The Shame-Less Stories Podcast

In this episode Sarah meets with Emma Clayton, a life & leadership identity coach, and creator of The Modern LeadHer Way.   After two decades in the corporate world, she reached the top of the ladder - but what she found up there wasn’t fulfilment. It was burnout. Emma shares her story of redundancy, masking, her relationship with food and body image and how she now helps other women to live l...

The Shame-less Stories Podcast is back with a bang with Season 2. This super quick episode features host Sarah Lloyd, speaking her truth about why this podcast came about in the first place AND some more of HERstory around peri-menopause, ADHD and finding her voice. She'll share her personal story regarding the juggle in mid-life Facing her own shame story And passion for sharing stories About Sha...

The Shame-less Stories Podcast is back with a bang with Season 2. This super quick episode features host Sarah Lloyd, speaking her truth about why this podcast came about in the first place AND some more of HERstory around peri-menopause, ADHD and finding her voice. She'll share her personal story regarding the juggle in mid-life Facing her own shame story And passion for sharing stories About Sha...

Trigger Warnings: This episode contains discussion of childhood abuse, bullying, trauma and addiction. Please take care of yourself while listening. In this episode of Shameless Stories, Sarah Lloyd speaks with online business mentor, coach, and energy healer Gemma Went about her journey of moving through deep shame into healing, empowerment, and purpose. Gemma shares openly about growing up with...

In this beautiful episode of Shame-less Stories, Sarah sits down with author and Nine Star Ki consultant Lindsey Elms, whose new book Guided by Love was recently published through The Unbound Press. Lindsey opens up about the end of her 20-year marriage, the deep shame that followed, and the transformative journey that helped her release it. She shares how writing her book became a self-love proje...

In this empowering episode, Sarah is joined by Lizzie Cantopher - nurse, adventurer, soul healer, and now author of The Nightingale Who Lost Her Song . Lizzie’s story is one of grit, creativity, and defying the odds despite a lifetime of being told she “couldn’t.”From being ridiculed at age five for reading pictures instead of words, to becoming Great Britain’s number three in archery, riding acro...

In this soul-stirring episode, Sarah is joined by the magical and unapologetically powerful Nicole Barton, also known as Alchemilla: Apothecary Witch Doctrix of Ancient Healing Truth. Together, they dive into the alchemy of shame, the journey of self-healing, and the radical act of reclaiming the title of Witch. Nicole introduces us to the idea of the soul remedy; the unique wound we’re born to tr...

Trigger Warning:This episode contains open and candid conversations about childhood trauma, family dysfunction, emotional abuse, financial hardship, and motherhood challenges. Please listen with care, especially if you are navigating trauma, burnout, or generational wounds. In this rich, raw, and radically honest conversation, I am joined by the incomparable Rebecca Barr - money mentor, business g...

Trigger Warning:This episode contains open and heartfelt discussion around termination, miscarriage, baby loss, fertility struggles, and grief. Please listen with care, especially if you are currently navigating loss or trauma. In this raw, soulful, and powerful episode, Sarah is joined by spirit baby medium, soul plan coach, and author Debra Kilby for a conversation that reaches deep into the hea...

In this powerful role-reversal episode, Nicola Humber (founder of ⁠The Unbound Press⁠ ) takes the mic and interviews our host, Sarah Lloyd, on the very theme that underpins this podcast: shame. But this isn’t your typical interview! It’s a deep, raw, and beautifully honest conversation between two women who’ve dedicated their work to truth-telling and shadow-walking. In this episode, we explore:-...

What happens when your body calls time on the life you’ve been pushing through? This week’s episode is a deeply powerful conversation with Wendy-Anne Steere, a woman who went from a high-achieving corporate career to lying on the floor, unable to hold a hairdryer. Her story is one of complete burnout, ME and ultimately, transformation. We talk about:✨ The shame of not being able to do “the basics...

In this uplifting and candid episode of Shame-less Stories, I am joined by the irrepressible Cat Googe, The Joy Queen herself! Together, we dive deep into how joy, laughter, and self-love can be radical acts of rebellion, healing, and self-validation. Cat Googe - AKA The Joy Queen - is super passionate about JOY and teaches how to intentionally bring it into everyday life instead of waiting for it...

