Why Women’s Hormones & Cycles Are So Complicated

This week on Curveball, we’re getting real about women’s hormones, menstrual cycles, and the painful reality of endometriosis. From mood swings to energy crashes, we’re sharing our own experiences navigating life while dealing with hormonal chaos.

We dive into the pressure women feel to keep performing, stay productive, and “just get through it,” even when their bodies are working against them. From crippling pain to stigma around menstrual health, this episode is honest, validating, and so needed. HAVE THE NHS AND WOMEN HEALTH FAILED US?

✨ What we cover:

✨ The reality of living with endometriosis

✨ Hormonal highs, lows, and mood swings

✨ How cycles impact mental health, energy, and daily life

✨ Breaking the silence on women’s health struggles

✨ Finding self-love, boundaries, and body positivity

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We’re back with Part 2 of our body confidence series, and this week our Soph Hughes, confidence expert, speaker, and author of a body confidence eBook course, dives deeper into the practical exercises you can use to strengthen your relationship with your body.

If you’ve been wanting real, actionable tools to shift how you see and speak to yourself, this episode is packed with exercises you can start using today. From reframing negative thoughts to reconnecting with your body in a more compassionate way, Sophie walks us through simple yet powerful practices designed to help you feel more confident and grounded.

• Guided exercises to challenge negative self-talk

• Techniques to reconnect with your body in a kind, empowering way

• Journaling prompts to shift your mindset and build inner confidence

• Daily rituals to help you feel more present, accepting, and at ease

• Sophie’s favourite tools from her eBook course that actually work

00:01 — Welcome Back & Introduction to Part 2

02:58 — Why Practical Exercises Matter for Confidence

08:20 — Reframing Negative Thoughts: Step-by-Step

16:45 — Body Connection Practices & Movement Rituals

24:10 — Journaling Prompts for Mindset Shifts

32:40 — Daily Confidence Rituals & Final Takeaways

This episode is practical, uplifting, and full of tools you can return to anytime you need a confidence boost. 💛

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This week on curveball, Sophie Hughes—confidence expert, speaker, and author of a body confidence eBook course—shares her insights on how to start loving and embracing your body exactly as it is. If you’ve ever struggled with self-criticism, negative body thoughts, or wanting to feel more confident in your own skin, this episode is for you.

We explore the foundations of body confidence, why self-love goes beyond appearances, and how to shift your mindset to feel empowered every day. Sophie also shares personal stories and key lessons from her eBook course, giving listeners practical tools to start building body positivity right away.

✨ What we cover in this episode:

• How to challenge negative self-talk and body criticism
• The power of mindset in cultivating self-love
• Daily practices to boost confidence and feel more comfortable in your body
• Sophie’s personal journey and key takeaways from her eBook course

✨ Timestamps:

00:01 — Welcome & Introduction to Body Confidence

03:42 — Sophie’s Personal Journey & Mindset Shifts

10:15 — Understanding Body Criticism & Negative Self-Talk

18:50 — Daily Practices to Build Confidence

27:30 — Key Takeaways & Actionable Steps to Start Loving Your Body

This episode is honest, empowering, and full of practical insights to help you feel more confident, grounded, and proud of the body you’re in. 💛

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This week, we’re unpacking the messy, emotional, and often overwhelming reality of living with ADHD while trying to stay ambitious, successful, and “on top of everything.” The burnout is real.

We dive into the pressure so many women feel to hustle, perform, stay organised, and keep pushing—even when their brains are working against them. From the constant cycle of hyperfocus → burnout, to the guilt, masking, and shame that often comes with ADHD, this episode is honest, validating, and deeply needed.

As two women juggling creative careers, deadlines, self-growth, and the expectation to “keep it all together,” we open up about how ADHD shapes our habits, our mental health, our work, and our self-worth.

We also explore the personal side:

✨ Why ADHD shows up differently in women

✨ The emotional exhaustion of trying to meet everyone’s expectations

✨ The burnout loop: doing everything → crashing → starting again

✨ The pressure to mask symptoms to appear organised or “put together”

✨ And how we’re learning to slow down, create boundaries, and find a rhythm that actually supports us

00:01 — Unpacking Burnout: Why Being Busy Isn't a Badge of Honor

06:26 —Your Rest Needs: Physical, Mental, Social

11:27 — Masking ADHD: Why Women Go Undiagnosed Until Adulthood

16:33 — Living with ADHD: Relationships, Patience, and Medication's Impact

26:30- Finding Strength in Vulnerability and Overcoming Life's Hardships

This episode is, as always, raw, honest, and so relatable. 💛

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🎙️ New Episode Out Now: Beauty Standards & Diet Culture

This week, we’re getting real about the pressures that shaped us , and the ones we’re still unlearning.

We dive into everything from the Victoria Beckham era, heroin chic aesthetic to the realities of plus-size modelling, ever-changing social media trends, fillers, and surgery. It’s a full breakdown of how beauty ideals have been pushed, sold, and absorbed for decades.

As two curve models, we also talk about how these trends hit us directly , how the industry’s constant shifts can affect our confidence, our work, and the way we see our bodies.

And we open up about the personal side of it all:

✨ Kayleigh shares her current struggles with her implants

✨ Sophie speaks openly about her former eating disorder

✨ How magazine culture conditioned a generation to believe they had to shrink to be accepted

✨ And why doing things for yourself , not the trend cycle, is the real act of self-love

✨ Timestamps:

00:01 — Unpacking 'Skinny Tox’ and TikTok's Dangerous Trends

00:02:51—From Heroin Chic to 'What I Eat': Decades of Toxic Ideals

00:07:57— Navigating Online Trolling and Curating Positive Feeds

00:14:48 —Victoria's Secret and the Illusion of Fashion Diversity

00:29:08 —Unpacking the 'Fix-It' Mentality and Unregulated Procedures

00:36:02 —Navigating the Emotional Journey of Turning 35 and Beyond

00:42:59 —Umpa Lumpa Tans to Embracing Self-Acceptance

00:52:35 — Prioritising Health and Well-being Over Filtered Perfection

This episode is as always raw, honest, healing, and necessary. 💛

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In this week’s episode of curveball, Kayleigh and Soph dive deep into The Matching Hypothesis , the idea that we’re drawn to people who are “on our level” in looks, confidence, and social status.

But are we still living by those unspoken “leagues,” or are we rewriting the rules of attraction? The girls unpack how self-worth, confidence, and society’s obsession with aesthetics shape who we think we deserve — and whether true connection comes down to appearance or aligned energy.

✨ Timestamps:

00:01 — The social conditioning of attraction

04:28 — The matching hypothesis and dating within social standing

09:00 — Why self-work is key in relationship dynamics

13:58 — Unpacking societal pressures on women’s body image

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Episode 3: Would You Rather – Therapy Edition

This week, Kayleigh and Soph turn a simple game of Would You Rather into a full-on therapy session. From dream lives and hustle culture to knowing the future, sex and body image, and even surviving the end of the world — nothing’s off limits.

It’s raw, unfiltered and way too relatable. Expect chaos, confession-level honesty and lots of giggles.

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this episode of Curveball, Kayleigh and Soph get real about vulnerability in relationships — the messy, awkward, and deeply human parts we don’t always talk about. From farting in front of your partner to feeling confident and connected sexually, nothing’s off-limits.

They open up about faking orgasms, learning to feel safe in your body, and why true intimacy starts with honesty, even when it’s uncomfortable. Expect laughter, a few “did they just say that?” moments, and a whole lot of truth.

Because being vulnerable isn’t embarrassing, it’s powerful. 💛

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