Podcast appearances and mentions of Gemma Smith

What good is sitting alone in your room, when you can join the fun as Michelle Fern welcomes Gemma Smith, producer of Catbaret! This one-of-a-kind show, held in NYC for over six years, brings cat lovers together for a night of comedy, music, and "purr-lesque." More than just entertainment, Catbaret! partners with a local cat café and rescue group to showcase adoptable cats during intermission, helping felines find their forever homes. With a cozy 120-seat theater and a virtual audience, this event is all about building a vibrant “com-mew-nity” of cat enthusiasts. Tune in for a fun and fascinating look behind the scenes of this feline-inspired spectacle! EPISODE NOTES: Life Is A Catbaret!

In this powerful episode, we dive deep into the harrowing yet inspiring story of Gemma Smith, a survivor of domestic abuse who took drastic action to escape her abuser. Growing up in Northern England amidst a backdrop of addiction, violence, and neglect, Gemma's life was marked by challenges from an early age. Her story takes a dramatic turn as she confronts an abusive partner, faces the legal system, and navigates life in prison—all while fighting to keep her child by her side. Today, Gemma is a survivor and an advocate, using her voice to shine a light on the realities of domestic abuse and systemic failures that victims often endure. Tune in as she shares her journey of resilience, recovery, and hope. Go Support Gemma! IG: https://www.instagram.com/bipolarmumjourney/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to Episode 17 of Melting Mummas, and our final episode of 2024!This week we speak to the amazing Gemma Smith, a perinatal counsellor, social worker, fellow podcaster, and speaker! Gemma helps us to unpack the intense identity change that we encounter when we enter motherhood, why this happens and what we can do to better support ourselves and the people around us! From mental health care plans, to postpartum rage, and everything in-between, this chat was so valuable and we hope you love it as much as we did!Here are the links to Gemma's social media, personal website, and workplace that she speaks about in this episode:Instagram: @postpartumlikeaboss Gemma's website: https://postpartumlikeaboss.com.auGemmas clinic: https://threelittlebirdsperinatal.comWe're Tahlia and Ash, two first time mums navigating the beautiful chaos of motherhood and all of life's perks! From working government jobs to the exciting plunge into small business ownership, we are juggling it all with our young babies in tow. Join us on this incredible journey as we share our stories, tips, and raw unfiltered realities of balancing work, life, motherhood and everything in-between! Join our tribe and let's melt those challenges together! #meltingmummas

Tubes Spin On Sport covers the Banjos Bakery Southern Football League match of the round as Sorell Football Club meet Brighton Football Club on ANZAC Day. We're joined by the coaches, the Eagle's Simon Harris, and the Robins' Paul Kennedy ahead of the Battle of the Birds at Pembroke Park. To preview the LJ Hooker Pinnacle Property SFLW clash Tubes speaks with South East Suns defender Lea Salerno, and injured Brighton Robins star Gemma Smith. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week a mum has called in describing her guilt around feeling disappointed about finding out the sex of her child. So I brought on Gemma Smith who is supporting mums across Australia and mother of 2 who also experienced gender disappointment and is an advocate for speaking up about it, to hash out:

Gemma Smith from the UK shared about her infertility journey and the loss of her baby at 38 weeks pregnant. She shared the heartache of losing her daughter, Angel after struggling for over two years to become pregnant. Gemma shared that the baby died, due to the umbilical cord not attaching correctly to the placenta. She shared very passionately about changing how pregnant women are dismissed when they go to the hospital with concerns. Things that Gemma shared that are different in the UK. · Women need to try to become pregnant for two years before they can seek infertility treatment. · The mother, family and friends can come back to the hospital for several days to spend time with the baby. She described the bereavement area that they provide for them. “It's frustrating to me, that when you have a loss, you are treated differently …you shouldn't have to have a loss to be given extra care.” –Gemma Smith Connect with Teresa: EMAIL: teresa.livingaftergrief.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/.livingaftergrief/. Instagram: @livingaftergrief Website: www.livingaftergrief.com click and schedule a free complementary time to talk: https://calendly.com/teresa-reiniger/podcast-discovery-call

[CW: episode discusses postnatal depression and pregnancy and postpartum struggles]Gemma Smith is a perinatal counsellor and a mother of two. She's also a recovering perfectionist who was rocked by the intensity of new parenthood.She did all the prep you can imagine a perfectionist doing - she hired a birth doula, did pregnancy pilates, birth classes, yoga for labour and birth, hours of reading and the list goes on… but, none of it really helped, because what she really needed was just to be able to talk to someone about the whole experience.It comes as no surprise then, that her work today is deeply routed in helping women find their flow in motherhood. What I loved about this conversation with Gemma is that she somehow finds a way to talk about the heavy stuff while making me laugh.Here, she shares the challenges she faced, why you don't have to love every bit of mothering to love being a mum, and how her experiences have informed the way she helps mothers today.She also talks about the identity shifts and struggles that come with falling pregnant on your first time trying, which is a really interesting and important perspective that most feel too guilty to talk about.If you're in Australia and need mental health support in your conception, pregnancy or parenting journey, you can call the PANDA National Helpline (Monday to Saturday) 1300 726 306---Thanks for listening to Ready or Not! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or leave a review. You can also find us on Instagram at readyornot.pod.In acknowledging the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia, each episode, I'll be doing a shout out to an indigenous business or charity doing great things.This week, it's Maara Collective. an Australian luxury resort wear brand that works closely with Indigenous artists and creatives, drawing inspiration from Country to present within the context of contemporary fashion.With every product purchased they give back proceeds to support digital training and education in remote Aboriginal communities.

