SHE DEFINED podcast
Explore Season 1 of the SHE DEFINED podcast
BONUS: Erika Cramer on building confidence and becoming magnetic | S1 Ep11
Erika Cramer joins SHE DEFINED’s editor Sharon Green to discuss overcoming adversity, how to step into your confidence and how to become magnetic.
Erika is a renowned confidence coach – also known as The Queen of Confidence – an inspirational speaker and bestselling author. Despite experiencing profound loss from a very young age, she has transformed her story of trauma and adversity into a journey of healing and success – and she’s helping other women to do the same through her coaching programs. Her first book Confidence Feels Like Shit was released in 2020, and her new book Becoming Magnetic is out now. She also hosts a podcast called The Confidence Chronicles.
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Challenging beauty ideals and how to fight against unrealistic beauty standards | S1 Ep10
SHE DEFINED’s founding editor Sharon Green and feature writer Emma Lennon talk about beauty ideals and the notion that there are specific beauty standards that are ingrained in women throughout their lives, especially from a young age, to boost their physical attractiveness. They also challenge some ideas and conventions about beauty and offer some different perspectives on how women can fight against unrealistic beauty standards.
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Laura Morel on binge eating, diet culture and hormonal health | S1 Ep9
Laura Morel joins SHE DEFINED’s editor Sharon Green to discuss binge eating, diet culture and hormonal health for women.
Laura is a functional diagnostic medicine practitioner and focuses on women’s physiology, hormonal health and preventive care. In her work she combines the neuroscience of behaviour change, helping her clients to understand the brain’s function in decision-making, conditioned behaviours and self-sabotage in relation to eating disorders and general health. She’s also a qualified personal trainer and nutritionist. She runs HER Collective, a program that helps women bridge the gap between their physical and mental health, and their emotional wellbeing.
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Emma Lennon on being diagnosed with autism in adulthood | S1 Ep8
SHE DEFINED’s feature writer Emma Lennon talks to editor Sharon Green about her experience with getting diagnosed with autism in adulthood. In 2022, following several years of suspecting she was on the spectrum, Emma decided to pursue getting a formal diagnosis for autism spectrum disorder, also known as ASD. She shares what this diagnosis process was like, and how she is navigating life following her diagnosis.
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Navigating the complex aspects of friendships | S1 Ep7
SHE DEFINED’s founding editor Sharon Green and feature writer Emma Lennon talk about the complex nature of friendships. What can we do when we’re faced with tricky phases in our friendships that can be hard to navigate, like what to do when you’re at different life phases to your friends, or what to do when you’re dealing with a friend who never initiates? Sharon and Emma discuss it all in this episode.
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30 lessons we’ve learned in our 30s | S1 Ep6
SHE DEFINED’s founding editor Sharon Green and feature writer Emma Lennon share the lessons they’ve learned in their thirties. Some of the lessons are practical, others are a little silly. We thought we’d keep it fun for this episode – hope you enjoy it!
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Genevieve Hawkins on facing workplace conflict | S1 Ep5
Genevieve Hawkins joins SHE DEFINED’s editor Sharon Green to discuss conflict in the workplace and how to navigate these challenges.
Genevieve Hawkins is a commercial collaboration executive, a non-executive director and business advisor with more than 25 years’ experience as a leader in large corporate organisations. She helps organisations have the conversations they need to have, shrinking the elephant in the room, to improve commercial collaboration and the mental health of teams. She is also the author of two books: Mentally at Work and Shrinking Elephants.
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Debunking the myths about being child-free by choice | S1 Ep4
SHE DEFINED’s founding editor Sharon Green and feature writer Emma Lennon debunk some myths about being child-free. They share examples of judgement and criticism they’ve received for making the choice to remain child-free and how they navigated those challenges. They also talk about how they are now stepping into their identity as child-free women and owning their choice.
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Navigating the decision to be child-free | S1 Ep3
SHE DEFINED’s founding editor Sharon Green and feature writer Emma Lennon discuss making the decision to remain child-free. They talk about straddling the indecision about whether to have children, and the factors that have influenced their choice. They also impart lessons they’ve found helpful in taking the journey to make the choice to be child-free and share advice for other women struggling with this choice.
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Kinesiologist Kelly Allison on anxiety, depression and how illness presents in the body | S1 Ep2
Kinesiologist Kelly Allison joins SHE DEFINED’s editor Sharon Green to discuss anxiety, depression and how illness presents in the body.
Kelly Allison is a kinesiologist, medical intuitive and holistic counsellor. She runs a clinic called The Holistic Hub. She guides people through self-healing practices, helping them to become more in tune with their emotions, live healthier lives and find their authenticity.
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Therapist Jana Firestone on living with trauma and grief | S1 Ep1
Therapist Jana Firestone joins SHE DEFINED’s editor Sharon Green to discuss trauma, loss, grief, and navigating life’s unexpected curveballs.
Jana Firestone is a therapist who has spent the past 17 years working in the area of grief and trauma. After losing her mother suddenly at the age of 21, Jana was confronted with a tragedy that put her on a path to transformation. She released her first book Embracing Change in 2022, and her latest book, Plot Twist, was published in April 2024. She also hosts her own podcast called The Curious Life.
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