No Ordinary Gal

Rita joins Laura to discuss her life and where her natural maternal ways come from. Put on this earth to be a Mum, Rita is one of life's carers, kindness and compassion like no other, and always there for anyone in need. She talks about raising her own family, welcoming grandchildren, and being blessed to work her dream job with special needs children. A beautiful chat, with a beautiful soul. 

Becky joins Laura to talk about the extraordinary success of a Facebook group she set up to share her teaching wisdom with stressed parents now faced with homeschooling during a pandemic. She talks about her motives, juggling it around motherhood and how come September, she will be joining the ranks as a school mum herself, as well as teaching the all important first reception year. 

Charley joins Laura to discuss her eternal optimism and positivity. She goes into detail about how "Cheeky Charley", her stage name as a children's entertainer was born, why she has a real passion for making memories for kids, and where she gets her endless energy from. We talk about her time as a performer and what it's really like behind the scenes on some well known holiday camps. I love how much her personality shines through in this episode, she really is one of the most joyous people to be around and I know you'll all agree, she is no ordinary gal. 

If you've never had a Cheeky Charley experience you're missing out, and if you'd like to book her for your child's party, you can find out more and book her here - https://www.facebook.com/cheekycharleyparties/

Lauren joins Laura to discuss her impressive career, how she was a global design lead by 28, and why she's now started her own business. Lauren is always on the go, even during a period of "calming it down" during covid, she accidently built a global community of designers, she's one of life's do-ers finding it hard to shut off. She also talks about how she believed sexism in the workplace was a myth, until she experienced it herself, and why it makes her all the more determined. A truly inspirational story of an independent woman, who knows where she wants to be and how she's going to make it happen. 

To find out more about Lauren's new business, and get involved in her global design community, you can visit their website - https://fearlesstalent.co/

Julie (aka. Joolz) joins Laura to discuss her life journey. From being a grafter at work, to finding herself again after becoming a mum, overcoming large debt, and how being a party animal is in her DNA. After the tragic loss of her partner, and girls' Dad, Julie got in touch with her spiritual side, and now has her very own guardian angel helping her through, even helping lead her to an old school sweetheart, who just so happened to be her soul mate. 

There are strong themes of suicide in this episode, please remember if you are struggling right now, you are never alone, and even if you don't feel you can open up to people around you, the Samaritans are always there - https://www.samaritans.org/. Please always speak out. Your mental health matters. You matter.

Please enjoy our next No Ordinary Gal, and living legend, Joolz! 

Rachel joins Laura to talk about her journey of navigating life as a SEN Mum, how her mother's instinct led to a diagnosis and how her little man keeps surprising them. This is a very emotional episode, and has deliberately been left unedited. 

George is continuing to make outstanding progress, and just this week, his review at Snowdrop has confirmed he's made strides well beyond their expectations. You can find out more about their work here - http://www.snowdrop.cc/

If you'd like to make a donation to Great Ormond Street Hospital, and find out more about the incredible work they do, click here - https://www.gosh.org/

We are so proud of Georgie and his amazing Mum, and I'm sure you'll all agree Rachel is No Ordinary Gal. 

Lizzie joins Laura to discuss life a primary school teacher, a mum and why being kind is a way of life for her. There are strong themes of mental health throughout the episode, and Lizzie has found great support through the charity Mind which you can find more about here https://www.mind.org.uk/. 

Please remember if you are struggling right now, you are never alone, and even if you don't feel you can open up to people around you, the Samaritans are always there - https://www.samaritans.org/. Please always speak out. Your mental health matters. You matter. 

Please enjoy our very first No Ordinary Gal! 

As requested by the people, with questions from the people, a bit more of an insight into me and my motives for creating this podcast. This won't be the usual format of No Ordinary Gal - so don't let me put you off, and please come back to hear from our rather extraordinary gals!