But Why?

In this look back through the But Why best bits collection, we return to December 2022 when Clemmie talked to friend of the pod, mum of three, psychotherapist and bestselling author Anna Mathur about loneliness. Anna is passionate about taking therapy out of the therapy room and sharing her own personal and professional experiences to support mums through motherhood. Her podcast, 'The Therapy Edit...

This week's bitesize episode sees Clemmie delve into the world of style with East London based Art Director & Stylist Zeena Shah. Zeena trained as a printed textile designer at Chelsea School of Art & Design, she has a passion for colour, print and pattern AND she's also a print designer/maker/illustrator and Creative Workshop Tutor.  As if that's not enough, Zeena is also an author and her most r...

This week's Rewind episode is all about CODEPENDENCY & PEOPLE PLEASING as Clemmie chats to Jo Westwood aka The Codependency Coach. Jo specialises in helping women to recover from codependency so they can feel content and secure alone, and have healthy fulfilling relationships in all areas of their lives. She's a recovering codependent herself, and the creator of the Wildly Worthy codependency reco...

This week's But Why bitesize is extraordinary and a little different. In normal circumstances, these mini episodes involve a very complicated edit, but not this week. In this episode Clemmie is looking at war with child genocide survivor Taban Shoresh, who founded Lotus Flower, a non-profit that supports female conflict survivors and refugees in Kurdistan, Iraq. And this shortened episode is simpl...

In this look back, we head to May, 2022, when Clemmie explored burn out with writer, humourist, ex-professional actress & singer Caroline Dooner, who wrote the The F*ck It Diet, all about her relationship with food and dieting, and Tired as F*ck, all about her "exhaustion & two years of rest". Ten years ago Caroline started writing a blog called The Fuck It Diet as she tried to heal her relationsh...

We're taking another trip down But Why memory lane to find a chat all about your gut. Clemmie welcomed twins Lisa and Alana Macfarlane (aka DJs The Mac Twins), who set up The Gut Stuff website to empower gut health in everyone after taking part in a piece of ground breaking research. Lisa and Alana had tried every fad diet under the sun, including the cabbage soup diet pre-Magaluf 2005 (remember t...

In this rewind episode, we go back to June 2022, when Clemmie explored the topic of County Lines with Danielle Marin. Danielle grew up in London with first generation immigrant parents, she was accepted into a grammar school, however her life changed completely after a brutal attack led her to involvement with ‘gangs’ and drug crime. She later enrolled at university and graduated with a 1st. She h...

This week's But Why Rewind episode is from March, 2022, when Clemmie chatted to author and journalist Grace Timothy about ADHD and her own chance diagnosis made in 2021 after an appointment to check on her hearing. Clemmie and Grace, who has written for publications including Style, Vogue, Glamour, Marie Claire, the Sunday Times and Teen Vogue and is about to launch her own podcast about ADHD, dis...

In this week's bitesize episode Clemmie talks about expectations and more importantly, how to manage them, with award-winning journalist, author and power lifter Poorna Bell. Poorna is the former Executive Editor and Global Lifestyle Head for HuffPost. She won Stylist's Rising Star award for 2019, Red Magazine's Big Book Award for 2019. Poorna has published three works of non-fiction: Chase The Ra...

In this week's But Why Rewind, we revisit a chat Clemmie had with author Liv Thorne about the challenges of solo parenting. The pair discuss: How she reached the decision to have a baby alone. The process of choosing the sperm. What has surprised Liv about it? Hardest part? What it's taught her? How she talks to her son Herb about it. What advice would you go back and give yourself at the beginnin...

In this week's But Why Bitesize, Clemmie tackles the topic of trauma with trauma expert, research psychologist, author, coach (and school friend) Dr Sarah Woodhouse, who has created the Freedom Process for women who are ready to look honestly at their past and understand why how and when it’s affecting their life today. Clemmie and Sarah explore trauma, how it impacts on lives and how people can b...

We're heading back to June 2021 for this But Why rewind episode, when Clemmie talked to an actual Dame and Gold medal winning Olympian Jessica Ennis-Hill about balance in our lives. As well as Clemmie wanting all the details on what it felt like to be Jessica on ‘that’ Super Saturday, the pair discuss: - balancing a demanding career and the rest of life . - later balancing personal ambition and mo...

