Brave New Girls - Well Beings, Well Planet
Brave New Girls podcast champions Women Rebel Raisers Moving Mountains for the Wellbeing of People and the Planet. Brave New Girls podcast ranks in top 2.5% globally, and No 7 in the "45 Best UK Women's Podcasts to Listen to, in 2024", with Host Lou Hamilton, artist, author & wellbeing coach. Thank you for listening and please subscribe to keep up to date on new episodes as they're released. Sign up to our emails for inspiration, support & growth and LOU'S LIFE LAB free downloadable guide https://bravenewgirlmedia.comInsta @brave_newgirlBooks by Lou Hamilton:Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting FEAR LESS- coaching guide to...
Banging curries that are a force for good, with Dabba Drop co-founder Anshu Ahuja
How should we eat in these modern times so we can look after ourselves and our planet while still enjoying delicious food?
If you’re interested in finding a balance between nourishing our bodies and being mindful of the environmental impact of our food choices, listen to my guest this week Anshu Ahuja, co-founder of DabbaDrop, delivering fresh, homestyle curries in reusable tins with a focus on sustainability.
They create nutritious, wholesome meals that benefit both customers and the environment. Their reusable packaging significantly reduces waste, and helps minimise the need for single-use plastics, supporting a mo...
Heroes with Herpes, the good, the bad & the know-how, with Herpes Champion Alexandra Harbushka
How can you live an empowered life with an incurable but manageable sexually transmitted disease like Herpes?
If you’re interested in how to live an empowered life even with conditions like the Herpes virus listen to my guest Alexandra Harbushka, the founder of Life With Herpes, a platform whose mission is to breaking the stigma & removing the shame.
Alexandra provides a safe place where people can find accurate information, community and emotional support.
According to World Health Organisation around 846 million people aged 15–49 are living with herpes infections, accounting for more than 1 in 5 indivi...
Rewiring your inner world with Holistic Health expert Mellissa Laycy
How can you change your internal narrative at a cellular level so that your entire world transforms, from the inside out?
If you’re interested in fixing your health, listen to my guest Mellissa Laycy a leading voice in holistic health, who is revolutionizing the way individuals break free from physical and emotional limitations. With a unique approach rooted in gut health, cutting-edge biohacking, and subconscious reprogramming, Mellissa empowers clients to experience freedom, joy, and radiant well-being.
Mellissa’s journey to wellness began with a deeply personal struggle. For two decades, she battled suicidal depression, eati...
Regenerative farming for our nutritional & environmental benefit with author Jenny Jefferies
How can we consumers support and celebrate our food producers, especially our farmers and fishermen in the UK and around the world?
If you’re interested in supporting our food producers, learning about food provenance, our heritage, traditions and culture in our farming and fishing communities as well as giving a voice to women in both the agricultural and fishing industries, listen to my guest Jenny Jefferies, an award winning Author, Columnist and Radio Producer/Presenter. Jenny compiled the successful book series For The Love Of The Land, For The Love Of The Sea, their sequels, and most...
Some good clean fun with alcohol-free platform founder Sarah Kate Kiriliuk
How can we make a personal choice that goes against the very grain of our social fabric and relationships with others?
If you’re interested in having a buzz without the booze, listen to my guest this week Sarah Kate Kiriliuk, a leading non-alcoholic drinks expert & founder of “Some Good Clean Fun” a lifestyle platform for women that talks about non-alcoholic drinks, features mocktail recipes and celebrates stories about health & wellness without alcohol.
Her belief is that everyone, especially women as we age, can benefit from living a life with less alcohol for preventati...
How to live according to our Human Design prototypes, with Lucia Hargasova
How can knowing your Human Design foster authentic transformation in a world saturated with superficial spirituality?
If you’d like to know how to design and live your life to your full potential based on how the stars and planets were aligned at the time of your birth, listen to my guest this week Lucia Hargasova, a Human Design coach, who inspires people to understand their unique energy blueprints, making daily aligned decisions and live authentically.
