Best Clemmie Telford Podcasts (2024)

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BUT WHY REWIND - LONELINESS WITH ANNA MATHUR 51:25

8M ago51:25

51:25

In this look back through the But Why best bits collection, we return to December 2022 when Clemmie talked to friend of the pod, mum of three, psychotherapist and bestselling author Anna Mathur about loneliness. Anna is passionate about taking therapy out of the therapy room and sharing her own personal and professional experiences to support mums …

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BUT WHY BITESIZE - STYLE WITH ZEENA SHAH 11:01

8M ago11:01

11:01

This week's bitesize episode sees Clemmie delve into the world of style with East London based Art Director & Stylist Zeena Shah. Zeena trained as a printed textile designer at Chelsea School of Art & Design, she has a passion for colour, print and pattern AND she's also a print designer/maker/illustrator and Creative Workshop Tutor. As if that's n…

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BUT WHY BITESIZE - WAR WITH TABAN SHORESH 17:37

8M ago17:37

17:37

This week's But Why bitesize is extraordinary and a little different. In normal circumstances, these mini episodes involve a very complicated edit, but not this week. In this episode Clemmie is looking at war with child genocide survivor Taban Shoresh, who founded Lotus Flower, a non-profit that supports female conflict survivors and refugees in Ku…

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BUT WHY REWIND - BURNOUT WITH CAROLINE DOONER 1:02:34

8M ago1:02:34

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In this look back, we head to May, 2022, when Clemmie explored burn out with writer, humourist, ex-professional actress & singer Caroline Dooner, who wrote the The F*ck It Diet, all about her relationship with food and dieting, and Tired as F*ck, all about her "exhaustion & two years of rest". Ten years ago Caroline started writing a blog called Th…

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BUT WHY BITESIZE - GUT HEALTH WITH THE MAC TWINS 10:20

8M ago10:20

10:20

We're taking another trip down But Why memory lane to find a chat all about your gut. Clemmie welcomed twins Lisa and Alana Macfarlane (aka DJs The Mac Twins), who set up The Gut Stuff website to empower gut health in everyone after taking part in a piece of ground breaking research. Lisa and Alana had tried every fad diet under the sun, including …

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BUT WHY REWIND - COUNTY LINES WITH DANIELLE MARIN 56:39

8M ago56:39

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In this rewind episode, we go back to June 2022, when Clemmie explored the topic of County Lines with Danielle Marin. Danielle grew up in London with first generation immigrant parents, she was accepted into a grammar school, however her life changed completely after a brutal attack led her to involvement with ‘gangs’ and drug crime. She later enro…

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BUT WHY REWIND - ADHD WITH GRACE TIMOTHY 1:07:16

8M ago1:07:16

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This week's But Why Rewind episode is from March, 2022, when Clemmie chatted to author and journalist Grace Timothy about ADHD and her own chance diagnosis made in 2021 after an appointment to check on her hearing. Clemmie and Grace, who has written for publications including Style, Vogue, Glamour, Marie Claire, the Sunday Times and Teen Vogue and …

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BUT WHY BITESIZE - EXPECTATIONS WITH POORNA BELL 11:28

9M ago11:28

11:28

In this week's bitesize episode Clemmie talks about expectations and more importantly, how to manage them, with award-winning journalist, author and power lifter Poorna Bell. Poorna is the former Executive Editor and Global Lifestyle Head for HuffPost. She won Stylist's Rising Star award for 2019, Red Magazine's Big Book Award for 2019. Poorna has …

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BUT WHY REWIND - SOLO PARENTING WITH LIV THORNE 55:15

9M ago55:15

55:15

In this week's But Why Rewind, we revisit a chat Clemmie had with author Liv Thorne about the challenges of solo parenting. The pair discuss: How she reached the decision to have a baby alone. The process of choosing the sperm. What has surprised Liv about it? Hardest part? What it's taught her? How she talks to her son Herb about it. What advice w…

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BUT WHY BITESIZE - TRAUMA WITH DR SARAH WOODHOUSE 11:28

9M ago11:28

11:28

In this week's But Why Bitesize, Clemmie tackles the topic of trauma with trauma expert, research psychologist, author, coach (and school friend) Dr Sarah Woodhouse, who has created the Freedom Process for women who are ready to look honestly at their past and understand why how and when it’s affecting their life today. Clemmie and Sarah explore tr…

