The Liberated Life - When Did You Last Feel Free?

In this episode of The Ache, I respond to a listener who has built a life she genuinely loves — meaningful work, strong routines, solid friendships — yet feels a deep contraction at the thought of dating. Not because she doesn’t want intimacy, but because she’s afraid of losing herself again. Together, we explore why this fear makes so much sense, how self-abandonment is a learned nervous system p...

In this episode, I tell a very real story about a date that sent me spiralling: lonely, anxious, overthinking everything, and somehow ended with me chasing a man down the street holding a packet of ham. (Yes, really.) What starts as a funny moment opens into something much deeper: the ache beneath dating anxiety, the quiet panic of feeling unchosen, and the old relational wiring that gets activate...

In this episode of The Liberated Life, I sit down with psychologist and pleasure mentor Bel Litsek to unravel the quiet violence of self-control—and why the path to the love we crave isn’t found through effort or perfection, but through erotic aliveness and nervous system safety. We talk about why Instagram is distorting how we relate and making us perform instead of connect, how the love most of...

In this episode of The Ache, I respond to a listener who describes a quiet, persistent loneliness despite having a full life, a successful career, close friendships, travel, and years of personal growth. We explore why gratitude doesn’t cancel longing, why independence doesn’t erase the need to be met, and how it’s possible to feel proud of your life while still grieving the one you imagined. I sp...

If Christmas leaves you feeling more activated than festive… this episode is your permission slip to breathe. In today’s solo episode, we explore why going home for the holidays can pull you straight back into old patterns — the people-pleasing, the shrinking, the performing, the overthinking — even after all the therapy, the journaling, the self-awareness. Because the truth is: your family isn’t...

What happens when you stop editing yourself and start showing up in your full, untamed aliveness? In this whirly, wild episode, I sit down with Becca for a soulful conversation on creative freedom, grief, visibility, and the rituals that root us. Together, we dive into:• Letting go of the “likeable” filter and what opens up when you do• The messy beauty of celebrating in the in-between, not just a...

In today’s episode, I introduce a new series called The Ache - a space where we explore the truths most women hide behind polished exteriors: the shame, the longing, the patterns that feel impossible to break. Our first submission speaks to a common but rarely admitted experience: “I love my fiancé, but every time I see this other guy, I forget my values. I feel lit up, obsessed, pulled toward him...

In this episode, we explore the truth most women feel but rarely admit out loud: the fear of female intimacy, the awkwardness of walking into a room full of women, and the part of you that signs up for a group or retreat and then immediately thinks, “F***… what have I done?” We dive into the history of the sisterhood wound — how patriarchy separated women on purpose, how witch hunts traumatised fe...

What happens when your partner doesn’t get your path—but you love them anyway? In this intimate, no-holds-barred conversation, we explore the complex dance of staying true to your calling when the person you share your home with doesn’t speak your spiritual language. Together, we unpack: • The moment you realize your partner can’t meet you on the same frequency and how that lands in the body • Wha...

If you’ve ever tried to “figure it out” — to logic your way out of anxiety, shame, or heartbreak — and still found yourself looping in the same patterns, this episode is for you. Lucy dives into why healing attachment wounding through the mind doesn’t work — because the body doesn’t speak the language of logic. It speaks in sensations, impulses, contractions, and the deep, wordless memory of what...

What happens when the life you’ve built no longer fits—when the version of you that once made sense starts to feel like a costume you can’t breathe in? In this episode of The Liberated Life , Lucy sits down with Kat Johnson, a holistic practitioner who, at forty, walked away from a twenty-year career in life sciences to follow a truth she could no longer ignore. Her body said enough. And she liste...

What happens when the version of you that everyone admires… starts to feel like a costume? In this raw and resonant conversation, I sit down with a woman who has shapeshifted through many lives—corporate high-flyer, healer, energy worker—and who knows firsthand the cost of clinging to identities that no longer fit. We explore what it really takes to step out of performance and into presence. How t...

