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100 Life Long Learning and reflecting on 100 episodes

18 Nov 2025

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Tina and Kate take a moment to reflect on 100 episodes. Wow Talking about life long learning and their own journeys in the creation of this resource...

99 Sheila from FoNS talks about person centered practice

11 Nov 2025

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Sheila McGovern from the Foundation of Nursing Studies joins Kate and Tina to talk about person centred practice, and about resilience based clinical ...

98. a Bitesized episode about filling your cup.

21 Oct 2025

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Kate and Tina pop into your lives to remind you about how important it is to fill your cup and caring for yourself . Resource Filling your cup a res...

97. Rose from the RCN talks about Sustainability and Nursing

14 Oct 2025

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Rose Gallagher MBE a Professional Lead for Sustainability at the Royal College of Nursing. Joins us to talk about Sustainability and the sustainabilit...

96, Guest Sally talks about independent Nurse prescribing and advanced practice

01 Oct 2025

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In this episode we are joined by guest Nurse leader Sally Gilborson who is an independent nurse prescribing and advanced practice lead at the Royal De...

95 Psychological or Emotional distance how to do this to feel calmer

17 Sep 2025

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There are times when we get involved in the moment and might not make good decisions or respond well a a result. listen in to Kate and Tina talking ab...

94. Celebrating 2500 downloads and episode recommendations

03 Sep 2025

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Wow 2500 ~Downloads and counting Tina and Kate take a moment to celebrate this milestone and signpost you to some of the useful and most popular epis...

93 Sarah James Executive Nurse Talks about her role, governance, patient safety and more

26 Aug 2025

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Sarah James joins the show. She is an executive nurse and Chief Governance and improvement officer at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Sara...

92. The importance of simple things in nursing

19 Aug 2025

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Kate and Tina chat about the impact of the small and simple things that nurses can do. Resources  six simple  things to improve patient satisfacti...

91. In conversation with Kendal Andreason , RCN lead for Emergency medicine and so much more..

12 Aug 2025

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Kendal Andreason joins the podcast for a chat about her roles as Royal College of Nursing lead for Emergency medicine, Nurse with world extreme medica...

90 How to get your voice heard at work

05 Aug 2025

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This episode explores how we sabotage our voice being heard by apologising before our point is made. Tips are offered for being heard yourself and fo...

89 Gina Pitts, practice nursing, Hayden Magazine and a whole lot more

29 Jul 2025

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Gina chats to Tina and Kate about her career, the inspiration of her mum as a nurse from the wind-rush generation, her nursing work as a practice nurs...

88. Feedback from the Shame and Medicine conference

22 Jul 2025

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Tina attended the excellent international Shame and Medicine conference hosted at Exeter University. She shares some of the highlights and her refkec...

87 The Barriers to newly qualified nurses getting NHS jobs. A chat with Vicky, campaign leader.

15 Jul 2025

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This episode is with Vicky Atkins a newly qualified nurse who is yet to find a qualified nurse role in her area. She talks to kate and Tina about the ...

86. Hello my name is... the importance of introductions

08 Jul 2025

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This episode discusses the Hello My Name is campaign and the continued importance of introducing ourselves in health care roles. The four main reason...

85 3 Tips for framing a conversation at work. Bitesized episode.

01 Jul 2025

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Here are 3 Tips for getting a conversation inexactly the place you need it to be .1. tell them what you want to talk about 2. tell them the outcome y...

84 Sick or not Sick that is the question

24 Jun 2025

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This episode hears Kate and Tina exploring this topic of sickness at work. Looking at the ideas about presenteeism and absence from work. Its a hot ...

83. Psychological Safety at work

17 Jun 2025

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What is Psychological safety at work? what does this mean?Tina and Kate chat about this and what a leader can do to support this to happen?What is is ...

82. Shifting your mindset when newly qualified, what helps?

10 Jun 2025

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There is some preparation for nurses as they move to the early part of their careers, but what mindset is helpful. What helps when adapting to that sh...

