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  • The Weight of Shame Isn’t Yours To Carry with Gemma Went, strategist, energy practitioner, soul-technologist and channel

    The Weight of Shame Isn’t Yours To Carry with Gemma Went, strategist, energy practitioner, soul-technologist and channel
    Aug 19 2025
    Trigger Warnings: This episode contains discussion of childhood abuse, bullying, trauma and addiction. Please take care of yourself while listening.In this episode of Shameless Stories, Sarah Lloyd speaks with online business mentor, coach, and energy healer Gemma Went about her journey of moving through deep shame into healing, empowerment, and purpose.Gemma shares openly about growing up with undiagnosed ADHD, carrying the weight of childhood trauma, abuse, and bullying, and how shame shaped her identity for decades. From being an angry, risk-taking young woman to becoming a conscious entrepreneur and healer, Gemma’s story is one of resilience, self-discovery, and breaking free from cycles of silence.Together, Sarah and Gemma explore:
    • What shame really is and how it shows up in our bodies, minds, and businesses
    • The impact of late ADHD diagnosis and the shame of “feeling different” as a child
    • How both big trauma and “little” trauma create the same shame responses in the body
    • The link between entrepreneurship, visibility, and shame in the online business world
    • How energy healing, somatic work, and mindset shifts can clear the weight of shame
    • Why breaking cycles of silence helps future generations live freer, shameless lives
    Gemma also shares how she now supports entrepreneurs through The Lighthouse, blending strategy, energy clearing, and ethical business growth to help clients release shame, heal limiting beliefs, and thrive without comparison or judgement.If you’ve ever carried shame around who you are, felt “too much” or “not enough,” or struggled with visibility and worth in business or life, this conversation will resonate deeply. About Our Guest - Gemma WentGemma Went is an online business mentor, certified mindset coach, and energy practitioner. Through her company The Lighthouse, she helps entrepreneurs grow and scale consciously, combining strategy with deep healing work to create sustainable success.Check out Gemma’s website here: https://www.lighthouse.online/Follow Gemma on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gemmawent/Fancy being on the show and/or part of the book? Connect with Host Sarah Lloyd through her website https://www.iamsarahlloyd.com/ and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iam_sarahlloyd/✨ If this episode resonated with you, please rate, review, and share Shameless Stories to help us reach more listeners ready to transform shame into empowerment. ✨ Follow us on Instagram: @shameless_stories_podcast https://www.instagram.com/shameless_stories_podcast/ and Facebook: @shamelessstories https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576989341131 to keep up to date with all things Shameless Stories, sneak peeks and more.

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    29 min
  • The Only Constant is Change - Healing Shame & Self-Discovery with Lindsey Elms, Autistic Author, Coach and Nine Star Ki Consultant

    The Only Constant is Change - Healing Shame & Self-Discovery with Lindsey Elms, Autistic Author, Coach and Nine Star Ki Consultant
    Aug 15 2025
    In this beautiful episode of Shame-less Stories, Sarah sits down with author and Nine Star Ki consultant Lindsey Elms, whose new book Guided by Love was recently published through The Unbound Press.Lindsey opens up about the end of her 20-year marriage, the deep shame that followed, and the transformative journey that helped her release it. She shares how writing her book became a self-love project, guiding her through heartbreak with compassion and grace. Six months ago, she received an autism diagnosis; an experience that brought a fresh wave of shame but ultimately deepened her self-understanding and acceptance.You’ll also hear about:
    • How shame can be dismantled through honesty, safe spaces, and self-awareness.
    • The societal expectations that can erode self-worth, and the liberation of letting them go!
    • Life after an autism diagnosis, including sensory sensitivities, energy management, and embracing neurodivergent strengths.
    • The gentle wisdom of Nine Star Ki and how it can support self-discovery, decision-making, and healing cycles.
    • The tools, rituals, and mindset shifts that helped Lindsey navigate loss and rebuild her life with hope and joy.
    Guided by Love isn’t just Lindsey’s story, it’s a compassionate guide for anyone moving through heartbreak, life transitions, or the messy beauty of rediscovering themselves.Links & Resources:
    • Buy Guided by Love on Amazon
    • Connect with Lindsey and book a Nine Star Ki reading through her website
    • You can also connect with Lindsey on Facebook and Instagram
    Want to Share Your Shameless Story?Visit https://www.iamsarahlloyd.com or connect with Sarah on Instagram


