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Hi I'm Martin and welcome to my podcast, Upgrade Your Day. So, this is a podcast about exploring different ways to give your day a little upgrade through wellbeing, hobbies & interests. From walking to crystals, meditation to story telling, food to comedy. I will be exploring and chatting about anything and everything with some wonderful special guests along the way. Available on Audible, Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Make sure you head over, like ...
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With the last episode of series 2 we take a backstage trip to the very first Upgrade Your Day Events produced show. I am very excited to introduce a new branch of Upgrade Your Day with a range of events into the ever-growing mix of activities and products that I offer. I will endeavour to deliver positive, uplifting and inspiring shows and events l…
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Today I chat with a wonderful friend who has performed in many-a West End classic musical from Cats to Joseph, Me and My Girl to Oklahoma. She started her career as a ballet dancer and now taking on the comedy character, Joyce Grenfell. We talk Spotify playlists, being a stunt double in Phantom of the Opera, the problem with long tail cats and Marm…
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This week I chat with the wonderful writer, composer, lyricist and director, Malcolm Mckee. We discuss how writing can be a great way to be mindful and switch off or switch on your creative flow. We also discuss orchestral pop music, Basil Brush and Malcolm's tour of set of the TV show Neighbours! Find out more about Malcolm and his wonderful caree…
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In this episode I chat with my podcast producer Carly about the hugely popular, positive phrase Carpe Diem. As well as seizing the day we also discuss supermarkets, tattoos and cat jumpers…as you do! Keep up to date with my adventures on social media @upgradeyourday or the website http://www.upgradeyourday.co.uk…
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In this week's episode I catch up with Jules from Brighton. In our first podcast together and as a fellow performer we discussed drama, this time it's decluttering. We started the episode not really sure what we wanted to discuss but our mindful ramblings lead us to a topic that was very much on our minds for different reasons. Unclutter your mind …
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Today i chat to Anna-Maria from The Eton Pantry on Eton High Street. A new business and shop offering fresh fruit, vegetables and some dry goods and treats. We talk about the late night market runs, sleeping potatoes and beetroot you can eat raw. I also chat to some customers about the food and meals that Upgrade their day! Follow Anna-Maria and he…
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This week join me as I talk all about my love of rambling, sunrises and hugging trees. You can also join me in March on a Sunrise Ramble and in May on the Spring Ramble. Keep up to date with my adventures on social media @upgradeyourday or the website http://www.upgradeyourday.co.ukPor Martin Cabble-Reid
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Today I chat with a dear friend who moved to Australia over 8 years ago with her husband and two children. We talk about her new love of cold water swimming in the ocean every morning and how this lead her to her new ADHD diagnoses. Find out more about cold water swimming from the experts The Blue Tits here: https://thebluetits.co/ Keep up to date …
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This week I chat all things dance and community. I decided to call up my lovely friend Kerry from Telford Academy to find out how dance has upgraded her day and the lovely students and community that attend her classes. Find out more about Kerry and her wonderful business here: https://telfordacademy.co.uk/ Keep up to date with my adventures on soc…
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This week I meet up again with Stella from Moonstone Healing. This time we talk about the power of the moon and how we can embrace the moon as a way to upgrade our day. Find out more about Stella and her beautiful circles on her website now: https://stellamccabe4.wixsite.com/moonstoneholistichea Keep up to date with my adventures on social media @u…
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In this episode I chat with the lovely Alicia all about crafting and our love for art, design and trying our hardest to be creative and mindful, with varying outcomes. We talk nettle ravioli, knitting with cocktail sticks and smashing plates. Grab the companion complete with colouring in pages over on the website now! Keep up to date with my advent…
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In this episode I chat with Nicola from Windsor & Eton Photo Art. We set up our small business at the same time and have become friends after Nicola attended one of my first rambles. We talk reinvention, photography and our love for nature and photographing it when out walking. Find out more about Nicola and her photography over on https://www.wind…
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In this episode I talk about my idea of a perfect Home Retreat. Some may call it a day off, a day mooching about, pottering, quite day etc. However, my theory is that by calling it a "retreat" it allows us to really embrace a day of self care, compassion and topping-up our batteries that we so often don't allow ourselves. What would your perfect Ho…
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In this episode I talk with Natalie from Darling Buds of Windsor. We discuss seasonal flowers and arrangements, our favourite flowers that upgrade our day and what a home retreat would be like for Natalie. This episode was recorded on the high street of Windsor whilst Natalie was setting up for the day. We talk hints and tips on how to look after y…
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In this podcast we talk all things crystals. I really want to up my crystal game and read and discover more about the benefits of having crystals in your life. I talk with the lovely Stella from Moonstone Holistic Healing in Maidenhead. Stella is a Reiki Master teacher, holistic therapist, transformational meditation teacher and a firm believer in …
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In this first episode of Series 2 I spend the morning with Jenny Seagrove at home with her gorgeous dogs keeping us company. I first met Jenny through per partner, Bill Kenwright who manages the Theatre Royal Windsor and produces the annual pantomime I've been comic at for the past 12 years. We chat all things, dogs, horses, theatre, careers and ou…
