Well hello, my brilliant bunch - this one is a must-listen. Especially if you’ve ever muttered, “I really should get my financial shit sorted” and then promptly buried your head in a planner and poured a wine.

In this episode of It’s Got Pockets, I’m joined by the absolute powerhouse that is Katy Eatenton - mortgage adviser, insurance strategist, financial educator and straight-talking queen of ‘let’s-have-the-hard-conversations-before-it’s-too-late.’

We’re diving headfirst into the stuff we wish someone had told us at 25, are now scrambling to learn at 45, 55 and beyond and still don’t talk about anywhere near enough - money, protection, inheritance, insurance, divorce, new partners, messy plot twists, dodgy exes and what to do right now to safeguard your future.

No shame. No jargon. Just solid, relatable advice for women who are leading businesses, raising kids, navigating blended families, or waking up to the fact that ‘financial planning’ isn’t just for city boys with briefcases.

In this fiercely honest and empowering conversation, we cover:

💸 Why protecting yourself isn’t paranoid, it’s powerful
🏠 Tenants in common, wills, and what happens when the kids from your first marriage meet the mortgage from your third
📉 How your business can pay for your insurance (and why you absolutely should)
👀 The danger of avoiding ‘awkward’ money convos until it’s too bloody late
💥 The financial red flags we need to stop ignoring in relationships (DBS check, anyone?!)
📈 What to do now, even if you feel behind, overwhelmed or under-informed

And yes - I overshare a bit (lot) (there may be a kidnapping dating story) but that’s the point. Because if we don’t talk about it, we don’t do anything about it.

✨ Whether you're single, in a relationship, remarried, running a business, running a household, or just bloody running on empty - this episode will give you the clarity and kick up the arse you didn’t know you needed.

🔗 I’ve popped all Katy’s details in the show notes - go follow her, message her and for the love of financial peace of mind, get your bloody will sorted.

Because you don’t need to be rich to protect what matters. But you do need to start.

And as Katy says: Beg for forgiveness, not for permission. Amen to that.

🔗 Resources Mentioned:

• Follow Katy on Instagram: Katy Eatenton Finance Strategy
• Book: Smart Women Finish Rich by David Bach
• Get a budget planner. Do a credit check. Have the bloody conversation.

🎧 Listen now if you're ready to:
✔️ Own your worth
✔️ Protect your future
✔️ Stop waiting for someone else to sort it for you

And remember: it’s not too late - it’s just time.

Let’s crack on.🔥

Sarah is the founder of FoundHer Fire—a membership space for experienced women in business who know real success isn’t just about strategy, it’s about self; a place, a space, a community where women find their fire, for women who aren't done yet and who are ready to write their own rules of success. Sarah also co-founded The Plot Twist (un)Awards, celebrating female founders and women smashing through glass ceilings with purpose, passion and joy.

Find out more about me and how I can work with you:

• On LinkedIn
• On Instagram
• On the Web
• Or drop me an email sarah@mindthegap.academy

Well hello, you bloody brilliant humans. This one’s for every woman still holding the sky up while her soul’s quietly sobbing for a break.

In this solo episode, I’m sharing the truth behind the smiling, functioning, got-it-together mask we wear - even when we're running on empty and calling it leadership, strength, or “just cracking on.”

Spoiler alert: it’s not strength, it’s survival. And it’s not sustainable.

This is the episode I nearly didn’t record because I was knackered, hormonal and trying to push through (again). It took a message from my producer and proper woman-in-your-corner energy for me to stop.

And that moment reminded me of exactly why I built FoundHer Fire in the first place.

So this is your intercept.

Your permission slip.

Your loving, swearing, Northern truth-telling nudge to stop performing energy you don’t have and start reclaiming the rest you’ve already earned 300 gazillion times over.

We’re talking:

• The toxic loop of over-functioning, people-pleasing and pretending you’re fine
• Active rest, laundry wins and saying no (even to "sexy" motorbike rides in 70 billion degrees)
• Why the right people will step in when you stop
• The real reason stopping is your leadership superpower
• And the downloadable permission slip you didn’t know you needed

🔥 Plus, I’ve created a Stop Before You Burn Out worksheet to help you press pause before your nervous system forces it. Drop me a message and I’ll send it over.

