Talking points include:

• Debbie's journey through menopause as a personal trainer
• Explanation of perimenopause and menopause
• Lack of research and understanding of menopause
• The importance of talking about the menopause
• What you can do to alleviate symptoms
• Starting with the basics, being kind to yourself
• Benefits of menopause support groups
• Importance of finding exercise that motivates you
• Getting to know yourself again and finding excitement in life

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Talking points include: 

• Listening to our bodies as we move through different cycles of menstruation
• Patriarchal views of periods 
• Getting rid of the patriarchal PMS story - angry, discerning women are needed
• Filling a gap in society of really seeing and hearing women
• Ovulatory power and embracing powerful energy
• Exploring ambiguous loss and the menstrual cycle
• Cycle tracking
• Bringing your hormones with you in what you’re doing
• How each part of the cycle bleeds into another
• The need to be witnessed and received post birth
• Not losing yourself in motherhood and holding boundaries
• Cultivating motherhood/parenthood
• Lack of centring the mother’s experience in society and what we can do about it 
• Finding your village

You can find Hayley at https://pellarandpollen.com/ or on Instagram @_hayley__anderson_.

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Humans love ceremony and ritual, we come together to mark occasions and we’ve done this for thousands of years. We need these spaces to celebrate, commiserate, grieve and mark them out, to connect with others as we change, as we move through our lives. I really think celebrating these moments are transformative and that’s why I wanted to find out more from Theresa what celebrants do and how we can mark these changes in our lives.

I talk to Theresa about life as a celebrant, what moments in our lives she officiates and the major changes in her life and ones she thinks we could mark out in different ways, for instance, divorce. When a relationship ends, how do we serve it, how do we commemorate it? Such an interesting conversation!

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This conversation is all about being intentional in our relationships. Do you set goals in your relationships? Do you ever identify blocks but you’re not sure how to overcome them? Do you celebrate the successes with your partner? 

There are so many insights packed into this episode - we talk romantic relationships, friendships, family relationships as well as how we relate to work colleagues.

We also talk about our relationship with ourselves, with our work and we explore grief and loss as well as what happens to relationships when we change our environment such as moving countries or changing jobs.

It is an incredibly varied conversation and one that will certainly improve your relationships across the board.

You can contact Linda at: https://www.humankind.lu/ and on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindahumankind/

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If you've been thinking of becoming more visible in your work and showing up in the world then this is the episode for you.

You can find Sarah at: https://www.tulejphoto.com on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tulejphoto/ and LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahtulej/

Sarah's free guide to supercharge your visibility is available for download at: https://www.tulejphoto.com/brand-photos-guide

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Eva speaks of the joy of wild swimming, the freedoms it can bestow on your mind and body, connection and community and how you can feel more present and tuned into the world through wild swimming.

You can follow Eva at: https://www.instagram.com/evamariakulovits/ and https://www.instagram.com/yogaevita/?hl=en

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Leilia Dore is a writer who loves to swim in cold water, she brings her two loves together on her Instagram account, @swimmingthroughtheseasons, where she documents a year of 100 swims.

We talk all things wild swimming, from the mental health benefits of swimming outdoors, to body image and the community it brings. This conversation has reignited my love of wild swimming and of dipping into cold water, I hope it does the same for you too.

Please note: We speak of depression and thoughts of suicide in this episode.

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You can find Vedangi on Instagram and her business the Adventure Shed is all about making adventure accessible.

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We hear Gill’s birth story and we also talk about what she has achieved since her birth experience, life with a stoma and her adventures. Gill has completed a half ironman, she’s been skydiving, scuba diving and she overcame her fear of swimming in open water to become a self-confessed cold-water swimming addict!

Talking points include:

·        Gill’s traumatic birth story

·        Birth trauma awareness including details about different degrees of tear

·        Talking about miscarriage and shared experiences being comforting

·        Recovery after trauma

·        Looking to the future after recovery

·        Gill's adventures

·        Swimming with a stoma

·        Cold water benefits for mental health

·        Breaking down stigmas

·        Accepting and overcoming fear

·        Prepping for swimming the English Channel

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After we talk about the North Pole and Victoria's other adventures, we talk about what adventure means, about facing fear and self-belief – it was one of the most insightful interviews on the podcast yet.