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BUT WHY REWIND - BALANCE WITH JESSICA ENNIS-HILL 1:10:47

9M ago1:10:47

1:10:47

We're heading back to June 2021 for this But Why rewind episode, when Clemmie talked to an actual Dame and Gold medal winning Olympian Jessica Ennis-Hill about balance in our lives. As well as Clemmie wanting all the details on what it felt like to be Jessica on ‘that’ Super Saturday, the pair discuss: - balancing a demanding career and the rest of…

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BUT WHY BITESIZE - ENDOMETRIOSIS WITH EMMA TULLEY-WILLIAMS 10:58

9M ago10:58

10:58

In this bitesize episode, which went out in October 2021, Clemmie speaks to podcaster and mental health campaigner Emma Tulley-Williams - aka @mummyspaininthearse - all about endometriosis. The pair discuss: Her first experiences of periods. How immediately shocking they were. The journey to getting diagnosed with endo. How misunderstood endo is, e…

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BUT WHY REWIND - FARMING WITH THE CHIEF SHEPHERDESS 1:14:42

9M ago1:14:42

1:14:42

In the latest trip down the But Why memory lane, Clemmie chats to Zoë Colville - aka @thechiefshepherdess on Instagram - about how she swapped a hair salon in Soho for life on the farm in Kent, why gold hoop earrings are important even when feeding goats, AND why she's determined to educate people about where food really comes from. To find out mor…

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BUT WHY BITESIZE - GAMBLING WITH DARREN CROCKER 11:59

9M ago11:59

11:59

This week's bitesize episode takes us back to July 2021, when Clemmie spoke to Darren of Rule_ette_out who is six years in recovery from gambling and has since set up gambling addiction support & awareness group. In the episode we discuss: Darren's first experience of gambling. How it is intrinsically linked to sport. When his habit moved into addi…

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BUT WHY REWIND - DIVORCE WITH HELEN THORNE 1:07:54

9M ago1:07:54

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For this week's trip into the But Why archives, we go back to June 2021 when Clemmie chatted to Helen Thorne, one half of the Scummy Mummies about life in the aftermath of the breakdown of her marriage. Helen and her husband separated just days before the country went into lockdown in March 2020 and in this episode Helen chats openly about navigati…

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BUT WHY BITESIZE - ADVENTURE WITH BELINDA KIRK 11:34

9M ago11:34

11:34

In this week's bitesize episode, Clemmie speaks to Belinda Kirk who is a professional explorer! In 2010, she captained the first all-female rowing team to circumnavigate Britain non-stop, completing the journey in 51 days. The pair discuss: Belinda's incredible career including a trip where she sailed the Atlantic. The joy of adventure Why it is es…

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BUT WHY REWIND - PERIMENOPAUSE WITH MAISIE HILL 1:01:33

10M ago1:01:33

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We're trawling the But Why archives and bringing you some of the best bits from the last 100+ episodes. And this week we head back to April 2021 when Clemmie welcomed author and menstrual expert Maisie Hill to the pod to ask 'Why do we live in fear of menopause? Constant rage? Longer or shorter cycles? A desire to change your life? Any of these thi…

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BUT WHY BITESIZE - SELF HEALING WITH VEX KING 13:08

10M ago13:08

13:08

We are back with more bitesize episodes, featuring your favourite conversations from But Why, and this one takes us back to a conversation Clemmie had with Sunday Times No1 (twice over!) author Vex King about self healing. The pair discuss: The importance of feeling your feelings. How self reflection and self healing is game changing but uncomforta…

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MEET THE FOUNDER: GEORGIE CLEEVE, OSKIA 43:19

10M ago43:19

43:19

Chatting to Clemmie this week about how their brand came to be is Georgie Cleeve, founder of skincare brand, Oskia. Georgie founded Oskia in 2009 after her own experiences led her to become passionate about the benefits of nutritional skincare derived from natural ingredients. Oskia is now used and sold in shops and spas across the world and Georgi…

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MEET THE FOUNDER: ANNA LAHEY, VIDA GLOW 59:37

