If you’re feeling run down, fighting something off, or telling yourself you need to “get back on track,” this episode is for you.
In this episode, I’m talking about why your immune system doesn’t recover through restriction, detoxes, or punishment and what actually helps your body reset after stress, illness, overwork, emotional overload, or reactive eating and drinking.
This is not about being “good,” cutting things out, or pushing harder.
It’s about regulation, recovery, and giving your body the conditions it needs to repair.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why restriction after stress can suppress immune function
How stress chemistry (not willpower) impacts immunity
The difference between a nervous-system reset and a discipline reset
5 simple, realistic ways to support your immune system this week - without dieting, detoxing, or overhauling your life
If you’re a high-performing, capable person who’s tired of cycling between pushing and crashing, this conversation will help you reset without breaking trust with your body.
🎧 Listen, take one step, not all five - and let this be a recovery week, not a punishment week.
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It's New Year’s Eve is tomorrow - and this is the episode most people should listen to before setting a single goal.
In this solo episode of RAW CHATTER I breaks down why New Year’s resolutions fail year after year - and why it has nothing to do with motivation, discipline, or “not wanting it badly enough.”
This is about how your brain actually works.
I explains why too many goals overwhelm the nervous system, how self-worth and safety drive behaviour, and why people sabotage the very changes they say they want - especially around food, alcohol, work, and over-giving.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
🎯 Why reflection (not resolution-setting) creates real change
🎯 How the brain rejects goals that feel unsafe or overwhelming
🎯 The Rule of Three - and why clarity creates speed
🎯 Why deservingness and capability decide whether you follow through
🎯 How fear drives both self-sabotage and success
🎯 A simple way to reflect on 2025 and set intentions for 2026 that actually stick.
This episode is for you if you’re tired of repeating the same promises to yourself - and ready to work with your brain, not against it.
🎁 December Offer: £500 off my VIP Day and 30-Day Accelerator (details in the episode).
Wishing you a different and fullfulling 2026.
Vicky xx
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Christmas isn’t hard because you lack willpower.
It’s hard because food and alcohol are everywhere and they’ve become how you cope.
If you look fine on the outside but feel restricted, out of control, ashamed, or exhausted on the inside, this episode is for you.
In this episode, I talk honestly about:
Why Christmas blows up food and alcohol struggles
The restrict → binge → guilt cycle no one talks about
How alcohol lowers inhibition and fuels food chaos
Why January detox thinking keeps you stuck
What actually helps you get through Christmas without making things worse
No perfection.
No detox talk.
No pretending.
If this episode hit close to home, I’ve created a short, free PDF:A Calmer Christmas - for anyone who looks “fine” but feels anything but!
No fluff. No fixes. Just support.
👉 Download it here 👇
Vicky xx🧠
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December has a way of exposing the habits we pretend aren’t a problem.In this solo episode of RAW CHATTER, Vicky Midwood breaks down why Christmas amplifies emotional eating, drinking, scrolling, people-pleasing and burnout - and why the real solution isn’t more willpower or better discipline.It’s self-honesty.We explore how early conditioning (“be good”, “don’t rock the boat”, “keep the peace”) disconnects us from our real needs and why that disconnection drives compulsive behaviours around food, alcohol and numbing habits.In this episode, you’ll learn:Why triggers aren’t the enemy - they’re informationHow people-pleasing quietly destroys your sense of selfWhy food, alcohol and scrolling feel “safe” under stressHow self-honesty reduces cravings and anxietyPractical questions to help you decide which events to attend - and which to skipWhy boundaries feel hard but create real safetyThis episode is especially for you if Christmas feels exhausting, pressured, or emotionally loaded and you’re tired of ending the year resentful, anxious or disconnected from yourself.🎁 December Offer: £500 off my VIP Day + 30-Day Accelerator (details are at the end of the episode).Vicky xx🧠 Website: https://vickymidwood.com/ 📩 Join the email list for weekly updates: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/426802/87719477697841062/share Email: vicky@vickymidwood.com Book a call: https://tidycal.com/vicky1/30-minute-chat Connect via social media:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vickymidwoodhealthcoach/Facebook:
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When your mum dies in July after an “85% success” prognosis in May - life tilts.In this raw, practical episode, Jenny Green (low-cost paid ads specialist, mum of 3, eldest daughter) shares how she carried all the paperwork, planning, emotional load and unspoken expectations - until she finally learned to say no.
