

How to have Extraordinary Relationships
Lucy Cavendish
Well we have all wondered about it haven't we?And "Relationship" is a big word. Because if you think about it, we all have a relationship with everything don't we?Join us for fun facts, deep dives and every conceivable mind broadening angle of relationships.Reach out to Lucy on www.lucycavendishlovecoach.com
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May 14, 2025 • 42min
S2 E10 - Dr. Catherine Ducker
Since studying at Central Saint Martin’s in the 90s, she has been farming, and planting, and growing, and mothering, but always, at heart, painting.She sees myself as someone who watches, quietly, but also as someone who gets on and does, so I’ve grown multiple biodiverse wildlife corridors around her home in Oxfordshire, and painted magical and challenging moments. She is surrounded by plants at all times, and whenever something takes her eye and moves her, she works with the feeling and paint, using colour to evoke the emotion. Sometimes her work veers towards the abstract, but she always circles back to the use of flowers, as a metaphor for my feeling of the fragility of life;the need to be in the moment.She chooses to make uplifting work which reminds her to be present, to live fully, to be the best she can be, both aesthetically and in her life.She also chooses to express her need for peace, and her determination to be conscious of the way she lives and its impact. Key points of the episode: How she was a high achiever (and why) and how she nearly drove herself to burnout.Her painting and her thoughts on it. Her time at art school and how she loved it thanks to a wonderful teacher.How there is more love in her art now.How she is in a much better place now.How we should not be dis-eased with ourselves.What has worked for her with trauma releaseHow she had found a way of "getting it all done" without burnout.The connection between farming practices, soil health and gut health.How her workaholism got in the way of her relationships.How she recovered from Burnout and working out how to work without panic and burnout. Inspired and interested? Reach out: www.thecoachingbarn.com https://www.youtube.com/@catherineducker Support the showHas this podcast inspired you and would you like to learn more?You can reach out to Lucy, love coach, relationship counsellor, couples counsellor extraordinaire and author of "How to have extraordinary relationships with absolutely everybody".....On:http://www.lucycavendishlovecoach.com/

Apr 30, 2025 • 52min
S2 E9- Bibi Lynch
Her therapeutic experienceHer struggles and philosophy on relationships.How she cares much less about how she looksWHIPS- What is that?(not what you think!)Her current interesting and fun philosophy.Reach out to Bibi and see her work here: www.bibilynch.com Support the showHas this podcast inspired you and would you like to learn more?You can reach out to Lucy, love coach, relationship counsellor, couples counsellor extraordinaire and author of "How to have extraordinary relationships with absolutely everybody".....On:http://www.lucycavendishlovecoach.com/

Apr 16, 2025 • 45min
S2 E8- Lindsay Nicholson
Lindsay Nicholson has worked Editor-in-Chief of Good Housekeeping magazine and is now Editorial Director of the National Magazine Company. Her articles have appeared in many leading newspapers and magazines including the Guardian and the Observer. From her website:It’s natural to fear it - but to be alive is to experience loss. The only way to avoid loss is to die first. (Not recommended!) I am a former magazine editor, now a writer and researcher, who has experienced tragic and painful bereavements, specifically the tragic early deaths of my husband and young daughter. In the course of my life and work I have met many people whose experiences mirror my own and discussed ways of coping with grief with renowned experts. In these posts I will bring you the valuable lessons I have learned and remind you that whatever you are going through, there will come a day when you will smile again. I promise! These posts are currently free so do pass on to anyone in your life who is suffering. Together, we will get through thisInterested? Sign up here: www.lindsaynicholson.substack.comKey points of the episode: Her family tragedies and following big wake up call and why she changed her lifeHer workaholismA litany of disasters over a 365 day periodHer way of coming back -eventually!Her revelation and wake up moment. (with a pony!)Why we are so much more than "brains in meat suits"Her busy yet much more "embodied" life nowadays. Support the showHas this podcast inspired you and would you like to learn more?You can reach out to Lucy, love coach, relationship counsellor, couples counsellor extraordinaire and author of "How to have extraordinary relationships with absolutely everybody".....On:http://www.lucycavendishlovecoach.com/

Apr 1, 2025 • 42min
S1 E7- Xanthe Clay
With 25 years of experience as a Telegraph columnist, chef and food writer Xanthe Clay provides guidance on everything from roasting a Christmas turkey to baking the perfect loaf of bread. As the Telegraph's thrift expert, Xanthe can regularly be found taste-tasting staple supermarket products to find the best value, as well as taking a deep-dive into topical issues such as ultra processed foods, ethical farming and sustainability.How she will eat all things- apart from one!How she learned to cook in the first place……and how some of the family were appalled!Early culinary experiences – was the quality of the food higher?How she became a chefHer fascinating journeyThe foodie explosionHow celebrity chefs affected herHer signature dishA meal that blew her mindHer relationship with food in her lifeDo people have an emotional connection to food? Is it more than just nutrition?If she had to choose only one countries cuisine..Follow her! : www.instagram.com/xantheclay Support the showHas this podcast inspired you and would you like to learn more?You can reach out to Lucy, love coach, relationship counsellor, couples counsellor extraordinaire and author of "How to have extraordinary relationships with absolutely everybody".....On:http://www.lucycavendishlovecoach.com/

