Welcome to the Brave Bird Club podcast with Sarah Oakley and Lucy Burgess.  This show is all about courage, hope, 'bants' and pants. We've handpicked a bunch of brilliant guests to share their stories of overcoming adversity and to inspire us all. ​If you're looking for a weekly lift, and to hang out with a bunch of inspirational people, we got you covered. We'll also be documenting our experience as a start up business selling our very powerful Brave Bird Knickers.  We'll share the highs,...

Brave Bird Nachelle is a mum of 3, business owner, thought disrupter, visionary, sports coach, facilitator, triathelete and wild swimmer who goes by the mantra "There are always solutions, never problems”   Today we’re going to find out more about Nachelle, ask her what bravery means to her, and to share a time in her life that she’s been particularly brave.   TO CONNECT WITH NACHELLE: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nachelle-crowther/   https://www.instagram.com/nachellew/   TO...

Nicole is an incredible story teller, and dishes out some top notch advice for us all on how to lead from the heart, and start those difficult, vulnerable conversations that we will no doubt improve our life if we can just sum up the courage.     In Nicole's personal life she had to find her bravery many times as a member of a military family, and as a disabled mum.    In her professional life, Nicole is a leadership trainer and runs a leadship programme within the defence industry....

We absolutely loved recording with Brave Bird Luceinne this week. She was open, brave, intelligent and inquisitive, and it made us question ourselves and grow as a result. Lucienne is a master accredited coach and mentor, who gives expert coaching to extraordinary women to improve their performance, progress and profitability. We guarantee you’ll gain as a result of this conversation. Served as usual with a little-bitta rude & crude and a massive dollop of BRAVE. TO CONNECT WITH...

Laura helps women let got of fear and trauma and embodying abundance, pleasure and financial freedom within their menstrual cycle.   This chat was tough for Lucy at times, and there were tears, we learnt a lot from it, and it gave us LOTS to think about. Do click on the link in bio to listen, we guarantee you'll lear from this at times deep and authentic conversation.  This podcast contains discussion of domestic abuse. If you are effected by this we urge you to seek professional help.  ...

WOW! This one's a power podcast. Brave Bird Lillian is a queen and being in her presence lifted us up to be more. She tells us that her spirit animal is a black panther and you're about to find out why. She'll support you with power, beauty and grace.   All of this accompanied by our usual touch of rude, crude and laugh out loud moments provided by Lucy. Please do let us know what you think.  Lillian has a webinar to help you 'embrace your bold brazen woman' on the 11th May 2022! Sign up...

Brave Bird Sylvia Mac is a body image campaigner, a diverse model, inspirational speaker and a cross continent swimmer. This is a must listen to any person out there wishing to feel more confident in their skin.   Please do give Sylvia a follow and some support if you are online. Instagram have penalised her account for showing her skin. She is a beacon of light and we need her out there.    TO CONNECT WITH SYLVIA: https://www.instagram.com/love_disfigure/...

This episode is to encourage you to think clearly about your tribe. We give examples of great relationships and ones that aren’t so supportive in life and in business. This chat will encourage you to pick better friends, reassure you that not everyone has to be excused and forgiven, and to invite you respect yourself enough to free yourself from the relationships that are dragging you down.    TO JOIN US ON JUNE 4th 2022: ...

Technical issues meant we couldn't do a full episode this week. So I (Sarah) just hopped on to wish you a Happy Easter.   We also wanted to let you know that there is 20% off our pants this Easter Saturday and Sunday. Plus invite you to send us your videos of you dancing in your pants for the brave bird club video we're putting together. It's going to be so fun!     TO PURCHASE BRAVE BIRD PANTS:  https://www.bravebird.club    TO CONNECT WITH SARAH AND LUCY: ...

Today we have Naomi Lambert with us! Naomi is the powerhouse behind the ‘cool to be kind project.’ This global social initiative has a simple and brilliant goal - to share kindness wherever and whenever they can.  We both found this talk to be deeply touching. One kind act a time, Naomi is literally making the world a nicer and happier place.      TO CONNECT WITH NAOIMI AND PURCHASE HER BOOK:   https://www.thecooltobekindproject.org/about www.instagram.com/naoimilambert_   TO CONNECT...

We take some time out to catch up and celebrate that the day has finally come to launch our Brave Bird Pants!  Woop woop! We also speak about Will Smith and his very public slap. We considered how we’d have handled the same situation and admitted, rightly or wrongly, we’ve both succumbed to our anger in the past.  We also revel in the fact that we got a video message from Dame Julie Walters this week. She’s the patron to the domestic abuse charity we’re supporting ‘My Sisters’ House’ and...

Julie Budge is an award-winning Founder and CEO of our chosen charity My Sisters’ House Women’s Centre, with over thirty years of experience working in various leadership roles in the Voluntary Community Sector. Her passion is to help women in need and she was recently awarded the Women of the Year award in 2020 for her services to the community.   Julie will explain where your money goes when you buy 'Brave Bird Knickers' or contribute directly to her charity, as well as sharing a little...

