PSA Thames Valley May 2024: Stand Out With Purpose

Ruth Fogg specialises in providing practical skills and solutions to understand and manage stress in both personal and professional situations.

She has been  a “stresspert” since 2002 and her qualifications include a Diploma and MSc in Counselling Psychology, Teaching, Hypnosis, Emotional Freedom Technique and Stress Management. She wears hearing aids in both ears but is an excellent lipreader! She says that the only thing that frustrates and stresses her out is when she cannot hear what is going on due to a lack of awareness of the people and circumstances around her which could be easily addressed.

Her background is in Education, in teaching, youth work, as an FE and HE lecturer at Brunel University and Ofsted Inspector!  She is currently a school governor in her local community.

She is an Honorary Fellow of Brunel University, a Fellow of The International Stress Management Association, a member of the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council and The Complementary and National Healthcare Council as well as a professional member of the PSA with Thames Valley being her “home” region

Degree-qualified with over 30 years’ professional experience in the fields of recruitment, marketing, property investing, teaching, podcasting, speaking, coaching and training gained from various employment and voluntary positions, Amy Rowlinson resourceful, people-focused and goal-driven. Today, Amy focuses on coaching and mentoring across two key areas: purpose and podcasting, sometimes both simultaneously!

Qualified as a Life Purpose Coach, Master NLP Coach, Journal Therapy Coach, Master Practitioner of NLP, Time Line Therapy™️ and Hypnosis, Amy works with clients to help them to design the life they desire through ‘living’ and not ‘existing’.

George Anderson is a wellbeing and performance expert. A speaker, coach and writer, he works with individuals to help them take more action towards improving their physical and mental wellbeing, resilience and performance.

George’s 20 year career in the wellbeing industry combined with his experience and education in behavioural sciences such as positive psychology, mindfulness, NLP and neuroscience coaching, uniquely position him to help individuals make changes in their lives both practically and mentally.

George regularly challenges his own limits, and has completed two 24 hour 100 mile ultra marathons, an ironman triathlon and 10 consecutive marathons. He is the author of the Work In Progress journal and the host of the A Bit Of A Boost podcast.

Lara is an award winning Colour Analyst and Image Consultant, Speaker and Co-Author of the International Bestselling book, The Law of Brand Attraction.

Lara shows professionals around the globe HOW to Unlock Their Hidden Confidence through an awareness of colour, style & personality.

In addition, Lara works with business leaders and entrepreneurs to Unlock Their Hidden Confidence to ensure they have maximum Impact & Influence through a Powerful, Authentic Personal Brand, Business Skills and Knowledge.

In January 2023, Lara took on the role of Regional Director for The Athena Network in West Berkshire, England and facilitates networking for professional women.

Duncan became a writer in primary school when he wrote a story about his pet cat called Jelly Lumps (for clarification Duncan has never owned a cat).

But he really blossomed when he started a newspaper called The Sunday Rag. Despite its limited circulation it taught him that writing is collaborative art and selling words involves running around a church hall extracting money, ten pence at a time.

He started writing seriously in his early twenties, first for the stage, then for the screen. He reached the heights of dramatic fiction by writing a theological zombie film. Which may explain why most of his work never hit the big screen.

He started writing non-fiction in 2015 – in a desperate attempt to make writing pay. It sort of worked and he’s publishing his fourth book on boxing day this year.