transformational Power of Flower and Gem Essences with Catherine Keattch00:46:07

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this episode, I’m joined by the incredible Catherine Keattch. Catherine is a creator of vibrational essences, an essence practitioner, energy healer, spiritual explorer and co-director at Crystal Herbs Ltd. After giving up a career as a professional musician and teacher she began her own spiritual journey of discovery and has been working with flower and gem essences for over 30 years. Catherine explains how the powerfully transformational nature of the essences work by dissolving filters that hold people’s unconscious patterns of behaviour in place; we discuss how stepping into responsibility is stepping into personal power and how our expanding collective consciousness can bring us closer to a 5th-dimensional reality. So please join me as we look at life through a different lens. 

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • It was after being dismissed by her GP that Catherine started to look into alternative ways of healing.
  • Catherine tried a variety of methods in her journey from massage to homeopathy but once she discovered flower and gem essences she realised this was what was going to work for her.
  • After training, Catherine decided to take a risk and put all of her working capacity into vibrational essences, this was in the mid-90s and it has been one of the best decisions she ever made.
  • Essences transform our ways of thinking and our patterns, allowing us to truly heal and recognise what is the root cause of our suffering, such as fear of abandonment or not feeling good enough.
  • You can only bring a certain amount of yourself into our current reality, we are shaped by society to fit in with the people and lives around us.
  • People often look outside of themselves for healing but if we take responsibility for ourselves and do the internal work required then we can change our lives.
  • Those who are not connected to themselves can easily be ruled by fear which means they are easy to control.
  • We are all beings capable of creating and 'uncreating'. Once we start to create a life that works for us then we will begin to heal.

BEST MOMENTS

“I came across flower and gem essences and thought right, this is the thing for me”

“I was faced with this really difficult choice as a single parent to two children, to give up my music and move into doing vibrational essences”

“They are really powerful and it can’t be underestimated”

“Essences help to shift what’s holding a story in place”

“In society, we keep our true selves hidden”

“When we take responsibility for our lives, we can change our lives”

“I’m a being of light and I know I am connect to the power of creation”

ABOUT THE GUEST

Catherine Keattch is a creator of vibrational essences, an essence practitioner, energy healer, teacher, spiritual explorer, and workshop leader. She is co-director at Crystal Herbs Ltd which produces a very wide range of vibrational essences ranging from Bach Flower Remedies to very deep acting combinations of flower & crystal/gem essences designed to help us negotiate the current times of transformation with greater ease and understanding.

Essences have been a part of her life for the last thirty years and have also underpinned her own spiritual journey of self-discovery. 

Catherine is currently focused on providing resources that will support people to successfully negotiate the current times of transformation as we transition from a third dimensional reality into a fifth dimensional one. As we have all discovered, this involves a substantial leap in consciousness, a good deal of clearing, and an uplift in vibrational frequencies all things that vibrational essences are excellent at providing support with.  

 

Socials & Contact

https://www.crystalherbs.com/

Catherine Keattch | Crystal Herbs Flower Essences

E-Light Newsletter Archive | Crystal Herbs

https://www.facebook.com/CrystalHerbs/

https://www.instagram.com/crystalherbs.essences/

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

29 Nov 2023Combating Accent Bias and Finding your Voice with Hayley Johnson, Christine Mullaney and Paul Bourne00:20:44

In this episode, Caroline revisits some past episodes including conversations with workplace lawyer Hayley Johnson, communication coach Christine Mullaney and theatre director Paul Bourne. These conversations look at their personal perceptions of finding, having and using your voice in the workplace and the world. They explore what this can mean if you are someone who doesn’t fit in and the many biases surrounding accent as well as how to feel empowered as individuals.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • People look at where you are from, the way you speak, and your appearance and often make assumptions about your ability to learn, intelligence and more. It’s a disservice to you but to society as a whole too.
  • Finding your story and communicating with people how you relate to them and how you can help them can be your USP.
  • Natural bias can be good for us but it’s how we recognise it and how we react to it that counts.
  • Listening is one of the most important aspects of tackling accent bias, particularly if it is a second language of the speaker.
  • Internal biases, that is beliefs we have internalised ourselves also have a role to play in accent bias and how we think we may be perceived.
  • Feeling ‘safe’ to be honest with your thoughts and say what you think is one of the biggest elements in having an open and honest workplace culture where people are transparent.
  • Having employees who feel they have a voice creates self-worth which in turn creates a workplace that thrives on creativity and is solution-driven.

BEST MOMENTS

"I had no idea that when you spoke impacted whether or not people wanted to befriend you”

“Those people who are making assumptions from accents are doing this because they haven't lived experiences that you have is you come from a working-class background”

“The further north you come from the less employable you’re deemed to be”

“Are you in an environment where you feel safe to say what you think?”

“If you believe in the work you are doing then you start to think about how you can make improvements”

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

06 Dec 2023How I Escaped Coercive Control with Amanda Hart00:46:19

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I talk to former therapist, intuitive coach and mentor Amanda Hart about the publication of her long anticipated book 'Sue Me', a memoir of her experiences of domestic abuse and coercive control. She reveals the surprising backlash the book received and how it stalled at initial publication in 2015. Amanda also shares how she survived a childhood of graphic physical, emotional and mental abuse by cultivating a healing relationship with the natural world, and what can only be described as angelic experiences. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.  

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Childhood abuse can imprint harmful patterns that attract abusive relationships later unless the root causes are addressed.
  • Loving yourself and focusing on your highest potential is more transformative than hating perpetrators.
  • Forgiveness is essential for breaking karmic ties to abusers and true healing.
  • Speaking openly about abuse removes stigma, empowers victims and prevents further harm.
  • Connecting deeply with nature can provide solace and strength during suffering.
  • Mystical/intuitive experiences helped Amanda survive and now inform her work.
  • Simple daily practices that "feed the blueprint" of your best self are anchoring and transformative.

BEST MOMENTS 

"It was 14 and a half years of trying to survive and not knowing if I was going to survive, and that was on a daily basis."

"The emotional and mental abuse lasts, and it lasts, and it’s imprinted."

"Why should we keep being told that we have to be shut up so that the perpetrators can keep perpetrating?"

"If we take responsibility for what's going on in our thoughts and communication, that has a very different effect."

"Social media was only created to get people antagonistic with one another."

"Your intelligence is actually in the energy world. Tune into your higher nature for solutions."

"It's like having a super library compared to the limited library of our past experiences."

"I survived harrowing experiences because I learned to love my perpetrators."

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

 

Amanda Hart, a Mum of 3, discovered she was very different to other children during her childhood through a deep relationship with her intuitive faculty. This helped her to survive a dire upbringing when taken from her mother by her father. She was invisible behind the veil of a middle-class family hiding a very dark secret.

As a consultant, Amanda has worked with clients for over 27 years to help them overcome their limiting beliefs, underlying assumptions, or negative programmes, through an innovative intuitive coaching approach. Working with their unique journey, she helps them to discover their power, purpose, and people so they can thrive, whilst igniting a global impact.

Her memoir The Guys Upstairs, quite unexpectedly changed the course of her life, as well as others and now the recently updated edition, Sue Me, is the catalyst behind her campaign for greater transparency and authenticity in an uncertain world.

 

Socials & Links

 

Amanda’s book: ‘Sue Me’: https://amzn.eu/d/aRIDHJG

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtuhvjzA1xFc2FLLvpt1o9w

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmandaHartHQ

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandahart1/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/Transform54321/  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandaharthq/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authoramandahart

 

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

11 Sep 2024Change Your Story To Live A Better Life with Lisa Tighe00:45:55

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I'm joined by Energy Therapist and Coach Lisa Tighe. In this honest and revealing conversation Lisa talks about the life changing realisation she had at age 33 about what was blocking her happiness and what she did to resolve it. Lisa beautifully and simply explains the connection between EFT or Tapping, and energy, and how EFT works to connect us with our trapped emotions - which may sometimes come as a complete shock to us when identified. We look at the emotions that lie behind emotional eating and the dysfunctional adult behaviours that stem from our childhood stories and how we neutralise them to live better lives. So please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • After attending some NLP training through work, Lisa realised she could change her life.
  • NLP didn’t feel like it went deep enough for Lisa, so she began looking into other techniques and discovered EFT which opened up an entire new world and lifestyle for Lisa.
  • Something that has happened in your past doesn’t have to dictate your future, this was one of the biggest things Lisa realised and what helped her transform the way she was living.
  • Frequently there is a catalyst for change in people’s lives. Lisa finds this in the women she works with, that something has happened which makes them realise the self-loathing and destructive behaviours have to stop.
  • Self-sabotaging behaviours are behaviours that we have done once that felt good that we continue to do and push past the point of normality, behaviours that then impact parts of our lives negatively.
  • Recognising self-sabotaging behaviour is one thing but then you have to do the hard work to break the habit and part of that is being honest about your true feelings about yourself.
  • Acknowledging feelings is one of the key components of EFT and tapping. Lisa also focuses on identifying where feelings are duplicated across different situations.
  • Our bodies are feeding us information about what is happening with us and if things need to change, we just have to learn to listen to what our body is telling us.

BEST MOMENTS

"From that I started my own business, to reach and support more people with the changes that I had made through what I had been learning”

“Events and things that happen are important but it’s what you do with them now, that’s what’s important…what you can do with it now is the impact you have on yourself and the world”

“Overeating is massive self-sabotage”

“No one wakes up and says they want to self-sabotage their life”

“I used food to stop me feeling lonely”

“Doing anything to excess is often self-abuse”

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

Lisa is an Energy Therapist and Coach helping women to overcome Life changing obstacles and find Purpose and Passion for life, by creating a life they love during midlife. 

Lisa's work focuses on stopping self sabotaging behaviours such as over eating, drinking to excess, and treating other excessive behaviours that mask a lack of self care and low self worth. She offers 1-2-1 therapy and coaching sessions, online programmes, group workshops and retreats, the next if which is in Spain this October: Your Life your Purpose 4 night Retreat

 

Socials & Contact:

 

https://www.lisatighetherapyandcoaching.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/share/GMd4ogAB1GLa7PkK/

www.linkedin.com/in/

Insta:  Lisa_change500

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

18 Jan 2023Love, Laughter and the Ephemeral Nature of Balloons with Balloon Artist Addi Somekh01:05:47

In this episode, Caroline is talking to the incredible Addi Somekh who began twisting balloons as a random summer job at the age of eighteen. Addi found an uncanny ability to create hats that reflected the wearer's personality. Over the last 30 years he, and photographer Charlie Eckert, have travelled to 35 countries making and photographing balloon hats and crowns and gifting them to the people they met. This was all part of his investigation into the universal nature of joy. Addi has also created huge balloon sculptures, is an author, TEDX speaker, starred in his own reality show, and plays the balloon bass in his band Unpopable. The music that you hear in this episode is courtesy of Addi's band and features the distinctive sound of the balloon bass.

During the episode, Addi explains how unrequited love and sadness got him started on this incredible odyssey. He explains how his ability to see people’s auras feeds into his balloon art and provides a fascinating insight into laughter. Enjoy as we look at life through a latex coloured lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Learning the building blocks of something well enables you to improvise and create more interesting things.
  • People appreciate it when you work hard to produce something unique to them.
  • Balloon are ephemeral in nature.
  • Sometimes telling the naked truth is cruel. 
  • Don’t become so focused that you are not open to the unknown.
  • You can’t laugh with someone you don’t trust. 
  • When you create joy for others, it bounces back and feeds you too.

BEST MOMENTS

‘I was able to capture their personalities somehow in this balloon sculpture.’

‘Balloons are so ephemeral and non-threatening.’

‘Paradox is actually kind of the operating system and the mystery of the world.’

‘Laughter sounds the same in every language.’

ABOUT THE GUEST

Addi Somekh - Balloon Artist

Addi Somekh is a uniquely talented individual and is recognized as one of the most innovative, prolific and well-traveled balloon artists in the world. A self-taught balloon twister, his style incorporates improvisation, abstract design and comic delivery, culminating in custom-made headdresses that have an uncanny ability to reflect the wearer’s personality. Addi’s balloon hats have taken him around the world with photographer Charlie Eckert. Their travels resulted in the book The Inflatable Crown (2001, Chronicle Books).

In 2011, Addi starred in the TLC reality show, “The Unpoppables”, which followed his LA-based company, New Balloon Art, as they built impossibly large, interactive balloon installations at high-end events. Outside of the balloon world, Addi teaches a philosophy course at UC Santa Cruz entitled, “Meaning, Paradox and Love”, which has grown from 13 to 130 students in only four semesters. Addi’s favorite way to procrastinate and avoid reality is to play the balloon bass—a 3-and-a-half octave, 100% latex, super-funky inflatable bass.

SOCIALS AND EPISODE RESOURCES

http://www.inflatableplanet.com

IG: @inflatableplanet
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/newballoonart

https://twitter.com/newballoonart

Introducing the Inflatable Planet book

Here's a link to Addi playing balloon bass: https://fb.watch/i3-luIR9x2/

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories. 

How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 

In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

06 Nov 2024Ozempic, Objectification and Unachievable Beauty with Sally Baker00:44:46

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's episode I'm delighted to be joined once again by relationship expert and trauma specialist Sally Baker. In this fascinating and informative conversation Sally breaks down why the latest government 'jab for a job' scheme for unemployed overweight people is short sighted, and over simplifies a deeply complex and layered issue. We discuss the mental, emotional and legal fallouts from failed short cuts to weight loss, as well as body dysmorphia, ageing, the poison of comparison and the pandemic of dangerous and unnecessary cometic procedures amongst women in their early twenties. So please join me as we look a life through a different lens.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

·       As a trauma specialist and relationship expert, Sally Baker believes the government's proposed Ozempic scheme for unemployed people is dangerously simplistic, drawing on her extensive experience with weight related trauma cases

·       Through her clinical practice, Sally has supported numerous clients using Ozempic, observing not just physical side effects but also a phenomenon she calls "Ozempic sadness" where suppressed traumas surface when food can no longer be used for emotional comfort

·       Sally's long-term work with bariatric surgery patients has given her unique insight into how weight loss shortcuts can backfire, from severe nutritional deficiencies to addiction switching when underlying emotional issues aren't addressed

·       Drawing from decades of experience treating eating disorders, Sally reveals the connection between obesity and childhood trauma, particularly sexual abuse, which she's seen in cases dating back to when clients were as young as three

·       Sally's expertise in body dysmorphia allows her to explain how modern beauty trends like the "Love Island face" are creating a concerning uniformity, with young women seeking Botox and fillers before they even develop wrinkles

·       Through her therapeutic work, Sally has witnessed the devastating impact of social media comparison culture, seeing how heavily curated images are affecting her clients' mental health and body image

·       Her work with post-surgery clients has shown Sally how body dysmorphia often worsens after procedures, as patients develop a hyper focused attention to increasingly minor "imperfections"

·       Sally's holistic approach to treatment emphasises the need for therapeutic intervention alongside any physical interventions, based on her observation that quick-fix solutions often lead to more complex problems later

 

BEST MOMENTS

"It works. It does work. Although I've also met clients now, the longer it's around, the more you meet clients who've had different experiences with it. And I've also met clients that couldn't stick with it or didn't want to stick with it, and they haven't lost weight or they've regained the weight they lost as soon as they stopped paying for the jabs."

"Whatever you get done becomes your new normal... If you're always searching for something to make better, you'll find imperfection."

"We're comparing ourselves to these choreographed, beautiful fantasies and these women are fantasies as well."

"These are strategies that people have come up with in really difficult, challenging times in their lives. And they're not great strategies, but that's absolutely all they had at that time."

"It's an introspective gaze that we see a lot now with the pressure of social media, the pressure of societal norms on women, that it makes women introspective, where really we need to be looking out to the horizon for mental health to have an impact on the world."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

Sally Baker APAQAM

Sally is a highly experienced licensed and accredited award winning therapist, writer and speaker. She sees adults and young people face to face in London and worldwide via Zoom. She is trained to an advanced or master practitioner level in many of the latest therapeutic approaches all of which work rapidly and powerfully to resolve a wide range of presenting issues, and she leads workshops on resilience, achieving peak performance and how to recover from trauma and PTSD. Through her therapy work she is often in demand for her expert opinion on human behaviour and is frequently quoted in the international press, magazines, BBC Radio and influential on-line media platforms. 

Sally has written several books on key aspects of therapy: ‘7 Simple Steps to Stop Emotional Eating', ‘How to Feel Differently About Food', ‘The Getting of Resilience From The Inside Out' : https://amzn.eu/d/2ArYDFU 

 

Socials & Contact

sally@workingonthebody.com 

www.workingonthebody.com

Twitter: @Sally_Therapist

FB: Working on the Body

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

05 Jun 2024The Power and Properties of Natural Perfume with Charis Angel00:58:03

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I talk to Natural Perfumer Charis Angel about the launch of her new range of natural perfumes 'Essentially Botanic". From childhood Charis loved the fragrance of flowers, but it took the stresses of a corporate marketing career, and her work as a celebrity complementary therapist for her to even consider creating her own uniquely therapeutic and stress relieving natural perfumes. During our conversation Charis highlights the crucial differences between synthetic and natural perfume we consider the incredible mood enhancing effects of plant extracts, and we imagine a world without perfume. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Natural perfumes, like Essentially Botanic, are made from pure plant essences and offer therapeutic benefits, while synthetic perfumes are created from petrochemicals and can cause adverse effects.
  • Charis's perfumes combine clinical aromatherapy with natural perfumery, using stress-alleviating plant extracts to create beautiful, mood-enhancing fragrances.
  • Smell is a powerful and primal sense that affects our emotions, memories, and overall well-being, making the choice of perfume a highly personal and impactful decision.
  • Synthetic perfumes often use cheaper materials and focus on packaging and marketing, while natural perfumes prioritise quality ingredients, resulting in a more expensive but healthier product.
  • Charis's journey from a stressful corporate career to becoming a natural perfumer highlights the importance of self-care and finding solutions to manage stress and anxiety.
  • Essentially Botanic is committed to sustainability, using eco-friendly packaging that can be reused, recycled, or even planted to grow wildflowers.
  • Mono perfumes, made from a single ingredient like patchouli or lavender, are gaining popularity as a simple and natural alternative to complex synthetic blends.
  • Natural perfumes offer a wholesome and environmentally conscious way to experience the beauty and benefits of fragrance without the potential harm of synthetic chemicals.

BEST MOMENTS

"When you breathe in the beautiful aromatics, the molecules, the rose molecules you breathe into your olfactory system, which, which links to your limbic system in the brain, which is where, you know, emotions are sort of managed as it were."

"Smell is so important to us, really. I mean, smell is one of our most primal and probably one of our most important senses in terms of smelling danger, smelling each other."

"We love the planet. I love the planet. All our perfumes are made, and formulated with plants from our beautiful planet. And we want to show our love and respect to the planet by doing our little bit to be as eco-friendly and sustainable as possible."

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

In 2023, Charis Angel decided to take the plunge and started to create a collection of natural perfumes, formulated with organic essential oils and floral absolutes, reputed to help you handle stress and blended with luxurious, skin-loving organic jojoba oil and Vitamin e, to help nourish the skin with vitamins and minerals.

 

Her mission is to teach people how to incorporate the beautiful aromas of nature into their everyday hectic lifestyle, in order to help them handle the stresses of everyday life. Her natural fragrances pair beautifully with the practice of various healing activities and therapies such as meditation, mindfulness, breathwork, somatic therapy, EFT, yoga, pilates, Tension Release Experience, psychotherapy and so many more.

 

Socials & Contact

 

Instagram: essentially_botanic

facebook: Essentially Botanic

 

www.essentiallybotanic.com

 

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

04 Oct 2023From Fight, to Flight and Freedom with Natalie Nicole James01:05:48

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's episode, I have the absolute pleasure of talking to the immensely talented dancer, circus artist, aerialist and teacher Natalie Nicole James, Natalie shares her remarkable journey: from how at an early age she used dance to help her process the trauma of losing her mother, to her escape from domestic violence, and her ensuing fight for justice and a better life. We also discuss Natalie's experience of balancing the demands of career and motherhood, first as an emerging artist of just 18 and then again as an established performer of 35.

Please join me as we look a life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Natalie used dance as an emotional outlet after losing her mother at a young age, discovering it helped her process trauma.
  • Escaping domestic violence, Natalie moved cities to protect herself and her young daughter, beginning the fight for justice.
  • While pursuing her arts degree, Natalie simultaneously battled housing issues, a legal case, and raising her child alone.
  • Natalie advocates for organisational learning to better support marginalized students with empathy.
  • Returning to perform in her hometown years later, Natalie inspired the next generation, seeing her success.
  • Natalie emphasises that healing takes time, learning to let go of resentment and focus inward is part of the healing process.
  • Having a second child in a secure relationship makes Natalie feel positive but she still recognises that she is evolving in her identity.

BEST MOMENTS

"I just decided that my daughter's watching me. Like she's pretty close to my age. And so at times when I didn't see a certain value in my own self or life, I would look at her."

"You are a woman of iron! You're a woman of, you're a woman of, Mental! You're breath taking courage, honestly."

"To have come full circle, actually, you know, to come full circle and to come back and to kind of go, here I am in all my amazing power is so incredible."

"I took, I basically, I pursued a case against the council whilst I pursued a case against my daughter's dad, whilst doing my degree, whilst raising my daughter, and I was knackered."

"I remember one of my feedback was ‘shouldn't be able to get away with things just because she's talented’ this was like one of the teachers. But I'm thinking, and my perception, so this is the perception that I had coming towards me from others."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Biog & Interviews

Natalie Nicole James

https://thefword.org.uk/2012/04/natalie_james_i/

http://blog.dancedirect.com/2017/04/

http://thebritishblacklist.co.uk/after-10-years-dancer-natalie-james-discusses-her-

return-to-this-years-breakin-convention/

https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2019/movement-circus-natalie-james-

aerialist/?l

BBC Radio 4 - Midweek, Chris Boardman, Bella Merlin, Rex Pickett, Natalie Nicole

James.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07dly5l

 Socials & Contact

Instagram & Facebook

@natalienicolejames

https://www.instagram.com/natalienicolejames/

 

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

27 Nov 2024From Single to Couple with Mila Smith01:00:17

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's episode I'm joined by Relationship and Dating Coach Mila Smith. Mila believes that there is no such thing as 'unlucky in love' and that our degree of success in matters of the heart is down to good, and often difficult choices. We look at how negative relationships create wear and tear on the emotional and physical body and why falling for someone is easy, but why keeping the relationship going may prove to be difficult. Mila dives deep into the complexities of daring as a single parent, she reveals the number one cause of breakups, and the perception shift needed to create a successful long-lasting relationship. So please join me as we look a life through a different lens.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Through her experience and research, Mila has found that frustration is the leading cause of breakups, particularly when people's expectations around core values like money, family and politics don't align with reality.
  • Her training with the Global Love Institute revealed that unhealthy relationships cause measurable physical wear and tear on the body, while supportive partnerships act as natural stress reducers.
  • From both personal experience and professional observation, Mila learned that children adapt better to blended families when parents are open about dating rather than treating it as shameful.
  • Based on her successful marriage and coaching practice, Mila shares that whilst attraction sparks connection, lasting relationships require aligned values and genuine friendship
  • Through working with clients, she's discovered that success in online dating depends more on having the right mindset and choosing appropriate platforms than on the technology itself.
  • Mila's research shows that the critical work in a marriage needs to happen before it begins through detailed discussions.
  • From studying relationship patterns, Mila thinks that rising divorce rates reflect healthier social expectations rather than relationship failure.
  • Drawing from both personal and professional experience, Mila advises that healthy relationships require maintaining individual identities rather than losing yourself.

BEST MOMENTS

"There's no such thing as unlucky in love. It's got everything to do with my choices and my decisions." 

"Anyone can fall in love, building a successful, lasting, happy relationship is a completely different story." 

"Even if people can't normalise divorce, dating and forming a new family, I can tell you that the children will normalise it for you." 

"You have to go into dating with the point of view 'I'm looking at them, are they good enough for me?' Instead of worrying 'am I good enough for them?'" 

"We want attraction and passion, that goes without saying... but to have passion is not enough. Even connection is not enough."  

ABOUT THE GUEST

After 25 years in the corporate world, Mila Smith decided to dedicate her time to the field about which she’s absolutely passionate: helping women and men, as a certified Relationship & Dating Coach, find the love they deserve and build a happy relationship. Mila was once a solo mum with a rocky relationship history - until she realised it wasn’t about luck but about choices and mindset. That’s when she took control and transformed her love life. Her step-by-step programmes unlock the secrets to success through proven science-based methods.

 

Socials & Contact

Website: https://www.single-to-couple.com/

Blog: https://www.single-to-couple.com/relationshipdatingcoachblog

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mila-s-851bb870/

https://www.facebook.com/single2couple

https://www.instagram.com/single.2.couple/

 

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

16 Oct 2024How Dating Trends Are Changing with Sally Baker00:36:56

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's episode I'm joined once again by relationship expert and trauma specialist Sally Baker. Sally breaks down the not so obvious downside of online dating, the red, amber and beige flags to be aware of, exactly how the phenomena of ghosting, cuffing, breadcrumbing and firedooring diminish our self esteem and ultimately mental health, and the ramifications of the Covid pandemic on dating trends. She shares why you shouldn't start dating in autumn or winter months, and discloses the dating trend that is throwing online dating sites into mass panic. So please join me as we look a life through a different lens. 

