60 acast.com The Daisy Chain https://linktr.ee/thedaisychainpod en Daisy Ogle How to navigate adulthood,Wisdom and life experience,Grief and identity,Growing up without a parent,Books films and music,intergenerational ,Personal growth podcast,Young bereavement,Life without a support network,Feeling lost in life,Life advice for young adults,Cultural recommendations,Real life advice,Art and music,Storytelling podcast Daisy Ogle You are not as lost as you think.


The Daisy Chain is a weekly podcast for anyone figuring out life without a conventional map - whether you've lost a parent young, never had someone to turn to, or simply find yourself navigating careers, relationships and identity without a safety net.


Every Thursday at 3pm, host Daisy sits down with remarkable people across generations to pass down four pearls of wisdom - the kind that only comes from having really lived. Honest, warm, sofa-side conversation. Not hustle hacks or highlight reels. Just the quiet reassurance that somebody has already been where you are, and knows the way through.


Because nobody has it all figured out. But some people have already been through what you're facing. And knowing that eases everything.


Welcome to the chain.

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]]> You are not as lost as you think.


The Daisy Chain is a weekly podcast for anyone figuring out life without a conventional map - whether you've lost a parent young, never had someone to turn to, or simply find yourself navigating careers, relationships and identity without a safety net.


Every Thursday at 3pm, host Daisy sits down with remarkable people across generations to pass down four pearls of wisdom - the kind that only comes from having really lived. Honest, warm, sofa-side conversation. Not hustle hacks or highlight reels. Just the quiet reassurance that somebody has already been where you are, and knows the way through.


Because nobody has it all figured out. But some people have already been through what you're facing. And knowing that eases everything.


Welcome to the chain.

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]]> true Daisy Ogle thedaisychainpod@gmail.com 69cacdbd92d007a7651bc2fb the-daisy-chain episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69cacdbd92d007a7651bc2fb/1778704718765-6f3b6b6b-e907-41ba-815c-468483c7855e.jpeg https://linktr.ee/thedaisychainpod The Daisy Chain a10a3070-3a45-11f1-83c6-2f82c7f97def <![CDATA[You don't have to know everything to deserve your seat — Joanna Christie on self awareness, people pleasing and career confidence | The Daisy Chain]]> Thu, 21 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT 1:04:25 6a0eea4e163f100183d24858 true https://linktr.ee/thedaisychainpod 6a0eea4e163f100183d24858 69cacdbd92d007a7651bc2fb full 1 6 We are consuming more than ever and feeling less equipped than ever. More advice, more opinions, more noise. And somewhere in all of that, the signal gets lost. This week's guest has spent most of her career asking herself exactly what she lets in, and why it matters more than most people realise.


Joanna Christie is the CMO of Moonfare and one of the most compelling leaders I have ever had the privilege of working under. She has built an extraordinary career across some of the UK's most recognisable brands, and has never once applied for a job. What makes Joanna remarkable isn't her title or her track record. It's the fact that she got here while openly battling people pleasing and imposter syndrome, asking stupid questions on purpose, and admitting what she didn't know in rooms full of people who expected her to have all the answers.


In this conversation, Joanna and Daisy talk about what it really means to back yourself in your career, the difference between people pleasing and genuine kindness, and why curating what you let into your brain is one of the most powerful performance decisions you can make. Joanna opens up about losing her mother suddenly and the unexpected way grief handed her the most important lesson of her life. She shares her philosophy on work life balance, why she thinks suffer porn is a red flag not a badge of honor, and her simple formula for taking back control when overwhelm creeps in — clear the day, make the list, check it off. She also recommends Tuesdays with Morrie, a book about a man running out of life but not out of love, passing down wisdom every week to someone who needed it. Sound familiar.


This one is for anyone who has ever felt lost in their career but still carries huge ambition. Joanna has something to say.


