Ignite Purpose

In this meeting, Tara and Christina discuss a range of topics related to leadership, mindfulness, and organizational development. They explore the evolution of leadership from a hierarchical model to a more human-centered approach, emphasizing the importance of being true to oneself and leading with the heart. They also discuss the power of mindfulness and how it can help people reframe their thinking and gain clarity.
The speakers emphasize the importance of bringing human connection into leadership and creating a positive work environment by focusing on personal growth, clarity, and regular feedback. They share personal experiences and examples of how this approach can lead to better performance and mental health. They also discuss the coaching program for a national client, aiming to create a program that meets their needs and can be tailored as they go.
Finally, they discuss the sales program and leadership training that Ignite Purpose offers, emphasizing the importance of understanding the value that a business adds to its customers. They also discuss how these programs can help businesses improve their culture and customer experience. Overall, the meeting highlights the importance of human-centered leadership and the potential for mindfulness and personal growth to improve organizational performance.

In this podcast, Chrissy Cordingley, Managing Director of Ignite Purpose Canada, and Dr. Patlee Creary from Reyou Mindfulness discuss the benefits of experiential learning and restorative mindfulness practices. By incorporating these practices into your life, you can become the best version of yourself, one that is nourished and resilient and knows exactly what fits best in your life.

Psychological safety and the Importance of Creating it in Organisations with Leaders and Teams.

In this week's episode, Christina and Bill discuss the importance of Psychological safety, what it looks like when it doesn't happen and how it impacts mental health and wellness. This episode has stories, insights and HOW we can be better together for better results.

Tune in, learn and take away the How to be #BetterTogether!

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Better Together Podcast Season 1 Episode 3

Enjoy this eye-opening episode where our Global CEO, Christina Foxwell joins our Managing Director of Canada, Chrissy Cordingley, to share recent research published on how connection drives performance and profits. Gallup recently released their State of the Global Workplace: 2023 Report, which shares this statistic:

Only 23% of employees across the world would consider themselves to be thriving at work. Most people, 59%, believe they are already quietly quitting. And 18% are loudly quitting. The reason? According to this study, the number one reason employees are quiet quitting is a lack of engagement and positive culture. Divide and conquer is no longer an effective strategy for the boardroom; the future is about becoming BETTER TOGETHER.

Join Chrissy Cordingley and Jacqueline Goodwin (from Canada and the UK respectively) as they discuss dysfunction in executive teams and how to change direction to work Better Together.

Our kickoff episode features leaders in our Canadian and United Kingdom offices, highlighting how connection and performance challenges exist similarly around the globe. Jacqueline Goodwin and Chrissy Cordingley discuss how common it is for executive teams to have high levels of dysfunction where leaders struggle to show up to support their peer leaders. Listen as they share the most common challenges of Executive Teams and how they can change direction and become BETTER TOGETHER.

Welcome to: Ignite Purpose with Christina -, I am your host, Christina Foxwell, and this Season we will focus on Lessons from the Glass Angle, Being better together.
The purpose of this podcast is to support you with stories and tools to lean into your healing and transformation, to help you step from Surviving into Thriving. Only you can do it.
What is Alchemy? It’s the magical process of transformation. It’s when we can transform our mind, we can transform our story, and we can transform how we show up to live our potential.
The gift of Alchemy can be summed up in a few ways:
1.You are precious, and your essence is beautiful. The only way to unlock it is to go through a process of refinement and love
2.You need to start in yourself to be the change in your world
3.Love is the key; it’s not the love you give others; it’s the love you give yourself first.
Why not explore with me as I share how I have healed and transformed so that you can do it also?
What I have learnt is the only way to re-write my story is to:
1.Remember I am worthy of love; I am good enough
2.My story is in the past, and I am today able to be safe to look at my shame and retell my story
3.Only when I look at my shame and understand my fear can I start to untangle the roots that keep my story locked in a cycle of repeat.
What’s next? Why not start a reflection journal for yourself? Why not start remembering who you are and start listing all the beauty you bring to the world? The things about you that you love most.
Get a copy of My new Book: The Glass Angel, to see how I use alchemy tools daily—launching on the 18th of October 2022.

