About this podcast
Working for Progress is a podcast about work, wellbeing, and what it means to live a meaningful life.
Hosted by social entrepreneur Dani Trudeau and rooted in the community of Tribe Porty in Edinburgh, each season explores a theme, The Body, through honest, unhurried conversations with people who are shaping their working lives with intention. These aren't interviews about career advice or productivity hacks. They're deeper conversations about values, identity, creativity, burnout, purpose, and the quiet grit behind the work people do.
If you love podcasts like On Being or The Pause, and you're asking bigger questions about how you want to work and live, this is for you.
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 39 episodes
- Ailsa Lochhead on Dancing Your Way Back Into the Body · 35 min · Season 5 Episode 3A turning point through grief and a dysregulated nervous system left Ailsa Lochhead with a question she's been answering ever since; what happens when you follow the tug instead…
- Ellie Harte on Letting the Body Speak: Massage, Patterns, and Learning to Listen · 33 min · Season 5 Episode 3Ellie Harte is a clinical massage therapist who's spent her career learning to listen. Not just to what clients say, but to what their bodies tell her. Sometimes it's as simple…
- Caroline Gibb on Grief, Chronic Pain, and an Unpredictable Body · 41 min · Season 5 Episode 1Caroline Gibb is a Community Development Lead working in palliative care, supporting individuals and communities through dying, caring, and grief. In this conversation, she talks…
- Working For Progress with Isobel Mercer: From Rainforest Realisations to Climate Action · 31 min · Season 4 Episode 4Sometimes in life there are defining moments that set us on a path. For Isobel Mercer, one came while riding on the back of a motorbike through miles of decimated palm-oil…
- Andrea Fraser on Justice, Human Rights, and Staying Human Inside the Law · 35 min · Season 4 Episode 3What does it take to stay human inside powerful legal systems? In this episode of Working For Progress, Dani is joined by Andrea Fraser, a Civil Justice Lawyer at JUSTICE, whose…
- Working For Progress with Liz Gration: Strategy, Story, and Strongwoman Grit · 27 min · Season 4 Episode 2Liz Gration is a freelance marketer specialising in SEO, digital PR, and content writing. She helps businesses of all sizes, from small Edinburgh shops and venues to…
- Working For Progress with Gael Drummond: Quiet Power, Bold Impact. · 39 min · Season 4 Episode 1Gael Drummond has been quietly making waves in the social enterprise world, bringing a leadership style that is both tenacious and refreshingly ego-less. With a background in…
- Sonny Ruggiero on Art History, Yoga, and Creating Home in a New Place · 28 min · Season 3 Episode 10Sonny Ruggiero is a yoga teacher, art historian, and community builder who recently joined Tribe Porty as our Community Support Assistant. Originally from California, Sonny moved…
- Dr. Jane Booth on Leadership, Boundaries, and Realising What You're Capable Of · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 9In this episode, Dani speaks with Dr. Jane Booth, a leadership development specialist and founder of Opus 29., whose PhD-informed, practitioner-led approach helps people lead…
- Paul Lambie on Creative Life, Community, and Choosing a Different Kind of Progress · 43 min · Season 3 Episode 7In this episode, Dani speaks with Paul Lambie — writer, designer, poet, and community gatherer, known to many as Poetry Paul and Paul's Props. Paul's path has taken him from the…
- Dawn Thomson on Love, Sex, and Learning to Fancy Yourself · 43 min · Season 3 Episode 6In this episode, Dani speaks with Dawn Thomson, energy psychologist, relationships coach, and one of the original TEDxPortobello speakers, about the relationship most of us…
- Maureen Evans on Mathematics, Movement, and Finding a Different Kind of Leadership · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 5In this episode, Dani speaks with Maureen Evans, executive coach, Pilates teacher, and founder of two practices built around movement and leadership development. Maureen's path…
- Julie Cluley on Burnout, Dog Behaviour, and the Mindset Shift That Changed Everything · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 4In this episode, Dani speaks with Julie Cluley, dog behaviour coach and creator of Peaceful Paws, a course and community that brings together 3P coaching and Dog Listening to…
- Matilda Mayne on Stress, Resilience, and Why Rawdogging Might Be Good for You · 38 min · Season 3 Episode 3In this episode, Dani speaks with Matilda Mayne , mental skills coach and performance psychology consultant based in Edinburgh, working with athletes, businesses, and academic…
- Hannah Low on Storytelling, the Arts, and Doing What You Love Anyway · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 2In this episode, Dani speaks with Hannah Low, Chinese-Scottish actor, writer, and maker of vibrant, narrative-led work for stage, whose credits span Netflix, BBC Scotland, and…
- Loretta Dunn on Birth, Death, and How Facing Both Changes Everything · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 1In this episode, Dani speaks with Loretta Dunn. Life Celebrant, Death Doula, nurse, midwife, and one of those rare people who seems to hold the full span of human experience with…
- Danni Gordon on Productivity, Parenthood, and Work-Life Challenges · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 10In this episode, Dani speaks with Danni Gordon, former third sector project manager, personal assistant, and self-confessed lover of helping people get things done. Danni joined…
- Anna Considine on Brand Photography, Burnout, and Building a Business Around Your Values · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 9In this episode, Dani speaks with Anna Considine. Edinburgh-based brand photographer, founder of Studio Gently, and new member of Tribe Porty, Anana talks about what it really…
- Ellie Morag on Photography, Community, and Finding What's Next · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 8In this episode, Dani speaks with Ellie Morag, photographer, community gatherer, and a previous member of the Tribe Porty team. Ellie's working life has long revolved around…
- Reema Vadoliya on Data, Inclusion, and Why the Human Story Always Comes First · 37 min · Season 2 Episode 7In this episode, Dani speaks with Reema Vadoliya, founder of People of Data and a passionate advocate for putting humanity at the heart of how we gather, interpret, and use data…
