

But Why?
Clemmie Telford
Clemmie Telford sets about unpicking tricky topics via honest conversations with an array of guests from all walks of life.Guests have included: Matt Haig, Caitlin Moran, Bryony Gordon, the Holistic Psychologist, Jess Ennis-Hill, Helen Thorn, Giovanna Fletcher, Ed Miliband, Davina McCall, Will Young, Natalie Lee, Gemma Styles, Steve Bland, Emma Gannon, Anna Mathur, Poorna Bell and Julia Samuel plus many more.Find us on @butwhy_podcast on Instagram and get in touch via butwhy@clemmietelford.com
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Nov 24, 2022 • 1h 4min
GAMBLING WITH STEPH SHILTON AND JO MUSTAFA
This week Clemmie teams up with GambleAware to talk about the new gambling harms prevention campaign to ensure football fans are protected during the current FIFA World Cup and cost-of-living crisisGambleAware's new campaign underlines the message that 'gambling harms can affect anyone' and is backed by the Football Supporters Association (FSA), as well as former players including Peter Shilton, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Lee Hendrie.Clemmie talks to Steph Shilton, whose husband, former England goalkeeper and the most capped England footballer, Peter Shilton OBE, was addicted to gambling for 45 years.And she chats to Jo Mustafa who became addicted to gambling around seven years ago after winning a one-off bet on a football match with her stepdad. Anyone concerned about their gambling, or that of a loved one, can visit BeGambleAware.org for free, confidential advice and support, or The National Gambling Helpline is available on 0808 8020 133 and operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.And to find out more about the campaign, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 16, 2022 • 1h 1min
STYLE WITH ZEENA SHAH
This week Clemmie delves into the world of style with East London based Art Director & Stylist Zeena Shah. Zeena trained as a printed textile designer at Chelsea School of Art & Design, she has a passion for colour, print and pattern AND she's also a print designer/maker/illustrator and Creative Workshop Tutor. As if that's not enough, Zeena is also an author and her most recent book - Marbling: Projects, Design Ideas and Techniques for a More Colourful Life - is all about preserving the art of marbling. Oh, and her incredible wedding also featured in Vogue!Clemmie and Zeena discuss why style is so important, how shopping in your own wardrobe can bring unexpected delights and why men have it tough when it comes to fashion.You can check out Zeena on Instagram @heartzeena and why not follow Clemmie too @Clemmie_telford. You can also find lots more podcast content @butwhy_podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 9, 2022 • 1h 3min
FRIENDSHIP WITH GEMMA CAIRNEY
This week Clemmie chats to Gemma Cairney about friendship. Gemma is a woman with an incredibly impressive career. She's a former Brit School pupil and fashion stylist, she's a broadcaster, a documentary maker, a journalist and producer.Gemma has presented across the breadth of the BBC including BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio 4, and Radio 1, and she's written for, edited, and contributed to the Guardian, Red, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, and Elle.She has won Sony awards for her documentaries, she was the Southbank Artist in Residence and on the WOW panel. And if that's not enough, she's also an author too. He first book Open Your Heart: Your World and Your Future was released in 2018, as was her edition of Hometown Tales, all about life on the south coast.In this episode Clemmie and Gemma talk about what friendship means to them, how they've gained and lost friends by choice, and how losing a close friend can totally alter your outlook on life.You can find Gemma on Instagram @gemagain or on Twitter @gemcairn.Get more podcast content @butwhy_podcast and find Clemmie on Instagram @Clemmie_Telford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 2, 2022 • 54min
STRESS WITH DR JULIE SMITH
Dr Julie Smith, a Clinical Psychologist with over a decade of experience, discusses stress, anxiety, and the similarities between stress and excitement. They explore the effects of social media on stress, the negative effects of constant busyness, parenting and stress management, and the importance of therapy and education for well-being.