Welcome to: Ignite Purpose with Christina -, I am your host Christina Foxwell and in this Season we are going to Lessons from the Glass Angel, Being better together.
This episode is called – Unlocking compassion
The purpose of this podcast is to support you with stories and tools to lean into your healing and transformation, to help you step from Surviving into Thriving. Only you can do it.
This week let’s explore how to UNLOCK Compassion? What is Compassion and WHY is it so needed in our lives?
Let’s first define compassion
What is compassion?
It’s a place of feeling deeply with others, a place of holding space for someone when they are going through difficult times (Ups and Downs).
Compassion allows us to connect with others (Hear, see and value them). In compassion we can heal in our relationships, move forward with wisdom and a since of inner peace.
Compassion is not just feeling with others it also includes a desire to help others be free from suffering, there is a real desire to help.
Compassion is a form of LOVE.
What is the impact of a lack of compassion?
Firstly, we need to understand what creates a lack of compassion in our own lives:
1. It’s when we have had to toughen up in our world, so we expect other to do the same
2. We are incredibly hard on ourselves and therefore we are just as hard on others
3. When we are stressed, we can come from a place of armour and a need to fight, fly or freeze – very emotionally disconnected places
4. When we are Burnt-out we just don’t have the energy to work with someone else’s challenges
5. Or maybe we have not had the opportunity to develop our emotional intelligence and there for have lower empathy. If we have low empathy Low empathy… it can look like:
a. Being hard and judgmental on others
b. Can’t lead ourselves and our emotions regularly are out of control
c. We ignore or are oblivious to the feelings of others
d. They get frustrated by the emotions in others
e. They can’t admit their accountability or wrongdoing
Ok so finally I am going to simply call it out, if we have had to have a lack of compassion for ourselves (to survive in our world) and have sat in judgment on our life, our decision and our story, we are less likely to want to connect deeply with others and show great compassion. Our Compassion tank is EMPTY!
Here is how it impacts our world:
1. We won’t be able to accept things because we could see acceptance as giving up on our perspective of being RIGHT!
2. We will need to PROVE our worth and our own measure because that EMPTY tank we carry around inside feels hollow and drives us forward
3. We will struggle in our relationships with each other as a failure to meet our standards might mean danger to us and encourage our JUDGE to take over and disconnect from others. This means a lack of forgiveness and the ability to move our relationship forward
4. We struggle in work partnerships because we expect our peers to be like us, to know what we do and to show us they are credible. We forget that everyone is human and that we are learning together.
5. We struggle to sit in discomfort with others, truly listen and connect deeply. We see discomfort as weakness and want to control or avoid these moments with logic and judgment.
6. We mostly don’t know how to show ourselves the compassion needed to simply be who we are without our armour, imperfect and beautifully human.
In summary, if we don’t have compassion we create a world of separation, loneliness and continued cycles of trauma and fear. We create a world where we are not better together. We are called to together as a human race in this time. So, it has to start with fostering compassion, which starts inside each of us.
So as part of an alchemy practice that is without doubt critical it’s the ability to develop a peaceful mind, foster an open heart through self-love and compassion. Maybe the most important is to realise we are Simply HUMANS being together.

During this book launch, you will hear from Christina about her journey, WHY she wrote this book and how it can help people lead a more fulfilled life. One that is better with others because we are better in ourselves.
Christina is a Performance and Transformation coach based in Sydney, Australia. She runs a successful performance improvement practice called Ignite Purpose, where she helps leaders and their people be better together. Over the last 10 years she has recognised it's not what we know that help us lead, love and live our best life, it's who we are!

