Catherine Lorimer's Guide to Life: Recent Episodes
Catherine Lorimer
I chat about general life experiences and adventures to hopefully inspire you to do new things. I get advice from people who have lots of life experiences to help you on your journey through life.
This week I give an update on how my golf is doing, I have begone the progression from horses to golf, by leaning to play golf this year, find out how I am getting on with that.
I also give an update on my weight loss and what I have been doing to lose weight, an update on my running. Find out what Merlin was up to this week and how Pippa is getting on with her incontinence issues. Also find out how the teenager really surprised us this week.
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This weeks podcast probably isn't so humorous, but that's life isn't it, sometimes we have good weeks and sometimes we have bad weeks. One thing that I have learned is not to tolerate the people in your life, who say they want to be involved in your life, try and get your attention then use silence as a form of emotional abuse, to make you doubt yourself.
People who start criticising things you are doing, making people close to you see you in a different light just because they are jealous that you are getting more of that persons attention. They make you feel like you have done something wrong, when actually its them, you are the person who is going out and doing it. This type of behaviour causes anxiety in people, the person experiencing it will worry about what they have done to upset you, it is a manipulative form of behaviour and should be recognised as such. If your partner is an anxious person, a sign will be that they keep asking you if you are ok, when they are actually projecting their feelings onto you which is a sign of anxiety. Look out for people taking advantage of them and treating them in this way and don't be afraid to call out the behaviour and make a thing of it. It's not acceptable to be treated in this way and if you want someone's friendship or support this is not a genuine behaviour, a genuine person will say something to your face, not to someone else behind your back.
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Have a listen to this weeks humorous podcas. Get an update on the Badger situation. Find out exactly why Jon calls perfect Pippa AZBO dog, find out what the teenager has been doing this week. Hear about Merlin the Fell pony and what he has been up to this week and find out just how terrible this weeks round of golf was
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A slightly refreshed podcast format, I will be sharing humorous stories about my week.
In this weeks episode, find out why I was in big trouble with the teenager. An update on what I am eating and how much exercise I am doing to achieve weight loss now I am over 50.
Also find out about the Badger raiders, what Merlin thinks of his new hoof boots and why Pippa is being called AZBO dog!
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On this weeks podcast I chat through why I am qualified to provide advice on this topic and chat through ways to build resilience, based on my own experience.
I also give you a taster of a new stand up comedy routine that I have been working on, with the aim of going to an open mic night at some point.
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Here is the podcast that you have been waiting for all about Feng Shui, concepts and how I use it in my house.
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One this weeks podcast I give an update on how I am doing with the personal objectives and challenges that I have set myself.
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On this weeks podcast I chat about how I define success and give a bit of an insight into what it was like managing a Glaswegian team vs an English team.
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I was a bit surprised recently that some people don't know how to organise events. Having worked for a Royal Medical College and organised complex admission ceremonies, examinations and educational events as well as the Lights to Remember service for Marie Curie at Chester Cathedral, I thought I would give some advice to anyone who is organising an event for the fist time and how to market it to the right people.
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This was prompted by Sophie Ellis Bexter*s post on Instagram a couple of weeks ago about the lack of female artists at festivals. I wanted to look a bit more into the detail a bit more on this one and see if that was the case. This led me to thinking about the seemingly lack of rock chicks and female rock stars and I have a look at the reasons that might be. Is this whole Manosphere scaring women off putting themselves into the limelight? Or has the stalking of famous female celebrities had an impact? After all celebrities are the people that are usually being stalked, it would be highly unusual for a celebrity to be stalking a normal everyday girl. If people found out then it would affect the way that this celebrity were seen by society, especially if they have a narcissist need to be liked.
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Find out how I am getting along with my self improvement plan this month. I give you an update about what I have been up to and what plans I have for the future.
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On this weeks podcast I chat through how to move away from dwelling on tramas of the past and things that happened in the past that you have no control over. We all do it, recall past events, but you can't change the past and there is nothing that you can do to change it.
Looking around a garden is a great form of mind fullness, using everything that a garden like the one at Bodnant to bring you into the present moment.
I also compare the cost of a lifetime membership to the National Trust just under 2.5k to the cost of an expensive handbag and pair of shoes and ask the question which one would be more beneficial to you?
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In this weeks podcast I chat about how I worked through my post holiday blues. having spent 5 fantastic days with a brilliant group of like minded independent women, with lovely food, lots of exercise so dopamine and serotonin hits, I was feeling really low, down, irritable and grumpy so I wanted to find a way to get myself out of feeling like this, have a listen to my podcast to see what worked and how long it took.
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On this weeks podcast I chat about relaxation and what I have learned this week. I do a little meditation to give you an idea of what it is about. I focus on collecting all of your negative thoughts or memories of past negative experiences help you to collect them up and help you to let them go.
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Have a listen to this months news rant, not too much ranting going on though as you can't really change what is happening in the world. So you are better focusing on your own life, changing that and living your best life and being the best version of yourself.
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The story of the music by Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring is set post second World War, he wrote it for a ballerina, the story is based on a young couple who are settling into a new farmhouse in the early 19th century.
The angel is the woman looking back on her own life. It also shows the transgression towards the end of her life, the spotlight represents the beam of light, a way up to heaven. The music has part of the Lord of the Dance, which is about Jesus and reincarnation, so the angel is pointing to the star of Bethlehem to indicate that Jesus may soon be returning.