We’ve become professionally overdeveloped and relationally underdeveloped — brilliant at holding it all together, but not always safe enough to let ourselves be seen. In this episode, Lucy shares how her own mask of achievement became armour, and what it takes to feel safe in love, truth, and connection. You’ll explore why success can feel easier than intimacy, how control replaces safety, and wha...

In this episode, I’m getting real about what it’s been like to return to London after years abroad—the grief that comes with endings, the nostalgia that sneaks up when you least expect it, and the quiet stress that commitment can stir in the body. It’s an honest reflection on change, how it reshapes our relationships, our sense of home, and the parts of us that no longer fit the old life we left b...

✨  Trigger warning: This episode includes discussion around miscarriage. What drives a woman to walk away from a whole life at 37, move countries, and start again—not just with her career, but with her entire definition of success? In this soul-deep conversation, Naomi (@naomimorganofficial) joins me to share what it really looked like to leave behind the “good-on-paper” life in the UK and begin...

In this raw and deeply personal episode, I talk about something I’ve never said out loud: the journey through my 20s of never having had a real, long-term relationship. No big love story. No one who fully chose me. And for years, I thought that meant I was broken. I share the hidden pain of being the "forever single girl" - the shame, the birthdays spent crying, the stories I believed about my wor...

In this episode, I share the story of just coming back from a retreat myself, the fear, the wobble, the unexpected breakthroughs, and why it reminded me so deeply that you can’t heal in the same room that hurt you. I talk about what happens when you step outside your everyday life and into a retreat “portal,” where the noise of the world falls away and you finally have space to see yourself clearl...

What really happens when love becomes a triangle? On this thought-provoking episode, we sit down with Dr. Holly Symons, a clinical psychologist with a profound focus on emotional intelligence. Dr. Symons shares insights from her groundbreaking dissertation on the lived experience of the 'other woman' in triangular relationships. Together, we explore the emotional complexity, hidden dynamics, and r...

What if the thing you're best at — the thing everyone praises you for — is also the thing you're hiding behind? In this episode, I’m exploring how work, competence, and high achievement can quietly become a mask. A place where we feel safe, validated, and in control… but also a place where we hide from the messier, more vulnerable parts of life. We explore why being “good at work” can become your...

For years, I had a recurring fear, waking in the middle of the night, heart racing, with the thought: What if I never reach my potential? I thought that meant I needed to be more successful, more visible, more impressive. But the more I achieved, the more that restless feeling lingered. In this episode, I share the deeper truth I came to discover: that my fear wasn’t about failure or ambition — it...

What if the ache you feel in relationships isn’t about being too much — or not enough — but about being unmothered? In this powerful and reverent episode, I sit down with my wonderful friend Annette for a conversation that stretches beyond therapy rooms and deep into the bones of womanhood, embodiment, and matriarchal memory. We explore: what matriarchal tribes can teach us about love, power, and...

What if your mind isn’t just one unified voice, but instead a dynamic collection of different parts, each with its own needs, fears, and purpose? In this episode, we unpack the concept of the “many parts” of the mind and explore how understanding these internal voices can transform the way we approach relationships and heal emotional wounds. Here’s what we’ll cover: the difference between the “mon...

When you don’t feel like you belong, you start to shrink. Sometimes it’s obvious — biting your tongue in a meeting, agreeing to things you don’t want, saying “I’m fine” when you’re not. Other times it’s subtle — the way you downplay your achievements, the way you soften your edges so you’ll still be invited in. Coming back to London after time away brought this into sharp focus for me. Suddenly I...

What if the version of success you’ve been chasing isn’t actually what your soul needs? In this heart-opening conversation, I’m joined by my dear friend and former client, Laura — a radiant, real-deal human who knows both the ache of trying to “get it right” and the freedom that comes when you stop trying to perfect your way to peace. Together, we explore the tender terrain of the messy middle — t...

Ever found yourself in a room of open-hearted women drumming to meet their spirit animals and thought — who have I become?! Yeah. Same. In this week’s off-the-cuff episode, I take you inside a shamanic drumming circle, where I half-laughed, half-cringed my way into meeting… a dragonfly. Not exactly the soaring hawk or stoic wolf I imagined. But she had something to teach me. This episode is a tend...