In this powerful and insightful episode of Women & Wellbeing, we sit down with Dr. Lafina Diamandis—a specialist GP and integrative health expert—to explore the complex human experience of burnout in the modern world. From the science of stress to the healing power of nature, this conversation offers a fresh and deeply human perspective on wellbeing. Dr. Diamandis brings her unique expertise at the intersection of conventional medicine and holistic health to unpack how our increasingly digit...
Jun 29, 2025•38 min
In this brand new episode, Natalie sit’s down with Emily Tierney — acclaimed West End actress, content creator and long time friend, to talk reinvention, resilience, and what it really takes to pivot your career when the world changes overnight. Emily opens up about her life on stage, the magic (and grind) of musical theatre, and how the pandemic forced a creative shift that led her into the fast-moving world of content creation. The pair reflect on their shared time in the West End cast of Wick...
Jun 22, 2025•26 min
In this inspiring episode of Women & Wellbeing Natalie is joined by BAFTA winning actress Chanel Cresswell for an open and empowering conversation about appreciating the beauty of ageing, the power of female storytelling and the small yet impactful ways we can support our mental health through supplements, movement and connection. Together, Natalie and Chanel delve into Chanel’s illustrious career, the challenges she’s faced in the TV & Film industry and the roles that have shaped her pe...
Jun 15, 2025•44 min
In this week’s episode Natalie is joined by registered Menopause Nutritionist & Author Emma Bardwell to talk all about her brand new book The 30g Plan and how our nutritional needs change as we head towards mid life. From slower digestion to decreasing muscle mass Emma unpacks the varying transitions our bodies face as we enter perimenopause and menopause and how our diet can have a significant impact on the intensity of symptoms. Emma details the need for more protein and fibre as we age an...
Jun 08, 2025•31 min
In this week's episode Natalie is joined by Hair Stylist & Windle Lab Founder Paul Windle to talk how our hormones effect our hair in midlife and how the ethos of quality over quantity has ensured Windle’s continued success. With his impressive career spanning over 5 decades and London salon open for 37 years, Paul brings his expertise and insight to this highly informative episode. As a former founder of cult hair line Bumble & Bumble Paul was responsible for bringing the brand to the U...
Jun 01, 2025•32 min
In this week’s episode Natalie is joined by GP & Hormone Specialist Dr Sohère Roked to talk the importance of hormonal balance in midlife and how adopting a holistic approach to our wellbeing could be the key to a smoother, happier menopause. Discussing the vital role that testosterone plays in a women’s overall health and wellbeing, Sohère shares her expert insight on how she works with her patients to optimise their hormones, unpacking the different versions of HRT and giving a detailed de...
May 25, 2025•34 min
In this week’s episode Natalie is joined by Glow For It founder Daisy May Kelly to talk the key to success in the business of beauty and embracing the career pivot. At just 20 years old Daisy launched her now hugely successful beauty company ‘Glow For It’ as a result of needing to find a product that would help her grow her natural lashes after developing trichotillomania due to anxiety. Discussing her journey with Natalie she opens up on the early challenges she faced and how the skills she dev...
May 18, 2025•37 min
In this week’s episode Natalie is joined by Rebekah Brown, founder and head of research at wellness community MPOWDER. In an educational and enlightening conversation Natalie and Rebekah discuss their own personal journeys with the early symptoms of perimenopause and how for Rebekah, it was the catalyst to her creating the first blend from MPOWDER’S award winning supplement range. Rebekah details how she launched the company during the pandemic alongside a group of 60 women who worked with Rebek...
May 11, 2025•36 min•Ep. 2
Kicking off a brand new season, Natalie sits down with actor and star of Disney's The Suspect, Laura Aikman. Discussing Laura’s illustrious career she takes us through some of her personal highlights and how she deals with the difficult emotions of rejection when roles don't go her way. Laura opens up about her experience of working on other hit TV shows such as Gavin & Stacey & This City is Ours and how it felt stepping into the shoes of Dyan Cannon for ITV’s stateside smash hit Archie....
May 04, 2025•31 min•Ep. 1
In the final episode of this series, Natalie is joined by GP & Menopause Specialist Dr Louise Newson to debunk the myths and misinformation around perimenopause and menopause. From menopause being labelled a disability to the idea of it being over medicalised, Natalie and Louise bring their individual thoughts to the table with Dr Newson providing expert insight and advice on how to manage symptoms. Whilst the conversation covers various aspects of Louise’s role as a specialist and pioneerin...