When this music and ballet were produced it was the hope that men and women would be equal following on from the war. There is progress but, now women are encouraged to be beautiful, thin and to alter themselves in order to make themselves attractive to men. When it should be about who you are as a person as beauty fades over time. The quaker and the conductor, both men are centre stage in the painting as it is mainly men that are listened to in positions of influence. The young woman is waiting at home at a time of war listening to the quaker. She doesn’t know if her husband who is at war is alive or dead. She would not have known this in previous wars, so he is painted as a ghostly figure. She would have had to manage the house and everything else herself. She would have had to be a very strong independent woman much like myself, having lived on a smallholding.
I have added the three buglers as a Union, Confederate and American GI soldier to show previous wars and the bugles sound in the piece of music and represent war today off stage. In today’s modern world people constantly film, they don’t really listen to what is being said, much like Jesus felt he was not listened to. They just want to show the rest of the world that they were there. The person in charge of the lights who could be a man or a woman as there is more work equality now. Is too busy filming and misses the lighting cue. The spotlight is not on the main star, who is the biggest figure as you should be the star of your own life. She is an angel to represent myself as James Blunts Angel from the subway, heading towards the spotlight, as I have now revealed it’s me. I feel because I am now a middle-aged woman I am overlooked, ignored, social media means that everyone has a voice and it’s difficult to be heard. The stage manager has his head in his hands as it has gone wrong and there is nothing that he can do about it from the back of the stage. It is also an indication that in relationships things go wrong and you just have to deal with them as and when they happen. That’s real life, different to the way relationships are portrayed in the Arts, there isn’t always a happily ever after.
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Firstly thanks to my incredible listeners, blown away by this weeks download figures, 11/04 it was 164 downloads over 7 days, a bit stunned really as when I first started it was about 7 a week. Really appreciate the original 7 people though.
This month there has been a lot of personal change for me, I am really good at identifying what is working in my life and what isn't. If something is making me unhappy then I work to identify that and change it.
I am also really good at identifying things that I no will be a problem for me, in the future and its important to address these things and let the person concerned know so that you can come up with a plan or a way to work around it.
Have a listen and I hope that this helps you to identify just one thing in your life that you think, I have been thinking about that for years, procrastinating over it, this month I will actually do something about it.
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Having had an encounter with someone who has this, I recognised some personality traits in myself so I wanted to find out all about it and self analyse myself. This podcast goes through the psychological and physical personality traits and what steps that you can take to overcome social anxiety.
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What has Mad King Donald been doing this month?
There is a bit of news, but not much as its a bit depressing, mostly this week I chat about getting a voice note from Vernon Kay and sending one back to him. I also sing a bit and hopefully sound slightly funny in an effort to cheer anyone listening up a bit. I hopefully restore your faith in humanity by relating a story about a really lovely encounter that I had with some strangers.
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Find out how I am getting on with my own personal self improvement plan and what exciting things that I have been up to this month.
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For anyone who follows me on Instagram, then you might have seen that I have been sharing that a lot of chocolate contains palm oil. The amount of coco in chocolate has decreased which has impacted on coco bean farmers, the amount of milk in chocolate has been reduced which has impacted on diary farmers.
I can't remember what type of Easter egg that I received last year can you?
I thought I would have a look at some other gift ideas, or an experience, something that someone will actually remember, rather than just getting an egg of the shelf. Something that requires a little more thought.
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On this weeks episode, I take a light hearted look at Ghostly and UFO sightings in Derbyshire. I chat through in a humorous and light hearted way, whether they could be a real thing or is there an alternative explanation.
Hopefully this will take you away from the news events that we are currently exposed to and give you some escape for a short while.
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In a special episode this week, I give my thoughts and opinions on the war in the Middle East.
I also give you some advice on how not to get to caught up in it, how to try to focus on the present moment. Let now be the time that you decide to do that thing you always wanted to, unless its travelling to the Middle East obviously!
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This month there is certainly a lot of news to go through. This podcast will not cover everything and it should go with a warning, if you are a public school boy who went to boarding school, in government or a CEO of a multi million pound company you are not going to like what I have to say.
Listen to the end and please text into the podcast and let me know what you think about the last piece of news.
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Thanks to all my global listeners, really appreciate you listening to my podcast and joining my on my journey.
Here is February's podcast on how I am getting on with the objectives that I have set myself. How my surprise Valentines date went and a whole host of other stuff, including not trying to say erm quite as much.
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Its February the 14th, you have been living under a load of pressure of work, family, financial responsibilities and you have woken up and suddenly realised that its Valentines Day. You have not arranged anything, not even got a card, don't panic, all is good, just have a listen to my podcast this morning, its packed with lots of ideas that can be arranged last minute that will make you look as though you had something planned all along.
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In this weeks podcast I have a look at UFO sightings and ghost sightings in Cheshire to see if there is any real evidence that either a UFO or a Ghost has been spotted.
Have a listen to find out whether there are any real unexplained UFO sightings and has someone really seen a ghost.
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On this week I fill you in on what's been happening in January so you don't have to get to bogged down with what's in the news. Sorry I do swear a few times this week!
There is a new section called What's Trump done now, How many of you think he is starting to look more yellow that orange and more like Hommer Simpson?
I also give my thinking on Clocaenog Forrest Man, how he might have go there, so have a listen to this and lets see if we can get this person identified and home to his family.
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As a follow up to my New Year New You podcast, I am going to do a monthly update evaluating how I am getting on with the things that I set myself SMART objectives for. Which was do some more competing with my pony Merlin, do more with my art and aim to sell a painting by December and finish writing my book.
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A new topic for this year, I am looking at UFO sightings in the UK starting in Cumbria. This information is from the Government website which has published UFO sightings that have been reported from 1997 - 2009.
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This weeks podcast contains a collection of ghost stories from Cumbria.