Episode 2 // Perinatal Mental Health Series   To kick off this second episode in the Perinatal Mental Health podcast series I chat with the amazing Gemma Smith about supporting your mental health through the post-partum period.In this episode I chat with @together.perinatal about: Gemma's own story from a perfectionist-type-A personality to motherhood  Navigating not enjoying pregnancy and motherhood  The perfect mother myth Acknowledging what your mothering values are, not what society tells you they should be  Best tips to prepare yourself for post-partum  Importance of connection and community to mental health I'd love to know what you thought of this episode, jump over to @physiolaura and tell me what you learnt! And if you'd like to learn more about supporting yourself through pregnancy, labour and birth, then I invite you to join me inside my online membership program The Pregnancy Posse. We have weekly workouts, labour and birth preparation, pelvic floor exercises and so much more!You can find out more and trial the program for 7 days, just visit thepregnancyposse.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IJC#10: Picking a bone with Elinor Ostrom? A conversation with Landon Yoder & Courtney Hammond Wagner Listen to a conversation that Frank van Laerhoven had with Landon Yoder and Courtney Hammond Wagner. Together with Kira Sullivan-Wiley and Gemma Smith, Landon and Courtney co-authored a recent IJC publication entitled The Promise of Collective Action for Large-Scale Commons Dilemmas: Reflections on Common-Pool-Resource Theory, an article that reflects on how to apply Ostrom's design principles to larger-scale and more complex cases than the commons cases that we typically read about. Their proposition is that there is an over-emphasis on using Ostrom's design principles diagnostically. They argue that as the environmental challenges that we face today differ from the ones that the design principles were arguably developed for, we need more attention for building theoretical understanding of how collective action can contribute to solving larger-scale challenges where many problems intersect.   Landon is affiliated with the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at Indiana University, Bloomington. He holds a Ph.D. from the Department of Geography from that same university. His work combines both social and natural science data and spatial analysis to examine how biophysical conditions, social dynamics, and institutional arrangements jointly influence environmental change. Courtney received a Ph.D. in Natural Resources from the University of Vermont, and worked as a postdoctoral scholar in sustainable groundwater at Stanford. She now works for the United States  Department of Agriculture (USDA). Courtney's research broadly aims to understand how we design incentives, rules and policies to collectively change behavior in water resource dilemmas to improve community well-being and ecological outcomes. In case you want to learn more about topics akin to the topic discussed in this episode, may we suggest you check out some of the other titles in the International Journal of the Commons that also look at, for example: Orazgaliyev, S., & Araral, E. (2019). Conflict and cooperation in global commons: Theory and evidence from the Caspian Sea. International Journal of the Commons, 13(2). Paavola, J. (2008). Governing atmospheric sinks: the architecture of entitlements in the global commons. International Journal of the Commons, 2(2). Stern, P. (2011). Design principles for global commons: Natural resources and emerging technologies. International Journal of the Commons, 5(2). And of course, you should check out the special issue introducing the Social-ecological systems meta-analysis database (SESMAD) project, put together by Michael Cox. This project is guided by the following research question: can the variables found to be important in explaining outcomes on small-scale systems be scaled up to explain outcomes in large-scale environmental governance?

Gemma Smith joins the show after the world under 23 Kayaking championships where she finished top 6. Does she have a highlight from the event?

Steve and Buetts are live from Woy Woy oval at the local Rugby Finals. Plenty of guests on the show as usual. The show kicks off with the first Lady of Track and Field Margaret Beardslee talks the guys through the latest including the GNW 100 event. Tony Clarke provides his take on the start to the finals and Penrith's win over Parramatta. What did he make of it? Plus who does TC think will win the remaining games and be a threat in the finals series. Jake Fitzpatrick the coach of the Toukley Hawks talks about his teams big victory over the Erina Eagles. How did he see the performance? Adam Kwasnik jumps on for a quick chat as he heads back on the field. How has he adjusted to playing and what competition is he playing in? Corey Shackleton the Coach of the Killarney Vale Bombers chats local AFL as the bombers are the first team through to the grand final in central coast AFL. He also gives thoughts on the AFL finals. Gemma Smith talks after the world under 23 Kayaking championships where she finished top 6. Plus some other interviews live on site.

Did you know that every year the average Canadian throws out 80lbs of textile waste and up to an average of 44 t-shirts? Gemma Smith was shocked to see her landfill contained so much textile waste and is on a mission to save t-shirts from heading there. She created t-shirt blankets that save precious memories as well as keep them out of landfill. So far she has diverted over 10,000 shirts and made over 400 blankets. We talk about sourcing new materials that are sustainable as well as sharing stories of some of the clients that want to have memory blankets and custom quilts made. Re-Vive the Tee An affordable and Canadian way to up-cycle old clothing that celebrates life, achievements, and adventures. Gemma Smith discovered her passion for sewing after having children and wanting to be able to stay home with them, while earning an income. So, for the past 10 years she has been creating special memory keepsake items for family and friends. The idea initially came as her children grew far too quick and she was having a hard time getting rid of their baby clothing. Gemma started to think of how she could keep their baby clothes in a way that wouldn't take up unnecessary storage space, and she would get to enjoy and look at them often, reminiscing on the baby age. Her first ever quilt was created from an assortment of her daughters clothing. Website: https://www.revivethetee.ca/Instagram: @revive_the_teeYou can find me, Bridget O'Flaherty - The Sustainable Quilter here:www.bridgetoflaherty.comInstagram: @thesustainablequilterFacebook: @thesustainablequilterYoutube: Bridget O'Flaherty The Sustainable QuilterSupport the show buy me a cuppa tea!https://bridgetoflaherty.com/product/support-the-podcast/Music Credit: Thanks to Isaac Matthews for his incredible talent.You can find and follow him on Instagram @hesjustakid for more of his music. Support the show

Join us as we sit down with new author Gemma Smith, and discuss her debut book Take the Risk. Our Links: http://www.instagram.com/bookshelfboyfriendspodcast http://www.facebook.com/bookshelfboyfriends Gemma Smith Link: https://www.facebook.com/gemmasmithwrites https://bit.ly/38EcpVo bit.ly/GemmaSmithTT https://bit.ly/2GEitkw https://bit.ly/3tuSAau http://bit.ly/GemmaSmithBookBub --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bookshelf-boyfriends/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookshelf-boyfriends/support

