This Is Awkward – Details, episodes & analysis

In our latest, and final, episode of Series 2 of This Is Awkward, we are speaking with Dr Kath Fielder about something rarely talked about, yet it’s something that all humans have in common. It’s death.

About Dr Kath Fielder

Kath works as a GP in County Durham and in a private Specialist Neurodevelopmental Assessment and Treatment Centre in Newcastle, having received an ADHD diagnosis herself recently. She is also part of the advisory team for Everydoctor; a campaigning organisation that fights for the NHS, staff and patients. Kath has particular experience in Mental Health; predominantly trauma and neurodivergence. She is also especially interested in empowering patients through effective communication and explanation, to support them in making the decisions that are right for them.

Useful links

If you’d like more information about some of the issues discussed in this episode, you may find the following links helpful:

https://compassionindying.org.uk/

https://www.compassionate-communities.co.uk/

https://www.resus.org.uk/respect/respect-healthcare-professionals

https://northerncanceralliance.nhs.uk/deciding-right/

https://www.hospiceuk.org/our-campaigns/dying-matters

https://www.gov.uk/power-of-attorney

https://advancedecision.service.compassionindying.org.uk/

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This episode is a corker. Right at the top of the things we find awkward to talk about – sex.

Specifically, we’re talking about sex after becoming a parent.

Sex and parenthood are not natural bedfellows (pun absolutely intended). Fortunately, we have Clio Wood, women’s health and sexual wellbeing expert and author of ‘How to get your mojo back’, on hand to offer some advice about tackling this topic.

For more information about Clio, visit www.andbreathewellbeing.com or you can also find her on social media:

Instagram: @andbreathewellbeing

Facebook: www.facebook.com/andbreathewell

X: @AndBreatheWell

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Join Kristy and Lyanne as they quiz Cate Sevilla, author of How To Work Without Losing Your Mind, on tricky work chats. From pay-rise panic to water-cooler wincing, we cover the conversations that can cause us to get hot under the collar in all the wrong ways. Cate is a font of knowledge and wisdom, after years working at some of the biggest companies in the world - at both ends of the power dynamic.

From socially 'ick' awkwardness to downright distress, we cover it all - so, if you're struggling at work at the moment, take 5 (or 45) and we hope this episode will equip you with some tools to use in your workplace.

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Ever feel like you put your foot in your mouth more often than a contortionist? Or worse, say nothing at all when confronted with tricky subjects? Fear not, ‘This Is Awkward – How to have difficult conversations’ is a brand-new podcast, dedicated to tackling life’s most awkward conversations.

Led by hosts author Lyanne Nicholl and Kristy MacLeod, each episode focuses on a stand-alone topic and features a special guest who is on hand to offer their unique professional insight and experience.

Subjects range from how to broach an embarrassing problem with your GP, how to navigate awkward conversations in the workplace, through to speaking to your partner about money, or tackling taboo subjects such as miscarriage and infertility, plus much more.

Launching 12th July

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As far as difficult subjects go, money is pretty high on the list for most people. Luckily, this week we have not one, but TWO brilliant experts in their field to help guide us through this conversational minefield.

At the top of the show, we are joined by #1 best selling author, podcaster and financial expert, Peter Komolafe.

Peter gives some incredible advice on topics such as asking for money, as well as how to ask for it back. Plus, he shares some of his own personal experiences of how to handle things if you don't get your money back, as well as how to better recognise and manage your own spending habits.

For anyone interested in finding out more from Peter, he hosts a 6-week book club where he takes people through all the practical aspects of his latest book. More details can be found here: https://peterkomolafe.com/the-money-basics-book-club

Secondly, we hear brilliant insights from Joe Huston, Managing Director of GiveDirectly. Joe leads teams across 12 countries to deliver over one hundred and fifty million dollars a year to some of the poorest people in the world, so he certainly knows a thing or two about how to talk money.

He shares his top tips for how to ask for money in the charitable sector, and his approach may surprise you!

For more information, visit:

• givedirectly.org
• https://www.instagram.com/givedirectly/
• https://twitter.com/givedirectly
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/givedirectly

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Kristy and Lyanne talk with the font of knowledge, Dr Charlotte Gooding, about how to take the stigma out of menopause and perimenopause.

If you're struggling to find the words to help you, or a loved one, through this natural - but sometimes difficult - time in life: look no further for warm wisdom and guidance.

To find out more about the menopause, or for details of helpful resources, we'd encourage you to follow Dr Gooding on social media - @drcharlottegooding

For anyone interested, the painting Kristy refers to at the end of the episode is Picasso's 'The Three Dancers'.

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