The Weird Years

What happens when your body breaks down before your mind admits you’re burnt out?  This week I’m joined by David Vioque — a recovering investment banker who had every marker of success on paper, but inside was facing what he calls “spiritual burnout.” When his health started to collapse — caffeine stopped working, exercise gave immediate exhaustion — he did what most of us only dream of: he walke...

Could your sex life be the quiet revolution that reshapes how you see yourself in your thirties? This week I’m joined by Emma-Louise Boynton - journalist, founder of Sex Talks , and unflinching voice on intimacy, body image, and the stories we’re told about desire. After years of struggling with her relationship to her body, Emma-Louise's experience in sex therapy at 28 reshaped how she thought ab...

What if by 36 you’d already overcome more than you ever thought possible? This week I’m joined by Abi Feltham - content creator, comedian (although she doesn't admit that), and unfiltered storyteller - whose life has been anything but linear. After years of self-destruction through alcohol and drugs, Abi achieved sobriety at 32… only to face an incurable brain cancer diagnosis just four years late...

The haunting what-ifs 😱 What if you picked the wrong path? the wrong career, the wrong partner, the wrong city? We’ve all been there: lying awake at 2am, spiralling through The Big What-If and wondering if we’ve blown our one shot at the “right” life. In this Weirdly Personal solo episode, we’re unpacking the nagging regret spiral that so many of us get caught in, and why our generation in partic...

What if building the family you dream of didn’t depend on waiting for “the one” to show up first? This week I’m joined by Keira - NHS nurse, aesthetics expert, and unapologetically independent powerhouse - who at just 25 decided she wasn’t going to wait for a partner to start the family she always knew she wanted. Through IVF with a sperm donor, she became mum to her son Noah, rewriting the script...

What if you've been putting off what you want, waiting for what's next? This week I’m joined by the magnetic Macki Maconie, a brand curator, creative, and free spirit. After her divorce, she traded London for Portugal and built Casa do Sol - a home, retreat space, and community that reflects everything she values. From manifesting her dream house on a vision board to navigating love and dating in...

What if the things you’ve always criticised yourself for weren’t "personality flaws" at all, but ADHD in disguise? This week I’m joined by the brilliant Lauren Talulah, a creator, writer  and poet whose late ADHD diagnosis at 31 reframed a lifetime of inconsistency, fidgeting, and endless new ideas. From thriving in freelance chaos, to rejection sensitivity, Lauren opens up about how ADHD has...

I'm back with the BIG NEWS part 2 — no guest, no script, just me processing the fact that I’m four months pregnant… a plot twist to my hot girl summer I was not expecting. This is the unfiltered ramble on being the first in my friendship group to have a baby, the quiet grief for the “other lives” I won’t live, the fear of losing my identity but the excitement of some epic growth), and my attempts...

I’m back with another Weirdly Personal chat - no guest, no script, just me rambling my way through whatever the weird years have dumped on me this week. This one is a BIG one. It's me out loud processing a plan that decided to fast-forward itself and do a little shock. It starts with us debating if we want children, curves into birth control drama (hello, cystic acne) and ends somewhere I absolute...

What if you knew you wanted a family, and just went for it? This week I’m joined by the brilliant Louisa Lau, a Creative Director who was living the East London creative life - navigating career highs, less-than-ideal long-term partners, and artistic exploration - until she found herself 36, single, and certain she wanted a child. We talk about dating with intention, asking the big questions early...

What if becoming a parent meant spreadsheets, scans and serious self-reflection? This week I’m joined by the brilliant and big-hearted Calypso Barnum-Bobb, a coach, community builder and breath work facilitator navigating the emotional, financial and bureaucratic maze of queer fertility. We talk about what it really takes to become parents as a same-sex couple - from navigating the IVF post-code l...

What if having it all means holding a lot? This week I’m joined by the brilliant and driven Tasneem Bhamji, Chief Digital Officer at a major UK bank, who’s spent her life being the one who holds it all together—at work, at home, and for her family. We talk about growing up with a scarcity mindset, building generational wealth, and navigating the pressure of being “the successful one” as a woman of...

