Diamonds Girlcast

Have you ever failed? ... lets be honest. No one likes to fail ... but it is part of life some would say inevitable so here we are having a conversation about what we do when we fail. When it all goes wrong and everything has hit the fan ... how do we respond?  If we accept that failure is part of life then we have a chance to choose who we handle it, how we cope with it and importantly how we res...

Join Bridget and Ashleigh for their second episode in our series all about finding out future when things seem to all go wrong.  Dream Goals hosts a conversation between Bridget and Ashleigh all about how do we navigate a future when things seem uncertain and plans haven't worked. Are goals helpful? When do we need them? When do we need to let go and go with the flow?  As exam result come in...

Are you a planner? Or more of a 'go with the flow' kind of person? Both are great - however at some point plans, ideas, hopes fall through and what then?  Join Bridget and Ashleigh for the Diamonds Girlcasts for our next podcast series all about how to cope when it all doesn't go to plan... As exam results come in perhaps your feeling happy that you got the results you wanted? Or li...

Join us for our last episode in our mini series on stress.  This week on the Diamonds Girlcast Ashliegh and Bridget unpack the final episode in the series by looking at the pressure we all can find ourselves under especially around exam time.  With helpful conversations that unpack what causes the pressure we often feel to whats to become aware and what we can do about Ashleigh and Bridget bring h...

This week on the Diamonds Girlcast Ashleigh and Bridget are unpacking study strategy!  With lots of top tips and great ways to manage the study period this weeks episode thinks through how our environment can play a significant role in helping us study well to how we plan in rest, looking after ourselves as well as how to thinking through finding a study strategy that works for you.  Join us now o...

Ever felt so worried you felt sick? Sadly that's most of us. Worrying can leave us feeling stuck, paralyzed and in fear but - with some key principles we can start to see worrying patterns change and for us to have some of the headspace that worrying takes up back!  This week on the Diamonds Girlcast our team are unpacking the challenges of dealing with worry and it's impact on our minds...

We are excited to share our new podcast with you - stressed out - we are unpacking all things exams stress and how do deal with it! We know this time of year can be a really challenging time for those facing exams and if your not one of them ...sadly life is still stressful. So we have created this podcast series to unpack how to navigate the challenges of stress, copying with the anxiety of exams...

Join us for our last session of the series here at the Diamonds Girlcast! This weeks episode Ashleigh and Bridget take a look back at all thats been covered from looking for love, dealing with heartache, friendship, learning to love well and how to find a good relationship.  This weeks episode looks at how we choose to turn up in relations ships particularly how we love others, what shapes this an...

Are you looking for the one? Do you even believe thats a thing? ... (hint hint we don't) But what so we do when we want to be in a relationship but are not?  Is our whole lives on hold? Can we find meaning? Fulfillment?  This weeks episode talks about how we look for a relationship if we want to be in one - particularly thinking about the pressures behind this, what motivates us and how we ca...

How do we grow lasting friendships that stand the test of time?  Join Ashleigh and Bridget on this weeks Diamond Girlcast series as they unpack some thoughts on how we can build friendships that can be places of security, hope, belonging and life!  We all know that friendship that ended badly, the argument that couldn't be resolved and the heartache that came from a loss of a dear friend but...

This weeks episode is all about reclaiming singleness!!! In such an important area and topic the Diamonds Girlcast crew are excited to unpack some of the really unhelpful feelings and thoughts around being single and share some hope for those of us who find ourselves single whether by choice or circumstance!  On this weeks podcast Ashleigh and Bridget tackle some of the challenges around being sin...

Do you believe that if you were in a relationship, had someone who loved you the way you would like your life would be better? Do you feel like your life is on pause...that the best life, real life is on the otherwise of a relationship?  Often we believe that if we were in a relationship we would be happy, successful and feel complete ... but sometimes as a result this means we wait to live the li...

