A podcast that explores the journey of confidence in women. Every week, a new interviewee shares their confidence story, looking at pivotal moments that shaped them, and developed them into the person that they are now. Learn to become your most authentically confident self by hearing the journeys of other women
Ep 33: Spilling the tea on dating as a Confidence Coach and navigating the modern dating world with Claire and Hayley Brown
Confidence coach Claire interviews Hayley Brown about modern dating as single mothers, revealing communication strategies and societal pressures while navigating love and relationships.
18 Apr 2025
Ep 32: Lucie Dunrod-Simpson: Lucie's story, Building confidence while raising and advocating for a child with Autism
Lucie a Social Worker, Coach for parents of children with autism and Mother shares her Confidence story.
We share how Lucie and I met way back when in 2006 in Australia, on the iconic Oz experience bus travelling up the East Coast together! We talk about how our friendship blossomed, the experiences we have shared together and how our friendship has grown as we have navigated life together from party girls in our 20s, to parents and Business owners.
Moments to not miss in the episode:
- Our sliding doors moment and how we met, both coming out of long term relationships and escaping to Australia for a new adventure.
- How we bond more quickly with people when experiencing new places and moments together.
- How Lucie moved into Mentoring and Coaching parents after her son was diagnosed with autism, and wanting to use her lived experience to help other parents navigate autistic burn out and needing additional support.
- How so many adults have slipped through the net and are only getting diagnosed with autism or ADHD in adulthood which creates battles with low self-esteem due to never feeling like they fit in. - The importance of showing confidence when managing difficult situations with our children, to keep them feeling safe (even when we are learning along the way)
- We discuss little Lucie and how her self-confidence was low due to self-image and how the 90s diet culture was toxic to children growing up around diet culture and feeling that she had to be smaller to be accepted.
- Growing up in a single parent family in the 1980s and the stigma that came with that and how that impacted her sense of fitting in, as well as growing up without her Father being present in her life.
- Lucie shares her pivotal confidence moments in moving to London and becoming a Social Worker, building a life for herself and making new friends.
- How our vibe attract our tribe, and how it is so important for our mental health and confidence to surround ourselves with people that make us feel seen and that we belong.
- Running a marathon and discovering her love of running, after feeling as a child like she wasn't sporty, and how the most confidence boosting things in adulthood are often the things as a child we never thought that we could do.
- Lucie shares a golden nugget of advice at the end of the episode.
Contact:
Instagram: @theparentnook
Website: www.parentnook.co.uk
28 Mar 2025
Ep 31: Beyond the lens with Kayleigh King: Personal brand photograph and queen of motivating women to feel good, shares her Confidence story
Kayleigh King a personal brand photographer who helps bold leaders radiate big boss energy on camera comes onto the podcast. Kayleigh is passionate about making women feel comfortable and confident.
- Kayleigh shares how her passion for photography started as a child. She spent her childhood feeling a little invisible with a brother that needed extra support and struggling with self-esteem during her school years.
- We talk about her career journey and how she ended up in this field of work
- Her confidence pivotal moments throughout her life that have shaped her.
- Her confidence themes and where she can struggle to feel blocked.
- A nugget of advice for those on a confidence journey
Contact:
Instagram: @wildkindphotography
Website: www.wildkindphotography.com
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
1 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
12 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100
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Social presence
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YouTube
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Engagement
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