Podcasts about nkd

Imagine building a brand from scratch, and running your business for fifteen years - only to be told by a global corporation that your name isn't yours to keep.  That's what happened to Rebecca Dowdeswell, founder of waxing business NKD, when she received a legal letter from cosmetics giant L'Oréal, opposing her application to renew her trademark. In this compelling conversation with Olly, Rebecca takes us inside her David vs. Goliath battle against one of the world's biggest corporations; a tale of perseverance, justice, and the high price of standing your ground. Support Rebecca's small business, and find out more about her story, here: https://nkdproducts.shop/pages/because-were-worth-it-too-loreal-vs-nkd Thanks to Private Eye for their help sourcing this story. _______ Meanwhile, in The Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart dives deep into his DNA, to discover whether companies like Color can detect predispositions to serious diseases.  After talking to journalist Molly Guinness, who was diagnosed with colon cancer at 38, Ollie investigates the growing trend for people proactively checking their health beyond the tests offered by the NHS, and - thanks to UK-based company Selph - discovers he has a hitherto undetected genetic condition, Lp(a). _______ Elsewhere, down the Foxhole, Alix Fox uncovers the truth about a kinky MRI incident that's taken the internet by storm, and advises a listener whose partner is not in-sync with his peccadillos. How can he balance a fulfilling monogamous relationship, while staying true to his most extreme desires? Might understanding the emotions behind his kinks lead to creative compromises? Or could attending a workshop, or even opening up his relationship, provide the right solution? With the help of Psychosexual and Relationship therapist Shae Harmon and Lola Phoenix's new book The Non-Monogamy Journal, Alix reveals all…  _______ Down in music corner, our record of the month is the brilliantly arresting ‘Angie's Wedding' from Manchester-based poet, writer and producer Antony Szmierek. His album, ‘Service Station At The End Of The Universe', comes out February 28th. _______ SUPPORT US: THANK YOU SO MUCH for your generous donations - independent shows like ours only exist with your support: 

In this week's episode, the NKD crew chat candidly about the things they do to switch off from what can be quite a stressful day-job, or things they do that helps flex the creative muscles and help with the day-job. Extracurricular activities include reading up on history and politics, music, men's health and comedy.

As a global agency the NKD crew spend - and have spent over their long careers - a lot of time travelling.   So, bit of a different episode this week. We talk about some of the best and worst places we have visited with work - and some of the most memorable experiences too.   If this episode doesn't give you any ideas for your next holiday, it may just raise a smile or two - and remind us all how fortunate we are getting to see so much of the world with work.   

In this edition of the Sales Tech Deep Dive, David Dulany and NKD explore the evolving landscape of sales technology with their guest, Mary Shea, PhD, and Co-CEO of Mediafly. The conversation starts with Mary's insights on Mediafly's history and its role in shaping the sales enablement category. She discusses the company's journey from serving media companies to becoming a leader in sales and revenue enablement.The conversation delves into Mediafly's innovative approach to content management, the integration of artificial intelligence in sales processes, and the acquisitions that expanded their capabilities in value selling tools and revenue intelligence. Mary highlights the significance of understanding buyer behavior and adapting to digital-native buyers in the current economic environment.The discussion also touches upon the unique trajectory of Mary's career from an analyst to a co-CEO and the strategic decisions that have positioned Mediafly for growth amidst challenging market conditions. David and Nicholas probe into the specifics of Mediafly's client engagement, focusing on the nature of inbound leads and the composition of buyer teams. This conversation offers a comprehensive look into the trends, challenges, and future directions in the world of sales technology.Want more Pipeline and Revenue? Tenbound Free Resources:Newsletter https://www.tenboundplus.com/free-access https://www.linkedin.com/company/tenbound/ https://www.facebook.com/tenboundinc/ https://twitter.com/Tenbound https://www.instagram.com/tenbound/ Podcast Itunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sales-development-podcast/id1153817009?mt=2

This week on Chat Me Up is the story of a hustler, favorite influencer, boss woman – CEO of NKD, Nidhi Kumar.   Winning accolades for being the best influencer and running a first-of-its-kind dance studio in Dubai, Nidhi Kumar is a name to reckon with. Always available and in love with her followers she essays her role of being an ambassador in true spirits. She calls herself the most public-private person wanting to be as transparent as can be with her followers. Be it her struggles, joys, or her love life!   Join us as we laugh and chat about her journey and success, where she gets all her confidence and her never give up attitude from. This one is exclusively for the family Nidhi has created online - #nidhisfam!   Follow Nidhi for your daily dose of energy and fun @nidhikumar   Follow my journey and more fun updates on my guests and me on @chatmeup_tauhee   Share your feedback and thoughts on who should be my guest next - www.chatmeupwithtauhee.com

