'The Gift' of Resilience, Calm & Joy
By Tim Wotton
'The Gift' of Resilience, Calm & JoyAug 12, 2019
#32 How an APPLE a day can help you reduce worry during the Coronavirus pandemic... with Tim Wotton
The Gift podcast host, Tim Wotton, who is in the vulnerable category with COVID-19, shares some helpful tricks from Dale Carnegie and Anxiety UK to help you reduce stress, anxiety and worry during these challenging times. He also explains how an APPLE a day can helps us all!
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#31 Simple ways to practice self-care that cost nothing... with podcast host Tim Wotton
The Gift podcast host, Tim Wotton, reviews a Huffington Post article about easy & free ways to improve your self-care for a calmer & more resilient life, no matter what challenges you are facing.
Tim throws in his own coping mechanisms & testimony coping with the life-limiting illnesses cystic fibrosis and diabetes; while focusing on self-care habits like exercise, being rather than doing, getting outside, reducing social media, journaling, meditation, sleep, compassion for friends, hobbies, importance of deep breaths, cuddling & practicing self-compassion.
This is an invaluable episode if you ever wanted simple ways to look after yourself in good & bad times.
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#30 This is how to accept & adapt to whatever life throws at you... with inspirational speaker Warren Falkenstein
Tim Wotton, the Gift podcast host, enjoys the most engaging & life-affirming chat with Canadian hero Warren Falkenstein. Warren is a true warrior & a walking example of mind over matter. He uses his disability & chronic illness as a means of purpose & a gift from above to be used to uplift humanity through purpose, compassion & service. Warren is a 4x award winning well known inspirational speaker, adversity & mindset based coach, author, spiritual thought leader & teacher, entrepreneur, energy healer practitioner & meditation artist.
This chat is living proof that despite whatever life throws at you, with the right mindset & patience, that it's usually possible to accept one's situation and adapt to live a fulfilling life.
His website is https://walkwithwarren.com and he can be found @iamWarrenF on Instagram, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WarrenFalkenstein
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#29 Back from the Edge: mental health & addiction in sport with ex-cricket pro Luke Sutton
Luke Sutton was a professional cricket player for over 15 years, captaining Derbyshire CCC & also playing for Somerset CCC & Lancashire CCC with the likes of Jimmy Anderson & Freddie Flintoff. Luke is now a successful businessman & agent to sporting stars such as Sam Quek, Nile Wilson & James Taylor, but his life didn’t always look so positive.
Luke's recent book 'Back from the Edge’ revealed the huge ups & major downs that a professional career in sport can bring – & the mental health & addition difficulties, especially with alcohol, that plagued him along the way.
During his poignant, amusing & telling chat with The Gift podcast host, Tim Wotton, Luke is brutally but refreshingly honest about the moment he hit rock bottom, how he got there and, importantly, how he found his way out of the biggest hole of his life.
Luke can be found as his name on LinkedIn, Facebook & Twitter.
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#28 Smart tips to thrive at work, avoid burnout & maintain your health from Amber Coster, who's learnt the hard way!
London-based Amber Coster helped take a software company from a $100m valuation through to a $3.7bn acquisition but suffered physical issues & a mental breakdown along the way.
In order to help others avoid the burnout she went through, she has launched her own business Balpro (Balance Project), to assist organisations and their people grow but not at the cost of their employees.
During a revealing, vulnerable & enlightening chat with The Gift Podcast host Tim Wotton, Amber shared the lows of her work burnout, battling back, her key lessons learned & how she can help improve culture & productivity in companies without breaking their most important asset - the staff. This episode is a must for anyone working hard long hours with concerns for their well-being.
Amber can be found on LinkedIn, @AmberCoster on Twitter & @ Balpro on Instagram.
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#27 The tricks to alleviate depression... with GB free diver Helena Bourdillon
The Gift podcast host, Tim Wotton, enjoys the most revealing, helpful & unique conversation with the extraordinary GB free diver Helena Bourdillon. Helena spends as much time underwater as possible without breathing apparatus.
She is also a speaker, telling of her journey to positive mental health from the depths of anxiety, suicide thoughts and depression.
Helena shares her vulnerable story - the lows and how a free dive transformed her life to better mental resilience and all the tricks she has learned since both in and out of the water. She shares insights into turning a negative into a positive situation to claim back one's life.
Helena can be found on Facebook Helena Bourdillon and Instagram @helena_bourdillon.