We dive into Christmas triggers, guilt, running & strength training as survival tools, parenting neurodivergent kids, and what it really takes to stop enabling loved ones while still loving them.
We explore:
• The hidden workload women carry after loss
• Why “helping” can quietly become teaching helplessness
• Boundaries that hold (and how to cope with the guilt)
• Grieving at Christmas - nostalgia ambushes & new rituals
• Why strength training is resilience medicine
• How work can anchor you when life feels chaotic
💛 Guest JennyGreenEmail: jenny@2222marketing.co.uk
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If this helps, please like, subscribe, and share with someone who’s grieving and juggling work/kids/aging parents.
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In this raw episode of RAW CHATTER, we go behind the scenes of high-achievers and talk about the part of the day nobody sees: the night.
When the house goes quiet but your brain doesn’t.
When the pressure drops but your chest tightens.
When you’re standing at the fridge, pouring a glass, eating what you don’t even taste - not because you’re hungry, but because you need the noise inside you to stop.
This isn’t about food.
Or alcohol.
Or discipline.
It’s about perfectionism, pressure, performance, and the private breakdowns that happen behind closed doors.
We unpack:
• Why nights feel harder than days
• The perfectionism–pressure–numbing loop
• Why high-achievers turn to food & alcohol in the dark
• The emotional load most people never admit
• How to break the cycle without force, shame, or restriction
Plus a personal invitation: £500 off my VIP Day or 30-Day Accelerator when you book in December (start in Jan/Feb).
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This episode will hit home - because it’s the part no one talks about, but everyone feels.
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What if your triggers aren’t a trauma response to fear… but a message from your nervous system asking to be understood?
In this episode of RAW CHATTER, we’re unpacking the real connection between triggers, trauma patterns, and avoidance behaviours - especially the ones high-achievers don’t like to admit:
🍷 nightly drinking
🍽 emotional eating
💻 overworking
😶 shutting down
😡 snapping at people you love
We’ve been conditioned to believe triggers are dangerous.
That they must be avoided, censored, or tiptoed around.
But here’s the truth:Avoidance doesn’t protect you - it disconnects you.
From your body.
From your emotions.
From your resilience.
From the truth of what’s actually going on.
Inside this episode:
💥 What a trigger really is in the nervous system
💥 Why avoidance fuels anxiety, addiction, and burnout
💥 Why “protecting” people from triggers can keep them stuck
💥 How the brain uses coping behaviours to mute discomfort💥 Practical ways to respond to triggers without spiralling
💥 How to build emotional capacity without numbing outIf you’re a leader, parent, high-achiever, or someone who’s spent years avoiding discomfort… this episode is your turning point.
This is unfiltered.This is human.This is the work.
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Most “protein bars” are just candy bars in gym clothes - packed with sugar, chemicals, and clever marketing.
In this episode, Atlas Bars founder James Oliver shares how frustration, curiosity, and a $5K start-up budget led him to build a clean, low-sugar, high-protein bar that actually lives up to the label.
From his 4am Uber shifts to survey testing, manufacturing challenges, and a clinical study, James opens up about the real journey behind the brand - and why metabolic health needs a rebellion.
We explore:
📍 How Atlas uncovered the truth behind the “healthy” bar industry
📍 The 20g protein / 28g sugar problem nobody talks about
📍 Building a product people actually want (not just marketing hype)
📍 Why your money is a vote in the metabolic health crisis
📍Overcoming doubt, rejection, and the 1% odds
📍 What’s next: new products + their first clinical study
Key takeaway: Every purchase is a vote. Stop rewarding companies that sell sugar as “protein.” Choose better. Demand better.
Find out all about Atlas bars here:
Website: https://atlasbars.com/
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Vicky xx
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#MetabolicHealth
When tragedy strikes, how do you keep living?
In this powerful episode, Chandra shares losing her brother to gun violence- and how grief became the spark for founding a nonprofit, rebuilding identity, and coaching women to design their “third quarter” with intention.
