Good Influence

Good Influence

Welcome to Good Influence with Gemma Styles! In each informative episode we meet a different guest, who’ll help us pay attention to something we should know about, but maybe don’t. Through relaxed, honest and relatable conversations, we learn together what these good influence guests have to teach us on topics from mental health to media representation, confidence to climate. To ask your own questions in future episodes follow @gemmastyles and @goodinfluencegs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

May 7, 2023 40 mins

This week on Good Influence we're talking about body confidence and fatphobia; confidence vs neutrality, the impact of the media that we grow up with and the importance of seeing ourselves reflected on screen.


Laura Adlington is a podcaster hosting Self-love podcast, Go Love Yourself alongside cohost and friend Lauren Smith. 

Laura reached ...

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This week on Good Influence we're talking about feminism and fertility, the social secrecy around fertility, how to balance assumptions with information on the positive impact of choice for everyone.


Liz Plank is an author, journalist, filmmaker and podcaster with a master's degree in gender. Liz wrote bestselling book 'For The Love of Men' about the role of masculinity and how the patriarchy causes harm. She recently released a...

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April 23, 2023 50 mins

This week on Good Influence we're talking about Web3 and the Climate; the role of storytelling in bringing climate conversations to new audiences and technologies, the importance of new systems for people around the world, and what Web3 actually means.


Sophia Li is an award winning journalist, film director and environmental advocate. She hosts Meta's climate focussed podcast 'Climate Talks', is a co-founder of Steward, a Web3 c...

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April 16, 2023 50 mins

This week on Good Influence we're talking about stress and resilience; the difference between stress and anxiety, managing stresses that we can't get rid of and how we adapt and recover after particularly tough times


Dr. Sam Akbar is a clinical psychologist, trauma specialist, and author of her book 'Stressilient: How to Beat Stress and Build Resilience.' She also founded newsletter The Mindful Minute, providing busy women with ...

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April 9, 2023 44 mins

This week on Good Influence we're talking about secondhand shopping; the rising popularity of pre-owned clothing, how the language used to describe it affects our habits, and the importance of bringing together fashion and sustainable practices.


Bay Garnett is known in the fashion industry as the Queen of Thrift. She's a fashion stylist, author and creative director, a pioneer in bringing vintage and second-hand pieces to high e...

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April 2, 2023 37 mins

This week on Good Influence we're talking about Gender and Activism; experiencing the world outside of binary norms, how much society needs to know about gender, and how to have kind, productive conversations about identity.


Rain Dove is a model, actor and activist, known for subverting expectations of gender in clothing, Rain has modelled alternately as male and female in shoots, while personally choosing to use no particular ...

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March 26, 2023 42 mins

This week on Good Influence we're talking about social media as news; communicating effectively with a global audience, the difficulty of separating individuals from their platforms and not being ashamed to admit we care about all sorts of different things.


Lucy, from Sh*t You Should Care About, is one of three founders of the popular Instagram account, which has amassed over 3.5 mil...

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March 19, 2023 48 mins

This week on Good Influence we're talking about social anxiety; why so many of us feel we struggle in social situations, how our thoughts can become feelings, and starting to let go of what other people think.


Jacqueline Hurst is a leading life coach, author, speaker and GQ Magazine's resident coach and columnist. She works one on one with coaching clients as well as providing the online coaching platform 'The Life Class'. Her b...

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March 12, 2023 49 mins

This week on Good Influence we're talking about life after trauma; separating yourself from your circumstances, creating boundaries with others and trusting the process of recovery.


Lauren Mahon is a campaigner, broadcaster & podcaster. She founded the platform 'Girl vs Cancer' after her own breast cancer diagnosis, and since her recovery has continued to raise funding and awareness for the cancer community, as well as lendi...

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March 5, 2023 34 mins

This week on Good Influence we're talking about financial literacy; the role of financial knowledge as self care, making conversations about money less intimidating and not falling prey to online comparison.