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Online dating platforms are seeing a downturn in subscribers due to user dissatisfaction with behaviours like "breadcrumbing" and "ghosting," which negatively impact self-esteem and mental health.
  • There's a growing trend towards meeting people in real life through shared interests and activities, providing more authentic connections and context.
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted dating trends, relationship dynamics, and people's overall approach to socialising.
  • "Cuffing season" occurs in autumn and winter, when people lower their standards for companionship during colder months, often leading to spring breakups.
  • Slow dating, which gained popularity during the pandemic, involves taking more time to get to know potential partners before meeting in person.
  • Meeting people out of context through online dating can be risky; using intuition and being aware of red flags is crucial for safety.
  • Doing personal growth work and developing self-worth before dating can lead to healthier relationships and better partner choices.
  • Shifting focus from internal to external landscapes by engaging in volunteer work or group activities can improve overall well being and increase chances of meeting like-minded individuals.

BEST MOMENTS

"What's happening in the world of online dating is that all of the dating platforms are seeing a downturn in the number of subscribers. So their business model isn't growing exponentially as it was. It's diminishing."

"My first word of advice is never do it in autumn and winter. It's too cold, it's too dark. Wait till spring."

"It's about having, having a big life, and having a big life. And you're right, lots of people are, their, their friendships. Groups are established and those people are often in couples and I would actually encourage my friends to pimp for me."

"We've become very fearful and we've made our lives much smaller."

"When you shift focus to the external landscape, and that's the world around you, that's connection, that's when you thrive."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

Sally Baker APAQAM

Sally is a highly experienced licensed and accredited award winning therapist, writer and speaker. She sees adults and young people face to face in London and worldwide via Zoom. She is trained to an advanced or master practitioner level in many of the latest therapeutic approaches all of which work rapidly and powerfully to resolve a wide range of presenting issues, and she leads workshops on resilience, achieving peak performance and how to recover from trauma and PTSD. Through her therapy work she is often in demand for her expert opinion on human behaviour and is frequently quoted in the international press, magazines, BBC Radio and influential on-line media platforms. 

Sally has written several books on key aspects of therapy: ‘7 Simple Steps to Stop Emotional Eating', ‘How to Feel Differently About Food', ‘The Getting of Resilience From The Inside Out' : https://amzn.eu/d/2ArYDFU 

 

Socials & Contact

sally@workingonthebody.com 

www.workingonthebody.com

 

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

24 Jan 2024Health is Wealth with Ryan Douglas00:52:40

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's eye-opening episode, I talk to Ryan Douglas founder and podcast host of 'Health Wealth'. Ryan reveals to us what health wealth really means and how simple shifts in our diet and lifestyle can have dramatic effects on our wellbeing, often reversing conditions previously believed irreversible. We look at ingrained beliefs about western medicine versus herbal and holistic cures, and examine the true the value we place on our health. Ryan also shares his views on the stranglehold that misleading marketing has had, and still has on our perception of what constitutes good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Health is our most valuable asset - without it, we cannot enjoy anything else in life.
  • Prioritising health leads to greater wealth.
  • Herbal and natural medicines can effectively treat many common ailments, but marketing by pharmaceutical companies has conditioned us to overlook these options.
  • Poor diet and lifestyle directly cause many metabolic diseases today. We have the power to prevent illness.
  • The water supply is full of chemicals like fluoride, heavy metals, microplastics and hormone disruptors that should not be going into our bodies. Filtering provides some help.
  • Packaged low-fat and diet foods simply replace fats with massive amounts of sugar and chemical additives, making them worse than what they replace.
  • Constant snacking and grazing on foods all day long disrupts our body's natural metabolic cycles. We should adopt an intermittent fasting approach.
  • Shift your mindset to value health over convenience. Gradually replace packaged and processed foods with locally sourced whole foods.

BEST MOMENTS

"Your health is the most important thing you have - by doing this, they could be cutting 20, 30 years off their life."

"A lot of what we're advised to eat is not actually good for us. It's full of sugar."

"Why does my kettle get full of scale so quickly? I'm putting that water into my body."

"Physical symptoms in our bodies always have an emotional trigger."

"Low fat, low sugar things have no nutritional value and are so bad for you."

"We're kept so busy, we don't stop to think about what's actually in this water."

"Sugar helps processed foods last longer."

"Enjoy the process of cooking and eating."

  

ABOUT THE GUEST

Ryan is the founder of Health Wealth and host of the Health Wealth Podcast.

After becoming disillusioned with modern healthcare, and nutritional advice Ryan set out on a personal journey of discovery into the real truths of nutrition and human health. Over the next few years he delved deeper and researched further into the topic, widening his knowledge and expertise in not only how to eat the right foods for health but also the real causes of modern disease and how to reverse and prevent them using only diet and lifestyle.

 

After optimising his own health Ryan decided he wanted to help others and Health Wealth was born with the goal of not only educating as many as possible on optimal human nutrition but also working with clients through 1-1 coaching to reverse chronic health conditions with amazing results! Ryan continues to further his education and has since qualified as a low carb practitioner specialising in type 1 and type 2 diabetes as well as a qualification in the treatment of chronic illness through diet and lifestyle.

SOCIALS & LINKS:

Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5WPCw6xCj9BgJkw9bPx0HF?si=d8a6868119fe4a13

Website: www.healthwealthuk.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryan_healthwealth/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanhealthwealth/ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

27 Sep 2023Trial by Media: Survivor versus Perpetrator with Sally Baker00:44:43

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's episode, I'm thrilled to be once again talking to award-winning therapist and trauma specialist Sally Baker. In light of the recent allegations against Russell Brand Sally and I discuss the power of the media in shaping our perceptions of survivor and perpetrator, and how women especially are judged in the public arena. We explore the elevated sense of self that can emerge with celebrity, and look at the acquisition of power as a tool of control. 

Please join me as we look a life through a different lens. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • The media has considerable power, particularly in perceived facts, as has recently been seen in the trial by media of Russell Brand and Harry and Megan.
  • Frequently the public hold onto the soundbite put out by the media and don't understand or take the time to research the full picture and context.
  • A lot of the time the people who are pulled up on things they have done or said are women and it’s another layer of misogyny, where women can’t speak openly.
  • There are many layers of confinement and injustice for women in the film industry, from the connection of looks with success to the differences in pay. This isn’t where the discrimination stops as Sally talks about why class and race impact a person’s ability to even enter the industry.
  • Those who have survived abuse can be portrayed as unreliable if they can’t relay all facts and also because they have managed to overcome what happened to them. Trauma can impact a person’s memory recall ability, especially for things like dates.
  • There is a myriad of responses to being assaulted and regardless of which one a woman chooses she is often criticised for it.
  • Every time you talk through a memory you reprocess it, this can create a gap between what happened and what you then can recall accurately.
  • There is always some level of shame attached to talking about sexual assault, for this to then be in the media and the backlash that creates must be incredibly difficult and isolating for the victim.
  • When the culture in TV and film is about adapting workplaces to aid the perpetrator, then it clearly demonstrates the sexist and misogynistic attitudes they have, women are suffering in multiple ways including being excluded from workplaces and jobs.
  • People accept poor behaviour from others, especially those in higher roles than them as they want to be able to progress and develop their career.
  • The benchmark for human decency, including personal hygiene, can be very low for famous people as they have a completely different attitude.
  • Regardless of the situation, women are often blamed, society is built to support and therefore believe men.

BEST MOMENTS

‘People make decisions based on emotion and any facts, true or false, become immaterial because our emotions are so powerful’

‘People immediately seize on a soundbite without hearing the whole of the context’

‘Here we are in 2023 and women are worried about what they’re saying, doesn’t feel like progress’

‘It’s not only sexist it’s classist and there are layers of discrimination’

‘They don’t behave like normal civilians like you and I’

'Wherever we have power imbalances and have people who want to be chosen, they will put up with a lot of stuff'

'Everyone has access to you [with social media] and everyone has their say"

'I refuse to punch down on a woman I don't know and have never met [On Megan Markle]

ABOUT THE GUEST 

BIO

Sally Baker

Sally is a highly experienced licensed and accredited therapist, writer and speaker. She sees adults and young people face to face in London and worldwide via Zoom. She is trained to an advanced or master practitioner level in many of the latest therapeutic approaches all of which work rapidly and powerfully to resolve a wide range of presenting issues.

Sally has written books on key aspects of therapy published by Hammersmith Books, London. Through her therapy work she is often in demand for her expert opinion on human behaviour and is frequently quoted in the international press, magazines, BBC Radio and influential on-line media platforms.  She is regularly invited to comment on human behaviour and relationships insights in the national press and on television referencing Love Island and hihg profile poforessionals including Harry & Meghan, the Beckham’s  and Katie Price .She is regularly invited to speak and lead workshops on resilience, achieving peak performance and how to recover from trauma and PTSD.

Sally worked as a journalist in the 1980’s in the film and television industry; and for many years in film production so she recognises the pressures on actors when in front of the camera and the duty of care responsibility of the production company. She also understands the psychological demands of an acting career and works closely with a well respected acting academy to help emerging and experienced actors manage the challenging impact acting can have on their mental health. 

"Therapy isn't for everyone but if you've tried everything it could just be what you need.“ Sally says it’s always worth a conversation to find out.

Socials & Contact

Sally Baker APAQAM
Accredited award-winning senior therapist, clinical supervisor, author & speaker 
Associate Therapist HAYA(Hunt Academy for Young Actors)
Orpheus Therapist Diploma Hypnotherapy Dip PH (Distinction).Advanced Certificate in Education (Canterbury Christ Church University).Advanced Emotional Freedom Practitioner (EFT).BWRT (BrainWave Recursive Therapy).
Qualified Accredited Member of Ayanay Psychological Accreditation.Licensed Member of the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR).Member of Association of Meridian Energy Therapies. 
sally@workingonthebody.com 

www.workingonthebody.com

Tel: + (0) 7986 812851

 Published By Hammersmith Books, London

 ‘7 Simple Steps to Stop Emotional Eating' 

‘How to Feel Differently About Food' 

Sally Baker & Liz Hogon

‘The Getting of Resilience from the inside out’ - scheduled to be published 2023

Sally Baker

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

21 Dec 2022What Experimental Psychology Teaches Us About How We Perceive The World with Professor Daniel C. Richardson |00:43:40

In this episode, Caroline speaks to Daniel C. Richardson who is a professor of experimental psychology at University College London. He is also an author and researcher who has conducted numerous innovative and ground-breaking experiments that have revealed new information about how the brain is built.
They talk about developmental psychology, how we think we see the world and how we actually see things, perceive them, and interpret them. Including, why the eye is not like a camera, what change blindness is, how the blue/gold dress illusion works and what the Mona Lisa teaches us about perception.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Most people think perception is creating a little picture inside the head of what you see, hear, etc outside the head. Why that is not the case is explained in the podcast.
  • Only a fraction of the information our eyeball picks up makes it to our brains.
  • The fact that the brain interprets what we see is why visual illusions work. For example, the gold/blue dress.
  • Magicians rely on the way the eye/brain connection works to trick us.
  • Our brain does not store and compare images.
  • How you perceive the gold/blue dress is related to whether you are a morning or evening person.
  • Babies pick up a lot more than we think in the womb, as demonstrated by their response to soap opera theme songs.
  • A baby's brain is so underdeveloped that before 4 months they do not understand how to calm down, they rely on their carers to intercede for them,
  • The brain is incredible at adapting.

BEST MOMENTS
‘Whatever the amount of information that hits your eyeball is, it's reduced by a factor of almost 100 going into your brain.’
‘Vision is an act of interpretation. It's not a photographic exercise.’
‘Magicians are basically applied psychologists.’

EPISODE RESOURCES
UCL - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/research/experimental-psychology/person/daniel-richardson/
ACN Labs - https://www.acnlabs.co.uk/
Colour perception optical illusions / https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/12-optical-illusions-that-show-how-colour-can-trick-the-eye-a6790901.html
David Eagleman books including Live Wired - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eagleman-Collection-Incognito-Hardcover-Livewired/dp/9124084514/

ABOUT THE HOST
Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.
How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation.
In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

15 Feb 2023Love Songs Say So Much00:05:04

Having recently had two very different conversations about relationships with two experts in their respective fields Caroline began contemplating the true nature of love. The thoughts she shares in this short but very insightful episode may just strike a chord.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Society teaches us that love is painful and that it drives you crazy.
  • Not being honest about who you are is sure to attract the wrong person.
  • Your happiness is not dependent on someone else. You do not need someone to complete you.
  • The more you grasp at and are afraid to lose love, the more you suffer.
  • The path to true happiness in our relationships is to stop projecting our need for validation onto others,

BEST MOMENTS

‘We can repeatedly enter relationships unconsciously searching for validation and fulfilment through the other person.’

‘When we aren't living authentically, we will ultimately attract someone who mirrors our lack.’

‘True love is unconditional and undemanding.’

‘Only when we learn the song of true love, can we sing it to someone else.’

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories. 

How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 

In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

28 Mar 2023Storytelling: The Universal and The Unique with Paul Bourne00:45:15

In today's episode, Caroline continues her conversation with director Paul Bourne, focusing on the art of storytelling. They investigate the key elements of a good story. Discussing what draws people in and holds them in the narrative. They talk about the universality of stories, the joy of complicity, and how we learn about ourselves through shared experiences in the telling of stories. 

Please join Caroline as she looks at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Storytelling is good for shifting perceptions.
  • You don’t want to tell people what to think. Stories help to open minds and encourage reflection.
  • Stories are a powerful way to get decision-makers to think about things from the perspective of those that are impacted by their decisions.
  • Telling stories through the eyes of the people who are affected by what happens is powerful.
  • Giving the audience the power to choose engages them and makes them invested in what they are seeing.

BEST MOMENTS

‘I’m using storytelling in business. ´

‘A great story raises great questions.’

‘Even though you are sitting in an audience, that person is talking to you.’

ABOUT PAUL BOURNE
Paul is the Artistic Director of Menagerie, a Cambridge-based professional theatre company that creates and tours theatre productions worldwide. Formerly Artistic Director of The Frankfurt Playhouse and Center Stage New York, Paul regularly freelance directs and teaches theatre in the UK, Europe, and the US. Over the past 30 years, he has directed and produced over 90 professional productions in 12 different countries. He has also been the Artistic Director of the Hotbed Festival of New Writing (Cambridge), since 2002 and Co-Director of Divadlo 6-16 (Prague) since 2016. He is Chair of the Jury for two International Theatre Festivals: in The Czech Republic and Bulgaria. He teaches directing and performance skills as an international expert at Theatre Schools in Brno, Belgrade, and Prague. 

Paul has three TEDx talks; How to Tell Stories That Matter, The Power of Personality, and How to be Lucky.

Socials:

Menagerie

LinkedIn

Carbon13 | Our Community

Frugal Innovation

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy. 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories. 

How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 

In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

21 Feb 2024Not Needing New: The Art of Living Well with Less with Anna KP00:59:24

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's episode, I talk with passionate outfluencer and queen of sustainability Anna Kilpatrick. Anna shares her views on how we have become drunk on convenience and consumerism and how society's orgy of consumption is not only polluting the planet but driving us to live increasingly out of sync with the natural rhythm of nature. We discuss how buying new things is entangled with the idea of happiness and how to look for happiness in other places. Anna also talks about the life changing events that forced her to reframe her existence and how we can make the best of what we have. So please join me as we look at life through a well worn lens. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Consumer culture links buying new things with happiness and makes contentment elusive
  • Traumatic events forced Anna to reframe her existence and realise she can be happy with less
  • Visible mending and buying second-hand first respects craftsmanship and saves resources
  • Feel grateful daily for basics we take for granted like running water and electricity
  • Focus on spending time with loved ones rather than acquiring more possessions
  • Try new hobbies like walking and cold water swimming to stimulate dopamine instead of shopping
  • Remember that no one's final words are wishing they'd bought more stuff

BEST MOMENTS

"We got drunk and we got to sober up because I think it's exactly right."

"Nobody utters in their final sentence, I wish I'd bought more stuff. No. Do they?"

"If somebody loves you, the biggest gift that they can get you is actually being with you and spending time with you."

"We ploughed ourselves into financial oblivion, but we're still here. We've done it, haven't we?"

"You have probably already got all the things you need in the way that, as human beings, we already have enough clothes to clothe the next five or six generations of people."

"This is the best there is. It's all right. It's raining. You're having cornflakes. You're in a tent."

"Try second hand first. It's so amazing what you can find."

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Anna Kilpatrick started the Instagram account @not.needing.new to document her exclusive use of second-hand clothing and homeware over the past twelve years as a single parent on a very limited budget. She is very interested in ideas around satiation and in finding the joy in realising what is enough. Anna is represented by Curtis Brown and is researching for a book about our relationship with fashion and how we have got to the point that we are now at. 

 

Socials & Contact

 

Website: https://www.notneedingnew.com/

Instagram is https://www.instagram.com/not.needing.new

Linktree: not.needing.new | Instagram | Linktree 

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

22 Mar 2023Unpacking Creativity in the World of Work with Paul Bourne00:39:26

In today's episode, Caroline talks to Theatre Director, Business Storyteller, Entrepreneurship Teacher and Corporate & Start-consultant Paul Bourne about creativity in the world of work. They discuss how organisations can create a culture of opportunity that allows the individual to open up to become more motivated and self-determining. How diversity in thinking is key to entrepreneurial success and how creating a voice where there is none is the surest route to autonomy. 

Please join Caroline as she and her guests look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • You don’t have to work in the creative industries to be creative at work. It’s all about new ideas.
  • Create a culture where people regularly question how tasks are done and work to improve.
  • Diversity of thinking, experience and perspective provides more fuel for creativity within business.
  • Look for problems nobody is tackling, then do something about them.

BEST MOMENTS
‘Don't just narrow down on a task … open up into opportunity bandwidth. ´
‘If you don't have a voice, create a voice… be heard.’
‘That has to be in the culture. It has to come from the leadership team.’

ABOUT PAUL BOURNE
Paul is the Artistic Director of Menagerie, a Cambridge-based professional theatre company that creates and tours theatre productions worldwide. Formerly Artistic Director of The Frankfurt Playhouse and Center Stage New York, Paul regularly freelance directs and teaches theatre in the UK, Europe and the US. Over the past 30 years, he has directed and produced over 90 professional productions in 12 different countries. He has also been the Artistic Director of the Hotbed Festival of New Writing (Cambridge), since 2002 and Co-Director of Divadlo 6-16 (Prague) since 2016. He is Chair of the Jury for two International Theatre Festivals: in The Czech Republic and Bulgaria. He teaches directing and performance skills as an international expert at Theatre Schools in Brno, Belgrade, and Prague. 

Paul has three TEDx talks; How to Tell Stories That Matter, The Power of Personality and How to be Lucky.

Socials:

Menagerie

LinkedIn

Carbon13 | Our Community

Frugal Innovation

ABOUT THE HOST
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy. 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK

LinkedIn

Instagram

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.
How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation.
In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

05 Dec 2024Coping with Divorce and Separation at Christmas with Mila Smith00:42:44

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. I'm delighted to be joined once again by Relationship and Dating Coach Mila Smith. In this episode we tackle the sensitive subject of how to deal with divorce and separation at Christmas. Mila gives some excellent actionable tips on how to survive as a singleton when everything everywhere is geared towards family and togetherness, and how to deal with uncomfortable questions from your nearest and dearest. So please join me as we look a life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Through her personal and professional experience, Mila discovered that handwriting letters rather than typing them prevents impulsive sending and creates a tangible record of emotional healing that clients can reflect on over time. 
  • As someone who struggled to exercise alone, Mila found signing up for group classes was transformative - the financial commitment and social aspect helped her maintain consistency when she felt like giving up. 
  • Drawing from her own divorce experience, Mila learned to reframe personal blame by focusing on relationship circumstances, a technique she now uses to help clients process their separations more effectively. 
  • After witnessing many clients struggle with their first post-separation Christmas, Mila advocates for sometimes taking radical approaches like skipping family gatherings which is a strategy she's seen preserve mental health during vulnerable periods. 
  • Having worked with families during divorce, Mila observed that children are remarkably resilient and adapt better to new family structures than most parents expect, especially in today's world where blended families are increasingly common. 
  • Through her own journey of rebuilding after divorce, Mila discovered the power of local community groups and clubs in forming new friendship circles, regardless of age or circumstances. 
  • Despite being naturally extroverted, Mila found that teaching her clients to embrace occasional solitude and self reflection, rather than constant distraction, dramatically improved their healing process.

BEST MOMENTS

"The very first move is the most difficult to make. But when you do, I think you will notice the very quick change to your mood."

"The moment I admit a mistake or admit a shortcoming is the moment I feel better... the minute you admit that mistake and say it out loud is the moment you start forgiving yourself." 

"Children usually will normalise it [seperation], even if you don't... they heal better than we adults do."

"Whatever you're feeling, that too shall pass."

  

ABOUT THE GUEST

After 25 years in the corporate world, Mila Smith decided to dedicate her time to the field about which she’s absolutely passionate: helping women and men, as a certified Relationship & Dating Coach, find the love they deserve and build a happy relationship. Mila was once a solo mum with a rocky relationship history - until she realised it wasn’t about luck but about choices and mindset. That’s when she took control and transformed her love life. Her step-by-step programmes unlock the secrets to success through proven science-based methods.

 

Socials & Contact

Website: https://www.single-to-couple.com/

Blog: https://www.single-to-couple.com/relationshipdatingcoachblog

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mila-s-851bb870/

https://www.facebook.com/single2couple

https://www.instagram.com/single.2.couple/

 

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

02 Oct 2024Listening Isn't Easy with Tracey-Jane Hughes00:44:32

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I'm joined by Tracey-Jane Hughes who describes herself as a listener, and listening trainer. Tracey-Jane shares how the discovery that she wasn't a very good listener hit her hard, but how that realisation subsequently altered her family communication style for the better. We discuss what good listening looks, or rather sounds like, the important distinction between listening and hearing, the dangers of not listening to ourselves, others, or our environments, and how technology is impacting the art of listening. Tracey-Jane also shares actionable tips on how to listen on a deeper level. So please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • True listening involves all senses, not just hearing words. It requires being fully present and attuned to the speaker's energy, body language, and underlying emotions. This holistic approach to listening can dramatically improve communication and understanding in all relationships.
  • Many people believe they're good listeners but often fail to give their full attention, especially in today's multi-tasking culture. Recognising this gap is the first step towards becoming a better listener and improving communication in all areas of life.
  • Technology, particularly smartphones and noise-cancelling headphones, can hinder our ability to listen to ourselves, others, and our environment. This disconnection from our surroundings and inner voice can lead to a reliance on external sources for guidance and decision-making.
  • Effective listening involves hearing without prejudice or the need to immediately respond or fix. It's about creating a space for the speaker to express themselves fully and reflect on their own words, which can be a powerful tool for self-discovery and problem-solving.
  • Listening to oneself is as crucial as listening to others. Many people seek external advice or validation instead of tuning into their own intuition and inner wisdom. Practicing self-listening can lead to better decision-making and a stronger sense of self.
  • Improving listening skills takes practice and conscious effort. Key strategies include stopping to focus, looking at situations from different perspectives, paying attention to gut feelings, and taking moments to breathe and connect with oneself.
  • Good listening is foundational to effective communication in all areas of life, from personal relationships to professional settings. It fosters deeper connections, better understanding, and more meaningful interactions.
  • The ability to listen without immediately interjecting or reinforcing potentially harmful narratives is a valuable skill. It allows people to process their thoughts and feelings more effectively, often leading to their own insights and solutions.

BEST MOMENTS

"Listening with all of our senses is something that I believe is what listening truly is."

"A lot of us will hear something and make up what that means to us. So there's already a disconnect."

"It's not for us to fix others. It's for us maybe to reflect back, to listen and reflect back what we hear in an unprejudiced way."

"We forget that actually we need to practice. Talking about listening is so, it helps us, I think, reflect on our own, the way that we move through life and our own journey."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

Tracey-Jane Hughes inspires people to listen creatively, enabling liberating lasting change in every part of their life. She empowers people to have the courage to listen and supports them to explore, be curious and start enjoying life despite the chaos, confusion and anxiety that is often the reality. She believes in the power of possibilities and nurtures potential through her loving, compassionate approach.

 

Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Passion-not-enough-enterprise-sustainable-ebook/dp/B07QMRPMK7

 

Socials & Contact:

Website: tracey-jane.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/traceyjane

Twitter: @tracey_jane

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

08 May 2024Fashion, Sustainability & Ethical Living with Roberta Lee00:57:49

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this episode, I talk to Sustainable Stylist and Founder of the Ethical Brand Directory Roberta Lee. Roberta reveals how corporate burnout and a deep seated feeling of unhappiness, caused her to develop an addiction to buying clothes, which at it's height would see her spending up to £500 per month - and then the shocking pivotal event that changed her life and career path forever. Roberta recalls the moment she realised her mission was not only to empower women through fashion, but to redefine and actively change the whole landscape of fashion and sustainability. We discuss the long-term implications of our short-term choices, the seductive rise of 'ultra-fast' fashion and the manufacturing misconceptions around luxury brands. We also examine ways to embrace and remove the stigma around pre-loved clothing and Roberta offers achievable, actionable tips on how to build a sustainable wardrobe. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Clothes shopping addiction or compulsive buying can be a coping mechanism for many.
  • The fashion industry often disempowers women and exploits garment workers in unsafe conditions.
  • Contrary to consumer expectations, luxury brands may use the same suppliers and factories as fast fashion.
  • Building a sustainable wardrobe is a journey, not a destination; start with one small change aligned with your values.
  • Governments need to impose laws on fashion companies' production volumes to address sustainability challenges.
  • Pre-loved, vintage, and upcycled clothing are becoming more popular as conscious consumer choices.
  • Normalising clothes swapping, especially among younger generations, is crucial for sustainability.
  • Creativity and patience are key to finding affordable, sustainable clothing options.

