The Career Happiness Podcast

In this episode, I talk about returning to work after an illness. I share 3 tips on supporting you with this to help you move forward as health and illness can be a block that stops people from returning to work. Health is a really important topic that comes up with my clients and it can be a factor that prevents the women I support to fully follow their true passion. It can also affect their approach to their career and overall job hunt and sometimes career progression. I referred to a few of the podcast episodes in the episode where you can get more insights with your health and wellbeing at work. Please see these suggestions below. 1. Episode 11 – Leyla -  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/episode-11-my-career-happiness-story/id1450116167?i=1000439931106 2. Episode 24 – Lizzie - https://www.somaghosh.com/podcast/episode-24-the-importance-of-workplace-culture-and-why-we-need-to-talk-about-it-interview-with-lizzie-benton 3. Episode 4 – Hayley - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-42---How-Organisational-change-and-Psychology-can-support-your-career-Interview-with-Hayley-Lewis-ee2761 Managing money during COVID-19 - https://somag2018.medium.com/4-practical-ways-to-not-worry-about-money-at-this-time-b469403da432 If you have any further thoughts about this episode or would like one to one support from me as a career adviser please email me at soma@somaghosh.com to find out more. If you want more tips remember to sign up for the newsletter here Many thanks Soma

In this episode, I talk about career setbacks and how to deal with them.Some of these setbacks could include the following1. Losing your current job role2. Going through redundancy3. Being Furlough during the lockdown4. Pay decrease5. Not being promoted6. Not being able to find a new jobThese are such some of the examples and it could come up for you and it will be different for everyone who listens to the podcast.I am also sharing a blog post I did about when I felt like I wasn’t good enough and the aftermath of my redundancy and how it impacted me. https://www.somaghosh.com/careerhappinesssblog/my-career-unhappiness-storyYou can also email me at soma@somaghosh.com to find out more about how I work with my clients and the women I work with.If you enjoy listening to the podcast and want more insights please sign up to the free newsletter- https://thecareerhappinessmentor.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3cbb0dae04c3c14700da9770e&id=e2f25afd53&fbclid=IwAR3BAIjOYN7DwEUpqeaFv6kIBH_Y4pyxQnmD9kl_BV9c6FafmMKoQ8mkrVs

In this episode, I talk about Career change and the reasons to change. Career change isn’t for everyone but it is an area that comes up a lot for my clients and the women I work with. I talk further about career change in this blog post https://www.somaghosh.com/careerhappinesssblog/why-career-change-isnt-always-the-answer If you want to find out more please or have any questions please email me at soma@somaghosh.com  You can also subscribe to the newsletter here for more updates. 

In this episode, we talk about job loss and if you are worried about potentially losing your job or going through redundancy. I know a lot of you are worried about this right now also it can be really emotionally going through job loss or at risk at redundancy. We look at essential tips here that you can implement if this something that is concerning you. Please also see links mentioned I mentioned Episode 19 – Three job hunting tips in this https://open.spotify.com/episode/2PeyuU2qeQTQ1hZZbXaTfW?si=DAzc9_RZQ0W5d6_gysUw7A I also have some Facebook live videos around job hunting please see links below.  Remember if you want more advice and tips please sign up to my free newsletter here https://thecareerhappinessmentor.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3cbb0dae04c3c14700da9770e&id=e2f25afd53&fbclid=IwAR1gU6CTG-fFTH25TlhRz9js0CVb6wXFyD5QxOZhQMHdr8q0JHBGUbEiRqU You can also email me at soma@somaghosh.com  Much love Soma

