The Catmaste Chronicles Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

This week we revisit our favourite past episodes as the finale of season 1 draws closer.

I spoke to Donna Stead about her adorable cat Heidi, who has feline asthma and has soared to Instagram fame with more than 10k followers. Donna is also a brilliant cat foster mummy who works closely with 'Mog on the Tyne Cafe' based in Newcastle UK. The cafe provides rescue cats with shelter until they find permanent homes. All cat lovers are welcome to enjoy the sweet kitties along with a warming beverage. But Donna doesn't stop there she also makes cute kitty bandanas, which are available to purchase online and modelled by Heidi and friends. 

Donna is such an inspirational cat mum and we can tell that our feline friends have a close place in her heart. She uses Heidi's Instagram account to bring awareness to feline asthma, which helps cat owners or those thinking about getting a cat to understand the condition better. If you would like to find out more about Donna and her accounts online follow her on Instagram @heidi.kat and @cutekittybandanas and for the cat cafe @mogonthetyne.

Join Michelle for weekly episodes as she invites guest speakers from coaches, personal trainers, yogis, business owners, chefs, and more to discuss their personal success stories and well-being. Oh, and of course PETS. All of our guests are pet owners and have such amazing stories about their beloved pets. So whether you want to start a journey of wellness, listen to inspirational stories about life and pets, we are the place to be. You can follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @Chattycatscare. As always please do rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast.

This week Michelle speaks with Samantha Kidjo founder of ICI Care a personalised hair care products company and she is a passionate engineer. She has spent many years trying to figure out her own hair, between the greenwashing, the toxicity of some products, and self-acceptance. ICI Care is the result of that journey. She now wants to give as many people as possible the tools and knowledge to take care of themselves in a way that is safe for them and doesn't harm the environment. Samantha is a huge animal lover and has had cats and dogs in her life from the age of 8 until now. To find out more about ICI Care visit their website https://icicare.co.uk/

ICI Care is delighted to offer our listeners a 40% off code on all our hair care products. Every hair product that they sell is made to order and individually created to match each customer. (Minimum £15 to get the discount) https://icicare.co.uk/discount/026J3V8AF9JT   Join Michelle for weekly episodes as she invites guest speakers from coaches, personal trainers, yogis, business owners, chefs, and more to discuss their personal success stories and well-being. Oh, and of course PETS. All of our guests are pet owners and have such amazing stories about their beloved pets. So whether you want to start a journey of wellness, listen to inspirational stories about life and pets, we are the place to be. You can follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @Chattycatscare. As always please do rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast.

This week Michelle speaks with Carla Coulson she is a photographer and life coach and helps women say Yes to themselves by reconnecting to their creativity, joy, and passion. Her mission is to lead women out of chaos, confusion or feeling stuck so they can access deeper creativity, love, health, success, confidence, and fun. Carla has authored 3 photography books Including Italian Joy, her story of leaving Sydney to find the right life for her as a photographer in Italy. She has collaborated on a further 5 with Penguin books and worked with magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, Gourmet Traveller, and more. She recently created her successful series titled Young Girl in Bloom, where she mixes positive self-development affirmations for young women with fine art photography portrait photography. Carla is currently looking after 40 cats on a Greek island, what a woman! To find out more from Carla visit her website https://carlacoulson.com Instagram @Carlacoulson Pinterest @Carlacoulsonofficial and Facebook @Carlalovesphotography. Support cats in Greece at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1470512369928025/

Join Michelle for weekly episodes as she invites guest speakers from coaches, personal trainers, yogis, business owners, chefs, and more to discuss their personal success stories and well-being. Oh, and of course PETS. All of our guests are pet owners and have such amazing stories about their beloved pets. So whether you want to start a journey of wellness, listen to inspirational stories about life and pets, we are the place to be. You can follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @Chattycatscare. As always please do rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast.

