Know You Matter | Conversations with The Blondes Restoration

This week’s episode is coming to you from home because honestly… life has been LIFING. But we needed to sit down and talk about something important: Mum went to France for a women’s business retreat… and came back different. What started as “oh my god I can’t believe I’m doing this” turned into a week of: ✨ nervous system work ✨ uncomfortable growth ✨ women supporting women without competition...

You know that weird kind of tired where sleeping doesn’t even touch it? Yeah. That. This week’s episode is about capacity, the real kind. Not colour-coded planners. Not “have you tried batching your tasks?” nonsense. We mean actual human capacity. Emotional. Physical. Mental. The invisible battery pack nobody talks about until it’s flashing red and you’re crying because someone asked what’s for te...

Ever feel completely overwhelmed… then suddenly flat, numb, or like you just can’t care anymore? That’s your nervous system! In this episode, we’re talking about the Window of Tolerance , the space where you feel steady, clear, and able to cope… and what happens when you’re pushed outside of it. Because most of us are either: • Up and out — anxious, wired, overthinking everything • Down and in — s...

There’s a voice underneath all the ‘stuff’ in our brains.  Most people can’t hear it anymore. In this episode, we’re talking about the quiet voice. The one that gets drowned out by “shoulds”, expectations, and everything you were taught growing up. Finish your plate. Go to school even if you feel awful. Do it this way. Use the blue pen. It starts small. Then one day you realise… you don’t actually...

You know the one… the person everyone relies on. The one who copes with everything and keeps it all together. But what happens when being “the strong one” stops feeling like something useful… and starts feeling like something else? In this episode, Lauren and Jacqueline — a mother-daughter duo who have both lived this in very different ways — unpack the patterns that sit underneath that identity....

Let’s be honest, we thought we were pretty good at boundaries. And then we actually looked at our behaviour. Between taking our notebooks to dinner, working on holiday and putting our phones on “do not disturb” at 10pm… and calling that enough we realised we might be missing something… In this conversation we go deeper than “just set better boundaries” because it really isn’t that simple. We talk...

Have you ever done something really brave… and then immediately shut down? Like, you put yourself out there, it actually works and then suddenly you can’t move? This week Lauren shares exactly that. She offered free character artwork to authors (to stretch the muscle, see what would happen) expected a few responses…and got hundreds . And the moment she chose who to work with, she stopped, she coul...

This episode is a bit of a “how did we get here?” moment… Because somehow — somehow — we are 4 years into this business. And it all started in a cabin. With a hot tub. While Lauren was pregnant and throwing up every five minutes. Naturally. In this one we’re chatting about where it all began, what we thought we were building… and what it’s actually become. We get into: ✨ The original idea (a retr...

It’s probably important to let you know that Lauren prepares for this podcast by getting a packet of tissues out of her bag… We are opening up a conversation about identity, creativity, and what happens when life slowly convinces you to shrink, which is something we have BOTH struggled with in the past.  In this episode we talk about: • What it feels like to rediscover your authentic self • How se...

In Part 2 we move from noticing the voices in your head… to learning how to work with them. Because the goal isn’t to eliminate your Judge or your saboteurs. They’re old neural pathways — well-worn super highways in your brain that formed to keep you safe. The real work is learning how to build a new road. In this episode we talk about: • Why your brain defaults to familiar mental patterns • The s...

In this episode we’re diving into a question that quietly shapes a lot of our decisions: Who is actually driving your bus? Is it you… or is it the voice in your head telling you what you should do? This conversation started with something very real. Lauren noticed a familiar physical feeling — tight shoulders, the “meat hooks” — and realised it was the signal that her Judge had taken the wheel. It...

We want to preface these show notes that this episode is a bit vulnerable, we both get emotional, we are exploring these concepts real time as we invite you, the listeners to explore with us. Take care of yourself as you listen.  We start by answering questions you’ve been asking us on social media about our plan to live together. Yes. All of us. In one house. We talk about: 🏡 What we’re excited...

In this week’s episode we start a little experiment in what happens when you stop consuming… and start creating. We’re talking about Reading Deprivation Week , the seven-day challenge as part of Unlocking and the Artist’s Way, of not consuming new content. No books. No podcasts. No mindless scrolling for inspiration. Just you and your own brain. It started for us on Friday 20th Feb, and it’ll fini...