Here is more about WHY the Glass Angel:
The Glass Angel details the years I lived under the weight of unfounded and incredibly harmful notions based on my story. This book is part memoir, part metaphor, part inspirational how-to for anyone who has ever felt like the world was against them. In it, I share my journey from the darkest moments of my life to finding myself, learning to forgive the past, seeking light and clarity, and letting these lead the way forward.
My story will open your eyes and mind to what's possible. It proves that even when you are at your absolute lowest, and you fear you'll never find your way out of despair, shame, or a lifetime of guilt, there is hope on the other side.
While there are many reasons for me to feel sorry for myself, yet I chose another path - one that helped me heal from the trauma and discover who I am and what I need to do to feel comfortable in my skin and heal from all the things that weighed me down for years. I found a path forward. I made a pact with myself to stop living the life of a 'broken angel' and embrace what I call my alchemy. That's how this book came to be. It's my way of helping others who've known pain and make it to the other side.
I am giving readers permission to survive and thrive by igniting their own alchemy and using it to transform their lives from the inside out. We can only lead, love, and live a fulfilled life when we are healed.

What an inspirational Guest! Joanne Hudson-Williams - Positivity Coach from Wales in the UK! So inspired about Jo's story and how she has transformed her life and the life of the people she works with.

Choice is belongs to us, our negative thoughts and emotions are only to be used as a GUIDE!! you are not your thoughts or emotions. Unlocking JOY, FLOW and PURPOSE is possible, it comes from a place of LOVE.

If you are ready to be inspired, why not pop us in your ears, go for a walk and start dreaming big about switching your life into the POSITIVE. Jo will also be a speaker at our FREE ME 2022 Virtual Conference for Women!!! 

Jo you are a blessing!

Matt McDarby joins me for weeks episode on Growth! We chat about a topic close to my heart. Sales Leadership. In this discussion Matt shares elements from his new book, The Devine Comedy of Sales Leadership.

We also dive into the topic of TRUST, and the real importance of building TRUST with our sales team in order to get them to bring their best! A phrase that stands out to me from our chat is "How does our internal relationship of TRUST radiate to our customers".

Don't miss this heart to heart on Sales Leadership, Growth and Culture!

This is the Audio of the GROW Me session, the AFRICA, UK and Australia session in the evening. Thank you to everyone that dialled in and to everyone that supported. We (I) am grateful for you!

Be inspired, understand why I wrote this book, and listen to insight that will support your GROWTH!

Do you believe you can achieve anything you set your mind to achieve? Do you know it starts with your thoughts, your beliefs, your mindset, your action... Anthony shares his wisdom on how he has achieved his dreams, and how you can achieve your dreams too. A few things that stand out is... I see possibilities in ME! I live in today and not in missed expectations of my past.... The poem that inspired him was Edgar A Guest...

"Courage must come from the soul within

The man must furnish the will to win

So figure it out for yourself my lad,

You were born with all that the great have had,

With you equipment they all began,

Get hold of yourself, and say: "I CAN".

Brooke Jay is the Clinical Engagement Manager for SNHN - PHN In Sydney Australia. Brooke has been a leader who has leant into courage, transformed her thinking and embraced the concept of GROWING ME.

In this interview, Christina chats to Brooke about the Mental Fitness program she has gone through - Positive Intelligence, and what she has learnt about herself, how she can lead from wisdom and how she has extended her continued growth. 

We cover relevant topics life pleasing, avoiding and anxiety. We lean into courage as Brooke stands in the Arena with me and shares her story, her thinking and her insights.

Tune in, listen with love, and open your heart to growth!

Shaunte Mears-Watkins is an inspirational leader. She is the Chief Commercial Officer at Cliff Bar & Co. In this interview, we unpack key elements of success that Shaunte has applied to her life. Leading who she is and being open to learning, harnessing logic, authenticity and empathy as her balance in creating trust with her people.

Shaunte shares insights into her journey and the importance of making a pathway for those we lead to become leaders and having her values guide her, one of which is LOVE.

We unpack the Glass ceiling that so many of us can wrestle with and reflect on the armour we can wear as leaders and women in leadership and how to de-armour.

To be inspired and to plug into a successful leaders journey, why not tune in.

Thank you, Shaunte!

