Jackie Mitchell talks to Rianna Farbey principal of Omni Academy in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. The Academy offers a huge variety of courses in hair, beauty and aesthetics as well as apprenticeship programmes. It has two open days on Thursday June 1st for hair and beautiy apprenticeships and on Saturday 24th June for beauty and aesthetics courses. www.omniacademy.co.uk.

Samantha Carr talks to Laura Bloomberg who helps women on their fertility journey to feel calm, confident and emotionally in control - www.fertilityavenue.co.uk

Jackie Mitchell talks to Nicky Dye therapeutic yoga teacher and Elisa Gomez de Bonilla dietitian nutritionist are running a five day sleep and nutrition retreat in Girona, Spain, from 12th to 16th October. The retreat will give you insights, tools and experience to improve sleep such as meditation, mindfulness and breathing techniques. You will also get a 1-2-1 food analysis consultation. There will also be optional workshops such as art and journalling www.claygateyogaclinic.co.uk and www.dieteticsnutrition-consultant.com

Samantha Carr talks to Cindy Tan of Elevateeducationaltours.co.uk has two sides to her business. Firstly to help students from home and abroad to understand how to apply for medical school, and secondly she curates educational, bespoke tours for women in business around the world. This October she is leading a trip to Peru and next May 2023 she will be heading to Jordan! Are they on your bucket list?

Jackie Mitchell talks to Karen Humphrey a chocolate maker and runs online business I'd Rather Be Eating Chocolate. She creates beautifully designed shoes made entirely out of chocolate. One design has a leopard skin pattern and another is white with pink swirls, all packaged in a handbag style box, tied with ribbon. She also makes an assortment of bars with unusual ingredients such as Matcha green tea, as well as holding chocolate-making workshops. www.idratherbeeatingchocolate.co.uk

Samantha Carr talks to Fiona Austin a leading Psychotherapist who specializes in anxiety using Nature Therapy and Forest Bathing. Going outside to heal inside. www.BMCC.biz

Jackie Mitchell and Samantha Carr talk to Lorna Thomas is a business coach, specialising is “overwhelm”. She works with creative women business owners to turn around their thinking and approach to running their businesses. She holds a free monthly workshop about “How To Overcome Overwhelm and Become a Better Business Owner”.

https://www.bethebestyou.coach

Jackie Mitchell and Samantha Carr talk to Louise Brynteson is a volunteer for the national charity Homestart. The charity has a local community network of trained volunteers and expert support helping families with young children through challenging times. www.home-start.org.uk

Jackie Mitchell and Samantha Carr talk to Sheila Hart is an artist who creates beautiful life-like coloured pencil drawings of pets and wildlife animals from photos. She is commissioned by people for portraits of their pets as birthday gifts, anniversary presents as well as Christmas presents. Most people request pictures of their dogs, but she also enjoys drawing cats and horses, as well as butterflies which are her passion.

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Jackie Mitchell talks to Linda Wallace and Lisa Clark who started Wool Decanted in Surrey in 2020, thought to be the only yarn producer in London. Their mission is to get many more people to knit with British wool. Turning fleeces into yarn takes a year so the yarns are named Vintage 2020, 2021, 2022 and they identify where the wool came from. Yarn can be bought at shows and at www.wooldecanted.co.uk