BEST MOMENTS

"I used fashion as a tool for myself to dress the parts in certain roles and male-dominated environments. I used to power dress, I realised I reached a fashion to make myself feel good."

"The reality of what was going on,I just couldn't escape. I was part of it I was part of the problem and I was contributing to this"

"Building a sustainable wardrobe is a journey not a final destination. So, we never get to perfection but we learn how to get there in the most responsible way we can within our means."  

"Taking away this stigma around pre-loved or second-hand or thrifted or swapped clothes is a really important step because we have so much clothing already in, in production that's already on the planet that needs to be home."

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Roberta Lee | The Sustainable Stylist

https://robertastylelee.co.uk/

https://ethicalbranddirectory.com/

Since 2015, Roberta Lee has been a passionate advocate for sustainable style. Roberta Lee's journey began after she developed an addiction to shopping for clothes during her corporate career. Roberta found herself spending approximately £500 every month on clothes. After watching a single documentary called 'The True Cost', she had a rude awakening about the impact that these clothes and her shopping habits were having on the planet and on the people creating them. Not to mention the toll her addiction took on her mental health and confidence.

In 2017, she established the Ethical Brand Directory, a platform connecting conscientious consumers with vetted ethical brands and providing a secure and accessible avenue for sustainable shopping.

Many people thought she was going nuts, and it was an unworkable idea, but now she has a waiting list of clients wanting her to cut up and restyle their wardrobes and has also worked for celebrities and TV shows.

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

11 Jan 2023The Fascinating World of an Intimacy Co-Ordinator with Joshua Okpala00:40:49

In this episode, Caroline is talking to the amazing Joshua Okpala, who after training as an actor has become one of only four male intimacy coordinators in the country. Joshua has worked on several high profile films and TV shows choreographing nude, simulated sex and other types of intimate scenes, in a way that maintains the safety and dignity of the actors and cast.

Caroline and Joshua discuss how the perception of what is acceptable in terms of what actors are expected to do during intimate scenes has shifted over time and Joshua provides a fascinating insight into how actors rights and personal feelings towards intimacy and nudity are managed on set. Joshua describes what drew him to this work and how he helps actors just beginning their journey understand that they have a choice in everything.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • People's perception of what Joshua does is affected by the fact most do not realise that actors are acting. Simulating intimacy rather than physically having sex.
  • Actors want to deliver for the director, so there is a real danger of them over-reaching and doing something they end up bitterly regretting.
  • Joshua works with actors to establish and maintain their boundaries.
  • Intimacy coordinators work on many kinds of scenes, for example childbirth, or interactions between actors who are not related and have to show emotion, for example an adult hugging a child actor.
  • Actors are waking up to the fact that they can say no without irreversibly damaging their careers.
  • Don't be afraid to go for what you want, surround yourself with people who believe in you, and you will achieve it.
  • Everyone suffers knocks. The trick is to keep going regardless, when you do that things fall into place for you.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Because it's not real, and it's simulated, it needs to be choreographed. ´

‘In terms of protecting people in the industry, intimacy coordination, isn't just about sex,’

‘Explore saying no to something and seeing how that feels.’

‘What is meant for us won´t pass us by… but we have to be open to that.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Twitter - https://twitter.com/joshokpala

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/joshua.okpala/

Hire Joshua as an intimacy co-ordinator - https://newwondermanagement.co.uk/intimacy-coordinators

The Heroes Journey by Joseph Campbell - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heros-Journey-Joseph-Campbell-Collected/dp/B07FPVZX44/

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories. 

How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 

In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

13 Dec 2023Activating Rapid Abundance with Anastasia Gerali01:00:44

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I talk to Divine Potential coach and hypnotherapist the wonderful Anastasia Gerali. We look at how to reframe negative experiences as Anastasia shares her own emotional journey through bankruptcy, homelessness and abandonment, and what it was that brought her back from the brink of despair. Anastasia also shares her beliefs about manifestation, wealth consciousness, and what real abundance in its truest form really looks like. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.  

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • After losing everything, Anastasia got an inner prompt to “try a different formula” for living. This pivotal moment started her journey of realigning with her divine potential.
  • Investing in a spiritual mentor expedited Anastasia’s rebirth instead of trying to “DIY” it alone. Support is available if you surrender your ego and allow it.
  • Building successful businesses proved Anastasia’s abilities externally, but she yearned for inner fulfilment by helping others spiritually awaken. This work lights up her soul.
  • Manifestation methods often teach masculine “go get it” energy. As a feminine essence, Anastasia creates through allowing and receiving rather than forcing. This makes creating easier.
  • True abundance stems from following your soul’s purpose so you’re divinely compensated, though not only financially. It means trusting infinite universal supply to provide your needs.
  • Trauma awareness helps foster compassion but don’t let it become a crutch. Use understanding to uplift yourself, not excuse undesirable reality.
  • Anything - including generational trauma and limiting beliefs - can be erased and rewritten at the subconscious level through hypnotherapy. This uproots issues rather than pruning symptoms.

BEST MOMENTS 

“It was in my darkest hour...where I felt I had nothing left to live for. I felt that I had given everything, not just to my relationship, but also to my business at the time.”

"When you are here in this world, just like you are right now, Caroline, doing the thing that you’ve been called to do, doing the thing that you’re here to do, your passion, your purpose, you will always be divinely compensated."

"In order for me to have a new foundation for trust and faith, I need to do the healing, clearing work."

"When we develop...any issues on our...female genitalia, our womb space, our breast space, there’s a resentment...There’s a resentment towards being a woman in this man-made world.”

“The body can absolutely heal itself completely, the mind can completely heal, your emotions can completely heal, you as a soul, as a spirit can heal and expand into what your true potential is, what your true creative expression is."

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

 Blog

Anastasia Gerali is a master hypnotherapist, Divine Potential coach for women and creator of the Rapid Abundance Activation Modality™️.

 

She guides women back to living in alignment with their divine potential by helping them heal, release, rewrite all the blocks and limitations that kept them from unleashing their limitless potential so that they can create a life of overflow in love, purposeful work, wealth and opportunity. 

Anastasia is on a mission to change the lives of a million women and create a ripple effect of abundance in the lives of their families, clients and communities. 

 

Socials & Contact

Website: www.anastasiagerali.com

IG: @anastasia.abundance

Visit Anastasia's website for free access to the Higher Self Reconnect meditation.

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

03 Jan 2024Understanding Bystander Behaviour with Michael Kill00:46:34

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I have the immense pleasure of talking to the Chief Executive of the Night Time Industries Association, Michael Kill not only about his passion for the night-time economy and culture, but also about the worrying rise of conscious bystander behaviour. We examine how the long and gradual disintegration of community may be one of the reasons for the growing reluctance to become involved in trying to resolve conflict on both an individual and societal level. And how if we are to ever remove the fear of engagement we will have to start with education in schools and rebuilding confidence in communities and each other. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

 KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • The night-time economy lacked representation pre-pandemic but now has a stronger voice to influence change through media, lobbying, and activism.
  • 850,000 young people came of age during lockdowns then emerged with pent-up energy, less understanding of social norms, and fewer venues with infrastructure to support managed reopening.
  • We need to improve education around topics like unconscious bias and rebuild the moral fabric of communities to increase public confidence in intervening in conflicts.
  • Industry stakeholders should increase cultural understanding of nightlife scenes frequently perceived negatively without context.
  • Communication and willingness to learn about subcultures versus quick judgment would improve relations between authorities and communities.
  • The "conscious bystander" culture stems partly from fear of vilification when intervening and erosion of communal values to stand up to wrongdoing.
  • Progress requires starting with schools to embed inclusivity and respect, though changing societal attitudes will take generations.

BEST MOMENTS

"I always draw back to this in the early days...there was a community that looked after each other."

"The biggest issue...we didn't really have a really strong footing at the table, particularly things like electronic music or counterculture."

"The community needs to play an active part in changing the perceptions of engagement."

"It exemplifies the different eras that we live in and how the morals within society have changed."

EPISODE RESOURCES

Link to the next Night Time Economy Summit is February 8th & 9th 2024: Night-Time Economy Summit

 ABOUT THE GUEST

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With several decades of experience working within independent, corporate and public sector environments at executive level, Michael Kill has specialised in Marketing, Operations, Licensing, Logistics and System Implementation. Having been in significant senior management roles within Luminar Leisure Plc, The Drinks Group and the University of East Anglia, and now as the Chief Executive of the Night Time Industries Association he has experienced exposure to a considerable range of businesses within the night time economy business sector.

Having worked closely with a considerable number of artists and music brands in developing bespoke shows for both stand alone events and larger scale festivals across the UK he still maintains a strong relationship and excellent reputation within the industry as an operator, promoter and procurement specialist.

Socials & Contact

Michael Kill - NTIA 

NTIA website - https://ntia.co.uk/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ntiaofficial/ 

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/wearethentia

Link to the next Night Time Economy Summit is February 8th & 9th 2024: Night-Time Economy Summit

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

02 May 2023The Art of Magic with Christian Whitecloud - Part Two00:30:37

In the second fascinating episode of my two-part special with coach and mentor Christian Whitecloud, we look at the importance of structure in the creation of what you love, and Christian opens up about her own personal journey to reclaiming her sovereignty and living a complete life.

Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • You need to start with neutralizing the shadow, to recognise what you are currently giving power to and spending your energy on.
  • You're not going to get different results in your life if you're working with a structure that's not designed to get you what you want.
  • Developing your intuitive faculties enables you to understand your higher truth.
  • Choosing to be the creative force in your own life is not for the faint of heart.
  • Not being on the adventure of your own heart is soul-destroying.
  • When we're called on a journey, the heart calls us on an adventure, we have to face the risks of what we stand to lose and be willing to lose them.

 

BEST MOMENTS

‘When we want to shift our focus, it's important for us to first acknowledge where it's been pulled. ´

‘When we find that deeper daring, of going for what exists within our own heart, that magic really starts to open up.’

‘It’s not thinking about the minutiae of how...you focus on the outcome and take action.’

‘The most beautiful things in my life haven't made sense when I've chosen to do them.’

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

 

Biog:

Christian Whitecloud is passionate about opening women to deeper worlds of their innate power and creative potential.

She has dedicated almost 30 years to living Alchemy, including intuition as a guiding force in life and the practical tools of manifestation, or as she likes to simply refer to it ~ Magic.

It's her passion and purpose to serve women in shining their unique magic and to know themselves as powerful Creatrix this lifetime.

Originally a small-town girl from Australia and having graduated from over 20 years of parenting and marriage, her current playground is Los Angeles where she leads women's programs and exotic retreats around the world.

 

Socials & Links:

 

Christian Whitecloud

 

 

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

 

 

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

 

 

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.

How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation.

 

In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests.

 

23 May 2023Explaining The Science of Risk And Trust with Dr Calvin Burns00:57:05

In this episode, Caroline talks to Associate Professor of Occupational Psychology at the University of Greenwich, Dr Calvin Burns. In this fascinating conversation Calvin and I debate the distinction between trust and faith, he outlines the five major markers that determine risky behaviour, and we examine what our automatically activated or 'implicit' attitudes tell us about our pre-conscious beliefs.

Please join her to look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Implicit or automatically activated attitudes are ingrained in us.
  • Quick-fire computerised tasks are a good way to reveal our implicit attitudes. There's no time to adjust how you react.
  • Some beliefs are so internalised that we no longer question them.
  • Sometimes trust conditioning overrides primal survival instinct. Calvin shares examples.
  • Learning to trust involves questioning and risk assessment, with faith this is less likely to be the case.
  • Risk and trust perception has a significant impact on decision making.
  • People can be risk takers in one domain, but very risk averse in another area.
  • There is a mind-body link.

BEST MOMENTS
‘Implicit attitudes are pre-conscious or automatically activated. ´
‘Our perception of other people perceiving us affects our behaviour.’
‘Trust exists because of uncertainty.’
‘People know without knowing.’

 

EPISODE RESOURCES
Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LJE76xAAAAAJ&hl=en
Harvard University Implicit Association Test https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blink-Power-Thinking-Without-ebook/dp/B002VISNAS

ABOUT THE GUEST
Biog:
Dr. Calvin Burns is Associate Professor of Occupational Psychology at the University of Greenwich.  He specialises in the 'Psychology of Risk and Trust', especially pre-conscious or implicit attitudes.  His research is mainly of an applied nature.  His early research was on assessing safety culture in high-hazard organisations (e.g., the oil & gas industry, hospitals, and construction industry).  He has also conducted consultancy work in the UK, Canada, and the Middle East on risk communication for critical infrastructure (e.g., water security, cyber-security, COVID-19).  More recently, he has worked with the security services about online vetting interviews for security clearances.

Calvin received his B.Sc. (Hons.) in Psychology with a minor in economics from McMaster University (Canada), and his M.Sc. in Psychological Research Methods from the University of Exeter (England). Calvin gained his PhD in Psychology from the University of Aberdeen where he was funded by Shell Expro (UK). 

Calvin has previously held faculty positions at the University of Aberdeen’s School of Psychology, and Strathclyde University's Business School. He is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.

ABOUT THE HOST
Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.
How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation.
In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

17 Apr 2024Fashion Tribes & Identity with Sharon Bennett00:41:21

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this episode, I talk once again to undercover artist Sharon Bennett about her upcoming art show 'Tribe'. Alongside fellow artist Jamie Ashman, Sharon promises an odyssey of fashion, music and dance culture. In this episode we look at how the emergence of fashion tribes have historically always been as a response to socioeconomic upheaval - heralding phases of youth rebellion. We discuss the re-invention of fashion and explore the links between different tribes like Punk and Hip Hop. Sharon also reveals the surprising origins of Mod and Skinhead subcultures. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Fashion tribes have historically emerged as a response to socio-economic upheaval, heralding phases of youth rebellion
  • Sharon and Jamie are artists who share similar themes in their work which led to the collaboration on their upcoming art show 'Tribe'Jamie is a fashion graduate from Central Saint Martins but chose to pursue art, and predominantly works with acrylic on paper and canvas.
  • Sharon's work reflects skinhead culture and juxtaposes a colourful and girly style with dark undertones
  • The 'Tribe' exhibition party encourages attendees to celebrate the impact of musical subcultures by adopting the style of their favourite musical 'tribe' 

BEST MOMENTS

"I think there's definitely elements of  the mods, that's statement by style." 

"Skinheads were very much influenced in the sixties by Jamaican Caribbean immigrants. And they, they took on the music and the fashion and it was all very inclusive of race." 

"Punk was obviously an uprising against the government at the time."

"Hip hop was very inclusive of all races and it was considered if you could sing, you were artistic, you could dance, then you were, you were involved." 

"Your tribe is something that identifies you and you always gonna have a bit of it in your life." 

"We love the idea of them being part of the exhibition." 

"It's kind of to take everyone back, to get them back into their tribe mentality and also, you know, appreciate the other tribes."  

ABOUT THE GUESTS

A Cambridgeshire based self-taught artist, Sharon Bennett is passionate about art that is vibrant and striking. Using a range of medium and techniques, Sharon has an artistic style  that is deceptively light and playful with darker undertones and references. Sharon is inspired by pop culture, religion, fashion and passion and has exhibited in London and Cambridgeshire.

During 2020, her painting of a baby crow (Trevor), was chosen to be part of Grayson Perry’s Art Club – and subsequently exhibited at the Manchester Art Gallery alongside many high-profile artists: Grayson's Art Club - Manchester Art Gallery

In 2022 Sharon was diagnosed with breast cancer. As part of her healing she created a lot of art and collaborated with other artists to make images for clothes that were inspired by her cancer journey. This resulted in Sharon organising a fashion show which raised £12k for the charity 'Something To Look Forward To

Alongside her cancer artworks, Sharon collaborates with another fashion artist called Jamie Ashman and in December 2023 they created an art exhibition in London based on the Studio 54 disco aesthetic. In May 2024 they are holding a show called ‘Tribe’ which will explore fashion tribes, identity and youth subcultures.

 

Socials & Contact

https://www.instagram.com/brave_girl_tough_cookie/

Jamie Ashman

Instagram: jamie_ashman

Website is www.jamieashman.com

 

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

25 Dec 2024Genetics Loads the Gun but Lifestyle Pulls the Trigger with Ryan Douglas00:41:07

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's episode, I talk once again to Ryan Douglas founder of 'Health Wealth' and host of the 'Health Wealth' podcast. Following our first eye-opening conversation about diet and lifestyle, Ryan explains the root cause of 99% of disease and reveals the main driver of modern day obesity. We explore how food companies hack into our subconscious with the clever use of marketing to create desire for ultra processed foods. And we look at our attitudes towards sugar, proven to be more addictive than heroin and alcohol, and yet sugar laden treats are given as rewards to children. Ryan also offers actionable lifestyle tips on how to improve health and explains why good quality sleep is so crucially important for wellbeing. So please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Food companies use sophisticated marketing techniques including sonic branding and subconscious triggers to create addiction like responses to processed foods
  • The shift in food industry practices began when tobacco companies acquired food manufacturers in the 1970s, applying similar addiction creating strategies
  • Inflammation, primarily caused by seed oils and processed foods, is the root cause of most modern lifestyle diseases rather than genetics
  • Quality sleep is more important than quantity, with 6 hours of deep sleep being more beneficial than 10 hours of poor sleep
  • Sugar is more challenging to quit than heroin or alcohol according to addiction specialists, yet it's normalised and given to children
  • About 30% of the population cannot moderate their sugar intake - for these people, complete avoidance may be necessary
  • The modern trend toward soft, easily consumed foods has led to reduced chewing, impacting oral health and proper digestion
  • Seed oils, originally used as engine lubricants, create harmful omega-6 to omega-3 ratios in the body, contributing significantly to obesity

BEST MOMENTS 

"Genetics can load the gun, but lifestyle pulls the trigger."

"95% of what we do and the decisions we make is our subconscious and only 5% is our conscious." 

"They spend millions and millions of dollars on scientists whose sole job is to make that food as addictive to you as they can do." 

"If you avoid processed foods and cook food yourself, you're cutting them [seed oils] out."

"When you actually go into a supermarket, apart from in the vegetable section and the meat section, the rest of it is just manmade stuff that is masquerading as food." 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Ryan is the founder of Health Wealth and host of the Health Wealth Podcast.

After becoming disillusioned with modern healthcare, and nutritional advice Ryan set out

on a personal journey of discovery into the real truths of nutrition and human health.

Over the next few years he delved deeper and researched further into the topic,

widening his knowledge and expertise in not only how to eat the right foods for health but

also the real causes of modern disease and how to reverse and prevent them using only

diet and lifestyle.

After optimising his own health Ryan decided he wanted to help others and Health

Wealth was born with the goal of not only educating as many as possible on optimal

human nutrition but also working with clients through 1-1 coaching to reverse chronic

health conditions with amazing results! Ryan continues to further his education and has

since qualified as a low carb practitioner specialising in type 1 and type 2 diabetes as

well as a qualification in the treatment of chronic illness through diet and lifestyle.

Socials & Links:

Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5WPCw6xCj9BgJkw9bPx0HF?

si=d8a6868119fe4a13

Website: www.healthwealthuk.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryan_healthwealth/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanhealthwealth/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbM6YD42nDsifaN2HxLMb4A

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

04 Sep 2024Moving Beyond Money: How to Shift Reality with Antonina Andreeva00:58:49

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I'm joined by Leadership Mentor, Modern Shamanic Psychotherapist, and Yachtswoman Antonina Andreeva. In this deep and revealing conversation Antonina explains what lies at the core of dysfunctional behaviour and discontent, and what perception shifts need to occur in order to move through dense negative emotion to create lives that not only look good on the outside but feel good on the inside. She reveals how and why world leaders are seeking out spiritual counselling instead of spin, and how after the age of 40 we experience new value and fulfilment based evolutionary drivers in our search to lead purposeful lives. So please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Antonina isn’t an advocate for the traditional school system, it’s a negative environment that focuses too much on things that individuals aren’t good at.
  • From a young age, we all have our own unique talents but these aren’t cultivated in the right way and the choices we make aren’t driven by what we are supposed to do.
  • Becoming a mother was the catalyst in Antonina’s journey to mentoring and therapy.
  • Our needs and wants change depending on our level of consciousness.
  • Everyone is capable of pushing past what is immediately obvious and engaging their senses to read between the lines and manage energy, it’s about learning the process and harnessing that power.
  • If we can learn about our own energy and vibration, we can project the best version of ourselves into the world.

BEST MOMENTS

"From a young age, we are all blessed with an incredible, unique outstanding talents”

“If I’m going to be away from my child it has to be purposeful and meaningful”

“It’s not just world leaders that can harness energy and bend things to their will, it’s all of us”

“It’s never too late to start, you can start now”

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

Antonina is a Yachts Woman| Leadership Mentor + Author | Retreat Facilitator| Catalyst.

Co-Founder & Facilitator of Experiential Adventure Mastermind with a travel element aka Activation Adventures. Antonina is Energy Intuitive, Mentor and a Thought leader in areas of integrating Feminine + Masculine energies, creating your Holy Wealth legacy, and accessing your Soul’s Purpose! She is a practitioner of the Shamanic Psychotherapy and teaches tangible consciousness tools to purpose-driven leaders and entrepreneurs, and worked with several world leaders and celebrities, including the wife of the former UK Prime Minister - Tony Blair.

 

Book: https://a.co/d/9I9MlEe

 

Socials & Contact:

https://www.facebook.com/antonina.andreeva1

https://www.instagram.com/antonina.andreeva01?igsh=MWIxeGozZXNnMzhrbw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoninaandreeva?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

https://youtube.com/@antonina5198?si=Zp07tRcpq1Y_2fmp

 

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

04 Jan 2023Embrace All of Who You Are with Henri T00:55:52

In this episode, Caroline sits down with Henri T, a self-taught visual storyteller who works with photography, moving images and performance. Henri talks about being trans, having scoliosis as a youngster, being adopted and what it feels like growing up seeing things differently from many of the people around you.
Henri shares their experience of growing up in Germany using a language that is so gendered that it was difficult for Henri to properly express who they were. They explain how labels impacted them, how they are perceived and they live. Henri talks about the supportive and loving family who adopted Henri as a baby and finally meeting their birth parents.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • In Germany, being trans was not easy for Henri, the language and the way society worked, at that time, did not take account of people like Henri.
  • Other people's perception of us has a strong influence on how we perceive ourselves.
  • Labels have a huge impact on how someone is perceived, so society needs to provide enough to cover every human variation. But the long-term goal should be to do away with the need for labels.
  • For Henri meeting their birth parents was an incredible experience, especially the feeling of sitting opposite people who had the same build and features.
  • Henri was stunned when as a teenager they were asked to become a model.
  • Opening up and being vulnerable encourages others to do the same.

BEST MOMENTS
‘As children… I don't really think we think about ourselves, you know, about our own perception, we realise through how others treat us. ´
‘I actually realised, yeah, because I'm actually not a woman. Yeah, that's why I'm not a lesbian. Because I'm just a human.’
‘I never felt anger towards my birth parents. I only feel love and forgiveness and I'm just so happy with how my life turned out.’
‘I didn't have the language back then to properly describe myself and identify myself.

ABOUT THE GUEST
Henri T is a visual storyteller who works with photography, moving images and performance.
They are interested in documenting, exploring, and celebrating queerness, and dismantling the many barriers that our constructed, social world consists of. At the heart of their practice, is an exuberant celebration of life, with its endless possibilities for individual identity and expression.
Henri describes themselves as an observer who, with an honest and kind eye, encourages their subjects to embrace all of who they are.

EPISODE RESOURCES
Henri T´s exhibition - https://www.farleyshouseandgallery.co.uk/exhibition-detail/us-then-and-now-taking-up-space/
Website - https://www.henri-t-artist.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/henritartist/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/henritartist/

ABOUT THE HOST
Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.
How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 
In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

10 Jan 2024Navigating Mountains and Molehills with Mediator Jane Gunn00:37:55

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's episode I once again have the pleasure of welcoming back expert mediator Jane Gunn, to discuss her new book, 'The Mole and the Mountain'. In this book Jane provides a map to understanding the conflict journeys that can arise anywhere and at any time in our lives. Jane also talks about what prompted her to write this book and why more than ever we need to understand how to navigate conflict. We also discuss the narratives and challenges that hold us back from self determination and authenticity. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Jane's book visually maps the process of resolving conflict through four symbolic stages represented on a compass: the storm, the murky swamp of reality, the bridge of courage and crossroads, and the mountaintop of experience.
  • People often resist the 'murky swamp of reality' phase of seeking clarity because it requires exploring difficult emotions like underlying fears.
  • We increasingly want others to solve problems for us and have lost the ability to think critically, gather alternate viewpoints, and navigate challenges independently.
  • Normalised societal rules often promote safety over opportunities for creativity, play, risk-taking, and authentic self-growth.
  • Families and social groups frequently challenge our independence and growth out of care but end up holding us back from our journeys.
  • Polarized viewpoints and cancel culture shut down opportunities for nuanced perspectives; we need "big conversations" to understand each other.
  • Staying grounded in our own thinking and being our authentic selves is the unshakeable gift no one can take from us.

