CAN YOU HEAR ME? Conversations from the Heart with Kelly Saward

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Can You Hear Me? Conversations from the Heart. Some conversations stay with you long after they've ended.Join broadcaster Kelly Saward as she sits down with extraordinary people from every walk of life, from scientists and poets to entrepreneurs, artists, authors and changemakers to explore the heart of the story within.With warmth, curiosity and compassion, Kelly creates space for honest conversations about resilience, purpose, creativity, love, loss and what it truly means to be human. They're conversations from the heart.My love of radio has given me one of life's greatest gifts: the privilege of connecting with extraordinary people and sharing meaningful conversations that might otherwise never be heard. This podcast is an extension of that journey.It also continues the conversation that began in my book, Can You Hear Me? An Emotional Dictionary: Where Feelings Find Their Voice, a book born from the belief that our emotions deserve language, our stories deserve to be heard, and that sometimes the right words can change the way we understand ourselves and each other.Whether through broadcasting, writing or conversation, my purpose has always been the same: to create a space where people feel safe enough to be themselves, courageous enough to share their stories, and confident enough to find their own voice.Can You Hear Me? is an invitation to slow down, listen deeply and discover the stories that connect us all. Because I believe that when people feel heard, something remarkable happens.I'd love to hear from you ...Is there a conversation you've been longing to have? A story you've never told? A subject that matters deeply to you? Or perhaps a moment in your life that changed everything. I want to hear you. Because the conversations that change us often begin with a simple question...Can you hear me?Visit www.kellysaward.com to connect, share your story, discover the podcast, or explore my book, Can You Hear Me? An Emotional Dictionary: Where Feelings Find Their Voice.

  1. 4d ago

    Dear Cheltenham: Stories, Letters & Human Connection

    Today I’m in conversation with Ellie Petrie from Cheltenham Festivals, and I couldn’t wait to find out more about what we can actually see, do and experience at this year’s Cheltenham Literature Festival. We explore Cheltenham Writes Back, a free storytelling and letter-writing initiative running as part of the 2026 Cheltenham Literature Festival from 9–18 October. Inspired by The Correspondent by Virginia Evans, the project brings letter writing back into everyday life through pop-up writing stations, community workshops and a public art installation created from letters written locally and around the world, including contributions through the Sunday Letter Project. Visitors won’t just be able to read the letters either they can sit down, respond and become part of the story themselves, creating an ongoing exchange between strangers, places and experiences. We also talk about the wider festival programme, including the Fragments Poetry Trail, family activities, book swaps, discussion spaces, personalised recommendations from the Book Doctor and some of the more unusual ticketed events taking place across Cheltenham. At the heart of it all is something beautifully simple: slowing down, putting pen to paper, sharing stories and creating real human connection in an increasingly digital world. If the Sunday Letter Project catches your interest, you can also listen back to my conversation with its founder, Rebecca, in one of last year’s episodes, where we explored the story behind the project and the enduring power of writing and receiving letters. Maybe this is your invitation to write a letter of your own, to someone you love, someone you miss, or even someone you haven’t met yet. Put pen to paper, say what matters, and see where the connection takes you. Who is Kelly Saward? Kelly has been presenting radio shows for a while, and has often been asked if these shows can be heard again many months after the show has aired, listeners wanting to listen again. She heard what was being asked and now brings to you … 'Conversations with Kelly' Can you hear me? She wants to hear you, and shares here what's been heard so far. We all have a story, we all have something of value to share, we just need a safe space, the right ears, and a deep trust in what is felt. I'm beginning to understand the rest speaks for itself. I invite you to listen in, get in touch, and if you'd like … be curious to live the question! Do you want to be heard? Do you need an interviewer or host, just get in touch. If you enjoyed this conversation, please follow, rate and review the podcast, and share it with someone who might need to hear this message today. #CheltenhamLiteratureFestival #CheltenhamWritesBack #thecorrespondent #virginiaevans #NationalYearOfReading #LetterWriting #Storytelling #connection Kelly Saward in Conversation with ...

