Women’s Words: Recent Episodes
Women’s Words
Welcome to the Women’s Words podcast, a show dedicated to chatting all things female keeping it completely raw, unfiltered & with no BS!
Join me your host Gabz, as I chat to amazing ladies each sharing their own journey with a range of different topics from women’s health, mental health, body positivity & much more!
We aim to help raise awareness & education for important subjects, break down social taboos & stigmas.
But most importantly of all... inspire & empower women everywhere!
I hope you all enjoy.
On this week's episode I am joined by my ULTIMATE girl crush Ali Hemsley who is advocating for the chronic illness community through her platform, whilst raising more awareness for disabilities & mental health.
Ali & I chat about her 10 year battle with M.E/CFS, Fibromyalgia & how it has impacted her mental health resulting in her also suffering with depression & anxiety. She shares her top tips on how to cope when her mental health takes a toll & how being chronically ill has impacted her personal & work life.
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On this week's episode I am joined by the amazing Amy who is the creator of Chronic Glow, a fellow podcaster & chronic illness club member.
Amy talks me through being diagnosed with ME/CFS, her ordeal of suffering with several on going symptoms indicating to what health professionals concluded was PCOS...but could well in fact now be Endometriosis & the limbo she has been left in. We also discuss the lack of accountability & responsibility taken for mis-diagnosis of conditions, along with the lack of care & support sometimes experienced within our health service.
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On this week's episode I am joined by wonderful Jayme who is a RWL ambassador, owner of The Badass Brownie Company & Dog Mama all whilst being on a journey to becoming a solo Mum.
Jayme shares with me why she has decided to pursue motherhood by herself, explaining the ins & outs of fertility treatments & the difference between them. We also chat about the things she is looking forward to about being a parent & the things that will change forever!
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On this week's episode I am joined by Amy who is an amazing blogger, the QUEEN of reels & part of the chronic illness community suffering with Chronic Migraines, Endometriosis, & Pots.
Amy explains what it's like when a Chronic Migraine attack hits, how she copes with it & how it has impacted her life. We also chat about Amy's Endometriosis diagnosis & how it is important to show the good, the bad & the ugly of having chronic illnesses.
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On this week's episode I am joined by the fabulous Ellen who is an amazing YouTuber sharing her journey with multiple chronic & auto immune conditions & her love for travelling & fashion.
We chat about how her YouTube & Instagram started, her passion for using her platforms to raise more awareness for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Uveitis & Alopecia Areata & reminiscing on our younger years.
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On this week's episode my guest is the incredible Anna who is a member of the Endo club, an Endometriosis UK ambassador & the host of Menstrual Monday's.
Anna shares her long journey to getting diagnosed with Endometriosis, explaining the severe impact it has had on her body which has led to her needing a stoma bag & gives an honest look into the reality of being a wife & mother whilst living with this incurable condition.
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On this week’s episode I am joined by the wonderful Imogen who is using her Instagram platform: @slimmogen to advocate for body positivity, anti diet culture & empowering women to love their bodies. Imogen shares her own experience & opinion surrounding restrictive diets.
We also chat about the pressures put on us by society & the media to feel we have to look a certain way & learning to love the skin you are in no matter what size you are.
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Who's ready for another fantastic female sharing her story?
On this week's episode I have the pleasure of chatting to the beautiful Faye, who passionately campaigns for more awareness for Psoriasis, Fibromyalgia & Axial Spondyloarthritis.
Faye opens up about her difficult battle with Psoriasis as a teenager, her journey to self love & living with multiple chronic illnesses.
We are back for another episode of Women's Words with the amazing Beth as this week's guest! Beth is an auto immune & chronic illness warrior sharing her story & raising awareness on her Instagram page & YouTube channel.
Beth explains her journey to getting the correct diagnosis for her conditions, working whilst living with chronic illnesses & trying to find balance to help manage symptoms & pain.
On this week’s episode I am joined by the lovely Maisie who is a Mum, a body positivity warrior & ambassador for the amazing I Am Size Me movement. She is using her platform on social media to help normalize normal bodies & for ladies to love the skin they are in.
Maisie shares her traumatic experience of suffering with Pancreatitis & Sepsis after the birth of her son, developing PTSD & anxiety as a result & her top tips for managing her mental health.
The badass female joining me on this week's episode is my girl crush... Liv aka Self Love Liv! Liv is a mental health, body confidence & self love advocate.
Liv talks me through her own experience of being diagnosed with a mental health condition, choosing to go sober, how to deal with trolls on the gram, her top self care tips & surviving with the socials pressures we face today.
In the first episode of the Women's Words series, join me your host Gabz as I chat to Jess, who is a fellow spoonie, chronic & invisible illness advocate tirelessly raising awareness for our community whilst keeping it 110% real along the way with her amazing Instagram page @misschronic_diaries.
We dive straight into it by Jess sharing her own journey of living with multiple chronic conditions, medical gaslighting & menstrual well being!
WARNING poo & pee is discussed throughout this segment. (We do not apologize for our potty mouths)