iCandy Duo Podcast: Recent Episodes
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From celebrity parents to experts on pregnancy, host Naomi Williams asks guests the questions you’re desperate to get the answers to! The iCandy Duo-Podcast is brought to you by iCandy World, makers of beautifully British pushchairs for parents across the globe.
Naomi is joined on the iCandy Duo Podcast by Emma, aka The Naked Doula. A Doula, Birth Educator and Illustrator, Emma is on a mission to revolutionise birth. Offering a refreshing approach to pregnancy, labour and postpartum through fun yet informative illustrations Emma, brings a new and rather colourful dimension to birth plans and beyond.
Naomi is joined on the iCandy Duo Podcast by Model, TV presenter and Mum Amy Willerton. Amy welcomed her daughter Demelza in January 2021 so we caught up with her to find out about having a baby during a pandemic, her honest approach to parenting and why she’s turning away from the conventional life.
Naomi is joined on the iCandy Duo Podcast by Amy Williams MBE. Amy was the first British female to win individual Winter Olympic Gold in 58 years when she did in Vancouver in 2010. Since retiring from skeleton racing, Amy has presented for BBC Sport, ITV & The Gadget Show, is an athlete mentor for Team GB, an ambassador for the Youth Sport Trust, the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust & Sports Aid, a Personal Trainer and mum to two little boys . Amy is on the precipice of releasing her new book "Talent to Triumph: How Athletes turn potential into High performance,' so we wanted to talk to her about writing her first book but also, as a mother the importance and impact sport has had throughout her life.
Naomi is joined on the iCandy Duo Podcast by Lauren Silvester. Lauren is a busy mum to two little girls, Mia and Francesca, whilst juggling 3 jobs, including her newly launched luxury handmade gift site Poodle & Pip, running her two very successful Instagram channels and as a brand consultant. We caught up with Lauren to discuss how on earth she manages her time with her family life, whilst juggling her many professional hats and how she has found having her second baby during lockdown.
Naomi is joined on the iCandy Duo Podcast by The 360 Mama team, three mums who are on a mission to encourage women to prioritise post-natal self-care to feel healthier and stronger than ever before, so you are ready to take on everything motherhood has to offer. We chat to Hannah, Emma and Chloe, experts in their individual fields as a physiotherapist, soft tissue massage therapist and nutritionist, to get their expert knowledge on healing after birth.
Naomi is joined on the iCandy Duo Podcast by Pip Davies, a Midwifery Sister on a mission to create a pregnancy wellness movement. Through her antenatal and postnatal support classes, Pip ensures women feel empowered during birth but also well prepared for their parenting journey ahead. From pregnancy to postpartum and everything in between, we chat to Pip to get the lowdown on what to expect when you’re expecting.
Naomi is joined on the iCandy Duo Podcast by Katie Angotti. Katie is not only a Pregnancy Nutritionist but also a Baby Weaning and Child Nutritionist. Her focus is to help mums-to-be and new mums sort through the overwhelming amount of advice and opinion to gain control over their food choices and how they navigate feeding their babies. We wanted to catch up with Katie to find out the facts!
Naomi is joined on the iCandy Duo Podcast by Amy Lane - Author of 'I Can Run', Host of 'Well Far' podcast, Executive Editor of Digital Women’s Health UK and mum to Huxley. In this episode we chat to Amy about the marathon of motherhood and the importance of making physical and mental health a priority as a new mum.
(Trigger Warning - Birth Trauma is discussed in this podcast)
Naomi is joined on the iCandy Duo Podcast by Tracey Green, a Speech and Language Therapist who specializes in stammering. With studies now being published on the impact Covid-19 and resultant lockdowns have had on children’s language skills, we wanted to catch up with Tracey to find out about the best ways for parents and carers to nurture and develop their child’s speech and language.
Naomi is joined on the iCandy Duo Podcast by Mira, Founder of Baby Boosa, a sustainable baby brand that blends style with practicality. Mira not only established the business during lockdown but also at the same time as welcoming her second child. We caught up with Mira to find out about setting up and running a small business with parent, play and planet at the forefront.