Oct 19, 2022 • 60min
HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARIUM WITH CHESSIE KING
Clemmie explores Hyperemesis with presenter, doula, Instagrammer and author of Be Your Own Best Friend: The Glorious Truths of Being Female CHESSIE KING.Chessie is a shining beacon of honesty but also still positivity which I think is such a hard line to balance. She started sharing fitness content online eight years ago but her content now focuses on body confidence and parenthood. Most recently, she launched Babyhood, a platform to support, guide & empower parents through their first 40 days post-partum.Chessie tells Clemmie how Hyperemesis impacted her pregnancy and the first weeks of motherhood, whether it would put her off future pregnancies and how she navigated her way through the low points.Find Chessie on Instagram @ChessieKing and Babyhood @welcometobabyhood.For more podcast content check out @ButWhy_Podcast on Instagram and find Clemmie @Clemmie_Telford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 12, 2022 • 1h 10min
SHAME WITH LAURA BELBIN
Clemmie talks SHAME with Sunday Times bestselling author and social media sensation Laura Belbin who found fame with her social media accounts and blog 'Knee Deep in Life', which were started after she suffered from chronic depression.Laura uses her social media and comedic talent to challenge issues and stereotypes around shame, body image, mental health, parenting and much more. Her latest book is called "No Shame: How to drop the guilt … from some who’s learned the f**king hard way."Check out Laura on Instagram @knee_deep_in_life and buy her book here.You can find Clemmie on Instagram @Clemmie_Telford and check out more podcast content @butwhy_podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 5, 2022 • 1h 1min
BEING SENSITIVE WITH DR ALEX GEORGE
In this episode Clemmie talks to former Love Islander and A&E doctor Dr Alex George about why being sensitive is actually a super power! Who knew?! Since leaving the Love Island villa Dr Alex has become known for his honesty and insight around mental & physical health and wellbeing. He was appointed Youth Mental Health Ambassador by the Government in 2021 and created a Children in Need documentary ‘Our Young Mental Health Crisis’, which aimed to shed light on children’s mental health. He has written one Sunday Times Best Selling book and has just released his debut children's book, 'A Better Day'.In a revealing episode Dr Alex discusses how his sensitivity has been an asset in his medical career and how his resilience was tested by the death of his younger brother. He also gives his take on the mental health challenges facing young people in the UK and offers some words of advice for parents.Buy Dr Alex's new book here and find him on Instagram @dralexgeorge.You can find Clemmie on Instagram @Clemmie_Telford and check out more podcast content @butwhy_podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 28, 2022 • 1h 8min
WAR WITH TABAN SHORESH
This week Clemmie is looking at war with child genocide survivor Taban Shoresh, who founded Lotus Flower, a non-profit that supports female conflict survivors and refugees in Kurdistan, Iraq.With a political activist father during Saddam Hussein’s regime, Taban was imprisoned with her family aged just four, and they narrowly escaped being buried alive. After a year dodging bombs and bullets, they were finally flown to the UK by Amnesty to start a new life. In 2016 decided to give up her successful City of London career and establish Lotus Flower. It now supports women and girls who lost everything at the hands of ISIS, including their homes and loved ones, and who also suffered barbaric crimes such as slavery, rape and torture.To find out more about Lotus Flower visit Supporting Women & Girls impacted by conflict I The Lotus Flower.And to check out more content and listen to previous episodes go to @ButWhy_podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 21, 2022 • 1h 2min
SEXUAL FREEDOM WITH NATALIE LEE
This week Clemmie is exploring SEXUAL FREEDOM with Natalie LeeNatalie began her career as a midwife before starting her blog, Style Me Sunday and Instagram account, in July 2012. Over nearly a decade, she has grown her platform from a blog to a brand, and now reaches women across various different mediumsThroughout this time, she has run events, been a panellist more times than she can count, taken part in a television project about women's quests for better orgasms where she had an orgasm on TV, and worked with a variety of household-name brands. Her book ‘Feeling Yourself’ is a modern manifesto and memoir on sex and shame. Each chapter covers a different element of Natalie’s journey. In a revealing episode, Clemmie and Natalie cover.....
THEIR EARLIEST MEMORIES OF SEX
ORGASMS
MASTURBATION
SEX IN A MARRIAGE
WHAT IS THE PLACE FOR PORN?
SEX AND SEXUAL SELF AND MOTHERHOOD?
DIVORCE…
EXPLORING YOUR SEXUALITY?
HOW DOES SEXUAL TRANSLATE INTO THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?
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Sep 14, 2022 • 1h 3min
CODEPENDENCY WITH JO WESTWOOD
This week Clemmie takes a look at CODEPENDENCY & PEOPLE PLEASING with Jo Westwood aka The Codependency Coach.Jo specialises in helping women to recover from codependency so they can feel content and secure alone, and have healthy fulfilling relationships in all areas of their lives. She's a recovering codependent herself, and the creator of the Wildly Worthy codependency recovery community, as well as The Anti People Pleasing Podcast. Clemmie and Jo cover:
WHAT IS CODEPENDENCY?
WHAT ARE THE SIGNS TO LOOK OUT FOR?
HOW DOES THAT RELATE TO PEOPLE PLEASING?
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CODEPENDENCY AND NARCISSM
THE ANXIETY GAP?
HOW DO YOU RECOVER FROM CODEPENDENCY
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