The Samantha Baines Show

“there was no sex… it was like living with a sister” - Roy Biancala

trigger warning for language around weight gain

Divorce and love coach Roy Biancala joins Samantha Baines to talk about his own divorce and what that taught him about himself and relationships. The two talk patterns within relationships and how you 'attract' the sort of person you want. Roy opens up about rebounding straight after his divorce and his 'year long life crisis' as well as giving Sam some dating advice. They explore how Roy eventually become a divorce and relationships coach and met his current wife.

Roy's books are available on Amazon.

Roy's podcast is called Attracting Lasting Love.

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“How do you get over someone when they are on every f**king bus” - Mika Simmons

Actress, podcaster and campaigner Mika Simmons joins Samantha Baines for the new series! Mika discusses a number of high profile relationships including her relationship with James Blunt and the fact the two are still good friends. Mika shares her views on marriage, growing up in a 'hippie' household and how her parents divorce affect her. The two bond over the death of parents, learning from relationships, doing healing work on yourself.

Mika's own podcast is called The Happy Vagina and opens up the conversation about female sexual health.

trigger warnings:

womens reproductive health

parent death

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Host Samantha Baines rounds up the series and remembers the pearls of wisdom her fantastic and varied guests have shared with us. 

From hearing Amy Christopher's experiences of 'marrying' and breaking up on TV's 'Married at First Sight' to comedian Desiree Burch recounting the time she cried all over her pizza when her relationship ended, we've heard from people at every stage of the divorce/ break-up spectrum. 

Journalist Stacey Duigud spoke to us whilst still navigating her way through a divorce and discussed with Samantha the newly announced plans for the UK to switch to 'no-fault divorce' and fellow divorce podcaster Kate Daly shared her experiences of breaking free from an abusive marriage and how she helps others who are in similar situations. 

Thank you so much for joining us for this series, we will be back for series 8, and in the meantime, why not go back and enjoy our amazing back catalog of episodes! 

See you soon! 

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"You always break up too late" Desiree Burch

In the final episode of this series, Samantha Baines talks to comedian, actor & presenter of Netlix's reality dating show 'Too Hot To Handle', Desiree Burch about finding the courage to go through the heartache of a break-up. 

Desiree tells us about a significant break-up in her past and how she found the strength to carry on with her show at The Edinburgh Fringe, making people laugh night after night, in the immediate aftermath of a painful, yet necessary break-up. 

Samantha and Desiree also talk about the loneliness of being with someone after the relationship has run its course, how relief and hope emerge through the pain and tears of heartbreak and why it's impossible not to cry on an airplane. 

Desiree also tells us why Pizza Express might be the perfect break-up venue and what she thinks about the beautiful people on reality dating series 'Too Hot To Handle', which she presents on Netflix. 

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"When you're in an abusive relationship, you lose that sense of being able to make a decision" Kate Daly 

TRIGGER WARNING: Kate talks about her abusive marriage.

Samantha talks to Kate Daly, host of The Divorce Podcast about the moment she knew she had to leave her abusive marriage and embark on a confusing, expensive, and seemingly never-ending divorce process.

After finding the process such a challenge Kate decided that she wanted to help and advise other people who are navigating their way through the baffling legalities by not only setting up The Divorce Podcast but also co-founding Amicable, which aims to help those going through divorce with advice to cut the financial burden and ways to get emotional support.

Samantha and Kate talk about how much they have learned as a result of launching their podcasts and how there's definitely room for more than one show about divorce.

We also hear how worry windows can help anyone going through a traumatic time and Kate recounts the date from hell, which is difficult not to have a chuckle at.

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“I gave myself permission to be a wreck” - Stacey Duguid 

Samantha Baines talks to journalist and Telegraph Columnist Stacey Duguid about being in the midst of her divorce. 

Stacey speaks honestly and openly about how she is finding the process, the help she's getting to manage her way through the legal jargon, and how to avoid some of the mounting costs. 

Stacey discusses her recent diagnosis of ADHD, which has changed the way she views her past marriage and future dating plans. We also hear about the support Stacey received on social media when she opened up about her break-up and mental health.

This episode was recorded during a landmark week for divorce law, as the UK welcomed 'No-Fault Divorce' - meaning that no one has to take the blame on divorce proceedings. The two discuss whether this is a universally positive change and the impact it may have on proceedings. Samantha and Stacey also touch on what this means from their own experiences. 

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"Would you rather be right, or would you rather be free?!" - Jessica Pidsley

Samantha Baines is joined by friend and courage coach Jessica Pidsley, who was able to draw on the extraordinary circumstances of her parent's marriage break-up to learn some valuable lessons for her own life and relationships.

Jessica's ability to help and guide people through the difficult and transient phases of their lives is clear to see and Samantha wanted to share some of Jessica's amazing insight for the benefit of anyone out there who may need it.

As well as using the lessons of her parent's divorce in her marriage, Jessica has also been able to counsel members of her own family in the unresolved issues of that process many years later.

We also learn the importance of creating and maintaining rituals and how they can help us in our relationships and individually.

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"To me 100% it felt like a real marriage"- Amy Christophers

Sports journalist, model, and former 'Married at First Sight' contestant Amy Christophers talks to Samantha Baines about not only getting 'married' in the public eye but how she coped with the break-up of that relationship being reported in the media.

Amy tells us what it was like to be on the show and how she had to carry on with the press and publicity, despite already splitting with her husband from the show. Amy also realises now, that they went into the marriage with very different expectations and feels this may have changed the way she approaches relationships in the future, plus she talks about how it felt when she found out that she had been blocked from her ex's social media.

Amy also shares a spooky tale from her childhood which will make even the skeptics amongst us stop and think!

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"Only you know what you need and you have to block out the stigma and the judgment to get help" - Aja Barber

Writer and stylist Aja Barber talks to Samantha Baines about the post-break-up tragedy which changed her outlook on life forever. Aja opens up to Samantha about the guilt she feels for being un-happy about a break-up in the last few weeks of a loved one's life. Aja promises that she will never allow herself to take life for granted again, giving her the strength to talk about the subjects she feels are important, regardless if it makes others uncomfortable. Aja discusses race, heartache, moving country and sustainability.

Aja also gives us (and Samantha) some vital tips on how to not turn to shopping in times of stress and they talk about her book Consumed.

Trigger warning:

not eating

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“I wasn't instantly happy, but I knew happiness was possible" - Rose Stokes

Writer Rose Stokes joins Samantha Baines to talk break up, her parents divorce and her new engagement. Rose also recounts how she coped in the aftermath of a toxic relationship and got to a place where she is ready to say 'I do', whilst keeping realistic expectations of what a marriage really is and not buy into the damaging fairy-tale narrative. The two talk about their parents flourishing post-divorce and separation and what it is like as a child of divorce parents. Rose also explains how past relationship trauma can seep into new relationships and how she dealt with that through therapy.

Trigger warning:

new engagement

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