Health & Wellbeing - Power of Women

Ep.50 Georgie Collinson | Is Relationship Anxiety Impacting Your Romance?

by admin | Mar 3, 2025 | Anxiety, Blog, Female mentoring, Health & Wellbeing

Are you struggling with relationship anxiety? That persistent, pervasive doubt, fear or worry about your significant other. In this conversation, on the Power Of Women Podcast, Georgie Collinson, a leading anxiety therapist, discusses the complexities of high functioning anxiety, its triggers, and the journey of self-discovery and healing. She emphasises the importance of understanding anxiety as a signal for personal growth and the connection between anxiety and fear.

Georgie addresses the intricacies of relationship anxiety and highlights the significance of self-awareness and understanding societal influences on our perceptions of relationships. She highlights the need for open communication and support in romantic partnerships, as well as the challenges women face in navigating these dynamics. Ultimately, the conversation serves as an invitation to embrace vulnerability and foster deeper connections.

Ep.37 Michelle Scheibner | Family Secrets & Intergenerational Pain

by admin | Dec 2, 2024 | Conqueror, Female Author, Female mentoring, Health & Wellbeing, Women Supporting Women

Family secrets & silence and carrying intergenerational pain, shaped Michelle Scheibner’s life choices and personal identity. She said, in reality she was sad from the day she was born … but she didn’t know why.

An incredible story which is now told through her memoir, HUSH, which unravels the unintended legacy of family secrets. The podcast reveals a woman whose professional life was based on helping others to identify and promote their own identities, all the while, not realising she didn’t know her own.

On this episode of the Power Of Women podcast, Michelle shares her family secrets with Di, their impact, and her new-found understanding and the inner-peace, having uncovered the truth.

Ep.36 Amanda Balcombe | A Burnout Wake-Up Call

by admin | Nov 25, 2024 | Blog, Burnout, Career Change Over 50, Health & Wellbeing

Burnout management strategies: Check-in with yourself, monitor your wellbeing with stress-tech and build in micro-breaks throughout your day.

This week on the Power Of Women podcast, a candid and revealing conversation with Amanda Balcombe about the crushing weight of burnout after work demands left her emotionally and physically drained. How the impacts of ‘hitting the wall’ saw her walk away from a career that no longer served her well-being. Amanda didn’t just stop at healing herself; she turned her experience into her own consulting practice, guiding other professionals in finding balance and fulfillment, helping them to avoid the burnout she endured.

Whether you’re experiencing burnout yourself or want to learn how to balance ambition with well-being, Amanda Balcombe’s story will inspire you to review your approach.

Ep.32 Shirley Wardle | How To Navigate Your Way From Burnout To Balance

by admin | Oct 28, 2024 | Blog, Career Change Over 50, Female Empowerment, Female Entrepreneur, Female Leaders, Health & Wellbeing, Managing Menopause, Women Over 50, Women's Health

We’re diving into something so many of us have faced at some point in our lives: Burnout. It can creep in and take a serious toll on our health and well-being as well as impact those around us. In this episode of the Power Of Women podcast, I engage in a candid discussion with Shirley Wardle, an Australian-born, UK-based female executive who has navigated a remarkable career across multiple industries—including telecommunications, media & broadcast, and cybersecurity. Despite her impressive achievements, the relentless pace and high-stakes demands of corporate life took their toll, leading her to the brink of burnout. Shirley opens up about her journey through the corporate ranks, the warning signs she ignored, and the turning point that forced her to reset. The turning point is still raw & still elicits an emotional reaction when talking about it. After stepping away from her executive role, she discovered a new path to balance and well-being. Shirley has just launched a rejuvenating Pilates oasis in the heart of Kent, UK—a project that symbolises her commitment to both physical and mental health.

Tune in to hear how Shirley transformed burnout into a fresh start, what she learned about maintaining well-being in high-pressure environments, and how she’s using her experience to help others find balance in their own lives.

Shirley Wardle

Ep.26 Zoe Bingley-Pullin | The Relationship Between Our Hormones & Our Diet

by admin | Sep 16, 2024 | Blog, Entrepreneur, Exemplar, Female Author, Female Empowerment, Female Entrepreneur, Female Leaders, Female Power, Health & Wellbeing, Healthy Aging, Managing Menopause, Menopause, Mindfulness, Women's Health

Why what we eat matters when it comes to hormonal health. This week on the Power Of Women podcast Di is joined by Nutritionist Zoe Bingley-Pullin to discuss her latest book, “Eat You Way To Healthy Hormones”, an ideal guide to becoming the champion of your own health. We dive deep into the relationship between how we feel and what we should eat to better manage perimenopause and menopause, which then sets the foundations for aging well for women over 40, 50 & 60. Zoe is another inspiring female entrepreneur and a passionate advocate for women’s health & wellbeing.

Zoe Bingley Pullin