We cover:
✅ Why grief needs permission (and what that looks like in real life)
✅ Starting a foundation to serve under-resourced families
✅ Empty-nest loneliness, identity loss & the courage to pivot
✅ Community + accountability: the fastest way out of stuck
✅ Practical mindset tools to define your next chapter—on your terms
One takeaway: “Grief is the cost of love. Give yourself permission. You only live once - so live.”
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What if the path out of anxiety, fatigue and “I’m not myself” isn’t another pill - but plants, principles, and a whole-person blueprint that’s 5,000 years old?
This week, Lila - clinical herbalist & Ayurveda practitioner shares her journey from lifelong anxiety, an eating disorder and corporate burnout to finding real healing through herbs, Ayurveda, and nervous-system care.
We unpack what Ayurveda actually is (hint: a complete medical system, not just spa oils), how herbs fit into modern care, and why you should start yesterday if you want to age well.
We cover:
👉 How Ayurveda + herbalism address root causes (not just symptoms)
👉 Anxiety, depression, chronic pain, migraines, digestive issues & fatigue—what changes first
👉 The gut–brain–nervous system triangle and daily practices that move the needle
👉 Plant medicine, safety, and meeting you where you’re at (from tea to tinctures)
👉 The truth about “there’s one right way to eat” after disordered eating
One takeaway: Don’t wait. The choices you make now pay you back in energy, clarity, and a future you’ll actually enjoy.
🔗 Find out more about Lila’s work and grab your mini health assessment
Website: https://tvnhc.com/
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexus-swanberg-ab180290/
Podcast: https://herbalismuncensored.podbean.com/
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Ever wondered why you still feel bloated, foggy, or exhausted even when you “eat healthy”?
In this episode, award-winning gut health specialist Rachel Crowder reveals how one overlooked habit - slowing down and chewing can solve up to 60% of digestive issues.
We dive into the gut-brain connection, what your microbiome is trying to tell you, and how to use food intolerance testing the right way - without ending up on a restrictive, joyless diet.
You’ll learn:
💬 Why fast eating sabotages digestion (and how to fix it today)
💬 The link between bloating, brain fog, and stress
💬 How to repair and reintroduce foods safely after intolerance testing
💬 Why “diversity first” eating balances hormones and boosts energy
💬 The mindset shift that turns gut healing into freedom, not fear
🎧 Exclusive Offer:
Listeners of RAW CHATTER get £20 / €25 off Food Intolerance Testing with code RAW20Connect with Rachel Crowder:
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Karlie Thompson shouldn’t be here - consultants gave her a 5% chance.
A fit, high-performing NHS comms leader, Karlie was put into a coma with pneumococcal pneumonia, developed sepsis, went into multi-organ failure, suffered a stroke on ECMO, and ultimately chose a bilateral below-knee amputation to live and walk again.
This isn’t a tragedy story.
It’s a masterclass in choice, grit, and joy in the smallest moments.
Karlie’s mantra: “Suck it up, princess.” - isn’t denial; it’s deciding to move anyway, cry when you need to, and keep going for the people you love.
In this episode:
🔥 The night everything changed and why being “healthy” saved her life
🔥 What ECMO is (and why only a handful of UK centres offer it)
🔥 Waking from a coma “locked in,” communicating one letter at a time
🔥 Choosing amputation vs. a wheelchair—and letting her kids vote
🔥 Body image after trauma, prosthetics 101, and setting wild goals
🔥 Joy not perfection: painting pots, iced coffee, and saying “I love you” on repeat
Quotables:
💬 “Kick the ball, buy the shoes, eat the cake. Tell people you love them.”
💬 “Sometimes you’ve just got to suck it up, princess. Other times, it’s okay not to.”
💬 “It’s not the field of sunflowers - it’s the flower.”
Connect with Karlie
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About RAW CHATTER
Unfiltered stories of addiction, recovery & reinvention. Real talk on resilience, mental health, and the messy middle of becoming.If this helped you, hit Subscribe, drop a comment for Karlie and share this with someone who needs proof that comeback stories are real.