Jenny Watts is back with Season 2 of The Normal Kind of Disabled podcast and this season we are spicing things up as she is joined by others who are also living alongside a disability, illness or mental health or individuals who's lives have in one way or another been affected by one. Why ?!... to normalise what it truly means, is and embodies to be and become these labels called disabled and ill. The NKD podcast has been created to provide AWARENESS to the multitude of disabilities and illnesses out there, INSIGHT as to what it is truly like living in society with a disability or illness, to EMPOWER individuals to embrace their bodies, what has happened to them and to unapologetically go after the lives they deep down desire. And finally to UNITE, uniting the bridge of understanding between family members, doctors, friends, employers and society between those in which have been labelled disabled and ill and those who are deemed "normal".   The NKD podcast has been created in order to spread awareness and encourage transformative change that we all in this community believe is beyond needed within society when it comes to its approach and views on disabilities, illness and mental health. So now you know the purpose behind the Normal Kind of Disabled lets get back to season 2 of the podcast and this very episode ! which is with no other than Miss Holly May Cookson who at the age of 27 was diagnosed with CML, Chronic Myelogenous Leukaemia. Diagnosed only two years ago, in this episode Holly describes what receiving the magnitude of a cancer diagnosis at such a young age was like and the challenges herself and her family faced. Holly provides insight during this episode as to what steps followed for her after diagnosis for others also on this journey, and how she has attempted to re-build and create a new life for herself today while safely taking her illness along with her for the ride. It is safe to say within society cancer is one of the most known and feared diagnosis there is and Holly most certainly dose not hold back on the truths of what experiencing cancer as your reality can truly be like. If there is anyone who would like any help or advice regarding anything discussed within this episode or CML please do not hesitate to contact myself or others within the community at The Normal Kind of Disabled across all social media platforms or you can email at thenormalkindofdisabled@outlook.com Guest Miss Holly May CooksonPodcast host, episode created & edited by Jenny WattsMixed by Mike Silcock

Ben is back to explain his absence from the fictional weapons tournament and help to plan what the Nkd men will do this year for Christmas, Face/Off watchalong is coming. It's then time to create some of our own holidays for the world to celebrate. Follow us @Rogue_Opinion

When things happen in life, it can generate momentum in a positive or a negative direction. How we choose to perceive and respond to these events, influences our path and journey. In this episode we go NKD with Corban Baxter who is one of the most respected and talented players in the Women's NRL competition. She has represented the game at the highest level, playing for NSW, Australia, Maori All Stars and Women's All Stars. We dive into her upbringing and her journey to the highest level of the game. For some, becoming a mum at the age of 16 would have been enough to settle and pause the pursuit of their passions. Although life changed significantly for Corban, it only inspired her to become the best she could be in her chosen arena. Corban talks about balancing life on and off the field as a professional athlete, her leadership approach as captain in many of her representative teams and the legacy she hopes to leave behind by working to grow the women's game. A very inspiring episode highlighting resilience and the persistence in the pursuit of passion and purpose. Find out more about Corban Baxter here: Instagram @corbymcgregor @ckathleticdevelopment Find out more about us at www.nkdu.com.au Leave a review and let us know what you thought about this episode on our socials! Instagram: @nkdu_apparel Facebook: @nkduapparel

In this episode we go NKD with highly accomplished strength trainer, Kev Toonen. We dive into topics such as masculinity, fatherhood, post traumatic growth and self-belief. Kev has had nearly 20 years military experience which included time in the Elite Special Forces - SASR unit. We talk about the reasons behind why he chose to enter such an arena and the lessons he was able to take and implement into his life now. Kev gives an insight into the brutal selection process for the special forces and what kind of attributes they were looking for in the candidates. Kev is a highly accomplished strength trainer. He is co-owner of 98 Training and Program Director at 98 Gym. Kev is also Head of Strength for NRL club, the Sydney Roosters and he shares who he would like to see go through the special forces selection program and lessons from coach, Trent Robinson. Join us for this value packed episode as we dive deeper into the life of Kev Toonen. Find out more about Kev here: www.98gym.com Instagram - @strengthelite Find out more about us at www.nkdu.com.au Leave a review and let us know what you thought about this episode on our socials! Instagram: @nkdu_apparel Facebook: @nkduapparel

