Poet Donna Ashworth spreads joy through her words - and - wherever she goes.

On the latest episode of Reasons To Be Joyful, Gaby chats to Donna about her poetry, believing in herself, moving to Scotland with no job, our human frequencies and much more...

She also talks about making social media a nice place - and - shares with Gaby an object that brings her joy every single day.

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Gaby welcomes entrepreneur, foster dad and all-round inspiring human, Peter Mutabazi, to the podcast.

Peter's story is UNBELIEVABLE - and yet, it's all true. He tells Gaby about how he was treated by his own father when he was young, how he chose to live in sewers, and how the kindness of a stranger changed his life.

Peter has now fostered 47 kids - and adopted 4. He's a single dad who has worked for the Red Cross and World Vision and who spreads joy every day on his socials and in his life.

We hope you enjoy listening this inspiring and joyful chat as much as we did!

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Dougray Scott joins Gaby for a chat about his brilliant career, AI, Summerwater and much more.

They discuss his love of books and storytelling, his latest acting roles and how much happier he is since he gave up drinking.

Dougray has been asked questions in interviews recently that were directly from Chat GPT - and he could spot them a mile away, just like he could spot AI music when it was played to him - and so they discuss the use of this new technology within the entertainment industry, and how it is effecting younger generations.

He also brings in an object that makes him smile and tells Gaby the story behind it.

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Gaby welcomes @tonichealth to the podcast to chat about what we should be putting in our bodies - and more importantly what we SHOULDN'T.

Sunna started posting videos in supermarket aisles a few years ago and has built up an incredible following (and been thrown out of many supermarkets since)

He believes in calling out companies who are selling cheap, unhealthy products - and talks to Gaby about his mission to make us all healthier.

Gaby herself is a huge advocate for gut health and healthy living - and together they chat through some of the food they love to eat.

Sunna reveals what he feeds his kids - and what he eats himself for Breakfast - as well as some of the 'easy wins' when it comes to buying good food.

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Gaby welcomes Gerontologist, Kerry Burnight, to the podcast.

Dr Kerry shares her passion about healthy aging, stories of patients who want to make being older better, and advice from her new book 'Joyspan: The Art And Science Of Thriving In Life's Second Half'

They discuss the importance of 'the simple things' (music, nature, companionship), weight lifting - and - why people should talk more about dying with their relatives, partners and friends.

This is joyful, upbeat chat about the beauty of aging and celebrating life!

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Author and podcaster, Elizabeth Day, joins Gaby for a joyful natter.

They discuss her new book, her writing tips, infertility, dating apps and much more!

Above all, they chat about what brings joy to Elizabeth - and also how she spreads joy herself to many others.

We hope you enjoy!

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Actor and writer Ryan Sampson joins Gaby for a natter about Brasic, Mr Big Stuff, Plebs - and all things joy!

Ryan talks about how he managed to get Danny Dyer in his show, working with Celia Imrie and how much swearing is too much swearing on TV!

They chat about iconic TV series, characters, writing new shows and why we need more comedy on our screens, now more than ever!

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Gaby sits down with Eastenders star, Sophie Khan Levy, for a chat about all things joy!

They chat about Gaby's favourite show (has she mentioned that she's never missed an episode!) and about what makes Sophie smile! (might it be the new ring on her finger?)

Sophie actually likes watching Eastenders too (when she's not in the scenes).

Remember you can watch all our episodes on our YouTube channel - as well as get our extra nuggets of joy (our Show n Tell episodes) every Friday!

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Gaby welcomes the brilliant actor Emily Beecham to the pod, to chat about her work and life and all things joy!

They chat about her various roles on TV and Film, how her castings have changed over the years as she's gotten older - and how to approach doing nude scenes (ooooer).

Emily is a real joy spreader, through her work - and through conversation - and absolutely loved having her on the podcast.

Remember you can watch all our episodes on our YouTube channel - as well as accessing our extra nuggets of joy (our Show n Tell episodes) which are available every Friday!

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Former rugby player turned mountain climber extraordinaire, Ed Jackson, joins Gaby for a chat about all things joy.

He talks about empathy, living life to the full, being kind and why climbing a mountain is 'down time' for him.

During his time in hospital, after a terrible spinal injury, Ed saw just how easy it can be to have your life turned upside down, and has made it his mission in life to help people and raise awareness. He also saw how lonely some people were during that time, and encourages us all to be friendly and kind.

They also chat about his new book - 'From The Mountain's Edge' - as well as the charities he's involved in.

Remember you can watch all of our episodes on our YouTube channel - where you'll also find our extra Show N Tell episodes, every Friday!

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