81. Let them theory, how can it apply to nursing?

03 Jun 2025

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The "Let them" Theory is very much under discussion at the moment. Listen in to see what Tina and Kate think is helpful about it for nurses ...

80 In conversation with Chloe Weekes-Dyer Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Plymouth University

27 May 2025

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In this episode we are joined by Chloe who is a lecturer in adult nursing at Plymouth University She also is leading a project on curriculum review f...

79 RCN Congress 2025, Kate's reflections

21 May 2025

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Kate attended the RCN 2025 Congress in the UK. She shares her reflections, impressions and thoughts from her time there. Resources RCN Congress 202...

78. Supporting students when you are newly qualified

14 May 2025

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How can you best support student nurses when you yourself are newly qualified or in the early part of your career?Listen in to Tina and Kate as they e...

77. Building Rapport in a Nursing role

06 May 2025

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Building Rapport is some thing that is a cornerstone of nursing. listen in for tips on how to make this work for your patients or clients, for you as ...

76 Finding Nursing work in a time of scarcity, things to think about.

30 Apr 2025

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Finding work in a time of scarcity can leave us feeling dissatisfied, angry and nervous. Listen in with Kate and Tina to explore ways to be resourcefu...

75 The use of AI in Healthcare

22 Apr 2025

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Artificial Intelligence AI in health care, how is being used at the moment. What do nurses need to begin to consider as the use of AI ? listen in for...

74 Handover Tips and techniques for sharing information

15 Apr 2025

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Check out this episode to see how to give and receive an effect handover of information. Tips and Techniques are shared. See how SBAR can work for te...

73 Talking about End of Life Nursing, Commissioning and Coaching with Gina King

08 Apr 2025

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In this episode we are joined by Gina King who talks about being a nurse working in end of life care, commissioning and as a coach. So many interesti...

72 Nursing Inner Circle, a place to learn and grow

01 Apr 2025

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Join us for this episode where Kate explains what the Nursing Inner circle is all about. How can nurses continually learn and grow? What does the ci...

71 Ali Uzzell Mental Health and Wellbeing in the workplace

25 Mar 2025

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Ali Joins Kate and Tina for a chat about Mental Health First Aiders and mental health in the workplace. She is a trainer in this subject area and had ...

70 Helen Hancox talks about her career and working for the Royal College of Nursing RCN

18 Mar 2025

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Helen joins the episode to talk about her career which includes time with the Royal College of Nursing RCN, she talks about her preference for a surgi...

69 Heidi Slater talks about Autism from an autistic point of view

11 Mar 2025

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This episode features Heidi, who shares her own lived experience with us to help us understand how best to support someone with Autism in our work. H...

68 Are you Above the line? How to be resourceful in the way you think

04 Mar 2025

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Kate and Tina talk about being above and below the line in the way you think.Are you being as resourceful as you can be or are you stuck in place of b...

66 Jo Tiler, being a mental health nurse & alcohol transformation coach.

24 Feb 2025

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This guest episode features, Jo who is working to help people with their understanding and application of the mental health act, she chats about her c...

65. Difficult Patients. Why do we call them that?

18 Feb 2025

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Tina and Kate discuss this topic at the suggestion of a listener, thanks Helen. We explore why this label gets attached to people, what might be going...

64 Vicky Bartlett, Director of Patient Care at Rowcroft Hospice and Queens Nurse joins the podcast. .

11 Feb 2025

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We are delighted to be joined by Vicky  for this episode who share her experiences of being in a senior nursing leadership role. Talking about workin...

63. How to be more confident

28 Jan 2025

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Want to be more confident in your nursing work? find yourself saying "i'm just not confident enough to do that" . then this is the epis...

62 Lets talk about being assaulted at work

20 Jan 2025

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Being assaulted at work can happen to nurses and healthcare workers and its something which can make us feel very wobbly. Tina and Kate, talk about t...

61. Your Mindset, what is it? and why does it matter?

13 Jan 2025

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This episode is all about your mindset. Tina and Kate chat about what this is and how it influences your beliefs and your behaviors and the things you...

