BRAVE NEW GIRL: Recent Episodes
Lou Hamilton
Welcome to stories of impact, courage and tenacity, told by entrepreneurs, disruptors, creatives, change-makers and campaigners who are focused on the well-being of People & the Planet. Lou Hamilton launched series 5 with The Women's Impact Project. Not afraid to go deep, she and guests talk ideas, innovation, social and environmental issues, creativity, and how they, as those who identify as women or non-binary, energise their circle of influence and beyond. It is a platform for voices who are positively impacting the world with a story they dare to share about how they found courage, purpose and passion, through all of their challenges and set-backs. If you are looking to connect with a wider community, build an impactful business or help create a better world, then these guests are your people, and listening to them will support you on your journey. Be courageous in your vision and impact in the world. Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released. Lou Hamilton is a multidisciplinary artist, author of Brave New Girl- How to Be Fearless, and founder of Silk Studios podcast guest agency. Follow on Instagram @brave_newgirl - If you are impact-driven and would like to become a podcast guest on multiple podcasts and bring visibility to your business, mission or message then Lou's internationally bestselling book DARE TO SHARE will help you get there and an online course to help you use podcast guest to spread your message and attract new audiences into your world www.silk-studios.co.uk
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What is subconscious therapy and how is it different from traditional talk therapy?
If you’re interested in moving away from limiting beliefs or self-sabotaging behaviours, or getting unstuck from stressful or traumatic events, listen to my guest this week Krishna Avalon, alicensed acupuncturist, subconscious therapist, PSYCH-K facilitator, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) practitioner who has helped over 32k patients and clients achieve their health and wellness goals over the last 24 years.
She specializes in subconscious therapy, Internal Family Systems, and the nervous system. Her work is grounded in neuroscience and ancient medicine.
Krishna shares with us how we can navigate difficult challenges in our lives and grow into a better relationship with ourselves, others and the world around us.
She shows us that it is possible to overcome hard things so that we feel better, live more impactfully, and perform at our highest potential.
You can find out more about Krishna’s work on https://www.krishnaavalon.com/
And follow her on Linkedin @Krishna Avalon M.ac
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative wellbeing and art practice go to CREATE LAB or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you.
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Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
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We created this digital world, can’t stop it, but can’t seem to live with it without losing ourselves. So what can we do?
If you’re interested in unlocking your full potential with your own body intelligence listen to my guest this week Andrena Woodham bestselling author of Embody- the power of presence in an age of distraction.
She is an embodiment expert and pioneer empowering innovators, entrepreneurs and educators. Former BBC World presenter with 30+ years in somatic therapy, her transformational retreats blend neuroscience with embodiment practices to access authentic power.
Andrena helps clients develop Body Intelligence, improving decision-making and navigating complexity with clarity—essential in today’s fast evolving digital landscape.
She shares how we can reconnect with ourselves, empower our minds and bodies and start to unwind ourselves from the techno-stress we have come to live with in this techno-age.
You can find out more about Andrena’s work on https://andrenawoodhams.com/
And follow her on Linkedin @andrenawoodham
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative wellbeing and art practice go to CREATE LAB or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you.
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
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Why would we want to clean up our skincare and beauty products?
If you’re interested in putting toxin-free, sustainable from on your body listen to my guest this week Kelsey Irvine CEO of Birch Babe, a female and family led company offering a collection of 60+ award-winning, certified all natural, vegan and cruelty-free skin, body, baby and clean beauty products.
Their mission is to help people make easy lifestyle choices for the health of their bodies and the planet with products that are clean, approachable and effective.
All Birch Babe products are formulated in their lab in Ontario with sustainably sourced, EcoCert and Fairtrade ingredients and packaged low waste and plastic-free wherever possible.
Kelsey shares how she's helped build Birch Babe and Birch Baby brand and how important it is to make healthy, effective skincare accessible to as many people as possible, for the entire household and every stage of life.
She shows us how to shift from toxic products on our body to chemical free, and the positive impact that is for ourselves and for the planet.
You can find out more about Kelsey’s work on www.birchbabe.com
And follow her on Linkedin @Kelsey Irvine
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative wellbeing and art practice go to CREATE LAB or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you.
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
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How have women used textile work to create meaning and purpose in their lives throughout history?
If you'd like to know how creative interests like knitting and sewing can help in psychological transformation, listen to my guest this week Nicole Nehrig, clinical and research psychologist, who has helped individuals and couples process trauma, PTSD & depression, strengthen relationships, find meaning and purpose in life, and live creatively and authentically.
Her work and her own experience inspired her book, With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Stories which integrates psychological theory and practice with historical accounts and firsthand stories of the meaningful role that textile work has played in so many women’s lives.
Nicole shares how textiles have been essential to survival, the development and expression of culture throughout much of human history and how women have been able to tell their stories, shape and express their identities, process difficult emotions, stand up for what they believe in, nurture relationships, and improve their quality of life.
She shows us how vital creativity in all its forms is for enhancing the richness and quality of our lives.
You can find out more about Nicole’s work on https://nicolenehrig.com/
And follow her on Linkedin in @nicolenehrig
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative wellbeing and art practice go to CREATE LAB or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you.
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
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How can we use our beautiful power collectively to stop deforestation, heal the planet, and support farmers, with every cup of coffee... Make the world better with every sip!
If you’re interested in making more ecological coffee choices, listen to my guest this week Etelle Higonnet, attorney, environmental activist, and knighted as a Chevalier de l'ordre national du Mérite for her pioneering efforts to curb deforestation in high-risk commodities such as cocoa, rubber, palm oil, cattle, and soy industries.
She is the founder of Coffee Watch, a nonprofit watchdog organization fighting to reform the global coffee industry and its dark secret of slavery, child labor, deforestation, and pesticide-soaked monoculture. Their unyielding resolve is to make the world a better place with each cup of coffee.
Etelle's powerful work is bringing change to the destructive impact of the coffee industry on the planet and to people’s lives. She shows that every one of us can vote with each cup of coffee that we choose to drink. Together we can bring the end to slavery, deforestation, child-labor and pesticide-soaked monoculture.
She shares how we can all be guardians of our world and that by making good choices, we can have a huge positive impact for people and the planet.
You can find out more about Etelle’s work on https://coffeewatch.org/
And follow her on Linkedin @EtelleHigonnet
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative wellbeing and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you.
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
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How can we change our eating habits in ways that improve our health, the health of the planet, and promote equity in the food system?
If you’re interested in supporting a healthier food system listen to my guest this week Nancy Matsumoto, an award-winning freelance writer and editor who specializes in the areas of regenerative agriculture, food, sake, arts and culture.
Her latest book Reaping What She Sows offers a blueprint for what eating enjoyably, regeneratively, and ethically looks like today. Essential for those who are concerned about climate change, their own health, and the lack of choice and transparency in the global food supply chain.
Nancy introduces readers to the women changemakers who are building local and regional supply chains, from the maverick farmers, millers, and bakers bringing back local grain economies; the brewers, distillers, and winemakers who are regenerating land and ecosystems; indigenous and diasporic seed savers, and many more changemakers.
Nancy shares about these incredible women who are rebuilding our broken food system, working tirelessly to bring us an alternative to Big Agriculture, for good wholesome, sustainably produced food that’s better for us and for the planet.
She shows us how what we choose to put on our plate impacts our bodies, the land and the world around us.
You can find out more about Nancy’s work on https://www.nancymatsumoto.com/
Buy her book at all good book sellers
And follow her on Linkedin @NancyMatsumoto
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative wellbeing and art practice go to CREATELAB or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you.
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
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Better Hydration without All That Guzzling: Can You Can Solve Your Health and Our Planet’s Problems with Water Secrets?
Gina Bria is an anthropologist and founder of the Hydration Foundation, recognized as a leading resource for hydration science and education. She’s the co-author with Dr. Dana Cohen, MD of QUENCH: Your five day plan to Optimal Hydration, recommended by the New York Times, Oprah’s O Magazine, and NPR Cool Science.
The truth is, there's often one big, overlooked culprit for our common maladies: dehydration. Humans are 65% water.
So when we're dehydrated, our body starts to slowly shut down, causing the headaches, fatigue, joint paint, weight gain.
Gina gives us a better understanding of water so that we can learn to hydrate in ways that give us optimum health and vitality.
She shows us a new plan for hyper hydration because water is our ultimate wealth.
You can find out more about Gina’s work on https://hydrationfoundation.org/ , buy her book QUENCH at all good bookstores and
Follow her on Instagram @GinaBriaWater
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative wellbeing and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you.
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
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How can we make Body Mind and Soul life choices to create happiness wellness and success ?
If you’re interested in the power of sound healing, listen to my guest Jess Holley, a Quantum Alchemy Crystal Bowl Sound Practitioner, Crystal Healer Master, Dance Body Mind Coach / Choreographer and Ayurvedic Holistic Female Health Coach. Sound healing is the use of high vibrational sounds or frequencies to relax both the nervous system and brain waves to encourage the body to go into a self-healing mode.
With its powerful relaxation and cellular repair, sound healing reduces stress & anxiety, strengthens your immune system, improves sleep, to help you feel calmer and more at peace.
Jess shares how we can expose our minds, bodies and soul to holistic practices like sound healing, dance and crystal therapy in order to balance our energy and uplift our innate feminine power.
She shows us that we have access to self-healing when we open up to improve our physical and mental health, our emotional wellbeing and our spiritual advancement
You can find out more about Jess’s work on https://www.shedlightlondon.co.uk/
And follow her on Instagram @jessie_i_c
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative wellbeing and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you.
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
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How can we prevent dementia and if we or someone we love does get it what can we do about it?
If you want to know how to prevent dementia or what to do if you or a loved one does get it, listen to my guest this week Dr Sabina Brennan, top neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Me in which she combines her professional knowledge with her personal experience of caring for her mother with dementia.
Dementia is devastating. Almost a million people are currently living with the disease in the UK alone and this is set to triple by 2050. With family members often providing care, navigating treatment can be overwhelming.
But there is life after diagnosis. With a human-rights approach that validates everyone's experience and dignity, she reframes the job of caring for someone with dementia as a partnership. Both you and your loved one deserve respect, support and the latest research to help you on your journey.
Sabina shares how to encourage a brain healthy lifestyle, what we can do to cope and optimise the caregiving experience, and how we can improve quality of life for ourselves and our loved ones suffering with dementia.
Her book Still Me reminds us to shift the focus from the disease to the person, and that our relative, despite the disease, is still there, and that we, as a care partner, are just as important.
Sabina shows us that while Dementia can steal many things, it doesn't have to take away the simple pleasures of life.
You can find out more about Sabina at https://sabinabrennan.ie/ , listen to her podcast Superbrain, buy her book Still Me at all good book stores.
And you can follow her on Instagram @sabinabrennan
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative wellbeing and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you.
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
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Why do we define strength based on what only men's bodies do? Why aren't the strengths of the female body considered "strong"?
If you’re interested in how to make the most from our bodies in relation to the world around us, listen to my guest Starre Vartan, science journalist, environmental writer, sustainable living expert, essayist and author of The Stronger Sex, a science-backed, myth-busting love letter to the female body- with its endurance, immunity, and the kind of strength that doesn’t flex, it lasts.
Starre shares about her beautiful book and it’s a myth-busting, science-rooted celebration of the female body and its endurance, longevity, adaptability, and immune brilliance.
She shows us that as women we’re not “too sensitive,” “too complicated,” or “the weaker sex” But in fact we have the power, strength & resilience to hold, move through, and transform the world around us.
You can find out more about Starre’s work on https://starrevartan.com/
And follow her on Linkedin @Starre Vartan
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative wellbeing and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you.
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
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How is our Ultra-processed world impacting women's health?
If you’re interested in living life in a less ultra-processed way listen to this week’s guest Milli Hill, investigative journalist with a specialism in women’s health and an expert in contemporary attitudes to birth. She is the founder of the Positive Birth Movement (PBM)& author of The Positive Birth Book is one of the UK’s bestselling pregnancy guides, and has sold over 100k copies since publication in 2017. Her more recent books, Give Birth like a Feminist, and My Period (for preteens), have also topped the Amazon charts- and now her latest book is the timely: Ultra Processed Women.
Milli shares about how we are being hoodwinked about what we buy, and how we can break free, so that we can live healthier lives on a healthier planet.
She shows us how, for too long, the devastating impact of ultra-processed food on women’s health has been ignored and what we can do to take back control of our bodies, our choices and our future.
You can buy Milli’s book Ultra-processed Women in all good bookstores, find out more about her work on www.millihill.co.uk
Follow her on Linkedin @millihill and on her substack https://unprocess.substack.com/
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative wellbeing and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you.
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
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How is your pelvic floor, the muscles that you sit on which control your bladder and bowels, an essential part of your overall health?
If you’re interested in getting back control of your pelvic floor function, listen to my guest this week, Dr. Nicole Fleischmann, a pioneering urologist, pelvic floor surgeon, & innovator transforming women's healthcare through her groundbreaking "Second Mouth" concept.
Dr. Fleischmann blends cutting-edge medical expertise with ancient wisdom to address the crisis of silence around intimate health issues. As the author of "The Second Mouth," she offers a unique perspective for women's wellness, Integrating modern medicine and holistic approaches for optimal pelvic health.
She provides hope for those suffering from incontinence, pelvic pain, and other urologic issues & empowering them to take control of their pelvic floor health. And it’s not what you think it is!
Dr Nicole shares how there is no longer any need to suffer in silence or be embarrassed to discuss even the most private and feminine matters because we know now how we can rebuild our pelvic floor health and restore function.
She shows us that pelvic floor dysfunction doesn’t have to be inevitable and that we can all learn to properly care for our ‘Second Mouths’ with accessible & practical techniques.
You can find out more about Dr Nicole’s work on https://www.thesecondmouthbook.com/
And follow her on Linkedin @Dr Nicole Fleischmann
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative wellbeing and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with w
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
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How can we eliminate plastic pollution by developing sustainable packaging solutions that seamlessly integrate into the natural environment?
If you’re interested in a world without plastic pollution, listen to my guest this week Insiya Jafferjee, winner of the Veuve Cliquot Bold Woman Awards 2025 Future Award and founder of Shellworks who create sustainable packaging solutions using their flagship material, Vivomer.
Derived from microorganisms, Vivomer is designed to decompose in any natural setting without leaving harmful residues. This innovation directly addresses the pressing issue of plastic waste, offering a viable alternative that benefits both people and the planet.
With her entrepreneurial spirit, and unwavering ethical approach with Shellworks Insiya shares how she is tackling the global problem of plastic pollution by working with nature to make sustainable packaging products that return back to nature.
She shows us a plastic-free way forward by supporting innovations that prioritize the health of our planet and its inhabitants.
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Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
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- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
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How can we build communal wealth for our friends, family, colleagues & community in a way to help everyone thrive?
If you're interested in learning about a community money club that is designed to help you pool money but doesn't end up costing you, listen to my guest this week Nina Mohanty, shortlisted for the Veuve Cliquot BOLD Woman Future Awards 2025 as founder of Bloom Money app, which helps you stay on-budget, while taking the hassle and expense out of managing a money club.
It gives you the tools to build financial resilience with your community in a safe, ethical way.
Her app makes it easy for friends and family, colleagues and communities to build communal wealth with safety, trust, and tradition in mind, & specifically serving immigrants who she believes to be the backbone of our societies.
It serves the community in a way that helps bring people together to build wealth, no matter their background or circumstances.
Nina shows us how we can come together in the world to support one another so that as the tide of financial safety & resilience rises, we are all lifted together.
You can find out more about Nina’s work https://bloommoney.co/
And follow her on Instagram @Nina.Mohanty
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
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Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
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- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
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What would the world look like if women had true financial independence?If you’d like to know more about how we can create a more equal and prosperous future for everyone, listen to my guest this week Ayesha Ofori, founder & CEO of Propelle UK’s first financial education and investment platform designed to empower women to take control of their finances, and make the world a better place by closing the gender wealth gap.
Ayesha was shortlisted for the Bold Woman Awards by Veuve Cliquot, that celebrate women who are innovative, leading, and challenging the status quo – her nomination for the Bold Future Award is a well-deserved reflection of the work she’s doing to help women build financial independence.
Ayesha shares her belief that women deserve better and explains how Propelle is giving them more access, more education, more confidence, and more wealth.
She shows how when women are financially confident, and in control of their money and investments, everything changes, not just for them, but for their families, communities, and the wider economy.
You can find out more about Ayesha’s work on https://propelle.io/
And follow her on Linkedin @AyeshaOfori
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You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
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Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
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- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
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How should we eat in these modern times so we can look after ourselves and our planet while still enjoying delicious food?
If you’re interested in finding a balance between nourishing our bodies and being mindful of the environmental impact of our food choices, listen to my guest this week Anshu Ahuja, co-founder of DabbaDrop, delivering fresh, homestyle curries in reusable tins with a focus on sustainability.
They create nutritious, wholesome meals that benefit both customers and the environment. Their reusable packaging significantly reduces waste, and helps minimise the need for single-use plastics, supporting a more sustainable way of eating.
They’re making it easier for people to eat healthily and sustainably, without sacrificing comfort or flavour.
Anshu shares about how they are combating waste in the food industry and giving us a wholesome way to prioritise well-being over convenience, providing healthy, delicious food while also protecting the planet.
She shows us that we can have chef-crafted, plant-powered meals delivered in reusable dabbas with Zero waste, Zero stress and 100% flavour. Good for us and good for the planet.
You can find out more about Anshu’s work on https://dabbadrop.co.uk/
And follow her on Instagram @dabbadrop
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative wellbeing and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
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Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
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- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
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How can you live an empowered life with an incurable but manageable sexually transmitted disease like Herpes?
If you’re interested in how to live an empowered life even with conditions like the Herpes virus listen to my guest Alexandra Harbushka, the founder of Life With Herpes, a platform whose mission is to breaking the stigma & removing the shame.
Alexandra provides a safe place where people can find accurate information, community and emotional support.
According to World Health Organisation around 846 million people aged 15–49 are living with herpes infections, accounting for more than 1 in 5 individuals in this age group globally.
Alexandra works to break the stigma by helping people navigate dating, disclosure and emotional healing. Her goal is for them to stop feeling ashamed and start living their lives fully.
Alexandra shares how she has grown her Life with Herpes platform into a global community where thousands of people feel supported and empowered to live their best lives, despite having herpes.
She shows the millions of people who are struggling in silence, don’t have to feel alone, ashamed, and lost, but instead can feel embraced, secure, and comfortable.
You can find out more about Alexandra’s work on https://www.lifewithherpes.com/
And follow her on Instagram @LifewithHerpes
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you.
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Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
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- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
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How can you change your internal narrative at a cellular level so that your entire world transforms, from the inside out?
If you’re interested in fixing your health, listen to my guest Mellissa Laycy a leading voice in holistic health, who is revolutionizing the way individuals break free from physical and emotional limitations. With a unique approach rooted in gut health, cutting-edge biohacking, and subconscious reprogramming, Mellissa empowers clients to experience freedom, joy, and radiant well-being.
Mellissa’s journey to wellness began with a deeply personal struggle. For two decades, she battled suicidal depression, eating disorders, anxiety, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and debilitating gut health issues. When she found her own solutions she became committed to helping others with theirs.
Mellissa offers a holistic pathway to healing, combining science and soul to facilitate profound, sustainable change.
She empowers us to reclaim our health, reprogram our subconscious patterns, and live in alignment with our highest potential.
You can find out more about Mellissa’s work on https://mellissalaycy.co.uk/
And follow her on Instagram @mellissalaycy
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you.
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Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
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Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
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How can we consumers support and celebrate our food producers, especially our farmers and fishermen in the UK and around the world?
If you’re interested in supporting our food producers, learning about food provenance, our heritage, traditions and culture in our farming and fishing communities as well as giving a voice to women in both the agricultural and fishing industries, listen to my guest Jenny Jefferies, an award winning Author, Columnist and Radio Producer/Presenter. Jenny compiled the successful book series For The Love Of The Land, For The Love Of The Sea, their sequels, and most recently, Islands In A Common Sea: Stories of Farming, Fishing and Food Around the World.
Jenny gives voice to the challenges faced by the land and the sea, and by those who are trying to produce food in a sustainable and regenerative way.
She shares how we can eat with a love for the land and the sea by choosing to support food, farming and sustainability in a way that benefits people and the planet.
You can find out more about Jenny’s work at www.jennyjefferies.co.uk
And follow her on Instagram @jennyljefferies
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
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Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
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- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
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How can we make a personal choice that goes against the very grain of our social fabric and relationships with others?
If you’re interested in having a buzz without the booze, listen to my guest this week Sarah Kate Kiriliuk, a leading non-alcoholic drinks expert & founder of “Some Good Clean Fun” a lifestyle platform for women that talks about non-alcoholic drinks, features mocktail recipes and celebrates stories about health & wellness without alcohol.
Her belief is that everyone, especially women as we age, can benefit from living a life with less alcohol for preventative wellness and better mental health.
Sarah inspires us with lifestyle tips for cutting back on alcohol so we can live healthier, happier and more fun lives.
She is changing the conversation around being sober curious or not-drinking with an emphasis on health and wellbeing.
You can find out more about Sarah’s work on https://www.somegoodcleanfun.com/
And you can follow her on Linkedin @SarahKateKiriliuk
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you.
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Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
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Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
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How can knowing your Human Design foster authentic transformation in a world saturated with superficial spirituality?
If you’d like to know how to design and live your life to your full potential based on how the stars and planets were aligned at the time of your birth, listen to my guest this week Lucia Hargasova, a Human Design coach, who inspires people to understand their unique energy blueprints, making daily aligned decisions and live authentically.
This self-awareness is an ongoing journey but by staying true to who you are and what you are here for it gets more fulfilling, real, deep and alive.
Lucia gives us an opportunity to understand what we are really about so that we may live our best lives with our fullest purpose and potential for ourselves, for others and for the planet.
She shares what it means to know our own individual human designs so that we may each have the greatest influence and impact for a better world.
You can find out your own free human design blueprint at https://luciahargasova.com/
And follow Lucia on Instagram @luciahargasova.energy
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
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Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
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Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
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- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
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How can families make small, practical changes in their shopping habits to reduce waste, save money, and help slow down the fast fashion crisis—without sacrificing quality & style?
If you’d like to help the planet with care, action and love for future generations listen to my guest this week Kimberly Lau, founder of Project Rewear, which carefully curates preloved clothing. They’re redefining secondhand shopping, making it stylish, affordable, and rooted in the power of community and purpose.
Kimberly shares how to give clothing a second life by empowering families to shop responsibly and affordably, offering high-quality, preloved items that help reduce waste while promoting awareness about the environmental damage caused by fast fashion. She's making it cool to be conscious!
Kimberly helps us put the brakes on fast, throwaway fashion by showing us how sustainability can be stylish, functional, and meaningful, and by encouraging our purchasing power to be directed at buying preloved.
You can find out more about Kimberly’s work on https://rewearproject.com/
And follow her on Instagram @project.rewear
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
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Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
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Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
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- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
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How can being kind to ourselves help ourselves others and the planet, in very practical as well as energetic ways.
If you’re interested in understanding how we can regenerate our landscape listen to my guest Marian Boswall, a Landscape architect, horticulturalist, agroecology coach, land energy healer and author of The Kindest Garden which is about creating beautiful places where whole ecosystems can thrive; it’s about moving beyond an extractive system by putting back, nurturing ourselves and regenerating our surroundings.
A regenerative garden isn’t just a place, or a method, to grow plants. It’s a mindset. It includes and goes beyond sustainability, focusing on making healthier land and people, and particularly healthier soil which feeds all other eco-systems.
Marian shows us that intentional design, mindful material usage, increasing biodiversity from soil to gut, harmonising with natural energies and conscientious plant sourcing we can make a difference in our own gardens, in community gardens, allotments or even on a balcony.
She shares how Regenerative gardening offers us a way to bring multidimensional life back into our gardens and realise that everything is food to something or someone, including ourselves.
You can buy Marian’s new book Kindest Garden in all good book stores.
Find out more about her work on https://www.marianboswall.com/
And follow her on Instagram @marianboswallstudio
Where to get your compost etc:
Landgardeners
Compost Michael
Soilsmiths
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
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For Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
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Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
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Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
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- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
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How to stay healthy and manage health conditions by reducing our tremendous environmental exposures to toxic chemicals!
If you’d like to know more about how to reduce the harmful chemicals and toxins in our environment tune in to this week’s guest Dr Aly Cohen, integrative rheumatologist and author of the new approachable, revolutionary book and 21-day program DETOXIFY: The Everyday Toxins Harming Your Immune System and How to Defend Against Them.
Dr. Cohen demonstrates the surprising ways in which environmental toxins impact our bodies, linking specific symptoms and illnesses to everyday exposures.
You’ll uncover what’s lurking in our water, food, personal care products, and household goods. More importantly, you’ll discover simple and affordable steps to lead a more toxin-free life.
Dr Aly empowers us no matter our lifestyle or budget, to make small, practical shifts that can substantially increase our quality of life and help to thwart future health risks.
She shows us how to significantly reduce environmental exposure and enhance our detoxification process, by making easy and practical lifestyle changes that can alleviate chronic illness, strengthen our immune system, and ultimately extend our lifespan.
You can find out more about Dr Aly Cohen’s work on www.alycohenmd.com/
And follow her on Linkedin @Aly Cohen MD and on Instagram @The Smart Human
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
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Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
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Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
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- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
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What brings you joy and how does it shape the way we live, love and serve in the world?
If you’re interested in learning to use joy to help shape the world for you and those around you listen to my guest Dr Meena Julapalli, a pediatric dermatologist, founder of Bluebird Dermatology & Chief Joyologist at The Joyful Path.
She has a passion for providing comprehensive care that acknowledges and supports the physical aspects of her patients’ skin conditions, & the social and emotional needs of her patients as well.
She believes that when children and families affected by skin disease have a space and community where they feel loved and supported, it empowers and transforms them in profound and life-changing ways.
Meena shares how taking a compassionate and joy-filled approach to children and their families emotional and social health, has a huge impact on the capacity of their bodies to heal better.
She shows us how to take a holistic approach to our healing so that we may feel more hopeful and experience more joy along the way.
You can find out more about Dr Meena’s work on https://www.bluebirddermatology.com/
And follow her on Linkedin @Meena Julapalli MD
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
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Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
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Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
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How can we live in deep, embodied presence with true sustainability for ourselves so that we heal & our world heals?
If you’re interested in living life embodying the power of love listen to my guest this week Lara Raybone, a renowned leader in feminine wisdom, empowerment, and transformational healing. As the founder of Liberation in Love, Lara creates impactful experiences that guide women on profound journeys of self-discovery, inner union, and embodied love.
Lara shares how she helps us become liberated in love for ourselves and the world around us.
She shows us that when we tune into ourselves with love, we are better able to tune outwards with compassion & empathy to other people and to the planet.
You can find out more about Lara’s work on https://lararaybone.com/
And follow her on Instagram @lararaybone
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
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Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
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Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
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Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
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How can you release the big dreams inside of you- dreams of another life –that includes more freedom, more abundance, more wild creativity?
If you’re interested in living your best life and business listen to my guest Leonie Dawson, an internationally bestselling author and artist, founder & CEO of the Brilliant Biz and Life Academy.
A popular blogger since 2004, Leonie is a well-regarded life and online business mentor, and self-made millionaire. She has been recognized as an Australian Business Woman of the Year and Ausmumpreneur of the Year finalist.
Leonie shares how she came to live out her big dreams by helping others to create and take action on theirs.
She shows us that when we are true to ourselves and allow ourselves our full potential, we have a positive ripple affect to others across the world.
You can find out more about Leonie’s work on https://leoniedawson.com/
And follow her on Linkedin @LeonieDawson
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
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What does it truly take to turn a childhood love for beauty rituals into a purposeful brand that honours the planet and empowers people?
If you’re interested in skincare that’s good for you listen to my guest this week Zahra Lachgar founder of Maison as she invites you to step into the world of luxury body care which pays homage to the classic beauty traditions cherished by Moroccan women.
Passed down through generations, these timeless rituals celebrate the fearless Amazigh tribes, innovative Phoenicians, conquering Romans, and proud Arabs.
Zahra shares how she founded Maison Zee, and created a body care brand deeply rooted in the beauty rituals of Morocco with a mission to share the richness of these traditions, while prioritising eco-conscious ingredients and sustainable practices.
She shows us that beauty, tradition and sustainability can go hand in hand as we carve our way into a better future
You can follow Zahra’s work on https://maisonzee.com/
And follow her on Linkedin @ZahraLachgar
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
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“We can all make a positive difference to help tackle the climate crisis. We can all be climate champions.”
If you’re interested in in what is being done to help climate change, and you want to be more pro-actively pro planet and climate change aware, then listen to my guest this week Sangeeta Waldron founder of Serendipity PR and author of ‘What will Your Legacy Be’ in which she interviews 36 brilliant minds who generously share their knowledge and perspective from science to food, global politics, business, to the media, arts and music, communities about the climate crisis and sustainability.
Sangeeta shares about her book which is a blueprint of ideas for how each and everyone of us can contribute to reversing the impact of humans on nature and on the planet, so that we do indeed leave the legacy of a sustainable and bountiful Life on Earth for future generations to come.
She shows that we all count when it comes to climate change and every one of our actions matters for the legacy of a planet that is still liveable for humans in the not too distant future.
You can find out more about Sangeeta’s work on https://serendipitypr.co.uk/
Buy her book ‘What will Your Legacy Be’ at all book vendors
And follow her on Linkedin @SangeetaWaldron
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
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How can we support small scale, sustainable food producers so we can live healthily and make more conscious choices?
If you’re interested in eating incredible food from small-scale, sustainable farmers, fishermen and bakers listen this week to my guest Ella Cooper, co-founder of Wylde Market, an online platform that supports producers to set their own prices, and gives people access to a healthier way of eating whilst supporting a better food system for all.
Wylde Market is an online farmers market, connecting customers directly with small scale, sustainable producers. We’re passionate about offering incredible food from farmers, fishermen, deer managers, and bakers. The market is open Friday 5pm - Wednesday 2pm and nationwide deliveries are made every Friday.
Wylde market supports the producers, as they get to set the prices and encourages people to eat better, live healthier, and make more conscious choices.
Ella shares how Wylde helps us make a shift towards supporting local, sustainable farming and reconnecting with a deeper respect for nature.
She shows us that we can have a world where food is grown responsibly, animals are treated with dignity, and communities thrive around their local food systems.
Wylde are offering you £15 off your first order if you use the code BRAVE
You can find out more about Ella’s work on https://wylde.market/
And follow her on Linkedin @EllaCooper
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast champions women rebel raisers moving mountains for people & the planet.
The podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and currently No 12 in the top "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_women_podcasts/
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
How can we foster mind-body health through plant-based eating, toxin-free living, and cultivating deeper connections to ourselves, others, and the planet?
If you’re interested in embracing a plant-forward lifestyle that supports physical, mental, and environmental health, listen to my guest this week Nichole Dandrea-Russert founder of purely planted and author of The Fiber Effect and The Vegan Athlete's Nutrition Handbook.
She’s a plant-based dietitian, yoga instructor, and passionate nature enthusiast dedicated to helping others achieve holistic well-being through conscious, sustainable living. With a Master’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, Nichole has spent her career blending evidence-based science with the transformative power of plant-based eating, toxin-free living, and mindfulness practices.
Nichole for shares how the power of small, intentional changes can spark transformation, helping to create a more harmonious and thriving world for us all.
She shows us that when we power ourselves with plants we support our health whilst encouraging toxin-free living & a deeper connection to ourselves, the planet, and all living beings.
You can find out more about her work on https://www.purelyplanted.com/
And follow her on Linkedin @NicholeDandreasRussert
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast is an Audio Archive Art Project with pioneering, creative & entrepreneurial women at the head of the curve, who are inspiring us on the airwaves, to work towards the health & wellbeing of ourselves and the planet. Brave New Girls podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and No 7 in the "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to, in 2024", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
- INSPIRATION from courageous, creative women on Brave New Girls podcast working for the benefit of people and the planet. ️
- SUPPORT with 1:1 creative transformation coaching and our holistic, healthy, creative wellbeing retreats www.bravenewgirlmedia.com/wellbeing-retreat
- GROWTH blogs to help you THRIVE.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
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Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
How can getting involved in gardening help the health & wellbeing of people and the planet?
If you’re interested in how gardening can help your mental & physical health listen to my guest this week, DR Sue Stuart-Smith who is a psychiatrist, psychotherapist and author of The Well Gardened Mind, a Sunday Times Bestseller & gardening book of the year by The Sunday Times.
She investigates the magic that many gardeners have known for years – working with nature can radically transform our health, wellbeing & confidence whether we're struggling with stress, depression, trauma or addiction, & the book includes stories from asylum seekers to veterans, inner-city young people to the retired.
Sue gives us such a deep insight into all the ways that gardening and growing vegetables helps people and their mental health, and how the more that we are in touch with the soil, the healthier the connection we have with ourselves and with our planet.
She shows us us how much we gain from getting our hands dirty and feeling the joy of growing things out of the earth, both for our own health & for that of our planet.
You can find our more about Sue’s work on https://www.suestuartsmith.com/
And follow her on Instagram @suestuartsmith
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast is an Audio Archive Art Project with pioneering, creative & entrepreneurial women at the head of the curve, who are inspiring us on the airwaves, to work towards the health & wellbeing of ourselves and the planet. Brave New Girls podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and No 7 in the "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to, in 2024", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
- INSPIRATION from courageous, creative women on Brave New Girls podcast working for the benefit of people and the planet. ️
- SUPPORT with 1:1 creative transformation coaching and our holistic, healthy, creative wellbeing retreats www.bravenewgirlmedia.com/wellbeing-retreat
- GROWTH blogs to help you THRIVE.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
How does Public Art play a beneficial role for people and the environment we live in?
If you’re interested in how art in our public spaces can improve our lives and our environment listen to my guest this week Louise Francis, co-founder with Laura Knight of FrancisKnight, an Award-winning independent public art consultancy, working with and supporting artists to create public realm art across the UK to add value and impact; celebrating a place, its people and history with a strong emphasis on community engagement.
Louise shares how they give artists the opportunity to respond to, make work for and celebrate our public spaces- highlighting how public art helps connect the identity of a place with the community that uses it.
She shows us the important role that artists play in weaving their work into the fabric of our public lives to improve our sense of place and our connection with it.
You can find out more about Louise’s work on www.francisknight.co.uk
And follow her on Instagram @artbirdsFK
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast is an Audio Archive Art Project with pioneering, creative & entrepreneurial women at the head of the curve, who are inspiring us on the airwaves, to work towards the health & wellbeing of ourselves and the planet. Brave New Girls podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and No 7 in the "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to, in 2024", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
- INSPIRATION from courageous, creative women on Brave New Girls podcast working for the benefit of people and the planet. ️
- SUPPORT with 1:1 creative transformation coaching and our holistic, healthy, creative wellbeing retreats www.bravenewgirlmedia.com/wellbeing-retreat
- GROWTH blogs to help you THRIVE.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
How do we honour and protect our ancestors and cultural traditions while embracing our post-modern world and lives?
If you are interested in how we can protect people and the planet in these rapidly changing times, listen to my guest Sue Kim, Korean-American filmmaker & director of The Last of the Sea Women.
The first feature from Malala Yousafzai’s new production company, Extracurricular Productions, the film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the NETPAC Prize for best film from the Asia-Pacific region.
The documentary highlights the haenyeo—or female divers of South Korea’s Jeju Island who for centuries, have been diving to the ocean floor without oxygen to harvest seafood for their livelihood.
