Advice from Friends

It's the last episode (for this series at least) of the Advice From Friends podcast, and here we round up some of the real nuggets that have stuck with us from this season. Little bits of brilliant advice from this series guests that have just made a massive impact for us. Not only that, but we're sharing our best piece of advice from the summer. Listen to find out more about the power of Gareth's...

When we heard from a listener who was struggling with her experience of peri-menopause, we knew exactly which friend to call! Fiona Gehring founder of Mid Point 4 Women Limited. When herbed and mind started to go through dramatic changes around the age of 45, she was desperate not to fall apart and started looking into it further. From her experiences came Mid Point 4 Women. A model aimed at peri-...

Gareth Dauncey an Architect, the Founder of the Mood app and host of the How do you feel today? podcast. Gareth knew things hadn’t felt right for a while, but he didn’t know how bad or for how long. So he started recording how he felt each day with a calendar and coloured pens. Over weeks and months he gained a self-awareness that helped him to better manage his mental well-being. Along the w...

Mikaela Jackson is the Founder of She Almighty, she thrives from working with aspirational, mission-led and impact-driven women, and she was the perfect guest for this episode of Advice From Friends. In this episode, a listener has shared her challenges around starting a business, and how to know if she's focussing on the right things. Carrie-Ann and Jane invite Mikaela to share her valuable advic...

Our listener contacted us following a diagnosis of ADHD as an adult, slightly overwhelmed and not knowing what to do with their new diagnosis. We knew that the lovely Kirk Ward was just the friend to help us navigate this conversation and we are so grateful for the insights he shared. We talk about nature helping us to feel grounded, how our working patterns and environment can play a big part in...

There was no doubt in our minds that the person for this piece of advice was the brilliant Abbey Booth. Abbey is a stylist and someone who is known for helping people feel comfortable in themselves, and not like they need to fade into the background. Join us as we talk neon underwear, why Mums can give the best (and worst) advice, and the difference it can make to the bravery you find when you hav...

Can you believe it’s the last episode of our mini-series Advice from Friends? This week we are bringing you our conversation with the fabulous Mychael Owen, associate brand director, blogger and founder of Always Wear Red. In this episode we talk about style - how it changes, how to find yours and what the clothes we choose really say about us. We talk about dressing for our mood, our ambitions an...

When we had this letter, we knew that our friend had to be Lorna Reeves. The three of us became friends as grown-ups, and this is exactly what this episode is about; how to make and let go of friendships. We discuss all sorts including gossamer threads, witchcraft and the power of letting go. Thank you so much Lee for joining the conversation and of course to all of you for listening. We’d love to...

"How can I become more creative?". That was the key question we had in mind when we created this episode just for you. And who else could we ask to be our friend on this episode but the poet that made Jane cry non-stop at a recent event! Lovely and talented Emrys Plant is a designer, maker, poet and creative with the most extraordinary story of how his career in fashion came about by accident. Her...

This week we are talking with our amazing friend Jo Lee Morris of Infinite Pathways all about relationships. Our listener dilemma today is all about how to revitalise relationships with your partner when it feels like life (work, kids etc.) takes up all the time.  We share our own experiences of how we have made time to prioritise our partners as well as the importance of good communications....

Your weekly dose of Advice From Friends is out now and we are talking with our fabulous friend Lee Griffith from Sunday Skies all about adulting. Being a grown-up can feel overwhelming and the listener who contacted us was almost bored of the responsibilities of being an adult. In this conversation we cover everything from chores and managing money to grannying – yep you heard it here first – if y...

Family Advice From Friends out now! Thank you to listener ‘the Middle Piggy’ who shared their challenging family dynamics and feeling like they are stuck in the middle of their mum and sister.  We share some of our experiences of having courageous conversations with aim of ensuring that your own needs are met (a challenge sometimes for us people pleasers and conflict avoiders). What would you...

Well it’s landed! The first episode of Advice From Friends, our podcast mini-series. You know that we love collaborating, and we love having interesting conversations, so we hope you’ll enjoy listening on the chats we have in this series.  This first episode is an introduction to Advice From Friends, why we decided to record these conversations and also a bit more about the best (and worst) a...

Advice from Friends is brought to you by real life besties and advice (over)sharers Jane Galloway and Carrie-Ann Wade. We'll be taking your challenges and conundrums and sharing a bit of advice that you can take or leave. With special guests and real talk, this is the show for you if you're looking for a different take on things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.