Vicky xx
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What does it take to rebuild a life that almost ended before it began?
In this raw, unfiltered conversation, I chat with Frances Bentley Speaker, Author, and Advocate for women and children shares how she survived extreme early-life violence, escaped years of abuse, and transformed trauma into purpose.
We dive into generational patterns, the body’s memory, nervous-system tools, and how she ended the cycle through conscious parenting and radical self-work. Her message? “You’ve got this.”
In this episode Frances shares what it’s really like to grow up in survival mode - the kind of trauma that shapes your brain, your body, your relationships, and your sense of self.
We talk about:
💥 The silence behind closed doors (and why victims aren’t believed)
💥 How trauma gets passed down through generations — and how to stop it
💥 Food, perfectionism, and control as coping mechanisms
💥 Meditation, breathwork, and body-based healing
💥 Ending the cycle - and giving her daughter the childhood she never had
Heres the link to her book: Broken Bones: https://amzn.eu/d/g9G1qe7
Checkout Frances' Coaching here Website: https://francesbentley.com/
Connect with her here: Email: info@francesbentley.com
Phone (UK): 07366596518
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachbentley
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Vicky xx
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What happens when the man who’s always “held it together” finally breaks?
In this episode, Chris Hemmings - former BBC journalist turned therapist and founder of Men’s Therapy Hub, shares how grief, cocaine, and burnout led him to create the UK’s first directory built by men, for men.
We talk about:
💬 How addiction, masculinity, and shame silence men in pain
💬 Why half of men drop out of therapy and what needs to change
💬 The truth about male suicide, emotional literacy, and social conditioning
💬 How “talking like men” in therapy makes healing more effective
💬 The mission to get more men on both sides of the therapy room
Key Insight:“We’re asking men to do emotional work they were never trained to do - and then shaming them for not being able to.
What men need isn’t blame, it’s understanding, support, and patience.”
Connect with Chris & Men’s Therapy Hub:
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Vicky xx
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In this episode of RAW CHATTER, Michelle Niemeyer shares her powerful journey from burnout and autoimmune struggle to building a thriving career helping others reclaim their time, energy, and joy.
A former lawyer turned keynote speaker, coach, and creator of "The Art of Bending Time" Michelle reveals how hitting rock bottom opened the door to a new way of living and how you, too, can bend time instead of being broken by it.
In this episode we explore:
💥 How an autoimmune health crisis sparked mindset shifts that rewired focus, energy, and purpose
💥 Why “work–life balance” is a myth that breeds disconnected, low-trust teams
💥How multi-tasking actually makes you less productive
💥 Why human-first connection (not performative teamwork) is the real productivity multiplier
💥 Why when you change how you perceive and exist within the same job it feels different.
Key Insight: Work–life balance doesn’t exist, it’s a myth that keeps us in stress and burnout. Connections, relationships and mindset matter most.
Take Away: "Know what lights you up and pro-actively go and make it part of your life"
Grab her FREE gift here: https://www.michelleniemeyer.com/offers/dmNrobgd/checkout
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ADHD isn’t just about distraction. For many, especiallywomen diagnosed late - it’s about rejection sensitivity, hidden addictions, andburnout that feels like failure.
In this episode, I break down what ADHD reallylooks like day-to-day, why RSD (Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria) drives people-pleasing and perfectionism, and how coping mechanisms like bulimia, alcohol, smoking, and overworking quietly take root.
I share why I trained in ADHD - because the overlap is undeniable. These ‘socially acceptable addictions’are survival strategies, but they also fuel anxiety, depression, andexhaustion. If you’ve ever felt lazy, too sensitive, or not enough - this isthe truth you’ve been waiting for.
Vicky xx
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Conscious life coach and Somatic attachment therapist share her story about shifting careers from being a gardener via writing courses and training to do women’s circles.
She talks about being an anxious child, struggling with depression. We talk about the mind body connection and learning to feel emotions.
Why physically releasing pent up emotions and trauma is so important and how you need to give yourself permission to let go.
Yolanda has created a way of combining writing along meditation and releasing emotions in a safe and manageable way.
Wild Words ten week course is where the words come out untamed, uncensored, free can be done for wellness or creative expression – check out her courses on the links below -now.
