How DOES she do it?!

Before we begin, a gentle heads-up that today's conversation touches on grief, loss and suicide. Please look after yourself while listening, and pause or skip ahead if you need to.   In today's episode, I'm joined by Lynn Guthrie, a person-centred counsellor and the founder of The Empathic Therapist, for a conversation about a subject we haven't yet explored on the podcast: grief and loss.   Lynn'...

In today's episode, something a little different: I'm the one in the guest seat... because Vicki Knights, who joined me on this podcast back in Episode 51, invited me onto her own show, Showing Up, and she has kindly agreed to let us share the conversation here on my podcast feed.   If you haven't met Vicki yet, you're in for a treat. She's a visibility strategist, branding photographer and positi...

In today's episode, Pam Cottman is back for a catch-up five years after her first appearance way back on Episode 12. You'll recall that Pam is a resilience coach, but now also the host of the podcast 'Lessons in Resilience', and the author of her debut book, Being   Resilient(ish): A Realistic Guide to Building Self-Belief, Confidence, and Clarity in Busy Lives .   Pam has had a lot going on since...

In today's episode, my guest is Jo Hooper - a former crisis communications specialist who now runs Get Wildly Free, a coaching business centred around empowering clients to say 'no!'   Jo talks us through how it all came to be, dating back to her early PR career where saying yes to everything was the norm; to the point that she ended up balancing client crises with walking her boss's children to s...

In today's episode, my guest is Marie Kelly - professional cricketer and founder of Versatail, a headwear brand born from a question that's oddly obvious once you hear it: why does every cap and bobble hat assume you've got short hair!?   Marie walks us through her path to becoming a professional cricketer, and how the game's ups and downs offer an almost perfect mirror for life - throwing up less...

In today's episode, I'm joined by the wonderful Isabelle Pearcey, founder of the virtual assistant agency Izz Whizz VA, who spent a decade in the legal world before an unexpected health crisis changed the direction of her entire life.   In our conversation, Isabelle talks candidly about contracting long COVID in early 2021 — a diagnosis nobody fully understood at the time — and what it meant to ba...

In today's episode, I sit down with Lucy Colgan, host of  The Wilderness of Creativity , a brilliant podcast exploring how creativity shapes our mental health, wellbeing and sense of self.   Lucy takes us behind the scenes of how and why the podcast came to be and how it became almost accidentally, somewhere to rebuild a sense of self. Nearly a hundred episodes and two years on, she reflects on wh...

In today's episode, my guest is Kate Harrison — founder of ChroME and the woman behind 'Kate the Colour' — and we spend the whole hour on something I didn't expect a business podcast to cover this deeply: colour as energy, and what happens when you lose yours entirely.   Kate's route here wasn't a straight line. Twenty-five years of self-employment, a high street styling studio that won a Grazia a...

In today's episode, I sit down with Laura Uglow - mother, author, breathwork facilitator and soul guide healer - to talk about the winding road that led her into more than two decades supporting women through health, wellness and, eventually, deep inner work.   Laura traces how her practice evolved from the physical (nutrition, personal training, Pilates) into something far more holistic, after no...

In today's episode, I chat with Michele Ferron, the founder of Good Tuesday - a beautifully designed stationery brand built around a simple but powerful idea: that planning isn't just a productivity tool, it's a way of making space for the things that matter most to you. Michele's story is a wonderfully unconventional one. Living on the Caribbean island of St. Martin, studying in the Netherlands a...

In today's episode, I sit down with James O'Keefe - award-winning leadership and performance coach, certified breathwork practitioner, and former professional MMA fighter. What makes James's story so compelling is where it begins. He speaks openly and unflinchingly about growing up in circumstances that led him down a very dark path - violence, drug dealing, and a complete absence of healthy male...

What if rejection wasn't something to dread, but something to actively collect? That's just one of the ideas that makes today's guest, Liz Mosley - graphic designer, brand specialist and host of the  Building Your Brand  podcast - such a refreshing voice for small business owners.   In today's episode, Liz walks us through a journey that began with a firm 'I will never work for myself,' that event...