60 New Years Announcement: Welcome to a Nurses Lift to work

06 Jan 2025

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After 18 months from our first episode, we are so pleased to announce that A lift to Work , will have a Nursing and Healthcare focus from now. Becomi...

59 Help with keeping New Years Resolutions 2025

31 Dec 2024

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Are you about to make a New years resolution ? would you like to keep it?Listen in with Kate and Tina to discover ways to do that ....We would love to...

58. Making your own Christmas traditions

23 Dec 2024

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Ever thought that you would like to make your own Christmas traditions and not necessarily follow what others want you to do? Then this is the episod...

57. Loss and Missing people at Christmas

17 Dec 2024

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This is the time of year when missing people at Christmas, in all sorts of ways, can feel hard to cope with.  join Kate and Tina as they chat this th...

56. Dealing with Christmas Overwhelm

10 Dec 2024

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Its the time of year for lots of joy, but it can be stressful and overwhelming as well. Join Tina and Kate for tips on how to reduce those feelings. ...

55. Managing Christmas Expectations

03 Dec 2024

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Yes its the Ho, Ho , Ho month time for Christmas expectations to arrive, Listen in and see how you might manage them, with Tips and Techniques along ...

1. Introducing... a Nurses lift to work

29 Nov 2024

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A  Nurses lift to Work , is a chance for you to hop in the back of the car with Kate and Tina.Tina and Kate are two Nurses and NLP Coach practitioner...

54. Using silence to good effect

26 Nov 2024

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Ever feel uncomfortable in a silence ?how long is a comfortable silence? Can you use a silence therapeutically?Tina and Kate talk about intentional pa...

53. Continuing Professional Development, how best to do it.

19 Nov 2024

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This is all about CPD or continuing professional development. What are the expectations around this? how does it fit with re-validation Tina and ka...

52. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and feeling down when the clocks go back

12 Nov 2024

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in this episode Tina and Kate talk about how it can feel when the clocks go back and that winter feeling. What can we do if we get a little low at th...

51. What to do when you don't know what to do. Decision making

04 Nov 2024

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Decision making. What to do when you don’t know what to do ?  We talk about the energy it takes not to make a decision How often less is more. A...

50. Impostor Syndrome, what is it? And what can you do about it?

28 Oct 2024

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 Impostor Syndrome A slightly longer episode debunking Impostor Syndrome As this comes up a lot in coaching A sense of self doubt We cover the si...

49. What is Confirmation Bias? Do I do this?

21 Oct 2024

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Confirmation Bias What is this, Tina and Kate give examples of this and how it shapes our world, even when we think we are open minded.  Dale Grieg ...

48. How to deal with disappointment

14 Oct 2024

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Dealing with Disappointment This episode explores why we feel this and what we can do about it. There is a story of stolen Icecreams.What could be g...

47. Do Colours affect our mood?

07 Oct 2024

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Thinking about colour as we move into the Autumn or Fall in a lot of the worldTina and Kate chat about colours and have a think about of this affects ...

46. Do you have anxious feelings sometimes? listen in for tips and help with this

30 Sep 2024

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In this episode we talk about anxious feelings ad how common these are for people.We chat through how it can make you feel physically. How we can do ...

45 The Stages of workplace transitions, New jobs and promotions

23 Sep 2024

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This episode talks about workplace transitions that can take many forms, new job, new team, promotion, retirement, workplace reorganisation and many m...

44. Tips for developing Healthy Habits

16 Sep 2024

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This episode has a focus on building healthy Habits, listen in but here is a list to keep for future reference Plan. Identify unhealthy patterns and ...

43. Welcome back after the summer break, lets catch-up.

09 Sep 2024

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In this episode Kate and Tina Catch you up on whats been going on since we last spoke to you all  They share a few tips for popular back episodes. ...

42 Emotional fatigue & Compassion fatigue how to recognise, avoid and treat this

29 Jul 2024

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This week is all about emotional fatigue, compassion fatigue, sharing how to recognise this, avoid it if possibleand how to treat to help yourself if...