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#26 How to find meaning & gratitude in adversity... with podcast host Tim Wotton
Tim answers pertinent, vulnerable & provocative questions received from listeners - ranging from the meaning of life, dealing with suffering, finding gratitude, most embarrassing moment, treasured memories, crying in front of someone, greatest accomplishment, perfect days, favourite book and his personal gift. Tim responds in his usual candid, profound & poignant way bearing his soul while sharing his hard-fought wisdom gained from overcoming adversity on a daily basis.
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#25 This is what fighting for your life feels like... with MMA fighter Aaron Aby
Welsh Aaron Aby is a professional MMA fighter and coach. He's also a Cystic Fibrosis (CF) athlete and cancer survivor. The Gift podcast host Tim Wotton has an amazing, thought-provoking and uplifting chat with Aaron about the physical and mental challenges which he's overcome; not just dealing with his life-long CF battles but also dealing with the monster that is cancer. Plus what it feels like to me a professional MMA fighter and fighting for your life inside & outside of the octagon...
Aaron can be contacted on Twitter @aaronabymma
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#24 Finding harmony in busy times with soul therapist Carmen Rendell
Do you know where your soul is? Do you know amazing ways to find solace when life is too busy or challenging? Have you heard of soulwalking? Tim Wotton, the Gift podcast host, discovers answers to these questions and many more with the effervescent founder of Soulhub, Carmen Rendell. A walking therapist, she takes business teams & individuals on walks to help them understand their lives better and manage stress.
She can be contacted @Carmen Rendell on Facebook and @Carmen Rendell (soulhub) on Twitter.
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#23 Impossible is nothing... with leadership coach & defiant mum Rita Hausken
The Gift podcast host, Tim Wotton, has the most amazing, poignant, heart-felt & rewarding chat with Norwegian heroine Rita Hausken. As well as being a leadership coach, helping women to succeed in male-dominated industries, she has fought valiantly to keep her beloved boy alive against all the odds to cheat death time and time again. Rita shares so many helpful insights of her life challenges, how being mindful & present helps her and how 'Impossible' should be referred to 'I'm possible'.
Rita can be found on LinkedIn & Facebook as Rita Hausken.
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#22 Prevent stress & insomnia: how to worry less & sleep better with NLP therapist Maria Furtek
Maria, a London-based NLP hypnotherapist, therapeutic coach & trainer has over 20 years' experience of working with clients suffering from anxiety, stress, Insomnia & associated issues. The Gift podcast host, Tim Wotton, should know as Maria has helped him with his sleep issues caused by his illnesses.
This is a great podcast chat with Maria dispensing super-helpful advice for anyone who battles with stress and/or sleep problems. Everyone deserves to worry less and to sleep better... and you can with the help of Maria. Find out more at www.mariafurtekhypntherapy.com
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#21 How to overcome intense heartache with skydiving star Kate Vaughan
The Gift podcast host Tim Wotton has the most poignant, emotional, heart-warming and amusing chat with Welsh turned Aussie Kate Vaughan who has battled mental health issues her whole life, to then come up against one of the most unimaginable life situations, the loss of her husband in a skydiving accident. What Kate has endured, learnt and overcome deserves to be heard, understood and emblazoned on our souls. She can be found on Facebook as Kate Vaughan.
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#20 Smart tips to improve your life from media & phobia expert Adam Cox
Podcast host Tim Wotton shares transformational testimonies with PR & media owner Adam Cox, a serial entrepreneur and Harley Street hypnotherapist, who is also known as 'The Phobia Guy'.
