Posts tagged writing
S1, E8 / Sasha, Frank + Feel: Self trust over self doubt, writing, and creativity and curiosity

If I may say so myself, today's episode is brilliant: a soothing balm and fire up your backside all in one. And I can say that myself because actually, it's nothing to do with what I brought to the table, and instead everything to do with what my incredible guest Sasha brought to the table. Sasha is the founder of Frank + Feel, where she serves us RemindHers and uses her incredibly captivating words to - in her own said words - 'encourage women to live lives steered by self-trust over self-doubt, shrinking, settling or sacrifice'. It was an absolute honour to chat to Sasha about self-doubt, being enthusiastic about multiple different things and being enthusiastic about championing other people, too.

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S1, E7 / Francesca Kletz, Founder of the London Loom: Weaving, Writing, Chicken Soup and Barbra Streisand

Today's guest chez Enthusiast is the fabulous Francesca Kletz, the founder of The London Loom and author of the world's funniest craft book, Weave This. Francesca is colour, creativity and chutzpah wrapped up in one marvellous ball - we discussed her weaving achievements (achweavements? I'll work on it) and her passion for writing; her focus on picking up hobbies that aren't the same as the hobby she's turned into her job; her colourful flat and her love for cooking (including the nicest sounded pitta I've ever heard) and why being Jewish is one of her biggest enthusiasms. Oh, and we talked about Barbra Streisand too. 

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