We recorded today’s podcast episode on Friday the 13th so BEWARE We’ve both been feeling a bit foggy and overwhelmed, chatting about how the world feels "fuzzy"  We got curious today, about how anger can be observed and used constructively.  Have you heard the quote "anger is meant to be acted on, not acted out"? Today we connect it to online reactions to a post about not shami...

Join us on a very wet day in Nottingham as we catch up on how all things ‘Unlocking’ are going!  Can real change be made in a week? Well we reckon so and you’ll definitely hear it in our voices (underneath the croak of Lauren’s cold) Jacqueline is talking ‘if nothing changes, nothing changes’ as she takes accountability for her fitness and getting moving again while Lauren chats about shifting the...

Welcome back to Know You Matter , where life doesn’t wait for the podcast to end before throwing more chaos our way. And this week it definitely feels personal. No sooner had we finished recording last week's episode on capacity… Lauren’s car broke down AGAIN. Not once. Twice. The second time with her stuck in it. Apparently, the universe heard “capacity” and said, “Let’s test that.” In this e...

We’re back in the studio this week after a very real few days — Lauren’s car (Pudding, bless her) is being a little diva and refusing to start, Paloma (Jacqueline’s car) needed a dramatic rescue, and that was just Wednesday... But this isn’t just a podcast about dodgy Corsas and roadside breakdowns (though honestly, we could do a whole series). This week, we’re talking about something a little dee...

Lauren get's emosh as we talk about perfectionism in this episode. Have you ever got mad at your other half for not getting something right first time? Lauren is exploring what it means for her and her relationship as she realises she's been holding her husband to standards set by her own internal stories. Talking all things: perfectionism relationships giving yourself a hard time and more...

Let’s Stop Abandoning Ourselves Welcome to a totally off the cuff episode of Know You Matter! Today we are practicing what we preach with ‘who says?’ For us, that looks like choosing to release our podcast as soon as we record it because we are too excited! Listen as we have some deep, monumental realisations about The Blondes as a business and our own personal growth.  Lauren shares how she's...

Why am I so tired if it’s a new year?! Welcome to Episode 32 of Know You Matter , where Lauren and Jacqueline (aka The Blondes) get real about what happens when the culture is screaming “GO!” but your body is still whispering “hibernate…” We’re talking clean slates, circadian rhythms, winter brains, and that weird tension between wanting to build the dream and also never leave your blanket. In thi...

Join us, Jacqueline and Lauren, mum-daughter legends (self described) as we welcome 2026 with open arms, reflecting on our personal growth, motherhood, and our dreams for the business in 2026 and beyond.  In this episode, we are chatting about embracing life's chapters, setting meaningful intentions, and the importance of authentic connections.  We share our visions for the future, including t...

Join us as we say Adios! to 2025 and set our intentions for 2026. After an “Interesting” and “Fascinating” year we are both so excited for what’s to come, but we aren’t moving on without celebrating what we are proud of.  Whether you’re setting New Year’s Resolutions, intentions or choosing your word of the year, this is for you! Here are the questions to help you decide how you want this year to...

Whether you’re all ready for the big day or listening while wrapping Christmas presents we want to wish you a very, Merry Christmas ❤️ When better than Christmas to talk about traditions and roles, especially those we play as we make our way closer to the big day.  Some of us happily baste the turkey (not us, neither of us cook!) and some of us take the brunt of the present buying decisions - howe...

Have you sat down and really celebrated this year yet? We know as a mum-daughter duo who are both recovering people-pleasers and perfectionists that celebrating our wins is something that doesn’t happen often enough!  And as the first Christmas and end of year with a podcast (that’s officially been live for over 6 months 🥳) we wanted to take some time to properly celebrate before this ear disappe...

Welcome back to part 2 of ‘How well do we really know each other?!’ As a mum-daughter team who’ve always had a good relationship, I think you’ll be shocked at just how little we actually know about each other, save for the foods we’d eat every day for the rest of our lives.  If you’re looking for a podcast that is feel-good, easy laughs and shows what healing generational trauma looks like on the...