Mentoring with Geraldine

Hosted by Geraldine Headley

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Aug 2026

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Mentoring with Geraldine is a bite-sized online practitioner podcast for naturopaths, nutritionists, herbalists and practitioners. With over 27 years in the healthcare industry, Geraldine has unique insights to support you, the practitioner. This podcast responds to the needs of the practicing natural therapist, with interviews, herbal monographs, business support and clinical education discussions each month, you’ll get the variety you need to stay motivated in practice.

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October 1, 202628 min

423. Celebration and Legacy: The Clients Who Shaped Your Practice

October is my birthday month, making it a lovely time to reflect on celebration and legacy. It's an opportunity to look back at the clients who've shaped us, the lessons we've learnt and the lasting impact they've had on our work. In this episode, I explore adapting our practices as things change and reflect on the clients who stay with us long after our work together has ended. Inside Strategy Lab, there's a journaling workbook to help you reflect on three clients who've shaped your practice and what you've learnt from working with them. Want to explore this further? Join us inside Strategy Lab. Win a one-to-one session with me I'm giving away four half-hour one-to-one sessions throughout October. To enter, leave a five-star review on your favourite podcast app, then email me a screenshot or your review details, along with a question or topic you'd like me to cover. Email: geraldine@mentoringwithgeraldine.biz

September 28, 20267 min

422. Celebrating Your Growth and Reflecting on Your Practice

September has been a month of sustainable growth, and now we're making room for something a little different. In this short episode, I share what's coming up in October, why it's a good time to reflect on your practice, and how we can make room for a bit of celebration along the way. I'm also giving away four half-hour one-to-one sessions throughout October. To enter, leave a review on your favourite podcast platform and email me the details, along with a question, idea or suggestion about what you'd like to hear more of and how I can better support you.Email: geraldine@mentoringwithgeraldine.bizEntries close on 31 October, and I'll announce the winners in the first November episode. If you've already left a review, you're still eligible to enter.

September 21, 202610 min

421. Encourager: Client Retention Without the Pressure

I had a client eating schnitzel five times a week. Rather than a salad lecture, I asked her to bring it down to two. She thanked me for it and came back the following week. That's retention in practice. In this episode, I talk about growing your practice without burning out, supporting the clients you already have, and making retention part of your everyday conversations. I also share questions to help you think about the clients you love working with and how you can actively support their ongoing change. If you're in the Strategy Lab, your workbook is waiting. You've got an extra week to finish your journaling on this one. If you're not in the Strategy Lab yet and want a proper framework for these conversations rather than winging it, this is exactly what it's built for. Come join us here: https://www.geraldineheadley.com/strategy-lab-clinical-confidence.

September 14, 202616 min

420. How to Grow Your Practice Without Burning Out

Your next client might already be sitting in your diary. We spend so much time thinking about getting new people through the door, but what are we doing with the people who are already there? I’m talking about retention this week and why I think it’s a seriously underrated part of growing a practice. Not keeping people coming back for the sake of it, but actually supporting them through the changes they’re trying to make. I’m also getting into the little things that make a difference: what you say before they leave, when you book them back in, making referrals easier, and yes, even putting your prices up without making a song and dance about it. Because growth doesn’t have to mean cramming more into your week. Inside Strategy Lab, I take this further with the retention conversation framework, practical prompts and the actual scripts to help you put these ideas into practice. Already a member? The continuation is waiting for you in your portal. Not in Strategy Lab yet? Come and join us here: https://www.geraldineheadley.com/strategy-lab-clinical-confidence

September 7, 202610 min

419. Encourager: The Booking Fee Reframe That Changes Your Capacity

This week I'm checking in with you about capacity, not more hours, because it's been a fortnight since we first talked about it, and I want to know how you're getting on.Here's what I cover: The power of one simple reframe, and how just saying it in a real conversation can shift the whole tone with a client How visualising and verbalising change actually shifts your mindset and your business Three questions to sit with before we move into growing without burning next week. This is a short one, just enough to get you thinking before next week, when we dive into growing without burning. If you want the full list of eight reframes and the stress test for pricing and capacity, that's all waiting for you in the Strategy Lab. If you're not in the Strategy Lab yet, here's the link to sign up: https://www.geraldineheadley.com/strategy-lab-clinical-confidence

