Truth Talks with Lucy Saywood: The Podcast Where Wellness Gets Honest.

Lucy Saywood

Truth Talks is the podcast where wellness gets honest. Hosted by yoga teacher and somatic practitioner Lucy Saywood, this is a space for real conversations about embodiment, burnout, spirituality, healing, business, and the messy experience of being human. For those craving more truth, more nuance, and fewer polished answers. Because healing isn’t always graceful, spirituality isn’t always aesthetic, and being human was never meant to be a performance.

Episodes

  1. Jul 15

    The Portals That Changed My Life | Divorce, Grief, Reinvention & Building SoulTribe

    This week, it's just me. No guest. Just an honest conversation. I've been thinking a lot about portals lately. Those moments in life that quietly divide everything into before and after. In this episode, I share somehttps://www.soultribestudios.co.uk/enter-the-portal of the portals that have shaped my own life: ✨ Losing my dad.✨ The end of my marriage.✨ Leaving a fifteen-year teaching career.✨ Building SoulTribe from scratch.✨ The joy, fear and financial reality of running a small independent wellness business. This isn't a polished success story. It's a conversation about grief, courage, identity, reinvention and what happens when life asks you to become someone you never expected to be. If you've ever found yourself standing on the edge of a completely different life, I hope this episode reminds you that you're not standing there alone. Here's where you can enter The Portal - I hope to see you there. https://www.soultribestudios.co.uk/enter-the-portal

    The Portals That Changed My Life | Divorce, Grief, Reinvention & Building SoulTribe

  2. Jun 25

    Ghosts, Spirit Guides + Life Beyond Death

    Content note: This episode includes open conversations about suicide, psychiatric hospitalisation, death and spiritual experiences. Please take care while listening if these topics feel difficult for you. What if the veil between this world and the next isn't as solid as we've been taught to believe? In this episode of Truth Talks, I'm joined by Australian psychic medium Glenda-Marie for a fascinating, honest and deeply personal conversation about spirits, psychic mediumship and the unseen world. Together we explore our own experiences with ghostly encounters, spirit guides and the moments that have challenged our understanding of reality. We also discuss the idea that intuition isn't a gift reserved for a select few, but something many of us can nurture and develop if we're willing to listen. Alongside these conversations, Glenda-Marie generously shares parts of her own story, including experiences of her time in a psychiatric hospital, family bereavement, and how those chapters shaped the path she walks today. Whether you're deeply spiritual, quietly curious, sceptical, or somewhere in between, this episode isn't about convincing you what to believe. It's an invitation to explore the questions that so many of us have asked at one time or another. ✨ Do spirits exist? ✨ Can anyone develop psychic abilities? ✨ Who—or what—are our spirit guides? ✨ And what might be waiting beyond the veil? I'd love to hear your thoughts after listening. You can find me on Instagram @soul.tribe.yoga, or discover more about my work at SoulTribe. If you enjoy Truth Talks, please consider following the podcast, leaving a review, or sharing the episode with someone who'd love these conversations. Helpful links: Explore Glenda's work: https://www.glendamariepsychicmedium.com/ Find Glenda on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glendamarie_psychicmedium/

    Ghosts, Spirit Guides + Life Beyond Death

  3. Jun 18

    Mean Girls, Wellness, and Learning to Trust Again

    Why does being excluded hurt so much? In this episode of Truth Talks, Lucy is joined by Lara Lyn of Holy Wild Wellness for an honest conversation about Mean Girl culture, friendship wounds, exclusion, ghosting, and the often-unspoken dynamics that can arise within wellness communities. Together, they explore how these experiences affect us, why they can feel so painful, and how we begin to heal without becoming bitter, guarded, or closed-hearted ourselves. This isn't an episode about blame or gossip. It's a conversation about belonging, the sister wound, self-worth, and finding a way back to trust, authenticity, and connection. For anyone who has ever felt left out, pushed out, talked about, ghosted, blocked, or suddenly found themselves on the outside looking in, this episode is for you.