  2. 6d ago

    D - What If the Feeling You Avoid Is Trying to Move You? Discomfort or Dance?

    26 weeks. 26 letters. A word for every week of the year!  Endless opportunities for connection. What if discomfort isn’t always something we need to escape? In this episode of Can You Hear You? the A–Z journey through the words, feelings and experiences that shape us, we explore two very different-looking words that may actually belong together: Discomfort and Dance. Discomfort can bring grief, awkwardness, sadness, uncertainty and fear. Our instinct is often to move away from it, return to what feels familiar and find comfort again. But what happens when we stay? Sometimes discomfort is information. Sometimes it is the body whispering, or shouting that something needs to change. Kelly explores those moments when we know something deep down but continue to ignore it because staying where we are feels safer. The “truth bumps.” The body tingles. The inner knowing. The moment life seems to remove the comfortable option altogether and asks: Can you hear me? Can you hear you? And then comes Dance. Movement offers another way of listening. Through music and dance we can move out of the thinking mind and back into the body  allowing love, pain, excitement, grief, joy, laughter and everything in between to have somewhere to go. You’ll also hear Kelly’s poem The Dance, exploring trust, slowing down and remembering that life doesn’t always need to be rushed or controlled. This episode invites you to notice what you may be holding onto, what may be ready to fall away, and whether the discomfort you’re experiencing could actually be creating space for something new. Meet yourself exactly where you are — even if that place is uncomfortable. Then perhaps put on your favourite song, close your eyes and let your body move. Does the discomfort loosen its grip? Does something shift? Does something inside you finally get heard? Can You Hear You? 26 Words • 26 Weeks With Kelly Saward, author of Can You Hear Me? An Emotional Dictionary: Where Feelings Find Their Voice and Desperate to Be Loved: Little Notes of Self-Discovery. Explore more at kellysaward.com and room478.com. What do you need to say? What is present for you right now? Do you hear you? Who is Kelly Saward? Kelly has been presenting radio shows for a while, and has often been asked if these shows can be heard again many months after the show has aired, listeners wanting to listen again. She heard what was being asked and now brings to you … 'Conversations with Kelly' Can you hear me? She wants to hear you, and shares here what's been heard so far. We all have a story, we all have something of value to share, we just need a safe space, the right ears, and a deep trust in what is felt. I'm beginning to understand the rest speaks for itself. I invite you to listen in, get in touch, and if you'd like … be curious to live the question! Do you want to be heard? Do you need an interviewer or host, just get in touch. If you enjoyed this conversation, please follow, rate and review the podcast, and share it with someone who might need to hear this message today. #CanYouHearYou #CanYouHearMe #Discomfort #Dance #LeanIntoDiscomfort #ListenToYourBody #BodyAwareness #EmotionalAwareness #SelfDiscovery #Mindfulness #InnerKnowing #TrustYourself #LettingGo #PersonalGrowth #EmotionalWellbeing #MovementMedicine #DanceTherapy #Embodiment #HealingJourney #KellySaward #26Words26Weeks Kelly Saward in Conversation with ...

    D - What If the Feeling You Avoid Is Trying to Move You? Discomfort or Dance?

  3. Sep 28

    Cheesecake, Chaos & Courage | Joe Moruzzi on Building Pleese, Burnout, Grief & Starting Again

    What does it really take to build a business from nothing? Joe Moruzzi is the founder of Pleese, the dessert brand that began life as Pleesecakes, growing from homemade cheesecakes into a much bigger entrepreneurial journey. For Joe, it started with no formal catering training, a love of food, creativity and enough naivety to simply give it a go. What followed was anything but ordinary: viral growth, a book deal, making a cake for the Queen, building a team and developing Pleese into a recognised dessert brand alongside long working days, failure, pressure and an emotion rarely associated with entrepreneurial success: Loneliness. In this honest conversation, Joe shares the human story behind the business, the creativity and resilience that kept him moving, the loss of his father, his experience of panic disorder and health anxiety, and what he has learned about failure, mental health and starting again. We talk entrepreneurship, grief, burnout, family, passion, persistence and why sometimes taking the harder road teaches you the most. And yes... there are some seriously good cheesecakes involved too. A conversation about what happens behind the success story and the person behind the brand.  Who is Kelly Saward? Kelly has been presenting radio shows for a while, and has often been asked if these shows can be heard again many months after the show has aired, listeners wanting to listen again. She heard what was being asked and now brings to you … 'Conversations with Kelly' Can you hear me? She wants to hear you, and shares here what's been heard so far. We all have a story, we all have something of value to share, we just need a safe space, the right ears, and a deep trust in what is felt. I'm beginning to understand the rest speaks for itself. I invite you to listen in, get in touch, and if you'd like … be curious to live the question! Do you want to be heard? Do you need an interviewer or host, just get in touch. If you enjoyed this conversation, please follow, rate and review the podcast, and share it with someone who might need to hear this message today. #JoeMoruzzi #Pleese #Pleesecakes #Entrepreneurship #EntrepreneurLife #FounderStory #BusinessJourney #FoodEntrepreneur #Resilience #Burnout #MentalHealth #PanicDisorder #HealthAnxiety #Grief #FailureToSuccess #StartAgain #BusinessPodcast #EntrepreneurPodcast #CreativeBusiness #BehindTheBrand #HumanStories #KellySaward #cheesecakes #desserts Kelly Saward in Conversation with ...

  4. Sep 23

    C - CAN YOU HEAR WHAT I’M NOT SAYING? The A–Z of Can You Hear You? | Creativity or Connection?

    A word for every week of the year!  Endless opportunities for connection. Conversations from the Heart | The A–Z of Can You Hear You? What does it really mean to feel connected? In this episode, C is for Creativity and Connection. We explore what happens when we get out of our heads and into what we feel: creating without judgement, communicating what we actually need, finding the people and places where we feel seen, heard and safe, and learning to trust our own voice. From creativity and conversation to community, care and cuddles, this is an invitation to notice what connects you, to others, to your life and, most importantly, back to you. Can you hear you? What do you need to say? What is present for you right now? Do you hear you? Who is Kelly Saward? Kelly has been presenting radio shows for a while, and has often been asked if these shows can be heard again many months after the show has aired, listeners wanting to listen again. She heard what was being asked and now brings to you … 'Conversations with Kelly' Can you hear me? She wants to hear you, and shares here what's been heard so far. We all have a story, we all have something of value to share, we just need a safe space, the right ears, and a deep trust in what is felt. I'm beginning to understand the rest speaks for itself. I invite you to listen in, get in touch, and if you'd like … be curious to live the question! Do you want to be heard? Do you need an interviewer or host, just get in touch. If you enjoyed this conversation, please follow, rate and review the podcast, and share it with someone who might need to hear this message today. #CanYouHearYou #CanYouHearMe #connection #selfdiscovery #community #emotionalwellbeing #belonging #relationships #authenticity #creativity #AZOfCanYouHearYou Kelly Saward in Conversation with ...

    C - CAN YOU HEAR WHAT I’M NOT SAYING? The A–Z of Can You Hear You? | Creativity or Connection?

  5. Sep 16

    B - Feel the Fear, Listen to Your Body & Choose Yourself. Can You Hear You? The A–Z of Can You Hear You?

