Blonde & Strong

Today, we flipped the script to celebrate the Blonde & Strong Podcast’s 1st birthday! 

It’s a very special Q&A episode where Shar swaps seats and becomes the interviewee, answering the listener’s questions about her personally as well as the Blonde & Strong brand, podcast and movement!

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Abigail Barnes joins the podcast as our guest interviewer asking Shar the questions posed by the listeners and putting her through her paces with the infamous This or That game!

Shar answers the following questions:

1. What inspired you to start Blonde & Strong?
2. What's your favorite podcast episode? And why?
3. How do you stay motivated?
4. What things do you wish people had told you before launching your podcast?
5. What 3 songs would be the soundtrack of your life?
6. What's coming next for Blonde & Strong?

With a few extra special bits thrown in for fun!

BEST MOMENT

“I did not survive to be mediocre and live fearfully in the darkness. I survived to live and love to my full capacity, realise my true potential and help others learn to love themselves strong along the way”

VALUABLE RESOURCES

This episode we're joined by my favorite overachiever, Derik Scott! 

World record holder, Champion MMA Fighter, Lawyer, Personal Trainer, Nutrition Coach and Titan on NBC's Titan Games hosted by The Rock. 

This episode we are joined by actor, director, producer, and writer Brianne Davis. Where she opens up about her battle with Sex and Love addiction. And how she has worked tirelessly on her recovery and helping inspire others along the way. 

Whether lighting up the big screen or calling the shots behind the scene, actor, director, producer, and writer Brianne Davis is one of the most electric talents to storm Hollywood by force. She recently wrapped two seasons as series regular in History Channel's "Six" as well as a role in the upcoming season of Netflix's "Lucifer."

Originally from Atlanta, Brianne moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. Her first lead role came in 2005 with the blockbuster hit Jarhead, opposite Jake Gyllenhaal. Her credits include recurring roles on Hulu's "Casual," TNT's "Murder In The First," HBO's "True Blood," as well as FX's "Nip/Tuck," "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS' "CSI: Miami," ABC's "Desperate Housewives," and HBO's "True Blood."

Not only an actor, Brianne is also an accomplished director and producer. Thriving behind the camera, as much as in front, she has produced three films with her production company "Give & Take Productions." She has directed two features: "The Night Visitor 2: Heather's Story" and "Deadly Signal," which premiered at the Sitges Film Festival in Spain.

Brianne has over a decade of recovery as a Sex and Love Addict.  She currently hosts and produces the popular mental health podcast Secret Life.

Brianne is the creator of two female-driven TV Series, "Take Back The Night" and “Secret Life." She's currently pitching them to networks with her producing partner/husband, Mark Gantt.

She recently finished writing her first roman a clef fiction novel, "Secret Life of a Hollywood Sex and Love Addict," coming out February 12, 2021 for Valentine’s Day weekend.

She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son Davis and their dog Bear.

To connect with Brianne and order your copy of her new book, click the links below:

Motherhood... the most natural, beautiful, fulfilling thing on the planet!  Or is it?! 

This episode I'm joined by beautiful mama, Alecia Emerson-Thomas.

We give a no holds barred account of our varied experiences of being mothers.... the good, the bad and the ugly!

Being a mother is the hardest, yet most rewarding job EVER!  But so many women struggle silently in their role feeling too ashamed to speak up in fear of being judged.

Now with our Instagram feeds full of images of 'perfect' mothers and children in full makeup, matching outfits frolicking in pumpkin patches with huge smiles on their faces, the pressure to appear to be the 'perfect' mother and have all your shit together is higher than ever!

So we decided to blow the lid off the stigma and attempt to normalize conversations about the realities of motherhood.

Just remember, you are doing amazing mama!  You are not alone.  And no matter how you're feeling or what struggles you are facing as a mother, you aren't the first and won't be the last... So don't be afraid to reach out!  We're stronger together!

