Real Women

It’s time for another quick on with Dawn and Tracy. In a snippet taken from Episode 98 the ladies are discussing anxiety, fear and how to be the master of it. The fear of ‘what if’ can often make us behave in ways that are not conducive to our personal or professional success. And this is not healthy. Luckily, Dawn and Tracy are here to share some practical tips and advice, collected from two live...

This week, Dawn and Tracy are joined by Christine Van Bleom, founder of the Empty Nest Kitchen. Christine, for many years, ran a cooking school, but when covid popped up and closed her business she found herself lost and dejected. She looked at her own life and realised that people of her generation were being left behind. Determined to do something about it, Christine established the Empty Nest K...

This week Dawn and Tracy are joined by master Pilates teacher, CoreAlign master instructor, posture and gait specialist and Neurosomatic Intelligence coach, Kristen Iuppenlatz Grech. After 2 car crashes, Kristen experienced chronic pain for over 15 years. One day, whilst in her kitchen, she had a revelation - what if she could incorporate her pilates knowledge into daily life? Not only did this wo...

This week on the show Dawn and Tracy are joined by Chris Edwards, a business owner that has ADHD, OCD and, with his wife, is currently going through the process of IVF, for the 13th time. As you can imagine, all of this puts a huge strain on Chris’s mental health and his ability to run his business effectively. What Chris discovered is that most people think your business impacts your life, but it...

This week the ladies are here for a quick one. In a clip taken from episode 121, Dawn and Tracy are talking to property investor Micheal Wildig. When Micheal was caught up in a property scam that cost him over £150,000 he fell into a deep depression and contemplated suicide. In this short episode, Michael, Dawn and Tracy discuss the importance of speaking openly about mental health struggles, the...

Dawn has recently been on a business retreat and she participated in a workshop all about identity, which has got her thinking about some big questions, such as “Do we choose our identity or is it a product of our nurture?” and “Is our identity who we are or what we do?”. As always, the ladies leave no stone unturned in their quest to get to the bottom of this subject. From the factors that make u...

Dawn's community of business owners are hitting their 40’s and 50’s. As they are all self employed or business owners, they are starting to worry about life after work, from a financial perspective. A lot of them are considering investing in property, so Dawn has decided to interview an expert in this field…Tracy. In this episode, Tracy breaks down the reality of property investment, the many rout...

Dawn and Tracy, who both run successful businesses, are getting overwhelmed with the number of options available to them when it comes to marketing. This past year, Dawn has decided to “chuck the book” at a number of marketing options in an attempt to find the one that works best for her. But, what she’s discovered is that it’s not as simple as just commissioning a marketing agency. From branding,...

It’s the anniversary of Tracy’s fathers death and that has got her thinking about grief, how we cope with it and the impact it has on our lives, both personally and professionally. But, is grief always a bad thing, is there any comfort to be found in suffering? Both Dawn and Tracy have been through periods of prolonged grief, in this episode, they look back on them, the strategies they used to ove...

The ladies are back this week for another ‘Quick One’, in a clip taken from episode 94, which featured Jeremey Bailey, Dawn’s ‘Freedom Friend’, owner of multiple businesses and eligible bachelor. Talking about online dating, the trio discuss what they think is good and bad about it, why it might be more tailored to men and not women and why it will never compete with a good, old fashioned, romanti...

It’s Tracy's birthday this week and, as she becomes another year older, it prompts a question from Dawn “Is it the journey or the destination that’s important?” As the ladies try to break down this age old question, one thing becomes clear - that the answer really isn’t that simple. Looking at the difference between personal and career journeys, how their perception of the destination has changed...

Dawn and Tracy are here with a quick caffeine cast. After waking up at 4:10am this week and deciding to just get out of bed, something that has been happening more and more recently, Tracy wants to talk about why, as we get older, do we wake up earlier and earlier in the mornings.  From the science that Dawn can’t remember, to Tracy just wanting to be lazy and the all important topic of afternoon...

