Get in touch with us!! *SENSITIVE CONTENT: APPROACH WITH CAUTION* Claire's @_wildpetals_ page gives autonomy over her story. 15 months after ending an abusive relationship and reporting her perpetrator to the police, Claire still finds herself in the middle of an active police investigation. Claire is not only the victim of not only psychological abuse and sexual violence, but the victim of a broken criminal justice system. Claire never wanted to be a ‘silent victim’ . She needs to be seen and h...
Sep 30, 2022•50 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Get in touch with us!! Jess is is the founder of " The Journal Club " A journal & female empowerment coach, NLP practitioner; specialising in reframing and smashing through your limiting beliefs. Using journaling as the foundation for positive change, Jess helps you to harness your inner power through journaling. To find out more about The Journal Club, follow: @the_journalclub Jess's amazing Journals are available here; https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mind-Dump-Journal-space-journal/dp/B09L9RLNYB/...
Sep 30, 2022•58 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Get in touch with us!! Mindset is everything but for many this can be challenge. After loosing a love one to Murder, Bianca's Mental Health took a tumble. The experience led her to launching as Miss Mindset & deciding to develop a program of workshops to support others with their mental health. Mindset Maintenance was born offering our community access to free workshops and self development opportunities on the South Coast. Networking with local Mental Health advocates & coaches, the wor...
May 06, 2022•52 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Get in touch with us!! Featuring Sophie Cartledge, founder of Hormones of the Blink. Menopause affects every woman, and yet so many of us approach it with shame, fear, misinformation or silence. However what if you are Perimenopausal? Sophie realised she was in perimenopause at 41 and it came as a complete shock. Hormones on the blink was set up as a way of sharing her story & journey with getting support. Sophie now offers training to employees and managers in the workplace and monthly tea ...
May 06, 2022•49 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Get in touch with us!! Featuring Ronnie Edwards, founder of Pamodzi Creates. Pamodzi means TOGETHER The company name embodies the vision of collaborating with artists to celebrate all things inspirational in our community. We want to live in a world where creativity has something to say and contributes in some positive way towards a social theme. This is outworked in the following ways : https://linktr.ee/pamodzi_creatives Pamodzi Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Celebrates inspirational women ...
May 06, 2022•35 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Get in touch with us!! After reading about Scott Mc Glynn's experience in Podcasting today, I needed to connect & expose the reality behind being a celebrity. We connected on a personal level as our experiences at school were very much the same. Scott is a Actor, Podcaster, online creator and IGTV host, who is all about promoting positive life vibes & is a real role model and activists in the LGBTQ+ arena. Join myself & Scott McGlynn to discuss and raise the awareness of the effects ...
Dec 10, 2021•38 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Get in touch with us!! Adjusting to life with a disability can be a difficult transition. We all tend to take our health for granted—until it’s gone. Then, it’s all too easy to obsess over what we’ve lost. But while you can’t go back in time to a healthier you or wish away your limitations, you can change the way you think about and cope with your disability. Sandie’s life was turned upside-down when she suddenly became disabled in 2019 after collapsing at work. A suspected stroke led to tests a...
Dec 02, 2021•49 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Get in touch with us!! If you had the opportunity to give your younger self some advice, what would it be? Have you ever written yourself a letter to acknowledge all you had been through & say thank you for staying so strong? At nearly 46, Anna feels she is finally coming back to herself and is relearning who she really is. By day, she works in the NHS as a mental health nurse, but outside of this she is an author and multi-passionate creative woman. Her debut book "Green Pigs and Me" was pu...
Nov 12, 2021•50 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Get in touch with us!! By taking care of your skin, you will enjoy a healthier, younger-looking appearance without undesirable skin conditions, which are known to lower self-confidence. Proper skin care can go a long way in improving your overall beauty and good health and it can also affect your self-confidence... BUT do you really know what is in your moisturiser? Vicky is a holistic therapist & skincare guru and the owner of Green Goddess Southsea . Offering a wide range of holistic &...
Nov 05, 2021•54 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Get in touch with us!! Vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a techniques used to help people with fertility issues have a baby. The success rate of IVF depends on the age of the woman who is having treatment, as well as the cause of the infertility (if known) and unfortunately, the offer of such interventions is a postcode lottery in the UK. Sam is the face behind Rain 2 Rainbow . Her business was born out of a passion to make a difference, by sharing her IVF journey & the struggles she faced; the u...
