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Welcome back to another episode of Quick Brews, today’s topic is GAD!  GAD is relatively common and affects 5% of the population but you may not have heard of it. So what is GAD? Generalised Anxiety Disorder is a long-term condition that causes you to feel anxious about a wide range of situations and issues, rather than 1 specific event. People with GAD feel anxious most days and often struggle to...

We are so lucky to have the powerhouse that is Alex Beevis join us for this incredibly engaging episode. Alex is the head of Complete Lifestyle Academy, former British and European Powerlifting champion, mentor, coach and all-round fantastic human, and joins us to talk about his own mind and body transformation over his life and how he has coped with numerous obstacles and setbacks whilst balancin...

This week’s episode is a big one. There was so much content, it was a struggle to keep this to Quick Brew timings, but this week the topic covers gender and social expectations on body weight and image. We cover the causes and consequences of negative body image, and Katie and Vikki talk about their own experiences and battles with weight and how society has reacted to it.

This week’s episode we chat with the wonderful Abbie who joins us for a lively discussion around being childless by choice. Abbie talks us through her own journey and the reasons for not having children and the social and medical stigma she has found placed upon her, and other women, who make this choice.   With recent You.gov reports highting that more women than men are stating that they do not...

March 8th is International Women's Day and on this episode of Strong Tea - Quick Brews we celebrate some iconic women from history!

Next week is Eating Disorder Awareness Week and we wanted to open up the discussion about journeys of those who have experienced eating disorders.   Our fifth episode brings us together with Rach who has speaks frankly and openly about her struggles in her 20s with bulimia. She talks about the physical and mental impacts that her eating disorder had on her and how she’s journeyed through recovery...

Our fourth episode hears us chatting to the awesome Kez who speaks frankly and inspirationally about her experience of mental breakdown and how she made it out the other side. Kez’s journey begins with something we can all relate to; work related stress.   Even though mental health is becoming much less of a taboo topic, there is still such a long way to go to normalise the topic, listening to pod...

In honour of Time to Talk Day on February 3rd, we’ve create an A to Z of mental health. Time to Talk Day is all about opening up the conversation and normalising talking about our mental health. To read the full A to Z, check out: www.strongandbrave.co.uk  or www.laytonlifecoaching.com  

Our first ever Quick Brew!    A bite size version of our full shows and this one features New Years Resolutions!   

Our third episode brings us together with the incredible and inspiring Katie S who has very recently fought her own battle with breast cancer. Katie takes us on her journey and talks so openly and honestly about her feelings, the journey and the physical and mental health impacts it had on her life. Raising awareness of breast cancer is so important and Katie talks about the importance of checking...

Welcome back to Strong Tea, the love child of two women who just LOVE to chat. Katie & Vikki love chatting so much that they wanted to turn those chats into a platform to help others, to open up the conversation on difficult to talk about topics, taboo subjects and things that people shy away from openly discussing. Episode 2 sees our very first guest to Strong Tea!  This episode opens up on the w...

Both Katie & Vikki have recently experienced significant loss in their life, Katie with the death of her newborn daughter & Vikki with the loss of her mother. This frank & honest discussion is two women baring their hearts to try and support those burdened with grief. Trigger Warning: This podcast discusses death, loss, grief, cancer, child loss, parental loss and neonatal death.