A seasonal podcast discussing the modern female experience. Along with the help of activists, experts and special guests, your hosts Natalia Komis and Ash Moon openly explore subjects from pants to periods, politics to pay gaps, women's health, gender stereotypes and everything in between. The aim? To normalise those subjects that don’t often get spoken about. Because over sharing is healthy!
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Getting fierce with finance with Emilie Bellet
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1:12:45It was only in the mid 70’s that women were allowed to open a bank account without the permission of a man. Has the history of women not having control of their money left many lingering ramifications on us today? Women and relationships - should we be sharing our money? How come we learn how to put a condom on a banana but not about the benefits o…
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How to Harness Aunt Flow with Le’Nise Brothers
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1:06:38Menses, Aunt Flow, Red Wedding, Shark Week, Chum, Time Of The Month,Carrie, Code Red, Girl Flu, whatever you call your period, today we’re here to sit down with Le’Nise Brothers, a hormone and menstruation professional, nutritionist and advocate for womens’ health, to get into the nitty gritty details. The amount of women who still don’t fully unde…
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Change the world, not your body - f*** diets - with Becky Young
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1:11:42In this episode we are talking to Becky Young who founded the Anti Diet Riot Club in 2017 to bring the body acceptance movement out of online spaces and into real life. Listen to Becky’s story of how she decided enough was enough after dieting for 10+ years. During this brilliant chat we talk about the false dieting dream, the consequences and the …
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Reclaiming sexuality after abuse with Hannah Shewan Stevens
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48:05**Trigger Warning** This week we are joined by the inspirational Hannah Shewan Stevens, a campaigner, writer, photographer, and advocate for survivors of sexual abuse. In this sensitive but empowering episode we talk about her campaigns for acceptance of visible differences, awareness of chronic illness and improved sex education within the UK’s sc…
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Ethical periods, eco anxiety and having kids as a female founder with Fran Lucraft
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1:10:03In this episode we talk to Fran Lucraft, founder and CEO of Grace & Green a premium organic and biodegradable period brand. We have a brilliant chat (with a heavily pregnant Fran!) about menstrual hygiene including some shocking facts about its link to the environment; eco anxiety and how this has been a driving force for Grace & Green; going from …
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But WTF Is Mindful Sex? With Billie Quinlan
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52:27Billie Quinlan is the CEO and co-founder of Ferly, a new sexual wellbeing company and audio guide to better understanding your relationship to sex. She is a passionate advocate of gender equality and female empowerment and her TEDX talk last year championed the importance of closing the pleasure gap in order to achieve this. So what do we talk abou…
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An insightful convo with Call the Midwife’s Charlotte Ritchie
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55:47You may know Charlotte as Nurse Barbara Gilbert, from the BBC’s acclaimed drama Call the Midwife, or as super keen Oregon from Fresh Meat, Hannah from Siblings, or more recently from the hilarious series Ghosts. We have a great conversation with Charlotte Ritchie talking about midwifery and women's relationships with their bodies, life in the 60’s …
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Feeling safe on the streets with Jillian Kowalchuk
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53:35"**Trigger warning : This episode touches upon street violence and sexual harassment. Joining us on this episode is Jillian Kowalchuk, an award-winning entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Safe and The City, the AI street-smarts app you need to safely navigate your way home. We have a great conversation about where the idea came from, women’s sa…
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The Pill & Living with Endometriosis with Hayley Smith
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53:22In this episode we chat to Hayley Smith about her experiences with endometriosis, mental health and the side effects of taking the pill. Plus, we question if oral contraception was available for men would you want your fella to take it, or if you are a man would you be happy to take it yourself? We also talk about Hayley’s charity Flow Aid, which o…
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Keeping it Bright with Zara Khalique
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1:11:45We're pleased to announce our first guest Zara Khalique, the founder of Keep It Bright, a positive clothing and lifestyle brand. Created from her childhood bedroom her clothes are now worn by celebs such as Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys. We chat about spreading positive messages, being your own best mate, self confidence and her journe…
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Bare Naked Chats is a seasonal podcast discussing the modern female experience. In this introduction we (Natalia and Ash) delve into our inspiration behind this show, who we are, how we became mates and insights into what we're going to be talking about with future guests. We chat balance for better, gratitude to our mothers, what feminism means to…
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