Big Juicy Creative

Anna co-founded a company called Shine. And, like it says on the tin, it helps people - women in particular - shine, and she has plenty of tips here to help us do that. She makes a compelling case for why now, coming out of the pandemic, is the perfect time to step into the light.

The name 'Shine' reminds me of the brilliant Marianne Williamson quote that:

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?"

Anna has made it her mission to support, embolden and ask other women 'who are you not to shine?'.

I was lucky enough to attend one of Shine's courses in her beautiful home in Lyme Regis and it was such a great experience; when you bring women together in a non-judgmental, encouraging, creative environment, it's magic, not to mention loads of fun.

Shine helped me plant many of the ideas for what I'm doing with this podcast now, which just goes to show how important it is we take the time to invest in ourselves and think about what really matters to us.

Anna has loads of great advice on how to start this process in this pod - take a listen and, more importantly, take some action!

Where you can find Anna:

Instagram

LinkedIn

Facebook

Shine On (the free group she mentions in the podcast) can be found here: https://members.shineon.app/feed

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Big Juicy Creative podcast is available on all major platforms, such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or directly from my website: https://www.bigjuicycreative.co.uk/podcast

Jeremy Davies is head of communications at the Fatherhood Institute, which promotes the importance of hands-on dads.

So far in this series I've explored a lot about how mums are feeling about the pandemic and what we can do about the fact Covid has led to a weird 1950s timewarp for many. But - what about the dads? How are dads feeling?

I've seen very little coverage of this. Jeremy gives me a fascinating, research-backed insight into this topic. Some of what he said was surprising, and he really made me see the pandemic from another point of view - in fact, he's helped me see parenting and inequality from a completely new perspective!

He's also full of practical tips, which I'm definitely going to be trying. As a former journalist, too, he has some great advice about interrogating the narratives we're often fed by media and whether they're always accurate / helpful.

For more on Jeremy/the Fatherhood Institute:

http://www.fatherhoodinstitute.org/

LinkedIn Twitter: @fatherhoodinst https://www.instagram.com/dontforgetdads https://www.facebook.com/fatherhoodinstitute/

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LinkedIn: @suzybashford

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contact Suzy: [email protected]

Big Juicy Creative podcast is available on all major platforms, such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or directly from my website: https://www.bigjuicycreative.co.uk/podcast

Nicola Kemp wants to live in a world where everyone's creative voice is equal and we all have the right to tell our stories and be listened to. That's what she spends a lot of her professional life, as a writer and speaker, campaigning for, and she has lots of ideas about how we call all contribute to making this better world.

She's particularly passionate about the voices of women and minority groups being heard. So much so, in fact, that her 7 year old son Joseph tells people her job is 'feminist', which she's quite happy with.

She's a great storyteller and manages to get hard-hitting truths across with such grace, humility and humour (even when trying to do this while also trying to remember the difference between an adverb and verb for her son.....)

For more on Nicola:

uk.linkedin.com/in/nickykc https://www.instagram.com/maternityreprieve/ twitter: @nickykc https://www.creativebrief.com/bite/authors/nicola-kemp

To follow Big Juicy Creative for loads of inspiration on living creatively, see:

Instagram: @bigjuicycreativeliving

Facebook @bigjuicycreativeliving

LinkedIn: @suzybashford

Twitter: @suzybashford

contact Suzy: [email protected]

Big Juicy Creative podcast is available on all major platforms, such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or directly from my website: https://www.bigjuicycreative.co.uk/podcast

Has the pandemic pushed you to love or loathe your body more?

With many of us hitting the biscuit tin to comfort ourselves (surely not just me?!), many of us have fallen out of love with our bodies. But don't worry! Former GMTV fitness presenter & body confidence coach Astrid is on hand with LOADS of practical advice.

Having struggled with body confidence and eating disorders from a young age, Astrid knows what it takes to overcome the all-too-common feeling of being unhappy with how we look.

She is living proof that you can go from this, to 'romancing your body' everyday (the title of her book). Even though we didn't meet in person (more's the pity), I could feel her happy vibes and love-life glow over the Zoom waves.

For more on Astrid:

https://www.astridlonghurst.com/ https://www.instagram.com/romancingyourbody

Facebook: @Bodyconfidencecoaching1

To follow Big Juicy Creative for loads of inspiration on living creatively, see:

Instagram: @bigjuicycreativeliving

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LinkedIn: @suzybashford

Twitter: @suzybashford

contact Suzy: [email protected]

Big Juicy Creative podcast is available on all major platforms, such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or directly from my website: https://www.bigjuicycreative.co.uk/podcast

Are you confident speaking up? In a meeting? Doing a presentation? In a difficult conversation with family?

Lynsay-Anne Gould helps people find the confidence to speak out and get their voice out into the world.

As a podcast coach, she's helped loads of people (including me) do it and so knows a load about what holds people back.

And what holds us back is - *generally* - different depending on gender. Surprise, surprise women are more held back - *generally* - by mindset and by playing small.

Lynsay's passionate about overcoming this, not least because she has 2 daughters, so she's got loads of nuggets of wisdom as well as a very rousing speech about it at the end!