10M ago59:37

59:37

Joining Clemmie to chat all about founding their business is Anna Lahey, founder of cosmetics brand Vida Glow. Anna turned her passion for ‘ingestible beauty’ into Vida Glow in 2014, and since then it’s grown into a global brand. Clemmie sits down with Anna to chat about all the challenges of growing a business and the pitfalls of being your own bo…

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MEET THE FOUNDER: LISA SMOSARSKI, STYLIST MAGAZINE 51:40

11M ago51:40

51:40

Stepping into the Meet the Founder hot seat this week is editor in chief of Stylist magazine, Lisa Smosarski. After working as an editor for a number of other successful women’s magazines Lisa was asked to take the helm and launch Stylist in 2009, and since then it’s become a household name. Lisa shares some of her trickiest decisions and early mis…

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MEET THE FOUNDER, ANNA RICHARDS: FROLICME 48:30

11M ago48:30

48:30

Sharing the journey of their brand this week is Anna Richards, founder of modern erotic platform FrolicMe. Anna founded FrolicMe after being overwhelmed by the number of less ethical, old fashioned tube sites pushing male entered erotica. Anna’s passion comes from wanting women to feel great, and some of the erotic fiction and films stems from Anna…

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MEET THE FOUNDER- JAMIE WILD: FERAGAIA 47:03

11M ago47:03

47:03

Joining Clemmie this week to share their business story is Jamie Wild, founder of distilled alcohol free spirit, Feragaia. Jamie co-founded Feragaia after noticing an unfair lack of alcohol free spirits on bar shelves across the country, fast forward a few years, Feragaia is making waves across the city, in cocktail bars and in supermarkets. Clemmi…

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MEET THE FOUNDER- MICHELLE KENNEDY: PEANUT 47:40

11M ago47:40

47:40

Stepping into the Meet the Founder hot seat is founder of Peanut App, Michelle Kennedy. Whilst expecting her first child in 2014, Michelle noticed that there were not any social media apps for mothers to connect, which led her to start Peanut, which now hosts a community of millions of women, sharing advice, asking questions and building relationsh…

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MEET THE FOUNDER: KRISI SMITH-BIRD AND BLEND TEA 51:14

12M ago51:14

51:14

Joining Clemmie this week for some nosy business chat is founder of Bird and Blend Tea, Krisi Smith. Krisi is the mixologist extordinare behind best selling tea brand Bird and Blend which started out as just one store in the Brighton lanes and has now expanded to 15 across UK high streets. Krisi and Clemmie chat through all the highs and lows of bu…

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MEET THE FOUNDER: GYNELLE LEON- PRICK LONDON 50:08

12M ago50:08

50:08

Sitting down with Clemmie to chat through their brand is Gynelle Leon, founder of specialist succulent store, Prick London. Gynelle has an extrodniary knowledge and passion for plants, in particular succulents. She opened London’s first cactus shop as part of building the Prick brand. Gynelle opens up about how she became such an expert in her trad…

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MEET THE FOUNDER: LUCY AYLEN - NEVER FULLY DRESSED 47:25

12M ago47:25

47:25

In the hot seat this week is the founder of women’s clothing brand Never Fully Dressed, Lucy Aylen. Lucy takes Clemmie through the brands journey from selling her designs in an East End London market in 2009, to keep her busy when acting auditions were scarce, to amassing over 1 million instagram followers and launching the brand internationally. T…

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MEET THE FOUNDER- TRAILER 0:59

12M ago0:59

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'Meet the Founder'. Honest conversations delving into the human stories behind brands we know and love. How they began, where they've stumbled, and what's had to be sacrificed for success. Business chat, but nosier… Join Clemmie Telford each Wednesday, from the 26th of April. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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CLEMMIE TELFORD WITH CLEMMIE TELFORD 59:08

1y ago59:08

59:08

In the 100th episode of But Why Clemmie hands the reigns to producer Steve (host of BBC pod You, Me and the Big C) as he delves into the life and times of Creative Director/Instagrammer/Blogger/Podcaster/Author/Fitness Fanatic and mother of three Clemmie Telford. In a raw, honest conversation, we get to know a young Clemmie, find out about her most…

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BUT WHY BITESIZE - SERENDIPITY WITH DR CHRISTIAN BUSCH 10:53

1y ago10:53

10:53

In this bitesize episode, Clemmie talks luck and serendipity with Dr Christian Busch, who is the bestselling author of Connect the Dots: The Art & Science of Creating Good Luck, and an internationally known expert in the areas of innovation, purpose-driven leadership, and serendipity. Clemmie and Christian explore how we can make our own luck, how …