Imagine a lifetime of fearing that you are imperfect? There are so many of us that live with that mental pain and strain of not being perfect, not being able to show weakness and not being able to be who we really are. What does this do? It becomes our self-imposed prison. One of our "mind" that keeps us from what we really need, peacefulness and freedom.

Anel is a team member at Ignite Purpose and bravely shares her journey over the last 18 months, and how she has transformed her mental fitness to now be able to heal, be more peaceful, feel joy and forgive and release fear and shame that held her captive. Anel and Christina have been friends for 30 years and this heartfelt chat is one we hope will inspire you to be who you really are, to unlock your prison of fear and judgment and allow freedom. It is a journey of imperfection and one we gratefully walk. 

Contact us at www.ignitepurpose.com.au for information!

What a fantastic interview with Gethin Fisher, the founder and creator of the QPOD and the Quiet Community. The QPOD is the way of the future for organisations and communities to encourage people to take time out, be quiet, recharge and plug back into the busy lives we lead.

In this New Season of Ignite Purpose with Christina Foxwell, Mental Fitness, performance and growth, we deep dive into WHY Gethin came up with this idea and how he has brought life to his purpose and passion for making a difference in people's lives! What we know about meditation and mindfulness is that it allows our brain to focus on the present, and it supports clarity of mind. This, as we all know, increases our performance.

The QPOD will encourage a change in cultures of organisations where people will be able to block time out to recharge and switch off. Don't miss this warm and open discussion on the birth of the journey. As you all know, it takes courage to stand and be seen, and I am so grateful Gethin has decided to make a difference, live his purpose and make a change to do something that will positively impact the lives of so many! 

Can our difference be what makes us a gift in this world? I believe the answer is yes! In this episode of Human stories, our guest Karin shares her son's story, who is deaf and has autism. Born premature and one of twin, his story inspires so many wonderful things.

1. How standing next to others is a gift that at times is a life changer

2. Finding joy in difference brings joy to how we live our life together

3. How we can be inspired that even when things seem to be their worst, based on how we see the world, there is always an opportunity to find the good, the joy, the gift.

Thank you for sharing your story so boldly! Tsitsi, you are inspiration, joy and passion rolling into one person. I invited Tsitsi onto the Human Stories Podcast because she is such an inspiration in how we can dream big and be creators of our vision and lives! 

Tsitsi, what a good time to launch your interview with us as a new year inspiration. You are one of those women who when you hear NO you prove why it's YES! 

You are a woman of many talents. Co-Founder: African Family Firms, Lead Consultant: Nhaka Legacy Planning, Director: DanTs Media, Founder: Africa is Rising Collective
Director: Mutendi Montessori and Editor In Chief: Edgars Club Magazine.

Faith, love and HOPE come to light our Human stories today. Are you wondering if you are good enough? If you are ready for life, you can create? Why not tune in and be inspired! 

In this episode, James shares why he started Feel the Magic through his own story of loss and purpose. 

How many times when something bad happens do we choose it shut down and stay in that dark place, can you imagine rather using your experience to make a difference to others, that is exactly what james and Kristy did. Don't miss this episode as the Co-founder of Feel the Magic and Camp Magic takes us on his journey. 

I cannot imagine the pain of losing a child and am inspired to share Angela and Missy's story. It is one of those heartfelt moments where JOY and GRIEF are woven together into HOPE and PURPOSE. Missy was diagnosed with cancer three times and the final time Missy passed away. The journey for her and her family was been one of strength, courage, joy and grief.  Angela a mum filled with such bravery shares her story of how she turned her this journey into a charity to generate awareness and funds for a genetic test that will allow parents to see if their children need to be treated with different medications in their journey in order to save lives. Angela is inspiring, joyful, real, honest and a pleasure to listen too. I feel like this human story is one we should all get behind because together we can make a difference. These words were taken from This Strong Mum's Facebook page... to inspire you to tune in... Also please click on our links to contribute or even just register as a bone marrow donor. 

