Paul & Emily Hughes met in 2003 as trainee teachers assigned to the same school. It took a few years until they finally bonded over divorces and Emily’s motorcycle leathers (long but obvious story), and the rest, as they say, is history. They’ve been happily married for almost 15 years, and now that they’ve both escaped teaching (their words, not mine), they run the Parent Guide to GCSE (and Post-16), supporting parents whose children are in Years 10-13. Emily has a Masters from Cambridge in Maths with Education, while Paul has a Masters in Information Management and Computing from University of Sheffield, which will probably tell you what they each taught for 15 years. Emily also runs a Pop Choir in her spare time, as she says she still needs to be able to boss people around having left teaching. Paul says he thinks that’s already covered at home...Parent Guide to GCSEwww.parentguidetogcse.comParent Guide to Post-16https://parentguidetopost16.com/New Sponsor:Magic Mind:The world’s first productivity drink. Our 2 ounce shot gives you 5 to 7 hours of sustainable productivityOur magical combination of 12 active ingredients (including nootropics and adaptogens) is scientifically designed by experts to improve energy, focus, mood, productivity and decrease stressWe’re a carbon-neutral USA startup, based in Silicon ValleySo far, we’ve helped over 5000 people with procrastination, fatigue, brain fog, ADD and much more. You can check us out and get more sciency info at www.magicmind.co/learnMagic Mind | The World's First Productivity DrinkOur doctors and medical researchers are constantly improving the Magic Mind’s productivity formula.www.magicmind.coand @magicmind on Instagram.My discount link:www.magicmind.co/rrrAnd get up to 56% off your subscription for the next 10 days with my codeRRR20 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leadership and Personal Growth CoachLaura Noel is an Executive Business and Personal Development Consultant who works with organizations and individuals to help streamline business processes while maximizing profits. She helps clients stretch their thinking in a way that opens them up to new possibilities. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur andCEO of her own company, Laura studied and taught personal growth, change management, and leadership for over 27 years while serving in the United States Air Force. She has helped solidify goals and improve corporate culture within government agencies, the Department of Defense, and construction, technical, insurance, and sales organizations.She is proud to serve as a transformational coach helping clients bridge the gap between feeling stuck and finding fulfillment in life and career. Laura knows how to get results as she guides clients in overcoming the mindset blocks that keep them from realizing their true potential, purpose, life-long dreams, and legacy.Laura helps her clients gain a new level of self-confidence and become the leader others will want to follow. Implementing a mix of science and psychology, she helps individuals and teams advance their current projects and careers and prepares them to successfully transition on to greater opportunities.New Sponsor:Magic Mind:The world’s first productivity drink. Our 2 ounce shot gives you 5 to 7 hours of sustainable productivityOur magical combination of 12 active ingredients (including nootropics and adaptogens) is scientifically designed by experts to improve energy, focus, mood, productivity and decrease stressWe’re a carbon-neutral USA startup, based in Silicon ValleySo far, we’ve helped over 5000 people with procrastination, fatigue, brain fog, ADD and much more. You can check us out and get more sciency info at www.magicmind.co/learnMagic Mind | The World's First Productivity DrinkOur doctors and medical researchers are constantly improving the Magic Mind’s productivity formula.www.magicmind.co and @magicmind on Instagram.My discount link:www.magicmind.co/rrrAnd get up to 56% off your subscription for the next 10 days with my codeRRR20 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Les Peacock is the founder for a non for profit suicide prevention called Changing the Game UK. They're fully reliant on donations as they don't receive any government funding. Lets served his time as a mechanical engineer specializing in maintenance, reliability and project management. Recently diagnosed with complex PTSD post traumat express disorder, he talks Canada Lee about his journey, what he's experienced, his battles with depression, suicidal thoughts, alcohol and addiction, sobriety, vulnerability, communication, compassion, empathy, embrace, difference, not having enough, consumerism, PTSD, alcoholism, suicide, external happiness, family support, mental health issues, compassion, Changing the Game UK, kindness, giving, acceptance, recovery, pirates, pausing and helping supporting others, building sustainable Future, Letting Go, Human Nature, Mend Broken Factions, suicide prevention campaign, graffiti art New Today is my first episode in studio in person. Thanks to Collaboration Studios for the support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emma Farrell is a health and wellness coach and founder of Habit Change Coaching. Through her training, and own lived experiences, she empowers her clients to take their health – both mental and physical into their own hands.Emma’s ethos is that small hinges swing big doors and by making the smallest adjustments in daily habits