Naomi is joined on the iCandy Duo Podcast by Megan Rossiter, an ante-natal and hypnobirthing specialist and founder of birth-ed, a platform which supports you to feel informed and confident about birth. In this episode Megan shines a spotlight on the fourth trimester and the perinatal period. Whilst there is so much information and guidance on pregnancy and birth, the fourth trimester is often overlooked, yet it’s a period of time that’s so important both mentally and physically and Megan is here to explain why.
Naomi is joined on the iCandy Duo Podcast by Liam and Matt – two dads who met when they joined a bereaved fathers football team. After forming a friendship, not only built upon their shared experiences but also their lighthearted approach to life, the pair set up the Dad Still Standing Podcast – a podcast about baby loss by two fathers. Naomi caught up with Liam and Matt to find out about their mission to support as many dads and their families as possible.
Naomi is joined on the iCandy Duo Podcast by Lola Jimenez – influencer, Law student and solo mum-to-be. That’s right – solo, not single mum-to-be. We caught up with Lola to hear about her journey to motherhood through IVF and her mission to normalise conversations and perceptions regarding taking on motherhood solo, by choice.
Naomi is joined on the iCandy Duo Podcast by Lisa Dwan - Irish stage, film and television actress, director and writer known for her performances and adaptations of the work of Samuel Beckett, as well as roles in Netflix’s Top Boy and BBC1’s Bloodlands. Naomi caught up with Lisa to chat to her about finding love in lockdown, becoming a mother and preparing to raise a daughter in the current socio-political climate.
Doug and Sanjay, aka The Travelling Gays, join Naomi on the iCandy Duo Podcast. Whilst the couple are used to documenting their travels around the world, they are now sharing a different kind of journey - their surrogacy journey to becoming dads. We reached out to our followers on social to give them the opportunity to put forward questions for Doug and Sanjay and in this week’s episode, the couple are taking them on!
Sports pundit and former rugby union player David Flatman joins Naomi on the iCandy Duo Podcast. After representing England eight times and playing club rugby for Saracens and Bath, David is now retired from the sport but there is certainly no time to put his feet up. David is Dad to an 11 year old and 9 year old and has a baby on the way, so we caught up with him to chat about the new chapter ahead and to hear his thoughts on divorce, blended families and paternal mental health.
We're joined by Stuart and Francis who are set to welcome a baby in November via surrogacy. Naomi caught up with the couple to find out about their journey to parenthood so far and how they felt when their friend offered to be their surrogate
Chartered clinical psychologist Dr. Ben Weiner joins Naomi on the iCandy Duo Podcast for the final show of the season. With a holistic approach to each and every client, Dr. Ben supports children, families and adults with psychological and neuropsychological difficulties. We caught up with him to talk about the easing of lockdown restrictions and the complicated emotions this may cause for many families, especially as children start attending school again. Through Dr. Ben’s experience and expertise we gain a deeper understanding of emotional responses and behaviour within children and the things parents can keep in mind when it comes to navigating these feelings.
Debs Ajaja, the Founder of Colour Celebrations, a luxury baby gift shop “celebrating colour, culture and heritage boldly and proudly”, joins Naomi on the iCandy Duo Podcast. We caught up with Debs to find out about the driving force behind starting her own business and how she is helping parents to celebrate their babies of colour through her culturally representative milestone cards in a fun and impactful way.
Daniel Cutting, world renowned Professional Football Freestyler, joins Naomi on the iCandy Duo Podcast. In between breaking world records and being a body double in commercials for top brands, Daniel is father to 20 month old Joshua, so we caught up with him about balancing fatherhood and freestyle football.
For two weeks we have stepped back from our usual celebrity and pre and postnatal content to bring you something fresh and exclusive!
With the launch of the new iCandy Orange, we are giving our listeners behind the scenes access to listen to and really get to know the seven real iCandy Orange families that feature in the new campaign. If you haven't had the chance to listen to part 1 - you won't want to miss it! In part 2, we chat with Robyn from Shrewsbury about country life and her new twin boys, then we head over to IVF parent Rachel from the Tait family based on the sunny Worthing coast and first-time parents to gurgling 9-month baby girl Samer-Grace, Samuel & Erica from Crawley.
