IT'S YOUR LIFE

TW/ depression, conversations on suicide/attempts Today on IYL (and this is mine) we spoke to our guest about her experience with depression, what this mental health condition means to her and how it affected schooling/childhood years. Tune in on your favourite streaming platforms and let us know what you think in the comments of @itsyourlifepod on Instagram. Mentions: @sikhyourmind - support thro...

Today on IYL (and this is mine) we spoke to Maddy about her experience with vaginismus, what that means and how it appears, and breaking down the taboo around shit or painful sex (rather than just the good sex!) Tune in on your favourite streaming platforms and let us know what you think in the comments of @itsyourlifepod on Instagram. Find more of Maddy: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_mad...

TW/ homophobic comments, coming out/sexuality conversation, self harm mention Today on IYL (and this is mine) we spoke to Ellie Rose Tyrrell on how she started working in the PR industry, mental health during university and coming out this year. Tune in on your favourite streaming platforms and let us know what you think in the comments of @itsyourlifepod on Instagram. Find more of Ellie: Instagra...

Today on IYL (and this is mine) we talked to Martha from @marthas.fight about her experience with ableism, opening up about her disability and chronic illnesses. Tune in on your favourite streaming platforms and let us know what you think in the comments of @itsyourlifepod on Instagram. Find more of Martha: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/marthas.fight/ Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/chan...

Today on IYL (and this is mine) we talked to Chloe Pavlou (from StyledByChloe) about our thoughts on cancel culture, experiencing online hate as an influencer + what we hope social platforms will do to regulate negative behaviour. Tune in on your favourite streaming platforms and let us know what you think in the comments of @itsyourlifepod on Instagram. Find more of Chloe: Instagram - https://www...

Today on IYL (and this is mine) we talked to Alice (from A Spoonful of Alice) about her experience with diet culture growing up, how her body image was affected by starting dieting at 11 years old, her obsession with Slimming World and the positive body acceptance mindset shift in her adulthood. Tune in on your favourite streaming platforms and let us know what you think in the comments of @itsyou...

TW/ Grief Diaries will cover grief across all spectrums so please don't listen if you find that this could be triggering for you right now. This episode features anticipatory grief, terminal illness and talks on MND.  Megan shares some of her story dealing with loss, anticipatory grief and looking after her dad with MND. We also touch on advice for people who don’t know how to approach someon...

Today on IYL (and this is mine) we talked to Finola about her experience with psychosis and how it affected her growing up, alongside the importance of mental health education within schools. Tune in on your favourite streaming platforms and let us know what you think in the comments of @itsyourlifepod on Instagram. Speak to Finola about psychosis and mental health over on Instagram - @finolaallen...

Today on IYL (and this is mine) we talked to Tania about how she uncovered her true self during university, improving her emotional maturity and unravelling childhood trauma. Tune in on your favourite streaming platforms and let us know what you think in the comments of @itsyourlifepod on Instagram. Find more of Tania here: Tania’s Youtube - Tania Alexis (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa5S3Odc6...

Today on IYL (and this is mine) we talked to Serena about working for a food bank during the pandemic - delving into how dire the situation was and the negative impact it had on so many lives. We touch on what you can do to help in terms of donations or others way if you’re unable to financially support at this time. Tune in on your favourite streaming platforms and let us know what you think in t...

Today on IYL (and this is mine) we talked to Lauren Black on sharing her healing journey online with an eating disorder and how that’s lead to the starting of her own business - Love Glow Heal. Tune in on your favourite streaming platforms and let us know what you think in the comments of @itsyourlifepod on Instagram. Find more of Lauren here: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/imlaurenblack/ TikTok...

Today on IYL (and this is mine) we talked to Alice about needing social media validation, living at home in your 20s, life and societal expectations, as well as the pressure to be constantly available online. Tune in on your favourite streaming platforms and let us know what you think in the comments of @itsyourlifepod on Instagram. Find more of Alice here: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/al...

TW/ Mental Illness, OCD and slight touch on overdose. Today on IYL (and this is mine) we talked to Hannah about growing up with OCD, how it affected her schooling life, some advice from her experiences and how she’s accepted her mental illness. Tune in on your favourite streaming platforms and let us know what you think in the comments. For OCD help: Free OCD support from Mind - https://www.mind.o...