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WOMEN WITHOUT KIDS WITH RUBY WARRINGTON 1:10:03

1y ago1:10:03

1:10:03

This week's episode is all about women without kids, as Clemmie talks to British-born author, editor, podcaster and the founder of Numinous Books Ruby Warrington. Recognised as a true thought leader, Ruby has the unique ability to identify issues that are destined to become part of the cultural narrative. Her previous books include Material Girl, M…

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BUT WHY BITESIZE - HAPPINESS WITH WILL YOUNG 11:29

1y ago11:29

11:29

In this bitesized episode, Clemmie explores happiness, or maybe contentment....or should that be joy? Either way, her guest is one of her mum's faves, and two-time Brit award winner Will Young. Will shot to fame in 2002 after winning the first series of Pop Idol. He has released seven albums, four of which hit Number One in the UK charts, and he ha…

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INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS WITH DR CAROLINE BOYD 1:09:13

1y ago1:09:13

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**Trigger warning – this episode contains talk of intrusive thoughts of harm. Please take care when listening. In this episode Clemmie chats to chartered clinical psychologist Dr Caroline Boyd about intrusive thoughts. Caroline has over 10 years' experience working in the NHS and mental health settings, and specialises in supporting parents from pr…

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BUT WHY BITESIZE - RAGE WITH ANNA MATHUR 12:26

1y ago12:26

12:26

In this bitesized episode Clemmie speaks to author and psychotherapist Anna Mathur about rage. And in particular maternal rage. We've all been there - your jaw is tightening, you can feel your blood boiling, you feel trapped and frustrated and suddenly you find yourself yelling CAN EVERYONE JUST PUT THEIR SHOES ON! Only to instantly regret it. The …

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SELFISHNESS WITH MICHELLE ELMAN 1:00:42

1y ago1:00:42

1:00:42

This week Clemmie explores selfishness and why it might actually be a good thing, with five-board accredited life coach, broadcaster and public speaker Michelle Elman. Named as one of The Sun’s most inspirational women in the UK, Michelle quickly established herself as the Queen of Boundaries. With a huge following she shares her experiences and ex…

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BUT WHY BITESIZE - BOUNDARIES WITH ZOE BLASKEY 11:54

1y ago11:54

11:54

We all need boundaries right? But are we setting enough, and are they the right ones? In this week's bitesize episode Clemmie talks all things boundaries with transformational coach Zoe Blaskey, who founded Motherkind, a self-empowerment platform for mums, and a podcast of the same name. They cover: the differences between internal and external bou…

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COMPARISON WITH LUCY SHERIDAN 1:06:22

1y ago1:06:22

1:06:22

Clemmie talks about comparison this week, with Lucy Sheridan, who is the world’s first and only Comparison Coach™. Through her book ‘The Comparison Cure’, private practice and workshops, Lucy has helped thousands of people go from compare and despair, to #comparisonfree. Accredited by the Association for the Psychological Therapies, named as one of…

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BUT WHY BITESIZE - EXPECTATIONS WITH POORNA BELL 11:47

1y ago11:47

11:47

In this week's bite size episode Clemmie talks about expectations and more importantly, how to manage them, with award-winning journalist, author and power lifter Poorna Bell. Poorna is the former Executive Editor and Global Lifestyle Head for HuffPost. She won Stylist's Rising Star award for 2019, Red Magazine's Big Book Award for 2019. Poorna has…

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CONSCIOUS PARENTING WITH DR SHEFALI 54:58

1y ago54:58

54:58

This week Clemmie looks at conscious parenting with therapist Dr Shefali Tsabary PhD, who is the author of four books, three of which are New York Times best-sellers, including her two landmark books The Conscious Parent and The Awakened Family. Her latest book - The Parenting Map - is "a comprehensive, fail-safe, whole-family programme designed to…

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BUT WHY BITESIZE - ASTROLOGY WITH FRANCESCA ODDIE 11:52

1y ago11:52

11:52

In this week's bitesize episode, Clemmie explores moons, star signs and all things astrology with astrologer and writer Francesca Oddie, whose quest is to present the subject simply and to enable people to comprehend and utilise the reliable roots of astrology. Clemmie finds out why her husband is a 'turbo Aries', discovers how Francesca ended up a…