In this episode of Shame-less Stories, I am joined by Sandrine Olmi, a down-to-earth nutritional therapist and mother who blends science and intuition to help women and families nourish themselves and ditch the shame around eating. Together, we explore how food can be a source of strength and empowerment (rather than stress!), especially for mothers navigating perimenopause, parenting, and the mes...

In this episode of Shame-less Stories, I am joined by the compassionate, wise, and quietly rebellious Kerry Tottingham, co-founder of A Brilliant Thing CIC, author of Healing-Centred Transformation, and co-creator of the Brilliant Box coaching cards. Together, we explore what it means to build a values-led business in a system that often rewards burnout, compliance, and shame. Kerry shares her pow...

This week on Shameless Stories, I welcome the radiant and wildly multi-dimensional Gill Kirkham, founder of State Change Alchemy, mind alchemist, and high-performance coach for soul-led leaders. In this expansive and thought-provoking episode, Gill shares what it means to be a “mind alchemist”, turning emotional lead into gold and how she guides intuitive leaders, coaches, and change-makers to cle...

Power of Us | Club Quantum, Tunbridge Wells | 22nd May 2025 7pm - 11pmIn this heart-opening episode of Shame-less Stories, I am joined by the luminous co-creators of The Power of Us, Natalie Farrell and Emily Doe. Together, they dive deep into what it means to use your voice unapologetically, shed the shame of being “too much”, and create spaces where authenticity and vulnerability are not just we...

In this episode of Shame-less Stories, I am joined by the vibrant and inspiring Elisabeth Carley-Leonard, accidental influencer, founder of Vibes and Visibility social media agency, and a powerhouse advocate for living life unapologetically. Elisabeth shares her incredible journey of transformation, from being elbow deep in the UK music scene - running her own venue and securing major grants - to...

In this raw and radically honest episode of Shame-less Stories, I am joined by my partner in crime and Editor-in-Chief of Haus of Wisdom magazine, Buckso Dhillon. We dive deep into the journey that brought us from a chance meeting at a personal development event, to working together on something truly powerful. Buckso shares her powerful awakening story - growing up in a large immigrant family, di...

*trigger warning - the themes of baby loss, miscarriage are discussed*It is with such honour, and I am grateful that the powerful Marie Ferguson, a feminine embodiment leader, empowerment coach and global platform speaker from Australia, joins me this week on Shame-less Stories. Marie and I met on a women’s summit and hit it off immediately; it was her passion for storytelling that lit a fire unde...

So excited to welcome this week, Dragon Priestess Yolandi Boshoff, as my guest on Shame-less Stories. As a soul coach and healer, Yolandi has guided clients from more than 35 countries to the remembering of their Divine Souls again. I invite Yolandi to discuss the journey of self-discovery, authenticity, and the impact of shame. In this show we talk about the importance of community, sisterhood, a...

Today’s a very exciting episode of the Shame-Less Stories Podcast – as we hit episode number 13 – lucky for some, we are delighted to announce our collaboration with publishing imprint, The Unbound Press. To announce this exciting step for us, we are joined by rebel leader of The Unbound Press, Nicola Humber. The Unbound Press will be the headline sponsor of Shame-less Stories, aiming to amplify b...

Join me for a chat with Serena Fordham, Founder of ProspHER and Author of ProspHER(ish). Serena's mission is to educate and empower women across the globe, to achieve their professional aspirations, to fulfil their true potential, and to live the lives they ultimately desire. In this episode, I speak with Serena about her journey from being made redundant while pregnant to creating a thriving comm...

This week I am joined by Ceryn Rowntree, a storyteller, primal witch, and priestess, as she shares her background as a therapist, coach, medium, and teacher of spirit. We also discuss our journey together and the importance of storytelling; exploring the reinterpretation of traditional stories from a modern, feminine perspective, and the importance of embracing one's true self, the journey of self...

It's our tenth episode! Joining me this week is the wonderful Caroline Burns, an intuitive menopause alchemist from Lincoln. It’s Caroline's mission to empower women through menopause with knowledge and practices for sustained change and renewed self-confidence. Caroline and I chat about our personal journeys with menopause, highlighting the challenges and lack of understanding surrounding the top...

Join me for a chat with the lovely Natty Beatts, who is a psychic development expert and DNA activator, a healer and trance channel, dragon keeper, author, singer and multi-dimensional business coach. She specialises in astral programming and deep energy clearing through all timelines, to help people experience full magic and completely redesign their reality. Living with full access to the powerf...