Brave Bird Club

Welcome to the Brave Bird Club podcast with Sarah Oakley and Lucy Burgess.  This show is all about courage, hope, 'bants' and pants. We've handpicked a bunch of brilliant guests to share their stories of overcoming adversity and to inspire us all. ​If you're looking for a weekly lift, and to hang out with a bunch of inspirational people, we got you covered. We'll also be documenting our experience as a start up business selling our very powerful Brave Bird Knickers.  We'll share the highs, the lows, the successes, the balls ups, as well as some funny and frank experiences from our day to day lives.   CONNECT WITH SARAH AND LUCY: https://www.instagram.com/bravebirdclub/ https://www.facebook.com/bravebirdclub/ https://www.twitter.com/bravebirdsarah/ https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@bravebirdclub https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahoakleyprofessional/   DISCLAIMER The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.   TRAILER MUSIC: By Koven and from NoCopyrightSounds: https://youtu.be/0dgMHYThYXw Download/Stream music here: https://ncs.io/LookingForMore

Julie Budge is an award-winning Founder and CEO of our chosen charity My Sisters’ House Women’s Centre, with over thirty years of experience working in various leadership roles in the Voluntary Community Sector. Her passion is to help women in need and she was recently awarded the Women of the Year award in 2020 for her services to the community.   Julie will explain where your money goes when you buy 'Brave Bird Knickers' or contribute directly to her charity, as well as sharing a little more about where her bravery stems from personally, and why she's dedicated her life to support and uplift women and families in need.   TO PURCHASE BRAVEBIRD KNICKERS:  https://www.bravebird.club    MY SISTERS' HOUSE WEBSITE: https://www.mysistershouse.info   Every pair of knickers sold donates £1 to My Sisters’ House. To donate £5 directly to My Sisters’ House please text HELPMSH5 to 70085 (in UK only)   CONNECT HERE: https://www.instagram.com/bravebirdclub/ https://www.facebook.com/bravebirdclub/ https://www.twitter.com/bravebirdsarah/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZML7aMovA/     INTRO & OUTRO MUSIC: By Koven and from NoCopyrightSounds: https://youtu.be/0dgMHYThYXw  Download/Stream music here: https://ncs.io/LookingForMore   DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.  

With International Women's Day right around the corner we wanted to take some time to celebrate Women and their wonderful fannys. We covered a lot in this podcast including... - What is international Fanny's / Women's Day? And why is it important? - What can we do personally to empower Women? - The link between the War in Ukraine and International Women's Day - Sport and transgender. - Why getting the masculine / female balance at work is so tricky for men and women.  We'd love to hear your views on it.  Especially if you think differently as we're here to learn.   TO PURCHASE BRAVE BIRD PANTS:  https://www.bravebird.club    CONNECT HERE: https://www.instagram.com/bravebirdclub/ https://www.facebook.com/bravebirdclub/ https://www.twitter.com/bravebirdsarah/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZML7aMovA/     INTRO & OUTRO MUSIC: By Koven and from NoCopyrightSounds: https://youtu.be/0dgMHYThYXw  Download/Stream music here: https://ncs.io/LookingForMore   DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.  

Kelly describes herself as the worlds most unprofessional professional and we bloody love that. Kelly is passionate to to get disabled people into work and creative freelance positions, and has worked tirelessly and selflessly to persuade businesses to be fully inclusive. She’s also the host of pleasure rebels where she leads an open forum for talk on sex and disability, and is the head of creative for hot octopus, the next generation of sex toys. In this interview she bravely asks for support as she struggles to overcome the pain of a recent termination, and our heart goes out to her for all she's been through.   We also had an open dialogue on sex and disability, lucy has a 'porn orgasm' and we speak about the need to drop comparison and truly discover our personal pleasure if we're to get the most out of sex (and life in general).     FIND KELLY HERE: https://www.instagram.com/mskelgee https://twitter.com/mskelgee Search 'PLEASURE REBELS' here to listen to her podcast.   TO PURCHASE BRAVE BIRD PANTS:  https://www.bravebird.club    CONNECT HERE: https://www.instagram.com/bravebirdclub/ https://www.facebook.com/bravebirdclub/ https://www.twitter.com/bravebirdsarah/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZML7aMovA/     INTRO & OUTRO MUSIC: By Koven and from NoCopyrightSounds: https://youtu.be/0dgMHYThYXw  Download/Stream music here: https://ncs.io/LookingForMore   DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.  

Yes, we really have called this episode 'life is sh*t'!  It's our little antidote to the toxic culture of positivity, and a chance to admit that life has it's challenges, and it doesn't mean that you are failing if you are struggling because of them.   Lucy teaches Sarah her 'day of misery' self help technique, and Sarah explains how by taking a more self-compassionate approach we can actually bounce back quicker.   Although the title sounds a bit depressing, and our podcast is supposed to be uplifting, we've decided that we are happy to share this one because it's real. Plus we finish quite merry.  So there you go! Perhaps life isn't so 'sh*t' after all.    Please take a listen, subscribe and share with friends. We really appreciate your support.    TO PURCHASE BRAVE BIRD PANTS:  https://www.bravebird.club    CONNECT HERE: https://www.instagram.com/bravebirdclub/ https://www.facebook.com/bravebirdclub/ https://www.twitter.com/bravebirdsarah/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZML7aMovA/     INTRO & OUTRO MUSIC: By Koven and from NoCopyrightSounds: https://youtu.be/0dgMHYThYXw  Download/Stream music here: https://ncs.io/LookingForMore   DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.

