This place, it's so weird!
In this episode I'm taking bout life in "in between" and how I'm doing life. I'm trying out A.I (with thanks to Charlotte eleven labs) Music: free-stock-music.com X: @Radi0gem Instagram: @radi0gem
Nov 23, 2023•1 min
Quirky Gems' Podcast: Happiness And Living Life To The Fullest!
join me Gem Swallow every Friday as I talk
happiness and living life to the fullest. I Talk about what I try and what I come across, along with mindset and motivation, Health and fitness. That's quirky Gems podcast every Friday wherever you get your podcasts.
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The results are in
This episode is a little update on where I'm at and what's coming up. Music:free-stock-music.com Twitter & instagram @radi0gem
Jul 09, 2023•6 min
You can't be strong strong all the time, this stuff is the definition of fight or flight
Lately it's been tough, healing whilst having other health conditions isn't easy, in this raw episode I share how it's been. Music: free-stock-music.com Twitter: @radi0gem Instagram:@radi0gem
May 26, 2023•19 min
Inspiration
Inspiration,this episode was requested by one of my listeners Lynne.( Thank you Lynne) in this episode I talk about inspiration in all its forms and what it means to me. Music: free-stock-music.com Twitter:@radi0gem Instagram:@radi0gem
May 12, 2023•49 min
My may advertisers
We made it to may and I have some great small businesses to share with you, I really enjoy helping people get seen! Thank you to !y advertisers and thank you for listening! So without further a- do press play and let's gets stuck in! Music: free-stock-music.com Twitter:@radi0gem instagram:@radi0gem
May 12, 2023•8 min
Get ready with me: Garnier Skin Active BB creme
Would you like to try a new make up look, I mean it is spring you might be wanted something with a little glow, well this bad boy is good for everyone! I should say I was not given the product, I've bought it, dug it and thought I'd share if you want to give it a try! So press play and let's get creative! Music: free-stock-music.com Twitter:@radi0gem Instagram:@radi0gem
Apr 28, 2023•17 min
Healing from radiotherapy
I asked you guys on both Instagram and Twitter @radi0gem if you'd like to hear about how I'm healing and you guys do so I thought I'd share how healing has been physically,mentally and emotionally and how I've learned that healing is not just a physical thing, there's lots to it. So as ever please get yourself comfy and press play! Music: free-stock-music.com Twitter: @radi0gem Instagram: @radi0gem
Apr 23, 2023•43 min
A Q&A with me
I decided to do something that I've been putting off a little bit but always wanted to do, you know the one, you know somebody and have a burning question, well I decided to ask you to ask me anything and you did. Some of these questions were very thought provoking, so without further a-do, go ahead and press play 😊 thank you to everybody that took part. Music:free-stock-music.com Twitter:@radi0gem Instagram:@radi0gem
Apr 20, 2023•47 min
My April advertisers
It's April! Spring!, Sunshine (well kind of) but anyhow let's pour a cuppa and eat a hot cross bun or polish off that Easter egg! I have three amazing advertisers to share with you this month, so get comfy and press play music: free-stock-music.com Twitter: @radi0gem Instagram:@radi0gem
Apr 10, 2023•18 min
Radiotherapy, the mask and me - the Ritual
6 weeks of radiotherapy is over with and now for recovering, so I got offered to keep my mask, I brought it home and decided when I felt up to it to do a ritual, yeah, a ritual! To say goodbye to that part of my life and to encourage healing, what to be a part of it press play. Music: free-stock-music.com Twitter & Instagram: @radi0gem
Mar 31, 2023•14 min
6 weeks of radiotherapy
Its the last day of radiotherapy, I talk about what my journey through it was like, emotionally & physically and how my other conditions have been. Music: free-stock-music.com twitter:@radi0gem
Mar 24, 2023•26 min
Daring myself
This will be the last episode for a while as I concentrate on treatment so please do stay tuned. Have you ever dared yourself to do something? Or fell into something without knowing it? In this episode I talk a dare I'm doing to myself, but how am I doing with it? Music: free-stock-music.com twitter:@radi0gem
Feb 24, 2023•19 min
They could be
This week was st valentine's week but what about the rest of the year, I look at love both romantic and family and I share how I see it. Twitter: @radi0gem music: free-stock-music.com
Feb 17, 2023•17 min
Up to this point
I'm about to start new treatment and this journey has been, well, it's been a journey! In this episode I talk about looking back, my support system, and little things that have helped along the way. Music: free-stock-music.com twitter: @radi0gem
Feb 12, 2023•49 min
How have my new years resolutions been going? (2023)
How have you been getting on with your resolutions? In this episode I talk about the three I made, have I completed, made a start or yet to make a start? I also give two very special people a shout out. Get comfy, open the biccies and press play twitter:@radi0gem music: free-srock-music.com
Feb 09, 2023•28 min
My February advertisers
In this episode im sharing with you my lovely February advertisers, we have culture, adventure and a little something from yours truly so press play, there could be something just up your street 😁music: free-stock-music.com twitter: @radi0gem
Feb 03, 2023•15 min
The importance of mental health.