Every Thursday at 3pm. 🌼


In this episode we discuss:

  • People pleasing and where it comes from
  • Imposter syndrome and career confidence
  • Why not knowing everything is your greatest professional asset
  • Signal vs noise- being intentional about what you let into your brain
  • How to curate your feed and take back control of the algorithm
  • Grief, loss and the wisdom that only comes from having really lived
  • Work life balance and the truth about being a working mother
  • Why busyness as a badge of honour is a red flag not a flex
  • Self awareness as a leadership skill
  • How to take back control when you're feeling overwhelmed


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]]> We are consuming more than ever and feeling less equipped than ever. More advice, more opinions, more noise. And somewhere in all of that, the signal gets lost. This week's guest has spent most of her career asking herself exactly what she lets in, and why it matters more than most people realise.


Joanna Christie is the CMO of Moonfare and one of the most compelling leaders I have ever had the privilege of working under. She has built an extraordinary career across some of the UK's most recognisable brands, and has never once applied for a job. What makes Joanna remarkable isn't her title or her track record. It's the fact that she got here while openly battling people pleasing and imposter syndrome, asking stupid questions on purpose, and admitting what she didn't know in rooms full of people who expected her to have all the answers.


In this conversation, Joanna and Daisy talk about what it really means to back yourself in your career, the difference between people pleasing and genuine kindness, and why curating what you let into your brain is one of the most powerful performance decisions you can make. Joanna opens up about losing her mother suddenly and the unexpected way grief handed her the most important lesson of her life. She shares her philosophy on work life balance, why she thinks suffer porn is a red flag not a badge of honor, and her simple formula for taking back control when overwhelm creeps in — clear the day, make the list, check it off. She also recommends Tuesdays with Morrie, a book about a man running out of life but not out of love, passing down wisdom every week to someone who needed it. Sound familiar.


This one is for anyone who has ever felt lost in their career but still carries huge ambition. Joanna has something to say.


Every Thursday at 3pm. 🌼


In this episode we discuss:

  • People pleasing and where it comes from
  • Imposter syndrome and career confidence
  • Why not knowing everything is your greatest professional asset
  • Signal vs noise- being intentional about what you let into your brain
  • How to curate your feed and take back control of the algorithm
  • Grief, loss and the wisdom that only comes from having really lived
  • Work life balance and the truth about being a working mother
  • Why busyness as a badge of honour is a red flag not a flex
  • Self awareness as a leadership skill
  • How to take back control when you're feeling overwhelmed


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]]> Stop waiting for permission to make your art — Colette Woods on creative courage, finding your artistic identity and slow living | The Daisy Chain Stop waiting for permission to make your art — Colette Woods on creative courage, finding your artistic identity and slow living | The Daisy Chain Thu, 14 May 2026 17:10:57 GMT 42:47 6a04e12b9ea03fc75f104f7a false https://linktr.ee/thedaisychainpod 6a04e12b9ea03fc75f104f7a 69cacdbd92d007a7651bc2fb full 1 5 Most of us have had someone tell us - a parent, a teacher, someone who should have known better - that the thing we love most isn't a real thing. Not a real career. Not a direction worth following. That moment doesn't leave you quickly. The question it plants - am I allowed to trust this? - can follow you for a very long time.


Colette Woods is a painter and ceramicist living and working in Bruton, Somerset, whose art has been described as whimsical, instinctive and luminous. She spent decades working her way back to what she always knew she wanted - through family discouragement, through the practical realities of building a life. Last year, she was so seriously ill she couldn't lift her head from the pillow. She's only recently started working again. And she has never been clearer about what matters.


Daisy and Colette talk about what happens when you spend your twenties following other people's maps, and what it takes to eventually trust your own instincts over the noise. They explore the art of saying no without explanation, and why Colette's morning ritual - an Italian percolator on the stove, the sound of the bubbling, the smell, a mug she made for herself, toast with marmalade is as close to meditation as anything she knows. Colette also shares her recent rediscovery of John Singer Sargent, whose paintings of fabric she finds so extraordinary that she looks at the cloth long before she ever reaches the face.