Jennifer Gilmour is an author and advocate for women in abusive relationships.  She uses her own experiences of domestic abuse as a catalyst to bring awareness and to help others. In this episode we get to see her unwavering determination to support other domestic abuse victims, but also of the pain she has gone through personally in her healing and advocacy work, and how this is not something you just 'get over’.  This interview contains adult humour, crudity and details of sexual abuse. So if that’s something you’d prefer not to listen to today, please do switch us off or choose another of our episodes to listen to.   We urge you to seek professional help if you are struggling.    ABUSE VICTIM SUPPORT: https://bravebird.club/pages/help-and-support   FIND JEN HERE: https://www.tiktok.com/@jenlgilmour https://twitter.com/jenlgilmour  https://www.instagram.com/jenlgilmour/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiTP4CYlTbSiRhrZ-lr_G4w https://www.facebook.com/JenLGilmour/   TO PURCHASE JEN'S BOOK: https://jennifergilmour.com/shop/   TO PURCHASE BRAVE BIRD PANTS:  https://www.bravebird.club    CONNECT HERE: https://www.instagram.com/bravebirdclub/ https://www.facebook.com/bravebirdclub/ https://www.twitter.com/bravebirdsarah/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZML7aMovA/     INTRO & OUTRO MUSIC: By Koven and from NoCopyrightSounds: https://youtu.be/0dgMHYThYXw  Download/Stream music here: https://ncs.io/LookingForMore   DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.  

Our most entertaining podcast to date.  Lucy is not a fan of the word 'wellness' and Sarah is concerned with the marketing of 'wellness' and its implications on the mental health of many people.  Sarah confesses to pretending to be a vegetarian when she first started teaching yoga and explains how her attitudes towards health, diet and the wellness industry have changed greatly over the years. Whilst Lucy explains what it is that really makes her happy, and it's certainly not a green smoothie.   

This episode may well bring a tear to your eye. We get to hear Lucy's bravery story first hand and the heart felt reason we're selling Brave Bird Knickers.  We also introduce you to 'Manager Jho' and talk about Sarah's dinner out with Rhianna.   As this podcast talks about domestic abuse, as we send it out, we also want to send out so much love and respect to all the brave birds out there suffering the pain of destructive relationships, and a little reminder that there is always hope.   Please consult professional advice and ask for help if you are suffering right now.    ABUSE VICTIM SUPPORT: https://bravebird.club/pages/help-and-support   TO PURCHASE BRAVE BIRD PANTS:  https://www.bravebird.club    CONNECT HERE: https://www.instagram.com/bravebirdclub/ https://www.facebook.com/bravebirdclub/ https://www.twitter.com/bravebirdsarah/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZML7aMovA/     INTRO & OUTRO MUSIC: By Koven and from NoCopyrightSounds: https://youtu.be/0dgMHYThYXw  Download/Stream music here: https://ncs.io/LookingForMore   DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.

​Lucy isn't sure about energy healing.  Sarah's into it but accepts that she has had some bad experiences of 'healing', and life in the yoga industry. We explore some wacky encounters and somewhat strange experiences, as well as present some practical advice on what has really helped us in times of trouble.  ​ ​Warning!!! Perhaps don't wear your best pants to this one as Lucy's 'fart story' is so funny you may pee in them.    TO PURCHASE BRAVE BIRD PANTS:  https://www.bravebird.club    CONNECT HERE: https://www.instagram.com/bravebirdclub/ https://www.facebook.com/bravebirdclub/ https://www.twitter.com/bravebirdsarah/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZML7aMovA/     INTRO & OUTRO MUSIC: By Koven and from NoCopyrightSounds: https://youtu.be/0dgMHYThYXw  Download/Stream music here: https://ncs.io/LookingForMore   DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.

​Get to know Sarah and Lucy a little more this episode.  In this conversation we share our early life experiences and the impact they've had on us.  We discuss what bravery means to us, our current struggles and hopes for the future.   We'll also speak about the power of bravery, sharing boyfriends, and the times in our lives where we've been forced to put on our 'brave' pants (some of which were dead embarrassing).   TO PURCHASE BRAVE BIRD PANTS:  https://www.bravebird.club    CONNECT HERE: https://www.instagram.com/bravebirdclub/ https://www.facebook.com/bravebirdclub/ https://www.twitter.com/bravebirdsarah/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZML7aMovA/     INTRO & OUTRO MUSIC: By Koven and from NoCopyrightSounds: https://youtu.be/0dgMHYThYXw  Download/Stream music here: https://ncs.io/LookingForMore   DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.

In this episode you'll find out a little more about this Brave Bird Club Podcast and what's in it for you, the listener.   We speak about how we met and where the inspiration for Brave Bird Club came from. We present our mission and our vision for the future, and explain why we're selling Brave Bird knickers.     TO PURCHASE BRAVE BIRD PANTS:  https://www.bravebird.club    CONNECT HERE: https://www.instagram.com/bravebirdclub/ https://www.facebook.com/bravebirdclub/ https://www.twitter.com/bravebirdsarah/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZML7aMovA/     INTRO & OUTRO MUSIC: By Koven and from NoCopyrightSounds: https://youtu.be/0dgMHYThYXw  Download/Stream music here: https://ncs.io/LookingForMore   DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.