Its episode 84 of the HDSDI podcast, and this week I chat with the brilliant Emma Hodges, founder of Biscuit Communications and a Digital Women award winner, about the real mechanics of marketing and sales for small business owners - and why so many of us are accidentally getting in our own way!   Starting off by covering Emma's wonderfully organic journey from corporate marketing into freelancing...

A gentle note before we begin: This episode contains discussion of serious health diagnoses and brain surgery. If you're affected by any of the topics discussed, please know that support is available, not least of all from the experts at theBrainTumourCharity.org   In today's episode, I chat with the remarkable Beth Hammond, confidence coach, speaker, and founder of 'Reset with Beth' — a coaching...

A gentle note before we begin: This episode contains discussion of suicidal thoughts and mental health struggles. If you're affected by any of the topics discussed, please know that support is available. You can contact the Samaritans free, any time, on 116 123, or visit samaritans.org.   In this week's episode, I sit down with the truly remarkable Nesha Mistry — artist, emotional wellness mentor,...

In this episode, I chat with the wonderfully insightful Claire Winter — a journalist turned entrepreneur, content strategist, podcast agency co-founder, and the creative force behind The Creatrix Journey.   Claire's story is one of remarkable reinvention, from her early days at ITN, to running a magazine from her 'shedquarters' with three children under five, to building not one but two businesses...

In today's episode, I chat with the wonderful Carla Saull, founder of Good Wash Day — a brand creating beautifully crafted, ethically made hair towels that have found their way into homes across no less than 49 countries worldwide.   In our conversation, Carla walks us through the extraordinary path led to her launching her own business at 51. I think you're going to love to hear how every seeming...

In today's episode, I chat with the wonderful Rebecca Hogan, whole-self life coach and newly published author.   From corporate marketing to London ad agencies, through a deeply personal fertility journey, retraining as a reflexologist and ultimately discovering coaching during the space that COVID unexpectedly gifted her — Rebecca's story is as fascinating as it is inspiring, and a powerful remin...

In today's episode, I chat with the wonderful Cat Googe, a conscious joy coach, laughter yoga facilitator, and self-proclaimed "Joy Queen" who is on a mission to help people reclaim joy as a daily practice rather than a distant destination.   In our conversation, Cat shares how she transitioned from a teaching career that left her feeling energetically mismatched and burnt out, to discovering laug...

In today's episode, I chat with Wendy Welpton, the founder of Reclaim Movement, author of 'Move Well for Life,' and host of the 'Make Movement Matter' podcast.   Wendy shares her powerful evolution from a desk-bound career in fashion and wine marketing to becoming a movement specialist - a transformation sparked by a running injury at 40 that left her with chronic pain for four years. She reflects...

In today's episode, I chat with the founder of The Business Nest, Robyn Currie, who shares her remarkable entrepreneurial journey from leaving school at the age of 16, to building multiple successful businesses before turning 30.   In our conversation, Robyn talks of the early start to her career, including launching a business as a side hustle at just 19, and how it eventually led to running a th...

In today's episode, I chat with Caroline Kulik, the founder of Eden Lane Interiors, who shares her fascinating experience of building a thriving business whilst still maintaining her corporate career.   Caroline conveys the pivotal moment when she realised that no one was going to hand her permission to create a different life, and that instead, she would have to take control and make that change...

In today's episode, I chat with the founder of children's shoe fitting business CeCe & Me, Sam Chetwood, who shares how a frustrating shopping experience sparked a remarkable business idea: to create a more supportive, relaxed environment that prioritizes children's foot health, whilst actually making the process of selecting shoes an enjoyable one for all involved!   We start off as Sam opens up...

In today's episode, I chat with Juliette Rivett, a CFO turned small business accountant, who shares her remarkable journey from leaping into work at the tender age of 17, to the upper echelons of the corporate finance world.   In our conversation, Juliette shares a number of significant life experiences, from returning to education to gain her degree in later life, and following in her father's fo...

In today's episode, I chat with Jess Chalmers, a digital safety expert who is on a mission to help guide parents through the complex world of online safety with confidence rather than fear.   Having started out in magazine advertising sales, before running Instagram accounts for local businesses, Jess explains how watching the Netflix documentary 'The Social Dilemma' sparked a profound realisation...