we can change the course of our overall health and wellbeing phenomenally.Emma believes in 80/20 always and encourages clients not to be too hard on themselves and live a little. So long as we look after ourselves 80% of the time, its okay to go wild with the other 20% - the whole point of life is to chill out and have fun!Her group programmes include Mind over Matter, Mindset and Motivation overhaul, and the "21 Day Total Body Reset” food elimination diet programme.She also offers one to one coaching around habits and mindset: a specialised blood pressure reduction diet programme and a type 2 diabetes management programme. Emma is a big believer in nature as therapy and as a recently qualified Personal Trainer, she now incorporates bespoke fitness workouts into her diet and mindset programmes.You can find Emma at www.habitchange.ieor emma@habitchange.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrick spent his early years in sales, selling from cars, gym equipment, rehab equipment and as am medical representative before becoming a qualified physiotherapist and running his own business for a short period.Eventually, he found his way into training and traiing and hasn't looked back. He has had the opportunity to work in sales enablement, training and development in the tech space from start up to scale up, working in all areas from new hires to leadership. He has a passion for helping and supporting people to be better than they think they can be.Executive and Life Coach, Sales Enabler, Proud Father & Loving Husband, Fitness Fanatic, Tottenham Hospur & Irish Rugby Fan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 12 is a very emotional one and Rory delves deeper in his journey with suicide, depression and making it out on the other side. The 2 guests on this episode are both inspirational women who have overcome their own issues and here is some information on the guests:1, Annette Trevorrow-Gasher multi-faceted woman is a cancer conquerer, spokeswoman, safety expert and public speaker who raises awareness on breast cancer, domestic violence/abuse to mention afew things. She is a 15year cancer survivor with over 17 surgeries since 2005 and founded her own Health & Safety/Wellness agency creating an interactive first aid programme for children and corporations.2, Annabella Gutman is an Israeli born actress and has played a range of roles in her lifetime. She is an LA based entreprenuer and model who has her own lingerie line with good connections to various people from Angel investors, brands, businesses etc.Connect with Annette at asafetynet101@gmail.com and Annabella at Annabellegutman11@gmail.comEmail me at rorythetigeru2@gmail.com for any enquiries.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On episode 11, Rory speaks to Jason who in his last year of suffering with depression he started hearing voices and visited Eddie Stone who advocates spiritual healing and inner chatter in his work to release pain and trauma.This episode centers around connecting with your body to relive the negative feelings you may have. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On episode 10 Rory talks to award-winning social entrepreneur and best-selling author Alex Winstanley. With years of experience as a teacher, carer and SENCo, Alex set up a not-for-profit organisation called Happy Smiles Training CIC which empowers disabled young adults to create positive social change, by delivering awareness training across schools, community groups, businesses.Alex is currently writing a series of children's books to support young people to understand a range of long-term health conditions, including dementia, depression and cancer. Here is Alex's storyVisit Happy Smiles Training at www.happysmilestraining.co.uk and connect directly with Alex at www.facebook.com/alexwinstanleyauthor  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 9 Rory is joined by musician Blanid. The pair met on social audio platform ClubHouse early 2021. Blanid talks about her journey with music (which she started at a very young age), the expressive nature of song writing, performing live vs online and the power of music in connecting people/human interactions.She talks about the process of song writing which isn't as straight forward as you'd imagine. Stream her tracks 'Take Me Home' and critically acclaimed new single 'Fool's Gold' on all music streaming platforms.Contact Blanid directly at https://www.blanid.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode Rory speaks to his first US guest: Gordon Corsetti. Gordon is an author, public speaker and advocate for suicide prevention and mental health awareness. After pursuing a journey for permanent recovery from depression and anxiety, Gordon uses the tools he learnt throughout his experience to write about philosophy and the different modes of thoughts that he experiments with to redefine his perspective of life.On his website mentallyagile.com and through his work, Gordon speaks to the human ability to change our minds with tools on how to achieve this change.Get in touch with Gordon at www.mentallyagile.com or LinkedIn @GordonCorsetti. