Live The Change Podcast

Today is my ten-year sobriety birthday. Ten years without a drink. Ten years of showing up for life instead of running from it. In this episode I share honestly about how I first got sober in my 20s in AA in London, how I drifted away, and how one ordinary morning at the school gates changed everything. The woman I bumped into that day — someone I’d known from those early meetings — became my spon...

In this deeply moving episode, host Lucy Hutchings Hunt speaks with Laila Ezzat Al Shana — a 23-year-old poet, mother, and founder of Humans To Be, a grassroots project bringing joy and healing to children in Gaza. Laila shares her personal story of raising two young children amidst bombardment and displacement, and how poetry became her way to resist silence and keep hope alive. She speaks about...

Live The Change with Sophie Benge: Sophie Benge is an empowering force to be reckoned with. She is a seasoned veteran in the spa and holistic healing space. Her thirst for adventure led her to Hong Kong, where she was introduced to the spa industry. Here is where Sophie’s love for indigenous wellness was nurtured. Soon after, she began the role of Editor for Elle Decoration Magazine in Asia and is...

Live The Change with Janet Henson, Divorce and Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Coach Being in a relationship with a narcissist is no easy feat; learning your partner is a narcissist is even worse, but leaving the relationship can be unfathomably difficult. Janet Henson’s profession is just that; she is a divorce and narcissistic recovery coach. She helps people equip themselves in making the hardest t...

Live The Change with Laura Shuckburg: Laura Shuckburg is an agent of change and a champion for thriving. She is a life coach and menopausal consultant for women in their midlife. At the age of 47, Laura began experiencing unexplainable symptoms of anxiety and brain fog that felt like borderline dementia though to her surprise, it was Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). In a decision to live li...

Marsha Powell is Founder of BelEve UK, the London based Girls' Charity, that equips girls and young women with the support network, skills and confidence to make informed choices about their future. Committed to the development and social mobility of young women, this HR professional uses all her transferable skills, knowledge and experience from her 15-years career in the city and her Masters in...

Honor’s superpower is reinvention. When lockdown threatened her livelihood in the tourism sector in South West France, building an online coaching business with Instagram brought unexpected benefits – a community of like-minded women running their own small businesses. Far removed from her former life as a recruitment consultant in the City of London, she recently launched “How to Have Fun with In...

“When people feel psychologically safe at work, creativity and productivity increase.” As children of the 80s, Ben and I both lived and worked in very socially-driven and fast-moving times but for Ben, six years in the frenetic world of running a PR and events business reached a pain point which eventually led him on a new journey. A year of travelling and self-discovery transformed his pain into...

As a PR expert with 20 years experience behind her, Caroline Joynson loves championing small businesses and solopreneurs, many of whom are women. A stint in a large corporate gave her an insight to the varied world of PR and the realisation that she was better suited to running her own agency. Cheerleader PR was launched two years ago and offers coaching, courses and consultancy all aimed at raisi...

Gita's childhood aspirations to become an Oscar-winning actress perhaps portrayed early signs of an open-mindedness of spirit and the glorious idea of possibility. Her positive outlook was repeatedly remarked upon by her peers during a 15-year banking career in London, a positivity which helped this Australian born "neuroscience nerd" overcome Imposter Syndrome and a life-threatening condition to...

Kate Law, Nutritionist known as The Food Boss, says, “Talk to yourself like your best friend. It will feel weird but you'll get used to it.” I’m a firm believer that in life, you get out what you put in. But now with everyone working at home and our kitchen being the canteen, how can we set ourselves up to give our body and mind what they need, and not just spend the day raiding the tuck shop? No-...

Nicole and I first met many moons ago when we were both fledgling online business owners in a pre-social media world. A few years and three children each later, and after dipping her creative toe into a renovation project on a house, she realised that property development was her passion. Through channelling her resourcefulness and trips to endless building sites, sometimes with a baby strapped to...

Janey Holiday has spent the past 20 years helping women to improve their mindset and their health. A degree in International Relations led to a brief spell working for the government and in the corporate world, both of which quickly dispelled any notion she had to work for anyone other than herself. Reaching rock bottom, both financially and on a personal level, her epiphany moment came at a fitne...