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    41 min
  • Episode 28: Find Your Truth with Lizzie Cantopher, artist, author and soul healer

    Episode 28: Find Your Truth with Lizzie Cantopher, artist, author and soul healer
    Aug 12 2025
    In this empowering episode, Sarah is joined by Lizzie Cantopher - nurse, adventurer, soul healer, and now author of The Nightingale Who Lost Her Song. Lizzie’s story is one of grit, creativity, and defying the odds despite a lifetime of being told she “couldn’t.”From being ridiculed at age five for reading pictures instead of words, to becoming Great Britain’s number three in archery, riding across the Himalayas, and qualifying as a nurse despite severe dyslexia and dyscalculia; Lizzie has lived a life that proves we can rewrite the narratives handed to us.Join us as we explore:
    • Early school experiences and the shame of undiagnosed learning differences
    • How she developed a “jester” persona to mask her struggles
    • Discovering her unique strengths, including a photographic memory and heightened sensory awareness
    • The turning point moment in a bookshop that sparked her writing journey
    • How The Nightingale Who Lost Her Song became a symbol of making the impossible possible
    • Raising neurodiverse children and fighting for a better educational experience for them
    • Why society needs many ways of teaching, not a one-size-fits-all system
    • Living shamelessly by owning your truth, no matter how different it looks
    “Stand still in something you’ve done that once felt impossible, and lean into it.” - Lizzie CantopherConnect with LizzieWebsite: https://www.lizziecantopher.comThe Nightingale Who Lost Her Song is available via Amazon, Waterstones, Gardners, and more!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizziecantopher/?hl=enWant to Share Your Shameless Story?Visit https://www.iamsarahlloyd.com or connect on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/iam_sarahlloyd/

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    35 min
  • Learn to Love Yourself Back From Shame, with Nicole Barton - Medicina Alchemilla, Apothecary of Ancient Healing Truth

    Learn to Love Yourself Back From Shame, with Nicole Barton - Medicina Alchemilla, Apothecary of Ancient Healing Truth
    Aug 4 2025
    In this soul-stirring episode, Sarah is joined by the magical and unapologetically powerful Nicole Barton, also known as Alchemilla: Apothecary Witch Doctrix of Ancient Healing Truth. Together, they dive into the alchemy of shame, the journey of self-healing, and the radical act of reclaiming the title of Witch.Nicole introduces us to the idea of the soul remedy; the unique wound we’re born to transform and share as healing medicine for others.She shares how her work blends homeopathy, energy healing, archetypes, and deep personal transformation into a powerful modality that invites women back to their truth, magic, and sovereignty.“Shame is the gatekeeper to our liberation. If we’re brave enough to meet it, it becomes the remedy.”If you loved this episode Leave a review, share with your coven, and tag us in your biggest takeaways. Let’s keep normalising the conversation around shame, magic, and power.Want to get in touch or share your own shameless story? Visit: www.sarahlloyd.co.uk or connect with Sarah on Instagram @iam_sarahlloyd✨ Shame shared is shame alchemised. Thanks for listening, and see you next week for another shameless conversation.More about Nicole:Nicole Barton is a Witch Midwife on a mission to help Secret Witches - aka secretly magical women who hide their power - to rebirth themselves and live their true destiny by expressing their unapologetic magic. She does this by helping women to heal themselves, discover their gifts and heal the fear of expressing their authentic selves.Experiencing burnout as a child, and as an adult - and after visiting many healers in attempts to ‘ quick fix’ her ‘sensitivity’ - Nicole eventually came to see that her deep sensitivity was actually a gift that made her a powerful healer. Through this, she realised that our wounds are, in fact, the place where we discover our gifts - and that learning to journey with healing ourselves (rather than outsourcing) - is a vital part of the ‘initiation’ of the ‘witch’; and a much needed part of the journey into ‘becoming’ a healer (for ourselves and others). She now helps other sensitive souls who are born to be healers; to journey tenderly into the three steps required to actualise their gifts: learning to heal themselves (and especially reclaim their witchy Feminine soft-power, magic and wild expression), discover their unique gift in their wounds and express their healing remedy into the world.Through her Archetypal Apothecary™ path (which is a unique combination of the 3 ancient wisdom bodies of homeopathy, archetypal psychology and energy healing, and provides a clear map to your soul) - and with over a decade’s experience of being a healer - Nicole guides women to understand their soul’s plan and harness it to heal themselves so they can become the unapologetically magical healer witches their souls were born to be.See more from Nicole via her website:(www.nicolebarton.co.uk) and listen to her podcast The Secret Witch Show.Links🌹 Free Starter Pack and Healing Rosa Workshop - www.nicolebarton.co.uk/sign-up ✨ Nicole’s Website - www.nicolebarton.co.uk💻 Nicole’s Email - info@nicolebarton.co.uk 🎙️ Secret Witch Show Podcast - www.secretwitch.co.uk ⚕️ Secret Witch's Apothecary Membership - www.nicolebarton.co.uk/membership 🔥 Instagram - www.instagram.com/iamnicolebarton ♥️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nicoleamandabarton/ 🧙🏼‍♀️ Secret Witch Sisterhood - https://www.facebook.com/groups/secretwitch/ / https://www.facebook.com/iamnicolebarton 🎥 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@archetypalapothecaryBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-shame-less-stories-podcast--6513792/support.
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    37 min
  • From Survival to Success - Healing, Hustle & Human Design with Rebecca Barr, The Femalepreneur Coach