BEST MOMENTS

"When you end up in a murky swamp, your temptation is to sort of keep thrashing around to try and get out of it. And it just makes the water muddier and less clear."

"How we express what we want is very different. And of course, all the conditioning we've received along the way plays into the mix."

"Have we lost some elements of childhood and adulthood and growing up about playing and being creative and exploring?"

"Nobody controls us, we are the creators of our own destiny."

"If you can stay grounded in your thinking and behaviour towards others, that's the key."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Jane Gunn is an expert in the field of conflict resolution, a trained mediator and facilitator, known to her clients as 'The Barefoot Mediator'. Listed as a Global Leader in the Who's Who Mediation and featured in 500 Hall of Fame. She is President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and a former director and board member of the Civil Mediation Council of England and Wales.

Author of 2 popular books “How To Beat Bedlam In The Boardroom And Boredom In The Bedroom” and “The Authority Guide To Conflict Resolution”, she has spoken at the United Nations, The White House and the European Commission.

Jane helps people in all walks of life to become ReSolutionaries. Teaching them the basic skills of mediation, she enables people to deal with difference and diversity in ways that are non-adversarial and solution focused.

Her mission is to create a community of ReSolutionaries equipped to lead and inspire others in times of change, challenge and crisis. She has a powerful message supported by practical tools and techniques that applies to organizations of all sizes across all sectors.)

New Book 

https://janegunn.co.uk/mole/

Socials & Contact:

Email - jane@janegunn.co.uk

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/collaborativeculturespeaker/ 

Website

Home - Jane Gunn

 

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

21 Nov 2024The Glow Up Effect or The Art of 'Sage-ing' with Anastasia Gerali00:55:52

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's episode I'm delighted to be joined once again by psycho-spiritual teacher and Soul Path mentor Anastasia Gerali as she shares her thoughts on naturally ageing in reverse. Anastasia defines the notion of 'sage-ing' and explains how we can live as sovereign beings as we grow older by resetting our nervous system for ageless beauty, We talk about the influence of genetics and epigenetics on ageing, how dysfunctional patriarchal belief systems play a part in moving us away from being in sync with our bodies, and how disconnection to our root chakra, or strength vortex also creates a disconnect from our ability to receive pleasure. So please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Anastasia challenges mainstream ageing narratives, she explains that genetics only controls 1% of ageing outcomes, teaching women that they have the power to rewrite their ageing story through lifestyle and mindset
  • Through her client work, Anastasia has witnessed how cultural programming creates different menopause experiences between Eastern and Western women, proving symptoms aren't inevitable but influenced by beliefs
  • In her practice, Anastasia focuses on helping women identify and release generational health patterns, showing how conditions many believe are inherited are often just adopted family beliefs
  • Drawing from her expertise, Anastasia points to the patriarchal medical system's research gaps as a key reason women feel disconnected from their body's natural wisdom
  • Based on her study of Indigenous cultures, Anastasia teaches that menopause should be celebrated as a powerful transition where women can fully embrace their sexuality and wisdom
  • Anastasia has observed how modern beauty treatments often accelerate ageing through chemical exposure while disconnecting women from their innate power
  • Anastasia's approach to "saging" integrates physical, mental, spiritual and relational detoxification, focusing on the rebuild of the mind and body connection is essential
  • In her program The Glow Up Effect, Anastasia teaches women to become more radiant with age by breaking free from societal programming about becoming less relevant as they age

BEST MOMENTS

"Whatever someone believes and whatever someone subscribes to, the more subscribers there are to a certain belief system or a certain narrative, the more true that becomes." 

"If you believe that the best years are behind you, that's true. If you believe that the best years are in front of you, that's true. Whatever you believe is true for you." 

"Indigenous cultures celebrate a woman's menopausal phase because it doesn't mean she's less desirable... she gets to tap into sexuality and pleasure without the responsibility of bearing children." 

"The body is such an amazing machine. It is always, always working for you. It is designed to heal." 

"Moving away from what you think you should be and into who you should authentically be is the most important thing ever." 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Anastasia Gerali is a leading psycho-spiritual teacher and Soul Path mentor, renowned for transforming the lives of women seeking deeper alignment and abundance. As the creator of Rapid Alignment TherapyTM️, Anastasia has developed a unique approach that combines profound healing with high-impact transformation, enabling women to break free from deep-rooted blocks and limitations. Through her work, she empowers her clients to step fully into their divine potential, achieving a life overflowing with love, purpose, wealth, and opportunity. Anastasia's mission is bold and unwavering: to reach and transform the lives of a million women, creating a powerful ripple of abundance that touches families, clients, and communities worldwide.

Free Masterclass: Becoming The Radiant Woman: https://anastasiagerali.kartra.com/page/RadiantWomanWebinar

Socials & Contact

Website: http://www.anastasiagerali.com

Instagram: @anastasiagerali

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

19 Sep 2023The Secret to Capturing a Perfect Photograph with Robert Golden01:06:18

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's episode, I have the absolute pleasure of talking to veteran still life photographer, director and more latterly documentary maker, author and essayist Robert Golden. Robert shares his unique process and discloses the precise moment as an 8-year-old when he knew that making art would become his life. We also unpick the difference between seeing and looking and how generalisation is the enemy of success. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • At just 8 years old, seeing Diego Rivera's epic murals showed Robert how art could tell impactful stories and ignited his passion for visual storytelling.
  • Questioning assumptions, digging deeper by asking "why," and thinking critically are essential to grow creatively and in life.
  • When photographing a scene, you must look beyond the surface and ask yourself what story you want to tell before capturing the decisive moment.
  • Generalisation is the enemy of creative success; be specific about your viewpoint to take impactful photographs.
  • Study the masters across mediums to improve your own work and gain insights about life.
  • As a photographer, you are drawing with light, not just documenting an event - recognise the fleeting uniqueness of each moment.
  • Robert aims to honour his responsibility to the people he photographs by depicting their dignity and humanity.

BEST MOMENTS

"I want to make stories with pictures. And I was deeply moved by it."

"The real enemy of any success is generalisation."

"When do you release the shutter? You're photographing emotion."

"The biggest question people have is why. Why are you saying that?"

"I cared for the underdog. That painted my life."

ABOUT THE GUEST

BIO

Robert began his career in New York and then in London as a photojournalist, documenting the working lives of people in many industries.

He became one of the most successfully food and still-life photographers in the UK and internationally in the 90’s, adding to his portfolio as director and director of photography, 900 television food commercials and two award winning feature films.

From 1999 to 2005 he created two successful television series, Savouring the World and Savouring Europe, seen in over 40 countries. These films are good-time stories looking at the food and culture of 26 different regions around the world.

He has since made another 20 documentaries about the arts and also about youth in the world. His research about many aspects of food production and his love of food and his caring for those who work so hard to produce it has led him to make THIS GOOD EARTH, which now has global distribution via Random Media.

This new film, BELONGING – BECOMING concentrates on the lives, concerns and hopes of young people in the shadows of corruption, war and climate change.

Socials & Links:

LATEST FILM WEBSITE:

https://robertgoldenpictures.com/film/belonging-becoming/

EMAIL:

robert@robertgoldenpictures.com

MAIN WEBSITE:

www.robertgoldenpictures.com

AGENTS & PICTURE LIBRARY:

https://www.topfoto.co.uk/groupitem/282/

FILM WEBSITE:

https://this-good-earth.com

LATEST BOOK:

https://robertgoldenpictures.com/transient-light-fleeting-time/

WEEKLY ESSAYS:

www.rjgolden.substack.com

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

06 Sep 2023The Secret of Spiritual Transformation with Allan Kleynhans - Part Two00:47:14

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In the second episode of my two-part special, coach and mentor Allan Kleynhans talks about the human revolution that occurred taking him from a life buried in drug addiction and destructive beliefs to knowing for the very first time in his life what he wanted to do with his life, and his journey to becoming a world-class coach helping others to dissolve the blocks that stop them from realising their fullest potential. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Allan knows that anyone can change their life if they truly have the desire. He was at rock bottom but discovered he had all the tools he needed to change things.
  • Coaching and personal development is real, it can change anyone’s life.
  • Allan doesn’t care what anyone says about organised religion now, he doesn’t believe in it at all, it is a man-made construct that is built upon a foundation of power and control. Unity and faith are the true paths to religion and God.
  • The current education system indoctrinates children to believe that they’re wrong. That institutions are always right and your creativity is wrong.
  • If you are taught autonomy, power and creativity then you become a free thinker.
  • To know what love is, you have to love yourself first. If you want to change the world you need to love yourself and your family and people.
  • For any new technique to work for you, such as affirmations or meditation, you have to be consistent and open-minded.
  • Einstein predicted that the average human being will only utilise 0.5% of their potential in their lifetime. The potential anyone can unlock is limitless.

BEST MOMENTS

‘If I can change my life anybody can’

‘A lot of people don’t understand or they don’t believe, their perception is that coaching or transformational work is just fluff but it’s not’

‘I came to the conclusion that religion is a load of sh*t”

‘Religion is finding god in yourself, living in a space of peace and love for yourself, respecting yourself and respecting all of love, that’s spirituality’

‘The [education] system was systemically created by powerful people, powerful people in business and the church do not want people to be self-empowered’

‘We all have unlimited potential'

ABOUT THE GUEST

BIO

Allan Kleynhans is a walking lexicon of human development and potential, having studied psychology, philosophy, the behavioural sciences and consciousness for 33 years and counting. His vast knowledge and expertise as a passionate and highly skilled facilitator on the subjects of human behaviour, communication, self-mastery, conscious leadership and spiritual psychology have helped many thousands of people to make significant personal and professional breakthroughs. He loves helping people transcend the limiting mental constructs of their human psyche to create lives of true fulfilment, outrageous success and authentic self-expression.

Socials & Links:

https://www.instagram.com/allankleynhans/

www.facebook.com/allankleynhans

https://www.facebook.com/AllanSpeaks/

 

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

14 Feb 2024Online Dating: The Good, The Bad and The Beige with Sally Baker00:38:26

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this uplifting Valentine special senior therapist Sally Baker joins me once again to discuss the emotionally charged arena of online dating and how to succeed at it. She explains exactly how to gain clarity around who and what you want, and how to best avoid those tricky virtual red, amber and beige dating flags. Sally has also very generously given us free access to her online dating course - the link to which you can find in the show notes. So pucker up and please join me as we look at life through a loving lens.

How to Become Super Savvy About Online Dating: https://workingonthebody.com/online-dating/ Use the code DATE100, and the price changes from £99 to zero. This offer ends at midnight on February 15th 2024. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Lead with self-celebration by focusing on your unique, loveable quirks instead of surface-level traits
  • Listen closely for dealbreakers or risky behaviours suitors confess upfront to discern compatibility
  • Optimal online conversing lasts under 3 weeks before meeting up in person
  • Green flags include authenticity, sharing victories and struggles, generosity and thoughtfulness
  • Getting over past hurt often entails therapeutic inner child work to avoid projecting unmet needs onto new partners
  • Spring's biochemical shift tends to energize dating efforts more than cold winter months
  • Persist through numerous dates to beat the odds; view subpar experiences lightly with optimism

BEST MOMENTS

"It's about having a full life. It's about meeting people in a myriad of different ways, not just online."

"There are several, several, several thousand proper people for us. Real people for us."

"Unless you're going to shag your postman because you're not out there, get out there."

"When they get to university, every intake does their own sex week, the freshers sex week, where they catch up on all the stuff they've been made to miss out on."

"Have a hundred dates. Seriously, have a hundred dates...Shag 50 of them. Have fun!"

"Good people are out there. They can't find us quite yet."

"You cannot just have one date and go and think, oh that was horrible, I'm never doing that again."

"It took a long haul flight for her to allow herself to be soft enough and vulnerable enough to meet someone halfway instead of keep pushing people away."

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Sally is a highly experienced licensed and accredited therapist, writer and speaker. She sees adults and young people face to face in London and worldwide via Zoom. She is trained to an advanced or master practitioner level in many of the latest therapeutic approaches all of which work rapidly and powerfully to resolve a wide range of presenting issues.

Sally has written books on key aspects of therapy published by Hammersmith Books, London. Through her therapy work she is often in demand for her expert opinion on human behaviour and is frequently quoted in the international press, magazines, BBC Radio and influential on-line media platforms.  She is regularly invited to comment on human behaviour and relationships insights in the national press and on television referencing Love Island and hihg profile poforessionals including Harry & Meghan, the Beckham’s  and Katie Price .She is regularly invited to speak and lead workshops on resilience, achieving peak performance and how to recover from trauma and PTSD.

"Therapy isn't for everyone but if you've tried everything it could just be what you need.“ Sally says it’s always worth a conversation to find out.

Sally Baker APAQAM
Accredited award-winning senior therapist, clinical supervisor, author & speaker
Associate Therapist HAYA(Hunt Academy for Young Actors)
Orpheus Therapist Diploma Hypnotherapy Dip PH (Distinction).Advanced Certificate in Education (Canterbury Christ Church University).Advanced Emotional Freedom Practitioner (EFT).BWRT (BrainWave Recursive Therapy).
Qualified Accredited Member of Ayanay Psychological Accreditation.Licensed Member of the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR).Member of Association of Meridian Energy Therapies.
sally@workingonthebody.com 

www.workingonthebody.com

Tel: + (0) 7986 812851

 Published By Hammersmith Books, London

 ‘7 Simple Steps to Stop Emotional Eating' 

‘How to Feel Differently About Food' 

Sally Baker & Liz Hogon

‘The Getting of Resilience from the inside out’ - scheduled to be published 2023

Sally Baker

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

21 Aug 2024Living in 'Liberessence' and Learning to Be Seen with Cindy Ashton00:54:51

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I'm joined by award winning TV host, singer, dancer, actor and keynote speaker, the irrepressible Cindy Ashton. Cindy reveals how her lifelong journey as an advocate for those who struggle with visibility began, and the impetus behind her groundbreaking leadership and business programme 'Brave Leaders Rising' - which provides heart based ethical leaders training in how to be seen and heard, as well as successful on prominent stages, Cindy also discloses what drove her to buying herself white privilege at the age of 16, her invisible illness and the freedom she's finally found in living without the devastating effects of chronic emotional, and physical pain. We discuss the life changing importance of self belief, how we don't know what we don't know - and we talk about Cindy's incredible new show 'Liberated'. So please join me as we sprinkle a liberal dose of 'spiritual potpourri' and look at life through a different lens.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Cindy was born with a heart condition and structural problems with her left side, this led to a childhood of operations and chronic pain. She has spent her life being told she wouldn’t be able to do things but she has beaten the odds time and time again.
  • At 49 years old, Cindy finally has the freedom to wake up each day without being in pain.
  • Most people are not consciously aware of their life purpose. Cindy, on the other hand, knew her purpose but struggled to pursue it fully because of her chronic illness. 
  • Self-belief is one of the most powerful things we can build and harness to achieve success. Purpose gives our lives meaning and direction.
  • Cindy’s own experiences of living with an invisible disability have made her challenge perceptions of disabilities and labels.
  • Cindy’s parents were first-generation immigrants from Palestine and she felt the weight of this growing up as well as the prejudice against her for her name. She changed her name and calls this ‘buying white privilege’. It has framed and shaped how she views the world.
  • Cindy fosters and teaches a different approach to leadership, speaking and sales. She is against pushy tactics and instead focuses on making her audience and clients feel comfortable.
  • Everyone has wisdom, they just need to learn how to tap into it inside of themselves.

BEST MOMENTS

"Your world is communication”

“I have basically spent my entire life reversing illness that shouldn’t be able to be reversed”

“I think purpose is a really crucial thing in our life that moves us forward and gives our lives meaning”

“The majority of people in leadership, bought their way to the top because they had the money”

“I’m spiritual potpourri!”

“We’ve been taught that we’re not powerful, from being little kids”

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

Cindy Ashton

 

Award-Winning TV Host, Singer/Entertainer/Actor & Keynote Performer: cindyashton.com  

 

Socials & Contact:

 

Cultivating ethical leaders shifting the planet at Brave Leaders Rising

 

TEDx Talk – Speak From Your Power & the Art of Liberessence: https://youtu.be/j8cCK2I5NyI

Author of “Liberate Your Voice: How to Trust Your Power in a World That Shuts You Down.”

 

As seen on ABC, Thrive Global, Forbes, Inc Magazine and more.

 

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

08 Mar 2023The Truth Behind the Business of Acting with Valorie Hubbard - CEO & Founder of Actors Fast Track00:50:30

Actors Fast Track Accelerate Live Training:  https://www.accelerate-live.com/aft-2022

In today's episode, Valorie Hubbard explodes the myths around the business of acting. We discuss why actors aren't taught that they are entrepreneurs and why having an agent isn't the holy grail. We talk about the importance of mindset, and with all the recent changes in the industry, reveal how now really is the best time to be an actor. 

Join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • The acting industry is changing at a phenomenal rate, which is creating some fantastic opportunities.
  • For decades, actors have been told they need others to help their careers take off. They are conditioned to do this. But the person who is going to create your career is you.
  • Whoever pays for your business is the boss.
  • Never perform for no or a low fee. You should get paid for rehearsals too.
  • Voice acting is huge today. It pays well and there are lots of jobs available.
  • Keep pace with technology and be a continuous learner. Get a coach.
  • Don´t let perfectionism hold you back.
  • Making yourself known, is not being pushy. It is simply promoting what you have to offer.

BEST MOMENTS

‘It's really the best time ever to be an actor. ´

‘We´ve given away all of this power.’

‘I had a client that made $100,000 last year doing non-union voice overs.’

‘I do believe if I change the way enough actors do business that I will collectively change the business.’

‘If you consistently do something for 18 minutes a day you will be better than 97% of the population at that particular thing.’

ABOUT THE GUEST

Bio

Valorie Hubbard owns the company, Actor’s Fast Track, where she consults with working actors about their career paths. Having navigated her own career, she knows the pitfalls and successes of the path and how to avoid the one and create the other. She gives actors the tools they need to get recognized.

In her newest book, RULE BREAKERS: Changing the Way Actors Do Business, she shows professional actors how to create and operate their acting career as a successful business – and how to move from being “stuck” into the limelight. 

Credits include roles on Castle, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D; How I Met Your Mother; Glee; American Horror Story; Workaholics; True Blood; and pretty much every Disney show plus tons of important theatre and commercials, and video games.

Valorie lives in Irvington New Jersey with her husband Chef Gill Boyd and dog Gracie.

EPISODE RESOURCES

TikTok and IG are both @actorsfasttrack 

Web Site: www.actorsfasttrack.com

Upcoming Event: https://www.accelerate-live.com/

Upcoming Challenge: www.theactorschallenge.com

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories. 

How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 

In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

25 Apr 2023The Art of Magic with Christian Whitecloud - Part One00:50:59

In this the first of an inspirational two-part episode Caroline talks to Creatrix Coach and Mentor Christian Whitecloud. Christian explains how she first uncovered magic as a creative force through following her intuition and how crucial intuition is in the alchemical process of creating what we love. We discuss the purpose of our egoic identity, and how knowing that we are the creators of our reality gives us the power to change it.
Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • In modern life we tend to ignore our intuition, so miss out on what our heart tells us and wants us to invest in, what we truly love.
  • When you follow intuition, it takes you outside of your perception of life and expands your horizons.
  • We are all multidimensional but tend to live one-dimensional lives that are tied to the identity we developed while young when the die of our identity is cast.
  • You need to know what you want out of life.
  • We all have societal familial cultural, messaging, impressing on us all the time, which pushes out our creativity.
  • When you ignore your intuition, it leads to behaviour that damages us.

BEST MOMENTS

‘If it exists in your heart, there is a place for it in the world, ´
‘Life is presenting you with opportunities all the time.’
‘What people think they want in their lives is usually compensation for something they think they lack.’

ABOUT THE GUEST

Biog:
Christian Whitecloud is passionate about opening women to deeper worlds of their innate power and creative potential.
She has dedicated almost 30 years to living Alchemy, including intuition as a guiding force in life and the practical tools of manifestation, or as she likes to simply refer to it ~ Magic.
It's her passion and purpose to serve women in shining their unique magic and to know themselves as powerful Creatrix this lifetime.
Originally a small-town girl from Australia and having graduated from over 20 years of parenting and marriage, her current playground is Los Angeles where she leads women's programs and exotic retreats around the world.

EPISODE RESOURCES

 

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories. 

How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 

In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests.

11 Apr 2023Making the Acting Industry Accessible to All with Charlie Frances00:59:00

In today's episode, Caroline talks to the unstoppable Charlie Frances. Charlie, like a lot of young actors post-pandemic, struggled with finding the funds to get new publicity photos so decided that he would create his own photography company on his own terms. Charlie explains how a small seed of an idea blossomed into a thriving community and shares the refreshing ethos behind Akta Photography. We discuss the crucial role of failure in the journey to success and the importance of collaboration and mindset and we pinpoint elements needed to create a really successful headshot. 

Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Think outside the box.
  • You learn an incredible amount through trying and failing. 
  • Don’t fear failure, take action, any action.
  • Being of service to others fuels your own success.
  • Communities of people in the same situation, doing things together is powerful.
  • Network laterally as well as up.
  • Be yourself – when you find a job that aligns with who you are you will win an Oscar.
  • Acting rejection has nothing to do with who you are, it is just you don´t fit that particular role.
  • Have confidence in yourself and your ability to think on your feet.
  • If things don't work out, don’t worry, there will be plenty more chances in your life.

BEST MOMENTS

‘It's not how many times you fail, it's about not giving up. ´
‘You pay a monthly subscription then you have unlimited access to this upstate studio.’
‘The photographs have to be authentic.’

ABOUT THE GUEST

At 25, in the middle of lockdown, Charlie Frances set up a Pay What You Can Headshots Company so young actors can hurdle industry barriers to being considered for work. 

Charlie, like most trained actors, lost his income at the beginning of the lockdowns. He had been juggling acting gigs around an internship for a Film Festival and work in events. Everyone he knew was in the same boat, their income just disappeared overnight. So, Charlie decided to help his friends be ready for when the industry started up again by taking their headshots at whatever price they could afford; The Pay What You Can Headshots Initiative was born.

Now two years on and the acting industry is slowly picking up, Charlie’s business Akta Photography Ltd has taken over 2000 portraits, produced Podcasts, run workshops, and bundled pertinent services into a subscription service called TeamAkta. Charlie has a successful, growing business built on business acumen alongside the belief everyone should get a fair chance. Charlie continues helping actors keep abreast of industry expectations and dedicates 25% of Headshots to the Akta Pay What You Can Headshot Initiative.

Socials & Contact:

@aktaphotogrpahy

www.aktaphotography.com

http://www.instagram.com/aktaphotography

aktaphotography.com/pwyc

info@aktaphotograp

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories. 

How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 

In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

13 Jun 2023How to Thrive in the Workplace with Hayley Johnson00:55:57

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me, your host Caroline Partridge. Today I talk to the inspirational Hayley Johnson who is an experienced employment lawyer and Senior Associate at Morton Fraser in Edinburgh. In this episode, Hayley recounts the tragedy that drove her decision to embark on a career in law and exposes the early shocking discrimination that she herself faced having an accent and background that didn't fit the perceived notion of a law student. We discuss how employer assumptions can lead to discrimination and what elements are integral to a rewarding and happy employment relationship.
Please join me as we look at our work life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • People look at where you are from, the way you speak, and your appearance and often make assumptions about your ability to learn, etc.
  • Ask your employer what you need to do a good job and be able to take care of your family responsibilities too.
  • Employees need to be balanced too and willingly provide the type of cover the business needs.
  • Employees only raise an official grievance when they feel they have no other choice.
  • It is better for businesses to have more diversity and flexibility.
  • Treat your employment relationship like a personal one, be honest, and don’t be afraid to speak up.
  • Embrace the unknown. Don’t be afraid to apply for a job even if you do meet the entire list of requirements.

BEST MOMENTS
‘We shouldn't be afraid to ask for what we want.’
‘It works both ways.’
‘Nobody sets out to do a bad job… it’s not motivating for them.’
‘These blanket policies that lots of lots of employers have really don't serve.’

ABOUT THE GUEST
Bio
Hayley Johnson is a Senior Associate in Morton Fraser's highly regarded Employment Team. She is an experienced employment lawyer who has an established reputation throughout the UK for advising employees facing discrimination or workplace disputes and negotiating senior executive departures. Described by a previous client as a "strong, savvy, intelligent Pitbull" Hayley is known for her straight-talking approach and for fighting hard to obtain the best possible results for her clients.
Socials
Firm website and LinkedIn below - I am active on LinkedIn.
Hayley Johnson | Morton Fraser Lawyers | Edinburgh and Glasgow (morton-fraser.com)
Hayley Johnson | LinkedIn

ABOUT THE HOST
Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.
How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation.
In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

27 Dec 2023How to Beat the Booze with Sally Baker00:35:43

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Once again I have the utmost pleasure of talking to award-winning therapist Sally Baker. Today we tackle the subject of our behaviours around alcohol. We examine what makes us drink to excess, how we normalise abnormal and unsafe behaviours around drinking, and the staggering psychological and physiological changes that begin to occur when we abstain from alcohol for an extended period, Sally also offers some excellent strategies of how to combat the temptation of falling off the waggon and red flags to look out for in our relationships when we decide to stop drinking. I have also included some useful contacts in the show notes if you or anyone you know is affected by the issues we cover in this episode. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.  