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Happy New Year to all my listeners. At the beginning of every year I like to reflect on myself and my situation. What doesn't work, what I want to change about myself, what things I enjoyed doing and what I want to do more of. What things that I didn't enjoy and want to do less of next year.
Join me on this podcast as I review myself and set myself some personal goals for 2026. If you are doing this yourself remember to make sure they are SMART, specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timed. If you set yourself an unrealistic goal you are less likely to achieve it and it won't have the desired affect.
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I was so organised in December preparing my news rant in advance, then forgot to publish it after too much Christmas Sherry. Sorry for the wait here it is.
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This weeks podcast is about things that you can do with your partner, obviously there is the usual banter by myself which has nothing to do with the actual podcast and I sing at the end as well. For any James Blunt fans out there, yes you guessed it I am a little off key!
Christmas can be a lonely time though, so you can do quite a few of these things on your own or with your dog, you don't need to be part of a couple.
And Christmas is just one day, you don't have to enjoy yourself or feel great or spend a ridiculous amount of money on presents. Its about Christmas lights, brightening your house and bringing light into it during the cold dark winter. If you want to leave them up until March, go for it, who says you have to take them down on the twelfth night! Its about remembering those who are no longer with us, remembering the ghosts of the past, letting go, focusing on the future and the here and now. That like Scrooge you can change who you are and your behaviour. People can go and buy their own stuff, but spending time with people is something that you can't ever get back. When you are sitting in a nursing home looking at memories you won't ever think I wish I had been bought more stuff. You will be trying to cling onto the memories of the past, the fun, the laughter and most importantly of all the love.
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This week as a Christmas special I have written a ghost story, sorry its not Christmas themed. As with everything that I do it is based on real events and things that have actually happened to me which I revel after the story.
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This week I tell the story of 3 seperate women from different back grounds who all went missing in the year 2000.
Kellie Pratt missing 11 June 2000
Nicola Ray missing 2 May 2000
Vicky Glass missing 23rd September 2000, her body was later discovered on the Yorkshire Moors on 3rd November 2000.
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Welcome to this months news rant, I am not too ranty this month, the Christmas spirt it has clearly kicked in. I have recorded this one a week early though, so if the end of the world happened, if Jesus returned or any other significant event then I will have missed it and it will be in Decembers podcast.
People are facing financial challenges this year, so instead of breaking the bank trying to buy everyone a Christmas gift, why not make something instead. I come up with a few different Christmas gift ideas that won't break the bank and that you can make yourself. This way you can tailor gifts to the person that they are for and get them something that they will actually use.
Remember Christmas is a time to be spent with family friends and loved ones, time is the gift not just buying an expensive present.
I bet your expecting a strange tale about mold that has become an apparition. Sorry this week the podcast is about ghostly sightings in and around the town of Mold in North Wales.
A replacement to the usually have a go at something new, as I have been ill with COVID all week and not been well enough to interview the person that I had in mind so that one will now be in January.
As we are quite close to Bonfire Night I am reminding everyone of a couple of unsolved murders that occurred on Bonfire Night.
Firstly I tell the story of Michaela Hague who was killed on Bonfire Night in November 2001.
Then I have a look at a couple who were shot dead at their garage.
If you have any information on any of these then please contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
As this weeks podcast is the day after Halloween, its a ghostly topic, its about Chester Ghosts, Chester being the most haunted city in the UK per square foot.
The tour is really interesting Mr Bumble and I headed off on it and its great value at £10 per person.
Have a listen to the podcast to hear about some of Chester's most famous ghosts, one of whom Sarah even made the local paper.
There is no need to listen to the depressing news, instead just have a listen to my Monthly news rant where I cover a few things that have annoyed me this month.
This week I look at Ghosts of Rowton Moor, what sightings and actual evidence is there that there are any ghosts there.
This year I have seen a drive to get women into golf with various offers being advertised. I thought that golf was an expensive hobby and not really accessible to everyone. However that is not actually the case, have a listen to this weeks podcast to find out how to get started and which club you need. Have a look at my social media this week as well to watch me having a go at it.
After all these years of staying silent, its time to admit the truth, it's me, I am the girl from the subway and this is my story about how I worked out for certain that it was me. But its not just the one song that is about me, there are also quite a few others. Its also a thank you to James for writing some lovely songs and I am happy that I was able to provide him with some inspiration as his muse who some of the songs are about.
This week the cold case that I am looking at is the disappearance and murder of Melanie Hall.
Melanie was someone's daughter, sister, friend and the person that ended her life and discarded her like a piece of rubbish is still out there, so please anyone that knows or suspects anything, please get in touch with Crimewatch 0800 555 111.
The news can be a bit depressing and events happening around the world can get you down. So I have done a quick round up of events this month, hopefully some of it is humours but I also cover the serious stuff as well.
So if you don't like watching the news, have a listen to this to find out what is going on.
The first of my new format podcasts, this week I have been ghost hunting at Denbigh Castle and then looking for the White Lady of Prestatyn, where there have been a lot of sightings of her so if you are looking for some evidence of paranormal activity then this is the place to start. I was a bit too scared to go at night have a listen to find out why!
If you do what you always do, you will get what you always get. So if you want to change and grow, then you have to embrace change, push yourself out of your comfort zone and do something different.
This month for me its Netball, find out what I got up to and how it all went.
Welcome to the first in a new format of Podcast Topics, I will be looking at different Cold Cases each month.
Living in Chester in 1991 when this Murder happened I remember it being the talk of the town. Its still unsolved so please have a listen to it to see if anything triggers a memory or if you suspected someone at the time, but they are no longer part of your life then now is your chance to come forward.
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Alternatively you can contact Cheshire Police through their website.
