Do It For Yourself Podcast: Recent Episodes
Foxanne and Laura Frances Heitzman
Do It For Yourself is a podcast hosted by two Manchester based creatives Foxanne and Laura Frances Heitzman. This podcast is a mix of realness & feel good vibes. They candidly discuss everything from navigating their creative careers, to personal life and mental health etc. Expect honesty and transparency, lots of laughter and maybe even some tears as Foxanne and Laura take you through the ups and downs of owning their own freelance businesses. They are occasionally joined by some fantastic guests who offer insight into some hot topics.
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This week Laura quizzes Rox on her Christmas trivia and Rox sounds... questionable. Merry Christmas 💚
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This week Laura tells Rox about a weird feeling she has that she might be about to have a Christmas Day proposal! Spoiler alert... it might not be exactly what she thinks.Â
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This week Emily from Solar Sister Tarot returns for her full episode! We chat about spirituality, Emily does a Tarot reading for our listeners, and for each of us. She also delves into birth charts and gives us an insight into what role each of the planets mean in our charts.Â
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This week's Tea Break we are joined by the lovely Emily from Solar Sister Tarot. We chat about how she got into spirituality and her encounters with both friendly and unfriendly spirits!
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This week we chat about toxic friendships and when you should cut people off!!Â
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This week we talk have a little catch-up and we play 'he's a 10 but..'. Grab a cuppa for a lot of lols and hot takes.Â
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This week we talk about our journeys with therapy and the things we've learnt along the way. We share what has and hasn't worked for us and what advice we give to people that might be thinking about trying therapy.Â
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NHS Mental Health Services
Mind: how to find a therapistÂ
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For this weeks episode we have another mini tea break where we discuss two Reddit relationship advice posts and Roxanne's AMAZING gift for her and Max's anniversary. Join us next week for a full episode all about therapy!
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This week we are joined by Lizzie Simpson from the We are abundant AF podcast. We chat about all things spirituality and ADHD. Listen to Lizzie's podcast here
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Our first tea break! In this episode we are joined by our very lovely guest lizzie and we answer an r/AITA. Join us next week for lizzies full epsiode!Â
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Well well well, where have we been?
In this first episode of season 2, we explain our 6 month hiatus and update everyone on what we've been up to!Â
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Foxanne and Laura chat to the amazing Ruth from Kawaii Studios. Ruth shares what its like to be a full time content creator, advice for social media (hello terrible algorithm!) and shares that she's worked with a Kardashian!!
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Welcome back to another episode! Today Foxanne and Laura have a little catch up. A lot has happened since the last episode!
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Welcome back! This week we've recorded another Reddit AITA special! From an overly demanding mother to an artist that feels responsible to pay for her friends cats surgery with more than half of her earnings. Let us know who you think the a**holes are in each scenario!
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This week Foxanne and Laura chat with the hilarious Sasha from Cheeky Zebra. Sasha shares what it's like to run the worlds greatest card shop (Clintons could NEVER) with her Nani and Grandad's help. She shares some insights into what its like working in a self confessed 'Indian sweatshop' with her sassy Nani, how it feels to be a celebrity now she's a TikTok viral sensation and why she will always be Cheeky Zebra's employee of the month.
The Podcast will be back in 3 weeks as Laura is on holiday and Foxanne is catching up on work! See you back here for another fab episode on 26 April!
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This episode Foxanne and Laura delve into a highly requested topic - how to price yourself as a freelance designer! As not many freelancers know where to start they share their advice, everything they have learnt so far, how much they used to charge, how much they charge now and some invaluable resources that they highly recommend.
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This week Foxanne and Laura share their first ever zoom podcast! They have a super interesting conversation with Lex from DoodLEX including breaking stereotypes when it comes to smoking weed whilst also being productive and having a successful career. They also cover Lex's style of drawing, her education in illustration and graphic design, her day to day and so much more!
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This week Foxanne and Laura are joined by the fantastic Mimi Frizzles! Mimi shares her creative education journey, experiencing falling pregnant just out of uni, navigating running her business whilst being a single parent to lovely Lilah, her PGCE experience and much much more!
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For International Women's Day 2022, Foxanne and Laura celebrate the women that most inspire them. They both share two of their most inspiring women, share what inspires them most about each other, and read out some lovely listener write ins.
TW // When discussing the #metoo movement Foxanne and Laura talk about sexual abuse and their experiences. If you think this could be triggering for you please skip between 23:07-45:29.
International Women's Day Official Website
Tarana Burke's Ted Talk
Some great charities to support This International Women's Day:
Malala Fund
Me Too Movement
Girls For Gender Equity
Womens Aid
Action Aid
Equality Now
Girls Out Loud
Imkaan
Womankind Worldwide
Fawcett Society
Nomi Network
Bloody Good Period
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This week Foxanne and Laura have recorded a Reddit AITA special! Foxanne has a PCOS update, Laura has a studio update, they share their gong bath experience and their hot takes on 4 juicy Reddit AITA's!
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IMPORTANT INFO: In this episode, we chat about adding VAT to invoices. Please note that we have since realised that this is illegal unless your business is VAT registered!
This week Foxanne and Laura are joined by the incredible Charlie Lambert, the creative behind Illustrated by Charlie! Charlie shares her career journey, what its like working with big brands, juggling full time work with her side hustle, pricing her work, mental health and much more!
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This week Foxanne and Laura welcome the creative behind the punderful world of FABstract, Sophie Stevens. Sophie shares some truly invaluable advice, delves into her design journey, shares her many talents with us, and tells some stories along the way!
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This week Foxanne and Laura chat about their experiences with working from home, co-working spaces, arrives and studios! Laura shares an interesting r/AITA and they play their first game of would you rather!
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This week Foxanne and Laura discuss why it is ok to fail, the importance of failing and the pressures of feeling like a failure within both their businesses and personal lives. They also each give their take on a r/AITA about copying an artists work - spoiler alert... it's not as black and white as it seems!
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This week Foxanne and Laura share their goals for 2022. They share their personal goals, work goals and one big goal each. Laura shares a juicy r/AITA all about not paying an artist for their work, and they play a hilarious game of 2 truths 1 lie.
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Do It For Yourself Podcast's first ever episode delves into Foxanne and Laura's creative backgrounds, how they met and gives you an insight into what they are all about. Grab a cup of tea or a glass of wine, sit back and relax as you get to know your two new northern besties!
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Do It For Yourself Podcast
Do It For Yourself is a podcast hosted by two Manchester based creatives Foxanne and Laura Frances Heitzman. This podcast is a mix of realness & feel good vibes. They candidly discuss everything from navigating their creative careers, to personal life and mental health etc. Expect honesty and transparency, lots of laughter and maybe even some tears as Foxanne and Laura take you through the ups and downs of owning their own freelance businesses. They are occasionally joined by some fantastic guests who offer insight into some hot topics. See you on the 18th Jan!
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