Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests.
Your very own Life Begins mini advent calendar: one It’s the final episode of the Life Begins Christmas Countdown. Which means one thing – it’s Christmas! It may not be the Christmas we know and love but Grace and Shell bring the festive cheer and take you through the countdown to number one, where they ask each other to name their number one Christmas song. In a test of their friendship they also try to guess each other’s favourite. Will they guess correctly? At the end of a very challenging year, it’s likely to be a very different Christmas for many people. However you spend it, we wish you all the best for Christmas time and for the year ahead. Listen to the episode through your favourite podcast app or watch the video at: https://youtu.be/_ymQFra1XFo A huge festive thank you to the lovely Ange, who edited this episode and made all of these remotely-recorded episodes possible. And for the podcast theme tune we cannot ever get out of our heads, Rob Glover, ‘thank you for the music’. Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests.
Your very own Life Begins mini advent calendar: two In this episode Grace and Shell discuss doubt and certainty, including self-doubt and self-assurance, the language we use to reflect how confident we are feeling, and what we can learn about doubt and certainty from different generations or across different periods of our own lives. As this week’s theme is the number two, Grace and Shell each share two of their family traditions at Christmas. Listen to the episode through your favourite podcast app or watch the video at: https://youtu.be/klKWy0VUcKA If you want to know more about women unintentionally holding themselves back from applying for certain jobs due to doubting their abilities (and what can we can all learn from this – men too), read ‘Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead’ by Sheryl Sandberg Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. This episode was made possible with the kind help of Ange and her editing talents. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests.
Your very own Life Begins mini advent calendar: three During a year when planning for the future has been more challenging than usual, Grace and Shell discuss the power of dreaming big. On the theme of three, they each share three goals for the coming year. Listen to the episode through your favourite podcast app or watch the video at: https://youtu.be/vqC4XZpGQQo Two vision board videos we liked: Whitney White on creating a digital vision board: https://youtu.be/el95Q0HHNEs Terri Savelle Foy on why you need a vision with goals: https://youtu.be/Iz5RvBY6BJU We’re very grateful to the lovely Ange, for keeping us going with her editing wizzardry. Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests.
Your very own Life Begins mini advent calendar: four This week Grace and Shell discuss how life doesn’t always work out the way you expected but sometimes when you ‘pivot’ and embrace a different direction, things can work out even better than you could have imagined. As a nod to week four of the Life Begins countdown to Christmas, Grace and Shell each share four pieces of advice they have been given in life. (With perhaps some nuggets of wisdom more helpful than others!) Listen to the episode through your favourite podcast app or watch the video at: https://youtu.be/j4NMbHYrG0o Someone who has embraced a ‘pivot’ this year - check out @kevonstage Another big thank you to friend-of-the-podcast, Ange for all her help with editing. Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests.
Your very own Life Begins mini advent calendar: five Grace and Shell are excited to be back for this five-part mini-series, counting you down to Christmas 2020. In this episode Grace and Shell check in with each other since series two and discuss feelings of existential crisis. In-keeping with the episode theme of number five, they reveal five things they have learned during this unusual year. Listen to the episode through your favourite podcast app or watch the video at: https://youtu.be/YvITX0IoVNQ We loved this video by Evelyn From The Internets: How to be creative when you’re feeling existential: https://youtu.be/6Psq9Uujt3E Shell’s drawings can be found @shellisofficial A huge thank you to our superstar friend-of-the-podcast, Ange, for editing this episode. Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests.