Because the truth is this:

• Success that feels good starts with rest.
• You can’t lead yourself or anyone else if you’re limping.

And you, my friend, are not here to survive - you're here to thrive, to crack on with joy, fun, passion and purpose.

So if you need someone to be your Kath this week… I’ll be your Kath.

Big love, always.

P.S. Now go on, put the kettle on and sit the fck down, Doris. Just for ten minutes - that break will enable you to move forward, at your pace, your level, on your terms.

Sarah is the founder of FoundHer Fire—a membership space for experienced women in business who know real success isn’t just about strategy, it’s about self; a place, a space, a community where women find their fire, for women who aren't done yet and who are ready to write their own rules of success. Sarah also co-founded The Plot Twist (un)Awards, celebrating female founders and women smashing through glass ceilings with purpose, passion and joy.

Find out more about me and how I can work with you:

• On LinkedIn
• On Instagram
• On the Web
• Or drop me an email sarah@mindthegap.academy

In this unforgettable episode, I'm joined by the gloriously funny, deeply wise and utterly disarming Alison Larkin - bestselling author, actress, award-winning audiobook narrator and creator of Grief, A Comedy.

What begins as a conversation about grief quickly unfolds into a masterclass in living, loving late, choosing joy, and rewriting the rules - whether that's of gender in literature or of what comes after heartbreak.

With her trademark humour and a heart that’s clearly lived a thousand lives, Alison takes us through:

• How her friendship with Archbishop Desmond Tutu changed her life (and her writing)
• Why she reimagined Great Expectations with a female Pip and a sapphic twist
• The devastatingly beautiful love story that began in her 50s… and the grief that followed
• The unexpected joy that arrived after loss
• The lessons her late partner, Bhima, continued to teach her from beyond
• Online dating disasters (including a man with actual scrambled egg in his beard 🥴)
• Her “closet” audiobook empire and why she revoices the classics for women today

Oh - and there’s also a beautiful live performance of her original song at the end. Tissue warning. Snot bubbles may occur.

Her Six Word Memoir:
Choose love and laughter after loss.

This one’s not really about death.
It’s about finally letting yourself live — with peace, with permission, and with a whole lot of laughter.

Why You Should Listen:
If you’ve ever lost someone.
If you’ve ever loved late or feared it was too late.
If you’ve ever wondered how you could possibly keep going —
This conversation is your reminder:
You can. And joy might just be waiting for you on the other side.

Buy the Book: Grief, A Comedy by Alison Larkin – available now in print and audiobook.

Connect with Alison: https://alisonlarkinpresents.com/

If you loved this episode, share it with someone who needs to be reminded: it’s never too late for love, reinvention, or a bloody good laugh.

🎧 Subscribe. Review. Crack on.
Because as Alison says - Don’t settle. It’s your life. It could be gone tomorrow.

Sarah is the founder of FoundHer Fire—a membership space for experienced women in business who know real success isn’t just about strategy, it’s about self; a place, a space, a community where women find their fire, for women who aren't done yet and who are ready to write their own rules of success. Sarah also co-founded The Plot Twist (un)Awards, celebrating female founders and women smashing through glass ceilings with purpose, passion and joy.

Find out more about me and how I can work with you:

• On LinkedIn
• On Instagram
• On the Web
• Or drop me an email sarah@mindthegap.academy

Ever fantasised about checking yourself into a silent retreat (aka jail) just for a bit of peace and bloody quiet?

Welcome to The Shovel Sisters episode – a love letter to every woman who’s ever had to educate someone (a partner, a colleague, a child... the bloody dog) on the absolute hormonal rollercoaster that is perimenopause, menopause and everything in between.

This one’s for the women holding up the sky while sweating through their bra, questioning their sanity and still being asked what’s for tea. Again. Because it never ends.

In this solo episode, I’m talking about:

🔥 The emotional and physical plot twists of midlife (spoiler: there’s no manual)
🔥 The moment my husband asked “How long does menopause last?” (he lived, but only just)
🔥 Why we need a secret society of rage-and-resilience-fuelled women called The Shovel Sisters (or maybe not because jail)
🔥 The wild duality of wanting to build empires one minute and cry into your toast the next
🔥 And why you're not losing the plot – you're leading a bloody revolution (in your body and your life)

There’s a reason this podcast is called It’s Got Pockets – because we carry a hell of a lot. And sometimes we need a circle, a sisterhood, a safe space to scream, swear, sob or simply sit.