Gemma is a postpartum doula, accredited social worker, mother of 3, host of postpartum like a boss podcast, former HR professional and self-confessed recovering perfectionist. Gemma states that she use to live a fast life, constantly pushing herself well beyond her limits while striving for success (and adrenal fatigue apparently!). Then, she had her first baby and the rest is a complicated, messy, profound and joyful history, which led Gemma to open her pregnancy & postpartum doula practice called “together”. In this episode we discuss: 1. How Gemma transformed from an HR professional, fast-living perfectionist to a conscious doula 2. What is a doula 3. The number 1 thing new mums need support with 4. How to optimise your physical & mental health as a new mum Support this podcast by giving it a 5-star rating or donating to: paypal.me/HarmonyRS Connect with Gemma: www.togetherpnp.com.au Connect with Harmony, book an Ayurveda & Integrative Health consultation or business coaching session: Website: https://www.harmonyinspiredhealth.com.au/ Join the Tribe: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AyurvedicSoulSister Follow on FB: https://www.facebook.com/Harmony.Inspired.Health Follow on IG: https://www.instagram.com/harmony.inspired.yoga.ayurveda/ Ayurveda Alchemist - Become an Ayurveda Lifestyle & Wellness Coach: https://harmonyinspiredhealth.com.au --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/harmonyinspired/message

In this episode, we're chatting with conservationist, budding ecologist and snake catcher, Gemma Smith, about all things snakes. How to keep yourself and your children safe around snakes, what to do on the very chance you get bitten by a snake, the importance of snakes to our environment and for those who are scared of snakes, some tips on how to work on your fear and not pass it onto your children.

How do you make colours? Gemma Smith is one of Australia’s most acclaimed abstract artists working today. Her artworks reveal a fascination, and obsession, with colour and how it can change, trick, and move you. In this episode of Outside the Lines, we head to Gemma’s studio where she shares how colours are made, and how she uses colours in special ways to play tricks on your eyes. Colours are actually more complicated than you had ever imagined! Listen now to Outside The Lines with Gemma Smith. Maybe after listening to this episode you’ll see colour in a whole new way too! Outside the Lines is a Kinderling co-production with the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art’s Children’s Art Centre. This production was possible thanks to the generous support of the Neilson Foundation. Produced by Caitlin Gibson Sound Design and Mix by Camilla Hannan Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

INTRO Ian and Gemma chat to Gemma Smith.  She is a UK female scuba dive role model ; a technical diver ,caver diver ,Elite Instructor ,PADI Ambassadiver ,expedition leader ,and the first woman ever to dive at the world famous Antikythera Shipwreck... she has achieved more in her diving career than most will in their lives and has been a constant inspiration to all.  After a horrific car accident she has recovered with the support of the diving community and now currently based  Grand Cayman.  She has also been working on the Oceanus Trust ,a non profit orgnaisation formed to show both non-divers and divers the healing effects of scuba diving on alleviating the mental and physical symptoms of past trauma. GUEST  WWW   GUEST TWITTER   GUEST FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/gemma.smith.562 https://www.facebook.com/oceanustrust/ GUEST INSTAGRAM   GUEST YOUTUBE   GUEST EMAIL   EMAIL Please email us on   thebigscubapodcast@gmail.com INSTAGRAM We are on Instagram    @thebigscuba   @gemmkemp  @ian7last FACEBOOK We are on Facebook     @thebigscuba   @gemma.kemp.14   @ian.last.50 TWITTER We are on Twitter  @the_big_scuba  @gemmkemp @ianlast7 YOUTUBE We are on YouTube     https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBiGScuba PATRON https://www.patreon.com/thebigscubapodcast WEBSITE https://www.thebigscubapodcast.com/ MUSIC Facebook    Telling Truths     @tellingtruthsband    Email      tellingtruthsband@gmail.com Spotify      https://open.spotify.com/artist/4DWKXf1NaG3zhMzxmm7PyP?si=PfTwIeA1SLOQgvk04C1-hw Twitter    https://twitter.com/tellingtruthsuk Instagram    www.instagram.com/tellingtruthsband/ MUSIC Alex Bracy Facebook    https://www.facebook.com/AlexBracyMusic/ Spotify     https://open.spotify.com/artist/1FicMH3OP8pIiumf10vTPf YouTube   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8COR0FNpfH5u6yh9xrNKPA/videos Apple Music    https://music.apple.com/us/artist/alex-bracy/id1461780849

Gemma shares her views on the power of gratitude and how it can improve the quality of your life. How it can shift your way of thinking and how it can affect your life and other. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join Marsha Casper Cook on Tuesday June 30 at 6PMEST 5PMCST 4PM MT 3PMCST for a special show featuring two amazing women Gemma Smith and Grace Charrier. Both Gemma and Grace are remarkably successful in their careers and each has their own story of inspiration and hope. Gemma Leigh Smith has an extraordinary passion for writing and words. Her life has been dedicated to lighting up the lives of others with her empathetic and caring nature having a positive effect on those around her. Gemma transformed her life by turning the challenging experiences she had endured into positive life lessons that she could teach others. She believes that there is a positive lesson to be learnt in every situation, no matter how bad or difficult it may seem. For more about Gemma click the link https://thelightwithinyou.co.uk/ Grace B. Charrier is an African-Nigerian social entrepreneur who resides in New York City, USA. She is a United Nations Ambassador for Peace, a Global Goodwill Ambassador and serves on several global cancer panels as a global patient leader and public health advocate. She is also the  author of “IMPOSSICANT!  For more about Grace click the link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoicS9_zeq5owu7nluE1HjQ/featured Cancer Convos with Grace B. is an inspiring talk-show featuring valuable and warm, personal discussions with professionals and stakeholders in the cancer world and who will be giving their takes on this awful disease For more info on the show and Marsha click the link http://marshacaspercook.com