Mar 10, 2024•45 min•Ep. 10
This week Natalie is joined by actor, life coach & entrepreneur Gemma Merna to talk all about her journey with anxiety and building her wellbeing community Mind & Wellness. From her days as a shy young singer to stepping into the spotlight on C4 soap Hollyoaks, Gemma nostalgically looks back at her younger years and notes how during one of the most prominent parts of her career as an actor she was struggling with overwhelming anxiety. She recalls how the passing of her Dad exacerbated wh...
Mar 03, 2024•45 min•Ep. 9
This week Natalie is joined by Dr Shahzadi Harper to talk the transition from post natal to perimenopause and how to manage hormonal weight gain. A dynamic doctor interested in optimising women's health and wellbeing Dr Harper is the founder of the designated Harper clinic, a registered menopause clinic in the heart of London that has a 360 approach to women’s wellbeing and she is also the co author of the hugely successful book ‘The Perimenopause Solution’ alongside being a member of the Britis...
Feb 18, 2024•54 min•Ep. 7
This week Natalie is joined by TV personality Tanya Bardsley to talk the complexities of ADHD and how being diagnosed as an adult has ignited Tanya’s passion to make change for others. In a deeply honest and informative conversation, Tanya reflects on her life as a teenager and how she always felt like an outsider or different to her peers, noting that it was at home with her family where she sought solace from school bullying. She details her early battles with anxiety, depression and imposter ...
Feb 11, 2024•40 min•Ep. 6
This week Natalie is joined by acclaimed beauty editor and podcast host Emma Guns to talk the rise of menowashing, building back better after hitting rock bottom and the highs and lows of 90’s nostalgia. As the host of the hugely successful Emma Guns Show and OK! Magazine’s former beauty editor of 10 years, Emma takes us on a trip down memory lane as we discuss 90’s beauty and the popularity of iconic products such as Rimmel’s Heather Shimmer and Mac’s Spice lip liner. We talk how diet and pop c...
Feb 04, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 5
This week Natalie is joined by TV presenter & property expert Laura Hamilton to talk seizing opportunity, understanding the growth mindset and continuous learning for success. Discussing Laura’s entry into the world of television she notes how her first role came as a runner at Channel 4 before working her way up to being on the production team for the hit show Big Brother’s Little Brother with Dermot O’ Leary, a position that would enable her to learn the ropes and understand the many techn...
Jan 29, 2024•55 min•Ep. 4
This week Natalie is joined by best selling author and poet Donna Ashworth. Discussing Donna’s rise to global success we uncover the key moments in her life that acted as stepping stones to her reaching the number 1 spot. From song writing and singing in a band during her teenage years, to bravely reaching out to an unknown community in her early years of motherhood, this conversation allows us the opportunity to understand the woman behind the words. Noting her struggles with perfectionism and ...
Jan 21, 2024•55 min•Ep. 3
In this powerful episode Natalie is joined by former breast surgeon Dr Liz O’ Riordan to talk all about her experiences as a female surgeon and receiving the diagnosis that she herself had developed breast cancer at the age of 40. Detailing her initial reaction, going through chemo and eventually a mastectomy she highlights each of the different physical and mental stages with deep insight and gives an in depth account of how it impacted her confidence and mental health. Liz goes on to candidly ...
Jan 14, 2024•50 min•Ep. 2
Fresh from her appointment as the new co anchor of BBC’s Morning Live, TV Presenter Michelle Ackerley joins us to talk all about her experience of living with endometriosis, the importance of paying it forward and the advantages of working with her mum. Tune in for an insightful conversation that looks at the positive changes in women’s health care whilst highlighting the work that still needs to be done to close the gender health gap. Michelle discusses at length the realities of living with th...
Jan 07, 2024•54 min•Ep. 1
Join us this January for a brand new series of insightful and empowering conversations with a new line up of special and expert guests. Talking all things women’s health and wellbeing we’ll be tackling a whole host of important topics from perimenopause, cancer & HRT to diagnosing ADHD. Tune in from Sunday the 7th Jan wherever you get your podcasts. Find us on socials www.instagram.com/officialcapsule or visit our website www.thecapsule.co.uk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...
Jan 05, 2024•35 sec
In the final episode of this season Natalie is joined in the studio by singer, actress and passionate runner Suzanne Shaw to talk all about the long road to happiness & success. Discussing the key factors in overhauling her lifestyle, Suzanne reflects on the social life that can accompany performing and how alcohol consumption and a poor diet was having a detrimental effect on her mental health and wellbeing. She opens up about making the decision to quit alcohol 3 years ago and says that it...
