The Feelcast

This chat with Sophie Lucido Johnson was everything I could have hoped for and more. We talk about her books (Many Love and Love without Sex), polyamory, loving human beans, how roosters won't let people love them, internalized emotional responsibility for others, the safety of lying and of course, pigeons. Sophie is a dream to chat with and her books have felt like a gentle hand hold into the world of polyamory while giving me the knowledge and language to start exploring what Many Love looks like for me and my relationships. Note: I completely overshare about my personal life and my partner gave 100% consent for this episode to be published.

What does building a support network actually mean? What kind of botanical businesses grow out of times of sadness & depression? How do friends find out they are soulmates? Roseanna Morrell (founder of Belle Isle Botanicals - amazing soy candles!) and Beth Symons (founder of The Cove in Bristol and Botanical Boop) talk about how sadness has influenced their relationship, their connection and their independent businesses. We talk about the sadness that is the current loss of markets, how these entrepreneurs began and how to find support when it's needed. Join us for another weird and wonderful conversation about feeling kinda ok.

A little classic overshare about some realizations and conversations I've had lately around compassion, the value of hair care & skin care, finding silliness, and my problems being stuck to my identity.  (Note: My mama letting me dye my hair when I was 11 was really cool and I'm glad she put that choice in my hands so if you listen to/read this, thank you!)

What’s the most important thing about a space? This episode features interior designer, Jude Kamal, who founded Sansa Interiors in Toronto, Canada. We talk about the most important things in a room (guess what Jude’s two desert island items are), how to make somewhere feel like home, Jude’s inspiration and philosophies towards design and all the intricacies of working for yourself and getting stuck every day! A huge thank you to Jude for this big conversation; a truly wonderful episode to kick off 2021 with the Kinda OK feelcast.

Mhairi co-runs the Ventnor Exchange; an art hub on the Isle of Wight in the UK. She also helped start the Ventnor Fringe Festival when she was 17! We talk about her passion for creating spaces for experiences, the frustrations that come with being a womxn in business, the complications that come with trying to figure out what's going on with her body. The Exchange was the first place I ever distributed the Grow n' Pains zine, read my children's book, ran a workshop, saw live comedy performances, found good records and even met with some of my now good friends. I am so thankful spaces like this exist and human beans like Mhairi exist, getting louder, taking up space and becoming more "bossy" every day!

Talking with Charlie Jones (budding nutritionist, music creator, coffee maker, photograph taker) about self love, life lessons & unlearning, mental health wellness, healthy friendships and going sober.