Welcome to the 'Are We Nearly WHERE Yet' mini series! It's SO great to be back and bringing you even more brilliant guests filled to the brim with stories, anecdotes, colossal failures and mishaps in order to get you through your twenties decade. This week it is my PLEASURE to be introducing you to journalist, presenter, podcaster and all round ICON... JOSH SMITH!!  I know what you’re all thinking… how does one go about interviewing the ultimate interviewer?! It’s pretty apparent that the...

My guest today needs very little introduction. That being said, she perhaps deserves the best introduction of all time. Which would actually probably only occur, if she were to write it herself.... An award winning journalist, podcaster, and author; this is the woman who has not only taught an entire nation of success wielding workaholics how to fail, but also how to feel, how to move forward and how to find comfort in the uncomfortable. I am of course talking about Elizabeth Day.  Elizabeth...

Today I am joined by Psychotherapist, Hypnotherapist, Personal Empowerment and Transformation Coach, CEO, Author and Speaker, Emmy Brunner.  Despite this formidable list of accomplishments and a successful career spanning over 20 years, Emmy entered her twenties decade in a state of crisis. Her early twenties were spent trying to navigate the complexities of adulthood; attempting to get her foot in the door of what was at the time a very white-male centric profession, Emmy was also battling...

This weeks guest calling in all the way from Mexico is the exceedingly talented Moises Hermenez.  At 21 Moises left home and moved to Spain in mid winter with nothing but a few clothes and a few dreams, his first solo travel venture which would set in motion a love for escape and adventure later on. Upon returning to Mexico to finish his degree at Architecture school; he reached his final term and unexpectedly quit. Much to his fathers disapproval who then refused to speak to him for several...

Today I am joined by activist, athlete, and adaptive downhill skier Vasu Sojitra.  When Vasu was just 9 months old he was diagnosed with septasimia, which resulted in the amputation of his right leg. Growing up in India and then the US, Vasu spent his teenage years with low confidence, often wishing he was somebody else, or in his words, a normal kid. In the 5th grade he started skiing, and with it he found a sense of purpose and belonging. Gripped by the adrenaline, power, and rush this...

Today I am joined by Entrepreneur, Author, Podcaster and founder of the award winning mindfulness app Happy Not Perfect - Poppy Jamie.  In 2012 Poppy graduated from the London School of Economics and subsequently travelled to LA to work with MTV as ITNS youngest ever British Presenter launching Pillow Talk with Poppy,. It was on a night out in LA that she met friend and future business partner Suki Waterhouse. Hitting it off straight away they launched the fashion accessories brand Pop &...

Today I am joined by ex pro footballer and high performance coach specialist Drewe Broughton... AKA 'The Fear Coach'. By the age of 20, Drewe had already made some considerable steps in his footballing career. Part of the England Under 20’s he was playing alongside the likes of Michael Owen and Rio Ferdinand, with a sponsorship from Adidas under his belt and a growing reputation. However, the intense pressure, soul searching and fear that crept into Drewe’s professional and personal life,...

Today I am joined by Photographer, Food Writer and Chef Elainea Emmott.  Elainea entered her twenties decade wanting many things... To be creative, loved, thin, beautiful, talented and successful. So not asking for too much… Not having the funds to go to University, Elainea got a PA job at an advertising agency where she met her soon-to-be  husband. She married at the ripe old age of 19, and her early twenties were spent pursuing a career in fashion. Landing an MA in Manchester, she then...

This weeks guest is celebrity dating guru, podcaster, match-maker and general all round legend, Paul Carrick Brunson. Despite being praised by Oprah Winfrey herself for his match making skills, and captivating the nation with his smooth talking advice on 'Celeb's Go Dating', Paul actually started out his career in the investment banking world.  His twenties were spent working for various billionaire's, travelling the world and trying to make as much money as humanly possible...  However,...