41 Flexible thinking what is it? how is it good for us?

22 Jul 2024

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A request from a listener to cover this topic Its about a mind stretch, a bit of yoga for the mind and improve your mental balance. some resources y...

40. The power of praising one another at work

15 Jul 2024

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This is an episode about is about the power of praising staff. look at the feedback episode for a good link to thisWe mention the RISE acronym which ...

39 The power of Hugs and Therapeutic touch

08 Jul 2024

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This episode is all about Hugs, types of hugs get a mention. We talk about therapeutic touch and the power of touch by health care staff. The Disney...

38. Mood Hoovers and how to deal with this habit

01 Jul 2024

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Tina and kate explore what this is There is  a nice mention of Colin Robinson and What we do in the Shadows Alongside Tip and Techniques to deal wi...

37. How to de-stress from work as you travel home.

24 Jun 2024

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Thinking about those work to home transitions and how you get your mind off work.Tips are here for you. Changing out of uniform for example. A Count...

37 Interviews, How to Prepare Well & Feel good

17 Jun 2024

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Interviews how to prepare well for interviews and feel good and do well. An action packed episode. What do you need to know? Wear?What shall I tell ...

36 How to Slow down and Notice more for a calmer mind

10 Jun 2024

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This episode of a lift to work is about slowing down and noticing with a range of techniques and tips of how to do this in a world that seems to be sp...

35 Perfectionism, can we try for good enough

03 Jun 2024

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Perfectionism, what feelings does this create in us. Tina tells the story of marking a students paper.Kate talks about how it feels to her, and her d...

34 Goals and goal setting, ways to get things done.

27 May 2024

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Hello, welcome to this episode about goal setting, learn about defining that goal, using SMART and PDSA methods to get some momentum and action, when ...

33 How to change your mood and feel better

20 May 2024

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Sometimes you can just wake up in a bad mood? or life throws you curve balls, but how to change your mood? Are you in control of this? Listen in to Ka...

32. The get to know us episode.

12 May 2024

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We have had some requests from our listeners to know a little bit more about us. this episode chats with Tina and Kate as they introduce themselves, ...

31. Dealing with Overwhelm, things to think about

06 May 2024

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Overwhelm letting people know its ok to feel like this.  It also helps to remember that feeling overwhelmed doesn’t have to last. We talk about Ho...

30. The best ways to give and receive feedback

29 Apr 2024

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In this episode Tina and kate talk about the art of giving and receiving feedback. Following some feedback about the podcast. How to ask above the lin...

29 Calm mind for the best results While you wait for the results.

22 Apr 2024

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Tests and exams can feel intense, so this is the bitesize mini series about what to do to stay as calm and as resourceful as you can. the night before...

28 Calm mind best results: Accessing all your learning during the exam or test

15 Apr 2024

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Tests and exams can feel intense, so this is the bitesize mini series about what to do to stay as calm and as resourceful as you can. the night before...

27. Calm mind for the best results, The morning of the exam or test

08 Apr 2024

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Tests and exams can feel intense, so this is the bitesize mini series about what to do to stay as calm and as resourceful as you can. the night before...

26. Calm mind for the best results, the Exams tomorrow, preparing the night before

01 Apr 2024

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Tests and exams can feel intense, so this is the bitesize mini series about what to do to stay as calm and as resourceful as you can. the night before...

25. Gratitude for Health and Happiness. How to bring gratitude practices into your day to day life

25 Mar 2024

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Today we talk about the idea of gratitude, how can it chnage how you feel?You get hints and tips about how to practise gratitude. Simple and straightf...

24. Working with the unconscious mind, how do we do that ?

18 Mar 2024

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What is the Unconscious mind? it often gets a mention when thinking about changes to our thinking and habits. This episode discusses it in a bit more ...

23. A Guided Relaxation for when you need a chilled moment

11 Mar 2024

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This guided relaxation, with help anyone studying or trying to embed any sort of learning into their life. find a place to relax and enjoy feeling dee...

22. Supporting someone who one who's studying. A how to guide

04 Mar 2024

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know someone who is Studying, check in here for tips on how to support them. We would love to hear from you, Send us a message Tina & Kate Join T...

