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How does Naturopathy & Nutrition impact the healing process of our Gut Microbiome? 

If you are interested in healing your gut microbiome for optimal health listen to my guest this week Dr Vidhi Pandya a highly respected and experienced Celebrity Nutritionist, qualified Homeopathic Doctor from India, Detox consultant and a Specialist in private bespoke diet plans based on medical conditions. 

She focuses her practice on women’s health, family medicine, mental health and nutritional health assessment.

Vidhi is known for her honest opinions about right kind of Supplements, Herbs, Essential oils, Homeopathy, Ayurveda with evidence-based approach to all.

She gives us the foundations for creating a healthy gut and a healthy life so that we feel stronger in our bodies no matter what challenges comes our way.

You can find our more about Vidhi’s work on https://thankyoulife.co.uk/ 

And follow her on Instagram @smilingvidhi

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Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.

The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.

https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/

Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.

Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.

Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com

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Books:

• Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
• FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
• Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless

Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt

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Can fiction make it easier to hold conversations about a topic like domestic abuse or coercive control?

For full support on these issues please go to REFUGE

If you’re interested in learning more about how fiction helps us explore difficult topics then listen to this week’s guest Sarah Pearse No.1 Sunday Times & NY Times author of THE SANATORIUM & THE RETREAT a Reese Witherspoon Bookclub pick with over 1 Million copies sold worldwide. 

The 3rd in the Trilogy ‘The Wilds’ includes themes of coercive control. Sarah has subsequently teamed up with the charity Refuge to highlight the issue even more.

Sarah opens our minds to tough issues that we may be facing in our lives, using the power and safety of fiction. 

You can follow Sarah on Instagram @SarahPearseAuthor

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PS. Stress, overwhelm and anxiety are becoming an epidemic. I work with my creative  coaching CARE model to help you transform your life for the better.  Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE

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Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.

The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.

https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/

Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.

Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.

Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com

Insta @brave_newgirl

Books:

• Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
• FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
• Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless

Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt

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How can we all work towards a world where the workplace respects and enables women's rights to integrate work and family in a holistic approach to building a career.

If you’re interested in compassionate society that values and respects women in the workplace, listen to my guest Faisza Mustapha Markar, President’s Counsel & trailblazing barrister at the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, who is shattering the legal glass ceiling with her remarkable achievements & her work includes fundamental rights of all and in alleviating stress for women in the workplace.

Faisza has battled within a male-dominated system and chauvinism as she has worked her way to the top of her profession whilst balancing work and family along the way.

She found ways to cope despite the challenges and now supports the women in her Chambers by making changes to the structure and system through which they have to navigate.

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PS. Stress, overwhelm and anxiety are becoming an epidemic. I work with my creative  coaching CARE model to help you transform your life for the better.  Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE

Support the show

Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.

The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.

https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/

Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.

Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.

Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com

Insta @brave_newgirl

Books:

• Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
• FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
• Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless

Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt

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How can we be more bold in the world as women leaders and as women in STEM?

If you’re interested in how, as women leaders we can become bolder in making the world a better place, listen to this week’s guest Francesca Brady, Forbes 30 under 30,  Management Today 35 under 35 winner of the Veuve Clicquot BOLD  Future Award at the Bold Woman Awards, and co-founder of AirRated whose purpose is to improve indoor air quality and create healthier indoor environments from homes to offices to schools. 

We drink approx. 2 litres of water a day. We breathe 11,000 litres of air a day. We are conscious of what we put into our bodies with regards to food (healthy eating) and drink (clean water) etc. - but do we think about the air we breathe? We spend 90% of our lives indoors… Every organ in the human body - from our hearts to our skin - is impacted by the air we breathe…

So the quality of indoor air could not be more important for our health.

Francesca shares how we can create cleaner air for everyone, and how we can be bolder in leading the way to a better future for all.

You can find out more about Francesca’s Work on https://airrated.co/

And follow her on Linkedin @FrancescaBrady

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PS. Stress, overwhelm and anxiety are becoming an epidemic. I work with my creative  coaching CARE model to help you transform your life for the better.  Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE

Support the show

Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.

