Good Influence
By Gemma Styles
Welcome to Good Influence with Gemma Styles!
In each informative episode we meet a different guest, who’ll help us pay attention to something we should know about, but maybe don’t.
Through relaxed, honest and relatable conversations, we learn together what these good influence guests have to teach us on topics from mental health to media representation, confidence to climate.
To ask your own questions in future episodes follow @gemmastyles and @goodinfluencegs
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Latest episode
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Laura Adlington on Body Confidence
Laura talks about body confidence and fatphobia; confidence vs neutrality, the impact of the media that we grow up with and the importance of seeing ourselves reflected on screen. -
Liz Plank on Feminism and Fertility
Liz talks about feminism and fertility, the social secrecy around fertility, how to balance assumptions with information on the positive impact of choice for everyone -
Sophia Li on Web3 and the Climate
Sophia talks about Web3 and the Climate; the role of storytelling in bringing climate conversations to new audiences and technologies, the importance of new systems for people around the world, and what Web3 actually means. -
Dr Sam Akbar on Stress and Resilience
Sam talks about stress and resilience; the difference between stress and anxiety, managing stresses that we can't get rid of and how we adapt and recover after particularly tough times -
Bay Garnett on Secondhand Shopping
Bay talks about secondhand shopping; the rising popularity of pre-owned clothing, how the language used to describe it affects our habits, and the importance of bringing together fashion and sustainable practices. -
Rain Dove on Gender and Activism
This week on Good Influence we're talking about Gender and Activism; experiencing the world outside of binary norms, how much society needs to know about gender, and how to have kind, productive conversations about identity. Rain Dove i… -
Lucy Blakiston on Social Media as News
This week on Good Influence we're talking about social media as news; communicating effectively with a global audience, the difficulty of separating individuals from their platforms and not being ashame… -
Jacqueline Hurst on Social Anxiety
Jacqueline talks about social anxiety; why so many of us feel we struggle in social situations, how our thoughts can become feelings, and starting to let go of what other people think. -
Lauren Mahon on Life after Trauma
Lauren talks about life after trauma; separating yourself from your circumstances, creating boundaries with others and trusting the process of recovery. -
Emmanuel Asuquo on Financial Literacy
Emmanuel talks about financial literacy; the role of financial knowledge as self care, making conversations about money less intimidating and not falling prey to online comparison.