21. Help with Studying and Exams, keeping a cool head and steadying nerves

26 Feb 2024

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We all have to sit exams or tests. That driving theory test, those exams, SATS, etc.So studying is something we call want to be good at, to be at our ...

20. Consistency and how to get good results

24 Feb 2024

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Consistency. Want more in your life to get better results? have a listen in for some tips on how to do this. #nlpcoaching #nlp #coaching #braintrainin...

19. Procrastination, putting things off.

12 Feb 2024

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Procrastination, Putting things off. What is it? We discuss a round tuitAnd Techniques to get out of it before you head to overwhelm.Write down ever...

18 Experiencing the Menopause. getting and giving support

05 Feb 2024

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Tina and Kate, talk about the Menopause, you may be experiencing this, or know a colleague, friend or family member that is. Hints and Tips around ho...

17 Four minutes to be the best version of yourself

29 Jan 2024

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Kate and Tina introduce you to this idea of being the best version of yourself for four minutes, have a listen and give it a try Faking it till you m...

16 Reframing, the super, useful thinking tool

22 Jan 2024

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Reframing, thinking about things differently, different perspective?Asking a different question. Is thinking logical, our unconscious mind can wander...

15. Being Above and Below the line. How to be in a good place to take actions

15 Jan 2024

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Kate and Tina talk about being your most resource selfThe letters OAR and BED describing what this is.Opportunity Accountability  Responsible is abov...

14. Thinking about our possessions, decluttering and our spaces with Guest Jasmine Sleigh

08 Jan 2024

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This episode features our guest Jasmine Sleigh, She is the author of the book "Being Owned: A Decade in Professional Decluttering" , and has...

13. New Years Resolutions , will you keep them ?

01 Jan 2024

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This timely episode, sees Tina and Kate talking about New years resolutions and goal setting in general. How many people keep them? How can you put t...

12 An Introduction mindset work using NLP and A Nurses Lift to Work Podcast

01 Jan 2024

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Hello Whats a Nurses Lift to work all about? You might be new to it , so here is a brief introduction to a little Yoga for the mind. Light hearted con...

11. FOMO, Fear of missing out at Christmas, what to do about it

11 Dec 2023

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Chatting about the idea of missing out and the fear of missing out, and how you can think differently.Notice that you are having this feeling. Having ...

10, Overindulgence and feeling under pressure at Christmas time.

27 Nov 2023

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Take a trip with kate and Tina, where she feels like Jane Bond. How to deal with the feeling of pleasing others and having a real choice. Ideas abou...

8. Worrying about Money in the festive season. What can you do?

06 Nov 2023

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This weeks lift to Work , is a chance for you think about mindsets and money in the festive season. The first in a series of seasonal specials to tak...

7. Ever made a mistake? How to deal with making mistakes

23 Oct 2023

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Thinking about Mistakes Get in our Horse pulled Coach today to talk about mistakes and how our brains think about things that go wrong  more than whe...

6. Exploring your Purpose, your why

15 Oct 2023

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Episode 6 Your purpose…lets talk about how it feels good to connect to this. Come on the board the speedboat, Asking yourself your purpose is a goo...

5. Goal setting, How to do this well

09 Oct 2023

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Come on the land train with Tina and Kate , it’s a disco one to talk about goals….Goals have you ever lacked direction? Don’t know where you’r...

4. Thinking Hats Exploring this DeBono tool for including all sorts of thinking.

01 Oct 2023

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A lift to work Season 2A lift to Work , is a chance for you to hop in the back of the chosen mode of transport with Kate and Tina.Tina and Kate are tw...

3. Tricky conversations. How to have them

19 Jun 2023

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Tina and Kate have years of experience in the NHS, Hospice sector and lots of Nursing and leadership expertise and want to share everyday wisdom'...

2. How to use 1-10 scales with your team

05 Jun 2023

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Tinaand Kate have years of experience in the NHS, Hospice sector and lots ofNursing and leadership expertise and want to share everyday wisdom's ...