Best Rebecca Ryder Podcasts (2024)

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Series 3 Ep 8 - Creating a healthier relationship with money, with financial wellbeing mentor, Leticia Fonseca 37:02

11M ago37:02

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In the eighth podcast episode of Same Shit Different Brain’s third series, Rebecca talks to Leticia Fonseca. Leticia is a personal finance mentor and she helps people, particularly women, to have a healthier relationship with money. She is the founder of Master Your Finances and a self-proclaimed ‘infectiously positive powerhouse’. Leticia talks ab…

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Series 3 Ep 7 - Trans speaker and activist George Evans on spreading transgender awareness 57:05

12M ago57:05

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In the seventh podcast episode of Same Shit Different Brain’s third series, Rebecca talks to trans speaker and activist, George Evans. George became an in-demand speaker after his Pride Month 2022 LinkedIn post, proudly declaring his trans identity, got millions of views. He’s since become a celebrated public speaker, LinkedIn Top Voice and regular…

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Series 3 Ep 6 - Emma Jackson on late diagnosed ADHD, female empowerment, allyship and the science of happiness 1:17:23

12M ago1:17:23

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In the sixth podcast episode of Same Shit Different Brain’s third series, Rebecca talks to producer for the creative and tech industries, Emma Jackson. You may have seen Emma landing a plane with Kevin Bacon in an EE ad. As she likes to put it, she only gets out of bed for world firsts. She racked up millions of views for content produced for Cut Y…

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Series 3 Ep 5 - Pete Barnes on LGBTQ+ sports communities, social anxiety and making friends as an adult 1:23:49

1y ago1:23:49

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In the fifth episode of series 3, Rebecca talks to the brilliant Pete Barnes, founder of the Northern Pride Sports Collective, the Manchester-based LGBTQ+ badminton team Northern Cocks, and a board games community too. I met Pete when he appeared on the panel of SSDB’s first live event last year, which was all about How to Make Friends and Find Com…

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Series 3 Ep 4 - Kashi Chellen of The Happiness Index on accessibility and inequality in digital wellness 31:45

1y ago31:45

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In the fourth podcast episode of Same Shit Different Brain’s third series, Rebecca talks to Kashi Chellen, community and events executive at The Happiness Index. The Happiness Index is an employee engagement & happiness platform, helping organisations measure the key employee engagement AND happiness drivers to power their people strategy. 🧠👥 They …

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Series 3 Ep 3 - Ellie Austin-Williams, This Girl Talks Money founder, on financial wellbeing, shopping addiction, debt and good money habits 40:01

1y ago40:01

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This time, Rebecca speaks to Ellie Austin-Williams, founder of This Girl Talks Money. In her own words, Ellie is ‘Breaking the money taboo & putting financial wellbeing on the agenda’. She started TGTM because she was ‘bored of the same old financial tips written by middle aged white men in suits’, and wanted to ‘open the conversation up around ear…

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Series 3 Ep 2 - Amy Proudfoot, Sober Social on sobriety, ADHD and alcohol, and conscious connection 1:04:11

1+ y ago1:04:11

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The second podcast episode of Same Shit Different Brain’s third series, Rebecca talks to Amy Proudfoot, founder and director of Sober Social. Sober Social’s mission is to revolutionise socialising within communities and make socialising inclusive to everyone. This is an open and honest chat between two sober girls about navigating life without alco…

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Series 3 Ep 1 - Stef Sword-Williams of Fuck Being Humble on self-promotion and career confidence for women; managing burnout and the mental health impact of self-employment 53:46

1+ y ago53:46

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Rebecca speaks to Stef Sword-Williams, founder and author of F*ck Being Humble, the incredible platform and career bible helping people be unapologetically proud of their achievements and overcome the fear of self-promotion. In Stef’s own words, “‘F*ck Being Humble’ is a mindset to adopt to make sure you never miss out on an opportunity because you…

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Series 2 Episode 14 - Phil Cookson, Creative Resource Director + School of Thought founder, on coping methods for grief, life as a widower and combatting loneliness 57:11

2y ago57:11

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This week, Rebecca speaks to Phil Cookson, director of Creative Resource and Founder of the School of Thought. Phil spoke about the passing of his wife in 2019, before then losing his mum a few months later. He talked about how he found the process of grief, including navigating loneliness in lockdown, managing anniversaries, honing in on his own c…

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Series 2 Episode 13 - Chloe Higgins, author and writing coach, on losing two sisters in a car accident, vulnerability in literature, radical responsibility and victimhood, and using journalling for heightened ... 57:08