The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.

https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/

Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.

Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.

Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com

Insta @brave_newgirl

Books:

• Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
• FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
• Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless

Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt

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How can we as individuals start to transform the world with more sustainable lifestyles?

If you are interested in learning how to live a more sustainable life listen to this week’s guest Shila Wattamwar founder of Sustainable Me! - a platform for turning sustainability into a lifestyle. 

By making impactful changes not only can we make a difference, but we can be the difference.

Shila shares how Sustainable Me! benefits the lives of people and the planet by promoting behaviours that help us contribute to the sustainability and vitality of this planet; both through the lens of environmental and social impact. 

She shows us us that in so many ways we can make an impactful difference to the world we live in and to the future we leave to our children. 

You can find out more about Shila’s work on https://sustainableme.today/

And follow her on Linkedin @SHILA WATTAMWAR

Join Lou on Linkedin
Follow her @brave_newgirl on Instagram 

PS. Stress, overwhelm and anxiety are becoming an epidemic. I work with my creative  coaching CARE model to help you transform your life for the better.

Support the show

Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.

The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.

https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/

Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.

Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.

Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com

Insta @brave_newgirl

Books:

• Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
• FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
• Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless

Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt

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How can we achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2050?

If you’re interested in being part of the challenge to reach Net Zero Emissions by 2050 listen to my guest Dr Reem Swidah Phd a post-doctoral researcher at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology whose work aims to harness the exceptional evolutionary abilities of synthetic yeast strains to produce biofuels as a potential replacement for fossil fuels. 

Dr Reem won a L’Oréal UNESCO For Women In Science award for her work 2024. She has always defended her rights and advocates for women’s rights at work. Challenging stereotypes, she believes diversity in STEM drives progress and innovation. That does not mean she's not not faced challenges in her career, but she was always prepared not to be shaken off her path.

She shows us that we can all take the  opportunity to contribute to climate solutions by making different choices in our personal lives, encouraging education for climate action and supporting moves to replace fossil fuels. 

You can find out more about Dr Reem’s work on https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/postdoctoral-researcher-wins-prestigious-women-in-science-award-for-sustainable-development/ 

And follow her on Linkedin @ReemSwidah

Join Lou on Linkedin
Follow her @brave_newgirl on Instagram 

PS. Stress, overwhelm and anxiety are becoming an epidemic. I work with my creative  coaching CARE model to help you transform your life for the better.

Support the show

Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.

The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.

https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/

Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.

Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.

Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com

Insta @brave_newgirl

Books:

• Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
• FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
• Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless

Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt

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How can we transform our home environments into biophilic sanctuaries that restore our bodies, help us to keep us more focused and boost our immune system?

If you’re interested in designing a better environment for your life and wellbeing listen to this week’s guest Nina Rowland Interior Designer and co-creator of The Water Shed, whose home and eco-retreat they created, was featured on Grand Designs TV show and went viral on Cool Stays with over 7 million views.  

Nina shows us how to design our lives and our environment so that we may reconnect with our nature and the world around us. 

With a natural swimming pool and biophilic design it is a place to restore, reconnect and rejuvenate. It is proven that spending time in nature lowers the heart rate and blood pressure, it reduces the production of cortisol, the stress hormone and it actually improves the immune system. 

Biophilic Design applies this connection with nature into an architectural and interior design context. By integrating elements such as light, plants, water and earthy materials into built environments, it enhances well-being, health and productivity.

We are running a retreat together at The Water Shed on June 16th https://louhamiltonart.com/creative-transformation-retreats/


Join Lou on Linkedin
Follow her @brave_newgirl on Instagram 

PS. Stress, overwhelm and anxiety are becoming an epidemic. I work with my creative  coaching CARE model to help you transform your life for the better.

Support the show

Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.

The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.

https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/

Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.

Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.

Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com

Insta @brave_newgirl

Books:

• Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
• FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
• Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless

Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt

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Are perennial crops the future and can they help soil, climate, nutrition and biodiversity all at the same time! 