August 31, 202624 min

418. Sustainable Growth: Understanding Your Practice Capacity

I’m kicking off September with sustainable growth, and this fortnight, we’re talking about capacity. When you run your own practice, it’s not just about how many clients you can fit into the diary. There’s the consult, the notes, the research, the admin, the business itself, and then there’s having enough energy left for your actual life. I’m sharing how I worked out my own limit of 15 clients a week, why I protected certain days and evenings, and why “just book more clients” isn’t always the answer. I’m also looking at some simple changes to the way we talk about our services and how those little reframes can shift the conversation with clients. Strategy Lab members, you can take this further with the capacity calculator and workbook. Just access them in the portal. Not part of the Strategy Lab yet? Join us and work through it with me. Join the Strategy Lab → https://www.geraldineheadley.com/strategy-lab-clinical-confidence

August 24, 202615 min

417. Identity Audit Encourager: Are You Still Introducing Yourself as Who You Used to Be?

I got asked to hand over my bio recently and had to stop and rewrite the whole thing, because it wasn’t me anymore. Our work changes quietly. We take on different clients, learn new things and develop our practice, but the words we use can stay stuck in the past. In this episode, I’m taking you through an identity audit, including your bio, your one-line introduction, the language you use and who your work is actually for now. The full identity audit workbook is part of the Strategy Lab work, where we’ll take these reflections and practical exercises further. If you’d like to join me in Strategy Lab, you can get started here: https://www.geraldineheadley.com/strategy-lab-start-here Next month, we’re moving into sustainable growth. Find me at geraldineheadley.com for more, including free focus calls.

August 17, 20268 min

416. The Identity Audit: Is Your Professional Identity Up to Date?

Has Your Professional Identity Changed? Things change. Your practice changes, you learn more, you work with different people, and before you know it, the bio you wrote a year ago doesn’t really describe you anymore. In this episode, I’m talking about doing an identity audit. Looking at what you do now, who you work with now, and whether the way you talk about yourself has caught up. For my Strategy Lab people , your exclusive content and workbook are now in the Lab, ready for you to work through. You’ll have a clearer picture of who you are in your practice now and what needs updating, so your words match the practitioner you’ve become. Not in Strategy Lab yet? You can start here: https://www.geraldineheadley.com/strategy-lab-start-here Connect with me: www.geraldineheadley.com www.instagram.com/mentoringwithgeraldine/

August 10, 202611 min

415. Encourager: Softening Your Yes and No in Practice

What did you say yes to this week that you're already resenting? Saying a clean no (and a clear yes) isn't as simple as it sounds, it's something we have to practise and normalise. My niece never says yes or no to anything. It's always "what about we do it this way?" Turns out that's exactly how she talked her way into becoming a ski instructor, against her father's doubts. This week I'm unpacking why softening our yeses and noes might be the small change that actually sticks, plus questions to sit with. Running a practice involves far more than clinical knowledge. Sometimes what helps most is having the right systems in your back pocket, that's what Strategy Lab is for. Not a member yet? Head to www.geraldineheadley.com/strategy_lab and come and join us. www.geraldineheadley.com www.instagram.com/mentoringwithgeraldine/

August 3, 202616 min

414. The Practitioner's Yes/No Audit: Small Leadership Habits That Build a Bigger Practice

We've just wrapped up July, which was our end of financial year month (hello, tax time and those awkward money conversations), so this month I'm shifting gears to talk about leadership and identity. And no, I don't mean the "write a book, get on stage, save the world" version. I mean the small, daily one. The one that's really just a pattern of yeses and noes. In this episode I talk about why it's okay to have another job while you build your practice, the moment someone copied my Academy name and how I turned it into a nudge to uplevel, why we practitioners default to yes so easily, and why boundaries aren't walls, they're the shape of your practice. Plus my own clean no with the kids over daytime TV (twenty-one years and counting) Strategy Lab members, grab your Practitioner to Leader workbook and dive into the extended episode, exclusive to you. Not a member yet? Head to www.geraldineheadley.com/strategy_lab and come and join us. www.geraldineheadley.com www.instagram.com/mentoringwithgeraldine/