Handling It Podcast

This week female security leader and former British detective Nina Hobson joins us for our last episode of 2025 to discuss her incredible career in private security and covert operations.

*Trigger Warning: This episode does contain conversations surrounding sexual assault, abuse and mental health.*

Country music artist Jake Banfield joins us this week to chat about his debut album, Open Bars, as well as to share his journey with songwriting, heartbreak and now touring.

Follow Jake’s Journey:

Instagram: @jakebanfieldmusic

Very thrilled to welcome digital content creator, friend and my fellow Londoner, Candace Salters, back onto the pod. A first-of-its-kind episode, we’re chatting this week about what we’ve both learned since moving abroad to the UK from the States.

Follow Candace’s Journey:

Instagram: @candaceabroad

TikTok: @candaceabroad

Website: https://candaceabroad.com/

Actor Anthony Hill joins us this week to chat about Season 22 of Grey’s Anatomy and everything he’s learned from playing his character Dr. Winston Ndugu on the show.

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Instagram: @anthill

This week the brilliant Lori Woodley-Langendorff joins us to share the importance of social and emotional literacy (SEL), and how she and her organization ALL IT TAKES is working to equip communities with SEL skills in order to thrive.

Follow Lori’s Journey:

Instagram: @allittakesorg

LinkedIn: All It Takes

Purchase a copy of SEL Muscle Mastery: https://www.selmuscles.com/

Welcome back folks! It’s been a minute–more like a few months–but I am very thrilled to be back with you all with a few new episodes to share. Nothing fills my cup more than conversation, and this week I have one to share that was so wonderful to record. For this episode, I sat down with the indie-pop duo, Jake & Shelby, who you may know from their viral music covers across social media, but now they’re gearing up for the release of their debut album, Learning to Love, which drops on Friday, October 10th. In this episode we’re talking about love, relationships, and artistry...man, do we get deep. Lots to dive into, so hope you enjoy.

Follow Jake & Shelby’s Journey:

Instagram: @jakeandshelbyofficial

TikTok: @jakeandshelbyofficial

Check out the music video for SHUT UP AND KISS ME:

https://youtu.be/q11sh5wqSBY?si=y1YYxVwe7A1DDFD7

Creator of the fitness programme, Revolution Motherhood, Rachel Welch joins us this week to discuss the importance of pre and post natal health. Revolution Motherhood is evidence-based progressive fitness + body education for moms and you can download the app on your device's app store.

Follow Rachel’s Journey:

Instagram: @revolutionmotherhood

Revolution Motherhood Site: https://www.revolutionmotherhood.com/

The phenomenal Indie-pop singer Leanna Firestone joins us this week to chat about her latest single Keeping Score, as well as her journey developing her artistry in the music industry over the past year.

Follow Leanna’s Journey:

Instagram: @leannafirestone

TikTok: @leannafirestone

Check out the music video for KEEPING SCORE: youtu.be/oAxTdcFSrzQ?si=8GZSycmxz3wGiLKB

Book Recco: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

www.amazon.co.uk/Big-Magic-Creati…nd/dp/1408866730

Content creator Abbie Konnick joins us this week for a very exciting episode. As a friend and former classmate, Abbie and I caught up on all that’s happened to us since high school, but we specifically dive into Abbie’s pivot from working in education as a full time teacher to then taking on content creation full time and finding success within it.

Follow Abbie’s Journey:

Instagram: @abbiekonnick

TikTok: @abbiekonnick

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@AbbieKonnick

Co-founder of Losano, the sustainable and non-toxic activewear company, Brianna Gaffia joins us today to chat about her journey in building her company, the importance of “clean” clothes, and she also weighs in on how the LA-based brand has been navigating business following the devastating wildfires within the city.

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Follow Brianna and Losano’s Journey:

Instagram: @losanoofficial

Shop Losano: https://losano.com/