Tune into our new podcast series here at the Diamonds Girlcast all about love!  Kicking off the series this week is Bridget, Director of Diamonds Scotland and Ashleigh who is part of the core team.  We live in a world that tells us our value is in how loved we are, wanted, admired and desired by others - especially when it comes to relationships. We are popular if we have a boyfriend or girlfriend...

Fourth in our Advent Podcast - Saved is a chance to hear the reason behind Christmas. On Christmas Eve are you ready to meet the baby born in the stables all those Christmases ago?  Listen into this weeks podcast episode with Ashleigh and Bridget as they unpack more of the story of Mary as she got ready to meet the savior of the world.  This weeks episode focuses on meeting the baby born in the st...

Join Bridget and Ashliegh for our third episode in our Advent podcast. This weeks podcast is all about unpacking the miracle of Christmas.  This weeks has open and honest conversations (as always) as we ask some of the tough questions such as what do we do when we don't see the miracle we are waiting for? Do miracles exist and what is our role?  As Christmas approaches we may be feeling Chris...

Join us for our last episode in our advent podcast series thinking about God's 'promise' to us.  Mary in the middle of her mess and challenging situation chooses to remind herself of God's promise to her and challenges us to think about what God's promises to us is in the middle of life's craziness?  Join Karen and Bridget for this last episode as they welcome the new...

Listen into our second episode of the Diamonds Advent Podcast. Karen and Bridget unpack more of our advent focus of thinking about Mary and her response to the new of God sending his son Jesus.  When life is challenging and hard it can be the most natural thing to focus on our problems, our fears and anxieties... maybe thats just us? But Mary despite her situation chooses to thank God for His good...

Joy - sometimes hard to find and difficult to feel? Even at Christmas.  Welcome to our new podcast series for Advent.  A space to get ready for the real meaning behind Christmas  and a chance to connect with God even if you are not feeling Christmassy. The Diamonds Girlcast team are back to share this new podcast looking at the person of Mary, Jesus's Mother and how she might be able to help...

This is our last episode in our series on image! We have loved sharing this with you and hope that you have been challenged and inspire by what we have chatted about.  This week Ruth Atherton join us again for a final session on our image series as we talk about actions. We have shared and chatted over what shapes and impacts our view and image of ourselves so we can better understand who we are w...

This week on our podcast Bridget is speaking with Ruth - one of the Diamonds core team. This weeks conversations are all about what shapes and impacts our character.  Our character is such an important part of who we are as it impacts all of what we do and how we do it. Your biggest impact on the world and on your own life will be down to your character! Big topic but Ruth has some great things to...

Body image! This is what we are exploring in this weeks podcast. Hope you can tune in for some great conversation with Ashleigh from our Diamonds Core team and Bridget as they unpack some of the challenges around our body image and how we learn to value the bodies that God has created. Everyone at some point has struggled with their body but why is this? What contributes to the negative self-estee...

Do you love social media? We do because it's full fo great stuff and is a great way to stay connected and keep up to date with the latest trends but... we all know it can also be a hard place. One where we can find ourselves feeling inferior, one where we feel not good enough or that there is a pressure to be a certain way. Just us? We don't think so and as such we have a whole episode t...

How's your mind? Have you ever asked that question? This week Bridget and Karen, from the Diamonds Core team are thinking about how are minds impact how we view ourselves from how we think, to what we say, how we act and even how we think, speak and act towards  others. All of this influences how we view ourselves and therefore is a huge part of our image. We often believe that who we are is...

Join us for our latest podcast series all about image! Where do you get your image from? What contributes to it? Shapes it? These are important questions as who we are impacts all of our lives as well as others. Join Bridget, Diamonds Scotland's Director and Ashleigh as they unpack some of the things that impact how we view ourselves and start to have conversations that will make you think ab...

Join us this week for a very important conversation about race on the Diamonds Girlcast.   Our news feeds over the last year have shone a spotlight on the injustices of racism across our world that are still prevalent today. But what is our response here at Diamonds? What is your response?  Bridget and Bea from We Are Tearfund unpack a conversation around the importance of us all standing for anti...