The Braver Women® Show

What if everything you believed about who you had to be, strong, self sufficient and always in control was actually keeping you stuck? How much joy does that leave for you in your life?

In this raw and powerful episode, I sit down with child centred councillor Suzy, a woman who, approaching 60, made the decision to stop surviving and finally let go to start healing.

Suzy grew up in the 1970s and '80s, a time when being gay meant ...

Do you feel stuck in your life? Ever feel like no matter what you do, you end up back in the same place?

Same doubts. Same fears. Same types of relationships. Same patterns that leave you questioning yourself.

In this episode, we get into the real reason it happens and why it’s not about willpower or working harder.

We’ll talk about survival strategies that once protected you but are now keeping you stuck in cycles you’re ready to bre...

Most lesbian and queer women aren’t walking around saying, “I feel shame.”
They’re saying, “I don’t feel good enough.”
“I overthink everything.”
“I’m scared to be fully myself - even now.”

In this powerful and personal episode, I take you deep into the hidden layers of internalised shame - what I call the master emotion. It’s not loud. It doesn’t announce itself. But it silently shapes everything from your self talk to your...

"Inauthenticity is like choosing to breathe through a straw, rather than breathing freely..."

Those words stopped me in my tracks and they came from a hugely inspirational client I’ve had the honour of working with.

In this episode, I’m joined by a courageous, thoughtful, and deeply honest gay woman from North America who’s completed her Braver Women journey with me. And today, she’s here to share her story with you.

Amanda opens up a...

If you want to feel deeply moved to change your life, to experience what it feels like to live a life of genuine authenticity and emotional freedom - from the inside out - Then you're not going to want to miss a moment of this story.
Today I’m going to introduce you to a very courageous client of mine who is using some of the insights from breakthroughs she’s experienced since working with me privately.

In this episode, Gemma is sha...

In this episode, Leanne talks about her own experience with heartache anxiety. She provides a popular and relatable talk that gained so much gratitude in the Braver Women community for her raw honesty and relatability when she first shared it five years ago. She's sharing it outside of her community for the first time - Breaking the mould on what traditional therapists do!

If you're a lesbian or queer woman who's going ...

For lesbians and queer women, relationships aren’t just about dating—they’re about identity, belonging, and the search for real connection in a world that hasn’t always made space for us. But if you find yourself caught in cycles of attachment anxiety, fear of abandonment, or stuck in emotional dependency, it’s not about what’s wrong with you—it’s about what’s missing inside, I'm going to reveal to you what's going on deep ...

From Braver Women to Britain's Got Talent

What does it take to step onto the Britain’s Got Talent stage and perform in front of millions? Confidence. But not just any confidence—the kind built from the inside out.

In this exclusive episode of The Braver Women Show, I sit down with Al Start, a much loved gay singer-songwriter, composer, musician and published author, who used the Braver Women Journal for LGBTQ+ women to silence ...

In this episode, I’m breaking down:

🔹 Why self-help can’t fully reach the deeper layers of healing for LGBTQ+ women or minority groups
🔹 The difference between coping strategies and actual transformation
🔹 10 key signs to help you recognise that it’s time to move beyond self-help and into real, lasting change. The unique patterns that are common, from growing up in a heteronormative world
🔹 How therapy can help you...

In this powerful, jam-packed episode, I guide you through a realistic and therapeutic approach to creating lasting change, with a focus on emotional growth and healing for queer women. Forget the quick fixes and surface-level resolutions—this is about transforming from the inside out.

We’ll explore:

• Why your habits and emotional patterns determine your results.
• How your emotional history impacts your motivation and approach...

If you're dreading Christmas – whether it’s because of loneliness, anxiety, or the thought of sitting across from family members who don't get you – this episode’s for you.

I know how tough this time of year can be, especially if you’re dealing with family estrangement or bigoted relatives.

I’m sharing 8 powerful, no-nonsense strategies to help you stay grounded, protect your mental health, and get through the holidays without lo...

In this Braver Women Show Podcast episode, host and therapist, Leanne C Jones introduces lesbian fiction author, Rain McAlister. Rain is a courageous gay woman from the West Coast of Ireland. Rain has bravely faced a lifetime of intense anxiety and the heavy burden of childhood trauma, which caused her to live in fear and avoid leaving her home for years.

Join us as Rain opens up about her incredible journey to rediscover her self-...

Braver Women Client, Carol went from dreaming of being a writer to seeing her lesbian fiction novel, 'Charlotte and Me',on the shelves of Waterstones and all good bookstores. But this success didn’t come easily.

For years, Carol struggled with low confidence, anxiety, and low self-worth, stuck in relationships where she couldn’t truly value herself. Fear and unresolved trauma affected every area of her life. After years of receiving...

Do you find yourself fighting an internal battle, struggling to feel enough, only to feel like you're making progress but not getting all the way there?

Good news - You need to lean into something that you perhaps think you've achieved, but it requires you to do some deeper heavy lifting.

If you don't know where to begin, I'm going to show you. If you're after a quick fix - This isn't for you.

In this episode, I'm sharing with...

Teaching LGBTQ+ women how to become braver, so they can banish self-doubt, and anxiety to learn how to stop letting the noise from outside of them, dictate how they show up in every area of their lives.

Every episode of The Braver Women Podcast Show is packed with proven, actionable strategies and thought-provoking content from a therapeutic perspective, that you can implement now.

Courage comes, before confidence.

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