On todays podcast I am joined by my incredible NKD Team Naturopath - Hayley Brass. This gal is a plethora of knowledge, the warmest soul and we are SO lucky to have her with us as part of team NKD helping in both our Gut Rescue & Thyroid Rescue programs. Introducing Hayley: Hayley is one of the brilliant, knowledgeable, compassionate rockstar Naturopaths on our NKD Practitioner team which I am SO stoked about. She is a degree qualified Naturopath with a speciali interest in digestive, hormonal, skin, thyroid, nervous system and mood wellness, and bloody brilliant at it if I do say so myself.  Outside of being a genius contributor to our programs and 1-1 consultation she loves spending quality time in the sun with her dog, a cuppa and a good book. She's had her own journey with overcoming skin issues so not only is she the perfect person from a knowledge perspective to join me on this podcast, she also really gets it.  Hayleys approach to health and healing is in complete alignment with how we like to do things in my programs an clinic - that is its holistic, realistic and focuses on getting to the root cause of symptoms.  You can find Hayley at: https://www.hayleybrassnaturopathy.com.au/  https://www.instagram.com/hayley_brass_naturopathy/  In this episode Hayley and I discuss: Types of Acne Causes of acne and where in the body we need to treat to help the SKIN heal The role of gut health in acne The role of hormones in acne Diet & Supplement recommendations for treating acne The OCP and Acne Roaccutane and Acne LOADS MORE

If you are a lover of sport and enjoy hearing about the journeys of world class athletes, you don't want to miss this. In this episode, we go NKD with Tristan K'Nell who is an author of the book 'Talking with Champions' and host of the 'Talking with TK' podcast and more recently, the 'Talking League Fantasy Podcast'. He has interviewed international sporting people such as Laila Ali, Evander Holyfield, George Forman and many more. In this episode, Tristan shares his passion for rugby league and his experiences growing up refereeing in Western Sydney and also at representative levels. He also goes into detail about how to get guests onto your podcast and shares tips and advice for us as 'newbies' to the podcasting game. If you are wanting to start a podcast or learn more about the craft, make sure you are ready to take some notes. Here is where you can find out more about Tristan: Website: www.talkingwithtk.com and www.talkingleaguepod.com Podcasts: Talking with TK and Talking League Pod Instagram: @tristanknell Thank you for listening to the 'NKD with...' podcast and be sure to head to our socials and website below to find out more and leave us a review. Website: www.nkdu.com.au Email: nkduapparel@gmail.com Instagram: @nkdu_apparel Facebook: @nkduapparel Always grateful, Andrew Katoa and Sam Wykes

EP1 NKD with Ron Moala - Breaking through limiting beliefs and challenging the stereotypes of our Polynesian people We are keeping it in the family for the first episode of our NKD with podcast. Joining hosts, Andrew Katoa and Sam Wykes is musician, song writer and business owner of 'Backyard Barbers', Ron Moala. Residing in Darwin after moving over from Aukland, Ron discusses the challenges he had with moving and adjusting to the different cultures and lifestyle. We talk about the humble beginnings of his business 'Backyard Barbers' and the impact of the stereotypes others had on him due to his age and heritage. Ron shares his collaboration in the hit song 'My Uso' - STNDRD (remix) and his hopes for our Polynesian people to work together. If you enjoy this episode, leave us a review and connect with us on Facebook and Instagram at NKDU Apparel. Intro song: Ron Moala - Be OK Connect with Ron Moala on Instagram @ronmoala Check out NKDU Apparel - Designed for Passion and Purpose www.nkduapparel.com.au

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Work comes in many different forms and you may or may not have a traditional societal job right now and that may or may not be down to your disability or illness. But in my opinion there isnt a human being alive who gets through the day without some level of work being done. Aint nobody round here not working !. And there was just no way i was going to ever create this podcast series without exploring and discussing one of the most taboo subjects when it comes to living a life alongside an illness or disability, and that's Work.  Its often the subject in which as a community we are most judged, exploited, hurt and at a disadvantage in and so your daaymm right im bringing awareness to it. So in this episode i discuss being disabled and having those roles and jobs you have no option to turn up to in your life for example the job of being a mother or father, sister, somebody's child ect. I discuss having a disability and navigating the traditional working world and what that can be like in todays society. I approach being employed and how to navigate work demands with a disability or illness. I discuss you being a boss, being the employer and in charge of somebody else's work. I highlight how having a job or a workload can provide fulfilment, meaning and be a very healthy addition to our lives. But not without discussing  how it can also be very traumatic and even life threatening if not navigated right. So as always im blooming discussing it all here and in the usual way of how i role by sharing my experience within the complex world of work living alongside my disability to date and sharing all the good, bad and the ugly i have learned along the way.  If there is anyone who would like any help or advice regarding anything discussed within this episode or would like to share their own personal experience or advice and be involved in the NKD community in anyway. Please do not hesitate to contact myself or others within the community at The Normal Kind of Disabled across all social media platforms or you can email me at thenormalkindofdisabled@outlook.comPodcast episode created and edited by Jenny Watts. Mixed by Mike Silcock