    B is for BRAVE & BODY | Feel the Fear, Listen to Your Body & Choose Yourself What does it really mean to be brave, and what happens when your body starts telling you it’s had enough? In this episode of Can You Hear You?, Kelly Saward explores Brave and Body, the next two words from her book Can You Hear Me? An Emotional Dictionary: Where Feelings Find Their Voice. We often think of bravery as being fearless, but perhaps courage is feeling the fear, noticing the butterflies and the heaviness in your chest, and choosing to move forward anyway. Kelly reflects on self-trust, courage, difficult decisions, stepping outside your comfort zone and learning when to lose sight of the shore. Then we come home to the body. Through her own experience of burnout, Kelly explores what happens when we continually put everybody else's needs ahead of our own, and how body awareness, mindfulness, breath, boundaries and slowing down can help us notice the signs before we reach breaking point. This is a conversation about bravery, burnout, emotional awareness, mental health, mindfulness, self-discovery, personal growth, boundaries, nervous system awareness, listening to your body and choosing yourself. Because sometimes being brave isn't about pushing harder. Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is listen. Can You Hear You? | 26 Words • 26 Weeks with Kelly Saward, author of Can You Hear Me? Keywords: bravery, courage, body awareness, burnout, burnout recovery, mental health, emotional awareness, self love, self trust, mindfulness, meditation, personal growth, self discovery, boundaries, listening to your body, stress, emotional wellbeing, confidence, starting again, finding yourself, Kelly Saward, Can You Hear Me book, Can You Hear You podcast 26 weeks. 26 letters. A word for every week of the year!  Endless opportunities for connection. What do you need to say? What is present for you right now? Do you hear you? Who is Kelly Saward? Kelly has been presenting radio shows for a while, and has often been asked if these shows can be heard again many months after the show has aired, listeners wanting to listen again. She heard what was being asked and now brings to you … 'Conversations with Kelly' Can you hear me? She wants to hear you, and shares here what's been heard so far. We all have a story, we all have something of value to share, we just need a safe space, the right ears, and a deep trust in what is felt. I'm beginning to understand the rest speaks for itself. I invite you to listen in, get in touch, and if you'd like … be curious to live the question! Do you want to be heard? Do you need an interviewer or host, just get in touch. If you enjoyed this conversation, please follow, rate and review the podcast, and share it with someone who might need to hear this message today. #CanYouHearYou #CanYouHearMe #SelfTrust #FindYourVoice #body #brave #EmotionalAwareness #EmotionalResilience #SelfConnection #Mindfulness #PersonalGrowth #CompassionateEnquiry #InnerVoice #HumanConnection #KellySaward #belonging #somatic Kelly Saward in Conversation with ...

    B - Feel the Fear, Listen to Your Body & Choose Yourself. Can You Hear You? The A–Z of Can You Hear You?

  6. Sep 9 ·  Video

    On the Other Side of Fear Is the Solution | Liam Sullivan on Addiction, Chelsea & Finding Purpose.