"The depth of my grief is so profound that I often cannot breathe

The massive gaping hole that is been left in my life from losing my beautiful daughter Missy is indescribable

The force of my post-traumatic growth is unstoppable."

QUote by Nancy Burns - There is freedom in knowing we can carry grief and joy together

In this weeks episode, Christina is joined by her 24-year-old daughter Carolees. They unpack single parenting from a mother and a child's perspective. Christina walks you through some of the fun times and the tough times with an outlook to inspire you with HOPE and OWNERSHIP.  From her story of several walks down the Isle to wrestling with being the best mother possible and of course navigating a career. If you are a single parent and you have just had enough, you are tired, overwhelmed and weary of judgment and possibly guilt-ridden, don't miss this episode that will remind you, that you are more than this moment ... and that as Annie says... The sun will come out tomorrow!

Ok, imagine the shame of dyslexia being as intense as the shame of incest. That is how it can feel. Dyslexia is not easy to see, so people who have this wonderful gift are often shamed for not being able to spell, do math or even read aloud. It looks different for people, we can't see it...  yet it shows up in a way that we can be diagnosed. Paul is two months away from completing his MBA, and he is also an Operations Manager for a Care home. Paul shares his heart on his wrestle with Dyslexia and also the SHAME of not being like others. He shares his joy and his acceptance as he inspires in this wonderful human conversation.

Here are a few people who have dyslexia: Steve Jobs, Agatha Christie, Muhamad Ali, Erin Brockovich, Keanu Reeves, Jim Carrey, Steven Spielberg, John Lennon, Walt Disney, Richard Branson, Whoopi Goldberg...

Enjoy this episode and be INSPIRED!!!

RJ Singh is one of those dynamic people you could meet. Born in Australia and migrating to the US  with his family, he tells his story of wrestling with belonging and worthiness. He shares boldly his struggle with addiction and how through the work he has done on himself he has been able to live a purposeful and meaningful life.... RJ shares the fears and struggle of judgements and how he took charge of his life and became a creator of his future ... and he couldn't do it alone! 

RJ rewrote his story... and all the predictions others would have made of his life. He is now a Director of a Freight Company, is involved in community work and working on a program to support MEN In mental health! He is a father of two beautiful babies and is supported by an amazing partner.

RJ, you are a voice of clarity in this busy world.  So many executives and people get caught in the trap of addiction to NUMB pain and worry. We can be free!

Don't miss this story!

Jill and Christina deep dive into this uncomfortable and important topic of Pedophilia. How would you feel if you found out your brother is a Pedophile? How would it change your life? Challenge your thinking? How would you live with the shame and fear of acceptance and keeping your family safe?

Jill courageously shares her story and insights:

1.  How to spot and stop "GROOMING!" 

2. How to still be a family after news like this

3. Not hiding from shame

Thank you, Jill, you are courageous, and we appreciate you sharing this story with others!

Thank you, Melissa, for braving your human story with us. Melissa is joyful; that is what I took from her story. How much can happen to one person in a lifetime? As much as we are destined to handle. Melissa was a young mother who navigated a challenging marriage. She then met the love of her life, and after 8 years of marriage, he died suddenly. Her grief was overwhelming. We chat in this episode how she navigated her pain, how she fell in love again, how she had to live through judgement, painful comments and simply humans not knowing how to navigate life in grief.  Melissa is an inspiration to everyone out there who is navigating the loss of a partner, who has stood in the discomfort of judgement and who has decided to rise and live their best life for themselves, their children and unlock the passion as a business owner.

Melissa, I can't wait to sing with you and to bring more joy to the world!!!

Join me with my guests from all over the world as we share our HUMAN STORIES! To inspire hope and Courage!

The power of choice and not giving up! Christelle Taute, you and I had the best conversation. You inspired me because you have chosen not to let MS dictate your JOY, your passion for life and the difference you make in other people's lives. Thank you for sharing your journey with me and with my audience. Your mindset, passion and outlook on life are inspiring, and I can feel the courage you live every day in your voice and approach to life.