For more about Lynsay-Anne:

https://www.lynsayanne.com/

Lynsay runs the 'Podcasting for Business' community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1812987755694279/https://www.instagram.com/lynsayannegould/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynsay-gould-72610415/

To follow Big Juicy Creative for loads of inspiration on living creatively, see:

Instagram: @bigjuicycreativeliving

Facebook @bigjuicycreativeliving

LinkedIn: @suzybashford

Twitter: @suzybashford

contact Suzy: [email protected]

Big Juicy Creative podcast is available on all major platforms, such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or directly from my website: https://www.bigjuicycreative.co.uk/podcast

Mildred Talabi is a coach who specialises in helping people be more visible, particularly on LinkedIn and particularly women.

If you've ever felt that LinkedIn isn't for you.... that it's a bit boring, or full of self-promoting ego-fuelled types after purely transactional relationships, then this episode will make you think differently.

Mildred is successfully building her tribe on LinkedIn, doing things differently, and she's urging you to join in, too, and embrace your wild and your rebel on there, too. She's got some tips about how you get started - so, see you there :)

More on Mildred:

http://mildredtalabi.com/ https://www.facebook.com/MildredTalabiOfficial https://twitter.com/mildredtalabi https://www.instagram.com/mildredtalabi/

To follow Big Juicy Creative for loads of inspiration on living creatively, see:

Instagram: @bigjuicycreativeliving

Facebook @bigjuicycreativeliving

LinkedIn: @suzybashford

Twitter: @suzybashford

contact Suzy: [email protected]

Big Juicy Creative podcast is available on all major platforms, such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or directly from my website: https://www.bigjuicycreative.co.uk/podcast

Janey Lee Grace is best known for her job presenting BBC Radio 2 alongside Steve Wright in the afternoons. But she's also a best selling author, an eco campaigner, a visibility coach, and a podcaster, hosting the Alcohol Free Life.

She draws very honestly on her experiences revealing that, despite the successful facade, underneath it she was struggling hugely with self-worth. She says this lack of self-worth, which leads to a lack of self-care, is at the core of so many problems, including a reliance on alcohol to feel better - and she has lots of practical advice about how to overcome this all-too-common feeling.

I have to admit, after a hard day juggling homeschool and work I was fantasizing about a large G&T.... This episode totally made me rethink that strategy because, while I thought it would make me feel better, Janey explained why it doesn't, and why she's not a fan of the Mums Wine Club culture in particular.

Where you can find Janey:

https://janeyleegrace.com/ https://www.instagram.com/janeyleegrace https://www.facebook.com/janeyleegraceloves/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/janeyleegrace/

Buy her book Happy Healthy Sober

To follow Big Juicy Creative for loads of inspiration on living creatively, see:

Instagram: @bigjuicycreativeliving

Facebook @bigjuicycreativeliving

LinkedIn: @suzybashford

Twitter: @suzybashford

contact Suzy: [email protected]

Big Juicy Creative podcast is available on all major platforms, such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or directly from my website: https://www.bigjuicycreative.co.uk/podcast

The deliciously rebellious Lizzie Benton is the founder of Liberty Mind, a consultancy specialising in creating good, inclusive company cultures where everyone feels they can be themselves. Sound good huh?

To make work better for all of us, she reckons we all need to be causing more 'good trouble' at work and having more thought-provoking, culture-changing conversations at the watercooler... (ah, the watercooler, remember that?!)

This episode is full of tonnes of ideas to help us all thrive by empowering us to change company culture for the better.

It's the audio equivalent (for me anyway!) of watching Braveheart as Lizzie's words are such a rallying cry to fight for change and jump into action - like Mel Gibson brandishing the Saltire and screaming 'freeeeeeeddddddooooommmmmm'. You will feel - as she encourages - like starting a mutiny afterwards. I hope.

To find Lizzie:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizzie-benton/ https://libertymind.co.uk/ https://libertymind.co.uk/company-culture-podcast/

To follow Big Juicy Creative for loads of inspiration on living creatively, see:

Instagram: @bigjuicycreativeliving

Facebook @bigjuicycreativeliving

LinkedIn: @suzybashford

Twitter: @suzybashford

contact Suzy: [email protected]

Big Juicy Creative podcast is available on all major platforms, such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or directly from my website: https://www.bigjuicycreative.co.uk/podcast

Allison Arden quickly scaled the ranks in publishing, finding herself with the top job, alongside raising young kids.

She says she was living a "very full life and juggling many balls, but often feeling like I was running too fast and going through the motions without any meaningful end. And that didn't feel like living – at all'.

To feel like she was living again, she went on a mission to reconnect with her creativity and playfulness, ending up writing a book about this. That book changed her life and outlook, and inspired her to set up a new company more in line with her belief in creativity and its relation to emotions.

This is a must-listen if you want to get back in your creative flow.

For more about Allison:

http://www.allisonarden.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonarden/

https://elementsofus.com/

Podcast: https://elementsofus.com/podcasts

Book: The Book of Doing

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Nicki Bass is an executive coach who helps people build their resilience, and their leadership skills, through outdoor adventure.

She's also a fellow podcaster, hosting The Everyday Adventure podcast. Before coaching and workshops, she spent 17 years as an officer in the British Army, working in high stress situations, where she learnt, in her words' 'that it's by facing situations outside of our comfort zone, that we grow our internal resources and improve our ability to face uncertainty and challenge'.

Nicki is full of great advice for how we can spring back amid so much uncertainty and in a world that feels far from normal or comfortable.

For more about Nicki:

Instagram: @resilienceatwork

Facebook: Resilience at Work

Linkedin: @nickibass

Podcast: https://www.resiliencework.co.uk/the-everyday-adventure-podcast

Founder of Resilience at Work ltd

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