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All humans have emotional baggage, and yet, so many of us are unaware of what we're carrying until we hit a low point, experience a health crisis, or recognise that we're in a painful pattern with our relationships or how we feel about and treat ourselves. Natalie Lue expands her popular blog Baggage Reclaim into podcast form with a weekly show about how to live and love with more self-esteem by unpacking, decluttering and tidying up our excess emotional baggage. It's time to reclaim yoursel ...
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Simplify is a podcast for anyone who’s taken a close look at their habits, their happiness, their relationships, or their health and thought, “There’s got to be a better way to do this.” Hear ideas that get you to better from Gretchen Rubin, David Allen, Rebecca Traister, Dan Savage, Seth Godin and many more. Hosted by Caitlin Schiller and Ben Schuman-Stoler. Brought to you by Blinkist.
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Help for anxiety, with Chloe Brotheridge, expert hypnotherapist, coach and author of The Anxiety Solution and The Confidence Solution. Use the code PODCAST15 to save 15% in my shop www.calmer-you.com/shop or get your FREE High Functioning Anxiety Workbook at www.calmer-you.com/workbook . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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COURAGE TO CHANGE and create a healthy life in a healthy society on a healthy planet. To do that we need to push out of our comfort zone with small steps in a direction that aligns with our values and vision. Staying the same just gets the same results. Brave New Girls podcast guests inspire us to do it differently. They're shifting the dial in their corner of the world and they give us the tools to carve out our own influence and impact. Brave New Girls podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, a ...
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Welcome to the Love, Sex & Intimacy podcast for women who want to experience intimate relationships and sex that are pleasurable and passionate, happy, thriving and deeply fulfilling. With my very special guest experts; guiding lights and pioneers in their specialist areas, we’ll be breaking down the myths, exploring the difficult stuff, the good stuff and seeing what’s possible for love, sex and intimacy at this time of rapid change. In these candid and intimate conversations, I’ll be bring ...
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How can we be in the process of losing loved ones and yet still hold on to the joy of living? If you would like to understand how it is possible to go through the painful process of losing a child and yet still be able to look for moments of joy, join Megan Gillett and I as she talks openly about her daughter Nellie, who is living with infantile ML…
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I recently did my first bit of in-person public speaking in a while - in this episode I'm sharing 4 things I did to help myself to feel confident and excited about speaking. Check out my new live course 'Speak Easy - 4 Weeks to More Confident Public Speaking' at www.calmer-you.com/speak - we start live on 30th April but I'll run this again soon if …
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Why should we be helping children with cancer and their families with nutritional support, and what impact does it have? If you are interested in helping ourselves and others with cancer, listen to this week’s guest is Louise Long CEO and founder of the Dylan Strong Foundation, set up after her young son Dylan died at the age of 7 of a brain tumour…
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How can we learn to connect with a part of ourselves that wants to be unconditionally seen, loved and cared for, by listening our bodies in a new and more compassionate way? If you are interested in cultivating self-love as a practice that benefits both you and those around you, listen to this week’s guest Thais Harris, Founder and Holistic Nutriti…
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Today, our guest is an award-winning beauty reporter and critic whom you might have stumbled upon while reading her super popular newsletter, The Unpublishable, which, as HuffPost says, "basically gives the middle finger to the entire beauty industry." Writing about what the beauty industry won’t tell you, Jessica DeFino has built an identity as a …
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Success can look any way we like - climbing the career ladder, having a happy family life, starting a business or having a big group of friends. How can our mindset make our version of success easier for us to achieve? Here I'm sharing 4 ways to develop a success mindset to support you in what you want to do in life. Get free resources and my hypno…
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“Why should we care about what goes on in our prisons?” If you are interested in looking at humanity, resilience and the complexity of people, and the conditions, chaos, confusion, compassion & conflict in our prisons, listen to this episode with former Prison Officer Alex South. Alex worked in some of the toughest men’s jails in the UK and is the …
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“How can we make funerals really work for us so that our goodbyes meet our needs, reflect our values and our lives?” If you want to learn more about how we can make funerals respectful & reflective of our loved ones whilst minimising their environmental impact, then listen to my guest Poppy Mardall, founder & Chair of Poppy’s Funeral Services that …
