The Good Intentions Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Ep 46 - The Menopause Revolution: How to Embrace Change and Thrive - Fiona Day
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fiona Day is an incredible woman - she's an intuitive consultant and an energy healer - and she's also the only guest I've ever had on ...
Ep 45 - Why Your Job as a Parent Isn't to Make Your Children Happy - Joanne Jewell
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joanne Jewell is a therapist, educator and speaker. Born in the UK, she became an expat at just 12 years old when her family moved to South Africa for...
Ep 44 - If You Have a Body, You are an Athlete - Jessie Gubbins
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Jessie Gubbins, a dynamic force in the realm of fitness and coaching. Her journey from a dedicated management consultant, traveling the world and...
Ep 43 - Empowering Young Minds with Confidence and Resilience - Yasmine Hammad
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Yasmine Hammad, the visionary behind the Blossoming Kindness Initiative and a Certified Children’s Life Coach, is dedicated to empowering young mind...
Ep 42 - The Military Secret Bio Hack You Need to Know - Why Peptides will Change Your Life - Dean Henry
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dean Henry became fascinated with health and fitness at an early age. He grew up in a household that was dominated by sports and was on the path to a ...
Ep 41 - How to be Happier with Nasreen Abdulla - Happiness Editor at Khaleej Times
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nasreen Abdulla has a very unusual job title - she’s the Happiness Editor at Khaleej Times. I was fascinated to speak to someone whose whole job re...
Ep 40 - Good Intentions Special - Purpose
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here on the Good Intentions podcast I love to explore the subject of purpose - it’s one of the main reason why I started recording three years ago...
Ep 39 - How to Build a Stronger Mind (and climb mountains) – Caroline Leon
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline Leon is an Australian born health and fitness advocate, fitness professional, and the co-founder of A Life of Education. When Caroline broke ...
Ep 38 - Good Intentions Special - Success and Achievement
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"What have I achieved?" is a question we all ask ourselves as we progress through the valleys and hills of our lives. Whereas this was on...
Ep 37 - Leadership Soul - Why Meaning and Connection are Crucial in Life and Business - Kate King
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kate King is a top Leadership and Team Coach who has coached thousands of the world’s top CEO’s through her own coaching practice and as an Execut...
Ep 36 - Why You Need to Stop Playing The Blame Game Now - Denis Liam Murphy
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Denis Liam Murphy - author of the incredible new book: The Blame Game. I spent a weekend reading it and as I did, a thousand lig...
Ep 35 - Silicon Valley Success Secrets - Ann Hiatt
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ann Hiatt is a bestselling author, executive consultant, speaker, and investor. She’s a Silicon Valley veteran who reported directly to CEOs includi...
Ep 34 - Age Proof - How to Live a Longer, Healthier Life - Professor Rose Anne Kenny
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Does old age fill you with dread? What about dying - how do you feel about that? Why do some of us live longer than others? What does the latest s...
Ep 33 - Bollywood, Hollywood and Cancer - Lisa Ray
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Ray is an internationally acclaimed performer, philanthropist, author and public speaker. She’s also one of India’s most successful models a...
Ep 32 - Authenticity in Leadership - James Lafferty
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James Lafferty is the CEO of Fine Hygienic Holding and has been described as one of the most unique and diversified CEO’s in the world today. He’...
Ep 31 - Living a Fearless Life - Cassie Mather-Reid
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cassie Mather-Reid is a holistic life coach who left her 18-year career in corporate IT behind to follow her calling. One of her main areas of focus ...
Ep 30 - Freedom from our Addictions - David Golding
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I really do have an incredible conversation for you today. David Goulding is a Sober and Recovery Coach who has been on a 15-year journey of addictio...
Ep 29 - Organised Life Organised Mind - Shelina Jokhiya
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of stuff you have? Do you have too many things at home that you don’t know what to do with? You are...
Ep 28 - Silencing the Inner Critic - Aliya Rajah
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, I had a super conversation with Aliya Raja. Aliya is a personal and professional development coach, a corporate trainer, a podcast ho...
Ep 27 - The Journey Through Grief and Finding Hope - Sasha Bates
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this episode is Sasha Bates: psychotherapist, journalist and former BBC and Channel Four producer. Sasha’s husband, the actor and playwrigh...
Ep 26 - The Sober Revolution - Erika Doyle
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we speak about a topic very dear to my heart - the zero alcohol revolution. I stopped drinking alcohol in 2017, and it was a truly lif...
Ep 25 - Making Big Life Changes and the Power of Learning - Louise Nichol
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Louise Nichol fell in love with Dubai when she moved here in 2005. Originally from the UK, you probably know her best as editor of fashion magazines G...