In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast, I have a fascinating conversation with Aileen Gemma Smith the CEO at Vizalytics Technology Incorporated. Aileen Gemma tells us a bit about her very varied background from English Literature to Allied Health to data analytics, and how she became interested in the Smart City and Community space. We discuss why it's so important to understand the needs of all users so we can better deliver services to our community, and how data can help do us do this. Aileen Gemma also tells us how she sees Australia embracing Smart Concepts and some of the projects she's working on right now, including with Transport NSW. We then discuss the power of having executive buy in and support to empower and enable teams to do things differently, and she uses the term ‘fluency' to define the different and varied expertise and experiences we all have, and why we really need to be honouring and respecting our different expertise, experiences and fluencies when it comes time to integrate across disciplines. Aileen Gemma and I then have a fantastic chat about changing the narratives for emerging women leaders in tech and bringing more diversity to our conversations so we can foster inclusivity. Finally, we finish our conversation discussing the lack of awareness about how much context matters when it comes to AI and machine learning, and the need for far more tech and data literacy across the board. As always, I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed making it.Find the full show notes at: www.mysmart.communityConnect with Aileen via LinkedIn or on Twitter @aileengemmaConnect with me via email: hello@mysmart.communityConnect via LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook @smartcommpod

Colour is simultaneously the most apparent and most complex part of Gemma Smith’s practice. The artist, who has a penchant for abstraction, creates paintings that capture dialogues and interactions between colours. Smith doesn’t paint with colour; she persuades colour. In this podcast she discusses her explorations into colour and form, her process in the studio, her penchant towards abstraction, and what she has learnt about painting from almost two decades of explorations into colour, space and form. See more at Art Guide online: https://artguide.com.au/podcast-gemma-smith-on-the-persuasion-of-colour Podcast produced by Tiarney Miekus. Engineered by Mino Peric. Music by Jesse Warren.

On today's episode of Canvas Sabella D'Souza discusses Eugene Yiu Nam Cheung's Running Dog article The Canonisation of Quilty. Then we sit down with Sydney based painter Gemma Smith to talk about her milestone exhibition Rhythm Sequence at UNSW Galleries, along with the importance of art schools, and the passing of practical knowledge. Then we sit down with Curator Isobel Parker Phillip, and artist Izabela Pluta to chat about their work for The National, and their personal histories with photography.      Guest Music Curator: Jan Terri

Programa #288 - Plan de Inmersiones - Briefing Bueno amigos, nos vamos al buceo de esta noche… tenemos un plan de inmersiones de gran calado… veréis… Conexión internacional con Gran Bretaña, charlaremos con Gemma Smith, Ambassador PADI, CCR Cave instructor y Hippoxic CCR trimix diver… Nos vamos a visitar a la Dra. Bárbara Molina en Buceo y Salud, toca la revisión médica de aptitud para el buceo… a ver si la pasamos... Inés García nos llevará de nuevo en una inmersión en la biología marina con Mis Amigos los peces… Charlaremos con Ricardo Iscar, director del documental, AIRE, en estos momentos en plena campaña de crowfounding en la red… Gloria Delgado y el proyecto PESCARES volverá con su espacio sobre Reservas Marinas… Con nuestras efemérides y agenda de la semana nos despediremos… hasta una nueva imersión en las ondas... La foto de la semana es la imagen de un picado espectacular de una tortuga marina en un ambiente de contrastes y colores increíbles, cortesía de Okmorephotography, Oscar y Khela desde Cozumel https://www.facebook.com/OkMorePhotography/ https://www.okmorephotos.com/

Programa #288 - Plan de Inmersiones - Briefing Bueno amigos, nos vamos al buceo de esta noche… tenemos un plan de inmersiones de gran calado… veréis… Conexión internacional con Gran Bretaña, charlaremos con Gemma Smith, Ambassador PADI, CCR Cave instructor y Hippoxic CCR trimix diver… Nos vamos a visitar a la Dra. Bárbara Molina en Buceo y Salud, toca la revisión médica de aptitud para el buceo… a ver si la pasamos... Inés García nos llevará de nuevo en una inmersión en la biología marina con Mis Amigos los peces… Charlaremos con Ricardo Iscar, director del documental, AIRE, en estos momentos en plena campaña de crowfounding en la red… Gloria Delgado y el proyecto PESCARES volverá con su espacio sobre Reservas Marinas… Con nuestras efemérides y agenda de la semana nos despediremos… hasta una nueva imersión en las ondas... La foto de la semana es la imagen de un picado espectacular de una tortuga marina en un ambiente de contrastes y colores increíbles, cortesía de Okmorephotography, Oscar y Khela desde Cozumel https://www.facebook.com/OkMorePhotography/ https://www.okmorephotos.com/

We speak to Gemma Smith a Canine Behavior and Training Advisor from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home to find out; whats it like playing with dogs all day; what are some of the challenges of working with shelter dogs; and how she ended up working at the worlds most famous animal shelter! Sam and Mark also discuss doggy mayors, pet owner statistics and have many a lol along the way.

