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Welcome to Finally Fabulous, the podcast that encourages you to live boldly, joyfully, and on your own terms!Kate speaks with resilient women who’ve faced adversity, taken risks, and challenged the status quo to pursue happiness & redefine joy.
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Ep 20: Amanda Downs | "I Wanted a Marriage, Not a Wedding": Redefining Success, Career & Family at 40 (opens the original)
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From facing redundancy in her thirties and navigating online dating in her pyjamas to marrying at Gretna Green for £500, becoming a mother at 42, and swapping traditional gender roles with her husband, Amanda’s life is proof that life doesn't follow a rigid timeline. In this episode, we explore: - Writing Your Own Rules: Why Amanda chose a £500 wedding, flipped family dynamics with a stay-at-home dad, and built a life around what truly mattered to her. - Fertility & Autonomy: Why understanding y
Ep 19: Helena Nicklin | From acting to wine: The woman rewriting the rules. (opens the original)
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What happens when the path laid out for you doesn't fit, and the industry you want to join wasn't built for you? In this episode, host Kate is joined by Helena Nicklin - actress turned wine expert, writer, broadcaster, entrepreneur, and podcaster. Helena shares her remarkable journey, starting with a pivotal "f**k it" moment when, faced with a lead acting role, she chose what felt like the safer path: stepping away from acting and into the wine trade. Together, they unpack: The grief and thrill
Ep 18: Shelly Murphy | Breaking the mould: why not fitting in can be your greatest strength! (opens the original)
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What happens when the system tells you you're not enough, but you refuse to believe it? In this episode, Shelly shares how growing up with dyslexia left her feeling like she had to hide the fact that she couldn't keep up in a system that wasn't built for her. Afraid of being exposed and believing she wasn't good enough, she found freedom through creativity and learned to trust her instincts over society’s expectations. From lying about her age to get into art college at just 15, to building an a
Ep 17: Charley Wilkinson | Curiosity over certainty: From Newcastle to Singapore! (opens the original)
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What if the best opportunities in life are the ones you never planned for? In this episode, Charley shares how following her curiosity took her from the UK to China, Hong Kong and Singapore, shaping an international career defined by courage, resilience and an openness to the unknown. From navigating culture shock, language barriers and leading teams across Asia to walking away from a successful career to start again, she reflects on the experiences that taught her to trust her instincts and emb
Ep 16: Steph Whitelock "You don’t have to be perfect, you just have to be you.” (opens the original)
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In her 20s, Steph spent years chasing perfection, worrying about what other people thought, and pushing hard to succeed as a musician. But her perspective on life completely shifted when her son was diagnosed with congenital CMV - a common virus that’s harmless for most adults but can affect a baby during pregnancy. In this honest and inspiring conversation, Steph shares how navigating her son’s diagnosis - and a system that often required her to fight for support - uncovered a strength she neve
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