This is an exciting time for iCandy as we launch the new iCandy Orange! We have taken things one step further for this launch - instead of us, iCandy, telling you about our exciting new pushchair - we enlisted seven real families across the UK to test it out and tell you themselves what they really thought about it!
In this podcast episode, we are taking you behind-the-scenes on the new campaign and letting you hear from the families, together, for the first time on how they are getting. They also share their thoughts on what they thought of being involved in such a extraordinary campaign during these challenging times.
Fiona Mann, Founder of Project Mama - a Bristol based charity that provides pre and post-natal maternity care to displaced women and victims of modern slavery and human trafficking- joins us on the iCandy Duo Podcast. Naomi caught up with Fiona to learn more about this sisterhood network promoting an understanding of a woman’s rights and entitlements surrounding maternity healthcare.
Amanda Burgess, certified Holistic Sleep Coach and Founder of The Gentle Parent Coach joins Naomi on the iCandy Duo Podcast. Alongside helping families with sleep support, Amanda is raising two young children of her own, so we caught up with her to talk business and babies and why she favors a gentle and responsive approach to parenting.
Award-winning celebrity hairdresser Luke Benson joins Naomi on the iCandy Duo Podcast. Luke’s craft sees him working with big brands, countless celebrities, magazine editorials, red carpet looks and most recently mentoring and education too. Between counting Billie Eilish, Anna Friel and Liam Payne amongst his clients, Luke is a new dad to smiley Margot. We caught up with him to talk about at-home hairdressing mishaps, fatherhood and the light his daughter has brought to a dark year.
Coleen Mensa - Lawyer, Writer, Mentor, new mum and founder of online platform Dear Black Mum - joins us on the iCandy Duo Podcast. Between regularly writing articles for the Guardian and the Telegraph, as well as creating an online space for black mums and mums-to-be all over the world, Coleen has welcomed her son Zion, so we caught up with her to chat about diversifying the world of law and motherhood.
Naomi is joined on the iCandy Duo Podcast by Chris Carter who works for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity) as Head of Partnership Development.
In his role he works with businesses to develop fundraising and skills sharing partnerships for GOSH Charity, that benefit the families and staff at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).
This Valentine’s Day is GOSH’s 169th birthday, and Chris joins us to talk about what makes the famous children’s hospital so special, and to share more about the impact that GOSH Charity, through its partnerships with companies like iCandy, can have for seriously ill children. Chris is also a new dad himself, so we ask how he’s finding the first few weeks of parenthood!
Louis Smith MBE, British Gymnast and four times Olympic medal winner joins us on the iCandy Duo Podcast. Since retiring from sport, Louis has lifted the famous Strictly Come Dancing glitterball trophy as well as turned his talents to the West End stage and now he is expecting his first child. Naomi caught up with him about life after the pommel horse and how he’s feeling about fatherhood.
Sam Quek MBE, Olympic Gold and European Gold medalist for Hockey, and past contestant in I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here and most recently Celebrity Masterchef, joins us on the iCandy Duo Podcast. Sam is about to welcome a baby girl with her husband Tom, so we caught up with her to chat about life after loss and her journey to motherhood.
Dani Rowe, Olympic Gold Medalist and Ex Pro Cyclist, talks to the iCandy Duo Podcast about life with new baby Ted, her honest approach to parenting and the transition from athlete to mum.
Actress Lisa McGrillis, revered for her roles in Inspector George Gently, Death in Paradise and acclaimed BBC 2 Sitcom Mum to name a few, chats to us about balancing motherhood with the performing arts and how she’s preparing for the arrival of her second child.
Natasha Rufus Isaacs, co-founder of Beulah London - a luxury fashion brand on a mission to fight slavery through fashion - as well as a mother to three young children chats about helping women break free from exploitation and poverty and how she balances it all with raising her family.
Brooke Kinsella MBE, actress, author and anti-knife crime campaigner talks to the iCandy Duo Podcast about recently welcoming her baby girl and chats about how she’s balancing motherhood with her many other roles.
Siobhan Miller, Founder of The Positive Birth Company, talks to the iCandy Duo Podcast about making hypnobirthing accessible for all.