The Beth Goodrham Podcast - Lifestyle & Health for Women

Hi and welcome to episode 5 of this 5/5/5 mini series that I created to help people feel less alone, to bring a smile to their face and to bring some joy to their day.  Our minds can often be a lonely place. In sharing five thoughts that I think only I think, I wanted to de-mystify how our minds work and how in reality, there are probably lots of people with the same thoughts as you - you just don...

Welcome to Episode 4 of this 5 day mini series which is designed to help you to feel totally sorted about yourself and your life. During these 5 episodes I will be giving you the opportunity to listen to the inner most workings of my mind with the hope that you may think to yourself "Oh, so I'm not alone in thinking and feeling this." Or even better "Wow, I am totally sorted an...

Welcome to Episode 3 of this 5 day mini series which is designed to help you to feel totally sorted about yourself and your life. During these 5 episodes I will be giving you the opportunity to listen to the inner most workings of my mind with the hope that you may think to yourself "Oh, so I'm not alone in thinking and feeling this." Or even better "Wow, I am totally sorted an...

Welcome to Episode 2 of this 5 day mini series which is designed to help you to feel totally sorted about yourself and your life. During these 5 episodes I will be giving you the opportunity to listen to the inner most workings of my mind with the hope that you may think to yourself "Oh, so I'm not alone in thinking and feeling this." Or even better "Wow, I am totally sorted an...

Welcome to Episode 1 of this 5 day mini series which is designed to help you to feel totally sorted about yourself and your life. Over the next 5 episodes I will be giving you the opportunity to listen to the inner most workings of my mind with the hope that you may think to yourself "Oh, so I'm not alone in thinking and feeling this." Or even better "Wow, I am totally sorted a...

Hello! Come and join us this week as we meander through:  the joys of having passport photos taken in your 50s  what it means to be authentic  a story about dating after divorce how its possible to succeed in an exam by getting more than half of it wrong and Beth shares details of the upcoming day retreat she's holding.  We hope that you enjoy the ride as we take left turns and wrong turns, g...

Building resilience, going on retreat, enjoying 1980s fashion, diary disasters and, of course, more TV recommendations We dive deep pretty quickly in this episode and talk about building resilience in the tough times; what it looks like when we are in the tough times; what it looks like when our friends and loved ones are in those times; and overcoming our urge to rescue people we love who are str...

Do you find shifting gear after Christmas & the New Year Challenging? Grown up children head back to their lives and the hall is bare without their shoes. It's like taking a cold bath - a shock to the system - and then just as you get used to it, back they pop! In this episode we're talking about how proprietorial we've become over our kitchens and laundry rooms, trips to Brandy...

In this episode my friend, Libby, and I consider (from varying angles!) an especially wise quote from Matt Haig which reads as follows: "You don't need a new you. You don't need replacing every year like another iPhone. Don't throw yourself away like another piece of plastic trash. Love the old you. Improve, evolve, do better, but head towards yourself not away. Be gentle with...

I'm so excited to be sharing all about the "divine feminine" with you on the podcast. It is a concept that I've come across fairly recently.  And in all honesty, I cannot believe that I've reached my grand age without really coming across it before. It is revelatory in figuring out how to gain more balance in your life. The point of the podcast has always been to share wit...

Biohacking. What are the benefits of biohacking? Is it safe? Does it work? Today, I'm going to be talking about biohacking.  Biohacking is something that we're hearing about more and more and something I've become super interested in over the last 18 months or so.  So I thought I would share with you what biohacking is all about.  You don't have to be a silicone valley billiona...

Ever had the time to investigate haircare, make-up and beauty? No, me neither until surgery for a hysterectomy forced me off my feet and in to bed, where I began to dig into the incredible world of purple shampoo, face oils and foundation to make you glow! Come on a journey with me as I share the discoveries I made as I tried out different products, practically from my bed! If you like the podcast...