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In this final episode of Season 1 I go back to the start and chat with Hannah from Loveday Wellbeing. We discuss meeting up at Glastonbury, our mindful Summer and our new love for wind chimes. Thanks so much for listening to the first season of the Upgrade Your Day Podcast. I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have making it for you! Any questions…
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This week I'm joined by by actor, singer, performer and puppeteer, Mike Windsor. For the duration of August 2022 Mike and I have performed two shows a day at the 75th Edinburgh Fringe Festival in the Basil Brush Family Show and "Unleashed" for grown ups. In this podcast we discuss everything from the Fringe to puppets, "time out" to self compassion…
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As I start my last day at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe I share my "making the bed" mindfulness theory. Will this be helpful to you? Will it work for you in reducing nerves and anxiety? Well it's worked for me over the years so maybe just maybe it might work for you. Take a listen and find out all about 'making the bed'. This podcast also closes wi…
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This week I talk all things "affirmations" with a lovely bunch of co-workers. Yep, I'm still here performing at the Edinburgh Fringe and working with a great gang of people that includes technical crew, stage managers and the lovedly Front of House staff. I spent the morning asking them about affirmations and I finish this episode with a 3 Minute U…
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This week I am recording from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where I managed to catch up with a dear friend, Carina Macleod. We talk all things stand up comedy, Gaelic and Fibromyalgia. It was lovely to reminisce with a friend of old and I hope you enjoy the chat. Find out more about Upgrade Your Day here: www.upgradeyourday.co.uk - The Upgrade Your…
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In this episode I chat with my gorgeous friend Lizzie about yoga and what to expect if you've never done yoga before. We also chat about Lizzie's journey with wellbeing over the years and how we became friends back in the day. Find out more about Lizzie here: https://www.puredivinewellness.com Find out more about Upgrade Your Day here: www.upgradey…
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In this episode I take you back to the roots of Upgrade Your Day and the beginning of my mindfulness journey. I talk about where it all started with a bit of self compassion during an Edinburgh Fringe stint a few years ago. Find out more about Upgrade Your Day here: www.upgradeyourday.co.uk - The Upgrade Your Day Podcast with Martin Cabble-Reid Kee…
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In this episode I chat with Heidi from House of Colour about how colour can be an important part of our life and wellbeing. You can find out more about Heidi and her work here: https://www.houseofcolour.co.uk/find-a-stylist/profile/19397 Or on Instagram @style.windsor Find out more about Upgrade Your Day here: www.upgradeyourday.co.uk - The Upgrade…
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Malou lives is Torbay and is a CPCAB Accredited Mindfulness Coach. She combines her genuine life experiences in the areas she coaches with skills and passion as a public storyteller. In this episode we discuss the benefits of storytelling for kids and adults alike and how mindfulness has helped us both in our personal and professional life. www.lau…
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In this episode I get to introduce you to my friend and producer, Carly. From a Friday night in the garden we discuss people's love of festivals and how festivals are the perfect upgrade. From Glastonbury to gnomes, roast dinners to baths, we cover discuss it all! Find out more about Upgrade Your Day here: www.upgradeyourday.co.uk - The Upgrade You…
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In this weeks podcast I chat with Mark Smith of Kalm Horizons. Myself & Mark were both attendees of the Mindfulness & Compassion Teacher Training Course with Mindfulness UK. Mark has gone on to create Kalm Horizons, a new mindfulness-based wellbeing company that draws on over 14 years’ experience of Mark as an international wellness editor, journal…
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In this episode I spend time with Tanya from Windsor Sound Healing. After experiencing a Crystal Bowl sound bath we chat about the power of sound and how it can be an effective way to help your wellbeing. I certainly felt 'and went' somewhere I'd never gone before. I can not recommend the wonderful Tanya enough. Even if you are just curious, give i…
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Jules Craig trained as an actor at Rose Bruford College and as a voice coach at Central School of Speech and Drama. She currently lives in (sunny !?) Brighton where she teaches "Voice to Actors" at several colleges. She performs regularly with various theatre companies including the Brighton Shakespeare Company in their summer outdoor productions. …
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In this episode I talk to the lovely Millie Anna. As she says in her own words "Life is fun seen through my eyes! I’m 17, comfortable with an extra chromosome & want to influence opinions about Down's Syndrome" In this episode we talk about her wanting to spread awareness, spending time with Sir Ian McKellen, synchronised swimming and performing on…
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Today I chat with musical director and published author Lindsey Miller. We first met in Pantoland at Theatre Royal, Windsor and have remained friends ever since. Her book "North Korea, Like Nowhere Else" is a collection of photography and stories from her time in the country a few years ago. We discuss photography and how it's brought us and taught…
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In this episode I talk to a dear friend of mine, Hannah Loveday from Loveday Wellbeing. We chat about our time working on a Greek island together as entertainers over 20 years ago, and how mindfulness was, even then, part of who we were and a natural progression to what we are doing now. We also discuss everything from misconceptions of meditation …
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Hi I'm Martin and welcome to my podcast, Upgrade Your Day. So, this is a podcast about exploring different ways to give your day a little upgrade through wellbeing, hobbies & interests. From walking to crystals, meditation to story telling, food to comedy. I will be exploring and chatting about anything and everything with some wonderful special gu…
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