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Welcome to the Inspiration North Podcast, sharing inspiring stories of inspirational people, who have found their passion: their true north!

There are so many toxic messages around what success looks like, which can leave us feeling unsatisfied and overwhelmed.

At Inspiration North, we've created inspirational resources and programmes to help you find your True North.

You can go from living someone else's life to living your life full of meaning, purpose and joy.

Jan 30, 2021

#113 Alex Barker - How To Be More Pirate

Alex talks about her journey to becoming more pirate! 

We talk about:

  • Having childhood dreams of exploration.
  • Her initial scepticism of Be More Pirate, but this benefitting the movement.
  • And how her first book was a little bit shit.

Alex is a speaker, facilitator, writer and...


Jan 24, 2021

#112 Debbie Haynes - Follow your heart, not your head

Debbie talks about how she has learned to follow her heart and not her head!

We talk about:

  • Growing a business from £500k to £24 million.
  • Bringing her son to a meeting for a volunteering project then signing up herself.
  • This being her first job where she hasn’t...


Jan 17, 2021

#111 Martin Gillespie - Thriving through adversity!

Martin talks about how he has been able to thrive through adversity.

We talk about:

  • Using his stage four cancer to become a better person. 
  • His Mum knitting him a jumper to stay warm in Australia.
  • And being known as the “Bud Stud!”

Martin is a Holistic Coach...


Jan 10, 2021

#110 Rebecca Deller - Laughter is the best medicine 

Rebecca speaks to us about how laughter is the best medicine

We talk about:

  • What laughter yoga is.
  • A serendipitous trip to China that led to a job in Japan.
  • And why she forgot that we like to queue in England.

They say ‘Laughter is the best medicine’ and a...


Jan 3, 2021

#109 - James Eves & Michelle Minnikin - Focus on what you can control and look for the positives!

In today’s podcast - our 2nd anniversary edition - we reflect on the lowlights and highlights of 2020, our lessons learned and what’s next! 

We talk about:

  • Creating even more authentic relationships.
  • James’s new...