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Kirsty Vallely is a social entrepreneur, activist, award-wining blogger and founder of The Imperfect Mum. In this first episode, we have Kirsty Vallely sharing her passion about helping mums open the conversation around mental health We also talk about the challenges of mothers starting their own business and the issues around guilt and helping mums set boundaries. Highlights:Feeling of guilt is central to our mental healthTips on setting boundaries as a mumBeing an introverted extrovertKirsty’s passion for campaigning for better mental health for mumsWe are now opening up and talking more about mental healthHow do we create boundaries as a mumWhy moms don’t seem to be a cool brandWomen want to support other womenWhy we need an emotional index scoreTime stamp:[01:34] What are the key drivers for mothers starting their own business? [08:43] Going back to work and asking for help.[10:10] Why people are afraid of asking for their value?[12:10] What advice would you give around setting boundaries?[17:00] Campaigning for better mental health for mothers[20:00] What are the top 3 things you would ask the government?[24:00] We don’t eat burnt pork chops campaign[27:00] What would be a brilliant outcome for our community?[31:40] Becoming a disgraceful granny[35:10] Why we only employ women over 50 at my work [36:00] Enjoying London as a cityUseful links:Kirsty Vallely’s website The Imperfect MumRaising Boys by Steve BiddulphGo to The Female Social NetworkTFSN on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and YoutubeThis podcast is produced by Podcast PublishingSupport the show (http://www.tfsnglobal.com/signup)

Sue Turton is a war correspondent with Al Jazeera, Channel 4 News and Sky News covering Afghanistan, Libya and Syria extensively with over 30 years of experience as a film maker, television journalist and speaker.Highlights:When you hear people talking about their very survival is what's in the story, that's when you really understand humanity a bit.How to turn situations where you are with people with extreme distressed into content that is appealing to audience“If you're a man, you can interview half of the population. If you're a woman, you can interview the whole population.”The need to redress the enormous imbalance between men and womenSue’s advice of “owning it, recognising it, and seeing you are going through it.”Advice to ambitious women is to “own it and don’t apologize.”On mental health and dealing with stress - “Its the small things that get through”Sue’s crazy war stories - “so we say to each other, we will have to shoot each other.”On insomnia - the time when you are supposed to be switching off at night needs to be given more priorityTime stamp:[02:02] How to work with people in extreme situations[05:10] Male and female journalist stereotypes as war correspondent[12:10] Being an alpha female and growing up with dad at sea as a captain in the navy.[17:30] Younger generations don’t have our hang ups[20:00] The battle to redress the imbalance is still on[28:30] Do we want to be taken alive?[30:00] How do you deal with coming out of anxiety and stress?[34:00] How do we get the world to accept the personal individual stories vs making the whole fit with the individual?[36:50] Insomnia and giving priority to sleep[38:48] The English teacher that made me think “I want to be a war correspondent”Useful links:Sue Turton’s personal websiteMatina JewelGermaine GreerGo to The Female Social NetworkTFSN on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and YoutubeThis podcast is produced by Podcast PublishingSupport the show (http://www.tfsnglobal.com/signup)