If you’re interested in future food security and growing your own veg that you put in the ground once and reap the rewards year after year tune in to this week’s guest Mandy Barber, co-founder of Incredible Vegetables, an experimental vegetable growing project and a research space dedicated to useful perennial edibles and future food crops.

Mandy was a successful artist in London, but it was starting to feel a bit cliquey and stale, and when, 14 years ago she was lucky enough to buy a share of a piece of land she jumped at the chance.

One perennial vegetable plant led to another and within a couple of years people were asking to buy plants from her, that is how Incredible vegetables was born.

There are so few people/companies growing perennial vegetable plants in the UK, it soon became evident that she was filling a niche, a huge demand for the plants. And every plant she sends out is a contribution to the survival of that plant species, which if they are taken care of will survive into the future.

They ARE the plants that are going to feed  and sustain us in the future.

Tune in to find out how you can grow and eat your way to a healthier you and a healthier planet.

You can find out more about Mandy’s work on https://incrediblevegetables.co.uk/

And follow her on Instagram @incredible_vegetables

Join Lou on Linkedin
Follow her @brave_newgirl on Instagram 

PS. Stress, overwhelm and anxiety are becoming an epidemic. I work with my creative  coaching CARE model to help you transform your life for the better.

Support the show

Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.

The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.

https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/

Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.

Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.

Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com

Insta @brave_newgirl

Books:

• Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
• FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
• Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless

Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt

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How can we stop seeing plants as simply a “green blur” and take an interest in their conservation?

If you’re interested in the natural world around us and how we can conserve it for the future, listen to my guest DR Erin Zimmerman Phd evolutionary biologist, science writer, botany illustrator and author of Unrooted. She argues for the need to save plant species as part of helping preserve the rich ecosystem of the planet. 

Her story to address two parallel losses she saw occurring that she thinks need far more attention than they get: the loss of the tools and expertise needed to find and understand new species via the underfunding of natural history research and collections, and the loss of talented female scientists as they become mothers and find that a career in research doesn’t allow for their caregiving responsibilities. 

In the end she chose to become a science writer where she could have impact in sharing her knowledge more broadly whilst raising a family at the same time.

Her book benefits people and the planet by shining a light on the dire state of plant biodiversity, the need to see plants as more than a pretty backdrop, and how people who care about plants can help, even if they don’t have a background in science.

She helps us be brave and to engage even when the problem is big, by realising that there are smaller ways for us all to help.

You can find out more about Erin’s work on www.drerinzimmerman.com/

And follow her on Linkedin @erinzimmerman

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PS. Stress, overwhelm and anxiety are becoming an epidemic. I work with my creative coaching CARE model to help you transform your life for the better.

Support the show

Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.

The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.

https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/

Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.

Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.

Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com

Insta @brave_newgirl

Books:

• Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
• FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
• Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless

Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt

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How can we help people make better choices when they travel, while helping them heal before, during and after their holiday? 

If you’d like to explore the hidden gem that is Cornwall listen this week to Nadia Macer-Wright founder of Cornish Gems. Proudly independent and B-corp certified, they curate memorable holiday experiences in Cornwall. 

With sustainability and community at the heart of everything they do, they offer unique experiences that take you deep into the Cornish way of life. 

Nadia takes us into the joy of holidaying in Cornwall, giving us the opportunity to  step lightly into the magic of its land and its people. 

She also shows us that even in through the ups and down of entrepreneurship we can hold on to our dream to support people, places and the planet.

You can find out more about Nadia’s work on www.cornishgems.com

And follow her on Linkedin @Nadia Macer-Wright



Join Lou on Linkedin
Follow her @brave_newgirl on Instagram 

PS. Stress, overwhelm and anxiety are becoming an epidemic. I work with my creative coaching CARE model to help you transform your life for the better.

Support the show

Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.

The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.

https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/

Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.

Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.

Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com

Insta @brave_newgirl

Books:

• Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
• FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
• Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless

Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt