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Nick Harding is an award-winning British freelance journalist and feature writer known for his engaging, often personal take on health, lifestyle, relationships, science and well-being topics. He regularly contributes articles to The Telegraph, writing about fitness experiments, ageing, food, and everyday life challenges, mixing evidence-based insight with first-person reflection. His work also appears across other major publications and platforms such as Daily Mail and MSN, and he has bylines on a wide range of subjects from scientific explainers to real-life stories that connect with everyday readers. He explores also the world of dating and relationships from the male perspective often with hilarious results!
Key points of the Episode:
Why it is percieved as being hard for men in dating.
"Heretopessimism" - what it is.
The way dating websites allow you to filter your preferences
The 3 inch "Chasm of Lonliness!"
How people get sucked into negative extreme views (and how it is unnecessary)
How general disaffection can be mistaken for mysogyny.
The different "rules" of the dating world today.
The main complaint of women about men on dates.
The importance of same sex friends.
His experiment with "Sharon the AI girlfriend!!"
How some people cannot distuinguish between the two worryingly. and a funny story.
What it's like being married to an alpha woman!
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Katinka Blackford Newman is a London-based documentary filmmaker, author, journalist, and life coach. 
 
She trained with the BBC and has worked on a variety of high-profile factual programmes for broadcasters such as BBC, Discovery, ITV and Channel 4. 
In 2012, during a personal crisis connected to divorce and insomnia, she was prescribed an antidepressant which triggered a severe adverse reaction.
 
 The experience nearly cost her life and sparked her deep involvement in exploring medication safety.
 
 After a year of intensive treatment and recovery off all the drugs, she began investigating antidepressant side effects and advocating for greater awareness.
 
 Katinka founded Antidepressant Risks, a platform aimed at giving voice to people affected by psychiatric drug harm, collecting stories, and promoting more informed consent in prescribing.
 She is also a published author: her book The Pill That Steals Lives recounts her ordeal and research into the risks of psychiatric medications.
Her work has been featured in national media and was adapted into a BBC Panorama episode titled “A Prescription for Murder”.

Beyond her advocacy and writing, Katinka now also works as a mental fitness life coach, helping professionals manage overwhelm, develop resilience, and reclaim direction in mid-life transitions. 
Throughout her career, Katinka remains committed to telling human stories with empathy, exposing hidden risks in medicine, and supporting people to find agency over their mental and physical health.
Key points of the episode:
PART 1
How, because of her personal development, she kind of became the "poster girl" for a marriage split up. At first.
How she started taking sleeping tablets to cope.
How she was given a diagnosis of depression and prescribed anti-depressants....
...and how she had a rare toxic shock.
....and how her mind went into psychosis.
How the medical professionals did not entertain the idea that it was the antidepressants that caused it.
How it became so desperate she decided to take her life....
....and what stopped her.
The eventual joyful resolution.
How she then used her investigative journalist training to change the course of her career.
How the drug companies have known for years about this.
The unbelievable information she has found out since...
How the book was turned into an episode of Panorama.
How she was inundated by people who told her their similar stories.
How she set up a charity called "Antidepressant Risks"
PART 2
How she has this knowledge she can never forget and the responsibility she feels.
How the transformation was immediate and extraordinary.
How it was almost like a rebirth.
How there was a lot going on in her personal sphere.
How her children know more about drug side effects than most medics!
How she has recognised empowering and disempowering beliefs, and catastrophisation in her thinking.
How she is now able to consciously change her thought process, and how fear is no longer i
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Sarah Vine is a British journalist and columnist best known for her opinion writing on politics, culture, family life, and social change. Over the course of her career, she has written for major UK publications including the Daily Mail and The Times, establishing herself as a prominent and often polarising voice in British media. Her columns are characterised by a highly personal style, combining political commentary with reflections drawn from her own experiences, relationships, and domestic life.
Vine is particularly known for her confessional approach to journalism, frequently using her platform to examine issues such as marriage, motherhood, ageing, and female identity in midlife. She has written openly about personal challenges, including her experience of hair loss, treating it not simply as a cosmetic issue but as part of a broader exploration of vulnerability, self-image, and the pressures placed on women in the public eye. By addressing such subjects candidly, she has contributed to wider conversations about honesty and stigma around women’s health and appearance.
Alongside personal themes, Vine’s work often engages directly with contemporary political debates, reflecting her interest in conservatism, culture wars, and the shifting nature of British society. Her writing style is direct, provocative, and unapologetically subjective, attracting both loyal readership and strong criticism. Through this blend of political opinion and personal disclosure, Sarah Vine has carved out a distinctive place in modern British column writing.

