How To Belong Podcast

Show Notes for "How to Belong" Podcast - Trailer Join Naomi E Lloyd on "How to Belong," where she explores the universal quest for belonging. In this trailer, Naomi shares her personal journey—from childhood challenges with sensorineural hearing loss to confronting profound grief—and how these experiences inspired her to create a podcast dedicated to exploring belonging in a complex world. Through candid conversations with guests who have embarked on their own paths to acceptance and connection,

"How to Belong" Podcast - Episode 1: In the debut episode of How to Belong, host Naomi E Lloyd explores belonging through the lenses of deafness, grief, and resilience. Naomi, an author, photographer, and deaf awareness advocate, shares her experiences with sensorineural hearing loss and profound grief. These challenges led her to a deeper understanding of what it means to belong in a world that often isolates differences. Naomi chats with her friend and brilliant interviewer, producer Steve O'N

In this compelling episode of How to Belong, host Naomi E Lloyd delves into the extraordinary journey of Donna Freed, a New York-based author of the memoir Duplicity. After losing her adoptive mother in her 40s, Donna embarked on a life-changing quest to uncover her birth parents. What she discovered was a staggering story of deception, identity, and resilience that not only reshaped her understanding of belonging but also inspired her to pen her riveting memoir. In this episode we discuss the f

In this thought-provoking episode of How to Belong, host Naomi E Lloyd sits down with Clemence Devaux, a renowned gemologist and jewellery designer also known as 'Clemence Loves Diamonds.' Clemence brings a fascinating perspective to the conversation, viewing diamonds not just as valuable stones but as profound symbols of individuality and the quest for belonging. Her insights reveal how the unique qualities of each diamond mirror our own journey to embrace who we truly are and find our place in

In Episode 4 of How to Belong, host Naomi E. Lloyd sits down with Jodie Goodchild, author of "The LinkedIn Revolution" and a LinkedIn strategy expert who empowers businesses to transform their sales and marketing using LinkedIn. Jodie shares her incredible journey of self-discovery and finding belonging, from a teenage crush on Mel C from the Spice Girls to coming out as a proud lesbian. Jodie’s story is filled with courage, resilience, and profound moments of self-realisation. Join us as Jodie

Simon Houghton, a devoted advocate for deaf awareness, joins me this week to share his powerful journey of navigating life with hearing loss. We discuss how growing up with hearing aids made him feel caught between two worlds, never quite knowing where he fit in. Simon opens up about the challenges he faced during the pandemic when masks made communication even harder, heightening his sense of isolation. We also delve into his groundbreaking initiative, Unseen Aware, and how he’s working to crea