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Our development as individuals ensures a good quality of life in terms of happiness, harmony and satisfaction. It is related to improvement, progress and aspirations to achieve as people.

After 30 years as an operational leader in retail and healthcare, and over 10 years as a Learning and Development lead - Steve has spent the last 4 years dedicated to running my own business, sondevelopment (pronounced S.O.N.
Development).

Steve's corporate focus involves working with clients to develop skills across various disciplines; Leadership, Management, Time management & Productivity ( Although he doesn’t like those words!)

Steve's inspiration ethos is to override the norms and enhance everyone's working life experience; making it better, more motivational, and less stressful.

Alongside his passion for development and training, Steve really inspires others to focuses on what truly matters; eliminating the ‘noise’ and allowing us to dedicate more time to what is significant in life. He has a personal interest in meditation, the philosophy around the ‘Buddhist’ approach (reduce suffering, stop grasping), breathwork and cold exposure and is an LGBTQI+ ally as the parent of a trans daughter.

Learn more about Steve O'Neill here - https://sondevelopment.com/

The Beautiful Minds Podcast is supporting Spark Community Space - https://sparkcommunityspace.co.uk/

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Trauma is experienced when we are exposed to a very stressful, frightening or distressing events that are difficult to cope with or out of our control. Trauma can have long-lasting effects on many, both mental and physically; shaping how individuals think, feel and respond to the world around them.

April Gilbert is the Operations Manager at The Parenting Network, an organisation dedicated to delivering a range of family support programmes in Portsmouth and beyond - https://theparentingnetwork.co.uk/

Inspired by her lived experience with Trauma, April has created Embrace, a pioneering trauma support programme developed in collaboration with PARCS.

Drawing on her experience of chronic childhood trauma and its impact on adulthood, April passionate about advocating for trauma-informed care. She actively campaigns for improved support systems, non-judgemental care, and initiatives that empower individuals to heal, overcome adversity, and thrive.

Find more information about Embrace here - https://theparentingnetwork.co.uk/embrace

The Beautiful Minds Podcast is supporting Spark Community Space - https://sparkcommunityspace.co.uk/

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International Women's Day (IWD) is a day to celebrate women's achievements and advocate for gender equality. It's also a day to call attention to the challenges that women face and to recognise the steps that have yet to be taken to achieve gender parity.

Becki Simmons is the founder of SPARK Community Space in Portsmouth. SPARK Community Space is a local charity, working to reach those who have been left out or left behind, to give people a place to belong, to be part of a community of support, to heal together and to spark back into life.

SPARK support anyone who feels that they have been pushed aside or overlooked by society, perhaps because of long term illness, or redundancy; perhaps because of lack of skills, or qualifications; perhaps because of disability, or race; or whatever reason - https://sparkcommunityspace.co.uk/about/

The Beautiful Minds Podcast is supporting Spark Community Space - https://sparkcommunityspace.co.uk/