What Comfort Zone?: Recent Episodes
Laura, Emilie & Kerry
Emilie, Laura and Kerry challenge each other to push outside of their comfort zone. Follow their weekly stories and listen to their progress for lots of laughs, some embarrassments and a few home truths. Join our journey and start your own, whats the worst that can happen?
Welcome back to season two! After a much needed break, Kerry and Laura give you an insight into what the team have been up to... eating frogs (hypothetically), leaping out of their comfort zones (literally), and bartop acrobatics (guess who...) Each time we record, we will be going live on our instagram page for the first few minutes, so give us a follow @whatcomfortzonepodcast and join in the fun! @ginger_kerry @lauratravena @emilie_eah
This week Kerry, Emilie and Laura are joined by Hayley, Laura's sister and Nettie, an old friend of Laura's. Nettie only came to visit for her tea, and ended up telling us some incredible stories, why she is the way she is, and how she plans to win an olympic medal.
This week Emilie, Kerry and Laura are joined by their friend Atlanta who is taking the plunge and challenging her comfort zone by being a guest! We talk all things mindset, mental health, grief, how to be a friend to someone who is struggling and how to speak to your dog in French. Yes, you read right... how to speak to your dog in French!
This week Laura, Kerry and Emilie are joined by Sanjay from Notepad Wisdom. Sanjay has his own podcast covering topics such as mental health, mindset and refreshingly for us, empowering women! We dive into how Notepad Wisdom started, what the inspiration behind it was and why Sanjay feels women's empowerment is important. We cover comfort zones (of course!), martial arts, raising children and manifesting. Give this episode a listen for some true positivity! @whatcomfortzonepodcast @lauratravena @emilie_eah @ginger_kerry @notepad_wisdom jalporte@hotmail.co.uk
This week, Kerry, Emilie and Laura are joined by British Weightlifting Champion, Sarah Davies. After Kerry finishes fan-girling, we get to hear all about Sarah's journey from gymnastics, to golf, to beauty pageants, to lifting really heavy things and bringing home the medals for the UK! This episode really does cover all things women in weightlifting, including removing the stigma around women lifting, the best sports bras & taking part in naked photo shoots! Contact Sarah on Instagram: @sarahd_gb YouTube: Barbell Queen
Kerry, Laura and Emilie get together to kick off 2022 - join them to hear about Kerry's recent rest and recovery, Laura's hair disaster and Emilie's sausages. We don't set goals for the year, but we are choosing themes! What's yours?
This week, Emilie & Kerry are joined by Georgie. Georgie owns a Farm School. Yep, a school all about farming! Listen this week to hear her story about how she went from Snowboarding super star, to teacher, to imaginary horse owner and finally farm school owner! Tales of Flora the pig, Dotty the sheep & Hiccough the Chicken!
This week Emilie and Laura catch up with two previous guests - Kat and Michael. Did anyone realise Michael the Magician & Kat our PT were actually a power couple?! Well in this weeks episode we talk about rest, recovery, magic, inspiration and what a Magician & a PT do on a weekend...... YES, It's as weird as you think.
This week Emilie, Kerry and Laura are joined by the utterly fabulous Indiana Aphrodite. We discuss Indiana's journey from being assigned male at birth to trans woman, her mental wellbeing and support network, and how she has become the incredible inspiration she is now. Indiana : @indiana_aphrodite_ Funny Girls : @funnygirlsshow Us! : @whatcomfortzonepodcast @lauratravena @ginger_kerry @emilie_eah
This week we welcome back Liam Mcnamara a.k.a. The Ener-G. (self crowned!) Liam is commander in chief at Body Confidence HQ, the UK's first mental health and physical training facility for men and women, right here in the north west of England. It's been a while since Liam caught up with us on What Comfort Zone?, so we wanted to know what has developed at BCHQ, and why. This podcast is in partnership with BCHQ, as Kerry, Emilie and Laura are all long standing members - find out why we love it so much (and it's much more than just being the reason they're all the 3 best friends that anyone could have) *credit to The Hangover! @bodyconfidencehq @whatcomfortzonepodcast @ginger_kerry @lauratravena @emilie_eah
This week Emilie has some questions for Kerry and Laura. She asks them what their younger views on health, success, mental health, relationships and future goals were, and how this differs now. Listen and ask yourselves the same questions. Get in touch with us and let us know! @whatcomfortzonepodcast @bodyconfidencehq @emilie_eah @ginger_kerry @lauratravena
Emilie, Kerry and Laura are joined this week by the guy who is responsible for Laura's entrance into the world of radio... Gus! A breakfast show host, station chairman and club DJ, Gus talks to us about his many jobs, how he got to where he is in life, and the challenges he's faced along the way. Laura describes Gus as the most positive person she knows, find out why! Find Gus here: https://pulseonair.co.uk Instagram - @pulsebreakfastshow
This week, Emilie, Laura and Kerry are joined by Pippa May, a relationship coach. Pippa coaches single women struggling with low self esteem to become confident and assured in their relationships. Theres so much we don't know about the psychology of a relationship and we thoroughly enjoyed delving into it in more detail with Pippa! https://www.maycoaching.co.uk
This week, Kerry and Laura are joined by two early years teachers - Helena and Hayley. Both at different points in their careers, we ask them to open up about how they manage being responsible for our future generations, while looking after themselves too! Emilie got called into work tonight, but she will be back next week don't worry! Socials - @whatcomfortzonepodcast BCHQ - @bodyconfidencehq Don't forget to hit 'subscribe'
In this weeks episode, Laura has disappeared to Sunny Spain in a desperate bid to rid the winter blues so Emilie & Kerry thought it would be appropriate to discuss preventative measure you can put in place to stop you getting SAD! (Seasonal Affective Disorder!) Let us know how you cope with winter over on our instagram @whatcomfortzonepodcast
This week were advising all our listeners to COPPA FEEL! October is breast cancer awareness month which is something very close to Lauras heart. Cancer effects 1/2 of us so please listen and raise awareness, not just this month but every month. Don't forget to WEAR IT PINK!
