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"The lucky sperm club." That's what Chip Scholz calls the sons and daughters who inherit businesses they didn't build. He should know, he's spent nearly 30 years coaching leaders and organisations, much of it inside the particular chaos of family-run businesses. In this conversation, Chip and Fran trade stories from the front line, the emotional blackmail, the power grabs, the parking lot conversations where the real decisions get made. Chip explains the difference between a business built as an asset versus a legacy, and why hubris is the thing that kills family businesses from the inside. Along the way, he opens up about the stroke that reset his whole life, and how it led him from 200 nights a year in hotels to woodturning and writing. Fran shares her own hard years inside a dysfunctional family business, and the two find real common ground in how they've each had to rebuild after everything fell apart. 

We cover 

The difference between a family business run as an asset versus a legacy
 Why hubris and "believing your own bull" destroys family businesses
 The unspoken rules and parking lot meetings that really run a company
 What happens when private equity buys a family business
 Chip's stroke, and how it became the reset that led him to writing and woodturning
 The Second Mountain, moving from success to meaning and purpose
 Fran's own experience inside a dysfunctional family business 

About Chip Scholz 

Chip Scholz is an executive coach, author, speaker and craftsman who believes the best lives, like the best bowls, are shaped patiently, one careful decision at a time. After nearly 30 years coaching leaders and organisations, he's learned that meaningful change rarely happens all at once. He's the author of Small Decisions, Big Shifts, Every Dog Has Its Day, and Handoffs, a family business fable about leadership, succession and keeping your word. A stroke, several career reinventions, and years at a wood lathe have convinced him that craftsmanship isn't just about shaping wood, it's about shaping a life. 

Connect with Chip 

Website: scholzandassociates.com
 Email: [email protected]
Instagram: instagram.com/chipscholz
Facebook: facebook.com/Chippturns
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/chipscholz
YouTube: youtube.com/@chipscholz1691
Threads: threads.com/@chipscholz
Books on Amazon: Small Decisions, Big Shifts / Every Dog Has Its Day / Handoffs

About Fran 

Fran Willoughby is an evidential medium, Reiki practitioner and intuitive facilitator, and the host of The Power of the Truth. Through Mojo Motivator she offers mediumship readings, oracle card readings, Reiki healing and coaching, helping people find clarity, connection and confidence through life's biggest transitions. Find out more or book a session at www.mojo-motivator.com. 

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In this episode I'm joined by Helen von Dadelszen, communications and vocal coach based near Geneva, Switzerland, and author of Courageous Action. Helen takes us from her theatre-filled childhood in New Zealand, through years working in the humanitarian sector, to a lightbulb moment watching brilliant HIV researchers fail to communicate their groundbreaking work on an international stage. That moment shaped everything she does now.

We talk about why nerves aren't a red flag but a normal part of doing something that matters, what actually separates a confident communicator from an anxious one, and whether charisma can genuinely be taught. We also get into a properly thought-provoking discussion about why some of history's most dangerous communicators, and some of today's, are so effective, even when what they're saying isn't good, or true.

We cover:

• Growing up in a theatre family, and why never questioning nerves shaped Helen's whole relationship with performing
• The moment watching brilliant researchers fail to land their message on an international stage that changed the direction of her career
• What "audience-centric" communication actually means, and why it matters even more in multicultural, multilingual settings
• Whether charisma can be taught, and the specific, learnable habits behind it
• A frank conversation about why manipulative or dishonest communicators can still be deeply persuasive, and what that reveals about the power of delivery versus content
• The hardest conversation Helen ever had to have, and what she'd do differently with hindsight
• Her book, Courageous Action, and the one courageous step she'd encourage every listener to take this week

About Helen
Helen von Dadelszen helps smart, thoughtful professionals get their brilliant ideas out of their heads and into the world with clarity, confidence and impact. She believes that confidence is built through action, not something we need to wait for before we speak, and that everyone has a unique way of communicating that can be strengthened, shaped and shared.

As a communication and vocal coach, Helen supports people who are doing valuable work but need help expressing their message in a way that feels authentic to them and clear, compelling and useful to their audience.

Helen is the founder of Present Potential Sàrl, where she provides practical training and coaching in public speaking, presentation skills, vocal presence and confident communication. She works with individuals, teams and organisations across technical, scientific, academic and humanitarian fields, helping them communicate complex, important ideas with greater clarity, authenticity and persuasive power.

