About this episode

Mark Fennell discusses how to overcome feeling stuck in various areas of life by taking actionable steps.

What do you do when you feel stuck - in a job you hate, a relationship that has gone flat, or a version of yourself you no longer recognise? Life and business coach Mark Fennell joins Laura for a warm, practical conversation about how people actually get moving again - starting not with a grand plan, but with a single next step. A qualified electrician who began as a youth volunteer worker, Mark shares how coaching became his life's work, and why identity - how you see yourself - sits underneath almost everything. He speaks with real tenderness about the loss he and his wife carried when they were told they couldn't have children, and how they slowly built a genuinely contented life by asking one question: what can we still do that brings us in that direction? From the medical student who became a millionaire painter-decorator to the young carer who believed he would never laugh again, Mark's stories keep returning to the same truths: make the decision, take the action, and be careful what you define yourself as. Along the way, he and Laura take a more realistic look at manifestation, the fluff in the wellness world, and why, in relationships especially, action communicates far…

People in this episode

Host: Laura Dowling

Guest: Mark Fennell

Topics covered

• personal development
• coaching
• identity
• relationships
• wellness
• action

Keywords

• unstuck
• coaching
• identity
• relationships
• action
• wellness
• personal growth

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