Modern Madonnas

Resident NHS GP and familiar face on ITV's This Morning, Dr Sara Kayat brings her expertise on general health and medicine to the masses empowering listeners to take control of their overall health and wellbeing. In this episode we share stories on the sometimes unexpected turns of motherhood and how to navigate pre-natal care and maternity. Dr Kayat offers refreshing advise for expectant mothers not only from her experience in medicine, but being a new mother with the release of her new book 'How To Have A Baby'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Voice Coach, Script Consultant, Corporate Leadership Trainer, and Confidence Expert Milly Ellis joins us on the podcast today. In this episode, we discuss her work with powerhouses such as Netflix, Pathé, White Cube and HBO as well as explore some useful techniques in elocution and elevating one's self esteem through clear speech …I even undertake the embarrassing task of poetry reading ! It's definitely worth a listen if you're down to improve your voice and ward off those oh so common vocal ticks and nagging insecurities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

London-based Co-Active Life Coach Poppy Cross and I discuss self worth and useful techniques she's learned to manage self-sabotage on her journey to authenticity. We explore the inevitability of pain and how to navigate healing through positive psychotherapy and cognitive behavioural psychology. Trained in neuroscience via Stanford Professor Shirzad Chamine's Positive Intelligence Training Programme, Poppy also has a previous background in journalism working for The Daily Mail, The Evening Standard, Psychologies and Tatler. Her coaching incorporates science and spirituality underscoring areas of personal and professional development. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sitting down with bodybuilder Janni Lima who last year became British champion. We get down to body ideals as well as body dysmorphia; how both are a relationship to letting other people dictate your self view. Janni shares the euphoric feeling it is to feel in control of what your body can do and we discuss how building a strong body, can be one of the ways women can rise from suppression and take control of their lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the story about Lianne who 10 days ago rented a van to drive down to the Ukrainian border to help in any way she could. 72 h later she was driving back with 8 women and children who had fled the Russian invasion of their homes. As we speak, these people are being housed in her friends extra rooms and she is already preparing housing for new ones to come. Lianne does not wait for things to get better, she acts the way she can. And for these 8 people she has made all the difference. She is a real force of nature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I am talking to Maria-Krystyna Duval about her job as a climate and human rights lawyer for the organisation Client Earth.In honour of International women's day, we dive deeper into the effects that climate change can have on women's rights. We discuss the areas of climate change that needs the most attention right now and what you can do, as a non legal entity to take part in the fight beyond recycling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this discussion with top UK Angel investor Gloria Monfrini, I talk money and investments and why women still shy away from this topic. As a graduate from Harvard Bussines school, former analyst for Morgan Stanley and one of the first 500 employees of Uber, Gloria knows what she is talking about. She believes it is vital for women to better participate in the discussion of money. The more we talk about money, the more we understand how to capitalise it. And as we learn how to capitalise our assets, we gain independence to be exactly who we want to be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In conversation with the illuminating Sophie Apollonia about her journey from Brixton to the Royal Ballet School to becoming a highly sought after choreographer and performer in theatre, film and fashion. She shares her experience in being mixed race in a predominant white world and how she learned to use the wide range of variety she was brought up with to elevate her artistry. This girl is in it with her heart and soul. Don't miss her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I am talking to singer and songwriter Tove Lo. The Swedish pop sensation shares the highs and the lows of her career as she opens up about the struggle of becoming Tove Lo, her strive to always stay true to herself and the euphoria of achieving her dreams. And off course we also talk about her fierce views of a Modern Madonna. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Top model and founder of DIRT.charity is talking to us about her journey of becoming a climate activist. She shares her mission to regenerate the earth through biodynamic farming and gives us insightful knowledge of what humanity can do to reverse the negative impact we are having on the earth. She is adamant that it is possible for humanity work towards a positive interaction with nature and that anyone can become an activist. But we need to make this decision now and every day of our lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kate Zubok, DJ, Producer and Mother is talking us through her world of sound and vibrations and her love for the perfect harmony between, the music and her audience. She sees people like energies, and music as a remote control to these energies.Born in a small town in Ukraine, Kate grew up playing radiostation with her friends on the rail roads. As a teenager she was sent out in Europe to model and it was through the people and experiences shecame across then, that lead her to DJing. Kate takes us through her fierce and firm idea that the most important thing, is to follow our hearts and go for our dreams. Kate transpires this idea herself and sees it as her mission as a DJ, producer and Mother to inspire to do just this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I detta avsnitt talar jag med Muay Thai världsmästaren Teresa Wintermyr som delar med sig av sin resa från Sverige till Thailand, den brutala träningen, passionen, vägen till mästerskap och lycka. Vi talar även om hur det är att vara kvinna i en asiatisk macho kultur, om att besegra rädslan och om känslan av att befinna sig i nuet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I am talking to the sparkling and illuminating Sophie Apollonia about her journey from Brixton to the Royal Ballet School to becoming one of the highly sought after choreographer and performer personalities in London. She talks about being mixed race in a predominant white world and how she learned how to use the wide range of variety she was brought up with, to give classical ballet her own powerful touch. This girl is in it with her heart and soul. She recently moved to Sweden to shine light on us all. Don't miss her. She is fire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I detta avsnitt dyker vi in i Carolina Gahn's resa från Berghs School of Communication till livet som framgångsrik PR. Hon delar med sig, inte bara av det åtråvärda stunderna men också av hennes kämpande, de mörka perioderna, och viktigast av allt, hur hon använde sig av detta mörker för att sadla om och fokusera på världens bevarande. Carolina är här för att kommunicera behovet för en hållbar värld, som den ända vägen framåt. Lyssna in på hennes resa och följ med i hennes framtids projekt där hon sätter ett nytt vokabulär för glamour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samtal med chefs rekryterare Michaela Berglund som belyser hur rekryterings statistiken av mångfald ser ut och har förändrats i Sverige under de senaste två decennierna.Vi fokuserar på hennes kamp att driva fram mångfald och diversitet på meritokratiska grunder för att uppnå en absolut jämlikhet inom arbetskulturer. Inte minst talar vi om hennes övertygelse att större samhälles förändringar för en human och hållbar utveckling sker via ett mer medvetet ledarskap, och att detta högre medvetande börjar med individens självinsikt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I detta avsnitt talar jag med journalist och aktivist Sarah Delshad om sin kamp som muslims feminist och hur hon jobbar för att inspirera en muslims girl power till ett kaxigt självorganiserande verktyg.Hon delar sin syn om de problem vi moderna kvinnor står inför och hur hon jobbar för kvinnors identitet, representation och mångfalt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I detta avsnitt talar jag med Alexia af Kleen om livet som professionell balett dansare, den uppnåeliga perfektionen, om flow och hur hon har använt sin djupt underliggande arbetsmoral och strävan att ge det bästa av sig själv för att äga de många professionella roller hon har antagit sig. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Talar med Designer Charlotte Rey om sin kreativa resa från den berömda konst skolan Central Saint Martins till första jobbet på Acne Papers till att starta sitt egna bolag Campbell Rey. Vi talar om inspiration, kickar och att hålla sig in tune med intuitionen som den högsta formen av kreativ och skapande integritet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samtal med Emma Bjurström om hennes liv som konstnär, hennes senaste utställning, hur det är att vara kvinna i det svenska konst landskapet och hur hon hanterar sökandet av djup och sanning ihop med sitt moderskap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I detta avsnitt talar jag med supermodellen Caroline Winberg om livet som skönhets icon och mamma och hur hon navigerar sin person de båda rollerna. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I det här avsnittet talar jag med Anna Sane om hennes hjärtekrossande erfarenheter av avbrutna graviditeter och förlorade barn, hennes kamp att få ett friskt barn trots alla motgångar och hur hon lyckades vända en brutal sorg till en brinnande kraft att förbättra fertilitets stödet i Sverige. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discussion with Nadia KandilInfluencer, Creative Director, Stylist and PodcasterOwning your duality, recognising dangerous trends and finding the real self in all that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Exploring Modern FemininityPremiere: May 11 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.