So if you’re in your “don’t f*cking test me” era… you’re not alone.

This one’s equal parts sweary survival guide and midlife manifesto.

And just in case you need the reminder:
You are not mad.
You are not behind.
You are becoming.
And if you ever need a shovel… you know where I am.

💥 Come find your fire inside the FoundHer Fire Collective
💬 DM me if you're ready to be seen, heard and backed – shovel optional.

Sarah is the founder of FoundHer Fire—a membership space for experienced women in business who know real success isn’t just about strategy, it’s about self; a place, a space, a community where women find their fire, for women who aren't done yet and who are ready to write their own rules of success. Sarah also co-founded The Plot Twist (un)Awards, celebrating female founders and women smashing through glass ceilings with purpose, passion and joy.

Find out more about me and how I can work with you:

• On LinkedIn
• On Instagram
• On the Web
• Or drop me an email sarah@mindthegap.academy

This episode kicks off with a question no one saw coming (literally): do vaginas have nostrils? And from there… it’s glorious, gritty and unfiltered.

I’m joined by the brilliant Jennie and what starts as knicker chat turns into the kind of real, raw conversation women usually only have in the loos - when the bra's off, the mascara’s smudged and you’re two proseccos deep into life reflections.

We talk:

• Why some friendships quietly turn into “friendshits” (and what it takes to grieve the ones that ghost you when you grow)
• How to sit in the discomfort of your own becoming because growth isn’t polite
• What real trust in yourself looks like (spoiler: it’s the best kind of f*cking freedom)
• Rewriting your identity after redundancy, change or just the slow erosion of ‘who you used to be’
• The difference between women who cheerlead you and the ones who need you to stay small

There’s rage, release, reality checks and ridiculous giggles because the truth is, this season of life comes with all of it. You’re not breaking. You’re breaking open. You're rewiring and reclaiming you.

So pull up a chair, take your bra off, pop your jimmies on and tune into the conversation more of us need to be having - unfiltered, unbothered and unapologetically you.

Sarah is the founder of FoundHer Fire—a membership space for experienced women in business who know real success isn’t just about strategy, it’s about self; a place, a space, a community where women find their fire, for women who aren't done yet and who are ready to write their own rules of success. Sarah also co-founded The Plot Twist (un)Awards, celebrating female founders and women smashing through glass ceilings with purpose, passion and joy.

Find out more about me and how I can work with you:

• On LinkedIn
• On Instagram
• On the Web
• Or drop me an email sarah@mindthegap.academy

This episode starts with a cancelled Sunday. But it unpacks something far bigger.

Something I know you’ll feel in your bones if you’ve ever:

• Held the sky up for everyone else
• Put your needs last
• Kept going when your body and brain were screaming “enough”

I’m talking about the invisible trap of proving - where you perform your value, your right to rest, your worthiness for the seat you’ve already earned.

It’s the part no one talks about when they say “just be more confident” or “take up space.”
It’s what happens when the world tells women to rise but only if we never slow down.

In this solo episode of It’s Got Pockets, I’m getting honest about:

• The emotional fallout of being ‘the strong one’
• Why rest doesn’t feel safe when your self-worth is tied to performance
• The connection between over-functioning and control (yep, we’re going there)
• And why your nervous system is crying out for a pause

There’s no tidy bow on this one - just real talk and a reminder you might need today:

👉 You don’t need to keep proving it to keep it.

This is your permission slip to take the mask off, breathe and choose yourself without needing a dramatic burnout to justify it.

Links + Extras:

• 🔋 Download my Energy Audit – It’s time to stop running on fumes. Grab it here
• 🔥 Join the FoundHer Fire™ Collective – Doors are open if you’re ready to stop proving and start owning it. You can apply here.

Sarah is the founder of FoundHer Fire—a membership space for experienced women in business who know real success isn’t just about strategy, it’s about self; a place, a space, a community where women find their fire, for women who aren't done yet and who are ready to write their own rules of success. Sarah also co-founded The Plot Twist (un)Awards, celebrating female founders and women smashing through glass ceilings with purpose, passion and joy.