She is also the author of Courageous Action: Your Playbook for Communicating Confidently, One Small Step at a Time, a hands-on guide designed to help people grow their communication confidence through practical, achievable steps.

Helen's work is strongly influenced by improvisational theatre. She uses improv principles to help clients become more present, responsive and comfortable with uncertainty, whether they are speaking on stage, contributing in meetings, answering questions or navigating high-pressure conversations.

Theatre and performance have always been an essential part of Helen's life. She is an active member of her local Toastmasters club, has chaired and won several European speech contests, and regularly performs with a local improvisational theatre troupe.

Originally from New Zealand and now based in Switzerland, Helen brings an international perspective to her work, along with a background in Human Resources, recruitment and large-scale event management. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and English Literature, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Administration endorsed in Human Resource Management, and a CELTA. Helen is also a Roger Love Method certified vocal coach and a facilitator of Collaborative Art team-building experiences.

Connect with Helen:
Book: courageousaction.ch
Company website: academy.presentpotential.ch
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/helen-von-dadelszen
YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCB_2NMosqJQBBiv5ux3mYHg
Instagram: @present_potential

About Fran
Fran Willoughby is an evidential medium, Reiki practitioner and intuitive facilitator, and the host of The Power of the Truth. Through Mojo Motivator she offers mediumship readings, oracle card readings, Reiki healing and coaching, helping people find clarity, connection and confidence through life's biggest transitions. Find out more or book a session at www.mojo-motivator.com.

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In this episode I'm joined by Christine Dillard, author of The Truth She Showed Me. Christine takes us back to the very first date that should have been a red flag, through 17 years of coercive control, and the three and a half year process it took to plan a safe exit while protecting her children. She's honest about the isolation, the moments that turned physical, and the devastating way her ex chose to reveal a family secret in front of their children the night she filed for divorce.

We talk about what coercive control actually looks like from the inside, the strategy behind her parenting plan, and why leaving doesn't mean it's over. It's a difficult, important conversation, and Christine's honesty throughout is remarkable.

We cover:

• The early red flags she now recognises, and why 23-year-old her didn't see them
• The night isolation truly began, and how a single family dinner changed everything
• What coercive control actually looks like day to day, financial control, isolation, walking on eggshells
• The three and a half year process of planning a safe exit, and the parenting plan strategy she used to protect her children
• The night she told him she was leaving, and the moment he chose to reveal a devastating family secret to their children
• Why leaving doesn't mean it's over, and how she's still navigating boundaries years later
• What she's learned from male survivors, and the particular shame men carry around abuse
• Why she donates a book to a domestic violence organisation for every 20 sold, doubling that every October for DV Awareness Month

About Christine
Christine Dillard is the author of The Truth She Showed Me, a memoir of her 17-year marriage and the process of discovering herself again after years of coercive control. Drawing on her own story and conversations with dozens of other survivors, Christine writes and speaks openly about coercive control, healing, and what it really takes to rebuild a life on the other side.

Connect with Christine:
Book: The Truth She Showed Me, https://amzn.eu/d/01Wnhs4U
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetruthsheshowedme/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/14iCRuWPw52/?mibextid=wwXIfr

If this episode has affected you:
Refuge runs the National Domestic Abuse Helpline, free and confidential, 24 hours a day. Call 0808 2000 247 or visit nationaldahelpline.org.uk.
Men's Advice Line offers confidential support for male victims of domestic abuse. Call 0808 801 0327.

About Fran
Fran Willoughby is an evidential medium, Reiki practitioner and intuitive facilitator, and the host of The Power of the Truth. Through Mojo Motivator she offers mediumship readings, oracle card readings, Reiki healing and coaching, helping people find clarity, connection and confidence through life's biggest transitions. Find out more or book a session at www.mojo-motivator.com.

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In this episode I'm joined by Rosie Moss, host of the award-winning podcast Widowed AF and author of the bestselling book Widowed As F**k. Rosie was 37, with three children under 8, when her husband Ben went missing on a routine scuba dive off the coast of Dover and was never found. She takes us through the day the police arrived at her door, the agonising legal process of having Ben legally declared dead without a body, and the years since spent building one of the UK's most honest spaces for widowed people to talk. 

We talk about widow's fire, the shame so many widowed people feel and rarely admit to, what it's really like parenting young children through this kind of loss, and Rosie's own remarriage to another widower and the divorce that followed. It's honest, it's funny in places, and it doesn't shy away from any of it. 