A new monthly feature, where I have a rant at some of the current news stories and issues in todays society that I have come across that month that have annoyed me.
Warning I do rant in this and it may contain some swearing. Hopefully some of you will find it amusing. Any topics that you want me to rant about, please message my Instagram account which is. @catherinelorimersguidetolifepodcast.
With most livery yards being full of strong minded, strong willed equestrian women, myself included this weeks podcasts provides guidance on communication.
I chat about some of the communication errors that I have made and how I would handle things differently next time and what were my communication successes this week.
Most equestrians dream of keeping their horse at home and having kept my horse on livery for ten years and then been lucky enough to achieve my dream and keep my horse at home for ten years. I compare the two and provide a realistic view of my experience of keeping a horse at home.
Just how much did I actually ride when I kept my horses at home?
This week on my Podcast I am chatting about colic as we had a possible colic on the yard and having had two horses which had Colic, both of which were caught early and without surgical intervention, I thought I would share my experience of these with everyone.
This podcase is particularly useful to first time horse owners.
One this weeks Podcast I am chatting about Fun Rides and you may have seen my friend Jane and I doing a few of them on social media.
I chat about what fun rides are, fun ride etiquette, fitness and preparation, transport and how to find a fun ride buddy.
This week I have an altercation with a guy on Instagram.
I meet up with an amazing group of positive minded people for a walk up Old Man Coniston, organised by Adventure Solos
And I give Fell Pony Merlin a bath.
Catch up with the yard antics in this week's podcast as Jane and I head off to the gallops for some Fellwell fun. Sarah organises an agility competition in which Jane and I get competitive, I manage to canter Merlin past some washing, then Jane and I have an altercation with a woman pulling a wheelie bin while out hacking.
This week at the yard where I keep my Fell pony Merlin we have been making hay. Find out about what's involved, why you need to feed horses and pony's hay and haylage.
This week a few of my horsey friends from the yard had a go at doing some pony agility, which is not the same as dog agility. Its essentially desensitising them which will help them to cope with some of the scary things that we see out hacking such as white lines on the road and wheelie bins, because they are really Daleks in disguise. It was great fun so have a listen, there are videos of what we did on Instagram so why not give it a go.
I have always thought that it seems strange that we stand at funerals talking about how wonderful the person was and all the funny and amazing things that they have done. I think that we should tell them when they are alive to hear it for themselves. So with this in mind, this weeks podcast is dedicated to my friend Jane.
This week I am continuing with the equine theme and I show the differences in riding two different horses on a trail ride while in South Africa. There are snippets from each ride, which were taken from the head camera that I wore and consequently it is a poorer sound quality, but it gives you an idea of what the rides were like. I rode two different types of horses for these rides, the first ride was a 15.2hh chunky thug type and the second was a 17.2hh appaloosa horse who was new and had been used for dressage. You can tell from my voice that I ride both horses completely differently.
The last section is about the Llanymynech horse trials that I helped Jane with cross country stewarding and some of the amusing moments that we had during the day.
One cold and dark winters morning my friend Jane and I were filling hay nets at the yard when she asked if I would be interested in going on a horse ride safari to South Africa with her. Yes was my reply and this weeks podcast is about that trip where we had the most amazing time and have made some treasured friends from all over the world and with the beauty of social media are able to easily remain connected to them.
When you do an experience like this it really pushes you outside of your comfort zone and you question yourself. It helps you to deal with any issues that you are facing in your life and you come out stronger. I have come back not afraid to be myself, not holding back anymore, no longer fearing the consequences and I am a much better and more confident rider.
I hope you enjoy listening to this podcast as much as I enjoyed the trip.
This week I am chatting to Equestrian Adventurer Fran McNicol about climate change that we have noticed through our travels She also chats to me about her trip across Mongolia where she met and fell in love with her now Australian husband Duncan.
Have a listen to this weeks podcast as I chat about body image, how the female ideal body image has changed through time and how being thin is perceived as being beautiful.
I chat about what I think of my own body image and come up with some solutions about how to improve my own body image.
This week I went to the home of Charted Accountant Paul Williams and he shared his story of how he came up with the idea of sending aid to Ukraine and has subsequently driven to Ukraine twice taking vital aid.
If you want to donate to this worthwhile cause, there is a just giving page under THE Williams and Edwards fundraiser for British Ukrainian Aid.
This week on my podcast I am talking some more about self esteem what can affect it, what can cause low self esteem in the first place, what to do if you do have low self esteem, I give personal examples of what I have done which makes it really easy for people to relate to.
This week on my podcast I am chatting about Emotional Eating, as after hearing Rebel Wilson discussing it in interviews and finding out more about it, I am sure that this is definitely something that I do. So I wanted to find out more about it and work out how to stop doing it.
I also take a self esteem test and there is a chance for you to test your self esteem as well and then some ways to build your self esteem.
This week in my podcast I am chatting about my relationship with alcohol having realised that my I need a drink to help me socialise with people and that the majority of previous relationships all involved drinking a lot of alcohol. I then break it up by adding a positive experience of seeing Take That in Hyde Park last year, before discussing how as a society we should be taking responsibility to help protect those people around us who are vulnerable and I also run through what are basic human rights are.
This week on my podcast I am talking about catastrophizing, I discuss what it is and why we do it and how I stopped myself from doing it. I have some top de clutter tips from organise with Jo. I also discuss self deprecating humour, which is something that I have done myself, James Blunt is famous for using these type of jokes, Is it healthy, should we be doing it? I also chat about getting my vaccines at a pharmacy travel clinic, pharmacies are offering more and more services to take the strain away from GP appointments. I had an appointment with a former GP practice nurse and had two of the best injection experiences ever.
