Ploughing on and how to stay sane in a mad world.

Ploughing on and how to stay sane in a mad world.

From The Emma Guns Show by Emma Gunavardhana

February 9, 2026 · 32 min

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Emma discusses her struggles with a new nutrition and training plan while reflecting on the need for distraction in a chaotic world, and shares her renewed passion for interviews after speaking with Maxine Laceby.

I'm still persevering with this new nutrition and training plan but I'm not going to lie, it's not easy. Not to sound like a brat, but without any feedback (read: scale results) it's difficult to believe it's working so, six weeks in, I'm still leaning heavily into hope. I hope this works, I hope the effort will lead to reward and I hope that I am working smarter, not stupider. There's no escaping that some really dark and frightening things are happening the world right now. Yes, we should all be aware and informed but the fact is, we need a little distraction. Don't take my 'doom scroll' away from me when my 'doom scroll' is such much less terrifying than the actual news, you hear me? What do you think? Is a little distraction just what we all need right now? And finally, I interviewed Maxine Laceby from Absolute Collagen last week and after tapping out of interviews for a while because the podcast formula of rags-to-riches was so predictable in every chat I had, I am back! Maxine restored and renewed my faith in a format that I adore. My happiest and most rewarding work has always been via interviews and after feeling so inspired by my time with Maxine, I'm booking more guests…

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Host: Emma Gunavardhana

Guest: Maxine Laceby

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