In this episode I speak about racism in the workplace. What is racism and how does it impact you at work.I gave some examples of subtle racism and assumptions that are made.I also shared some finding from Manchester university you can read the full post I mentioned here https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/racism-is-still-a-huge-problem/Please see a link to some resources about anti-racism here https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliawuench/2020/06/02/first-listen-then-learn-anti-racism-resources-for-white-people/#4b435f9116eePlease also go and listen to the interviews I did with Selina Yankson episode 41 and the interview I did with Oris Ikomi episode 39.  If you are a regular podcast listener would really appreciate you nominating this podcast on for the podcast listeners choice awards you can vote here  https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote?fbclid=IwAR3FBBlWBPoYWCP38Nc-_nFVrXfvmdBo2ZDBg1W63B1OrxLtpcMfjKHNyDgIf you want more tips any advice please subscribe to the fortnightly newsletterYou can also email me at soma@somaghosh.com Many thanksSoma

It's a mental health awareness month this May This week it's mental health awareness week. which is why I wanted to do this episode.  I also did a video about mental awareness, in general, you can watch this video here https://youtu.be/yiHK8NsQfE4This episode around mental health wellbeing seemed very timely. Last year we spoke to Cristina Cioffi about anxiety if you are feeling anxious at this time please go to episode 20 - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/episode-20-how-anxiety-can-affect-your-career-interview/id1450116167?i=1000451740107 I mentioned how social media has really affected me whilst in lockdown and this is something I know is affecting a lot of people right now too. I am also running a podcast completion right now all you need to do is leave me a review or share my podcast tagging me on social media. You will be entered into a prize draw where you can win either my LinkedIn course or an Amazon gift voucher. This will be running until Friday 26th June.I mentioned a quiz site to help people who want to create something fun if you want to try this please go to this link. https://myquiz.org/If you have any questions about this episode or anything raised in this episode please email me at soma@somaghosh.com Have a wonderful Bank holiday weekend. Soma x 

Hayley is a Chartered psychologist and occupational psychologist. In this episode, we spoke about career unhappiness obviously 😊!!As well as work dynamics, work culture, and the relationship between managers and their teams.It was a really insightful episode and Hayley has a different way of helping leaders thrive in their work.We did also touch on the Covid-19 and what to do at this time.You can visit her site here https://halopsychology.com/Connect with her on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hajlewis/Follow her on Twitter https://twitter.com/Haypsych/If you have any questions about the episode please email me at soma@somaghosh.com Many thanks Soma 

In this episode, I spoke to Selina Yankson. Selina is a career coach, with a vast experience in different fields including sales and marketing. In this episode, we spoke about a lot of really interesting themes. 1. Career progression 2. Being a BAME women 3. Having a portfolio career 4. Starting a side hustle 5. Being yourself in the workplace and showing your true personality It was really wonderful doing this interview with Selina because it's great to have a raw guest who is honest, humble, and just herself. To follow Selina please follow her on twitter here Or see her Instagram posts here You can also see her Quora posts here If you have found this episode helpful and want to find out more about how I can support you please email me at soma@somaghosh.com Many thanks Soma 

In this episode, I talk to Elaine Batho who is a coach, Wellness, and Retreat specialist. We spoke about burnout how unhappiness at work can lead to burnout and underlying health conditions. Elaine also shares her own experience of burnout and well-being journey which led her to start her own business. As this episode was recorded just before the global lockdown due to COVID 19 we also spoke about what people could do to make sure they were working and staying safe at this time. To find out more about Elaine visit her site here Connect with her on Linkedin Follow her on Instagram If you are interested in getting more tips and advice around career happiness at this time please subscribe to the regular newsletter If you have any comments or want to work together to help support you with careers advice please email me at soma@somaghosh.com Much love Soma x 

In this episode, I spoke to Oris Ikomi. Oris works as a diversity and inclusion consultant he has had a variety of experience and we had a really interesting discussion about the workplace, work environments, and how diversity and inclusion although mentioned within the workplace isn't always something that some people are aware or know what their rights are.  If you want to connect with Oris you can connect with him on Linkedin here  You can also follow him on Instagram here  Remember if you want more career insights please sign up to the free weekly newsletter here  You can also email me at soma@somaghosh.com if you have any further questions about this episode or working with me as a careers adviser.  Much love  Soma