This week Dawn and Tracy welcome back Chloe Bisson. Chloe had a meteoric rise in her career, becoming the director of an international company by the age of 26. But once she achieved her dream, she was left feeling empty and ill. Initially visiting the doctor to try and ease her stomach pain, she was shocked when she was diagnosed with severe clinical depression. After a period of denial, Chloe de...

This week Dawn welcomed a new grandchild into the family which sparked the idea for this episode. Dawn and Tracy are back to discuss growing old gracefully, being glamorous grannies in business, dropping the responsibilities of parenthood as grandparents, and how we’re growing wiser, not older. Is growing old the same for everyone? And how can we make sure our sons don’t repeat the mistakes many d...

Tracy has a new service that helps people overcome the struggles they have with technology. And with Dawn expanding her business and launching her books, she’s in desperate need of such a service. Having seen some of the work that Tracy has done this has got Dawn wondering how people in the world progress if they don’t have a ‘Tracy’.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Tracy outlines what her service actually does an...

This week the ladies have brought back popular guest Micheal Wildig. Dawn and Tracy have spent a lot of time talking about being mothers alongside running their own businesses so they thought it was time for a bit of balance. A new father and business owner, Michael is here to give his thoughts on his experience of being a first time dad, the impact it has had on his relationship and business and...

On a recent trip to a hardware store, Dawn’s husband was propositioned by an older lady, which got Dawn and Tracy thinking about what are the rules of engagement for older people when it comes to matters of the heart.  Are older people becoming more confident or is confidence something that comes with age? Why are more men dating older women and can relationships even work when there is a large ag...

Dawn and Tracy are both stressed, so much so that they’ve decided to drop this week's topic in favour of having a good old rant. Mobile phones, multiple messages via multiple channels, being your own boss, trying to do everything at 100 miles an hour and zoom emojis are just some of the things that are contributing to the ladies feeling ‘discombobulated.’ But is it worth getting chewed up about th...

It’s time for a quick one with Dawn and Tracy. This week they're bringing you an extract from Episode 79 which was first published on the 1st of March 2023. Following on from the ladies recent episode about ‘Boy jobs’ and ‘Girl jobs', today's episode highlights their original conversation with Carl from the Freemasons, on the role gender plays in Freemasonry.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Carl addresses some myt...

This week Dawn and Tracy are joined by bestselling author, international speaker, multi-award winning entrepreneur and host of the Inspired By Show, Chloe Bisson. Chloe overcame severe depression and started her coaching business. Frustrated at the lack of clients she was acquiring, she decided to write a book to tell her story. The book ended up becoming a bestseller and launched Chloe as an auth...

This week Dawn’s been cleaning her vacuum cleaner, which got her thinking, “Why am I doing this, isn’t this a ‘boy job’?” However, this may be old fashioned thinking. As times have changed and work and home life has become more equal among partners, and with the normalisation of same sex couples, is there such a thing as ‘boy jobs’ and ‘girl jobs’ anymore, or are they a relic of the past? KEY TAKE...

The ladies are back and this week they’re delving into the PPE scandal that is currently dominating the headlines. But, the PPE fiasco isn’t the real problem. The real problem is how the government and elected officials handle public money. Tracy and Dawn don’t hold back as they discuss government contracts, the misuse of public funds and the lack of accountability that means these problems keep h...

In this special episode of Real Women Dawn and Tracy are taking a backseat and handing control over to relationship guru’s Tony and Nikki Vee. If you are here having spent Christmas and New Year either single or wondering whether you are in the right relationship then listen in as we learn why relationships break down and what to do to find the right partner for you, whether that's in life or busi...

This week Tracy and Dawn are joined by property investor Michael Wildig. Micheals business was on the up when he suddenly found himself caught in a scam that cost over £150,000 and sent him into a spiral. Things became so bad for Michael that he even contemplated suicide. In this open and honest interview Michael discusses his experiences, how it could happen to anyone and the steps he took to ove...

It’s time for a Christmas quick one with Dawn and Tracy. As the holidays come around it’s easy for us to look back on the year and think of all the things we didn’t do or don’t have. But, the ladies are here to tell you that there are many things in your life to be grateful for and, maybe, you just don’t realise it.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Dawn and Tracy discuss food banks and how, even though they don't u...