At the start of 2017 after feedback from the Tough Girl Tribe. I started 7 Women - 7 Challenges.   Throughout the year I will be interviewing 7 women as we follow them on their journey of going after their own personal challenges.   We will learn what really has to happen for people to achieve their goals, we will hear about their frustrations, disappointments, set backs, as well as their successes and achievements.   It is real stories, from real women, living real lives.   This is part 5   You can listen to Part 1 - Now! 1st January 2017     ​       You can listen to Part 2 - Now! 12th February 2017     ​     Listen to Part 3 Now! 2nd April 2017   ​       Listen to Part 4 Now! 28th May 2017   ​ SHOW NOTES Rachel Wise   From the slowtravelfamily.com Being in St Lucia in the Caribbean  Leaving Switzerland on the 2nd August The run up to getting on the road Dealing with bad news and being in limbo Saying goodbye to everyone Deciding what to do and figuring out what was best for everyone Heading to America for a road trip! Wild camping Why things started to change once they got to Utah Catching up with friends and homeschooling the girls How the girls are adjusting to life on the road How Rachel is finding it all… Being together all of the time Holiday or lifestyle? Money! Spending time with the family The main learning so far The plans for the next few months What a typical day is like Meeting people  Shout out to the blog! The website - slowtravelfamily.com   You can read about Rachel’s family’s adventures at slowtravelfamily.com!   Rae Read   Due date in 2 weeks!  Being pregnant over the summer! Exercising while pregnant? Loving walking! Getting a puppy! 7 minute HIIT training  Mental health? Disconnecting emotionally with the pregnancy Pregnancy depression  This is how I feel  Speaking to Matt about it all Making new friends Dealing with loneliness Are you sure that’s of for the baby? The pressure What she has learnt over the past few months? The plan over the coming weeks Blogging about her experience @ www.howdoesshedoitsite.wordpress.com   Laura Try     What a difference a couple of months can make Needing to raise the final £2,000  Making a video and sharing it on Facebook 16 hours to go!! Leaving the marina What’s going through her mind? Relax your mind The first few days… Being on the water for 56 days… Feeling uncomfortable at the start  A typical day.. starting from midnight Rowing for 2 hours on, 2 hours off every day The biggest challenge she had to face The day from hell Keeping a video diary What she enjoyed most? Why it was the best thing she has ever done Reality…. Why it was the people who made the challenge so incredible Laughing herself to happiness Getting off the boat What’s changed since the challenge? Depression Being Real - Laura is back Raising money for Centre Point Training to row across the Atlantic! Follow Laura on her social media channels @LTFactor    Connect with Laura - Facebook, twitter, Youtube, and visit her website     Jen Dyxhoorn   Running an ultra marathon in June Eventful and challenging few months Being humbled by the experience & why it was also a confidence boost The self talk… while running by herself The moments that stood out for her…. awful & amusing! Having a low key summer in preparation for LEJOG Getting to the start! Wild camping during the trip-the pro’s and the con’s Getting use to cycling the distances everyday What she learned on the way and the changes that needed to be made Having nothing left in the tank Cycling with her sister Comparisons is the thief of joy The Adventure Race! Everyday magic goals! Balance in her life? Getting back into her London life   You can follow Jen’s adventures at lovelyoutliers.com, or on Twitter @jendykxhoorn and Instagram @lovelyoutlier   Follow her Sister - Karen Dykxhoorn  on Instagram @hopefulgoat & twitter @hopefulgoat    Jo Jo Rogers   Catching up with Jo Jo The summer months spend working at a running camp Running with the children and having her training take a back seat Inspiring the girls who are new to running Coach - I want to get better, I want to become a better runner Tips and tricks for women who want to get into running Getting the shoes right! Recovering from injury Running a night time 50K in 102 degrees! Coming in 1st female! Dealing with bugs!! Update on goals Running the fastest 50K for women over 50 in the USA Focusing on core work The December race and why she’ll be giving it everything she’s got! Speed work! Meeting Jo Jo at the end of the Appalachian Trail Not knowing my tail name! Coming down the trail…. Crying on the trail!! Let’s just go! THANK YOU JO JO!!! Food & goodies!! Road trip to Boston Eating! 9th December! Why it is not about the goal      Georgie Akin-Smith   Being on the quest to complete 12 challenges in 12 months What she’s been up to;100k cycle ride with a friend, doing a Tough Mudder with her family, running a half marathon Making June into a recovery month and taking a few weeks off Changing her challenges and trying to still fit in work, friends and pay for them The pressure we put on ourselves Enjoying it more because the pressure was off Cycling 100 K with a friend and why it was a confidence boost Hot shower & tea! The family Tough Mudder challenge! Would she do it again?! Why you should give it ago! Marathon training… Working with a coach…. How she is feeling mentally about the marathon which is coming up 18 mile long run! Still enjoying herself? Future challenges to finish off the year Running or cycling? How is the blogging going? Having structure and focus during the year and why she’s liked it Georgie is blogging about her challenges at www.gwhodares.com      Gemma Smith   Everything and nothing has been happening! Forcing herself to leave work on time and saying no Wanting to do more training and more exercise  Dealing with housemate issues Understanding where her limits are by walking on the Thames Stone Path The climbing academy experience - what it was like Focus on high altitude medicine Gamal Bag Flying out to the Alps for 2 weeks 9 days with a guide Horrific weather…. Why there is no guarantee Money The unknown factors in adventures Getting through the disappointment Stepping stones and working towards bigger long term goals What she did with the guide £6k - £10K  Plans for the coming months… Working on her climbing grade - 6A - 6A+ Doing pull ups on rings Follow along on her blog - https://gemlaurensmith.com   Gemma is on Instagram @GemLaurenSmith & also on Twitter @GemlaurenSmith       Future Episode   Part 6 - 31st December     Feeling inspired week after week?    You can do 3 easy things to help me continue to grow the podcast!   Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, so you won’t miss a single episode If you’re loving the podcast, please leave a 5-star review on iTunes! I read every single comment! Share the podcast with your friends, especially if you think it could help them, and spread the #ToughGirlPodcast love.    Your support helps me continue to grow the podcast and do inspiring things in this space! Already done all 3? You’re a rockstar! 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Tough Girl Daily - 25th May - #SummerBlogging #TribeThursday Summer Blogging (For patrons & Tribe members) Making it happen - thank you Rachel Goodard Plans for 2018  Year of The Tribe Wanting to do more Will people want to write blog posts Developing Tough Girl Extra Speaking with Gemma Smith 2 more interviews to do Editing or sunbathing…. 27 degrees  Trying to build my base tan Not long to go now!! 3 more days of the daily podcast!! Plans over the next few days Plan for the start Meeting up with Becca Hair cut tomorrow!! (Donation to Little Princess Trust) Have an awesome day Come and follow me on Instagram stories @toughgirlchallenges Part 4 - 7 women 7 challenges coming out this Sunday the 28th May! 