This week in my podcast I explain how I cope with doubters, those people who make you doubt yourself until you find their words running around in your head and how to stop thinking about what they have said. I use mindfulness and meditation for this. I also give you a run through about what it was like to do Carfest Glamping and give you a review of the Guosto boxes I have been getting to make meals with.
Following on from my trip to London to see the Marathon and the sign off from my physio to start my running journey again, I review my first 5k rave experience to enable me to plan my training for my next 5k run. There are hints and tips on what I would do differently next time, it was taking me 45 mins to run 5k in my training runs, but my first race I did in 37 mins.
I also chat through what causes cramping and blisters and ways to prevent these from happening when you are running.
This weeks podcast aims to inspire you to go an watch the London Marathon and experience the atmosphere.
There are lots of hints and tips for beginner runners.
I also chat to my friend David, the man who gets a text from me and it reminds him to put his Nipeaze on before he goes out for a run! He is doing the London Marathon and we chat about his training, his feet size, marathon fuelling and I get his advice on where to put Vaseline. If you are a bloke who has a right foot size 9 and a left foot sized 8, get in touch and I can put you in touch with him.
This week I tell the story of the awful experience that I have been going through for the last couple of weeks with my Labrador Pippa after she was neutered and had a severe reaction to Metacam.
I was unaware of the potential dangers of using the drug having not had any issues with it when giving it to other pets and her brother just a couple of weeks earlier.
This podcast contains information on Pippa's symptoms and what medicines I had to syringe into her orally to get her to improve. It also contains information on what to look out for if your pet has had an overdose of Metacam.
This weeks podcast is dedicated to the regular crew of listeners to my podcast, that you are out there listening motivates me to keep doing them, you are awesome thank you.
This week I am covering motivation, having dragged myself out on a rainy bank holiday to cycle 6 miles and ride my pony after not having much sleep the night before due to a really sick Labrador I thought I would give you all a scary insight into how my brain works and how I stay motivated, how I set myself up for success and not failure and how I set myself goals and this week you will need a note pad and some paper as I am asking you to do some tasks yourselves.
In this weeks podcase I am chatting to equestrian writer and adventurer Fran McNicol about her exhilarating ride in the Gaucho Derby billed as the worlds toughest horse rave. Have a listen to find out how she and her husband Duncan got on.
Having had a riding accident which involved lung surgery I had to learn to breathe again and use all of my lungs, I share this with you and it will help with both exercise and relaxation. I have also had previous money worries and very stressful jobs, which meant that I have had trouble sleeping, I have had to analyse what the issues were and how to get a good nights sleep and I share all of this with you as well.
In this weeks Podcast, I relate a few more of my secrets on how I remain so positive. I look a bit more on selfcare and Help you to Work out What Affects your Mood and going through why you might feel like a failure and how to change your thinking on this.
At 50, I have managed to find a way to go from being really unhappy and in a negative place to being really happy without taking any medications or recreational drugs or drinking any alcohol. I have found happiness and positivity from within myself. It is becoming increasingly obvious that there is not much support from Mental Health out there, so having experienced poor mental health myself and got myself through it, I am here to help you in the next few weeks with a series of podcast helping you to find your happy.
This week I talk through identifying what it is that is making you feel unhappy, I no that sometimes you can't or do want to talk to anyone about it, now you don't have to you can just listen to me guiding you through what might be causing you stress and worry in your life, from my own personal experience.
When you have identified what is making you unhappy, before you make any changes you need to do a bit of work on yourself to get yourself to a place where you are able to deal with everything and I will talk you through the process of how I did this starting this week with self care.
In this weeks episode, I give a brief update on my recovery, then its part two of my chat with Steven James where we cover, blister prevention and have an open conversation about burnout, depression and anxiety and how running can have a positive impact on your mental health.
This week I chat to Steven James of PFM coaching he is a qualified running coach and a very experienced ultra runner, as well as being an ambassador for Ultra X. I really hope that you enjoy listening to this as much as I enjoyed chatting to him. First half of the interview this week and here the second half next week.
On this weeks podcast I chat about how quickly I have lost the ability to hold any kind of weights, Jo Bridge gives advice on how to work with just having one set of dumbells in your gym.
My neighbour and I have swapped dogs, as Pippas brother Ollie has torn his canine cruciate ligament and needed a similar surgery to mine. Find out how that all went, I learn all about cruciate ligaments and a bit more about my potential recovery times.
I cover crate boredom tips how to get a dog to eat anti biotics and I test drive the mobility device the IWalk.
Find out how I am managing to stay so positive even though I have broken my leg, how routine is helping me to keep pushing forwards. I have an update on how Fran McNichol is getting on in the Goucho Derby and I chat to ex army Ben Turner the inspirational Adventure Coach about why getting out into nature is so important if you want to challenge yourself and build self confidence.
On my podcast this week, how fortunes can change suddenly, I broke my ankle in a freak accident and this weeks podcast is about coping at home alone on crutches with a non weight bearing leg, while having to cook for myself and look after the car Winston and Labrador Pippa. I also have some more advice from Jo Bridges about weight loss and beginner fitness and I also get to chat to Published author and adventurer Fran McNicol ahead of her ride with her husband Duncan in the Gaucho Derby.
In this weeks podcast I let you know how my training is going ahead of my Half Marathon, I get a PB which I am really happy about. I then demonstrate how easy it is to cook a really healthy meal from ingredients and recipes supplied by the Mindful Chef. There is a snippet from my chat with James Kimber in week two just in case you missed it and Jo Bridges gives advice for beginners either on a running journey of a fitness journey on what to do if you are feeling overwhelmed.