This self-awareness is an ongoing journey but by staying true to who you are and what you are here for...
Making pre-loved clothing the way forward with Project Rewear founder Kimberly Lau.
How can families make small, practical changes in their shopping habits to reduce waste, save money, and help slow down the fast fashion crisis—without sacrificing quality & style?
If you’d like to help the planet with care, action and love for future generations listen to my guest this week Kimberly Lau, founder of Project Rewear, which carefully curates preloved clothing. They’re redefining secondhand shopping, making it stylish, affordable, and rooted in the power of community and purpose.
Kimberly shares how to give clothing a second life by empowering families to shop responsibly and af...
Enjoy the Kindest Garden with leading Landscape Architect & Author Marian Boswell
How can being kind to ourselves help ourselves others and the planet, in very practical as well as energetic ways.
If you’re interested in understanding how we can regenerate our landscape listen to my guest Marian Boswall, a Landscape architect, horticulturalist, agroecology coach, land energy healer and author of The Kindest Garden which is about creating beautiful places where whole ecosystems can thrive; it’s about moving beyond an extractive system by putting back, nurturing ourselves and regenerating our surroundings.
A regenerative garden isn’t just a place, or a method, to grow pla...
Detoxify for health with Integrative Rheumatologist & Author Dr Aly Cohen
How to stay healthy and manage health conditions by reducing our tremendous environmental exposures to toxic chemicals!
If you’d like to know more about how to reduce the harmful chemicals and toxins in our environment tune in to this week’s guest Dr Aly Cohen, integrative rheumatologist and author of the new approachable, revolutionary book and 21-day program DETOXIFY: The Everyday Toxins Harming Your Immune System and How to Defend Against Them.
Dr. Cohen demonstrates the surprising ways in which environmental toxins impact our bodies, linking specific symptoms and illnesses to everyday exposures.
You’...
Loving the skin you're in, with Joyologist & Integrative Dermatologist Dr Meena Julapalli
What brings you joy and how does it shape the way we live, love and serve in the world?
If you’re interested in learning to use joy to help shape the world for you and those around you listen to my guest Dr Meena Julapalli, a pediatric dermatologist, founder of Bluebird Dermatology & Chief Joyologist at The Joyful Path.
She has a passion for providing comprehensive care that acknowledges and supports the physical aspects of her patients’ skin conditions, & the social and emotional needs of her patients as well.
She believes that w...
Exploring your own feminine arts with Liberation in Love founder Lara Raybone
How can we live in deep, embodied presence with true sustainability for ourselves so that we heal & our world heals?
If you’re interested in living life embodying the power of love listen to my guest this week Lara Raybone, a renowned leader in feminine wisdom, empowerment, and transformational healing. As the founder of Liberation in Love, Lara creates impactful experiences that guide women on profound journeys of self-discovery, inner union, and embodied love.
Lara shares how she helps us become liberated in love for ourselves and the world around us.
She shows us th...
Dreaming big for ourselves, our communities & our planet with award-winning entrepreneur Leonie Dawson
How can you release the big dreams inside of you- dreams of another life –that includes more freedom, more abundance, more wild creativity?
If you’re interested in living your best life and business listen to my guest Leonie Dawson, an internationally bestselling author and artist, founder & CEO of the Brilliant Biz and Life Academy.
A popular blogger since 2004, Leonie is a well-regarded life and online business mentor, and self-made millionaire. She has been recognized as an Australian Business Woman of the Year and Ausmumpreneur of the Year finalist.
Leonie shares how she came to...
Moroccan ethical beauty care products for your skin, with Maison Zee founder Zahra Lachgar
What does it truly take to turn a childhood love for beauty rituals into a purposeful brand that honours the planet and empowers people?
If you’re interested in skincare that’s good for you listen to my guest this week Zahra Lachgar founder of Maison as she invites you to step into the world of luxury body care which pays homage to the classic beauty traditions cherished by Moroccan women.