Tough Girl Daily - 14 May - #SuperSunday #RecordsBroken #Downloads Tears of happiness Checking my media host 500/600 downloads per day BIG Shock!! 6,000 downloads…. in a day!!! 7,376 downloads by 10pm - spread out over 80 episodes Breaking 300,000 downloads… New patron! Thank you Gemma Smith! 108 patrons - $477 per month Where has the spike come from? Zero money spent on advertising I can’t stop smiling!!! Looking horrendous on Instagram stories! Watching ‘Big Foot’ on Youtube Sunday Blues…  Have an awesome day!! Checkout the blog and subscribe to my Youtube channel Follow me on Instagram stories @toughgirlchallenges  

Sarah's friend Truc joins the show. Truc is in her 30s and has never had an orgasm, so Sarah, her co-host Gemma Smith, and intern Irene have 'vagina chat' to help Truc figure out the BIG O. Plus, Sarah weighs in on why men aren't into the Women's March, the reason your life sucks is because of you, and the new Michael Jackson film with Joseph Fiennes. Email sarah! sarah@heyfrase.com

Part 3 - 7 Women - 7 Challenges 2017   At the start of 2017 after feedback from the Tough Girl Tribe. I started 7 Women - 7 Challenges.  Throughout the year I will be interviewing 7 women as we follow them on their journey of going after their own personal challenges. We will learn what really has to happen for people to achieve their goals, we will hear about their frustrations, disappointments, set backs, as well as their successes and achievements.  It is real stories, from real women, living real lives.  This is part 3*   Timings   Jen Dxyhorron - 4 mins Jo Jo Rogers - 33 mins Georgie Akin-Smith - 1.07 Gemma Smith - 1.35 Rachel Wise - 2.09 Laura Try - 2.47   *We will be catching up with Rae Red in Part 4   Show notes   Jen Dykxhoorn   Visiting friends and family in Canada How our last conversation reinvigorated her training plan Signing up for 1 month gym membership and doing 20 classes Feeling strong, powerful and feeling even more energised  Moving back to Sweden for 3 - 6 months Update on her everyday magic goals  - from reading more books to flossing her teeth everyday Being inspired by the adventurous women from the Tough Girl Podcast Being inspired by the book “Wild Women” Cultivating good habits  Champagne Goals - are in progress and her first goal will be checked off soon when she moves back to Sweden The planning and preparation for her August cycle ride - LEJOG Working with her sister to plan the trip in more detail The power of lists Sorting out the route and accommodation How her PHD has helped her to plan for her adventures Using permanent lists Her city break to Poland and taking a break from life and being able to switch off  The 3 Ps - Packing - Planning - PHD  Her end of month check in - “Structured Reflection” Feeling good about the progress she’s made in both her training and her PHD The Passion Planner - Why she loves it and has used it religiously for the past 2 years Filling that space when you’ve finished your goal Her focus for the next few weeks Thinking about an ultra marathon! Looking for an ultra marathon race in July somewhere in Europe - Any ideas! Continuing the, Year of the Mighty Thigh! Sunning 6k to get to wifi! Why she’s also going to focus on strength training as a use for injury prevention   Her Sister - Karen Dykxhoorn - Follow on Instagram @hopefulgoat  & twitter @hopefulgoat    Jo Jo Rogers   What’s been happening since we last spoke The snowshoe races! The World Snowshoe Championships… with no snow! Getting ready to race when the course conditions were so terrible What the route was like and being fearful of getting hurt Finishing 3rd in the world for women aged between 50 - 59 How she celebrated The National Snowshoe Championships… 10 ft of snow! Her race strategy Watching her daughter race How she deals with nerves before a race Travelling next year to Spain for the World Championships with her daughter Mother daughter bonding Her next race in Texas Starting to pick up training again Training for snowshoeing in the dirt and the grass Mixing up her training The challenges she is dealing with at the moment - sleep, nutrition,  Weekly millage… 130  Junk miles? Running easy miles Overtraining and how she knows Happiness Speed work and how she does it - her favourite is progression training  Sleep habits What she’s learnt from the races so far Feeling selfish, because she’s doing what she loves Living the life she wants to   Georgia Akin-Smith   2 of her challenges have been completed! How she was feeling before her duathlon in Windsor Getting to the venue super early What the course was like 10k run - 40k bike - 5k run What was going through her head on the start line Trying to remember to run her own race Her race strategy  What she learned from the experience Why being prepared helped her Her “oh no” moments Her final transition and what her legs were like Trying to fit another duathlon into her schedule for this year! Her 2nd challenge The Cross Country Ski Marathon in Switzerland! Training for the Ski Marathon in Hyde Park! Not being able to get into her rhythm The downhill and why it was harder Her next challenge - The London Marathon Suffering with a hip injury Why you have to listen to your body 120 mile cycle ride, 10 hours in the saddle with few stops What she was eating on her cycle ride Going for a Bike Fit Feeling nervous about her next cycle challenges Her current fears about the upcoming races Mantras and visualisation to help with her challenges   Learn more about Georgia and her future challenges www.gwhodares.com  Twitter @GWhoDares & Instagram @GwhoDares   Gemma Smith   What Gemma has been up to since we last spoke Working hard, making the most of her weekends and spending time in Chamonix Skiing, climbing and heading up North in the UK to head into Snowdonia in Wales Some low level hiking just below the snow line Enjoying ice climbing and leaning new skills to help in the mountains Heading over to Italy to climb and being one of the few girls out there Practicing screwing in ice screws and different ways of belaying on ice What good ice should look like Thinking about the long term and why she’s learning these skills now Having the aim to be skilled and fit enough to face any challenge on the mountain Working with her personal trainer “Hurricanes” a new fun way of training! Working in a hypoxic way Trying to maintain everything she’s doing Heading back to Chamonix in Easter Getting everything ready for her trip in August Getting her accommodation all booked for August - staying in mountain huts on the way Dealing with Raynaud’ s while out in the cold The £200 pair of gloves… Starting to blog - Adventures of a novice mountaineer Why she’s going to start upping things now Trying to do more ridge walks to get as much exposure as possible Her next challenge in Chamonix and planning another trip to Scotland Finding a good guide through - Adventure Base Tips from her guide - John The challenges over the past few weeks, especially trying to balance work   How she keeps her motivation going especially day to day Collecting local art work and reminding herself why she’s doing it Why music helps to keep her motivated as well as talking to people Why you have to be a little bit crazy to pursue what you love  Nutrition for mountain days The Sandstone Trail in Cheshire - potential training walk for me!   Keeping updated with Gemma via Instagram, twitter and her blog!     Rachel Wise   A reflection on how she was feeling a few months ago Turning a corner  The website is now live, and she’s up and running on twitter and Instagram Air BNB is starting to make money which is great going into the savings account Speaking with their landlord about being able to sublease the house while they were away Being able to come back to the same house in Switzerland once they finish travelling Paying for the flights and being all booked up as far as they can with regards to flights Planning the budget per day for each place they visit Progress regarding the girls education The focus for the coming weeks Trying to figure out what to do with their dog! Feeling more organised and getting on top of things Documenting the journey through the website and via social media Not getting twitter, and not seeing how it can work for her Enjoying Instagram and finding it fun Feeling more positive about everything Training for the Geneva Marathon What’s she learned so far Telling work….. Blog post - “Are we who we say we are?” Ignore the haters and the negative comments Feeling proud of the website, and crossing of items on her to do list Applying to be a house sitter for July What else she’s be working on in the coming weeks - from running the Geneva Marathon to sorting out accommodation for their trip, and planning the US road trip Visit the website - www.slowtravelfamily.com  and follow on twitter @SlowTravelFam  and Instagram @slowtravelfamily   Laura Try Life is tough Formulating a plan New members of the LT Support Crew The issue of raising funds for the challenge The struggle of getting in front of the right people £6k raised and another £15K needed to reach her target in 9 weeks or else she will be kicked off the team New strategies every week e.g. last week cold calling How’s she's handling the pressure Having a melt down a few weeks ago Not being able to rest, if she rests, then nothing else happens Trying to remain positive Waking up at 6 am - working all day and then back on the laptop working (every day) What the options are? Feeling embarrassed if she doesn’t do it Focus on the positives Being featured by Health & Fitness Magazine! New videos being made Making progress Speaking with Lauren Morton  Connecting with local business people The £150 club! Speaking to Jamie Sparks Cold calling!! Learning new skills!! Making changes to sponsorship brochure  No time for training  Having to sacrifice; food, sleep and training to focus on sponsorship and funding Mental health Feeling on the edge How its become an obsession The focus for the next few weeks Wishing she done crowdfunding first Debt? Creating a video for the - Road Rower! Being proactive What she’s learned from the past few weeks Not being able to think straight How to connect with Laura - Facebook, twitter, Youtube, and visit her website

