INSPIRE with Nicola Wills

About INSPIRE with Nicola Wills

Growing up I was obsessed with the Chicken Soup for the Soul books. I was so moved and inspired by the stories, they made me believe that anything was possible for anyone. On paper I didn’t look like someone who could achieve my dreams, but that’s the best bit right? In this podcast I speak to well known faces that share their real stories, the ups and downs of what it took for them to get where they are today. These stories aim to INSPIRE you. To help you see that no-one is actually that different from one another. That we all have dreams and that you too can make them come true. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Nicola Wills

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Mar 2023

Latest episode

6 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Jul 2026

   Nicola Wills- Rock bottom to Reality TV

   FROM ROCK BOTTOM to REALITY TV I've had two seasons of guests sit in this chair. This time, it's just me. No expert. No filter. No polished pitch. Because reinvention isn't a strategy I teach, it's a life I survived. It’s been 3 years since I’ve last shared a podcast with you and honestly, I didn’t think I would ever sit in front of a mic again, butI have found my way home. This is where I finally tell you all of it. Losing my brother Graeme. Walking away from the life I built abroad. Becoming a single mother with a completely broken heart and soul aged 40 and somehow I got back up and rebuilt my life. This isn't a highlight reel. It's the real one. I talk about the moment my old identity died and the terrifying, electric moment I chose to become someone new. Not "healed." Not "fixed." Reinvented. On purpose. One brutal, beautiful choice at a time. I tell you how that broken woman ended up on a Hulu TV show. Because that's what reinvention actually looks like, not a straight line, not an overnight glow-up. Years of quiet rebuilding that nobody saw, before the world ever did. If you've ever had to bury a version of yourself to survive - this one's for you. If you are ready to take ownership of your life and stop playing small then come and join me... your Queen Era is waiting. www.nicolawills.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   27 Nov 2023

   EPISODE 25 | Hannah Home Educates | "the fastest way to make me do something, is tell me I can't do it" - The UKs leading home educator and gentle parenting advocate

   A note from Inspire: TW This episode discusses eating disorders. Today's guest is a mum of 3, freelance journalist, owner of the UK's most popular homeschooling blog, business owner and hugely influenTial TikToker who is probably best known for her channel 'Hannah Home Educates'. Hannah started off her career working in a pupil referral unit, teaching children with severe emotional and behavioural difficulties which is where her passion for gentle parenting and homeschooling began. But how did she build this career? From growing up in a 'normal' family and school education, Hannah developed an eating disorder aged 11 - partly due to the pressure she felt academically, which she then suffered with for 17 years up and says that despite being a single mother to three children - it is "by far the hardest thing she has ever had to recover from" From always knowing she wanted to be a Mum, Hannah went travelling with her 3 children aged just 6, 5 and 2 - after hearing that 'your life stops when you have kids' - as she says "the fastest way to make me do something, is tell me I can't do it". From a dream trip to Bali - somewhere she had planned to permanently relocate - to her 5 year old daughter surviving a horrific brain injury and then an earthquake - Hannah now lives in the UK with her 3 daughters. In 2020, along with another home educating parent, she set up Curious Little Monkeys Educational Resources (http://www.clmeducationalresources.com/), a home education and fun learning resource company and uses her platform to help and inspire other parents. Listen to this episode if: You are a parent and have questioned the school education system You want to home school your children but don't know how to go about it You want to join a community of home educators Connect with Hannah TikTok @hannahhomeeducates (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiIrNSOx-KCAxWYU0EAHdvRBRwQFnoECBIQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40hannahhomeeducates%3Flang%3Den&usg=AOvVaw2wlaTHVqgbw7O7t8pu0Gpq&opi=89978449) YouTube @hannahhomeeducates (https://www.youtube.com/@hannahhomeeducates) Resources https://clmeducationalresources.com (https://clmeducationalresources.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   20 Nov 2023

   EPISODE 24 | Niyc Pidgeon | How to be HAPPY, the psychology of happiness

   Note from Inspire: TW - This episode contains a discussion of sexual assault and suicide. If you've ever wondered about the psychology behind a happier life then this episode is for you. There's a reason that self-help books, courses, videos and seminars are available in abundance. Have you ever considered that generally every action we take as humans are things that we believe are going to make us happier or better off? Today's guest has spent her career on helping people find just that. Niyc Pidgeon is the founder of online training empire Unstoppable SuccessⓇ and Positive Psychology Coach Academy CertificationⓇ. Having studied Positive Psychology - the scientific study of happiness - Niyc has made it her mission to help people unlock more joy, personal power and feel rich in ALL areas of their lives. She is an acclaimed international speaker, award winning Positive Psychologist, triple certified coach, host of the Unstoppable Success podcast AND Award Winning Hay House author with her best selling book “Now is your chance”. She has more than a decade of experience in business, coaching, and psychology, and has been featured in magazines such as Forbes, business insider, goop, Marie Claire and many more. She has mentored tens of thousands of coaches to create massive breakthroughs, lasting positive change, and Unstoppable Success in their lives & businesses. But how did she get here? From a suicide attempt aged 11 - Niyc's story truly shows that her challenges paved the way for her growth to her thousands of others transform their lives. From planning to study engineering at university, to a last minute trip to Australia with her then boyfriend aged 18 - one conversation changed the entire trajectory of Niyc's life and career and she says "there is profound simplicity in listening to conversations that are already in your life and changing your perspective on them" From going to LA in 2015 for three months - to never returning - Niyc has been trailblazing the way for others to understand what's possible when you say yes to yourself and commit to doing the inner work. From discovering self help books, and in that moment knowing that one day she wanted to write a book, to becoming a Hay House Author and obtaining a specialist Extraordinary Ability VISA to live and work in the US. Niyc's bio is nothing short of inspiring, but her story and this conversation digs deeper into the challenges that she faced along the way - PTSD, depression, anxiety and ADHD to name a few, and the simplicity of how gratitude can change your life, and how she believes that through connection we can heal and lift ourselves, each other and our world. This episode will leave you feeling inspired, uplifted and if you need it hopeful that whatever your life experience has been or is currently, that there is so much that can be done to achieve happiness. Listen to this if You have big dreams but are unsure how to achieve them You want to understand how to be happy You have struggled with your mental health and want to find happiness Connect with Niyc Website https://www.niycpidgeon.com (https://www.niycpidgeon.com/) Instagram https://www.instagram.com/niycpidge/ (https://www.instagram.com/niycpidge/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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