Hey It Gets Better

In this episode, I am joined by Alice Rath, a charity sector digital marketer and youth advocate. We chat about working everything out in your twenties and how everyone takes a different path, how to set and achieve goals and also how to let people know what you need on a bad day because we all have bad days. Alice founded her agency in July 2019, Pippins Digital Marketing, collaborating with purpose-led organisations that empower women and create a world where they can thrive. Alongside this, Alice is the co-host of the Digital Marketing Babes Podcast, which aims to equip marketers with the knowledge to break the mould and achieve anything they set their mind to. Alongside her career, Alice advocates for the priorities of young people in the healthcare and social good sector. Where can you find Alice: Instagram: @pippinsdigitalmarketing Instagram: @digitalmarketingbabes Subscribe and give us a rating wherever you listen to your podcasts and follow us on Instagram @heyitgetsbetter ------------------------------------------------------ Music:  Uplifting Ambient Music Intro by Warm Wolf

I am joined by Danusia Malina-Derben who is the CEO and Founder of DMD Global, a  Badass Mother of Ten, author of NOISE: A Manifesto Modernising Motherhood and Podcast Host. In this episode, we discuss the biggest challenges Danusia faced to get to where she is today, from being adopted to having her first child at 17. We discuss motherhood and the "noise" surrounding it in society and finally, we talk about the fact that things do get better. Danusia Malina-Derben is a mother of ten children, and still her own woman. From teen mother to tenured Organisational Behavior and Development academic, and onto award-winning, internationally published leadership expert. Danusia traded academia to head a global firm that fixes corporate boardrooms and develops top talent. She also hosts two critically acclaimed companion podcasts; School for Mothers and School for Fathers. Danusia has received praise and recognition from The Sunday Times to Metro, Psychologies to Good Housekeeping. She lives in the South Downs, UK with her family, and their mini-dachshund, Dickie. Visit her online at danusiamalinaderben.com [http://danusiamalinaderben.com/] Where can you find Danusia: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/school.for.mothers.podcast/ [https://www.instagram.com/school.for.mothers.podcast/] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danusiamalinaderben/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danusiamalinaderben/] Twitter:https://www.facebook.com/SchoolForMothers [https://www.facebook.com/SchoolForMothers] Clubhouse: https://clubber.one/@danusiamd [https://clubber.one/@danusiamd] Subscribe and give us a rating wherever you listen to your podcasts and follow us on Instagram @heyitgetsbetter ------------------------------------------------------ Music:  Uplifting Ambient Music Intro by Warm Wolf

I am joined by Liam Chennells, CEO of detected [https://www.detected.app/]and former rugby player, to discuss how he got to where he is today. Liam shares how he went from waking up having to decide whether to spend money getting the tube to work or buying food to the CEO of an upcoming startup that is changing the eCommerce scene. He provides an honest depiction of what life is like when you are in your twenties and building your career but also gives valuable advice about staying true to who you are. This episode was fantastic to record and reminds us all that "there are always blue sky behind the clouds". Where can you find Liam? Instagram: @liamchennells Website: https://www.detected.app/ Subscribe and give us a rating wherever you listen to your podcasts and follow us on Instagram @heyitgetsbetter ------------------------------------------------------ Music:  Uplifting Ambient Music Intro by Warm Wolf

I am joined by Fiona Thomas, an author and freelance writer with work published in iPaper, Grazia, Happiful Magazine and Huffington Post. Her most recent book Out of Office: Ditch the 9-5 and Be Your Own Boss is a guide to freelancing. In this episode, we talk about how Fiona got to where she is now. From her career in hospitality to her mental breakdown in 2012 and then to her career as a writer and advocate for mental health. Where can you find Fiona? Instagram: @fionalikestoblog Website: https://fionalikestoblog.com/ [https://fionalikestoblog.com/] Out of Office book: https://amzn.to/3cR14Qa [https://amzn.to/3cR14Qa] Out of Office podcast: https://fionalikestoblog.com/out-of-office-podcast/ [https://fionalikestoblog.com/out-of-office-podcast/] Subscribe and give us a rating wherever you listen to your podcasts and follow us on Instagram @heyitgetsbetter ------------------------------------------------------ Music:  Uplifting Ambient Music Intro by Warm Wolf

I am joined by Narmeen Kamran who is an event professional, mental health advocate, podcaster, clubhouse pro and many more things. In this episode, Narmeen shares her mental health story and how she has learnt to overcome what life throws at her. Narmeen is a strong and resilient person. Her story about her challenges with her mental health and her perspective on the past truly highlights that things do get better. Narmeen first started in the events industry aged 16 volunteering at comic conventions. Since then she has worked in hospitality and events throughout her studies becoming an AGM at a venue shortly after university. Now with 11 years of experience, she has worked on a variety of events across the world from Olympic sporting competitions to international conferences and awards. Mental Health, Diversity and Personal Development are Narmeen’s passions. She also acts as a strong advocate and speaker on these topics through her own personal experience and growth. Narmeen is involved with multiple industry charities to give back to the industry, most recently creating HospoMasks to raise funds as well as being a qualified Mental Health First Aider. Since her redundancy in the pandemic, Narmeen has launched her own personal brand and started various projects. Desert Island Events is an industry podcast created, produced and hosted by Narmeen as a fun conversation highlighting the heart of the industry, the creativity. Not one to sit still, Narmeen is also running Hospo Book Club, a network centred around personal development and wellbeing Where can you find Narmeen? Instagram: @eventsnarmeen Instagram: @narniaisonline Podcast: https://anchor.fm/desertislandevents Clubhouse:@eventsnarmeen Mental Health Services: Anxiety UK - www.anxietyuk.org.uk Bipolar UK-  www.bipolaruk.org.uk CALM- www.thecalmzone.net Men's Health Forum- www.menshealthforum.org.uk Mental Health Foundation- www.mentalhealth.org.uk Mind- www.mind.org.uk No Panic- www.nopanic.org.uk OCD Action-  www.ocdaction.org.uk OCD UK- www.ocduk.org PAPYRUS- www.papyrus-uk.org Rethink Mental Illness- www.rethink.org Samaritans- www.samaritans.org.uk SANE-  www.sane.org.uk/support YoungMinds-  www.youngminds.org.uk Subscribe and give us a rating wherever you listen to your podcasts and follow us on Instagram @heyitgetsbetter ------------------------------------------------------ Music:  Uplifting Ambient Music Intro by Warm Wolf