How do you feel today?

Nick is a writer who writes for brands and businesses as well as himself. Listen in as Nick tells me about (note this chat contains bad language). - feeling unusually calm and present - being a lifelong anxious person - becoming aware of anxiety - counselling after a traumatic experience - the things that help - a love of personal Kanban - making scaffold plank furniture - the possibilities for his garden - summing up each day with a haiku Links: nickparker.co.uk instagram.com/spigmite linkedin.com/in/nick-parker-that-explains-things x.com/itsToneKnob Mood app #seehowyoufeel: moodapp.io

Pete is a filmmaker and photographer who recently gave his first public talk at The Do Lectures after working with them since 2013. Listen in as Pete tells me about (note this chat talks about mental and physical abuse and contains bad language): - feeling good after some big transitions - returning to photography - what’s really going on in his head - enjoying physical work - Adventures Of The Naked Umbrella - honouring trust making The Program - crying when Zoolander turned left - converting his garage and what’s next - how do we make it special? Links: petercastagnetti.com worklikehell.com instagram.com/worklikehell linkedin.com/in/peter-castagnetti Mood app #seehowyoufeel: moodapp.io

Cath AKA The Merthyr Mermaid is an ice/winter swimmer who achieved a Guinness World Record as the first woman to swim a mile inside the Arctic Circle. Listen in as Cath tells me about: - feeling good after a busy week - moving to Tredegar - freediving with Louise Minchin - learning to be a mermaid - needing a challenge - sponsorship and the Arctic - HRT and feeling like herself again - living a healthier life - breathe, sleep, read and walk Links: merthyrmermaid.co.uk instagram.com/swimcathswim x.com/ swimcathswim linkedin.com/in/cath-pendleton Mood app #seehowyoufeel: moodapp.io

Rob helps people to have conversations they don’t normally have and has just published Do Conversation, his third book for the Do Book Co. Listen in as Rob tells me about: - feeling agitated after a mountain drive - the setting for a conversation - improvisation, change and uncertainty - becoming comfortably uncomfortable - learning to pause and slow down - taking his own medicine - notice, let go and use everything - creativity from constraint - using your body for help Links: robertpoynton.com instagram.com/robert.poynton linkedin.com/in/robert-poynton-169402 Mood app #seehowyoufeel: moodapp.io

Fergal is a big wave surfer who gave up professional surfing to set up a 100 acre mixed regenerative farm on the West coast of Ireland. Listen in as Fergal tells me about: - feeling good cleaning eggs - building soil through regenerative farming - small steps to making change - being connected to a bigger picture - trying to live a balanced life - a different attitude to surfing - discipline and hard work - plans for the future - being inspired by your decisions Links: moyhillfarm.com vimeo.com/63647576 instagram.com/moyhillfarm x.com/moyhillfarm Mood app #seehowyoufeel: moodapp.io

Siôn recently became the vicar of Canton and Pontcanna after 30 years of working in a variety of senior public roles. Listen in as Siôn tells me about: - feeling pretty good after a day off - a new way of making a difference - enjoying a varied career - his wife Cath being crushed by a car - overcoming her life changing injuries - an earlier period of depression - learnings from difficult times - a beautiful garden - every day we begin again Links: westcardiffmac.org linkedin.com/in/siôn-brynach-8820632a instagram.com/sionbrynach x.com/sbrynach Mood app #seehowyoufeel: moodapp.io

Carmen is the owner of a specialist yarn shop that was inspired by her love of knitting and the welcoming community that came with it. Listen in as we talk about: - feeling positive and overwhelmed - rediscovering her love of knitting - ending an athletic scholarship - the reasons people knit - living and working in Bath - how she looks after herself - knitting and mental health - connecting with her community - it will still be there in the morning Links: ayarnstory.co.uk instagram.com/ayarnstory linkedin.com/in/carmen-schmidt-270a7850 Mood app #seehowyoufeel: moodapp.io

Claire is the founder of the charity Frontline19 which provides free psychological support to people working on the frontline. Listen in as we talk about (note this chat mentions suicide and contains a little bad language): - feeling tired but good - helping nearly a million people - healing after a breakdown - support for frontline workers - the things that keep her well - checking in each day with Mood - going viral on the BBC - being an extroverted introvert - mental health doesn’t have to be depressing Links: linkedin.com/in/clairegoodwinfee instagram.com/clairegoodwinfee frontline19.com x.com/Frontline_19 Mood app #seehowyoufeel: moodapp.io

- feeling not too bad - exercise & maintaining an ability to run - realising the need to look after herself - living with structure & routine - inspiring action & positive change - from Wales to Devon to London - sewing seeds at the Do Lectures - changing your inputs - having a go at writing stuff down Links: thedobook.co instagram.com/dobookco linkedin.com/in/miranda-west-6aa0b231 twitter.com/mirandwest Mood app #seehowyoufeel: moodapp.io

Bobette is an author, film writer and producer who helps people and companies to uncover and tell their own stories for themselves. Listen in as we talk about: - feeling great after the rain - growing up in Kentucky - a childhood forecast for her life - hummingbird Top Gun - choosing not to live in negative states - slowing down with a lemon tree - 10,000 stories & a path through fear - when the ordinary becomes extraordinary - finding one thing to be thankful for Links: bobettebuster.com linkedin.com/in/bobette-buster-4a1a6b6 twitter.com/bobettebuster instagram.com/bobette.buster Mood app #seehowyoufeel: moodapp.io