I'm back this month with Weirdly Personal . These episodes roll a little differently, it's just me, no guest, yapping and trying to untangle the stuff swirling in my overthinking brain. This one’s about freedom vs. security . The big swinger, the two sides of life's coin. That constant tug-of-war between wanting wild autonomy and also, somehow, a gym routine and a pension. I get into work, money,...

What if coming out as a lesbian was just chapter one? This week I’m joined by the thoughtful and expansive Zahra Abdullahi, a creative powerhouse who shares their journey through sexuality, gender identity, and finding a deeper sense of self in their thirties. We talk about growing up as a boxed-in masc lesbian, unpicking the layers of gender, and how embracing non-binary identity opened up not ju...

What if everything you envied in other women in your twenties… now just makes you want to hold them closer? This week I’m joined by the generous and grounded Heidi Gowthorpe, who helps women reconnect to themselves through sound healing, embodiment, women’s circles, and radical honesty. She shares her story of growth, reconnection, and recovery - how healing from an eating disorder in her late twe...

What if your purpose actually isn’t about you at all? This week, I’m joined by the thoughtful and funny Ryan Lloyd Haynes. After running the successful fashion brand Elsie & Fred for ten years, Ryan hit a wall when it all ended - not just financially, but existentially. We get into what happens when your identity was your work, how losing everything forced him to rethink what really matters, a...

So here's something a little different... Weirdly Personal , a new type of episode where it’s just me, no guest, no structure, just whatever’s going on in my weird little brain at that point. Voice note energy meets midlife spiral. This one’s about moving house, and how it unexpectedly cracked me open. I thought I’d feel pure bliss…and I am excited don't get me wrong but I’ve unexpectedly been fee...

What if you’re not lost, you’re just meant to roam? This week, I’m joined by my vivacious friend, fashion & travel writer and digital nomad Tess Pollard , who’s built a career across 117 countries, no office required. Tess didn’t go freelance to become a #girlboss; she did it because the idea of four weeks’ holiday a year was holding her back from her true calling. We get into what it really m...

What if the thing that slows you down ends up being the thing that makes you stronger? This week, I’m joined by chronic illness coach March Hollingbery. As a woman who’s been navigating hospitals and hard decisions since childhood, she's built a mindset of gratitude and resilience which honestly I am hoping to achieve one day. March didn’t choose chronic illness, but she did choose how to respond...

In this episode of The Weird Years, I sit down with Lisa Targett Bolding, co-founder of Big Beauty and one of the few people offering a refreshing, judgement free alternative to the tweakment trap. We talk about what it’s like to age in the era of social media, the emotional whiplash of beauty culture, and why it’s become almost radical to let your face just… move. Lisa shares her take on slow bea...

In this episode of The Weird Years, I sit down with Tanya Baker, founder of her own real estate agency, who used her house deposit to start her business. Yep, the house deposit. We talk about what it means to bet on yourself to create a new future, why owning a home isn’t the be-all and end-all, and how taking a risk can feel scarier than staying stuck...but is totally worth it. Tanya shares what...

In this episode of The Weird Years, I sit down with Johnny, football media entrepreneur, music manager, and the first man to ever join me on the podcast 👀. Together, we unpack the complexities of modern masculinity. Johnny shares his experience of being in a relationship with a successful DJ, and how it triggered new ways of thinking about power, status, and what it means to be “enough” as a man....

In this episode of The Weird Years , I sit down with Lauren - transformative coach & founder of MOOD LDN, meditation teacher, and my personal guide during the weirdest phase of my life. We talk about why so many of us feel stuck in our 30s, even when we’re “doing well”, and the visage of ego-driven goals. Lauren shares the story of her squiggly career path and how hitting “the void” led her to...

In this episode of The Weird Years, I sit down with Shannon, founder of Simpl Living Co, a minimalist-minded professional organiser, to talk about how clutter might be adding to the chaos. We explore why our 30s can feel like a “quarter-life crisis of accumulation,” and how stuff becomes a stand-in for all the people we thought we’d be. From spiralizers to ski jackets, we unpack the hidden stories...

In this episode of The Weird Years, I sit down with Amy, body confidence advocate and content creator, whose relationship with her body has been through every possible phase: athlete, personal trainer, bodybuilder, and now, mum. But nothing prepared her for how radically motherhood would transform her body, mind, and identity. We talk about the things no-one tells you before you get pregnant, the...