Hi everyone and welcome to Catherine Lorimers Guide to Life Podcast.
It is week 3 of my London Marathon Training and a welcome back to Alan (Hello) you were away skiing last week, your fan did email and complain that you were not on the Podcast last week so at least we know one person is listening to us.
Did you have a good break (Yes) Well Alan you are a man of few words, let’s hope I don’t ever have to interview you.
Now last week was the 50th episode of my podcast, which you missed Alan while you were on pieste, probably off pieste in the bar piesete.
I started this podcast in September 2022, I had a break last year, which is something that I will not be doing this year, I am aiming to get a full year so 52 episodes of 1-hour long podcasts in and I have already got some exciting activities and adventures planned for this year. I have also already got some fantastic and interesting guests to interview lined up.
Now coming up in this weeks podcast, I have an update on my training, I will be interviewing / getting some more tips from Jo Bridges, who is a personal Trainer and has her own gym and online membership for some advice on strength and conditioning and Pilates to help with my running. I have been cooking more meals from the Mindful Chef and Alan will, be. Err what will you be doing Alan (pressing buttons). Just for anyone who is listening to the podcast for the first time, Alan is the producer, I occasionally get him to read stuff out and he is the one with the fan!
My Marathon training has gone really well this week and I am feeling really well prepared for my half marathon this weekend, providing we don’t have any adverse weather that cancels it. Last week I ended up running 17 miles instead of the 15 miles I had planned to run, this week I have given myself more of a break, doing a 5 mile long run with Pippa while my car gets MOTed and then some shorter 2 mile runs mid week again working on pace and continuous running rather than the walk running that I have been doing. The half marathon I am doing is around a really hilly area, so great training but also challenging, if I get a time under 3 hours for this one I will be happy, I would love a time of between 2 hrs 40 and 2 hrs 50, that would be awesome. I have a plan to run at my 5k pace for most of the way as I managed that on my 9 mile run last week, then slow the pace slightly after 9 miles and finish the rest at the slower pace, but I will see how it goes as if there are a lot of steep hills, I might walk those and then run the rest of the way at my 3k pace.
What has worked well this week
I have been doing more work on continual running and also work on my pace on shorter distances. Sprint work is probably best for this as well, but I haven’t had chance to do that, as it has been a bit icy this week.
What has been challenging this week.
The main challenges this week have been the snow and the extreme cold, running in the cold as an asthmatic is difficult and when you have icy conditions it is a bit dicy, I managed to get a couple of runs in, I am tapering this week ahead of my half marathon on Sunday.
Strength and conditioning sessions
This week I am easing off on the strength and conditioning sessions ahead of my half marathon run on Sunday. I have done one arm session and a platies session and will do stretch session after my run, I use Jo Bridge who I was chatting to earlier one, she has a great one on YouTube.
Here is a snippet from one of her sessions.
Healthy Eating
I am really happy with the food that I have been eating this week, only a couple of suspect biscuits h
London Marathon Training Week 2
Hello and welcome to this weeks podcast about my London Marathon Training, for anyone who didn’t listen to week one, I started running in February 2023 after doing a half marathon walk around London and ran my first marathon at the beginning of September, in just 7 months. This podcast is also here to give you some inspiration if you have just started running and to give you some hints and tips and advise you if you are running your first marathon or if you just want some motivation to get fitter and loose some weight.
Coming up in the podcast this week, update on my training, I will be interviewing my amazing marathon runner cousin, James Kimber, I have some dumbbell tips from Jo Bridge Fitness I will be letting you know about Mindful Chef and to finish off some beginner running tips.
In week one I ran a total of 17 miles over 4 days, this week I have run a total of over 4 days, I wanted to say a bit about planning, I diaries the miles that I need to run each day each week and this really helps me to stick to my training plan.
This week I have done 15 miles, I did a 9 mile long run at the beginning of the week, then I have been tapering ahead of my half marathon next weekend. I have done three 2 mile runs at a faster pace, mainly because I have had two Labradors towing me, Pippa and her sister Rosie who needs to the vet said needed to lose a couple of kgs so I offered to run with her and it has really helped with my pace.
Training issues this week
The cold weather, I have found this particularly challenging as being an asthmatic I struggle with my breathing, I have had to take it easy for the first couple of miles until I get my breathing under control.
It has also been icy conditions so not ideal for running, especially with a Labrador who tends to pull you.
Interview with James Kimber from Chester.
Strength and conditioning sessions
I did three in week 1 a total of 1hr 10 mins of body conditioning and 40 minutes of Pilates.
I am following workouts for The Nu You app and I am also taking dumbbell and pilates session from the 20 minute club run by Jo Bridges and there is access to loads of classes on this and its great value for £14.99 a month.
Here is a snippet from Jo’s Instagram account on Dumbbells and which she has given me permission to include in my podcast.
This week I have been cooking food from the Mindful chef, for those of you who have not heard of the mindful chef they delivery boxes with all the ingredients in each week for whichever recipe you have chosen. The ingredients supplied is from local and sustainable producers.
The idea behind The Mindful Chef is getting good quality local produce but also trying to reduce food waste by supplying just enough ingredients for the amount of people eating the dish. When you buy from The Mindful Chef you are also donating to one feeds two, so for my three meals a child has received three free school meals.
