Lovely listeners, this week we’re hitting you with some of our HOT TAKES. Because this week, we just wanted to chat through some of the trends we’ve been seeing across our TikToks. What are almond mums, and is it a good thing that we’re joking about them? Did we all have almond mums? What are our thoughts on Ozempic? Is it ok that so many people are getting fillers? Would WE ever get fillers? Allll these burning questions and more, in this week’s episode! Plus, Laura’s been watching Married at F...
Oct 23, 2023•47 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Ever wondered why so many of us grew up to hate ourselves? Wellll, movies are another one of those big culprits... We've got the obvious ones like Bridget Jones, and the fat joke heavy ones like Norbit, and DON'T EVEN GET US STARTED ON SHALLOW HAL! But, there's also the more innocuous ones, that we kind of do love. Like Mean Girls and Love Actually, which sadly are actually filled with toxic diet culture. So, in this week's episode we're diving deep into movies, and how they impacted our body im...
Oct 16, 2023•47 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Despite essentially half the world having to deal with it, contraceptives and women’s health are STILL taboo topics. But, with so many of us suffering in silence and having little access to reliable information, we need to talk about it. So in this week’s episode, we’re chatting to Dr Becky from The Lowdown, a website where people can add their reviews of different contraceptives, and find reliable information about their options. Or, as they like to call it, the Trip Advisor for your vagina. We...
Oct 09, 2023•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 15
Lovely Listeners… WE WON A BRITISH PODCAST AWARD!! We are so over the moon and the biggest thank you every goes to all of you guys. We chatted about the awards a bit more in this week's episode, and we also spoke to LalalaLetMeExplain about all things relationships! We loved recording this so much. We answered some of your dating/relationship dilemmas, including: dating men with low emotional intelligence, going back to an ex, getting back into sex after YEARS without it, and being financially i...
Oct 02, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Hey lovelies! Here's a new podcast that we think you'll love. It's called First Dates: The Podcast, and it's based on the incredible First Dates show that we all know and love. It's hosted by Frankie Bridge of the Saturdays and CiCi Coleman, everyone's favourite waitress from the show, and each week they meet guests with hilarious, disastrous or heartwarming first date stories This moving episode features Nisha, who got swept up in a toxic relationship. She shares her experiences of love-bombing...
Sep 27, 2023•40 min
It's no secret that magazines were toxic for our body image, especially in the 90s, 00s, and 2010s. Who can forget how people spoke about Jessica Simpson?! That might be permanently scarred in the psyche of all millennials... So, in this week's episode, we're taking a deeper look at those magazines, and how they made us hate ourselves. Spoiler alert: we never stood a chance. Show Notes Get your live show tickets here! We have tickets left for our shows on: ✨Monday the 30th October (The Halloween...
Sep 25, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 13
GUYS. It’s only bloody Katie Price!!! For the last 30 years, she’s been part of our lives. From glamour model, to reality TV star, to mum, she’s constantly been been shredded apart by the press. To this day, she still has drones flying over her house. We're also joined by Katie's lovely little sister Sophie who co-hosts her new podcast 'The Katie Price Show' alongside her. And in this episode, we’re having an open and honest chat about her mental health, confidence, and why she’s had so much sur...
Sep 18, 2023•47 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Lovely listeners, this might be our most emotional episode yet. We've recently been speaking a bit more on the podcast about our experiences with being child-free, so you might already know that, for numerous reasons, neither of us have kids, despite wanting them. And from the amount of messages we get, we've realised how common this experience is, despite how isolating it can feel. So in this episode, we're getting real about our experiences, and where we're currently at with this. We're also c...
Sep 11, 2023•42 min•Season 4Ep. 11
It's been a while since we spoke about dealing with other people's opinions, and because we get SO many requests for advice on it, we thought we'd revisit it. Our experiences with it have also changed since our last episode on it: Lauren's been shocked by the water cooler chat at her new job, and Laura's had to make the difficult decision to cut someone judgmental out of her life. So, in this episode, we're diving into our experiences, as well as responding to some of your stories about office n...
Sep 04, 2023•48 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Ahead of Alopecia Awareness Month, we spoke to the incredible Laura Mathias aka @RelightAlopecia about what it’s like to lose all your hair at 13. After 17 years of wig wearing, Laura slowly started to ditch them and became more and more confident rocking her bald head, despite the judgment she sometimes faces.And we can all learn SO much from Laura’s approach to life, and her passion for pushing herself out of her comfort zone. Plus we have some HUGE news!!! We’re doing three live shows in Lond...
