In the first episode of my updated podcast with a new theme of Connections, I talk with Vic Baxter who has led a fascinating life in business in Oil & Gas. We discuss the importance of connections, the influence they have, how to develop and maintain them and what happens when we get it wrong. Vic grew up in Kenya and came to UK in 1970 to study En…

Drew McAdam is a Mentalist /’men-ta-list/ noun. Someone skilled in non-verbal communication, who uses mental acuity, observation and suggestion. A master manipulator of thoughts and behaviour. Drew McAdam, “Scotland’s foremost mind reader” according to the BBC, has entertained and baffled representatives from almost every major commercial company y…

In this episode of the Simon Lee Maryan Podcast, Mind Matters, I talk with Peter Lant who is a personal trainer based in Bath and runs outdoor training focusing mainly on men over 40. In this podcast we discuss his early life and the issues this caused and that he ultimately had to deal with in more recent times when his life came to a boiling poin…

In this episode I chat with Ric Coulson, former Royal Marine, who talks extremely bluntly, honestly and openly about his struggles with his mental health. Ric’s struggles are from the end of his military career, during transition into civvy street up to the present. We dive into Emotional & Psychological Resilience. suicide, PTSD, loss of identity …

I was introduced to Tamsin about 6 years ago and she was the second person I interviewed on my podcast, which was a fantastic conversation, so if you haven't listened to that one then please check it out on the podcast page on my website: https://www.simonmaryan.com/podcast A lot has happened over the last 5 years and Tamsin talks about overcoming …

In this episode I talk to Vicky Newsome-Hogan, a 60 yr old Transsexual woman who was born in the east end of London and grew up in the care system. Vicky is the epitome of courage, bravery, determination and commitment. After leaving school she joined the London fire brigade, serving in south London. After four years service she joined the Army enl…

Marcel is originally from the The Netherlands. Growing up there eventually he decided to try his luck elsewhere and ended up emigrating to Canada. It was there that a terrible experience turned his life up side down and into a new direction. A work related accident that alsmost cost him his life, and the lack of steps to prevent it from happening a…

In this episode I have the great pleasure of speaking with a great friend and trailblazer, Dr Lisa de Rijk. Lisa is a Research Fellow at Kings College, London, Clinical Training Director at the Research and Recognition project. Owner of Awaken Consulting, a change management consultancy, and Awaken School, a psychotherapy service and UKCP therapy t…

In this episode I chat with 53-year-old Tip Cullen, a former Royal Marine turned Actor. He had a long and extensive career as a Royal Marine for the most part employed as a Mountain Leader, on operations in forward reconnaissance and in training as a Mountain and Cold Weather Warfare instructor. He served nearly 30 years when he transferred to the …

My chat with Chris Michaels who runs the DarkSide Podcast. He talks about being medically discharged from the Navy, his difficulties with transition into civvy life and his years of suffering domestic abuse in the forms of physical, emotional and psychological violence. He has gone on to achieve so much and all his details can be found in this link…

This podcast looks at the recent Roman Kemp documentary 'The Silent Emergency' and how encouraging vulnerability without resilience, can cause more harm.על ידי Simon Lee

On Sunday 6th June I was interviewed on Great British Radio’s “Connect Forces” show by Linda Lusardi, Mike Osman and Andy Neil MBE.I talked about my military career, my work in Human Intelligence and the Uniformed Services Mental Health charity I set up.I go on to talk about the three occasions that I have been kidnapped and how this led to writing…

How physical exercise can be used to create profound personal change.על ידי Simon Lee

How fulfilling ones potential demands everything from someone.על ידי Simon Lee

Breaking our reactions from those around us & taking back our self control.על ידי Simon Lee

This episode is a conversation with Judith Hammond who I first met in 2013 as we were on the same NLP Trainers course. Judith tals about being abused by her mother physically, mentally, verbally and psychologically/emotionally. Judith explains how this conditioned her through her life and how she coped with this and work place bullying, abusive rel…

This episode is a conversation with Mark Monaghan, a former Royal Navy Submariner. Mark talks candidly about his experience of leaving the Royal Navy and his struggles with the transition. He talks about how in reflection, his mental health issues began before he left the Navy and it was not identified so no treatment was given. Mark is passionate …

In this second epsiode I talk to Tamsin Astor PhD who talks about dealing with her youngest son being diagnosed at the age of just 2 with Burkitt's Lymphoma, whihc is a cancer of the lymphatic system. She talks about the struggle to get her concerns heard and recognised by the doctors, hearing the diagnisis and dealing with the whole treatment proc…

Welcome to the Mind-Matters Podcast Series. I have some fantastic interviews lined up with people willing to share their stories that fit the objective of the series, which is to explore how people have survived challenging life events and come back stronger each time without knowing how. We then delve into what they did, how they’ve changed and an…

The two forces of fear and how whichever one we choose will define our life on every single levelעל ידי Simon Lee

How the movie heroes we are drawn to, offer the potential to develop our own character.על ידי Simon Lee

How physical challenges can steer you towards courage and your own truth.על ידי Simon Lee

In this episode we look at the consequences of a life without courage and how we cannot practise any other virtue with consistency.על ידי Simon Lee

In this episode, we look at how you attract what you are, more than what you want.על ידי Simon Lee

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How to cultivate our own virtue from those we look up to in our environment and within movies.על ידי Simon Lee

Truth, Jesus and the ego in the mirror.על ידי Simon Lee

This episode looks at the catastrophe of the fatherless generation and its effects on society.על ידי Simon Lee

This episode Looks at how we have stalled at coping methods for depression & anxiety, instead of the hidden potential contained within.על ידי Simon Lee

In this episode right behaviour Is covered and how it leads to a life of meaning and how the consequences of not doing the right thing should be the main focus of attention.על ידי Simon Lee

The healing, physical and mental strengthening and empowerment effects of grounding and how this ancient practise of reconnecting with the earth, is becoming scientifically proven to help overcome depression, anxiety, illness and stress.על ידי Simon Lee

This episode is about the Image we create to fit into society and how it eventually creates suffering.על ידי Simon Lee

In this episode Simon talks about how the inability to stand up to controlling parents can hold us back in every area of life.על ידי Simon