Podcast Artwork: Allison Tanenhaus

Music: Joy Joseph

This week Michelle speaks with Marian Lee, a 24-year-old woman from Beijing. She grew up in China and came to the UK when she was just 17 years old to pursue her interest in acting. She did a BSc in Psychology at UCL before she came to The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama to do BA Acting CDT. From a teenager to a young adult, she has always had an interest in acting, and her experience at Central has really broadened this interest, so now she is also looking into directing, writing, and beyond. Marian is also a big fan of cats, she has a British Shorthair at home in China, and a Bengal here in London. Her Bengal kitten Leo is an absolute darling to her and has accompanied her through many difficult times. To find out more from Marian find her on Instagram @Marianleelmy and @Leomeeeooow from Leo the Bengal Cat.

Join Michelle for weekly episodes as she invites guest speakers from coaches, personal trainers, yogis, business owners, chefs, and more to discuss their personal success stories and well-being. Oh, and of course PETS. All of our guests are pet owners and have such amazing stories about their beloved pets. So whether you want to start a journey of wellness, listen to inspirational stories about life and pets, we are the place to be. You can follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @Chattycatscare. As always please do rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast.

Podcast Artwork: Allison Tanenhaus

Music: Joy Joseph

This week Michelle speaks with Cheryl Muir, she is a Relationship Expert who specialises in helping high-achieving men and women overcome dating drama and build healthy relationships. Cheryl is the creator of The Dating Drama Empowerment Method and uses this method, combined with no-nonsense transformational coaching, to free her clients from a lifetime of painful patterns in love and relationships. Cheryl is based in the Lake District and is a regular in UK media, having been featured in Metro, Shape, Heart Radio, VICE, and the BBC. Find out more from Cheryl http://www.cherylmuir.com/ https://www.instagram.com/cheryljmuir/ https://twitter.com/cheryljmuir https://www.youtube.com/cherylmuir 

Join Michelle for weekly episodes as she invites guest speakers from coaches, personal trainers, yogis, business owners, chefs, and more to discuss their personal success stories and well-being. Oh, and of course PETS. All of our guests are pet owners and have such amazing stories about their beloved pets. So whether you want to start a journey of wellness, listen to inspirational stories about life and pets, we are the place to be. You can follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @Chattycatscare. As always please do rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast.

Podcast Artwork: Allison Tanenhaus

Music Joy Joseph

This week Michelle speaks with special guest Samantha Renke, born in Germany and raised in Lancashire, She is an actress, presenter, disability activist, inclusion and equality consultant, and keynote speaker. Prior to moving to London, she was a modern languages teacher. She is a columnist for the Metro and has written a multitude of articles on what it is like to be disabled in a disabling world, as well as several socio-cultural criticisms on patronising attitudes, body image, bullying, LGBTQ+ issues, ableism, and the financial and social costs of being disabled.

Additionally, Samantha has written for The Huffington Post and PosAbility magazine. She also featured in the highly successful series of adverts for Maltesers based on real-life experiences of disabled people and is an experienced speaker having spoken at events for companies and organisations such as the National Education Union, Viacom, Houses of Parliament, British Red Cross, Santander, Reed Smith, UNICEF, ASOS, COS Fashion, Creative Equals, the Valuable 500 and Viacom. Lastly, Samantha is also a proud cat mama of two adorable Sphynx cats Lola and Bruno. To find out more about Samantha find her at https://samantharenkeofficial.com/ and on Instagram @samantharenke and her adorable kitties @ladylolaandlordbruno 

Join Michelle for weekly episodes as she invites guest speakers from coaches, personal trainers, yogis, business owners, chefs, and more to discuss their personal success stories and well-being. Oh, and of course PETS. All of our guests are pet owners and have such amazing stories about their beloved pets. So whether you want to start a journey of wellness, listen to inspirational stories about life and pets, we are the place to be. You can follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @Chattycatscare. As always please do rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast.

Podcast Artwork: Alisson Tanenhaus 

Music: Joy Joseph 

This week Michelle speaks with Kelly McCallum, she is an artist who uses a multitude of techniques. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in 2001. One year later, she added a Bachelor of Science from the University of Massachusetts, graduating Cum Laude in Animal Science/Pre Veterinarian studies. In 2003, she returned to RISD to focus on metalsmithing for a year. 

A move to London in 2004 saw her begin a Master of Arts at the Royal College of Art, which she concluded in 2006. Since finishing her education, McCallum's work has been featured repeatedly at the Royal College of Art. 