Ep 24 - Mind Hacking Toxic Patterns and Healing Trauma - Hiba Balfaqih
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I just love it when my incredible guests recommend other incredible guests to be on the show, and that is exactly what happened with this episode. Ea...
Ep 23 - Why Empathy is Essential in Leadership - Mimi Nicklin
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mimi Nicklin is the internationally bestselling author of Softening The Edge - an incredible book about how humanity’s oldest leadership trait - emp...
Ep 22 - How to Write a Bestselling Book - Karen Osman
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Karen Osman is an award winning, best selling novelist based in Dubai. Since she won the Montegrappa Prize for Fiction at the Emirates Literature Fest...
Ep 21 - Why Patience and Perseverance are Key in Business - Monica Malhotra
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Monica Malhotra is the founder and CEO of The Gaggler, an online publishing platform that provides regionally relevant content with diverse points of ...
Ep 20 - Making Work Human - Shereen Qutob
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shereen Qutob is absolutely fascinating - she enables organizations to understand and tap into their true talents - their teams. She helps high perfo...
Ep 19 - The Power of Storytelling - Bashayer Arif
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bashayer Arif is an Emirati writer, and the author of a wonderful new children’s book - The Secret Life of Dubai’s Street Cats.Her book about thre...
Ep 18 - How to be Mentally Tough and Why it Matters - Gaj Ravichandra
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gaj Ravichandra is an International Career Path Strategist and Executive Coach, Organizational Psychologist, and the Co-founder of Kompass Consultancy...
Ep 17 - Achieving the Ultra Mindset - Marcus Smith
28 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus Smith is a phenomenon..I’d go as far as to say he’s almost superhuman!He’s an extreme athlete who ran 30 marathons in 30 days and he did ...
Ep 16 - Women and Leadership - How to Rise - Leila Rezaiguia
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Leila Rezaiguia is an executive coach and co-founder of Kompass Consultancy here in Dubai. Leila is hugely well respected and recognized in the regio...
Ep 15 - The Sheikh CEO - Dr Yasar Jarrar
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I am so excited about this week’s guest and I know you will be too. When the book The Sheikh CEO was released, it was hugely anticipated and took D...
Ep 13 - Books, Beliefs and Gratitude - Isobel Abulhoul
15 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve met Isobel Abulhoul, you will know that she is a force of nature, a pioneer and a true inspiration. She is perhaps best known for literacy...
Ep 12 - Sharing Stories in a Safe Space: Aakanksha Tangri
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this episode is Aakanksha Tangri.She’s the founder of Re:Set, an online resource for tools and stories around education, parenting, mental ...
Ep 11 - Building a Business with Soul - Jad Toubayly
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What if you could turn philanthropy on its head, and make giving to charity easy, simple, and part of everyday life? We’d solve a lot of problems in...
Ep 10 - Dogs as Therapy - Karalynn Thomson
14 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week my guest is Karalynn Thomson, founder of The Animal Agency, the UAE’s only professional animal agency providing models and actors of every...
Ep 9 - Life Lessons from Horses - Kelly Eide
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From the very first day I started this podcast I knew that I wanted to explore the wisdom of animals and how our relationship with them can guide us a...
Ep 8 - How Our Bodies Keep Score - Anna Mitchell
29 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever wondered why you have certain aches and pains, or why you can’t shake certain behaviours, this episode is for you.My guest this wee...
Ep 7 - Navigating Consumerism and Living Well with Less - Zach Holz
08 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Zach Holz. Zach is a teacher, a finance expert, a serial expat and a general all round brilliant human being. You might know him...
Ep 6 - How Design Can Bring Meaning To Our Lives - Emilie Jacob
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our surroundings can impact us on a deep level - our home, after all, is the space that we wake up to in the morning and that we return to each night....
Ep 5 - Choosing the Mystical Over the Material - Eda Gungor
23 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we meet Eda Gungor, the founder of SEVA - which you will previously have known as Life n One in Jumeirah 1.SEVA is a wellness centre, ...
Ep 4 - The Power of Intuition - Fiona Day
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we meet Fiona Day, an intuitive consultant and an energy healer.Fiona operates on a completely different level - in a different dimens...
Ep 3 - The Power of Routine and How to Leave the Corporate World - Reza Alavi
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My guest for you in this episode is Reza Alavi, the founder of Real Pilates, a true Dubai business success story. With a mission to enrich people’s...
Ep 2 - Faith, Dancing and Spending Time Alone - Helen Williams
22 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As a counsellor and self-development coach, Helen has dedicated her life to helping others. From her Dubai-based business Mindful Me, she is a guide a...
Ep 1 - Creating a Life with Meaning - Dr Saliha Afridi
22 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
From an early age, Clinical Psychologist Dr Saliha Afridi knew that she wanted to change the world. What began as a desire to heal evolved into helpin...