    From Survival to Success - Healing, Hustle & Human Design with Rebecca Barr, The Femalepreneur Coach
    Jul 24 2025
    Trigger Warning:This episode contains open and candid conversations about childhood trauma, family dysfunction, emotional abuse, financial hardship, and motherhood challenges. Please listen with care, especially if you are navigating trauma, burnout, or generational wounds.
    In this rich, raw, and radically honest conversation, I am joined by the incomparable Rebecca Barr - money mentor, business growth strategist, intuitive coach, and proud mum of six - for a soul-shaking episode that dives deep into the intersections of shame, self-trust, success, and feminine leadership.Together, we unpack:- Rebecca’s powerful personal story - from growing up in chaos and shame, to building and walking away from a million-pound property empire, and finally stepping into her truth as an entrepreneur and healer.- Why our relationship with money is never just about money, and how subconscious beliefs, worthiness wounds, and generational trauma all impact what we allow ourselves to receive.- How the corporate world conditions women to play small, and how many of us end up recreating it in our businesses without realising.- The identity shift that comes with actually healing and learning to embody your full power.- The power of Human Design and leaning into your natural energy type as a business owner.- Parenting, homeschooling, and healing your inner child while raising conscious, creative kids, and why your healing truly is your legacy.- Why you don’t need a sales page, email list or perfectly curated feed to build a thriving business; just conviction, clarity, and courage to do it your way.Plus: burnout, intuition, the rise of feminine leadership, rejection as protection, and letting go of the boss babe blueprint for good.Rebecca's upcoming event:The Wealthy Woman CEO Event - March 2026A one-of-a-kind experience blending strategy and soul, featuring firewalking, sound healing, powerhouse speakers, and unapologetic feminine energy.
    Rebecca's book:The Good Girl’s Guide to MoneymakingRebecca’s bestselling book helping women rewrite their money stories and embrace unapologetic wealth.
    You can find out more about Rebecca here:Instagram - @thefemalepreneurcoachWebsite - https://www.thefemalepreneurcoach.co.uk/
    If you’ve ever felt like you were “too messy,” “too emotional,” or “too much” to be successful, this one’s for you. Let it remind you that your story is your strength.

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    40 min
  • Choosing Joy Over Guilt, Healing Shame & Hearing Spirit Babies with Debra Kilby

    Choosing Joy Over Guilt, Healing Shame & Hearing Spirit Babies with Debra Kilby
    Jul 17 2025
    Trigger Warning:This episode contains open and heartfelt discussion around termination, miscarriage, baby loss, fertility struggles, and grief. Please listen with care, especially if you are currently navigating loss or trauma.In this raw, soulful, and powerful episode, Sarah is joined by spirit baby medium, soul plan coach, and author Debra Kilby for a conversation that reaches deep into the heart of what it means to carry shame, and how we can begin to release it.With laughter, emotion, and gentle truth-telling, Sarah and Debra explore:The spiritual and emotional layers of baby loss, miscarriage, and terminationDebra’s personal story of loss and the birth of her book, Rosa’s ChoiceHow shame is a man-made trauma response, not a truth of the soulWhat spirit babies want their parents to know, and how they are never victimsReframing grief as growth and guilt as an invitation to healWhy women’s choices have been controlled for centuries, and how we reclaim our power
    This is a deeply human, spiritual, and healing conversation for anyone who has felt the weight of shame around their fertility journey or reproductive choices. It's also a hopeful reminder that joy, love, and choice are always within reach, and that we are not alone.—Connect with Debra Kilby:Website: www.debrakilby.comBook: Rosa’s ChoiceInstagram: @debrakilbyhealingServices: Spirit Baby Readings | Soul Plan Work | From Here to Maternity Programme

