Fanny Chat

Have you ever taken the holiday, had the lie-in, booked the massage, rested for days and still felt exhausted? In this episode we explore a truth many women quietly experience: sometimes rest doesn't restore. Drawing from my own recent experience of deep rest, nervous system overwhelm, nausea, and a body that ultimately demanded my attention, we unpack the difference between physical rest and nerv...

What if the tiredness you call fine has another name? In this episode, we meet Claire- forty-three, functioning beautifully, quietly furious, and we follow the resentment she's been sitting on for years, held in her pelvis, gripped in her jaw, carried in shoulders. This isn't about blame, invisible loads, or one more thing to fix. It's about what the body keeps trying to tel us when we do not paus...

Connecting to ourselves in the digital world is what this episode explores. Less digital noise and more embodied living. Here we chat all things digital through the nervous system lens and how this links to pelvic floor healing and mothering ourselves. And I keep coming back to this question: What if some of the most regulating, healing, mothering choices we can make are beautifully simple? Techni...

It’s 2026. We’re done with fixing. We understand the solutions. The question now is quieter, but sharper: why aren’t we living what we already know? Women keep saying they want community. “I just want community.” But what if that’s not quite true? We like the idea of community. Connection. Depth. Being seen. But real community? It asks something of you. More holding Found Here:The Vagina Book Gold...

It’s 2026. We’re done with fixing. We understand the solutions. The question now is quieter, but sharper: why aren’t we living what we already know? Where do women go when they’ve done the therapy, read the books, named the wounds… and still feel like something isn’t landing? Meet Jenna. I’m sharing fictitious client profiles so you can see the inner workings of the work I’ve done with women for o...

Mother Profile: SofiaIt’s 2026. We’re done with fixing. We understand the solutions. The fire horse year asks one question: how do we live with what we already know? Where is the community for women who have done the books, the therapy, the circles, and still feel… quiet dissatisfaction? Meet Sofia. I’m going to do some fictitious client profiles so you can see the inner workings of this work I ha...

Betty Sharpe is a Kent doula who actively supports at births around East Kent. She runs Folkey Birth Club which is a local CIC holding birth cirles and nourishment circles. Betty chats about her experience of vaginismus and what it looked like to have the birth she wanted but the lack of postnatal care she realised she needed. Within this episode we discuss tears, childborth, tending to ourselves...

Lindsey Isla creates content online for us all to consume on all things lifestyle, interiors and fashion. This episode of Fanny chat discusses what it means to be diagnosed with vaginismus and how she now looks at this, what choosing to not have children looks like in today's society and how tracking her cycle changed her world. We also close with a beautiful testimony to what it means to be landi...

Amber Topaz is a performer and producer of all things feminine empowerment. She spends her time normalising the feminine body through her music and shows. Amber discusses what it means to grow breasts overnight at school, and how this fuelled her passion for celebrating women. We discuss what encourages her to sing 'Vulva' and discuss female pleasure and sexuality on stage for all to see. How sham...

We walk through three pelvic-based stories. Ali discusses his journey with donor sperm and what it means to him to have children who biologically are donored. What does that feel like for him daily and how has that impacted his life. Ali then discusses what it looked like to witness the birth of a book which has since been banned. How that left him feeling and what he feels we need more of in this...

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 We explore my recent experience with socialising and how this ended up being a challenge at home. What rest looks like and how this isn't the same as socialising. Why some people suffer and how some of us need to regularly tend to the nervous system between socialising.  7 Day trial to Substack In Your Vagina Lies The Key To Your Happiness Book in for a vagina reading here Find happiness with you...

The importance of transitioning to Spring gently and how this looks when we think about our cycles. It's very much the beginning of Spring, and how can we support, guide and acknowledge this through seasonal mirrors. What is a seasonal mirror, and what is Spring's mirror?  7 Day trial to Substack In Your Vagina Lies The Key To Your Happiness Book in for a vagina reading here Find happiness with yo...

