The Other Side Of Perfect
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The Other Side Of Perfect podcast takes a ‘filter free’ look at life outside the lens of social media. The show includes a variety of inspirational and well known guests covering a myriad of topics, including the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, relationships, body image and overall wellbeing. Joanne Larby has spent the past 7 years in the media industry, moving from make up artistry and teaching, to blogging and plus size modelling, she’s written a book, released her own beauty line and creates content on a daily basis, both for her own audience and other brands. The Other Side Of Perfect was listed by Apple as their 'Best Listens of 2019', and has reached No.1 in various categories on the iTunes and Spotify charts.
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Hello and welcome back to The Other Side Of Perfect. On today’s show I speak to the extremely creative and talented Emma Flynn, also known in the digital space as This Mama Doodles. Emma is a mum of three, artist, illustrator, writer and creator who’s words and imagery have touched the lives of mothers across the globe. Emma is also a maternal mental health advocate ,and to highlight Maternal Mental Health month, she is undoubtedly the person to have this conversation with. Did you know 1 in...
On today's show I chat to the wonderful Katie Mugan, also known as Nursing Mama. Katie is a mum to 4, and nurse by profession; more specifically a Registered General Nurse, Paediatric Nurse , Public Health Nurse and Lactation Consultant who offers invaluable advice online for all feeding journeys. In this episode we discuss why our breastfeeding rates in Ireland are so low, the judgment and benefits surrounding extended feeding, weaning from feeding to sleep, breastfeeding for bonding, comfor...
On today’s show I’m honored to have the founder of Solid Starts Jenny Best who is not only a baby-led weaning expert, she’s also a food and farming enthusiast on a mission to make it easier for families to introduce real food to their babies. I really wanted to include an episode covering everything you need to know when it comes to starting solids, which can be both an exciting and nerve-wracking phase of parenthood. We did baby-led weaning alongside exclusively breastfeeding and I hav...
1Welcome back to a brand new series of The Other Side Of Perfect, with me your host Joanne Larby. I feel really passionately about so many of these conversations and admire each and every one of the wonderful guests we have lined up. We'll be covering loss of identity, postpartum depression, grief, fertility journeys, baby bliss, and relationship changes. If you’re an avid listener of the show and have bagel interest in parenthood or children, there are still some amazing stories and inspirati...
Welcome back to a new series of The Other Side Of Perfect. I'm delighted to share a bonus episode with the wonderful Tracy Donegan. Tracy is a registered midwife, author and founder of the Gentle Birth app which so many of you recommended when I first announced my pregnancy. She's also an advocate for having a positive birth experience. On today’s show we discuss Hypnobirthing, each of the trimesters and what to expect, home birth, natural birth in the hospital, emergency and planned c-sectio...
On this episode I chat to Fingal Ferguson who is part of the well known Gubbeen family. As per Fingal's bio he's a farmer, cheese maker, husband, father, experimenter and one of the world's most well known knife makers, based here in West Cork. On today's show we discuss the background behind Gubbeen, a zero waste approach to creating a successful food brand, the importance of community, his rather fabulous family, and why West Cork is a hub of artisan and craft. Gubbeen https://gubbeen.com/...
On today’s show I speak with Ireland’s biggest male fitness influencer Rob Lipsett, who is also a Youtube star, and owner of Fuel Cakes and Gameplan. During our virtual conversation we chat about burning ambition, not conforming or settling for the rat race, and the importance of routine when focusing on your goals. Rob explains why he loves to keep a journal, turning his diagnosed ADHD into a positive attribute, Patrick Bateman level organisation and launching a brand in the middle of a pand...
On today's show I have a conversation with Doctor Ciara Kelly. A former medical doctor, Ciara is also a broadcaster, presents on the Newstalk Breakfast Show, and writes a column for the Independent. Over the next hour we discuss the most topical subject of the past year and how to deal with the waves that come with COVID, why so many people love, and take part in her '100 Days Of Walking challenge. From anxiety and powerlessness to brighter days filled with hope, Ciara explains how to really ...
On today's show I talk to one of my favourite UK online creators in the interiors space. Katie Woods of 'Come Down To The Woods' instagram success, is also a full time dentist and mum of 4. On today's episode we delve into the world of influencing, including all of the highs and lows. Over the next hour we will give you a keen insight into the reality of creating content, the guidelines, the time involved, dealing with creative burnout, trolling and the negative impact it can have, and how un...
On today's show I’m joined by Daniella Moyles, who you may know as a former model and DJ, turned author of the best selling book 'Jump'. On this episode we discuss burnout and how at one point Daniella's anxiety was so debilitating, that her digestion and skin were being affected. At that low point, everything called Daniella to turn to solo travel, and so she packed up her bags, and after a whirlwind few years and lots of new experiences and perspective, she now shares her journey and lifest...