    On the Other Side of Fear Is the Solution | Liam Sullivan on Addiction, Chelsea & Finding Purpose What happens when the thing that once helped you escape becomes part of the path that leads you home? In this deeply open conversation, Kelly Saward is joined by filmmaker Liam Sullivan to talk about grief, addiction, alcoholism, sobriety, football, filmmaking, mental health, identity and the experiences that have shaped the man and creative he is today. Liam lost his dad suddenly at just 14. In the years that followed, Chelsea and football became an escape, an identity and a place to put some of what he was feeling. His love of football would eventually intertwine with another passion: filmmaking. From creating Chelsea compilations as a teenager to building a career behind the camera, working alongside some of the biggest names in football and helping grow John Terry’s YouTube channel, Liam’s story is one of persistence, creativity and finding purpose in the things that make us feel most alive. But behind the career is another story. Liam speaks candidly about his battles with alcoholism and addiction, the importance of talking when life feels impossible, his journey into sobriety and recovery, and why asking for help can be the beginning of everything changing. As Liam says: “On the other side of fear is always a solution.” Kelly and Liam explore what happens when we stop hiding what we feel and begin to ask some much bigger questions: Who am I beyond my work? Who am I beyond what has happened to me? Where do I belong? What does recovery really look like? And what becomes possible when we use our experiences not only to change our own lives, but to help somebody else? They also talk about spirituality, a higher power, 12-step recovery, meditation, imposter syndrome, community, World Yoga Festival, the extraordinary energy of football, creativity, storytelling and Liam’s belief that the most powerful films don't simply give us information, they make us feel something. A warm, moving and ultimately hopeful conversation about grief, addiction, recovery, sobriety, Chelsea FC, filmmaking, mental health, purpose, identity, creativity, spirituality, connection and having the courage to speak. Because sometimes the conversation we are most afraid to have is the one that changes everything. Featuring Liam Sullivan and Kelly Saward. Aired Live on Kelly's Good Morning Marlow Show, at Marlow FM. 97.5 Who is Kelly Saward? Kelly has been presenting radio shows for a while, and has often been asked if these shows can be heard again many months after the show has aired, listeners wanting to listen again. She heard what was being asked and now brings to you … 'Conversations with Kelly' Can you hear me? Kelly's passion is creating the kind of space where people feel safe enough to drop the mask, speak honestly and share what really matters. She wants to hear you, and shares here what's been heard so far. We all have a story, we all have something of value to share, we just need a safe space, the right ears, and a deep trust in what is felt. I'm beginning to understand the rest speaks for itself. I invite you to listen in, get in touch, and if you'd like … be curious to live the question! Do you want to be heard? Do you need an interviewer or host, just get in touch. If you enjoyed this conversation, please follow, rate and review the podcast, and share it with someone who might need to hear this message today. Video credit to Liam Sullivan of Liam Sully Media. Liam is a wonderful person to work with, all video credit to him.  #Addiction #Sobriety #MentalHealth #ChelseaFC #Chelsea #Football #Filmmaking #Grief #MensMentalHealth #SpeakUp #PersonalGrowth #Spirituality  Kelly Saward in Conversation with ...

  7. Sep 2 ·  Video

    Love Is Blind’s Sarover Aujla: 'I Went Looking for Love & Found Myself' | CAN YOU HEAR ME?

    What happens when the love story you imagined becomes the beginning of finding yourself? 💜 Kelly Saward sits down with Love Is Blind UK’s Sarover Aujla for an open conversation about love, heartbreak, healing, self-discovery, mental health, cultural expectations, trusting yourself, starting again and having the courage to step outside your comfort zone. From Love Is Blind UK Season 2, reality TV and relationships to solo travel, fitness, mindfulness and a completely new career chapter, Sarover shares what it has meant to choose herself and embrace life as it comes. She talks honestly about rebuilding after the end of her relationship, finding healthier ways to cope and move forward, and the experience of navigating life and expectations. In this episode of the Can You Hear Me podcast, Kelly Saward and Sarover explore self love, confidence, personal growth and the courage it can take to begin again, and how heartbreak can sometimes become the unexpected starting point for finding yourself. Aired Live on Kelly's Good Morning Marlow Show, at Marlow FM. 97.5 Who is Kelly Saward? Kelly has been presenting radio shows for a while, and has often been asked if these shows can be heard again many months after the show has aired, listeners wanting to listen again. She heard what was being asked and now brings to you … 'Conversations with Kelly' Can you hear me? She wants to hear you, and shares here what's been heard so far. We all have a story, we all have something of value to share, we just need a safe space, the right ears, and a deep trust in what is felt. I'm beginning to understand the rest speaks for itself. I invite you to listen in, get in touch, and if you'd like … be curious to live the question! Do you want to be heard? Do you need an interviewer or host, just get in touch. If you enjoyed this conversation, please follow, rate and review the podcast, and share it with someone who might need to hear this message today. Video credit to Liam Sullivan of Liam Sully Media. Liam is a wonderful person to work with, all video credit to him.  #SaroverAujla #LoveIsBlindUK #LoveIsBlind #CanYouHearMe #KellySaward #SelfLove #FindingYourself #PersonalGrowth #Relationships #SoloTravel #Mindfulness #Confidence Kelly Saward in Conversation with ...