Oct 29, 2021•53 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Get in touch with us!! Gratitude is consistently associated with greater happiness. Finding gratitude helps people feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships. The Grateful ART club is a community based support unit who create project using art + gratitude . Their founder Charla Grant, who also set up The Grateful Hearts Club , wanted to build a creative opportunity to give back; because that is what gratitude is...
Oct 07, 2021•32 min
Get in touch with us!! The perfect female body shape has evolved across history, changing depending on the needs, ideals and fashions of different cultures. Fast forward to today. While the extreme hourglass has been popularised by Kim Kardashian, the rise of the body positive movement has seen more women embrace the body they’re in. Body positivity is about being unashamedly you , whatever your shape or size. Body acceptance is something more personal than the movement for body positivity; it f...
Oct 01, 2021•46 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Get in touch with us!! We know the pandemic has affected everyone in different ways. But it has impacted UK economy as a whole. The UK Government asked millions of people to stay at home to help save lives and protect the NHS, which it meant millions of people could not go to work; resulting in businesses crashing & the need to look alternative work. After 20 years of working in recruitment and having made a successful career out of securing people new jobs, Sally built a new side Hussle- SC...
Sep 24, 2021•38 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Get in touch with us!! *CONTAINS PERSONAL & GRAPHIC CONTENT* The menopause and any mention of HRT scare most women & it is recognised that there is a lack of education around the developments of the female body. Most women reach menopause between the ages of 45 and 55, with the average age being around 51. However, about 5% of women experience menopause before the age of 40 years; This is known as premature menopause. The mental health impact of this is rife, yet there is a lack of suppo...
Sep 16, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Get in touch with us!! Over two in five men (43 %) admitted to regularly feeling worried or low compared to 53 per cent of women. Since the coronavirus pandemic hit in 2020 the impact on our mental health has been significant, with more and more of us recognising a change in our mindset. The Samaritans recently reported that 42% of caller have been male & men are stating that "pandemic restrictions have had a negative impact on my mental health, I need help!" Meet John & Chase from "We D...
Sep 06, 2021•54 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Get in touch with us!! A Virtual Assistant (VA) is your business best friend! With the use of social media & online shopping growing for independent & small businesses, it's never been more important to have your house in order; however that can be incredibly time consuming! A VA offers you someone to delegate to; giving you more time to focus on other parts of your business. Outsourcing a job, no matter how big or small, allows business owners to focus on priorities; let the VA do the r...
Sep 03, 2021•38 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Get in touch with us!! Does anyone else fascinated by the artwork you see on coffee? The world of Barista Art has grown over the last 10 years with Latte Art now being a big competitive creative outlet for many. With the love of coffee reaching an all time high across the world, Baristas now taking great pride in the artistry presented to their customers. Heidi Phillip- Smith is the Latte Art trainer from The London School of Coffee . Heidi's career began when she didn't know what to do with her...
Aug 13, 2021•27 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Get in touch with us!! As a nation, we love to eat. The growing demand for tasty, good quality, quick food has increased dramatically over the last 5 years; with 44% of us exploring new food trends every month. The top 3 most consumed foods by the UK population are 1) Chips-86% 2) English Breakfast- 85% & 3) Roast Chicken-82% So what does Hampshire have in store? Kat is a food & travel blogger from Hampshire- Kat Got Your Tongue Blog Kat started her blog because of her love of good food....
Aug 06, 2021•28 min
Get in touch with us!! Coaching is a form of development. A support service that allows us to achieving specific personal or professional goal, through the the provision of guidance. The health & well-bring industry has seen an increase in the type of coaching offered over the last few years, with a growing focus around improving our Mental Health. The 3 of us come with a wealth of experience and knowledge in our specialist areas, that compliment each other with similar trends; Will Everett ...
Jul 30, 2021•46 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Get in touch with us!! 8 Years ago Bekki worked in the Corporate business world, but overnight her world changed. Bekki needed emergency brain surgery. Experiencing first hand what isolation and exclusion was like, Bekki dream was to set up a safe place in the community for others who were feeling the same exclusion as her. This was even more important during Covid-19. " Lets do something outside ourselves ,something that repairs tears in your community Something to make life better for people l...