Out now!  We all struggle with her body image at times right? Yet also know that life is less fulfilling when we lack confidence.  That’s why we brought in Natalie to help us to create a healthy and positive relationship with our bodies, and to build our self worth away from our physical appearance. We shared our opinions on dieting and comparison, and Natalie told us how we can all be healthier and happier.   This podcast also starts with a cry for help from you guys! We’re really going to...

We absolutely loved having Brave Bird Tracy Skyrme on the podcast this week. We talked bravery, vulnerability and life as a single parent. Tracy beautifully articulates how it feels to raise 2 children on her own, and the things she’s needed to overcome in order to be the strong and loving Mum she is today.    Lucy admits she has a crush on  Volodymyr Zelenskyy and we all agree that he is proof that bravery is definitely sexy.       Tracy is a coach and culture consultant. She...

With International Women's Day right around the corner we wanted to take some time to celebrate Women and their wonderful fannys. We covered a lot in this podcast including... - What is international Fanny's / Women's Day? And why is it important? - What can we do personally to empower Women? - The link between the War in Ukraine and International Women's Day - Sport and transgender. - Why getting the masculine / female balance at work is so tricky for men and women.  We'd love...

Estelle Keeber is a serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker, instagram brain box, and all round awesome lass to chat to.   Behind her 'brave face' is a powerful heart, and a strong will which she attributes to her grandma.     In this podcast episode, Estelle openly shares with us her journey through adversity, loss and betrayal to where she is today. Nothing has been handed on a plate to Estelle, that's for sure. She's a warrior and an inspiration.   We absolutely loved talking the deep...

Kelly describes herself as the worlds most unprofessional professional and we bloody love that. Kelly is passionate to to get disabled people into work and creative freelance positions, and has worked tirelessly and selflessly to persuade businesses to be fully inclusive. She’s also the host of pleasure rebels where she leads an open forum for talk on sex and disability, and is the head of creative for hot octopus, the next generation of sex toys. In this interview she bravely asks for...

Yes, we really have called this episode 'life is sh*t'!  It's our little antidote to the toxic culture of positivity, and a chance to admit that life has it's challenges, and it doesn't mean that you are failing if you are struggling because of them.   Lucy teaches Sarah her 'day of misery' self help technique, and Sarah explains how by taking a more self-compassionate approach we can actually bounce back quicker.   Although the title sounds a bit depressing, and our podcast is supposed...

Lucy and Sarah have a catch up.  We take some time out to ponder where we've come from, where we're going and take a bit of time answering questions we've had in from the listeners. We talk about friendship (what makes a great friend), communities (how life is a bit lonely these days, and who would we pick to be in our commune if we had one), and also set some homework around your private parts parts! You'll need to listen in to find out about that.   TO CONNECT WITH SARAH AND LUCY: ...

Julie New is a personal recovery coach specialising in helping people through and beyond difficult life change. She is a beautiful reminder to us all that no matter what you've been through, it really is possible and ok to enjoy life. Her personal story is one of tragedy and self discovery. Despite the devastating loss of her husband, a few years after loosing the father to her children Julie has reclaimed her happiness and now supports others to do the same. Julie has been Sarah's personal...

Jennifer Gilmour is an author and advocate for women in abusive relationships.  She uses her own experiences of domestic abuse as a catalyst to bring awareness and to help others. In this episode we get to see her unwavering determination to support other domestic abuse victims, but also of the pain she has gone through personally in her healing and advocacy work, and how this is not something you just 'get over’.  This interview contains adult humour, crudity and details of sexual abuse. So...

Loubna Zarrou is an international bestselling author, professional speaker and multi-award-winning Strategic Coach. We are excited to get her advice for us as a start up business and share her expertise with you all on how to work smarter, bolder and kinder.  Loubna has an incredible attitude to life and business, and throws herself head first into her passions and work, living life on her terms. We loved finding out more about her and where her unshakable confidence and caring persona stems...

Happy New Year Brave Birds! In today's episode, we're welcoming in the new year with some goal setting. Sarah's pumped. Where as Lucy is still a bit knackered after her mega Christmas and New Years celebration a few days ago. Lucy wants to get her finances in order this month and Sarah has too many things she wants to achieve so needs to prioritise. We also talk about trying to impress our parents, our brave bird knicker goals, and why we don't wang on about fitness goals. In this...

In this episode we continue to answer questions from our listeners.   Questions include: - How do you help a friend going through a hard time? - What's your go to ritual when you're having a hard day? - What are you most proud of? - Also.... How do you set up a podcast? (Please find all the links to the equipment and software mentioned in this episode below, and do let us know if you launch. We'd love to celebrate you!)   Sarah’s Apple Airpods (2021) https://amzn.to/3FGURpn Sarah’s...