  8. Sep 4

    A - The A–Z of Can You Hear You? Acceptance & Anxiety. What if you didn’t have to fix what you feel?

    What if you didn’t have to fix what you feel? In the first letter of The A–Z of Can You Hear You?, we begin with two words that can change the way we meet ourselves: Acceptance and Anxiety. Acceptance isn’t about giving up, pretending everything is okay or abandoning what you need. It’s about meeting yourself exactly where you are and allowing what is here to be here, just for now. And anxiety? What if, instead of becoming the anxiety, you could begin to observe it? What if it isn’t something to fight, but something asking you to listen? In this episode, I explore my own relationship with trying too hard, chasing healing, needing to understand, and eventually discovering the freedom of more being and less doing. We’ll explore anxiety as a feeling rather than an identity, acceptance as a practice rather than a destination, and the possibility that sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is stop, breathe and listen. Breathe. Listen. Breathe. Listen. To you. To your heart. To what you need. Inspired by Can You Hear Me? An Emotional Dictionary: Where Feelings Find Their Voice by Kelly Saward. 26 weeks. 26 letters. A word for every week of the year!  Endless opportunities for connection. What do you need to say? What is present for you right now? Do you hear you? Who is Kelly Saward? Kelly has been presenting radio shows for a while, and has often been asked if these shows can be heard again many months after the show has aired, listeners wanting to listen again. She heard what was being asked and now brings to you … 'Conversations with Kelly' Can you hear me? She wants to hear you, and shares here what's been heard so far. We all have a story, we all have something of value to share, we just need a safe space, the right ears, and a deep trust in what is felt. I'm beginning to understand the rest speaks for itself. I invite you to listen in, get in touch, and if you'd like … be curious to live the question! Do you want to be heard? Do you need an interviewer or host, just get in touch. If you enjoyed this conversation, please follow, rate and review the podcast, and share it with someone who might need to hear this message today. #CanYouHearYou #CanYouHearMe #SelfTrust #FindYourVoice #EmotionalAwareness #EmotionalResilience #SelfConnection #Mindfulness #PersonalGrowth #CompassionateEnquiry #InnerVoice #HumanConnection  #belonging #anxiety #acceptance Kelly Saward in Conversation with ...

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Can You Hear Me? Conversations from the Heart. Some conversations stay with you long after they've ended.Join broadcaster Kelly Saward as she sits down with extraordinary people from every walk of life, from scientists and poets to entrepreneurs, artists, authors and changemakers to explore the heart of the story within.With warmth, curiosity and compassion, Kelly creates space for honest conversations about resilience, purpose, creativity, love, loss and what it truly means to be human. They're conversations from the heart.My love of radio has given me one of life's greatest gifts: the privilege of connecting with extraordinary people and sharing meaningful conversations that might otherwise never be heard. This podcast is an extension of that journey.It also continues the conversation that began in my book, Can You Hear Me? An Emotional Dictionary: Where Feelings Find Their Voice, a book born from the belief that our emotions deserve language, our stories deserve to be heard, and that sometimes the right words can change the way we understand ourselves and each other.Whether through broadcasting, writing or conversation, my purpose has always been the same: to create a space where people feel safe enough to be themselves, courageous enough to share their stories, and confident enough to find their own voice.Can You Hear Me? is an invitation to slow down, listen deeply and discover the stories that connect us all. Because I believe that when people feel heard, something remarkable happens.I'd love to hear from you ...Is there a conversation you've been longing to have? A story you've never told? A subject that matters deeply to you? Or perhaps a moment in your life that changed everything. I want to hear you. Because the conversations that change us often begin with a simple question...Can you hear me?Visit www.kellysaward.com to connect, share your story, discover the podcast, or explore my book, Can You Hear Me? An Emotional Dictionary: Where Feelings Find Their Voice.

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