On this episode I hope to help those of you juggling work and family life at home. I’m joined by the wonderful Lucy Wolfe, a Sleep Consultant, Co Creational Parent and Relationship Mentor, and mum of four children. Lucy is also the author of the bestselling book The Baby Sleep Solution, All About Baby Sleep, and Creator of the 100% natural Sleep Through brand which I'm a massive fan of. Over the next hour we discuss Lucy’s explorative and diverse career path, the parenting routines and techni...
On this episode I chat with my old school pal Jenny Keane, who is also a sex-pert, specialising in holistic sex education, Jenny runs online courses including Orgasm Online and Period Power, she’s also a Tantra Yoga Instructor. On today’s show we talk about Jenny’s super interesting journey, why we’re often reluctant to accept pleasure, the beauty beliefs that have been given to us, and how denial, a sense of unworthiness, self acceptance and self love affect our sex drive. We also discuss pr...
We are back with what feels like a strange start to Series 3, recorded in the middle of a global pandemic. I hope you’re all surviving and navigating this unique time as best you can, and that the following Quarantine Questions will keep you company over the next few weeks. Although I’ll be doing more solo episodes in this series, I thought I'd kick things off with a very special surprise guest, my lockdown lover Adam (who is absolutely hating me for me this). In fact I don’t think he could t...
On Episode 8 I speak with film maker, author, educator and founder of The Horse Boy Foundation, Rupert Isaacson. A few months ago I had the pleasure of attending one of Rupert's dressage masterclasses, held at Thornton Park Equestrian Centre, and in that moment I knew there was something very special about his technique and I just had to interview him. When Rupert's son Rowan was diagnosed with non verbal autism, Rupert feared his child would never communicate again. Through a very special mo...
On Episode 7 I sit down with Kate Watson-Smyth, also known as Mad About The House. I’ve admired Kate's decor and design style for some time on social media and her home lived up to every single expectation. We're currently going through a house move; we’ve moved from an apartment in the city to our first big countryside house, so this podcast has come at a perfect time, because editing it I was able to pick up plenty of tips and tricks for the venture ahead - which can seem super daunting. If...
On Episode 6 I sit down with expert Allison Keating who is a highly respected registered psychologist, author of a best selling book 'The Secret Life Of Adults, columnist and media contributor. Allison's book is based around your 7 key relationships and how to make them work. There are two parts to this podcast; the second will be exclusive to the TOSOP community area where Allison answers your romantic relationship questions. In this episode we discuss Allison's extensive work in the area of...
On Episode 5 I had a bit of a career pinch me moment, and I think you can tell at the start of this interview just how secretly excited I am. Whilst staying in The Holmes Hotel in London THE Samantha Chapman came to visit little old me - in fact she traveled 3 hours from Norwich, which I'm eternally grateful for. Sam was one of the pioneers of beauty Youtube, and is up there with the Make Up Artist greats - she certainly inspired my original career path as an MUA. We dive straight into what i...
On Episode 4 I chat to the scrumptious Helen Cody who kindly invited me to her creative studio, which is every girls' dream - it's like a walk in wardrobe of fantasy creations. For those of you who don't know, Helen has over 3 decades of experience in the fashion industry, so if you're into style and fashion or thinking about getting into that line of work, this is the episode for you. Helen has worked in London, Paris and New York. She has some amazing back stories to her journey, she's dres...
On Episode 3 I’m joined by the utterly delightful Happy Pear (who are rather gorgeous too), and are quite literally a brush of fresh air on social media. These guys worked their way up from having a vegetable shop, to having 3 number 1 best selling cookbooks, 4 retail stores, a wide variety of award winning plant based products, a range of amazing online courses, and over one million people as part of their extremely loyal community. For the next hour we talk about mindful entrepreneurship an...
On Episode 2 we have magic man Keith Barry, which I thought was an appropriate episode for the festive season. Keith is a magician, hypnotist, mentalist, escapologist and biometric hacker. He’s had a pretty impressive and eccentric career, including acting as the Magic consultant for the 'Now You See Me' movies and star of the Discovery TV show, 'Deception With Keith Barry'. He’s appeared on The Ellen Show and Jimmy Kimmel, and works as a private mind coach with business leaders, sports legen...
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really good listen Joanne.
loved this, brilliant episode Joanne! well done!!
love this girl!!
Absolutely loved it.. so very honest and true.. your voice so soothing... great new adventure
Fantastic, really enjoyed it
how were you abused ? a very serious allegation to be making against someone
Absolutely loved this!! It was so informative and great to get to know you more
I absolutely loved it this first episode and can't wait for future episodes. candid, honest and heart warming in equal measure.