    Mean Girls, Wellness, and Learning to Trust Again

  4. Jun 11

    The Cult I Didn't Know I Was In

    In this episode of Truth Talks, I sit down with Jess Weinstock to explore her nine-year journey inside a yoga organisation she later came to recognise as having many of the characteristics of a cult. What began as an inspiring and empowering movement offering community and transformation became increasingly uncomfortable. Jess started noticing troubling behaviours: unquestioning loyalty, manipulation, fear of speaking out, and leadership dynamics that left little room for dissent. Together, we explore how intelligent, thoughtful people can find themselves caught up in unhealthy group dynamics, why belonging is such a powerful human need, and what it takes to walk away when your identity, friendships and sense of community are wrapped up in an organisation. This conversation is not about blame or judgement. It's about curiosity, critical thinking and understanding the subtle ways influence, power and control can show up in wellness spaces. Please note: this episode contains discussion of coercive control, manipulation, emotional harm and cult dynamics, which some listeners might find triggering. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode, Jess shares her personal experience of involvement with Buti Yoga and how her understanding of that experience evolved over time. The views expressed are those of the guest and are shared as part of a broader conversation about community, influence, belonging, and wellbeing. Useful Links: Body Wisdom: 4 week One-to-One Online Somatic Mentoring Journey with Lucy - https://www.soultribestudios.co.uk/body-wisdom Join SoulTribe Sangha: 6 month Immersion into the roots, traditions and philosophies of yoga, starting September 2026 - https://www.soultribestudios.co.uk/soultribe-sangha-6-month-immersion Join the SoulTribe: https://www.soultribestudios.co.uk/ Follow Lucy on IG: https://www.instagram.com/soul.tribe.yoga/ You can find Jess' work at: 360 Degree Moves: https://www.360degreemoves.com Follow Jess on IG: https://www.instagram.com/jesslark1/

    The Cult I Didn't Know I Was In

  5. Jun 4

    Truth Talks #2: Grief, Burnout & the Healing Power of Reiki

    In Episode 2 of Truth Talks, I'm joined by Alex Cutler from The Wellbeing Atelier. Alex shares her personal journey through grief, burnout, and the path that eventually led her to Reiki. Together, we explore what can happen when we reconnect with our own capacity to heal, even during the most challenging seasons of life. Along the way, we swap stories, discuss what Reiki actually is (and isn't), and share a healthy scepticism towards the sensationalised healing content that often dominates social media. We also ponder why so many people are willing to trust invisible things like Wi-Fi, yet remain deeply doubtful about energy healing. This is a warm, honest and deeply personal conversation about resilience, recovery, healing, and finding your way back to yourself. Whether you're Reiki-curious, navigating your own period of burnout or loss, or simply interested in the many ways people heal, we hope you'll find something here that resonates. Helpful links: To Lucy's work - https://www.soultribestudios.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/soul.tribe.yoga/ Find Alex at - https://thewellbeingatelier.com/about https://www.instagram.com/the.wellbeing.atelier/

  6. May 27

    Episode 1: Why Are We Still Doing This? A conversation about yoga, studios, burnout, and staying devoted to the practice.

    In the very first episode of Truth Talks, Lucy sits down with long-established yoga teacher and founder of Yantra Studios Norwich, Abby Hoffman, for an honest conversation about the changing landscape of yoga and wellness. Together, they explore how yoga has evolved over the years, the rise of fitness trends and fast-track teacher trainings, the realities of running independent yoga studios, and the tension between authenticity and commercialisation in the modern wellness world. This is a warm, thoughtful, and refreshingly honest conversation about burnout, devotion, integrity, community, and why - despite all the challenges - some of us still keep showing up for this work. A conversation for yoga teachers, practitioners, wellness professionals, and anyone interested in what happens when ancient practices meet modern culture. Hosted by Lucy Saywood - founder of SoulTribe. How to work with Lucy: https://www.soultribestudios.co.uk/ Visit Yantra Studios: https://www.yantrastudio.co.uk/

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Truth Talks is the podcast where wellness gets honest. Hosted by yoga teacher and somatic practitioner Lucy Saywood, this is a space for real conversations about embodiment, burnout, spirituality, healing, business, and the messy experience of being human. For those craving more truth, more nuance, and fewer polished answers. Because healing isn’t always graceful, spirituality isn’t always aesthetic, and being human was never meant to be a performance.

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