Happily Ever After with Hannah Harvey

My word of the year for 2023 is play so we decided to broadcast this week's episode of Happily Ever After live on instagram, unedited and unfiltered! Katie is joining me to give her thoughts on resolutions and we're also talking about Dry January. There's still time to join in! You can download your free Dry January journal here; https://www.mumsdays.com/dryjan You can watch our instagram live ses...

Happy New Year everyone! Welcome to 2023. Today I'm talking about drinking and Dry January because I love not drinking. You may be shocked to hear this because I'm so hilarious and wacky~~ but I don't drink. Over the years, not drinking has been the thing that people seem to ask me about the most so I thought I may as well share what I know.  I've got some suggestions for things for you to re...

Inbetweenmas - it's the time when I get quite reflective because you can still sit and eat all the food because it's not New Year yet. So you're still enjoying that but also thinking about what it is you want to do from New Year's Day. Which in reflection is kind of like a lot of pressure. So we're bringing you three amazing resources and the best tips from all of the guests we've had on...

Since it's five days to Christmas, we thought we'd talk about Christmas day for Episode 22. We're discussing what to do at Christmas when you're splitting up and how the kids might feel and Katie will be giving her perspective as someone whose parents were divorced when she was young. This is the episode we refer to with Danielle's tips for the newly divorced on how to plan Christmas Day; https://...

Today we're talking about my blog Mums' Days. I'm going through a little bit of the history then I'll tell you all about the vision going forward because it also involves you guys!  I'll also be introducing Katie who basically acts as the other half of my brain in the background to keep this thing ticking along. If you're interested in getting involved with Mums' Days, please do drop us a mes...

In today's episode, I'm interviewing the multitalented Katie Portman. She’s an award winning blogger, author, a public speaker and a style consultant. And I LOVED this convo.   She’s giving us her best tips on how to feel fabulous this festive period, how to edit our wardrobe and expect a LOT of colour chat as we’re both addicted.   Katie's Blog - Pouting in Heels This article has l...

Cath Hindle from Clear the Clutter is back by popular demand to talk us through the festive period which for me is peak clutter time.   Cath is giving us advice on decorations, gift buying and wrapping, xmas trees and what to do with everything before, during and after. She's an organisational dreamboat.   Money Saving Experts advice for doing good this xmas including where to donate - h...

Episode 18 is a double whammy because it's one I've been wanting to do for ages and it's something Mums' Days readers asked for in my recent survey. I'm chatting with Josie Baxter who is my very good friend and personal trainer about health and fitness and how to fit exercise into our already jam packed lives. We also discuss Josie's recent break up, how she got over it and the emotional strength...

This week I have an extra special treat for you because I am chatting with Danielle Barbereau, who is a Divorce Coach and author of the book, After the Split . I first met Danielle a year ago after she was recommended to me by my mediation solicitor, and she supported me through some of the hardest bits of my divorce, namely battling it out in court! My solicitor had said, “ask Danielle for a comp...

Today I bring you a podcast that no one asked me for - my tips on travelling with kids! I’m no expert in travel. Or kids. Or anything really. But I’m bringing you my tips anyway as I have just got back from a holiday abroad with my kids. And it was a resounding success!

This week I want to talk about the Fairytale. You know the thing we thought we wanted and then maybe we got it, but is it all it's cracked up to be? I called my podcast Happily Ever After because of this idea we may have when we’re younger: meeting the love of our lives, getting married, living happily ever after, etc. And basically that bit hasn’t gone to plan for me, as I know it hasn’t for many...

On this week show, I talk to Sean Alexander, bestselling-Author of Sober on a Drunk Planet. This week is my 5 year anniversary of quitting drinking, so this was partly an episode to celebrate that (best thing I ever did!) and partly because the damaging effects alcohol (and other addictions) can have on relationships. As a former addict turned coach, Sean shares some of his thoughts on a...

On this week's episode, I'm answering some more of your questions, but these ones have a slightly different theme that I like to call 'dirty secrets'. This doesn't mean that we're talking about things that I think we should keep a secret, in fact it's the opposite! It's things that we might feel embarrassed to talk about or ashamed to admit.  Here's the Tina Turner documentary I ref...