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • It’s common for people with an alcohol problem to first seek help for an associated issue such as anxiety.
  • There are a lot of symptoms within someone's life that they have a problem with alcohol and what most of these symptoms have in common, is that their level of drinking is causing them to put themselves at harm.
  • Although many people drink to relieve stress, drinking alcohol is actually worse for your nervous system and body and how it copes and deals with stress.
  • Drinking in moderation is very difficult to achieve and maintain.
  • If you are looking to stop drinking, it’s best to take it slowly and in incremental steps, such as going alcohol-free two days a week.
  • If anyone around you is trying to pressure you into drinking then this is a red flag, they don’t have you or your best interests at heart.
  • Women are fearful of saying no but we have to become more comfortable with it to stop ourselves from burning out or relying on things like alcohol to help us manage stress.

BEST MOMENTS

“It’s rare that a client comes and says ‘I’ve got a problem with alcohol’ ”

“Our REM sequences are reduced when drinking”

“No one wants to go tee-total everyone wants to manage the holy grail of moderate drinking but moderate drinking is really tricky”

“Stopping drinking will feel monumental, it will take all of your brain space up”

“If you’re out with a group of friends and you still want to like them the next day you need to leave by 9, 9-30. If you’re sober and they’re drinking by that time in the evening they are so dull”

“Stick to your stuck record and stick to your no”

“Be aware of who is afraid you are sober”

EPISODE RESOURCES

Useful contacts for alcohol problems (UK)

  • Drinkline is the national alcohol helpline. If you’re worried about your own or someone else’s drinking, you can call this free helpline in complete confidence. Call 0300 123 1110
  • Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

Sally is a highly experienced licensed and accredited therapist, writer and speaker. She sees adults and young people face to face in London and worldwide via Zoom. She is trained to an advanced or master practitioner level in many of the latest therapeutic approaches all of which work rapidly and powerfully to resolve a wide range of presenting issues.

Sally has written books on key aspects of therapy published by Hammersmith Books, London. Through her therapy work she is often in demand for her expert opinion on human behaviour and is frequently quoted in the international press, magazines, BBC Radio and influential on-line media platforms

Socials & Contact

Sally Baker APAQAM
Accredited award-winning senior therapist, clinical supervisor, author & speaker
Associate Therapist HAYA(Hunt Academy for Young Actors)
Orpheus Therapist Diploma Hypnotherapy Dip PH (Distinction).Advanced Certificate in Education (Canterbury Christ Church University).Advanced Emotional Freedom Practitioner (EFT).BWRT (BrainWave Recursive Therapy).
Qualified Accredited Member of Ayanay Psychological Accreditation.Licensed Member of the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR).Member of Association of Meridian Energy Therapies.
sally@workingonthebody.com 

www.workingonthebody.com

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

25 Sep 2024The Sensible Use of Silly with Roger Hartley00:56:09

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I'm joined by Roger Hartley founder of the Bureau of Silly Ideas. Driven by an underlying sense of altruism and a passion for the absurd Roger has made it his mission to bring the genius of silly ideas into the mainstream and goes on to explain the ethos behind the Bureau and its seriously silly work. We talk about how subverting the everyday creates the space for magic to happen, and Roger recounts some of the Bureau’s exploits, that include rampant robot wheelie bins, harvesting the pheromones of success whilst masquerading as event sponsors, and working with the UN. We also look at how silliness and eccentricity are at risk in the wake of cancel culture and how we can push creative boundaries by blurring the lines of reality and illusion. So please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

 

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Roger started by creating a space where people could come to an environment with resources to do things, even if they didn’t have any formal training or means.
  • Raised to believe in giving first, Roger has always approached much of his life altruistically.
  • Society and culture put pressure as we grow out of being children to also grow out of being silly and this is to our detriment, especially where creativity and joy are concerned.
  • One approach Roger has implemented is working as a sponsor, it was a different way to curate a 'silly' story and bring silliness to an event.
  • So many adults have forgotten how to play, but we need to recognise that life is about more than being serious and working hard.
  • Cancel culture is making artists, creators and ordinary people scared to push boundaries, stifling creativity.

BEST MOMENTS

"Silliness for me is the key to free thought and eccentricity and where the glimpses of genius come from”

“I was raised in a way where you think of giving first”

“They dilute stupid into silly and they’re too different words in my head”

“When you remember something that you’ve done that is brilliant, you created a pheromone that’s associated with success”

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

Roger is a celebrated public space maverick who creates inspired madness on the

streets of the UK and beyond. An experienced creator, performer, producer & maker he

has worked across theatre, film, music, stage, television and Outdoor Arts. In 2002 he

founded the Bureau Of Silly Ideas. As Artistic Director he has devised street theatre

experiences from remote-controlled wheelie bins and stunt clown shows through to

large-scale conceptual artworks called 'SuperFictions. Often a guest lecturer and

masterclass leader Roger has also been a Leverhulme Scholar, Ted Talk presenter and

is currently a member of the Hard Art cultural collective & Guardians of the Arches.

Previous Directorships include Big Oriental Squid Inc and Bio Organism Substrate

Industries.

 https://www.meisterdrucke.uk/fine-art-prints/Bruegel/779168/The-Fight-Between-Carnival-and-Lent.html

https://www.dickjewell.com/Breugel.html

Socials & Contact:

Tweet: @SillyBureau

Insta: @bureau_of_silly_ideas

Facebook: /bureauofsillyideas

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

22 May 2024How Giving Up Drinking Transformed My Life with Anna KP00:47:15

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I'm joined again by passionate outfluencer and queen of sustainability Anna Kilpatrick. In this episode, we talk about Anna's decision to give up drinking 4 years ago during lockdown and how it drastically affected not only her appearance, but also her life in ways she could never have imagined. We also discuss the lies that we're sold about alcohol by advertising companies that encourage our increasing consumption, and the psychological drinking games that we play with ourselves to normalise drinking to excess. So please join me as we look at life through the bottom of an empty glass.  

https://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Naked-Mind-Annie-Grace/dp/0008293465

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Anna lost weight as a consequence of quitting alcohol. She has found the way she is perceived differently now, particularly around her style and fashion sense.
  • Drinking is normalised throughout all of UK society, from having a relaxing drink in the evenings to socialising with friends. It’s incredibly easy to feel like your relationship with alcohol is normal.
  • Anna found she was limiting what she would do in the evenings to ensure she had the time and the capacity to drink.
  • It was in May 2020, during lockdown, that Anna stopped drinking.
  • We are all ‘sold’ alcohol throughout our lives, that it’s needed to enjoy ourselves and to be a real adult.
  • Whilst the stresses of parenting made Anna drink more, it was also parenting that made her want to give up. She wanted to show her children there was an alternative life that didn’t include alcohol.
  • Most people are unaware of the amount of sugar that is in alcohol and the damage this can create.

BEST MOMENTS

“We do judge people by their weight”

“It is so culturally accepted, to drink”

“My world shrunk down to the places I could drink in”

“You will never satisfy your need for alcohol by drinking alcohol”

“Sugar is in so much non-food”

“The size of you means nothing to do with style”

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

Anna Kilpatrick started the Instagram account @not.needing.new to document her exclusive use of second hand clothing and homeware over the past twelve years as a single parent on a very limited budget. She is very interested in ideas around satiation and in finding the joy in realising what is enough. Anna is represented by Curtis Brown and is researching for a book about our relationship with fashion and how we have got to the point that we are now at. 

 

Socials & Contact

Website: https://www.notneedingnew.com/

Instagram is https://www.instagram.com/not.needing.new

Linktree: not.needing.new | Instagram | Linktree

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

 



01 Nov 2023Operating Against Medical Advice with Simone Gisondi01:04:15

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I talk to holistic healer, health coach, hypnotist and author Simone Gisondi. In this truly eye-opening episode, Simone opens up about how a near-death experience completely changed her life and way of looking at health, healing and nutrition. We look at how the food industry perpetuates false information regarding food and nutrition, and we address the underlying psychological, emotional, and vibrational causes of ill health. Please join me as we look a life through a different lens. 

 KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Simone’s journey to what she does today and who she is has been traumatic but it is the reason she began to explore alternative medicine and health.
  • Stress is the root cause of most diseases; it initiates harmful biochemical changes in the body.
  • Processed and chemical-laden foods tax the immune system and cause inflammation.
  • Healing requires nourishing foods with a high, natural vibration to elevate your energy.
  • Thoughts and emotions emit frequencies that affect the body just like food.
  • Taking personal responsibility and control of your health is the first step to well-being.
  • Look critically at all health claims and research who funds them before seeing them as the truth.
  • Work with a professional to identify nutritional gaps and imbalances unique to you. There is no such thing as a one size fits all approach to health. 

BEST MOMENTS

"I realised that 99 percent of all disease has its roots in stress."

"Much like how the energy of the foods that you take into your body have the same effect."

"Stay away from foods that are 'fortified' or 'enriched'; it means it wasn't there to begin with."

"Everything that we interface with is going to affect our health, 100 percent including thoughts."

"We are the ones that create our own health and our own ill health."

"Mother Nature gives us the only things our bodies truly recognise as food."

"Put on your critical thinking hat to understand how foods work."

"If your thoughts are fearful, it will certainly make you sick." 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Simone holds a Certified Holistic Nutritional Consultant designation, graduating from the International School of the Healing Arts where she studied under Naturopathic Doctor and Master Herbalist Dr Robert Morse in the US, and the Holistic Cancer Program in Canada. She is also a Certified Hypnotist and has her own coaching business GISONDI TRANSFORMATION CONSULTING.

She is also the author of the memoir AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE.

Socials & Contact

Instagram: @Simone.Gisondi

LinkedIn: Simone LG

Website: SimoneGisondi.com 

Email: Simone@SimoneGisondi.com | SimoneGisondi.com

Certified Holistic Mindset Transformation Consultant and holistic Health Coach

Certified Hypnotist

416-567-1673

Simone L. Gisondi

Author: AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

08 Feb 2024How We Create Ideas with Tye Glover00:50:13

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I'm joined by Ideation Coach and Founder of Think Different Nation Tye Glover. After being labelled as learning disabled and consigned to a future of manual work Tye describes how the spectre of imposer syndrome haunted him for years, until he finally found the belief to create his own business teaching people how to connect to their ideas and creativity. Tye also explains the theory behind NCP or Neuro Creative Programming and how Star Trek really does influence science. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Imposter syndrome labels us "less intelligent" but we have hidden strengths and perceptive abilities valuable elsewhere, so embrace your distinct way of thinking and operating.
  • Noticing life's anomalies then drilling down for deeper understanding builds a library of novel inputs to spark new ideas and connections á la Steve Jobs' "connecting the dots."
  • Science and imagination are intertwined - science fiction writers imagine what scientists verify, like Star Trek influencing NASA, so perceive creativity as foundational to science.
  • We're distinct individuals experiencing emotion at different polarities and paces, so make space for your own nonlinear neurological and emotional processing free of judgment.
  • The mind directs energy so carefully choose where to place your mental focus, limiting attention on unchangeable, distracting, lower vibrational drama unrelated to progress.
  • "To thine own self be true" - create by knowing your native talents and processes then expand by applying them more widely, living and working aligned with your authentic strengths.

BEST MOMENTS

"I find that I'm tracked and I'm automatically heading to a certain type of process as far as my education is concerned."

"It kills the bear. Once it's minimised the problem, it moves towards the next idea, maximising the opportunity, you're not going to just throw the bear out."

"Science will often go after science fiction writers because they think in a completely different way."

"I wasn't running away from that, I was really wanting, running to what I wanted to create."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Tye Glover has made it his life's work to help people in the creative industries understand how innovation works and how they can more effectively access those tools. In his Think Nation coaching programme Tye uniquely combines Neuro Creative Programming or NCP, The 7 Ancient Laws of Reality and 'joining the dots' of past experience to future reality, to create a path to more effectively scale impactful new ideas.

Socials & Contact

Tye Glover

https://thinkdifferentnation.com/ 

https://thinkdifferentnation.com/cannabicary/ 

https://www.facebook.com/ThinkDifferentNation 

https://www.instagram.com/thinkdifferentnation/

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

01 Feb 2023How to Live a 10/10 Life with Master Coach Tony Vee - Part Two00:52:40

Free Training: https://www.tonyandnickivee.com/free-training-link-page
(Only available to the end of Feb)

In this, the second episode of Caroline’s two-part special with coach and mentor Tony Vee, he expands on the catalytic revelations that took him from the road to fear and down the road to love. They look at the chemistry of human emotion, and why it's impossible for love and fear to exist in the human body at the same time. Most importantly, Tony reveals the secret to living a 10 out of 10 life. 

Please join Caroline as she and Tony look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • What you believe has a huge impact on how things go. If you believe relationships are painful, yours will be.
  • The emotions we experience are a result of the mix of chemicals in our body at a particular point in time.
  • With the right techniques, you can exert a lot of control over your body chemistry, which translates into managing how you feel.
  • The way your body chemistry works means that you can't have love and fear (worry) in your body at the same time.
  • Anger breeds anger. People don't want to help someone who is nasty to them.
  • You have to let go of the past.
  • As soon as you realize you are not leading a happy life, take action to change things. If you don't things will get worse.
  • Become a giver, not a getter.
  • If you transmit love and joy, you will trigger that behavior in others.

BEST MOMENTS

‘You cannot have fear and love in your body at the same time. ´

‘Wherever we are in our lives we have created that. We aren't victims, we are the creators of our own lives.’

‘These are our fight and flight chemicals. We're supposed to have them for an emergency, but people have come to use them in their everyday life.’

‘Be loving to them, being caring too, it doesn't matter who it is. Spread that around, and you will receive that back.’

ABOUT THE GUEST

Tony Vee Biog:

Tony Vee seems to have been born with entrepreneurial bones and has never worked for anyone. He always describes his life, like the two Testaments. There is the Old Testament, which spanned the 1st 47 years of his life when he had what he calls a catalytic moment, or a 'Massive Change of Perception' of 'Life' itself. Where he started a whole New Testament of life, which, now in his 69th year, he continues to write - while sharing the what, why, and how of what it takes to move towards having what he calls a 10 out of 10 life experience.

EPISODE RESOURCES

Here's the Tony & Nicki Relationship Store, where there are lots of freebies - Tony & Nicki Vee

link to the 10-10 Movement short training in the Red & the Green - How To Turn Red (Bad) Day's Into Green (Good) Days

Here's the Blogs, where you will see/hear us doing a Relationship Podcast Together - Relationship Advice Blog [Relationship Help & Information]

Link to 10 out of 10 Life Test: https://10-10.life/?yt

Socials & Contact Details:

Email - tony@tonyandnickivee.com

Website - https://www.tonyandnickivee.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tonyandnickivee1/

Messenger - m.me/tonyandnickivee1

Phone - 07926 604133

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories. 

How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 

In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

10 Oct 2023Discovering the Artist Within with Kamila CK00:48:20

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's episode, I talk to visual and performance artist Kamila Kessler about how she affected the monumental change that shifted her life from a career in hospitality consultancy to her true identity as an artist. Kamila talks openly and emotionally about how looking beyond her fears and committing to following the guiding voice of intuition has been key to her success, and we examine the impact on our closest relationships when we go for what we love.

Please join me as we look a life through a different lens.

 KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Awakening happens when we open up to exploring our passions and talents.
  • Surrounding yourself with people ahead of you on your path accelerates growth.
  • Saying “I am an artist” out loud helps you become it.
  • Following your intuition rather than logic leads you where you’re meant to be.
  • Don't let age or time dictate what you can achieve.
  • Stepping outside your comfort zone is necessary for growth.
  • Let go of the logical mind and what others think you should do.
  • Don't compare your talents or progress to others.
  • Allow your interests to organically merge into your own artistic language.
  • Say yes to opportunities aligned with your passions.

 

BEST MOMENTS

"I kept thinking about the gold on the other side and I think that's what drives me because there's always the gold."

"If we don't accept and have faith and belief and see our talents for what they are, we will be just proving to other people or ourselves that we have it."

"I follow my intuition. I follow the voice inside me. I follow my soul in a way."

"I am an artist. I'm an artist. There's so many forms, you know."

"It was scary. It was bloody scary, but it's, but it's, but the, but the reward is worth the risk."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Born in Poland,1985, Kamila Kessler has lived and worked in the UK since 2007. She holds a Master's Degree in International Hospitality Management from Oxford, UK. She worked as a marketing head for London-based hotels and international marketing agencies. Kamila left her first career to become an artist in 2018 under stage name Kamila CK. Since then, she visited Japan multiple times, studied at Slade School of Fine Arts and completed the Professional Course in Circus Arts with AirCraft Circus in London. She had the great fortune of studying 'Shodo' (the art of Japanese Zen caligraphy) under Japanese teacher, Rie Takeda. This way of painting became a cornerstone in her artworks, combined with five years of movement-based performance practices including trapeze, aerial hoop, and silks.
 Since 2019, her performance and visual works have been exhibited and staged in London as well as abroad (France residencies 2021 and 2022, Florence Contemporary Gallery, Italy 2021). Her works are held in private collections in the UK, US, Canada, France and Poland. 
In 2023, she opened her concept of an overnight stay with art at No. 2 Boutique Art Townhouse, Lincoln, UK. 
 Kamila lives in Lincoln and continuous to work in London and internationally. 

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

06 Jun 2023How to Effectively Agree to Disagree with Jane Gunn00:52:30

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me, your host, Caroline Partridge. In today's episode, I have the absolute pleasure of talking to the Barefoot Mediator herself Jane Gunn. Jane who is an expert in the field of conflict resolution, and has spoken at the United Nations, and The White House, demystifies and distils down for us the real essence of what mediation actually means. We look at the narratives that drive us into conflict and discuss the alarming disappearance of balanced debate and conversation.
Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Mediators create a better interaction between two people, who've got some kind of conflict between them, enabling them to solve their problem.
  • If you can listen to someone else's story, and acknowledge it, you're not saying it is right. You’re saying, I hear your story. I understand where it comes from.
  • The principles of conflict resolution are the same in all scenarios.
  • Most people do not set out to hurt you.
  • Be open to having conversations with those who do not agree with you, but    don't fall out with them.
  • The way we live today isolates us from others, so we are losing our conversational skills.

BEST MOMENTS
‘Mediation is actually a conversation. ´
‘Was your intention to hurt me, harm me? It's usually not the case at all.’
‘There's nothing more interesting than having a challenging conversation with someone. ´

ABOUT THE GUEST
Jane Gunn is an expert in the field of conflict resolution, a trained mediator and facilitator, known to her clients as 'The Barefoot Mediator'. Listed as a Global Leader in the Who's Who Mediation and featured in 500 Hall of Fame. She is President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and a former director and board member of the Civil Mediation Council of England and Wales.
Author of 2 popular books “How To Beat Bedlam In The Boardroom And Boredom In The Bedroom” and “The Authority Guide To Conflict Resolution”, she has spoken at the United Nations, The White House, and the European Commission.
Jane helps people from all walks of life to become ReSolutionaries. She teaches them the basic skills of mediation that enable people to deal with difference and diversity in non-adversarial and solution-focused ways.
Her mission is to create a community of ReSolutionaries equipped to lead and inspire others in times of change, challenge, and crisis. She has a powerful message supported by practical tools and techniques that applies to organisations of all sizes across all sectors.)

Socials & Contact:
The Barefoot Mediator Podcast - https://soundcloud.com/barefootmediator
Jane Gunn Conflict Resolution Books - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jane-Gunn/e/B004XIKA5U?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1685960678&sr=8-2
Website - https://janegunn.co.uk/
Email – jane@janegunn.co.uk

ABOUT THE HOST
Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.
How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation.
In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

22 Feb 2023Learning to Accept All of Myself with Alison Thomas00:46:14

In today's episode, Caroline has a beautiful conversation with a kindred spirit. Alison Thomas founder of the ethical clothing brand Unique and Loved opens up about how her damaging perception of who she thought that she was supposed to be brought her to her knees, and how, after having her son Alistair - who is Down's Syndrome, and witnessing people's discomfort around difference - she began to understand that acceptance really has to start with yourself. Join us as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Once you realise you can change your perception of yourself it takes away the barriers.
  • By accepting the way society has conditioned us our true selves are suppressed.
  • Be kind to, and take care of yourself. Too many of us try to be superwomen and men.
  • We all have faults. You need to recognise them before you can work on them - If you can´t change those issues, understand how they have contributed to who you are.
  • Accept, value, and celebrate other people for who they are, on an individual level. Trying to put each person into a specific box makes it impossible to create a truly inclusive society.

BEST MOMENTS

‘It's like standing in a prison with a key in our hand but focusing on the bars instead of looking at the key. ´

‘I realised that actually if I wanted to talk to people about accepting others, I needed to accept myself.’

‘I want to create an inclusive world.’

ABOUT THE GUEST

Alison is a socially motivated entrepreneur, who, compelled by her life experiences, aims to encourage individual perception shifts about self and others, to help move society towards an inclusive world.

Alison was previously the CEO at Equation, a domestic abuse prevention charity, and has 8 years of experience developing healthy relationships and domestic abuse education packages. Prior to working within the domestic abuse sector, Alison managed supported accommodation projects for homeless teenagers. 

Alison was inspired to create Unique & Loved in 2020 when her desire to challenge perspectives about her,

EPISODE RESOURCES

Website: www.uniqueandloved.co.uk

Instagram and Facebook: @uniquelovedme.

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories. 

How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 

In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

09 Oct 2024Disability is Not a Costume with Freddie Stabb01:01:09

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's episode I talk to actress and campaigner Freddie Stabb. In our conversation Freddie shares how as a person with a disability, she has navigated the world of acting for over 30 years. We discuss tokenism, how the representation of disability on screen is a powerful tool in shaping society's perception of disabled people and how that representation can be limiting and unrealistic. We also talk about the trials and tribulations of the casting process for actors with disabilities, and why casting able-bodied actors in disabled roles should be considered unacceptable, as disability is not a costume. So please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Being bullied as a teenager for her disability gave Freddie the determination to pursue a career in acting.
  • ‘Disabled blind casting’ is a disservice to disabled actors, studios and people working with disabled actors need to recognise and understand an actor’s disability to make the right accommodations for them.
  • Freddie’s lived experiences have allowed her to correct and amend things in the writing of her roles to make them more accurate and realistic, often educating those she works alongside.
  • Writers and studios still aren’t daring when it comes to casting disabled actors, they are frequently given smaller parts in shows, they are rarely the protagonists.
  • If we can cgi able-bodied actors to having disabilities, then why aren’t we doing the opposite? Disabilities aren’t a costume.
  • If disabled writers start to be recognised more and are given opportunities in mainstream media, then we will begin to see a more accurate representation of disabilities on screen.

BEST MOMENTS

"You wouldn’t believe I’ve done half the things I have with my life”

“There’s this disabled blind casting which is kind of unrealistic”

“It’s really important to be able to educate the people around you”

“There seems to be a big fear around disability (in casting)”

“When is someone with a disability going to get a main role in a regular series”

“My disability is not a costume”

“If you have confidence in yourself as a human being it becomes easier to pass on the message”

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

Having worked as an actress for over thirty years, Freddie's most recent work included 'The Witcher' Netflix, 'Breathtaking' ITV and 'Stephen' ITV. Her theatre work has included understudying for Liz Carr in 'The Normal Heart' at The National Theatre, 'The House of Bernarda Alba' at Royal Exchange in Manchester and projects including corporate, voice over and documentary presenting. One of her highlights was working with Mark Rylance and Johnathan Moore on 'What You Will', a pop-up Shakespeare project across London during the Paralympics in 2012. 

She has been a vocal supporter of disability rights in the industry, working with Equity on their 'Deaf and Disabled Committee' over the years and is on the steering committee for Actor at the Centre, a campaign group who are working to return 1a Tower St (now 7 Dials Playhouse) to a home for actors by actors as its original purpose. Freddie is represented by Nicola Bolton Management.

 

Socials & Contact:

Insta /FB /X : @freddiestabb

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

28 Aug 2024Angels, Ascension and Breaking Out of the Matrix with Marie Fleming Grant01:00:49

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I'm joined by Ascension Guide, Direct Channel, Activator and author Marie Fleming Grant. In this fascinating conversation Marie shares how she first discovered she was a channel for higher dimensional beings and energies outside of the physical realm, and how she has used her gift to help other people access their own channelling power. Marie reveals how we are all have assigned spirit guides from birth and clarifies common misconceptions about their purpose in our lives, as well as how we can learn to directly connect with them. We talk about the effect of shifts in personal consciousness, and Marie explains how the collective planetary ascension that we are currently undergoing, is working to move us from out the dark to the light, in an extraordinary evolutionary aspect never before experienced by humanity. So please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

 KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Marie feels like her life has been split in two, her life before as a lawyer, contrasted to how she lives now, particularly as an ascension guide and direct channel.
  • Marie feels information from other dimensions, from beings and energies outside our physical human existence.
  • Everyone has the capability to connect, they just have to learn how and this is something Marie teaches people.
  • There is beginning to be a shift in culture towards Marie’s beliefs and ideas into the mainstream, particularly amongst young people. There is excitement to be tapped into if we accept this is a new phase of life and evolution for humanity.
  • Small noises, sensations and even ailments can be frequencies we aren’t recognising or paying attention to.
  • An activation of these senses can be spontaneous, individuals can feel like they have been ‘switched on’ to be able to communicate.
  • Those who are switched on and can connect with different frequencies have all been doing so in previous lifetimes, this can feed into the current fear to speak out and be open about the messages we are receiving because they have previously been persecuted in other lives.
  • Social media can be a necessary evil, it is very useful in promoting yourself and getting your message out, but it can be challenging managing the negativity and cynicism of others.
  • In order to find light we have to recognise the dark energy at play around us. Light and dark coexist, one cannot exist without the other. 

