The Self Love Revolution

I cannot believe it's the last episode of season two! I've had so many incredibly inspiring conversations this series - please do listen back if you've missed any. We've done episodes on motherhood, self-sabotage, toxicity and perfectionism.

I'm leaving you with a whole damn episode on how to add more glamour to your life. Joining me is the amazing designer Julia Clancey and entertainer Juju Waters.

Find Julia here: https://www.instagram.com/juliaclancey/?hl=en

Find Juju here: https://www.instagram.com/dearjuju/?hl=en

SPICY EPISDE ALERT! Warning: Do not listen to this episode with children around.

This episode is all about how to ever have better sex. I'm talking to the incredible sex educator and co-host of the podcast Come Curious, Reed Amber. We talk about communication, love languages, jealousy and trying something new. I also ask Reed about her incredible journey into sex work, ethical porn, fetishes and kinks - PLUS how she makes money selling her feet on Only Fans! 

Find Reed here: https://www.instagram.com/reedamberx

This episode is for you if you need to get your ass moving!

I wasn't always fit. I dabbled in fitness in my twenties, but only to get skinny. It wasn't until mid-life when I wanted to get stronger, did things change for me. But don't get me wrong, getting started can feel overwhelming! But if there's one gift you can give yourself, it's the time to move your body. To find our how the heck we can get motivated and find the right movement for you, I'm joined by the amazing menopause fitness coach and founder of Owning Your Menopause, Kate Rowe-Ham, and fitness instructor Cordelia Esson.

Find Kate here: https://www.instagram.com/katerh_fitness/?hl=en

Find Cords here: https://www.instagram.com/fitbycords/?hl=en

Am I enough?

Am I doing enough? Am I wifeing enough? Am I parenting enough? Am I working enough?

Being a human is exhausting. We're always measuring ourselves against an impossible measuring stick. But who decides what's enough? Today's episode was inspired by the incredible Melanie Rickey, a journalist and podcaster who is on a mission to reframe enoughness. Also joining us is the extraordinary artist Sophie Tea, who's work is about celebrating the female form and encouraging women everyone to feel just a little bit nicer about themselves.

Find Sophie here: https://www.instagram.com/sophieteaart/?hl=en

Find Melanie here: https://www.instagram.com/melaniejrickey/?hl=en

While it's amazing there are lot more conversations about mental health going on, self-diagnosis on social media is rife. It can feel all very overwhelming. Life is complicated, but what is normal? At what stage does my worry become an anxiety disorder, or low moods depression? Where do we ask for help? How does therapy work? To answer all these questions is my good friend Claire Goodwin-Fee, who just so happens to be an incredible psychotherapist and founder and CEO of Frontline19, an organisation that provides free psychological support to NHS.

Find Claire here: https://www.instagram.com/clairegoodwinfee/

Motherhood has been the wildest ride of my life (pardon the pun), but how do you navigate this time without losing your identity? In this episode I'm joined by the amazing Mama Still Got It, Louise Boyce, as we share our most isolating, heartbreaking, embarrassing and hilarious moments of motherhood - and our advice on how to find yourself after the motherhood wilderness.

Find Louise here: https://www.instagram.com/mamastillgotit_/?hl=en

Grief isn't just about the loss of a loved one. It's a deep feeling of sorrow, and we grieve many things in life: the end of a relationship, chapters of our life that have passed, friendships that have come and gone, our children as they leave home. Does time heal all wounds? How do you move on when grief is taking you down? I'm joined by the incredible poet Donna Ashworth and psychologist Dr Lalitaa Suglani for some beautiful words of wisdom.

Find Lalitta here: https://www.instagram.com/dr.lalitaa/?hl=en

Find Donna here: https://www.instagram.com/donnaashworthwords/

TW: This episode discusses suicide.

I know toxic is a word that's often batted about on social media, but in this episode we're looking at what toxicity really means and how you can tell whether you have a toxic relationship in your life: romantic, parental or friendship. I'm joined by the incredible Josh Connolly, a resilience coach who raises awareness around addiction recovery and dysfunctional family environments.

Find Josh here: https://www.instagram.com/josh_ffw/?hl=en

Find Josh's book, It's Them Not You, here: https://www.joshconnolly.co.uk/its-them-not-you

From time to time, we all lose our mojo. There are times you just can't see the sunshine. But as women, we're used to spinning and changing and this episode is all about helping you get out of that funk. I'm joined by the incredible Nina Ambrose, one half of rants and big bants, to share how she picks herself back up from rolling in the deep.

Find Nina here: https://www.instagram.com/rantsandbigpants/

Why do so many women talk to ourselves like sh*t? Why do we repeat self-destructive behaviour? I've been lucky enough to meet hundreds of women over the last few years and one thing we all have in common: we get in our own way. We find it hard to say no. We fear failure and insist on comparing ourselves to others. Today I am finding out how we can all stop c*ckblocking ourselves and finally stop the self-sabotage. I'm joined by Naz El-Mariesh, a women's empowerment coach and Sara Jane Maxwell, a wealth coach, who will talk you through how to identify which type of self-saboteur you are, and how you can overcome it.

Find Naz here: https://womenarethemedicine.net

https://www.nasreenel-mariesh.com/

Find Sara Jane here: https://www.wealth-coach.co.uk