Her art has been exhibited and is held in a number of private collections worldwide, including Canada, the United States, Germany, France, Portugal, Poland, Korea, and the United Kingdom. In the UK she has shown pieces at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Goldsmiths Hall, Sotheby's, Selfridge's, and Liberty of London.

Kelly now lives with her family on a farm in Portugal with their beloved dogs. 

Find out more from Kelly on her website: www.kellymccallum.com and on Instagram @kelly_mccallum to check out her work.

Join Michelle for weekly episodes as she invites guest speakers from coaches, personal trainers, yogis, business owners, chefs, and more to discuss their personal success stories and well-being. Oh, and of course PETS. All of our guests are pet owners and have such amazing stories about their beloved pets. So whether you want to start a journey of wellness, listen to inspirational stories about life and pets, we are the place to be. You can follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @Chattycatscare. As always please do rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast.

This week Michelle speaks with Lucy Jeffrey, the founder of Bare Kind. She sells bamboo socks where 10% of the profits are donated to help save the animal on the sock. She partners with animal conservation charities to donate these funds and recently has launched her first-ever 'rescue' sock. The design is dedicated to her own bunny rabbits, and 10% of the profits are donated to One Bunny at a Time, a brilliant charity that helps rescue bunny rabbits and finds them homes. Find out more from Bare Kind on their website  https://barekind.co.uk/  Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/bare_kind8/ and Facebook  https://www.instagram.com/bare_kind8/

Enter code 'Catmaste10' to receive a 10% discount off of everything on the Bare Kind website.

Join Michelle for weekly episodes as she invites guest speakers from coaches, personal trainers, yogis, business owners, chefs, and more to discuss their personal success stories and well-being. Oh, and of course PETS. All of our guests are pet owners and have such amazing stories about their beloved pets. So whether you want to start a journey of wellness, listen to inspirational stories about life and pets, we are the place to be. You can follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @Chattycatscare. As always please do rate.

Podcast Artwork: Alisson Tanenhaus

Music: Joy Joseph

This week Michelle speaks with Semra Havsever, she is an eclectic psycho-spiritual witch, author, and creator of Mama Moon Candles. Her mission is to create tools to make magical manifesting tools that are accessible to everyone. Semra is also a proud cat mum of two British Blue Cats. Get 10% off with the code magiccats10 visit www.mamamooncandles.com or Instagram @Mama Moon Candles 

Join Michelle for weekly episodes as she invites guest speakers from coaches, personal trainers, yogis, business owners, chefs, and more to discuss their personal success stories and well-being. Oh, and of course PETS. All of our guests are pet owners and have such amazing stories about their beloved pets. So whether you want to start a journey of wellness, listen to inspirational stories about life and pets, we are the place to be. You can follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @Chattycatscare. As always please do rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast.

Podcast Artwork: Allison Tanenhaus

Music: Joy Joseph

This week Michelle speaks with James Morgan-Jones, a published Author of The Glasswater Quintet, a series of psychological thrillers, with a supernatural touch. James Morgan-Jones was born and brought up on the Essex/London borders. His mother was Welsh and his father from the East End. He trained as a professional actor at the Guildhall school of music and drama in London and worked for several years in the theatre. After a serious accident, he re-trained as a Feline Behaviourist and now lives in South Wales. To find out more from James find him on social media at https://www.facebook.com/JamesMorganJonesAuthor https://www.facebook.com/GlasswaterQuintet https://twitter.com/JamesMorganJon1 879 Freebie: Listeners can download two short stories, Lilian and The Amber Walking Stick and the first five chapters of "On the Edge of Wild Water" by James Morgan-Jones at https://jamesmorganjones.co.uk/

Join Michelle for weekly episodes as she invites guest speakers from coaches, personal trainers, yogis, business owners, chefs, and more to discuss their personal success stories and well-being. Oh, and of course PETS. All of our guests are pet owners and have such amazing stories about their beloved pets. So whether you want to start a journey of wellness, listen to inspirational stories about life and pets, we are the place to be. You can follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @Chattycatscare. As always please do rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast.

Podcast Artwork: Allison Tanenhaus

Music: Joy Joseph