
Why are you so busy? Author Katherine May and Jane Lindsay of creative community Snapdragon Life talk to Viv Groskop about using busy-ness as anaesthetic, as distraction, as armour. They talk about making a business built on connection, not consumerism. They talk about drawing strength and purpose from times of difficulty. They talk about hibernating dormice, swimming in ice cubes and taking life advice from seagulls.
Jul 13, 2020
38 min

So - what do you do? Author (and former police officer) Clare Mackintosh and career coach (and jazz singer) Alexa Shoen talk to Viv Groskop about managing career change and rethinking your identity. Are you frozen at a crossroads? Are you investing in yourself? Do you know that Linked In is basically Tinder? And when it comes to money, are you following Cindy Gallop's advice and asking for "the highest amount you can say out loud without actually bursting out laughing"?
Jul 13, 2020
43 min

When things mess up, how do we pick ourselves up? Author Michele Roberts and psychotherapist Julia Samuel talk to Viv Groskop about facing failure, coping with crisis and coming back from disaster. They talk work, love, big ideas, small solutions, negative capability - and kickboxing.
Jul 6, 2020
38 min

Where can we find mental and physical strength right now? Psychologist Dr Pippa Grange and New York Times columnist Marisa Meltzer talk to Viv Groskop about how to face the pressures on our minds and bodies. They talk fear, purpose, lockdown weight, being a bad feminist, the pitfalls of perfectionism - and pasta.
Jul 6, 2020
41 min

Where do you find the confidence to make a fresh start? Whitney Bromberg Hawkings of florist FLOWERBX and Yvonne Telford of fashion label Kemi Telford talk to Viv Groskop about building your own business. They talk about integrity, investment, branding, sustainability, diversity - and what to do when your bestseller turns out to be faulty.
Jun 30, 2020
27 min

What to do when the rug is pulled out from underneath you? Digital entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox and broadcaster Dotty Charles talk to Viv Groskop about surviving and even thriving in a world turned upside down. They talk the value of focus, the power of denial, the strength in uncertainty and why we must care less -but care better.
Jun 30, 2020
38 min

Are you looking to reinvent yourself in the wake of the global pandemic? Do you want to change everything in your life? Or just get better at grabbing the good bits? Hosted by writer and comedian Viv Groskop, this is a series of intimate conversations about managing change, assessing risk, switching jobs, tweaking habits, handling disaster and finding joy. Guests include tech entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox, DJ Dotty Charles, Flowerbx’s Whitney Bromberg Hawkings, fashion designer Yvonne Telford and more...
Jun 19, 2020
1 min