Find out more about me and how I can work with you:

• On LinkedIn
• On Instagram
• On the Web
• Or drop me an email sarah@mindthegap.academy

Trigger warning: This episode contains themes of grief, loss, trauma, addiction, and recovery.

This episode is special; I get to talk to my fabulous friend Nicky Wake and I can confirm it is completely unfiltered.

In this fiercely honest episode of It’s Got Pockets, I sit down with the phenomenal Nicky Wake - powerhouse entrepreneur, sober and founder of multiple game-changing businesses (Don't Panic Events, Chapter 2 Dating, Widow’s Fire, Sober Love and Sober AF) and a woman who has turned the hardest kind of heartbreak into deep purpose and powerful impact.

We talk about everything. And I mean everything.

From podium dancing in the Hacienda to building a global awards empire…

From losing the love of her life and navigating widowhood, grief and solo parenting…

To dating again (with hilarious stories and a few d*ck pics along the way)…

And hitting rock-bottom moments before making the bold, life-saving choice to get sober and start again - on her own terms.

This isn’t a story of one neat, tidy reinvention.
It’s a story of grit, grief, guts and there's some gallows humour - this is why we are friends.

We talk:

🔥 Widowhood and anticipatory grief
🔥 Dating over 50 and the launch of Chapter 2 and Widow’s Fire
🔥 The sober dating revolution (hello Sober AF)
🔥 Alcohol as a coping mechanism and how she chose differently
🔥 Why power of attorney and a will are NOT boring admin, but essential
🔥 The power of community, purpose and finding your people

And Nicky’s six-word memoir? One of the best yet.

This is one for anyone who’s ever wondered how the hell to carry on when life hits hardest and who believes in plot twists, comebacks and doing things your own damn way.

🧨 Tap play. Share it with someone who needs it. And if you haven’t sorted your will or power of attorney yet - this is your big fat nudge.

Sarah is the founder of FoundHer Fire—a membership space for experienced women in business who know real success isn’t just about strategy, it’s about self; a place, a space, a community where women find their fire, for women who aren't done yet and who are ready to write their own rules of success. Sarah also co-founded The Plot Twist (un)Awards, celebrating female founders and women smashing through glass ceilings with purpose, passion and joy.

Find out more about me and how I can work with you:

• On LinkedIn
• On Instagram
• On the Web
• Or drop me an email sarah@mindthegap.academy

Back in 1997, a little essay called “Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young” was published in the Chicago Tribune.

It was later turned into an unlikely global hit by the one and only Baz Luhrmann and “Wear Sunscreen” became a rite of passage for an entire generation.

It was oh so wise, weirdly soothing and just the right amount of bizarre. It was the rules we ignored.

As NME put it:

And it was.
A tune.
A moment.
A collective nudge to live better and also, wear SPF. Which obviously most of us ignored.

So what else could I do 28 years later but bring it up to date (badly). It will never be on the set list for Glasto but might bring a smile to your face.

This is my homage to that moment, this is the commencement speech for the generation as we stand today.

Not the fresh-faced graduates. But the women who (maybe) were those graduates once… and are now entering their sequel season.
Or, as I like to call it: your fck-you season.

It will never be a pop landmark, nor probably feature in any commencement speech; however...

"Ladies of the class of the 1980s, you are still not as fat as you think you are."

If I could only offer you one piece of advice for this next season of your life, it would be this.

Start now.

Don't wait for the right time, the right weight, the right level of confidence.

Just begin.

All my advice has no more basis, more reliable than my own lived in sweary experience. ; )"

Sarah is the founder of FoundHer Fire—a membership space for experienced women in business who know real success isn’t just about strategy, it’s about self; a place, a space, a community where women find their fire, for women who aren't done yet and who are ready to write their own rules of success. Sarah also co-founded The Plot Twist (un)Awards, celebrating female founders and women smashing through glass ceilings with purpose, passion and joy.

Find out more about me and how I can work with you:

• On LinkedIn
• On Instagram
• On the Web
• Or drop me an email sarah@mindthegap.academy