Tea Time with Ali Monjack

Celebrate Life and Talk about Death! For my next guest, Sybil Ah-mane Co-founder of Flexible Films chatting about life and exploring the highs and lows is about making films to have a positive impact. Sybil has worked with the NHS, Mind, local authorities, and organizations such as the death cafe. We chat about death, mental health, and the value of conversations that Sybil brings to life in her filmmaking. Let's find out more... #podcast #chatshow #teatime #CelebrateLife #TalkDeath #FlexibleFilms

Overloaded!  How many of us are feeling that during this pandemic? My next guest Ginny Smith science writer and presenter explains what is going on in our brains with some useful tips in her latest book!  Ginny whose passions are neuroscience and psychology loves to tell stories. She blogs and presents podcasts with well-known scientists to explain science her latest is Braintastic for kids! Let’s find out more #podcast #chatshow #overloaded 

My next guest is not afraid to bring up any subject as long as it involves people! Lis is a great facilitator of conversations getting to the heart of the matter and not holding back on language! She is well known for the Vagina Dialogues and Talking Bollocks. This week she is holding an event the Pregnant Pause to open a discussion about how women can walk alone without fear and reclaim the streets after the death of Sarah Everard. Lis lost her aunt who was murdered when she was 18 and she will be sharing some insights from this life-changing event. #podcast #chatshow #ThePregnantPause

Starting the day with a cuppa is certainly my next guest Karina Rickard's idea of magic! She is an amazing mum of 5 who salvaged a national heritage brand Cornishware. Karina shares her passion for getting people chatting in the pottery as well as her support for mental health charity Cornwall Mind. Karina is her unique brand with a joy for life and a style that is homegrown from her own traditional family values lets find out more.. #podcast #chatshow #HeritageBrand #GoodToTalk #MentalHealth

Holding Raw Talks is certainly what my next guest Tamsin Napier Munn is all about. Tamsin who has a background in championing women through the business awards for The Business Magazine has founded her new academy during the lockdown and her complete drive is to inspire women to show up as their real authentic selves however hard that may be. In this podcast, we chat over tea and in true Tamsin style have a raw conversation about our pasts, what makes us tick as women, why we tend to hold back, and how we can all move forward! Happy International Women's Day! #podcast #chatshow #InspirationalWomen

My next guest on the Tea Time Sofa is Neville Wray founder of The South East Martial Arts Club. He is a World champion Kickboxer and coach to Team GB and during this lockdown, he held the first Virtual CIMAC Kickboxing championships and the first virtual kickboxing competition in the UK which supported the Young Minds charity to help young people struggling during this pandemic.  He shares his journey of being the first British fighter to win The US Open Championships #podcast #chatshow

My next guest on the Tea Time sofa is Nyasha Gwatidzo, Social Entrepreneur, Founder of Banya Fostering Services, and global philanthropist. She shares her latest passion to help Women Entrepreneurs with the World Impact Fund she created as well as Celebrating International Women's Day! Nyasha who is from Zimbabwe has helped thousands of children and is committed to helping children and women grow. She is the salt of the earth and one of the most genuinely inspiring female entrepreneurs. Let’s find out more….

My next guest on the Tea Time sofa is Dwight Steven-Boniecki Award-winning author of Live TV from the Moon, Live TV from Orbit, and editor of Skylab 1 & 2. Yes incase you hadn’t guessed it he has been absolutely fascinated by space travel to the moon and investigating our universe for a long time! and with a career based in TV production Dwight who's from New South Wales, Australia shares the last few years of directing the award winning documentary 'Searching for Skylab' that features never-before-seen footage of the incredible science and technology achieved by the space station and the NASA astronauts.  He recalls the blood sweat tears and laughter that went into finally releasing the documentary this February! #podcast #chatshow #SearchingForSkylab

My next guest on the Tea Time sofa is Su Bhuhi MBE, Founder of Aanchal Women's Aid. Su shares how she works with women to empower them after suffering domestic abuse! Aanchal Women’s aid was founded by Su in 1984  after her own abusive situation and after a woman needed support to stop her children from being taken to South Asia against her will. Since then the organization has worked with thousands of women from many different cultures across the UK.

My next guest on the Tea Time sofa is Georgi Mottram a professional Opera Singer, West End performer, and founder member of Ida Girls. Georgi shares how she became a Breathwork practitioner helping others in the industry to combat their anxiety and stage fright!