2y ago57:08

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This week, Rebecca speaks to Chloe Higgins, an author and writing coach. She runs her online business Write with Chloe from Thailand, where she recently moved to from her home of Australia. A big reason for this was her love of Muay Tai, with this form of exercise serving as an important coping tool for her mental health. Chloe spoke about losing t…

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Series 2 Episode 12 - Rochelle Hanslow, writer and M.E. Support UK ambassador, on body image and chronic illness, growing up with a transgender parent, pet bereavement, and overcoming emotional abuse 1:15:25

2y ago1:15:25

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This episode, Rebecca speaks to Rochelle Hanslow, an author, chronic illness and mental health writer, podcaster and M.E. Support UK ambassador. Rochelle is doing incredible work promoting more education and challenging misconceptions around lesser-understood physical and mental health conditions. They discuss a range of important topics and issues…

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Series 2 Episode 11 - Mental Health Awareness Week Special: Compilation part 1 - Every guest from Series 1 talks about mental health 2:01:55

2y ago2:01:55

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To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, we hear a recap of every guest from series 1 talking to Rebecca about mental health, in the first of two special compilation episodes. Here's an overview of some of the themes discussed in these episode snapshots: S1 Ep1 - Stewy Axon: Body image and social media S1 Ep2 – Sarah Wain: CBT and panic attacks S1 Ep …

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Series 2 Episode 10 - Bonnie Bowron, breathwork facilitator, on overcoming addiction, coping with trauma and helping others to become self-empowered and manage their mental health 1:06:02

2y ago1:06:02

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This week, Rebecca speaks to Bonnie Bowron, a breathwork facilitator and energy healer from Birmingham. She discussed how breathwork changed her life after years struggling with addiction, and how getting clean from the coping mechanisms of alcohol and drugs helped her to become more self-empowered and find out who she really is. This then led her …

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Series 2 Episode 9 - Liam Browne on being an author, no-nonsense spiritual healer, yoga teacher and founder, from the Full Power Cacao plant medicine brand to Stone Cold Sober retreats, raves and festivals ... 1:19:01

2y ago1:19:01

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This time on the podcast, Rebecca speaks to Liam Browne. Liam is a published author, with his two autobiographical books Dealer to Healer: A Modern Tale of A Fucked Up Male, and HITCHHIKING: Feel the good vibrations. He is also a healer, yoga teacher and the founder of Full Power Cacao, a powerful plant medicine which is also a superfood. Full Powe…

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Series 2 Episode 8 - Craig Seaton on how to lucid dream, healing and consciousness through breathwork and meditation, psychedelic plant medicine and kundalini yoga 1:39:18

2+ y ago1:39:18

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This time on the podcast, Rebecca speaks to Craig Seaton, whose Create Your Own Reality retreat in Wales she recently went on for the second time (you may remember the previous episode with his co-host Briony). Craig is a Breathwork Facilitator, whose sessions you can book at Blok gyms, along with regular events in Manchester city centre and other …

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Episode 7 - Sarah Adams, musician and choir group leader, on community, connection and growing a career as a musician, managing anxiety and overthinking, the powerful benefits of therapy and dealing with ... 1:06:11

2+ y ago1:06:11

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This week, Rebecca’s guest is Sarah Adams, who runs the brilliant Manchester Choirs. Run in three different venues, they are fantastically supportive and uplifting sessions singing gospel-inspired songs, providing a creative and emotional release singing with other ladies on a weekday evening. They allow members to feel the connection of community …

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Series 2 Episode 6 - Lonely Thoughts Clothing's John Hester on giving back to mental health charities by donating all sales, who the true heroes are in society, how men can learn to be vulnerable, and ... 1:30:55

2+ y ago1:30:55

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This week, Rebecca speaks to John Hester, co-founder of Lonely thoughts clothing, which he started with his wife Lyndsey in 2020. This independent local brand up in the Scottish Highlands have already made a more positive impact on the world than 10 big fast fashion companies. They support some fantastic causes, giving help to those in need around …

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Series 2 Episode 5 - Darren Hodgkinson on cold water immersion therapy, the grief of losing a parent, living with ADHD and depression, and overcoming suicidal thoughts 2:03:22

2+ y ago2:03:22

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We're back for 2022 with episode five of series two! This week, Rebecca speaks to Darren Hodgkinson, who she first met in November taking part in cold water immersion with Reservoir Doggs, of which he was a founding member. She went on a hike he was leading and threw herself in the deep end, literally, and now takes part in these dips regularly wit…

