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The Weird Years

The Weird Years is the podcast for anyone Googling "How to make life decisions" at 2AM. We thought we had time but life moved fast, the rulebook disappeared, and the next step feels like a big fat ?

Each week, Lydia (@lydsie) and a guest dive into the big, weird, and messy realities of career, relationships, health, identity and more. There's no sugarcoating, no perfect answers, but a lot of laughs—just real talk about figuring it out together.

🎧 New episodes every Tuesday. Follow on IG now & join the conversation.

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Personal Journals Interview Parenting Comedy Careers Kids Society & Culture Conversation Relationships
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
52 minutes
Episodes
28
Years Active
2025
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Solo Mum by Choice: Starting a Family at 25 via IVF with Keira

Solo Mum by Choice: Starting a Family at 25 via IVF with Keira

What if building the family you dream of didn’t depend on waiting for “the one” to show up first?


This week I’m joined by Keira - NHS nurse, aesthetics expert, and unapologetically independent powerho…

01:03:59  |   Tue 02 Sep 2025
Connection Over Convention: Moving Abroad for a Life on Her Terms with Macki

Connection Over Convention: Moving Abroad for a Life on Her Terms with Macki

What if you've been putting off what you want, waiting for what's next?


This week I’m joined by the magnetic Macki Maconie, a brand curator, creative, and free spirit. After her divorce, she traded Lo…

01:01:53  |   Tue 26 Aug 2025
Shiny Objects and Superpowers: How a Late ADHD Diagnosis Brought New Clarity with Lauren Talulah

Shiny Objects and Superpowers: How a Late ADHD Diagnosis Brought New Clarity with Lauren Talulah

What if the things you’ve always criticised yourself for weren’t "personality flaws" at all, but ADHD in disguise?


This week I’m joined by the brilliant Lauren Talulah, a creator, writer  and poet who…

01:15:48  |   Tue 19 Aug 2025
Weirdly Personal: I Don't Trust Pregnancy Tests PART TWO

Weirdly Personal: I Don't Trust Pregnancy Tests PART TWO

I'm back with the BIG NEWS part 2 — no guest, no script, just me processing the fact that I’m four months pregnant… a plot twist to my hot girl summer I was not expecting.


This is the unfiltered ramb…

00:30:23  |   Fri 15 Aug 2025
Weirdly Personal: I Don't Trust Pregnancy Tests PART ONE

Weirdly Personal: I Don't Trust Pregnancy Tests PART ONE

I’m back with another Weirdly Personal chat - no guest, no script, just me rambling my way through whatever the weird years have dumped on me this week.


This one is a BIG one. It's me out loud process…

00:50:06  |   Tue 12 Aug 2025
Dating with a Deadline: From First Date to Pregnancy in a Year with Louisa Lau

Dating with a Deadline: From First Date to Pregnancy in a Year with Louisa Lau

What if you knew you wanted a family, and just went for it?


This week I’m joined by the brilliant Louisa Lau, a Creative Director who was living the East London creative life - navigating career highs…

00:59:01  |   Tue 29 Jul 2025
Fertility, Forms and Future Families: Inside the Queer IVF Experience with Calypso Barnum-Bobb

Fertility, Forms and Future Families: Inside the Queer IVF Experience with Calypso Barnum-Bobb

What if becoming a parent meant spreadsheets, scans and serious self-reflection?


This week I’m joined by the brilliant and big-hearted Calypso Barnum-Bobb, a coach, community builder and breath work f…

00:58:29  |   Tue 22 Jul 2025
More Than a Career Woman: The Overlooked Pressure of Being Successful Tasneem Bhamji

More Than a Career Woman: The Overlooked Pressure of Being Successful Tasneem Bhamji

What if having it all means holding a lot?


This week I’m joined by the brilliant and driven Tasneem Bhamji, Chief Digital Officer at a major UK bank, who’s spent her life being the one who holds it al…

00:50:42  |   Tue 15 Jul 2025
Weirdly Personal: Freedom Feels Unstable, Security Feels Repetitive

Weirdly Personal: Freedom Feels Unstable, Security Feels Repetitive

I'm back this month with Weirdly Personal.


These episodes roll a little differently, it's just me, no guest, yapping and trying to untangle the stuff swirling in my overthinking brain.