Mar 19, 2025 • 43min
S2 E6 - Rosie Wilby
Rosie Wilby is an award-winning comedian, writer and podcaster who has appeared on BBC Radio 4 programmes including Woman's Hour, Saturday Live, Unsafe Space and Four Thought and TV programmes including Good Morning Britain and Sunday Morning Live. Her latest book The Breakup Monologues is based on her acclaimed podcast (a British Podcast Award nominee and recommended by Chortle, The Observer, Psychologies and more) and is published globally by Bloomsbury. She regularly contributes to The Guardian, The Independent, Stylist, Cosmo and Perspective and has hosted programmes for Virgin Radio, BBC and Resonance FM. See her LIVE on the 24th April https://wegottickets.com/event/651454Check out her book at:https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1472982282/Key points of the episode: The many exciting things she does, and how she juggles them!How she got into comedy in her mid 40sHow she got a comedy show out of being dumped in the most outrageous way!Her love for breakups (in a way) - really!Her personal quest to conquer the psychology behind it and her participation in a sex lab!The high divorce rate of lesbian women.The unacknowledged aspects of female sexuality.The blessing and the curse of comedy.Her novel- "The Break Up Monologues"And her earlier book "Is Monogamy Dead?"Find out more here: Insta:@breakupmonologues X:@rosiewilby Tik Tok:@rosiewelbyauthor Support the showHas this podcast inspired you and would you like to learn more?You can reach out to Lucy, love coach, relationship counsellor, couples counsellor extraordinaire and author of "How to have extraordinary relationships with absolutely everybody".....On:http://www.lucycavendishlovecoach.com/

Mar 5, 2025 • 53min
S2 E5 - Anna Murphy
From her biog: "I didn’t come across anyone who practised yoga until my first job in London in 1994. She was called Catherine, and there was obviously something suspect about her. Her erect posture seemed a deliberate challenge to my already slouchy one. Even now, 20 years on, I can remember how her eyes twinkled and her skin shone. And, gosh, she was serene. Always smiling. Which I somehow also took as a personal affront. And all this in an office ruled over by a tyrant, a boss who once sent me a poison-pen letter because she didn’t like my hair. Catherine somehow rose effortlessly above all the swirling bile."Fascinated in what Yoga can do for you? Listen on!Key points of the episode:Yoga, and the relationship we have to our body.How her 20-30 year old self would have dismissed Yoga as "Hippie Nonsense!"The odd situation we have educationally in the West.The "crazy Yoga" that she practises and where it came from!How "relishing the discomfort" can be a good thing.How "life mapmaking" can be optimised.How fashion can be not superficial but a part of true self expression.How do YOU want to be seen in the world?Why clothes have to serve us rather than just be aesthetic - and why things go in and out of fashion.How Queen Victoria inspired a new fashion trend!How fashion and anti aging combine.Clothes, empowerment and visualisationGrey is the new cool? Support the showHas this podcast inspired you and would you like to learn more?You can reach out to Lucy, love coach, relationship counsellor, couples counsellor extraordinaire and author of "How to have extraordinary relationships with absolutely everybody".....On:http://www.lucycavendishlovecoach.com/

Feb 19, 2025 • 52min
S2 E4 - Liz Jones
She began her career as a fashion journalist, but her work has broadened into confessional writing. Jones divides opinion. While she has gained positive responses, a "beautifully natural writer, as well as a funny one" according to Deborah Ross in The Independent, some of her articles have been fiercely criticisedA former editor of Marie Claire, she has been on the staff of The Sunday Times and the Evening Standard. As of 2019 Jones writes columns for the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday.Now, she talks to Lucy all about relationships and just about everything else...Key points of the episode:Why people are so fascinated with her!Bridget Jones or Liz Jones?Her relationship with a much younger man.Her disastrous holiday.How the "bad" things become "good" and kind of self perpetuate!Her growing up years and her disability.And how it has continued into this day.Kissing necks and whistling ears!!How she was finally ready to let someone new in.How she really should not have written about knitting!How she was responsible for an injunction being placed on the Sunday times magazine.How she learned her stripes - without internet!Her launch of "Style Magazine" at the Sunday TimesHer move to the Evening Standard - and the hours she worked!Her thoughts on her ex-husband.....and his on her.The story of David.And her new man... Support the showHas this podcast inspired you and would you like to learn more?You can reach out to Lucy, love coach, relationship counsellor, couples counsellor extraordinaire and author of "How to have extraordinary relationships with absolutely everybody".....On:http://www.lucycavendishlovecoach.com/