This week Laura, Emilie and Kerry are joined by Claire, The Purpose Pusher. Claire is a High Performance Coach, Meditation Master, Public Speaker, Best Selling Author and a fellow podcaster! Join us to hear about her journey and the life lessons she teaches. Emilie had rather bad wifi issues this episode, we apologise for her being so quiet!
This week we are joined by Kerry's gorgeous daughters, to find out what they think 'Adulting' is all about, what makes them happy, and how a hug heals all.
Emilie and Laura formally introduce the newest member of the WCZ podcast team... Kerry. Together, they review and discuss the previous few week's episodes, with key take aways and favourite moments. Listen carefully for a few of Laura's natural hair colour moments surfacing! Let us know what you think, and who you'd like to hear us chat to @whatcomfortzonepodcast
This week Laura and Emilie welcome Shirley Fletcher, coach for Chipping FC Ladies. Join us to hear all things community, team spirit and of course a little football. Don't know your offside rule from your free kick? That's not a problem, we don't either!
This week on the What Comfort Zone? Podcast we are joined by Nat - Owner of iameverwell. Nat is an ex stockbroker turned life coach. Hear about her journey in the corporate world and how she's become a leading coach for professionals.
This week Laura and Emilie are joined by Michael, The King of Aces. Michael is a maker of magic and smiles. This week we are talking about life in the forces, mindset and where magic plays a part in mental health. We may even have managed to slot a cheeky magic trick in there for you! Tune in to find out!
This week Emilie, Laura and Kerry are joined by Tom O'Brien. Veteran, Mental health survivor and Invictus Games contestant. This episode is full of raw and honest truths, especially those that surround men's mental health. Men, We see you. Make sure we can hear you.
This week Emilie and Laura are joined by Hypno Mama. I think its fairly safe to say if there are any skeptics out there when it comes to the world of Hypnosis then please give this a listen. Ashley is full of passion for the work she does and isn't afraid to do some myth busting along the way.
This week Emilie and Laura are joined by Liam McNamara of Body Confidence HQ, and Dave McPartlin, headteacher at Flakefleet Primary School. Join us as we discuss all things about chasing dreams and ending up on Britain's Got Talent, encouraging a healthy mindset and lifestyle from early years and how exercise can be the key to a better body, career and family lifestyle.
Laura and Emilie are joined by Nikki, owner of The Bookish Mindset subscription box. This week we are talking with Nikki about pushing out of her comfort zone and creating a business all about books! Nikki's opinion on books and reading for mental health is a real eye opener and not an episode to be missed!
This week, joined by Kerry, it's an open discussion on the difference between self love and self care. We also delve into our top 10 self care tips to get us out of a funk!
This week we're talking all things work - life balance and how social media has us 'glorifying' the grind. Let's normalise a healthy work life balance. The starting point is always being able to openly talk about it!
Emilie and Laura are joined this week by BCHQ coach, Power Lifter, Dancer.... Katherine. Listen to us talk about Body Image, Body Positivity, Body Capability.
Emilie and Laura are joined by their BCHQ team to discuss what epic challenge they faced over the weekend. Talking all things team work, camping, meltdowns and support networks. Did we manage all 3? Did we raise £1500 for Mind? Listen to find out!
Emilie and Laura are joined by their friend Kerry to discuss the HUMONGOUS challenge they are undertaking this weekend, all for Mind - The Mental Health Charity Head to @whatcomfortzonepodcast on Insta or Facebook to give us a sponsor! Let's see if we are still laughing next week!
Laura and Emilie recap some of the topics covered in the last few episodes and unearth some reasons as to why social media can be beneficial, especially in the current climate. Laura still has a ridiculous amount of screen time... but is it still on social media?
Emilie and Laura discuss how social media is taking over their lives, and set challenges for each other centred around this. How much time do YOU spend updating your status?
Emile and Laura discuss the 'Technology Comfort Zone' and how there is no privacy left in the modern world.
Emilie and Laura are joined by their No Nonsense Body Confidence Coach, Liam McNamara to hear about his journey outside his comfort zone and how his no nonsense approach to coaching gets results. Be prepared for a few dramatic explicits.
Emilie and Laura discuss their favourite comfort zone quotes, what a comfort zone means to them and explore their reasons behind starting this podcast. All the while wearing a batman T Shirt...
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