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Extraordinary Ordinary You

Extraordinary Ordinary You

By Frankie Dewar

Sharing Life's Adventures. I interview women and non-binary folk older than myself as part of a 3000km cycle around the UK to show you don't have to "do it whilst you're young"
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An Update from Frankie!

Extraordinary Ordinary YouAug 26, 2021

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BONUS EPISODE - Chatting with my first guest Frit Tam
Oct 29, 202129:41
#S3E8 - KAY DAVIDSON - BIG CHARACTER, CYCLIST AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSE - DON'T GET COMFY IN THE OPINIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT YOURSELF
Sep 13, 202101:13:06
An Update from Frankie!

An Update from Frankie!

Hello ! I'm jumping in with a mid summer break update! 

A huge thank you to all my listeners - and especially to my patreon supporters for keeping the podcast going. 

Can't wait to share season 4 with you soon!! 

Frankie x x 



Aug 26, 202106:21
#S3E8 - SAM KERR - CYCLIST AND JEWELLERY MAKER - DON'T GIVE A F*%k ABOUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK

#S3E8 - SAM KERR - CYCLIST AND JEWELLERY MAKER - DON'T GIVE A F*%k ABOUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK

Welcome to the final episode of season 3!

And what a way to finish the season! This week I chat to the awesome Sam Kerr, who is a a complete bike hero! We sat down in a very busy park in Glasgow to talk about all things bikes and life. 

We talk about: 

  • Making Jewellery and starting off with a small amount of left over silver
  • Cycle touring - and taking friends out on their first tours 
  • Being a cycle messenger in London 
  • Getting into road riding 
  • Advice for others to get into cycling - don't set unnecessary expectations - It is fun! 
  • The cycle courier championships (who knew that was a thing) 
  • That feeling you get from long human powered trips 
  • Favourite places to cycle - and stories from when it alllll went wrong. 

As well as all the usual questions!

You can find Sam on:

https://www.instagram.com/sam_kerr___/

https://www.instagram.com/puremettlejewellery/

https://puremettlejewellery.bigcartel.com/

Find out more about the podcast at

https://www.extraordinaryordinarywomxn.co (extraordinary ordinary you address coming soon)

https://www.instagram.com/extraordinaryordinaryyou/

And if you are looking to support the podcast find out more at

https://www.extraordinaryordinarywomxn.co/support


Links to other episodes of EOY: 

Leila 

Jen

Winnie

Soraya

Eleanor

Links to other podcasts: 

The Joy of SUP - Jo Moseley 

Tough Girl Podcast - Sarah Williams -

Everyday adventure - Nikki Bass 

On the Outside.


Have a great summer and see you for season 4 Reaaaaaal Soon ! 


Music is by Broke for Free

xxx

Jul 05, 202142:33
#S3E7 - HILARY SAUNDERS - HIKING, WILD CAMPING, RUNNING - HAVE FAITH IN YOURSELF
Jun 28, 202137:10
#S3E6 - ANNETTE GROGAN - MOUNTAINEER, HILL WALKER, WILD SWIMMER - WORRY LESS

#S3E6 - ANNETTE GROGAN - MOUNTAINEER, HILL WALKER, WILD SWIMMER - WORRY LESS

This is a cracking episode and I can't wait to share it with you! I meet up with 69 year old Anette - in Keswick - To chat about all things outdoors from hill walking to mountaineering, winter climbing, bivvying, and wild swimming. Annette has some incredible stories from her adventures and isn't stopping any time soon. 

There is a slight technical issue with the episode - I was always worried that being on the road something would corrupt on the audio, and in this conversation it unfortunately has, and the original first 10 minutes were lost. Annette has kindly rerecorded the first part of the story and hopefully the technical error won't deter from Annettes incredible life. With huge thanks to Francesca Turauskis who edited this episode. 