Feb 5, 2025 • 51min
S2 E3 - Eleanor Mills
Eleanor Mills (born 1970) is a British journalist formerly associated with The Sunday Times and The Times. She was the editorial director of The Sunday Times and editor of its magazine until March 2020.[1] Mills was employed by Times Newspapers for 22 years.Now the creator of an online community called "Noon" and a self confessed Queenager. From the website:"At Noon, we call ourselves Queenagers. We’re pioneering midlife women who are in our prime, starting new chapters, a bit hormonal but most importantly becoming the women we are supposed to be. More than ever, our lives are in our own hands and we want to make sure you’re getting all the joy, fun and good stuff you deserve. I’m proud to say that my newsletter is a Substack Bestseller and my interview with Sheryl Sandberg was featured in the top 10 most-read posts on the site."Key points of the episode:The sudden change in her career - the Editor, the head of HR, and the box of tissues on the desk.The experience of that and how she knew everything was going to be different.Why she did not want another job in journalism. But wasn't quite sure of the new phase."Who am I without this defining huge job I have had since since my 20s"The one person she did NOT want to tell and her insights on that.Her thoughts on "achievement"- overrated.....?....and who sets the standards anyway?The age of becoming- "Queenager Years" -"mid Life Pivot"The lens that women view themselves through- a male one? "Brexit/Legsit!"Eleanors view- a rainbow - not black or white.Why the male lens is limiting (and the rainbow isn't)How the women lead change in this stage of their life.A helpful philosophy to deal with sudden change.Her (legal) Magic Mushroom retreat!(and Health and Safety's opinion on it!)And her vision for new possibilities and midlife shifts.The importance of a sense of curiousity.The greater possibilities that are open to all of us, but our conscious mind has not cottoned onto yet.Saying YES to joy!The Book - "Much More to Come", published by Harper Collins, and if you buy from Waterstones before the end of August using the code "muchmore50" - get it for half price!Her platform- http://www.noon.org.uk Support the showHas this podcast inspired you and would you like to learn more?You can reach out to Lucy, love coach, relationship counsellor, couples counsellor extraordinaire and author of "How to have extraordinary relationships with absolutely everybody".....On:http://www.lucycavendishlovecoach.com/

Jan 22, 2025 • 41min
S2 E2 - Livvy Bentley
Made in Chelsea star - Livvy Bentley talks to Lucy today..To give you a reminder...Debuting at the start of the eleventh series, fine art photographer Olivia Bentley has featured prominently across two main series, and summer spin-off Made in Chelsea: South of France.Introduced as a former love interest of Sam Thompson, she initially clashed with Tiff Watson, though the two have since become friends. Olivia has since enjoyed a "holiday romance" with Francis Boulle, creating a love triangle and feud with Georgia "Toff" Toffolo resulting in a divide between the girl groups. Olivia later began dating Francis' close friend Fredrik Ferrier, and the two have since entered a relationship.And there's a lot more to her - listen on!Key points of the show:How she got started on Made in ChelseaThe problem with social media (mainly Insta)Why it's good to be yourself on a reality show (even if that means being a dick!)How her world changed after Made in ChelseaWhich newspaper has the most ferocious comments!And how much she cares!What an open conversation about sex led to!Her sex positive open attitide.JOMO - what does it mean!!!!What 6 months of not drinking did for her.What the generations need to know about each other!How some people judge her for her life choices.Some positive sex tips.And a sneak peak of the soon to be launched vibrator!And a somewhat USA woman with the same name!!!!Reach out www.jomolondon.comInsta @jomolondon Support the showHas this podcast inspired you and would you like to learn more?You can reach out to Lucy, love coach, relationship counsellor, couples counsellor extraordinaire and author of "How to have extraordinary relationships with absolutely everybody".....On:http://www.lucycavendishlovecoach.com/

Jan 8, 2025 • 50min
S2 E1 - Bryony Gordon
Bryony Naomi Gordon is an English journalist, author, broadcaster and podcaster. She is the author of the novels, Mad Girl, You Got This, and The Wrong Knickers which were all nominated for British Book Awards. She founded Mental Health Mates in 2016 and hosts the Mad World podcast.Key points of the episode:How she thought she was having a great time but was not really- and drinking too much.How writing about the dark stuff helped her heal from it.Her now thoughts on mental illness.Her life as a journalist.. and author and Mum!How being a Mum has changed her.Her thoughts on sobriety.Her books and her advocacy for mental health.Insta @bryonygordon Support the showHas this podcast inspired you and would you like to learn more?You can reach out to Lucy, love coach, relationship counsellor, couples counsellor extraordinaire and author of "How to have extraordinary relationships with absolutely everybody".....On:http://www.lucycavendishlovecoach.com/