The book Yolanda mentions at the end – The Power of Now -Ekhart Tolle
To connect with Yolanda:
Email: yolanda@lettingthelight.inWebsite: www.lettingthelight.in
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Vicky xx
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Addicted to Pressure: The Real Reason Midlife Feels So Heavy
Why does midlife feel so heavy - even when you're doing everything right?
In this raw season finale, I'm naming what most high-achievers don't:
We're not just burned out.
We're addicted to pressure - to overworking, over-giving, controlling, proving.
We say we want peace, but we choose urgency.
We crave health, but we cope with alcohol, food, and busyness.
And underneath it all? A body and brain in survival mode.
In this episode, you'll learn:
✅ The subtle ways addiction to pressure shows up in midlife
✅ Why rest, softness, and stillness can feel unsafe
✅ The hidden costs of being "high-functioning" but emotionally numb
✅ How to stop sabotaging yourself - and start coming home to your body
This isn't about willpower or productivity.
It's about truth, trauma, and reclaiming your capacity to feel alive again.
🔔 Subscribe for Season 6 - we're going deeper.🧠 Coaching info: https://vickymidwood.com/📩 Join the email list for weekly updates: https://tinyurl.com/2jbbmtuvVicky xxAs always I'd love you to connect with me especially is you know that your situation is affecting your health and you are turning to food, drink or other things to cope, numb out or get through another day...Email: vicky@vickymidwood.com Book a call: https://tidycal.com/vicky1/30-minute-chatConnect via social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vickymidwoodhealthcoach/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicky.midwood/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vicky_gofigurecoaching/
Think you're doing health "right"? Think again.
In this solo episode, I bust some of the most common health myths still floating around:
😴 "You must get 8 hours sleep"
🥗 "Calories in, calories out is all that matters"
🍽 "Finish everything on your plate"
💉 "GLP-1s = guaranteed muscle loss + weight regain"
If you’re ready for some blunt truth, backed by real science and real-life experience - this one's for you.
Ask your question in the comments section about a common myth of belief you are unsure of and I'll do my best to calrify things for you.
Vicky xx
As always I'd love you to connect with me especially is you know that your situation is affecting your health and you are turning to food, drink or other things to cope, numb out or get through another day...Email: vicky@vickymidwood.com Book a call: https://tidycal.com/vicky1/30-minute-chatConnect via social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vickymidwoodhealthcoach/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicky.midwood/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vicky_gofigurecoaching/
What happens when you realise the life you’ve built - twice, maybe three times over- isn’t actually yours?
In this raw and powerful episode, I sit down with confidence coach Nicky Massey, who shares the unfiltered truth behind her journey from “having it all” to losing everything and finding something far more important: herself.
Nicky had what many would call a great childhood, but later realised she’d been quietly trained to tolerate, accept, and smile through things no woman should.
Married young.
Divorced twice.
A business owner.
A full-time carer.
A woman who kept putting others first until the cracks turned into collapse.
We talk:
💔 The marriage she calls a car crash
🏠 The partner who isolated her and stole her spark
🛋️ The “adventure” of sofa-surfing after losing everything
⚡ The wake-up call from a friend that shifted everything
📚 The book that lit a fire she couldn’t ignore
💼 And how she rebuilt her career and confidence from scratch
Now working in sport, running her own coaching practice, and finally living life on her terms,
Nicky’s story is a must-listen for any woman who’s ever felt lost inside the life she created.
Vicky xx
Connect with Nicky here:
🌐 Website: www.nickymassey.com
📧 Email: nicky@nickymassey.com
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickymassey-life-coaching/
📸 Instagram: www.instagram.com/nicky_massey_coach
📅 Book a call: https://calendly.com/nickymassey2/lets-chat
As always I'd love you to connect with me especially if you know that your situation is affecting your health and you are turning to fod, drink or other things to cope, numb out or get through another day...
Email: vicky@vickymidwood.com
Book a call: https://tidycal.com/vicky1/30-minute-chat
Connect via social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vickymidwoodhealthcoach/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/vicky.midwood/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vicky_gofigurecoaching/