Whatever you do in life make sure you show up, you dare to dream & that you actually take your true selves along with you for the ride. In this episode i tackle the very taboo subject of keeping positive and healthy whilst living alongside our complex disabilities and illness. I also address how i handled keeping positive and healthy during a mental breakdown and how i flipped the script and old teachings on this thing called  positivity. To get myself from almost taking my own life to grabbing the reigns and taking charge of it !. I discuss things in this episode like positive self talk, mindfulness, meditation, routines, mindset, the comfort zone, anxiety, the list goes on !. In true Jenny style i do my best to blow up what we all know of positivity and a healthy mindset and instead ask you all to open your minds to new theories regarding keeping positive and healthy that have seem to help and have massive impacts on my life. I was textbook queen of positive and healthy for a decade after becoming disabled and guess where that inevitably lead me... self combusting and erupting in breakdown central. So in this episode i would like to invite you to leave all what you know and have learnt previously regarding keeping positive and healthy at the door while i expose the truths about keeping positive and healthy alongside a disability and illness and share with you all my journey and everything learnt to date.  Biggest bit of advice for you right now regarding this topic ?! never become so hung up on the discoveries of why in life or the portrayal or goal of something in life, that we become blind to all the very real happenings of right now. If there is anyone who would like any help or advice regarding anything discussed within this episode or would like to share their own personal experience or advice and be involved in the NKD community in anyway. Please do not hesitate to contact myself or others within the community at The Normal Kind of Disabled across all social media platforms or you can email me at thenormalkindofdisabled@outlook.comPodcast episode created and edited by Jenny Watts. Mixed by Mike Silcock

Whatever you do in life make sure you show up, you dare to dream & that you actually take your true selves along with you for the ride. In this episode i tackle the very taboo subject of keeping positive and healthy whilst living alongside our complex disabilities and illness. I also address how i handled keeping positive and healthy during a mental breakdown and how i flipped the script and old teachings on this thing called  positivity. To get myself from almost taking my own life to grabbing the reigns and taking charge of it !. I discuss things in this episode like how to know what is keeping you healthy and positive, how to learn and trust what is best for you, how to unapologetically go after the life you want, how to use our journey so far to help us reach our goals and mountains, the list goes on !. In true Jenny style i do my best to blow up what we all know of positivity and a healthy mindset and instead ask you all to open your minds to new theories regarding keeping positive and healthy that have seem to help and have massive impacts on my life. I was textbook queen of positive and healthy for a decade after becoming disabled and guess where that inevitably lead me... self combusting and erupting in breakdown central. So in this episode i would like to invite you to leave all what you know and have learnt previously regarding keeping positive and healthy at the door while i expose the truths about keeping positive and healthy alongside a disability and illness and share with you all my journey and everything learnt to date.  Biggest bit of advice for you right now regarding this topic ?! never become so hung up on the discoveries of why in life or the portrayal or goal of something in life, that we become blind to all the very real happenings of right now. If there is anyone who would like any help or advice regarding anything discussed within this episode or would like to share their own personal experience or advice and be involved in the NKD community in anyway. Please do not hesitate to contact myself or others within the community at The Normal Kind of Disabled across all social media platforms or you can email me at thenormalkindofdisabled@outlook.comPodcast episode created and edited by Jenny Watts. Mixed by Mike Silcock

Work comes in many different forms and you may or may not have a traditional societal job right now and that may or may not be down to your disability or illness. But in my opinion there isnt a human being alive who gets through the day without some level of work being done. Aint nobody round here not working ! and there was just no way i was going to ever create this podcast series without exploring and discussing one of the most taboo subjects when it comes to living a life alongside an illness or disability, and that's Work.  Its often the subject in which as a community we are most judged, exploited, hurt and at a disadvantage in and so your daaymm right im bringing awareness to it. So in this episode i discuss being disabled and having those roles and jobs you have no option to turn up to in your life for example the job of being a mother or father, sister, somebody's child ect. I discuss having a disability and navigating the traditional working world and what that can be like in todays society. I approach being employed and how to navigate work demands with a disability or illness. I discuss you being a boss, being the employer and in charge of somebody else's work. I highlight how having a job or a workload can provide fulfilment, meaning and be a very healthy addition to our lives. But not without discussing  how it can also be very traumatic and even life threatening if not navigated right. So as always im blooming discussing it all here and in the usual way of how i role by sharing my experience within the complex world of work living alongside my disability to date and all the good, bad and the ugly i have learned along the way.  If there is anyone who would like any help or advice regarding anything discussed within this episode or would like to share their own personal experience or advice and be involved in the NKD community in anyway. Please do not hesitate to contact myself or others within the community at The Normal Kind of Disabled across all social media platforms or you can email me at thenormalkindofdisabled@outlook.comPodcast episode created and edited by Jenny Watts. Mixed by Mike Silcock

