What's Love Got To Do With It

In this episode I sit down to chat with Kayla Nielsen. Kayla is a yoga teacher, founder of GLOW Yoga Retreats and has most recently built from the ground up, a beautiful retreat centre in Northern Nicaragua in Central America.

It was in Nicaragua that she met her wife Alix and in this episode she tells us all about their love story. Kayla also openly and honestly speaks about falling in love with a woman and her journey navigating that unexpected path.

As a side note, Kayla and I were due to record a week before this episode but her power was down. Just before we recorded this episode the power dropped again so there are points in the conversation in which the sound isn't the greatest. About 8 minutes in, it's a little crackly for a couple of minutes but this conversation is a favourite of mine and I can't wait for you to hear their love story.

Kayla: @kaylalanielsen

In this episode I'm joined by Sabi Kerr. Sabi is a self-love coach, feminine embodiment guide and leadership mentor. She guides women to feel deeply worthy, to connect to their bodies and soul mission, and live with purpose, passion, pleasure and prosperity. Through 1:1 coaching, her podcast Release Your Radiance, group programs and workshops, Sabi's mission is to guide as many people as possible to step into their truest essence, find their voice and forge their authentic path in life and business. Sabi: @sabi.kerr

Angelica Malin is an award winning entrepreneur, journalist and author, as well as the founder and editor in chief of about time magazine. She very recently published Unattached, a wonderful book consisting of 30 personal essays written by 30 different women on their experiences of being single. Unattached reflects both the unique challenges and the glorious benefits of singlehood. Representation of single women in their 30's looks a lot like Bridget Jones and not so much like women who are stepping into their power and shrugging off traditional labels, and that's exactly what Angelica is here to do.

Angelica: @jellymalin

In this week's episode I'm joined by Africa Brooke. Africa is a globally recognised consultant, coach, speaker, and writer who specialises in helping people move through self-censorship and other forms of self-sabotage. Our work is so intrinsically linked through helping others overcome self sabotage that I had to get her on the show. Alongside self sabotage, we also discuss fear of abandonment, conscious communication and the importance of values.

Africa: @africabrooke

In this week's episode I'm joined by Cathy Reay. Cathy is a writer and disability consultant. As well as advocating for disability justice, she also writes and speaks about dating, relationships and single motherhood.

I love the way Cathy speaks about polyamory and in this episode she shares some wonderful insights. You'll be able to hear how lit up she sounds when we discuss it too. Her passion for smashing down boxes really is palpable and it was a joy to speak to her about a type of love that often gets left out of the conversation.

Cathy: @cathyreaywrites

In this week’s episode I’m joined by George, founder of The Tin Men. The Tin Men is a platform dedicated to widening perspectives and conversations around political advocacy for men and boys.

During this episode, we explore both the expectations and the stereotypes of men in relationships and dating, as well as the ways in which we can better use language and linguistics to positively step away from identity politics.

George: @thetinmen

Me: @laurajenkinson 

Today I'm joined by Lotte Bowser. I first heard about Lotte and her fiancé Ben's love story in the summer of 2020 when Ben was undergoing treatment for stage 3 soft tissue sarcoma, an extremely rare type of cancer. Later that year, their journey led them to Mexico where Ben began to receive treatment at a specialist centre in Tijuana.

Heartbreakingly just as things were beginning to look hopeful, Ben contracted coronavirus and passed away. And here began Lotte's unfathomable journey into widowhood, at just 30 years old.

In this episode Lotte and I chat about her and Ben's unconditional and purest kind of love and how it evolved pre and post diagnosis. We also discuss how the use of psychedelics has been paramount in helping Lotte understand that there is so much more to be explored after we leave our physical bodies.

The way Lotte speaks and writes about love and grief has touched the hearts of thousands of people and so, if you've experienced partner loss or are in the midst of grief right now, I hope this episode helps in even just the smallest way possible.

Lotte: @lottebowser

In this very first episode of the very first season, I'm joined by my friend Niomi Smart.

In 2020, Niomi found herself navigating her way through earth shattering heartbreak and abandonment and today she talks openly about her experience, and the tools and practices that brought her back to life.

Niomi: @niomismart

Welcome to What's Love Got To Do With It. The podcast that shares intimate stories around the complex yet wonderful world of love, relationships, dating and heartbreak. I have two joys in this world, one is love and the other is storytelling. So I'm thrilled to combine the two for you here.