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On episode 7 Rory talks to Tom Robinson author of 'Dying To Stay Alive'. After years of battling with the mental illness of depression, Tom has set out to help others who may be in a similar situation or experiencing similar feelings. Tom is a former junior national champion and international event rider and currently a freelance journalist specialising in mental illness education through his own lived experience with type 1 bipolar disorder.He openly talks to Rory about his struggles with type 1 bipolar disorder which started as a young man and after a 20 year spell of a turbulent relationship with his mind, Tom has survived against the odds and now seeks to help others battling with mental illness through his blog and book 'Dying To Stay Alive'.Connect with Tom directly at http://www.dyingtostayalive.com/, @Dyin_2stayalive on Twitter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On episode 6, Rory speaks to Thomas Ryan a very multifaceted man if you will. Thomas works as a Public Relations Officer in mental health sector and also founded the Clonmel Remembrance Walk in 2019 after struggling with being suicidal afew years back. The walk aims to mark and celebrate World Suicide Friendship Day which is on the 10th September. He also launched the Shining Light in the name of mental health and suicide and shares some of the issues lacking in the mental health services in Carmel and Tipperary Ireland. Thomas also offers tips on how he deals with mental wellbeing as an LBTQA man living in Ireland.Contact Thomas directly on thomasryan39@gmail.com, Instagram @ryancool007, Twitter ThomasR@88288854 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the much anticipated episde 5 Rory talks to Derek Rowe about the art of discipline and what it really means. Derek currently runs the most successful personal training gym in South Ireland called Body, Shape, Performance targetting both the physical and mental capacity of his clients.With a background in drinking, doing drugs from the age of 11 and highly violent behaviour, Derek turned his life away from destructive behaviour and his mission is to help as many people as possible overcome similar addictions through motivational training: both mental and physical. Rory delves deep into the personal life of Derek and how discipline saved him from a life addiction.Connect with Derek at https://derekrowe.ie/ or or contact him directly at support@derekrowe.ie for his services Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 4: ‘We forgot we were Kings’ with guest @alanmcooke.Alan Cooke is a poet, speaker, Emmy winning filmmaker and keeper of the mythic fire. He uses poetry and story telling as a guide to knowing yourself.This episode, Alan talks about the importance of re discovering yourself, getting back to the root of issues and the impact this has on your soul. He also touches on his retreat ‘We forgot we were Kings’ which aims to attract the masculine energy in Ireland into a safe space to connect with those from a broken path to wellness with poetry, philosophical debates and an idea to unfold in a way you wouldn’t get the chance to.Episode drops tonight but in the meantime, reach out to Alan directly at alanmcooke@gmail.comRecorded remotely and produced at @bbepodcastagency studio.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On episode 3, Rory talks to Toronto based Andrea Storey is an ego/trauma and biofeedback specialist who works with people to overcome and quickly release emotional pain and trauma by digging into the subconscious stories and illusionary beliefs that are bought into based on the programming of the ego. Rory talks to Andrea about her own journey with self harm, Western medications, how ego can cause chaos and unlearning negative patterns of behaviour fuelled by ego.Connect with Andrea on Instagram @andiesstorey and https://www.wildcardwellness.ca/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 2 sees Rory talking to Craig White: a high performance coach and mentor with expertise in men's leadership retreates (MenWithoutMasks), online coaching and group mentorships. Dean Leester is a strength and conditioning coah who works as a sports scientist at Landsdowne Rugby Club and continurs to upskill men in pursuit to become better role models and leaders.Craig White and Deal Lester sit with Rory to discuss the importance of mentoring in the development of men and the importance of the father figure in a young man's development.Reach out to you Craig White at https://www.craigwhitementoring.com/ and Dean Lester at deanlesterpt@gmail.com. Follow Rory on Instagram at @raifeartaigh or send him an email to roryraff@hotmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Rory speaks to keynote speaker and consultant Steve Phillips and Michael McCarthy. Steve received a call that would change his life forever: his son had committed suicide. Michael was the former Sky news bureau chief North of England and reporter/producer of BBC. He recently lost his son to suicide earlier this year in February. This is the story of 2 fathers who each lost a child to suicide, how they bounced back and aim inspire change to others in similar situations.Rory touches on his journey with suicide in a touching story and the importance/need of suicide prevention measures.The Jordan Legacy CIC - https://thejordanlegacy.com/(Managed by BBE Podcast Agency. Edited by Shane Dempsey.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to the Riff Raff & Rory podcast. During this trailer Rory introduces the show's aims, what to expect and he opens the floor to discussing mental health/wellness in a safe space.Tune in every Monday for new episodes which are available to stream on your favourite podcast listening app. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.