So get ready this episode Reconnecting Part 2 is the fun bit, its what makes all the brutalities of being authentic in this world especially living alongside an illness or disability worthwhile. Its like your whole life especially when you have a disability or illness you wait for this world to just start to embrace you and welcome you with open arms. Well this whole reconnecting journey enables you to do that for yourself ! you don't need the world, anyone or anything to be the one to do that for you. Now let me tell you embracing and welcoming yourself to this thing called life is more fulfilling than anyone or anything else being the one giving that too you. Because you can guarantee there's one person thought your whole being and becoming disabled journey who will never leave your side... trust me i have tried to give her the slip loads and she just wont go !. But that's yourself !So in this episode i get delving into what actually is true authentic you ? what it is you want out of life ? and what is it you have potentially been denying yourself so far of ?. Now to help you figure out the answers to all those questions in this episode i share with you all my reconnecting experience, methods that i found really effective and more importantly worked. After all my reconnecting journey began in breakdown central after completely loosing my mind so when i say i have tried and tested everything I'm not lying, i have got reviews and then some on this topic!. Let me tell you I'm like a one woman trip advisor on this destination called reconnecting. In this episode i highlight ways in which you can try and adapt these tried and tested reconnecting techniques into your life today. But as always, I'm here to share the very real realities of what its like on this being and becoming disabled journey and just because I'm recommending reconnecting with yourself as a thing to do. That doesn't mean I'm not also discussing how blooming hard it is and some difficult things to look out for along the way. So buckle up and get ready to learn how to reconnect with yourself. If there is anyone who would like any help or advice regarding anything discussed within this episode or would like to share their own personal experience or advice and be involved in the NKD community in anyway. Please do not hesitate to contact myself or others within the community at The Normal Kind of Disabled across all social media platforms or you can email me at thenormalkindofdisabled@outlook.comPodcast episode created and edited by Jenny Watts. Mixed by Mike Silcock

Relationships of all kinds require a lot from us and they also fulfil a great deal of us too!. So i think its safe to say they are definitely of great importance and definitely something we should look at being able to navigate in a healthy way. After all as human beings we are designed to be social communal creatures, we are not suppose to do this crazy thing called life alone! But lets be honest, relationships can be very difficult to navigate while we have so many other complexities going on. In this episode i discuss a whole variety of different relationships and how i feel a disability or illness can play a part in them. I discuss relationships with ourselves, friends, emotions, family, things, siblings, abuse, our illness or disability in itself, romantic partners, death, sex the lot !. Now i tend to view relationships like they are an extension of us, especially ones we have the power over choosing ourselves. I also believe they can often hold the key to revealing a lot about ourselves and where we are currently on our being and becoming disabled journey by looking at them.  If there is anyone who would like any help or advice regarding anything discussed within this episode or would like to share their own personal experience or advice and be involved in the NKD community in anyway. Please do not hesitate to contact myself or others within the community at The Normal Kind of Disabled across all social media platforms or you can email me at thenormalkindofdisabled@outlook.comPodcast episode created and edited by Jenny Watts. Mixed by Mike Silcock

Relationships of all kinds require a lot from us and they also fulfil a great deal of us too!. So i think its safe to say they are definitely of great importance and definitely something we should look at being able to navigate in a healthy way. After all as human beings we are designed to be social communal creatures, we are not suppose to do this crazy thing called life alone! But lets be honest, relationships can be very difficult to navigate while we have so many other complexities going on. In this episode i discuss a whole variety of different relationships and how i feel a disability or illness can play a part in them. I discuss relationships with ourselves, friends, emotions, family, things, siblings, our illness or disability in itself, romantic partners, sex the lot !. Now i tend to view relationships like they are an extension of us, especially ones we have the power over choosing ourselves. I also believe they can often hold the key to revealing a lot about ourselves and where we are currently on our being and becoming disabled journey by looking at them.  If there is anyone who would like any help or advice regarding anything discussed within this episode or would like to share their own personal experience or advice and be involved in the NKD community in anyway. Please do not hesitate to contact myself or others within the community at The Normal Kind of Disabled across all social media platforms or you can email me at thenormalkindofdisabled@outlook.comPodcast episode created and edited by Jenny Watts. Mixed by Mike Silcock

In this episode i am going to highlight discovering and reconnecting with the real you that's potentially hiding away right now. To help you understand and see what not living your life as your true authentic self has possibly caused or what it has the potential to cause to your life if you keep denying yourself of YOU !. I wanna shed light on ways to recognise those auto pilot numbing behaviours we have all become so accustom too. And then the fun bit, how to find the real you hiding in there and discover and go after what it is you truly want and desire out of life regardless of your disability.It is hard to be who you truly are in this world especially if you are disabled or ill, after all how do you live and love from within a body that constantly keeps failing you and not only that but from what society views as failing too? Like i have got to be honest its not an easy standpoint to take on the world as yourself as, so that is why this episode has been created. Aint nobody round here choosing to be disabled or ill, you can trust me on that!. So why are we accepting it as a way in which fully consumes our existence and stops us from ever truly living ?. If there is anyone who would like any help or advice regarding anything discussed within this episode or would like to share their own personal experience or advice and be involved in the NKD community in anyway. Please do not hesitate to contact myself or others within the community at The Normal Kind of Disabled across all social media platforms or you can email me at thenormalkindofdisabled@outlook.comPodcast episode created and edited by Jenny Watts. Mixed by Mike Silcock

