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Mission Imperfect: navigating life with coaches Kirsty and Kathryn

Kirsty Brunker and Kathryn Ball
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  • Mission Imperfect: navigating life with coaches Kirsty and Kathryn

    Keep calm and carry on... how exactly?!

    11/11/2026 | 14 mins.
    Currently there seems a lot to be concerned about in the UK(and global) landscape, and there’s a lot of political, economic, and environmental uncertainty.
    It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all this big negative stuff, so how, exactly, are we supposed to ‘keep calm and carry on’?That’s what we are trying to address in this week’s episode!
    This isn’t about burying our heads in the sand andpretending things we don’t like aren’t happening, but we are also in favour of not disappearing down a gloomy rabbit hole of despair either. Maybe there’s a middle ground of being aware and caring, but not being consumed by things beyond our control.
     
    Today’s question to mull over:
    ‘What helps you feel grounded when the world feels a bittoo much?’
      
    Find us here:
    Kathryn: www.kbmindfulcoaching.com 
    Kirsty: www.kirstybrunker.com
     And on social media here:
    Kathryn on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/kathryneball  
    Kirsty on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kirstybrunkerdotcom/
  • Mission Imperfect: navigating life with coaches Kirsty and Kathryn

    Accepting your mistakes

    04/11/2026 | 14 mins.
    Having talked about how we feel about our mistakes last week, this week we’re offering tips, tools and techniques for dealing with our reactions and being a little more accepting of mistakes - because, let’s face it, we’re probably going to keep on making them, aren’t we?!

    Find us here:
    Kathryn: www.kbmindfulcoaching.com      
    Kirsty: www.kirstybrunker.com 

    And on social media here:
    Kathryn on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/kathryneball  
    Kirsty on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kirstybrunkerdotcom/
  • Mission Imperfect: navigating life with coaches Kirsty and Kathryn

    How do you feel about mistakes?

    28/10/2026 | 18 mins.
    Making mistakes is very much part of the everyday human experience, and, on a rational level, we can all appreciate how valuable they are in the learning process.

    If, like us, you’re someone who absolutely believes the above but still beats themselves up for their mistakes, then this episode of Mission Imperfect could be perfect for you, as we’re talking about that contradiction, what might be behind it, and its impact.

    Why not grab a cuppa and a biscuit and join us?

    Find us here:
    Kathryn: www.kbmindfulcoaching.com      
    Kirsty: www.kirstybrunker.com 

    And on social media here:
    Kathryn on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/kathryneball  
    Kirsty on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kirstybrunkerdotcom/
  • Mission Imperfect: navigating life with coaches Kirsty and Kathryn

    Is it too early for the C-word?!

    21/10/2026 | 25 mins.
    We are very much not fans of Christmas displays in the shops in October - especially Kirsty, who is definitely at the Grinch end of the Bah Humbug spectrum.

    So why are we talking about so stupidly early? Because we’ve come to recognise that doing so can really help reduce the stress of it - and who doesn’t want that?!

    To find out more, why not grab a cuppa and a biscuit or six and join us? We’d love to have you!

    Links to episodes referenced in the show:
    Stress-less Christmas
    Repetition episode
    If you want to get planning try this Christmas planner!

    Find us here:
    Kathryn: www.kbmindfulcoaching.com      
    Kirsty: www.kirstybrunker.com 

    And on social media here:
    Kathryn on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/kathryneball  
    Kirsty on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kirstybrunkerdotcom/
  • Mission Imperfect: navigating life with coaches Kirsty and Kathryn

    Coaching bitesize: How to manage guilt

    14/10/2026 | 17 mins.
    We are back this week with some tips on how to manage guilt – especially the tricky kind which we discussed in last week’s episode. 
    Experiencing feelings of guilt may be an inevitable consequence of being human and perhaps putting our needs first sometimes (nothing wrong with that!).
    So whilst guilt may not vanish, we can definitely question how valid it is, and is it possible to mitigate or reduce our guilt without a greater impact on us.
    If it isn’t possible, then maybe we accept the consequence as unfortunate rather than intended, and allow the guilt to pass (perhaps a little quicker than we used to!).

    Find us here:
    Kathryn: www.kbmindfulcoaching.com      
    Kirsty: www.kirstybrunker.com 
    And on social media here:
    Kathryn on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/kathryneball  
    Kirsty on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kirstybrunkerdotcom/
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About Mission Imperfect: navigating life with coaches Kirsty and Kathryn
Mission Imperfect is a podcast about finding your own path, your own way, and embracing the imperfections of the journey. Hosts Kathryn Ball and Kirsty Brunker are both former HR professionals turned life coaches, with a spooky amount in common beyond initials and career choices…not least, a love of tea and biscuits, and a fascination with mindset and navigating the messiness of life. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to grab a cuppa and a biscuit and join us in getting lost in finding ourselves.
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