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What makes psychotherapist and writer Philippa Perry really mad? Online admin, self-service check outs and you'd better not call her 'feisty'. 
With a unique blend of acerbic wit and radical empathy, Philippa brings fascinating insight to the many different ways the patriarchy messes with our sanity. From men telling us we're not feeling what we're feeling to being judged for the way we dress (asking for it!) and the fact that we will NEVER be taken as seriously as a man...especially if we're driving a car.

About our guest:
Philippa Perry is a national treasure. This psychotherapist, writer, broadcaster and agony aunt has put the nation (nay the world) on the couch. Her best-selling book 'The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read', has sold more than 1.3 million copies worldwide. She has presented several TV documentaries and her latest publication is ‘The Book You Want Everyone You Love To Read.’ She is an agony aunt for both Red Magazine and The Observer serving up regular doses of warmth and wisdom in answer to the public's conundrums.



Credits:
Presenters: Jennifer Cox & Salima Saxton
Producer: Jenny Berglund
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In this episode we chat to Olga Thompson, AKA the award-winning comedian, screenwriter and podcaster Big Fat Greek Mother. Olga takes us through some of her most significant and painful life experiences. From arriving in the country as a little girl who spoke no English, the scarring bullying she endured at school, to the brutal reality of post natal depression after all her births. Culminating in the moment she re-found her funny bone, and began the journey of rediscovering herself.
If you already feel like you're having a chat with your ride or dies when you listen to the Women Are Mad podcast, this week's episode will take the experience to a new level. This episode will make you laugh, cry and feel as if you're riding a bus into town to buy earrings with your BFFs. Bring 50p.
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Emma Gannon is a prodigy. From her Sunday Times bestselling non-fiction titles The Success Myth and Multi-Hyphen Method to her award-winning podcast CtrlAltDelete, she easily secured her Forbes' 30 under 30 ranking. Emma's new book 'A Year of Nothing' gives a moving account of why she had no choice but to switch off, go underground, and find joy and wisdom in mundane pleasures. Described as the 'voice of a generation' by Eat Pray Love's Elizabeth Gilbert, she enchants her audience with wisdom and insight. Which she brought to this episode by the bucketload. We adored hearing about why she loves crying, how she doesn't let anger burn her out and how she's still working on her boundaries.

SHOW NOTES:
A bit more about Emma Gannon...
Emma Gannon is a Sunday Times bestselling and award-winning author of non-fiction (The Success Myth) and novels (OLIVE) published by HarperCollins & Penguin. Her new book A Year of Nothing is OUT NOW. A former columnist for The Sunday Times, Emma has written for Vanity Fair, ELLE, Vogue, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Stylist and Harper’s Bazaar.
Her newsletter The Hyphen is the #5th most popular literature Substack globally. It is one of the first newsletters in the UK to have thousands of paid subscribers. Alongside writing, she hosts creativity retreats in the UK and globally.
Emma's new book 'A Year of Nothing' is a moving account of why she had no choice but to switch off, go underground, and find joy and wisdom in mundane pleasures. Split over two books and four seasons, Emma writes with warmth about dog borrowing, dopamine dressing, learning how to swim (again), choosing to be child free, tuning into nature and much more. https://www.poundproject.co.uk/shop/a-year-of-nothing

CREDITS:
Presenters: Jennifer Cox & Salima Saxton
Producer: Jenny Berglund
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It was while working for Comedy Central that Cally Beaton had a chance conversation with the late, great Joan Rivers, then 81. Rivers inspired her to ditch the high-powered job as a TV exec and follow her dream. So it was that as a 45 year old single parent, Cally first took to the stage, quickly cementing her position as one of the most exciting and original new stand-ups in the UK.
In this conversation with the deeply authentic Cally we talk about the breakdown she had in her mid forties and how she recovered from it. As she says, 'the coping strategies I'd used for the first 45 of my years weren't working so I had to find new ones.'
We also analyse why she, like many women, finds it so hard to access her anger and the power of actually sitting with your emotions, no matter how hard it is.
Cally's hit podcast show Namaste Motherfuckers brings together the worlds of self-help and business and deftly showcases her talent for connection and empathy. We get bucket loads of that here. If you're looking to bring some wit and wisdom into your life, look no further.


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Clover Stroud is all about big landscapes and big feelings. Through her writing, she consistently and poignantly captures the smallness and largeness of life - from The Wild Other to this year's The Giant On The Skyline. In this episode of the podcast, we discuss everything from pulling dirty clothes from under beds to how we live alongside tragedy.
Clover's new book is out now!
The Giant on the Skyline: A stunning memoir about the meaning of home from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Red of my Blood.
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Stacey Heale knows emotion. She has an exquisite gift for pinning down that visceral, liminal experience which exists between the physical and the psychological. Her book 'Now is Not The Time For Flowers' hauntingly documents the death of her musician husband Greg Gilbert so powerfully that it will alter how you look at life. Our conversation with Stacey was freeform. It took the turns it needed to, but kept coming back to the pivot of anger. In many different guises, and from many different angles. It felt rich and nourishing to be a part of. We hope you will feel the same way.
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