The Samantha Baines Show

"I was engaged five times and not by choice, you could call it an emotional mugging with a fancy ring" - Rose McGowan

Former Hollywood actress and activist Rose McGowan joins Samantha Baines to talk about her 'good' divorce and her five engagements. The two talk about their approaches to love, break ups and acting. Rose reveals that she is in love now, hurrah and that she had a very clear marriage and divorce plan. She touches on #MeToo and her involvement, her first engagement to Marilyn Manson at twenty four, as well as how she approached playing her character in the Scream movie.

Rose's book Brave is available at all good book stores.

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Samantha Baines brings a lot of juicy news after a couple of months off writing her book. Her personal news is RATHER EXCITING plus the pod has won two awards! Bronze for Best Relationship Podcast at the British Podcast Awards 2022 and Winner of Moment of Touching Honesty at the International Women's Podcast Awards 2022 (sam's got the award in her bathroom).

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Best-selling author and American Entrepreneur Karen Salmansohn joins Samantha Baines to talk relationship fall outs. A relationship expert, with many bestselling books and relationship courses under her belt, Karen is used to giving advice on heartbreak and how to find love. Karen talks about her toughest breakup personally and what inspired her to start helping other people. Samantha fangirls over Karen's instagram account and the two bond over the combination of humour and heartbreak.

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"cut the chords and just go and fly now" - Judy Joo

Celebrity Chef Judy Joo joins Samantha Baines to talk divorce, diamond earrings and Chanel bags. Judy talks about her divorce experience, throwing herself into work and fertility worries. She opens up about the process of freezing her eggs post divorce and sitting in fertility waiting rooms on her own. The two bond over the numb feeling and depression that comes with divorce and big changes as well as dating as a divorcee.

Trigger warning:

depression

suicide

fertility

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"people will talk to you about bitcoin, f*ck that sh*t, invest that energy into yourself" - Salma El-Wardany

Author and presenter Salma El-Wardany joins Samantha Baines to talk about why she won't go to any more weddings and how toxic 'situationships' can be. Salma's new book 'These Impossible Things' is a novel about female friendship and Salma talks about the influence of the patriarchy and the importance we need to put on women's friendships and successes outside of marriage and children. The two discuss treating their book launches as a personal wedding and Sam shares her advice on planning a wedding. Silence is golden and Salma advises how to get yourself away from a partner who keeps contacting you and pulling you back in. You are allowed to block people according to Salma and she gives Sam some words of wisdom about boundaries when dating.

These Impossible Things is available now from all good bookshops.

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"I was never in a place for more than a year, once I was in a school for two days" - Allan Brocka

Hollywood filmmaker Allan Brocka joins Samantha Baines to talk about his mother's multiple divorces when he was a child and the effect breakups had on his life. Allan talks about moving back to Guam, being the only child in his class with divorced parents as well as being unable to lay down roots and make solid friendships. The two discuss looking at the world through a lens, learning how to make friends and childhood experiences effecting your later life. Queer stories are important to both Allan and Sam and they explore how film and television has had an impact on their experiences.

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"I was a bit obsessed in an unhealthy way" - Gina Martin

Campaigner Gina Martin joins Samantha Baines to talk break ups. Gina is one of Sam's real life best friends and the two discuss what it is like as the friend of a divorced person (namely Sam). Gina tells Sam her view of the divorce and the two talk about holding space for your friend to open up. The two talk about first love, obsession and defining yourself through the eyes of another person. Gina talks about dating a friend of the family and how early relationships can inform later experiences.

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"I was in a car crash, so I was arrested for drink driving and wrote off my car" - Mark Kozminski

Coach Mark Kozminski joins Samantha Baines for a very honest chat about his divorce and addictions. The two discuss goals, self sabotage, bringing up children and being vulnerable. Mark explains his moment of change being a horrific car crash, after which he was arrested for drink driving and then did a work out in his jail cell to change his mind set (as you do). He is very open about a culture of drinking after work and the signs that his gambling was getting out of control. As part of his recovery journey, Mark discusses the importance of moving everyday, talking and also talking in ink - writing down what you want from your life.

Mark's company is called Blue Mind Approach www.bluemindapproach.com

Trigger warning: gambling and alcohol addiction

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"I couldn't let my daughter see me in the way I would have been in the marriage, I had to be alone" - Michelle Dempsey-Multack

Best-selling author and certified divorce and co-parenting specialist Michelle Dempsey-Multack joins Samantha Baines to talk about her own divorce. Michelle is honest about the impact her divorce had on her and the difficulties of co-parenting. She also opens up about her parents divorce and having to hide that from the other children at school and what she calls 'daddy envy'. The two bond over normalising divorce, the idea of empowering others and redecorating getting out of hand. It's Michelle's velvet blue couch versus Samantha's pink kitchen wall in this engaging, fun chat.

Michelle's podcast is: Moms Moving On

Her book has the same title

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"I remember a couple of friends who couldn't be there for me and I got it" - Harriet Hadfield

Journalist and "wannabe politician" (her words) Harriet Hadfield joins Samantha Baines to talk divorce, living abroad and her love for the Isle of Wight. Harriet opens up about breaking up with someone in a different country with a one year old and the traumatic journey back home to the UK. The two discuss the importance of friends, how triggering your experience can be for others and getting annoyed with people around you. Harriet describes going through a lorry of her belongings from her marriage and how her new community has helped her so much. Sam and Harriet talk new love, hope and Harriet details her fertility and IVF journey (which has had a happy ending).

Trigger warning:

IVF/fertility

Harriet’s podcast is Island Stories: https://bio.site/islandstories

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