Today, this ancient culture is disappearing with most divers now in their elderly years. With environmental threats looming, the haenyeo‘s way of life is in imminent danger.
Sue makes films that celebrate people and ways of life that reflect the dynamic interplay of humanity and the world around us, and show us what we need to be aware of in these changing times so that we look after what is essential to our wellbeing and longevity on a healthy and sustainable planet.
She shows us a world that is held in a delicate balance- where our decisions matter, in order for us to create a future that supports all people and the planet.
You can watch Sue’s film The Last of the Sea Women on Apple TV+
And follow her on Instagram on @suebacca
Follow Host Lou Hamilton: Instagram @brave_newgirl & Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast is an Audio Archive Art Project with pioneering, creative & entrepreneurial women at the head of the curve, who are inspiring us on the airwaves, to work towards the health & wellbeing of ourselves and the planet. Brave New Girls podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and No 7 in the "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to, in 2024", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
- INSPIRATION from courageous, creative women on Brave New Girls podcast working for the benefit of people and the planet. ️
- SUPPORT with 1:1 creative transformation coaching and our holistic, healthy, creative wellbeing retreats www.bravenewgirlmedia.com/wellbeing-retreat
- GROWTH blogs to help you THRIVE.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
How do we break free from old patterns and start creating the life we’ve always dreamed of?
If you’re interested in overcoming past patterns to live your best life listen to guest this week Riana Malia an accomplished transformation coach trained in Evolved Neurolinguistic Programming (ENLP), Quantum Time Release (QTR), and Advanced Trauma-Aware Coaching who empowers ambitious women to live a confident and trauma-free life.
She helps successful, ambitious women tap into their unconscious minds to uncover and heal the root causes of their psychological and emotional blocks.
Through her Quantum Pattern Protocol, Riana offers a balanced and effective path to healing and growth, and she helps women achieve their goals one step at a time.
Riana shares with us how we can best take charge of our own lives, breaking free from the past and working to build the life we want to live, even with all the inevitable challenges that come along the way.
She shows us that our life is in our hands and that the stronger our foundations the more resilient we are at handling the obstacles in our path.
You can find out more about Riana’s work on: https://www.rianamalia.com/
And follow her on Linkedin @RianaMalia
Follow Host Lou Hamilton: Instagram @brave_newgirl & Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast is an Audio Archive Art Project with pioneering, creative & entrepreneurial women at the head of the curve, who are inspiring us on the airwaves, to work towards the health & wellbeing of ourselves and the planet. Brave New Girls podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and No 7 in the "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to, in 2024", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
- INSPIRATION from courageous, creative women on Brave New Girls podcast working for the benefit of people and the planet. ️
- SUPPORT with 1:1 creative transformation coaching and our holistic, healthy, creative wellbeing retreats www.bravenewgirlmedia.com/wellbeing-retreat
- GROWTH blogs to help you THRIVE.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
What can we do to reduce textile waste to tackle overproduction in the fashion industry?
If you’re interested in sustainability in the fashion industry then listen to my guest this week Hannah Standen, co-founder of Alterist. Her mission is to reduce textile waste.
Through design, creativity, and collaboration, she and her brand are altering the world’s perception of what is considered to be textile waste.
Alterist is a brand new circular platform defining the future of fashion. It’s about challenging the social norms. It’s about being experimental with style. It's about altered vision.
Alterist has the courage to challenge the status quo in the fashion industry and offer us an alternative with circular fashion and a way to reduce and reuse our textile waste.
Hannah shows us that every small action helps and when we intentionally reduce our textile waste by buying into the circular economy we are helping to make a big difference for the health of the planet.
You can find out more about Hannah’s work on https://alterist.com/
And follow her on Linkedin @HannahStanden
Follow Host Lou Hamilton: Instagram @brave_newgirl & Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
Lou helps you transform your health & wellbeing: LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
For Lou's creative transformation and art practice go to ART HIVE or LOUHAMILTONART
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast is an Audio Archive Art Project with pioneering, creative & entrepreneurial women at the head of the curve, who are inspiring us on the airwaves, to work towards the health & wellbeing of ourselves and the planet. Brave New Girls podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and No 7 in the "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to, in 2024", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
- INSPIRATION from courageous, creative women on Brave New Girls podcast working for the benefit of people and the planet. ️
- SUPPORT with 1:1 creative transformation coaching and our holistic, healthy, creative wellbeing retreats www.bravenewgirlmedia.com/wellbeing-retreat
- GROWTH blogs to help you THRIVE.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
Last episode of Series 11!
How can we get our reproductive organs super-fit as part of a whole life wellbeing approach?
If you’re interested in the prevention of or reversal of chronic conditions or in the support of your reproductive health then listen to my guest this week Liberty Mills an Integrative Nutritionist & Health Coach who herself overcame the Lupus condition and went on to become a mum to her second daughter at the age of 45.
Liberty shares with us how she overcame her chronic autoimmune disease and became a later mum both by using the power of integrative nutrition & wellbeing practices.
She shows us that so much of our health lies in our own hands, especially when we have the support and guidance of integrative health professionals.
You can find out more about Liberty’s work on https://www.integrativeliberty.co.uk/
And follow her on Instagram @mills.liberty
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your wellbeing, whether you struggle with your health, time, work/life integration or resilience to face your challenges. LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast is an Audio Archive Art Project with pioneering, creative & entrepreneurial women at the head of the curve, who are inspiring us on the airwaves, to work towards the health & wellbeing of ourselves and the planet. Brave New Girls podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and No 7 in the "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to, in 2024", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
- INSPIRATION from courageous, creative women on Brave New Girls podcast working for the benefit of people and the planet. ️
- SUPPORT with 1:1 creative transformation coaching and our holistic, healthy, creative wellbeing retreats www.bravenewgirlmedia.com/wellbeing-retreat
- GROWTH blogs to help you THRIVE.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
How does Naturopathy & Nutrition help strengthen our immune system?
If you are interested in strengthening your immune system for optimal health listen to my guest this week Dr Vidhi Pandya a highly respected and experienced Celebrity Nutritionist, qualified Homeopathic Doctor from India, Detox consultant and a Specialist in private bespoke diet plans based on medical conditions.
She focuses her practice on women’s health, family medicine, mental health and nutritional health assessment.
Vidhi is known for her honest opinions about right kind of Supplements, Herbs, Essential oils, Homeopathy, Ayurveda with evidence-based approach to all.
She gives giving us the foundations for creating a immune and a healthy life so that we feel stronger in our bodies no matter what challenges comes our way.
Dr Vidhi shows us how to look after ourselves and how to get outside support when we need to.
You can find out more about Vidhi’s work on https://thankyoulife.co.uk/
And follow her on Instagram @smilingvidhi
If you'd like to get a discount code for the Young Living Essential oils that Vidhi mentioned, please email me: Lou@silk-studios.co.uk
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your wellbeing, whether you struggle with your health, time, work/life integration or resilience to face your challenges. LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast is an Audio Archive Art Project with pioneering, creative & entrepreneurial women at the head of the curve, who are inspiring us on the airwaves, to work towards the health & wellbeing of ourselves and the planet. Brave New Girls podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and No 7 in the "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to, in 2024", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
- INSPIRATION from courageous, creative women on Brave New Girls podcast working for the benefit of people and the planet. ️
- SUPPORT with 1:1 creative transformation coaching and our holistic, healthy, creative wellbeing retreats www.bravenewgirlmedia.com/wellbeing-retreat
- GROWTH blogs to help you THRIVE.
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Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
How do we overcome our daily stresses and learn to live with joy?
If you’re interested in learning how to raise the joy levels in your life listen to this episode with Sama Trinder, founder of the B-corp certified Bingham Riverhouse, hotel, restaurant and members club, with Bhuti wellbeing at the heart of it all.
From ‘hellraiser’ to ‘joy raiser’ Sama is a multi-disciplinary wellbeing practitioner, yoga meditation teacher and yoga therapist. Bridging the gap between business and healing she guides us on a journey from stress to joy.
Sama shows us that by opening up to the possibilities of life through spiritual, wellbeing & therapeutic practices, we can raise our levels of inner peace and joy, and cause a wider ripple effect in the world.
She shares her inner work to inspire us to open up, to explore our own.
You can find out more about Sama’s work on https://www.samatrinder.com/
And follow her on Instagram @samatrinder
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your wellbeing, whether you struggle with your health, time, work/life integration or resilience to face your challenges. LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
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Brave New Girls podcast is an Audio Archive Art Project with pioneering, creative & entrepreneurial women at the head of the curve, who are inspiring us on the airwaves, to work towards the health & wellbeing of ourselves and the planet. Brave New Girls podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and No 7 in the "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to, in 2024", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
- INSPIRATION from courageous, creative women on Brave New Girls podcast working for the benefit of people and the planet. ️
- SUPPORT with 1:1 creative transformation coaching and our holistic, healthy, creative wellbeing retreats www.bravenewgirlmedia.com/wellbeing-retreat
- GROWTH blogs to help you THRIVE.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
If we can’t achieve happiness by directly striving for it, how do we get there?
If you’re interested in getting braver and happier listen to this solo episode in which I (Lou Hamilton, Host of Brave New girls podcast) am talking about courage, health and happiness and how acts of service are the secret sauce.
This is the first time I’ve done a solo show, so I hope you find it helpful and if you have any questions do get in touch.
Q: Who here wants to feel happier?
Right! As humans we’re built to want to feel happier. From children we’re raised to believe being happy is the goal. But how do we get there?
It’s a process and I’m going to share it with you…
Listen to the episode to find out more.
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your wellbeing, whether you struggle with your health, time, work/life integration or resilience to face your challenges. LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast is an Audio Archive Art Project with pioneering, creative & entrepreneurial women at the head of the curve, who are inspiring us on the airwaves, to work towards the health & wellbeing of ourselves and the planet. Brave New Girls podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and No 7 in the "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to, in 2024", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
- INSPIRATION from courageous, creative women on Brave New Girls podcast working for the benefit of people and the planet. ️
- SUPPORT with 1:1 creative transformation coaching and our holistic, healthy, creative wellbeing retreats www.bravenewgirlmedia.com/wellbeing-retreat
- GROWTH blogs to help you THRIVE.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
How to Rebalance Your Hormones and Life in a Fun, Simple and Sustainable Way.
If you want to rebalance your hormones in order to live your best life, listen to my guest this week Serena Sabala, Certified Plant Based Nutrition Consultant, author of Make the Shift and co-founder of Whole Shift Wellness.
She is passionate about bringing wellness to the workplace, since many people spend most of their waking hours at work and believes that companies who put the wellbeing of their employees at the forefront of what they do, are more successful.
Serena shares with us how you help people make a whole life shift towards health, wellness & confidence through focus, food and fitness.
And she shows us that when we make life changes for better we are feel more balanced and in tune with the world around us.
You can find out more about Serena’s work and a free e-copy of her book on www.wholeshiftmethod.com
And follow her on Linkedin @serenasabala
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your wellbeing, whether you struggle with your health, time, work/life integration or resilience to face your challenges. LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast is an Audio Archive Art Project with pioneering, creative & entrepreneurial women at the head of the curve, who are inspiring us on the airwaves, to work towards the health & wellbeing of ourselves and the planet. Brave New Girls podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and No 7 in the "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to, in 2024", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
- INSPIRATION from courageous, creative women on Brave New Girls podcast working for the benefit of people and the planet. ️
- SUPPORT with 1:1 creative transformation coaching and our holistic, healthy, creative wellbeing retreats www.bravenewgirlmedia.com/wellbeing-retreat
- GROWTH blogs to help you THRIVE.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
What is addiction and why do people have it?
If you’re interested in knowing more about why addiction isn’t a conscious choice listen to my guest this week Dr Nzinga Harrison, a board-certified physician with specialties in psychiatry and addiction medicine.
She is also the chief medical officer and cofounder of Eleanor Health, an innovative mental health and addiction treatment company. She holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the Morehouse School of Medicine and sits on the Practice Management and Regulatory Affairs Committee for the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
In her book Un-Addiction she draws on peer-reviewed research and decades of addiction treatment expertise, to reveal the factors that predict one’s risk for addiction.
Dt Nzinga helps us understand that addiction is a chronic illness, like diabetes or asthma; that our risk for addiction comes with our biology and heritability, childhood experience, physical environment, discrimination, and cultural influence, and that it requires treatment and deserves compassion.
Dr Nzinga shows us that we can undo stigma surrounding addiction, and uncover critical conversations that could end the epidemic.
You can find out more about Dr Nzinga’s work on https://www.nzingaharrisonmd.com/
And follow her on Linkedin @Nzinga a Harrison MD
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your wellbeing, whether you struggle with your health, time, work/life integration or resilience to face your challenges. LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast is an Audio Archive Art Project with pioneering, creative & entrepreneurial women at the head of the curve, who are inspiring us on the airwaves, to work towards the health & wellbeing of ourselves and the planet. Brave New Girls podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and No 7 in the "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to, in 2024", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
- INSPIRATION from courageous, creative women on Brave New Girls podcast working for the benefit of people and the planet. ️
- SUPPORT with 1:1 creative transformation coaching and our holistic, healthy, creative wellbeing retreats www.bravenewgirlmedia.com/wellbeing-retreat
- GROWTH blogs to help you THRIVE.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
Do we know how to avoid developing chronic diseases like dementia, diabetes and even cancer, and if so, how do we do this?
If you’re interested in not getting ill, or reversing a chronic condition, listen to my guest this week DR Sundhya Raman, an experienced GMC registered & licensed doctor, who became disenchanted with the limitations of conventional medicine to help chronic disease, trained in the science of health, happiness and longevity, and co-founded My Wellness Doctor.
She specialises in the burgeoning field of lifestyle medicine: empowering people to optimise their health with the power of diet, lifestyle, wellbeing & their own central role in preventing & reversing disease.
Dr Sundhya shares how Lifestyle medicine is fundamentally about taking the evidence that exists in the scientific literature and using it to make changes to the way we live to improve our health and wellbeing now and for the future.
She shows us that we have the power to steer our health towards a better future by tapping into lifestyle medicine.
You can find out more about Dr Sundhya’s work on www.mywellnessdoctor.co.uk
And follow her on Linkedin @SundhyaRaman
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your wellbeing, whether you struggle with your health, time, work/life integration or resilience to face your challenges. LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Music licensed from Melody Loops.
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast is an Audio Archive Art Project with pioneering, creative & entrepreneurial women at the head of the curve, who are inspiring us on the airwaves, to work towards the health & wellbeing of ourselves and the planet. Brave New Girls podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and No 7 in the "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to, in 2024", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
- INSPIRATION from courageous, creative women on Brave New Girls podcast working for the benefit of people and the planet. ️
- SUPPORT with 1:1 creative transformation coaching and our holistic, healthy, creative wellbeing retreats www.bravenewgirlmedia.com/wellbeing-retreat
- GROWTH blogs to help you THRIVE.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
Why should taking care of our gut bacteria be the starting point for maintaining optimal physical and mental health?
If you’re interested in being physically & mentally well, listen to my guest this week Louise Macnab, founder of Jerms an advanced 4-in-1 powder delivering. Probiotics, Prebiotics, Digestive Enzymes and Organic Superfoods & Vitamins, targeted at the health of your gut.
Her journey started from a lack of work/life balance as a corporate lawyer. She experienced burnout & chronic stress induced gut issues. Learning that gut bacteria has such a significant impact on our bodies & daily wellbeing she set out to change bacteria’s bad rep & normalise the discussion around our bodily functions- because gut health is health!
Louise helps us understand that the ’germs’ in our guts influence everything from mood and hormones to metabolism and beyond. And when we create a thriving, healthy eco-system of bacteria in our bodies we feel so much better.
She shows us how to build long term health and happiness by focusing on prevention rather than cure, and by adopting a "gut microbiome first" approach.
You can find out more about Louise’s work on https://wearejerms.com/
And follow her on Instagram @wearejerms
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your wellbeing, whether you struggle with your health, time, work/life integration or resilience to face your challenges. LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Support the show
Brave New Girls podcast is an Audio Archive Art Project with pioneering, creative & entrepreneurial women at the head of the curve, who are inspiring us on the airwaves, to work towards the health & wellbeing of ourselves and the planet. Brave New Girls podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and No 7 in the "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to, in 2024", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach.
Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media- bringing you inspiration, support and growth.
- INSPIRATION from courageous, creative women on Brave New Girls podcast working for the benefit of people and the planet. ️
- SUPPORT with 1:1 creative transformation coaching and our holistic, healthy, creative wellbeing retreats www.bravenewgirlmedia.com/wellbeing-retreat
- GROWTH blogs to help you THRIVE.
Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
Insta @brave_newgirl
Books:
- Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Paintings & Public Art www.LouHamiltonArt.com
Insta @LouHamiltonArt
How to take small, sustainable steps in hospitality, and life in general, for a bright and happy future for ourselves, and our planet.
If you’re interested in nourishing food and looking after the planet, then tune in to my guest this week Vanessa Marx, a South African-born chef who’s taken over the kitchen at the B-corp certified Bingham Riverhouse Restaurant with rooms in Richmond as Executive Chef.
Having spent most of her career in Cape Town & appearing on Celebrity MasterChef, she relocated to London & is dedicated to sustainable practices and slow foods- using zero-waste ethos, consciously-sourced produce & ingredients foraged in harmony with the seasons & local environments.
Vanessa shares with us how food has the power to tell a story, change the energy of a place and connect people in a culinary journey of transparency, sustainability, health and wellbeing of both people and the planet.
She shows us how food can nourish our bodies in a way that is responsive and responsible to the world around us.
You can find at more about Vanessa’s work at https://www.binghamriverhouse.com/
And follow her on Linkedin @VanessaMarx
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your wellbeing, whether you struggle with your health, time, work/life integration or resilience to face your challenges. LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Support the show
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media, author & wellbeing coach helping leaders be healthier, happier & more productively impactful. https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
INSPIRATION: Brave New Girls podcast- Well Beings, Well Planet.
SUPPORT: LOU'S LIFE LAB wellbeing coaching programme and our holistic, healthy, heart-led eco-retreats
GROWTH: articles to help you grow in life & work
COURSES:
Podcast planning workbook
Podcast Guesting course
BOOK A CALL:
Get in contact to book a 30 minute discovery call with Lou.
Books by Lou Hamilton:
- Dare to Share- International bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
Paintings by Lou @LouHamiltonart
Therapy is therapy right? Is so, then why is there a the need for culturally appropriate therapy?
If you’re interested in understanding why there is a need for culturally appropriate therapy listen to my guest Danielle Bridge, CEO of Black Minds Matter UK a registered charity connecting Black individuals & families with free 121 talking therapy delivered by qualified & accredited Black therapists who work tirelessly to break down stigma & redefine therapeutic experiences for Black individuals to readily access mental health support & recover fully from mental illness.
Danielle shares the important work of Black Minds Matter so that access to intersectional therapy becomes widespread and available across the community.
She shows us how with vision and determination we can provide wellbeing for all, and specifically what each of us need, with the lived experience that we have.
You can find out more about Danielle’s work on https://www.blackmindsmatteruk.com/
And follow her on Linkedin @DanielleBridge
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your wellbeing, whether you struggle with your health, time, work/life integration or resilience to face your challenges. LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Support the show
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media, author & wellbeing coach helping leaders be healthier, happier & more productively impactful. https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
INSPIRATION: Brave New Girls podcast- Well Beings, Well Planet.
SUPPORT: LOU'S LIFE LAB wellbeing coaching programme and our holistic, healthy, heart-led eco-retreats
GROWTH: articles to help you grow in life & work
COURSES:
Podcast planning workbook
Podcast Guesting course
BOOK A CALL:
Get in contact to book a 30 minute discovery call with Lou.
Books by Lou Hamilton:
- Dare to Share- International bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
Paintings by Lou @LouHamiltonart
Can we prioritise the urgent need to teach young people, especially those from the care system, about consent. And that with the right support and guidance there is hope at the end of the tunnel.
If you are interested in how we can heal even after a traumatic childhood, listen to my guest this week, Hope Daniels, Sunday Times bestselling author who describes in her latest book This isn’t Love, how she went from living with alcoholic parents to a chaotic childhood in care with sexual abuse from an older man, to addiction in adulthood, until she turned it around in therapy and now advocates for young people in care & a safer system for them to grow up in.
Hope shares her experiences and advocates for a better world in which children who are under the care of the state can trust that they will be safe from abuse and sexual exploitation.
Hope shows us that no matter what we have experienced in the past, when we get the right support we can heal and in turn, go on to stand up for the rights of all.
You can buy Hope’s books in all good bookstores.
And follow her on Linkedin under her real name Dr Jenny Molloy.
Warning- there is swearing and discussion of sexual exploitation in this episode.
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your wellbeing, whether you struggle with your health, time, work/life integration or resilience to face your challenges. LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Support the show
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media, author & wellbeing coach helping leaders be healthier, happier & more productively impactful. https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
INSPIRATION: Brave New Girls podcast- Well Beings, Well Planet.
SUPPORT: LOU'S LIFE LAB wellbeing coaching programme and our holistic, healthy, heart-led eco-retreats
GROWTH: articles to help you grow in life & work
COURSES:
Podcast planning workbook
Podcast Guesting course
BOOK A CALL:
Get in contact to book a 30 minute discovery call with Lou.
Books by Lou Hamilton:
- Dare to Share- International bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
Paintings by Lou @LouHamiltonart
How to find your purpose, even if, and especially when the road is long and winding?If you’re interested in how consciously designed therapeutic places can help your mental health, listen this week to my guest Patsy Richardson.
Formerly a corporate Director of Marketing for Cadbury, she changed a winding career path after a kidney failure. She saw this life threatening disease and subsequent kidney transplant as a gift to change paths, and find her true purpose in life.
She founded the Greenhouse Therapy Rooms, a woodland themed, dedicated calm space for therapists to work with their clients in person.
She has created a community ethos where clients are respected, the therapists respect and support each other, and mental health is promoted and celebrated. We need more places like this!
You can find out more about Patsy’s work on https://thegreenhouserooms.com/
And follow her on linkedin @ PatsyRichardson
You can follow Host Lou Hamilton on Instagram @brave_newgirl and on Linkedin @LouHamiltoncreatelab
PS. Lou helps you transform your wellbeing, whether you struggle with your health, time, work/life integration or resilience to face your challenges. LOU'S LIFE LAB SERVICES HERE
Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
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Support the show
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media, author & wellbeing coach helping leaders be healthier, happier & more productively impactful. https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
INSPIRATION: Brave New Girls podcast- Well Beings, Well Planet.
SUPPORT: LOU'S LIFE LAB wellbeing coaching programme and our holistic, healthy, heart-led eco-retreats
GROWTH: articles to help you grow in life & work
COURSES:
Podcast planning workbook
Podcast Guesting course
BOOK A CALL:
Get in contact to book a 30 minute discovery call with Lou.
Books by Lou Hamilton:
- Dare to Share- International bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
Paintings by Lou @LouHamiltonart
Why does matcha give all the caffeine and none of the crash? Could this really be a ‘healthy’ energy drink? The facts are convincing.
If you're interested in learning howwe can help manage our anxiety or ADHD with alternative organic healthy energy drinks to stay more energised and focused without the crash, then tune in to this week's guest Marisa Poster, co-founder of PerfectTed a healthy energy beverage brand which smashed it on Dragon's Den, got investment from Steven Barlett and has now, two years late grown by 11,000%.
- All five judges on Dragons Den wanted to invest
- @steven Bartlett did invest & now PerfectTed sponsor his podcast
-PerfectTed went through Steven’s First Flight incubator - Steven has now invested £1M in them - They have an annual revenue of £12M
-They have grown 11000% in the last 2 years (yes 11000%)
What about the drink itself?
It’s delicious. It packs a punch. Keeps our fast brains on the straight and narrow (focus for ADHD)
Keeps us energised all day
Stops our anxiety in its tracks
Its 80mg of matcha tea is organic, ceremonial grade (ask anyone who knows their matcha grades how important that is) and it’s grown in the best region of Japan for matcha on regenerative farms using traditional methods.
That means you’re getting loads of antioxidants & L-theanine which are all super good for your body, mind and mood.
And it’s kind to the planet 🌍
This young woman is disrupting the energy & cola drinks space (with all their synthetics, sugars, chemicals etc) and is set to be a global health beverage giant. How cool is that.
Marisa shows us that it is possible to turn our own challenges into an advantage, for our own good and for the benefit of others.
You can find out more about Marisa’s work on https://www.perfectted.com/
And follow her on Linkedin @MarisaPoster
Join Lou on Linkedin
Follow her @brave_newgirl on Instagram
PS. Stress, overwhelm and anxiety are becoming an epidemic. I work with my creative coaching CARE model to help you transform your life for the better. Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Support the Show.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media, producer & creative coach helping leaders amplify their influence & impact. https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
INSPIRATION: Brave New Girls podcast- healthy life, healthy planet.
SUPPORT: Transformational 6 session 1:1 coaching programme and our holistic, healthy, heart-led eco-retreats
GROWTH: amplify your voice, vision & values with your own podcast
PODCASTING SERVICES:
Podcast production service
COURSES:
Podcast planning workbook
Podcast Guesting course
BOOK A CALL:
Get in contact to book a 30 minute discovery call with Lou.
Books by Lou Hamilton:
- Dare to Share- International bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
Paintings by Lou @LouHamiltonart
How can we use Neuroscience of manifesting to help us create the lives we dream of?
If you’d like to understand about how to get the life you want then listen this week to my guest Dr Sabina Brennan, health psychologist, neuroscientist & bestselling author of the No 1 Bestselling books 100 Days to a Younger Brain & Beating Brain Fog and now the Neuroscience of Manifesting.
She helps people understand how their brains work so that they can better understand themselves, improve their future, attain their true potential and manifest their best life.
Sabina gives us a roadmap so we are better able to use our brains to create the lives we want.
She shows us that our future is in our control when we harness our brains to work for us and not against us.
You can find out more about Dr Sabina’s work on http://www.sabinabrennan.ie/
And follow her on Instagram @sabinabrennan
Join Lou on Linkedin
Follow her @brave_newgirl on Instagram
PS. Stress, overwhelm and anxiety are becoming an epidemic. I work with my creative coaching CARE model to help you transform your life for the better. Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Support the Show.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media, producer & creative coach helping leaders amplify their influence & impact. https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
INSPIRATION: Brave New Girls podcast- healthy life, healthy planet.
SUPPORT: Transformational 6 session 1:1 coaching programme and our holistic, healthy, heart-led eco-retreats
GROWTH: amplify your voice, vision & values with your own podcast
PODCASTING SERVICES:
Podcast production service
COURSES:
Podcast planning workbook
Podcast Guesting course
BOOK A CALL:
Get in contact to book a 30 minute discovery call with Lou.
Books by Lou Hamilton:
- Dare to Share- International bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
Paintings by Lou @LouHamiltonart
How does Naturopathy & Nutrition impact the healing process of our Gut Microbiome?
If you are interested in healing your gut microbiome for optimal health listen to my guest this week Dr Vidhi Pandya a highly respected and experienced Celebrity Nutritionist, qualified Homeopathic Doctor from India, Detox consultant and a Specialist in private bespoke diet plans based on medical conditions.
She focuses her practice on women’s health, family medicine, mental health and nutritional health assessment.
Vidhi is known for her honest opinions about right kind of Supplements, Herbs, Essential oils, Homeopathy, Ayurveda with evidence-based approach to all.
She gives us the foundations for creating a healthy gut and a healthy life so that we feel stronger in our bodies no matter what challenges comes our way.
You can find our more about Vidhi’s work on https://thankyoulife.co.uk/
And follow her on Instagram @smilingvidhi
Join Lou on Linkedin
Follow her @brave_newgirl on Instagram
PS. Stress, overwhelm and anxiety are becoming an epidemic. I work with my creative coaching CARE model to help you transform your life for the better. Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE
Support the Show.
Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media, producer & creative coach helping leaders amplify their influence & impact. https://bravenewgirlmedia.com
INSPIRATION: Brave New Girls podcast- healthy life, healthy planet.
SUPPORT: Transformational 6 session 1:1 coaching programme and our holistic, healthy, heart-led eco-retreats
GROWTH: amplify your voice, vision & values with your own podcast
PODCASTING SERVICES:
Podcast production service
COURSES:
Podcast planning workbook
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- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
Paintings by Lou @LouHamiltonart
Can fiction make it easier to hold conversations about a topic like domestic abuse or coercive control?
For full support on these issues please go to REFUGE
If you’re interested in learning more about how fiction helps us explore difficult topics then listen to this week’s guest Sarah Pearse No.1 Sunday Times & NY Times author of THE SANATORIUM & THE RETREAT a Reese Witherspoon Bookclub pick with over 1 Million copies sold worldwide.
The 3rd in the Trilogy ‘The Wilds’ includes themes of coercive control. Sarah has subsequently teamed up with the charity Refuge to highlight the issue even more.
Sarah opens our minds to tough issues that we may be facing in our lives, using the power and safety of fiction.
You can follow Sarah on Instagram @SarahPearseAuthor
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- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
Paintings by Lou @LouHamiltonart
How can we all work towards a world where the workplace respects and enables women's rights to integrate work and family in a holistic approach to building a career.
If you’re interested in compassionate society that values and respects women in the workplace, listen to my guest Faisza Mustapha Markar, President’s Counsel & trailblazing barrister at the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, who is shattering the legal glass ceiling with her remarkable achievements & her work includes fundamental rights of all and in alleviating stress for women in the workplace.
Faisza has battled within a male-dominated system and chauvinism as she has worked her way to the top of her profession whilst balancing work and family along the way.
She found ways to cope despite the challenges and now supports the women in her Chambers by making changes to the structure and system through which they have to navigate.
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- Dare to Share- International bestselling guide to podcast guesting
- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
Paintings by Lou @LouHamiltonart
How can we be more bold in the world as women leaders and as women in STEM?
If you’re interested in how, as women leaders we can become bolder in making the world a better place, listen to this week’s guest Francesca Brady, Forbes 30 under 30, Management Today 35 under 35 winner of the Veuve Clicquot BOLD Future Award for women in STEM, and founder of AirRated whose purpose is to improve indoor air quality and create healthier indoor environments from homes to offices to schools.
We drink approx. 2 litres of water a day. We breathe 11,000 litres of air a day. We are conscious of what we put into our bodies with regards to food (healthy eating) and drink (clean water) etc. - but do we think about the air we breathe? We spend 90% of our lives indoors… Every organ in the human body - from our hearts to our skin - is impacted by the air we breathe…
So the quality of indoor air could not be more important for our health.
Francesca shares how we can create cleaner air for everyone, and how we can be bolder in leading the way to a better future for all.
You can find out more about Francesca’s Work on https://airrated.co/
And follow her on Linkedin @FrancescaBrady
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- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
Paintings by Lou @LouHamiltonart
How can we as individuals start to transform the world with more sustainable lifestyles?
If you are interested in learning how to live a more sustainable life listen to this week’s guest Shila Wattamwar founder of Sustainable Me! - a platform for turning sustainability into a lifestyle.
By making impactful changes not only can we make a difference, but we can be the difference.
Shila shares how Sustainable Me! benefits the lives of people and the planet by promoting behaviours that help us contribute to the sustainability and vitality of this planet; both through the lens of environmental and social impact.
She shows us us that in so many ways we can make an impactful difference to the world we live in and to the future we leave to our children.
You can find out more about Shila’s work on https://sustainableme.today/
And follow her on Linkedin @SHILA WATTAMWAR
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- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
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How can we achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2050?
If you’re interested in being part of the challenge to reach Net Zero Emissions by 2050 listen to my guest Dr Reem Swidah Phd a post-doctoral researcher at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology whose work aims to harness the exceptional evolutionary abilities of synthetic yeast strains to produce biofuels as a potential replacement for fossil fuels.
Dr Reem won a L’Oréal UNESCO For Women In Science award for her work 2024. She has always defended her rights and advocates for women’s rights at work. Challenging stereotypes, she believes diversity in STEM drives progress and innovation. That does not mean she's not not faced challenges in her career, but she was always prepared not to be shaken off her path.
She shows us that we can all take the opportunity to contribute to climate solutions by making different choices in our personal lives, encouraging education for climate action and supporting moves to replace fossil fuels.
You can find out more about Dr Reem’s work on https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/postdoctoral-researcher-wins-prestigious-women-in-science-award-for-sustainable-development/
And follow her on Linkedin @ReemSwidah
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- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
Paintings by Lou @LouHamiltonart
How can we transform our home environments into biophilic sanctuaries that restore our bodies, help us to keep us more focused and boost our immune system?
If you’re interested in designing a better environment for your life and wellbeing listen to this week’s guest Nina Rowland Interior Designer and co-creator of The Water Shed, whose home and eco-retreat they created, was featured on Grand Designs TV show and went viral on Cool Stays with over 5 million views.
Nina shows us how to design our lives and our environment so that we may reconnect with our nature and the world around us.
With a natural swimming pool and biophilic design it is a place to restore, reconnect and rejuvenate. It is proven that spending time in nature lowers the heart rate and blood pressure, it reduces the production of cortisol, the stress hormone and it actually improves the immune system.
Biophilic Design applies this connection with nature into an architectural and interior design context. By integrating elements such as light, plants, water and earthy materials into built environments, it enhances well-being, health and productivity.
We are running a retreat together at The Water Shed on June 16th https://louhamiltonart.com/creative-transformation-retreats/
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- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
Paintings by Lou @LouHamiltonart
Are perennial crops the future and can they help soil, climate, nutrition and biodiversity all at the same time!
If you’re interested in future food security and growing your own veg that you put in the ground once and reap the rewards year after year tune in to this week’s guest Mandy Barber, co-founder of Incredible Vegetables, an experimental vegetable growing project and a research space dedicated to useful perennial edibles and future food crops.
Mandy was a successful artist in London, but it was starting to feel a bit cliquey and stale, and when, 14 years ago she was lucky enough to buy a share of a piece of land she jumped at the chance.
One perennial vegetable plant led to another and within a couple of years people were asking to buy plants from her, that is how Incredible vegetables was born.
There are so few people/companies growing perennial vegetable plants in the UK, it soon became evident that she was filling a niche, a huge demand for the plants. And every plant she sends out is a contribution to the survival of that plant species, which if they are taken care of will survive into the future.
They ARE the plants that are going to feed and sustain us in the future.
Tune in to find out how you can grow and eat your way to a healthier you and a healthier planet.
You can find out more about Mandy’s work on https://incrediblevegetables.co.uk/
And follow her on Instagram @incredible_vegetables
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- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
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How can we stop seeing plants as simply a “green blur” and take an interest in their conservation?
If you’re interested in the natural world around us and how we can conserve it for the future, listen to my guest DR Erin Zimmerman Phd evolutionary biologist, science writer, botany illustrator and author of Unrooted. She argues for the need to save plant species as part of helping preserve the rich ecosystem of the planet.
Her story to address two parallel losses she saw occurring that she thinks need far more attention than they get: the loss of the tools and expertise needed to find and understand new species via the underfunding of natural history research and collections, and the loss of talented female scientists as they become mothers and find that a career in research doesn’t allow for their caregiving responsibilities.
In the end she chose to become a science writer where she could have impact in sharing her knowledge more broadly whilst raising a family at the same time.
Her book benefits people and the planet by shining a light on the dire state of plant biodiversity, the need to see plants as more than a pretty backdrop, and how people who care about plants can help, even if they don’t have a background in science.
