The Career Happiness Podcast

In this episode, I talk to Gemma Stow business coach for introverted women. We spoke about business and showing up as yourself and what it's like to be introvert. It was great to talk Gemma about this being an introvert myself and I know a lot of the women I work are introverts too. If you want to want to find out more about Gemma you can visit here website Follow her on Instagram Connect with her on Linkedin She also has her own podcast here If you have any questions about the episode and want to reach out please email me at soma@somaghosh.com Many thanksSoma x 

In this episode, I spoke to youtube and brand, business and career coach Joy Randolph. We spoke about so much in this episode from careers, money to a business and also how Joy started her amazing youtube channel. You can find out more about Joy by visiting here website here Following her on Instagram Connecting with here on Linkedin If you have any further questions about the podcast episode remember you can email me at soma@somaghosh.com Many thanks Soma x 

In this episode, I speak to Nicola Huelin. Nicola is a previous mentor of mine and she helps women and mums start a business. Within this episode we talk about business, careers being a woman and mum in business. As well as helping more women get into business and be happy about their careers. If you want to find out more about Nicola you can visit here site here https://www.mpower.academy/ Follow her on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/nicolahuelin/ Connect with her on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolahuelin/ Nicola also wrote a wonderful book about helping mums and business see link here as she mentions this on the podcast https://www.amazon.co.uk/Invisible-Revolution-empowered-Mumpreneurs-Inspiration/dp/1910056618 If you have any questions about the issues discussed and want to reach out please email me at soma@somaghosh.com I always love hearing from you and if need my support with your career I am always here to support you so please do reach out.  Much love Soma x

In this episode, I talk to the lovely Suzannah Butcher. Suzannah has a business called Calmpreneur. We spoke about how mental health affects you in your business, life, and career. Suzannah supports busy business owners who are stressed and suffer need support with mental health. I was also lucky enough to have a wonderful conversation on her podcast please see link here  If you want to connect with here please connect with here on Instagram  Join her network on LinkedIn  Be part of her supportive Facebook group  You can also follow her on her twitter  Lastly go check out her website which is full of wonderful resources and online courses as well as how she supports business owners one to one. https://calmpreneur.com/  If you have any questions about the episode or think you need some support with your career please email me at soma@somaghosh.com 

In this episode, I talk about staying motivated in a job you know you can't currently leave. This could be for a number of reasons. You properly still love what you do and know it's important you stay in this job perhaps due to contractual or financial obligations.  Getting your mojo back can happen and I share some insights into the work I do with my clients to motivate them. Career Happiness doesn't have to be about sacrificing your future happiness. Sometimes looking at the present and improving that in the short term can be helpful too.  If you need more support around this or have any questions please email me at soma@somaghosh.com  Much love  Soma 

In this episode, I talk briefly about what workplace bullying is.  I was featured in a BBC Worklife where I shared the impact of my bullying on my mental and physical health to read the article please go here.  You can watch the YouTube video I mentioned here  I was also featured on Thrive Global talking about the bully bosses here  As well as my workplace bullying story at Happiful magazine here  If you are going through this right now or think you are being bullied or know someone who is please share this with them.  I share 3 tips on what you need to move forward with this situation because bullying is not a great situation to be in and needs to be dealt with.  If you want to see some statistics about workplace bullying or further information please go to these links  https://www.bullying.co.uk/bullying-at-work/the-signs-of-workplace-bullying/  https://smeloans.co.uk/bullying-in-the-workplace-statistics-uk/  I also spoke about gaslighting in the episode in the episode to find out more about this go to this link https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/here-there-and-everywhere/201701/11-warning-signs-gaslighting  If you have any questions about this episode please email me at soma@somaghosh.com  Much Love  Soma x

In this episode, I talk about looking and applying for the wrong type of roles. It's not just about if this job fits you professionally but personally too.  I see this with a lot of the women who I speak to who know what they want in there life, career but start chasing what others want for them. To find out more about what I mean listen to the full episode. Remember career happiness isn't just about being in a job it's about what is right for you too.  To get more tips and advice please also visit our blog https://www.somaghosh.com/careerhappinesssblog  You can get more insights on the newsletter here  If you have any questions about anything please do email me at soma@somaghosh.com  Many thanks  Soma 

In this episode, I talk about a really important topic. Toxic work environments. I have a lot of women and clients who come to me who face this issue more than ever. If you are in this situation I don't want you to feel alone. I also share some tips about what to do if you want a new job treating it's a gradual process, in a realistic way. It's not an easy place to be having been there myself.  I was featured in an article talking about how workplace bullying affected me to read the article please go here The article had a huge response on LinkedIn I spoke about this in the episode see a link to the original post here  I also wanted to share an episode where I spoke about how a bad work environment affects you when I was interviewed on Lizzie Benton's podcast here  If you have any questions or need any support with your career please get in touch by emailing me at soma@somaghosh.com   Many thanks  Soma 

In this episode, I will talk about LinkedIn and why it’s a necessary part of your job-hunting journey. I talk about some specific reasons why you need to be using it especially because technology is now a key part of our career development. I also spoke about LinkedIn in season 1 of the podcast in episode 9 and why an up to date profile was important. This episode is a follow on from that and a more in-depth episode around LinkedIn. This is a topic that I know many of you feel conflicted by especially because many of you know you should be on there more but don't fully understand how valuable a tool it can be. To go back and listen to this episode please go  https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-9---Three-Reasons-to-have-a-up-to-date-LinkedIn-profile-can-help-your-career-e3sa9p If you are interested in finding out more about how I support my clients with job hunting and LinkedIn please email me at soma@somaghosh.com  You can also subscribe to the newsletter here  Any questions or comments please feel free to get in touch and I really hope this gives you some encouragement to move forward with this.  Soma x

In this episode, I talk about yes wait for it, your CV. I know this can be a bugbear for many of you who are job hunting but it's never as painful as what you make it to be. So in this episode, I share 3 tips to help support you so you can update it but I also explain why it's important you do this. This is especially necessary if you are looking for a new job and are unhappy at work and working in an environment where you are facing some kind of restructure or possible redundancy.   So if you are currently looking for a new job and know your CV needs a refresh don't put it off. I also hope you have listened to the two other episodes in this job hunting series which are about job hunting overwhelm and your job hunting goals for 2020. If not why not check them out.  If you want more updates please subscribe to the newsletter here  If you have any questions about the podcast or how I can support you with bespoke feedback on your CV please feel free to email me at soma@somaghosh.com  Hope you enjoy listening to the episode.  Much love  Soma