Liberté - Free to Be

It feels so good to be back interviewing inspiring women and even more so now that I can meet the women face to face.  This weeks guest is very much on the same page as I am when it comes to helping empower women to feel more confident in their bodies. Jane Earnshaw is the founder of Chique Studios ,  a photography and make over business, with studios in Leeds, Sheffield and Hull. ...

Some of you may remember todays guest from my Midlife Inspiration event back in February 2021. I interviewed 22 women live on instagram from 8.30am until 9.30pm, in aid of two women's charities. I'm proud to say I raised over £1500 that day for Smart Works Leeds and Motherwell Cheshire womens charity. After talking with todays guest, Anj Handa I knew I wanted to continue our conversation here on t...

*Trigger warning- This episode contains conversation around self harming. Invisible to Invincible is this weeks inspiring guests motto and I love it! It's great to be back after the summer break, back sharing all these inspiring womens stories. I first came across this weeks guest on Twitter this time last year after I'd read her story and I was so impressed with her honesty and drive to succeed ....

I am delighted to have Julie Kelly as my final guest before I take a Summer break. Julie really epitomises why I wanted to set up the podcast in the first place, leaving us all with lots of inspiration to lead a more fulfilled life in midlife.  Julie launched Oxford Craft Studio officially last year, although she’s been enjoying trying her hand at most crafts for the last 15 years. In October 2020...

It's time we started to talk more openly as women about sex to help remove the stigma and I'm delighted to be joined by psychotherapist and sexologist expert Dania Schiftan.  A recognized expert in sexuality, partnership, and successful relationships, Dania is a regular contributor for many well-known various newspapers (online and print), columns and blogs (Galaxus, Any working Mom ). ...

* TRIGGER WARNING* This episode includes conversation around physical and emotional abuse and trauma recovery. Claire Louise Chamberlain is a survivor of emotional and physical abuse, finding her own way through the maze of pain, trauma and the mass of healing advice out there. It took her forever, but she reached the other side and figured out it shouldn't be this hard, so she is now on mission t...

It was so great to see Davina McCall’s Sex, Myths and the Menopause documentary on mainstream television and I hope this has opened the doors to more conversations. I’m delighted to be joined by the co-founders of the new Gen-M one stop shop platform. Driven by co-founders Heather Jackson and Sam Simister , who both found the menopause hard to navigate and felt there was no advice out there for wo...

Whilst the majority of the women on the Out of the Bubble podcast are over 40, sometimes I come across a woman’s story who might be slightly younger but have an inspiring and motivating story to tell that we can all learn from. Rebecca McCann is a self-taught, self-made entrepreneur. Rebecca launched Pro Blo Group in November 2014, initially operating from her mum's kitchen with a plan to sell her...

Lilli Badcock is a woman who is embracing life to the full and helping others to do the same. She is a Transformational Confidence and Spiritual Purpose Coach, using Singing as a tool to help others connect to the truth of who they are. Lilli's is also a  Professional Singer and International Best Selling Author. Founder and Host of The Confidence Academy Podcast and Rest & Reset Retreats...

I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing twice now and I still get excited and inspired by her story. Tricia Cusden is the founder of Look Fabulous Forever, an award-winning makeup and skincare brand with a range of products specially formulated for older skin. The brand is proudly pro-age - it's Tricia's belief that age is no barrier to looking and feeling fabulous. She founded the business at the a...

This weeks guest fills my instagram feed with so much daily inspiration her passion for wild swimming, writing and photography shines through her work as a self employed editor. Sara Barnes is based in the beautiful and rural Lake District where she finds an endless source of inspiration. I find out why wild swimming in remote places has really stolen her heart. Sara is such an interesting an...

Eleanor Mills is the founder and editor in chief of Noon , a new website, platform and community to empower women in midlife. An award- winning Editor, Eleanor spent 23 years at The Sunday Times as a columnist, Editorial Director and Editor of the Sunday Times magazine.  Her long list of interviewees include Mikhail Gorbachev, David Cameron and we cant forget the famous leather trouser debacl...