She helps us be brave and to engage even when the problem is big, by realising that there are smaller ways for us all to help.
You can find out more about Erin’s work on www.drerinzimmerman.com/
And follow her on Linkedin @erinzimmerman
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- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
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How can we help people make better choices when they travel, while helping them heal before, during and after their holiday?
If you’d like to explore the hidden gem that is Cornwall listen this week to Nadia Macer-Wright founder of Cornish Gems. Proudly independent and B-corp certified, they curate memorable holiday experiences in Cornwall.
With sustainability and community at the heart of everything they do, they offer unique experiences that take you deep into the Cornish way of life.
Nadia takes us into the joy of holidaying in Cornwall, giving us the opportunity to step lightly into the magic of its land and its people.
She also shows us that even in through the ups and down of entrepreneurship we can hold on to our dream to support people, places and the planet.
You can find out more about Nadia’s work on www.cornishgems.com
And follow her on Linkedin @Nadia Macer-Wright
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- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
Paintings by Lou @LouHamiltonart
What are the secrets to advance healing in the regenerative medicine space, and how hard is it to stick your guns, stand by your values and vision in this industry?
If you’re interested in finding out about how advanced regenerative medicine is being used to acute wounds and burns in hospitals with potential to move into other areas of healthcare in the future, listen to this episode with Danielle Fette, founder of FetTech, who have a FDA cleared medical device designed to help the most severely injured that would ordinarily have trouble healing, with unlimited potential for much more.
But it's not been an easy ride. Charting a new path, at the frontier of modern medicine rustles feathers. As an entrepreneur you will never have an exact plan or how to do everything, just talk through things, brainstorm with people you trust and try but learn how to pivot quickly it’s how you adapt to and how quickly you can pivot.
If you want to know how you can access the best medicine for your own condition, the Danielle has got some tips for you.
Danielle's business is aimed at advancing healing technology and setting the stage to change the healthcare landscape forever. She shows us that wherever we’re at we always have the potential to push and pivot the envelope further for the benefit of humankind.
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- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
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How can a hospitality venue contribute towards a better society and why is it important that it does?
If you’d like to know how a fun, unique wedding and events venue can also be sustainable and put wellbeing back into the heart of events then listen to this episode with Celia Gaze, Founder of The Wellbeing Farm, one of the first B Corp Certified venues in the UK and one that is powered by a wind turbine, committed to its local community and a partner to a charity empowering women in Kenya.
She shows us how we can go from mid-life crisis, new parenthood, or corporate burnout to finding the essential thing that we want to spend our life doing, whether that’s for the benefit of ourselves and our loves ones, our local and global community, and for the planet itself.
This is what better business looks like and how responsibility for people and the planet starts at home.
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- FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely
- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
Paintings by Lou @LouHamiltonart
How can we be in the process of losing loved ones and yet still hold on to the joy of living?If you would like to understand how it is possible to go through the painful process of losing a child and yet still be able to look for moments of joy, join Megan Gillett and I as she talks openly about her daughter Nellie, who is living with infantile MLD, a terminal, progressive brain disease.
Nellie will likely only reach the age of four, and Megan talks about how as family they are trying to make the most of Nellie’s short but whole life.
Megan shares with us the beautiful experience of having Nellie in her life, the pain of going through the process of losing her daughter, whilst at the same time looking for and finding joy and magic in the moments, in the glimmers, along the way.
She shows us how to embrace life, love, and loss with the full rainbow of emotions that they bring with them.
You can donate to Megan’s just giving page HERE
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- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
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Why should we be helping children with cancer and their families with nutritional support, and what impact does it have?
If you are interested in helping ourselves and others with cancer, listen to this week’s guest is Louise Long CEO and founder of the Dylan Strong Foundation, set up after her young son Dylan died at the age of 7 of a brain tumour. During his illness she focused on giving him the best quality of life for the short time he had, and found that good nutrition helped keep up his vitality and spirits right up until the end.
Dylan Strong Foundation helps children with cancer and their families, by providing support, advice on nutrition and access to healthy food in order to boost the child’s strength during treatment and beyond.
Lou for shows us that even in the worst of times we can find a way to bring health-full nutrition in to our lives so that we can live at our best for as long as we have.
You can find out more about Lou’s work on https://dylanstrongfoundation.co.uk/ and follow her on Instagram @dylanstrongfoundation
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- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
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How can we learn to connect with a part of ourselves that wants to be unconditionally seen, loved and cared for, by listening our bodies in a new and more compassionate way?
If you are interested in cultivating self-love as a practice that benefits both you and those around you, listen to this week’s guest Thais Harris, Founder and Holistic Nutritionist at Nourish Together.
Thais is an ambassador for women: bringing love to their relationship with food, their bodies, and nature. She helps us identify and commit to our health priorities, so we can nourish ourselves and our families into an outstanding life and create positive change in our community and in the world.
Thais' approach helps us grow more conscious of what we feed our bodies and our minds, so we can heal and deepen our relationship to ourselves, our loved ones, and the planet.
She shows us that when we tune in to ourselves, we can learn to nourish our minds, bodies and souls.
You can find out more about Thais’ work on https://nourishtogether.com/
And follow her on Instagram @nourish.together
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- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
Paintings by Lou @LouHamiltonart
“Why should we care about what goes on in our prisons?”
If you are interested in looking at humanity, resilience and the complexity of people, and the conditions, chaos, confusion, compassion & conflict in our prisons, listen to this episode with former Prison Officer Alex South.
Alex worked in some of the toughest men’s jails in the UK and is the Author of Behind These Doors, which opens up a place heavy with suffering, where you will find dangerous, vulnerable, and forgotten people, behind walls so high they are out of sight & out of mind. But at what cost?
Alex reveals a world behind bars that is in fact a reflection of the society we have created, and that if we want a better world, we need to find better ways to fix a failing justice system, and rehabilitate those who returning to our communities, so that we help the vulnerable and give more opportunity to those willing and able to make amends.
You can find out more about Alex’s work at C&W Literary Agency and
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- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
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“How can we make funerals really work for us so that our goodbyes meet our needs, reflect our values and our lives?”
If you want to learn more about how we can make funerals respectful & reflective of our loved ones whilst minimising their environmental impact, then listen to my guest Poppy Mardall, founder & Chair of Poppy’s Funeral Services that guide us through a difficult time, give us opportunity to add meaning & personality to funerals, help us make more eco-friendly choices at every stage & ensure we create the funeral that's right for us.
Poppy is disrupting the funeral industry to give great care for both the living and the dead, and transforming our experience so that we have more human, responsive and ecological ways to say our good byes to the people we love.
She reminds us that death is a condition of life, and the more we are able to make intuitive and respectful choices, the more we are able to honour the passing of those we care about.
You can find out more about Poppy’s work on https://www.poppysfunerals.co.uk/
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What’s the point of public art and why does it matter?
If you’re interested in becoming more engaged and present with the world around you have a listen to this week’s guest Patricia Walsh, public art consultant, who explores the intersections of art and the natural and built environments andshows how it helps us press pause and get present with the power of art in our public places.
Patricia opens our eyes to how art in the public spaces and places around us can lift our everyday experience, help us to become more aware, appreciative and alive in the present moment, as well as engaging us in reflective thought, protest and participation with the issues that matter to us, to our communities, culture and the world we want to protect.
We cover:
Community
Commissioning
Conflict
Controversy
Conservation
Climate Change
Coherence
Connection
Calm
Patricia shows us how public art can give us pause for thought, help us connect with our environment, and bring meaning to our lives.
You can find out more about Patricia’s work on https://www.pawalsharts.com/
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How can we start to tread more lightly as responsible guardians of our planet, of our bodies, of our businesses?
If you are interested in how a chocolate business began making chocolate that’s better for us and better for the planet, listen to this week’s guest Neena Vaswani, co-founder of Prodigy snacks – the B-corp chocolate company that is both climate & more gut friendly.
Prodigy makes chocolates which are a well loved part of our lives. It's an impact driven chocolate brand that exists to help people make healthier food choices every day.
Inspired by the classics, Neena and her husband Sameer (the Willy Wonka half of the duo) wanted to reinvent our favourite chocolate bars and biscuits, only better. Better because they use 100% natural, plant based ingredients, high quality single origin cacao and a uniquely low percentage of natural sugar. They are also the UK’s first plastic negative chocolate bar, carbon neutral and proud to be B Corp. Every bar sold funds the clean-up of the equivalent of 10 ocean bound plastic wrappers.
But it's all well and good be a consciously impactful chocolate brand, but it's still got to taste delicious. Find out more about Neena does this on her mission to taking on the big boys in confectionary.
Listen to this episode as Neena points the way to treading more lightly on this planet, with others and with ourselves, and for giving us classic-style chocolate treats that we can enjoy in good conscience.
You can find our more about Neena’s work on https://www.prodigysnacks.com/
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How can you heal your past. Find peace in the present, and transform your future?
If you want to know how evidence-backed psychological interventions, alongside spiritual and intuitive practices can help you, listen to my guest Amanda Charles author of The Psychic Psychologist, who will show you that no matter how many times life has kicked you down, when you are connected to all the layers of your existence you can turn your pain into purpose and live the life you love.
Amanda shares her own story but also for gives us the tools to help ourselves to come through suffering, heal and become whole. In this way we are better equipped to then help others and the world around us.
She shows us that we don’t have to be stuck in pain, but that we can do the work and move forwards to a more healthy future.
You can find out more about Amanda’s work on www.thepsychicpsychologist.com
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How can we quit the toxic habit of people pleasing that erodes our mental health, sense of self, relationships and creativity?
When we find we’re suppressing ourselves in order to be liked or to avoid conflict, criticism, rejection, disappointment, loss or abandonment, we’re people pleasing.
It doesn’t have to be this way. If you want to do things differently listen to this episode with my guest Natalie Lue author of The Joy of Saying No: A Simple Plan to Stop People Pleasing, Reclaim Boundaries, and Say Yes to the Life You Want
Natalie Lue shows us how to reclaim our boundaries and say yes to the life we want.
You can find out more about Natalie’s work on www.natalielue.com
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Why does it matter that all voices get a chance to be heard and how can we all play a part in helping that to happen?
In the landscape of literature, diversity isn’t just a buzzword—it's essential for a richer, more vibrant cultural narrative.
As Selina Brown, founder & CEO of the Black British Book Festival, attests, representation in literature profoundly benefits readers and society at large.
She believes in the power of showcasing the written word by Black voices and provides a platform for emerging talent historically underrepresented in the literary world.
Growing from strength to strength the British Black Book Festival is the biggest in Europe and is setting the stage for a better world.
History doesn’t have to determine the present, and the future for all voices is in our hands.
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Why is child sexual abuse such a huge global problem and what can we all do to help protect and heal children at risk?
My guest this week is Pooja Taparia, founder of one of the world's largest NGO's addressing child sexual abuse.
In the U.S, the estimated lifetime economic burden of Child Sex Abuse is $9.3B, and in the U.K, annual costs are estimated at £3.2B. With 50% of 1.3B people in India experiencing some degree of CSA, this is a global issue & so how can we help protect every child’s right to be safe from sexual abuse?
Pooja Taparia shares alarming global statistics on child sexual abuse and detailed ARPAN's multifaceted approach to tackle this issue. ARPAN's strategy includes prevention through education in schools, counselling for survivors to mitigate long-term trauma, and broad-scale empowerment programs. The NGO's reach, impacting millions, highlights the effectiveness of their methods which can be adapted in various communities to protect children.
Pooja explain how we can all help protect the children of our world so that they may grow up free of trauma - as healed and healthy stewards of our planet.
You can find out more about Pooja’s work on https://www.arpan.org.in/
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How can we live in a more conscious way so that we feel better in ourselves, have better relationships with others & the world around us?
This week's guest Lorraine Flower, co-founder of B-corp business Azzur and co-author of Conscious Leadership, shares her transformative journey, blending spirituality with business acumen. Lorraine's path, from a successful corporate career to a spiritual awakening, exemplifies the power of conscious leadership. Her story resonates deeply with women striving for a healthier life, business, relationships, and a sustainable planet.
Conscious leadership begins with understanding what consciousness is. It's more than mere awareness; it's a deeper understanding of ourselves, our interconnections, and our impact on the world.
Lorraine shows us that when we lead from the heart, focus more on being than doing, and live and work more consciously, we are able to contribute to the world in a more healthy and holistic way, for the benefit of ourselves, our communities and the planet at large.
You can find out more about Lorraine’s work on www.azzur.co.uk
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How can we learn from human stories of survival to understand our own capacity to rise again?
Rosalind Russell is a journalist & editor whose reporting included the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the war in Iraq & Myanmar’s Saffron Revolution. She’s the author of Burma’s Spring & The End of Where We Begin which won the 2021 Moore Prize for excellence in human rights writing.
The End of Where We Begin is about three, young South Sudanese refugees, Veronica, Daniel and Lilian. They are from a young country ripped apart by war. Each has had a different experience and come from different sides of the ethnically-fuelled conflict. But their lives collide in a refugee camp in Uganda, and with the help of the community they build there, and rudimentary counselling, they start to carve out new futures for themselves.
Ros gives us a better understanding of people who are part of the global refugee and migration crisis- their needs, desires and motivations as human beings, but also gives us an insight into the strength and resilience within ourselves, the power of the human spirit.
She shows us the power of human beings to withstand horrifying circumstances, and with the right support, to be able to rise again.
You can find out more about Ros’s work on https://rosrussellauthor.com/
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Want to live healthy & whole no matter where you are in your health & menopause journey?
My guest this week is Dani Binnington founder of Healthy Whole Me and she shows you how.
Her own journey to seek a holistic approach started after her breast cancer diagnosis at the age of 33 leading to a surgically onset menopause by the time she turned 40.
She nowprovides support to people affected by menopause & cancer & also works with healthcare professionals to improve understanding & care.
In this episode Dani helps usto know that there is a holistic approach that can help us with physical, mental and emotional well-being as we navigate our own individual journeys.
She also shows us that when we support each other in community we all benefit from the mutual knowledge, wisdom and compassion and that makes the world a better place to be. You can find out more about Dani’s work on https://www.healthywholeme.com/
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How can we be better allies in creating a fully diverse, equitable and inclusive world, for the health of our society and our future?
My guest this week is Dr. Robin DiAngelo, an Affiliate Associate Professor at the University of Washington, whose books, academic articles, and extensive work as a consultant and educator, addresses racial and social justice issues. She is the author of "White Fragility" which has been pivotal in shaping international dialogues on race and racism.
Robin gives us the opportunity to take a deep dive into race and racism and helps those of us who are white to break the silence about injustice, and to keep working to understand racism and how it infiltrates our behaviours, committing to ameliorate suffering in small and large ways wherever we come across it.
She shows us that we still have work to do and that we must keep working at it until we have a more equitable world.
You can find out more about Robin’s work on https://www.robindiangelo.com/
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My Brave New Girls podcast guest this week is Patricia Newton, author of "Journey to Magnificence: An Alchemist's Guide to Transformation & Empowerment." A master healer & teacher blending medical expertise with complementary therapies & spiritual wisdom, Patricia's work helps unravel the trauma & darkness that hold us back, guiding us to live better for ourselves, for others, and for the planet.
Patricia Newton also combines traditional healing with archetypes and storytelling to empower individuals to transform their pain and trauma into strength and self-awareness.
You can get Patricia’s book Journey to Magnificence on Amazon
And follow her on Facebook @PatriciaNewton
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My guest this week is Sue Reed author of The Rewilding of Molly McFlynn. Set in rural Northumberland between the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic and 1649 Newcastle Witch Trials, this is a story of a girl who is rewilded both in ditching her addiction to restriction & dieting, and in finding the agency to be true to herself & live a more sustainable life.
Molly's story is not just about individual growth; it's a call to recognise and respect differences in others and ourselves. It challenges the reader to think about their own identity, the pressures to conform, and the courage it takes to carve one's path. The narrative underscores the significance of finding one's tribe while maintaining personal values and identity.
In a world where deviation from the norm can lead to "cancellation" or ostracism, Sue Reed's book serves as a reminder of the importance of community, empathy, and acceptance. It encourages young readers to embrace their uniqueness and contribute positively to the world, advocating for sustainable living and environmental consciousness.
You can find out more about Sue's work on https://suereedwrites.co.uk/
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This week my Brave New Girls podcast interview is with Dr. Catherine Clinton ND, and she gives us an inspiring narrative of resilience and innovation in the realm of healthcare.
Dr. Catherine Clinton, a licensed naturopathic physician, has harnessed her personal battle with autoimmune disease during her medical school years to fuel a profound passion for healing. Her focus isn’t confined to the individual alone; it extends to the collective well-being of our planet.
Dr. Clinton's expertise in quantum biology allows her to address health at its foundational level, focusing on how elements like light, sound, and the movement of electrons and protons within the body can significantly affect our state of health and disease.
She emphasizes the importance of aligning our circadian rhythms with natural light to optimize our health, as well as the intriguing properties of structured water within our cells, which is critical for our vitality and immune system.
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My guest this week is Saasha Celestial-One is the co-founder of Olio the waste-sharing app, whose mission is to create a waste-free world.
The problem is that our culture of overconsumption is hurting us, and the planet.
33% of food globally is wasted. 50% of the clothes in our wardrobes never worn & 65% of greenhouse gases are caused by household consumption.
Olio's solution is to share more & waste less.
You can find out more about Saasha’s work on https://olioapp.com/en/
And follow her on Linkedin @saashacelestialone
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Dr Camilla Pang is an award-winning author & autism advocate . Blessed with the combination of ASD, ADHD & PhD she uses the powers of neurodiversity & science to navigate social norms & advocates for it being a hidden treasure for human evolution on a finite planet. Her first book Explaining Humans won the Royal Society Insight investment award 2020 making her the youngest ever winner for this prestigious prize & the first person of colour.
She provides a unique perspective on the complexities of human behaviour delving into topics such as genetics, machine learning, neuroscience, network theory, game theory, and biochemistry to offer insights into the underlying mechanisms that drive our behaviours. When we understand why we act the way we do, we are more able to get a perspective on it, and decide to make the changes we need to when it is harming ourselves, others, our community or our environment. By giving ourselves a birds' eye view of our impact on climate, we can begin to shift how we do things. But it is also people 'in power' who need to re-engineer political systems and social models. They do this only when we the people start to boycott, protest and demand system-change.
When we understand how we tick, we know how to tock. People power!
You can find out more about Dr Camilla’s work on https://www.camillapang.com/
And follow her on Linkedin @camillapang
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- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
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My guest this week is Fleur Pierets. In 2017, Fleur & her fiancee Julian launched 22 The Project, in which the couple planned to get married in every country that legalised same-sex marriage. Following the untimely death of her wife in 2018, after only 4 marriages, Fleur turned to writing & wrote her debut memoir ‘Julian’ whilst advocating for human rights.
The alchemy of transforming pain into purpose and loss into learning is not a science; it's an art—one that Fleur Pierets has mastered with grace and fortitude. It is a poignant reminder that even when life unravels, we can weave the threads back together into a tapestry of our own design—a testament to love, loss, and the enduring power of the human spirit.
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- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
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My guest this week is Vicky Etherington. She runs an online marketing agency and uses her skills to help female entrepreneurs get their message and mission out into the world.
She also works with entrepreneurial women in rural areas of Africa to help communities break the cycle of poverty.
By introducing digital opportunities to the African start-up economy, female founders can boost productivity and create competition in male-dominated markets.
Thanks so much Vicky for showing us how to stretch beyond our own communities to connect, inspire and share our skills, so that we may all rise together.
You can find our more about Vicky’s work on https://thewebsitementor.com/
And follow her on Linkedin @VickyEtheringtonThe WebsiteMentor
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- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
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My guest this week is Erica Gies , award-winning independent journalist who writes about water, climate change, plants and critters for Scientific American, The New York Times, Nature & more. Her book, Water Always Wins: Thriving in an age of drought & deluge, is about “Slow Water” innovations that are helping us adapt to the increasing floods & droughts brought by climate change.
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- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
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My guest this week is Sarah Wilson, journalist, TV host, and author of This ONE WILD & PRECIOUS LIFE. Her earlier multi-New York Times Bestselling books are First Make the Beast Beautiful & "I Quit Sugar", which advocates for a sugar-free lifestyle & sparked a global wellness movement. Now living mostly out of a backpack she focuses on sustainable living, mental health advocacy & environmental issues in her work.
We chat about anxiety, meditation, hiking, living a minimalist life, and stepping up to do what we can to save the planet, by starting where we are.
You can find out more about Sarah’s work on https://sarahwilson.com/ And follow her on Instagram on_sarahwilson_
Buy the UK edition of This One Wild and Precious Life https://www.eye-books.com/books/this-one-wild-and-precious-life
Read Sarah's Substack Newsletter "this is precious" https://sarahwilson.substack.com/
Listen to WILD with Sarah Wilson https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/wild-with-sarah-wilson
Connect with Sarah on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/_sarahwilson_/
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- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
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My guest this week is Bel Jacobs. Formerly Style Editor for Metro, today she is a writer, speaker and activist with a focus on animal rights, climate justice, alternative systems in fashion & the need to transform culture to answer the climate emergency. She is co-founder of Fashion Act Now, Islington Climate Centre, and founder of The Empathy Project, which aims to reframe human and animal relationships for the benefit of all.
Bel shines a light on how we can help contribute to changing culture for the good of all, in this time of climate emergency.
You can find out more about Bel’s work on https://www.beljacobs.com/
And follow her on Instagram @beljacobs_com
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- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
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Uju Asika is the author of Bringing up Race, and her latest book Raising Boys who do Better. She speaks on topics such as race, intersectionality and anti-racist parenting. Formerly a journalist Uju has featured across mainstream media, including Good House Keeping, Marie Claire, Good Morning Sunday and Woman’s Hour.
Raising Boys Who do Better is a hopeful guide to raising a new generation of boys who are able to embrace their true selves. In other words, boys who are free from the constraints of the ‘Man Box’ and who can be kinder, more compassionate to themselves and others, conscious and accountable. It’s a call to parents, educators and anyone who cares about the boys in their lives and the men they will become. We can all do better.
She believes that courage is finding whatever spark there is within you to keep going, even when it’s uncomfortable, even when you’re scared, even when it seems impossible. In many ways, courage is an act of faith.
Thank you do much Uju for your important book inviting us to create a society in which we raise happy, healthy boys who can grow up to be compassionate, resilient men, who can work in partnership with women to create a better world and more healthy planet.
You can find out more about Uju’s work on www.babesabouttown.com
And follow her on Instagram @babesabouttown
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- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
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Empowering Personal & Planetary Well-Being with Ruth Kudzi and Navigating Life in the Climate Era.
My guest this week is Ruth Kudzi, author of How to Feel Better, one of less than 100 UK’s Master Certified Coaches, founder of Optimus Coach Academy and who mission is to support people to perform more effectively in a way that enhances their wellbeing. At a time when anxiety for the future is high, we need guiding voices like Ruth’s to steady the ship.
Explore insights from Ruth on cultivating positivity, effecting change, and feeling better amidst climate challenges.
Discover tools for sustainable living, embracing control, and fostering a harmonious future for yourself and the planet.
You can find out more about Ruth's work on www.ruthkudzi.com
and follow her on Instagram @ruthkudzi
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- Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
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Natalie Fée is an award-winning environmentalist, author of 'How to Save the World for Free' and 'Do Good, Get Paid', speaker and founder of City to Sea, a UK-based organisation running high-impact campaigns to stop plastic pollution at source for which she won the Sunday Times Volvo Visionaries Award, and the Sheila McKechnie Award for Environmental Justice.
With City to Sea their primary campaigns are ‘Refill‘, Europe’s leading free tapwater initiative; ‘Switch the Stick‘, their successful cotton bud campaign run in 2016/17 which called on all UK retailers to switch from plastic to paper stem buds, stopping over 400 tonnes a year of single-use plastic at source and ‘Plastic-free Periods’ which to date has directly reached over 4 million people and includes a schools programme currently being rolled out in the England and Wales.
These campaigns show us that that when we look at what we use in everyday life, and clean up our act, we can make good choices that help, rather than harm, the environment.
You can find out more about her work on https://nataliefee.com/
And follow her on Instagram @nataliefee_
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- Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller
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My guest this week is Anna Anderson Founder of Kindred, a co-working space in West London that is passionate about building community with real life human connection, and is inspired by the openness, warmth, and connectivity that is created by gathering around a campfire, in a way that respects and celebrates people and the planet.
Anna opened Kindred in December 2018, motivated by a lack of physical spaces that encouraged people to connect with one another. They are an open house that encourages people to gather for co-working, events and exceptional food and drink. She's passionate about building a stronghold for community to tackle loneliness and to celebrate our innate, human need to connect IRL with others.
She was motivated to build something with heart, and not just something extractive. She believes that humans do better when they’re able to gather (and not just for work purposes), and we should create spaces in cities for this to be able to happen organically.
Whilst restoring an old dilapidated Georgian building and admitting that most old bricks and mortar businesses especially in hospitality are going to have an impact on the environment, she is working towards making the space more regenerative.
They work with small, local wherever possible, family run suppliers across their food and drink offering, sourcing meat and fish from sustainable, regenerative farmers, and their wine from biodynamic, organic producers. They pay at least London living wage if not more across their hospitality team and they're often able to get their food waste down to a minimum by using excess ingredients for staff meals, and their pasta of the day. They pay for green energy tariffs and are exploring ways to generate their own electricity through using solar panels on the roof.
If we can all try and mitigate what we can, as we go, we can build great places for communities to come together, connect and make a difference in each others's lives.
You can find out more about Anna’s work on https://www.wearekindred.com/
And follow her on Instagram @Londonkindred
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My guest this week is Antoinette Fionda, founder of Beira, a Scottish sustainable, honest, ethical, slow fashion brand that saves fabric waste from the luxury fashion industry & ethically crafts limited edition womenswear that will last a lifetime.
Their circle starts where others end, with the end of roll fabric which they save from being discarded, breathing new life into fabrics & reworking them into contemporary pieces.
The fashion industry annually generates 144m tonnes of textile waste and recycles less than 1% (Fionda, 2022).
One of their policies is no new materials!
Inspired by the craftsmanship of Italy and the folklore of Beira in Scotland the aim is to re-explore all parts of the process to minimise the negative effects from design though to manufacturer and delivery.
Their 3 key values:
Circular Sourcing: They purchase luxury deadstock which they call the ‘best waste in the world’ and remanufacture the fabrics into garments. Their circular sourcing, solar panels, ‘waste’ shipping protocol, and packaging, provides a 90% reduction to their carbon footprint. They have already saved 10,000 metres of fabric to date!
Radical Transparency: They know the names of every artisan who makes their clothes and pay €28 an hour. They are transparent across all areas of the business. They publish the cost of every element of the garment from wages, packaging, shipping, manufacturing, materials to everyday business practice.
Honest Luxury: Functional yet feminine womenswear which are designed to stand the test of time. Selling direct to the customer eliminates the wholesale mark-up resulting in quality at an honest luxury price - less than 1/3 of the cost.
Essentially, Beira’s strategy reduces the environmental impact of the materials already in the supply chain and creates quality and honest luxury womenswear. Luxury fashion that doesn’t cost the earth.
Their motto: Buy Less, Buy Better. Invest.
Antoinette shows us how still buy good quality clothes that also allow us to be gentle and nurturing to the planet
You can find our more about Antoinette’s work at https://beira.scot/
And follow her on Instagram @b_e_i_r_a
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My guest this week is Dr. Melissa Mondala, a holistic plant-based physician, nutritional & wellness expert, health coach, mental health advocate, and recipe inventor!
She has been featured in popular media, such as Forbes magazine, and helps clients improve their lifestyle to optimize their health, achieve their goals and develop sustainable habits to live a healthy and balanced life.
Integrative medicine is a research-based branch of medicine that focuses on treating and preventing diseases holistically, with minimal surgery or prescriptions and incompasses principes of lifesytle medicine as well - nutrition, exercise, restorative sleep, emotional wellbeing, and avoiding toxins and risky substance use.
Integrative medicine appreciates the mind-body-spirit connection along with essential supplementation.
Dr. Melissa Mondala practices Integrative psychiatry which is a holistic approach that uses both traditional allopathic and complementary therapies in the treatment of psychiatric disorders.
Personalized treatments are developed to suit each person’s lifestyle and strengthen self-awareness and resources for self-care.
Dr Melissa shares how moving towards a plant-based diet can have significant benefits for our minds and bodies and shows us that whole food plant-based makes for healthy people. And a more healthy planet.
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My guest this week is Pippa Chapman, a gardener, designer, forest gardener, horticultural consultant, permaculturalist and author of ‘A plant lovers backyard forest garden’.
Trained with the Royal horticultural Society & time as Head gardener of a large private estate she now works organically & regeneratively to enable wildlife to thrive alongside people.
Pippa is also a Permaculture practitioner & teacher working with the foundations of earth care, people care and fair share. She shares how we can bring the ideas of forest gardening into our own gardens and allotments to help encourage biodiversity, perennial edibles and a more fertile soil.
In this way Pippa helps us develop a more organic, sustainable and regenerative approach to our gardens for the benefit of people, the planet and the future.
You can find out more about Pippa’s work on https://www.thoseplantpeople.com/ and follow her on Instagram @PippaChapman
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My guest this week is Laura Harnett, founder of the B corp certified business The Seep Company who are replacing plastic household essentials like sponges & cloths to make them well-branded, effective, compostable & genuinely sustainable.
Circularity is at the heart of Seep where they design everything with the end-of-life of the product in mind & they're on a mission to stop 1 billion plastic cleaning tools from going to landfill by 2030.
After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Seep was one of the silver linings to come out of it.
Laura says she wants her kids and her kids' kids not to hate our generation for making bad decisions.
This is huge and it starts with giving everyone to have access to better products and services that have the planet front and centre in their design and to live in a country that places the planet at the forefront of their decisions like waste management and travel infrastructure.
This feels so massive to her but she says she has to believe that every little step counts.
Thank you so much Laura for making it easier for us to make small conscious changes in our homes so we are part of the solution and not part of the pollution.
You can find out more about Laura’s work on https://theseepcompany.com/
And follow her on Linkedin @LauraHarnett
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This week’s guest is Anna Brightman, a Forbes 30 under 30 in 2021 & co-founder of Upcircle Beauty transforming leftover natural ingredients into quality skincare products.
They are certified B-Corp, certified organic, certified vegan, certified cruelty-free, certified plastic negative, palm oil-free, sustainable, handmade in the UK and housed in 100% recyclable packaging.
Everything they do at UpCircle is about seeing value in things that already exist. That’s why they make sustainable skincare products from ingredients that would otherwise be discarded.
They've also extended the circular approach that they take to their ingredients to packaging too, and have now refilled 45,000 pieces of packaging via their “Return, Refill, Reuse” scheme.
They are a team of 15 people, with an average age of 27. 75% of the team identify as women and they've had practically no investment, given the amount of growth they've experienced.
Every ingredient they upcycle prevents the release of greenhouse gases through decomposition. For example, the 450 tonnes of coffee that they've upcycled into their scrubs and serum would've otherwise released an equivalent 54 tonnes of CO2. Sustainable products often cost more but they’re changing that. Their most expensive product is £26.99 and their Refill Scheme offers a freepost label and a 20% discount.
Thanks Anna for creating a natural, organic, affordable beauty brand that inspires confidence in ourselves and allows us to participate in the circular economy in consideration for the wellbeing of the planet.
You can find out more about Anna’s work on www.upcirclebeauty.com
And follow her on Linkedin @AnnaBrightman
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My guest this week is Paloma Garcia, founder of PALOMA a hair salon that is invested in the future & deeply committed to the sustainability movement.
They are 98% recyclable & a proud member of Sustainable Salons Australia who together have diverted 1.7million+ from landfill.
She linked up with a climate scientist & social scientist in A Brush with Climate to educate hairdressers on climate solutions which they chat about with customers.
A brush with climate was founded quickly after her climate journey began. Once she knew the science around climate change and the crisis we are all facing, she quickly started holding meaningful conversations with her clientele and community around her salon.
She soon realised she wasn’t the only one highly concerned, the majority of her clients were also.
So she created a checklist, for tangible changes we can all make in our everyday lifestyle that will have big impact on emissions.
After a few years of this she soon discovered this unique opportunity hairdressers have in holding this meaning conversation.
So she linked up with a climate scientist and social scientist, and they have now educated hundreds of hairdressers around the country and have lots more lined up!
Thank you so much Paloma for making climate solutions feel like everyday solutions- and for spreading the message through everyday human connections and conversations and for showing us that little by little we can all contribute to ensuring a better future
You can find out more about Paloma’s work on
www.paloma-salon.com/sustainability and follow her on Instagram @palomarosegarcia
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My guest this week is Dr Easkey Britton, author of ‘Saltwater in the Blood’ & ‘Ebb and Flow’, Five times Irish National Surfing Champion & 2006 British pro-tour champion & a fully qualified marine social scientist and research consultant, with Ph.D in Environment and Society, contributing her expertise in ocean health & social wellbeing to research projects including the EU-funded Horizon2020 project on Seas, Oceans and Public Health in Europe.
Easkey talks about understanding our human relationship with nature, especially water and the ocean and how to look at it and explore how we might restore our connection with water from the perspective of our health and well-being.
From surfing and travelling, her experience left her uncertain about what are we giving back. What impact or footprint was she leaving in her wake, and wanting to better understand what was going on in this whole incredible eco-system all around her, below her.
She’s always kept a journal traveling and so has always written, traveling solo- reflective practice. Ebb and Flo is her third book. It's a real evolution from first book Salt water in the blood which was more of a memoir- this one goes broader and deeper with water not just the ocean- and shows that wherever you are on this planet you can be connected to water.
As a blue health scientist of those interconnections of she asks how our health and wellbeing is dependent on that of the water bodies around us, and looking at ways that we might activate or restore those connections in our everyday lives.
Her vision is that we learn or relearn to live in a more ecological way of being where nature isn’t just some kind of frill or add on in our everyday lives.
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My guest this week is Samantha Lourie, a free-spirit poet, artist and author of The Power of Mess, a guide to finding joy and resilience when life feels chaotic.
She believes that when we are more at peace within, we become more aware of ourselves and our connection to our immediate environment and to the planet as a whole.
The power of mess is like a homecoming. A homecoming back to yourself, to gathering a sense of changeable control over your life where your resilience and sense of self is sharpened and you are more present to the whole of life because of it.
More present and therefore more responsive. It's in this responsiveness that your sense of the world subsequently gets into working order as well.
You start to notice things you would have just walked past a few years or seasons back because of being in the heart of overwhelm without a toolkit or support system to navigate through it.
We become more available, accessible and self-responsible in our relationships with our bodies, our homes, the people we love and live with, our neighbourhoods and this new dynamic to live from continues to spread outward to our Planet Earth.
Essentially, in this growing sense of belonging and active participation, we create and continue the regenerating properties in not just being alive but feeling alive and fully living while we are here.
Thanks so much Samantha for giving us a way to face the messy stuff in ourselves, so that we can create flourishing lives, communities and planet.
You can find out more about Samantha’s work on Facebook @Butterfliesandpebbles or follow her on Instagram @butterfliesandpebbles
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This week’s guest is Carol Sanford, a consistently recognized disruptor & positive contrarian working with Fortune 500 & new economy executives in designing & leading systemic business change & design.
She’s worked with great leaders of businesses such as Google, DuPont, Intel, P&G & Seventh Generation & her award-winning books are required reading at leading business schools including Harvard, Stanford, Haas Berkeley & MIT.
