GROWN UP
Join Laura and Abi on a quest to navigate their way through 21st century adulthood. Each episode covers a different life issue discussed with their extraordinarily ordinary guests. Embracing failure and celebrating success they explore everything they didn’t learn in school. A candid, heartfelt and at times laugh out loud podcast which aims to embrace failure and success in equal measure and look at life through an un-filtered lens.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 22
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2020
How to combat loneliness in lockdown!
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Are we all addicted to Social Media?
Are we all addicted to social media? Is everyone lying online? Is Google controlling us? Join us as we discuss the pros and cons of social media, and weigh in on that Paris Hilton documentary!
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How to stay positive during 'Lockdown'.
Join us as we discuss how Laura caught coronavirus and how Abi enjoyed being in lockdown and our thoughts on how to flourish (or at least float) during this quite frankly bonkers time!
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Ghosts: Is there life after death?
Ever done a Ouija board? Had a spooky experience that you can't explain? Or perhaps you think the idea of ghosts is ridiculous! Join Laura and Abi as they interview paranormal investigation team Spec…
How to Be Smarter With Your Money: From Mortgages to Isa's, Accountants to Credit Ratings!
How can we get more money? How can we save more money? Are ISA's a waste of time? Laura and Abi have so many money related questions for this weeks extraordinarily ordinary guest Claire Sweet. Claire…
Cruelty Free Fashion and How to Start Your Own Brand
Join Laura and Abi as they chat to Faux Fur Fashion Designer Nina Hopkins. They discuss what inspired her to start her label, what obstacles she faces as a business owner and what her most proud mome…
Modern Dating the Valentine's Day Special: How to embrace online dating, the importance of letting go of your ex and how to have a passionate long-term, loving relationship
Abi works as a matchmaker, headhunter and dating coach at award-winning matchmaking company Little Black Book and has trained with Dr Terri Orbuch in science-based coaching at The Matchmaking Institu…
The rise of the Influencer: How to increase your social media presence and gain more Instagram followers and YouTube subscribers
This week join Abi as she interviews Laura about all things Instagram and YouTube.
Laura Blair is a fashion and beauty blogger, YouTuber and social media influencer with 157 000 Instagram followers an…
Sustainable Fashion: How to look fabulous without fast fashion
Abi wishes her apples weren't wrapped in plastic but eats them anyway and Laura's loosely "flexitarian". Both are confused about which recycling bin is for what and if they as individuals have any po…
Men's Mental Health: From self-harm and suicide ideation, to toxic masculinity and "emotional constipation".
From self-harm and suicide ideation, to toxic masculinity and "emotional constipation". This week Laura and Abi delve into men's mental health with coach and speaker Henry Johnstone.
Self confessed "M…
Are we all alcoholics?
Why do hangovers get worse as we age? How much do you have to drink to accidentally kill yourself? Are we all just a little bit alcoholic?
Join Laura and Abi this week as they discover how close to be…
Self-Awareness: The secret to career success and the fine art of letting people speak
Maternal Mental Health: Postnatal depression, perinatal anxiety and stress, and why it's okay not to be the perfect parent!
Pregnancy and parenting can be a terrifying and overwhelming prospect. Join Laura and Abi as they discover the statistics about how many new parents are struggling with their mental health, what to d…
Sleep: Say goodnight to insomnia naturally, and get a great night's sleep!
This week Laura and Abi learn about one of their favourite hobbies, sleeping! Is sleep better for banishing wrinkles than botox? Why do women need more sleep than men? Does sleeping before midnight r…
Is university a waste of money? When is it okay to lie on a cv? And how can you get Wikipedia page?!
This week Laura and Abi chat with Cambridge university alumni Zoe Cunningham. Join them as they work out whether university is a waste of time and money, the situations when lying on a cv is acceptab…
Grief: How to deal with unspeakable loss
Meet Gary Andrews: Ex-Disney illustrator and cartoonist, director of Fireman Sam and dad of two. Gary lost his wife very suddenly to sepsis in 2017. Suddenly widowed, Gary did what he does best and c…
Career change: Setting up a business with minimal money!
Stuck in a career shaped rut? Wish you'd followed your passion? Or maybe you still don't know what you want to do when you grow up! Not to worry, join Laura and Abi as they investigate how to set up …
Are men really from mars?
Inspired by the iconic self-help book "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus" Laura and Abi conduct a light-hearted, highly unscientific study to discover whether men and women really are from tota…
Regret: How to avoid regret, embrace risk and laugh about becoming a little bit legless
“Having my leg amputated was possibly the best decision I ever made” We beg your pardon?!
Every now and again we're forced to make life changing choices and risk the chance of later regretting our dec…
Cancer: lottery or lifestyle?
Cancer is something that happens to other people, until it happens to you or someone you love. With a dramatic rise in cancer diagnoses it’s natural to question whether there’s anything at all we can…