Today on IYL (and this is mine) we talked to Emilia, the founder of boob appreciation brand ‘Tits & Bits’, who is also part of the Uni Boob Team committee at Edghill University and how she balances her life at university with her side hustles/projects. Tune in on your favourite streaming platforms and let us know what you think in the comments. *You can still donate to Emilia as her trek was p...

TW/ we touch on body image, eating disorders and mental health on surface level so please stop listening if you feel sensitive to these topics right now. Today on IYL AND THIS IS MINE we talked to Weronika, who works in a private mental health hospital. Weronika breaks down the stigmas/preconceptions about mental health hospitals, as well as opening up about her eating disorder journey and scrappi...

Tasha, aka @realtalk.therapist, walks through life as a therapist, what it takes to go into therapy, her recommendations when it comes to boundaries/putting your mental health first, as well as her positive social media career. Let us know what you think over on Instagram @itsyourlifepod. Find more of Tasha here: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/realtalk.therapist/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok...

TW/ Grief Diaries will cover grief across all spectrums so please don't listen if you find that this could be triggering for you right now. This episode features suicide + abuse. Tia shares some of her story dealing with loss, loss by suicide and conflicting feelings of grief. Tia also touches on seeking therapy, why it was great for her and the aftermath of her therapy sessions. The sixth episode...

Laurel shares her admiration for Harry Styles, opinions on fandoms and fangirl cultures, as well as creating a fangirl based podcast! Topics that I found so interesting to discuss and learn more about from Laurel’s perspective - let us know what you think on Instagram @itsyourlifepod. Find more of Laurel here: Laurel’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lifewithlaurel_/ Laurel’s TikTok - https:...

Today’s guest talks about her experience with anxiety and suffering with panic attacks. A topic that so many of us experience or know of in numerous ways but is never spoken openly about (or enough) - let us know what you think on Instagram @itsyourlifepod. Helplines: If you’re struggling with your mental health right now and need someone to talk to:  https://samaritanshope.org/our-services/2...

TW/ Grief Diaries will cover grief across all spectrums so please don't listen if you find that this could be triggering for you right now. *my microphone wasn’t connected properly so apologies for my audio quality being bad but it’s back to normal next week, so sorry!!* Georgia shares some of her story dealing with loss and someone passing on Christmas Day. I related to Georgia a lot as I lost my...

Rachel Harding walks us through what her life is like experiencing chronic illness, and an insight into the symptoms of fibromyalgia. We speak about medical gaslighting and the implications that has on individuals that seek professional help to only get turned away or made to feel like we're over-exaggerating. An extremely insightful episode - let us know what you think on Instagram @itsyourlifepo...

This week we delve into Shannon's PCOS diagnosis, how it affected her fertility, her weight loss journey, her movement into the self love community and more! Hope you enjoy this one - make sure to rate It's Your Life on your favourite streaming platform so I know if you're enjoying the episodes. Find more of Shannon: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shannon.futcher/ Recommendations: Megan Car...

Find more of Jack here: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jacktaylor898 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jacktaylor898/ Recommendations: Watch our mood board/2022 goals video here - https://youtu.be/CX1buyjVfRQ Helplines: - If you’re struggling with your mental health right now and need someone to talk to: https://samaritanshope.org/our-services/24-7-helpline/ Shop the Self Love Journal - www....

TW/ Grief Diaries will cover grief across all spectrums so please don't listen if you find that this could be triggering for you right now. This episode also discusses child abuse, abuse in general too. The third episode of IYL sub-series: The Grief Diaries. Sharing loss, death and overcoming grief stories to help you feel less alone in your journey. Grief is so different from person to person so...

Today's guest, Traci, opens up about having her sister who suffers with Bipolar Disorder, breaking down the stigmas surrounding mental health and illnesses, aswell as sharing her recovery through binge eating disorder. Recommendations: No such thing as normal (book about MH): https://amzn.to/3bkQ42t Resources/Charities: BEAT (for eating disorders): https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ Bipolar D...