Our conversation covers:
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What is 'regeneration' in life, business - from the work That Carol does with leaders/teams/organisations
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How she helps leaders move from a behaviourist & humanist practice into a more living systems & developmental way of relating, working, being
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How we stop trying to be 'heroes' and start to flow as part of a much larger 'purpose' (nature, universe)
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How her maternal grandfather was half Mohawk – and how that, and other ancient wisdoms influenced her regenerative approach
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How feel our way back into the way of nature and its living systems instead of trying to ‘sustain’ or ‘save’ the planet
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Having ALS (in UK known as Motor Neuron Disease) we talk about how her regenerative approach has given her a framework for herself and those around her for the time she has left & her plans for your passing.
Thank you so much Carol for your dedication to living systems, and for passing on your teachings through all your books, articles and podcasts so that we too may learn to live and work in this way in order to get back in alignment with nature and have a more hopeful existence where we work with the essence of who we are as humans in harmony with the planet.
You can find our more about her work on https://carolsanford.com/
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This week’s guest is Fiona Jeffery, who founded Just a Drop in 1998 after learning that a child died every 17 seconds because of dirty water & that just £1 could provide a child with clean water for 10 years. She sits on the UN World Committee for Tourism Ethics & in 2012 was awarded an OBE for her services to the travel & tourism industry.
Just a Drop provides communities across Asia, Africa and Latin America with access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education. By providing communities access to mans most basic need other than the air to breath, it is an enormous leg up and from it communities can start to flourish. So it’s the longer term impact of their work that’s so rewarding to see.
What is extraordinary to learn is how transformational giving people access to safe water is to peoples lives. No longer are women and children spending hours walking to collect water that’s dirty and makes them ill. They are healthier because they have access to water close to their homes which gives them more time to do income generating activity. By working they generate an income and can send their children to school. It's such an enabler that it helps them build their lives out of drudgery and gives them hope.
Life without water is an endless struggle, life with water means that anything becomes possible and Just a Drop have helped to see the changes people can make to their lives and those of their children. Communities, wherever they are, want the same as we do- for their families to be safe, healthy and to get a good education. Water helps support all of this and more.
They impact SDG6 Access to safe water and sanitation, but through their work they impact 11 other Sustainable Development Goals including No hunger, no poverty, better education, health and well being, gender equality, income generation and climate action to mention a few.
Thanks so much Fiona for your work in ethical tourism, for making a difference in people’s lives with clean water and sanitation, and for your commitment to working towards the end of the water crisis in our lifetime. Also for showing us that drop by drop we can get back in step with natural living systems so that there is enough clean water and sanitation for all.
You can find out more about Fiona’s work on https://www.justadrop.org/
And follow her on Linkedin @FionaJefferyOBE
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My guest this week is Bianca Tavella the founder and CEO of Fair Shot, a registered charity & unique social enterprise cafe which is her response to the unbearably high unemployment rate amongst adults with learning disabilities - at a staggering 95%.
Via a year-long training programme & follow on employment programme young adults with learning disabilities have a secure pathway into paid sustainable employment.
There are people making waves everywhere. Waves that uproot the old broken ways and breathe new better ways into being. Walk down Slingsby Place in Covent Garden, central London and there you have activism in action.
This is where Bianca has created her cafe, a place of biodiversity, a rich exchange of different people bringing different qualities to a space that feels calm and cheerful.
The impact Fair Shot is having on people is truly immeasurable. They have had trainees that have started speaking, that have smiled for the first time, that have left their house for the first time since the pandemic started, trainees that have made friends for the first time, gotten their first ever paycheck, worked as part of a team and felt useful for the very first time in their lives.
There is no way to describe the impact other than saying that they are giving their trainees a chance to have everything that they deserve - the basic right to aspire to a career.
What that does to your mental health is limitless.
Thank you so much Bianca for doing so much to create a society where adults with learning disabilities have an equal and fair chance at obtaining and maintaining employment.
When we live by the ethics of People Care, Planet Care & Fair Share, we give ourselves the resilience to create a brighter future.
You can find out more about Bianca’s work on https://www.fairshot.co.uk/ and follow her on Linkedin @biancatavella
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Esha Chhabra is a journalist who covers sustainability, development, women's issues & mission-driven brands, writing for The Guardian, The New York Times, Economist, Wired, Fast Company & Forbes & awarded 4 grants from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
Esha is also the author of Working to Restore, harnessing the power of ‘feel good, do good’ enterprises & regenerative business, to restore & heal the world.
They are going above and beyond what we call sustainability, which is a term that leaders have become frustrated with. What are we sustaining? This is a broken system. So are we trying to sustain the status quo?
It’s not got us to where we need to be so people were looking for something more effective.
Some forward-looking leaders picked up on the regenerative approach and began to disrupt their own work design approaches and instead embrace this more developmental, restorative eco-system within their organisations.
Esha explains that this approach is about
- restoring the imbalance that’s been created in society, whether it’s social and environmental
- regenerating or breathing new life into old ways that are no longer working
- bringing about a different iteration that works with the greater good for humans and the planet.
When we choose to keep ourselves informed, if we look through the lens of where the solutions are happening then we don’t paralyse ourselves with fear.
Instead we feel hopeful and optimistic and in that state of openness, we are able to be more creative and innovative in our own approaches to the way we live and work within the context of the planet’s living systems.
We can choose to be part of what works for the whole, and play our part within that.
You can find out more about Esha’s work on https://www.eshachhabra.com/
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This week's guest is Maria Abdel Karim who is part of Recycler, The Environmental Army, a team of passionate youth working together and creating new sustainable approaches to the waste problem in Lebanon, including recycling waste, doing clean-ups, raising awareness, & using technology & AI for the good of the environment.
Recycler is specialized in solid waste management, environmental education, sustainable innovation and agriculture.
Maria believes that lack of environmental education is making people not take this topic seriously and so therefore they offer quality education to raise the level of awareness among society for a better community.
They work to create a conscious community and achieve the highest waste reduction possible, offering quality education and have clean tech everywhere.
Maria sees success as being:
- a future where there is a letting go of a consumer craving for new
- embracing a ‘waste not want not’ mentality where we get to witness the impact of each and every act we make
- bridging the gap between the environment and humans by taking innovation to another level.
Thanks Maria for your contribution with Recycler and for sharing all the ways that you help both the environment and the people of Lebanon to have a more regenerative and restorative future.
Thanks also for showing us that when we pull together we can be an army working for the fair share and care of people and the planet.
You can find out more about Maria’s work at
www.recyclerdonation.com
and follow them on Instagram @recycler_donation
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Marisa Heath is the CEO of Plant Based Alliance UK, founded by Oatly, Alpro, The Vegan Society, Upfield and ProVeg UK, as a coalition of civil society groups & businesses with a collective aim of making the UK a global leader in plant-based food & drink.
All these businesses and increasingly more as others join them, have decided to resist the stigma of being different, and stand up together to speak out for what they believe in.
Food systems account for one-third of greenhouse gas emissions globally & plant-based foods are a hugely impactful way of ensuring our food choices are sustainable in the future.
They believe that “A shift towards plant-based will be vital in achieving the Government’s net zero target by 2050”.Marisa believes it takes courage to
- stand out and be different
- speaking out on the need for change despite the opposition
- for being a leader in reform
Thank you Marisa for giving us a straightforward way to reduce green house emissions by adopting a plant-based diet, either partially or completely, and thereby contribute to helping getting Britain to net zero by 2050.
Thanks also for showing us that making plant-based food choices can positively impact people and the planet, for future generations to come.
You can find out more about Marisa’s work on https://plantbasedfoodalliance.co.uk/ and follow her on Linkedin @PBFoodAlliance
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This week’s guest is Amel Derragui, a marketing consultant who helps change-makers sell their vision, their ideas and their skills in order to make the visible impact they want to see in the world. Many entrepreneurs are intimidated by marketing but she helps demystifiy what it is really about so you can learn how to do it authentically.
If you want to be a thought leader in your industry choose where you are most comfortable and proficient and drill down on that. Think about the change and transformation you want to make and divide them into three pillars or topics that you can talk about. This helps you keep consistency in your messaging. Don’t worry about repetition. Consistency and repetition will make the connection for people.
The more you speak out, in whichever way you can, the more change-makers will come together and join forces. Because let’s be frank, this can be a lonely space when you’re doing it on your own. There is strength in numbers and there are enough of us out here to really gather momentum. No matter what tools we use to disseminate the information, what is most powerful are the relationships we build and the connections we make.
Amel helps us:
- Demystify what marketing is really about and how to do it authentically
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Implement strategies that are aligned with their values and who their are
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Get some tips to rally people around their solution and turn their expertise into visible impact
Thanks Amel for helping us to use marketing as a tool for communicating the impact that we change-makers are trying to have in the world, so that more people get to hear our message, vision and mission, and are encouraged to join forces for the good of people and the planet.
Thanks also for showing us that we can all learn to get our message across and help others know how we can support them.
You can find out more about Amel’s work on amel@tandemnomads.com
And follow her on Linkedin at @AmelDerragui
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My guest this week is Katie Lopes, Founder, Creative & Sustainability Director of Stripe and Stare, a B-corp certified brand making super cool and comfy knickers.
Made sustainably in Austria from Beechwood Trees by a company called Lenzing, the Stripe & Stare fabric TENCEL is scientifically proven to be 3 times softer than cotton, wears better & is as breathable as fresh air in a forest of responsibly planted trees.
But she didn’t start out saying, right ‘I’m going to save the planet with compostable knickers’ and hey presto she was doing her thing. No. Sustainability is a journey and we are always working to be the best we can.
Katie and her team were happy that the main body of their knicker was comfy and compostable but there was still the issue of using elastic. Which you obviously need or they will be down around your knees. Their knickers are described by magazines such as The Times and 98% of their customers as the most comfortable they have worn.
But Katie wanted to go the extra mile. And so they are currently aiming to bring biodegradable elastanes into their entire range. They want to get their knickers onto the bottoms of millions of women. And they want to do it sustainably.
Thanks so much Katie for giving us great pants that when we have enjoyed them, they can be composted down and regenerate the soil for new things to grow.
Thanks also for showing us how we can take part in the circular economy by buying well and bringing a regenerative approach into our lives.
You can find Katie’s brand www.stripeandstare.com and follow her on Linkedin @KatieLopes
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My guest this week is Jeanne Masel Founder & CEO of Art for Change developed to offer fine art to socially conscious art collectors. Each carefully selected artist and artwork are paired with a relevant non-profit initiative & this has generated over $250K for non-profits & enabled the planting of over 3,000 trees to support Global Reforestation efforts to combat climate change.
AFC is a platform for discovery for the best contemporary art. They’ve been known for their high quality prints by top in-demand contemporary artists, and they’ve also started selling unique works and offer art advisory services.
AFC came about because Jeanne Masel's background is in art sales, connoisseurship, and philanthropy. She's on the Board of the Brooklyn Museum and started off consulting with them to create limited-edition contemporary art prints for their 2017 artists’ ball. That experience alone solidified her vision for her company.
In 2018 they started commissioning limited-edition prints by the best contemporary artists paired with urgent non-profit causes. When the pandemic struck in 2020, they pivoted to support artists amidst a world that had shut down. They also found a way to meet the moment for issues like food insecurity that came into high relief during the pandemic. They were able to offer their artists 50% of the proceeds rather than asking for a donation, while also raising funds for really important causes. It was a three-way win: they were able to pay artists, raise money for vital causes, and create a stellar work of art.
Being contentious is what they do at Art for Change. Taking a stand for what they believe in. They help make the world a better place through their Art for Change Initiatives.
Jeanne believes that when you are afraid of something, face your fear. Lean into it and do it anyway. Listen to those that encourage and support you. Don’t take no for an answer.
Thanks so much Jeanne for finding a way to bring art to socially conscious collectors, support artists and benefit social causes and wider climate change issues, to create a thriving cultural ecosystem.
Thanks also for showing us that it is possible to follow our passion and grow a business whilst helping people and the planet at the same time.
You can find out more about Jeanne’s work on https://artforchange.com/
And follow her on Instagram @artforchange
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My guest this week is Emilia Leese, author of Think like a Vegan & founder of the Birchfield Project dedicated to rewilding 100 acres in the Highlands of Scotland, near Loch Ness, in which they aim to restore the native forest, peat bog, funga, reintroduce locally extinct species & inspire people to connect with the environment.
Emilia is the owner, along with her husband, of 100 acres of a former commercial forest which they bought in 2017, after a few years of searching.
They were inspired by Alan Watson Featherstone, founder of Trees For Life, and thought they too could plant some trees to help restore the Caledonian Forest.
Through their friends with whom they later formed Lifescape, they developed the ideas behind the Natural Capital Laboratory project they now collaborate with some incredible people - AECOM, Lifescape Project, University of Cumbria, Rewilding Mycology and Alan Watson Featherstone himself.
From simply wanting to plant trees, they’ve ended up doing something much more ambitious.
Thank you so much Emilia for your commitment to reforesting and restoring the native Calidonian forest and biodiversity of Scotland, to Lifescape and the Natural Capital Laboratory, and to vegan ethics and its huge positive impact for people and the planet.
Thanks also for showing us that when we join forces to bring about change, we can make such a difference to the world we live in.
You can find out more about Emilia’s work on
https://birchfieldhighlands.org/ and follow her on Linkedin @emilialeese
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My guest this week is Zuzanna Zielinska founder of Harvest Care which leverages regenerative agriculture to provide food-as-medicine to European society. In the process, they play a role in the integration of the healthcare system and the food system. By working in partnership with farmers they are enlarging the market for regenerative produce whilst raising consciousness about nutrient density.
· Individual nutrition and health coaching focus on women's hormonal health and gut issues
· Group learning by facilitating nutrition and health workshops
· Societal change by working with a model of Teaching Kitchens organized by Harvard University that aims to incentivise cooking and lifestyle intervention as part of the healthcare system
Thanks Zuzanna for sharing with us how to connect the dots between regenerative agriculture, and the health of humans and the environment and for showing us how we can get closer to living a nutrient dense and climate conscious lifestyle
You can find out more about Zuzanna’s work on https://www.harvestcare.eu/ and follow her on @zuzanna zielinska
Coalition of Health Professionals for Regenerative Agriculture.
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My guest this week is May Al-Karooni, the founder of Globechain an ESG, Environmental, Social, and Governance Reuse Marketplace connecting corporates with charities, small businesses and individuals. They enable companies to reuse materials and assets to help them reduce their waste, carbon and improve their ESG data evidence of sustainability.
After seeing the Bank she was working for dispose of furniture, she decided to get into waste. She founded Globechain to contribute to the re-use revolution, circular economy and ESG marketplace. They help divert a huge amount of waste. Her vision for the future is to encourage other leaders to adopt & drive forward the circular economy and embracing ‘waste not want not’.
Thank you so much May for creating an online marketplace that helps us to be part of the circular economy and be able to hand on items that we no longer have use for, or buy pre-used when we need something that we don’t already have.
Thanks also for showing us how to be more sustainable in the stuff we get rid of or bring into our lives, as individuals or businesses, and help us in our efforts towards climate solutions.
You can join May’s re-use revolution https://globechain.com/ and follow her on Linkedin @may-al-karooni
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My guest this week is Cat Jones founder of B corp certified business Byway, who are on a mission to make slow travel mainstream. They offer 100% flight free holidays by train, boat and bus - and the journey is the holiday just as much as the destination. Their holidays are multi stop, often multi modal, often including sleeper trains (or boats!) and are journeys optimised for enjoyment, instead of speed or cost.
Cat shows us how to travel in a more sustainable way, so we can still see the world and connect with other people and other cultures, without leaving such a huge carbon footprint.
With alternative ways to travel it helps us see and save the planet at the same time.
You can find out more about Cat’s work on https://www.byway.travel/
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My guest this week is Helen Kirkum, multi-award winning designer & pioneer in sustainable footwear whose Studio was born on the fundamentals of rescuing old sneakers to create pieces that raise awareness of post-consumer waste. Wherever possible they incorporate recycling and up-cycling into their products, breathing new life into discarded sneakers.
STUDIO
Helen Kirkum Studio Limited was founded by Helen Kirkum in 2019.
At Helen Kirkum Studio we celebrate the processes of wearing and making in our products. Utilising recycled and dead stock materials, we create bespoke sneakers artistically crafted for an individual experience. We collaborate with brands worldwide to bring our playful perspective and sustainable message to their products. We also love to spread our signature design through making ethos in talks and workshops, promoting the value of spontaneous and tactile creativity.
HELEN
Helen Kirkum is a London-based artist and designer. Kirkum’s artisanship has garnered international acclaim and it is her ability to tell stories through her designs that sets her work apart. Each pair of sneakers she makes is unique, weaving together the memories of the components that make it and allowing the owner to own something inherently personal and one-of-a-kind. She is widely considered a pioneer of the hacked and deconstructed aesthetic within the sneaker industry, and in the vanguard of the sustainable footwear movement.
Kirkum graduated from London’s Royal College of Art in 2016. Through her practice, Kirkum challenges us to rethink the meaning of consumption and the way we interact with the products we own.
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My guest this week is Jamie Hwang, city planner for Los Angeles City Council and creator of Urban Farmers’ Almanac which is a free, community-sourced digital resource guide for gardening, sustainable living, and supporting urban farms & independent makers in LA who also believe in circular, local economies, building communities, and food justice.
Her passion for urban planning made her realize how precious our environment is. And while in LA, they need to build more housing quickly to address homelessness as the most urgent humanitarian crisis, she believes they can also simultaneously address climate change as well.
For her, true courage is trying ideas out even when you know you may fail. It's hard to begin a journey not knowing if you'll succeed, and it's even hard to start if you know you're likely to fail. But when you take a leap, you learn new things, and those lessons add up to successes in the long run. The trick is to realize you never really "finish" learning.
Jamie shows us that wherever we live we have the opportunity to take sustainable living into our hands and create places where we feel more in tune with the planet.
As a result of my conversation with Jamie, I am now transitioning my allotment to a food forest using permaculture techniques.
You can find out more about Jamie’s work at shegrowscities.com
And follow her on Instagram @shegrowscities
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My guest this week is Helena Hill, co-founder of TrueStart, a Multi-award-winning challenger feel-good, healthy coffee masterbrand as well as being a B-corp, Carbon Negative, ethical family business that puts people first and incorporates the importance of championing neuro-diversity.
Helena talks about how TrueStart has always been about unlocking your potential by making you feel great. She and her co-founder Simon, started in sport and are now making the world happier and healthier one cup at a time, disrupting a category that is very boring, stale and dominated by the largest food businesses in the world!
Their delicious, super clean coffee is just a vehicle for that feeling! And at the same time they are B-CORP & CARBON NEGATIVE certified which demonstrates how the business contributes to climate solutions and sustainability.
Thanks Helena for sharing how you focus your entrepreneurial energies into a forceful power for good- for both people and the planet. Thanks also for showing us that when we decide to make those steps towards sustainability and an ethical approach to business and life that even small ways we can have big wins
You can find out more about Helena’s work on TrueStartCoffee.com
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My guest this week is Kirstin Furber. As the People Director for Channel 4 (and previously CPO Kantar and BBC Worldwide) she is on a mission to make the world a better place to work. A place where we can all do our best work, be human and reach our full potential for ourselves and others, helping great leaders build cultures that drive personal growth as well as creating success for the organisation.
Kirstin's role is as a facilitator partnering with leaders/managers and employees, so they can continue to evolve a culture where people can do their best work and C4 continues to deliver on its remit.
Kirstin talks about how you create a culture in which people can thrive, be creative, be themselves and also sometimes be able to admit that they are stressed and need support.
We cover topics of sustainability, diversity, inclusion, neuro-diversity and mental wellness.
Whether we work in an organisation, run our own business or are a solopreneur with a freelance team we are all in a position to people first, and with that, we help create a healthy eco-system for people and planet.
Thanks so much Kirstin for sharing how workplace culture can help people thrive and how in a changing flexible world, what that can look like for the health and well-being of people balancing career and life.
Thanks also for showing us how to make work feel meaningful in a way that allows us to be our best selves without sacrificing our souls.
You can find out more about Kirstin’s work on www.kirstinfurber.com and follow her on Linkedin @kirstinfurber
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My guest this week is Sashe Christopher, founder of vegan, organic childrenswear brand Pop My Way that parents can trust. Its sustainable supply chain is fully GOTS-certified, from energy and water use, to hazardous chemicals /use of non-chemical dyes, to the social responsibility and wages the factory workers get paid is monitored and audited regularly.
After working in corporate fashion for over 20 years and having a baby, she soon realised that her time with her family and her health were the most important things.
She used to work long hours and weekends and was always exhausted. Having a baby made her reprioritise and rethink what really matters.
Coming from South Africa, sustainability has always been a way of life for her. Fashion brands at the moment are making claims as a tick box exercise without understanding what it really means to be a sustainable business.
Sashe, however has ensured that Pop My Way has done things correctly since its inception and they have a certification from The Global Organic Textile Standard to prove that their claims are genuine.
Their whole supply chain is monitored and audited regularly so things like farmers rights, water/energy use, prohibition of chemical dyes and pesticides and social aspects are all checked and reported on.
At Pop My Way, Sashe wants to change mindsets around fashion and make people realise that we don’t need as much clothing as we think we do.
Making these changes from the start of a baby’s life will hopefully allow them to carry these lessons with them into the future.
We need to change the culture of fast fashion and throw away clothing and move into a world of fewer quality items that can be mixed and matched and handed down instead of discarded.
Sashe has certainly done that with her babywear- beautiful, soft, hard-wearing, interchangeable and gender-free, they can be handed-down or handed back for Pop My Way’s pre-loved department.
And all with the knowledge that you are buying completely sustainably, right down to the last popper.
Thank you so much Sashe for sharing with us what a fully transparent vegan, organic, sustainable supply chain looks like so that we can be more discerning and knowledgable in the purchases we make.
And thanks for showing us that we can make fully sustainable choices when companies like yours are committed to transparency and honesty. As you say with Pop My Way: One Planet, One Purpose, One Pop!
You can find out more about Sashe’s work on www.popmyway.co.uk and follow her on Instagram on @pop_my_way
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My guest this week is Professor Sheila Liming, author of Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time which shows us how just getting together can be a potent act of resistance. Almost every day it seems that our world becomes more fractured, more digital, and more chaotic. But Sheila has the answer: we simply need to hang out more.
The book is called Hanging Out and in it, she explores what it means to kill time socially, in the presence of others, and why doing that matters. It’s styled a manifesto – a defense of what once felt very normal and has now started to feel like a dying practice, especially since the onset of the covid-19 pandemic.
She is reminding people that social relationships take work and that, if they feel like work, that’s okay and potentially good, even. She is arguing for a reclamation of our collective social investments and also for increased awareness about what it is that we produce when we appear to be “non-productive,” in the traditional or superficial sense of that idea.
Her vision for the future would be one in which social priorities are recognized as priorities. It would be one in which all facets of life – from work to urban planning, to the structuring of public space, to social behaviors and manners – are organized around the expectation of social activity and the need for humans to hang out and relax in each other’s presence. That’s a vision that also hinges on the taking of time; we have to take the time to allow ourselves to be less productive in a strict, material sense and more productive in a social, communally networked sense.
When we are more socially connected we are more likely to feel a commitment to our community, and a sense of responsibility to our wider world. Being locked away in our silos, only encourages a self-centred approach to life. We need a whole and heart-centred connection to others and to the eco-system that sustains us.
Thanks Sheila sharing the simple art of hanging out and the powerfully positive impact it can have in our lives.
Thank you also for showing us that not one size fits all when it comes to the concept of hanging out, but that we can all find ways to connect that suit our individual personalities.
You can find out more about Sheila’s work on www.sheilaliming.com/ and follow her on amazon @sheilaliming
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My guest this week is Petra Velzeboer a renowned mental health expert, TedX speaker & CEO of mental health consultancy PVL. Born & raised in the Children of God cult, she escaped but found herself in a downward spiral until she found a way to turn her life around. Now she empowers others round the world to sustain a resilient & positive state of mental health.
- Breaking the cycles of trauma
- Bravery everyday- one small brave act
- Dare to Dream & experiment with ways to make it become reality.
Petra shows us that if we do something brave every day, if we dare to dream, and if we are prepared to experiment and try on new ways, then we can carve out a life that we truly want.
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My guest this week is Victoria Bennett, author of the intimate memoir ‘All My Wild Mothers’ a story of re-wilding our wastelands & the transformation that happens when we do. After losing her sister in a boating accident & later finding out her son had a lifelong medical condition, Vik turned to the rubble & weeds outside her door to create a new kind of future.
Thank you so much Vik for sharing your story so that we may also look to the simpler side of life where we can be closer to nature and allow it to support and heal us through our more challenging times.
Thanks also for showing us how to seek out nature in our daily lives so that when we hit the tough times we already have the means to help us survive and even thrive.
You can find out more about Vik’s work on www.victoriabennett.me buy her book All My Wild Mothers from all good book stores, and follow her on Instagram on @beewyld
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My guest this week is Jessica Kruger, Founder of Luxtra, a conscious, cruelty free, & sustainability -focused luxury brand of plant-based leather accessories. In 2020 Luxtra certified as a B-corporation- a new type of company that balances purpose with profit, using business as a force for good.
There's no denying fashion is a super-saturated market, so competition is fierce. Like in almost any industry - Luxtra are a small player trying to compete with businesses that have deep pockets and heritage brand names.
Jessica grew up in Australia and moved out of home when she was 20, moving from Sydney to Paris. She had dreamed, since she was 10 years old, about living in Paris, so she leapt at the opportunity when it came up in university. Later she moved to London to start a meat-free restaurant called Ethos . It opened in 2014.
Ever since, her life has been about trying to create businesses that help people adopt more plant-based / cruelty-free lifestyles. Her biggest goal is to make an impact in terms of animal welfare. The way she is doing this is by creating non-leather products that are beautiful and desirable, so that more people will feel inclined to make more cruelty-free choices in their lives.
She has recently gained B-Corp certification for her brand and she explains what that entails and why it is the stamp of approval for sustainability in business.
Thanks so much Jessica for bringing us beautiful non-leather luxury accessories so that we can start to make changes in our fashion consumption towards the health and well-being of animals, people and the planet.
Thanks also for showing us that we can make good choices when it comes to animal welfare and that we can have accessories that are conscious, cruelty-free & sustainability-focused.
You can find out more about Jessica’s brand on https://luxtralondon.com/ and follow her on Linkedin @Jessicakruger
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My guest this week is Rebecca Cappelli is an award-winning filmmaker & public speaker. A French citizen and a mandarin speaking professional, Rebecca leads the non-profit project Let us be Heroes for the health of people, animals & the planet. She is the director of SLAY, a feature documentary about inhumane practices involving animals in the fashion industry.
Rebecca went to China alone at 18 years old to study Chinese mandarin, then had to graduate in France because Chinese unis were not recognised internationally, then she moved back to China at 25. Her China dog is rescued from dog meat and he made her think more of how we treat animals, then in 2015 she had a spontaneous awakening
She decided to turn to filmmaking to reach more people in 2018 (Let us be Heroes) and started to make SLAY early 2019. Her mission is to expose evil, and help people reconnect with their emotional intelligence through the power of cinematic communication.
97% of fashion students surveyed after watching SLAY declare not wanting to use any animal skins in their careers (that was 37% before watching)
Thanks so much Rebecca for the powerful work you do in raising awareness around animal welfare in the fashion industry and for creating a film that holds up a mirror to any of us who still buy clothes and accessories that contain animal skins.
Thanks also for showing us how to open our eyes and make different choices for the benefit of the world we live in & for those sentient creatures we share the planet with.
You can find out more about Rebecca’s work on https://www.letusbeheroes.com/ and follow her on Instagram @Letusbeheroes and @slay.film
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My guest this week is Sami Wunder, a leading international relationship and dating expert who specializes in working with ambitious, high-achieving women, helping them attract lasting romantic love. Her clients range from a Hollywood celebrity to UK TV stars to CEOs, bankers, lawyers, doctors, renowned authors, leading entrepreneurs, and more.
The world of love and relationships changed and Sami is helping people navigate the new ways of meeting, dating, forming and transforming their relationships.
As a child she grew up in a household with parents who had a very dysfunctional relationship. It made her determined that when she grew up she would learn to have a happy and healthy one.
Extremely academic she went on to do a Masters in Germany with a full scholarship. It was then that she realised that she too was experiencing unsatisfactory relationships. So with her analytical brain she set out to discover the theory and practice of what makes relationships work well.
What she discovered was that it starts with self-love. Until we can meet our own needs we will be seeking it from our significant other and we will drive them away.
Sami then developed a whole process that woman can work through to release and celebrate their feminine energy, go out with multiple men in rotational dating (which doesn't mean multiple concurrent sex) until you really get to know them and their values, their imperfections and how they are with you over time. Only then do you whittle down to the man that you want to explore life with for the longterm.
Sami's programme works for ambitious women, either single or in relationships that need improving.
Thanks so much Sami for your refreshing approach to helping people find love and build lasting relationships in the modern world.
Thanks also for showing us that no matter where we are in the dating or relationship game, we can always find a way to create love in our lives
Sami has offered you a gift: ‘Lean In At Work, Lean Back In Love - High Achieving Women's Secrets To Romantic Success.'
1) Training on feminine energy practices for high-achieving women who want to have romantic
success with men.
2) Plus - a pdf with our top 10 scripts to get men to meet your needs.
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You can find out more about Sami’s work on https://www.samiwunder.com/
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My Guest this week is Shaa Wasmund MBE. She’s just brought out the 10th anniversary edition of her #1 bestselling book Stop Talking Start Doing in which she does a deep dive teach into what holds people back, the fears, the false beliefs, the unhealthy habits, the procrastination and sabotage all that can stop budding entrepreneurs from getting started and established entrepreneurs from soaring to the top level.
First time round the book had a record-breaking 14 months at No 1 in the charts and now this updated edition has gone straight in at number 3 in the charts and is WH Smith’s Book of the Month.
Shaa is an entrepreneur, public speaker and the author of three #1 bestselling books. Awarded an MBE from the Queen for ‘Services to Business and Entrepreneurship’she’s also named one of the UK’s Top 20 Influential Entrepreneurs by The Sunday Times.
She became the first licensed female boxing manager at the age of 21, you started your own PR agency and helped build Dyson from Sir James Dyson’s kitchen table, you built SMARTA helping 12 million people into business and grew an active online community of over 500,000 small businesses.
“Doing” comes naturally to Shaa as a result of the Post Traumatic Growth Syndrome she experienced from childhood to the age of 30. However what she has learned through her work with up and coming business owners, she has evolved and developed into the techniques she shares in her book so that others' are able to build confidence through the momentum of doing.
Thanks so much Shaa for sharing with us the power of taking action over just dreaming and talking. I encourage all my listeners to pick up a copy of Shaa’s book and just like it says on the tin: Stop Talking, Start Doing.
Thanks also for showing us how we can scratch that itch, pull our socks up and get doing that thing that is going to give us our best life.
Take her quiz www.shaa.com/stoptakingstartdoingquiz
You can find out more about Shaa’s work on https://www.shaa.com/
Buy her book Stop Talking, Start Doing in all good book sellers
and follow her on Instagram @Shaawasmund
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This week's guest is Alison Bender, a football reporter and TV presenter. When she was ten years old she knew she wanted to be a presenter but her teachers told her it was a terrible idea. Fast forward to now and she’s living her dream, travelling the world interviewing some of the greatest footballers and managers of our generation.
England Women winning the Euros has helped put women’s football on the map. And women in sports media is on the rise too. Alison feel there is still a lot of work to do but we are moving in the right direction.
As a little girl she said she wanted to be a presenter but that dream was poo pooed. She was also growing up in a household where your mum was an alcoholic, so how did that shy little girl find her way? She would see opportunities and then put herself in front of them.
She made her way into TV, but after working on scripts for the presenters she knew it was the presenting that she wanted to do. She said her first screen tests were terrible, but she learned what she needed to do, kept trying and eventually landed a gig.
Covid put the Kibosh on live sport. And then last November she discovered she had breast cancer. Both these life hits, made her sit back and reassess. She realised she need to have something that wasn't reliant on her time.
So she created a course helping young people learn the ropes of TV presenting. Now she is able to support the next generation of female sports presenters come up through the ranks.
Thanks so much Alison for sharing behind the scenes of the footballing and TV world and for helping give similar possibilities to young people who want to follow in your footsteps.
Thank you also for showing us that it is possible to have big dreams and by putting the right steps in place you can work towards achieving them.
You can find out more about Alison’s work on: https://www.alisonbender.com/ and follow her on Linkedin @AlisonBender
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My guest this week is Loredana Caminiti founder of Be Horself a Horse Assisted Wellbeing organisation that practices the innovative experiential learning method of Equine Facilitated Learning (EFL), so that you can safely interact with horses, from the ground, and be gently guided by their intuition to unlock the blocks holding you back.
Loredana had an idyllic childhood in the mountains, living close with nature. Even though her family then moved to the city for her to go school she kept her memories of the mountains and her love of the wild.
She had an adventurous spirit and as a young woman headed off to New York, working jobs that she had to, but also making the most out of life.
But her former husband that stopped her in your tracks and nursing him back to health made her realise there was more to life than working hard and playing hard.
So she went off and trained in Equine Facilitated learning and when she moved to the countryside outside London she founded the wellbeing centre at her farm and created Be Horself. She also runs retreats with emotional well-being coach Sandra Wright (interviewed last week)
Thank you Loredana for the powerful work you and your horses do in helping people overcome their fears and embrace the true essence of who they are. Thanks also for showing us that when we open up to nature and to other sentient beings that we also open up to ourselves.
You can find out more about Loredana’s work on https://behorself.co.uk/ and follow her on Instagram @behorself
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My guest this week is Sandra Wright who went from extreme adrenal burnout to re-calibrating her life and becoming a bravery coach to encourage stressed-out individuals, juggling busy careers, teams and personal lives to balance emotional wellbeing, in order to communicate successfully and find fulfilment from within.
The last few years, helped by the pandemic, have seen Sandra herself, releasing toxic relationships, addiction, and expectation, but also accessing the true creative inside her; the artist, the free spirit and more gentle and kinder soul, that she had lost along the way.
As a child, despite a broken home, she'd always been sporty, academic, content and outgoing. And growing up and heading out into the world, she went straight from school into retail management, cheeky, likeable, memorable, with escapism as the driver. She was adventurous and an adrenaline junkie.
But her fast living came with set-backs. A serious car crash on the motorway, a head injury sustained at work, unhealthy relationships, and eventually she was diagnosed with adrenal fatigue. She had to learn to slow down.
She went on a retreat to train as an emotional well being coach and realised she needed to learn to look after herself too.
Her purpose became to support others to be happy, with themselves, their decisions and the environment and systems that they operate within. When they have lost faith she held hope for them that there are options. She shone the light to help them find themselves.
She appeared to go through the next evolution every 7 years to find her true north, and each 7 years the vision of who she is becomes becomes clearer.
Now, with her business partner Loredana Caminiti (interviewed for next week's episode) they run barn retreats with horses using the equine assisted learning method, and Sandra bring her emotional bravery coaching into the mix by helping people connect with nature.
Thanks so much Sandra for sharing how we can be Brave To Break Free from what’s not working for us and learn to live more balanced lives. Thanks also for showing the power of nature to lead us back to ourselves and our own true nature.