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JOY WITH EMMA DABIRI 1:00:07

1y ago1:00:07

1:00:07

Clemmie marks International Women's Day 2023 by chatting to Irish-Nigerian academic, broadcaster and bestselling author Emma Dabiri about joy. This week’s episode is part of the Power of Women festival based in Thanet, Kent. Check out powthanet.com for the full POW festival line up which runs throughout March. and happy International Women's Month!…

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BUT WHY BITESIZE - COUNTY LINES WITH DANIELLE MARIN 11:37

1y ago11:37

11:37

In this bitesize episode Clemmie explores the topic of County Lines with Danielle Marin. Danielle grew up in London with first generation immigrant parents, she was accepted into a grammar school, however her life changed completely after a brutal attack led her to involvement with ‘gangs’ and drug crime. She later enrolled at university and gradua…

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ESTRANGEMENT WITH HARRIET SHEARSMITH 1:03:26

1y ago1:03:26

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This episode is all about estrangement and Clemmie's guest is Harriet Shearsmith, a mum of three, parenting creator, author of Mummin’ It and the podcaster behind Unfollowing Mum. Harriet shares her story of how she became estranged from her mum, as well as her experience of motherhood, cycle breaking and estrangement online with her community; wit…

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BUT WHY BITESIZE - SEX WITH DR KAREN GURNEY 12:58

1y ago12:58

12:58

In this bitesize episode of But Why, we're heading back to October 2021 when Clemmie chatted to clinical psychologist and certified psycho-sexologist and author Dr Karen Gurney - aka @thesexdoctor - all about sex. The pair discuss: Redefining what we mean by ‘sex’. Whether we judge our sex lives by unrealistic standards? How to define what ‘good se…

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SLEEP WITH THE SLEEP MUMS 1:00:34

1y ago1:00:34

1:00:34

Clemmie explores all things sleep with TV Presenter Cat Cubie and baby sleep expert AND Norland Qualified Nanny Sarah Carpenter. The pair are best known as the hosts of top ten parenting podcast The Sleep Mums and authors of Sleep Better Baby which disrupts the narrative around baby sleep whilst empowering parents with skills and confidence to get …

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BUT WHY BITESIZE - OPTIMISM WITH ED MILIBAND 11:12

1y ago11:12

11:12

In this bitesize episode from June 2022, Clemmie talks optimism with former Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, who is now Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change. Ed tells Clemmie how he coped when Labour lost the 2015 election, why optimism was key, and how and why he came to the decision to step down as leader. They also talk about Ed's book, …

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EBOLA WITH BENJAMIN BLACK 1:01:28

1y ago1:01:28

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In this episode Clemmie explores the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone with consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Benjamin Black. Benjamin is a specialist advisor to international aid organisations - including Médecins Sans Frontières, specifically on sexual, reproductive and maternal healthcare for populations in times of crisis. Part of which he d…

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BUT WHY BITESIZE - GAMING WITH ELLIE GIBSON 12:10

1y ago12:10

12:10

We're taking a trip down memory lane in the latest of the special bitesize episodes of But Why. We're going back to March 2021, when the pandemic and the lockdown was in full swing, and Clemmie talked to Ellie Gibson; Games journalist, part of Dara O'Briain's Go 8 Bit and one half of @scummymummies. Ellie patiently allows Clemmie to voice her conce…

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OVERWHELM WITH STEPH DOUGLAS 1:03:40

1y ago1:03:40

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In this episode Clemmie tackles the topic of overwhelm with Steph Douglas, the founder of Don't Buy Her Flowers. As well as running her own business, Steph also writes about motherhood, business, relationships and juggling the rush hour of our life. She also has her own Don't Buy Her Flowers podcast and she's also the mother of three young kids. Cl…

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BUT WHY BITEZISE - THERAPY WITH DR NICOLE LEPERA 11:16

1y ago11:16

11:16

We're heading back almost two years for the latest bitesize episode on But Why. In March 2021 Clemmie spoke to Dr Nicole LePera aka @the.holistic.psychologist about the role for self-healing work, how that fits alongside more conventional therapy and delves into why everyone could benefit from greater self-awareness - even those who feel they don’t…

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