Tales of Transformation with Ann Girling
Welcome to the Tales of Transformation podcast where I chat to women who share their transformational journeys and what they have learnt along the way. Hosted by Ann Girling, the Unlikely Guru, whose mission is to empower women with knowledge and inspire them to action so that they can become the healthiest and most vibrant versions of themselves. We can all learn and be inspired by their achievements and they are evidence of what’s possible when we discover what it is we really want to do and go for it! There’ll be episodes every couple of weeks, so make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss out on any of these fabulous women’s stories Don’t forget to come and join my growing Facebook community of women who want to live better for longer The Unlikely Guru
Episodes
Date broadcast: 06/05/2025
Episode 32: Journey from Music to Writing
In this episode we hear how German born Susanne developed her love of reading and story telling as a child and is now a full time writer. She is also a musician and wanted to be an opera singer but that was not to be. She married an American serviceman and now lives in Washington State in the North West of t...
Date broadcast: 22.04.2025
Episode 31: Journey from Midwifery to Relationship Coaching
In this episode we hear how Naomi moved from her career in midwifery to becoming a relationship coach, in part because of her own relationship breakdown and her love of helping others. We talk quite a lot about our relationships with ourselves and how we have the power and choice to change ...
I’m always amazed how things happen in people’s lives and lead to incredible transformations. In this episode bereavement, grief & loss specialist and author, Sharon Rosenbloom, powerfully describes how her emotions after the tragic death of her husband, Simon, aged 41. Sh...
Episode 29: Journey to the Unlikely Guru
Date broadcast: 25th March 2025
This is my story from leaving the NHS through burnout and my journey through self employment, saying yes to opportunities and not letting age being an obstacle.
Ann Girling, also known as the Unlikely Guru, is on a mission to empower women with the knowledge they need and inspire them to ac...
Episode 28: Journey to becoming a Life & Therapuetic Coach
Date broadcast: 11th March 2025
In this episode we hear about Naomi’s decision to leave her corporate role in Human Resources because of ill health. She suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome and it was through her diagnosis and recovery that led her to want to help her clients on the...
Episode 27: Journey to becoming the TropicPianistGamer
Date broadcast: 25th February 2025
In this episode we hear how Jen overcame a lifetime of crippling anxiety to be able to play her piano in public. She documents her journey in her best selling book “Tales of an Anxiety Warrior. She also describes how her love of gaming led to bullying at work and how she decided enough...
Episode 26: Journey from Pharmacist to CEO
Date broadcast: 11th February 2025
In this episode for a start you’ll hear Ann stuck for words! Gulshen shares her journey from being a pharmacist to the founder & CEO of Strike Back Self Defence, the world’s largest women’s self-defence organisation. As a pharmacist particularly as a 5’0” petite woman and experiencing various assaults she d...
Episode 25: Journey to Human Design
Date broadcast: 28th January 2025
In this episode we hear about Jacqueline’s rollercoaster of many years and then how she found herself listening to her intuition which led her to start making choices, starting with deciding to go to a different park with her children and leaving her first husband. She describes how she was drawn to Quantum Human Design...
Episode 24: Journey to Becoming Creator of a Global Movement
Date broadcast: 14th January 2025
I wanted to write that Wendy is a Disruptor because that’s what she is! She is challenging stereotypes of older women, in particular older female business owners and has instigated a global movement, Refirement, to challenge this and to recognise how much this group of women contribute to econo...
Date broadcast: 31st December
Episode 23: Journey to Becoming a Solicitor & Author
There’s so much in this episode we talk about .. how Estella balances being a family law solicitor, being the mother of 4 year old twins, being a children’s author and having lots of fun in her VW camper van.
Estella Newbold-Brown is a partner and head of family law at the South London law firm, Amphl...
Date broadcast: 17th December
Episode 22: Journey to Becoming a Wild Woman
In this episode we hear how Jen transformed from civil servant to setting up her business, Lakeland Wellbeing and becoming a wild woman, empowerment coach and firewalk instructor. She describes her passion for helping women step into their own power and thus change the world. She is running various retreats and is...
Date broadcast: 3rd December 2024
In this episode we hear how Shelley’s love of books became a passion for writing from a young age. After her divorce sand becoming a holistic therapist she set herself 52 resolutions for the year and wrote a blog every week. That turned into her first book “How I Changed My Life in a Year” and now she has written 20 more books, the last due to be publish...
Episode 20: Journey from Nurse to Grief and Sudden Loss Recovery Coach
In this episode Julie shares how she left behind the nursing career she loved to become a coach and found herself working in the field of grief and sudden loss. We talk about the difference between coaching and counselling and we also talk about the importance of self care which is vital for us all but particularly workin...
Episode 19: Journey from Performer to Nutritionist
In this episode Sarah shares her story of how she moved from being a performer in productions like Starlight Express and We Will Rock You to becoming a nutritionist after having received so much help herself for her own health. Her passion for what she does has helped many other women living with auto immune conditions and helped women under...
Episode 18: Journey to becoming a Yoga Teacher
In this episode Vicki shares how a horrific hit & run accident left her with a life changing foot injury. Refusing to accept the doctor’s prognosis, she returned to her yoga practice and found it brought back her strength and flexibility. In 2017 she decided to become a yoga teacher and it has been her full time occupation since 2020. She ...
Episode 17: Journey to Wellness & Food Coaching
In this episode Marina shares her powerful story of developing autoimmune disease after the birth of her child. She has been in remission for some years now by changing the way she ate and she now helps her clients do the self same thing. We talk about how food can be an addiction in the same way as alcohol, cigarettes and drugs but we ...
Episode 16: Journey to Personal Branding
In this episode Sally shares her serendipitous journey from oncology nurse to being a personal branding specialist. We hear what personal branding is and why it’s important particularly for anyone making the transition from business to entrepreneurship. There’s a great book recommendation and, of course, information about how you can find out more a...
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Episode 15: Journey to the Food Freedom Fairy
In this episode Jenny shares her powerful story of how hospitalisation as a little girl led to her overeating and secret eating as comfort. She tried all kinds of things and in the end lost 40kg through meal replacements but, in her heart, knew there must be another way by healing women’s relationship with themselves and with f...
Date broadcast: 27th August 2024
Episode 14: Journey to Holistic Healing
In this episode Jo shares with us how a miscarriage at 6 months led her to reevaluate her life and become a holistic healer helping women through miscarriage and onto their next pregnancy and also older women who have rather lost their way. She has a great book recommendation and she shares some great learning how cha...
Hosted by Ann Girling
Date broadcast: 13th August 2024
In this episode Yvonne shares her decision to leave a well paid corporate job to seek greater purpose outside not initially knowing what she was going to do. Her story is one of going from extreme stress to the joy of running her own business as a coach and she also gives us some tips about managing procrastination which we all suffer from to some exte...
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