You can find out more about Sandra’s work at https://www.sandrawright.co.uk/ and follow her on Linkedin @SandraWright
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My guest this week is Bethan Thomas a Tea Scientist & the first non-Chinese person to get a degree in Tea Science from the University in Fujian, China. She worked as a tea buyer for some of the UK's biggest tea brands before co-founding HotTea Mama an award-winning tea company, making teas to support better periods, pregnancy, motherhood & menopause, from gut health to hormonal balance.
Bethan's business survived and thrived through the pandemic, post-pandemic and now with cost-of living crisis because tea is an affordable comfort for people.
Even though her teas are on the more expensive end, they are herbal and have some medicinal properties so you could say they are a more affordable than food based supplements, though comparable in what they offer.
Hot Tea Mama came about because of the problems women face at different stages of life in terms of gut health and hormonal balance.
With Bethan's tea science background she was able to create the right blends of tea to suits different women's health issues.
Thanks so much Bethan for creating a hug in a mug that puts women’s wellness and health at the heart of the teas you create. As a post-menopausal woman I certainly enjoy the tea that you created for the likes of me.
Thanks also for showing us how we can take our passion and turn it into a purposeful pursuit for the good of others.
You can find out more about Bethan’s work on https://www.hotteamama.com/ and follow her on Instragram at Hotteamama
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This week’s guest is Kristina Synder founder of an agency based in New York that represents a dynamic and diverse range of illustrators, animators, designers and visual artists from around the world. She is committed to empowering her clients and artists to forge conscientious and creative collaborations.
She found that the during and since the pandemic the interest of brands to use illustration and animation has increased, and that the collaborations between commercial business and creatives have also been on the rise too.
Kristina was always artistic herself but it wasn't encouraged particularly, so it was only when she got older and got her hands on a camera that she started to make creative photographic work. She ended up travelling extensively and eventually it took her to New York.
With no money or connections, she found herself in the artistic world. She met her husband who was a musician and they lived and breathed with the creative community around them.
Kristina started a photographic agency but over time that evolved into the international art agency she heads up today.
She sees the huge possibility in artists using their creativity to positively impact the world and as an entrepreneur and supporter of her artists, she actively encourages and facilitates that.
Thanks so much Kristina for leading us on a journey through the lives of creative and artistic people and how they can have a positive impact in the world. Thank you also for for showing us that following our gut, growing organically and celebrating our creativity will lead us to living fully expressed lives that bring us fulfillment and purpose.
You can find out more about Kristina on https://wearesnyder.com/us and follow her on Linkedin @KristinaSnyder
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This week’s guest is serial social entrepreneur Sonalie Figueiras. She is the founder & editor-in-chief of Green Queen, an award-winning impact media platform advocating for social & environmental change in Hong Kong with a mission to shift consumer behaviour through inspiring & empowering original content.
Sonalie paints a picture of what the climate crisis consciousness in Hong Kong and Asia as a whole and what she is trying to do with her Green Queen Media Platform.
There were definitely some clues in her childhood to the woman she became – not least in being bullied for being different, but more importantly how she used a natural journalistic flair to create magazines to entertain and educate her peers, from a young age.
Then her health journey took her down a long and frustrating path in which she experienced medical misogyny and a series of no answers. That was until she decided to take her own health and well-being into her own hands.
Out of the ashes of all those seemingly wasted years she created her life around health, well-being & green living.
And this led to wanting to help others in the same way. And so her attention focussed on Green Queen magazine/media platform, Sustainable packaging and Climate Tech.
She talks about giving people choices, ideas, stories and information to live a healthier, greener, kinder life.
And if she could rip up the system and start again she would focus on circularity, degrowth, indigenous learnings, biophilia, regenerative systems, celebration of difference and matriarchy.
Thanks so much Sonalie, for creating a media platform that encourages debate on the topics around climate change and green solutions.
Thanks also for showing us how we can rise up from our own personal set-backs and channel our phoenix-like energy into something bigger than ourselves.
You can find out more about her work on https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/ and follow her on Linkedin @SonalieFigueiras
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This week’s guest is Dr Lauren Kelley-Chew, Head of Clinical Product at Levels -an organisation founded to increase awareness around the epidemic levels of metabolic dysfunction & give individuals the tools & knowledge to make tangible lifestyle changes. Lauren’s mission is to solve the metabolic health crisis & make good health accessible to everyone.
Metabolic dysfunction is the single largest health crisis facing the world
Over 120M Americans have prediabetes or diabetes and 9 or the 10 leading causes of death in the US are caused or worsened by metabolic dysfunction. Insulin resistance and metabolic dysfunction don’t just underlie diabetes.
There is virtually no symptom or disease that is not touched by insulin resistance, and it’s estimated that 88% of the country might have it.
Growing up Lauren undertook a career in finance (healthcare private equity) and then earned a scholarship to go to medical school. Seeing the way medicine is taught and practiced during her clinical training in medical school — she believed the entire system is broken and most of the way medicine is practiced doesn't make sense.
At the same time her own health was plummeting
She became very passionate about improving people's health and changing the U.S. healthcare system and got into Health Tech.
Rather than being a victim of the healthcare system, she decided to try to change it and to help people gain power over their own health rather than relying on the broken system; she founded a digital health startup focused on digestive disease.
She then went on to work for Levels who have built their technology to help people close the loop on their dietary and lifestyle choices with real-time data. They are looking to establish themselves as the thought leaders in metabolic health and pioneers of "biosensors" (consumer wearables that track deeper and more meaningful metrics).
Thanks so much Dr Lauren for sharing how Levels is helping people track their own health so that they can hold themselves accountable to the changes they want to make.
You can find out more about Dr Lauren’s work www.levelshealth.com and follow her on Instagram: @drkelleychew
There is currently a waitlist to join Levels in the UK. However, we were able to get a link levels.link/LOU set up for you so you can skip the waitlist and be apart of the beta.
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Azryah Harvey is an anti-racism consultant, public speaker, writer, and content creator. She was diagnosed with ADHD aged 30 after suspecting she was living with the condition for a few years. While apprehensive about securing the diagnosis, Azryah felt validated when she received an ADHD diagnosis as it explained many of the challenges she had been experiencing. Up to 75% of women living with ADHD are undiagnosed in the UK alone.
Azryah is an ADHD Ambassador for Staring Back at you Campaign by Takeda UK. She feels very strongly about ADHD and special educational needs in general - she was a teacher and pastoral lead in an SEN school for years - and she feels there is a very delicate balance between acknowledging your needs and advocating for yourself so you are accommodated correctly and also recognising that a portion of our issues is not that we have a disability, but more that the world is often a very rigid and discriminatory place.
Having ADHD can be very challenging, but not knowing you have it compounds everything! Creating that awareness and alerting people to the signs, she believes, will change lives. And as a woman we are socialised in a way that tells us to prioritise the needs of others. This campaign encourages women and non-binary people to prioritise themselves!
Azryah believes that we must find the strength to reject those ideals and acknowledge that there is nothing ‘wrong’ with us, but that the world does not account for or embrace difference and diversity the way it should.
The anti-racism work she does in schools consists of training, policy work, curriculum work and pupil workshops. They work with the entire school body to assess what areas the school need support in and use a holistic approach to increase racial literacy. The company is run predominantly by black women, so we use that sense that advocate for black and other ethnic minority groups and aim to improve the well being and quality of teaching for all children.
Thanks Azryah for sharing your journey to ADHD diagnosis and how you are helping schools to embrace diversity in all its forms. Thanks also for showing us how our difference can be our superpower
You can find out more about the Staring Back at Me campaign on https://staringbackatme.org.uk/
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This week’s guest is Lynsay Gould founder and CEO of The Podcast Boutique, a podcast production company that champions indie podcasters and helps get more women’s voices heard through podcasting. She also started the Podcasting for Business Awards and most recently the podcast network We Are Emmeline.
It's been a tough few years for everyone. Typically for her though, she doubled down in her work as podcasting seemed to explode during the first lockdown. She’s realised even more than before how important freedom is in her life and work.
From a working class family, happy home, they had all they needed but not all they wanted. Her parents believed in her and she grew up hearing ' you can have anything or be anything you want if you work hard enough'. Always very entrepreneurial - full of ideas to make money and start mini businesses.
She left home for university before her mum got sick with Cancer so returned home to look after her. She passed away 2 weeks before she found out she was pregnant with her eldest daughter.
She fell into HR and was there for 20 years - wanted to help people but got disheartened by the job when it became more like a PR job and reputation management for the company she worked for.
Finding a lump in her throat that was suspected to be something sinister (believing that she'd lose her voice) she decided to start her podcast agency which is about helping women to use their voices and speak up and use their voices to be heard. Only 11% of top podcasts by women and she wants to change that.
Lynsay knows what she is working towards. Equality for women. No gender pay gap. More women in podcasting in front and behind the mic. It's why she started Emmeline podcast network.
She believes that using your voice no matter what, even when it feels like things are stacked against you. One voice can make a difference and create a ripple effect that can create change.
Thanks Lynsay for giving so many more woman a platform for speaking out in the world, and wishing you well with the Emmeline Network.
And thank you for showing us that when we use our voice to share our message, we can have a much greater influence in the world.
You can find out more about Lynsay’s work on https://www.thepodcastboutique.com/ and follow her on Linkedin @LynsayGould
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This week’s guest is Kim Vopni, vagina coach, pelvic floor specialist and author of Your Pelvic Floor, a practical guide to solving your most intimate problems. She believes it's time for pelvic health to be discussed & offered to all vagina owners & that it's time to break through taboos & redefine how we think about women’s health.
It took her awhile to figure out what she wanted to do...and then once she was in her career, she was laid off after 9 years. Thankfully she had started a little side gig that has been her main thing for over 13 years now.
Her 40's were a challenge... perimenopause! She had never heard of perimenopause at the time and was lost. She herself had Rectocele & Uterine Prolapse. Having always been a healthy thriving person, to be sidelined by crazy symptoms was frustrating. Ultimately it led her to great opportunities to learn, improve her own health and be able to help others.
She was already living her purpose but it added fuel to her fire surrounding the lack of awareness and education on women's health.
She offers online programs and coaching to help women prevent and overcome pelvic floor challenges. There is so much suffering associated with pelvic health and so many people living less than their best life. She is not interested in suffering and wants to ensure others know they don't have to.
She believes courage is standing up for your beliefs knowing you may be met with resistance but doing it anyway.
Thanks Kim for opening up the dialogue for vaginal health and making it normal to talk about so that we can get help to address any issues we have.
Thank you also for showing us how not to give up on our vagina’s when they have seemingly given up on us.
You can find out more about Kim’s work on https://www.vaginacoach.com/about and follow her on Instagram @vaginacoach
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This week’s guest is Lori Garver, former Deputy Administrator for NASA & author of Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age, describing how she drove the commercial space program with Elon Musk against the wishes of Senators on both sides of the House, whilst in a misogynistic, male-dominated NASA culture.
The last two years have been challenging for us all. Lori increased her activist nature as much as possible to help drive to a better future. One of the ways she did this, was write a memoir that uses her career at NASA to help light a path to a better future for us all.
As she outlines in the book, when she left home and went to college, she started to consider how she could best impact the world. She worked for John Glenn on his Presidential Campaign, which is what got her into space.
The Challenger and Columbia accidents were both pain-points that showed her that human spaceflight had gotten off-track. The government led system was rewarding contractors and congress more interested in their own agenda, than true progress.
Out of these literal ashes, she helped craft NASA policies and programs to reduce the cost of space transportation and make utilizing space for broad and valuable purposes more accessible.
As a woman who has reached the one of highest echelons of NASA, being a role model to others is an important aspect of her later career. She began a Fellowship for collegiate women and gender minorities, which now offers 50 paid summer internships annually - with over 200 alumni currently.
Two years ago, they expanded this to include another Fellowship to give even more opportunities Black college students. She’s also started a program called Earthrise Alliance, which is dedicated to fully utilizing satellite data to address climate change.
We went to space over 50 years ago, and the most important thing we learned is about our home planet, Earth. What we have learned about our changing climate from space, has allowed us to understand what is happening and how to adopt ways to adapt and reverse the damage from humanity's dependence on greenhouse gas emissions.
Courage can mean a lot of things, but in her life, it means standing up for what you believe in, even when it is not popular. Taking a position you know is right, instead of doing things to advance your own career was necessary to advance our efforts in space, which is ultimately critical to our survival here on earth and beyond.
Thank you so much Lori for giving us a bird’s eye view on the world and showing us how continued space exploration will give invaluable insights into how to protect our planet, and give us a future worth fighting for.
Thanks also for showing us the fragility of our beautiful blue planet and reminding us to do all we can to conserve our oasis that hangs like a miracle in the vastness of the Universe.
You can find our more about Lori’s work on https://www.lorigarver.com/ and follow her on Linkedin @lorigarver
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This week’s guest is Alexandra Clark, venture investor & co-founder of Sentient Ventures which was recently launched as new £30m investment vehicle today designed to spur growth in firms developing meat-free animal alternative products. The fund taps into firms fuelling the shift to net zero and removing animals from every stage of the supply chain.
The Pandemic has simply brought front and centre the dire state of the planet and our food system and supply change and made change more pertinent but also easier to communicate. On a personal level, Alexandra had just moved back in with her mum to have a baby before lockdown so it turned out to be a very special and bonding experience on many levels.
Alexandra's mother is from a large farming family so that shaped her upbringing. She had never liked meat as an infant, and her mum says she would spit it out, and at around five she fully understood it was dead animals and never ate it again.
When she left home she travelled a lot, and loved India and its holy towns where it’s illegal to eat meat. That blew her mind. She wanted to understand the world and all the wonderful and diverse cultures we share this planet with. She settled in Brussels and lived there for 11 years.
Becoming a single mother, she needed to be closer to family so quit her job, and her life in Brussels, and moved back to the UK to have a baby just before lockdown.
She had been working in policy in Brussels to encourage a shift to a more plant-based diet, but when she moved back to the UK she got involved in start-ups and Venture Capital and co-founded Sentient Ventures to fund companies developing superior foods to enable more people to stop eating animals without having to give up the enjoyment of animal products.
The fund helps companies' ability to scale, and have access to retail channels, with alternatives to animal products. The co-benefits of eating fewer animal products impact health and sustainability is on both an individual and societal level.
Animal agriculture drives climate change, biodiversity loss and species extinction, the spread of foodborne and zoonotic diseases, and contributes to the prevalence of non-communicable diseases that are the leading cause of illness and early death in the developed world.
Thanks so much Alexandra for investing in companies who are re-imagining the world we live in using your “impact assessment tool”, to reduce animal suffering, increase access to nutritious food, and make reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, land use & water pollution.
Thanks also for showing us how to do hard things, and stand up for our beliefs even when it’s not the easiest path to take.
You can find out more about Alexandra’s work on https://sentientventures.co.uk/ and follow her on Linkedin @Alexandraclark
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Andrea Watts is the author of Collage as a Creative Coaching Tool and creator of The Collage Coaching Technique™ an arts-based approach to coaching that reconnects you to your inner wisdom and is a powerful way to get unstuck as you explore and express the hidden experiences and mindsets that influence how you feel, think, and behave.
From a work perspective, Covid meant she had to take her coaching practice and training online, this caused her to find a creative way to transition the Collage Coaching Technique online.
It's not surprising she ended up with a creative business. She was a child who enjoyed making things and playing a lot. She was always very curious and wanted to know how things worked. She’s one of 4 children, and the daughter of immigrants from Jamaica. She was brought up in a Christian home and her faith and spirituality remain important to her.
Motherhood was her biggest adventure in my early adulthood. Teaching and learning from her daughter, playing and being creative with her. She loved it. She stayed at home with her for 2 years before getting employment.
Her last paid job was where she experienced the biggest challenge, because she was becoming more aware of what she found fulfilling. Being unable to do this affected her wellbeing and identity, so she went to see a careers coach.
Following working with the coach she decided to start her own business, which evolved into coaching with collage. She’s developed this into a 3-stage technique names the Collage Coaching Technique. It's very different from vision barding. Instead of being future focused it looks at where you are stuck now and helping you transition to a better state of wellbeing.
Her vision is to see it being used as a creative coaching tool for releasing people’s potential globally. Her coaching practice positively impacts her clients and helps to create the changes they want to see. She trains other coaches so am making an impact by introducing a new tool to the coaching profession. While not intentionally, she’s aware that her work inspires others and encourages them to use creative approaches in coaching.
Thanks so much Andrea for sharing this creative collage technique that anyone can use to gain real insights into where they’re stuck and what they really want from life. Thanks also for showing us how to use found images to create a better life for ourselves and our futures.
You can find you more about Andrea’s work on https://unglueyou.co.uk/ and follow her on Linkedin @andreawatts
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This week’s guest is Alison Edgar MBE known as the ‘The Entrepreneurs Godmother’ helping businesses and entrepreneurs to grow, including The Apprentice & Dragons Den winners with their businesses. She is also the author of bestselling book SMASH IT! The art of getting what you want.
Instead of sitting around during the pandemic, she decided to embrace the lockdown and write her best-selling book ‘SMASH IT! The Art of Getting What YOU Want’, which helped grow the her own business to new levels!
As a child she was a very confident and precocious child. She grew up working class in a block of flats in Clydebank, Scotland but the lack of money in her family was made up for with lots of love from my parents. Growing up with undiagnosed dyslexia, she always thought that she was different to everyone else. She struggled in some of her lessons, especially English, but her family celebrated her C grades as if they were A*’s!
Leaving home at 19, she had a plan to travel the world for 6 months. She loved travelling so much that she moved to Cape town at 21 and before she knew it 6 months had turned into 6 years.
Having her two sons was a game changer for her. Her first birth was very traumatic, and she nearly lost her life. Thankfully, after three months she got better and was discharged from hospital. This made her rethink the direction of her life and made her crave a change.
Leaving her corporate job – and her comfort zone - at 46 years old, she decided it was time for a new direction. She set up her first business ‘Sales Coaching Solutions’ and gave it her all. She realised that she had a passion for helping businesses and entrepreneurs to grow so a few years after this she set up ‘The Entrepreneurs Godmother’ and helped many people including The Apprentice & Dragons Den winners with their businesses.
Fast forward to 2022 and she runs two businesses, ‘SMASH IT! Training’ and ‘Alison Edgar MBE – Keynote Speaker’. Both businesses are designed to help others in different aspects of their lives. SMASH IT! Training helps teams to flourish with contemporary training and coaching. We offer commination training, leadership training, sales training and much more. Alison Edgar MBE - Keynote Speaker offers motivational speaking at events to help inspire and invigorate audiences of teams or entrepreneurs.
She defines courage as the ability to not be afraid to fail. So many people fear change due to the risk of failing, but in reality, it is our only constant. Change is the only thing that we can guarantee will happen to us throughout our lives, so why live in fear of it? Not fearing change and learning to embrace it is one of the most courageous things that you can do.
Thanks Alison for inspiring entrepreneurs and business owners to get the lives they want and the futures they dream of. Thanks also for showing us how to Smash it! In our lives and get ourselves to the next level.
You can find out more about Alison’s work on https://www.alisonedgar.com/ and follow her on Linkedin @AlisonEdgarMBE
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This week’s guest is Portia Asli, a licensed engineer and founder of Optimyzed Brain. She helps entrepreneurs optimize their brains for high-performance using a science-based method that supports people to prioritize their brain health and empower them with actionable ways to increase their mental performance for success in business.
Founding Optimyzed Brain Portia went from a small offline consulting practice to building and launching a global-based business during the pandemic, helping company leaders optimize their brain health for peak mental performance, engineering a step-by-step science-based system that improves sleep, energy levels, concentration, focus, and mental clarity, less work hours and more more quality time.
Portia emigrated at the age of 10 with her family from Iran to Canada. Hard-working immigrant parents role modelled strong work ethics in her but also being a woman immigrant in North America provided the freedom that didn't exist in Iran and this was the motivation to seize the opportunity to travel, explore and discover how she could create a positive global impact
She went to a top University and worked hard but burn out and depression during her rigorous engineering studies began a 15-year journey of studying how our lifestyle and behaviour impacts our brain performance.
Now she helps driven senior leaders to achieve great heights by helping them optimize their brains for peak mental performance through science-based micro behavioural and lifestyle improvements.
When striving for success brain health & mental performance can take the back seat. This can show up as stress, anxiety, overwhelm, brain fog, exhaustion, imposter syndrome, insomnia, procrastination, and low self-confidence. She is helping senior leaders improve their sleep, and nutrition, reduce stress and anxiety, enhance mental clarity and focus in less than five weeks.
Thanks Portia for sharing how you have developed ways to help people to optimise their own natural abilities so that they can be their most effective, productive and happy. And also for showing us that we can find ways to optimise our brain so we aren’t running on empty but instead, living and working in a balanced and fruitful way.
You can find out more about Portia’s work on https://www.optimyzedbrain.com/ and follow her on Linkedin @PortiaAsli
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This week’s guest is Lina Chan. She had a stillbirth, a miscarriage & trouble conceiving. The impact it had on her physically and emotionally was tremendous, so she founded Parla, a Femtech Start-Up platform & community by women for women that changes the conversation around fertility. Parla was recently acquired by Holland & Barrett.
Born and raised in Brazil, by Chinese Immigrant parents Lina learned about resilience, hard work and optimism by watching how they thrived through their hardship. She loved to travel, exploring new cultures, being outdoors & active. She got her education and worked hard through her career.
Then came her baby loss when she was 6 months pregnant. It was devastating, not least because there was no where to turn to, no one she could find to talk to who understood her pain. No community, no women's heath care support.
Lina's experience informed her next moves. She would create a platform that would provide the support, expertise, and community that she had found missing.
Her mission was to build a better health and wellbeing journey for women around the world. Her company Parla was born.
So much of women's health is shrouded in taboo which means women systematically have poorer health and wellbeing outcomes. There is so much we can do to close this gap and it is Lina's determination to do just that.
Now with two daughters she is even more motivated to created a better future for women and their healthcare. She wants them to grow up in a world that they don't have to be ashamed about their periods, infertility, miscarriage or menopause.
She sees courage as believing that you can do hard things! Trusting yourself and reducing the self-critical voice that can be ever present. Knowing that even if things don't go your way, you'll learn from it, you'll become stronger and more resilient!
Thank you so much Lina for sharing your journey of infertility & loss, and for making other women feel less alone, and helping them to see that from difficult situations you can find strength and purpose.
And thanks too for showing us that when we are empowered to have access to care & understanding of our bodies we can demand the help we need & we can create a world where there is better healthcare for women, at every stage of life.
You can find out more about Lina’s work at https://myparla.com/ and follow her on Linkedin @LinaChan
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This week’s guest is Janey Lee Grace, bestselling author of Happy Healthy Sober and the Imperfectly Natural series. Formerly a singer and now DJ on Radio 2, Janey is founder of The Sober Club and is a coach and media trainer for those wanting to find clarity and vision and then looking to package it & send it out into the world in a way that will make people listen.
Born in Nottingham, Janey knew she wanted out of the kind of life that was expected for her. She knew she wanted to a singer and as soon as she could she launched into doing nightclubs and singing for a covers band. Her ambitions were higher than that and soon she was working as a backing singer and eventually with a quick turnaround formed a vocal set and got the gig working for Wham!
It was a work hard play hard culture but not so much for Janey. She didn't have the family back-up to let herself lose control and that kept her from doing drugs. However she was still searching for something else and she went down the road of exploring every alternative health option there was out there. Anything but give up the booze. Which characteristically wasn't out of control. It was what was considered 'normal'.
But normal kept not feeling good. And in January 2018 Janey took the plunge and went sober. What she discovered what that once you'd got through the adjustments, life was a whole lot more fabulous.
She was inspired to help others on their sober journeys and founded The Sober Club. Having a community is vital in navigating a world which heavily revolves around alcohol. But with Janey's help and the community support more people are able to take those courageous steps.
Thanks so much Janey for encouraging and supporting people wherever they are on their sober curious or sober committed journey, and for showing how important and exciting it is to be part of a community who are all headed on a similar path.
And thanks too for showing us that if we choose to go sober, that we don’t have to go it alone.
You can find out more about Janey’s work on https://janeyleegrace.com/ https://www.thesoberclub.com/ and follow her on Linkedin @Janeyleegrace
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This week's guest is Kirsten Wallentin, a certified Advanced Grief Recovery Method Specialist and author of the book “When Dad Dies”. In 2016 her husband was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease for which life expectancy is 2-3 years. Her husband passed away only 18 months later leaving Kirsten a widow with two young daughters.
In the beginning, her children were frightened as they heard people would die from Covid – and after losing their father, they were worried if she could get sick and die as well. As a family they chose to come & live in UK. It has given them chance to face their grief more fully.
Kirsten had a calm, happy childhood with lots of friends, and felt very carefree and self-reliant. Growing up she traveled, spent a time in advertising before becoming an IT consultant.
In 2016 her husband was diagnosed with MND. They way it showed up for him was more internal so the doctors, Kirsten and the girls weren't aware how bad things were getting for him. After 18 months he died suddenly, leaving his family feeling cheated and grieving their terrible loss.
Kirsten had struggled to find help and advice from those who were going through the same as her so she decided to write a book and become a grief recovery specialist. Helping others , as well as herself and her girls, has given her a sense of meaning purpose.
Thank you so much Kirsten for the courage you have shown in taking your own experience of grief and turning that into a way of helping children and parents going through grief and into recovery. Thanks also for showing us that when those times of grief come to us, there are ways to help us into recovery and beyond.
You can find out more about Kirsten’s work on https://griefcoach.uk/ and follow her on Linkedin @kirstenwallentindamgaard
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This week’s guest is Beverley Densham, a Mindfulness Pilates teacher of nearly 24 years, award winning, bestselling Author of I Talk to Angels, founder of the Happy Kids Cards for children & Happy & Calm cards & has been featured in the Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Daily Express, YOU Magazine, Woman Magazine, Spirit & Destiny magazine & BBC radio
Beverley's story has led her doing what she does now and it is all the more powerful for the journey that has taken her here.
During the Pandemic she lost her brother Rich when he died suddenly one night. Grief is tough at the best of times but the pandemic made it even harder. They had been very close as children but Rich suffered with Bipolar Disorder and the fallout from that was that Bev had to keep her distance somewhat, so they had grown apart over time.
But as children with their two other siblings it had been a pretty idyllic, happy, simple life. However despite that Bev found it very hard to communicate, and that only got more difficult, as she grew older and went off to University.
After that though she seemed to get into her stride, as a free spirit travelling and learning Pilates on the beach in Sydney. But her happiness was short-lived. One day while cycling to work she was smashed into by a car and thrown to the tarmac.
Her physical injuries were bad and the pain was intense but it was the emotional trauma that overshadowed her as she tried to heal.
She suffered suffered post traumatic stress, panic attacks, depression and chronic fatigue. But after a few unsuccessful attempts at therapy she found someone who helped forgive the woman who had crashed into her, and that put her on the road to recovery.
That was when she started her mindful pilates practice, helping people be strong in mind, body and business, and ultimately to be happy and have the tools to empower them everyday.
She believes that courage is an inner determination, a light shining within that you can’t blow out and will help you through anything no matter what.
Thanks so much Beverley for sharing how you have overcome adversity and created a toolbox for people that they can use as a daily practice to face the challenges of life and embrace the blessings. Thanks also for showing us that by using our bodies, minds and spirituality we can live full lives in each moment not matter what comes our way.
You can find out more about Beverley’s work at www.beverleydensham.com
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This week’s guest is Julie Anderson, otherwise known as The Brain Lady. She has studied natural health, psychology, psychoneuro-immunology & the field of brain personality connection. With further specialism in depression, anxiety disorders and brain function, she helps us to discover our own personal brainprint, & how to make the most of it.
Julie explains what a brainprint is, and how, after the two years we have all had we can use our brains to help us recover and build resilience for whatever is ahead.
Julie was the middle girl of 5 daughters with an alcoholic abusive father was jailed for manufacturing meth-amphetamine, but she was always a positive child and understood that his problem was his problem and not hers.
However she had a car accident at the age of 18 and the chiropractor who was meant to be healing her was a sexual predator, and it took her a couple of years to recover. With her faith and training herself in self-care, she overcame the trauma, keen to not remain haunted by the man.
She became very interested in the brain and studied psychoneuroimmunology and the effect that our thoughts, stressors and traumas can have on the physical health of our bodies. She's not talking about toxic positivity and pretending everything is rainbows and unicorns, but about learning solid techniques for keeping our minds healthy and therefore our bodies.
She says that our brains hear every thought and that it is our responsibility to manage our thoughts so that we maintain our brains in a good condition. It is important not to compare ourselves with others and it is imperative that we understand that we each have our own unique challenges and therefore our courage is unique to us too.
Thanks Julie for taking us on deep dive into our brains and how they can work for us and not against us, and thanks also for showing us how we can make the most of our own unique brain personalities no matter the circumstances we find ourselves in.
You can find out more about Julie’s work on https://www.brainladyspeaker.com/ listen to her 2 podcasts: The Brain Lady Speaks and Women Entrepreneurs Extraordinaire.
And follow her on Linkedin @brainladyjulie
And you can take a brain assessment here www.BrainPersonalityAssessment.com Use discount code BRAINVIP
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This week’s guest is Margaret To, founder of Studio SAKA, who helps scientists, educators, non-profits, entrepreneurs and government agencies better communicate social and climate solutions through film, design, and immersive experiences - in order to engage public conversations and inspire action.
In 2020 Margaret did a project that changed her. It was a video series about regenerative agriculture in Hawaii. It made her rethink how she was living and she decided to start her own small vegetable plot with her nieces.
At 17, she had left Hong Kong and moved to Los Angeles to study design and animation- it was freeing yet challenging, because her internal belief system wasn’t yet matching her purpose. But as her artistic sense evolved so did her consciousness.
After watching the film Before The Flood by Fisher Stevens, the Climate Crisis really hit home for her and she started to look at ways that she could communicate creatively about climate solutions.
After a few years working as a freelancer she decided to create her own film studio. But first she joined a women's entrepreneurship class so that she approached her business Studio SAKA with a business head.
Now she does design, animation, and creative direction at Studio SAKA, all with the environment, sustainability and climate solutions front of mind.
Over time she has become someone who is able to embrace fear, not letting fear hinder her but rather turning fear into a drive and motivation to keep moving forward.
Thanks so much Margaret for channelling your creativity for climate change and helping others see how they can make a difference too.
Thanks also for showing us that wherever we’re at we can all make the incremental changes that are needed to help save our planet.
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https://www.studiosaka.coand follow her on Linkedin @studiosaka
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This week’s guest is Jo Yaldren, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease at the age of 47. She practices the Hoffman Process which helps her as she seeks to receive treatment and advocate for the charity Parkinson’s UK who state that Parkinson’s is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world.
The last two years have gone by at a time when her when symptoms have been ok. But in terms pf the pandemic and her Parkinson's she feels she had already had come to terms with mortality and illusion of control.
Eldest of three girls, she had a very close family, and amazing friends. Her parents divorced and when she was with her father it was a case of benign neglect.
When she left home and set out int to the world she was determined to live a rich life and her then bucket list was done by the time she reached 28. Then she became Nurse and a teacher...
Receiving an early onset Parkinson's diagnosis rocked her world. She'd gone to the doctor with some signature signs and the doctor confirmed that it was indeed PD.
She had previously been studying the Hoffman Process and that helped her through the diagnosis, and the catastrophic disruption to her life.
She kept her purpose simple: be a good mum and to look after local beach, but it was when she went on to raise awareness of Parkinson's through sharing her story that felt she had a mission.
To help raise profile of Parkinson's she has appeared on a new Parkinson's UK TV series on the topic. as they follow her on her journey to find out if she can have Deep Brain Stimulation.
The jury is still out on that one.
Thanks Jo for being so open about your journey with Parkinson’s and for helping to raise awareness about this condition. We look forward to seeing the film about you on Parkinson’s UK.
Thank you also for showing us how to face the toughest of challenges by examining the major influences on our lives, tracing the root of the adopted negativity, and releasing any pain, grief, anger, shame or resentment that has been stored there.
You can find out more about Jo on https://www.joyaldren.com/… and follow on Instagram @ladyduffgordon
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Warning this episode speaks about depression, and suicide ideation. If you are affected by these issues please seek help, support or contact https://www.thecalmzone.net/
This week’s guest is Helena Bourdillon, a Breath trainer, free-diver and mental health advocate. 22 years ago she was on the verge of suicide. She survived & triumphed over chronic depression & now freedives to depths of -76m. With 7 National Records for depth, she has represented Great Britain at the World Championships four times.
Helena was kept out of the water for the last couple of years due to covid so she has focused on her own & others' therapeutic journeys, using breath-work, at a time when many people were feeling loneliness, anxiety and depression. For some this was a new feeling, for others the pandemic exacerbated the condition.
From a young age Helena had suffered with depression and at a certain point realised she was experiencing suicide ideation. Always a lover of water, it was when she experienced free-diving that she felt for the first time, what it was like for the chatter in her head to quieten down and to feel a deep relaxation.
It was when she did a crowd funding video to help her go the 2017 Freediving Depth World Championships that she talked openly about her depression for the first time. She wanted to dive deeper because the deeper she went, the more of a platform she would have to tell and show people what was possible: that life is worth living and worth fighting for.
The breath work sessions she now does are geared towards helping people who suffer with anxiety and panic attacks as well as helping people who suffer with Long Covid etc
Some days it is just making it out of bed. But being true to yourself and what you need takes courage, and each intentional breath you take can help you get to the next step.
Thanks so much Helena for being so open about suicide and chronic depression and for daring to inspire others by diving deeper, breathing better, and learning to live happier.
Thanks also for showing us that our breath is our best friend and that by using it well we can live better, deeper, more fulfilling lives.
You can find out more about Helena’s work on www.HelenaBourdillon.com
And follow her on LinkedIn @helenabourdillon
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This week’s guest is Niki Wibrow, Celebrity Personal Trainer, Fitness, Yoga and Nutrition Expert and Radio Personality. Having Over 30 Years Experience In The Health & Fitness Industry, she is now focused on women over 40 and is a menopause specialist with over 4 million tik tok views.
During the pandemic, the fitness world was badly affected by not having real life interaction with clients but did quickly learn to take everything online. Client by client Niki started to discover that she could train them via zoom, doing the workouts wherever they could find a quiet space in their homes.
Then she realised she could scale that up with her social media following and she built out from her 404040 programme by doing videos on IGTV and Youtube.
As a child she was always talking and moving and dancing, and as she went into her teen years she got more focused on her movement, despite the backdrop of the difficult divorce of her parents.
On leaving home she didn't pursue her dream but instead went from job to job, pay check to pay check, and weekend to weekend. It was a chance fitness class that Niki attended that changed her outlook. This was a different approach to exercise at that time, and she was hooked. She trained and started teaching.
As she herself got older she began to notice changes in her body in spite of her high level of fitness. And from her own experience she decided to focus on older women and become a Menopause specialist.
Taking her expertise online attracted 4 million views on Tik Tok and in this way she is impacting the women she wants reach across the globe.
She believes getting older doesn't have to mean giving up on yourself, but instead, having the courage to stand up and be counted.
Thanks Nikki for working tirelessly to bring health and fitness to women in a way that is manageable and achievable for everyone, so that we can all fulfil our physical potential no matter what age or starting point we are at.
Thanks also for showing us older women to build muscle and flexibility in our bodies so that we may live stronger for longer.
You can find out more about Niki’s work on www.nikiwibrow.co.uk/
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This week’s guest is Dr Callie Seaman, founder of Aqualabs Ltd, a liquid hydroponic fertilizer solution manufacturer, who also works within the legal cannabis sector with a licenced producer. She’s an active campaigner, educator & medical cannabis user, as well as director of MedCan which supports those with neurological conditions needing to use cannabis.
