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“Don’t feel bad when in a normal day you feel happy and unhappy. We’re not called the high happiness index, we’re called The Happiness Index, and all of your emotions are there to teach you something. They are data points.”  - Matt Phelan

Boniface brings us a thoughtful chat with author and co-founder of The Happiness Index, Matt Phelan, to help us give a critical analysis of happiness through a non-judgmental lens. The Happiness Index has collected data from all around the world to help organisations measure the key employee engagement and happiness drivers to power their people strategy. 

We sat down with psychologist Megan Kennedy Woodard and co-author of Turning The Tide on Climate Anxiety in our latest episode of The Oona Series Podcast.

Our compassionate Oona Series co-founder, Boniface, is back with a fresh podcast to pose the question, Are you engaged by your work or consumed by it? We live in a world where we are only beginning to heal from our addiction to high performance and high achievement. Let’s put our cards out on the table and connect together for this challenge so many of us mutually face in our life and career.  

Oona Series co-founder, Boniface, welcomes Valerie Gabail to the Podcast! A Singing, Voice and Presentation Skills Specialist, Valerie works with all walks of life to access the power of the voice (and in multiple languages too)! Curious about singing? Nervous about public speaking? Navigating a language barrier? This episode is a must-listen for building confidence in communication and self-expression. Finding harmony within ourselves and the outside world around sometimes feels like a never ending journey. Tune in to find more awareness and strength through tapping in to your voice.

“With Long Covid, you’re constantly putting the work in, and then you get hit with another relapse… It’s forced me to adapt.”

Our latest podcast episode features special guest:Dr. Tamsin Lewis. Medical Doctor, Registrar Level Psychiatrist, Adventurist, Educator, Former GB Athlete, and Ironman Triathlon Champion. In this candid conversation with Boniface, she offers insight into the COVID-19 recovery process, and the important life lessons she has discovered in her own battles with Long Covid. Dr. Lewis dedicates her work to 'human flourishing,' and is the Medical Director of Wellgevity; a medically-led wellness service that brings the science of longevity and health-span to the individual.

How much do you know about the Perimenopause? If you're only thinking 'hot flushes,' you're fallin' out of the loop. Let's not have that. "There are things that we can do to really help to reduce the impact of [menopausal] symptoms. Making that change - that transition - much more manageable.” Dr. Federica Amati is back in the building and covering some serious ground with Boniface in this latest episode. Tune in to learn about the scope of physiological changes that occur in the body, and the best tips and tricks to manage the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause.

“It’s really under-spoken about... And actually, the Vaginal Microbiome has a massive impact on really important things like fertility, and propensity for disease. It can impact your likelihood of getting an STI or having HPV." This latest episode features special guest DR. Federica Amati (Ph.D.) Medical Scientist, Research Academic, Registered Nutritionist. Highlights include fertility tips, gynecological health education + the latest, must-know research findings from Dr. Amati and Boniface. Prepare to be empowered!

Meet the multi-award winning company making waves in women’s skincare. In Episode 09, Catie Miller welcomes Fiona Toomey
. Mum of 3, Founder + CEO of Nessa Organics. A 100% natural, vegan and fragrance-free skincare and wellness brand, dedicated to supporting women and mothers from pregnancy through to menopause. Fiona created Nessa after the birth of her first baby, noticing how lost and unprepared she felt in supporting her recovering body. She's passionate about creating products and fostering a community that celebrates and empowers women at every stage of their journey. 

Welcome back to our little podcast corner for female entrepreneurship & personal growth!  In Episode 07, Catie Miller welcomes two special guests: Rosie Speight (entrepreneur, busy working-mum) & Alice Mackintosh (top London nutritional therapist, best selling author)

. Together, these lifelong friends are the founders of Equi London, dedicated to making exceptional supplements for women at every stage of life. Equi was born from a lightbulb moment between the pair. 

Alice managed to resolve the adult acne that Rosie had tried everything to clear since she had stopped taking the pill. Within a month, Rosie was experiencing staggering results, but it was complicated…

In Episode 08 of The Founder Series, host Catie Miller welcomes Allison Hoeltzel Savini Designer & Founder of ODP. Allison studied music throughout her childhood on the coast of South Texas, then moved to Italy after grad school to work at the Bologna Opera House. A chance encounter with a fashion designer launched her into the world of leather goods!

 After a decade of developing and managing product lines for a number of international brands such as Stuart Weitzman and Alfred Dunhill, she partnered with a trusted network of artisans to build her own collection... at last, Officina del Poggio was born.