Find out more about us here: Mindfulnessforlearning.com Sophie speaks to the author of The Wellbeing Toolkit and more recently the The Wellbeing Curriculum. Andrew states that his first book "was 26 years in the making" and in this conversation they go ri

Sophie talks to Rhiannon Phillips Bianco - Leader of Wellbeing and Positive Education at Southlands British International School in Rome. Rhiannon shares her expertise on looking after the wellbeing of those who move around the world regularly, how change

The Canal and River Trust is a charity that "looks after and brings to life 2,000 miles of waterways". On their website they say “that spending time by water, whether it be your lunch break, daily commute or just a weekend stroll, really can make us feel

Catalina Bórquez is the COO of The Herbtender. The Herbtender create "supplements that support your body's ability to recalibrate in the face of life's daily stresses." Cata kindly chats adaptogens with us, going through her favourites, how we should be n

Judy Barrington-Smuts explores her experiences of Postnatal depression including how she accepted her ill mental health, her experiences of being in a Mother Baby Unit (MBU) and how this affected the people around her.  Jude has now recovered and sha

Helen Barnes shares her experiences of being a Learning Mentor with Sophie. She discusses the role, explores it's challenges and shares the things she loved about the job. They also have a good chat about childcare, secondary education, children with addi

This week is Baby Loss Awareness Week According to SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society) “...the death of a baby is not rare. Every day in the UK around 14 babies die before, during or soon after birth. That means nearly every two hours a family i

Alcohol is such a huge part of the culture for many countries across the globe, for a lot of us it is believed that alcohol enables us to connect, deal with stress, sadness, happiness and joy. Reducing or removing alcohol from our lives seems to be on eve

Sophie chats to Gemma Clark - TES writer, Primary School Teacher and Massage in Schools Instructor. In this episode Gemma reveals exactly what massage can do for the children in your care and how it can have a profound effect on their readiness to learn.&

Sophie starts the series with supply teacher and environmental activist - Miranda. They chat all about the challenges and wins of being a supply teacher; the things you may want to expect before choosing to becoming a supply teacher, preconceptions of the