In last 3 years Callie has been working with a number of licensed cultivators of cannabis in the UK and internationally, pushing for support for those with chronic conditions to be able to readily acquire prescription cannabis. Because of her own background she is committed to campaigning for change in how cannabis is viewed and accessed.
Callie's Dad was a drug dealer. She had epileptic seizures at 15 but her Dad was forward thinking enough to introduce her to cannabis to help control the fits.
Later at Sheffield she completed her degree & worked for the local hydroponic shop, Aquaculture. Her passion for growing plants grew & she taught lots of people how to grow cannabis, some very sick people & she helped many to understand the benefits of cannabis.
More recently she had stopped taking cannabis but her seizures began again with a near death experience in car, with her 17 yr old son. She lost her driving license. She started to attend meetings about medical cannabis and began to get a real understanding of how cannabis can help seizures.
In November 2018, the law changed in the UK so that cannabis could be prescribed and she started working with a licensed cultivator in the north west of the UK, becoming a director of one of only 4 licences in the UK.
She set up Medcam to help families navigate the journey with cannabis based medical products- as well as being on the advisory board for PLEA and help patients to understand cannabis better. Later she published a book; a diary for medical cannabis users to record their consumption & be able to reflect on what works for them.
Now she continues to educate the masses on the science of cannabis and remove the stigma associated with consuming cannabis & doing more research on the plant itself, focusing on trichomes and improving on the quality of prescription cannabis.
Thanks so much Callie for sharing your own story of how medical cannabis has helped not just your own epilepsy, but also those with neurological conditions who are able to find some relief through the education and support you provide with this medical cannabis.
Thanks also showing us that when we know something is right for us and beneficial for others, we will find a way to make it happen.
You can out more about Dr Callie’s work on www.medcansupport.co.uk and follow her on Linkedin @DrCallieS.
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This week’s guest is Nikki Mattei, a sustainability strategist, who for the last 20 years has tried to live an ethical life & is now committed to empowering others to make decisions about how to have a lower negative impact on the planet and people. She helps trailblazing CEO’s take on the greatest challenge of their careers & steer their businesses into a sustainable future.
Nikki was a confident, happy, curious, independent child who went on to have lots of adventures and experiments in various jobs.
But after getting food poisoning she contracted Crohn's Disease & had miscarriage. It was the catalyst for her to leave corporate and change lifestyle in order to manage her disease.
One day a Breast Cancer UK leaflet arrived in her Riverford veggie box. It was all about hormone disrupting chemicals and breast cancer risk. She became a breast cancer educator, and then ethical marketing freelancer.
In lead-up to Cop26 decided that wanted to help businesses outside the ethical arena, and focussing more on sustainability. She is passionate about empowering others to make decisions about how to have a lower impact on the planet and people.
She believes the human race has the vision and imagination to create the solutions we need to save the planet and create a fairer more equitable society.
Thanks so much Nikki for your commitment to helping those get on the sustainability train, so that we each in our own ways can have a positive impact on the planet.
Thanks also for showing us that when we live by our values we can go against the mainstream and stand up for what we believe in, and make the world a better place.
You can find out more about Nikki’s work on
My website: https://nikkimattei.com/ Her holiday rental in Italy: https://www.villa-in-the-vineyard.com/ And follow her on linkedin @nikkimattei
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My guest this week is Dee Gibson, a London based, residential interior designer with nearly 20 years of experience working with private, residential clients and focusing on whole house refurbishments and extensions. In 2018, Dee opened Kalukanda House, a boutique hotel in Sri Lanka which she designed and built. But life wasn’t always how she designed it to be.
Dee started out doing engineering followed by accountancy, but it wasn't where her heart was, and after the accountancy firm she worked for (a top 5 global practice over 100 years old) went under, and friend died, she decided to do a life makeover.
She retrained in Interior design and found what she was looking for. This is what she was meant to be doing. She built her practice and developed her style. She kept this message at the centre of her work “ How can I make people happy, add value and leave a positive impact?”
She thinks about a space differently, sources ethically, the longevity of a scheme, and how it can benefit communities. She joined the BIID sustainability committee in order to help drive thinking and build sustainable policies, & business contributes to a charity in Sri Lanka empowering abused women and girls through safe housing and education.
It is in her homeland of Sri Lanka that she also built another dream: Kalukanda House, a boutique hotel that reflected her values of design and ecological responsibility. They encourage conscious travellers with an adventurous spirit, creatives who are looking for rest and inspiration and anybody looking for a place to entirely unhook and enjoy time feeling empowered in nature.
Hip Hotel Member - also featured in top 5 "slow travel destinations" for 2020. Finalist in the "Best New Business" category of the UK wide Best Women in Business Awards 2019.
They have have hosted retreats, writers crafting TV shows, entrepreneurs launching businesses and families enjoying time together amongst others.
And back in UK she has co-founded Hera Leadership with programmes for working women to action career change with a focus on mind, body & business.
Thanks so much Dee for helping us to understand how we too can be more creative in the way we design our lives and the environment we build around us. Thanks also for showing us we can change direction when it no longer serves us, and create a more sustainable life for ourselves and the communities we are part of.
You can find out more about Dee’s work on https://velvetorange.co.uk/ and follow her on Linkedin @DeeGibson
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This week’s guest is Liz Trubridge, producer of Downton Abbey, the most successful British Drama export of all time & Winner of a Primetime Emmy, a Bafta, a Golden Globe & the Producers Guild of America Award. Downton Abbey the movie hit the No 1 spot in both UK & US on it’s opening weekend; more recently followed by the movie release of 'Downtown Abbey: A New Era'
During the pandemic the film industry was hugely disrupted - and yet Liz and her team managed to make this latest movie under all the covid restrictions without losing a single day.
Liz grew up passionate about stories, and make believe plays, and envisioned a future where she might somehow live making those scripts come to life.
After leaving University she went into TV- as a young women in a predominantly male world, but managed to find strong female mentors and guides.
Nevertheless as she worked her way through the ranks there were inevitably challenges to face and slowly she found ways to help herself, mentally, spiritually & emotionally, to overcome whatever faced her with equilibrium and understanding.
After she collaborated with Julian Fellows on her first feature From Time to Time, she was given the opportunity to produce what was to become 6 ward-winning series of Downton Abbey and now two movies.
Her drive through it all has been to create very human and relatable stories, and it is no wonder then that Downton Abbey has had such phenomenal success with huge popularity across the world.
Downton Abbey - A New Era arrives on the silver screen as a timely and much needed up-lifting experience after two years of a global pandemic.
And now Liz is producing a film about the Lockerbie plane bombing; a heart breaking tale of Jim Swire's loss of his daughter in the disaster, and his consequent search for the truth, but ultimately with love at the heart of the film.
In the meantime thank you so much Liz for bringing us a slice of another era that reminds us of our humanity, and need for community, love and connection, no matter what period of time or social strata we are born into, or which side our bread is buttered.
Thanks also for showing us that trusting in our life’s purpose and taking action in that direction will lead us to where we are meant to be.
You can find out more about Liz’s work through her agent www.saraputt.co.uk/ and follow movie updates on Instagram @DowntonAbbey_offical
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This week’s guest is Jessica Huie MBE, author of bestseller, Purpose, one of the top ten business books according to The Independent. From single mum to jet-setting journalist & publicist to the stars to labelled one of Britain’s Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs by the Evening Standard, she found her purpose, helping others to find theirs by stripping back to meet themselves.
The pandemic catalysed a move to Jamaica with her 9 yr old son & that leap of faith inspired 5 further chapters of Jessica's latest book Purpose.
After growing up in dysfunctional childhood, Jessica became a teen mum living in a hostel on benefits having left home at 17 with 4 GCSEs. But work & achievement became her driver and she created a glittering career in PR followed by a successful business in multi-cultural occasion cards.
However it was when her father was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2016 that she became present for the first time and experienced what she came to understand to be a spiritual awakening.
Having found her own sense of self, she realised it was her destiny to help others to find their purpose too. And The Purpose Academy and The Purpose Retreat were born.
Her vision for the future is one where we are brave enough to live lives which are the truest expression of who we are. Once we do that, all of our social problems will take care of themselves.
She believes we must be willing to feel our feelings. That’s the starting place for living our purpose.
Thanks so much Jessica for sharing how you dared to live your best life which went from outward success to inner understanding, and embracing a fundamentally holistic purpose-driven life moving forwards.
Thanks also for showing us how to find the courage to look beneath the surface and find out what we really want to be and do with our lives.
You can find out more about Jessica’s work on https://www.jessicahuie.com/ and follow her on Instagram @jessica_huie_
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This week’s guest is Lucy McCarraher, co-founder of the Hybrid publishing house Rethink Press & author of 12 books including A Book of One’s Own – a manifesto for women to share their expertise and make a difference. She helps you write & publish a book that will transform your business whilst creating a realisable work/life integration.
Book publishing has done well during the pandemic; perhaps because people were more focused, or had more time on their hands, or at least time to reflect on what they have become experts in and now wanted to share.
Lucy was always passionate about books and after a winding career in performance, TV and magazines in Australia, having two sons, going through a divorce, she returned to the UK.
Writing several books herself, she eventually teamed up with Joe Gregory to create Rethink Press, a hybrid publisher that positions people as experts and their books as their calling cards. As well as setting up a coaching and mentoring side to the business Lucy also established the Business Book Awards, which, over time she and her team have ensured have become fully representative across all categories.
Thank you so much Lucy for championing women and helping them bring their expertise, experience, positive impact and influence to the world so that we start to read more nuanced and diverse books that reflect the lives we live and the businesses we run.
Thanks also for showing us that even in our busy lives we can carve out space to write and share our books for the benefit of others.
You can find out more about Lucy’s work at www.lucymccarraher.com and follow her on Linkedin @lucymccarraher
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Aysha Scott is the founder & CEO of A Scott Productions. She embarked on her journey into filmmaking after discovering a gap in the market for black female characters during her career as an actress. During a difficult time in her life, when she was left to raise her 10 week old son alone, she took the plunge to become an independent filmmaker.
Pandemic has been a big reset for her- the film industry stopped overnight, film festivals went online, but Aysha put Dismissed, her anti-bullying film on You tube, and it went viral.
Working creatively on message and issue based work finds its roots in her background in which she grew up as one of 6 children to a single mum, living in Deptford in what was called The Ghetto. She was in a gang until she realised she could choose another path, and she took herself off to college.
She set up a music and entertainment company Artistquik with a grant from The Prince’s Trust and won young entrepreneur of the year award from the Black Women in Business Awards. Then she retrained as an actress, working in film, TV & theatre as well as recitals of hard-hitting message-based poetry.
But time and again she found herself typecast in the same old roles. With a new baby and abandoned by the dad, she went back to college to do a creative writing degree and that's when she found her true voice.
She founded A Scott Productions to explore social impact, exploring topics and themes such as domestic violence, gun crime, absent fathers, anti-bullying, child abuse; reflecting stories on the screen of people's experiences who are normally underrepresented, & opening the lid on issues often hidden away.
She has many messages and stories to share with the world, and in any way that she can make a difference in the world, she will use the power of her words to do so. She believes in being your authentic self, doing what you love, and following your dreams no matter what hurdles you face.
Thanks so much Aysha, for sharing the challenges you have faced, and how you have turned them round to create work that reflects social issues that need bringing into the light so that others can see that there is always hope.
Also for showing us that even when your path is strewn with obstacles, with vision and determination, it is possible to change your circumstances and create a better way.
You can find out more about Aysha’s work on www.ascottproductions.com and follow her on Linkedin @ayshascott
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My guest this week is Lucy Griffiths, a force of nature who rose to the top in the cut-throat world of video journalism, reporting in war zones& even ending up in jail for reporting in Myanmar. But after childbirth she developed severe incontinence & had to rethink her career, becoming an entrepreneur, online course officianado & author of Money While You Sleep.
Lucy taught English in China and was there during the SARS outbreak, so she knew what was coming when Covid struck. Her business was already online by this time so she was able to keep it going. In fact her book Money While You Sleep helps us all to navigate disasters by creating an online income stream. She herself was forced to do just that when her successful career was brought to an abrupt halt after she gave birth to her son.
Always one for travel and adventure she had reported in the four quarters of the world and loved her job for its ability to shine a light on issues that otherwise might remain hidden, such as the refugee crisis or in war-torn Burmah.
But after giving birth, Lucy suffered such severe incontinence she was unable to leave the house. Over time she received some relief from her symptoms but her career as she had known it was over. So she began to build a business online; something she could do around her young baby and her physical condition.
Gradually she started helping other people to work in a more 'passive' way too. She had proved in her own life that anyone can build a business from their bedroom regardless of circumstance, age, location or skillset. And now she could share those tools and techniques with anyone who needed them.
Her dream is to help refugees build a business and build a new life for themselves.
Thanks so much Lucy, for your openness in talking about the silent burden of incontinence that so lives are hindered by, and for offering a way of making money while you sleep to bring freedom to anyone, no matter their life circumstances.
Thanks also for showing us that we can all dream big and create financial freedom for ourselves through the power of serving others online.
You can find out more about Lucy’s work on https://lucygriffiths.com/ and follow her on Instagram @lucygriffithsdotcom
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This week’s guest is Stephanie Taylor, voted Inspirational Person of the Year 2021 & featured on the BBC, Entrepreneur, Business Insider and The Telegraph. Author of the no 1 best-selling book Rent 2 Rent Success, Host of The top 1.5% global podcast Rent 2 Rent Success she’s passionately advocates that ethical property investment, and indeed business success, is open to all.
After decades of thinking that business and wealth were not for her, she is now a property investor, Co-Founder of award-winning property company, HMO Heaven, and Co-Founder of Rent 2 Rent Success which has inspired thousands of non-traditional investors to get started in property. Along with sister and business partner Nicky, they grew their rent to rent business, secured contracts worth over £2m in under three years and bought their own multi-million pound portfolio of multi-unit blocks, commercial property and HMOs.
She now lives a life she didn’t imagine was available to her. Her passion is to share the message with others to unlock their desires, see the sparks within them and blow up their lives at any age. Blow up Your Life is a unique way to unlock the door to your unique desires and help you recreate your life exactly as you want it. When you know what you truly want, you can live a big, beautiful life of no regrets. Learning to love, listen and lead is the key.
Stephanie is setting up an accommodation and education trust to help people who struggle to find beautiful affordable homes like she did as a teenage single mum on benefits.
Ignite your spark at Blow Up Your Life https://blowupyourlife.com
HMO Heaven https://hmoheaven.com
Rent 2 Rent Success https://rent2rentsuccess.com
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Starting with nothing to building a £multi-million business
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From “I’m not good enough” to proving to yourself & others that you are more than good enough
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Getting started in property with less money than you thought.
You can follow her on Linkedin at @StephanieTaylor
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This week’s guest is Alena Kuznetsova, one of Ukraine’s leading contemporary artists, who had to flee Kyiv when Russia invaded her country, leaving behind all her paintings and sculptures. We spoke when she managed to get to Lviv, where she was able to stay with a friend to regroup and decided what she was going to do next. We spoke via her phone.
Having escaped to Lviv, Alena was able to talk about how in the first few days of the Russian invasion she thought she might be able to stay in Kyiv. But soon with incoming missiles detonating near her studio, it became clear she and her family couldn't stay.
Born in Russia with a Russian father, she had come to Ukraine at the age of 5 years old and obtained her passport at 16. When Russia invaded, it was as a Ukrainian that she united with her people is standing up against their oppressor.
As an artist Alena had developed a distinctive abstract style and a distinguished reputation, but now in the midst of war it is her citizenship that matters more; politics and saving her country over the loss of her studio and her paintings.
But she needs to survive, and fortunately she has the digital versions of her work which she can sell through Saatchi Art who represent her. This is a way that the rest of us can help her and other artists like her; by buying fine art prints through the online website, drop-shipped straight to us, no matter where Alena finds herself in the coming months.
She is determined to stay in Ukraine, if she can, to help make Ukraine's art and culture not only survive this war but rise up even stronger from the ashes.
Thanks so much Alena for sharing your personal story, and perspective of what is happening within your country on the ground. I pray that the world unites in giving Ukraine and its people the support they need to secure their freedom and the future of their sovereignty.
Thanks also for showing us how to be resilient in the face of a force that doesn’t have our best interests in its heart.
You can buy fine art prints of Alena’s work on www.saatchiart.com/alenakuznetsova and follow her on Instagram @Kuznetsova_artist
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This week’s guest is Bunmi Akintonwa, Producer, Writer, Exec Producer and CEO of the little black book co (lbbc) a UK production and distribution company backed by Impact X Studios, a fund created by a group of inspirational black investors to support underrepresented entrepreneurs with potential to make a significant difference.
The last couple of years has meant certain projects went hold, which also meant the income from them ceased, and the investors' money was impacted. Bunmi's writing partner died too, and so she was left trying to pick up the pieces and push for new opportunities.
Always resilient and go-getting Bunmi started out as the life style editor of the Voice and contributed to a number of other Youth style mags. Then she became a TV reporter on 2nd series of a cult youth series called Network 7. Everyone working there was young, hungry and up for doing whatever was needed to get the show in the road. It was all hands on deck and everyone had a chance to test their mettle.
But when it came time to progress her career through the usual channels with a large broadcaster, reflecting her experience, Bunmi came face to face with sexism and racism, first hand. She wasn't imagining it; the producer told her straight up, they'd fulfilled their quota for black women.
Undaunted, she accepted another job, that took her Rome and her career bloomed until she got pregnant and found that the company didn't want women who were mothers in their midst. By the time she came back from maternity leave, her job had 'changed'.
So out of the ashes she created her own TV production and Distribution company LBBC, and eventually returned to the UK armed with her international experience. But the pandemic put a stick in her spokes.
Only now she knew that her work was bigger than anything that could get in her way. Black Lives Matter was the catalyst to start working to help diversify organisations especially within TV industry. After realising the extent of underrepresentation at Cannes Film & TV Festival she founded & became a jury member of DiversifyTV Excellence Awards in partnership with MipCom.
She defines courage as taking risks , pushing boundaries, pushing open doors (for yourself or others) having them slammed in your face, getting up again taking risks again. She believes that when things aren't working you've to rip it all up and start again.
Thank you so much Bunmi for being a driving force for the underrepresented and for producing sustainable and inclusive content that leads the way for a more equal playing field across the board.
Thanks also for showing us that even in the zig zag of life, when we have our eye on the end goal, we can get to where we want to be.
You can find out more about Bunmi on http://lbbc.eu/ and follow her on Linkedin @Bunmi Akintonwa
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My guest this week is Zara Glew, Managing Director at Environmental Energies. Based in the UK the company provides people with renewable energy solutions including solar panels and electric vehicle power stations, to reduce energy costs, cut their carbon footprint and taxes and conform to government legislations, while generating a return on their green energy investment.
Zara's business journey through three businesses has been quite a ride, and then pandemic and Brexit hit simultaneously and she had to pull some more tricks out of the bag.
As it turned out people being at home made them think more about the energy they were using and paying for. And with big price hikes on the horizon, the economical offering of the sun's rays started to feel an attractive option for many.
Zara was a difficult middle child but perhaps that helped in the challenges that were ahead of her. One after the other the road blocks confronted her. But each time she took a breath, regrouped and found another way.
Now on the sustainability and renewables path Zara has her vision fixed on a world ahead where we each make our decisions and choices from a place of where we are, and we go from there.
The more we understand the better decisions we can make, and so eductaion is very much part of her remit.
Thanks Zara for pushing for change on the renewables front and for giving us economical options that harness the sun’s rays for sustainable, cost-effective, energy efficient, green energy solutions for the longterm.
It's reassuring to know that we can adopt sustainable, cost-effective ways to save the planet with simple solar solutions, because the power of the sun gives us what we need without destroying anything.
You can find out more about Zara on https://www.environmentalenergies.co.uk/ and follow her on Linkedin @zaraglew
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This week’s guest is Angelica Black, singer-songwriter & co-founder of the band STRABE who signed with the record label PIAS in 2021. They had moved to London in Lockdown 2020 & unable to start gigging, Angelica took an inward journey to explore their sexuality & gender, knowing they were gay but also then understanding that they identified as non-binary.
In 2017 Angie's dad passed away, and they starting writing songs to process their grief. They moved to Dublin, formed their band Strabe and their song Acid Love was born; later releasing the prophetic Best Worst Year
Musicians and performers really struggled during the pandemic, & Angie came to London in lockdown. There were no gigs but as it turned out from what could have been seen as the worst few years, came some of the best things.
Angie took the time to dig deep into their grief and a life long anxiety, and in doing so came to find their true self; which wasn't the box society had prescribed them.
In 2020 they came out as gay, and then started to explore gender, eventually coming to the realisation that they identified as non-binary.
In sharing their story they hope to positively impact others who are going through their own explorations.
Thank you so much Angie for talking so openly about your journey of self-discovery, so others may not feel so lonely and confused when they find they don’t fit into the tight bands of binary sexuality and gender. Also for showing us that we don’t need to be confined to straight and narrow boxes, and that when we connect deeply with ourselves we discover we are far greater than any definition would constrain us to.
You can follow Angie on Instagram @strabemusic
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This week’s guest is Rachel Mason, founder of Our Remedy- an award-winning CBD oil brand with a focus on sustainability and natural self-care, established after finding out she’d never conceive naturally due to cancer cells on her ovaries. Struggling to find a CBD oil targeted specifically at female health issues she decided to create one herself.
Having gone from a Vaping brand with 30 shops to starting a new brand with CBD, and ready to open a shop, the pandemic struck and Rachel had to adapt and learn about digital marketing and online sales overnight.
CBD had come into her life, after having IVF and getting pregnant with her son and later wanting to conceive again only to find she had a tumour on her ovaries which turned out to be Stage 3 cancer. She would have to have a hysterectomy and the intervention would induce menopause. And she was only 30 at the time.
Having to deal with so much in such a short space of time, at such a young age, it was no wonder she was stressed, anxious and finding it hard to sleep. When she turned to CBD it was the answer to her prayers and she eventually got through her health crisis.
But her experience made her want to help other women with their female health issues, and her environmentally responsible and sustainable company Our Remedy was born.
Thanks so much Rachel for bringing your focus to a wellness product for women that addresses our health issues in an eco-friendly and natural way. And thanks for showing us that where there is a will there is a way, and that when we are confronted by health issues often we can help ourselves, and others in the process.
You can find out more about Rachel’s work on www.ourremedy.co.uk and follow Rachel on Instagram on @itsourremedy
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This week’s guest is Louise Long a qualified as a Personal Trainer, who had a difficult relationship with food, until she had her 3 children, shifted her perspective, & began a more health-full approach to life; helping others to do so too. Last year she was blind-sided when her young son Dylan died & now she’s raising awareness for brain tumour research
This interview was so powerful we decided to air it in two parts. This is PART TWO.
The last two years have been tough for people – but the enforced lockdowns helped people find nature and walking- and in her business Lou Long has helped more people find health & fitness.
Now training in functional nutrition, Lou talked about being unhappy as a child and “eating her emotions” and her early relationship with food, which followed her through into adulthood.
It was only when she had children that she decided she didn’t want them to suffer in the way she had, so she started learning about whole food, fitness and founded her business. She realised that it was changing her mindset and mental health that helped change her relationship with food and fitness, and so that's what she starts with, with her clients.
Out of the blue her then 6 year old son Dylan started to be poorly at the beginning of the first lockdown in March 2020. It was a long journey to eventually getting a diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Lou talks openly and vulnerably about what that was like for her, Dylan and the family.
Lou used all her knowledge to help Dylan live as healthfully and happily as was possible, right up to the end. It was ultimately her determination to honour and celebrate Dylan’s life that took her down the path of raising funds for brain cancer research and awareness.
Thank you so much Louise for having the courage to talk with me so that you can bring awareness for the much needed research around brain cancer, as well as helping people in their own lives to live in a fit and health-full way so that they can BE THEIR BEST. Thanks also for showing us that even in the worst of times we can find a way to bring purpose to our lives so that we can shine a light for our way ahead.
You can find out more about Louise’s work on https://www.louise-long.com/ and follow her on Instagram @_louiselong_
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This week’s guest is Louise Long a qualified as a Personal Trainer, who had a difficult relationship with food, until she had her 3 children, shifted her perspective, & began a more health-full approach to life; helping others to do so too. Last year she was blind-sided when her young son Dylan died & now she’s raising awareness for brain tumour research
This interview was so powerful we decided to air it in two parts. This is PART ONE.
The last two years have been tough for people – but the enforced lockdowns helped people find nature and walking- and in her business Lou Long has helped more people find health & fitness.
Now training in functional nutrition, Lou talked about being unhappy as a child and “eating her emotions” and her early relationship with food, which followed her through into adulthood.
It was only when she had children that she decided she didn’t want them to suffer in the way she had, so she started learning about whole food, fitness and founded her business. She realised that it was changing her mindset and mental health that helped change her relationship with food and fitness, and so that's what she starts with, with her clients.
Out of the blue her then 6 year old son Dylan started to be poorly at the beginning of the first lockdown in March 2020. It was a long journey to eventually getting a diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Lou talks openly and vulnerably about what that was like for her, Dylan and the family.
Lou used all her knowledge to help Dylan live as healthfully and happily as was possible, right up to the end. It was ultimately her determination to honour and celebrate Dylan’s life that took her down the path of raising funds for brain cancer research and awareness.
Thank you so much Louise for having the courage to talk with me so that you can bring awareness for the much needed research around brain cancer, as well as helping people in their own lives to live in a fit and health-full way so that they can BE THEIR BEST. Thanks also for showing us that even in the worst of times we can find a way to bring purpose to our lives so that we can shine a light for our way ahead.
You can find out more about Louise’s work on https://www.louise-long.com/ and follow her on Instagram @_louiselong_
https://www.braintumourresearch.org/
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This week is our 100th episode and to celebrate, my guest is Babita Sharma.
Babitais a Broadcaster, Journalist & author of the award-winning book The Corner Shop - a Radio Four Book of the Week. She has spent 10 years presenting across BBC News & making documentaries including the landmark BBC Two series Dangerous Borders: The Story of India & Pakistan. She was awarded the Asian Achievement Award for contributions in Media, Arts and Culture.
In her brilliant book The Corner Shop, Babita describes growing up as the daughter of shop owners. As a window on the world it certainly honed her observational skills and gave scope for her imagination run riot. So when she and her sisters left home and went into a variety of professions- she chose journalism, a not dissimilar opportunity for observation and storytelling.
Being up front and personal with a steady flow of news, she learned to protect herself from the worst of it, so that she could continue to do her job, and whilst she loved the infectious nature of the news room, she did experience some mental health issues along the way.
This brought her to working with MIND for a while and then recently she joined the board of directors at United for Global Mental Health. She believes in the importance of opening up the subject of mental health so that people know how to step forward and ask for help, and also, so that as a society we make it acceptable and normal to seek support.
Now as a freelancer she continues to make powerful documentaries, is starting her own podcast and mentors journalists, in a bid to help create a landscape in the media that is more reflective of our culture in terms of diversity, inclusion & equality.
And she is also writing a new children’s book series: The Adventures of Priya Mistry , out in 2023, which explores the adventures of a young Indian girl growing up in a corner shop.
Thank you so much Babita for being the eyes on the world for us and for opening our minds and hearts to a way of seeing that brings us more understanding, more compassion and more hope. And thanks for showing us that when we act on our curiosity and compassion we have the opportunity to create a pathway for building a better world.
You can find out more about Babita on www.theblairpartnership.com and follow her on Linkedin @babitasharma
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This week's guest is Anna Murphy, a sustainability consultant specialising in the Future-Fit Business Benchmark. This is a framework that guides the pursuit of a truly sustainable society. She is currently studying an MPA in Public Policy, Public Value and Innovation at UCL.
Always passionate about righting the wrongs of the world she travelled to areas where she could help. But realising that there were inherent problems in the aid industry she decided to find out how she could do her bit in her own country.
Anna decided to focus her efforts on the climate crisis; educated herself, and got involved in Extinction Rebellion. The backlash was so intense and brutal that she found herself burnt out and questioning how far she needed to go and how much was enough in order to balance social compassion and self-care.
After working as a business sustainability consultant and making her own personal changes for the planet she realised that the bigger picture meant policy change, so she started her MA in Public Policy.
Anna is adamant that the future looks hopeful if we each take responsibility in our own way, but being an activist is the most effective charge for change.
Thank you so much Anna for being a passionate driving force at the forefront of sustainability in business and policy, and for the personal impact you are making for the good of our planet. Thanks also for showing us that we can each make a positive impact towards sustainability by taking small steps and doing what we can, where we can.
You can find out more about her work on her blog www.annamurph3.medium.com and follow her on Linkedin @annamurphy
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My guest this week is Vivien Morgan whose documentary work for Channel 4 included Dispatches & award-winning films for ITV. A TV Video-journalist pioneer, she went undercover, reporting on human rights abuse and the regimes of the closed Communist countries. She is the author of Cross-dressed to Kill about women who went to war disguised as men.
Vivien's book is about fearless women who disguised themselves as men so that they could go to war and do their bit. They were early feminists in an era when women were told their place was in the home. They wanted the same opportunities as men so they dressed as men, even when that meant going to war under the threat of being killed or having to kill.
In the years that Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was in power, very often in order to enter the corporate world, women dressed in sharp suits and felt like they had to ‘act’ as men. During the Pandemic, ‘Zoom’ was the disguise for business women who ended with the Lion’s share of the domestic & childcare duties, but had to carry on as if it was business as usual in front of the computer screen.
Vivien herself had to take on different guises when she went into the closed communist countries in order to bring back stories of humanitarian atrocities. In the mainly male dominated world of TV and video-journalism, she had to find her own ways to stand her ground, build her confidence and expand her abilities to make the kind of work that spoke for itself.
Thanks Vivien for celebrating women in history who didn’t have the same advantages as us, but who knew they were made for more, and so did whatever they had to do, to live a fearless life of adventure and purpose. Thank you also for showing us that our resourcefulness as women, means we have the opportunity to create the lives we want for ourselves.
You can find out more about Vivien on http://www.vivienmorgan.com/ and follow her on Linkedin @vivienmorgan
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The first in our International Women's Impact Project series- exploring how women are positively impacting the world and the courage it takes to do so. Be inspired to appreciate the impact you are making in your own way.
This week’s guest is Lori Mihalich-Levin, healthcare lawyer & CEO of Mindful Return, which focuses on transition back to work after parental leave, work-life integration & mindfulness for busy professionals. She’s the author of Back to Work After Baby & host of Parents at Work podcast.
Growing up in a family where domestic violence, alcohol & depression were the norm Lori found survival methods that took her well into a career as a healthcare lawyer. But on facing the truth about being raised around domestic violence, her focus shifted, as she began to think about starting a family of her own.
She became interested supporting women going back to work after having babies, and started looking at what helps people create an enriching work/life integration; developing tools to help them bring down their anxiety levels.
When she rolled out her business and support programme Mindful Return, she gave people something tangible to hold onto so that it would be possible to intentionally craft a calm home, even in the crazy swirls of life.
Her approach with the four life anchors of mindfulness, logistics, leadership and community is relevant to all of us, not just working parents.
Thank you so much Lori for successfully helping more than a thousand working parents navigate the back-to-work transition from parental leave so that especially working mums can advance their leadership role while raising a child. Thanks also for showing us that it is possible to be a mum and become a power leader in the workplace, whilst maintaining a mindful approach to work/life integration
You can find out more about Lori’s work at www.mindfulreturn.com
And follow her on Linkedin @LoriMihalichLevin
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This week’s guest is Jenny Ward, a Career & Transition Coach, specializing in professional storytelling, career planning, and network building for women who are ready to finally live a life by design instead of default.
Having experienced home-working, people's ideas have changed around careers, working for others, or even leaving corporate to start their own businesses. This kind of flexibility wasn't always the case. You left school, got a job and worked the machine until retirement, or left to have kids.
Jenny started out in the same way, always wanting to please and be the good girl. And that faired her well, until it didn't.
From an established and well paid career in recruitment she jumped shipped, trained as a coach and headed back to Canada to raise her little girl in the land where she grew up.
Now she helps women get focused on clarifying skills, identifying any limiting beliefs, crafting their narrative, and getting clear on what sets them apart.
Thanks Jenny for helping us navigate the challenges of work and careers so that we get to make choices that are in our best interests and so that we live through design and not by default. Thanks for showing us how to be less reactive in our work lives, and instead write our professional story in a way that serves us to live our best lives.
Her clients live are all over the US and Canada as well as Panama, Luxembourg, Amsterdam, Vienna, London, Jamaica, Singapore, Hawaii, Mexico, Kenya, and Italy. Her clients' work includes Google, Verizon, LinkedIn, Diageo, Marriott, Mastercard, Activision, Netflix, Calvin Klein, and Tommy Hilfiger.
You can find out more about Jenny’s work on www.jennywardcoaching.com
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This week’s guest is Nancy Zeffman, co-founder of Cucumber Clothing, a 100% British made luxury clothing brand for women; using a revolutionary intelligent fabric that’s cooling, anti-crush, & long-lasting, to create soft, stylish, sustainable sleepwear and loungewear.
With the first lockdown, being featured on Dragon's Den and everyone taking to their screens for business, Cucumber Clothing shot to popularity. It was the perfect attire for the new home/work integration, and now in the age of the new normal, people realise that they like to feel cool and comfy, and so this sustainable brand's rise to success has continued unabated.
From PR to the advertising world including Saatchi & Saatchi, having children and then deciding to start her own business, Nancy has always worked on the basis of taking the opportunities as they came along.
However right from the get-go of Cucumber Clothing Nancy and her business partner knew that they wanted to make it a sustainable brand. As she says, they didn't get everything right from the start, but if they had waited to get all their ducks in a row they might never have got going. Instead they made improvements as they went along.
Nancy believes that there are only so many ideas in the world so if you have a good one, have the courage to grab it and run with it.
Thanks Nancy for stepping up to the sustainability challenge and having the courage to hold strong to your values and vision and for showing us that we can buy, borrow and wear soft and sustainable clothing as part of our individual choices in the challenge to reverse the climate crisis.
You can find out more about Nancy’s work on https://www.cucumberclothing.com/ and follow her on Linkedin @nancyzeffman
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This week’s guest is Bettina Hein, a serial tech entrepreneur and founder of SVOX a text-to-speech software, which she created right out of graduate school and sold for $125 million. Now she’s founded ‘Juli’ – an AI powered health app/ tech startup that helps people with chronic health conditions.
Access to doctors has been more limited during Covid and so people were more inclined to take care of and monitor their own health. This meant that Bettina's healthcare app Juli had a steep uptake, as people endeavoured to stay on top of their chronic conditions.
It takes a different kind of brain to be a serial tech entrepreneur and indeed Bettina was a smart, curious girl with an insatiable appetite for learning. With a family history of entrepreneursip it was no surprise that she bounced straight from of her many degrees into co-founding a tech start-up that ended up getting sold and the profits shared amongst the stake-holders. She could have lived (frugally) for the rest of her days from the proceeds but that isn't in her DNA. She created another business Pixability, an advertising software company, which she ran for ten years.
But after a health crisis during her post-partum care she decided she had another business in her and she founded Juli, the tracking app for conditions such as asthma, migraine, depression, bipolar disorder and chronic pain. The idea is that if you can track lifestyle, and internal and external stressors then you can see what your triggers are and when they are occurring. you can then decide to make changes accordingly and thereby improve the impact of your condition.
