This episode is all about the importance of working with qualified therapists and doing your due diligence...especially as a business owner. I’m joined by the brilliant Nicola Noel, and we dig into how deep-rooted mindset blocks can show up in your business, often without you even realising.

Here’s what we cover:

• Why not all therapists are created equal and how to spot the real ones
• What makes Nicola’s approach so powerful (spoiler: she gets to the root fast)
• Common mindset blocks that show up in business (like fear of showing up or not feeling "authentic")
• Why you don’t always need to know the trauma to move past it
• The polar bear vs. the house fire metaphor...yeah, you’ll get it
• Strategy vs. mindset and why they have to work together
• Nicola’s top tip for business owners: schedule self-care like a boss

Who is Nicola?

Nicola is the award-winning founder of Brainworks Therapy, an online mental health clinic specialising in empowering professional women to rewire their brains, shift mindsets, manage emotions, and build resilience.

With over 20 years of experience in community, acute, judicial, and custodial psychiatric services, Nicola’s expertise includes trauma, PTSD, perinatal mental health, and forensic mental health.

She’s worked with global organisations like the UN on prison reform and the HRH Duchy of Cornwall estate on menopause awareness, and she regularly appears in media outlets such as Metro, Good Housekeeping, and BBC Radio. Nicola also hosts bi-weekly mental health Coffee and Chats in partnership with MiB International to break stigma and build connection.

Known for her bold, transformative approach, Nicola combines therapy, coaching, and corporate training to create lasting change in mental health and wellbeing worldwide.

Follow Nicola:

https://www.instagram.com/brainworkstherapy/

https://www.facebook.com/nicolabrainworkstherapy/

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