They are promoting healthy eating and trying to get people away from quick fix crash diets as they do not work long term and people like myself need a life style change and to change eating habits completely. The idea is to have a smaller portion of meat or fish from a sustainable source and bulk it out with fresh in season local vegetables. There recipes are also gluten-free with no dairy. If you buy meat and fish produce from local suppliers you can check the quality of welfare at these producers, rather than getting a piece of chicken in a supermarket that has been important from South America and you have no idea of how that animal was treated. The main principles are
Less meat but better quality
No Dairy
Natural ingredients, no processed foods, or refined foods or any with added sugars
Grass fed beef, free range chickens, MSC certified fish
All 100% British <
Last year to went from a non runner to a marathon runner in 7 months. Following on from this success, I am determined this year to get even fitter, by eating healthier food, loosing more weight and doing more training to run a better time in the London Marathon in April 2024.
Follow my journey my is full of hints and tips if you are running your first marathon or if you just want to start running, In this episode I give some more information on what food I am eating, some of the recipes can be found on my Instagram and youtube channel. There will also be hints and tips from trainers and I will be interviewing a multiple marathon runner in the coming weeks to get some more on what he dose in his marathon training.
When you have horses at this time of they year, it is usually a bit of a chore, I am reminded of the mud the conditions and how we managed the fields. Rather glad that it is now someone else's responsibility and I just turn up do my pony's stable, groomed him, ride and give him a hug do a couple of minty treat stretches and then leave.
This week, it is a very short podcast about how Pippa and I got on at Harewood Hall doing the Muddy Dog Challenge.
Find out about how I am getting on with training my rare breed Fell pony Merlin and my decision to move him to a new yard.
This is another podcast about my experience living in the equestrian world and about buying a horse lorry at a time where I was going through a major life change, there are some important life lessons to be learnt from my experience.
This podcast is about my trip to look around Betws-y-Coed with Pippa my black Labrador, have a look at her Instagram page pippatheblacklabrador for the Piptastic rating, based on dog walking, dog shopping, dog friendliness, dog swimming. Also included is the story of how much to my embarrassment Pippa managed to pull some guys trousers down.
Here is my monthly update on how I am getting along with training my rare breed Fell pony Merlin.
Having lost my ex father in law who I loved dearly very recently, I wanted to do something to remember him by and thought that this trek would be a great way to do it. This podcast is about the highs and the lows of the trek, my mistakes and my wins in finishing it and also about some of the people that I met and chatted to along the way.
This podcast is a real life look at what it is like to live in a small holding in the countryside. It gives you an insight into how to heat a country property, what can go wrong, maybe have a listen to it if you are looking to buy your own place in the country or think it might be nice to live in a period property.
I boarded a train to London for this weeks podcast during the Coronation celebrations and I took Pippa with me. Listen to where we went and how Pippa was on the train and whether I would take her again.
After a couple of friends told me they were going speed dating, I thought that is something that I could go off and do on my own. So I booked up for speed dating in Liverpool at the Hlilton Hotel with Fast Love Speed Dating. This podcast is about how the event went and did I get a match and a date, if you listen to the podcast you will find out.
This podcast is about how I got my rare breed Fell Pony Merlin back after having to sell him when I got divorced. I will be doing monthly updates on how his training is progressing and what issues we have been having and how I have approached them.
I had a go at doing a half marathon trail run in 2023 on the beautiful estate of Cholmondeley Castle in Cheshire. It is one of my most favourite places and holds lots of really great memories, This podcast is about the Castle and Estate and some of the other events that I have attended there as well as how the trail run went. I hope that you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed running it, which is not a sentence I ever thought I would find myself saying or writing!
This is the final podcast for this season, Here about car maintenance, self assessment and not the tax one, my fell pony Merlin and the start of our next adventure and my Ghost Hunting experience. Have a great summer everyone, get out there and do loads of things.
In this penultimate podcast I head off to Tarvisio which is on the boarder of Austria and Slovenia, I head off to the Carfest festival on my own and then buy a canal boat to holiday on next summer.
This week I am talking about how to get through Easter single, especially if you don't have family or friends to share it with. Have a listen to how I went from doing a training run to running the Wirral Way and the daily hot bloke count.
In this weeks light-hearted podcast I am chatting about my trip to Winterbach, my Red Barrows training, how I lost my car keys at the airport and also about my experience of having a personal trainer.
I am very excited to tell you that this weeks episode is about my Marathon Ready Retreat organised by the Frothy Coffeeman and Paul Rooker, two absolute gents. Have a listen to find out about my exciting week and all the awesome people I met including the legendary Ben Smith who ran 401 marathons in 401 days and one of the nicest blokes I have ever met. Did I enter a marathon at the end of it, listen to the very end to find out if I did.
This weeks episode tells of my travel last year to see James Blunt in Dresden and also my trip so see the home that has a significance to our family history Holkham Hall.
This weeks podcast is about my trip down to London to attend the inaugural Black Dog Big Bash, where Rod Stewart and Chris Evans got up to some amusing antics at the auction. Have a listen to the light-hearted podcast of the dinner what I liked about it and being my usual positive self there was nothing not to like as my glass is always half full and it certainly was half full of red wine on this occasion.
In this weeks podcast, I provide hints and tips on going to the cinema on your own. I got camping on my own, staying at a rustic site, I go to Cardiff to see the Stereophonics, I go to Liverpool on my own to see a few bands and I head off to see James Blunt in Barcelona.
This week I am taking a break from telling the story of my journey last year, to tell you about my first 5k run. This time last year I was only able to run between 3 lamp posts so to be able to run 5k is a massive achievement. So for anyone thinking of doing a 5k run here is what happens and how mine went, to hopefully encourage you to enter one yourself.
This week I talk through what I did in the month of May 2022, going to London, seeing Tom Cruise, travelling to Milan to see James Blunt, then going to a music festival all on my own.
This week I talk about heading off to some destinations in Germany, to see James Blunt on his European Tour. If you have ever through about seeing any artist abroad this will give you some more information about the whole experience and I travelled alone with limited German and survived so you can do it as well.
