20 NOT Something

Today's guest is someone I have wanted to come on the podcast for a long time... I'm so excited to tell you that this episode I am joined by the UK’s Leading life coach and No.1 international best selling author Jacqueline Hurst. 

Growing up in North London, Jacqueline was bullied from an early age, which lead to her feeling incredibly lonely and isolated. Throughout her teenage years she turned to drugs and alcohol, and e...

Today I am joined by Television Presenter Chris Bavin.

You might know him from presenting on a host of BBC food shows, but Chris actually spent the majority of his twenties working in wholesale food exports. Turning 20 on the turn of the century, Chris was headhunted to work for a large company selling flowers before moving on to fresh produce. His decade was spent prioritising his career above most other things, and 2 years after m...

This series in addition to our usual episodes we're going to be flip-flopping with the 'Let's Talk About 'X' bonus episodes.

A few of you mentioned that you wanted to hear more themes relating to the decade in terms of dating, sex, feminism, ableism, friendships etc. and so I’ve decided to throw together this mini series to explore those ideas in a bit more detail.

In this Let’s Talk About: Women an...

Seeing us into a brand new Season is author, journalist, Limbless Association trustee and public speaker Ella Dove. 

Ella’s early twenties saw her constantly chasing highs; she was a social butterfly with dreams of spreading her wings in the journalist world. The first few years of the decade were spent pursuing her career while juggling a hectic social life; attending multiple press events, eating and drinking out frequently and tr...

Today I am joined by Mindset Coach from the A-Game Consultancy,  Adam Smith. 

Adam spent the majority of his twenties in the North of England working in Hospitality at some of the most prestigious bars in the North. His decade consisted of living in various cities, travelling for 4 months, having 2 long term relationships, being a best man twice, and by his late twenties was nationally recognised in the bar he managed. 

Adam’s twenti...

Today I am joined by psychotherapist and author Emma Reed Turrell. 

Emma’s early twenties saw her graduate from Cambridge university and swept straight into a grad job at Procter & Gamble where she worked in sales and marketing for the best part of 10 years. Her twenties, as she recalls, were all about trying (and mostly failing) to find her tribe while frequently feeling flattened by imposter syndrome. Riddled with people pleas...

Welcome to the 'Are We Nearly WHERE Yet' mini series! It's SO great to be back and bringing you even more brilliant guests filled to the brim with stories, anecdotes, colossal failures and mishaps in order to get you through your twenties decade.

This week it is my PLEASURE to be introducing you to journalist, presenter, podcaster and all round ICON... JOSH SMITH!! 

I know what you’re all thinking… how does ...

My guest today needs very little introduction. That being said, she perhaps deserves the best introduction of all time. Which would actually probably only occur, if she were to write it herself....

An award winning journalist, podcaster, and author; this is the woman who has not only taught an entire nation of success wielding workaholics how to fail, but also how to feel, how to move forward and how to find comfort in the uncomfort...

Today I am joined by Psychotherapist, Hypnotherapist, Personal Empowerment and Transformation Coach, CEO, Author and Speaker, Emmy Brunner. 

Despite this formidable list of accomplishments and a successful career spanning over 20 years, Emmy entered her twenties decade in a state of crisis. Her early twenties were spent trying to navigate the complexities of adulthood; attempting to get her foot in the door of what was at the time a...

This weeks guest calling in all the way from Mexico is the exceedingly talented Moises Hermenez. 

At 21 Moises left home and moved to Spain in mid winter with nothing but a few clothes and a few dreams, his first solo travel venture which would set in motion a love for escape and adventure later on. Upon returning to Mexico to finish his degree at Architecture school; he reached his final term and unexpectedly quit. Much t...

Today I am joined by activist, athlete, and adaptive downhill skier Vasu Sojitra. 

When Vasu was just 9 months old he was diagnosed with septasimia, which resulted in the amputation of his right leg. Growing up in India and then the US, Vasu spent his teenage years with low confidence, often wishing he was somebody else, or in his words, a normal kid. In the 5th grade he started skiing, and with it he found a sense of purpose and be...

Today I am joined by Entrepreneur, Author, Podcaster and founder of the award winning mindfulness app Happy Not Perfect - Poppy Jamie. 

In 2012 Poppy graduated from the London School of Economics and subsequently travelled to LA to work with MTV as ITNS youngest ever British Presenter launching Pillow Talk with Poppy,. It was on a night out in LA that she met friend and future business partner Suki Waterhouse. Hitting it off straigh...

Today I am joined by ex pro footballer and high performance coach specialist Drewe Broughton... AKA 'The Fear Coach'.

By the age of 20, Drewe had already made some considerable steps in his footballing career. Part of the England Under 20’s he was playing alongside the likes of Michael Owen and Rio Ferdinand, with a sponsorship from Adidas under his belt and a growing reputation. However, the intense pressure, soul searchi...

Today I am joined by Photographer, Food Writer and Chef Elainea Emmott. 

Elainea entered her twenties decade wanting many things... To be creative, loved, thin, beautiful, talented and successful. So not asking for too much… Not having the funds to go to University, Elainea got a PA job at an advertising agency where she met her soon-to-be  husband. She married at the ripe old age of 19, and her early twenties were spent pursuing a ...

This weeks guest is celebrity dating guru, podcaster, match-maker and general all round legend, Paul Carrick Brunson.

Despite being praised by Oprah Winfrey herself for his match making skills, and captivating the nation with his smooth talking advice on 'Celeb's Go Dating', Paul actually started out his career in the investment banking world.  His twenties were spent working for various billionaire's, travelling...

Ever heard of a little show called THE CIRCLE on Channel 4?..  Well this weeks guest didn't just win over the nation with her sock curls and catfishing skills, but she also went on to win the whole bloody thing... it's the one, the only Natalya Platonova. 

Natalya's twenties started off in the events world in London where she reminisces on some hectic years full of chaos, carnage and cocktails.  It was a lav...