Ever heard of a little show called THE CIRCLE on Channel 4?..  Well this weeks guest didn't just win over the nation with her sock curls and catfishing skills, but she also went on to win the whole bloody thing... it's the one, the only Natalya Platonova.  Natalya's twenties started off in the events world in London where she reminisces on some hectic years full of chaos, carnage and cocktails.  It was a lavish lifestyle, but when Natalya hit her mid-twenties, she decided she needed  more...

Kicking off Season FOUR (can you bloody believe it) is my ultimate podcasting pal, the glorious Taylor James. Taylor's 20s were an amalgamation of trying to do the right thing, while never truly feeling right in thing he was doing… This chat is so honest on so many levels as Taylor discusses the pressures he felt throughout the decade to conform to what ‘society’ expected of him, how he dealt with personal factors in his home life which forced him to grow up quickly, and how the last years of...

In this special Bonus Episode I am joined by Life Coach and founder of Achieving Ambition, Sarah Burrows.  What is a life coach? Do I need one? What do they actually DO? Join Sarah and I discussing all of the above and much more as she dispels some of the myths surrounding Life Coaching and what it really means to frame a positive future.  We chat all things confidence, visualisations, negative bias, fluidity, female empowerment, purpose and how we can begin to find the best versions of...

What if I told you that the pubs opening this week was only the second most exciting thing to happen.... 🍻Hold tight for an extra special BONUS episode with the founder of our wonderful sponsors, Kirsty Worden from Swirls&Curls.This interview was...

What better way to round off Season 3 than with the wonderful Will Manning from Capital Radio. Though on paper Will's twenties looked like he always had it figured out, getting his first hit radio show on KISS FM straight out of uni, we chat through the...

'Today you have the choice. You can choose to be scared, or you can choose to ski fast'. Wise words spoken by Chemmy Alcott's coach just minutes before she skied the most profound race of her life. The moment she decided to let go of her fear of...

Adam’s twenties were spent cooking, job hopping, teaching, travelling, eating, partying and exploring. Working his way up in the world of Youth Work, he quickly found himself becoming a quote-on-quote "adult", buying a house with his girlfriend at the...

Phoebe’s twenties could quite easily be perceived as a classic romantic-comedy, with cricket playing the lead role that would usually go to Hugh Grant... Starting off the decade with the dream of becoming a pro cricketer, Phoebe competed at club and...

This weeks guest is Generation UK's Chief Operating Officer,  Lewis Jenkins. Starting out his decade globe trotting around the world, Lewis always knew he wanted to travel, explore and work abroad. Deciding to pursue a career in finance, he witnessed...

One of my favourite chats of the series so far, I had the absolute pleasure of being joined by stand-up comedian Fern Brady. A shy catholic school girl turned dry-witted stand up comedy goddess, Fern’s twenties journey was complex, colourful and far...

Ever heard of a little show called Big Brother? Ok, how about, I’m a Celeb? Britain’s Got Talent? The Circle? X-Factor?… Well now I’ve got your attention… Introducing TV Director BEN HARDY, the man behind the camera of some of the UK’s biggest hit...

Beginning her twenties soaking up sorority life at the University of California Santa Barbra, Christina spent the decade working various gigs from door-to-door sales to a concierge job, before finally finding her feet as a teacher. All this mucked in...

Kicking off Season 3 is Karate World Champion Jordan Thomas. Despite a childhood injury resulting in doctors telling him he would never walk again, at 4 years old Jordan set his dream in motion of becoming Karate World Champion. 20 years later and...

A very honest, frank and interesting discussion with mental health advocate Sarah Loftus, talking about what the word health actually means today, and exploring why mental health issues are so prevalent in young people; drawing from Sarah's personal...

HAPPY NEW YEAR.Before Season 3 drops in February here is a lovely bonus episode for you all to dig your ears into.  A brilliant chat with blogger, reality tv show survivor and my wonderful friend Emma Fleming; talking about decision making in your...

As both 2020 and Season 2 draw to a close, I am delighted to be joined by none other than Olympic Athlete and Team GB Sprinter, Adam Gemili. At just 18 years old Adam ran the second fastest 100m ever run by a British Junior, and was selected to take...