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Natalie Lue is a writer, podcaster, and artist. She helps people pleasers, perfectionists and relationship strugglers overcome their emotional baggage so that they can become more of who they really are. We discuss: -The signs that you're a people pleaser -How to tune into what it is that you want and need -Her top advice on how to say no Check out…
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This week's episode of Simplify brings you a special collaboration: a conversation with Dhiraj Mukherjee, who is not only the entrepreneur behind Shazam (the app we all love and use so much!), but also a devoted impact investor focused on social good. Drawing from his experience at Shazam, Dhiraj learned firsthand that the best way to predict the f…
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What’s the point of public art and why does it matter? If you’re interested in becoming more engaged and present with the world around you have a listen to this week’s guest Patricia Walsh, public art consultant, who explores the intersections of art and the natural and built environments and shows how it helps us press pause and get present with t…
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How can we start to tread more lightly as responsible guardians of our planet, of our bodies, of our businesses? If you are interested in how a chocolate business began making chocolate that’s better for us and better for the planet, listen to this week’s guest Neena Vaswani, co-founder of Prodigy snacks – the B-corp chocolate company that is both …
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Although we're at the tail end of 2024's symbolic new beginning, we're still confronted with the flood of discounted "detoxes," "cleanses," gym promotions touting a "New Year, new you," and the latest buzzword, "resets." Despite our desire to think that fad diets are relics of the past and that we have collectively moved away from diet culture, we …
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How can you heal your past. Find peace in the present, and transform your future? If you want to know how evidence-backed psychological interventions, alongside spiritual and intuitive practices can help you, listen to my guest Amanda Charles author of The Psychic Psychologist, who will show you that no matter how many times life has kicked you dow…
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How can we quit the toxic habit of people pleasing that erodes our mental health, sense of self, relationships and creativity? When we find we’re suppressing ourselves in order to be liked or to avoid conflict, criticism, rejection, disappointment, loss or abandonment, we’re people pleasing. It doesn’t have to be this way. If you want to do things …
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Today, we bring you Simplify's first ever crossover episode with the #1 Technology show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: Acquired! For nearly 9 years David Rosenthal—today's guest—and his co-host Ben have been sharing the strategies and history of 200+ of the world's most successful businesses. From Sequoia to Sony, through to TSMC, Amazon, The New Y…
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Why does it matter that all voices get a chance to be heard and how can we all play a part in helping that to happen? In the landscape of literature, diversity isn’t just a buzzword—it's essential for a richer, more vibrant cultural narrative. As Selina Brown, founder & CEO of the Black British Book Festival, attests, representation in literature p…
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Today I’m so so happy to be sharing my 50th podcast episode!!!!!! Join me for this conversation with my partner and co-teacher Graeme Waterfield as we explore what it means to put the intimacy back into sex. At the end of the episode we share about our couples course INTIMACY which starts March 5th 2024 and there is a special offer available for li…
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Why is child sexual abuse such a huge global problem and what can we all do to help protect and heal children at risk? My guest this week is Pooja Taparia, founder of one of the world's largest NGO's addressing child sexual abuse. In the U.S, the estimated lifetime economic burden of Child Sex Abuse is $9.3B, and in the U.K, annual costs are estima…
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In 1971, Joni Mitchell released Blue, an album teeming with stories of a life shaped by romance, desire, longing, and the default path of sharing life with another person. The ideal might persist to this day, but what happens if the romance we are told will give life meaning... never shows up? How gorgeous and fulfilling can we make our lives, sans…
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How can we live in a more conscious way so that we feel better in ourselves, have better relationships with others & the world around us? This week's guest Lorraine Flower, co-founder of B-corp business Azzur and co-author of Conscious Leadership, shares her transformative journey, blending spirituality with business acumen. Lorraine's path, from a…
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How can we learn from human stories of survival to understand our own capacity to rise again? Rosalind Russell is a journalist & editor whose reporting included the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the war in Iraq & Myanmar’s Saffron Revolution. She’s the author of Burma’s Spring & The End of Where We Begin which won the 2021 Moore Prize for exc…
