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A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

Tara Gretton and Vicky Essebag

30 episodes

3 weeks ago

In this new episode, Tara and Vicky are so happy to welcome Polly Netto who has been making a huge difference at Beechen Cliff School. She is a secondary school teacher in the UK with over ten years experience in both pastoral and academic provision. Polly is the whole school Mental Health and Solution Focused lead, PSHE Lead, Head of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics, and Deputy Head of Sixth Form. As part of her school’s mental health strategy, Polly Netto promotes caring, positive engagement...

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In this new episode, Tara and Vicky are so happy to welcome Polly Netto who has been making a huge difference at Beechen Cliff School. She is a secondary school teacher in the UK with over ten years experience in both pastoral and academic provision. Polly is the whole school Mental Health and Solution Focused lead, PSHE Lead, Head of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics, and Deputy Head of Sixth Form. As part of her school’s mental health strategy, Polly Netto promotes caring, positive engagement...

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A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

Infusing Solution Focused Practice at School; An Interview with Polly Netto

In this new episode, Tara and Vicky are so happy to welcome Polly Netto who has been making a huge difference at her school. She is a secondary school teacher in the UK with over ten years experience in both pastoral and academic provision. Polly is the whole school Mental Health and Solution Focused lead, PSHE Lead, Head of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics, and Deputy Head of Sixth Form. As part of her school’s mental health strategy, Polly, a trained solution focused practitioner, was inspir...

4 weeks ago

45 minutes

A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

An Interview with Linda Metcalf and Marcella Stark; Celebrating Solution Focus in Education and Counselling

In this new episode, it was such a joy for Tara and Vicky to host two very inspiring women - Marcella Stark and Linda Metcalf – researchers, counselors, professors and authors. They are leaders in Solution Focused Brief Therapy and its applications in schools and workplaces. They shared their wonderful journeys, insights and stories with us. They also recently co-authored an exciting new book - Solution-Focused Strategies for K-12 Leaders – Improving School Climate, Teacher Confidence and Stu...

2 months ago

1 hour

A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

An Interview with Sonja Pullen: Instructional Coaching

In this new episode, Tara Gretton and Vicky Essebag have the pleasure of interviewing Sonja Pullen. Sonja's journey through teaching, school leadership, coaching and consulting has equipped her to support students and teachers across Canada, Ethiopia, and Australia. Based in Toronto, she is the founder of SP Coaching and the Canadian consultant for the world-renowned Instructional Coaching Group led by Jim Knight. Sonja is dedicated to advancing coaching and professional development in educat...

3 months ago

52 minutes

A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

An Interview with Tamiko Nettles: Empowering Schools to 'Let Go and Be Great'!

In this new podcast episode, Tara Gretton and Vicky Essebag have the pleasure of interviewing Tamiko Nettles. Tamiko is a lifelong educator, innovative thinker, and author who empowers individuals and organizations to excel and create solutions in education, staff engagement, community and life. For over 20 years, she has created high impact programs that ensure all students and staff are valued, heard, and recognized in her roles as a teacher, coach, advocate for educators, and advisor ...

4 months ago

55 minutes

A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

An Interview with Jessica Morgenthal: Coaching with Power & Purpose while Looking to Nature

Tara Gretton and Vicky Essebag have the pleasure of interviewing Jessica Morgenthal, an award-winning podcast host and blogger, positive psychologist, and resilience coach who helps people and organizations navigate change, build resilience, and reconnect with what truly matters. She is the creator of Resilience Gone Wild, a podcast that blends captivating stories from the natural world with powerful, science-backed tools for human thriving—recognized as DiscoverPods’ 2024 Podcast o...

6 months ago

45 minutes

A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

An Interview with Keita Demming: How Businesses Thrive by Moving Beyond the Lone Wolf

In this new episode, Tara and Vicky have the pleasure of interviewing Keita Demming. Keita is an award-winning author, educator, and coach dedicated to transforming companies into spaces that are idea-driven and people-centered. He is Partner and Director of Development and Innovation at the Covenant Group. His book, Strategy to Action, is described as a practical methodology that will turn your biggest ideas into real offerings in your business and life. One of Keita's proudest achievements ...

7 months ago

56 minutes

A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

An Interview with Shane Leaning - Change in Schools from Within

Our special guest on the podcast this week is Shane Leaning, an organizational coach based in Shanghai, supporting international schools globally, with extensive experience in the UK and Asia, and a background in teaching and regional teaching development (Nord Anglia Education). As a recognized voice in international education, Shane is a public speaker, instructional leader, consultant and coach, who shares his passion for productive change in schools. He is co-founder of Work Collaborative...

8 months ago

1 hour 1 minute

A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

Uplifting the Environment and Community One Tree at a Time - An Interview with Adam Gretton

In this episode, Tara and Vicky have the pleasure of interviewing Adam Gretton. Adam founded More Trees Banes in 2008 as a passion project and a response to climate change. Bringing children into the world made him want to make the world a safer place. Adam was motivated by the need to offset carbon, by the great comfort he found in working the land, and by members of his family who were also tree lovers (arborists and tree surgeons). Over the years, and as this incredible tree cultivating an...

10 months ago

44 minutes

A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

Interview with Ayse Adil

In this episode Tara and Vicky have the pleasure of interviewing Ayse Adil. Ayse is the co-founder of Family Based Solutions, a charity in Enfield, London, that provides support for families experiencing child-to-parent abuse, families recovering from domestic abuse, and adult perpetrators of abuse. With over 15 years of experience in various educational roles, Ayse delivers training for organisations such as the NSPCC (The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) and the M...