 In this episode i delve into discussing the word that on becoming disabled your whole life seems mapped out by and revolves around and that's Diagnosis.  Now the topic of diagnosis beyond fascinates me and i quite honestly have many conflicting thoughts upon the matter as you are about to hear. Through my own personal journey in this episode i talk about what its like to have your body completely fall apart and not to be given a full diagnosis or answers, yet to still be gifted with the title of disabled anyway. Controversially the journey i have been on regarding diagnosis in my life has made me question whether being given a full diagnosis is a good or bad thing upon becoming disabled and trying to navigate this new life for yourself ?. I want to discuss being miss diagnosed and having further harm cause to you and your body by receiving wrong diagnosis. The swamp of unanswerable questions and the searching we ourselves can get wrapped in and whether they are helping to aid us and this new life or tarnishing it ?!.But if there is one thing that i am certain of is that you can define your own future and who you are today regardless of what is told to you and what diagnosis you receive. Because if i would of wholeheartedly believed what was told to me and not gone off my instincts of what i believed was possible i wouldn't have legs right now. A piece of paper is just a piece of paper, a diagnosis is just a diagnosis, the branding of disabled is just the branding of a word. But what is possible and what can be accomplished, now that's decided by you !.If there is anyone who would like any help or advice regarding anything discussed within this episode or would like to share their own personal experience or advice and be involved in the NKD community in anyway. Please do not hesitate to contact myself or others within the community at The Normal Kind of Disabled across all social media platforms or you can email me at thenormalkindofdisabled@outlook.comPodcast episode created and edited by Jenny Watts. Mixed by Mike Silcock

I really don't think its possible to have the life changing event of becoming disabled or being diagnosed with an illness happen to you and there not be trauma that's created from that. Becoming disabled shocked me into trauma and i  spent a decade after the event unbeknown to me being left stunned locked in it. With no real guidance or help while constantly building and adding more stress and trauma into the mix. It wasn't until i had built that much on top of myself and i got hit with PTSD from another event that this initial becoming disabled trauma was ever even looked at, addressed and also realised. And i wonder for how many of us that trauma has got us locked in and controlled by and we don't even know it. So in this episode i discuss my own personal journey with regards to trauma living alongside my disability. I highlight ways in which to work on recognising and addressing pain and trauma within yourself. Many trauma based topics get flung on the table for discussion such as pain, loneliness, trauma inflicted by others, drowning in unanswerable questions the list goes on. In this episode i also help to recommend  ways in which to navigate  healthily exploring your own trauma and more importantly give you the heads up on what to expect and look out for when you do open up to your trauma, because things can get.... weird. And last but not least discuss once its faced how you evolve and grow from it while finding meaning in the brutalities you faced. Suppressed trauma will always come out especially when its as powerful and mighty as trauma created by becoming disabled, cause that trauma is volcanic believe me !. But when you flip the script on trauma and instead of having it control you, you control it. The possibilities of what you can achieve and create are endless because there's nothing but absolute power behind it all. If there is anyone who would like any help or advice regarding anything discussed within this episode or would like to share their own personal experience or advice and be involved in the NKD community in anyway. Please do not hesitate to contact myself or others within the community at The Normal Kind of Disabled across all social media platforms or you can email me at thenormalkindofdisabled@outlook.comPodcast episode created and edited by Jenny Watts. Mixed by Mike Silcock

In this episode i discuss my experience of how not being able to accept disabled as my reality and what i had became for a whole decade, how that lead me to supressing and squishing my true self down to embarrassingly become a  robotting real housewife of nowhere land. I highlight survival mechanisms we can do such as the blocking of feelings and emotions and how that can impact your life and the lives of those around you. I discuss how and why the preconceived notion that being disabled is a bad thing in society can make you turn and fight against yourself and your disability instead of the broken systems in place out there.We learned to hide and deny who and what we truly are, to squish ourselves silently into the shadows or outwardly behind a masquerade to make society and others feel comfortable in our presence, all just striving to be classed as this thing called normal. Many of us will be doing this right now to ourselves and not even realise, i had been doing it for a whole decade before i noticed. And let me tell you this whole hiding and denying way of living is a brutal thing to experience, to become aware of and to transition from... but my god is it overdue and needed !. This episode was created to show and highlight the realities and the very real dangers of what hiding, denying and suppressing your true self and your disability or illness can cause. In this episode i help others notice hiding and denying behaviours within themselves and their journey and to help show ways in which to start to be proud, love, recognise and embrace who you truly are, disability or no disability.  If there is anyone who would like any help or advice regarding anything discussed within this episode or would like to share their own personal experience or advice and be involved in the NKD community in anyway. Please do not hesitate to contact myself or others within the community at The Normal Kind of Disabled across all social media platforms or you can email me at thenormalkindofdisabled@outlook.com. Podcast episode created and edited by Jenny Watts. Mixed by Mike Silcock.