Jul 20, 2021•40 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Get in touch with us!! Photography as an art that has escalated in recent years with more and more creative artist producing amazing images from some incredible locations. However, the rise in fake-ness on social media has hit an all time high and due to the increase in edited images being perceived as perfection, our self confidence is being affected. Based on the South Coast, Triple Fox Photography was drawn from a creative hobby. Ginte mission is to draw inspiration from the connection that y...
Jul 16, 2021•31 min
Get in touch with us!! Who doesn't love to doodle? Doodling is like a mind dump. A drawing made while a person's attention is otherwise occupied. Popular doodles include cartoon versions of teachers (defiantly did this) or famous TV or comic characters, landscapes, geometric shapes, patterns, textures, or even phallic scenes! Meet Amy from @Loveto_doodle. She is a creative genius, who's mind totally baffles me. In a matter of weeks Amy will be stretching her creative force into the community of ...
Jul 08, 2021•23 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Get in touch with us!! Art therapy , also known as expressive therapy, is used in the Mental Health world as a means of communication and allows individuals to explore and express their emotions and thoughts. The process of art therapy includes use of standard materials like paints, pencils , however more recently this has moved into the more abstract and digital media world. The Trauma Artist promotes and encourages the use of art in expressing the emotion from a traumatic journey; making the l...
May 28, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Get in touch with us!! For women who know they're pregnant, approx 10 to 15 in 100 pregnancies end in miscarriage. Most miscarriages happen in the first trimester before the 12th week of pregnancy, Miscarriage in the second trimester (between 13 and 19 weeks) happens in 1 to 5 in 100 pregnancies. After getting married in 2014 Sara fell pregnant with her son & was over the moon to be carrying but always wanted 2 children. In 2020 her & husband decided it was time to start trying again; Un...
May 14, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Get in touch with us!! ⚠️ SENSITIVE INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ⚠️ All too often, Rape-affirming language like “𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙎𝙡𝙪𝙩” & “𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙩” is used more and more. Song lyrics like “𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙩 ” normalised this by objectifying women and calling them names in a high profile industry. Since the death of #saraheverard there has been an increase in women who want to speak up; they want to share their stories. Along...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Get in touch with us!! In recent decades, a number of truly pioneering LGBTQ musicians have broken down the barriers to mainstream acceptance & channeled the way for up and coming talent. Now, the next generation of vocalist experience try to break a different industry to past accomplished singers. Bradley Jago is a twenty year old pop & soul singer/songwriter from Portsmouth, whos aim is to create music that is raw & personal. He has been performing locally for just over 2 years and...
Apr 10, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Get in touch with us!! Crystal healing is a pseudoscientific alternative-medicine technique that uses semiprecious stones and crystals such as quartz, amethyst or opals ; to boost low energy, prevent bad energy, release blocked energy, and transform a body's aura . Meet Jeannie; a mum-of-two from Portsmouth, UK, who runs a reflexology and Crystal healing business - SoleCare Healing Jeannie is a qualified ACHO registered crystal healer and AOR registered reflexologist. Her passion is helping othe...
Mar 19, 2021•44 min
Get in touch with us!! While some of us were busy baking banana bread during 2020, others were mind mapping business Ideas and putting them into action; used the economic shock as a window of opportunity, to go on a new journey. Gem&i Jewellery is a female owned business, run by Mum of 2 Sarah. Sarah launched her business mid Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, after being made redundant as a recruitment consultant. This Girl Boss brand was created with beautiful, empowering, strong women in mind. Hi...
Mar 12, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Get in touch with us!! (Special Feature for Eating Disorder Awareness Week) Eating Disorders Awareness Week is a national campaign that takes place every year to raise awareness about eating disorders and provide resources for those who are curious about signs of disorders or who are interested in seeking treatment. This topic is HOT, and with more and more people becoming aware of the signs, I felt it was time to share my story, alongside Kim! * SPECIAL FEATURE* Although I personally have never...
Mar 05, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Get in touch with us!! The History of drag is so interesting, but like everything LGBTQ+ drag has evolved; Yet our local society is still behind the times when it comes to sexuality & gender identity. Diving a little deeper, Josh shares a personal story of growing up & identifying as Queer and how the artistic community space 'Downtown Pompey' was born! To find out more about Josh & the growing creative platforms around Portsmouth, follow Josh on IG - @joshisfab This episode is spons...
Mar 01, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 5
