Honest to Gob

Drills, Drama, and Milking Cows on a Digital Farm: My Mental Health Meltdown Ever found yourself catastrophising over everything in your life, crying over a broken nail, and farming digital cows at 2am? Same. In this week’s episode, Gemma gets brutally honest about a full-blown mental health wobble triggered by building work, social services delays, sleep deprivation, and one highly addictive mobile game that saw her milking digital cows at 2am. From shaking on the sofa to finding solace in s...

Eight weeks ago, Gemma left her job with 24 hours’ notice, expecting to take on another child through kinship foster care. That didn’t happen (for reasons she can’t go into), but what did happen was a huge wake-up call. She realised she couldn’t go back to the way things were. In this episode, Gemma talks about taking the scariest risk of her career - walking away from a job and colleagues she adored with financial security to focus on her own creative work. The Honest to Gob podcast is...

I didn't know whether to be appalled or over the moon that I made it to the telephone audition stage of Stacey Solomon's TV show, Sort Your Life Out. Sadly, the TV appearance was not to be. However, I did do my own version of the show on my patio with a bajillion Barbie shoes and a shit load of patience. Because clutter was ruining my life. Clutter isn’t just “stuff”. It’s stress, guilt, procrastination, and sometimes nine washing baskets, baby rockers, Barbie shoes and air fryer boxes you’ll...

What happens when you think your family is complete, your husband’s had the snip, and then life hands you two more children overnight? In this deeply personal episode, I open up about the unexpected journey into kinship foster care from the trauma, the family politics, the social worker chaos, to the moments I thought I couldn’t go on. It’s also a story of resilience, love, and learning. From newborn night feeds with bottle in one hand and laptop in another to compassion fatigue, therap...

In this episode Claire & Gemma talk about breath, not only does it keep us alive – no shit Sherlock... Once we are aware of our breath and work with it in different ways, we can begin to explore how it can help us with the following: • Aid positive self-development • Processes emotions • Heals emotional pain and trauma • Develops our levels of self-awareness • Improves relationships • Enhances our confidence and self esteem • Overcoming addiction ...

The power of reflective practice, vision boarding and how to use identity-based goals to achieve your dreams in 2022 is the topic of this Honest to Gob podcast. Claire and Gem talk in this episode about the power of reflection and how to look back over the difficult year that has been 2021, achievements and challenges, vision boarding, boredom, work, books and retreats. Where are you with your reflections and learnings on 2021? What have you learned about yourself?What can you take with...

In this episode of Honest to Gob podcast, Claire opens up about having a crap week. Imposter syndrome had crept in and she'd been comparing herself to others. It isn't something she usually does but everyone falls victim to 'mind monkeys' at times. In this episode we discuss authenticity and the masks we wear in our work and our real lives. We also talk about the struggle many entrepreneurs face with loneliness and selling themselves - something they rely on for their livelihood. GOB O...

Dani Wallace is a powerhouse of positivity and authenticity. She's the self-proclaimed 'Queen Bee' because "When I learned the Queen was born the Queen I was like WTF?" and she teaches other people to show up, wise up and rise up in their lives and business. A former professional vocalist turned corporate leadership trainer, Dan experienced her fair share of heartbreak and low points after being left homeless and a single parent with two young girls. She fell victim to a narcissist but...

Are you a good sleeper or are you a revenge bedtime procrastinator like Gem and Claire's husband Mark? In this episode we discuss our relationships with sleep, why we seem to not get enough of it, the impact it can have on our mental state and how we are tracking it to try get more of it! In this episode, we mention Matthew Walker's book Why We Sleep and Gemma chatted about her Oura ring which she's been using to 'gamify' her sleep since early 2020. With ❤️ love Claire & Gem T...

This week's episode is dedicated to the life changing magic of PLANNING! This could possibly be one of Gemma's ultimate favourite topics as you'll often see her with her Best Self Co planner and erasable pens, planning out every minute of her life. Claire also loves to plan, she's just not that great at implementing the plans as she admits in this episode. Thankfully, the girls enlisted the expert advice of Monique Sviensson, CEO and founder of The Perfect Planner Company. Monique enjoyed...

Rachel Winstanley is a teacher who wants to see a change in our schools in terms of personal development for children and teens. Working in schools in Merseyside and teaching and mentoring children from all walks of life, Rachel can see major flaws in the way children are supported for life. She’s on a mission to motivate other teachers, policy makers and parents to realise there can be another way. Passionate about personal development and helping children instil self awareness, join us f...

Yve Gibney had been married to her husband for 18 years when she made the shocking discovery on Facebook that he'd married another woman while working abroad. If that wasn't bad enough he falsified documents to get married in the first place and then falsified financial statements that affected Yve's divorce settlement. In a quest for justice, Yve has encountered the unfairness of legal battles between couples and fought to get her ex-husband charged for bigamy. In an effort to...