Life Begins...when you move to London at sixteen In the second part of this double episode with married couple, Kwesi and Jenaé, we hear how Jenaé’s life changed when she moved to London at the age of sixteen to live with her mum. And later Jenaé also talks about how redundancy gave her the necessary push to pursue her dreams as a Singer-songwriter and Creative Director. Both of these pivotal moments tie in with the gradual change from wearing a ‘mask of confidence’ to growing in confidence from the inside. Find out more about Jenaé and Kwesi’s music on Instagram: @iamjenaemills @mrkpoetry @weareone_music Listen to the episode through your favourite podcast app or watch the video at: https://youtu.be/JyHjeulNM0Q Thank you once again to friend-of-the-podcast, Ange for her wonderful help with editing this episode. Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests
Life Begins...when you never say never to teaching This is the first of a double episode with married couple, Kwesi and Jenaé, who are both talented musicians. In this episode Kwesi (also known as Mr K) tells us how he discovered his love of teaching, which turned out to be an unexpected passion whilst pursuing his dreams as a spoken word artist. We also discuss how to keep dreams alive and to pursue them during this time of lockdown. Find out more about Kwesi and Jenaé’s music on Instagram: @mrkpoetry @iamjenaemills @weareone_music Listen to the episode through your favourite podcast app or watch the video at: https://youtu.be/x8zuyZchO1g Another huge thank you to friend-of-the-podcast, Ange for all her help with editing. Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests.
Life Begins...when you’re in lockdown Grace and Shell return for another chat about life under lockdown. How did they get on with the challenges they set themselves in episode six? How are they doing in week five of the lockdown? Listen to the episode through your favourite podcast app or watch the video at: https://youtu.be/3lR3WSFqyvo Once again, a huge thank you to friend-of-the-podcast, Ange for all her help with editing. Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests.
Life Begins... when there is a global pandemic Under these unusual circumstances Grace and Shell venture into recording the podcast remotely, so thank you for bearing with us whilst we navigate the technology. Grace and Shell chat to each other about virtual social life under the lockdown and the importance of feeling our feelings. Listen to the episode through your favourite podcast app or watch the video at: https://www.youtube.com/user/MyAfropuff A huge thank you to friend-of-the-podcast, Ange, for her techno-skills wizardry, without whom we’d be a bit stuck on our homework. Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests. Keep in touch with us: Instagram: @lifebeginspodcast Twitter: @lifebeginspod Facebook: facebook.com/lifebeginspodcast e. lifebeginspodcast@gmail.com
Life Begins...after you are permanently excluded from school. Lana and her mum Sheila share with us their two sides of the same story. We hear how Lana turned her life around after being permanently excluded from school as a teenager and Sheila tells us her experience of that journey from a parent's perspective. Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests Keep in touch with us: Instagram: @lifebeginspodcast Twitter: @lifebeginspod Facebook: facebook.com/lifebeginspodcast e. lifebeginspodcast@gmail.com
Life Begins...when you become a Christian. In this episode Blessed tells us about how his life changed from feeling hopeless to full of joy when he chose to become a Christian. Blessed’s story includes many different themes, including grief, cancer, mental health, suicidal thoughts and addiction to porn. In case any of these themes may be difficult to listen to if they have affected you directly, we have listed some approximate timings where these themes come up in the episode: Addiction to pornography (09:30 – 13:00) Bereavement and cancer (15:30 – 16:50) Bereavement, cancer and suicidal thoughts (24:45 – 35:30) Addiction to pornography (41:30 – 46:10) Mental health and suicidal thoughts (54:24 -55:54) Links to support: https://www.thecalmzone.net/ https://www.samaritans.org/ https://www.macmillan.org.uk/ Further reading on overcoming addiction to porn: ‘A Better Kind of Intimacy: The Price of Porn and How to Overcome It’ by Jack Skett: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1909728810/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_api_i_hc5zEbJ15H3QM If you’re curious about Christianity but not quite ready to read the Bible, United Christian Broadcaster (UCB) provide a short daily thought for the day through their Word for Today, available online at https://www.ucb.co.uk/word-for-today or through a free paper copy subscription Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests
Life Begins... after the end of a marriage In this episode Gurjit tells us how she got to know herself through the sad breakdown of her marriage and how her circumstances led her to a new career as a Life Coach, Entrepreneur and TV Presenter. Find out more about Gurjit and her work: Instagram: @ gurj_rana_ Facebook - Gurjit Rana: https://www.facebook.com/GKR22/ LinkedIn - Gurjit Rana: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gurjit-rana-87255821/?originalSubdomain=uk Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests. Keep in touch: instagram: @lifebeginspodcast twitter: @lifebeginspod facebook.com/lifebeginspodcast e: lifebeginspodcast@gmail.com
Life Begins...with redundancy and writing. We meet with Mark and Simone Lemon to hear about how redundancy led Simone to her dream career in Fashion and how Mark’s journey to work was the start of his journey to becoming an award-winning children’s author, public speaker and ambassador for the children’s charity, Winston’s Wish. Find out more about what the Lemons are up to on Instagram: @lemonlovesfashion @marklemonofficial Discover Mark’s books at www.lemondropbooks.co.uk More about Winston's Wish: www.winstonswish.org Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests.