Join me for a very open episode about Mental health. we talk about anxiety, mindfulness and lifestyle, have you tried mindfulness, what have you tried and does it work for you, I share what I have found works for me. I also touch on some important subjects bought forward to me by listener Paul Chiddicks, are women better at handling mental health issues than men? Do different generations come at mental health differently, plus there's shoutouts! So make yourself comfy or grab your coat, let's go...
Jan 30, 2023•56 min
Cycle 2 of chemotherapy (oral and neck cancer) what Gem experienced/What Mum saw
A very difficult episode to record for me but it had to be talked about, I had to get out how I've been feeling, joined by my mum for this episode, we talk, body image, mental health and of course chemotherapy! Music: free-stock-music.com twitter:@radi0gem
Jan 19, 2023•39 min
Instinct- - do you follow yours?
Instinct - some people trust it, some people maybe dont even hear it, maybe have a regret if they had listened things might have turned out differently? Were talking instinct, that inner voice, we also talk religion and past experiences and how these can shape instinct. Music: free-stock-music.com twitter:@radi0gem
Jan 13, 2023•30 min
12 positives after the first cycle of chemo
First cycle of chemo is now in the rear view mirror, in this episode I talk about the positives I have noticed after cycle 1 for oral and neck cancer. Music: free-stock-music.com twitter:@radi0gem
Jan 10, 2023•41 min
Create a vision board with me 2023
Feeling creative? Want to create a vision board but with a twist? Let's do it! I create mine and explain a little bit about the pieces I use to do so, I talk my hopes, plans, where I am now and where I'm aiming to go, so want a bit of positivity? Press play and let's do this! Music: free-stock-music.com twitter: @radi0gem
Jan 05, 2023•57 min
My January advertisers
Meet my January advertisers here at Quirky Gems Podcast, In this episode I'm talking about why you should check them out! I also talk about a podcast I listened to recently and something I might be planning 😊 music: free-stock-music.com twitter:@radi0gem
Jan 05, 2023•21 min
Rearview mirror and looking forward
The New Year is upon us and you might be thinking of New Year's resolutions, do you make them? Maybe you don't believe in them? Do you have something your aiming for? In this episode I talk about how my 2022 went and my plans and goals for 2023 so grab a cuppa or the chocolates from that tin you had left over from Christmas, grab a cuppa and press play. Music: free-stock-music.com twitter: @radi0gem
Dec 30, 2022•47 min
Capturing moments
Do you enjoy photography? If you take photographs, how many stay on your phone in this episode I talk about what to do with photographs, how they make us feel and more. Prepare to be inspired and have lots of laughs music: free-stock-music.com twitter:@radi0gem
Dec 22, 2022•29 min
Advertise with me - let's get you heard! Only on Quirky Gems Podcast!
Advertise with me on Quirky Gems Podcast, are you a blogger, podcaster, or small business and want to get both heard and seen? I've got two packages available. "Intro package" £6 get heard on Quirky Gems Podcast, get your twitter handle mentioned as a thank you in every episode I publish (weekly) , you also get you link in my linktree and I talk about why people should definitely check you out in my monthly advertisers podcast and your advert, featured after the intro on my podcast, yep, my list...
Dec 19, 2022•2 min
Awareness
It's the end of cycle 1 of chemotherapy and I talk about how I feel about awareness, you might see and hear cancer adverts but would you know the signs?, Could you point them out?, I share how I feel about having cancer and how right now I feel about life after it. Be sure to press play. Music: free-stock-music.com Twitter: @radi0gem
Dec 15, 2022•10 min
First cycle of chemo
Ever wondered what chemotherapy feels like? Does it hurt? In this episode I talk about cycle 1 of chemo with oral and neck cancer. I share my reaction to my chemo pump! So press play and come on the journey with me 🙂 music: free-stock-music.com twitter: @radi0gem
Dec 08, 2022•17 min
My December advertisers
In this episode I say a big thank you to my December advertisers, and tell you why you should check them out. So press play, get comfy and find out more. Music: free-stock-music.com twitter: @radi0gem
Dec 01, 2022•5 min
Dude, I'm a podcaster!, questions for my oncologist (cancer doctor) and I met my dieticians!
In this episode I talk about the next steps, when recorded I hadn't started treatment yet, I had been told I'd need a few forms of treatment but that when I went to see my oncologist it was a different experience, I talk about how being a podcaster has helped me asked the questions and get the answers I really wanted to know. I also share the fact I'm raring to go with chemo to kick this little (ahem) butt! Music: free-stock-music.com twitter:@radi0gem
Nov 24, 2022•29 min
Gem and her mum discuss their musical journeys - there may be singing!
If you want a laugh, a sing-a-long or something that will make you laugh, we've got you covered! Theres a few duets thrown in, Debbie and Gem talk about their musical journeys from vinyl to CD, what was in their music collections and how listening to music has changed. gem also talks about signs, do you believe in signs because something happened to Gem, so put in your earphones, press play and enjoy. Music: free-stock-music.com twitter:@radi0gem
Nov 18, 2022•35 min
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