In this episode we are joined by curator Nicholas Chambers from Art Gallery of New South Wales to discuss Adman: Warhol before pop. David Stratton talks to Harry Milas about his new documentary feature David Stratton: A Cinematic Life. Exhibiting artists Jonny Niesche, Lara Merrett & Gemma Smith come in to chat about Superposition of three types at Artspace Sydney. Tracks by Hannah Brontë.

Part 2 7 Women - 7 Challenges 2017   We catch up with; Rae Red, Gemma Smith, Georgie Akin-Smith, Jo Jo Rogers, Jen Dykxhoorn, Laura Try, & Rachel Wise as they continue their 2017 journey to go after their goals and dreams.    Learn more about the 7 women! Click HERE!   Order & Timings Jo Jo Rogers - 5 mins Georgie Akin-Smith - 45 mins Rae Red - 1 hr 06 Gemma Smith - 1 hr 53 Rachel Wise - 2 hr 34 Laura Try - 3 hr 21 Jen Dykxhoorn - 3 hr 57   You can listen to Part 1 HERE!   Schedule of future episodes   Part 3 - 2nd April Part 4 - 28th May Part 5 - 1st October Part 6 - 19th November   Feeling inspired ?    You can do 3 easy things to help me continue to grow the podcast! Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, so you won’t miss a single episode If you’re loving the podcast, please leave a 5-star review on iTunes! I read every single comment! Share the podcast with your friends, especially if you think it could help them, and spread the #ToughGirlPodcast love.    Your support helps me continue to grow the podcast and do inspiring things in this space! Already done all 3? You’re a rockstar! Thank you! Want to do more? Please become a Patron and donate a small fixed amount every month to help fund the runnings costs.   

- Breakfast & shopping (Cheshire Oaks) - Lunch out (Cafe Rouge) - Phone call with Rahma Barclay (Tough Girl Podcast) - Phone call with Gemma Smith (7 Women - 7 Challenges) - Mastermind (Dirty - Wild - Tough - Chicks!) - Filming launch video for Appalachian Trail - Still trying to get balance! - Learning to say No! - Daily check lists! - Feeling grateful   LINKS!   ✩ Twitter - @_TOUGH_GIRL ✩ Instagram - @toughgirlchallenges ✩ Blog/Website ✩ FaceBook  ✩ TRIBE   ✩ Tumblr  ✩ Pinterest  ✩ Patreon  ✩ YouTube 