Passed down through generations, these timeless rituals celebrate the fearless Amazigh tribes, innovative Phoenicians, conquering Romans, and proud Arabs.
Zahra shares how she f...
What Will your Legacy Be? With climate journalist and author Sangeeta Waldron
“We can all make a positive difference to help tackle the climate crisis. We can all be climate champions.”
If you’re interested in in what is being done to help climate change, and you want to be more pro-actively pro planet and climate change aware, then listen to my guest this week Sangeeta Waldron founder of Serendipity PR and author of ‘What will Your Legacy Be’ in which she interviews 36 brilliant minds who generously share their knowledge and perspective from science to food, global politics, business, to the media, arts and music, communities about the climate crisis and...
Good food produced well, with Wylde Market co-founder Ella Cooper
How can we support small scale, sustainable food producers so we can live healthily and make more conscious choices?
If you’re interested in eating incredible food from small-scale, sustainable farmers, fishermen and bakers listen this week to my guest Ella Cooper, co-founder of Wylde Market, an online platform that supports producers to set their own prices, and gives people access to a healthier way of eating whilst supporting a better food system for all.
Wylde Market is an online farmers market, connecting customers directly with small scale, sustainable producers. We’re passionate about...
The Fiber Effect with Purely Planted Founder Nichole Dandrea-Russert
How can we foster mind-body health through plant-based eating, toxin-free living, and cultivating deeper connections to ourselves, others, and the planet?
If you’re interested in embracing a plant-forward lifestyle that supports physical, mental, and environmental health, listen to my guest this week Nichole Dandrea-Russert founder of purely planted and author of The Fiber Effect and The Vegan Athlete's Nutrition Handbook.
She’s a plant-based dietitian, yoga instructor, and passionate nature enthusiast dedicated to helping others achieve holistic well-being through conscious, sustainable living. With a Master’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, Nichole has spent her care...
How spending time in the garden is good for your mind, with Author of The Well Gardened Mind, Dr Sue Stuart Smith
How can getting involved in gardening help the health & wellbeing of people and the planet?
If you’re interested in how gardening can help your mental & physical health listen to my guest this week, DR Sue Stuart-Smith who is a psychiatrist, psychotherapist and author of The Well Gardened Mind, a Sunday Times Bestseller & gardening book of the year by The Sunday Times.
She investigates the magic that many gardeners have known for years – working with nature can radically transform our health, wellbeing & confidence whether we're struggling with stress, depression, trauma or addiction, & the book includes stori...
How Public Art enhances the world we live in, with FrancisKnight co-founder Louise Francis
How does Public Art play a beneficial role for people and the environment we live in?
If you’re interested in how art in our public spaces can improve our lives and our environment listen to my guest this week Louise Francis, co-founder with Laura Knight of FrancisKnight, an Award-winning independent public art consultancy, working with and supporting artists to create public realm art across the UK to add value and impact; celebrating a place, its people and history with a strong emphasis on community engagement.
Louise shares how they give artists the opportunity to res...
What's happening in our oceans- behind the scenes of Last of the Sea Women with filmmaker Sue Kim
How do we honour and protect our ancestors and cultural traditions while embracing our post-modern world and lives?
If you are interested in how we can protect people and the planet in these rapidly changing times, listen to my guest Sue Kim, Korean-American filmmaker & director of The Last of the Sea Women.
The first feature from Malala Yousafzai’s new production company, Extracurricular Productions, the film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the NETPAC Prize for best film from the Asia-Pacific region.
The documentary highlights the haenyeo—or female divers...
Transform your life to leave the old traumas behind, with Riana Malia
How do we break free from old patterns and start creating the life we’ve always dreamed of?
If you’re interested in overcoming past patterns to live your best life listen to guest this week Riana Malia an accomplished transformation coach trained in Evolved Neurolinguistic Programming (ENLP), Quantum Time Release (QTR), and Advanced Trauma-Aware Coaching who empowers ambitious women to live a confident and trauma-free life.
