Daddy Issues Podcast

I am SO EXCITED to give you an episode from front woman of the unbelievably sexy and cool rock band, Yonaka...THERESA JARVIS!

Having only formed 5 years ago, they’ve already toured with Bring Me the Horizon and Fever 333, and have supported Kasabian, The Cult and The Libertines, and have had songs featured in the film Fast and furious, wrestling channel, WWE, online game, League of Legends, and TV show, The Flash...to name just a few.

Having not seen each other since music school, Theresa and I bumped into each other at a Christina Aguilera gig (I know) late last year and blew up each other’s eardrums attempting to catch up. Turned out she’d become a fan of the podcast, whilst I’d become a mega fangirl of her rock band, Yonaka. To my utter joy Theresa asked to come onto the podcast to tell her story. It was so moving to hear a part of her life I had no idea existed behind this light, vibrant and incredible woman. (And WHAT a woman). She makes me laugh more than most and lights up every room she walks into. She is a true example of someone who has managed to channel something painful and traumatic into something positive and creative for herself. She is an inspiration and I am OBSESSED with her (can you tell?).

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Created | Hosted | Produced by Angharad George-Carey

Mastered and Compressed | by Worgie Productions

Music | by Julietta

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Social Media:

Angharad George-Carey @angharadgeorgecarey

Theresa Jarvis @theresa.m.jarvis

Yonaka @weareyonaka

Daddy Issues Podcast @thedaddyissuespodcast

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If you'd like to seek guidance and support for any issues raised in the episodes there are three websites we would recommend depending on your individual needs:

www.juliasamuel.co.uk JULIA SAMUEL MBE

www.blackmindsmatteruk.com BLACK MINDS MATTER

www.griefuntangled.com GREIF UNTANGLED

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In this week’s episode I speak to the incredible AUTHOR, ENTREPRENEUR and CEO…LIAM HACKETT.

As CEO of the worlds largest anti-bullying charity, Ditch the Label, Liam is a shining example of how to turn what was once a painfully negative experience into a positive one, not only for himself, but one which benefits the lives of others and makes the world a better place. Having been rejected by his father, his fathers family, and his peers at school, it would be understood if Liam held on to a fair bit of resentment, however, his ability to forgive, empathise and feel compassion for those who are easily vilified due to their actions, having once been a victim to them himself, is not only inspiring, but is a huge lesson to take away for most of us. He also has a marvellous sense of humour, and kept me chuckling throughout.

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I am SO excited that this episode is sponsored by DASH Water - as I am such a fan! DASH Water is literally made of water, bubbles and wonky fruit - which would otherwise be thrown away and wasted. I LOVE drinking a cold can to quench my thirst on a hot day, as it's so refreshing and hydrating, or, using it as a healthy, sugar-free, delicious mixer on the weekend. REALLY helps the hangover there's no sugar or sweetener (and guilt-free...as no calories..hehe) SO, make sure you use the code DADDYISSUES at the checkout and you'll get 30% off your first order! (I recommend the peaches flavour...)www.dash-water.com

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If you like what you hear, it would be so appreciated if you could rate, review and subscribe as we love hearing your thoughts and feedback, and it helps get the podcast to reach more ears (apparently).

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Created | Hosted | Produced by Angharad George-Carey

Mastered and Compressed | by Worgie Productions

Music | by Julietta

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Social Media:

Angharad George-Carey @angharadgeorgecarey

Liam Hackett @diageoliam

Ditch the Label @ditchthelabel

Daddy Issues Podcast @thedaddyissuespodcast

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If you'd like to seek guidance and support for any issues raised in the episodes there are three websites we would recommend depending on your individual needs:

www.juliasamuel.co.uk JULIA SAMUEL MBE

www.blackmindsmatteruk.com BLACK MINDS MATTER

www.griefuntangled.com GREIF UNTANGLED

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We love hearing from you! To contact us, email [email protected]

In this week’s episode I speak to the incredible singer/songwriter that is Grace Carter.

This episode was recorded just before the death of George Floyd, however the conversation could not be more relevant in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement. Moving, at the age of 8, to a predominantly white area in the UK with her white mother, but with the absence of her black father, Grace speaks openly of her struggles with navigating her identity in an environment she felt, and was reminded, that she was ‘different’.

This episode is a poignant look into the life of a successful young female, both channeling the heartache of her fathers absence, alongside overcoming and embracing an, at times, torturous identity struggle related to the lack of example she was given within the identity she is defined by - by both society, and the industry in which she works.

Grace’s music is open, honest and raw - cutting to the heart of difficult issues. This was reflected in this beautifully articulated conversation. You are bound to fall in love with her as music as I did!

And in case you hadn’t already heard, Grace’s new single BLAME is out NOW!

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If you like what you hear, please don't forget to rate, review and subscribe as we love hearing your thoughts and feedback, and it helps get the podcast to reach more ears (apparently).

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Created | Hosted | Produced by Angharad George-Carey

Edited | by Amber Miller

Mastered and Compressed | by Worgie Productions

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Social Media:

Angharad George-Carey @angharadgeorgecarey

Grace Carter @gracecarter

Daddy Issues Podcast @thedaddyissuespodcast

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If you'd like to seek guidance and support for any issues raised in the episodes there are three websites we would recommend depending on your individual needs:

www.juliasamuel.co.uk

www.blackmindsmatteruk.com

www.griefuntangled.com

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We love hearing from you! To contact us, email [email protected]

Julia Samuel MBE, leading UK psychotherapist and bestselling author, has come BACK onto Daddy Issues Podcast not only to delve a little deeper into all things fathers, fatherlessness and daddy issues, but also to talk about the release of her new book 'This Too Shall Pass: Stories of Change, Crisis and Hopeful Beginnings' coinciding with COVID-19 throwing the world into a global lockdown, being all too serendipitous.

