What I Wish I Had Known

The ladies chat with life coach, speaker, and writer Mary Meadows who, through telling her story of bombshell after bombshell, reveals the secret to being a badass. And it’s not what you think.

Mary’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marybadassmeadows/
Mary’s Website: https://marymeadows.co.uk/
The Counselling Directory: https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/
BACP: https://www.bacp.co.uk

Lauren and Jo chat with Jemma Fennings, co-founder of Olivia Burton about juggling a family life, social life, and business. While sharing her story and her struggles, they touch on the difficulties of the balancing act while being a mother, a little on the power of saying no, and how to make it all work. 

Jess and Jo chat with addiction, parenting, and relationships expert and author Mandy Saligari about proactive parenting. They cover what it means to be a proactive parent, how to find the root cause of “mom guilt,” and much more.

Jess and Jo chat with Ali and Finn, the creators of the Positive Planner about positivity. The range of topics include the definition of positivity, how gratitude can change your day, how important journaling is (and how to start), why Jo doesn’t journal, how Jess made someone’s day, and more.

Jess and Joe speak with author, blogger, and podcastor Fiona Thomas about her journey of writing through her depression. Is writing about it publicly a good thing? Can the anonymity of the internet help with mental health? How is depression different in the digital age? The ladies discuss these topics and more.

On this special Mental Health Awareness Week episode, the ladies discuss Maternal Mental Health in front of a live audience at the Podfest for Mental Health organized by Happiful magazine and Counselling Directory. Proceeds from all-day tickets were donated to the Mental Health Foundation.

In this short bonus episode, the girls quickfire answer user submissions on what they wish they had known. If you’d like the ladies to discuss what they wish they had known about a topic of your choice, contact them here: https://www.whatiwishihadknown.co.uk/contact/

The ladies deeply dive into the topic of sisterhood. They explore what it means, if people actually use the word properly, the expectations behind it, the reality of it, the difference between “sisters” and “friends,” and much more. As always, they close with a little listener wisdom.

*TRIGGER WARNING*
This episode contains the discussion of sensitive topics that may be triggering to some listeners. 

Lauren and Jo discuss the idea of saying, “no.” They cover topics like people pleasing, boundaries, self-worth, how to say no and not offend, whether or not you should care if you offend, and more. Don’t say no to this episode! As always, they close with a little listener wisdom.

The Counselling Directory: https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/
BACP: https://www.bacp.co.uk
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In this short bonus episode, the girls quickfire answer user submissions on what they wish they had known. If you’d like the ladies to discuss what they wish they had known about a topic of your choice, contact them here: https://www.whatiwishihadknown.co.uk/contact/

Lauren and Jo chat with Jen Ferguson from TheDadsNet about all things anxiety. They discuss what anxiety is, what it feels like, if it’s different than just being nervous, how it gets lumped in with depression, and much more. As always, they close the show with a little listener wisdom.

What I Wish I Had Known About Divorce

Bees, Beyonce, broaches, and an old laptop bag. The ladies explore grief, what it is, what it looks and feels like, and more, as they share their personal grief journeys. They also continue their “listener wisdom” segment. Warning! The content of this episode may contain triggers, especially concerning death and grief.

The ladies discuss flaws (not floors). Topics include the definition of a flaw, how the perception of flaws affect us, the invisible scales that we compare ourselves to, the traps of using “flawed” language, the traditions of Wabi-sabi and Kintsugi, embracing our flaws, and much more. They also continue their new listener nuggets, wisdom, (still working on the title) segment.

In this short bonus episode, the girls quickfire answer user submissions on what they wish they had known. If you’d like the ladies to discuss what they wish they had known about a topic of your choice, contact them here: https://www.whatiwishihadknown.co.uk/contact/

The ladies discuss what they wish they had known about social media. They cover how it changed their lives for the good, how it can be a scary place, trolls, social media and mental health, remembering to set boundaries, dick pics, and much more. They also continue their new segment where they read and discuss listener submissions on what they wish they had known.

The ladies discuss what it means to be sexy. Topics include defining sexy, feeling sexy versus looking sexy, who you should feel sexy for (the answer may surprise you), leaving the lights on, body positivity, whether or not men feel sexy, and much more. They also introduce a new segment where they read and discuss listener submissions on what they wish they had known. Warning! This one gets a little naughty.