In the episode we talk about: 

  • How Anette got into the outdoors - starting right from leaving school at 16 - to working as a social worker - and going on her first trip with students to Snowdon 
  • Learning to climb, and hillwalking taking weekends up to Scotland
  • Studying a Law degree and moving to Kendal 
  • Going on group trips as a solo traveller and learning more tech climbing skills. 
  • Getting into wild swimming in her 60's - having previously found the cold too painful 
  • and Annettes love of the outdoors 

As well as all the usual questions! 


    

Annette isn't really on socials, you can find her: 

https://www.instagram.com/nettygrogan/

Or reach out through me and I can pass a message on! 


Find out more at

https://www.extraordinaryordinarywomxn.co

https://www.instagram.com/extraordinaryordinaryyou/

And if you are looking to support the podcast find out more at

https://www.extraordinaryordinarywomxn.co/support

Music is by Broke for Free

xxx

Jun 21, 202156:08
#S3E5 - JEN GRANGE - LAKELAND WELLBEING - REIKI, MINDFULNESS AND FOREST BATHING - JUST BE YOURSELF
Jun 14, 202142:01
#S3E4 - SARAH GERRISH - WONDERFUL WILD WOMEN - DON'T BE AFRAID TO BE A BEGINNER
Jun 07, 202153:10
#S3E3 - WINNIE POATY - WILD SWIMMER AND BUSINESS OWNER - STOP WORRYING
May 31, 202148:39
#S3E2 - BECKY WILLOUGHBY - SINGLE MUM AND NON-TYPICAL TRAIL RUNNER - YOU CAN DO IT
May 24, 202143:41
#S3E1 - ANGELA WHITE - THE RUNNING GRANNY - WALK YOUR OWN PATH
May 17, 202101:00:15
#S2E10 - JEN WOOD - CLIMBER AND BUSINESS OWNER - YOU DONT HAVE TO GET ON WITH EVERYONE
Apr 12, 202151:26
#S2E9 - JO MOSELEY - MIDLIFE ADVENTURER AND JOY ENCOURAGER - YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY ENOUGH AS YOU ARE
Apr 05, 202150:22
#S2E8 - FIONA ORRELL - FITTING ADVENTURE IN - YOU DON’T HAVE TO LIVE YOUR LIFE THE EXPECTED WAY
Mar 29, 202101:04:01
#S2E7 - CAROLINE DOWNEY - STANDING UP FOR RIGHTS, WORKING AROUND THE WORLD - SPEAK OUT
Mar 22, 202150:40
#S2 E6 - Amira Patel and Aysha Yilmaz - Getting Outside With The Wanderlust Women - Time Doesn’t Come Back - Use Your Time Wisely
Mar 15, 202101:03:59
#S2E5 - Eleanor Firth - Riding Bikes , Competing in Nationals - It Gets Better
Mar 08, 202153:45
#S2E4 - Alice Green - Running marathons in every county - Try not to worry about what other people are thinking
Mar 01, 202150:21
#S2E3 - Viv Underwood - Climber and indoor boulderer - Do it, Do all of it.
Feb 22, 202101:02:57
#S2E2 - Sarah Williams - Adventure chaser and Host of the Tough Girl Podcast - Have Fun, Be Yourself
Feb 15, 202101:01:23
#S2E1 - Ellen Piercy - Hill and Moorland Leader, Tyre Dragger and Robot Rangler - You are much tougher than you think you are
Feb 08, 202101:02:56
#E10 - Ruth Gibson - Ceramic artist, world traveller and mud larker - Relax and enjoy it all
Jan 18, 202157:27
#E9 - Leila Smith - Living off grid and cycling to Rome - Be Bold

#E9 - Leila Smith - Living off grid and cycling to Rome - Be Bold

This episode is bursting with adventure! Leila talks us through the travels and trips that have shaped her life journey and led her to where she is now - living in a caravan in the woods! We talk about how you can adventure and have a career, and follow her on an epic journey cycling the EuroVelo 5 to Rome.. With her dog rolo. Before leaving us with this advice to her younger self:“Be bold, and just don’t worry - I would say go on more adventures… but I think I’ve been on as many as I could.”

