In this episode, Katie continues last week’s conversation with Tamu Thomas a renowned transformational life coach, dedicated to guiding women towards achieving work-life harmony by embracing holistic well-being practices that align with their nervous system.  Katie & Tamu explore: The term ‘high-functioning freeze’ Defiant hope & rage  Activism v Martyrdom  And of course, the final quick fire round of season 4! You can connect with Tamu here Website: https://www.livethreesixty.com/ and https://www.womenwhoworktoomuch.co/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tamu.thomas ..read more

In this episode, Katie talks to Tamu Thomas a renowned transformational life coach and the author of "Women Who Work Too Much: Break Free from Toxic Productivity and Find Your Joy." She is dedicated to guiding women towards achieving work-life harmony by embracing holistic well-being practices that align with their nervous system.  Tamu's groundbreaking book sheds light on the systemic pressures that force women into a cycle of over-functioning, often leading to significant workplace stress and an imbalanced share of emotional and domestic responsibilities. Drawing on her extensive backgr ..read more

In this episode, Katie explores “Grow” – the third and final pillar of the Making Design Circular framework which is all about: Learning so that you can make informed decisions, and curating trusted sources of information so that you can avoid greenwashing Walking (not running) so that you can break down your sustainability journey into manageable steps and take them one by one Nurturing yourself as you go, because to look after the environment, you need to look after the environmentalist Katie also shares her super-juicy 5-stage Path to Sustainability in which you will find out whether you ..read more

In this episode, Katie dives into “Plant” – the second pillar of the Making Design Circular framework which is all about: Believing that you can make a difference because hope is the precursor to change. Defining your unique contribution to environmentalism so you can stop trying to save the planet single-handedly and find the (probably tiny) area in which you can make a big impact. Playing with curiosity, creativity and experimentation, because that is the soil in which creativity thrives You will start to identify the work only you can contribute to the environmentalism movement, which pla ..read more

In this episode, Katie explores “Release” – the first pillar of the Making Design Circular framework which is all about: Absolving yourself from guilt, because the climate crisis is not your fault Releasing yourself from perfectionism so that you can actually make progress Letting go of the idea that there is one “right” way to do environmentalism and instead making informed decisions that align with your values This episode will help you define your values and learn how to apply them to do day-to-day sustainability decisions, and articulate those decisions with confidence. You Can find the ..read more

In this episode, Katie talks to Lucy Hawthorne. Lucy is a campaigner at heart and Founder of Climate Play. Through play-based training and facilitation for adults, she helps make it safe, light and fun for people to face climate change.  Combining a lot of LEGO with climate psychology, she creates conversation on the topic that teams actually want to have, rather than only feel like they should. Her serious play approach helps people to engage more honestly, deeply and creatively, identifying ways to build alignment and shared action within their organisations, whether they are getting st ..read more

In this episode, Katie talks to Ella Wiles and Andres Roberts from The Bio-Leadership Project. The Bio-Leadership Project’s mission is to change the story of leadership by working with nature. A movement of people and organisations, changing human systems to be more resilient, regenerative, and designed to protect our planet. Bio-Leadership is about challenging an outdated story of progress, about building organisations and communities that protect and replenish our world. Most importantly, it is about reconnecting human progress back into our planet’s web of life. Working at this deep paradig ..read more

In this episode, Katie digs into one part of her Making Design Circular framework, the methodology that underpins everything she does. She talks about walk, and walk is short for walk, don't run. It is this idea that you don't have to do everything all at once you can take things step by step. And to support you doing that she has developed a path to sustainability, taking of all the things you could possibly do and put them into an order. By the end of this episode, you will be able to work out whether you are an acorn, seedling, sapling, tree or a forest, and take away at least one action yo ..read more

In this episode, Katie talks to Tom Curran, a World Leading Expert on Perfectionism. With an eye on politics, economics, and society, he takes a cultural lens to the study of perfectionism. His work is groundbreaking and has uncovered a frightening trend of young people breaking under the strain of perfectionistic pressures. Tom brings perfectionism to life and makes it relevant and understandable to the widest audiences. He is a TED speaker and Thought Leader, a regular contributor to high-profile podcasts and has been featured in the national and international mainstream media. With the ..read more

This week Katie is doing something a little different. As you may have heard her mentioned in the previous episode, her latest book, Broken: Mending and repair in a throwaway world came out in April of this year, and she will be reading you the wonderfully. Thought-provoking  introduction to give you a flavour of the book.  Here are some highlights: Making a statement “Although any form of mending or repair could be seen as a form of activism in today's single use culture, many of today's artists, menders and remakers are choosing to make a statement with their work. A broken object ..read more