Spill It UK

You Are Beautiful Introducing Tanya Gore! Tanya is all about that "body positivity". For too long people have been told that they must look a certain way to be deemed beautiful. Beauty standards have made people feel like they aren't good enough, made them feel unworthy, made them feel that they can't be beautiful too. Tanya is here to tell you that you're beautiful and to love the skin you're in!...

Introducing Lesley Elder-Azna! Lesley Elder-Aznar is the best-selling author of introductory project management book "I Would Rather Eat a Cactus...than Run a Project". She has over 20 years experience as a project and change management consultant, providing consulting services to FTSE-50 companies, including household names in the banking and pensions sector. She is on a mission to take the myste...

Heather Jean from Confidence Through Cabaret is a woman on a mission. She helps women raise their confidence so they feel great in their body without diet or exercise, using the principles of modern cabaret. Heather is a Co-Pioneer of Confidence Through Cabaret. She has owned a successful global consultancy in Leadership Training and Career & Confidence Visibility Coaching for 25+ years. In her pe...

Introducing Christopher Finnegan! Actor, Theatre Practitioner, Lecturer & company Director at The Growth House. Returning guest Chris, this time on his own, talked about the research and insights found in the construction of the Growth House’ upcoming show ‘BIG STRONG MAN’. Toxic Masculinity, white knowledge structures, societal constructs of gender identity in men, and how patriarchy is to bl...

Introducing Dave and Laura from LemonDANCE! LemonDANCE is an organisation who provide a safe, supportive space to explore alternative ways to communicate. Dave and Laura plan to talk about where it all began, the work that they've done so far, what the future looks like and so much more, including their upcoming performance evening on Tuesday 30th November 2021, 7PM at Plungington Community Centre...

Introducing Marie Taylor! We all know about the world of the cheerleader, but the art form is becoming bigger in the UK and growing massively all over the world and has been a passion of Marie's since she was 13 years old. It's a forever growing sport here in the UK and a lot of time, very misunderstood. All that and more here at Spill It. This episode aired 27th October 2021. You can find the liv...

Introducing Megan Reynolds! Megan is a scare actor, cosplayer and student nurse with a love for adventure and living life to the fullest. Megan came onto the show to talk about her scare acting career and how COVID impacted the industry. It's important to talk about this because as an industry they are on their knees trying to recover from the devastating impact the pandemic has had, with the lack...

Introducing Laura Travena and Emilie Hulme! Two amazing and strong minded women on one podcast! First up is Laura, born and bred in Preston but lived in Scotland for 10 years. A wife, a sister, auntie, friend and the ultimate "girly girl". Laura lost her mum to breast cancer when she was 15 years old and has spent the last 21 years trying to deal with that and now at 36, she feels she's finally go...

Kicking off in October I sat down with Remus Williams, a multi genre DJ/Producer who plays a variety of music from RnB soul, reggae dancehall, Afro-beats and Ampiano - house n garage - old school 80’s 90’s and 00’s Remus and I talked about the challenges working a 9-5 to pay rent whilst trying to be creative and discover who you are as a creative individual. Living in London is difficult to settle...

Introducing Debs Bradshaw-Blythe Chair of Preston Pride EDI & incl Hate crime community devl, engagement & involvement focusing on MH & supporting the LGBT+ community with over 30 years experience supporting many LGBT+ community projects and raising awareness of LGBT+ rights through working in different educational establishments. Passion reducing inequality & tackling discriminato...

Introducing Daniel Franzese! You may know Daniel from the hit movie Mean Girls where he played high school student Damian with his FAMOUS one liners including "SHE DOESN'T EVEN GO HERE!" Well Daniel and I sat down and SPILLED IT ALL, talking about HIV. What you probably don't know is that in September 2019, Daniel was an ambassador and the host for the AIDS Walk Atlanta & 5K Run, a fundraising...

Introducing Beth Meadows! Beth (She/Her) is a support worker at Lancashire LGBT(https://lancslgbt.org.uk/). Lancashire LGBT are a pan-Lancashire charity working to help LGBTQ+ people feel happier, healthier and better connected. Since starting the role in January 2021, Beth has set up Lancashire's only LBT+ Women/Non-Binary Peer Support Group (https://lancslgbt.org.uk/peer-and-social-support/) tha...

