Today I'm joined by one of my favourite people who I've known for two decades. In this conversation we talk about the joy of platonic love and overcoming the challenges that can arise in friendships. 

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This week I sit and chat to Annie Lord. Annie is a columnist for British Vogue and is the author of one of my favourites books - Notes On Heartbreak. I adore Annie and really loved having this conversation with her. Enjoy!

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Tj is a neuroscientist, the co-founder of Neurify and an international speaker on the topic of mental health. He began his career lecturing in psychology at the University of Exeter before launching Neurify in COVID to support companies and schools across Europe. Tj has now delivered over 250 training experiences and amassed over 100,000 followers on Instagram with his simple, neuroscience-backed mental health teachings. During Tj’s sessions you discover how our modern, digital-based lives are impacting our minds and the optimal way to live in order to feel motivated, connected, calm and healthy.

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Dr Sohère Roked is a Hormone and Integrative Medical Doctor, she specialises in combining bioidentical and body identical hormones and functional medicine to enhance hormone optimisation. Dr Roked believes that hormonal balance is the foundation of health and wellbeing. A general practitioner and formerly a psychiatrist, Dr Roked constantly saw patients with symptoms that conventional medicine wasn’t able to treat and this inspired her to focus on integrative medicine and bio-identical hormone therapy. She has treated thousands of clients and is recognised as one of the few GPs in the UK to cover both conventional and holistic medicine.

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In this episode, Natalie and I deep dive into cycle awareness, our inner seasons, the disconnect between the way we live compared to the outer seasons, how cycle tracking shifts during pregnancy and a whole lot of information that is vital if you are someone who menstruates - or if you know someone who menstruates. 

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I'm very excited to introduce you to my new best friend, Charlie Craggs. I echo British Vogues statement that Charlie is "the voice of a community." She is also an activist, author and actress who - even through the relentless diversity she's faced in her life - has remained one of the most positive humans I've ever known. Her commitment to supporting the trans community is inspirational. We can all learn something from Charlie.

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Francesca Oddie is hands down one of my favourite people. She's on my dinner party guestlist alongside Stephen Fry, Christopher Nolan and George R. R. Martin. I could ask her a million questions and never get bored. Francesca's a phenomenal astrologer, who as you'll hear in this episode, takes astrology from something whimsical and make believe, to something that has substance and practicality, enabling it to become a tool we can use for our own self development. She's also one of the experts on Written In The Stars, a new dating show on Discovery+. Enjoy!

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Hello and welcome to season two!

I'm really happy to be back in your ears and to kick a new season off with a bang.

Today I'm talking to Donna Lancaster. Donna is an elder in training, with a background in child protection. She has trained and worked with couples and individuals as a therapist for ten years and she was the head of teaching at Hoffman Institute. Donna is the co-founder of The Bridge Retreat and she is the author of two wonderful books - The Bridge and Wise Words for Women. She truly is one of the wisest people I know and in this episode we explore healing in all it's glory.

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This episode is the season finale and what a way to round up nine phenomenal conversations, because today I’m joined by my partner Mat. Mat doesn’t do this kind of thing, he rarely, if at all uses social media and he’s not big on the public speaking thing but when I had the idea to do this podcast, I always wanted to end the season with a conversation between us two and with a little gentle persuasion, he was up for it too. Our love story is the reason why I’m doing this work. Falling in love with Mat was the beginning of a monumental chapter in my life and the relationship we have co-created together has resulted in helping others heal. Which is wild. And that’s the reason why our relationship is the thing in my life that I’m most proud of. It’s also a great illustration of how relationships can be a space for us to heal. I am the prime example of someone who went from being anxiously attached, co-dependent and consumed with a fear of being abandoned, to a happy, secure and content partner and here is an insight into our journey of how we got there. I hope you enjoy our conversation in which we reflect on falling in love, breaking up, coming back together and co-creating our relationship into something majestic. 

TW: sexual abuse, suicide attempts and drug/alcohol addictions. Today I am joined by Emma Payne. Emma is a world champion athlete who has overcome huge adversity in her life and has an incredibly inspiring story.

Emma and I went to the same college many many many years ago and actually lost touch until our paths crossed again recently and we decided to sit down and record together. Her story is one of insight and inspiration, however it does come with a trigger warning. In this episode we discuss physical and sexual abuse, suicide attemps and alcohol and drug addictions. Yep this is a big conversation. So if you aren’t feeling in the right headspace today to listen, I recommend coming back to this episode another time.

Emma’s story shines a light on the darkness that comes with addiction and her road to recovery will be an inspiration for so many of us. Emma: @emj289 Me: @laurajenkinson