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Want to live healthy & whole no matter where you are in your health & menopause journey? My guest this week is Dani Binnington founder of Healthy Whole Me and she shows you how. Her own journey to seek a holistic approach started after her breast cancer diagnosis at the age of 33 leading to a surgically onset menopause by the time she turned 40. Sh…
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Davina MacKail is one of my favourite astrologers so I invited her to share her take on what's coming in 2024. Davina talks us through the key themes for 2024, a wood dragon year in Chinese Astrology. She shares about the qualities of a wood dragon year, why now is a good time to pause, her wisdom on how you can ride the waves of 2024 and why it’s …
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How can we be better allies in creating a fully diverse, equitable and inclusive world, for the health of our society and our future? My guest this week is Dr. Robin DiAngelo, an Affiliate Associate Professor at the University of Washington, whose books, academic articles, and extensive work as a consultant and educator, addresses racial and social…
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What do people mean when they say, 'I'm a perfectionist'? The colloquial and widespread opinion would sound like this: A perfectionist is someone who desires everything to be perfect at all times and becomes upset when things aren't perfect. This definition is often followed by the (generic) advice that the best way for them to set themselves free …
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My Brave New Girls podcast guest this week is Patricia Newton, author of "Journey to Magnificence: An Alchemist's Guide to Transformation & Empowerment." A master healer & teacher blending medical expertise with complementary therapies & spiritual wisdom, Patricia's work helps unravel the trauma & darkness that hold us back, guiding us to live bett…
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Welcome to this wonderful conversation with Joseph Kramer, PhD, about erotic massage. Joseph is a true pioneer in the field of sexology, founder of the Body Electric School of Massage, creator of the practice of erotic massage and the professional field of Sexological Bodywork. Joseph shares the incredible story of how he created erotic massage, wh…
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My guest this week is Sue Reed author of The Rewilding of Molly McFlynn. Set in rural Northumberland between the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic and 1649 Newcastle Witch Trials, this is a story of a girl who is rewilded both in ditching her addiction to restriction & dieting, and in finding the agency to be true to herself & live a more sustainable life. Mo…
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When we experience a traumatic event or decide to pursue healing, what often follows is the tendency to isolate and hide from the world. Shame, exclusion, and the feeling that no one understands remain intertwined with the term "healing." However, this can and should be different—and that 's the message licensed social worker and therapist Minaa B.…
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This week my Brave New Girls podcast interview is with Dr. Catherine Clinton ND, and she gives us an inspiring narrative of resilience and innovation in the realm of healthcare. Dr. Catherine Clinton, a licensed naturopathic physician, has harnessed her personal battle with autoimmune disease during her medical school years to fuel a profound passi…
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What a powerful conversation with Anabel Vizcarra, Embodiment Mentor and Womb Shaman. She teaches women how to awaken and embody their own wise and prosperous wisdom through self awareness & mastery. We explored what ‘full spectrum’ feminine embodiment is, why the journey to your power is a descent into the body, what womb intelligence is, how to c…
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My guest this week is Saasha Celestial-One is the co-founder of Olio the waste-sharing app, whose mission is to create a waste-free world. The problem is that our culture of overconsumption is hurting us, and the planet. 33% of food globally is wasted. 50% of the clothes in our wardrobes never worn & 65% of greenhouse gases are caused by household …
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🎉 Y'all, I have some exciting news! 🎉 Sunday Jumpstart Paper Co. is officially OPEN! 🛍️ This shop was created for all of my paper-loving, planner-obsessed #GoalGetters. Shop now at https://sundayjumpstartpaper.com/ to get your hands on our stickers, planners, and notepads! I cannot wait to show you what's been in the making for the past year! 💌 Bef…
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We might say that “age is just a number,” but if we're really honest with ourselves, a lot of us still think of “old” people as stubborn hoarders who eat dinner (too) early and are forever talking about their aches and pains. Why is that? And could there be another way? These questions prompted Steven Petrow, an award-winning journalist and author …
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Dr Camilla Pang is an award-winning author & autism advocate . Blessed with the combination of ASD, ADHD & PhD she uses the powers of neurodiversity & science to navigate social norms & advocates for it being a hidden treasure for human evolution on a finite planet. Her first book Explaining Humans won the Royal Society Insight investment award 202…