There really is no recovery from becoming disabled especially if your disability or illness is incurable like mine, i would say its kind of a thing your stuck with !. So why is there a two part episode on recovery then ? you might ask.... well i see the 'recovery period'  as the first three years after initially becoming disabled. Its the fighting for your life, all soldier's on deck, saying goodbye to your old life and learning to adapt to this new body and life you have been given. It is also the time period where coping mechanisms to this being and becoming disabled journey of ours gets created and imbedded within us such as blocking or hiding and denying. And highly emotive feelings such as loneliness, feeling trapped and depressed can also arise. So i think its safe to say, a pretty important time frame in which to discuss. The recovery period is my heart and where i was honestly shaped into who i am as a person today. And so you don't think I'm going to create a podcast on this whole being and becoming disabled journey and skip out the most vulnerable, challenging, soul defining, reason why the rest of my journey went the way it did part, absolutely not !. Especially when this is the time period where help, support and guidance is really needed to help us navigate the magnitude of all this and everything that we are experiencing that is currently not out there for us. In this episode i discuss my recovery period and try to highlight things to be mindful of feeling and experiencing during this time for others currently going through their recovery period. For families and loved ones who are the caregivers of those during this time i highlight things to help you also to firstly know what to possibly expect to enable you to safely help care for your loved one but to also provide you with insight as to how they might be feeling too. I go all in and discuss things like having the invasion of help with things like your personal care, adapting to life back home after becoming disabled.  I also highlight in this episode how sometimes the experience and what is demands of us to physically try our best to recover or get a glimpse of our old lives back. How that can have an effect and sometimes stop you all together from mentally recovering from what's just happened. So as you can see i blooming discuss it all, that much so i have had to do a part two on recovery as its just too much of a crucial time period not to make sure its discussed and the realities of what it can be like to experience and go through, shared.If there is anyone who would like any help or advice regarding anything discussed within this episode or would like to share their own personal experience or advice and be involved in the NKD community in anyway. Please do not hesitate to contact myself or others within the community at The Normal Kind of Disabled across all social media platforms or you can email me at thenormalkindofdisabled@outlook.com Podcast episode created and edited by Jenny Watts. Mixed by Mike Silcock.

Not to show favouritism here or anything but i think this episode is personally one of my favourites of the whole of series 1 so i promise you, its worth a listen. In this episode i step away from how you might be feeling and what you might experience during your recovery period like we discussed in Recovery Part 1 and in this episode i start to address what might actually help during this time. Cause its blooming brutal you might want or need your girl to share some advice. Now i do this in my usual way of course by reflecting back on my recovery period and highlighting things i found helped me and things i found most definitely didn't. This episode may also be helpful for those who are the support system or caregivers to those with a disability or illness as it may help provide you with helpful tools and insight to enable you to safely help and care for your loved one. As i have said before the Recovery period is my heart and what made me into both the good and bad of who i am today and this episode takes you through how i worked my ass off to attempt this thing called recovery.  Now the reason this episode has been created is because i don't want anyone to let the initial horrors and horrific experiences encountered during the recovery period to mist your view of what being this thing called disabled is actually about. Yes it has some horrifically shocking parts to it but that's not the whole of it!. There's an amazing life to be had and created which a lot of that will be created through these tough times.... my recovery period made me, not initially granted, initially i was floored and spent a decade after stumbling through life stuck in fight mode from it, but i stand by it today as being the very f***ing thing that made me !    If there is anyone who would like any help or advice regarding anything discussed within this episode or would like to share their own personal experience or advice and be involved in the NKD community in anyway. Please do not hesitate to contact myself or others within the community at The Normal Kind of Disabled across all social media platforms or you can email me at thenormalkindofdisabled@outlook.comPodcast episode created and edited by Jenny Watts. Mixed by Mike Silcock