Feel free to connect with us on Instagram:

This episode I'm joined by Regina Leeds, The Zen Organizer and New York Times Best-Selling Author of 'One Year To An Organized Life' 

Regina shares her secret formula to organizing your life and the positive impact it can have on your overall health and well-being.

On this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Danny De Brabander, Bowel Cancer Warrior and founder of #TeamDDB the bowel cancer awareness charity.

Danny was brave enough to share his harrowing journey through his ongoing fight with Stage 4 Bowel Cancer.  Including what it has been like dealing with cancer treatments, surviving life threatening sepsis and having 60% of his liver removed in February of this year!

His kindness, positivity, warrior mindset and desire to help others despite his diagnosis, near death experiences and challenges of living with Stage 4 Cancer, is nothing short of awe-inspiring!

Danny's drive to turn a negative into a positive inspired him to start #TeamDDB, a bowel cancer awareness charity which has raised over £40,000 to date in an extremely short space of time thanks to his leadership and fundraising efforts!

Passionate about raising awareness of Bowel Cancer and the importance of recognizing the symptoms and signs of this life threatening but curable disease when caught in the early stages.  His mission to raise awareness and break the stigma round speaking up and seeking medical help for this form of cancer is literally saving lives!

You will not want to miss this! Your life could depend on it!

You can connect with Danny and donate to his charity fundraising efforts on the following links:

This episode we're joined by Kenna Renee, the no BS dating coach!  

She teaches us how to take our power back in this crazy upside down world of dating in 2020.  And promises to help you create the romantic relationship you want in as little as 6 months!

Whether you're single, dating or just want to understand how to make more empowered decisions in your own relationships, this episode is not to be missed!

This episode we are joined by former Soldier and Officer of the British Army and extreme adventurer, Darren Hardy.

We chat candidly about Darren's story, his experience with PTSD, his ongoing road to recovery through his passion for extreme adventure challenges and coming to the realisation that you're 'Good Enough'

It's through these extreme adventures that Darren has found a way to heal, improve and challenge himself, inspire others and give back to the charity that saved his life!

He talks us through his most recent epic 933km challenge and gave us the exclusive details of his next mammoth 2,260km challenge he's coined the '10x10x10'... 10 triathlons, in 10 consecutive days at 10 different locations across the UK!

We got deep!  Come dive in deep with us!

This episode, we are joined by a true gentleman, Nick Dunn, ex-parachute regiment veteran and author of 'Surviving Hell'.  

Nick gives an emotional no holds barred account of his unbelievable and harrowing story of survival.  

After suffering a brutal miscarriage of justice, Nick, along with 22 other men, spent over four years falsely imprisoned in some of the most horrific conditions in the South Indian prison system.  

Listen to find out how he survived and how his training and experience serving with the elite fighting force of the 1 Para regiment helped him physically and mentally endure such a traumatic ordeal.  

For me, the most inspirational part of Nick's story is his level of resilience and ability to grow through adversity.  No matter what horrors he encountered and traumatic emotional scars he may bear, he has come out the other side with a smile on his face, love in his heart and a desire to be a better man.  

This week's guest is the incredible Lisa Michaels, Intuitive Life Coach.  

We share how to unlock the secret to manifesting abundance, your deepest desires and the life of your dreams!   

If you would like to find out more about how Lisa can help you, please follow the links below:  

This week's guest is Sexuality Expert & Coach, Caroline D'Arcy.  On this episode we debunk the BS myths around sex, relationships, masculine and feminine energy, the secrets and science behind achieving incredible orgasms and how to unleash your very own SUPERPOWER... your sexual energy!

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On this week's episode we're joined by John Beamson, ex British Army Veteran turned mountain leader and founder of the epic adventure company, Robust Tours... and fast becoming one of my favourite people!

John loves a personal challenge!  And he's here to tell us all about his most recent lockdown 24hr step challenge, where he completed over 120,000 steps and evaded certain death in the deepest darkest depths of Teeside Industrial Estate haha!

If you've ever wanted to know what you're truly capable of, test your limits and go full Goggins, this is the podcast episode for you! We get deep! Come dive in deep with us!