The Life of Bryony

Welcome to Life of Bryony, where we dive into life’s messier moments. GUEST: ANNA MATHUR: In this week’s episode, I’m joined by psychotherapist Anna Mathur, who discusses the debilitating effects of "Good Girl Syndrome." We chat about the pressures women face to please others, the emotional toll it takes, and the internal conflict of suppressing one's true self for the sake of being liked. Anna sh...

Welcome to The Life of YOU, where your questions take centre stage, and we try our best to help. In this bonus episode, I'm joined by the wonderful Kimberley Nixon as we tackle your most pressing concerns. We’re also marking OCD Awareness Week with a special focus on mental health and OCD. Today… 🔴Jane’s 17-year-old son is struggling with OCD and has been waiting for CBT treatment. How can she su...

Welcome to Life of Bryony, where we dive into life’s messier moments. GUEST: KIMBERLEY NIXON: This week, I’m joined by Kimberley Nixon, who shares her deeply personal and raw journey through postnatal obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) after the birth of her son. Kimberley opens up about the terrifying intrusive thoughts, the overwhelming sense of responsibility, and how her experience of postnat...

It’s the Life of YOU , where your dilemmas take centre stage, and we try our best to solve them (or at least not make things worse!). In this bonus episode, I'm joined by the brilliant Lottie Tomlinson as we tackle your latest concerns. Today… ✂️ Rachel is feeling the pressure of dating a “pretty boy” and wonders how to handle her own body insecurities. Can she stop overthinking it before it spira...

Welcome to The Life of Bryony, where we dive into life’s messier moments. GUEST: LOTTIE TOMLINSON This week, I’m joined by Lottie Tomlinson, who shares her deeply personal journey through grief after losing both her mother and sister. At just 26, Lottie opens up about the emotional toll of such profound loss and how she’s managed to find strength in the most difficult times. Her new book Lucky Gir...

Welcome to Life of YOU , where your dilemmas take centre stage, and we try our best to solve them (or at least not make things worse!). In this bonus episode, I'm joined by the wonderful James Middleton as we dive into your most pressing concerns. Today… 📈 Emma’s career in finance is just not adding up – should she trade spreadsheets for sketchpads? 😫 Jessica’s on the night shift, and not by cho...

Welcome to Life of Bryony , where we dive into life’s messier moments.  GUEST: JAMES MIDDLETON This week, I’m joined by James Middleton and his Cocker Spaniel, Inca. In this heartfelt episode, James opens up about his mental health journey and how his dog, Ella, helped him through his darkest days. GET IN TOUCH 🗣️ If you want to get in touch, I’m only a text or a voice note away! Send your message...

Welcome to Life of YOU , where your dilemmas take centre stage, and we try our best to solve them (or at least not make things worse!). In this bonus episode, I'm joined by the brilliant Matt Haig as we dive into your most pressing concerns. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU You know what they say: a problem shared is a problem… halved?! Get in touch! 🗣️ Send a text or voice note to 07796657512 and start y...

Welcome to The Life of Bryony , the podcast where we dive headfirst into life’s messier bits. GUEST: MATT HAIG In today’s episode, I’m joined by the marvellous Matt Haig! Matt has written so beautifully about the fragility of mental health and how we can find resilience in the darkest of places. He opens up about revisiting locations in his life that once held so much pain and how reclaiming those...

Welcome to The Life of YOU , where you share your dilemmas and we try our best not to make things worse. In this bonus episode, I’m joined by the amazing Adele Roberts (yes, she's back!) as we tackle your life’s most pressing issues. In this episode, we hear from Sarah, who's battling the body wash blues (yes, that's a thing), Samantha, who's going all out with the filters, and Rosie, a mum trying...

Welcome to the very first episode of Life of Bryony , the podcast where we dive headfirst into life’s messier bits and skip the shame. Today’s all about bodies —the bits we love, hate, and everything in between. GUEST: ADELE ROBERTS I'm joined by the incredible Adele Roberts, a woman who not only survived bowel cancer but ran a world record marathon with a stoma. She’s here to talk about body acce...

Launching on 16th September, say hello to The Life of Bryony, the podcast that ditches the shame and dives headfirst into life’s messier bits. Each week, Bryony takes you on a refreshingly honest journey through the ups, downs, and WTFs of everyday life, joined by experts, friends, and sometimes even YOU. Whether it's laughing through awkward encounters, tackling taboos, or sharing confessions, th...