HELLO TEACUPS! It's been a hot minute since I uploaded an episode and I just want to say that FIRSTLY - I'm sorry! Lots of technical issues and mental health issues to deal with but I'M BACK so grab your teacups and get ready to spill some of that amazing tea with me as we are in PRIDE MONTH here at Spill It, or we were at the time of recording).  Introducing Danielle Hopkins Transwoman, NDA...

Spill It is holding their own Pride month! Throughout September be ready to learn more about the LGBTQIA+ community as we speak to people in the community ABOUT the community Introducing Gideon Allen! Gideon is a hopeless romantic living in a lustful world. It's time to stick the kettle on because we'll be delving deep into the world of "gay dating"...at least through his eyes. Gideon is such a ch...

Introducing Lucas Chapman Lucas normally works as a health care assistant in paediatric A&E but currently is looking after his son. He also works with young minds and is a Lancashire youth ambassador. Lucas has spoken about mental health on a national scale including TV and in the Houses of Parliament. Lucas came on the show to talk about a campaign that he has helped launch as part of Coram V...

Introducing Erik Raschke! Erik is the author of two novels, many short stories and articles. He currently splits his time between Amsterdam and New York. His most recent novel, To The Mountain, is based on his experiences raising his autistic son. Erik came on the show to talk about the sacrifices and commitments him and his family had to make just to get his autistic son an education. This was su...

Introducing Regional One  Regional One formed in the South of England where they broke into the heavy metal and rock scene, with original music inspired by artists such as modern giants "Muse" and "Avenged Sevenfold", all the way back to classic legends such as "Pink Floyd" and "Black Sabbath".  Simon Ball - Lead Vocals  Stevie Lees - Guitar  Callum Mitchell - Bass  Aaron...

Introducing Caitlin Havener! Caitlin is a whole food recipe creator, a mum of four, and Precision Nutrition Certified Coach. She changed her life by choosing to live a healthier lifestyle - transforming from obese to an amateur athlete.  Now, she helps others become more confident in their cooking and food choices so that they can reach their own health and performance goals. Caitlin and I wi...

Introducing Ben Campbell and Daniel Carver! Ben Campbell is a DM (Dungeon Master) for the popular game Dungeons and Dragons and has been playing the game for around 3 years. Daniel Carver is also a DM (Dungeon Master) and has been thoroughly enjoying his time running games of Dungeons and Dragons. Both of them will be on the show talking about why they enjoy the game, why it's much more than "just...

Introducing Phung Tran! Excited to achieve your ideal body with healthy habits that last forever? Then Phung Tran is your new fitness bestie. As an ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist, Phung has helped young women to implement science-based methods to improve people's lives, with personalized exercise routines and the joy of eating. Her fitness strategy has prompted her clients to be more health-...

Introducing Julie Paulston Julie Paulston is a transformational life coach who brings humour, passion and compassion, in her journey to help women rise from the ashes of their lives to rediscover their Divine Inner Phoenix. Having over 30 years in recovery, she brings multiple personal experiences and strategies to rediscover who you were before the world told you who you should be. The last year...

Introducing Dawn Marcotte! An author, speaker and founder of DM Consulting LLC, Dawn Marcotte loves to share her insights in building a successful online business. As a mother who worked full time in the corporate world whilst being a freelance writer as a side gig, Dawn combines the lessons learned from both worlds to create processes that are repeatable and reliable. Dawn will be coming on the s...

Introducing Pia Prana! Pia is a Women's Personal Mastery and Leadership Coach, a Holistic Counsellor and Biodynamic Breathwork and Trauma Release Practitioner She draws on a rich background of therapeutic trainings and experience in spiritual studies, awareness training, and meditation. Her work is about being real. So every step, becomes about coming closer to realising and standing in your own t...

This episode marked Spill It's first birthday! I wanted to do something special to commemorate the first birthday of Spill It and so I reached out to Joey Cramer - star of the 1986 American Science Fiction Classic - Flight of the Navigator. This film will always hold a special place in my heart as this was my favourite film growing up and David (played by Joey Cramer) was someone I wanted to be, f...

Introducing Jackie Roby! Jackie  is a sales strategist & social media amplifier for healing &  wellness travel businesses. She hosts the podcast Through Inspired Eyes,  has 19 years of travel & hospitality sales experience, & owns  Inspired Journey Consulting. Jackie helps clients craft sales &  social media strategies to increase revenue we discussed w...