This one’s about…

00:37:34  |   Tue 08 Jul 2025
Living Outside the Binary: The Freedom of Fluid Identity with Zahra Abdullahi

Living Outside the Binary: The Freedom of Fluid Identity with Zahra Abdullahi

What if coming out as a lesbian was just chapter one?


This week I’m joined by the thoughtful and expansive Zahra Abdullahi, a creative powerhouse who shares their journey through sexuality, gender ide…

00:59:44  |   Tue 01 Jul 2025
The Fall of Female Rivalry: The Rise of the Women’s Circle with Heidi Gowthorpe

The Fall of Female Rivalry: The Rise of the Women’s Circle with Heidi Gowthorpe

What if everything you envied in other women in your twenties… now just makes you want to hold them closer?


This week I’m joined by the generous and grounded Heidi Gowthorpe, who helps women reconnect…

00:49:56  |   Wed 25 Jun 2025
Rethinking Purpose with Ryan Lloyd Haynes:

Rethinking Purpose with Ryan Lloyd Haynes: "We’ve Done All This Work on Ourselves… But Then What?"

What if your purpose actually isn’t about you at all?


This week, I’m joined by the thoughtful and funny Ryan Lloyd Haynes. After running the successful fashion brand Elsie & Fred for ten years, Ryan h…

00:59:48  |   Tue 17 Jun 2025
Weirdly Personal: Moving house and feeling meh.

Weirdly Personal: Moving house and feeling meh.

So here's something a little different...Weirdly Personal, a new type of episode where it’s just me, no guest, no structure, just whatever’s going on in my weird little brain at that point. Voice not…

00:12:40  |   Tue 03 Jun 2025
117 Countries, Zero Offices with Tess Pollard:

117 Countries, Zero Offices with Tess Pollard: "Travel Was the Catalyst for Going Freelance"

What if you’re not lost, you’re just meant to roam?


This week, I’m joined by my vivacious friend, fashion & travel writer and digital nomad Tess Pollard, who’s built a career across 117 countries, no …

00:59:05  |   Tue 27 May 2025
The Cards You’re Dealt With March Hollingbery: “I Didn’t Choose Chronic Illness, But I Choose How I Respond”

The Cards You’re Dealt With March Hollingbery: “I Didn’t Choose Chronic Illness, But I Choose How I Respond”

What if the thing that slows you down ends up being the thing that makes you stronger?


This week, I’m joined by chronic illness coach March Hollingbery. As a woman who’s been navigating hospitals and …

00:54:36  |   Tue 20 May 2025
The Beauty Rebellion With Lisa Targett Bolding:

The Beauty Rebellion With Lisa Targett Bolding: "There's Botox Yes, But There Is Also Another Way"

In this episode of The Weird Years, I sit down with Lisa Targett Bolding, co-founder of Big Beauty and one of the few people offering a refreshing, judgement free alternative to the tweakment trap.


We…

00:55:43  |   Tue 13 May 2025
Betting on Yourself with Tanya Baker: “I Used My House Deposit to Start a Business”

Betting on Yourself with Tanya Baker: “I Used My House Deposit to Start a Business”

In this episode of The Weird Years, I sit down with Tanya Baker, founder of her own real estate agency, who used her house deposit to start her business. Yep, the house deposit.


We talk about what it …

01:01:26  |   Tue 06 May 2025
Soft Power With Johnny K: When Masculinity Meets Emotional Maturity

Soft Power With Johnny K: When Masculinity Meets Emotional Maturity

In this episode of The Weird Years, I sit down with Johnny, football media entrepreneur, music manager, and the first man to ever join me on the podcast 👀. Together, we unpack the complexities of mod…

01:03:09  |   Tue 29 Apr 2025
Losing Your Purpose, Finding Your Path, with Lauren:

Losing Your Purpose, Finding Your Path, with Lauren: "I Thought I’d Completely F*cked Up My Career"

In this episode of The Weird Years, I sit down with Lauren - transformative coach & founder of MOOD LDN, meditation teacher, and my personal guide during the weirdest phase of my life.


We talk about …

00:47:26  |   Tue 22 Apr 2025
Quarter-Life Consumption:

Quarter-Life Consumption: "I Didn’t Need the Thing, I Needed the Feeling I Thought It Would Give Me"

In this episode of The Weird Years, I sit down with Shannon, founder of Simpl Living Co, a minimalist-minded professional organiser, to talk about how clutter might be adding to the chaos.


We explore…

00:48:36  |   Tue 15 Apr 2025
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