BEST MOMENTS

"We are surrounded by these beings and they are all here to assist us, you all have guides even if you’ve never felt them”

“Now young people are actually standing up and saying actually no, we’re not going to allow this continue”

“There’s never been a time where so many of us, conscious beings, have all been here at the same time all focused in the same way”

“We’re all putting ingredients into this pot so everything we do makes a difference”

“I’m here for the ones that want to hear it and need to hear it”

“We can’t have light without dark”

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

Marie is a Direct Channel, Ascension Guide & Activator, who works with Leaders, Healers, Impact Makers, Conscious Business Owners, Visionary CEO's & Entrepreneurs, and those here on their Mission to assist the collective shift. Marie is also an Author, Founder of 'The Awake Revolution' and creator of 'High Level Channel International Training Academy.'

She guides and activates people to drop the old paradigms in life, business & mission, wake up to who they really are, and revolutionise how they think, feel, live and create, to be all of who they came here to be.

Book:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B8H967LS

Socials & Contact:

https://www.facebook.com/MarieFlemingGrant

https://www.facebook.com/TheAwakeRevolutionMFG/

https://www.instagram.com/theawakerevolution

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjD2cjhw5yjoEEkm_RUCidA?view_as=subscriber

https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-awake-revolution111

https://theawakerevolution.com

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

14 Aug 2024Disability, Sexuality and Artistry: Unspeakable Conversations with Mat Fraser01:01:17

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I'm blessed to be talking to the force of nature that is the multi-talented Mr Mat Fraser. As well as being internationally known as a disabled actor, writer, and musician Mat is a long time advocate and activist within the disability rights movement. In our conversation Mat shares his journey from angry young man to equally passionate older man within the industry, and how changes over the last 30 years have impacted his career, for example the practice of 'disability-blind' casting and what that means in terms of expectation and reality. We discuss Mat's brilliant new Netflix show 'KAOS', and his current theatre show 'Unspeakable Conversations'. - And we look back at his controversial 2005 show 'Thalidomide!! A Musical' as we debate how audience guilt and cultural sensitivity can prevent us from being able to accept humour. Mat also shares the surprising personal challenge he faced when his 85 year old mother took a lover 35 years her junior, his proudest moments, and why you should never go to bed on an argument. So please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

 KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Mat is approached for interviews and thoughts more now than ever, because of the amount of experience he has built in disability advocacy, particularly in the arts space.
  • In his youth, Mat projected a lot more anger onto the world, he has always been an outspoken person and felt he had to make his own rules in life to navigate the ableism he faced.
  • Mat learnt to brand and promote his own theatre shows, with rules and controls, so that they couldn’t be framed in a prejudiced way.
  • Comedy trends are intrinsically linked with society and current culture, Mat has had to change his style of comedy and performances as almost all comedians do.
  • Comedy is the ability to laugh at anything in society and acknowledge humanity and our existence.
  • Inclusivity doesn’t erase ignorance, something Mat has experienced frequently on set. He tries to always educate crews and production teams.
  • Whilst culture in the West is more inclusive in a lot of areas for disabled people, it often isn’t realistic or takes into account the real experiences of disabled people.

BEST MOMENTS

"I’ve been around so long that people care what I think about stuff or think that my take on it might have some value given the length of time I have been looking at the subject”

“None of the things that are meant to happen when you obey the rules happened so I thought for disabled people it doesn’t count so fuck all rules in that case, I’ll make my own path”

“I think we need disobedience, we need disobedient adults because otherwise we’re completely fucked over”

“I do have hope for the future, you have to have hope for the future”

“There was a lot of audience guilt, that’s why people didn’t want to laugh”

 https://www.amazon.co.uk/View-Down-Here-Young-Disabled/dp/0241612764

ABOUT THE GUEST

Mat Fraser

Mat Fraser is an internationally known disabled actor, writer, and musician, recognised for his work in shows like “KAOS” (Netflix) and “Gangs of London” (Amazon Prime). He recently played Peter Singer in the play “Unspeakable Conversations”. Mat's writing, including the series “CripTales” for the BBC, has won awards. He is currently pitching dramas around disability for the BBC under the working title “7 Deadly Sins” and is part of a team pitching a sitcom set in the world of fan conventions to US TV stations. He is also part of a 3 person writing team for a sitcom set in the world of fan conventions, currently being pitched to USA TV stations. Everything Mat writes has a connection to disability, which Mat understands though the Social model of Disability. 

 

Socials & Contact

Website: www.matfraser.co.uk,

Instagram @mflidfraser,

Twitter: @mat_fraser

Facebook : Mat Fraser

https://www.amazon.co.uk/View-Down-Here-Young-Disabled/dp/0241612764

  

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

14 Feb 2023The Secret to Successful Online Dating with Sally Baker00:36:42

In this Valentine's Day special, Caroline talks to therapist Sally Baker about how to win at the dating game. 

Sally Baker´s Online Dating Course - https://workingonthebody.com/online-dating/

They discuss the lengths love bombers will go to, how to recognise good 'green' relationship flags, and why you should stop feeling downhearted if you're single. Your prince or princess really is just around the corner - you just need clarity on what it is you're looking for. Try the quiz in the show description to give yourselves a head start and join Caroline and Sally as they look at love through a different lens. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Successfully dating online requires the right mindset.
  • Treat finding the right person like a project.
  • Be truly clear about what you want before you start looking.
  • Forget trying to change someone. Instead, seek out a person that is already a good match for you.
  • Be aware of the red flags e.g. love-bombers.
  • If you are not talking as openly as you would normally about the relationship with your friends, it's a warning sign.
  • Be open and honest.
  • People behave better when they are accountable, which is why dating your friends' mates often works well. They are pre-vetted and more motivated to behave decently.
  • There is not just one person out there for you, there are thousands. You are not looking for a needle in a haystack.

BEST MOMENTS

‘The whole dating online thing is a mindset. ´

‘Love happens in the strangest of places, once you are open to the prospect.’

‘When your gut says – Oh, this is a bit weird, that's your intuition working to your higher good.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Dating Quiz: Online Dating

Valentine's Day Statistics - https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/half-of-all-couples-arent-having-sex-on-valentines-day_uk_5c583d20e4b09293b2062a94?ncid=other_email_o63gt2jcad4&utm_campaign=share_email

ABOUT THE GUEST

Sally Baker APAQAM

Sally is a highly experienced licensed and accredited award winning therapist, writer, and speaker. She sees adults and young people face-to-face in London and worldwide via Zoom. She is trained to an advanced or master practitioner level in many of the latest therapeutic approaches all of which work rapidly and powerfully to resolve a wide range of presenting issues. 

During thousands of client hours over more than 25 years in private practice, Sally has developed the most effective ways of working to resolve and release whatever is stopping her clients from fulfilling their full potential. She also teaches powerful self-help therapeutic approaches to improve and maintain ongoing positive mental health. Her clients present with a wide range of issues from general anxiety as well as performance anxiety, addictions/compulsive behaviour, coping with online bullying and managing social media, and eating disorders through to trauma and PTSD. As someone with lived experience, her work includes the emotional impact in adulthood for survivors of childhood sexual abuse. She wholeheartedly believes that trauma does not end things, people can not only recover but thrive.

Sally worked as a journalist in the 1980s in the film and television industry. She started on Screen International Magazine before working as an Editor launching several other film industry titles. She then moved into film production as a line producer with a leading Visual Effects Supervisor before taking a management role at a film and TV production and post-production company.

Since retraining as a therapist Sally has written books on key aspects of therapy published by Hammersmith Books, London. Through her therapy work, she is often in demand for her expert opinion on human behaviour and is frequently quoted in the international press, magazines, BBC Radio, and influential online media platforms.  She is regularly invited to comment on human behaviour and relationships insights in the national press and on television referencing Love Island and high-profile professionals including Harry & Meghan, the Beckhams, and Katie Price. She is regularly invited to speak and lead workshops on resilience, achieving peak performance, and how to recover from trauma and PTSD.

With her many years of working in film production, Sally recognises the pressures on actors when in front of the camera and the duty of care and responsibility of the production company. She also understands the psychological demands of an acting career and works closely with a well-respected acting academy to help emerging and experienced actors manage the challenging impact acting can have on their mental health. 

"Therapy isn't for everyone but if you've tried everything it could just be what you need. “Sally says it’s always worth a conversation to find out.

Contact

sally@workingonthebody.com 

www.workingonthebody.com

Tel: + (0) 7986 812851

Twitter: @Sally_Therapist

FB: Working on the Body

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories. 

How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 

In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

04 Apr 2023Looking at Family and Social Dysfunction with Sally Baker00:48:41

Before we start, I would just like to say that certain listeners may find some of the topics covered in this episode upsetting. If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed there will be useful links provided in the show notes so, please reach out for help if needed.

In today's episode, I have the pleasure of once again speaking to award-winning therapist Sally Baker. We discuss family dysfunction and how intergenerational patterns can be broken. Sally talks about how her therapist journey evolved from work specialising with female clients struggling with weight loss issues to uncovering a connection to childhood sexual abuse. We explore the damaging impact of social media; examine the plight of a whole generation of young people adversely affected by psychological and behavioural issues now surfacing post the Pandemic and learn how to practically counteract negative thought loops. 

Please join me as we look at life through a different lens. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Our perception is greatly impacted by the way we are raised.
  • As adults, we can learn to change the way we perceive and function in the world.
  • Many of Sally’s obese clients suffered sexual abuse as children.
  • Modern entertainment and social media have a massive impact on mental health.
  • The pandemic has generated fear and a level of crippling introspection that is still impacting many people.
  • Human connection, play, and exercise are healing. 
  • You can use your body to change your mental state.

BEST MOMENTS

‘You can convert your external locus of control to an internal one. ´
‘That optimism that lightness of heart has kind of gone - the pandemic has blown it away.’
‘Get walking, or swimming, or exercising for 20 minutes.’

ABOUT THE GUEST

Sally Baker
Sally is a highly experienced licensed and accredited therapist, writer, and speaker. She sees adults and young people face-to-face in London and worldwide via Zoom. She is trained to an advanced or master practitioner level in many of the latest therapeutic approaches all of which work rapidly and powerfully to resolve a wide range of presenting issues.

Sally has written books on key aspects of therapy published by Hammersmith Books, London. Through her therapy work, she is often in demand for her expert opinion on human behaviour and is frequently quoted in the international press, magazines, BBC Radio, and influential online media platforms.  She is regularly invited to comment on human behaviour and relationships insights in the national press and on television referencing Love Island and high-profile professionals including Harry & Meghan, the Beckhams, and Katie Price. She is regularly invited to speak and lead resilience workshops, achieving peak performance, and how to recover from trauma and PTSD.

"Therapy isn't for everyone but if you've tried everything it could just be what you need. “Sally says it’s always worth a conversation to find out.

Socials & Contact
sally@workingonthebody.com
www.workingonthebody.com

ABOUT THE HOST
Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy. 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

18 Apr 2023Art, Life and Laughs with Daryl Hembrough00:57:06

In today's episode, I talk to the remarkable Daryl Hembrough. Daryl shares his earliest memories of living with the rare genetic condition Pfeiffer Syndrome and how by the age of 11 he had undergone an estimated 250 surgeries. We talk about exclusion, institutions, and what the future holds, and we discuss the importance of art and comedy. 

Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Until the age of 18 Daryl spent 99% of his life either in the hospital or attending outpatient appointments.
  • As a child, when you are labelled e.g., the naughty one, you tend to behave in that way.
  • Living with a serious medical condition makes many kids incredibly determined and strong. Often, they overachieve and do remarkable things.
  • Being on stage is a great way to engage with others, it is good for both parties.
  • Having a serious medical condition is just a part of who you are. It does not define you.

BEST MOMENTS

‘People don't really see people; they see the condition that somebody has and then label that person. ´

‘Being on the caring side of it. Like my parents were, the doctors and nurses were a hell of a lot harder than being the patient.’

‘It (storytelling) helps me to remember stuff… it's therapy.’

‘Whatever happens to us we're still kind of the spirit of who we are, as opposed to anything that is physical.’

ABOUT THE GUEST

'I was born with a rare condition called Pfeiffer Syndrome and I've had many other conditions over the years. I model, I act, and I do other things.'

https://youtu.be/D8tH9lS_NpM

https://youtu.be/ot5nSdR6HjI

https://youtu.be/792KHXR2RFc

https://youtu.be/hZJO57s2NeM

Socials & Contact:

instagram.com/daryljhembrough

linktree.com/daryl.hembrough.model

model@darylhembrough.com

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories. 

How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 

In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests.

20 Mar 2024How to Self Heal Compassionately with Amy A O'Day01:01:13

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this episode, I talk to healer Amy O'Day about 'Compassionate Self Healing'. Having suffered from autoimmune illnesses for decades Amy explains the way she finally cured herself of these seemingly incurable conditions. We discuss the critical importance of being allowed to express anger and emotion, how trans-generational trauma can create illness and why when we're triggered our inner 3 year old will often turn up to wanting to drive the truck. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

 KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Autoimmune conditions and chronic illnesses are rooted in stored emotions, and the specific condition can be a signpost to the type of emotion that needs to be released.
  • Suppressing emotions, especially anger, from childhood can lead to a build-up of rage that manifests as physical symptoms later in life.
  • Remission is not the same as healing; true healing allows you to live life fully without the need for strict protocols or limitations.
  • Compassionate self-healing involves collaborating with the practitioner to identify and release emotional threads, reclaim power, and update wounded parts of the self.
  • Healing requires readiness and a willingness to let go of the identity attached to the illness, which can be challenging but ultimately liberating.
  • Transgenerational trauma can contribute to chronic illness, and healing oneself can positively impact future generations.
  • The belief meditation available on Amy’s YouTube channel can help release emotional threads and accelerate the healing process.

BEST MOMENTS

"There isn't one part of you that tells the story. There are multiple parts of you."

"Remission is not switching off your illness... When you actually switch off your illness, you don't need anything anymore."

"It takes courage to actually, to choose to be well."

 "I have yet to get to a thread and not be able to get to, you know, what the memories are, even with people that have completely blanked out their childhood."

"There is hope and I think that's really important just to give people hope, you know, that they can actually get in the driving seat with you as the instructor and they can, you know, and they can drive towards health."

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

Amy developed her own modality, Compassionate Self-Healing, after decades or personal research as a result of a lifetime of chronic illness. Imbalances for her, started as a small child, and the chronic illnesses piled on, gathering momentum with every decade.

Eventually at 35, six months after the birth of her twin boys, her body gave way, culminating in several autoimmune conditions, complete burnout, and an inability to function. From there, she started the deep-dive into the research, working on everything from the microbiome and what the medical establishment could offer, nutrition, alternative therapies, energetic techniques, and researching trauma-release modalities.

After even more illness ensued, she finally unlocked the key to her own individualised healing process by getting the exact answers she needed to what was at the root of her imbalances and switched off all of her autoimmune conditions and chronic illness.

From there, she closed her successful design business of 22 years in order to pursue this work, and her professional practice began, realising the same phenomenal success in others that she had in herself.

With a closed 2-year waiting list, she is now offering a teacher-training practice in order to spread the reach and message of the work, and offers different generalised techniques and healing meditations on TikTok and YouTube to help those beginning their work.

 

Socials & Contact

https://linktr.ee/the.reconnected.self?utm_source=linktree

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

31 Jan 2024Re-imagining Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging with Kat Parsons00:44:11

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's episode, I talk to the ISS or International Service Systems, Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Kat Parsons about what diversity and inclusion really looks like in the world of work in the 21st Century. Kat talks openly and vulnerably about how her personal life and past employment experiences were a direct and significant influence on her groundbreaking policies for the workforce. We also look at box-ticking, toxic work role models and being unapologetic for bringing all of who you are to work. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Outdated policies and bias meant that when Kat had a child, there wasn't a policy in place for her workplace to support her. 
  • Kat created a menopause policy at work after struggling to support her wife, highlighting a major gap in workplace wellbeing. This led to her diversity and inclusion role.
  • Talking openly about taboo topics like menopause makes others feel safe to share their experiences, creating an inclusive culture.
  • People shouldn't hide parts of their identity at work. Bringing your whole self allows you to thrive and progress faster in your career.
  • Toxic workplace cultures based on outdated stereotypes like aggressive male leadership styles are often perpetuated through unconscious bias and lack of diverse role models.
  • Inclusive workplaces recognise every individual has unique needs. Customising support maximises employee productivity, ambition and happiness.
  • Effective diversity requires fully inclusive culture change, not just ticking demographic boxes.
  • Share examples of good workplace inclusion practices openly to create more supportive work environments industry-wide.

BEST MOMENTS

"I was having to work twice as hard as anyone else around me."

"You have to be loud and be...there was, you know, situations where, you know, you had to slam your hand on the desk."

"I shouldn't have to hide something that's natural, uh, that I'm struggling with."

"It turned out that he actually was trans. He's a trans woman, but outside of work, trans woman, inside work, pinstripe suit."

"The quality of the answer is entirely dependent on the quality of the question."

 "Allow people to succeed by asking them the questions that they understand."

"Things aren't wrong, they're just different."

"Be who you are, become what you want, and be part of something bigger."

ABOUT THE GUEST 

Kat Parsons

As the International Service System or ISS’s Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging, Kat Parsons champions gender balance, pride, abilities, generations, culture, race and ethnicity as part of an inclusive and progressive workforce.

Kat is not just a formidable leader, but somebody who holds diversity, inclusion very close to her heart. Since taking on the Head of DIB role she has shot into the spotlight after being awarded the Head of Diversity and Inclusion Award for both Diva Magazine (April 2023) and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Tech Awards (June 2023). She was recognised in the Pride Power list 2023, Women to Watch & Role Models for Inclusion in Hospitality, Travel & Leisure Index 2022, recognition in the RoSPA Inspiring Women in Health and Safety Awards, finalist for the IWFM Diversity award, and internal ISS Awards such as the Apple and Global ISS Inspire Awards. Kat ended the year by appearing on the Hive Learning Top 75 Most Influential DEI Leaders in EMEA.

Kat’s experience and innovations have earned her a reputation across both the Facilities Management industry and among D&I experts.

Links:

https://vimeo.com/835796295/e234a61e11?share=copy

https://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/content/news/nhs-england-encourages-employers-to-adopt-its-menopause-guidance/

https://www.mentalhealthatwork.org.uk/blog/the-menopause-is-a-not-an-illness-or-medical-condition-lets-talk-about-it/?utm_source=Mind&utm_medium=LI&utm_campaign=Menopause-blog

https://www.all-female-build.co.uk/

 

Socials & Contact

Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kat-parsons-743a0953/

Website: www.all-female-build.co.uk

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

21 Dec 2022Redefining The Way We Encounter and Perceive Art with Paul Sermon00:44:53

wIn this episode, Caroline is joined by Paul sermon. He is an artist, academic, professor of visual communication and leader of doctoral studies of the School of Art and Media at the University of Brighton. They discuss the role perception plays in his art and the role of art in the way we perceive and understand the world.
He explains how his interactive video installations are designed to draw the audience in. Doing so in ways that means that they become a part in the pieces of artwork. Using networked art installations Paul connects audiences in different locations and blurs the lines between the audience and the performer. They discuss some of his installations, including how they are set up and how people who interface with them respond.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Paul´s work redefines the way we encounter art.
  • His interactive video installations require audience participation to work. So, to a large extent, the audience is the artwork.
  • When you are interacting with someone via a screen your focus is on them, the connection is very real.
  • When people interact with his art, their perception of the real world begins to change because of that experience.
  • Giving people the chance to interact with art is incredibly powerful.
  • There are many ways to use tech that we are yet to explore.

BEST MOMENTS
‘I create a certain amount of potential for something to come out of that, but I don't know, as an artist, what will come out, it could go in any direction. ´
‘Stop thinking about artworks as objects, think about them as triggers to experiences.’
‘Video conference is not just about me looking at you, and you looking at me … it's actually about a portal to another space, a space where we can coexist, a third space.’

EPISODE RESOURCES
Website with links to Paul´s work and other resources - http://www.paulsermon.org/
Telematic Dreaming 1992 - http://www.laboralcentrodearte.org:7080/laboral/es/recursos/obras/telematic-dreaming-1992/

ABOUT THE HOST
Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.
How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 
In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

01 May 2024A.I. & Art with Amit Lennon00:58:03

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this episode, I talk to portrait photographer and film maker Amit Lennon. It's a real pleasure to listen to Amit share the his journey from Astronomy & Physics graduate to award winning photographer, and hear his personal perspectives on what makes a good portrait. Amit talks about his love of film making, and his recent portrait project, a fascinating exploration into the world of AI, that was initially inspired by Lucien Freud's painting process. He also spills the beans on what photographing the queen of country music, Dolly Parton is really like. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Portrait photography is a two-way interaction between the photographer and the subject, requiring the photographer to guide the conversation and capture the essence of the moment.
  • AI-generated portraits lack the imperfections and idiosyncrasies that make humans unique, resulting in polished but somewhat uncanny images.
  • AI can be trained on billions of stolen images from the internet, raising ethical concerns about the use of AI in creative fields.
  • While AI can be a useful tool, it is limited by the data it is trained on and may struggle to generate truly original ideas.
  • The increasing prevalence of AI in creative industries poses existential threats to various professions, as AI can potentially reuse and repurpose human-created content without permission.
  • Human creativity is limitless, while AI-assisted creativity is restricted by the data it is trained on, often resulting in repetitive or stylistically similar outputs.
  • Lennon's AI portrait project aims to explore the ambiguity and limitations of AI-generated images by providing the AI with minimal prompts and allowing it to interpret the data in its own way.
  • The future of AI in creative fields is uncertain, but it is crucial to remember that AI is a tool that cannot replace the unique perspectives and ideas of human creators.

BEST MOMENTS

"I'm not looking for anything from anyone. I just want them to maybe not be, self aware so much, because obviously we're very self aware of how we look."

"AI is kind of everywhere, rapidly evolving and rapidly changing and getting smarter"

"I always think that kind of human creativity over decades is kind of like being quite limitless. But like AI, assisted creativity is slightly restricted within the realms of what it is." 

"These things are amazing tools, photography probably when it started 150 plus years ago was viewed as a sort of some terrible thing compared to painting. It's not art."  

"I hope people vote human rather than AI."

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

https://www.amitlennon.com/
https://www.amitlennon.com/ai-portrayal
www.instagram.com/amitlennon

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

21 Dec 2022Sex, Stigma and Social Media with Dr Kate Lister00:43:12

In this episode, Caroline sits down to speak with Dr. Kate Lister. She is a senior lecturer in English Literature at Leeds University, a podcaster, an academic writer, and the author of two enthralling books about the history of sex. Caroline talks to her about how she and her work are perceived.
During this highly entertaining and thought-provoking episode, Kate explains how a woman called Clarice Clatterbollocks led her to start writing about and researching sex. She shares how taking this unusual path and spending some time working in the sugar sex industry has affected her life. They also discuss the impact pornography has on the way people perceive sex.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Even in today´s relatively liberated times people still feel embarrassed talking about sex.
  • In medieval times, sex was much more a part of everyone´s every day life.
  • The Victorians became quite prudish. Yet, at the same time, invented video, and photo pornography.
  • Being a woman talking about sex in a public arena has created some issues for Kate, which she talks about.
  • Sex is everywhere in modern society.
  • People are still mainly learning about sex using pornography, which is a really bad thing.
  • There is still a lot of stigma surrounding sex workers. 
  • Ex-sex workers are still losing their regular jobs despite having left the sex industry years earlier.

BEST MOMENTS
‘I've been endlessly fascinated by it for as long as I can remember. Before I really knew what sex was, I was aware that there was something there. ´
‘People are still primarily learning about sex from porn, which is really bad.’
‘Anyone who has watched porn has used the services of a sex worker.’