This one is for anyone who was told their passion wasn't practical, and has spent years quietly wondering if they were right. Colette has been there. And she has something to pass down.


Every Thursday at 3pm. 🌼


In this episode we discuss:

  • Being told your creative ambitions aren't a real career
  • What it means to finally trust your gut over other people's advice
  • The power of saying no without explanation
  • Life after serious illness and what it strips away
  • Protecting your creative process from commercial pressure
  • Creating beauty and ritual in the everyday
  • Finding your artistic identity later in life
  • Why emotions in art aren't a weakness - they're the energy
  • Social media noise and why it's a lie
  • How to start making art again when you've been away from it


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Guest: Colette Woods

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]]> Most of us have had someone tell us - a parent, a teacher, someone who should have known better - that the thing we love most isn't a real thing. Not a real career. Not a direction worth following. That moment doesn't leave you quickly. The question it plants - am I allowed to trust this? - can follow you for a very long time.


Colette Woods is a painter and ceramicist living and working in Bruton, Somerset, whose art has been described as whimsical, instinctive and luminous. She spent decades working her way back to what she always knew she wanted - through family discouragement, through the practical realities of building a life. Last year, she was so seriously ill she couldn't lift her head from the pillow. She's only recently started working again. And she has never been clearer about what matters.


Daisy and Colette talk about what happens when you spend your twenties following other people's maps, and what it takes to eventually trust your own instincts over the noise. They explore the art of saying no without explanation, and why Colette's morning ritual - an Italian percolator on the stove, the sound of the bubbling, the smell, a mug she made for herself, toast with marmalade is as close to meditation as anything she knows. Colette also shares her recent rediscovery of John Singer Sargent, whose paintings of fabric she finds so extraordinary that she looks at the cloth long before she ever reaches the face.


This one is for anyone who was told their passion wasn't practical, and has spent years quietly wondering if they were right. Colette has been there. And she has something to pass down.


Every Thursday at 3pm. 🌼


In this episode we discuss:

  • Being told your creative ambitions aren't a real career
  • What it means to finally trust your gut over other people's advice
  • The power of saying no without explanation
  • Life after serious illness and what it strips away
  • Protecting your creative process from commercial pressure
  • Creating beauty and ritual in the everyday
  • Finding your artistic identity later in life
  • Why emotions in art aren't a weakness - they're the energy
  • Social media noise and why it's a lie
  • How to start making art again when you've been away from it


Follow The Daisy Chain:


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Guest: Colette Woods

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]]> <![CDATA[Grief doesn't get easier, it just gets easier to carry - Ruby Jenkins on losing a mother young, life after loss and finding your way forward | The Daisy Chain]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT 1:10:11 69fc928544cb786b373031db true https://linktr.ee/thedaisychainpod 69fc928544cb786b373031db 69cacdbd92d007a7651bc2fb full 1 4 Grief has a way of finding you twice. Once when it happens- and again, years later, when you're standing in your twenties and you just want to pick up the phone.

Ruby Jenkins is a hairdresser and entrepreneur who lost her mum suddenly at fifteen, there one day, gone the next. Daisy lost hers at fourteen, after years of watching cancer take hold. They met three years ago over a bad blow dry, two weeks before Daisy's wedding, and have been in each other's corner ever since. What they didn't know until they sat down to record this was how much they'd never said out loud.


In this conversation, Ruby and Daisy talk about what grief actually feels like when the funeral is over and everyone goes home-  that hollow feeling nobody prepares you for. They talk about why grief doesn't get easier with time, it just gets easier to carry, and why for both of them it hit hardest not at fifteen but in their twenties, when the little things started to sting. They talk about the embarrassment of grief that nobody mentions, what it means to stand at a crossroads after loss and choose who you become, and how losing her mum gave Ruby the biggest empathy battery she's ever had - something she'd never give back. Ruby also shares the wisdom her mum handed down that she still carries: there is always something to be glad about. You just have to find it.


