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Wendy Sullivan and Paul Field on the art of Clean Language

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In this episode, Cate speaks to Wendy Sullivan and Paul Field about Clean Language, a process and set of questions developed by counselling psychologist David Grove. They explore the simple…

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Cate Mackenzie on having fun with dating

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In this episode Cate Mackenzie chats with Karis McLaughlin about the ins and outs of dating. Cate is a love coach who supports individuals to build their confidence in dating…

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Cleo Sylvestre on being a pioneering black actor

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In this podcast episode, we hear all about the life and career of Cleo Sylvestre, the incredible pioneering black actor who broke down the doors of racism in theatre, film…

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Cece Sykes on compassion for addictive processes

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  • Post published:July 18, 2022
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Cece Sykes is a psychotherapist with over thirty years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples and families, specialising in work with the effects of trauma and addiction. She is…

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Michelle de Swarte on flowing with your creativity

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Michelle de Swarte is a stand up comic, actor and ex catwalk model. She is the best friend in the Netflix comedy The Duchess and stars in the HBO series…

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Laura Vowels on navigating differences in desire

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Laura Vowels is an Emotionally Focussed Sex and Relationship therapist who specialises in desire discrepancy. She shares about what to do when it seems like you do not match sexually…

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Paul McGann on the craft of being an actor

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Paul John McGann is an English actor. He came to prominence for portraying Percy Toplis in the television serial The Monocled Mutineer, then starred in the dark comedy Withnail and…

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Peter York on social commentary and standing for the BBC

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Peter York is an author, journalist, broadcaster, management consultant and President of The Media Society. Over the last 30+ years he has produced a flood of articles, initially in Harpers &…

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Marianne Power on her book ‘Help Me!’

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 Marianne Power is the author of Help Me!: How Self-Help Has Not Changed My Life. In this podcast episode, she talks about her book and her year of taking…

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Steven Chandler on his book ‘The Story Of You’

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In this episode, Steven Chandler talks about his amazing book The Story of You: And How to Create a New One. This book invites you to explore the stories you are…

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    Human beings are wired for connection — yet so m Human beings are wired for connection — yet so many of us feel isolated, unseen, or misunderstood. 💔

In How to Open Your Heart to Connection, we’ll explore what it truly means to connect — not from perfection or performance, but from authenticity and heart.

Through guided exercises and meditation, you’ll be invited to soften your defences, open your heart, and experience deeper intimacy — with yourself and with others.

This is a safe, loving space to rediscover your capacity for closeness and belonging. 🌹

📅 Saturday 15th November
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    Opening Your Heart to Love Ceremony Love isn’t s Opening Your Heart to Love Ceremony
Love isn’t something you have to find — it’s something you have to remember. ✨

In this sacred Opening Your Heart to Love Ceremony, you’ll be guided to rest into your body, breathe deeply, and reconnect with your natural state of love.

So often, we give everything to others and forget to nurture our own hearts. This ceremony is your invitation to slow down, listen inwardly, and rediscover the deep well of compassion that already lives inside you.

It’s a pause in the chaos. A breath of stillness. A reminder that love is right here. 💗

📅 Saturday 15th November
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    Have you ever longed to drop the armour around you Have you ever longed to drop the armour around your heart — to stop “trying” and simply feel the love that’s already within you? 💖

Join me, Cate Mackenzie, for a beautiful Opening Your Heart to Love Ceremony — a gentle, guided journey into the spacious wisdom of the heart.

Through meditation, energy work, and sacred sharing, you’ll release the barriers that hold love at a distance and remember what it feels like to be fully open, seen, and alive.

Come just as you are. Leave lighter, softer, and more connected to your true self. 🌹

✨ A reminder that love begins within.

📅 Saturday 15th November
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📍 Ceremony Space – Mind Body Spirit Festival, Birmingham
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    🌸 “Deep Brain Reorienting — coming home to 🌸 “Deep Brain Reorienting — coming home to the body”

Lately, I’ve been working with a beautiful modality called Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), created by Dr Frank Corrigan — and it continues to amaze me.

In sessions, I guide people to slow right down and listen to the small, quiet signals of the body — the flicker behind the eyes, the tightening in the neck, the flutter that says something old is waking up.

So often, the body is holding stories the mind has long forgotten: moments when our needs weren’t met, when we froze or tried to please, when we learned to survive instead of simply be.

Through DBR, we create a safe space for those places to unwind. The body processes the shock in its own rhythm, and something begins to soften — the breath deepens, the shoulders drop, and the person starts to feel more like themselves again.

I’ve watched clients leave with a new sense of calm and clarity, as if a little more life has come back into their system. And honestly, I feel it too — every time I hold this space, I’m reminded how wise and loving the body truly is.

💗 Sometimes healing doesn’t look dramatic. It’s the quiet return to your own heartbeat.

Have you ever felt your body telling you a story your mind didn’t yet understand?

If you’d like to experience this gentle work for yourself, I’d love to guide you. You can book a one-to-one Deep Brain Reorienting session or add it into a coaching journey — both online and in person.
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    “Joy, Healing, and Carousel Rides” Sometimes “Joy, Healing, and Carousel Rides”

Sometimes healing looks like sitting in stillness, feeling the waves of emotion move through your body.
And sometimes, it looks like riding a sparkling Victorian horse on the Brighton carousel for £3 — laughing with your best friend until your cheeks ache. 🎠

Life keeps reminding me that joy is medicine.
That when we soften into play, we open space for healing too.

Lately, I’ve been working more deeply with Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) — a beautiful, gentle way of releasing old shocks and patterns that have stayed in the body.
It helps us return to our natural groundedness, to that inner knowing that says, “this feels right for me.”

Movement, laughter, breath, love — they all help us come home to ourselves. 💞

What’s one small thing that helps you reconnect with joy?

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    Remember the magic of flirting? That tiny spark w Remember the magic of flirting?

That tiny spark when eyes meet, a smile lingers a little longer than usual, a joke lands just right…

Flirting isn’t only about dating or seduction — it’s about aliveness. It’s play, curiosity, and gentle risk-taking. It’s letting someone know “I see you” without needing anything in return.

Somewhere along the way, many of us forget this. We get busy, guarded, or nervous. We start to think flirting means manipulation or pressure — when really, it can be light, warm and joyful.

I love helping people rediscover this art: slowing down, feeling at home in their own skin, using body language and words to invite connection, not to perform or impress.

💬 Try this today:

• Soften your face.

• Make brief, kind eye contact.

• Let a playful smile rise naturally.

• Stay curious — you don’t have to do anything more.

When you play with this energy, life starts to feel more connected, colourful and fun — whether you’re dating, partnered, or just enjoying human moments.

If you’d love more of this in your life, I offer workshops and coaching to help you feel confident, playful and magnetic while staying true to yourself.

With love and a wink 😉,

Cate 💖

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