When Amanda Met Les

Interviewing Jeanine Connor

Jeanine Connor is a psychodynamic psychotherapist, clinical supervisor and training facilitator in private practice, as well as Editor of BACP Children, Young People & Families and Reviews Editor for BACP Therapy Today. She is the author of one book about the human body and three books about human thought and behaviour. We talk about Gen Z, her career, training, infant observations and her upcoming book! https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanine-connor-630a8325/ https://www.seapsychotherapy.co.uk https://www.pccs-books.co.uk/products/youre-not-my-fcking-mother-and-other-things-gen-z-say-in-therapy https://www.routledge.com/Reflective-Practice-in-Child-and-Adolescent-Psychotherapy-Listening-to/Connor/p/book/9780367149406

When Amanda Met Rosie

Rosi Webb is the head coach at Stanway Pegasus FC, Playing in the Essex & Suffolk Border Premier League, she is also the Coach Development Officer (Women and Girl's Football) at the University of Essex and has recently been featured on Sky Sports and the BBC for being the highest ranked female football manager in mens football and for her current work in the women's FA at the University of Essex. We discuss where her passion for the sport comes from, her journey into football, her time at Tottenham FC, what she is planning for the future and hear how a teacher influenced her career path. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rosi-webb_thank-you-dorsett-rob-for-spending-time-down-activity-7059852304492978176-LJlP?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosi-webb/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-65404860

When Amanda Met Les

In this episode I meet with Les Nicoll, a retired fireman, rugby player, family man and the current chairman of the N.E.S.T.  charity.  Les tells me all about the amazing work he has done and how that inspired him to set up his own charity to support the most impoverished of families in the Tendring and Colchester area. We hear about his own childhood, the challenges he has had to overcome and his hopes for the future.  Potential trigger warning - Les talks about the topic of poverty and domestic abuse. https://www.facebook.com/NESupportTeam/about [https://www.facebook.com/NESupportTeam/about] https://nestassist.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR2TYfyKqfr8XrWTi9AX9szkczWsimVd166fPmBLYd-dua91Dpp63n9r9H4 [https://nestassist.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR2TYfyKqfr8XrWTi9AX9szkczWsimVd166fPmBLYd-dua91Dpp63n9r9H4]

When Amanda met Leah

Leah Holroyd is the co-director of White Bicycle Ltd. In this Episode Leah tells me all about her business that she runs with her brother. We talk about her journey to where she is now, achievements, mental health and a recent diagnosis of 'best disease' and how this has impacted her and her forthcoming adventures! https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-holroyd [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-holroyd] https://www.whitebicycleltd.com [https://www.whitebicycleltd.com]

When Amanda met Clare

⚠️ Trigger warning - This episode contains discussions around suicide. In this episode I met with Clare Kendrick-Robinson, Clare is a retired SENCO, mother and grandmother who talks about her career with young people, her transition into retirement, her passion for biodiversity, life, childhood and more. https:www.linkedin.com/in/clare-kendrick-robinson-9052835b