Tune into this wonderful episode and celebrate Christelle's extraordinary life with me, as she inspires you to navigate yours!

Carolyn Wong is a Learning and Performance Business Owner in Melbourne, Australia. She has had several senior leadership roles in various organisations and has not only navigated her career she has also navigated her personal growth and walked through desperate times and turned them into something wonderful

We have seen so many hardships over the last year and there will be more to come yet we have the ability to turn our situation around by walking through it and setting our mind and actions up for growth. Don't miss this story of courage, navigating culture, and life.

Christina interview Kris Yule on a topic they both love PURPOSE. In today's raw conversation they unpack the importance of purpose and how it aligns to the work we do and the lives we lead. Mostly it allows up to experience hope and keeps us focused on what matters.

Today they unpack the importance of fine-tuning your purpose and making sure that you focus on what matters. That when you use your skills gifts and talents to be more, you will live a purposeful and fulfilled life. Sometimes we just need to slow down and re-calibrate... it's never easy but it's worth it. We loved this episode and we hope you love it too!

Thank you Dr Jill Stoddard for your work, for making yourself available. In this episode, Christina and Jill speak about values, alignment to who we are and our ability to navigate the FOG we sometimes feel we are in...  

Getting stuck and feeling misaligned happens and it takes us away from living our best self in every moment we have. The key might be to be present and not stuck in past pain, fears or stories and not in future anxieties or fears. Maybe we can learn how to be our best self right now and in that way, we are able to stand next to others too. 

Don' t miss ordered Dr Jill Stoddards Book... BE MIGHTY of Amazon! Or if you want to, watch our interview "live" on Youtube.

Ok, so we are taught at school and through our parents that MONEY and outer perceptions will make us happy. We get in the rat-race and we "hustle" for happiness, fulfilment and and acceptance and we need to keep doing it. It's like that song... there's a hole in my bucket dear liza dear liza... the only way to reach joy, fulfilment and acceptance starts with self.. and learning the joy of standing next to others and making a difference. Don't miss this fun and insightful interview.

Have you met Ninja Barbie? Well, Christina has a special guest on todays show Kamin Taute. Kamin and Christina have a very similar story. Where their armour defined who they were and they climbed the corporate ladder until they realised there was more... They realised that they could be more without being hard and ruthless. That being kind, sharing love and being connected to self was a benefit that is priceless. Don’t miss this wonderful “homegrown” South African woman chat on success, hustle and the finding of joy and peace...

Christina and Matt unpack a heartfelt conversation on Matt’s new book Z-Isms. Pearls of wisdom, original wit or personal experience shared to positively impact the lives of as many people as possible; Insights to Live By

What a joy to deep dive into Self-discover - Earned confidence... Personal Interactions.... Combating spiders... Heightening Mindfulness ... Swimming with the current. Great unpack of Matt’s life and ideas and how you can learn about you and GROW!

Matt Zinman is a personal success trainer whose experiences as an entrepreneur, athlete, single parent, caretaker, consultant and nonprofit founder drive him to be a difference-maker and positively impact as many people as possible. He is also the CEO of The Internship Institute which he established in 2007 to bridge the gap between education, active duty and employment by “Making Experience Matter." 

Defeating Worry and Anxiety with “Earned Confidence” Recognizing True Perception (seeing things as they are) A Dose of Prevention (solutions to ease daily living) The Depression-Elevation Mood Scale (mental health) Self-Discovery Sizing People Up Combating Spiders (manipulators) Natural Elements in Motion (characteristics and traits) Managing Energy (the invisible force among us) Personal Interactions Swimming with the Current (going with the flow) Making Coincidences Matter (and having fun with 11:11) Amplifying Gratitude (applying the Law of Attraction) Inevitability (effortful achievement of one’s “why”) Heightening Mindfulness Being a Life Athlete (optimal self-care) Winning the Battle Within Achieving your Life Enrichment Action Plan (LEAP) Joining the Z-isms 

Christina chats to Amanda