Today I'm interviewing Lea Eccleston, a lawyer turned speaker and writer, and a huge advocate for women. She has been through a particularly traumatic divorce and has such a unique take on what it is to go through something like this but come out the other side stronger. In this episode, we talk about victim mode. What it is and, crucially, what it is not. She shares her empowering tips on ho...

This week I’m doing it a little bit differently because I’ve been getting questions and I wanted to start answering them. I’ve got my version of divorce but obviously everybody else has so many different ways to go through it and different feelings that come up. Here we cover everything from recovery time, when it's time to start dating again, regret, finances and even sex. If you’ve got...

I have got a very special episode for you today because I'm talking to one of my very best friends, Cath, who supported me every step of the way through my divorce. We've known each other a very long time and luckily for me, Cath is a professional declutterer at Clear the Clutter ! Two years ago, mere months after leaving my ex, Cath spent a week helping me prepare our family home for sale. This w...

This week I am talking about single motherhood as I often get asked how I cope with the kids now that I’m a single mum. It’s a funny one because I know plenty of mums who have to cope single handedly with children because their other halves are away working. And that is TOUGH!! In this episode I talk through what I do with my spare time but also how I cope when it's just me and managing the chaos...

Hello and welcome to Happily Ever After. This is a podcast where we explore all things Divorce and heartache but leave with hope. I am your host Hannah Harvey, and today we are talking about ways you can boost your mood during your divorce. I can tell you from experience that, yes getting divorced is really tough, but in the words of Glennen Doyle, we can do hard things. We are really strong and i...

Hello and welcome to Happily Ever After, the podcast where we explore all things Divorce and heartache but leave with hope. I am your host Hannah Harvey, and today we are talking about failure. YUK!!! Drew Barrymore quote “When you break up with somebody, you’re like, ‘Yeah, that didn’t work.’ When you get divorced, you’re like, ‘I’m the biggest failure. This is the biggest failure.’ It’s so shame...

Today we are talking about Building Your Team. Have you ever seen Jim’ll fix it and the clip of the Scout’s who wanted to go on a rollercoaster with burgers and drinks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfgqsenuwpo This is what divorce was like for me... One of my biggest achievements during my divorce was to build a team so I could metaphorically give them my bottle of milk and burger to hold. You...

Hello and welcome to Happily Ever After, the podcast where we explore all things Divorce and heartache but leave with hope. I am your host Hannah Harvey, and today we are talking about How to thrive during your divorce. People often ask me what I think the magic steps are to thrive during this shitty time and it’s really hard to define as each person is different but I’ve narrowed it down to the s...

Hello and welcome to Happily Ever After, the podcast where we explore all things Divorce and heartache but leave with hope. I am your host Hannah Harvey, and today we are talking about grief. Obviously, no one has died in this instance but your relationship has, and even if it was a tumultuous one, you can still be sad that it’s gone. And grieve for it. Jessica Simpson “It was like a death in the...

Hello and welcome to Happily Ever After, the podcast where we explore all things Divorce and heartache but leave with hope. I am your host Hannah Harvey, and today we are talking about overwhelm. The average divorce takes 2 years. I know. WTF. It seems incredibly daunting when you’re at the start. Navigating your emotions (not to mention your ex’s, your family’s and children’s emotions) alongside...

Hello and welcome to Happily Ever After, the podcast where we explore all things Divorce and heartache but leave with hope. I am your host Hannah Harvey, and today we are talking about when should you leave? You may have listened to last week’s episode out of interest because you are still in your relationship and want to know what you would do next if you were to leave. Perhaps you’re fantasising...

Hello and welcome to Happily Ever After, the podcast where we explore all things Divorce and heartache but leave with hope. I am your host Hannah Harvey, and in this episode I’m going to be talking about that bit straight after a break up. The aftermath of whatever event it was for you that has caused the irreparable breakdown of your marriage. This period can be exceptionally traumatic for m...