Jun 25, 2023•55 min•Ep. 12
This week Natalie is joined by best selling author, podcaster and former editor in chief, Lorraine Candy to talk all about the magic and the messiness of midlife. Discussing her highly anticipated second book ‘What’s Wrong with Me? 101 Things Midlife Women Need To Know’, Lorraine highlights her personal experiences of perimenopause and midlife and why the similar stories and threads shared by her Postcards From Midlife podcast listeners and community inspired her to create the part memoir part s...
Jun 18, 2023•48 min•Ep. 11
This week Natalie is joined by broadcaster, journalist and body positive activist Jackie Adedeji to talk all about her brand new documentary for channel 4’s untold series My Big Boobs. During the episode Jackie discusses her own experience of developing KK breasts at the age of just 11 and feeling confused, shamed and sexualised during her adolescent years. She describes both the mental and physical toll having bigger boobs has taken on her throughout her life but made a decision to accept her n...
Jun 11, 2023•43 min•Ep. 10
This week Natalie is joined by sexual empowerment coach Gabriella Espinosa to talk all about the practice of pleasure. Covering everything from the joy of small pleasures such as reading, dancing and nature Gabriella also talks at length about the process of self pleasure, self acceptance and connection. She talks about peeling back layers of hurt, trauma and stress that could be causing blockages in our sexual energy and how tapping into our inner wild woman is helpful as we journey into self d...
Jun 04, 2023•44 min•Ep. 9
This week Natalie sits down with broadcaster & model Lisa Snowdon to talk all about Lisa’s brand new book Just Getting Started. In a candid and sometimes emotional chat, Lisa details the moment she knew she wanted to write the part memoir part self help book and how she then manifested it to come into fruition. Lisa talks openly about the deep sense of catharsis she felt whilst putting her experiences onto paper and how she felt it necessary to purge the difficult moments of her life in orde...
May 28, 2023•40 min•Ep. 8
This week Natalie is joined by actress and soap veteran Alex Fletcher to talk all about her journey from 90’s child star to soap icon, the importance of sharing stories and the many phases of motherhood. During the chat Alex discusses her route to becoming a professional actor and cites acclaimed writer Russell T Davies as the man who gave her her first job on the hit children’s BBC show Why Don’t You! She notes how that experience lead her to Brookside Close and working with the likes of Sue Jo...
May 21, 2023•42 min•Ep. 7
WARNING: This episode contains sensitive material around suicide. This week Natalie is joined by broadcaster & radio DJ Stephanie Hirst to talk her 3 decades in radio, making the life changing decision to live as her true authentic self and building back better and stronger than ever. During this insightful conversation Steph emotionally details her road to transition as she candidly opens up about living the first part of her life being assigned male at birth. She discusses being at the hei...
May 14, 2023•50 min•Ep. 6
Have you ever had a health concern that you feel was dismissed? Have you been made to feel small for daring to ask questions regarding yours or your family’s health? Then our guest this week will help you discover ways in which you can reset the balance and get the answers you deserve. Sarah Graham is the journalist and author behind the hugely successful book Rebel Bodies which has already been named as one of this year’s most fascinating reads. Focussing on the gender health gap it is a passio...
May 07, 2023•50 min•Ep. 5
This week Natalie is joined by the founder and curator of the hugely successful Black Girls Guide To Surviving Menopause podcast and platform, Omisade Burney-Scott. During this empowering episode the pair discuss Omisade’s concept of the menopausal multiverse alongside how we can smoothly evolve into new iterations of ourselves and the importance of intergenerational conversations in navigating the perimenopause & menopausal path. Omisade notes how our changing bodies deserve to be treated w...
Apr 30, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 4
In this bonus nugget Natalie reflects on the series so far and shares some of her biggest takeaways from our most recent guests. She also looks back at our Live event in Leeds the ‘Peri Meno Meet Up’ and talks future plans for The Capsule events. Get involved at www.Instagram.com/officialcapsule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. For more wellbeing and lifestyle visit The Capsule at www.thecapsule.co.uk Get involved with our community and join us on Instagram & YouTube...
Apr 25, 2023•6 min
In this weeks episode Natalie is joined by meteorologist and Breakfast TV weather presenter Laura Tobin to discuss the impacts of climate change and how we can make small changes within our homes and family lives that will have a big influence on the rate at which it’s happening. From her brilliant book ‘Everyday Ways To Save Our Planet’ Laura talks us through the personal changes she has made to reduce waste and emissions in her own home and let’s us know how you can do it too! Many of her idea...
Apr 23, 2023•44 min•Ep. 3