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Series 2 Episode 4 - Christmas Special feat. a festive quiz, talking new year's resolutions and 2021's achievements, with Stew, Sarah, Caroline and Hannah from series one! 48:37

2+ y ago48:37

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For this special Christmas episode, Rebecca reunites with her former guests from series one. They talked about this year's 'realisations', achievements and what may have changed since they recorded their episodes during the last UK lockdown. They also discussed what they think of new year’s resolutions and whether they’ve made any for 2022. Rebecca…

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Series 2 Episode 3 - Sara Kay, wellbeing laughter yoga coach, discusses laughter as a tool for coping with depression, coming out as LGBTQ in later life and the life-changing power of self-acceptance ... 42:27

2+ y ago42:27

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For episode three of series two, Rebecca spoke to wellbeing laughter yoga coach Sara Kay. She attended some of Sara’s laughter yoga sessions over Zoom during lockdown and, well, they’re genius. Laughter is of course, the best medicine, and we all know the difference it can make to our mood, but it perhaps isn’t part of our everyday, as we’re not al…

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Series 2 Episode 2 - Briony Gunson, mindset and business coach, and breathwork facilitator, on breathwork, meditation, cold water swimming and connecting with our body for good mental health 1:47:34

2+ y ago1:47:34

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Rebecca's episode three guest is Briony Gunson, a mindset and business coach, trauma-informed breathwork facilitator and meditation teacher. She’s also a breath instructor at @blok gym and part of The Wayward Sisters coaching collective. Since being in a very high-pressured job at an agency a few years ago, Briony has been on her own journey with m…

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Series 2 Episode 1 - Talk About It Mate founder, Mike Richard, on peer support, the power of person-centred therapy, neurodiversity and male mental health 41:50

2+ y ago41:50

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Welcome back for the official episode 1 of series 2! This episode, Rebecca talks to Mike Richard, founder of the mental health support-focused Community Interest Company, Talk About It Mate. Talk About it Mate's peer support groups for men now have hundreds of members. Mike and his team also started Walk About it Mate, which hosts regular open walk…

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Special Episode with Mindless Mag - A Group Discussion on Fashion and Mental Health, with Creative Lead Annabel Lindsay, Loanhood co-founder Jade McSorley and fashion designer Sarah Hollebon 1:33:47

2+ y ago1:33:47

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Welcome back to Same Shit, Different Brain! - I'm so excited to be back for this special episode with Mindless Mag. It was really great to be asked by them to host an episode around fashion and mental health and it was a really lovely chat with some amazing women. We had a good old talk around all the different issues, such as clothing poverty and …

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Episode 14 - Actress Helen O'Hara on techniques for managing mental health from therapy, the patriarchy's pressures on women and continuing as an actor in a post-Covid world 1:02:49

3y ago1:02:49

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It's the final episode of the first series! This week, as the podcast turns six months old, Rebecca speaks to her friend Helen O’Hara, who she went to acting classes with years ago. Helen is so open about what she’s gone through since 2020. She is honest about the particular difficulties she's encountered over the pandemic, and how it felt to have …

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Episode 13 - Liam Smith on dealing with depression as a new father in a pandemic, breaking down the stigma of male mental health and the value of therapy 1:14:20

3y ago1:14:20

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This episode, Rebecca speaks to social media manager and fellow mental health podcaster Liam Smith. Liam was candid about his experiences with depression and anxiety, therapy, medication and dealing with all of this as a new father to his little girl. His openness is so crucial as the disparity between men who seek help for mental health challenges…

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Episode 12 - Lewis Woodward on male mental health, coping with going through a Covid-19 lockdown alone, dealing with redundancy and pursuing your passions alongside your career 57:18

3y ago57:18

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This episode, Rebecca speaks to Lewis Woodward, her former colleague, who is the first male guest since episode one, hallelujah! Lewis raised some really important points about male mental health and the specific ways men approach looking after themselves, or how they can start to, in many cases. He also shared about living alone in lockdown, being…

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Episode 11 - Kristie Butterfield on living with fibromyalgia, a chronic pain disorder with no cure, during a pandemic, and the destigmatising of medication for mental health conditions 1:01:45

3y ago1:01:45

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This episode, Rebecca speaks to Kristie Butterfield, her friend she used to work with and lived close to in Manchester City centre. Kristie opened up about living with fibromyalgia, which is a condition that causes pain all over the body and extreme fatigue, among other symptoms. This can inevitably impact on mental health too, and Kristie shared a…

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Ep. 10 - Caroline Howley on how to deal with the different stages of grief and the lesser-known symptoms you might not expect 47:53