In this bitesize episode, which went out in October 2021, Clemmie speaks to podcaster and mental health campaigner Emma Tulley-Williams - aka @mummyspaininthearse - all about endometriosis. The pair discuss: Her first experiences of periods. How immediately shocking they were. The journey to getting diagnosed with endo. How misunderstood endo is, even though it impacts 1 in 10 women.  The impact o...

In the latest trip down the But Why memory lane, Clemmie chats to Zoë Colville - aka @thechiefshepherdess on Instagram - about how she swapped a hair salon in Soho for life on the farm in Kent, why gold hoop earrings are important even when feeding goats, AND why she's determined to educate people about where food really comes from. To find out more about Zoë, check out her Instagram page and to g...

This week's bitesize episode takes us back to July 2021, when Clemmie spoke to Darren of Rule_ette_out who is six years in recovery from gambling and has since set up gambling addiction support & awareness group. In the episode we discuss: Darren's first experience of gambling. How it is intrinsically linked to sport. When his habit moved into addiction. Seeking help and the process of recovery. ...

For this week's trip into the But Why archives, we go back to June 2021 when Clemmie chatted to Helen Thorne, one half of the Scummy Mummies about life in the aftermath of the breakdown of her marriage. Helen and her husband separated just days before the country went into lockdown in March 2020 and in this episode Helen chats openly about navigating heartbreak, the power of friendship, rediscover...

In this week's bitesize episode, Clemmie speaks to Belinda Kirk who is a professional explorer! In 2010, she captained the first all-female rowing team to circumnavigate Britain non-stop, completing the journey in 51 days. The pair discuss: Belinda's incredible career including a trip where she sailed the Atlantic. The joy of adventure Why it is essential for our wellbeing. The long term impact of...

We're trawling the But Why archives and bringing you some of the best bits from the last 100+ episodes. And this week we head back to April 2021 when Clemmie welcomed author and menstrual expert Maisie Hill to the pod to ask 'Why do we live in fear of menopause? Constant rage? Longer or shorter cycles? A desire to change your life? Any of these things sound familiar?(errrr yes) Then you could be o...

We are back with more bitesize episodes, featuring your favourite conversations from But Why, and this one takes us back to a conversation Clemmie had with Sunday Times No1 (twice over!) author Vex King about self healing. The pair discuss: The importance of feeling your feelings.  How self reflection and self healing is game changing but uncomfortable.  How belief systems are formed. That default...

Chatting to Clemmie this week about how their brand came to be is Georgie Cleeve, founder of skincare brand, Oskia. Georgie founded Oskia in 2009 after her own experiences led her to become passionate about the benefits of nutritional skincare derived from natural ingredients. Oskia is now used and sold in shops and spas across the world and Georgie chats frankly about the sacrifices this brings f...

Joining Clemmie to chat all about founding their business is Anna Lahey, founder of cosmetics brand Vida Glow. Anna turned her passion for ‘ingestible beauty’ into Vida Glow in 2014, and since then it’s grown into a global brand. Clemmie sits down with Anna to chat about all the challenges of growing a business and the pitfalls of being your own boss.  Anna also shares an insight into the brand’s...

Stepping into the Meet the Founder hot seat this week is editor in chief of Stylist magazine, Lisa Smosarski. After working as an editor for a number of other successful women’s magazines Lisa was asked to take the helm and launch Stylist in 2009, and since then it’s become a household name. Lisa shares some of her trickiest decisions and early mistakes, from early editorial mistakes to being awar...

Sharing the journey of their brand this week is Anna Richards, founder of modern erotic platform FrolicMe. Anna founded FrolicMe after being overwhelmed by the number of less ethical, old fashioned tube sites pushing male entered erotica. Anna’s passion comes from wanting women to feel great, and some of the erotic fiction and films stems from Anna’s own fantasies and the conversations she shares...

Joining Clemmie this week to share their business story is Jamie Wild, founder of distilled alcohol free spirit, Feragaia. Jamie co-founded Feragaia after noticing an unfair lack of alcohol free spirits on bar shelves across the country, fast forward a few years, Feragaia is making waves across the city, in cocktail bars and in supermarkets. Clemmie and Jamie discuss the peaks and pits, of launchi...

Stepping into the Meet the Founder hot seat is founder of Peanut App, Michelle Kennedy. Whilst expecting her first child in 2014, Michelle noticed that there were not any social media apps for mothers to connect, which led her to start Peanut, which now hosts a community of millions of women, sharing advice, asking questions and building relationships. Michelle tells Clemmie all about the challeng...