Find Your Magic
Find Your Magic
Podcast Description
Welcome to Find Your Magic. We’re Ed Pike and Rob Sykes, co-founders of Find Your Magic, a retreat and wellness company dedicated to supporting you to reclaim your vitality and create an exhilarating next chapter. This podcast is a series of in-depth conversations with individuals who are living or actively pursuing their magic: the thing or things they love to do either through their work, personal life, or both. We explore their journeys, the ups and downs, setbacks and successes. Find out more about Find Your Magic: www.findyourmagicretreats.com. Enjoy! 💛 Ed & Rob
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on personal development, resilience, and the pursuit of passion, with episodes highlighting topics such as the importance of creativity in leadership and the balance between professional and personal fulfillment. For example, guests share their transformative experiences, including journeys from the arts to diplomacy, and the interplay of creative passions in diverse fields.
Welcome to Find Your Magic. We’re Ed Pike and Rob Sykes, co-founders of Find Your Magic, a retreat and wellness company dedicated to supporting you to reclaim your vitality and create an exhilarating next chapter. This podcast is a series of in-depth conversations with individuals who are living or actively pursuing their magic: the thing or things they love to do either through their work, personal life, or both. We explore their journeys, the ups and downs, setbacks and successes. Find out more about Find Your Magic: www.findyourmagicretreats.com. Enjoy! 💛 Ed & Rob
Ed & Rob sit down with Marc Svensson, founder of the queer mental health nonprofit You Are Loved, to explore the intersection of identity, purpose, loss, and healing.
Marc shares his journey from growing up in a small Swedish town and working in fashion design, to pivoting into psychology and LGBTQ+ mental health advocacy. Along the way, he opens up about personal transitions, the rising mental health crisis in queer communities, and why grief needs more space, especially among gay men.
They talk chemsex, stigma, suicide, and the systemic gaps that You Are Loved is working to fill. They also explore what it means to rediscover your magic at midlife, how identity evolves, and how to turn frustration into fierce community service.
If you’ve ever questioned your path, felt disconnected from who you were becoming, or wondered how to support queer lives more meaningfully – this conversation is for you.
About Marc Svensson
Marc Svensson is a published social psychologist and a leading advocate for LGBTQ+ mental health. He is the founder of You Are Loved, a non-profit organisation established in 2024 to raise awareness about the high rates of deaths in the LGBTQ+ community from suicide and drugs, whilst tackling the root causes.
Marc is a respected speaker and advocate, frequently addressing issues related to queer mental health and chemsex, as well as the impact of stigma, shame, and loneliness. He appeared in the ITVX news documentary After the High: Chemsex, Beyond the Myths. He is originally from Sweden but lives in London, UK, with his husband Luca and their boxer Dexter.
Links
- You Are Loved: https://youare-loved.com/ and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/youareloved.cic
- Article: “Why We’re Losing So Many Gay Men to Suicide + Drugs” in Attitude Magazine:https://www.attitude.co.uk/life/gay-men-chemsex-suicide-472683/
- Follow Marc on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marc.svensson
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