Adam explains how he transformed his life by facing his demons head on and turning his life & career around to the point he is regularly on TV and radio helping the world deal with their life and health challenges. Along the way, he's learnt some invaluable lessons about the power of the mind and being more in the moment. Adam can be contacted @Adam Cox on Facebook or via PhobiaGuru.com
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#19 'The secret of my success' with real-life warrior Alastair Mavor
The Gift podcast host, Tim Wotton, has an enlightening and highly amusing chat with 'exercise champion' Alastair Mavor who despite battling the chronic lung condition cystic fibrosis has run 3 marathons, raising over £30,000 for charity. He shares his exercise secrets to endure what cannot be cured as well as what he's learnt about the power of the mind to overcome daily mental challenges. He can be contacted @alastairmavor
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#18 A gift to transform your health... with Colette Park
The Gift podcast host has the most fascinating and helpful chat with delightful Ayurvedic practitioner Colette Park. Colette explains how she discovered Ayurveda back in her home country of South Africa & how it's helped her and so many of her clients lead healthier & more mindful lives. As someone who has fought his whole life to survive a chronic illness, I definitely know how important these 'alternative' treatments to one's mind, body & soul. Colette can be contact on Facebook and Instagram @ColetteParkayurveda
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#17 How to stay positive whatever... with the one & only David Dean
The Gift podcast host interviews Londoner David Dean, who after a scruffy childhood, became a born-again optimist at age 21. A global marketeer, he has an amazing take on pretty much everything which leaves his cup more than half full. David can be contacted at onedaviddean@gmail.com
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#16 A must listen for anyone in a relationship... with 'awakened' Dawn Richard
The Gift podcast host, Tim Wotton, enjoys a 'must-listen' chat with American Dawn Richard, who after 27 years of marriage and 3 children, decided to re-define her life by getting divorced. Not only that, the 'awakened' Dawn started a Love, Sex & Relationship coaching business and created a new podcast called 'Wake up to real love'.
She is trying to transform the world with more love, joy and passion by sharing that the most important relationship you'll ever have is the one you have with yourself. Dawn can be contacted on Twitter @DMRichardLove.
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#15 Proof that the mind matters to overcome adversity with Carly Beale
The Gift host, Tim Wotton, has a poignant, insightful & humorous chat with remarkable Carly Beale, fellow person with the chronic health condition Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Carly shares how against all odds, she became a wife, mother and campaigner for access to CF life-saving medication. In particular, she breaks down her life transformation approach - MADMOM (Make A Difference, Mind Over Matter) which she has helped hundreds of people around the UK to overcome adversity, achieve their goals and find happiness & success. Carly can be contacted on Twitter @CarlyMADMOM.
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#14 What an Olympian can teach us about 'being in the zone' with Ben Sharpe
Ben Sharpe, Great Britain field hockey player who played at the Sydney Olympics, has a candid and revealing chat with Gift host Tim Wotton about the 'flow' of sport and being fully present while playing, transferring to a career as a business leader, what he's learnt from top golf professionals and how he felt running a gruelling 24 hour race for charity. Ben, who works at Top Golf, can be contacted via LinkedIn.
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#13 The power of 'Forest Bathing' with mindfulness teacher Fiona Watson
What can we learn from spending time in nature & bathing in a forest? UK-based mindfulness expert Fiona Watson chats to the Gift podcast host, Tim Wotton, about the benefits of mindfulness and how nature is so healing and can enable people to de-stress, reduce anxiety & feel calm during challenging times.
Learn more about Fiona at www.fionawatsonmindfulness.com
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#12 How the wizard from Oz kept transforming his life with entrepreneur Chris Baldwin
Tim Wotton, the dashing podcast host, enjoys an extraordinary chat with Australian Chris Baldwin serial entrepreneur, marketer, international rower, TEDx speaker and co-founder & CEO of Speaker Nation, now living in the Netherlands. There's very little this man hasn't done or turned his hand to and he's learnt invaluable lessons along the way. Find out how his childhood made him stoic and how he's put into practice helpful mental practices to achieve his work and family dreams... Chris can be contacted on Twitter @Chris_Baldwin
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#11 Tale of the unexpected with American film director Elizabeth Yoder
What if you lost a loved one in a car accident caused by a drunk driver? What if you were only young at the time and didn't know how to grieve? Would you want to contact the person who caused your deep loss? What would you do to help others so they didn't suffer like you had done? How would you find a career and somehow appreciate the gift of life, while unwrapping the beauty of mindfulness and presence?
Listen to 'The Gift' host, Tim Wotton, have the most poignant, life-affirming and amusing chat with Elizabeth Yoder, who has gone through all of this and come out the other side to enrich our lives. It was certainly one of the most profound conversations I've ever had... She can be found at ElizabethYoder.com and @YoderCine on social media.
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#10 Saving Mr. Banks... what we can learn from born survivor Michael Banks
Gift podcast host, Tim Wotton, enjoys a compelling, poignant & lively chat with Michael Banks, educator, author, public story-teller & podcaster. This must-listen life story comprises how Michael endured near-death experiences, a kidney transplant, divorce, bankruptcy & a house burning down to find true love and solace in appreciating the smaller things in life...