This one is for anyone who has ever lost someone young and wondered if the weight ever lifts. It does. You just get stronger at carrying it.


Every Thursday at 3pm. 🌼


In this episode we discuss:

  • Why grief doesn't get easier, it just gets easier to carry
  • What nobody tells you about losing a parent young
  • Why grief hits harder in your twenties than it did at fifteen
  • The embarrassment of grief nobody talks about
  • Growing up without a mother and finding guidance elsewhere
  • Life after loss, choosing who you become
  • There is always something to be glad about, even when you have to look hard
  • How losing a parent young shapes the person you become


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Daisy:


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Guest: Ruby Jenkins @byrou_

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]]> Grief has a way of finding you twice. Once when it happens- and again, years later, when you're standing in your twenties and you just want to pick up the phone.

Ruby Jenkins is a hairdresser and entrepreneur who lost her mum suddenly at fifteen, there one day, gone the next. Daisy lost hers at fourteen, after years of watching cancer take hold. They met three years ago over a bad blow dry, two weeks before Daisy's wedding, and have been in each other's corner ever since. What they didn't know until they sat down to record this was how much they'd never said out loud.


In this conversation, Ruby and Daisy talk about what grief actually feels like when the funeral is over and everyone goes home-  that hollow feeling nobody prepares you for. They talk about why grief doesn't get easier with time, it just gets easier to carry, and why for both of them it hit hardest not at fifteen but in their twenties, when the little things started to sting. They talk about the embarrassment of grief that nobody mentions, what it means to stand at a crossroads after loss and choose who you become, and how losing her mum gave Ruby the biggest empathy battery she's ever had - something she'd never give back. Ruby also shares the wisdom her mum handed down that she still carries: there is always something to be glad about. You just have to find it.


This one is for anyone who has ever lost someone young and wondered if the weight ever lifts. It does. You just get stronger at carrying it.


Every Thursday at 3pm. 🌼


In this episode we discuss:

  • Why grief doesn't get easier, it just gets easier to carry
  • What nobody tells you about losing a parent young
  • Why grief hits harder in your twenties than it did at fifteen
  • The embarrassment of grief nobody talks about
  • Growing up without a mother and finding guidance elsewhere
  • Life after loss, choosing who you become
  • There is always something to be glad about, even when you have to look hard
  • How losing a parent young shapes the person you become


Follow The Daisy Chain:


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Ruby:


Daisy:


What found me this week:Charlotte’s pick:


Guest: Ruby Jenkins @byrou_

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]]> Use anger as fuel, not fire - Natalie on creativity, letting go and finding gratitude | The Daisy Chain Use anger as fuel, not fire - Natalie on creativity, letting go and finding gratitude | The Daisy Chain Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT 55:48 69f2462ebe5ab6849c6af42e true https://linktr.ee/thedaisychainpod 69f2462ebe5ab6849c6af42e 69cacdbd92d007a7651bc2fb full 1 3 Some of the most important things anyone ever told you about creativity, confidence and finding your way weren't said in a classroom or a therapy room. They were said in a kitchen, at a piano, in the middle of an ordinary afternoon by someone who had already figured it out the hard way.


Natalie is an actress with decades of BBC productions, theatre and film behind her - Calendar Girls, Pride and Prejudice, The Importance of Being Earnest, and this summer Shear Madness at the Sonning Theatre. She has spent nearly thirty years teaching the STAGE method to everyone from children to corporate boardrooms, helping people find their voice when it matters most. But she also happens to have known Daisy since the day she was born - and long before any of the credentials, she was the person who sat her down at a piano and told her to just play.