We cover: 

• The day Ben went missing
• The legal fight to have Ben declared dead without a body, and why that mattered so much practically and emotionally
• Widow's fire, and the shame so many widowed people carry around it
• Parenting three young children through grief, and what she's learned about children's resilience
• Remarrying another widower, blending families, and the divorce that followed
• Building Widowed AF into an award-winning podcast and bestselling book, and what's next

About Rosie
Rosie Moss is a writer, podcaster and mum of three who has rebuilt her life through profound loss. Widowed suddenly at 37, she went on to create the award-winning Widowed AF podcast and write her book, Widowed As F**k, using honesty, humour and lived experience to talk about grief, resilience and what it really means to begin again. Her work explores the messy reality of overcoming adversity, finding yourself after life changes beyond recognition, and learning that growth doesn't always look the way we expect it to.

Connect with Rosie:
Podcast and book: widowedaf.com
Instagram: @widowed_af

Further support:
WAY (Widowed and Young): widowedandyoung.org.uk, peer-to-peer support for anyone widowed before their 51st birthday
The Good Grief Trust: goodgrieftrust.org, for wider bereavement signposting  The Widowed Collective: thewidowedcollective.com
 
If this episode has affected you:
Cruse Bereavement Support offers free confidential support for anyone grieving in the UK. Call 0808 808 1677 or visit cruse.org.uk.

About Fran
Fran Willoughby is an evidential medium, Reiki practitioner and intuitive facilitator, and the host of The Power of the Truth. Through Mojo Motivator she offers mediumship readings, oracle card readings, Reiki healing and coaching, helping people find clarity, connection and confidence through life's biggest transitions. Find out more or book a session at www.mojo-motivator.com.
 

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In this episode I'm joined by Lisa Barwise, wellness alchemist, fitness feminist and bestselling author. Lisa takes us back to her edge-of-the-bed moment, the morning her legs simply gave out beneath her, and unpacks everything that had been quietly compounding underneath it. A narcissistic friendship with someone who was supposed to be like a sister to her. Unresolved grief, including losing both her parents by 22. A personal development organisation she'd been part of years earlier that turned out to be something far darker, and the strange, disorienting guilt of finding that out after the fact. And, running through all of it, what she calls Armour Weight™, the invisible load so many women carry without ever naming it. 

We talk honestly about a subject that rarely gets airtime, narcissistic friendships, not partners or parents, and what it actually looked like living alongside someone else's teenage son for two years while trying to protect him from it. It's raw, it's funny in places, and it's the kind of conversation that might help you name something you've been carrying too. 

We cover: 

• The edge-of-the-bed moment, and what it actually felt like when her body said no
• Armour Weight™, and Lisa's framework for understanding what women carry emotionally, energetically and even ancestrally
• The narcissistic friendship that lasted over 20 years, the red flags she missed, and taking in her friend's teenage son when he needed somewhere safe to land
• Losing both her parents by 22, and grief she didn't fully process until years later
• Being part of a personal development organisation that was later revealed to be something much darker, and the survivor's guilt that came with finding out after she'd already left
• The four "curses" Lisa's identified that keep women stuck, and how naming them changes everything
• Her books, Unarmoured and Burned, and the Warrior Goddess Saga™ she's built around them

About Lisa
Lisa Barwise is a Wellness Alchemist, Fitness Feminist, bestselling author, and founder of the Warrior Goddess Saga™. She is the creator of the Wellness Alchemy Triquetra™, a philosophy that weaves together biology, psychology and spirituality to help women make sense of their health, identity and transformation. Lisa has a unique gift for putting words to the complex, often invisible experiences of women in midlife, helping them understand what they've been feeling but could never quite explain. Through her books Unarmoured and Burned, she explores the hidden patterns that shape women's lives, from inherited beliefs and nervous system protection to what she calls Armour Weight™, the invisible weight women carry through stress, people-pleasing and survival. Blending science, storytelling and modern mythology, Lisa challenges conventional wellness advice and empowers women to understand themselves more deeply, reclaim their strength, and step into the next chapter of life with confidence, resilience and purpose.

Connect with Lisa:
Website: thewarriorgoddesssaga.com
The books: warriorgoddesskettlebelltraining.com/the-books
Take the quiz: warriorgoddesskettlebelltraining.com/the-quiz
Instagram: @thewarriorgoddesssaga

If this episode has affected you:
If you've been affected by a high-control group or organisation, Humanists UK runs the Faith to Faithless helpline, offering confidential support for anyone leaving or questioning a high-control group. Visit humanists.uk/faith-to-faithless for details.

