Learning to listen to your inner voice, with Giulia Mazzola

03/06/20 • 48 min

Giulia Mazzola joins me for a conversation in which she shared her story of losing her corporate identity, rediscovering her love of the written word, and how learning to listen to your inner voice can sometimes take much longer than we might expect!

We also talk about how we can become comfortable with being in the process of figuring things out. I also share some of my own experiences in this conversation of being lost and having to learn to be okay with that.

What we talk about in this episode:

Giulia’s career in Finance
The Underworld Journey
Lindsay Mack // Tarot for the Wild Soul
Giving ourselves the time and space to figure things out
Redefining what success looks like for you
The fear of not fitting in
The stories that we tell ourselves, and reframing our realities
Parker Palmer - Let Your Life Speak
The Science of Storytelling - Will Storr
My experience of counselling
How Giulia is learning to listen to her inner voice
Giulia’s Instagram
Giulia’s website

What we talk about in this episode:

Giulia’s career in Finance
The Underworld Journey
Lindsay Mack // Tarot for the Wild Soul
Giving ourselves the time and space to figure things out
Redefining what success looks like for you
The fear of not fitting in
The stories that we tell ourselves, and reframing our realities
Parker Palmer - Let Your Life Speak
The Science of Storytelling - Will Storr
My experience of counselling
How Giulia is learning to listen to her inner voice
Giulia’s Instagram
Giulia’s website

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Finding the positives and pursuing what matters, with Jo Becker

Jo Becker is a self-employed Disability & Inclusion Specialist, and small business coach. Rather than having a neat job title, her work is based on a goal to enable everybody to pursue the things that are most important to them. In this episode, Jo shares her passion for increasing awareness around disability and inclusion. We also talk about her experiences of managing her own disability, taking time to process change, and making the most out of the circumstances you find yourself in. Jo exudes energy and positivity, and I hope you come away from this episode feeling as inspired as I did!

What we talk about in this episode

The disability awareness gap
Approaching someone with a disability
The Purple Pound
Jo’s experiences with muscular dystrophy
Leaving the business she had grown
Taking time to process and work through things
Tuning into personal needs
Jo’s website
Jo’s Instagram

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All things creative business, with Jo McCarthy

You may know the lovely Jo McCarthy as Jo at Firain, who joined me to talk about her recent decision to close her online shop and transition to becoming a creative business coach and cheerleader. Jo and I covered quite a few different things in this episode, including Jo’s thoughts on managing your time when you’re self-employed, how not to get distracted by your phone, and some of the most common challenges she sees creatives facing in the online world.

What we talk about in this episode:

What home means to us
Creating a space that feels like your own
Jo’s career as an estate agent
Keeping in tune / looking out for signs that we’re veering off
Agnes Becker, of We Are Stardust
Some of the most common challenges that creatives face
Hashtag Authentic Episode 82: How to be Indistractable in a chaotic world with Nir Eyal
Indistractable, by Nir Eyal
Jo’s techniques for not getting distracted by your phone!
Setting boundaries around work and personal time
Running your business at your own pace
Jo’s embracing of more her introverted side!
Morning pages
Sibella Court
The word ‘Cwtch’
Paul Jarvis
SF Girl by Bay
Jo’s Instagram
Firain website