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Feel-Good Habits | Evy Pompouras May 23, 2021

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Evy Poumpouras is a speaker, mentor and former Secret Service agent who joins me on the podcast to share her feel-good habits, the strategies she uses and recommends to make sure every day is a good day.

In this episode, @evypoumpouras shares:

Why avoidance gets you nowhere and it pays to face and address the things in life you find challenging.
Why so many feel-good habits won’t feel good in the short-term, but it’s the long-term yield that makes consistency and perseverance worthwhile.
Why her favourite form or instant gratification comes on the shape of a @dunkin Cappuccino Blast.
Why her evening habits routine is ‘Evy Time’ and is how she can ensure she operates at her optimum.
Her evening workout, which includes some kit from @onnit and why she loves being strong.
The benefits she feels from using an inversion table.
Why cold showers and meditation are part of her post-workout routine.
The gratitude ritual that allows her to note what has gone well, but also holds her accountable for what hasn’t.
Why getting outside in the morning is a way to really ‘wake up’ and why getting an errand done first thing leads to greater productivity throughout the day.
The conversation she had with Marc Bernays-Randolph, the founder of @netflix about success and what makes people successful.
And much much more…

If you want more of Evy's expertise and insights then her book Becoming Bulletproof is available now.

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Grace Beverley | Working Hard/Hardly Working May 22, 2021

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Grace Beverley is an entrepreneur, brand founder, influencer, author and Oxford University graduate who joins me on the podcast to talk about her book Working Hard/Hardly Working.

Right now we’re being bombarded by messaging that tells us to always be working and to never be working. You know the kind of messaging that's telling you to 'hustle' one minute then go on a digital detox the next. It's confusing and unhelpful, but this massive contradiction is a good starting point for a wider, and hopefully more helpful discussion, around working hard and hardly working.

In this episode, Grace and I discuss:

The reductive binary of work/life balance.
The damage done by the conflicting messages of hustling and working vs resting and relaxing.
How burnout and over-stretching yourself can be seen as badges of honour in the current framework of what work looks like.
How the concept of hard work has changed completely in the last few decades making overworking easier than it has ever been before.
What she learned from a life in corporate and what she does and doesn’t apply from it in her own businesses.
The way we make work and success look aspirational yet it’s so far removed from reality.
Why even a job you love can feel like a chore at times (and that’s no bad thing).
Success and why it’s not a destination but a course that you’re constantly having to course-correct.
The value in internalising your success.
How to appropriately delegate and so much more...

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Bullet Points | Is the concept of 'manifesting' a load of rubbish? May 18, 2021

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In this Bullet Points episode, I ponder manifesting and whether simply 'asking' the universe for something will actually deliver it.

I was seduced by this idea of manifesting my dreams around ten years ago when people around me, who appeared to be enjoying and succeeding at life were saying how this was a huge part of their lives and was leading them to achieve everything they set out. I tried it too, but was missing a crucial component...

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Feel-Good Habits | Kelly Barfoot May 16, 2021

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Kelly Barfoot is the founder of Boxxfresh who joins me on the podcast to share her feel-good habits, the strategies she uses and recommends to make sure every day is a good day.

In this episode, Kelly shares:

Why exercise is one of the quickest and easiest things she can do to feel good.
How her career as a personal trainer informs the kind of exercises she does depending on how she's feeling.
The importance of food, unsurprisingly given her business, on how well she feels.
Why entertaining and feeding friends and family makes her feel so good and is something she takes real pride in.
The role music plays in her daily life.
Why a playlist can be the quickest and easiest way to get into the 'zone' - whatever zone it is you're trying to get into.
The importance of meditation, slowing down and being grateful for the day you've had, and much more...

For 20% off your first Boxxfresh order use the code 'EMMAGUNS20'. Terms and conditions apply. Available in the UK only.

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David Bodanis | The Art of Fairness May 15, 2021

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David Bodanis is an author who joins me on the podcast to discuss the notion of fairness and why being fair is an art. It's a subject that David has explored at length in his book The Art of Fairness and in this conversation we discuss:

Why nice guys finish last.
Why it's unfortunate that being a 'slimy jerk' can actually get you far in life.
What you get in return when you encourage and enable the people around you.
Why power is so seductive but can easily slip into arrogance.
The importance of listening without ego.
Why generosity shouldn't be confused with niceness.
The lessons we learned from Faust and Wall Street.
Why, if we assume the world is fair, we'll be disappointed.
Why being fair to yourself first is the way to spread fairness and much more...

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Bullet Points | Binge-Eating Disorder Recovery and Cosmetic Surgery May 11, 2021

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In this episode, I answer the most frequently asked questions about binge eating disorder and cosmetic surgery, specifically, the breast reduction surgery I had in 2019.