About Fran
Fran Willoughby is an evidential medium, Reiki practitioner and intuitive facilitator, and the host of The Power of the Truth. Through Mojo Motivator she offers mediumship readings, oracle card readings, Reiki healing and coaching, helping people find clarity, connection and confidence through life's biggest transitions. Find out more or book a session at www.mojo-motivator.com.

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In this episode I'm joined by Charlotte Hodgkins-Byrne, former GB rower and Tokyo Olympian. Charlotte takes us from her early days chasing her older sister into the sport, through World Championship titles, a world record, and racing at the Olympics, right through to walking away from professional sport entirely and co-founding a women's health tech startup. 

We talk about why she refuses to call any of it luck, the moment fear nearly stopped her stepping into a boat at the World Championships (and why she said yes anyway), the imposter syndrome she still wrestles with, and her honesty about struggling with an eating disorder as a teenager, and how her relationship with food and her body shifted again once she stopped being a full-time athlete. It's a properly honest conversation about choice, identity, and what it really costs to chase excellence. 

We cover: 

• Why Charlotte insists it was never luck, always a series of deliberate choices
• The last-minute call to substitute into a World Championship final, and the fear she pushed through to say yes
• Imposter syndrome, and why so many women don't talk about feeling it
• Her experience with an eating disorder as a teenager, how sport became part of her recovery, and the pressure that crept back in as her career became more public
• The jarring transition from full-time athlete to corporate life at BlackRock
• Why she's now building a women's health tech startup, and the gap in research and technology she wants to fix

About Charlotte
Charlotte is a former athlete and started her rowing career as a junior back in 2014. She went on to pick up two world championship titles and a world record as an U23, before joining the senior GB team in 2018 and going on to race at the Tokyo Olympics. After retiring from rowing, she completed a brief stint as a semi-pro cyclist, alongside starting her career at BlackRock. Most recently, she's co-founded a women's health tech startup to create and improve the technology women use to understand their health.

Connect with Charlotte:
Nuri Health (join the waitlist): https://nurihealth.ai/
Instagram: @charlottehodgkinsbyrne

If this episode has affected you:
If you've been affected by disordered eating or body image struggles, Beat offers free, confidential support. Call the Beat Helpline on 0808 801 0677 or visit beateatingdisorders.org.uk.

About Fran
Fran Willoughby is an evidential medium, Reiki practitioner and intuitive facilitator, and the host of The Power of the Truth. Through Mojo Motivator she offers mediumship readings, oracle card readings, Reiki healing and coaching, helping people find clarity, connection and confidence through life's biggest transitions. Find out more or book a session at www.mojo-motivator.com.
 

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In this episode I'm joined by Hannah Gee, founder of the Fairer Exams campaign, hypnotherapist and mum of three. Hannah shares the story of her son's dyslexia, his GCSE results falling short by a single mark, and the viral moment, sobbing in a car outside his final exam, that turned personal heartbreak into a national campaign. 

We talk about the shocking statistic that one in three children leave school without English and Maths, the little-known "functional skills" qualification that could offer a fairer path, and the shame Hannah felt not as a mother of her son, but as a mother who feared being judged. It's an honest, at times funny, deeply important conversation about the education system, parental shame, and what it really means to fight for your child. 

We cover: 

• The moment Hannah's son missed his GCSE by one mark, and the system that failed to catch it
• The little-known "functional skills" qualification, and why only 1 in 10 employers have heard of it
• The video that went viral, and how it outpaced Hannah's TEDx talk
• The difference between shame in your child and shame in your parenting
• Why speaking your truth, however messy, always lands harder than a polished message
• What "winning" looks like for the Fairer Exams campaign

About Hannah
Hannah Gee is an education campaigner, TEDx speaker, poet and hypnotherapist. She is the founder of Fairer Exams, a campaign calling for a more inclusive and practical assessment pathway for young people who are failed by the current GCSE system. Drawing on both personal experience and a belief in the power of honest storytelling, Hannah speaks openly about education, neurodiversity, resilience and what happens when we finally find the courage to speak our truth.