Aug 28, 2023•48 min•Season 4Ep. 9
We’re coming up to our 35th birthday’s, and we can’t stop thinking about all the milestones society expects us to hit by this age. So, Lauren’s coming up to her 35th birthday. The age when everyone tells you your fertility “falls of a cliff”. And after growing up in a world that expects every woman to marry, have babies, and hit all kinds of milestones this birthday is hitting particularly hard. So in this week’s episode we’re talking about all the milestones we’ve felt pressured by, from mother...
Aug 21, 2023•57 min•Season 4Ep. 8
It's time for us "spinsters" to reclaim and learn to love our singlehood!!! The pressure we face to be coupled up, and the assumption that your life isn't whole without a partner is INSANITY. So, in this episode we're chatting to author of 'A Single Revolution'. We get into all the best bits of single hood, how we got rid of the shame we felt (and got from others) about our lack of partner, and how to deal with those lonely moments that do creep in. So, if you’re single right now this really is ...
Aug 14, 2023•59 min•Season 4Ep. 7
We had the BEST time seeing Barbie together, but the movie and all the hype around it really got us thinking... what kind of impact did Barbie really have on our body image? And how do we grapple with our love of the film, alongside our issues with Barbie? Plus, we reacted to the controversy surrounding the film, and did a general deep dive into the patriarchy and horses. Today's sponsor: 🧠Thanks to BetterHelp for supporting today's episode! To try BetterHelp and get 10% off your first month, h...
Aug 07, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 6
This isn’t an episode we ever thought we’d make. It’s also one we weren’t sure we would make, because it’s an ongoing legal situation and we can’t speculate about what is and isn’t true. But, the Lizzo lawsuit is all we’ve been able to think about for the last few days. It’s all we’ve seen on our instas, all we’ve seen on our newsfeeds. And the reality is, prior to now, we’ve personally put Lizzo on a pedestal and this is a bit of a wake up call. So, we needed to chat about our feelings around i...
Aug 04, 2023•14 min•Season 4Ep. 5
This week’s guest is the incredible Jessamyn Stanley, who you might remember from the “controversial” Gatorade ad earlier this year or her new naked shoot in Women’s Health!! She’s an inspiration to us all, having carved out a space for other black, fat, queer people the wellness industry. And we had so much fun chatting to her about her journey with yoga, transforming her relationship with movement, and how naked yoga is healing her relationship with her body. Show notes: 🙏 You can support us ...
Jul 31, 2023•40 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Oooooh it's a fun one today! We're doing the first Ask Us Anything of Season 4, and it may or may not include the phrase "I like long walks on the beach... and anal" 😅 We're answering lots of your questions, including relationship dilemmas, thoughts on the Barbie movie, and getting some dating updates from Lauren. We're also reacting to your INSANE Tinder nightmares, and reacting to the cringiest voice notes on Hinge. Plus we're back with some more Am I the Assholes! Including a Rock cardboard ...
Jul 24, 2023•40 min•Season 4Ep. 3
This week we're so excited to be chatting to the hilarious Ash Huish aka Ash's Life Stories about all things body confidence, life online, and what she's putting in the bag of dicks! She also chats to us about her incredible coming out story, and how she went from a Jehovah's Witness who literally didn't know gay people existed, to coming out as a lesbian later in life. Plus there's the invevitable rant about tiny portions at Starbucks (why are they so small?!), we make plans to go to Toby Carve...
Jul 17, 2023•43 min•Season 4Ep. 2
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Jul 11, 2023•2 min
We’re baaaack! We missed you so much over our break, and we have so much to catch up on. So, this week we’re chatting about alllll the stuff we’ve been up to. And we’ve been up to some big stuff! Laura’s got a secret project, Lauren’s got a new job (thank GOD), we’ve had a trip to Liverpool, we’re now an AWARD winning podcast, and we’ve been doing a lot of celeb spotting including getting stuck by Greg James and photobombing the Princess of Wales… Today's sponsor: 🧠Thanks to BetterHelp for supp...
Jul 10, 2023•41 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Eeeeek we'll be back for Season 4 next week, but in the meantime we wanted to introduce you to a new podcast: The Katie Price Show. You may think you know everything about her from all the crazy headlines – but this podcast will show the real Katie Price. Hosting alongside her each week will be Katie’s little sister Sophie. They’re total opposites but trust us you don’t want to miss their banter and hilarious stories. Each week they’ll be chatting everything from weddings, cosmetic surgeries, ho...