Hello and welcome! This podcast forms part of a mini series of podcasts called "Lessons from my bed."   Several weeks ago I had an abdominal hysterectomy and as a result of that, I have spent a lot of time in my bed. I've learned a lot, not only about life in general, but about myself in terms of surrendering to things and having to be accepting of what is happening.  Although I kne...

Hello! The purpose of this episode is to offer you help and advice if you're facing a hysterectomy, or to help you to support a friend, or family member, who is. During the episode I share with you how my hysterectomy came about, what my hospital stay looked like and what the recovery time is like afterwards.    I had a lot of messages on Instagram from people saying that they were worried ab...

Thinking about trying a keto diet but worried about restrictions? In this episode, I break down how to make keto simple, delicious and sustainable, with tips for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians. I share my favourite meals, snacks, substitutions and pantry essentials, plus the surprising benefits I’ve noticed, like increased energy, less brain fog and tastier meals. What you’ll learn in this e...

In the first episode of this two part podcast, I'm sharing with you what changes I made to my diet, why I made them and the benefits I've noticed. As a girl who was brought up in the 1970s, everything was low fat. From cheese, to yoghurt and milk, the thought of eating anything other than a low fat version just wasn't done.  Fat was the enemy! Which is why it's so strange to fi...

Recently it struck me how going on holiday is a brilliant opportunity for people to re-invent themselves (especially if they're a teenager!) They're free to shake off the shackles of being known as the nerdy one,  or the one who had bad skin, or the one who needed a brace. And it got me thinking....if we all had a clean sheet of paper and could start again from scratch, what parts of our...

So here are a couple of questions for you. Do you know what the benefits of play are...even as an adult? And how often do you intentionally engage in it? My guess is probably not very much. In fact, you may even balk at the idea. Perhaps you think that play is something that only children do. I used to think the same too. Until I started to receive a  very clear message that I needed to play more....

In this Episode, I'm sharing 5 tips to help when life gets tough. In a previous life, this episode was one of my "Sunday Love Letters Straight From The Heart" but I had such an overwhelming response to it that I decide to turn it into a podcast episode so that you could come back and listen to it anytime that you needed to. Thank you to the ladies who sent the quotes to me which I r...

When a last minute opportunity to go on a retreat presented itself, I jumped at the chance. It felt as though the stars aligned, so I threw caution to the wind and went. I had no idea what to expect but it was brilliant. I learned and and experienced new things, moved, challenged myself in so many ways, and meet some incredible people. As promised, here are the details that I  said I would include...

Marrakech wasn’t somewhere that was really on my radar to visit, until a client of mine asked me whether I would like to go and stay at the Riad that she had bought and renovated with her husband.  It took a while for the plan to come together but when my friend, Jo, and I finally made it there in February, we were blown away.  Not only was it a hustling, bustling city of sights, sounds, smells an...

Katie Lopes is the co-founder of the underwear brand, Stripe & Stare   Back in 2003, Katie and her sister set up a retail business selling international fashion from New York and Australia. They counted Kate Middleton and Sienna Miller amongst their clientele.  But there was one product that caught Katies’ eye: a thong imported from the USA. It was that which customers came back for, time and...

Ever wondered how some people just “know” what they’re here for? They have such a strong vocation or conviction that they don’t ever question whether they’re in the right job or following the right path. But what if you’re not sure?  Perhaps you’re thinking about returning to work after having had time away to look after your family. Or maybe you’ve left a role that you worked in for years and are...

Noticed that a lack of confidence is stopping you from doing things? Taking on new projects? Trying out new ventures or adventures? Or even doing things that you didn’t used to think twice about?  As we get older, our confidence seems to decrease. I’m not sure why but I have a few theories on it.  Here I share 5 steps that I rely on to get me through situations which I know are going to unsettle m...

You’ve heard of Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop, well it’s time to meet “Droop”, the middle-aged equivalent!  For the last 90 days, I and two friends have been trying out different approaches to deal with afflictions that are common in middle age.   Libby tested a product to help with bunions (not that she has them!) Mandy put something to help with wrinkles through its paces and I experimented with a devi...