Modern Madonnas

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Modern Madonnas episodes

October 22 Listening to your heart isn’t just a saying. It’s a practice and here is how it works
The relationship between empirical medicine and women’s health is a complex one. Historically, the male body was considered the biological default, leading to the clinical exclusion of women. This has contributed to the negligence of women-specific health needs (even more so for certain demographics, such as the disproportionate maternal mortality rates among Black women).

And whilst those with access to modern medicine are, of course, incredibly fortunate, we can also acknowledge that traditional medicine has been shaped by structural biases. So, when it comes to ‘alternative’ methods and wellbeing techniques, is it really that radical for women to seek additional care outside the clinic?

Integrating her expertise in psychology and psychophysiology with the innate intuition of womanhood, Andrea Carel brings a new (or perhaps ancient) approach.

Centered around the lesser-known intrinsic cardiac nervous system (the heart’s very own nervous system, or ‘little brain’), Andrea’s work began with the silent, knowing tug of intuition. During a personal health scare, she was instinctively guided to turn inward and begin ‘talking’ to her heart, an urge that led to a profound experience of wellness.
For episode three of Modern Madonnas’ third season, Andrea explores the heart as both a physical organ, intricately connected to the nervous system and the body’s stress responses (such as ‘fight or flight’), and also as a site of symbolic emotional experience and memory.

Can we create new pathways towards health and self-acceptance by ‘living from our hearts’? The new episode is out now on YouTube, Podcasts, Spotify, Acast (link in bio).
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36 min
September 24 Take Charge of the Images Shaping Your Life
Art entrepreneur and disruptor @marinetanguyart (founder and CEO of @mtartagency, a 4 x @tedx_official speaker and published @penguinukbooks author) is demanding a “visual resistance” against commercial and patriarchal domination, having single-handedly challenged the industry (and, in turn, society).

In episode two of the new Modern Madonnas series, Marine analyses what society has visually absorbed, decoding how art history shapes women’s body image and psychological experiences, how capitalism has turned our civic spaces into commercial ones, and presenting visual solutions for a fairer, more inclusive environment.
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1 hr 13 min
September 22 Embrace the shadows in order to live in your light
Rachel Pringle, a renowned coach and teacher with over two decades of experience guiding women back to themselves. As a Mindvalley trainer and founder of the House of Devotion community, Rachel has spent her career at the intersection of tantric illumination, somatic healing, and devotional intimacy.

She helps women reconnect with their life force, not as an idea, but as something living, vital, and deeply remembered.
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1 hr 31 min
May 06, 2025 Mara Galeazzi - Prima Ballerina
On ambition, hard work, the soul and working with your shadows.
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1 hr 6 min
June 20, 2024 Dr Sara Kayat - Pre-Natal Care, Maternity & Motherhood
Resident NHS GP and familiar face on ITV's This Morning, Dr Sara Kayat brings her expertise on general health and medicine to the masses empowering listeners to take control of their overall health and wellbeing. In this episode we share stories on the sometimes unexpected turns of motherhood and how to navigate pre-natal care and maternity. Dr Kayat offers refreshing advise for expectant mothers not only from her experience in medicine, but being a new mother with the release of her new book 'How To Have A Baby'.
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48 min
May 14, 2024 Milly Ellis - On Confidence Through Speech
Voice Coach, Script Consultant, Corporate Leadership Trainer, and Confidence Expert Milly Ellis joins us on the podcast today.
In this episode, we discuss her work with powerhouses such as Netflix, Pathé, White Cube and HBO as well as explore some useful techniques in elocution and elevating one’s self esteem through clear speech …I even undertake the embarrassing task of poetry reading !
It’s definitely worth a listen if you’re down to improve your voice and ward off those oh so common vocal ticks and nagging insecurities.
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46 min
March 06, 2024 Poppy Cross
London-based Co-Active Life Coach Poppy Cross and I discuss self worth and useful techniques she's learned to manage self-sabotage on her journey to authenticity.
We explore the inevitability of pain and how to navigate healing through positive psychotherapy and cognitive behavioural psychology.
Trained in neuroscience via Stanford Professor Shirzad Chamine’s Positive Intelligence Training Programme, Poppy also has a previous background in journalism working for The Daily Mail, The Evening Standard, Psychologies and Tatler. Her coaching incorporates science and spirituality underscoring areas of personal and professional development.
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55 min
August 23, 2022 Janni Lima
Sitting down with bodybuilder Janni Lima who last year became British champion, we discuss body ideals in relation to body dysmorphia and how others' perceptions can affect the view of our own bodies. Janni shares the euphoric feeling of being in control of her body and it's capabilities as we uncover how building a strong body becomes a tool for women to rise from suppression in taking control of their lives.
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37 min
March 15, 2022 Lianne Creemers
This is the story about Lianne who 10 days ago rented a van to drive down to the Ukrainian border to help in any way she could. 72 hours later she found herself driving back with 8 women and children who had fled the Russian invasion of their homes. As we speak, these people are being housed in her friends' extra rooms as she prepares housing for new arrivals. Lianne does not wait for things to get better, she acts the right away. And for these 8 people she has made all the difference; a real force of nature.
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37 min
March 08, 2022 Maria-Krystyna Duval
In this episode I speak to Maria-Krystyna Duval about her job as a climate and human rights lawyer for the Client Earth organisation.
In honour of International women's day, we dive deeper into the effects that climate change can have on women's rights. We discuss the areas of climate change that needs the most attention right now and what you can do as a civilian entity, beyond recycling, to take part in the fight.
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37 min