As John Lennon said: 'Life is what happens while you are making other plans.' That sums up this amazing story!
Michael can be contacted @michaelbanks7 on Instagram.
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#9 On breaking addictions, habit forming, improving health & well-being with broadcaster Jez Rose
Podcast host, Tim Wotton, has a 'right good laugh' and engaging chat with UK broadcaster, TEDx speaker, author and honeybee farmer Jez Rose. We have a furtive chat about how to give up bad habits, creating new positive habits, enhancing health & well-being while discussing honeybee farming, the power of nature and cream eggs! A must-listen... Jez can be contacted on Twitter @ThatJezRose.
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#8 Incredible life & health lessons from Paralympian & Bad Education actor Jack Binstead
Host Tim Wotton interviews Jack Binstead, the English actor, comedian & retired Paralympic athlete who is known for starring as Rem Dogg in BBC's Bad Education TV series. He's also become a dad recently. All this by 22 while overcoming the debilitating brittle bone disease. Jack has learnt many valuable lessons dealing with adversity, stress and negativity which he shares on this incredible episode of the podcast. Jack can be contacted on twitter @JackBinstead and on Instagram @ jackbinstead.
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#7 What a millennial can teach us about mindfulness with journalist Alice Broster
Journalist Alice Broster from Manchester is a terrific journalist, researcher and writer for Bustle UK. Her amazingly helpful insights for an article '7 UK books on mindfulness that will help you actually switch off' are shared during this episode as well as how she uses these tactics to stay grounded, balanced & present in a hyper-connected world that doesn't allow much time for stillness. She can be contacted on Twitter @alicebroster1.
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#6 Elvis can help you thrive in the present moment... with transformation guru Chris Barez-Brown
Do you have days, months and years where you feel like you're going through the motions? Are you trapped in the past or worry about the future? Do you feel like you want to be more 'in the moment' but not sure how or need some easy tactics to put it into practice? Then this episode is perfect for you. The Gift podcast host, Tim Wotton, has an amazingly helpful conversation with Chris Barez-Brown, who is a best-selling author, speaker and business optimiser. A master of transformation, Chris truly understands and appreciates the benefits of being in the moment. Chris can be contacted on Twitter @BarezBrown.
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#5 'Another Alice': how to overcome despair & embrace uncertainty with author Alice Peterson
The Gift podcast host, Tim Wotton, interviews entertaining author Alice Peterson who has overcome the despair of her promising tennis career being ruined by Rheumatoid Arthritis to become a popular and respected novelist. N.B. This conversation was recorded on an extremely hot day in London and the sound of a fan can be heard gently in the background! This is a must-listen if you have any health or life challenge and need hope that it's possible to accept your situation and adapt to a different but fulfilling future. Alice can be contacted @AlicePeterson1 on Twitter.
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#4 The magic formulas for dealing with adversity, stress & negativity with the SUMO Guy Paul McGee
Paul McGee is a Sunday Times best-selling author, international speaker and creater of the SUMO brand. His insights and formulas for handling tricky life and health situations are like gold dust. Not only can Paul offer you helpful solutions, he can explain them in ways that they can be simply put into practice to form every day sustainable habits. Paul can be contacted @TheSumoGuy on Twitter.
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#3 Against all odds with Oli Rayner
The Gift podcast host, Tim Wotton, interviews Oli Rayner who overcame intense adversity and stress to endure a double lung transplant in 2017. Oli unpicks his tough battle with cystic fibrosis and diabetes, what it felt like for him and his family to be on the transplant waiting list, how he went about getting himself mentally ready for the new lungs and how life feels on the other side of the operation. Oli's testimony and advice on resilience is raw, heartfelt and deeply profound. His 'against all odds' story will lift and offer hope to anyone with life and health challenges. Oli can be contacted at @oli_rayner
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The benefits of living every day like it could be your last with Tim Wotton
'The Gift' podcast host, Tim Wotton, unpicks his cystic fibrosis & diabetes survival, the critical event which changed his way of mentally coping, what it taught him and how he puts his mindfulness and presence into practice as if every could be his last. He also has his own 'present' for listeners. Find out more at www.timwotton.com
The Gift Podcast: Introducing the best present you can ever give yourself
'How have I cheated death?' author Tim Wotton shares what's he learnt after nearly 50 years of adversity and how he plans to help himself and others with The Gift of the power of the mind & presence.