Your subconscious thoughts direct you and here's what this  looks like. Discussions around how to come into a relationship with those thoughts as well as the protectors that rise to prevent you from further pain, heartache or sorrow. Even if it was never going to end in such pain, they'll protect your inner children anyway. 97% of your thoughts matter and here's more on why.  7 Day trial to Substa...

Chatting all things vagina readings. What does a vagina reading entail? How does it unfold. Why would you have a vagina reading. What's Tarot got to do with it. In this short episode we explore a little more about vagina readings and what to expect. To read more about vagina readings you can  read: ' Your vagina knows what you need ,' on Substack under the publication, 'An invitation.'  7 Day tria...

In this episode, I discuss going for my smear test and how that unfolded as a result of me opening up about the work I do.  Vulvodynia, vaginismus and the fact sex can hurt but shouldn't. How we should acknowledge the pain some people are in. Complete with some tips on how to get your smear test if it's something you fear.  7 Day trial to Substack Pre-order your copy of In your vagina book Find ha...

How socials impact my mental health, having 4000 weeks to live, the frustrations of distraction and why you keep seeing people talking about Substack. How long-form is coming back, and our nervous systems are thanking us for such a move. I share my thoughts and reasons behind a move from socials.  7 Day trial to Substack Find happiness with your vagina free quiz My main links My Instagram Website...

We discuss what we mean by a holding pattern in the vagina. Discussing what it could be holding onto, why, where and how it manifests physically or emotionally. This episode is a quick overview of how we can work with the holding pattern. We also discuss a few tips for supporting with whatever may be manifesting.  7 Day trial to Substack Find happiness with your vagina free quiz My main links My I...

A January hello mentioning where I am, what I will be up to this year, where you can find me and hot January has been so far. We chat all things being cyclical in this darker month of the year. It's more of a personal January round-up with a couple of tips and some inspiration (hopefully) thrown in.  7 Day trial to Substack Find happiness with your vagina free quiz My main links My Instagram Websi...

In this episode, I personally reflect on why and how I started really diving into daily joy. I share what that looks like and how that unfolds throughout my week. There's a little more on how to do this for yourself and what my next step looks like with my business.  December workshop My main links My Instagram Website My YouTube My TikTok My Pinterest My newsletter My email More holding Found Her...

In this episode, I chat to Ali about the book cover process for my first book: In your vagina lies the key to your happiness.  Support the book pre-orders My main links My Instagram Website My YouTube My TikTok My Pinterest My newsletter My email More holding Found Here: The Vagina Book  Gold Standard Pelvic Journey Postpartum Care Journey Substack  Insight Timer Main Website hello@thisi...

In this episode, Emma Wilson AKA Turning 30 coach shares what going through the egg freezing process felt and looked like for her while she is currently single. We discuss all things being 30 in our society and what she discovered for herself when going through the egg freezing process.  Emma's website Emma's Instagram Emma's Podcast My main links My Instagram Website My YouTube My TikTok My Pinte...

In this episode, we discuss my vipassana experience in this solo 30 minute episode.  My main links My Instagram Website My YouTube My TikTok My Pinterest My newsletter My email More holding Found Here: The Vagina Book  Gold Standard Pelvic Journey Postpartum Care Journey Substack  Insight Timer Main Website hello@thisisnaomigale.co.uk @thisisnaomigale #fannychat Hosted on Acast. See acas...

In this episode, we discuss what alignment looks like in our lives with Laura Wallace: Laura on Tik Tok  Laura's main site My main links My Instagram Website My YouTube My TikTok My Pinterest My newsletter My email More holding Found Here: The Vagina Book  Gold Standard Pelvic Journey Postpartum Care Journey Substack  Insight Timer Main Website hello@thisisnaomigale.co.uk @thisisnaomigal...

In this episode, we discuss why we all deserve more mothering and what that looks like.  Book a voice session with Melissa Melissa on Instagram Melissa on Tik Tok My main links My Instagram Website My YouTube My TikTok My Pinterest My newsletter My email   More holding Found Here: The Vagina Book  Gold Standard Pelvic Journey Postpartum Care Journey Substack  Insight Timer Main Website h...