The Action Factory Podcast - Empowering residential youth workers

About The Action Factory Podcast - Empowering residential youth workers

Welcome to The Action Factory Podcast. I’m Michael Dawson, drawing on my experience growing up in the care system, working across NHS, local authority, and mental health settings, and developing what became The Solutions Toolkit at The Action Factory. In this podcast, I share insights from my own journey on both sides of the care system. Together, we explore what really works when communicating with young people in your care. Skills from Solution Focused Brief Therapy, NLP and clinical hypnosis.

Publisher

The Action Factory

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Dec 2020

Latest episode

3 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

83 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Sept 2025

   #182 - Chapter 4 - MENA VS DNA | Quit Your Diet: Think to Shrink

   In this chapter, I share the story of a Big Issue seller in Manchester whose natural charisma sparked a powerful thought experiment: if DNA shapes our physical traits, what shapes our mental limits? I call it ME-NA, our mental DNA. Unlike physical DNA, ME-NA can be rewritten. It sets the boundaries of our comfort zone, defines what we believe we deserve, and influences the choices we make in life. From the streets of Manchester to the feats of endurance athletes like Rich Roll and Jason Lester, this chapter explores how ME-NA can either hold us back or propel us forward, and how rewriting it can transform not just our ambitions, but our entire life. If you’ve ever wondered why some people break through every barrier while others stay stuck, this chapter will give you a whole new perspective. Join for FREE tools & downloads: actionfactorypublishing.com packed with proven, life-changing methods to transform your mindset and body. Coming Soon: The training course! Become a site member today and you'll get early lifetime access to this powerful course FREE upon release. LET'S HAVE COFFEE! All Buy Me a Coffee supporters get exclusive invites to my monthly live coffee mornings. Support this channel: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/quityourdiet Subscribe now to never miss insights, techniques, and tips to revolutionize your relationship with food—and yourself. Connect with me: actionfactorypublishing.com

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   2 Sept 2025

   #181 - Chapter 3 – How to Use This Book | Quit Your Diet: Think to Shrink

   If you think you can skim this book like a crash diet and get results, think again. This isn’t a quick fix, it’s a roadmap for lasting change, built to help you finally quit dieting for good. In this episode, Michael Dawson lays out exactly how to get the most from Quit Your Diet: Think to Shrink. You’ll discover why this isn’t just about weight loss, it’s about rewiring how you think, how you see yourself, and how you act in the world. You’ll hear: The 3-part journey that shifts you from diet obsession to total freedom Why the “diet mentality” keeps you stuck and how to break it 7 powerful mindset assumptions that can transform the way you approach change How to spot the hidden “robot” running your life and take back control Why pretending you can is often the first step to actually doing it This is more than a book, it’s a mental training program that puts you back in charge. Whether your goal is weight loss, confidence, or freedom from food rules, the tools you’ll learn here can create real, lasting change. Listen now to discover how to prepare your mind for the journey ahead and why following this process step-by-step is the smartest decision you’ll ever make for your future self. Coming Soon: The training course! Become a site member today and you'll get early lifetime access to this powerful course FREE upon release. LET'S HAVE COFFEE! All Buy Me a Coffee supporters get exclusive invites to my monthly live coffee mornings. Support this channel: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/quityourdiet Subscribe now to never miss insights, techniques, and tips to revolutionize your relationship with food—and yourself. Connect with me: actionfactorypublishing.com

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   28 Aug 2025

   #180 - Chapter 2 – The Project That Changed Everything | Quit Your Diet: Think to Shrink

   What if weight loss wasn’t about food, exercise, or willpower at all, what if the real battle was in your mind? In this chapter, Michael Dawson takes you behind the scenes of The Morbidity Project, a 12-week NHS experiment that threw every professional resource, medical, dietary, fitness, and psychological, at a group of people living with severe, life-threatening obesity. The mission: to give them the best possible chance of lasting change. But what Michael discovered in that fluorescent-lit tennis club meeting room would challenge everything the weight-loss industry teaches. The problem wasn’t knowledge - it was belief. It wasn’t calories - it was identity. You’ll hear: Why most weight-loss programs are set up to work against your psychology The tiny mindset shifts that sparked powerful, real-life changes in participants Why success has to be defined by you not the scales How the tools that transform addiction, trauma, and high-pressure business can transform weight loss too This isn’t about fad diets, rigid rules, or punishing yourself thin. It’s about learning to work with your mind instead of against it, because once you think differently, everything changes. Listen now to discover the insights that became the foundation for the Quit Your Diet – Think to Shrink program. Join for FREE tools & downloads: actionfactorypublishing.com and receive your free interactive copy of the book that started it all, 'Quit Your Diet – Think to Shrink,' packed with proven, life-changing methods to transform your mindset and body. Coming Soon: The training course! Become a site member today and you'll get early lifetime access to this powerful course FREE upon release. LET'S HAVE COFFEE! All Buy Me a Coffee supporters get exclusive invites to my monthly live coffee mornings. Support this channel: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/quityourdiet Subscribe now to never miss insights, techniques, and tips to revolutionize your relationship with food—and yourself. Connect with me: actionfactorypublishing.com

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YouTube views

7,325

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 32 / 100

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Quality

3

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

76