This weeks interview is all about sport and getting active. If like me you are still scarred from 1970's school sports lessons, you might still struggle to find that one activity that brings you joy and keeps you motivated. Whilst I enjoy keeping active by dog walking, jogging and swimming I've still not found my one thing. After talking with Kate I left with renewed motivation to keep trying new...

It's all about the power of your story this week as I chat with Chocolate PR founder Jo Swann .  Jo is the founder of Chocolate PR, an award winning PR agency she established 15 years ago, after working in journalism, media, marketing and PR agencies. She built the business up organically from scratch, and has over the years worked with companies of all sizes including the likes of Whistles,...

This weeks guest is the founder of the Intuition revolution Ange De Lumiere .  After a very successful fifteen year career as an international business lawyer, Ange branched out into clinical hypnotherapy, healing and the psychic arts. She supports female entrepreneurs who suffer from self doubt and imposter syndrome, build their confidence through tapping into their intuition in order to cre...

This weeks guest is no stranger to stepping out of her comfort zone, some times through choice but lots of time through life circumstances.  Caroline Gray started modelling at 17 and has been on a fascinating career journey ever since until finally following her true passion for designing clothes, becoming a fashion and accessories designer at 50. We had so much to talk about and I was really...

Tara Chatzakis helps women create positive, fulfilling relationships with themselves, their loved ones, their businesses and clients, and with money. Bringing an abundance of wealth, love, happiness and joy into their lives. Tara offers lots of great advice on how we can overcome those limiting beliefs by understanding that you are always in control of your life, and how using the law of attractio...

Amy Rowlinson is a leader in purpose and fulfilment. With a fascination for understanding WHY people do what they do in life, Amy is on a mission to help entrepreneurs become values-based, purpose-driven and people-centred. She achieves this through life purpose coaching, mentoring and podcasting. Host of two successful global podcasts, Amy now also mentors people to launch their podcasts. In her...

This weeks guest is another example of how you can overcome huge hurdles in life and go on to really find your true passion and purpose.  Shandra Shultz is an Integrative Life Coach and Energy Healer who came back from a traumatic brain injury 6.5 years ago where she was left with memory loss as well as having to learn how to be all over again (including reading, writing, speaking, etc). Shan...

It's time for some straight talking conversation with this weeks guest Lisa Johnson .  Lisa is a highly successful business strategist working with ambitious entrepreneurs. As with every successful individual there is always a story behind their success and it's not as easy as people often assume, I loved hearing Lisas journey to the top and how she's now helping others with everything she le...

This weeks guest is a woman who thought her career had all been mapped out after studying for years to become a successful a lawyer. Margaret Shenken shares how she left the world of law behind and finally followed her heart in to the world of fitness. She now helps women over 40 find joy in exercise and is helping women become happier for it. Margarets' Ted Talk "What if I don't know what my pass...

Have you ever thought of an idea for a new product after your own personal experience but never found the time or courage to take it further? This weeks guest is Sarah Thomas who along with her mum Karen founded Clockface Beauty after struggling with her skin during pregnancy and seeing how much better it became when she used natural products. From being a qualified chartered accountant to now run...

This weeks guest is a woman who has blown me away with her own body confidence journey and we could have talked for hours about this subject that we are both so passionate about. It's worth a having pen and paper to hand as body confidence expert Astrid Longhurst gives so many tips on how to find your body confidence and embrace who we are right now. Astrid is the founder and director of the Insti...

This weeks guest is Michelle Griffith Robinson who is an Olympian, a life coach, a trainer and an ambassador for Diabetes UK. Michelle represented Great Britain for two decades as a Triple Jumper, competing at the highest level, including at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.  Michelle can also add that she became the first woman to jump over 14 metres in the Commonwealth to her already impre...

Jennifer McKenzie is a woman with such an emotional and strong story to tell,  please note this episode comes with a trigger warning as we do discuss addictions and domestic violence. Jennifer is a life coach, holistic therapist, reiki master/teacher, meditation/mindfulness facilitator, gravity yoga instructor, amazon best selling author and podcaster.   After over coming many obsta...