About Frankly Speaking, with Lynne Franks & Friends
Women’s empowerment guru and social entrepreneur Lynne Franks takes a fortnightly look at what is happening for women in the world today and how we can grow into our full potential as leaders in community, business and as changemakers in the creation of a sustainable, positive future for all.
Love and learn with Lynne’s forthright chats, conversations with inspirational women and men plus simple exercises from her Seed platform to support and nurture you to grow.
Sacred Gardens, Rewilding Mother Earth & the Feminine Landscape with Lulu Urquhart
In this inspirational episode of Frankly Speaking with Lynne Franks & Friends, Lynne is in conversation with sacred rewilder and past Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal Winner, Lulu Urquhart.
Lulu shares her stories of how she came to work as a landscape designer bringing the natural world alive in major estates across the country and how her journeys to India brought her close to a new sacred relationship with the land. She also tells us the remarkable story of creating her successful business together with her partner Adam Hunt.
Be inspired by Lulu’s story whether you have your own garden, allotment or even window box, and learn how you too can make a difference by connecting with Mother Earth.
A passionate re-wilder and ecological restorationist; Lulu has harnessed all the skills of landscape design, tree, soil and plant knowledge over the last 20 years and put that together to help people connect with and experience more intimately – land. Lulu had helped to create and support and take the lead from this natural world to harmonise the balance of humans and wildlife within it. She co-founded the Tree Conference (encompassing climate science and deep ecology to understand the true value of trees) and Urquhart & Hunt Landscape Design & Ecological Restoration.
If you like what you hear, and want to find out more about our community of like-minded women who believe in living and working in alignment with the feminine values of collaboration, authenticity and most of all, love, you can sign up to Lynne’s mailing list at www.lynnefranks.com/signup where you can find out about Lynne’s coaching courses, retreats and other events.
You can find Lynne on Instagram at @lynnejfranks, Facebook @lynnefranksobe, Twitter @Lynne_Franks, LinkedIn @Lynne Franks OBE.
Music by Joolz Barker
15 Apr 2025
ADHD, Autism and Neurodiversity: Amazing Minds with Hester Grainger
In this enlightening episode Lynne sits down with Hester Grainger, a passionate advocate for ADHD, autism, and neurodiversity. Hester shares her personal journey of being a “later in life” diagnosed individual, revealing the challenges and insights that have shaped her into one of the leading voices on this important topic.
Throughout the episode, Hester provides invaluable strategies for embracing neurodiversity both in personal and professional contexts and they explore the increasing need for recognition of neurodiversity in communities and the transformative potential of advocacy.
Having been diagnosed with ADHD at 43, former TV and radio presenter Hester Grainger is a certified ADHD coach, keynote speaker and co-founder of neurodiversity consultancy Perfectly Autistic. Hester launched Perfectly Autistic in 2020 with her husband Kelly, after he was diagnosed as autistic and with ADHD. They support companies with neurodiversity training, talks, workplace mediation and ADHD coaching.
Hester started her career presenting on Channel 5’s The Wright Stuff, then working on Loose Women at ITV, before moving into a successful career in PR. Recently she had her own show on BBC radio.
When Hester isn’t working, she is busy being a mum to her two autistic/ADHD teens – both have ARFID and her daughter was recently diagnosed as dyspraxic too.
This year Hester is going on a UK wide theatre tour with her show ADHD Unmasked. This unique and interactive event is a refreshing, engaging and fun opportunity to take a closer look at ADHD and hear inspiring stories and experiences during the dopamine filled evening. Hester will be at over 30 theatres across England, Scotland and Wales.
You can catch Hester on her ADHD Unmasked Tour at: www.mapletreeentertainment.com/currently-touring/ADHD+Unmasked/36/summary (http://www.mapletreeentertainment.com/currently-touring/ADHD+Unmasked/36/summary)
Speedy Brain Society - vibrant online community: www.speedybrainsociety.co.uk (http://www.speedybrainsociety.co.uk/)
Perfectly Autistic - neurodiversity at work: www.perfectlyautistic.co.uk (http://www.perfectlyautistic.co.uk/)
Perfectly ADHD - ADHD coaching: www.perfectlyadhd.co.uk (http://www.perfectlyadhd.co.uk/)
Follow Hester on Instagram: @hesteradhd (https://www.instagram.com/hesteradhd/#)
If you like what you hear, and want to find out more about our community of like-minded women who believe in living and working in alignment with the feminine values of collaboration, authenticity and most of all, love, you can sign up to Lynne’s mailing list at www.lynnefranks.com/signup where you can find out about Lynne’s coaching courses, retreats and other events.
12 Mar 2025
Somewhere Between Derelict & Divine with Clare Beloved
In this heartfelt episode of Lynne Franks and Friends, Lynne sits down with her longtime friend Clare Jasmine Beloved, an accomplished artist, activist, writer and poet. Their friendship, which spans nearly 30 years, provides a rich backdrop for a deep conversation about Clare's journey through love and loss following the passing of her extraordinary wife Sandra Richardson (https://www.clarebeloved.com/about-sandra-richardson), after a courageous two-year battle with stage four breast cancer. Clare's new book, Somewhere Between Derelict and Divine, serves as a poignant exploration of how creativity can become a powerful source of healing amidst grief.
Listen as they both share memories of events in their lives that illustrate the importance of creativity as a tool for resilience and emotional expression, and examples of how it can serve as a beacon of hope even in the darkest times.
To hear some of Sandra’s poetry, please visit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLK_AJSvuQcoYfD2bNU2L0t9DMpsHXs0U (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLK_AJSvuQcoYfD2bNU2L0t9DMpsHXs0U)
If you like what you hear, and want to find out more about our community of like-minded women who believe in living and working in alignment with the feminine values of collaboration, authenticity and most of all, love, you can sign up to Lynne’s mailing list at https://lynnefranks.com/signup (https://lynnefranks.com/signup) where you can find out about Lynne’s coaching courses, retreats and other events.
You can find Lynne on Instagram at @lynnejfranks, Facebook: @lynnefranksobe, Twitter: @Lynne_Franks, LinkedIn: @Lynne Franks OBE.
Music by Joolz Barker
To learn more about Clare, please visit her website at https://www.clarebeloved.com/ (https://www.clarebeloved.com/)
You can purchase her new book, Somewhere Between Derelict and Divine by visiting https://www.clarebeloved.com/shop/p/newbook (https://www.clarebeloved.com/shop/p/newbook)
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