In this episode I use numerous case studies from This Too Shall Pass to hone in on specific daddy issues within the themes of Family and Relationships, Love, Work, Health and Identity - a mirroring of the book structure - as well as, of course, asking Julia for tips on how to cope with the current change and crisis happening in all our lives right now.

I hope you enjoy the episode, and find it somewhat useful or, perhaps, insightful.

Thank you, as ever, to the wonderful Julia!

Leonard Sekyonda is an Author, Life Coach and Entrepreneur. At 19 years old Leonard jumped straight into the deep end, setting-up his first international business flying to South Asia (Philippines) and recruiting nurses to the UK. All this, and more, before the age of 30...fml.

Leonards dad death propelled him into a mindset where he lived everyday like his last - he'd learnt very young that death could happen anytime, to anyone. So why be afraid to live?

I recorded Leonard well before quarantine, but wanted to release him today, rather than a quarantine recorded episode, as Leonards lens on life is so hugely inspirational, I think it needs to be heard, and learnt, during this time of isolation and introspection. I hope his episode gives you as much as it gave me. Leonard the legend.

In the first quarantine-recorded Daddy Issues episode Angharad speaks to the incredible Jada Sezer. Having lost her father at the tender age of 23 to bowl cancer, Jada threw herself into the risky world of modelling, turning away from the safer path of following her recently completed master's degree in becoming a child psychologist. Although her father somewhat disapproved of her decision, he still managed to muster the strength on his death-bed to tell her 'Well, if you're going to be a model, you're going to be the best model out there'. Those words, that permission and his instilled sense of duty for her to always 'give back', are what Jada believes got her to where she is today.

Season Two of Daddy Issues Podcast is being kicked off by the AMAZING reality TV star, co-founder of gourmet sweet company, Candy Kittens, and fellow podcaster, JAMIE LAING.

Jamie's parents divorced when he was eight, which not only moved Jamie from his family home in the countryside to a new home in London with his mother, but he was also soon sent off to boarding school not long after. Losing everything he knew as familiar, he began seeking validation from friends, girls and being the one making everyone laugh. What this really was, was Jamie terrified to lose anyone else in his life, so had started his long-term relationship with people pleasing, saying 'yes' to promises he couldn't fulfil, and always wanting to be liked. Jamie recently realised that having thought he'd figured himself out by the latter half of his twenties, his early thirties have, in fact, left him feeling much less grounded than he expected. He's having to finally face his relationship with his father, and how, with a new perspective of life and deeper level of understanding, he intends to change it for the better.

Clara Amfo is a radio and TV broadcaster best known for her work on BBC Radio 1, (she currently presents Radio 1's infamous Live Lounge).

On the 7th March, 2015, Clara's dad's life was cut short by a sudden and unexpected heart attack. He was in Ghana attending a funeral at the time. Clara - who was in Paris about to run the half marathon - had to put her life on pause and get back home to her family. Feeling overwhelmed and craving escapism, Clara threw herself into her new role as BBC Radio 1's Official Chart show and unhealthy romantic relationships. Eventually, however, grief caught up with her and she had to face what had happened, and how that felt.

In this episode we talk all things death, grief, work, loss, relationships and...daddy issues!

A year after Clara's dad died, she bravely went back to Paris to face that half-marathon run which had gotten so brutally cut short. Fortunately for us it was filmed and broadcast by the BBC, and is finally back up for people to see. Make sure you have a watch:

'Running with Grief' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000nwf3

SEASON FINALE 2019. BRING ON 2020.

On the 17th of June, 2018, Fathers day in the UK, Marvyn Harrison decided to create a WhatsApp group with all of the positive black fathers he knew (at the time this was 23) to wish them a 'Happy Fathers Day', ‘Thank you’ and ‘Congratulations’ for their positive influence in their child’s lives and changing the perception of black men for the better. This then progressed into Marvyn founding 'Dope Black Dads', a safe space in which a group of black dads based in London, New York and South Africa could come together and provide a progressive discussion around the male parenting experience, discussing the highs and lows of what it means to be a black father in today’s society. A mere four months later, the group took a leap and 'The Dope Black Dads Podcast' was born.

It was time to hear the story behind the man who speaks for so many others, and to find out what was it about his past, and his father, that drove him to being an advocate, a voice and and an inspiration to not only black fathers...but all fathers, men, women, boys and girls alike.

Sadie Clayton is an artist, creator and innovator unique to the UK scene. Although she's already worked with (and for) some of the biggest names around, at the age of 28, she's only at the beginning of her journey. Sadie's parents separated before she was born, and with a Jamaican father and a white-British mother, Sadie not only felt spilt between two parents, but also between two cultures and identities. To heighten this feeling of separateness further, Sadie's father started a new family with a woman who didn't seem to favour her existence, and her new siblings would be kept away from her, leaving Sadie feeling even more isolated from her father's life. On her 18th birthday, her father told her as she was now an adult, he was cutting her off. 10 years later, he's trying to come back into her life...