Connect with Hannah:

Watch Hannah's TEDx talk here: https://youtu.be/M5_zj2FZ6KY

 Sign the petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/772347
 Website: fairerexams.co.uk
 Instagram: instagram.com/fairerexams
 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/hannah-gee-791a5829
 
If this episode has affected you:
If exam stress or your child's mental health is affecting your family, support is available. YoungMinds offers free advice and support for parents. Call the Parents Helpline on 0808 802 5544 or visit youngminds.org.uk.

About Fran
Fran Willoughby is an evidential medium, Reiki practitioner and intuitive coach, and the host of The Power of the Truth. Through Mojo Motivator she offers mediumship readings, oracle card readings, Reiki healing and coaching, helping people find clarity, connection and confidence through life's biggest transitions. Find out more or book a session at www.mojo-motivator.com.
 

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You Don't Have to Do It Alone: Cindy Burns on 15 Years of Grief and Finding Herself Again

In this episode I'm joined by Cindy Burns, life coach specialising in grief and finding purpose, who lost her husband Dan to cancer in 2011 after 34 years together. Cindy shares the reality of grief that doesn't look like grief, years of barely existing, a stress-induced bleeding ulcer, and the slow realisation that keeping busy wasn't the same as healing.

We talk about the moment she had to tell Dan his illness was terminal, the small rituals and humour that carried them through, and how she rebuilt her sense of self after raising six sons. It's an honest, often funny, deeply moving conversation about what it really takes to move forward, not by getting over grief, but by learning to live alongside it.

We cover:

• The moment Cindy had to tell Dan he was terminal, and the hardest conversation of her life
• Why Cindy avoided grief groups for years, and what finally changed her mind
• The bleeding ulcer that forced her to confront years of suppressed emotion
• Raising six sons through loss, and the guilt of staying "strong" for too long
• Why grief for a partner is different to other kinds of loss, and why comparing grief doesn't help
• Cindy's advice for anyone at the start of their own grief journey

About Cindy
Cindy Burns is a life coach specialising in grief and finding purpose. After losing her husband Dan in 2011, she spent years learning what it really takes to rebuild a life and a sense of self after loss. Today she coaches widows and others navigating grief through small, achievable steps, helping them find their way forward without having to do it alone.

Connect with Cindy:
Website: www.living-forward.com
Text: 1-434-329-2369
Facebook: Cindy Judd Burns, facebook.com/cindy.j.burns (DMs welcome)
Instagram: instagram.com/cindy.j.burns
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/cindyjburns
Email: [email protected]

If this episode has affected you:
If you've lost a partner or are navigating grief, support is available. Cruse Bereavement Support offers free confidential support for anyone grieving in the UK. Call 0808 808 1677 or visit cruse.org.uk. 

About Fran
Fran Willoughby is an evidential medium, Reiki practitioner and intuitive coach, and the host of The Power of the Truth. Through Mojo Motivator she offers mediumship readings, oracle card readings, Reiki healing and coaching, helping people find clarity, connection and confidence through life's biggest transitions. Find out more or book a session at www.mojo-motivator.com.

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 No One Met Him But Us: Niky Hamilton on Full Term Stillbirth and the Truth About a Grief the World Doesn't Understand 

In this episode I'm joined by Niky Hamilton, women's resilience coach, physiotherapist of over 20 years, and author of Selfish Leadership: How to Lead Without Losing Yourself. Niky shares the story of her son Baxter, stillborn in February 2014, and the twelve years since that have taken her from physiotherapy and event management into coaching women through grief, burnout, and the moments life doesn't go to plan. 

We talk about the difference between living in grief and living with grief, the strange isolation of a loss nobody else met, what it's like for partners who "can't fix it," and the physics of energy that helped Niky make sense of where Baxter's presence went. It's an honest, moving conversation about permission, identity, and rebuilding a life that looks nothing like the one you planned. 

We cover: 

• The moment Niky and her husband Glenn found out there was no heartbeat, and the 24 hours they had with Baxter
• Why "everything happens for a reason" is the last thing to say to someone grieving, and what to say instead
• The three phases of grief Niky's identified through her own experience and coaching practice
• Building emotional capacity, and why joy and grief can sit on the same plate
• How Niky's slow, second wave of grief (through IVF and an unsuccessful adoption process) differed from the "atomic bomb" of Baxter's death
• Baxter's legacy, and how it shows up in every woman Niky coaches

Connect with Niky:
Website: https://nikyhamilton.com/

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/niky.hamilton/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nikyhamilton/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niky-hamilton/

My book:

https://nikyhamilton.com/selfishleadership

Bio

Niky Hamilton is a resilience speaker, coach, author and retreat facilitator who helps women and leaders navigate life’s setbacks and rise into stronger self-leadership.