In this conversation, Natalie talks about what it really means to use anger as fuel rather than letting it consume you, and why the fire you felt at fifteen never actually goes out - it just needs you to look for it. They talk about creativity and why boredom is one of the most underrated tools you have, about letting go of what you cannot control, and about gratitude as something you practise rather than feel. Natalie shares what a hypnotherapist gave her in two words that changed everything, how watching David Bowie on Top of the Pops in 1973 cracked something open in her, and why nothing you have ever learned — even the things that didn't work out - is ever truly wasted.


This one is for anyone who has ever felt lost, poured everything into something that didn't go to plan, or needed a reminder that feeling behind is not the same as being behind.


Every Thursday at 3pm. 🌼


In this episode we discuss:

  • Using anger as fuel, not fire
  • Why nothing you've ever learned is wasted
  • The two words that changed everything
  • Boredom as a creative tool
  • Letting go of what you can't control
  • Gratitude as a daily practice
  • Natalie Ogle's STAGE method and public speaking
  • Why the fire in your belly never really goes out


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Daisy:


What found me this week: Ella's pick:


Natalie:

  • Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
  • The Rocky Horror Show
  • Suzi Quatro


Guest: Natalie — Shear Madness at the Sonning Theatre


The Daisy Chain is a weekly podcast where every week, someone who's already been where you are passes down four pearls of wisdom to those of us still finding our way.

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]]> Some of the most important things anyone ever told you about creativity, confidence and finding your way weren't said in a classroom or a therapy room. They were said in a kitchen, at a piano, in the middle of an ordinary afternoon by someone who had already figured it out the hard way.


Natalie is an actress with decades of BBC productions, theatre and film behind her - Calendar Girls, Pride and Prejudice, The Importance of Being Earnest, and this summer Shear Madness at the Sonning Theatre. She has spent nearly thirty years teaching the STAGE method to everyone from children to corporate boardrooms, helping people find their voice when it matters most. But she also happens to have known Daisy since the day she was born - and long before any of the credentials, she was the person who sat her down at a piano and told her to just play.


In this conversation, Natalie talks about what it really means to use anger as fuel rather than letting it consume you, and why the fire you felt at fifteen never actually goes out - it just needs you to look for it. They talk about creativity and why boredom is one of the most underrated tools you have, about letting go of what you cannot control, and about gratitude as something you practise rather than feel. Natalie shares what a hypnotherapist gave her in two words that changed everything, how watching David Bowie on Top of the Pops in 1973 cracked something open in her, and why nothing you have ever learned — even the things that didn't work out - is ever truly wasted.


This one is for anyone who has ever felt lost, poured everything into something that didn't go to plan, or needed a reminder that feeling behind is not the same as being behind.


Every Thursday at 3pm. 🌼


In this episode we discuss:

  • Using anger as fuel, not fire
  • Why nothing you've ever learned is wasted
  • The two words that changed everything
  • Boredom as a creative tool
  • Letting go of what you can't control
  • Gratitude as a daily practice
  • Natalie Ogle's STAGE method and public speaking
  • Why the fire in your belly never really goes out


Follow The Daisy Chain:


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  • Subscribe on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts.
  • Leave a 5🌟 review — to help more people discover our pearls of wisdom.


What found us — Links & Mentions

Daisy:


What found me this week: Ella's pick:


Natalie:

  • Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
  • The Rocky Horror Show
  • Suzi Quatro


Guest: Natalie — Shear Madness at the Sonning Theatre


The Daisy Chain is a weekly podcast where every week, someone who's already been where you are passes down four pearls of wisdom to those of us still finding our way.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[There's always a gift in the sadness — Jonnie Godfrey on growing up without a parent, finding purpose through loss and self-awareness | The Daisy Chain]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT 53:00 69e8aa231e5fb1ae46767a66 true https://linktr.ee/thedaisychainpod 69e8aa231e5fb1ae46767a66 69cacdbd92d007a7651bc2fb full 1 2 There's a particular weight to the moment you realise you've been distracting yourself from your own head — filling every gap with plans and people and things to do, just to avoid sitting in the quiet with yourself. If that sounds familiar, this conversation was made for you.