Revelations about the future of the global employment market with the advent of rapid advancements in technology at one of Laura’s inspirational talks, had me reviewing the direction of my own business. Laura Thomson's company, Phenomenal Training, works with customer-facing organisations to help them understand how to realign their business model to today’s changing digital landscape through cult...

“The bloodline of Ubermummies is friendship and bringing people together” I can frequently be found at 6.30 in the morning in front of Alex's online exercise classes. My body (and positivity) has been transformed since I signed up with Ubermummies, Alex's health and fitness business. From being the owner of a successful construction company for ten years, she found herself at rock bottom when a br...

I just love Dannielle Norman’s energy. She’s the only person I know who says getting older is a good thing! A mindset and relationship coach, she has amazing insight. Her outlook really resonates with me, which is why I’m working with her on my own personal journey. In this podcast, we discuss what to do with pain, ADHD and why we should have more sex. Some questions we ask • How did you connect t...

Dr Joanna Martin says, “We’ve got to heal and make the difference – in parallel” Life in a COVID world is tougher than ever. We need to take a stand for the vulnerable and that means doing more, not less – but how can we do it without burning out? This amazing woman has set up One of Many to support women make a difference in this world, alongside their roles as leaders, carers, sisters and friend...

Bobbie makes me feel fearless. And that’s her intention. She says, ‘Dress for the day you want, not the day you were given’ She was one of the first people to break through the glass ceiling on Wall Street in the 1980s (and get her very own corner office with a view!) and she’s had two amazing careers. But she says it took 70 years to get from survive to thrive. She’s written a book to share her w...

Lucy Hutchings Hunt speaks to Charlie Cannon, resilience man, Motivational Speaker and Performance Enhancement Coach. How can we learn from mega challenges like COVID, and translate them into an opportunity to grow? It’s been a tough year and we have all had to find our inner resilience to survive it. Charlie Cannon is no exception – he lost 90% of his in-person professional speaking and coaching...

Lucy Hutchings Hunt speaks to Aarti Parmar, Founder of Boost your Brand online courses about Brand Mindfulness. Aarti Parmar believes a brand must be clear on the inside to shine on the outside. I could not agree with her more. She started a creative agency when she was only 24, which led to a 15-year journey in branding and mindfulness. Her brand mindfulness concept evolved, and she’s using it to...

Nikki Turner is a holistic life and business coach and Founder of the It’s Our Time movement. She is passionate about empowering women to flourish in life and business. With her inspiring community, membership groups, coaching packages and newly launched magazine, Nikki is weaving holistic into the mainstream. Some questions I ask: What is the Holistic Business Circle and how does it support women...

Giovanna Rossi of the Well Woman Show ‘Activate your superpower’ Giovanna Rossi is my kinda woman. She’s a feminist, she’s advocated for women in policy, and she wants women to lead and succeed. Her Well Woman radio show evolved into a podcast and support system that values a woman’s skills and supports her to sustain her family. Some questions we ask • What is Well Woman Life and who is it for? •...

Taking bricks & mortar beauty online! I believe any business can be digitised, however bricks-and-mortar it may seem. So, I’m fascinated how Jennie Lawson – who started her first business when she was 21 – has created an online version of her beauty salon. She took the spiritual nourishment that she offers one-to-one in the treatment room, and brought it to a wider audience with Mimosa Sanctuary....

Barbara Guilbride – Live the Change podcast 2019 “When men change, nations change” Barbara Guilbride is a great inspiration to me. She’s spent her whole life showing others how to be catalysts for change. Applying her faith and a simple but effective approach based on four principles, she spent much of her life promoting global peace. She was a part of the influential Caux convention designed to c...

Ex-TV actress Audrie Woodhouse is passionate and positive. She applies techniques learned in acting to help people relax and present with confidence and authenticity at work. Audrie’s story is a great example of how when we serve, the impact can be immense - one happy client led to her setting up a course delivered across the NHS. In this podcast, Audrie shares her wisdom on performing with confid...