She helps successful, ambitious women tap into their unconscious minds to uncover and heal the root causes of their psychological and emotional blocks.
Through her Quantum Patt...
Upcycling fashion designers show us the way ahead, with Alterist co-founder Hannah Standen
What can we do to reduce textile waste to tackle overproduction in the fashion industry?
If you’re interested in sustainability in the fashion industry then listen to my guest this week Hannah Standen, co-founder of Alterist. Her mission is to reduce textile waste.
Through design, creativity, and collaboration, she and her brand are altering the world’s perception of what is considered to be textile waste.
Alterist is a brand new circular platform defining the future of fashion. It’s about challenging the social norms. It’s about being experimental with style. It's about...
Transforming your health challenge into wellness with Integrative Nutritionist Liberty Mills
Last episode of Series 11!
How can we get our reproductive organs super-fit as part of a whole life wellbeing approach?
If you’re interested in the prevention of or reversal of chronic conditions or in the support of your reproductive health then listen to my guest this week Liberty Mills an Integrative Nutritionist & Health Coach who herself overcame the Lupus condition and went on to become a mum to her second daughter at the age of 45.
Liberty shares with us how she overcame her chronic autoimmune disease and became a later mum both by...
Boosting your immunity to protect your body for the longterm with Dr Vidhi Pandya
How does Naturopathy & Nutrition help strengthen our immune system?
If you are interested in strengthening your immune system for optimal health listen to my guest this week Dr Vidhi Pandya a highly respected and experienced Celebrity Nutritionist, qualified Homeopathic Doctor from India, Detox consultant and a Specialist in private bespoke diet plans based on medical conditions.
She focuses her practice on women’s health, family medicine, mental health and nutritional health assessment.
Vidhi is known for her honest opinions about right kind of Supplements, Herbs, Essential oils, Homeopathy, Ayurveda with evidence-based app...
Seeking Joy with Bingham Riverhouse & Bhuti Wellbeing founder Sama Trinder
How do we overcome our daily stresses and learn to live with joy?
If you’re interested in learning how to raise the joy levels in your life listen to this episode with Sama Trinder, founder of the B-corp certified Bingham Riverhouse, hotel, restaurant and members club, with Bhuti wellbeing at the heart of it all.
From ‘hellraiser’ to ‘joy raiser’ Sama is a multi-disciplinary wellbeing practitioner, yoga meditation teacher and yoga therapist. Bridging the gap between business and healing she guides us on a journey from stress to joy.
Sama shows us t...
From Fear to Courage to Happiness with Brave New Girls podcast Host Lou Hamilton
If we can’t achieve happiness by directly striving for it, how do we get there?
If you’re interested in getting braver and happier listen to this solo episode in which I (Lou Hamilton, Host of Brave New girls podcast) am talking about courage, health and happiness and how acts of service are the secret sauce.
This is the first time I’ve done a solo show, so I hope you find it helpful and if you have any questions do get in touch.
Q: Who here wants to feel happier...
Whole Life Shift for Focus, Food & Fitness with Health Consultant Serena Sabala
How to Rebalance Your Hormones and Life in a Fun, Simple and Sustainable Way.
If you want to rebalance your hormones in order to live your best life, listen to my guest this week Serena Sabala, Certified Plant Based Nutrition Consultant, author of Make the Shift and co-founder of Whole Shift Wellness.
She is passionate about bringing wellness to the workplace, since many people spend most of their waking hours at work and believes that companies who put the wellbeing of their employees at the forefront of what they do, are more successful.
Un-Addiction with Author, Psychiatrist, Activist & Founder of Eleanor Health Dr Nzinga Harrison
What is addiction and why do people have it?
If you’re interested in knowing more about why addiction isn’t a conscious choice listen to my guest this week Dr Nzinga Harrison, a board-certified physician with specialties in psychiatry and addiction medicine.