Entrepreneurship is not for the faint-hearted but it does give you the freedom to be the driver of your own destiny, and despite the challenges along the way Bettina believes that if you have the courage to face that which you do not wish to face, and you put yourself out there with audaciousness, then you are more likely to succeed.
Thanks Bettina for bringing your skill, expertise, creative thinking and entrepreneurship to the issue of human health and well-being, and for giving us the chance to monitor and potentially improve any chronic conditions we might suffer from, and for showing us that there are no limits to our ability to impact the world if we just believe in our the magnitude of our own potential
You can find out more about Bettina’s work at www.juli.co and follow her on Linkedin @bettinahein
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This week's guest is Dr. Rani Banik, America's Integrative Eye Doctor. She is a board-certified ophthalmologist and fellowship-trained neuro-ophthalmologist with additional training in Functional Medicine. Dr. Rani focuses on the root cause of eye diseases and uses integrative strategies for conditions of the visual system, to treat & manage them naturally.
During the Pandemic often our only connection with the world was through the screen and Dr Rani noticed a sizeable increase in the visual problems of her patients. And that is just the top of the iceberg in terms of other factors in modern life that are affecting our eye health. Migraines & Macular degeneration and becoming increasingly common. And that makes life and work more challenging.
Dr Rani herself went through a period of extreme stress and noticed that her migraines got worse, compounded by an unhelpful diet of processed foods. She sought help from the conventional medical profession but the medications didn't help so she turned to functional medicine for help. The transformation in her health drove her to study and combine functional medicine and ophthalmology, and this paved the way to being able to treat her patients effectively on a whole new level.
The beauty of how she helps people is that it puts our good health in our own hands. So much of keeping our body in good working order is to be mindful of our lifestyle and dietary factors. Dr Rani believes it takes courage to change old habits and unhelpful beliefs, but when we do, we have our good choices to thank for better health and wellness.
Thank you so much Dr Rani for shedding light on the issues that lead to poor eye health and what we can do to look after our eyes in order that they work with and not against us for the longterm, so that we may stay healthy and effective in our businesses.
You can find out more about Dr Rani’s work on https://rudranibanikmd.com/
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This week’s guest is Lora Cheadle, a former attorney turned burlesque dancer, who uses the concepts in burlesque to help women untangle the pain of the past and slip into a more comfortable and courageous way of being; powerfully embracing their sexuality, and creating a life they love on their terms.
Lora's biggest passion growing up was dance, and in particular ballet. Instead she went to law school because she was passionate about justice and helping those who were underserved have access to justice.
But with so many experiences where truth and justice did not prevail, she realised that practicing law wasn’t going to help people the way she'd envisioned. So she pivoted to coaching, and started working with people one on one before they were in legal trouble.
At the same time as running a home, raising her kids and running her coaching business she decided to return to her love of dancing and took up Burlesque. Life felt good and as her kids grew older and started to move on to high school and college, Lora thought that this was the time that she could focus more on herself and her husband. But he had other things going on. It turned out he was a serial cheater.
Lora's life was turned upside down and she had to reassess everything. The lessons she learned transformed how she showed up for herself and for her clients, and her 5 step programme FLAUNT was born.
Now she believes that no matter what, always trust your own truth. You are the only one who knows how you feel inside. Trust that feeling. All the answers and guidance you need are within!
Courage is the willingness to share honestly about everything in your life that is messy, ugly, scary and raw. It’s about being willing to show up again and again, until you start feeling better, gaining some clarity, and learning to love yourself again.
Thanks Lora for turning the concepts of burlesque into a powerful tool for overcoming the pains of the past and choreographing a better life; and for showing us that when we flaunt our stuff and reframe our problems from the past we can dance to a different tune in the future.
You can find out more about Lora’s work on www.loracheadle.com/ and follow her on Instagram @loracheadle
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This week’s guest is Dr Rachel Morris, a GP turned Executive Coach and Specialist in Resilience at Work, helping those in stressful jobs take back control to beat burnout, survive and thrive. She is also the host of You are not A Frog podcast, which shares life hacks for busy professionals so they can beat burnout and work happier.
Always a stress-filled job being in the medical professional, during the pandemic people got to breaking point. Rachel helps people who are used to 'coping' to find ways that they can get more bang for their buck in terms of managing time, and bringing self-care into the picture.
Coming from a background of doctors, Rachel was arguably destined to become one herself. But over time she witnessed the increasing pressure doctors were under and felt that it was her calling to do something about that.
Rachel now specialises in resilience in the workplace for doctors and professionals in high stress jobs and created the Shapes Toolkit Resilience Training Programme which helps people to make the most of their one wild and precious life. She share with us those tools that we can all use in our busy lives, so that we get to work smarter not harder.
Thank you so much Rachel for helping us understand what we need to do when we are in high stakes, stressful roles; that we can learn to craft our life and thrive even in the most difficult of situations, and that by taking action when we realise we heading towards burnout, we can take control and turn our lives around
You can find out more about Rachel’s work on www.shapestoolkit.com & follow her on LinkedIn https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dr-rachel-morris and listen to her podcast You are not a Frog
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Emma Livingstone is one of around 130,000 adults living with Cerebral Palsy in this country, making it one of the largest disability groups in the UK. A trained Speech Therapist and married with three children, Emma realised through her own experience that those suffering with CP are abandoned by the authorities once they turn 18.
Frustrated for herself and for the others in her community she decided to go from 'complainer to campaigner' and founded the charity Adult CP Hub, to lobby for those much needed services to be provided as lifelong integrated care for adults with cerebral palsy.
In this replay episode Lou talks to Emma about her passion for positive change, her tenacity, her ability to own her condition and her drive to create a community that receives more recognition and support.
Find more about Emma's charity at http://adultcphub.org and follow her on twitter @adultcphub and instagram @adultchphub
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This week’s guest is Naomi Fryers, author of A Very Long Way, a non-fiction narrative about her mental health journey in which she learns about ‘overcoming’ as a basis of proof that surviving can translate into future thriving for those committed to healing.
During the Pandemic, some of the drivers of mental ill health have been social isolation, job & financial worries, housing insecurities, and working in front-line services, and those already with mental health issues. Naomi talks about how it has affected her and what she has done to cope.
Naomi grew up a wild child and a free spirit, with a love for writing. Even back then she could lose herself in the world of her journal. Growing up she balanced writing and jobs to cover the bills. But when she got taken down by a series of physical conditions her mental health suddenly spiralled downwards, and she was sectioned in a mental hospital. It was a terrifying experience, and one that didn't end when she returned to the outside world.
It was only when she happened upon a psychiatrist with a different approach that Naomi started to play a hand in her own recovery. It was from this place of healing that she was able to start contributing to what needs to change in society, legislation and the mental health care system.
Thank you so much Naomi, for sharing your own journey so that others may see their own stories reflected, and may be given a way to create resilience in their own ability to survive and thrive, and that with the right support and coping strategies we can all find a way through our mental health challenges and create a life of possibilities.
You can buy Naomi’s book A Very Long Way on Amazon and follow her on Instagram @Naomifryers
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This week is a replay of the episode with Karen Arthur to honour International Menopause Day. After three decades teaching in secondary education Karen was forced to leave her job after hitting a mid-life breakdown; or what she later described as a breakthrough. Discovering eventually that her plummeting mental health was due to stress and menopause, the crisis left her wondering what she was meant to be doing with her life. After much body, mind and soul rebuilding she started to plough her energies into becoming a designer of bespoke, flamboyant fashion inspired by her Barbadian mother and aunt's vintage wardrobe. From the darkness she emerged with a mission to encourage women to Wear Their Happy.
Karen discusses black menopause, mental health and finding your purpose and passion in life. Karen says that Courage is not about slaying the dragon but about honesty, and being prepared to let go and be vulnerable. In this raw and extremely honest interview Karen brings us her Story from the Edge.
Find out more about Karen's's work on https://reddskin.co.uk follow her on instagram @thekarenarthur
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This week’s guest is Melony Maharaachchi, who co-founded Cambridge Global Ventures INC after a decade in the US Aerospace Industry; from Elon Musk’s Spacex programme to Boeing to Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Lab where she designed the wiring system for the spaceship Rover that landed on Mars in 2021
Growing up in Sri Lanka Melony had two brothers so her girl friends weren't allowed to come round to play. Instead Melony played with her brothers' friends. This was good training when she entered the male dominated world of Mechanical Engineering at UCLA. It was an aha moment that made her change to robotics engineering, going from the U.S. Aerospace industry as an industry tech leader managing projects for Elon Musk’s Spaces, to Boeing Commercial & NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, Pasedena. Finally she landed the role of Lead Mechanical Engineer for Mars Perseverance Rover which landed on Mars in 2021.
After ten years in the industry she decided to found her nonprofit organization in 2015, iSTEM Without Borders, focusing on underprivileged students and women to help them pursue and thrive in STEM careers. Also mentor startups in UK Cambridge cluster and SLAASCOM Women Technopreneur forum in Sri Lanka.
Life as an entrepreneur can be a hair-raising ride, so the lessons from a rocket scientist turned businesswoman are all too relevant!
Thank you, Melony for your contribution to the tech community and for being a role model for young women around the world and for showing us that anything is possible when you set your vision and take consistent action towards it.
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This week’s guest is Leanne Bonner-Cooke MBE whose passion for business transformation using innovative software inspired her to found the company E-bate. Scooping trophies for SME Growth, Business Innovation & International Business of the Year awards Leanne is also passionate about championing Women in Tech.
If there has been a time for tech it has been during the Pandemic, when people have turned to it to pivot their businesses and communicate with loved ones. Leanne herself came to technology when she discovered how it could help her dyslexia. After that she didn't look back, until she hit the glass ceiling. She turned her back on the corporate world and quickly found her entrepreneurial spirit
Since then she has championed the importance of women in business and how it’s imperative we encourage young people, boys and girls, into STEM subjects to ensure our future tech leaders. Entrepreneurs are often pushing at the edge of the envelope, and she says that if you develop the courage to believe in yourself and you take the risks and opportunities, then at least, if you do fail, then you know you have tried.
Thank you so much Leanne for showing us that even when the odds are against us, it is always possible to make inroads, if we keep showing up and bringing our best selves to the table.
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This week’s guest is Dominique Raccah, the entrepreneurial Publisher and CEO of Sourcebooks, which has won every award for innovation in the publishing industry, has created scores of New York Times bestsellers & hundreds of national bestsellers; and is the largest woman-owned book publisher in the United States of America.
Publishing a book has always relied heavily on author book tours to promote their books but the Pandemic saw all those tours cancelled in the last couple of years. Retailers and the supply chain suffered but publishers and authors learned to adapt and innovate.
Dominique wasn't always a book worm but when she did finally discover the worlds that lay beyond the covers she was hooked.She didn't take the normal route into publishing but instead fell into it through the course of taking another path.
Once in, she was gripped, took a progressive approach and led the way into a market-driven route to book publishing success. As her coach said she was the most fearful client he had ever seen, who never allowed that fear to get in the way.
Thanks Dominique for being a leading light in the wonderful community of books that help change lives and enlighten souls; for recognizing that every book is personal and every author’s voice has its place, and for knowing when to hold up a book and gift it to the world.
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This week’s guest is Minreet Kaur, an award winning broadcast journalist who was behind the story of the Skipping Sikh MBE which won report of the year 2020. Shortlisted for media award 2021 by Asian Women of Achievement Awards, she tells stories of religion, feminism, culture, diversity from the unreported communities.
- The daughter of the famous Skipping Sikh, Minreet was the person who inspired her dad to start skipping during the COVID-19 lockdown. They raised £15,000 for NHS charities.
- Growing up in UK in a Sikh family, she talks about the values of Sikhism and how they played out in her family when she was growing up.
- Divorce used to be a stigma and taboo in the Sikh community and she describes how she came through her own depression and divorce, and helped to change her community's attitude to it.
- She became a journalist and decided to focus on stories of religion, feminism, culture and diversity from the unreported communities.
Thanks Minreet for your work that expresses the Sikh values of living with honesty, compassion, generosity, humility, integrity, service, and spirituality on a daily basis and for showing us that by acting in service to others we can help to care for the welfare of humankind.
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This week’s guest is Bushra Ali, the Founder of Bushra Ali Solicitors whose work includes immigration law. The youngest President of the Leicestershire Law Society, Bushra was only the eighth female to serve and the second female of colour. Bringing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion to the table she works tirelessly to convey that law can be a vocation for all.
Bushra talks about being the only girl of colour in the Welsh village where she grew up, about discovering she was blind, and about her determination to become a lawyer against the tradition of her Muslim upbringing.
Nothing that has blocked her way has prevented her from doing what she wanted to do, and instead only served to add oxygen to her fire. Indeed as a result of knowing what it is like to overcome challenges she has consistently sought to help those in society who have also had doors banged in their face.
With the recent events in Afganistan and so many people coming from traumatic, war torn countries, risking their lives as they escape, only to face racism and bureaucratic stonewalling, Bushra talks about how she tries to do everything she can to get them through the system.
Thank you so much to Bushra for showing us that with a vision for our future we can strive to achieve our best lives and as we do, we can also help those who are coming up behind us.
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This week’s guest is Dragon’s Den contestant, Carina Cunha, a behavioural economist & clean-air entrepreneur from Brazil, where she witnessed the devastating environmental effects of pollution. She founded Nosy using cutting edge science and state of the art technology to create a system that protects us from harmful exposure on our city streets.
Carina talks about the debatable benefit of bringing out a specialist mask made to tackle the impact of air pollution, just prior to a global pandemic in which suddenly for the first time in the history of humankind, everyone donned a mask to protect themselves from a hidden virus.
She also questions the accepted view of bringing a minimum viable product to market before it is really tried and tested for consumer appeal. It's been a steep learning curve on many fronts but she holds firm to her vision with courage and resilience.
Carina has dedicated her life and business to combating air pollution, firstly by giving us the protection, and then by creating systems that allow us to monitor our respiratory health so hopefully we can all work to clean up the air in our cities.
Thanks for showing us that when we have a mission for positive change we can move mountains to make it happen.
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This week’s guest is Leonie Dawson, an artist, best-selling author & award-winning entrepreneur, who has generated over $11 million in revenue while only working 10 hours a week. Her podcast Leonie Dawson will Not be Categorized flies in the face of her adulthood diagnosis of ADHD & autism, which in fact she believes gives her magic powers.
Leonise talks about donating a chunk of her wealth to climate crisis charities, why she's glad she didn't get diagnosed until adulthood, how she's built a business on her terms, why being neuro-diverse is an absolute gift from the gods, and why she decided that 3 hours at 14 years of age was quite enough work to put into becoming a woman.
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This week’s guest is Hannah Power, a Personal Branding Specialist focused on supporting purpose driven entrepreneurs and experts to become powerful online leaders. Hannah’s launched her business, Powerful Leaders in 2018 and later came the publication of her book The Power of You. From personal trauma, Hannah has risen to be a powerful leader herself.
Lou and Hannah discuss how you can build a movement from your message, which is also the title of her podcast. Having grown up in an entrepreneurial family Hannah decided not to go down that route at first but after two personal traumas, she realised that she wanted to tread her own path, and help others to shine a light in the world through their own story, message and personal brand.
Hannah shows us how to be powerful leaders, adapting, learning and levelling ourselves up so that we can contribute to a better, more positive world.
You can find out more about Hannah’s work on www.hannahpower.co.uk and engage with her on Linkedin @Hannahpower
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This week’s guest is Remeny Armitage co-founder of Brilliant and Human, focussing on bringing humanity back into business and helping turn clients into advocates. She is often called the marriage counsellor of business, building long-lasting relationships between businesses and their clients, that are based on a strong foundation of trust.
Lou and Rememy discuss
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the turmoil businesses have been thrown into in the last 18 months, with everyone working from home, how have business owners managed to hold all relationships to together.
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How agencies are a notorious hotbed of toxicity- what was her experience was and why she decided to leave that world leave that world.
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How her business Brilliant and Human came about and what she does in her role as business ‘marriage counsellor’.
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‘People’ are often the hardest part of doing business- she offers some useful tools that businesses, big and small, can implement to help them create thriving relationships both between staff and with clients.
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As we enter a more fluid age of work, she describes her vision for humanity in business?
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Remeny describes her definition of Courage.
Thanks Remeny for being an ambassador for humanity in business and for bridging the gap between the bottom line and the brilliance created from harmonious alliances and client advocacy.
You can find out more about Remeny’s work on www.brilliantandhuman.com and follow her on Linkedin @Remeny Armitage Royle
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This week’s guest is Sarah Ferris, a creator, host & producer of #1 ranking podcast series Conning the con; born out of the embers of her sister Emma's horrific experience of being targeted in a romance scam. And so began the journey to create a podcast that aims to educate & prevent others from falling prey to con artists in their many shape-shifting guises.
Sarah takes us on this journey of intrigue, betrayal, and learning to move on. It seems that a con artist has all the gift of the gab, is a talented salesperson and is not held back by ethical misgivings. Lou and Sarah discuss what to look out for so that you are less likely to be conned in life and business.
In the light of her experiences, find out how Sarah defines courage.
You can listen to Conning the Con on your favourite podcast provider and follow Sarah on Instagram: @conningthecon
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This week’s guest is Dawn McGruer, best-selling author & Founder of Business Consort – a Digital & Social Media Academy inspiring entrepreneurs to rise to meet today’s challenges & be powerfully present to shine online. Host of ‘Dawn of a new era – The Chronicles of a Serial Entrepreneur’ Podcast, she is ranked in the top 5% of podcasts globally.
Lou and Dawn discuss how to use social and digital marketing as a tool for the betterment of ourselves and our businesses and Dawn's new (launching soon) Power Circle programme for helping you to create aspirational goals and bring them to life across all the areas of your life. She believes courage is the ability to have a big idea and then show up and take action.
You can find out more about Dawn’s work at https://dawnmcgruer.com/ and join the wait list for the programme https://dawnmcgruer.com/work-with-dawn/
Listen to her podcast Dawn of a New Era on your favourite podcast provider
And follow her on Linkedin at Dawn Mcgruer
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This week’s guest is Dr Catherine Kelly, an academic, a Brighton based wellbeing practitioner, member of the wild swimming group Salty Seabirds, and author of Blue Spaces: How and Why Water Can Makes you Feel Better; something she discovered when her mother died and she was drawn to the rural Irish coastline to heal.
Lou and Catherine discuss the trauma that brought her to the sea to heal, and later a terrifying near death experience of water, and finally back to to being at one with the sea as an everyday companion. Now as a well-being practitioner she is in the business of helping people find whatever it is that brings them calm, and often that is in or near water.
Catherine says "If you want to get beach body ready, bring your body to the beach."
She shows us that no matter our circumstances or environment, we can all seek out bluespaces to help soothe our minds, bodies and souls.
You can find out more about Catherine’s work on www.corejourneys.com/
Buy her book Blue Space at your favourite book store and follow her on Instagram @bluespaces_uk
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This week’s guest is Jodi Cohen, the author of Essential oils to boost the brain & heal the body, award-winning journalist, functional practitioner & founder of Vibrant Blue Oils; combining her training in nutritional therapy & aromatherapy to help over 50,000 clients heal from brain related challenges, including anxiety, insomnia & autoimmunity.
Lou and Jodi discuss how through the challenging circumstances of her son's ADHD, her husband's bipolar disorder, and her subsequent nervous exhaustion, she discovered the powerful properties of essential oils to create a healing effect on our brain and nervous system for optimal health.
Jodi believes that the resilience you build in life comes from your decision in each moment to choose courage and that is what helped get her through adversity and out the other side to create her flourishing essential oil business.
You can find out more about Jodi’s work on https://vibrantblueoils.com/
And follow her on Linkedin @Jodi(Sternoff)Cohen
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This week’s guest is Sally Douglas co-host of Good Mourning podcast which is on a mission to normalise talking about grief, through wholehearted conversations with honesty and a sprinkle of humour. We all experience death at some point, so why is it still a taboo topic? Sally talks about her own experience of grief and how it has shaped her life.
Lou and Sally discuss bringing the taboo of death and grief to the surface so that we may all feel able to cope better when our time comes to experience the loss of loved ones, or to best support others who are going through this painful process.
Sally believes courage is the ability to feel and go through grief one day at a time; to accept what is and what can be, and to just keep going.
You can listen to Sally’s Good Mourning podcast on apple podcasts and follow her on Instagram at @goodmourningpodcast
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This week’s guest is Deepali Nangia, winner of the 2021 UK BAA Angel Investor award. She is the co-founder of Alma Angels, a venture partner in Speedinvest, a venture capital fund; and an angel investor in Atomico Angel. With just 1% of venture funding going to businesses founded by female teams Deepali reveals why she invests in female-led businesses.
Lou and Deepali discussed how she was working in the city, reaching senior level for 12 years, and what that environment like for her as an asian woman and often ‘the only woman in the room’ We talked about how she was passed over for promotion – ie demoted to the ‘Mummy track” at a city firm. But she got into angel investing, saw there was an inequality there too and decided to be part of the solution.
She defines courage as embracing the fact that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Thanks Deepali for showing that even when everything seems stacked against us, we can make positive changes not just for ourselves but for those we want to support.
You can find out more about Deepali's work on https://www.alma-angels.com/
And follow her on Instagram @nangianomics
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This week’s guest is Perryn RYAN, a Brooklyn based artist, who after more than 15 years of working in the tech and fashion industries, decided to return to her true passion, art, which is inspired by her life as a wellness advocate, a woman & her connection to the natural and spiritual world.
Lou and Perryn discuss how we can return to our true calling and make a life for ourselves that reflects what is deeply meaningful for us.
You can find out more about Perryn on www.perrynryan.com/ and follow her on Instagram on @perrynryan
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This week’s guest is Maryon Stewart, author of Manage Your Menopause Naturally and 27 other books. A world-renowned healthcare expert, she has helped tens of thousands of women around the world overcome PMS and menopause symptoms without using drugs or hormones and in 2018 she was awarded the British Empire Medal.
Lou and Maryon talk about the process of reclaiming your life when you're brought to your knees through PMS, peri-menopause, menopause and post-menopause. Maryon describes courage as having hope, and hope comes when you are given the tools to make things better.
You can find out more about Maryon’s work on www.maryonstewart.com and follow her on Instagram @maryonstewartmenopause
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This week’s guest is Christine Mackay, founder of Salamandra, an award-winning animation company working to B2B, building on ever evolving technologies from stop frame to virtual reality, but with brand story and visual problem-solving always centre stage. A forerunner for women in the field she is changing the landscape in a historically male-dominated world.
Lou and Christine discuss how it takes gumption and backbone to be a leader at the top, to keep pioneering and keep at the edge of the curve, even when the going gets tough.
You can find out more about Christina’s work on www.salamandra.uk/ and follow her on Instagram @salamandra.uk
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This week’s guest is Hala Taha, host of the top-rated education podcast Young & Profiting. She went from working in a radio station, to growing the entertainment and music blog site Sorority Hip Hop to becoming founder & CEO of the podcast marketing agency YAP media. Losing her father last year to Covid, forced her to focus on the important things in life.
Lou & Hala discuss being knocked back time and again only to build bigger and better things each time she picked herself up and started over.
- Hala is one of the biggest influencers on Linkedin with over 70K followers and 1 million post views per month.
- Hala was featured on the Jan 2021 cover of Podcast Magazine!
- YAP is a Top 50 Education Podcast on Apple, Top 5 Education Podcast on Castbox and Top 500 Podcast Worldwide across all categories on Chartable!
- YAP gets 100K+ downloads per month, 20K+ per episode and has over 1.5 million downloads across all platforms.
You can find out more about Hala’s work on www.youngandprofiting.com and follow her on Instagram @yapwithhala
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This week’s guest is Alexandra Black, co-founder of Big Sky Campers, based in Edinburgh, and offering people freedom on the open road, adventuring through the stunningly beautiful Scottish landscape. But the inner journey for Ali has not been easy, becoming a widow with three children on the verge of adulthood and finding a way to become still for them, in the storms of grief.
Lou and Ali discuss homelessness and working for The Big Issue, widowhood, finding love again, building a business in a pandemic, and the courage to step forward in spite of all the hardship that has come before.
You can find out more about Ali’s work on www.bigskycampers.co.ukand follow her on @bigskycampersscotland
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This week’s guest is Noemie Walker, an Holistic Health Practitioner and Master Herbalist specialising in sleep and stress management. Born and raised in Provence, France, Noemie spent most of her childhood outdoors surrounded by medical herbs with which she developed a special love and understanding of the natural world.
Lou and Noemie discuss building a strong immune system, food as medicine, choosing your own path to health, and how courageous that is, in the face of other people's judgement or criticism.
You can find out more about Noemie's work on www.herbalhackers.com and follow her on Instagram @herbalhackers
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This week’s guest is a chartered Psychologist and practitioner Dr Martha Deiros Collado who specialises in working with families to overcome difficulties and reach their preferred futures. Her specialist expertise is in working in paediatrics with children living with physical health conditions that are life limiting and life shortening, but the lessons we learn from her are relevant for all of us.
Lou & Martha discuss her insights into helping family relationships overcome difficulties and the values that she helps instil in children is valid for all of us; that everyone we meet is worthy of dignity and compassion, whatever our circumstance, but not least in the aftermath of the global pandemic.
You can find our more about Dr Martha’s work on www.drmdc.co.uk/ and follow her on Instagram on @dr.mdc_psychologist
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This week’s guest is Suzanne Lee, Artistic Director of All Change Arts, which for over 30 years has been bringing artists and communities together, producing arts projects, creating opportunities for people to articulate their ideas and try new things in an environment that celebrates creative thinking, shared learning and artistic expression. The work of All Change has transformed lives.
Lou and Suzanne discuss how the organisation she has helped build, is committed to using the arts for social change. Creativity is a valuable life skill and involvement in the arts can make a real difference to individuals and communities. Suzanne believes that courage is being prepared to listen, change and use your voice for positive impact.
You can find out more about Suzanne’s work at www.allchangearts.org/ and follow on Instagram @allchangearts
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This week’s guest is electric violinist LISA ROLLIN, who has worked for over 20 years at the top of the UK music industry, and, as founder of the Red Hot Strings agency, plays and supplies musicians for TV shows, major events, also touring with the likes of Kanye West & Simply Red. She’s recently released her new album Sundowner Sessions – the Lockdown Diaries.
Host Lou Hamilton and Lisa discuss how, as a Yorkshire girl, she is made of Sheffield steel, so when the punches in business came she got back off the floor and started over. She proudly empowers the glamour, sex appeal and hard core music & dance training that electrifies the performances of her groups Blaze and Red Hot Strings.
You can find our more about Lisa’s work on www.lisarollin.com and www.redhotstrings.com
and follow her on Instagram @lisarollinviolin
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This week’s guest is Dr Sabina Brennan, a neuroscientist, psychologist and author of Beating Brain Fog which guides us through the science of how our brains work, why we might experience confusion & anxiety, and what we can do to look after our brain health as much as we look after our dental health, because to work & live well we need our brains to be functioning well.
Lou and Sabina discuss how lifestyle impacts brain health and what to do to make our brains nice and plump and more resilient to disease. Sabina's own journey has seen her turn around ill health and practice what she preaches.
Links: You can find our more about Dr Sabina’s work on www.superbrain.ie , follow her on Instagram @sabinabrennan , listen to her brilliant podcast Super Brain and read her insightful and accessible book Beating Brain Fog.
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This week's guest is Penny Power OBE a pioneer in the world of online business networking with Ecademy which lost its foothold when Linkedin came along. With her business, home & mental health swept from under her, she rose again to build a whole new way of being a leader in life and business, and her book and philosophy Business is Personal were born.
Lou and Penny discuss how she overcame death by a 1000 cuts; from tragedy after tragedy, bad luck and toxic board members, to a hallucinogenic panic attack. After going deep into therapy she regained her sense of self and her place in the world. Now she helps others through her work with the Business is Personal group of 100 experts, living more simply and happily, with her husband Thomas Power, her children, family, close friends, electric bike, a motorhome and some healthy, life-affirming habits.
You can find more about Penny's work on www.BIP100.club and follow her on instagram at @pennyfpower
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This week's guest is Lisa Harris, Founder of Amulette, an award-winning British jewellery brand with a range created from precious metals set with unique, handpicked gemstones and diamonds. With a tough upbringing and life challenges along the way, Lisa chose the symbol of the bear to be the mascot for her brand, representing strength, courage and support in times of difficulty.
Lou and Lisa discuss how as an adopted child she found security and comfort with her teddy bears and cat, misunderstood by those around her until she found her passion for creativity, which she expressed through jewellery pieces that hold meaning and significance for those who buy them.
You can find more about Lisa's work on www.amulette.co.uk and follow her on instagram at @amulettelondon
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This week's guest is Tava O'Halloran, author of Queen of Clubs, a white-knuckled memoir of a girl versus the Universe. Revealing heady secrets of her self-made mini empire of extraordinary nightclubs, and her fight through a kaleidoscope of drug addiction and business betrayals, Tava eventually gets on board with the Universe to save herself and the two great loves of her life.
Lou and Tava discuss how even when your house of cards comes crashing down, you can still choose to unlock your inner strength, embrace change and build a better future.
You can find more about Tava's work on www.tavaohalloran.com and follow her on instagram at @tavaohalloran
Sensory experience from Tava's shop:
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DJ mixed soundtrack for Queen of Clubs
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This week's guest is Dr Tabatha Barber, author of "White Trash to White Coat" which takes us on her journey from wild child to teenage pregnancy to deciding to become a doctor. But her own ill-health forced her to look outside conventional medicine and , on discovering the power of optimal wellness, she became a Functional Gynaecologist, helping women reclaim their health and their lives.
Lou And Tabatha discuss how the health of your vagina is a barometer for your overall health, and how to use stress management to kickstart your healing.
You can find more about Dr Tabatha's work on www.dttabatha.com and follow her on instagram at @Dr_tabatha - Listen to her podcast The Functional Gynaecologist
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This week's guest is Lizzie Edwards, a personal stylist, author of "Look Like The Leader You Are" and supporter of Smart Works, a UK wide charity that enables women on low incomes get a job and become financially independent. Lizzie's goal is to empower women to feel more confident and happy by creating a positively impactful personal style.
Lou and Lizzie discuss lockdown leggings, heels as a feminist issue, and how you get to empower yourself by choosing to wear the clothes that give you courage no matter what you have to face in the day ahead.
This is one of the ways that we all get to choose courage.
You can learn more about Lizzie's work on www.lizzieedwards.com and follow her on Instagram @lizzieedwardsuk
Her membership Elevate is reopening in April, and this is the link to the waitlist page to be notified: https://bit.ly/elevate_waitlist
Here is a free download she has created to help women shop more successfully online; Shop Your Size Success Guide, which includes the size charts for 12 of her go-to work friendly brands.
https://bit.ly/SuccessSizeGuide
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This week's guest is Michele Kirsch, cook & author of Clean. 2020 winner of the Christopher Bland Prize, this darkly comic memoir is about how, after losing her father in a train crash when she was a young girl & given prescription drugs to numb the grief, her life became one of addiction, until she decided to start cleaning up; leading us on the scenic routed to rehab, redemption and reinvention.
Host & artist Lou Hamilton and Michele discuss how on the road to healing you don't always get it right but with your mind on progress not perfection, and a lot of trust, tolerance, patience and time, you can build resilience and a new life.
In this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
You can follow her on twitter @mamaktrue and Instagram @michelekirsch_
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This week's guest is Parminder Vir OBE, who has dedicated her career to positively impacting and transforming lives through her work in philanthropy, film & TV production, arts and culture, entrepreneurship and investment funding. She received her OBE from the Queen for her services to the Broadcasting & Film Industry.
Host & artist Lou Hamilton and Parminder discuss how she came to UK as a child from the Punjab, and as an outsider, grew up to champion the causes of under-represented people across the arts, culture and entrepreneurship. A film producer for twenty years making films for social change, she became interested in media & creative industries, small to medium enterprises & entrepreneurship as economic drivers for growth, not least across the 54 countries of the African continent.
In this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
You can find out more about her work on www.parmindervir.com and follow her on Instagram @virparminder
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This week's guest is Rie Aoyagi, a Japanese ballerina who worked for a ballet company in Romania, travelling and performing on many of the world's greatest stages. But ballet is tough on the body and last year she had to have surgery, returning to her homeland of Japan to heal.
Host & artist Lou Hamilton and Rie discuss coming to the UK as a young child only to find that her body wasn't the right build for a typical ballerina. Nevertheless she persisted through rigorous training and repetitive injuries, until she eventually won a place in the Romanian Ballet Company. Except that her hips were giving up just as she was was hitting her prime.
In this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
You can follow Rie on Instagram @aorie17
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This week's guest is Vix Munro, an entrepreneur, money enthusiast & wealth coach. With a mission to support women step into their financial power and becomes money savvy in both life and in business she helps them fix their money mindset so they know exactly where to find their financial G-spot.
Host & artist Lou Hamilton and Vix, discuss how events in childhood can set us up for a lifetime's unhealthy relationship with money, but how with the right support you can shift those money blocks and find a balance in both your mindset & your financial strategies for living well now and with security for the future. Vix's own childhood grief meant she was living for a good time, until she overcame that block & started living with a long time in mind.
In this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
You can find out more about Vix on www.moneybadassary.com/
and you can follow her on Instagram @moneybadassary
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This week's guest is Anniki Sommerville, marketing research consultant and author of Motherwhelmed, More Orgasms Please, and most recently How to Be a Boss at Ageing, in which she gives real advice on how to navigate and embrace midlife, warts and all. It's time to rip up the rule book and reinvent what your 40's & 50's can really look and feel like.
Host & artist Lou Hamilton and Anniki, discuss how she lost her father at the beginning of the pandemic to causes unrelated to covid, and so struggling with grief, old traumas, working from home, & young kids, she managed to write the book at the coalface of an anxiety-ridden attempt to rise up through the u-bend of mid-life challenges.
In this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
You can find out more about Anniki on https://www.annikisommervilleisworking.com
and you can follow her on Instagram @annikisommerville
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This week's guest is Madeleine Black. a TEDx speaker, storyteller for The Forgiveness project and author of her memoir Unbroken, in which she writes about being gang-raped at 13, and how over the years she managed to peel back the layers of trauma, to find ways to heal, thrive and eventually forgive.
If you are affected by the details in this episode you can get help from www.bacp.co.uk or https://rapecrisis.org.uk/
Host & artist Lou Hamilton and Madeleine, discuss how she had to go really deep to unearth and remember the details of the dreadful night that saw the end of her childhood, but how with the right help she could stand firm in her shame and let it dissolve. With that she was able to see that she was not what they did to her, and so she found freedom through forgiveness.
In this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
You can find out more about Madeleine on https://madeleineblack.co.uk
and you can follow her brand on Instagram @madblack65 & listen to her podcast Unbroken
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This week's guest is Nicki Bannerman, who grew into her second career in radio broadcast journalism from the glitzy globe-trotting world of marketing & PR in music, film & TV. With a life long passion for radio, she rewrote the story of her life into one in which she gets to use the power of audio to create a platform for positively impacting the lives of others.
Host & artist Lou Hamilton and Nicki discuss her passion for radio and podcasts and how her purpose has evolved to interviewing people whose stories help inspire us in our health and well-being. Of course this comes from her own experience of life-threatening health issues.