7 Women - 7 Challenges came about back in October 2016 after discussions and feedback from the Tough Girl Tribe. It was decided as well as having inspirational interviews with the women who were the elite and the best of the best. I also wanted to connect and share the stores of; everyday women, real women, ordinary women, who are out their living full lives and saying yes to challenges and adventures. This would be a way to learn more about members of the Tribe and how they go about achieving their goals.  I asked the tribe to put themselves forward with their challenges and goals for 2017 and we then took a public vote to shortlist potential women who we would be interviewing for the podcast.  There were so many amazing entires it was a really difficult process to narrow it down and only select only 7! I’ve tried to be as fair as possible and have gone for a mixture of challenges and ages. On a side note, expect more interviews with member of the tribe on the Tough Girl Podcast EXTRA which comes out on an adhoc basis every Thursday at 7am UK time.  Lets meet the 7 women!   Georgie Akin Smith is doing 12 CHALLENGES IN 12 MONTHS!  Georgie is 26 years old, living and working as a marketing manager in London. She loves being fit, active and getting outside as much as she can. Georgie has set herself 12 challenges which scare and excite her in equal measure and are all new things she hasn't tried before. She is booked in to to the Windsor Duathlon, the Engadin Cross Country Ski Marathon in Switzerland, as well as the London Marathon and the Mallorca 312! This is just an example of some of the challenges she will be completing in 2017! Rae Red is a new runner going after her first Ultra! In the late summer of 2016 after a fairly sustained period of life being crappy Rae was looking for something to help her with her own mental health. She started to consider running, but there were a whole host of reason to not start; she lives in a bad area, it’s not safe, she commutes for 4 hours a day so doesn't have time, she's not a runner, she has tight leg muscles, it’s too cold, it’s raining, it’s too hot....   Rae saw an article on ultra running and that was it, she signed up for the Dig Deep Ultra (30 miles). We will be following Rae on this journey to complete her first ultra!      Gemma Smith is off to climb Kilimanjaro and also plans to climb both the Matterhorn and the Eiger! Almost two years ago she had a moment where she decided it's not worth being that person that says, 'that sounds fun but I could never do that'. Because of this change in attitude she started to believe she could do it. This resulted in a life changing trip to Everest Base Camp in 2015 which was booked on a complete whim! Even since then, subsequent trips have been booked which have included summiting Mont Blanc in June 2016 and Mt Toukbal in the High Atlas Mountains in late 2016.     Rachel Wise is taking a gap year with her husband and 3 daughters and heading off to travel the world!  The plan is to leave in August 2017 flying from Geneva to LA. Where they  will do a road trip across the States from the West coast to the East coast. From there they will head down to the Caribbean and be based in St Lucia. In November they will fly to Sri Lanka for a couple of months. Then it's onto South East Asia where they plan to spend a chunk of time in Indonesia. They are also planning to head to New Zealand for a few weeks to see the family before going onto Fiji for two months. After that its time to head back to Switzerland via LA in the Summer of 2018.    Laura Try - Rowing 1,800 miles around the coast of Great Britain, followed by rowing crossing the Atlantic in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge! Laura is 34 years old and lives in Brentwood, Essex. She works as a Personal Trainer and Event Organiser. In June and July 2017 Laura will taking part in the Rannoch GB Challenge, which invovles rowing 1,800 miles around the coast of Great Britain with a team of 5.  The challenge will take place over 8 weeks and they will be raising money for the RNLI. On competing that, she plans to take part in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge in December. She will be raising money for Centrepoint, the UK's largest charity for homeless 16-25 year olds.   Jen Dykxhorn will be biking the iconic LEJOG - Lands End to John O'Groats, across the UK! Jen is a coffee-drinking, bicycle-loving, nature-loving, ukulele playing, adventure-seeking wanderer!  She is a 30-year-old Canadian living (mostly) in London, UK while working on her PhD in psychiatric epidemiology.  In the summer of 2017, Jen will be biking the iconic LEJOG - with her sister. They will be leaving (approx) August 21st and be arriving in the north of Scotland around the 5th of September. Along the way, they will be wild camping (in home-sewn bivy sacks!). To finish off the adventure, they will be completing the Coast to Coast adventure race, and have signed up to do the "expert" course (all 105 miles of biking, trail running, and kayaking in one day).   Jo Jo Rogers at 52 will be training and racing in an effort to be selected for the US 50km National Team! Jo Jo is a passionate runner and she loves to train. She is out running every day, sometimes twice a day! For Jo Jo this is an opportunity to share her story but more so to encourage other women to get out there and go after their dreams, no matter their age.     Feeling inspired week after week?  You can do 3 easy things to help me continue to grow the podcast! Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, so you won’t miss a single episode If you’re loving the podcast, please leave a 5-star review on iTunes! I read every single comment! Share the podcast with your friends, especially if you think it could help them, and spread the #ToughGirlPodcast love.  Your support helps me continue to grow the podcast and do inspiring things in this space! Already done all 3? You’re a rockstar! Thank you! Want to do more? Please become a Patron and donate a small fixed amount every month to help fund the runnings costs.   

Aileen Gemma Smith recognized opportunity as she watched her community recover in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.  She believed in her business idea so strongly that she sold her house in order to fund it. Smith is cofounder and CEO of Vizalytics, and creator of Mind My Business, an app now helping over 3,000 local business owners get critical data specific to their geo-location. Host Kelly Hoey and Smith discuss the unique challenges of developing product for SMBs, the important role trust plays in building a strong team, and how she got her first 100 customers. Show Notes Vizalytics Leaving a Six-Figure Salary to Start a Company Instead by Aileen Gemma Smith, Huffington Post Aileen Gemma Smith of Vizalytics Technology Inc.: Helping Small Businesses Stay Up to Date on Their Markets and Their Communities Connecting Small Businesses and Closing the Digital Divide Face-to-Face by Dave Nyczepir, The Atlantic 500 Startups’ Dave McClure on portfolio diversification and the return opportunities of “spray and pray” Harry Stabbings, TechCrunch 13 things tech founders should look for in an incubator or accelerator by Scott Gerber, Mashable Are You Ready to Seek Funding? This 10-Point Checklist Will Decide. by Jayson Demers, Entrepreneur The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz, iBooks Staten Island Makerspace Guest bios & transcripts are available on www.broadmic.com.

Hero Of My Faith - Elijah (Gemma Smith) by G2 York

Title: Stroke Medicine - FAQs for F1s Host(s): Pete Brock Guest(s): Mark Garside, Gemma Smith, James Muggleton & Eve Braithwaite Opening Question: If for 24 hours you could do any other job in the hospital, what would it be? Main Topic: Addressing the issues related to stroke we commonly find difficult Discussion Points: Assessing patients who will not comply with your examination What are the stroke mimics Face a bit droopy, speech a bit slurred, bit confused – is this a stroke? How do you diagnose posterior circulation strokes? What happens in a stroke unit? CotEcast Commandments: Think stroke, and act quickly - time is brain! It’s a bleed until proven otherwise Say what you see References, Links, Resources: Thrombolysis Mini-GEM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lsHXmw_dVg) STARS e-learning modules (stroketraining.org)