Originally trained as a physiotherapist, Niky built a successful physiotherapy practice on the Sunshine Coast, growing a team of 14 women and developing a deep passion for leadership and team culture.

Her life took an unexpected turn when she experienced the devastating loss of her son. In the quiet aftermath of grief, where brain fog, exhaustion and overwhelming emotions often live, Niky began a journey of deep personal transformation.

Through further training in leadership, coaching, mindfulness and emotional resilience, she developed powerful tools to help others navigate life when everything changes.

Today Niky speaks, coaches and facilitates retreats that help people manage emotions, build resilience, lead themselves with courage and transform life’s hardest moments into clarity, strength and direction.

Her message is simple yet powerful: resilience isn’t about bouncing back, it’s about rising into who you are becoming. 

 If this episode has affected you
If you've been affected by stillbirth or the death of a baby, support is available. 

Sands (stillbirth and neonatal death charity): 0808 164 3332, [email protected]
Tommy's (midwife-led pregnancy and baby loss helpline): 0800 0147 800, [email protected] 

 About Fran
Fran Willoughby is an evidential medium, Reiki practitioner and intuitive coach, and the host of The Power of the Truth. Through Mojo Motivator she offers mediumship readings, oracle card readings, Reiki healing and coaching, helping people find clarity, connection and confidence through life's biggest transitions. Find out more or book a session at www.mojo-motivator.com.  

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Claire Karitzis is a professional dancer, mum and psychic intuitive healer. She trained at full-time ballet school from the age of 16, danced with Kylie and Justin Timberlake at the MTV Europe Music Awards, choreographed for X Factor and Britain's Got Talent, and at 29 was diagnosed with breast cancer. But underneath all of that was a truth she had been carrying since childhood. In this episode Claire speaks openly and courageously about surviving childhood sexual abuse, the years it took to uncover and process her memories, and the extraordinary journey that brought her from darkness to a place of complete peace and joy. This is one of the most honest and important conversations I have ever had. I hope it stays with you.  

In this episode we cover: 

Claire's childhood in Glasgow, dancing from the age of 2 and what dance gave her that she didn't yet understand 

The toxic reality of full time ballet school and the pressures placed on young dancers 

Her commercial career, dancing with Kylie and meeting her husband 

Her breast cancer diagnosis at 29 and the moment she knew she couldn't go back to the person she was before 

How becoming a mother cracked her open and began the journey of uncovering childhood sexual abuse 

How she verified her memories age by age through photographs and family conversations 

The years of therapy, regression, somatic healing, plant medicine and spiritual awakening that followed 

Seeing angels in the sky, spirits in her house and the psychic gifts that returned as she healed 

Her program to help dancers build resilience and stay connected to their why 

And the message she wants anyone in their own darkness to hear  

If this episode has brought up anything for you, please reach out for support: 

🌿 NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood)
Free helpline for adult survivors of all forms of childhood abuse
📞 0808 801 0331 | napac.org.uk 

🌿 Rape Crisis England & Wales
24/7 support line for anyone affected by sexual violence
📞 0808 500 2222 | rapecrisis.org.uk 

🌿 The Survivors Trust
Directory of over 120 specialist support services across the UK
thesurvivorstrust.org 

🌿 Safeline
Support for anyone affected by sexual abuse including a dedicated male survivor service
📞 0808 800 5005 | safeline.org.uk 

🌿 Samaritans
24/7 support if you need to talk to someone
📞 116 123 | samaritans.org  

Connect with Claire:
  www.theredthreadofclaire.co.uk 

 About Fran 

Fran Willoughby is the host of The Power of the Truth Podcast and founder of Mojo Motivator. She is an evidential medium, second degree Reiki practitioner, intuitive coach and adult dance teacher based in Farnham, Surrey. 

Fran came out publicly as a medium in May 2026 and describes it as the biggest relief of her life. Having lost both her parents within fourteen months of each other, her own journey through grief and loss is what drives her passion for honest conversations about what it means to be human. 

Through her podcast, her readings, her healing work and her teaching, Fran's intention is always the same. To help people feel better than they did when they arrived. 

You can find out more about Fran and book a session with her at  👉 www.mojo-motivator.com 

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