We Are Women

What does togetherness mean for you? Cherry Healey, Rosie Underwood and Christine Armstrong join presenter Viv Groskop to talk friends, family, glamour and gatherings in the run up to Christmas. With a busy festive calendar ahead, the panel are also making sense of seasonal style and reveal the top must-have pieces and style recommendations. It’s time to get your wishlists ready…

Would you like to upgrade your brain? Who wouldn’t? Ruby Wax, Matt Haig and Lucy Porter join presenter Viv Groskop to explore how to literally change your mind and be happier, healthier and less stressed. In a very special edition recorded at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, we hear insights from the world of comedy, style tips from the team at the largest Mint Velvet store in the UK - oh, and an exclusive revelation of what Matt Haig wears in bed.

The multi-award winning singer Paloma Faith joins presenter Viv Groskop to discuss how motherhood has made her feel more powerful and its influence on her songwriting. And, inspired by Mint Velvet’s new kidswear range MINTIE, Jessica Fostekew (comedian and writer) and Michelle Kennedy (CEO and Co-founder of Peanut) discuss the joy of dressing children and their parenting top tips and guilty secrets.

Our very first male guest, Robert Webb, explains why he thinks men need to get better at understanding their own feelings as he talks love, loss and life with presenter Viv Groskop. Viv is also joined by Grainne Maguire and Petra Velzeboer to talk taking charge of your phone, managing your flight or fight response, and the creative power of stepping away.

Can you wear black to a wedding? What’s the best way to make small talk? And why did Ellie Taylor end up weeping in the ladies on her wedding day? Join Viv Groskop and her guests Lucy Mangan, Ellie Taylor and Jo Bryant for a masterclass in keeping this summer’s social events stress-free. Plus, simply tell us your favourite childhood book to be in with a chance of winning a copy of Lucy Mangan’s enchanting memoir, Bookworm.

What does freedom mean to you? It could be jumping into a lake in Guatemala, it could be finishing a cup of tea in peace! Guests Konnie Huq, Anna Hart and Rebecca Holman tell presenter Viv Groskop their secrets for finding freedom in everyday life. The team debate the pros and cons of leaving social media, and ask if the art of packing a suitcase could hold the key to a simpler existence? Plus Anna Hart shares her top tips for a stress-free summer.

Would you like an energy boost? Of course you would. With spring (hopefully) around the corner, presenter Viv Groskop talks to guests Amy Hopkinson, Nadja Spiegelman, Naomi Mdudu and Maria Hatzistefanis about energy: mental, physical, creative, emotional. If you want to kickstart your workout, set up a new business or even get on better with your mum - listen!

What does your interior monologue say? If it’s critical, Melanie C has a message for you - just stop it! Find out how to silence your inner critic when you join Viv Groskop and her guests Melanie C, Harriet Minter, Liz Houghton and Otegha Uwagba. And if you fancy looking good and doing good this International Women’s Day, why not support the charity Women for Women International by sporting a beautifully designed Mint Velvet charity T shirt? Plus, if you nominate the woman who has inspired you most, you could win a Mint Velvet voucher worth up to £250. For details, just listen!

Are you looking after yourself properly? June Sarpong, Vicki Pavitt, Selina Barker, Kat Farmer and Abigail James join presenter Viv Groskop to talk love, meditation, connection, sleep and how you can choose to let life break you – or make you. Plus the chance to ask your skincare questions directly to Abigail by tweeting @mintvelvet !

Do you want to be happier, healthier and more productive in 2018? Of course you do! Gretchen Rubin, Daisy Buchanan and Shona Vertue join presenter Viv Groskop to explore our different personality types and the top tips and tricks to make new habits really stick. Listen to discover your tendency and how to make it work for you.

What's your favourite festive tradition? Presenter Viv Groskop talks tradition, trends and the unexpected joy of Christmas brooches with Grace Dent, Amber Butchart, Jen Brister and Kate Watson-Smyth. Listen, and find out why your on-trend sparkly party dress is actually channelling the Ancient Egyptians...

What are the ingredients of a good life? Self belief? Hygge? Marmalade? Sara Pascoe, Bronte Aurell, Alix Fox and Elizabeth Day join presenter Viv Groskop to talk about the secrets of good living, from owl-shaped handbags to paying your own way. Listen and learn the Viking secret of happiness!

Are you making the most of your journey through life? Gabby Logan, Dolly Alderton, Liana Bird and Brita Fernandez Schmidt reveal their top tips for enjoying the ride. They talk to presenter Viv Groskop about success, sisterhood and marking those moments of joy (even if it’s just with a glass of flat cava…)

Remember the time Jay-Z sat on your sofa eating strawberries with your gran? Jo Whiley does. She joins presenter Viv Groskop to talk celebrities, family and how she cares too much about other people's happiness. Cariad Lloyd discusses grief and ice cream, while Emma Gannon reveals which body part she used to hate (but doesn't any more).

Do you know how to really make your voice heard? Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Jo Elvin, Angela Saini and Caroline Goyder reveal their trade secrets and top tips. They talk to presenter Viv Groskop about managing your boss, owning your individual gorgeousness and what on earth you can learn from the mysterious acronym FOFBOC.

What have you escaped? Presenter Viv Groskop reveals what she is most proud of escaping - and what she will never escape. Viv is joined by guests Edith Bowman, Ann Patchett, Sindhu Vee and Caroline Jones to discuss ambition, fear and why imperfection makes people trust you.

Do you dare to ask what it's really like to be your friend? Presenter Viv Groskop challenges her guests to find out, live on air. Joined by Gemma Cairney, Laura Jackson, Alice Levine, Julia Hobsbawm and Linda Blair, Viv talks modern friendship, pheromones and how dressing well can transform your career.

Introducing the new We Are Women podcast from Mint Velvet. Presenter Viv Groskop is joined by Lucy Porter, Mariella Frostrup, Polly Vernon and Lucy Maddox to discuss International Women's Day, the art of making a change and how your wardrobe can tell your story.