Jonnie Godfrey has known Daisy for twenty years. She's a psychotherapist, a coach, and a mother who raised two remarkable children largely on her own - but what makes her worth listening to isn't her credentials. It's that she grew up without her father, went to boarding school at nine, spent nine months travelling solo across Africa before anyone thought that was remarkable, and learned - slowly, imperfectly - that every truly awful thing in her life eventually gave her something back.


In this conversation, Jonnie and Daisy talk about what it really means to grow up without a parent, how anxious attachment shapes the way we love and the way we run, and the strange relief that comes from accepting that it's actually your job to get things wrong. They talk about boredom, stillness, the gift inside loss, and why the best piece of wisdom Jonnie ever received was the quietest: be still, and know there is peace within you.


Jonnie is the kind of person you want to have known for twenty years. The Daisy Chain is lucky to have her in the chain.


Every Thursday at 3pm. 🌼


In this episode we discuss:

  • Growing up without a parent
  • Boarding school and feeling set apart
  • Anxious attachment and how it shapes the way we love
  • What distraction is really hiding
  • The gift inside heartbreak and loss
  • Parenting without a map
  • Why it's our job to get it wrong
  • Finding stillness
  • Intergenerational wisdom


Follow The Daisy Chain: 


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Guest: Jonnie Godfrey


The Daisy Chain is a weekly podcast where every week, someone who's already been where you are passes down four pearls of wisdom to those of us still finding our way.



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]]> There's a particular weight to the moment you realise you've been distracting yourself from your own head — filling every gap with plans and people and things to do, just to avoid sitting in the quiet with yourself. If that sounds familiar, this conversation was made for you.


Jonnie Godfrey has known Daisy for twenty years. She's a psychotherapist, a coach, and a mother who raised two remarkable children largely on her own - but what makes her worth listening to isn't her credentials. It's that she grew up without her father, went to boarding school at nine, spent nine months travelling solo across Africa before anyone thought that was remarkable, and learned - slowly, imperfectly - that every truly awful thing in her life eventually gave her something back.


In this conversation, Jonnie and Daisy talk about what it really means to grow up without a parent, how anxious attachment shapes the way we love and the way we run, and the strange relief that comes from accepting that it's actually your job to get things wrong. They talk about boredom, stillness, the gift inside loss, and why the best piece of wisdom Jonnie ever received was the quietest: be still, and know there is peace within you.


Jonnie is the kind of person you want to have known for twenty years. The Daisy Chain is lucky to have her in the chain.


Every Thursday at 3pm. 🌼


In this episode we discuss:

  • Growing up without a parent
  • Boarding school and feeling set apart
  • Anxious attachment and how it shapes the way we love
  • What distraction is really hiding
  • The gift inside heartbreak and loss
  • Parenting without a map
  • Why it's our job to get it wrong
  • Finding stillness
  • Intergenerational wisdom


Follow The Daisy Chain: 


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  • Subscribe on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. 
  • Leave a 5🌟 review- to help more people discover our pearls of wisdom.


What found us- Links & Mentions

Daisy:

Jonnie:


Guest: Jonnie Godfrey


The Daisy Chain is a weekly podcast where every week, someone who's already been where you are passes down four pearls of wisdom to those of us still finding our way.



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[Back yourself even when you don't feel ready — Doulla Croft on imposter syndrome, work life balance and getting braver with age | The Daisy Chain]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT 59:34 69dfc461de282b92729449f1 true https://linktr.ee/thedaisychainpod 69dfc461de282b92729449f1 69cacdbd92d007a7651bc2fb full 1 1 There's a version of confidence that looks like having it all together from the outside, and then there's what it actually feels like on the inside. If you've ever walked into a room certain that today is the day it all comes unstuck - this one is for you.


Doulla Croft has known Daisy since the day she was born. She built a career spanning decades at some of the world's biggest companies, managed high-performing teams, smashed targets - and spent most of it quietly convinced she was faking it. What makes her story worth hearing isn't the career. It's everything that had to happen before it, and everything she chose to walk away from after.