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    41 min
  • When Shame Chooses You with Sarah Lloyd, the PR Witch

    When Shame Chooses You with Sarah Lloyd, the PR Witch
    Jul 9 2025
    In this powerful role-reversal episode, Nicola Humber (founder of ⁠The Unbound Press⁠) takes the mic and interviews our host, Sarah Lloyd, on the very theme that underpins this podcast: shame.But this isn’t your typical interview! It’s a deep, raw, and beautifully honest conversation between two women who’ve dedicated their work to truth-telling and shadow-walking.
    In this episode, we explore:- Why shame chose Sarah, not the other way around- How Sarah’s PR background collided with her spiritual journey- The link between shame and external validation, especially for women- Personal stories of "not enough-ness," people-pleasing, and high heels at awards shows- How working with shame isn’t about having it all figured out, but staying with it, witnessing it, and transmuting it- What it really means to live shamelessly in parenting, in publishing, and in being seen
    Sarah also shares:- The story behind Shame-less Stories, the podcast and upcoming book- Why no story is “too small” and how everyday shame shapes our lives- An open invitation for contributors who want to write, reflect, or share their own shame-to-shameless journey
    Want to be part of the book?Sarah’s calling in diverse voices, real reflections, and messy, human truth-telling, from poetry to prose, from little shames to life-changing moments. If you feel the nudge, reach out to her directly ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Key takeaway:We don’t need to be done with shame to do this work. We just need to be willing to face it, name it, and find our freedom through it.

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    27 min
  • Living Well on Your Own Terms with Wendy-Anne Steer, The Well-being Alchemist

    Living Well on Your Own Terms with Wendy-Anne Steer, The Well-being Alchemist
    Jun 21 2025
    What happens when your body calls time on the life you’ve been pushing through?This week’s episode is a deeply powerful conversation with Wendy-Anne Steere, a woman who went from a high-achieving corporate career to lying on the floor, unable to hold a hairdryer. Her story is one of complete burnout, ME and ultimately, transformation.We talk about:✨ The shame of not being able to do “the basics” and how recovery can start with something as simple as emptying a dishwasher ✨ Losing identity, ambition, and energy and finding new meaning in the stillness ✨ The link between ME, autism, ADHD, and nervous system burnout ✨ Letting go of labels and choosing to alchemise your experience into something beautiful ✨ Why retreats, space, and nervous system repair are non-negotiables (not luxuries)Wendy shares her journey of burning out, breaking down, and rebuilding - not as the woman she was before, but as something more whole, more intuitive, and more real.If you’ve ever felt like your body betrayed you, like you’ve “failed” for not coping, or like you’re craving a softer, wiser way of living… this one will hit you in the heart.About Wendy:Wendy, known as The Well-Being Alchemist, has dedicated the past 20 years to the relentless pursuit of knowledge in well-being and various healing modalities. Her journey began with a deeply personal and transformative experience: at the age of 30, she was diagnosed with M.E./Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. This unexpected challenge put a sudden halt to her career and marked the most humbling and educational period of her life. After enduring three long years of suffering, Wendy made a complete recovery, a triumph that fueled her passion for helping others find their well-being balance.Driven by her own experience and an insatiable thirst for knowledge, Wendy has trained extensively in numerous healing modalities. Her commitment to Continuing Professional Development is unwavering, a testament to her dedication to both her clients and her personal growth. Affectionately dubbed a "Learning Slut" by a friend, Wendy embraces this moniker with pride, continually seeking to expand her expertise.Nature serves as Wendy's sanctuary and source of healing. She finds solace and rejuvenation in activities like Stand Up Paddleboarding and Wild Swimming, even braving the cold to swim through the last six winters. Residing in the serene landscapes of Lincolnshire with her Hubster and their now adult twins, Wendy continues to inspire and guide individuals on their paths to well-being, embodying the alchemical transformation she so passionately promotes.Connect with Wendy:Website: https://thewellbeingalchemist.co.ukFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wendy.alchemyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_wellbeing_alchemist/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendyalchemy/

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    39 min