Jul 03, 2023•17 min
We are SO buzzing because in this episode we had a good old giggle, just the two of us. We did something we've been sceptical about about but wanted to do for ages: personality tests!! It's very reminiscent of the Mystic Meg horoscope, but we wanted to know... is there any truth to it?! 🕵️♀️ We also found out that Laura may or may have written the horoscopes we grew up reading, and answered some of your summery questions including chub-rub tips, fave ice lollies, and bikini confidence. Show no...
May 22, 2023•40 min•Season 3Ep. 20
IT'S SUMMEEEEEEER! With loads of us heading off on holiday, or wishing we had the confidence to be more adventurous, we wanted to chat to Kirsty aka @KirstyLeanneTravels about all things travel. We spoke about our best travel experiences, top places we'd recommend, how to be confident while travelling on your own, and our top tips for a comfortable plane ride. Whether you're backpacking across the world, wanting to be more confident about going to your local beach, or doing something out of your...
May 15, 2023•55 min•Season 3Ep. 19
TW: this episode references weight loss, including intentional weight loss Sometimes it feels like we can't avoid conversations about weight loss, fitness, and health, so in today's episode we're becoming part of the conversation. To be honest, we were a bit nervous about recording this episode because of our own relationships with fitness and how triggering any mention of weight loss can be for lots of people, including us. But this episode was one of the few weight loss conversations we didn't...
May 08, 2023•43 min•Season 3Ep. 18
We’ve been noticing it for a while, but plus size fashion is either just not progressing or outright getting worse. BUT WHY? This week we’re catching up about our recent experiences with brands, why we think it’s getting worse, and what we actually want from retailers!! We also get into Y2K fashion, The Hills, and reminisce about when bikinis had fabric…Plus we catch up on some more AITAs and your response to our incredible episode about children’s body image with Molly Forbes. 🙏 You can suppor...
May 01, 2023•45 min•Season 3Ep. 17
The pure joy in this episode is INSANE! We (Lauren🤣) were completely fangirling in this chat with Kim-Joy. We dopamine dressed to the nines, and had the best chat about social anxiety, fitting in, and our experiences on the Great British Bake Off. It was pure joy, and we're soooo excited for you to hear it! Plus we open the episode with a catch up about Naked Education... ☕️ 🙏 You can support us on Patreon for £1 a week to get ad free and early episodes: https://www.patreon.com/goloveyourself ...
Apr 24, 2023•49 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Ahhh imposter syndrome. Most of us have had it, and for a lot of us it can stop us from enjoying our achievements and generally just life. Plus, it can stop us from speaking up for ourselves, being confident, and asking for what we deserve. But what exactly is it? How do we get over it? Are we allowed to be "cocky" and ask for a raise?! In this episode we're chatting about alllll this and more! Show Notes: 🎥If you'd like to watch this episode, we're on YouTube: youtube.com/@goloveyourselfpod 🙏...
Apr 17, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 15
We've been name dropping Molly and her book since literally episode 1, and we're so pleased we're finally chatting to her about how to raise the next generation of diet culture fighters! Poor body image is such a difficult generational habit to break - our parents were force-fed diet culture even harder than we were, and we've all been conditioned for so long that certain comments about food, movement and health, are second nature. Plus, there's so much pressure and judgement about raising kids ...
Apr 10, 2023•53 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Things have been a bit serious on here lately, which we love, but this week we were too hyper for anything like that. We’d just eaten a giant Costco muffin, were running on 4 hours of sleep, and Laura was feeling particularlyyy sassy today so this one’s a chill, chatty one! We answered your questions, including some about musicals, pets, tattoos, favourite things about being fat, advice for our younger selves, and even some gross ones that brought out our new favourite Laura story. There’s some ...
Apr 03, 2023•51 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Did you know that men are 3x more likely than women to be diagnosed with ADHD? ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is a type of neurodivergence with symptoms that can include restlessness, trouble concentrating, and sensory issues. It can can have huge implications for your life, work, and mental health, but quite often it’s missed until people notice it themselves, and advocate for it with their GPS. It’s also something we’re seeing more of on TikTok, which is making some people ...
Mar 27, 2023•52 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Sex work has always been around, but it still faces huge taboos and criminalisation. And with more people than ever taking on sex work, we wanted to chat about what that world is REALLY like, especially for people in bigger bodies. So this week we’re joined by the FABULOUSLY funny Miranda Kane, who used to work under the name “Melody BBW” and actually might be louder than Lauren?!?!! And we chatted about sex worker rights, our thoughts on ‘BBW’, becoming sexually empowered, and some wild stories...
Mar 21, 2023•52 min•Season 3Ep. 11