In this conversation, Doulla talks honestly about growing up feeling different, the cultural expectations placed on her as a young girl, and the moment during her first marriage with two children under five - that she turned her car around and signed up for A-levels at night school. She talks about imposter syndrome that never fully went away, the trap of tying your identity to your work, and why financial independence matters more than any job title. And she talks about what two rounds of cancer quietly clarified: what was actually worth fighting for, and what wasn't.


Doulla is one of those people who has genuinely earned her perspective - and she passes it down here without a single piece of advice that doesn't come from having really lived it.


Every Thursday at 3pm 🌼


In this episode we talk about:

  • Imposter syndrome and how to build confidence from evidence rather than feeling
  • Growing up under cultural expectations as a first generation British woman
  • How to separate your identity from your career
  • Finding your purpose after corporate life
  • Financial independence for women and why it matters in every relationship
  • Overcoming a difficult first marriage and starting over in your twenties
  • Discovering you're dyslexic as an adult and what that changes
  • Work life balance and the trap of tying your self worth to your job title
  • Getting braver with age and giving less of a damn
  • What a cancer diagnosis teaches you about what actually matters
  • Intergenerational wisdom and passing down what you know


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]]> There's a version of confidence that looks like having it all together from the outside, and then there's what it actually feels like on the inside. If you've ever walked into a room certain that today is the day it all comes unstuck - this one is for you.


Doulla Croft has known Daisy since the day she was born. She built a career spanning decades at some of the world's biggest companies, managed high-performing teams, smashed targets - and spent most of it quietly convinced she was faking it. What makes her story worth hearing isn't the career. It's everything that had to happen before it, and everything she chose to walk away from after.


In this conversation, Doulla talks honestly about growing up feeling different, the cultural expectations placed on her as a young girl, and the moment during her first marriage with two children under five - that she turned her car around and signed up for A-levels at night school. She talks about imposter syndrome that never fully went away, the trap of tying your identity to your work, and why financial independence matters more than any job title. And she talks about what two rounds of cancer quietly clarified: what was actually worth fighting for, and what wasn't.


Doulla is one of those people who has genuinely earned her perspective - and she passes it down here without a single piece of advice that doesn't come from having really lived it.


Every Thursday at 3pm 🌼


In this episode we talk about:

  • Imposter syndrome and how to build confidence from evidence rather than feeling
  • Growing up under cultural expectations as a first generation British woman
  • How to separate your identity from your career
  • Finding your purpose after corporate life
  • Financial independence for women and why it matters in every relationship
  • Overcoming a difficult first marriage and starting over in your twenties
  • Discovering you're dyslexic as an adult and what that changes
  • Work life balance and the trap of tying your self worth to your job title
  • Getting braver with age and giving less of a damn
  • What a cancer diagnosis teaches you about what actually matters
  • Intergenerational wisdom and passing down what you know


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]]> <![CDATA[You don't have to have it all figured out to be here - Daisy on growing up without a mother, the overwhelm of self-help content and why feeling lost is not a failure | The Daisy Chain]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT 24:50 69da9733cdaa3e377ced75d7 true https://linktr.ee/thedaisychainpod 69da9733cdaa3e377ced75d7 69cacdbd92d007a7651bc2fb Honest wisdom for navigating grief, adulthood and the pressure to have it all together full 1 There's a podcast for the glowy skin, perfect morning, collagen-in-the-coffee version of you. This isn't it.


The Daisy Chain was born out of two of the most defining moments of host Daisy's life - losing her mum at 14 and finding herself lost in a spiral of self-improvement content in the run up to her wedding. Both times she was looking for the same thing: not more information, not another how-to, but the honest wisdom of someone who had already been through it. Someone who could sit with her and say - I've been there, and here's what I know.


