In this candid, moving and entertaining episode of Life Without Walls, Michael Mason talks about his experience of taking on leading Eynsham Park Estate, Oxfordshire, UK - its history going in his family for five generations, the pressures facing modern estate owners today to diversify, his experience of grief that is shaping the way he runs the estate and his vision for its future. Full of stories and anecdotes, this is a conversation for anyone who loves the history of the English countryside and the Cotswolds area, who has taken on a family legacy at a young age, and who is looking for inspiration in how to lead with tenacity, patience and courage.

One of London’s best kept secrets, Stephanie Trickett joins me in this episode 3, Season 4 of Life Without Walls. If you are looking to get into the fashion and homeware industry, listen in. We talk about the industry, the reality of working you way up, her own recent knitwear brand launch The dotdotdot, juggling work with motherhood, and navigating huge life changes amidst the pressures of every day life.

In Episode 2, Season 4 I talk with Ginnie Chadwyck-Healey - founder, sustainable fashion advocate, journalist for The Telegraph and Grazia and personal stylist. Following 12 years at British Vogue, Ginnie has set up The Fairground, a curation of brands across fashion, beauty and homeware. In our conversation we talk about why sustainable fashion matters, the realities of founder life bootstrapping a start-up, juggling motherhood with entrepreneurship, and how navigating change defines us.

Co-founders of Sterrokopje Healing Farm in South Africa share their inspiring journey to create a place where people can go to heal. We talk about the labour of love that took to create Sterrekopje Healing Farm, the healing energy of living with deep intention and a connection to nature, self, play and community, the impact of burnout on the nervous system, the reality of the founder experience building a business and expanding a team and  how Nicole and Fleur manage the juggle of running Sterrekopje with creating space for their own energy and raising a family.

I am thrilled to bring you my latest conversation with Susannah Taylor, artist and wellbeing editor. Susannah first came on the podcast in 2023, and has since gone on to launch her art at solo shows in London, collaborating with brands and inspiring a generation of women looking for creative fulfilment midlife. This is a brilliant conversation about change in our 40s and 50s. Susannah talks about confidence, the emerging field of neuro-aesthetics, finding the confidence to make the leap into a new career or business, and why using our hands and listening to our hearts is imperative in a world so digitally connected that we have found ourselves in the midst of a loneliness epidemic. Finding ways to feel more human is at the heart of Susannah's work. Listen in and feel inspired.

l am delighted to bring this very real and moving conversation with Carol Peace to you. Carol reads many of her poems and generously shares the processes she goes through to create her incredible and beautiful figurative sculptures. We talk about art, creativity, how things have changed for young artists today. We also talk about the profound loss of miscarriage, the articulation of rape in art, and how each one of us seeks permission to hold our pain as well as our joy in the journey of our lives.

In episode 2, Season 3, of Life Without Walls I talk to Sophie Rowell, founder of interior design studio Cöte de Folk, who has built a reputation for creating exciting spaces that embrace their individual character and imperfections. Her work features in House & Garden, Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, The Sunday Times and many more. Our conversation touches on how she made the career change from fashion director to founder, her highly collaborative design approach, the courage she is finding to navigate grief, juggling motherhood with founder life, and how she runs the business to enable everyone in her team to thrive. Don't miss this if you want to set up your own company, are a keen interior design enthusiast, and are navigating life's bumps and challenges while trying to hold it all together.

In this candid and life affirming conversation, Kate Kindersley shares her journey from Africa to the Cotswolds and back again, she talks of the highs and lows of founding and running your own business, juggling motherhood and marriage, the search for meaning and a deeper connection to the purpose behind the business, and the spiritual path that connects the whole experience. There is gold in this interview for anyone who wants to launch their own business, has a creative urge they feel called to fulfil and for anyone who enjoys areal life conversation with people who have walked the path of change.

I am so delighted to welcome Marian Boswall as my guest on Life Without Walls. Her work as a landscape architect to some of the most beautiful gardens in the UK has won her many awards. Her love of Eastern philosophy and practices combines with a deep love of the land, nature and the healing it brings. Marian shares how we can do our bit to nurture the land around us, and find healing for ourselves in the process. In this very real and moving conversation, we also talk about the loss of Marian's second daughter and how this compelled her to move out of management consultancy and find a new path. Grief demands that we take time on our journey, and Marian shares her experience in this far reaching conversation.

I have known Vanessa Wright for a few years now, and watched her shop Preloved of Brighton go from strength to strength. Vanessa shares her journey from social worker to setting up a preloved fashion store 10 years ago, that has become a much loved community hub in the city of Brighton & Hove. She shares her wisdom and insight into what it takes to succeed as a small business, why it matters to stay true to your own vision and be brave enough to go against the flow. This conversation is gold for anyone thinking about setting up their own small business, and Vanessa also shares what she predicts we will see in retail and fashion in coming years.