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My guest this week is Fleur Pierets. In 2017, Fleur & her fiancee Julian launched 22 The Project, in which the couple planned to get married in every country that legalised same-sex marriage. Following the untimely death of her wife in 2018, after only 4 marriages, Fleur turned to writing & wrote her debut memoir ‘Julian’ whilst advocating for huma…
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My guest this week is Vicky Etherington. She runs an online marketing agency and uses her skills to help female entrepreneurs get their message and mission out into the world. She also works with entrepreneurial women in rural areas of Africa to help communities break the cycle of poverty. By introducing digital opportunities to the African start-u…
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Today is a big day!! Graeme and I are heading off to the UK Independent Podcast Awards where the Love, Sex and Intimacy Podcast has been nominated for awards in 2 categories so send some good vibes our way!! I am very excited to be off to London and to meet fellow podcasters. The UK Independent Podcast Awards created a new category for podcasts foc…
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In the post-pandemic era, the debate over whether or not to return to the office seems far from settled — and yet, the push to bring employees back to the office is growing more aggressive. Amazon issued a warning to staff not long ago. Google is factoring employees’ in-office attendance into their performance reviews. And ironically, working from …
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My guest this week is Erica Gies , award-winning independent journalist who writes about water, climate change, plants and critters for Scientific American, The New York Times, Nature & more. Her book, Water Always Wins: Thriving in an age of drought & deluge, is about “Slow Water” innovations that are helping us adapt to the increasing floods & dr…
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My guest this week is Sarah Wilson, journalist, TV host, and author of This ONE WILD & PRECIOUS LIFE. Her earlier multi-New York Times Bestselling books are First Make the Beast Beautiful & "I Quit Sugar", which advocates for a sugar-free lifestyle & sparked a global wellness movement. Now living mostly out of a backpack she focuses on sustainable …
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I’m delighted to share this episode with relationship coach, Amara Charles, on how to heal conflict and reignite passion. Amara shares how couples can heal conflict and restore confidence in the relationship and how to reignite passion and keep that passion alive. Amara shares: 3 pitfalls of conflict and how couples can heal conflict The one bigges…
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Let’s face it; relationships bring up all our stuff, and there is no one more annoying in the whole world than the person you love the most. Navigating relationships with high–functioning anxiety is hard, not only for us, but for our partner too! Stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and trauma can hijack our emotions, while feeling anxious and on edge …
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Our obsession with beauty and appearance may be deeply rooted, but at this moment, things seem to be reaching a whole new level. Facetune and features like skin smoothing, jaw reduction, and eye enhancement that are standard on social apps like Snapchat, TikTok, and even Zoom, as well as the ubiquitous advertisements for a flawless face and body, a…
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My guest this week is Bel Jacobs. Formerly Style Editor for Metro, today she is a writer, speaker and activist with a focus on animal rights, climate justice, alternative systems in fashion & the need to transform culture to answer the climate emergency. She is co-founder of Fashion Act Now, Islington Climate Centre, and founder of The Empathy Proj…
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From non-sleep deep rest to creating a blueprint for your future - here are 6 little known benefits of hypnosis. Get started with hypnotherapy with The Hypnotherapy Pack for to feel calmer, less pressured and more present in just 10 minutes www.calmer-you.com/hypnotherapy-pack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Hi! We're taking a publication break this week. But never fear—we'll be back next week with a new full episode! And while we're here, could you please review Simplify on Apple Podcasts? New reviews help new listeners discover the show—which is good for everybody. So, if Simplify means something to you, or has helped you over the years, or you’ve le…
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This episode has been a long time coming, my baby just turned one and I wanted to share my positive birth story and the tools I used to help myself to feel calm and confident going into birth. I'm sharing about: -How I used hypnobirthing and the tools that helped me -A reminder that birth can take any path and we are not always in control -How brea…
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Uju Asika is the author of Bringing up Race, and her latest book Raising Boys who do Better. She speaks on topics such as race, intersectionality and anti-racist parenting. Formerly a journalist Uju has featured across mainstream media, including Good House Keeping, Marie Claire, Good Morning Sunday and Woman’s Hour. Raising Boys Who do Better is a…
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