1 year ago

57 minutes

A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

An Interview with Tara Gretton

In this episode, we have the pleasure of interviewing our very own Tara Gretton! Vicky Essebag and Naomi Whitehead co-host this episode as they learn about Tara's inspiring work. Tara is an accredited solution-focused practitioner and social worker with post-graduate qualifications in child development and social work, and additional training in human physiology. With over 20 years of experience within the social care setting, education, charity sector and organizations, Tara delivers solutio...

1 year ago

47 minutes

A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

An Interview with Naomi Whitehead: Inspiring our Lives with Solution-Focus

In this new episode, Tara Gretton and Vicky Essebag have the pleasure of interviewing Naomi Whitehead, a passionate and inspirational solution-focused leader. Naomi resides in Sheffield, England where she is a freelance solution-focused practitioner whose current portfolio includes managing her own coaching and training company, providing coaching services to the social justice feminist charity - Young Women’s Trust, guest lecturing at both Sheffield Universities, being a director at Solution...

1 year ago

41 minutes

A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

RELATIONSPACES Interview with Vicky Essebag

In this new episode, Naomi Whitehead - An experienced Solution-Focused Coach, Trainer and Leader, joins Tara Gretton in interviewing Vicky Essebag about her book - Relationspaces; A Solution-Focused Handbook for Parents. Enjoy this episode as these three wonderful women reflect on the intention behind creating effective and productive spaces in relationship. Vicky Essebag MEd - CPSY, OCT, CSFC is a relational communication specialist, Board Member of the Solution-Focused Brief Therapy...

1 year ago

37 minutes

A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

Personal Wellness Through Breath Work; An Interview with Jacqui Storm

Tara and Vicky had the pleasure of interviewing Jacqui Storm. Jacqui shines a light on the vital relationship we have with our minds and bodies. She has been on a life journey for personal health and believes that all human beings have an inner healing intelligence. She helps people to access this through self-help and preventative therapy. Jacqui explores how the breath empowers and how it compliments solution-focused work. She sees a strong link between back pain, emotions and nutrition. Ja...

1 year ago

44 minutes

A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

An Interview with Gaia - A Trans Woman; On Self-Discovery, Activism & Empowering Others

In this episode, Tara Gretton and Vicky Essebag have the pleasure of interviewing Gaia, a 21-year-old diversity activist based in Bristol, U.K., who works as an LGBTQ+ Team Coordinator for The Diversity Trust. Drawing on her own experience and expertise as a Trans Woman, she delivers LGBTQ+, and specifically Transgender Awareness training. She also leads the local LGBTQ+ groups Alphabets Youth and Alphabets Adults. Gaia was trained in the Solution Focused Approach by our very own ...

1 year ago

45 minutes

A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

Interview with Carolyn Albanese on Well-being & the Impact of Mental Health Stigma on Relationships

In this new episode, Tara and Vicky have the pleasure of interviewing Carolyn Albanese. Carolyn is an experienced educator, guidance counsellor and school administrator. She is a passionate mental health and wellbeing advocate, supporting women who have experienced mental health trauma and/or abuse and are looking to change their life path. She is a leader in equity, inclusion, wellbeing and human rights for all, as an Education Officer for the Ministry of Education of Ontario.&nb...

2 years ago

53 minutes

A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

Interview with Meg Durham from the School of Wellbeing Podcast

In this episode, Tara and Vicky interview a special guest - Meg Durham, from the School of Wellbeing Podcast. Meg's podcast has gained much popularity and notoriety in the past couple of years. Meg is a teacher with experience in primary and secondary education across Australia, and a specialist in the field of wellbeing education. She is an instructional leader, public speaker, coach and mentor. Meg founded 'Open Mind Education' in 2013 with a vision to share meaningful wellbeing education w...

2 years ago

46 minutes

A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

Tales of the Unexpected; How Young People can Surprise Us

In this episode Tara shares an incredible story that teaches a lesson about what lies under the surface in relationships. What can come of a bad situation when we address it with a shift in perspective? What can everyone involved learn from the experience, and what happens when young people are given a chance to be their best selves? Thank you Tara for sharing this amazing experience! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2122161/share

2 years ago

23 minutes

A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

A Questioning Stance to Engage our Children in Conversation

You might have noticed that Tara and Vicky took a bit of a break since the last podcast! They were busy creating their new Relationspaces Power Bursts for you, where they respond to questions in short 5 minute bursts. Their conversations are based on quotes from the book - Relationspaces; A Solution-Focused Handbook for Parents. Check them out at https://www.youtube.com/@Relationspaces, or https://www.youtube.com/@taragretton3700 In this next podcast episode, Tara and Vicky ask t...

2 years ago

23 minutes

A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

Ready-Set-School

This week, Tara and I talk about entering into conversations with our children as they prepare for school. How do we encourage the conversation? How do we motivate authentic self-expression? How do we discover what our children are thinking and feeling? How do we support them as they journey into a new school year? Enjoy! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2122161/share

2 years ago

37 minutes

A Call Across the Pond; Transforming Relationships at School, at Home and Beyond

An Open SUMMERY Conversation

A change of perception can be life altering. How willing are we to invest in a change of perception that isn’t immediate? In this next podcast episode, Tara and Vicky embrace the summer as they share stories that point to slowing down the hectic pace of life. How do we manage to do so? What are some unique ways in which to observe these helpful differences? What do we notice about how these differences improve our daily lives? https://www.buzzsprout.com/2122161/share

2 years ago

25 minutes