Bloom with Janelle

The podcast host, Janelle Rigby, sits down with guest speaker, Remi and together they openly talk about what it means to identify as a Queer, Sober, Fat, Feminist. Remi also shares her personal experience of sobriety, what it's like to date sober and the importance of establishing a community for support. Remi has just embarked on a new soul journey of life coaching and hopes to inspire and empower others who are navigating their own sobriety journey. This interview is a long one, so we encourage you to sit back, get comfortable and allow our conversation to empower and educate you. You can connect with Remi on instagram @thisisremigordon

In this episode, podcast host, Janelle Rigby discusses a new topic that is starting to get a lot of traction in society know as Toxic Positivity. In this episode, Janelle shares with you some simple toxic positive statements that many of us have been subjected to and/or have used in conversations. This episode is to raise awareness on how toxic positivity is actually just that "toxic" and how it can be harmful and dismissive to the receiver. If you are intrigued to know more about this term toxic positivity, Janelle invites you to sit down, get comfortable and allow this episode to educate you!

The podcast host, Janelle Rigby, sits down with Whitney and together openly talk about body image, eating disorders, depression and women empowerment. Whitney openly shares her experience with body image challenges, eating disorders, depression and how she has turned to a range of holistic modalities to heal the deeper parts of herself in order to flourish. This is a real and raw interview, where Whitney hopes to not only inspire and empower teens and adults but to widen society's perspectives on the art of healing deep wounds. This interview is a long one, so we encourage you to sit back, get comfortable and allow our conversation to empower and educate you. You can connect with Whitney on instagram @whitney.geoghegan

In this episode, podcast host, Janelle Rigby discusses a common and misunderstood symptom of ADHD known as rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) and openly shares her own personal experience dealing with RSD. Janelle shares a technique that supports her to manage symptoms of RSD. If you are someone who too experiences RSD, this one is totally for you!

The podcast host, Janelle Rigby, sits down with guest speaker, Mel from The Wellnest Co and together they openly talk about The Wellnest Co, the Mindful8 online program as well as Mel's personal fertility journey to become a solo mother by choice. This amazing and insightful interview is in hope of widening society's perspectives and empowering other women who are wanting to step into motherhood single/solo, backed by the power of a supportive community. This interview is a long one, so we encourage you to sit back, get comfortable and allow our conversation to empower and educate you. You can connect with Mel on Instagram @thewellnestco.mel

In this episode, podcast host, Janelle Rigby asks you one simple question, do you think you are supportive? Janelle discusses the importance of active listening, not always feeling the need to fix someone else's problems and how sitting in silence shouldn't feel awkward or uncomfortable instead important. Janelle is brutally honest about what most of us all need from those most important to us. Listen if you dare!

The podcast host, Janelle Rigby, sits down with guest speaker James Henderson who shares his story about his experience with depression in his teens through to early adulthood, and how seeking professional support led him to study psychology. James also shares at the age of 32 and single his decision to have a vasectomy. This amazing and insightful interview is in hope to widen society's perspectives and break the stigma for males seeking professional support. This interview is a long one, so we encourage you to sit back, get comfortable and allow our conversation to empower and educate you.

In this episode, podcast host, Janelle Rigby talks about time blindness and whilst it is a common symptom of ADHD, anyone can experience time blindness. Janelle aims to educate and share simple tips, tools and hacks on how to navigate time blindness in hope to best support you.

The podcast host, Janelle Rigby, sits down with guest speaker, Sonny Jane and openly talks about Autism, ADHD, ableism and the importance of language, including how lived experience is just as important as education and training both in a therapeutic setting and as a peer support specialist. This amazing and insightful interview is in hope to widen society's perspectives and educate other mental health professionals supporting neurodivergent individuals. This interview is a long one, so we encourage you to sit back, get comfortable and allow our conversation to empower and educate you. You can connect with Sonny Jane on both Instagram and Facebook @livedexperiencecounsellor

In this episode, the podcast host, Janelle Rigby asks you one simple question, are you neglecting yourself? Janelle discusses the importance of maintaining the basic and simple foundations that support our wellbeing in order to thrive.