EPISODE RESOURCES
A Curious History of Sex by Dr. Kate Lister - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Curious-History-Sex-Kate-Lister/dp/1783529717/ref=sr_1_1?crid=205P00GVLKODE
Harlots, Whores and Hackabouts by Dr. Kate Lister - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Harlots-Whores-Hackabouts-History-Sale/dp/0500252440
Betwixt The Sheets Podcast - https://shows.acast.com/betwixt-the-sheets
Twitter - https://twitter.com/k8_lister/
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@k8_lister/video/7162151668459588870
Instagram Whores of Yore - https://www.instagram.com/more_whores_of_yore/
Twitter Whores of Yore- https://twitter.com/whoresofyore/status/1428451471692111878?lang=en
Whores of Yore Website - https://www.thewhoresofyore.com/

ABOUT THE HOST
Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.
How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation.
In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

13 Nov 2024Black Hair - Embracing Beauty & Diversity with Sabina Harris-Hercules00:49:09

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's episode I'm joined by human rights lawyer, hair salon owner and founder of 'The Black Hair Society' Sabina Harris-Hercules. Sabina talks about promoting the positive representation of Afro hair in society and her mission to redress hair discrimination and bias. She shares what it was like growing up in 1970s London as a black woman and explains how black hair businesses evolved. We also look at the repercussions of toxic hair treatments, like relaxers, the desire for Caucasian looking hair and why there is such a woeful lack of education and training about black hair when the black hair industry is such big business. So please join me as we look a life through a different lens.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Sabina challenges the frequent bias and hair discrimination found in education, workplaces and the wider community. She is passionate about being a voice for change.
  • Combining her legal expertise with extensive salon experience, Sabina established the Black Hair Society specifically to challenge discrimination and create institutional change in professional hair education
  • Her decades of client interactions have documented the generational damage caused by relaxers and toxic treatments, with many older clients suffering permanent hair loss and scalp damage
  • As both a lawyer and salon owner, Sabina has supported numerous families whose children faced school discrimination simply for wearing traditional black hairstyles
  • Her work with mixed-race clients and their parents exposed the critical knowledge gap affecting cross-racial families, demonstrating the broader societal impact of inadequate hair education
  • Through her salon work, Sabina has observed how the normalised segregation between "black" and "white" salons contradicts Britain's multicultural reality
  • Leveraging her dual professional background, she's now leading the Black Hair Society's research efforts to gather concrete statistics needed to influence policy makers and transform industry attitudes

BEST MOMENTS

“I also challenge hair discrimination and bias in education and the workplace”

“It’s unfair because there is unequal access, a hair stylist should be competent in all hair types, we shouldn’t have segregation in the hair industry”

"In 22 years I've had one person from the community college come to my salon... when she qualified and came to work in our salon, she couldn't do black hair. We had to retrain."

"We need to reverse the Eurocentric beauty standards... embrace our natural hair, embrace ourselves as individuals with different and unique hair textures that are just as equally important as any other."

"Knowledge is power and through increasing society's understanding of Afro textured hair, we will help eliminate discrimination and bias."

"We have to embrace the beauty of diversity, as we do with people, as we do with everyone. How should hair be any different?"

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog, Socials & Contact

https://www.theblackhairsociety.com

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

08 Aug 2023Using Horticulture as a Form of Activism with Mak Gilchrist01:06:59

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me, your host Caroline Partridge. Today I talked to the Creative Director and Founder of the Edible Bus Stop Mak Gilchrist. Mak is also a good friend and longtime plant activist. In our conversation, she shares with me her 'Why' around the conception of the EBS and how her work has grown from its roots in community projects in public spaces to exploring the biosonification of plants to create mind-blowing music and visuals. 

Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Taking a neglected public space and using plants to transform it into a pleasant, more visible space is a powerful way to stop it from being quietly passed into private hands.
  • Playful projects like mini edible gardens make it fun for people to engage with and benefit from plants.
  • Trees and plants have the opposite effect of the broken window, they instantly make a place more positive and attractive.
  • Being around plants improves our health.
  • Plants produce micro-vibrations as they grow, capturing those as data and using a program means those movements can be translated into music.
  • If the sound of the music changes when you touch a plant, you really understand that we have an impact on them.
  • As a collective we can really shift things and make meaningful changes.
  • Immersive experiences have an emotional impact.
  • Every area should have somewhere green that is pulsing with life.

BEST MOMENTS

‘What I do is horticulture as protest, and as activism.’
‘The work we do is a catalyst for other things to happen.’
‘The rhythms are supplied by plants.’
‘At a very raw stage, you can just hear the plant interact with you.’

ABOUT THE GUEST
Bio:
Mak Gilchrist FRSA, founder of The Edible Bus Stop (EBS), leverages a decade of leadership experience in EBS projects. As Executive Producer, she's the primary client liaison, shaping initial responses to project briefs. In her Creative Director role, she crafts project narratives, drawing on diverse creative disciplines. Mak assembles teams and collaborates with designers across creative and fabrication fields to realize schemes. Formerly in fashion, her ethical stance from modeling propelled her career. Traveling as a model sparked her fascination with inviting public spaces. Producing and scouting in London deepened her appreciation for exterior ambiance.
Mak champions inclusivity in public design, embedding it in EBS projects. She advocates for biodiverse green spaces, promoting mental and physical well-being. She's a published author, speaker, and thought leader. EBS under her leadership earned awards, notably RHS Chelsea Flower Show medals in '21 & '22. She continually pioneers inclusive, biodiverse environments, recently showcasing 'adaptogenic experiences' at Glastonbury Festival in '22 & '23.

Links to Socials:
Website: https://theediblebusstop.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-edible-bus-stop-limited/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edible_bus_stop/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/ediblebusstop/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEdibleBusStop/
X: https://twitter.com/EdibleBusStop

ABOUT THE HOST
Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

10 Apr 2024How to Grow Resilience from the Inside Out with Sally Baker00:44:52

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this week's episode, I'm joined again by award winning therapist and speaker Sally Baker as we talk about her brilliant new book 'The Getting of Resilience from the Inside Out'. 

Sally uses the story of her own childhood trauma as the foundation for the book, to help illustrate that you can emerge from years of self sabotaging behaviour to live a fulfilling and trauma free life. We discuss parenting, and how and where resilience is created, the misconceptions about our perception of resilience and Sally reveals several techniques to beat the BS thoughts that come from that hypercritical voice we have in our heads. We also examine the growing connection between social media and social anxiety and how the white noise of the world is blocking out the space for self reflection. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.  

Sally Baker’s book, The Getting of Resilience from the Inside Out is published on May 9th 2024. 

Pre-publication price guarantee gives a 24% cover-price reduction if you sign up now. 

The Getting of Resilience from the Inside Out The Getting of Resilience from the Inside Out 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Resilience is created, formulated, and either undermined or strengthened within the crucible of the family.
  • The judgments we make about ourselves based on events that happened to us can be far more damaging than the events themselves.
  • Resilience is not innate; it is learned only in families that care for us in the way we need.
  • The voice in your head that gives a running commentary on everything you say and do can be hypercritical or an inner cheerleader, depending on your upbringing.
  • Recognising and interrupting the negative voice in your head is crucial for building resilience.
  • Social media contributes to the growing connection between social anxiety and the white noise of the world blocking out space for self-reflection.
  • Solid human connection that isn't toxic protects our mental health and is the gold standard we all need more of.

BEST MOMENTS

"It's not enough just to have skin in the game and say, oh yeah, you know, I've got lived experience. It's valuable if you have lived experience that you resolved and come out the other side of."

"Another layer of separation when really you just need to or want to sit down and speak with another fellow human."

"So it's human connection that saves us, that builds, that protects our mental health, but solid, you know, human connection that isn't toxic, human connection that listens to us and gives us a chance to speak."

"The bedrock of good, sound mental health is human connection."

"If you are already anxious about yourself or feeling a bit down about yourself, but you've got this toxic drip drip thing, you'll never amount to anything, you'll always be rubbish, look what you've done, you know, it's all your fault, then it doesn't take much to tip you over into heightened anxiety and more overwhelm."

"It's called breaking state. And it means you can't just sit there and listening to this voice in your head, put you down."

"Elevate. This is about elevating us instead of punching down on us."

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

Sally is a highly experienced licensed and accredited therapist, writer and speaker. She sees adults and young people face to face in London and worldwide via Zoom. She is trained to an advanced or master practitioner level in many of the latest therapeutic approaches all of which work rapidly and powerfully to resolve a wide range of presenting issues.

Sally has written books on key aspects of therapy published by Hammersmith Books, London. Through her therapy work she is often in demand for her expert opinion on human behaviour and is frequently quoted in the international press, magazines, BBC Radio and influential on-line media platforms.  She is regularly invited to comment on human behaviour and relationships insights in the national press and on television referencing Love Island and high-profile professionals including Harry & Meghan, the Beckham’s and Katie Price.

 

Socials & Contact

https://linktr.ee/sally_therapist

sally@workingonthebody.com 

www.workingonthebody.com

Online Dating course as featured by GQ

Twitter: @Sally_Therapist

FB: Working on the Body

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

 

29 May 2024How 'We Make You Happy' with Martina Waidhas01:05:23

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I'm joined by alternative health practitioner, medical intuitive, healer and animal communicator Martina Waidhas. Martina talks about how she tapped into her healing gifts at an early age, and how she completely reset her spiritual and physical body through a fast that was the result of a debilitating viral infection. We discuss how critically important but usually overlooked deep belly breathing is as a form of healing and how it can completely transform our health. Martina also shares her thoughts about the cause of diseases and explains what living a 5th dimensional life looks like. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Deep belly breathing is a simple yet powerful tool for activating the parasympathetic system, increasing oxygen intake, and reducing acidity in the body, promoting overall healing.
  • Cancer is a gift from our bodies, showing us when something is emotionally or mentally out of balance. Working on the underlying issues can help resolve the physical manifestation.
  • Illness or injury is an interruption in communication between cells and the brain. Restoring this communication through the Neurological Integration System (NIS) can help detach organs from emotions and start the physical healing process.
  • Negative thoughts cause cells to release toxins, leading to symptoms and disease. Rewriting our stories and focusing on positive thoughts can transform our health.
  • The universe has a plan for each of us, and when our soul path is fulfilled, we will transition. Death is not the end but a change in energy.
  • Trusting the universe and surrendering to its guidance can lead to incredible blessings, even in the face of seemingly disastrous situations.
  • We are all connected, and it's time to take responsibility for our lives, just as God does. Separating people based on labels such as colour, gender, or religion is a tool for division.
  • Sharing information freely is crucial in a world where truth is often shadow banned or blocked by mainstream media.

BEST MOMENTS

"In the presence of oxygen, illness and disease cannot exist."

"Cancer is actually a gift from our physical bodies. Our bodies show us whenever something is not okay."

"The universe has our back. The universe doesn't want us to suffer. It's us. It's us. That creates our own suffering."

"Change is our greatest fear. Success, failure, and fear. Those are the three things that are holding people back."

"When we stop judging by colour. gender, whatever crazy things, religion, country we live in, all these labels that are here to separate people."

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Martina Waidhas is an alternative health practitioner, medical intuitive, healer and communicator who works with both humans and animals to facilitate healing in body, mind and soul. She has studied a wide range of healing practices including epigenetics, quantum healing, energy psychology, spinal column and joint therapy and has achieved a master level in both Reiki and the NIS (neurological integration system) therapy. As a former chef, Martina is passionate about the link between food and illness and brings a holistic approach to her work that is second to none. Her unique combination of skills gives her an insight and range of healing practices that allow her to tailor her treatments to suit each individual client. Martina works from higher dimensions and bringing her wisdom into the here and now always looking at the bigger picture of what is going on and translating it for her clients.

Socials & Contact

Email: info@wemakeyouhappy.de

Website: www.wemakeyouhappy.de

Private Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/martina.waidhas.7

Twitter/ X: @WaidhasMartina for

Rumble channel: Jen Lillian Partnership: Martina Waidhas 'The Animal Translator'

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

25 Jan 2023How to Live a 10/10 Life with Master Coach Tony Vee - Part One00:51:45

Free Training: https://www.tonyandnickivee.com/free-training-link-page
(Only available to the end of Feb)

In this episode, which is the first of an extraordinary two-part series, Caroline speaks to master coach and mentor Tony Vee. They uncover how Tony's early entrepreneurial spirit and his self-confessed tropical fish fingers led him to a human revolution that began his journey from a 5 out of 10 life, lived in the red, to a life of magic and miracles lived in the green. 

Join Caroline and Tony as they look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Asking the right questions leads to powerful new realizations.
  • Rate your life on a scale of 10 out of 10, then ask “what's in the gap?”
  • Don´t be all woe is me about what is missing, get excited about educating yourself and filling it.
  • Educate yourself about relationships, health, and money.
  • Learn things, then do them to cement that knowledge and learn more.
  • The energy you give off has a big impact on the results you get. If you are a pessimist, try to change that.
  • Don´t let the fear of being alone or not being good enough drive you into an unsuitable relationship.
  • Be proactive and prepare the ground for success.

BEST MOMENTS

‘If your life is not firing on all cylinders, you'll find yourself half happy, and you'll normally find you've got some pains.’

‘The secret to life as I sometimes call it lies in what you don't know. What you do know has got you the result you've got right now.’

‘Happiness does not live outside of you.’

‘I set off using the theory of the fish test and created what I called the happy test.’

ABOUT THE GUEST
Tony Vee Biog:
Tony Vee seems to have been born with entrepreneurial bones and has never worked for anyone. He always describes his life, like the two Testaments. There is the Old Testament, which spanned the first 47 years of his life when he had what he calls a catalytic moment, or a 'Massive Change of Perception' of 'Life' itself. Where he started a whole New Testament of life, which, now in his 69th year, he continues to write - while sharing the what, why, and how of what it takes to move towards having what he calls a 10 out of 10 life experience.

EPISODE RESOURCES

Here's the Tony & Nicki Relationship Store, where there are lots of freebies - Tony & Nicki Vee

link to the 10-10 Movement short training in the Red & the Green - How To Turn Red (Bad) Days Into Green (Good) Days

Here are the Blogs, where you will see/hear us doing a Relationship Podcast Together - Relationship Advice Blog [Relationship Help & Information]

Link to 10 out of 10 Life Test: https://10-10.life/?yt

Socials & Contact Details:

Email - tony@tonyandnickivee.com

Website - https://www.tonyandnickivee.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tonyandnickivee1/

Messenger - m.me/tonyandnickivee1

Phone - 07926 604133

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories. 

How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 

In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

13 Sep 2023The 'Art' in Artificial with Chris Dobrowolski00:41:43

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I revisit my conversation with artist and performer Chris Dobrowolski as we focus on the motivation for Chris' new show 'Toy Stories'. We look at the implicit challenges in creating and performing the same material night after night and discuss the notion of authenticity, a central motif of Chris' work. Chris shares his thoughts on the fluid boundaries between what is perceived as real and the unreal and how he uses that in his show. Please join me as we look at art through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Post-truth politics is almost taking on the persona of art and fantasy, but it’s our reality right now. Chris blurs the lines between real and unreal in his work, much like in post-truth politics.
  • The hand gestures, facial expressions and mannerisms of Hitler were all rehearsed, he wasn’t always authentic in his presentation, attending many photo shoots where he would pose.
  • As an artist and even a human being, we change over time. An artist can’t be expected to do the same content, presentations or show time and time again. There will be and has to be natural variation.
  • Authenticity is challenging when performing repetitive material, but finding genuineness in the fakeness helps.
  • Allowing creativity to flow without the pressure of success can be freeing.
  • Audience perception shifts based on how and where art is presented.
  • Timing and building audience expectations are key in comedy.

BEST MOMENTS

“Art is the lie that shows the truth”

“To stop myself from going mind I do find myself doing things different”

“Some of them are going to brilliant [shows] some of them are going to be shit”

“I'm interested in where this sort of boundary between real and unreal is, you know, where it's art and where it's art, where it's real and artificial."

"People like to feel clever, the audience like to feel included, the audience like to go, ah, I got that."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Bio:

Biog

Socials & Links:

Website 

https://www.chrisdobo.com/

 Facebook 

https://www.facebook.com/ChrisDobrowolskiArt/

Instagram 

https://www.instagram.com/chrisdobrowolski/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/Chris_Dobo

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

 

29 Aug 2023The Secret of Spiritual Transformation with Allan Kleynhans - Part One00:45:58

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In the first of an incredible two-part episode, I talk to Master Coach, Speaker and Mentor Allan Kleynhans. Allan shares his extraordinary life story charting his childhood in the racist and segregated South Africa of the 1960s and 70s, through military service and the horrors of the Angolan Civil War to a life plagued with guilt and shame and inevitable alcohol and substance abuse.

Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • We are all moulded and formed by what we are surrounded by as children. Most people’s value systems and beliefs are formed by age 7 and unless this is questioned, they’ll continue to see the world in the same way.
  • Witnessing police brutality from a white officer to a black man is what created the long-lasting feeling of being unsafe, a feeling Allan couldn’t shake for many years. He lived in a tough neighbourhood and was also bullied at school. Violence was part of daily life.
  • After finishing school, Allan went straight into the military where his exposure to brutal violence continued.
  • After leaving Angola, Allan felt very conflicted by what he had witnessed and been a part of and the religious upbringing he had experienced.
  • A lot of us don’t work through our traumatic experiences, we suppress them. Allan discovered after leaving the military, that he needed to learn to process what he had experienced so it wouldn’t permanently damage him.
  • Reading Napoleon Hill’s classic work, ‘Think and Grow Rich’, was the catalyst that made Allan realise he needed to change his life.
  • You can read every book but until you are ready to start to heal yourself it’s only knowledge you have, nothing more.
  • Allan attended a Tony Robbins event and incredibly was able to share his story, make Tony cry and even get a hug. Tony advised him to let go of the past and embrace love.
  • We have to let go of all feelings of shame to move forward, shame is directly associated with self-annihilation.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Most people will keep living out of the paradigm that they’ve created in their earliest years'

‘Traumatising experiences are deeply ingrained and we remember them’

‘I became obsessed with learning’

‘Until you can do really deep healing on yourself, it’s just stuff, knowledge that you have’

‘I’ll never forget it, it was like he [Tony Robbins] poured love into me with his eyes, his intention is really powerful and really pure’

‘That was the first time I felt unconditional love from a human being and this was a stranger’

‘Our shame silences us’

ABOUT THE GUEST

Bio

Allan Kleynhans is a walking lexicon of human development and potential, having studied psychology, philosophy, the behavioural sciences and consciousness for 33 years and counting. His vast knowledge and expertise as a passionate and highly skilled facilitator on the subjects of human behaviour, communication, self-mastery, conscious leadership and spiritual psychology have helped many thousands of people to make significant personal and professional breakthroughs. He loves helping people transcend the limiting mental constructs of their human psyche to create lives of true fulfilment, outrageous success and authentic self-expression.

Socials & Links:

https://www.instagram.com/allankleynhans/

www.facebook.com/allankleynhans

https://www.facebook.com/AllanSpeaks/

GUEST RESOURCES
Think & Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Grow-Rich-Napoleon-Hill/dp/0091900212
How to Win Friends & Influence People - Dale Carnegie - https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/0671027034
Consciously Creating Circumstances - George Winslow Plummerhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Consciously-Creating-Circumstances-Winslow-Plummer/dp/1585093106
Unlimited Power - Tony Robbinshttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Unlimited-Power-Pa-Tony-Robbins/dp/1471167526

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

24 Apr 2024Puppetry, Passion & Politics with Puppet Whisperer Sue Buckmaster00:56:50

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this episode, I talk to theatre director, puppet whisperer, author and Artistic Director of Theatre-Rites, Sue Buckmaster. Sue is often asked to speak about the high profile projects that she's working on but in this fascinating conversation we talk about all the things that have formed her, from her extraordinary family background, to her deep desire to better herself and the debilitating illness that changed the course of her career. Sue also shares what she thinks are the ingredients that make a good puppeteer, the place of politics in children's theatre and why we as humans respond so emotionally to puppets. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.  

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Puppetry is a powerful art form that allows audiences to project their emotions onto objects, creating a deep connection and cathartic experience.
  • Children's theatre is often undervalued but provides a unique opportunity to engage young minds, sparking their imagination and encouraging them to question the world around them.
  • Embracing your personal struggles, such as illness or lack of education, can lead to a more profound understanding of yourself and ultimately enrich your artistic practice.
  • The rehearsal process is a crucial part of creating theatre, allowing for experimentation, failure, and growth, which ultimately leads to a more authentic and impactful final product.
  • Access to the arts, both for audiences and practitioners, is essential for fostering a more inclusive and understanding society.
  • Spirituality, magic, and the feminine power are important elements in Sue's work, allowing her to explore deeper themes and connect with audiences on a more profound level.
  • Process is often more important than the final product in theatre, as it allows for personal and artistic growth, as well as the development of meaningful relationships.
  • Politics in children's theatre is about allowing young people to practice being political beings, questioning the world around them and forming their own opinions.

BEST MOMENTS

"I didn't have any energy. What energised me, what could I watch or do that made me feel like I had some? And then I gradually got some, and what did that really feel like?"

"Children's theatre is young people practising to be political beings. They haven't decided yet. That's why I quite like hanging out with them."

"It's human nature to connect. And, you know, it's important that we think of the earth as, and nature as this object, that this, this exchange of energy that it holds up."

"I can proudly own many parts of myself. Um, but thankfully to women now who are doing what they're doing now, I love women now and artists now. I'm so grateful to them, and I would do anything to imbue them more with more power, um, for the good, for the good."

"Rehearsals are just the tipping moment when you're sorting it out. It's like rehearsal. I think people tend to go, oh, it takes four weeks to make that show. And that's the wrong thing. So that's why I like to talk more about process, process as product."

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Dr Sue Buckmaster is the Artistic Director of Theatre-Rites, a puppetry expert and the fifth generation of theatre practitioners in her family. Since 1996 she has directed over 30 site-specific and theatre productions for Theatre-Rites including: the award-winning Mischief, a co-production with Sadler’s Wells and the Dance Touring Partnership and The Welcoming Party  a co-production with Manchester International Festival and the Ruhrtriennale Festival. In 2023 Sue directed an adapted version of Zoe’s Peculiar Journey Through Time (originally a co-production with Burgtheater Vienna); created Something In The Air, a co-production with Schauspeilhaus Bochum, and in 2024 she directed Journey of a Refugee for Croydon Borough of Culture (an adaptation of The Welcoming Party).    

In 2021, with Dr Liam Jarvis, she co-authored the book Theatre-Rites Animating Puppets, Objects and Sites. 

Theatre-Rites: Animating Puppets, Objects & Sites by Liam Jarvis

 

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

30 Oct 2024Breaking Menopause Myths with Michelle Rowlinson00:51:10

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's episode, I'm joined by Physiotherapist, Menopause Expert and best selling author Michelle Rowlinson. Michelle outlines how a slew of frightening and life changing symptoms prompted her deep dive into understanding her menopause journey, and how she decided to dedicate herself to creating awareness for others. We discuss the impact on both women going through the change as well as their partners, the far-reaching ramifications of the effect of transition symptoms, and how women are failed in the workplace, as 1 in 4 leave or lose their jobs during this period. Michelle also busts some myths about the 3 stages of menopause, the efficacy of treatment options that are currently available, and we look at the positives of this life phase. So please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Through her own often confusing journey with perimenopause, Michelle discovered her symptoms of hair loss, brain fog, and panic attacks were just a few of over 100 possible symptoms. Her experience taught her that perimenopause can start in the mid-30s, something she had never been warned about.
  • Michelle left her successful physiotherapy career due to perimenopausal symptoms, prompting her investigation into workplace impacts. Her research revealed the shocking statistic that one in four women leave their jobs during this transition, leading her to develop corporate workshops.
  • Her deep dive into modern lifestyle factors revealed how today's environment amplifies menopausal symptoms. Michelle discovered that chemicals in everyday products from food preservatives to skincare ingredients, are disrupting hormones in ways previous generations never experienced.
  • Michelle's struggle with weight gain despite intense daily workouts led to her breakthrough understanding of exercise. She now teaches that high-intensity workouts can worsen symptoms, advocating instead for gentler activities like yoga and swimming.
  • Drawing from her extensive client work, Michelle challenges the common misconception about menopause duration. She explains that technical menopause lasts just one day - the pivot point between perimenopause and post-menopause, a fact that transforms how women view their journey.
  • Through her wellbeing stalls and workshops, Michelle encounters countless women struggling with ongoing symptoms well into their 80s. This experience drives her mission to educate about the lifelong nature of hormonal changes.
  • Michelle's work training GPs stems from her own misdiagnosis with depression. She's found that a third of women enter perimenopause without ever having heard the term, leading to years of unnecessary suffering and incorrect treatment.
  • Her extensive research into modern HRT options, particularly transdermal treatments, has revealed their safety and long-term health benefits. This knowledge drives her passion for helping women make informed decisions about their treatment options.

BEST MOMENTS

"I started getting all these symptoms that I just didn't really understand... I thought I had dementia. I thought something was serious going on."

"We were talking before that you can't get pregnant in perimenopause. And although fertility might be more difficult, you might be more predisposed to miscarriage; you're also more predisposed to twins."

"Many women call in sick and lie about why they're calling in sick because they're worried about the stigma, will they lose their job?"

"It's shocking that the British Menopause Society did a survey and found that a third of women still haven't heard of the word perimenopause before they start having symptoms."

"I don't know why we're not taught it in school. It's crazy. We're taught lots of things that we never use ever again, but we're not taught about ourselves."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

 

Michelle Rowlinson is a Senior MSK Physiotherapist and Menopause Wellbeing

Practitioner who has dedicated her career to raising awareness and supporting

women through menopause, by leveraging her professional expertise to improve

community health and create supportive environments for those experiencing this

natural life phase. She specialises in offering holistic approaches to physical and

emotional health during the menopausal transition.

 

Michelle also conducts workshops tailored not only to women navigating

menopause, but also breast cancer charities, businesses, and health

professionals.

