Nik_and_Eva_Speakman

Nik & Eva Speakman

Nik & Eva Speakman

British therapists and life coaches

Nik Speakman (born 7 December 1961)[2][3][4] and Eva Speakman (born 30 April 1969),[3][4] known collectively as The Speakmans, are British writers, therapists, life coaches and TV presenters.

Quick Facts Born, Occupation ...

Career

Nik Speakman started a finance company, Personal Money Management, aged 17. He was working as a success coach at the time of his and Eva's 2005 appearance in That's Rich, a Granada Television series focusing on entrepreneurs in the north-west of England.[5][6] Eva Speakman ran the Heavenly Bodies gym in Oldham, at the time of the show.[5]

The Speakmans were subsequently hosts of a Living TV show, A Life Coach Less Ordinary, and in 2007 published a book, You Can Be Fantastic, Too!.[6]

The couple are regular contributors on ITV's This Morning, hosting a segment about issues and anxiety disorders ranging from obsessive–compulsive disorder to fears, phobias and post-traumatic stress disorder.[7][8] In 2014, the pair briefly hosted a spin-off daytime ITV show of their own entitled The Speakmans.[9]

The Speakmans have diplomas in an unspecified subject from Newcastle University, but have stated these are not related to their work.[4]

The Speakmans use a technique known as Visual Schema Displacement Therapy (VSDT). A non-clinical study into the technique found that in the short-term it was more effective than an abbreviated version of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, the treatment which is recommended by the NHS for post-traumatic stress disorder. The study noted however that there was no clear explanation yet for why VSDT worked, and that a clinical trial would be necessary to ascertain whether the results were repeatable on a larger scale[10][11][12]

In 2001, the pair participated as contestants on an episode of Channel 5‘s Fort Boyard titling themselves as Lord Nik and Lady Eva [13]. The couple also took part in series five of Celebrity Hunted in 2023.[14]

Personal life

The Speakmans have lived in Littleborough near Rochdale in Greater Manchester since 2000.[15]

Awards & honors

  • Legends of Industry Awards 2017[16]

References

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    Marsh, Stefanie. "The Speakmans: speedy shrinks for the TV age - The Speakmans". ITV.com. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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    "Celebrity duo put £2m home on the market". Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
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    "Interview: Nik and Eva Speakman". Blackpool Citizen. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
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    Sarah Dempster (7 January 2006). "Gurus on the rise". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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    "TV shares tales of life on millionaires' row". Manchester Evening News. 25 April 2005. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  6. [6]
    Nik Speakman (1 November 2007). Your Life Can Be Fantastic Too!. Goldwing Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-0-9793965-0-2.
  7. [7]
    "The Speakmans | This Morning". ITV. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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    "The Speakmans - This Morning Liv". This Morning Live. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  9. [9]
    "The Speakmans". Rochdale Online. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  10. [10]
    "What is VSDT?". VSDT, Visual Schema Displacement Therapy. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  11. [11]
    Matthijsse, Suzy J.M.A; Lucinda M. van Beerschoton; Ad de Jongh; Irene G Klugkist; Marcel A. van den Hout (2019). "Effects of "Visual Schema Displacement Therapy" (VSDT), an abbreviated EMDR protocol and a control condition on emotionality and vividness of aversive memories: Two critical analogue studies". Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 63: 48–56. doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2018.11.006. PMID 30514434. S2CID 54483471 – via Elsevier Science Direct.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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    "Treatment, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)". NHS. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  13. [13]
    "Fort Boyard UK - Series 4 Episode 8 - 10th November 2001". YouTube. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  14. [14]
    "Famous Fugitives confirmed for new series of Celebrity Hunted for Stand Up To Cancer". Channel 4. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  15. [15]
    "Interview: Nik and Eva Speakman". Blackpool Citizen. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  16. [16]
    "Legends of Industry Awards 2017". Variety.
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