3y ago47:53

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This week, Rebecca talks to her friend Caroline Howley. Caroline shares some really valuable tips for handling grief, having had quite extensive experience with it in recent years. After losing five of the closest people in her life in the space of a few years, Caroline started to become somewhat familiar with the different stages of grief. However…

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Ep. 9 - Hannah McMahon on how people can hurt you in a Covid-19 lockdown, the frustration of not being heard, and the impact of experiences with bullying 56:17

3y ago56:17

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This week, Rebecca talks to Hannah McMahon, her former Bupa colleague and now a good friend. Hannah chats about the negative impact that social media has sometimes had during the pandemic, while also needing it to stay connected to people. She also gives advice for managing when we feel disengaged and frustrated in day-to-day life, and opens up abo…

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Ep. 8 - Rachel Smith on living with OCD, coping with imposter syndrome, raising a toddler in lockdown and navigating postnatal depression 51:32

3y ago51:32

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Rebecca talks to Rachel Smith, who she used to work with at a digital marketing agency. Rachel opens up about living with OCD and shares her experiences and advice around managing the condition, to try and help others who might be struggling or haven't got a diagnosis yet. Rachel also talks about postnatal depression, imposter syndrome, and what it…

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Ep. 7 - Laura White on pregnancy and raising a new baby in a Covid-19 lockdown, how periods can seriously interrupt our mental health and self-managing periods of anxiety and depression 1:11:05

3y ago1:11:05

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Rebecca speaks to her uni housemate Laura White, who she hasn't seen in 10 years. They discuss Laura’s recent journey into motherhood, after she went on maternity leave just as the first lockdown hit, then gave birth while the UK was still under restrictions and was faced with raising a new baby in a socially-distanced world. They also chat about c…

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Ep. 6 - Fran Bibby on anxiety and improving mental health through self-development, learning to love yourself during Covid-19, breaking the spirituality taboo and money manifesting 1:19:59

3y ago1:19:59

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Rebecca speaks to Fran Bibby, who she kept in touch with after they attended the same creative writing class. They discuss managing mental health through self-development work, how spiritual health is becoming gradually less taboo and 'woowoo', and how living alone in a pandemic has given Fran a newly strengthened and compassionate relationship wit…

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Ep. 5 - Party Starters’ Jade Hark on starting a successful post-redundancy business in lockdown and the power of friendship for managing stress 50:20

3y ago50:20

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Rebecca talks to Jade Hark, who she used to work with and is currently making a huge success of her luxury balloon display business Party Starters. She talked about the challenges of going self-employed after being made redundant when lockdown was announced, how she copes with a bad day and how she’s made her dreams come true by being forced into a…

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Ep. 4 - Loanhood and Britain’s Next Top Model's Jade McSorley on eating disorders and overcoming anorexia, coping with bereavement and grief in a pandemic, managing anxiety and how rental fashion can help ... 54:17

3+ y ago54:17

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Rebecca is joined by model and business founder Jade McSorley, who talks about her exciting new fashion rental business that’s about to revolutionise the industry, LoanHood. She also discusses her experiences with mental health, which started when she overcame anorexia as a teenager, going on to reach the final of Britain’s Next Top Model and move …

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Ep. 3 - Alison Carlin on skin confidence with eczema, social isolation during Covid-19, the impact of redundancy on mental health and educating communities on sustainability with Manchester Fashion Movement ... 1:26:49

3+ y ago1:26:49

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Alison Carlin joins Rebecca to talk about their shared love of vintage fashion and sustainability, with Alison's community interest company Manchester Fashion Movement currently making waves in the city. She also discusses managing social isolation in lockdown, the impact of work and redundancy on mental health, her journey with 'skin confidence' a…

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Ep. 2 - Sarah Wain on the benefits of therapy for anxiety and depression, coping with overwhelm, and why the comparison trap of social media can damage mental health 56:40

3+ y ago56:40

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Rebecca's good friend Sarah joins her to chat about life in lockdown, what she's looking forward to after it (hint: wedding bells!), managing mental health, the pitfalls of social media and, as will be SSDB tradition, her go-to tracks for seizing the day. Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sarahsfoodandwellness…

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Ep. 1 - Stewy Axon on male body image, growing up with grief after bereaving a parent, and managing depression through fitness with therapy waiting lists 54:49

3+ y ago54:49

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In the very first episode, Rebecca talks to her dear school friend Stewy Axon about body image, depression, the effects of social media, dealing with grief and how he's coped with a year of lockdown living away from his partner. Hear his words of advice around how showing up to the world, practising gratitude and tuning into your inner voice can he…

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