Life From LIT : The Podcast: Recent Episodes
Lauren
A podcast of honest conversations about life as a woman in modern times. Covering Mum Life, Bride Life, Wife Life and life as a Boss Lady; we're getting real and delving into the labels that define women right now.
In this episode Lauren is joined by author, psychotherapist and mother Anna Mathur. Anna's online platform, podcast and books are incredible resources for women and mothers navigating life's challenges.
In this episode we chat about some of those challenges including vulnerability, personal growth and managing the expectations that come with the festive season.
If you enjoy this episode, please make sure to like, subscribe and share on social media. And check out all of Anna's offerings here.
You can find us on instagram - @lifefromlit
In this episode coach Mel Wiggins discusses having a fulfilling, profitable business with Lauren. Lauren and Mel discuss money, the patriarchy and how sometimes the stories we adopt through messaging we subconsciously absorb aren't always the truth.
Mel also talks about fear, and how it can be a powerful and important tool that can be used for our benefit.
This is a really great chat for any woman in business, or any woman who wants to find your community and live with a bit more courage.
To hear more from Mel, check out her podcasts:
Courage Is Calling
The Making An Effort Podcast
You can check out all of Mel's Offerings at her website here and make sure to follow her on social media here.
You can find out about her Brand Builder Programme here.
As always, if you have enjoyed the podcast make sure to share and tag @lifefromlit on instagram, and we would really love to know your thoughts.
This week Lauren sits down with Charlene Dickey, who is mum to Oliver, Max and Emily. The similarities between Lauren and Charlene are scary and they have known each other for years, but this is the first time they actually got to meet.
Oliver was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy when he was 2 and Charlene and her family fundraised tirelessly to get Oliver to America for life changing surgery. Now nearly 10 years later Oliver is fundraising to help other children make magical memories with the NI Children To Lapland Trust.
In this episode Charlene and Lauren discuss life as a mum with children with additional needs. The impact of that as mothers and how they both coped when their boys were diagnosed with their respective conditions. They are completely honest about that process as mothers, and also how the effects of those diagnoses on siblings.
If you would like to sponsor Oliver for his most recent fundraising, please do so, or give a share here.
You can also follow Charlene here
As always, we'd love your feedback on this episode so make sure to drop a DM over at LifeFromLIT on instagram.
This week Lauren chats with coach and founder of The Furnace, Siobhan O'Hagan.
Siobhan discusses how staying true to her core values has always guided her decisions, but questions are her values standing in the way of life experiences? And Lauren asks is it possible to make changes to your body without being sucked into diet culture?
If you would like to find out more about Siobhan, make sure to follow her on instagram.
And as always, make sure you're following Life from LIT and tag us if you've listened. I'd really love to hear your thoughts on this conversation.
In the first episode of this new season, Lauren catches up with Emma. It's been 18 months since we last released the podcast, so we're catching up with what we have been up to.
We cover everything from body image to family life to career. And we hear about Emma's brilliant marketing move with the royal family. We discuss what it's like to be living post pandemic and as always there's laughs along the way.
You can check out more of Emma's content over on instagram.
As always if you enjoy the content, please make sure you're following over on instagram and feel free to leave a review.
Trigger warning: this episode deals with experiences of racism.
Chikumo is an incredible marketing consultant, content creator and public speaker based in Northern Ireland. In this powerful conversation she shares her experience of overcoming issues with her identity and mental health during a worldwide pandemic when the world also decided to sit up and take notice after the death of George Floyd.
In this episode we discuss Chikumo's experience with therapy, navigating an interracial relationship, life in the pandemic and her experiences of racism here in Northern Ireland.
This is honestly one of the most powerful conversations I've ever been a part of, and for Chikumo to share her experience just fills me with gratitude.
Chikumo's blog and website are great resources to learn more and I've put some more resources I've found useful in my own journey in unlearning the inherent biases and tackling my own privilege that I didn't even realise I had until last year.
And That's On: Being An Exhausted Black Woman Surrounded By White Privilege
Me and White Supremacy: How To Recognise Your Privilege, Combat Racism and Change The World
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About RacismWhy I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race
No White Saviors
Trigger Warning: Mention of suicide and mental illness.In this episode we go DEEP with the incredible Nikcollette from the Nurturing Nook. We discuss everything from Grey's Anatomy to manifesting and how they are actually linked. We also talk about faith. What does this faith look like on the day to day? How can we show up for ourselves and live our best life because as we discuss, we only have one. And it's happening right now.
If you've ever felt like there was something more to life, then this one is for you.
Amanda was involved in a horrific car accident that left her fighting for her life at a time when her life was already challenging. At that moment she knew she needed to make changes and commit to herself. She's spent the last 10 years going after her goals whilst also being a single mum to her daughter.
In this episode we chat about finding the purpose, joy and fun in life. And how the choices we make can determine where we go. We also chat about motherhood, raising daughters and the world of sea swimming. We cover A LOT!!
Make sure you're following Amanda over on instagram to hear more of her incredible voice and check out her life coaching page for lots more inspiration.
As always, I'd love to know your thoughts on the episode, so make sure to drop me a DM on instagram and feel free to share. Lx
Jean and I work together in the wedding industry and share similar values when it comes to running our businesses along with our family lives. It's been a process learning how to manage it and it involves setting boundaries, going for it and being sure of your worth.
In this episode we just have one of those deep chats about it all.
If you'd like to find out more about Jean and her wonderful work as a Humanist celebrant, make sure to follow her here and check out her website.
If you enjoy the podcast and would like to find out more, share or chat about anything we talked about, head to instagram. I'm always at the end of a DM.