In this episode I discuss my thoughts, feelings and personal journey with this jazzy thing called pain management and trust me when i say i embarrassingly do not hold back !. I share my experience of what pain management so far on my being and becoming disabled journey has brought to me. I highlight what being  addicted to a very highly addictive prescribed pain medication and having to withdraw from them twice was like. I even talk about  my time jumping on the cannabis oil hype in the hopes that it would help with pain and lets not forget the miracle it could preform and have it potentially cure me. All of which i explain how it effected me and my life living alongside my disability and how it undoubtedly was a big factor towards me hitting that lovely destination i like to call, breakdown central !. But what's that saying, you cant keep a good girl down for long ?!... well from the point of breakdown central to now doing a complete 360 and turning my life around and finally gathering the knowledge i needed regarding pain management from the start. I have created this episode to help and advise to you all what i have learnt along the way and insight to be wary of to hopefully help you navigate the management of pain living alongside your disability or illness in your life today.I really feel like both pain management and trauma are the frontiers of this being and becoming disabled journey. I believe that if they are correctly navigated and dealt with in a healthy way then you will go from strength to strength and undoubtedly create an amazing life for yourself and no disability or illness will get in the way of that being achieved. However get it wrong and if the support isn't there then the results can be catastrophic and then some !If there is anyone who would like any help or advice regarding anything discussed within this episode or would like to share their own personal experience or advice and be involved in the NKD community in anyway. Please do not hesitate to contact me or others within the community at The Normal Kind of Disabled across all social media platforms or you can email me at thenormalkindofdisabled@outlook.com. Podcast episode created and edited by Jenny Watts. Mixed by Mike Silcock

Episode one is an introduction into what The Normal Kind of Disabled is and more importantly what it stands for to be and create in this world. In this episode you will get a glimpse as to who the heck Jenny Watts is and why im on a podcast blabbering away, what I am on a mission to create and a sneaky peak as to what is in store for series one of The Normal Kind Of Disabled Podcast.  If there is anyone who would like any help or advice regarding anything discussed within this episode or would like to share their own personal experience or advice and be involved in the NKD community in anyway. Please do not hesitate to contact me at The Normal Kind of Disabled across all social media platforms or you can email me at thenormalkindofdisabled@outlook.com.

At age 14 most of us are clueless as to what we want to do with the rest of our lives. However, Catherine Powell had a clear vision of becoming a touring photographer. At age 17 she created her own path by co-founding NKD Mag and serves as as Editor In Chief. Now she’s embarking on her biggest journey yet and fulfilling her 14 year old dream. Follow Catherine: www.instagram.com/catherinepowell www.catherinepowellphoto.com/ www.nkdmag.com    Thanks to our great sponsors: Kendra Scott, Lovoo, OpenFit, The RealReal, and bareMinerals Follow Us: Instagram: www.instagram.com/candicekayla/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/CandiceKayla Website: www.candicekayla.com

This week on Pop It, we’re on site at NKD Lashes, Waxing, and Makeup with estheticians Kristie-Lee Laskes and Crystal Whittemore. Per usual, we are joined by photographer Unity Mike Hendrickson, but this time he’s not behind the camera. We’re talking event logistics, wedding days, and the means by which a professional image can lead to women’s empowerment. NKD and Mike want to party with you like it’s 1999 at their 90’s Prom on May 4th to benefit Dress for Success. Find out why Kate Middleton isn’t really a princess. Plus, our introduction to NKD’s Game of Thrones-level microdermabrasion service. This weeks photos by Roland Silva.

This week, Christian responds to the three questions Steve asked at the end of Live the Word Episode #16. THREE QUESTIONS: 1. Do you believe God is at work in your life? 2. Are you resting in your current spiritual state? 3. How can you give God space to act in your life?

This week, Christian responds to the three questions Steve asked at the end of Live the Word Episode #16. THREE QUESTIONS: 1. Do you believe God is at work in your life? 2. Are you resting in your current spiritual state? 3. How can you give God space to act in your life?

This week's mix features [60 MINUTES UNINTERRUPTED] by NKD from Soweto. With music from Tracklist 1. The Funklovers Charle Dockins - Miss Your Love (Dolls Combers Clasic Mix) 2. Chieko Kinbara, Josh Milan – Give Me Your Love (Souldynamic Remix) 3. Lilac Jeans & Sir Lsg Feat. Atomza (The Muffinz) – Love Me Love Me (Original Mix) 4. Sared Soul Feat. Gugu Zulu-Places (Betasweet Phatgruv Mix) 5. Luyo – You’re My Delight (Dj Spen, Gary Hudgens Remix) 6.De Sal, Patricia Edwards – Aint Nobody Loving Me (Benny T Remix) 7. Marc Evans – Communicate (Dj Greg Lewis Remix) 8. Hanna Heis – Ta Reine (BDB meets Osum Bootleg Mix) 9. Deep Xcape, Oscar – Missing Color(Original Mix) Find Us On These Sites: Facebook- http://facebook.com/ultraafrika Twitter- http://twitter.com/ultraafrika Instagram- http://instagram.com/ultraafrika PodOmatic- http://ultraafrika.podOmatic.com iTunes- https://itunes.apple.com/za/podcast/ultra-afrika-radioshow/id794343914 BE STILL | BE KIND | BE DEEP