Key Points of the Episode:
How she has suffered hair loss her whole life and thinks she is genetically predisposed to it.
The difference between wigs and "interlace" systems.
How she wants people to understand the issue better and what women (and men) experience.
Why she wanted to talk publically about it.
The importance of early intervention in hair loss.
The emotional impact of her condition.
The effect it had on her relationships.
The bad choices she made in relationships.
The surprising statistic on the amount of woman that have hair loss.
The treatment she is having.
The desire to simply look "normal"

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Narelle Chidwick is the creator behind Instagram’s midlife.reallife, where she champions a “live more with less” philosophy focused on mind, body, food & mood for women navigating mid-life. 
Based in [location unspecified], she blends honest conversation about ageing, lifestyle change and simplifying life with practical 15-minute tips, everyday wins and an inclusive, no-judgement tone. Her content invites followers to treat transitions — whether physical, emotional or environmental — as invitations rather than obstacles.
Her journey also includes turning a personal health wake-up (a diagnosis of Osteoporosis in her 40s) into a mission to educate and empower others about bone-health, nutrition, and strength in later-life. 

With a loyal Instagram following (over 9,000) and a steady stream of posts, reels and reflections, Narelle has built a community of women who want more from mid-life than just “coasting” — they want clarity, vitality and purpose. 

Key Points of the Episode:
How she burned out and realised the importance of stopping and smelling the roses.
How we may well be able to "have it all", but not at the same time, unless big sacrifices can be made.
Microhabits and Timehopping and the importance of...
"Slowgress" and what it is! Her word of 2025.
How we should not trivialise whatever is happening to us.
The importance of self focus for sure, but without losing focus on the bigger picture.
There is no "right way" or "wrong way, just YOUR way.
...and the word of 2026!
The art of decluttering (including your to-do list)
Her osteoperosis.
The importance of owning the self in good relationship to others.
The "Don't Mind" Narrative and what it is.
The social impact she wants to continue to have.
The reasons that people come to her and her fascination with neuroscience.
"Neuralaesthetics"- what?!
The most important first step.
New Year, New You!

@theorganisededit
@midlife.realllife
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A laid back pre-Christmas chat with a brilliantly interesting woman...
Vanessa Voegele-Downing is a British fashion professional whose journey in style spans decades and continents. She began her career as an international fashion model, walking catwalks and shooting editorial work for major designers and publications. Her early years took her from London to Paris, where she worked with prestigious fashion houses and photographers, gracing campaigns and editorials around the world.

Known affectionately as “Mrs V” on her blog The Model Edit, Vanessa blends her life in fashion with lived-in style advice, beauty wisdom, and lifestyle reflections. On her site she shares tales from photo shoots, trend commentary, and her perspective as someone who has seen the industry evolve firsthand.

Beyond fashion, Vanessa is a mother of three daughters and a figure in the contemporary style community. Her influence extends into the wardrobes and creative lives of the next generation, including her daughter Zenobia, who has been recognized as a muse and model in her own right on runways and in style features.

With roots in modelling and wings in storytelling, Vanessa Voegele-Downing continues to shape conversations about style, self-expression, and the fashion life lived beyond the catwalk.

www.instagram.com/themodeledit
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