 

Michelle is the bestselling author of "You, Me Conquering Perimenopause &

Menopause," a book that explores the benefits of anti-inflammatory diets in

reducing menopause symptoms: https://amzn.eu/d/9annpK9

 

Socials & Contact:

www.panaceapause.co.uk

info@panaceapause.co.uk

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

23 Aug 2023The Incredible Science of Super Recognition with Professor Josh Davis00:50:27

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me, your host, Caroline Partridge. In this amazing episode, I talk to the hugely knowledgeable Professor Josh Davis about his groundbreaking work in the field of super recognition. We unravel the science behind super recognition and look at the crippling and rarely considered effects of genetic prosopagnosia or 'face blindness'. Josh shares some staggering statistics about super-recognisers and reveals the three critical factors in recognising faces. You can also follow the link to take a test to see if you have what it takes to be a super recogniser.

Please join me as we look at life through a familiar looking lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Genetics plays a big role in how good we are at recognising faces.
  • Shy people don´t tend to be super recognisers.
  • Only about 0.5% of the population are super-recognisers.
  • Super-recognisers are better than computers.
  • Lockdown and CoVid may have negatively impacted facial recognition abilities.
  • Some people suffer from face blindness to the point where they cannot recognise loved ones.
  • Often, prosopagnosia is only diagnosed when a child goes to school.
  • Twenty super recognisers identified 600 London rioters.
  • Balaclavas do not always prevent identification.
  • Super recognisers also spot stalkers and find missing people.

BEST MOMENTS

‘It (face recognition) is probably the strongest heritable cognitive skill we know of.’

‘It's exposure to people that makes you better at face recognition in general.’

‘Super recognisers also recognise that they've never seen a face before. ´

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Biog:

Professor Josh P Davis

BSc MSc Ph.D. AFBPsS FHEA CPsychol

Professor in Applied Psychology

Face and Voice Recognition Lab

Institute of Lifecourse Development

Profile: https://www.gre.ac.uk/people/rep/faculty-of-education-and-health/josh-davis

Research and publications: www.superrecognisers.com

ORCID: ORCID

Socials & Links:

University: https://www.gre.ac.uk/people/rep/faculty-of-education-and-health/josh-davis   

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-p-davis-7050137b/  

Website: www.superrecognisers.com    

Twitter: @GREcognisers 

Direct test link: Could you be a Super-Recogniser? (a fun 5-minute test that links to other tests in the battery and research volunteering opportunities)

https://greenwichuniversity.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0wkAa97GeC3ABUO

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

 

25 Oct 2023‘The Scariest Actor in Scotland' with Tam Dean Burn01:14:11

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I'm joined by acclaimed actor, musician and activist Tam Dean Burn. Once dubbed 'The scariest actor in Scotland', Tam talks about how he saw acting as an escape route to possibility and how that vision evolved into a prolific career spanning nearly 50 years. From working with the likes of Steven Berkoff and Irving Welsh to his more recent work raising climate awareness with children Tam has always searched for meaning. He also talks openly about the life changing event that led him to re-valuate his perceptions around mental illness and how that has since informed his work. Please join me as we look a life through a different lens.  

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Tam initially saw acting as an escape from a troubled home life and difficult relationship with his mother, opening up a whole new world of possibilities.
  • Punk music became an outlet for Tam's anger but he realised acting allowed him to channel his energy in a more constructive way through the discipline of performance.
  • Working with directors like Steven Berkoff who celebrated working-class stories helped Tam find meaning and belief in more alternative, physical styles of theatre.
  • Being stabbed by a mentally ill man led Tam to completely re-evaluate his perceptions around mental illness.
  • The experience inspired Tam to create work aimed at understanding voices in people's heads, reducing stigma and supporting mental health.
  • Tam uses daily meditation, yoga and tai chi to find calm, control his anger and recover from difficult situations.
  • Performing climate crisis awareness shows for kids is now a major focus for Tam - helping shift perceptions on protecting the planet.

BEST MOMENTS

"I was the first person in my whole extended family that moved away from home without being married."

"If I'd carried on doing Agatha Christie I would have dropped out, who knows where I would have ended up."

"When you've got children, I don't know, then you just think, God, what is it going to be like for my daughter?"

"He's been told by the voices that there was a paedophile ring of Scottish actors and I was the only one he recognised."

"I felt immediately calm. I didn't freak out at all...it must have been a really sharp knife."

"Forgiveness is the key to the kingdom of heaven."

"Maybe I could make a series of podcasts with the interviews - podcasts are all about listening."

"If life was based on forgiveness, we'd all be in an entirely different place."

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Tam Dean Burn is a Leith-born actor, musician and political activist who was the mainstay of agit-prop street theatre group Workers Theatre Movement and Artists Against the War from the 1980s on. He was lead singer of the Edinburgh punk band Dirty Reds as featured in the recent award-winning documentary on the Scottish post-punk scene Big Gold Dream. He currently sings in The Bum-Clocks with post-punk legends Malcolm Ross (Josef K) and Russell Burn (FIre Engines) and performs with Tommy Smith’s Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. He has had an acclaimed career in theatre, working extensively with Steven Berkoff and at the Donmar, Almeida, National Theatre, Soho Theatre, Glasgow Citizens' and the National Theatre of Scotland. He toured nationally and internationally with his one man show adaptations of Irvine Welsh's Filth and Venus As A Boy by Luke Sutherland.

Socials & Contact

insta, Linktree, FB are @tamdeanburn

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

15 Nov 2023Explaining the Science of Memory with Professor Daniel C. Richardson00:44:49

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I'm marking this the 50th episode of the series by inviting back my very first guest Professor of Experimental Psychology Daniel C. Richardson to deep dive into the fitting topic of memory. Once again I'm astounded by the insights shared by Dan as we learn that despite having an immense capacity for recognition, memory is not an objective instrument of recall, but essentially serves as a tool of storytelling, and that tool is highly susceptible to bias, expectation and suggestion. So please join me as we remember the past through a very a different lens. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Memory reconstructs events through storytelling, not accurate playback. We fill in details that seem plausible based on assumptions.
  • Repeated retelling of memories introduces distortion and bias over time as we recreate narratives. Stories evolve with each retelling.
  • Visualisation when encoding information creates deeper initial brain activation, improving later recall. Engaging more senses aids memory.
  • Traumatic memories have a true core, but peripheral details woven around them may shift via repeated retelling. This can cloud legal testimony.
  • Memory loss in dementia is often a retrieval deficit rather than erased data. Cues from the past can help reawaken inaccessible memories.
  • To remember names, create vivid (even bizarre) mental images combining the name and the person's appearance in the moment you meet them.
  • Though details may be flawed, personal memories still hold meaning and value. Storytelling gives our lives richness.

 

BEST MOMENTS

"When you recall a memory, you're not pressing play on the DVD player of your brain. You are spinning a story and telling yourself that detail."

"The more you visualise stuff, that gives you more diverse brain activation and makes it more like you're remembering stuff."

"If I was to show you a penny and flip it round, you wouldn’t say, hang on, that’s the wrong way round."

"Because what those things are, are stories and personal stories that like all stories have great meaning and value."

"Some of the details might be wrong. The person wasn’t wearing that coat that didn’t really happen, but that’s not the important thing about it."

"If your test is just, have you remembered these five things? Then yeah, note-taking is really, really useful."

"Rather than just say, oh, hi, you’re Doug. Nice to meet you, Doug. Take a few mental seconds to think, how am I going to remember Doug?"

"It’s just a case of reawakening it. Getting them to tell that story again."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Daniel C. Richardson is a Professor of Experimental Psychology at University College London. Prior to that, he was an undergraduate at Magdalen College, Oxford, a graduate student at Cornell, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford, and an assistant professor at UC Santa Cruz. His research examines how individuals' thought processes are related to the people around them. He has authored many scientific articles in cognitive, developmental and social psychology and two popular science books, Man vs Mind and A Dummies Guide to Social Psychology. Daniel has appeared in science documentaries, TV shows such as 'Duck Quacks Don't Echo', and been featured on the Naked Scientists podcast. He consults with a group of scientists at ACN Labs to use the tools of neuroscience to answer real world questions outside of the lab. He has investigated such as how the brain responses to audiobooks, what is special about the experience of live theatre, and whether fast sports cars really do compensate for a lack of manhood. He received three Provost's Teaching Awards from UCL, and has performed shows at the London Science Museum and Bloomsbury theatre combining science, music and live experiments on the group mind of the audience.

Socials & Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-richardson-455876209/

ACN: Applied Consumer Neuroscience Research

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

22 Nov 2023Reflections on Perception00:02:53

Hello everyone and welcome to the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. As many of you know last week marked the 50th episode of the series and gave me a moment to reflect on my journey so far and what I intended to do. I feel incredibly proud to have been able to bring a vision to fruition, to use my voice, and provide a platform for investigation and discussion. I would especially like to thank you the Perception Podcast listeners, thank you for listening, for following and for your support, it's more important than you know and I am immensely grateful for you. 

I've talked to an incredible variety of people in the series so far, and covered the broadest range of topics from within the world of science, to the deepest recesses of the soul, from acting to art, clowning to yoga and balloon sculpture to intimacy coaching, but what binds all my guests together is their desire to tell a story, to share their view of the world through their own unique lens. I've talked to people who have a fascination with the world, and their place in it. I thank all of my guests from the bottom of my heart for taking the time to talk about their lives and work, and especially those who have courageously and honestly shared their stories of personal human revolution, and the perception shifts that they experienced which helped them to understand that there is something more out there in the for them than what they were originally told by others. They are change makers, not only creating change in their own lives, but in the lives of everyone with which they share their work and experience. They demonstrate the power of autonomy and are creators of their own new realities, as we can all be.

So in the next few episodes of the series I will be drawing on some of the remarkable stories that I have heard and weaving together links, similarities and thoughts interspersed with my own reflections and perceptions. Please continue to join me as I revisit these stories through a very different lens.  

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

27 Mar 2024Redefining Cancer and Fashion with Sharon Bennett00:43:28

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this episode, I talk to undercover artist and cancer survivor Sharon Bennett. Sharon shares unusual and enlightening revelations around the chemotherapy and cancer treatment she underwent, from a wild non-stop stream of ideas, a side effect of the steroids she was taking, to the unexpected employment discrimination she faced, and the effect of PTSD after her all-clear diagnosis. And Sharon also reveals, how she channelled her creativity to smash the perceptions about how cancer sufferers should look and behave by using her condition to allow herself to embrace her fashion and artistic alter egos and provide inspiration for others to do the same. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens. 

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Sharon has used art to process her battle with cancer, she has used her art to campaign and shift people’s perceptions around illness.
  • Some people didn’t react to Sharon’s cancer in the way she expected. They distanced themselves and Sharon now thinks this is because of fear and being around her made the ‘threat’ of cancer too real.
  • Starting an Instagram account to tell her story and share her journey, gave Sharon the platform to challenge perceptions and educate people on the realities of a cancer diagnosis.
  • A shockingly common experience amongst those with cancer is that their employers aren’t supportive and, in some cases, they have been dismissed from their jobs.
  • Employers need to look at the policies they have in place and if these work in reality.
  • An unexpected side effect of having cancer has been Sharon’s willingness to experiment with how she looks. She has a lot more fun with her hair, make-up and the clothes she wears.
  • After having success with charity t-shirts, Sharon is now focusing on creating work with other artists with army surplus clothing, the aim is to run a fashion show and reveal the synergy between the battlefield and battling cancer.
  • Finishing treatment isn’t the end of any cancer journey. The fact you had cancer is something you continue to deal with every day. Sharon is currently undergoing treatment for PTSD caused by her cancer diagnosis.

BEST MOMENTS

“Some people became a bit distant and I think that’s because they were frightened to talk to me”

“These companies had things in place for dealing with cancer but they aren’t very good”

“Work is something that anchors you to some form of normality”

“If these people knew what I’d gone through and how strong I am and how resilient I have had to be, they would hire me”

“We’re going to promote the beauty of this battle women have to go through”

“If you’ve got cancer you don’t have to be ill, we only see people with really sick cancer”

“There’s still a lot of shame around illness…it’s fuc*ed up”

“The mental battle is something you still have”

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

A Cambridgeshire based self-taught artist, Sharon Bennett is passionate about art that is vibrant and striking. Using a range of medium and techniques, Sharon has an artistic style that is deceptively light and playful with darker undertones and references. Sharon is inspired by pop culture, religion, fashion and passion and has exhibited in London and Cambridgeshire.

In 2022 Sharon was diagnosed with breast cancer. As part of her healing, she created a lot of art and collaborated with other artists to make images for clothes that were inspired by her cancer journey.

Alongside her cancer artworks, Sharon collaborates with another fashion artist called Jamie Ashman and in December 2023 they created an art exhibition in London based on the Studio 54 disco aesthetic. In May they are holding a show called ‘Tribe’ which will explore fashion tribes, identity and youth subcultures.

Charity: 'Something To Look Forward To: home 

Socials & Contact

https://www.instagram.com/brave_girl_tough_cookie/

https://www.instagram.com/sharon.bennett1969/

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

21 Dec 2022Learning How to Embrace Neurodiversity for a Harmonious and Fulfilled Life with Kanan Tekchandani00:41:29

In this episode, Caroline sits down to talk to Kanan Tekchandani a Holistic Neurodiverse Coach and Relationship Whisperer for late identified aspies/autistics, gifted and twice-exceptional adults, their partners, and parents. Kanan explains what it was like growing up as someone who is not neurotypical. How she coped with autism, feeling like she didn’t quite belong or understand the social rules. While also being highly intelligent and a perfectionist.
Using examples from her own life Kanan explains what being twice or multi exceptional means. The challenges this creates at school, in the workplace, the home and with building and maintaining strong relationships. She also shares the strategies she has used which have helped her and her clients to lead balanced, harmonious, happy, and fulfilled lives.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • For Kanan points of transition, for example changing schools, were the most difficult.
  • Kanan was constantly analysing what others expected of her and how to give it to them. So, she was trying to perceive the world through the eyes of others.
  • Being always on, analysing everything in-depth to try to fit in is exhausting, so Kanan needed alone time.
  • Yoga really helped Kanan to calm down.
  • Be ready to learn and try different things. 
  • Let go of perfectionism.
  • If you discover something is not for you, be afraid to make a switch.
  • Neuro diverse people can be hypersensitive, but they can also not notice things. This can make relationships hard to manage successfully.
  • Social media groups are good places to learn about the experience of others, which can help you to identify what is going on with yourself.
  • Learn to love yourself.

BEST MOMENTS
‘I would be kind of constantly conscious about what everyone else is thinking about me…so that's why I always wanted to kind of not be too visible. ´
‘I was never really lonely, but I felt alone, because there wasn't really anyone that deeply understood me.’
‘Yoga gave me that sense of calm and control back again, just gave me a few, like an hour's peace.’
‘Most of the time, we are highly emotional, because emotional regulation is a problem that we often have.’

ABOUT THE GUEST
Kanan Tekchandani: Kanan is a Holistic Neurodiverse Coach and Relationship Whisperer for late identified aspies/autistics, gifted and twice-exceptional adults, their partners, and parents.
Being 2e herself she intuitively understands her clients. She specialises in working with highly sensitive and highly intelligent adults who are professionally successful but struggling to experience connection and happiness in their most important relationships. Especially the one with themselves!
Kanan uses a trauma-informed mind-body-spirit approach tailored to the individual. She is a certified Strategic Intervention Coach, yoga and mindfulness meditation teacher, professional organiser and declutterer and a Rahanni healer.
Her mission is to empower neurodivergent adults and families to live a life of happiness, fulfilment, and success.

EPISODE RESOURCES
Website: https://www.aspiecoach.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kanan-tekchandani-674a4562/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/kanantek
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kanantekchandani/ or https://linktr.ee/KananTek
Freebie when joining email list: Yes, I want to learn more about neurodiversity, wellbeing and relationships

ABOUT THE HOST
Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.
How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 
In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

21 Dec 2022The Wonky Artist - Rachel Smith Ruffle00:37:45

In this episode, Caroline is joined by Rachel Smith Ruffle aka The Wonky Artist. They start with Rachel sharing the details of her journey during which she shares how a diving accident left her unable to walk and with limited dexterity and no feeling in her fingers. How the gift of a set of paints transformed her life when she was bed bound and severely depressed.
They discuss how society perceives the disabled and where that perception comes from. Rachel explains how painting with bright colours transformed the way she perceived the world, impacting her mindset in a highly positive way. They discuss the importance of helping others, sharing your story and helping to shift the perception of others.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Racheal´s first painting was just awful.
  • Painting while lying down with two hands meant that Racheal´s early work was all a bit wonky, with everything going slightly uphill.
  • Sharing your story helps you as well as those who read it. It is a big part of Racheal´s success.
  • How people perceive the disabled is based on how they think they would respond if they became disabled themselves.
  • Often, it takes adversity for people to uncover what they are capable of.
  • The way people perceive our situation can have a massive impact on how we see things and feel.
  • When you take positive steps yourself, things start to fall into place.

BEST MOMENTS
‘I was kind of like losing hope and thinking I might have to be in bed forever and I just didn't know how that was gonna work. ´
‘When you help other people, you also help yourself.’
‘Embrace the shit, then move on.’

EPISODE RESOURCES
Website and shop - https://thewonkyartist.com/author/thewonkyartist/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/wheelierach
LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/rachel-smith-ruffle-432070157
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rachel.smithruffle/

ABOUT THE HOST
Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.
How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation.
In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

30 May 2023Tailoring the Benefits of Yoga to the Needs of the Young with Charlotta Martinus00:52:43

In this week's episode, Caroline has the pleasure of talking with visionary yoga crusader Charlotta Martinus. They discuss the changes in attitudes to yoga over the last 20 years, and how yoga is not only a vehicle of clarity, groundedness and strength but can also be tailored to combat specific challenging personal issues and as a preventative health model.

Please join them as they turn down the volume of the logical mind and look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Yoga is about much more than maintaining a strong and flexible body. It has a profound impact on how the brain works and emotional health,
  • Yoga stills the thought waves and tunes you into your body.
  • For teens, yoga is especially helpful. Particularly for those coping with the fallout from CoVid and social anxiety.
  • What you are looking for is inside yourself. Yoga helps unlock that.
  • When you practice enough you create new neural pathways and you become genuinely at peace.
  • Research proves yoga is very effective for reducing anxiety.

BEST MOMENTS

‘When we try and understand something, we see it from our own perspective. ´
‘Our body is simply the vehicle that we use to gain balance in our minds.’
‘It's actually this big blissful space where I feel at peace with myself. That can only happen with a teacher, though.’

ABOUT THE GUEST
Biog:
Charlotta started working with teens in the 80s when she began working as an educator in the UK and Sweden. After a hiatus, working for the BBC, she returned in 2003 to teach young people yoga and quickly founded the Teen Yoga Foundation. The wellbeing of young people from diverse backgrounds is front and centre to all activities of the Foundation and a team of 4 staff and 45 volunteers work tirelessly to achieve the goal of more yoga for young people across the world. The Teen Yoga Foundation became a charity in 2016 and has trained 1600 teen yoga teachers. It has collaborated with Sport England, the BBC, several UK universities and also with the European Union. It is currently the Lululemon Here to Be partner. 

Charlotta’s book 'Teen Yoga for Yoga Therapists' was published in 2018 and has sold 3000 copies worldwide. Charlotta is a regular contributor to the Om Magazine and Yoga Journal Australia and USA and also speaks regularly on the BBC about the importance of yoga for young people. She is a yoga therapist for mental health as well as a teacher trainer in yoga and has a clinical license for working within the NHS. She is the mother of two young men. In 2020 Charlotta was the first woman to be awarded the prestigious Master of Yoga award by the International Yoga Alliance. 

Socials & Contact

Websites: www.teenyoga.comteenyogafoundation.com

teenyogafoundation.com

Facebook: Teenyogamindfulness

Instagram. Teen yoga foundation

Twitter teenyoga global

ABOUT THE HOST
Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories. 

How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 

In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

15 May 2024How to Rebalance Your Life with Sadhna Chaman00:50:36

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this uplifting episode, I talk to Mind-Body Transformation Specialist and Homeopath Sadhna Chaman. Sadhna talks about how she first discovered she had a gift for healing at a very early age and how it has now become her mission to help others on their own healing journeys. We debate the 'mind body connection' and the critical importance of mindset in changing our lives. Sadhna also busts a few controversial myths about homeopathy, as we discuss the immense power of universal energy, belief, fear and unconditional love. Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • From a young age, Sadhna began to learn about the power of healing and throughout her career this is what drove her, eventually leading to her current mission to help as many people as possible on their own healing journeys.
  • After having her daughter, Sadhna started to have chronic health problems. She tried more traditional methods such as tablet medication but when they did not work she turned to homoeopathy and alternative medicine. 
  • Homoeopathy allowed Sadhna to get to the root cause of her problems and stop medications she was told she would need for life.
  • The mind and the body are connected, this can’t be underestimated when trying to treat any health problem.
  • We are surrounded by energy and this impacts all of us in often unexpected ways.
  • We are the creators of our lives, until we begin to make some of our subconscious mind conscious, we will continue to call things that happen fate.
  • Not taking everything at face value, from parents, teachers and institutions and taking steps to make choices and decisions that work for you as an individual is the start to altering your mindset and life.
  • Homeopathy looks at the emotional and mental parts of an individual, not just their physical symptoms.
  • There isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution for any problem. Sadhna tailors her remedies for her clients, what works for one person might not work for another, something modern medicine ignores.
  • Not being ruled by fear and simply asking your body what it needs to heal can be very powerful. But it takes a lot of courage to have this belief in yourself.

BEST MOMENTS

"I’ll treat anybody who is asking for help”

“Through homoeopathy and training I was able to get to the root cause and that is what I now help women to do”

“Energy can be transformed into different forms that may help or hinder us and our health”  

“Energy is everything”

“Our focus creates our reality” 

“How can something so diluted have such an effect on you? But you really have to experience it…it comes down to perception at the end of the day”

“Fear is a massive contributor to health”

ABOUT THE GUEST

Blog

Sadhna is a Mind-Body Transformation Specialist and second-generation Homeopath. Her passion for healing spans over 30+ years of experience and can be found at the intersection of energy medicine, ancient wisdom modalities and modern neuroscience. Her aim is to addresses the root cause to leading a healthier, happier and more healed life with a holistic, natural and personalised way of working as she believes that one approach doesn’t not fit all. She is passionate about helping women over 40 and children to unlock the power they hold within to step into their health and life with greater meaning, purpose and joy. 

She is a mother of two young women now, and having experienced chronic illness herself and with her children’s health too, all treated successfully with a natural and holistic approach, she understands all perspectives as a patient, mother and practitioner and offers a multi-dimensional approach which encompasses decades of training, expertise and lived experience to empower her clients to heal their health and life from within with her support. 

 

Social & Contact

 

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/?trk=404_page

https://www.facebook.com/RebalancingLifeNaturallywithSadhna/

https://www.instagram.com/rebalancinglife/?hl=en 

https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2FRebalancingLife

 

Online group coaching program 24th June 2024;

Optimise Your Life | Rebalancing Life with Sadhna Chaman

 

Website information.

www.rebalancinglife.com

 

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

15 Aug 2023My Path to Writing with Lara Pawson01:03:43

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In this episode, I talk with the brilliant writer and author Lara Pawson about current perceptions that surround writing, and she describes the fascinating and unconventional approach she had to writing her latest genre-defying work 'Spent Light'. We interrogate the idea of failure and what it means, and discuss solidarity and belonging, in light of Lara's latest review of the National Theatre production 'Grenfell'. 

Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • There is no right or wrong way to write. Try things to stretch yourself creatively.
  • Take risks. Try new things. That is where the gold is.
  • The written word, plays, films, and art are galvanizing.
  • You may feel that individually we can't have an impact, but lots of voices together make a difference.
  • We all need to make an effort, stand up, and use our voices.

BEST MOMENTS

‘You have the freedom to create what you want to create.’

‘What we see with our eyes isn't actually what our brain tells us we're seeing.’

‘People aren´t swayed by facts they are swayed by emotion.’

ABOUT THE GUEST

Lara Pawson is a writer. Her third book, Spent Light, will be published by CB editions in January 2024. If it fits a genre, it is an ambiguous one. It follows her fragmentary memoir, This Is the Place to Be, which was shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize, the Bread & Roses Prize, and the PEN Ackerley Prize. Her first book, In the Name of the People: Angola's Forgotten Massacre, was a work of investigative journalism, travel, and memoir. Published in 2014, it was longlisted for the Orwell Prize, shortlisted for the Bread & Roses Prize, and was a runner-up for the Royal Africa Society Book of the Year. It came out of her work for the BBC World Service, in particular, her time as a correspondent in Angola from 1998 to 2000. Lara now lives in London with her husband and her dog.

 

Socials & Links:

Twitter: @larapawson

Insta: @larapawson

Threadz: @larapawson

Website: https://unstrunglarapawson.com

In the Name of the People by Lara Pawson - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1780769059/

This is the Place to Be by Lara Pawson - https://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Place-Be-Lara-Pawson/dp/1909585211/

Grenfell Play & Lara´s Review

Corey Fah Does Social Mobility by Isabel Waidner

Show Me the Bodies by Peter App

 

ABOUT THE HOST

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

 

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

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