In this episode, Lydia speaks to Helen Brown from St Albans Menopause Wellness, a menopause wellness practitioner in St Albans about the latest research and practical steps to help women. Then, Lydia asks Josie Rosen of Yoga with Josie about the benefits of Yoga that the whole family can enjoy. Finally, Neil meets UK Network Scout Rosie Aldridge, ... Read more

Continuing our theme of ‘New Year, New You’, we are looking at ways in which we as parents can be good role models for our children by taking care of ourselves and finding some ‘me-time’ with hobbies and activities. First, Lydia we speak to Barrie from Greatin8, a St Albans-based fitness trainer who tells us ... Read more

On the first Parents Show of 2023, we mark World Braille Day on Jan 4th with an interview with Lydia and Charlotte Mellor and Luke Wakefield from VICTA, a national charity whose aim is to provide support to visually impaired children and young adults and their parents. After that, Neil speaks to Chris Gregory from LEAP about a ... Read more

In this podcast, Bhini Phagura from our sponsors Rayden Solicitors talks about taking a career break to become a new mum, and her subsequent return to work.

This week, we focus on the great work of all the homeless charities and the big St Albans Sleepout which is taking place in November. Lydia was joined by Rebecca, the Events Officer for Herts Young Homeless, Matthew Baxter, a trustee with Herts Young Homeless, Melanie O’Neil from Centre 33 and Lucy Gaygusuz from Open Door. They tell Lydia about ... Read more

Do you know how to learn? Have your children learned how to learn? With so much pressure on children to perform academically, it is important to reflect on whether they are actually using their time in the most efficient way. Do they need to learn by heart anymore? Has tech changed how children learn? Are ... Read more

Do you know how to learn? Have your children learned how to learn? With so much pressure on children to perform academically, it is important to reflect on whether they are actually using their time in the most efficient way. Do they need to learn by heart anymore? Has tech changed how children learn? Are ... Read more

We start another season of the Parents’ Show with a look at the process of applying for a University place, but seen through the eyes of a local mum, Marie Baker-Madec, who has plenty of advice and tips for families about to embark on the search for a university and the things you have to ... Read more

In this special edition of ‘So What?’ Andy and Elly talk about a very difficult topic – the death of a family member. On a recent trip to Plymouth, Andy’s mum died after a period of illness. Talking about it helped, but it also made him realise that people really do need to discuss their ... Read more

Can we feed the world, get our carbon emissions to net zero and boost biodiversity? Scientists from Rothamsted Research think we can and they’re set to find out how in a major new research project. In this podcast, Dr Jonathan Storkey explains what they’ll be doing, how farmers themselves will be involved and why he’s ... Read more