The Confidence Fighter

Claire talks about playing elite sport and about her passion for lacrosse. Her motto is "you have to break some eggs to make an omelette" and she discusses the sacrifices that go with sport at this level.

Laura Young, #lesswastelaura, shares her story of becoming a climate activist. She talks about COP26, the global climate summit happening in November in Glasgow, and lots of top tips on how we can make small changes in our lives to live more sustainably.

Amelia Monaghan, aged 19, talks about visiting China and learning Chinese. She shares her wisdom on stepping out there to take risks, and asks herself that question "If I wasn't afraid, what would I do?"

Ellen tells her fascinating story of leaving her home country, The Netherlands, and moving to UK in her twenties. Here she built her life and career, and stepped into the unknown to follow her dream of starting her own fashion company. An inspirational tale of taking risks and following your heart.

Asia's mother is from Jamaica and her father is from the UK. Her parents' work has seen her live all over the world. She talks about coping with the microaggressions towards her hair through her teenage years, and how she dealt with it. An inspiration to anyone who's dealing with difference.

Georgia talks about breaking up with her husband and marrying her wife, and the courage it took to make hard decisions. A really inspiring conversation about taking risks, how there's no such thing as a mistake, and all the wisdom she's accumulated in her thriving career as a teacher.

Helen Mitchell describes her fascinating career journey weaving her creativity into business. She started as an artist, moved then to banking, founded her own company, and more recently she's worked in heavy manufacturing. She talks of how she sought creative roles, how to keep nuturing your creative side, and her own struggles as a teenager with confidence.

Victoria Peppiatt, founder of Phrasee, a tech company that uses Artificial Intelligence for marketing, talks about life in the tech sector and what it was like being more curvy than her friends when she was a teenager! Full of practical advice and top tips for boosting confidence.

Audrey talks about the things we can do to boost our happiness - and the science behind it. Hear about some of the greatest experiments from the world of positive psychology, and things we can do in everyday life to make ourselves feel happier.

Natasha Eeles, founder and CEO of Bold Voices, gives her expert advice on sexual harassment and what it means if you're aged 9-15. Following the Everyone's Invited press explosion on sexual harassment in schools, Tash explains it in a straightforward way and what to do if you experience it. Trigger warning - the terms sexual harassment and sexual violence are used, explanations are age appropriate for 9-15s.