She is also the chief medical officer and cofounder of Eleanor Health, an innovative mental health and addiction treatment company. She holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the Morehouse School of Medicine and sits on the Practice Management and Regulatory Affairs Committee for the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
In her...
Lifestyle medicine to reverse chronic disease with Dr Sundhya Raman co-founder of My Wellness Doctor
Do we know how to avoid developing chronic diseases like dementia, diabetes and even cancer, and if so, how do we do this?
If you’re interested in not getting ill, or reversing a chronic condition, listen to my guest this week DR Sundhya Raman, an experienced GMC registered & licensed doctor, who became disenchanted with the limitations of conventional medicine to help chronic disease, trained in the science of health, happiness and longevity, and co-founded My Wellness Doctor.
She specialises in the burgeoning field of lifestyle medicine: empowering people to optimise their health with the pow...
The wonderful world of your gut, with Jerms Founder Louise Macnab.
Why should taking care of our gut bacteria be the starting point for maintaining optimal physical and mental health?
If you’re interested in being physically & mentally well, listen to my guest this week Louise Macnab, founder of Jerms an advanced 4-in-1 powder delivering. Probiotics, Prebiotics, Digestive Enzymes and Organic Superfoods & Vitamins, targeted at the health of your gut.
Her journey started from a lack of work/life balance as a corporate lawyer. She experienced burnout & chronic stress induced gut issues. Learning that gut bacteria has such a significant impact on our bodies & dai...
Conscious, culinary delights at the Bingham Riverhouse with Executive Chef Vanessa Marx
How to take small, sustainable steps in hospitality, and life in general, for a bright and happy future for ourselves, and our planet.
If you’re interested in nourishing food and looking after the planet, then tune in to my guest this week Vanessa Marx, a South African-born chef who’s taken over the kitchen at the B-corp certified Bingham Riverhouse Restaurant with rooms in Richmond as Executive Chef.
Having spent most of her career in Cape Town & appearing on Celebrity MasterChef, she relocated to London & is dedicated to sustainable practices and slow foods...
Culturally appropriate therapy, with Danielle Bridge CEO of Black Minds Matter UK
Therapy is therapy right? Is so, then why is there a the need for culturally appropriate therapy?
If you’re interested in understanding why there is a need for culturally appropriate therapy listen to my guest Danielle Bridge, CEO of Black Minds Matter UK a registered charity connecting Black individuals & families with free 121 talking therapy delivered by qualified & accredited Black therapists who work tirelessly to break down stigma & redefine therapeutic experiences for Black individuals to readily access mental health support & recover fully from mental illness.
Danielle shares the important work of Black Minds Matter so that...
Hope after Childhood Trauma, with Sunday Times Bestselling author Hope Daniels
Can we prioritise the urgent need to teach young people, especially those from the care system, about consent. And that with the right support and guidance there is hope at the end of the tunnel.
If you are interested in how we can heal even after a traumatic childhood, listen to my guest this week, Hope Daniels, Sunday Times bestselling author who describes in her latest book This isn’t Love, how she went from living with alcoholic parents to a chaotic childhood in care with sexual abuse from an older man, to addiction in ad...
Tranquil places to heal your mind, with Greenhouse Therapy Rooms founder Patsy Richardson
How to find your purpose, even if, and especially when the road is long and winding?
If you’re interested in how consciously designed therapeutic places can help your mental health, listen this week to my guest Patsy Richardson.
Formerly a corporate Director of Marketing for Cadbury, she changed a winding career path after a kidney failure. She saw this life threatening disease and subsequent kidney transplant as a gift to change paths, and find her true purpose in life.
She founded the Greenhouse Therapy Rooms, a woodland themed, dedicated calm sp...
All the caffeine & none of the crash, with Marisa Poster co-founder of PerfectTed, the healthy organic matcha tea energy drink.