There have been some big changes at Life From LIT and now Lauren is going it alone as the host of the podcast.
Find out more about the inspiration behind Life From LIT, the need for big conversations and why Lauren feels there is a huge need to have more conversations for women.
As always, please never hesitate to reach out over on instagram. We want your feedback and if you'd like to be on the podcast, or you know someone who should be, get in touch. Lx
We chatted to Caoimhe back in March, just before her wedding. She overcame so much in planning her wedding in Ireland during the pandemic and it turned out amazing. We chatted about all that goes into planning a wedding and the ups and downs. Once you have a listen, make sure to check out all the photos from her day on her instagram.
And if you like what you hear, make sure to follow for more episodes on Life From LIT.
What's it like to run a successful fashion business whilst being a mum to 3 young children? How on earth do you juggle it all? In this episode we discuss really openly with Rachel how she not only manages it all, but embraces every minute. We chat mindset, the law of attraction and how we as women have to work harder for our 'success.'
It was a joy to record and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Make sure to follow Rachel over on Instagram and check out her boutique here.
This week we are chatting with the iconic social media personality Gerry Lavz. We could think of no one better for our first male guest on the podcast. As someone whose contact is so diverse, from photography to fashion to topical conversation; we just knew Gerry would bring so much to the podcast.But he brought more than we could ever expect.
This one covers the ups and downs of social media, mental health and overcoming your fear...all with lots of laughs in between.
What is Autism? What were the signs? How do you cope when your child is diagnosed? Just some of the questions Lauren gets asked regularly as a mum to two kids, one who is diagnosed with Autism and the other who is currently being assessed. Two very different children with two very different experiences, but one mum trying to navigate it.
In this episode Lauren discusses her experience very openly and honestly. But it is just her experience, and everyone's will be different. If you want to find out more or would like some support, check out our episode notes.
As always, please feel free to reach out to us over at Life From LIT
On this very special season finale, we are joined by our very own mums to chat about mum life and wife life from their point of view.
We're discovering their thoughts on motherhood and how they think it has changed from their generation to ours, as well as the added pressures that come from being a modern day woman.
We'd love your feedback so make sure to drop us a DM on @lifefromlit or drop your thoughts below.
This week Lauren is joined by the wonderful Emily-Rose who also works in the wedding industry. Emily-Rose is a wedding musician and makeup artist, and also got married during the pandemic in an intimate micro wedding. So her and Lauren have A LOT in common, and even more to discuss.
In this episode we cover what it's like planning a wedding, and the different emotions it brings up, then throw in a pandemic. We discuss important things that every bride should consider when planning their wedding and how we both experienced things we hadn't planned on, despite working in the industry.
Make sure to check out Emily-Rose on Instagram and all of her different accounts and information can be found here.
As always, if you like what you hear, please make sure to subscribe and give us a share on your socials.
On this episode we're chatting about that Harry and Meghan interview; and giving our views the fallout from it.
But we're keeping it light and giving you an insight into us, our Northern Irish lingo and our relationship.
Don't forget to head over to our Instagram to join in our polls and let us know your thoughts below.
This week we're celebrating International Women's Day with a special podcast chatting all things womanhood. From periods to princesses..we're covering the things we love and loathe about being a woman.
We would love to hear your opinions so make sure you're following on Instagram and head to our website for the episode notes, where we will have links to the women who inspire us.
It is week six in this series and we are talking about what a Wife is, how you define the term Wife Life. But you don't have to be married to relate.
We are talking about who takes who's second name in the relationship, is it important to you or just because you think you ''have'' to take the man's name because of history? Whether a women is confident or cocky? Do we voice our opinions or are we known as being mouthy?
All this thrown in with some craic, a few laughs and some Northern Irish slang in there too! Head over to our instagram to get involved with the polls this week of what we have discussed!
Aisling Gallagher is an Irish Youtuber and Blogger, Personal shopper and Stylist and Rectal Cancer fighter. In this unbelievably inspirational and honest chat, she chats us through her journey with cancer during this pandemic in a really positive way. We chat symptoms, stoma bags and style.
This podcast is probably one of the most special we'll ever do, and whilst we had to record it via zoom, so there are a few little technical glitches, we think you'll agree that none of that matters in comparison to the important messages from this podcast. The main one being: 'Your health is your wealth.'
If you're affected by anything we're chatting about, please head to our episode notes for the links to some important sites. And please always chat to your doctor if you have any concerns about your health.
This week we're chatting all about proposals, engagement rings and gifts. Emma and Lauren have some very different opinions when it comes to gifts and whether your partner should choose your engagement ring. We're having all the giggles about our love lives, and how different our other halves are when it comes to romance.
Head to our website for the episode notes and make sure you're following on Instagram for more polls and to get involved in our chats.
This week we're chatting all things Mum Life, and how difficult it is navigating the normal every day struggles of motherhood in the midst of the pandemic. Lauren has been struggling with burn out and chats about the ways she's found to cope this week.
For our full episode notes, including recommended books, podcasts and self care tips head to our blog here.
And make sure you're following on instagram and tik tok.
Being a Boss Lady isn't owning a business or about being a career driven woman. This week we chat through what it is to be bossing life as a woman, especially right now. We're chatting about self love, self care and so much more.
Please make sure to subscribe and drop us a comment below with your thoughts. We'd love to hear!!
In this first episode with Lauren and Emma, they give an insight into who they are. From fashion to business to kids, they have it all covered.
To find out more and contribute to the next episode head to @lifefromlit or their website.