In this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
You can find out more about Nicki on https://nickibannermanradio.co.uk/ and www.fem-foundry.com
and you can follow her brand on Instagram @nicki_bannerman & listen to her podcast Influential Women
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This week's guest is Bok Goodall, fashion illustrator, award-winning lingerie designer, brand builder, innovator, campaigner and named Intima Media Group's inaugural Artist of The Year in 2019. Both creative & business minded she co-founded the lingerie brand Ms A London, which is designed and developed for Transgender women, and is part her My Size campaign for visibility & inclusivity in fashion.
Host & artist Lou Hamilton and Bok discuss the knock-backs she's faced in trying to get funding to create a fashion sizing system that allows for Transgender body shapes, but how, because she refuses to give up on a concept that she believes is a basic human right, her perseverance is paying off.
In this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
You can find out more about Bok's campaign on www.mysize.org.uk/
and you can follow her brand on Instagram @ms_a_london
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This week's guest is is Crystal Yu, an actor, filmmaker and educator, best known for her performance as Dr Lily Chao in the BAFTA award-winning medical drama Casualty. She has most recently been seen on AMC's Soulmates, HBO's Industry, and Netflix's A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby.
Host & artist, Lou Hamilton chatted with Crystal as they discussed the trials of being a foreigner and an outsider while boarding at a dance school in the UK, then discovering her love of acting only to be faced with stereotypical parts for her as a young Chinese woman. But she collected her no's whilst saying yes to herself, and her perseverance was rewarded.
In this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
You can find out more about Crystal on www.crystal-yu.com/
and you can follow her on Instagram @misscrystalyu
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This week's guest is broadcast journalist & author Dr Mandeep Rai who takes us on a journey to 101 countries around the world, highlighting a single unique value that has defines each nation's history, culture and global influence. In her new book The Values Compass she shows us how we can apply values to better our own lives and make decisions more effectively.
Host & artist, Lou Hamilton chatted with Mandeep as they discuss how her family ran a corner shop in Gloucestershire on the edge of the most dangerous estate in Europe and how the violence and abuse they endured helped them assimilate the value of England which is steadfastness. Mandeep chose to study the values of the world so she could share how they can help us live through our challenges and give us the courage to live our lives true to what matter most deeply to us.
In this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
You can find out more about Mandeep on www.mandeep-rai.com
twitter & Instagram @mandeeprai
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This week’s guest is Amanda Prowse, a bestselling novelist who knew how to resolve a fictional family crisis. But then her son Josh came to her with a real one. Her new book The Boy Between is the very real story of a mother and son whose lives were turned upside down by mental illness; a timely reminder in these turbulent times.
Warning: this episode talks about depression & suicide ideation. If you have been affected by the subject matter discussed you can get help through https://www.samaritans.org/ or https://www.thecalmzone.net/
Host & artist, Lou Hamilton chatted with Amanda as they discussed how depression can walk into your life or that of a loved with no warning, that it is an illness, but that there are little things you can do to make a difference. Amanda shares what helped her help her son Josh.
In this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
You can find out more about Amanda on www.amandaprowse.com
twitter & Instagram @mrsamandaprowse and her books are all available on Amazon or major book stores.
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This week's guest is Dr Vidhi Pandya Patel. a qualified nutrionist and homeopathic medical doctor from India with a working knowledge of complementary medicine. She runs a Health & Nutrition Clinic along with clinical trials with Minerva Research Labs and also works as a Lifestyle Health Coach.
Host & artist, Lou Hamilton chatted with Vidhi as they discussed how to build your immune system to protect yourself from ill-health, how to get your body MOT'd and the courage it takes to offer alternative solutions to complement conventional healthcare practice.
In this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
You can find out more about Vidhi's work on https://www.gold-collagen.com/uk/lifestyle-clinic and follow her on @smilingvidhi
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This week's guest is Annabelle Mu'azu creative director and Founder of the brand Ihuoma; luxury lingerie and loungewear, created to celebrate the inherent beauty of black women. She also created the brand Beautifully Undressed, an emporium for lingerie lovers, reflecting the desires of real women.
Host & artist, Lou Hamilton chatted with Annabelle as they discussed the challenges of launching a brand in the middle of a global pandemic, of the importance of honouring yourself by wearing things that make you feel good and that don't fall into the dubious ethics of fast fashion. Annabelle believes that when you wear sensational lingerie, you feel like you can go out there and tackle anything the world throws at you.
In this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
You can find out more about Annabelle's work on www.annabellemuazu.com and www.ihuoma.co and follow her on @by.ihuoma
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This week's guest is Mickey Noonan, who once notoriously shoved an apple pip up her nose to see what happened. Older, wiser, but sadly without a nose-tree, she remains curious about the world, which is why she became a journalist and is now in the hosting trio of the hugely successful Standard Issue podcast.
Host & artist, Lou Hamilton chatted with Mickey as they discussed her years in the world of lads' mags, being a sexpert, becoming a feminist, starting a magazine, and morphing that magazine into a podcast in order to give a platform for women by women, about everything (almost everything).
In this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
You can find out more about Mickey's work on www.standardissue.com and follow her on twitter & instagram @micksternoonan
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This week's guest is Clare Burnett, President of the Royal British Society of Sculptors and a practising artist. Scavenging from her surroundings she elevates the status of simple everyday objects to make pared-down, abstract sculptures placed in spaces so that we see the world around us with open eyes & a different perspective.
Host & artist, Lou Hamilton chatted with Clare as she discussed turning her back on Architecture and Law to working with a whole array of materials including household objects to create sculptures and installations. Most recently she was commissioned to design a giant outdoor sculpture in China out of stainless steel. Historically a male dominated art form, Clare has forged a path for herself and other young women artists after her, ensuring that they too get to work as sculptors on an equal footing.
In this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
You can find out more about Clare's work on www.clareburnett.net and follow her on instagram @clareeburnett
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This week's guest is an accomplished actor, stand up comedian and filmmaker appearing in a host of US and UK TV shows. Her award-winning stand up comedy has seen her tour three sell-out shows & her debut novel Asking for a Friend, is published by Harper Collins in February 2021.
Host & artist, Lou Hamilton chatted with Andi as she discussed her star turns on the frontline as a stand up comedian, losing her words on Mock the Week, working with Michaela Cohen in I May Destroy You, learning to write a novel with the use of Google and Thesaurus.com and imagining it turning into a black Sex in the City TV show.
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You can find out more about Andi's work on https://www.andiosho.co.uk/ and follow her on instagram @theandioshow
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This week's guest is Jane Wynyard, wildlife photographer, conservation activist and consultant for Save the Elephant and the Elephant Crisis Fund in Kenya, left the star-spangled world of fashion PR in the heart of London, to live out of a suitcase in the African Bush.
Brave New You TRIBE podcast Host & artist, Lou Hamilton chatted with Jane as they discussed Jane's outdoorsy childhood, a glamorous life as a journalist working for the BBC, then eventually becoming Head of PR for Hearst Magazines before being taken on by Net a Porter. After much soul-searching her heart pulled her towards photographing wildlife in Africa and at the age of 47 she turned her back on the 9-5 and headed to the African Bush to consult for the charities that she believed in.
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You can find out more about Jane's work on https://www.batteredpassport.com and follow her on instagram @janewynyard
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This week's guest is Vicki Wusche who went from living on benefits with her two children to becoming listed as one of The Telegraph's most Influential People in property. She's written five books and helps others secure their financial futures.
Brave New You TRIBE podcast Host, artist & illustrator, Lou Hamilton chatted with Vicki as they discussed how she escaped an abusive marriage, with her two young children, learned to budget on benefits, got herself to University, became a business lecturer and then got into property. Living in chronic pain she built a property portfolio and started to mentor people in non-traditional wealth retirement plans. She shows that no matter how dark things get you can always pull yourself up and out of it.
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You can follow Vicki on https://vickiwusche.com/ or on Twitter @vickiwusche
If you are affected by this you can call National Domestic Abuse Helpline or find out more through the charity Refuge here
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This week's guest is Pam Millington, originally from Zambia, Pam married a Brit and raised two children in a rural village in Wiltshire. When the boys flew the nest, Pam and Richard decided to fly off too and moved back to Zambia to a build a house in the virgin bush.
Brave New You TRIBE podcast Host, artist & illustrator, Lou Hamilton chatted with Pam as they discussed growing up as the only black girl in her primary school in Zambia, boarding at the same secondary school that Nelson Mandela sent his kids to, falling in love with a Brit and heading to the UK with him to raise a family. Bringing up two boys in a rural, very white, village in Wiltshire, Pam had to help them learn to fend off taunts, and on one occasion she faced up to the head teacher who, she believed reacted to an incident in a disappointingly racist fashion. When the boys left home Pam and her husband Richard decided to head back to Zambia on the offer of land, and set out to build their dream life in the Africa bush.
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This week's guest is Claire Smith, designer & founder of Cloudy Lemonade Jewellery. She doesn't do diamonds, but she does do boobs and other pieces to make you smile; handcrafted from scrap silver, packaged sustainably, £1 from each piece is donated to MQ Mental Health Charity .
Brave New You TRIBE podcast Host, artist & illustrator, Lou Hamilton chatted with Claire as they discussed boobs, f*** ups and other meaningful pieces. Moving to Scotland when she was about to give birth, learning to be a silversmith and simultaneously building her business as sustainably as possible has been a challenge, but the emails she gets from customers saying how much the jewellery has helped them in their own life trials, makes it all worthwhile.
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You can find out more about Claire's work on https://cloudylemonadejewellery.co.uk/shop and follow her on Instagram on @cloudy_lemonade_jewellery
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This week's guest is Hannah Turner, a ceramicist with a brand that has built over thirty years, weathering two recessions and a global pandemic. With an ever expanding family of humorous sculptural & crockery creatures, her work is widely collected & stocked in some of our most illustrious stores & galleries.
Brave New You TRIBE podcast Host, artist & illustrator, Lou Hamilton chatted with Hannah as they discussed going from a small crafting business to scaling up to working with a Sri Lankan manufacturer, juggling kids & work, carving out creative play time, surge exhaustion, conservation & re-wilding. It is not easy holding the reins on your passion and purpose and still build a sustainable business. In this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
You can find out more about Hannah's work on www.hannahturner.co.uk/ and follow her on Instagram on @hannahturneruk
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This week's guest is Rebecca Oxtoby, author of the humorous yet brutally honest book for first time mothers: "Mum's the Word- the sh*t nobody tells you about parenthood until it's too late"
Brave New You TRIBE podcast Host, artist & illustrator, Lou Hamilton chatted with Rebecca, as they discussed how after fertility treatment, and being truly grateful for having a baby, the reality of going from high achiever to being in the simultaneously underwhelming and overwhelming world of new motherhood hits like a bolt from the blue. Rebecca had post-natal depression and started to write as therapy but realised her words might also be a life-line to other new parents like her. In this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
You can buy Rebecca's book on Amazon or Waterstones
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This week's guest is Tamsyn Wood, a plant-based lifestyle blogger whose purpose is to support other carers like herself. From living the dream, with her true love, 4 kids & chickens in the South of France, her life was turned upside-down when her husband suffered a brain injury and was left blind, wheel-chair bound and needing 24/7 care. Tamsyn talks about how she survives a life she hadn't planned.
Brave New You TRIBE podcast Host, artist & illustrator, Lou Hamilton chatted with Tamsyn, as they discussed the healing power of the sea, and of allowing yourself to go through the emotions- all of them, even when you find yourself on the floor weeping, but knowing that that is ok. In this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
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This week's guest is Tamara Rajah MBE, Founder and CEO of Live Better With, a healthcare platform that helps make day-to-day life a little bit better for patients with long-term conditions.
Prior to Live Better With, Tamara was the youngest Partner at McKinsey & Company at the time, where she spent a decade in the healthcare practice, and led McKinsey’s knowledge and client work on entrepreneurship and technology clusters in life sciences, digital and technology. She has been listed in the Sunday Times/Management Today's 35 under 35, The Wharton School's 40 under 40, ComputerWeekly’s Top 50 Influential Women in Tech, BusinessInsider's UK Tech 100, Young Guns 2018 and Red Magazine's Top 20 Career Shifters.
Brave New You TRIBE podcast Host, artist & illustrator, Lou Hamilton chatted with Tamara as they discussed what it was like being in a company where there was no glass ceiling, and why despite that, she decided to jump ship and become an entrepreneur, with all it's ups and downs, not least a global pandemic. Turning a big ship at short notice is no mean feat but that's what she did with her company when COVID demanded adaptation, at a time when ever increasing numbers of people had to manage their own chronic health care conditions, at home. In this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
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This week our guest is Michelle Ovens CBE, Founder of Small Business Britain and its campaigns - f:Entrepreneur, I:Entrepeneur & The Small Awards. She is the Director of Small Business Saturday, a grassroots not-for-profit campaign set up to support, inspire and promote the UK's 5.8 million small businesses.
Brave New You TRIBE podcast Host, artist & illustrator, Lou Hamilton chatted with Michelle in the summer, when they discussed navigating entrepreneurs through the pandemic crisis, and the impetus to stay optimistic and hopeful in order to find solutions, survival and even growth. Pioneering ways to champion, inspire & accelerate small businesses in Britain this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
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This week's guest is Uju Asika, a multiple award-nominated blogger, screenwriter and author of her new book, Bringing up Race; How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced World, in which she asks what race means for all parents and posing the question about how we talk to children about racism. Questions for all of us.
Brave New You TRIBE podcast Host, artist & illustrator, Lou Hamilton chats with Uju as they discuss kindness, consciousness, seeing colour, positive discrimination, and creating a better world. Uju was fearful of raising her head above the parapet to write this book, but she did it anyway, and in this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
Find out more about Uju's work on https://babesabouttown.com/
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This week's guest is Katie Cross, Founder of Cake or Death London. After a near miss at the Great British Bake-Off, Katie decided to start a vegan bakery that quickly began to supply cake & cookies wholesale to cafes, art venues and businesses across London. When Covid hit, the business took a nosedive, but a little side hustle took centre-stage.
Brave New You TRIBE podcast Host, artist & illustrator, Lou Hamilton chats with Katie as they discuss how, dressed in pink leopard boxes Katie's tray bake brownies began to snowball. Everyone wanted to send them to loved ones & feel connected through cake. Arguably the best vegan brownies you've ever tasted, they are delivered across the UK, directly through your letterbox, with a heartwarming message. Scaling fast under such testing circumstances is no mean feat, and in this way this Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
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This week's guest is Mona Usher, founder of Samara Cuisine; a Lebanese wedding catering business. She brings the cooking and culture from her homeland, where she grew up in war-torn Beirut. Mona shares her love for Lebanon which has been so battered over the years; not least most recently with the devastating impact of the harbour explosion.
Brave New You TRIBE podcast Host, artist & illustrator, Lou Hamilton chats with Mona, as they discuss the 15 years of war that Mona grew up in, often trapped in her flat for fear of bombardment or snipers, but using her time to learn to cook. Mona has since built her life here in the UK, but her heart is still with Lebanon, and so when she watched the recent horrifying explosion destroy her city once more, her heart broke again for her people and her country. This Woman of Courage brings us her Story from the Edge.
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This week's guest is arts and social documentary photographer Sarah Hickson. In collaboration with other arts practitioners, humanitarian organisations or as a solitary creative nomad, she captures the human spirit where it shows itself at the frayed edges; revealing fragility & vulnerability, but also resilience and hope.
Brave New You TRIBE podcast Host, artist & illustrator, Lou Hamilton chats with Sarah as she talks about how she photographs the lonely images of lockdown, the vibrant visual rhythms of the arts, creative process and diverse cultures, as well as the humbling landscapes of displaced and migrant peoples caught between the loss of their homelands and the future hope for safety and security. Holding firmly to her camera through these turbulent and transient times, she brings us her Story from the Edge.
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This week's guest is Dr Elizabeth Frood, broadcaster, Egyptologist & associate professor at Oxford University, specialising in the Ancient World's graffiti, sacred places and social structures. In 2015 her world was rocked when she contracted Sepsis, nearly died and lost her legs, much of the use of her hands and the hearing in her right ear; but that didn't stop her continuing the work she loves.
Brave New You TRIBE podcast Host, artist & illustrator, Lou Hamilton chats with Liz as they discuss ancient graffiti, making a documentary about the Tutankhamun exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, her work in Egypt and the disease that brought her down. She says she needed to dig deep within herself to find the courage to adapt after the life-changing damage that Sepsis inflicted on her body, but with the support of friends, family and colleagues, she is able, slowly, to figure out how to rebuild and move her life forwards. Liz brings us her Story from the Edge.
Find out more about Liz's work on https://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/people/elizabeth-frood
You can watch her documentary Tutankhamun in Colour on BBC4 iplayer
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This week's real life Brave New Girl guest is Karen Arthur. After three decades teaching in secondary education she was forced to leave her job after hitting a mid-life breakdown; or what she later described as a breakthrough. Discovering eventually that her plummeting mental health was due to stress and menopause, the crisis left her wondering what she was meant to be doing with her life. After much body, mind and soul rebuilding she started to plough her energies into becoming a designer of bespoke, flamboyant fashion inspired by her Barbadian mother and aunt's vintage wardrobe. From the darkness she emerged with a mission to encourage women to Wear Their Happy.
Brave New You Tribe podcast host, artist & illustrator Lou Hamilton talks with Karen as they discuss black menopause, mental health and finding your purpose and passion in life. Karen says that Courage is not about slaying the dragon but about honesty, and being prepared to let go and be vulnerable. In this raw and extremely honest interview Karen brings us her Story from the Edge.
Find out more about Karen's's work on https://reddskin.co.uk follow her on instagram @thekarenarthur
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This week's real life Brave New Girl is Amanda Scott, Founder and CEO of B-Corp certified Thomson and Scott creators of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic champagnes and sparkling wines. A true innovator and disrupter of the global wine industry, Amanda trained at Le Cordon Bleu School in Paris, before developing her own portfolio and brand. Always with the party and taste in mind, she wanted to create wines that were vegan, organic and with the least added sugar as possible. She was taking the road less travelled and she faced many challenges and naysayers along the way.
Brave New You TRIBE podcast Host, artist & illustrator, Lou Hamilton chats with Amanda as they discuss the entrepreneurial journey, the power of knowledge and curiosity and the courage to put one foot in front of the other even when the obstacles in front of you seem unsurmountable. With verve and fizzing with energy this party girl, Amanda brings us her Story from the Edge.
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This week's guest is Reita Gadkari, a property developer and philanthropist who has supported literacy & numeracy in India, the resurgence of Indian Classical Music, as well as being a champion & backer of International Arts, Music, Theatre, Poetry & Cinema. In recent years she has created the Owl & the Pussy Cat Hotel on a coastal corner of Sri Lanka, bringing poetry, the arts and architecture under one roof. But it's not been plain sailing; being a woman in the construction industry, and a new hotelier when the tourist industry took a hit after a devastating terrorist attack in Sri Lanka's largest city Columbo. Now following COVID-19 she is opening up again with an optimistic and creative vision for the future.
Brave New You Tribe podcast host, artist & illustrator Lou Hamilton talks to Reita about Sri Lanka, the NGO's Pratham & SPIC MACAY , about building a property business and supporting the arts. Reita says that we must have the courage to challenge ourselves but that there is no shame in being careful and taking things step by step.
As Reita paints a picture of the quirky corner of the world that she has created she brings us her Story from the Edge.
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This week's guest is award-winning journalist, author and broadcaster Angela Saini. She has the knack of getting to the nub of how science impacts us all whether it's How Science Got Women Wrong in her book Inferior, or in her latest book Superior which explores the murky history of race science.
Host, artist & illustrator Lou Hamilton talks with Angela as they discuss how 'race' as a social construct reaches its tentacles far and wide; not least in how racism impacts health as we've seen in the spiked numbers of ethnic minorities affected during the global pandemic. Angela talks about why she has come off certain social media, and why she wants to use platforms that give space & time for more nuanced discussion and debate, in order to move things forward for the better. This is her Story from the Edge.
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This week's guest on Brave New You TRIBE podcast is Clare Pooley, writer of the blog Mummy was a Secret Drinker, the memoir Sober Diaries- the unexpected joy of being sober, and most recently author of the 'feel-good novel of 2020' The Authenticity Project (recently #19 on the Amazon charts). As she emerged as Sober Mummy, Clare attracted 3 million followers to her blog. There was a gap in the market; most of the books on giving up booze were about the drinking days, not about giving up, how to do it and what to expect in the process. She had given up just before a diagnosis of breast cancer. She didn't feel brave; she believes courage is when you are given a choice about something and cancer wasn't a choice. Instead she felt that her courage came through choosing doing something that scares her, like getting through the day without picking up a glass of wine.
Host, artist & illustrator Lou Hamilton talks with Clare as they discuss sobriety, loneliness, shame, the grubby truth behind perfection, and finding confidence in courage. This is her Story from the Edge.
Find out more about Clare's work on https://clarepooley.com/ and follow her on instagram @clare_pooley
The Authenticity Project is on the long list for Not the Booker Prize
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This week's guest on Brave New You TRIBE is Jade Statt, founder of the charity Street Vet UK. When she recognised that there was a problem for the homeless being able to get medical help for their pets, she set out to find a solution. Teaming up with another vet who had a similar mission, they strapped on backpacks and joined forces with other homeless providers to supply care to the owners' dogs. And so Street Vet UK was born and since then it has spread across the country with many vets and nurses volunteering their time to give support and care where it is needed. Pets are therapy for their owners who often put their dogs' well-being above their own. Broadcaster Clare Balding is now the Street Vet UK Ambassador.
Host, artist & illustrator, Lou Hamilton chats with Jade as they discuss mental health, pet therapy, homelessness and what courage looks like when you believe in something and encourage others to come along on the journey. This is Jade's Story from the Edge.
You can find out more about Jade work at https://www.streetvet.co.uk/ and follow the charity on Instagram @streetvetuk_
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This week's guest is Abby Forbes who, while studying bio-chemistry at University discovered the art of pole dancing and aerial fitness, before landing working in the beauty industry. As a young black woman, Abby is an advocate for cosmetics and skincare becoming fully diverse and reflective of the skin you're in.
Brave New You TRIBE podcast host Lou Hamilton talks to Abby about Black Lives Matter, beauty, strength and bodies, both inside and out.
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This week's guest is Vicki Broadbent, filmmaker, broadcaster, writer and author of the best-selling working mum's bible MUM BOSS. After a traumatic first birth, post-natal PTSD and struggling to juggle motherhood and filmmaking, Vicki began writing her now multi award-winning blog Honest Mum. With a reach across her blog and social media of 2 million hits a month she uses her voice and platform for positive change.
Host of Brave New You TRIBE podcast Lou Hamilton interviews Vicki as they discuss women in film, creativity, building a brand, surviving trolls and choosing a life of many lanes.
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This week's guest is Nik Southern, Founder of Grace and Thorn flowers and widely adored as the rock 'n' roll Queen of Floristry. After quitting IT recruitment which she hated, she enrolled on a floristry course whose teacher was not enamoured by the way she did things. But she'd got the bug and after a bit of to-ing and fro-ing she made the leap; right out to the furthest edge of what you could do with a bunch of flowers. No belly domes for her, she was all out with a kaleidoscope of clashing colours, textures, and asymmetry. She was taking no prisoners and she was on a revolutionary march to setting flowers free. And then she took on the meagre pot plant; forgotten dusty, strangled specimens of the 70's, she hauled them right slap bang into the 21st Century with an accompanying book for the less green fingered amongst us, showing us "How not to Kill your Plants". She coined the phrase "Green Up Your Gaff" and took on the fashion heavy weights to wow them with her floral installations at top end events, winning the Chelsea in Bloom People's Choice awards.
Brave New You TRIBE "Stories from the Edge" podcast host Lou Hamilton talks and laughs (watch out Nik's laugh is infectious) with Nik who shares the courage it takes to ditch the day job, and build a brand from your passion. Once she got out of her own way, she knew she wouldn't fail. She says "it starts with self-belief" and picturing a positive outcome. Throw yourself in at the deep end and the next time you have to do something terrifying you're going to be more confident.
By the end this episode this real life Brave New Girl is going to rock your pot plants and lift your spirits.
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Emma Livingstone is one of around 130,000 adults living with Cerebral Palsy in this country, making it one of the largest disability groups in the UK. A trained Speech Therapist and married with three children, Emma realised through her own experience that those suffering with CP are abandoned by the authorities once they turn 18. Frustrated for herself and for the others in her community she decided to go from 'complainer to campaigner' and founded the charity Adult CP Hub, to lobby for those much needed services to be provided as lifelong integrated care for adults with cerebral palsy.
Our host Lou Hamilton talks to Emma about her passion for positive change, her tenacity, her ability to own her condition and her drive to create a community that receives more recognition and support.
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This week our guest is Emma Campbell, author of "All That Followed- a story of Cancer, Kids and the Fear of Leaving Too Soon"; a memoir that takes us on the rollercoaster years of the birth of her son followed by IVF followed by Triplets. As the relationship with the father of her children began to crumble, and the prospect of single motherhood, Emma received the diagnosis of breast cancer. There was no choice but to keep going, accepting the kindness and support of friends and family. She met the man who was to become her husband known on Instagram as @soberdave and supported him as he gave up the booze. Emma went through two further returns of the cancer after the first diagnosis but she talks about how it was fear that was her big inner enemy. Writing was key to helping her and over time she has developed further tools to her help combat stress and anxiety. She shares her tips for finding courage and living in the now.
Lou Hamilton, host of Brave New You TRIBE podcast discusses with Emma, her passion, drive, the downs, the ups and her belief that there will always be "a sunny day again".
Follow Emma on Instagram @limitless_em and find out more about her work at https://limitlessem.com/ and read her column https://www.womensrunning.co.uk/motivation/emma-campbell-running-interview/
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Senior Foreign Correspondent for the Sunday Times, Christina Lamb OBE is a best-selling author and has reported from the world's hotspots, starting with Afghanistan at the age of 22 and winning Young Journalist of the Year not long after. She has gone to win 15 major awards including Foreign Correspondent of the Year five times, and Europe's Top War Reporting prize Prix Bayeux. She received her OBE from Her Majesty the Queen in 2013 and is an Honorary Fellow of University College, Oxford. Her writing often highlights how war affects women and her latest book Our Bodies, Their Battlefield explores how rape is increasingly being used as a weapon of war.
Lou Hamilton talks to Christina while she is in lockdown but still managing to bring us the stories of horror and hope from around the world, that continue to happen in spite of the global pandemic.
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Sharon Walters is a black London-based artist, museum educator and mother. She has been working on her 'See Ourselves' collage series of daily created hand-assembled photographic portraits that explore black identity, beauty standards, representation and afro hair. Sober for over a year she speaks openly to our host Lou Hamilton, about art, sobriety, creativity, mental health and the importance of learning to take up space in the world. She brings us her Story from the Edge.
Please go to www.londonartist1.com to find out more about Sharon's work. She is also on instagram @london_artist1
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Sarah Moshman is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, TV Producer and TEDx speaker whose work has been featured on Upworthy, Marie Claire, Forbes, CNN and Good Morning America. She wants to tell stories that inform, uplift an inspire, believing that cinema can be a platform for conversation that creates change. We hear about her films: The Empowerment Project ( about ordinary women doing extraordinary things), and Losing Sight of Shore (in which a completely unsupported cox-less crew of four women row across the Pacific from the US to Australia). Her most recent film takes a look behind the headlines of #MeToo and Times Up. NEVERTHELESS follows the intimate stories of 7 courageous individuals who have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace or school context. From a writer's assistant on a top TV show to a Tech CEO and 911 dispatcher, the film shines a light on the ways in which we can shift our culture and rebuild.
Our host Lou Hamilton interviews Sarah who tells her about how, against all the odds she raises the money, researches and makes the films, and then with distribution company Indieflix has an innovative approach to getting the films seen globally.
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This week our host Lou Hamilton interviews Christina Pickworth who founded the agency Imagine Talent for writers and directors, with a focus on emerging female voices. Then when she discovered the sometimes crazy world of motherhood she created The Mama Does sending out an SOS to mothers everywhere in solidarity of sleepless nights, dark days and advocacy for body positivity. It is from a place of honesty and courage that she shares her story from the edge.
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The juggle is real balancing business, babies and noisy builders, but Karen Campbell keeps all the balls in the air whilst helping women business owners to build their brands and charities to support their clients. She has fire in her belly when it comes to making sure women can have their own businesses and babies and not go bonkers in the process. Working with Michelle Ovens MBE they have built up Small Business Britain, the f:entrepreneur "I ALSO" campaign to champion women entrepreneurs, and Karen is also on the board of BelEve, a charity to support girls and young build confidence, leadership and aspiration. Lou Hamilton interviews Karen while in lockdown to see how she is managing now, what changes she's had to make to her business and what she looks forward to in the future.
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Host Lou Hamilton interviews Alison Criado-Perez, a registered nurse who later in life packed her bags and headed to the frontline to help with humanitarian aid for Medecins Sans Frontieres. She was scared, but did it anyway. She went out on one mission, and then another and then another. The Imposter Syndrome tried to make her change her mind every time. Nevertheless when she decided each one was the last, she would find a reason to go off again. Helping people, despite the danger to herself, is what makes her courageous. Seeing the positive impact MSF brings with their support and skills, is what keeps her going. Now, after her last trip to Yemen, she is in lockdown, wondering what the future holds.
Please follow her on twitter @alicriadoperez or read her blog on msf.org.uk/ali
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From ASOS to Top Shop to Threads, Laura Southern aced her career trajectory through the fashion industry. Always comfortable in her own skin, ballsy and brave, Laura climbed every mountain put in front of her. When she began her side hustle - a unique nail bar she called House of Lady Muck, she threw herself into the Beauty industry not knowing if she would crash and burn or fly high. Self-sabotage kicked in but the offer to take her salon into Top Shop's flagship store in Oxford street London along with winning a low interest loan from Virgin money Start-up meant there was going back now. She jumped ship from her full time job, into the world of Entrepreneurship, building her brand, and then the coronavirus happened. Join us for the first of our second series "Stories from the Edge" (recorded remotely) with guests who are brave, bold and sometimes bloody-minded. It takes that to make the world a better place.
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Before an audience at Radio Rooftop Cafe, London, Lou Hamilton interviews Podstar Emily Syphas for this month's Brave New You tribe Podcast. Emily is the founder of Sober & Social, a community she formed in her early days of sobriety when she realised that just because she had given up drinking alcohol that didn't mean she had to give up going out and having fun. Creating Sober & Social gave her accountability but it also gave her purpose; she loved partying and she wanted to give others who were going sober a reason to keep being sociable and surround themselves with supportive people who understood where they were on their journey. So if you want your drinks shaken but not slurred, if you are sober curious or somewhere along the sober spectrum, then this inspirational talk is for you.
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This month in the Radio Rooftop cafe at ME Hotel London, Lou Hamilton interviews David Evans MBE for the live filmed Brave New You Tribe Podcast. David received his award from the Queen for services to grass roots enterprise and social responsibility. An entrepreneur from a young age it was always ideas that fired him up, and by creating financial freedom for himself, he was able to turn his mathematical brain and social conscience to tackling environmental problems in people's homes. With his ingenious solutions he also has an educational programme of simple steps that we can all take to lower our bills, insulate our home, reduce our emissions and clear up the air we breathe. For further information go to his website www.evansmbe.com
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This month Lou Hamilton interviews Shaa Wasmund MBE live at Radio Rooftop Cafe. In a heartfelt and inspiring conversation, Shaa reveals the journey from poverty and childhood violence to working with Chris Eubank & becoming the first licensed woman boxing promoter, to working with Sir James Dyson, and beyond that to building a multi-million pound business. But it was only when she was brought to her knees through a terrible tragedy that she discovered her true mission. She overturned her belief that she couldn't be creative and a successful entrepreneur, wrote three best-selling books including her latest "How to Fix your Sh*t", and began helping women to find financial freedom, resilience, success and happiness through entrepreneurship. She now has the largest Facebook following in the UK and has been recognised for her contribution to business by the Queen. www.shaa.com
At Brave New You TRIBE Meredith & Lou would like to thank all the women who came to the event, and Shaa for sharing her story. A real life Brave New Girl.
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This month's live podcast interview takes place at Radio Rooftop Cafe in Central London with Tina Bernstein who tells us of the rocky road of her life; from her escape from Germany at 15 to the UK, to art college and a successful career before being banjaxed by a breakdown in her mid-twenties. Climbing her way through anxiety and severe panic disorder Tina educated herself in psychotherapy and self-help over many years until she eventually found a way through. She has channelled her experience and creative talents to produce the successful series of beautifully illustrated self-help guides called Mapology Guides, so that anyone who is struggling may also begin to find a way to healing. www.mapologyguides.com
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Once again at the Rooftop Cafe in the Strand, this month Brave New You Tribe are gathered to listen to the work of Dr Anna MacDonald. A multi-instrumentalist, singer songwriter from Scotland and medical Anna, did an about turn after a life-changing trip to play music in an orphanage in Iraq. She co-founded the charity Play for Progress support young unaccompanied refugees in the UK. In this moving interview Anna, describes the trauma and triumph of these young people who find a way to their new lives through the healing power of music. There was not a dry eye in the house. If you feel moved to help the charity in any way you can go to their website www.playforprogress.org
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In this exciting episode Lou talks to Dr Anne Campbell about sex; the science, the sensational, the sensual and the spiritual.
Annie's Phd was in Human Genetics from Oxford University, but she went on to make many ground-breaking and award-winning documentaries and books, and she, with her husband John, is now pushing the envelope on sexual healing and connection offering sex coaching for couples.
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Henrietta Thompson, design writer, journalist, author is the co-founder of Harth, an innovative concept for sustainable living. Interviewed live to an audience at the Radio Roof Top cafe, ME Hotel, London, she gives her insightful and inspirational perspective on how passion, purpose, people, place, highs, lows and big dreams have all channeled her creativity into an Air bnb style of renting and sharing beautiful things in order to give them a new lease of life. She believes that in a world of increasing 'stuffocation', repurposing through lending, is a more sustainable way forward.
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Musician, Composer and producer, Kuljit Bhamra MBE was honoured by the Queen for his services to Bhangra and Asian music. Life was not easy for the young Kuljit, growing up with polio in the UK but his passion for music helped him find his purpose. At Brave New You TRIBE'S live event hosted by ZONE co-working and ME Hotel, Kuljit takes us on his rise from civic engineer to playing in Bombay Dreams, and composing for Johnny Depp's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the Dr Who theme music, as well as much more besides.
Kuljit's charm and humour underscore his talent as he helps us understand the allure of Indian music. We hear what helps him persevere through the pitfalls to reach the peaks that he has attained through his career; the people who have helped him and the places that he calls home. He has a few words for his younger self and reveals the possibilities that he is creating before him. He has faced many fears and challenges along the way but his positive attitude has pushed him though.
Leading on from Lou's book FEAR LESS she has devised the 8 pillars to fearing less, and she takes our guests through these:
PASSION, PURPOSE, PEOPLE, PLACES, PITFALLS, PERSEVERANCE, PEAKS AND POSSIBILITIES
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Meredith & Lou are thrilled to present our first episode of BRAVE NEW YOU, hosted at ME Hotel, The Strand London, with young entrepreneur Sol Wright, the founder of ZONE; an innovative approach to co-working that uses high-end, under-utilised spaces at a fraction of the normal hot desking costs. We learn about his journey from ditching University to leaping into one start-up which is now ready to exit, and starting his new one. As with most entrepreneurs he has faced many challenges and low moments, and he openly and frankly discusses how the stress got to him, but how he has pulled himself through. At only 24 he has learned many lessons but he's using those to forge ahead towards an exciting future.
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