Emmanuel Asuquo is a financial advisor, speaker, tv presenter and author. His debut book 'Get Your Money Right' is out now and explores financial literacy in practical, jargon-free language.


If you want to learn more, he...

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February 26, 2023 48 mins

This week on Good Influence we're talking about insecurity; how habitual insecurity can impact us, the role of social media and the power of vulnerability.


Olivia Purvis is an OG blogger, content creator and author. In 2018 she founded the online platform 'The Insecure Girls Club', a space for women to embrace vulnerabilities and empower themselves by wearing their insecurities on their sleeves. In 2020 she published 'The Insecu...

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February 19, 2023 44 mins

This week, for our first instalment of season 4 we're talking about influence; using influence for good, where pressure can arise as a role model, and the power that comes from sharing our differences. 


Tasha Ghouri is a dancer, model and TV. Personality. You might know her best from her time on the Summer 2022 series of Love Island, where she placed 4th with her boyfriend Andrew and made history as the first deaf contestan...

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February 17, 2023 1 min

Good Influence with Gemma Styles is back.


In this fourth season of the podcast we'll welcome guests to teach us something new, share an experience and answer some of your questions.

So if you want to learn more about fertility, financial literacy, feminism, body confidence, social anxiety and so much more, now you have a place to start.


Get involved and join in the conversation: Follow @gemmastyles and @goodinfluencegs and ...

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September 4, 2022 46 mins

This is the podcast where each week we'll meet a guest who’ll help us pay attention to something we should know about, but maybe don’t. 

 

This week, for our final episode of season 3, we're talking about online learning; how education content on social media has evolved in recent years, being placed on a pedestal as a person with a platform, and how to make sure the information we're sharing is reliable.


Blair Imani is ...

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August 29, 2022 51 mins

This is the podcast where each week we'll meet a guest who’ll help us pay attention to something we should know about, but maybe don’t. 

 

This week we're talking about ADHD in women; how the condition can present differently than people often expect, the privilege of obtaining a diagnosis, and the light bulb moment that finding your community can bring.


Ellie Middleton is a writer, activist and content creator. After be...

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This is the podcast where each week we'll meet a guest who’ll help us pay attention to something we should know about, but maybe don’t. 

 

This week we're talking about well-being and medication myths; daily wellness habits, and how to choose the right ones for you, navigating social media, and how to approach talking about mental illness medication with the appropriate nuance.


Dr Sarah Vohra, otherwise known online as T...

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August 14, 2022 67 mins

This is the podcast where each week we'll meet a guest who’ll help us pay attention to something we should know about, but maybe don’t. 

 

This week we're talking about breathwork; the science behind harnessing our breathing, how exercises can help us to access our emotions, and our guest treats us to a guided breathing session to help with balance.


Stuart Sandeman is an author, radio host on breathing coach. He's worked...

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July 10, 2022 47 mins

This is the podcast where each week we'll meet a guest who’ll help us pay attention to something we should know about, but maybe don’t. 

 

This week we're talking about sabotage; the micro and macro ways that we get in our own way, how online spaces can cultivate a negative mindset and learning to analyse our own behaviour. 


Emma Gannon is a best selling author, speaker, teacher and podcaster. She started her podcas...

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July 3, 2022 50 mins

This is the podcast where each week we'll meet a guest who’ll help us pay attention to something we should know about, but maybe don’t. 

 

This week we're talking about echo chambers; the downside of everyone being on the same page, avoiding harm, but not always avoiding discomfort, and how differing opinions can strengthen our causes.


Marie Beecham is a writer, public speaker and online educator who advocates for racial...

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This is the podcast where each week we'll meet a guest who’ll help us pay attention to something we should know about, but maybe don’t. 


This episode features discussion of body image and eating issues. Please listen with care and put your mental health first.

 

This week we're talking about expectations; how social media might exacerbate long standing societal norms, how letting go of one pressure can empower you in oth...

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