Why does matcha give all the caffeine and none of the crash? Could this really be a ‘healthy’ energy drink? The facts are convincing.
If you're interested in learning how we can help manage our anxiety or ADHD with alternative organic healthy energy drinks to stay more energised and focused without the crash, then tune in to this week's guest Marisa Poster, co-founder of PerfectTed a healthy energy beverage brand which smashed it on Dragon's Den, got investment from Steven Barlett and has now, two years late grown by 11,000%.
- All five judges on D...
Manifesting the life you want with Neuroscientist Dr Sabina Brennan
How can we use Neuroscience of manifesting to help us create the lives we dream of?
If you’d like to understand about how to get the life you want then listen this week to my guest Dr Sabina Brennan, health psychologist, neuroscientist & bestselling author of the No 1 Bestselling books 100 Days to a Younger Brain & Beating Brain Fog and now the Neuroscience of Manifesting.
She helps people understand how their brains work so that they can better understand themselves, improve their future, attain their true potential and manifest their best life.
Sabina gives us...
Holistic help for your gut microbiome for a healthier, happier you, with Dr Vidhi Pandya
How does Naturopathy & Nutrition impact the healing process of our Gut Microbiome?
If you are interested in healing your gut microbiome for optimal health listen to my guest this week Dr Vidhi Pandya a highly respected and experienced Celebrity Nutritionist, qualified Homeopathic Doctor from India, Detox consultant and a Specialist in private bespoke diet plans based on medical conditions.
She focuses her practice on women’s health, family medicine, mental health and nutritional health assessment.
Vidhi is known for her honest opinions about right kind of Supplements, Herbs, Essential oils, Homeopathy, Ayurveda with evid...
Exploring coercive control through fiction, with New York Times Best-selling author Sarah Pearse.
Can fiction make it easier to hold conversations about a topic like domestic abuse or coercive control?
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If you’re interested in learning more about how fiction helps us explore difficult topics then listen to this week’s guest Sarah Pearse No.1 Sunday Times & NY Times author of THE SANATORIUM & THE RETREAT a Reese Witherspoon Bookclub pick with over 1 Million copies sold worldwide.
The 3rd in the Trilogy ‘The Wilds’ includes themes of coercive control. Sarah has subsequen...
Creating a holistic approach for women in the workplace with Sri Lanka's President's Counsel Faisza Mustapha Markar
How can we all work towards a world where the workplace respects and enables women's rights to integrate work and family in a holistic approach to building a career.
If you’re interested in compassionate society that values and respects women in the workplace, listen to my guest Faisza Mustapha Markar, President’s Counsel & trailblazing barrister at the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, who is shattering the legal glass ceiling with her remarkable achievements & her work includes fundamental rights of all and in alleviating stress for women in the workplace.
Faisza has battled within a male...
Breathe easy with Francesca Brady, co-founder of AirRated & winner of Veuve Clicquot BOLD Future Award at the Bold Woman Awards.
How can we be more bold in the world as women leaders and as women in STEM?
If you’re interested in how, as women leaders we can become bolder in making the world a better place, listen to this week’s guest Francesca Brady, Forbes 30 under 30, Management Today 35 under 35 winner of the Veuve Clicquot BOLD Future Award at the Bold Woman Awards, and co-founder of AirRated whose purpose is to improve indoor air quality and create healthier indoor environments from homes to offices to schools.
We drink approx. 2 litres of water a day. We breathe...
Power to us in being the difference, with Shila Wattamwar founder of the platform Sustainable Me!
How can we as individuals start to transform the world with more sustainable lifestyles?
If you are interested in learning how to live a more sustainable life listen to this week’s guest Shila Wattamwar founder of Sustainable Me! - a platform for turning sustainability into a lifestyle.
By making impactful changes not only can we make a difference, but we can be the difference.
Shila shares how Sustainable Me! benefits the lives of people and the planet by promoting behaviours that help us contribute to the sustainability and vitality of this planet; bot...