In this first solo episode, Daisy introduces herself and the show. She talks about navigating adulthood without a conventional map, the grief of growing up without her mother, and why the women around her - her aunties, her neighbours, her teachers - became the mentors and guides she didn't know she was looking for. She also talks honestly about the overwhelming noise of self-improvement culture, why it made her feel worse not better, and what she is craving underneath all of it.


This is your 3pm podcast. The one for when the spiral starts and you need something real. Not more noise - just an honest conversation that reminds you that feeling lost is not a failure and you are not doing this alone.


If you've ever felt like everyone else has it figured out except you - this one's for you.


Every Thursday. 🌼


The Daisy Chain is a weekly podcast — intergenerational conversations where remarkable people who've already lived through what you might be facing pass down four pearls of wisdom to those of us still figuring it out. Every Thursday at 3pm.


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]]> There's a podcast for the glowy skin, perfect morning, collagen-in-the-coffee version of you. This isn't it.


The Daisy Chain was born out of two of the most defining moments of host Daisy's life - losing her mum at 14 and finding herself lost in a spiral of self-improvement content in the run up to her wedding. Both times she was looking for the same thing: not more information, not another how-to, but the honest wisdom of someone who had already been through it. Someone who could sit with her and say - I've been there, and here's what I know.


In this first solo episode, Daisy introduces herself and the show. She talks about navigating adulthood without a conventional map, the grief of growing up without her mother, and why the women around her - her aunties, her neighbours, her teachers - became the mentors and guides she didn't know she was looking for. She also talks honestly about the overwhelming noise of self-improvement culture, why it made her feel worse not better, and what she is craving underneath all of it.


This is your 3pm podcast. The one for when the spiral starts and you need something real. Not more noise - just an honest conversation that reminds you that feeling lost is not a failure and you are not doing this alone.


If you've ever felt like everyone else has it figured out except you - this one's for you.


Every Thursday. 🌼


The Daisy Chain is a weekly podcast — intergenerational conversations where remarkable people who've already lived through what you might be facing pass down four pearls of wisdom to those of us still figuring it out. Every Thursday at 3pm.


Enjoyed this episode?

  • Subscribe on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts
  • Leave a 5🌟 review — it helps more people discover the chain


Follow The Daisy Chain:

  • Instagram: @thedaisychainpod
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  • thisisthedaisychain.com


Got someone amazing in mind for the chain? Get in touch: thedaisychainpod@gmail.com

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]]> <![CDATA[Feeling behind in life? You're not as lost as you think | The Daisy Chain]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:37:22 GMT 1:59 69cad08403f0e1583003e935 false https://shows.acast.com/the-daisy-chain/episodes/69cad08403f0e1583003e935 69cad08403f0e1583003e935 69cacdbd92d007a7651bc2fb A podcast for the self-led — navigating life without a conventional map trailer Adulthood is overwhelming. There's so much noise telling you how your life should look, and very little space to

put your hand up and say, honestly, this is a lot.


The Daisy Chain is that space. A weekly podcast for anyone figuring out life without a conventional support

network - whether you've lost a parent young, never had someone to turn to, or simply find yourself navigating

careers, relationships and identity without a map.


Every Thursday, host Daisy sits down with remarkable people across generations to pass on four pearls of everyday

wisdom - the kind that only comes from having really lived.


You are not as lost as you think. And you are not doing this alone. Welcome to the chain. 🌼

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]]> Adulthood is overwhelming. There's so much noise telling you how your life should look, and very little space to

put your hand up and say, honestly, this is a lot.


The Daisy Chain is that space. A weekly podcast for anyone figuring out life without a conventional support

network - whether you've lost a parent young, never had someone to turn to, or simply find yourself navigating

careers, relationships and identity without a map.


Every Thursday, host Daisy sits down with remarkable people across generations to pass on four pearls of everyday

wisdom - the kind that only comes from having really lived.


You are not as lost as you think. And you are not doing this alone. Welcome to the chain. 🌼

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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