Resources from the show:

Brain over Binge by Kathryn Hansen

BEAT Eating Disorder Support

SEED Eating Disorder Support Service

The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons BAAPS

The British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons BAPRAS

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Feel-Good Habits | Anita Bhagwandas May 09, 2021

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Anita Bhagwandas is a beauty journalist, consultant and soon-to-be author who joins me on the podcast to share her feel-good habits, the strategies she uses and recommends to make sure every day is a good day.

In this episode, Anita shares the details of her ADHD diagnosis and how it has allowed her to understand things about herself that she previously thought made her bad, wrong, stupid and lazy. It also freed her from years of worrying that was was 'wrong' with her was a much more serious issue.

During our conversation, @itsmeanitab reveals:

How an ADHD diagnosis freed her from thinking she was stupid and lazy.
Why outsourcing and delegating is vital because it's acknowledging that you need help in certain areas.
Why planning, tracking and organising allow her to make progress.
Why it's so important for her to cultivate and curate a space that's beautiful.
How she carves out free time and makes sure she uses it well.
Her love of history and why virtual walking tours through London have been so valuable during lockdown.
Why self-development is such a passion of hers and how it all started with Tony Robbins CDs and Oprah.
Why it's so important to find inspiration in people that you see yourself in, who look like you and who represent who you are and where you come from.
How she practices witchcraft.
Why surrounding herself with beauty and luxury isn't shallow and is an ultimate feel-good habit.

Links from the show:

Insight Timer

Trello

The High-Performance Planner

Brili

Footprints of London

Ugly by Anita Bhagwandas is available for pre-order now.

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Alexandra Heminsley | How to Put Yourself Back Together After a Break-Up May 08, 2021

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Trigger warning: This episode mentions sexual assault.

Alexandra Heminsley returns to the podcast to discuss her new book Some Body to Love: A Family Story which charts an extremely challenging period in her life. Sexually assaulted on a train when she was nine months pregnant after a difficult journey to conceive via IVF and then when her baby was just months old, her then-husband revealed she intended to transition.

In a short period of time she lost a sense of herself, felt dissociated from her body and the marriage and life she thought she had in front of her disappeared.

In this conversation, @hemmograms reveals:

How the conversation around women’s bodies has changed in the ten years since she wrote Running Like a Girl.
How the experiences in her own life made her reassess how she spoke about bodies.
Why it makes perfect sense why you have to reach breaking point.
The terrifying freedom of ‘it was never about me’ when her marriage ended.
The judgemental world of new motherhood.
The temptation of the toxic path of rage and anger.
Why it became a mission to understand and support the trans community.
The implications of the pink and blue world we live in.
Why, when you go through a traumatic experience, there’s value in ‘feeling all your feelings’.
Her advice for anyone who feels loss, not like themselves and who wants to get back to feeling whole again
And so much more...

Some Body to Love: A Family Story is available now.

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Beauty Special | Getting to know TEMPLESPA with Liz Warom May 04, 2021

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AD| Getting to know TEMPLESPA with Liz Warom.

In a brand new episode of the podcast, I’m joined by Liz Warom, Founder and Owner of TEMPLESPA, who shares with me the journey of her incredible career in beauty, which led to the creation of her own brand TEMPLESPA.

TEMPLESPA celebrates its 21st birthday this year and it’s a great point at which to reconnect with Liz and the brand as she was one of the very first people I met in the beauty industry when I started working on magazines. Over lunch, she told me the story of this incredible new brand she’d created, full of incredible skincare designed to look after your skin but also make the user feel incredible too.

In this conversation Liz shares with me:

The incredible stories from her career in beauty and how getting married at 17 meant she had to join the workforce from a very young age.
How a little bit of ‘fake it til you make it’ can sometimes get your foot in the door.
How a very important mentor made her believe that anything was possible.
How TEMPLESPA was born and the journey the brand has been on over the last 21 years.
The one TEMPLESPA product she wishes everyone could try.
Why there’s a little bit of the Mediterranean in every product they make.
The challenges of the last 18 months and how being agile in business has never been more important; and much much more…

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Feel-Good Habits | Amanda Lamb May 02, 2021

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Amanda Lamb is a presenter and property expert who joins me on the podcast to share her feel-good habits, the strategies she uses and recommends to make sure every day is a good day.

During our conversation @missamandalamb reveals:

How decluttering can cleanse, clear and organise the mind as much as the space you live in.
The ritual of a bathing experience for relaxing mentally and physically.
Why she’s so pleased gyms have reopened because as much as walking and regular exercise outside has been a feel-good habit during lockdown, the sessions in the gym just can’t be beaten.
Why getting up before everyone else and enjoying ‘quiet time’ by herself was how she would set herself up for the day during lockdown.
Why naps can be amazing, but also not something to do too often.
Why the idea of ’40 and fabulous’ was not her experience and how she’s navigated her way out of a slump.
The power and joy of friends and friendships and how ‘you’re utterly buggered’ without good girlfriends.
Why going back to social situations brings with it worries about social anxiety and stressing about awkward interactions.

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