Talking points include:

• Victoria’s account of the first all-female expedition to the North Pole
• Sharing such an adventure with her mum
• Writing a book about the expedition
• What the reality of the arctic is really like
• A frightening tale of falling into ice water
• Victoria’s 50 challenges at 50
• What adventure means
• Doing things that aren’t in your comfort zone
• The rewards of adventure
• Being an ordinary woman who happens to believe that anything is possible
• Importance of perspective when things go wrong
• Moving through fear rather than fighting it
• The lessons from adventure being more important than the adventures themselves
• How men and women approach adventure
• Why there aren’t more female adventures
• Advice for women who embark on adventures

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In 2014, Soraya left her career as an equestrian journalist to study sustainability for business, achieving a One Planet MBA, and since then has worked in roles and projects to create social and environmental change, including founding All the Elements and taking part in expeditions all over the world. Soraya is also the Operations Manager for eXXpedition, a not-for-profit organisation which runs pioneering all-female sailing research expeditions to investigate the causes and solutions of ocean plastic pollution.

Talking points include:

• Where does an adventurous spirit come from
• Soraya’s adventure experiences
• Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations
• Career changes and having a purpose
• Studying sustainability in business- One Planet MBA
• The importance of role modelling and amplifying women
• How and why she founded All the Elements
• Challenges and the creativity behind setting up All the Elements
• How do we increase diversity outdoors?
• eXXpedition – all-female sailing research expeditions looking at ocean plastic pollution

https://www.alltheelements.co/

https://www.soraya.earth/

https://www.instagram.com/sorayaearth/

https://exxpedition.com/

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In this week’s episode, I had the absolute pleasure of talking to hot air balloon pilot Dr. Allie Dunnington.

Allie holds the women’s world record for flying a hot air balloon in the most countries in the world and she’s also the UK’s first female Private Pilot Licence Examiner. She’s flown in 103 countries so far, and she’s on a mission to add so many more.

Allie is extremely passionate about getting more women flying, she's an active member of the British Women Pilots’ Association and she set up the Women’s Balloon Event for female pilots which also promotes hot air ballooning for women.

Talking points include:

-Allie’s world record breaking flights around the world

-How Allie got into hot air ballooning

-Memorable flights and flying in different terrains

-What hot air ballooning is like and how to become a pilot

-What qualities you need to be a pilot

-The reasons there aren’t more female pilots and how to solve this

-Women in aviation

-The Women’s Balloon Events and how they started

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Talking points include:

-Sancho’s game changing ethos and aims

-Sancho’s as a platform for anti-racism discussions, of learning and growing

-Bringing equality to the fashion industry

-Supporting black women owned businesses

-Black Pound Day

-Transparent pricing

-Kalkidan’s new clothing resale platform OWNI (formally known as Shwap).

-Evolving business due to COVID-19

-Winning Best High Street Shop of 2020 by Holly and Co

-Sancho’s new loungewear and photoshoot with Maia Thomas

-The inspiring women in Kalkidan’s life

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Talking points include:

-      How she started her business

-      Why she stopped teaching

-      What life looks like as a freelance illustrator

-      The joys and challenges of working for yourself

-      The inspirations behind the illustrations

-      Fairness and equality in business and in life

-      Indie Roller courses and community for small indie businesses

-      Crediting artists for their work

-      The woman who inspires Rosie most

You can find Rosie and her wonderful work at:

www.rosiejohnsonillustrates.com

www.facebook.com/rosiejohnsonillustration 

www.instagram.com/rosiejohnsonillustrates 

This is the last episode of the series! There is a bonus episode coming up at the end of March, keep an eye out! 

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Talking points include:

-Setting up a business

-The importance of local journalism

-The decline of print media

-The emergence of digital news

-Working as a mother

-The issues with childcare

-Lockdown

-Stories including a local connection to Bridgerton

-The future of the Journal

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Talking points include:

-Simple ways to keep fit during lockdown

-The challenges of starting up your own business

-The advantages of working for yourself

-Tips for becoming a PT

-Virtual personal training

-How lockdown is affecting her business

-Debbie’s new fitness exercise class Sexercise! (if you’re listening with kiddies around, we talk sexercise from around 14:45 mins – 16:30 mins) 

A big thank you to Debbie for being on the podcast and sharing her story and also some helpful hints and tips for keeping fit during lockdown. You can find out more over on her website at https://fightingfitdevon.co.uk/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/fightingfitdevon/

Thanks so much for listening, if you've enjoyed it and you haven't already please do leave a review and subscribe to the podcast.

See you next week,

Karla

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Anna set up SMALL-FOLK in 2018 and here she shares her story of founding the shop, how it feels to run her own business and how women who own their own businesses can support other women.

SMALL-FOLK website: https://small-folk.co.uk/

SMALL-FOLK Instagram: www.instagram.com/small.folk/

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