Taking a break from telling my Surviving Divorce story this week so to let you know at the request of my cousin about this event, which was my first major event like this. In this Podcast I talk about how the event went, how I trained for it and whether the training I did was enough and my final placing for the event.
Welcome to the next episode of my podcast, in this episode, I tell how I started my social media journey. I also talk about the importance of eating properly and on mindfulness and about the next bands that I went to see on my own still in the UK, but this time in Manchester, Stoke and Liverpool.
Hi everyone, thanks to everyone who has listened to my podcast so far. This next chapter is about the start of my confidence building journey and what I did to start getting my confidence back through music. It also has advice on what I would have done differently if you are in my situation in an unhappy relationship or going through a divorce. It is also ok not to be ok. At the end there is also a tools section with advice on what books I read in that months and what I routine I got myself into.
Mental Fitness. I found this a really easy book to read and read a chapter a night over a two-week time frame. I read lots of books, but there are so many important messages in this book that I think need to get out into society so for anyone who doesn’t like to read or who can’t and who doesn’t want to listen to the book being read then I have put together a brief synopsis on each chapter and listed the Lessons that Ant Middleton puts a key points at the end of each chapter.
Here is the news episode of how I changed my life a year and while I am not exactly where I want to be and I have up days and down days, much life anyone else, I am a lot happier. It also provides some advice on how to start a discussion if you are having relationship issues along with some helpful advice that I followed about sleep and mindfulness techniques including downloading a radio app to your phone so you can listen to positive music and good news all the time.
Here is the full story of how my life changed last year when I went from being unhappy, married living in a farm house with horses in Ayrshire to being single, happy and having lunch with Chris Evans and James Blunt. With helpful hints and tips for you at the end on what books I read and what I did to get to where I am today.
Hi everyone I hope that you all had a great Christmas, here is my last Podcast of 2022 about my new role on the radio as a volunteer presenter, thanks so much for listening to my Podcast and I am looking forward to 2023.
After successfully bidding on the Auction to win Lunch out at the Fox & Pheasant with James Blunt and Chris Evans, here is a podcast on the main event.
I have decided that I would spend some time abroad this winter to get some winter sunshine as the UK weather can be a bit depressing in the winter, so this podcast is about how I am getting on working in the sunshine from Tenerife.
I don't much like the rest of you I don't really like getting these done and have put it off for ten months, but it is important that we get them done. For those of you that haven't had one then here is my podcast on the simple procedure and why as a cancer auditor for Cervical cancer I would recommend you have a smear test. I also touch on my experience of going through the early menopause and finding out about not being able to have children. I might come back to this issue later on, as if I am honest, I do now regret not having children, but my husband was adamant he didn't want any and it wasn't up for discussion.
I have recently given a large donation to Carfest to support its partner charities, if you are wondering about my thinking behind this decision then please listen to my podcast to understand my thinking behind my decision.
This podcast is for my cousin James who asked for my help with a presentation that he has to give for a job interview. I decided that a few WhatsApp lines wasn't really good enough, so this podcast is to help him with his interview.
This podcast is about my best friend Caroline a little bit about how we met and our recent discussions on happiness is and how to find it and advice from a therapist on what type of partner you should date if you have an addictive personality.
In this week's podcast I have a look at how to find a new group of friends without having to go through the drama of dating!
Here is the latest episode in my well being journey, as it is COP27 I wanted to talk about the amount of waste and energy usage on my Narrowboat. While emptying the recycling I found a book in it and I wanted to explain how much energy and materials actually go into the book manufacturing process so people have a better understanding and can question whether we should recycle books or whether we should take them to a centre where someone else can make use of them,
This is a special Bonfire Night edition, with a look at what I want from my next relationship and what I want from the next man in my life. I have been watching some of my favourite romantic comedies, picking out my favourite romantic moments and thinking about the things that are important to me in a relationship. It also describes the moment that I had with a stranger on the subway on the night of the Battersea Park firework display in 2002, of never forgetting or wondering what if and the regrets of not doing anything about it. It is also a reminder that we need to stop living life on a screen and get out into the world to have these moments.
I hope this podcase will be useful to anyone who is alone and wants to go on holiday but doesn't have anyone to go with. I went abroad for a week and really enjoyed it and ate out on my own every night, this podcast is about what I did on the holiday to keep myself entertained. I hope that it will inspire other women to go abroad on their own.
I have recently realised that I suffer from anxiety and over thinking and her are some tips on how it affects me and how I manage it.
This podcast is sharing what I have learnt about my rescue cat Winston and why he is the way he is.
This a story about a few traumatic events and relationships that I have been through in my life and how these events have affected me and led me to take the safe relationship options.
I hope you enjoy my podcast on my minor mole surgery and my detailed skin care regime that I have followed since my twenties.
After 18 years of marriage, I got divorced this year, so I wanted to review why my marriage went wrong, so that I can learn from mistakes of the past and remember the good times as well.
I suddenly need to let people know whether I was in the queue or not so this seems like a good opportunity to reflect of how I said goodbye to my family and friends.
Thanks to the three people I know who have listened to this podcast and provided positive feedback.
This next podcast is a continuation of my weight loss struggle, but it also covers my experience with yoga and working on self-healing.
I hope you enjoy it and find something in it that helps you on your wellbeing journey.
At 48 I have always struggled with weight loss, however this year I am determined to change my fitness and eating habits and lose weight. Follow me on my journey with my personal trainer Joe who is helping me choose the right food and creates a training plan to ensure that I keep burning off those calories. My goal is to look great in a dress at Christmas.