Life Begins...with a serious sports injury. We open Series Two with Mel, an active and sporty woman whose life changed after a serious knee injury, which required major surgery on her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). But it’s not all bad! Mel tells us about how vulnerability can be a strength and how an injury can open you up to new possibilities. Check out our first Life Begins VODcast: https://youtu.be/a5-7MleJtk8 The sermon on Restoration which made Grace cry into money: https://www.encounterchurch.uk/sermons/996 Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests
A brief Christmas message from Grace & Shell. Merry Christmas! See you in 2020 - with bells on!
Life Begins...when terror brings out kindness. Phil's Life Begins moment is about starting a business but in this excerpt of his conversation he tells us his experience of living in New York at the time of the terror attack on The World Trade Centre on 11 September 2001. Phil's full episode will be out soon and, in the meantime, we wanted to share his account on the 18th anniversary of 9/11. Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests.
Life Begins… when you start a new business which enables you to be your authentic self. Sally tells us how starting a business unlocked her creativity and we learn about the power of Yes and having the courage to ask. Find out more about Sally’s swimming and pilates at: http://purelyswimming.com/ and https://www.purelypilates.life/ Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests.
Life Begins… when you decide to ‘cut your losses’ For many men there comes a time when they have an important decision to make. Duncan share with us what he lost and what he gained at this pivotal moment. Find out more about Duncan’s comedy at http://www.kingdomcomedy.co.uk/ High foreheads galore on the Tefal iron advert (1994): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r7XfhTKRMw Happy Days theme tune where Fonzie’s hair looks just fine as it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H4EBicz5qQ Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests
Life Begins… when you stop fearing the fear. Jude takes us on her journey from Sydney, Australia to Birmingham, UK and her more personal journey leading to this chapter in her life. Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests
Life Begins…when you stop waiting Grace, Shell and friend of the podcast – Natalie discuss not waiting for life to start. In the words of a wise woman: “Go wild". ‘Everything is figuroutable’: Marie Forleo is the author Grace mentioned: https://www.marieforleo.com/2016/05/everything-is-figureoutable/ Produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests.
Life Begins… when your maths teacher dies. Do what you love. Love what you do. Claudette shares some pearls of wisdom with us about pursuing happiness. See Claudette’s ceramics on instagram @claudetteforbes Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests.
Life Begins… when Teaching calls. Natalie is our guest in this episode. She shares her story of a career change to become a secondary school teacher. Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests.
Life Begins…when you’re ticking a new age bracket on a form. In episode three Grace and Shell ask each other – how can you tell when you’re getting old? Kiri Pritchard-McLean is the name of the wonderful comedian whose name Shell has since learnt how to pronounce. She has been practising. Produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests.
Life Begins… with a four-legged friend. Lizi shares how her life has changed since she became the owner of her adorable dog, Asta. Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests.
Life Begins… when you answer an advert to start a new life in England. In this episode we hear from Viola about how her life changed when she moved to England in the 1950s. Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests.
Welcome to Life Begins podcast. Here is a taste of things to come in series one. Life Begins is a podcast about the many new beginnings that life brings. Join Grace and Shell as they discuss their Life Begins moments with each other and their guests. Co-hosted and produced by Grace and Shell. Music by Rob Glover.
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