Find out more in the full show notes: https://www.extraordinaryordinarywomxn.co/show-notes 

Join us on socials 

https://www.instagram.com/extraordinaryordinarywomxn/

https://www.facebook.com/ExtraordinaryOrdinaryWomxn

Jan 11, 202154:26
#E8 - Zoe Langley-Wathen - Boat Dweller and Long Distance Hiker - Don’t Wait

#E8 - Zoe Langley-Wathen - Boat Dweller and Long Distance Hiker - Don’t Wait

Moving to a boat, solo hiking the South West Coastal Path and doing 100 days of things that scare her. In this episode Zoe shares a whole range of incredible stories. She tells us about the one time she followed the river Yeo, right along a sewer pipe under the M5 Motorway. She tells us why she challenged herself to 100 “Mappy days” fitting in adventure around caring for family. Leaving with the advice  “Don’t Wait, if you have a dream, don't wait. Just get on and do it.”

Jan 04, 202101:05:41
#E7 - Niki Jones - Bike Rider, Horse Lover and Advocate for Better Pain Management - Keep Curious

#E7 - Niki Jones - Bike Rider, Horse Lover and Advocate for Better Pain Management - Keep Curious

In this Episode Niki shares openly and honestly her journey with trigeminal neuralgia, a severe and sudden facial pain, and managing withdrawal symptoms from the pain medication. We also talk about her horses, and how she has built up to getting back outside since developing her condition. Niki talks about the joy of biking, and the freedom of her first surf lesson, before leaving us with the advice to “Keep Curious, just keep curious”.

Dec 28, 202001:01:39
 #E6 - Catherine White - Ultra Events and Adventure Queen Grant Winner - You’ll Be Okay
Dec 21, 202058:43
#E5 - Victoria Teal - Climber, Writer, Mental Health Advocate - Go To Therapy
Dec 13, 202051:48
#E4 - Shadi Ganjavian-Connor - Mountaineering for Charity - Dare to be Different
Dec 07, 202051:45
#E3- Soraya Abdel-Hadi - Writer, Activist, Will Try Anything Once - Life's Hard, But It’s Going To Be Okay
Nov 30, 202001:28:07
#E2 - Charlotte Fowles - Life Coach and Diver - Be As Much As Possible

#E2 - Charlotte Fowles - Life Coach and Diver - Be As Much As Possible

What happens when you ask a life coach big life questions? You get all the big life answers. Charlotte Fowles, talks us through the highs and lows of hiking self supported whilst on chemotherapy. The impact of depression on her life, and how she used the outdoors as a safe space. Charlotte shares her love of freediving and leaves us with the advice "Be as much as possible, work out who you are, find out what you love and what your passions are, and put all of your energies into them"

Nov 22, 202001:04:07
#E1 - Frit Sarita Tam - Adventure Film Maker - Do what Feels Right

#E1 - Frit Sarita Tam - Adventure Film Maker - Do what Feels Right

This episode jumps right in, covering tough topics like imposter syndrome and representation within the first 10 minutes. Frit’s humour and vulnerability makes her insightful and relatable as she talks about her journey into adventure filmmaking, and how she knows when she is on the right path. Leaving us with the advice “Just follow what feels good” Frit talks about how long it took her to do that very thing and what the obstacles were that were standing in her way.



Nov 19, 202001:04:12
Season One Trailer - Extraordinary Ordinary Womxn

Season One Trailer - Extraordinary Ordinary Womxn

I cant wait to share this new podcast with you. In season you'll get to hear from 10 incredible conversations I have with Womxn as I cycle from Brighton to Liverpool. In this trailer you hear snippets from 5 of those stories to give you a little taster of what to expect. 


Episode one will be released 19th of November, I can't wait to see you there. 

Nov 09, 202008:20