The Rethinkers with Katrina Ridley

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The Rethinkers is a weekly podcast all about challenging societies norms and getting a fresh perspective and outlook on life. In each episode Katrina is joined by a different specialist, author or environmentalist to discuss a different aspect of life or society we take as standard and look at it from a new angle. Whether that's rethinking happiness with Helen Russel - Author of 'Atlas of Happiness', and 'How to live Danishly', rethinking our use of plastics with Lizzie Carr – Environmental Activist & Founder of 'Planet Patrol' or rethinking periods with Bryony Farmer – Founder of 'Precious Stars' Vlog and reusable Sanitary items. It’s only by exploring all of life's alternatives, that you are truly able to make the right decisions for you and your everyday life. Let's get a fresh perspective on what we take as standard. Press control ALT delete on life. And look at the other options out there. Listen now and subscribe.

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S2 Ep10 - Rethinking Clothes

Apr 05 2023 42 mins

Katrina chats to fair fashion campaigner and second-hand clothing enthusiast Venetia Lamanna.Venetia explains the intricacies of the fast fashion industry and the impactit’s having on garment workers, what she’s doing to educate and rewrite thenarrative when it comes to fashion.She also shares what practical things we can do today, to truly make a difference and take a stance w

S2 - Ep9 Rethinking Sensuality

Mar 29 2023 31 mins

Katrina chats to sensual expert, influencer and entrepreneur Henika Patel about her sensual awakening journey and the techniques and ways of thinking that helped her along the way. They unravel the common misconceptions of tantra, how embracing your sensuality can have a profound effect on other areas of life and things you can do to expand and explore your own sensuality.

S2 Ep8 - Rethinking Water

Mar 22 2023 34 mins

In this episode Katrina is joined by singer, lead vocalist of The Undertones, Chairman of the Amwell Magna Fishery, and lifelong fly fisherman - Feargal Sharkey OBE.Feargal and Katrina discuss what drove him to spearhead the campaign against the pollution of British rivers, particularly chalk streams and how his early childhood in Northern Island shaped his passion for campaigning.

S2 Ep7 - Rethinking Autism

Mar 15 2023 30 mins

Katrina is joined by model, presenter author & autism ambassador, Christine McGuiness to chat about her pioneering new number one best selling children’s book Amazing Me, Amazing You, which shines a light on neurodiversity. Christine was recently diagnosed with autism, alongside her three young children, and shares her personal story before diagnosis and since. Thought-p

S2 Ep6 – Rethinking Self Development

Mar 08 2023 41 mins

Katrina chats to consultant, mentor, podcaster and Global sensation Africa Brooke. After publicly sharing her journey to sobriety in 2016, she then took the digital and physical world by storm. Having created a huge online community and presence, she now specialises in discussing and inspiring people in relation to the challenges of self-censorship and self-sabotage. In this e

S2 Ep5 - Rethinking Charity

Mar 01 2023 46 mins

Katrina chats to author, speaker & hairdresser Joshua Coombes about his incredible work cutting the hair of those experiencing homelessness in order to tell their stories. Nearly ten years ago, Joshua encountered a gentleman sleeping rough on thestreets of London, rather than offering him money, Joshua made the consciousdecision to give his time and skills by offering a haircut

S2 Ep4 - Rethinking Housing

Feb 22 2023 35 mins

Katrina chats to architect & pioneer in ‘radically sustainable living’ Michael Reynolds. Michael is extremely well known for his design and construction of “earthship” (passive solar homes) and has been a critic of stereotypical architecture for decades. He challenges its adherence to conventional theory and practice, advocates the reuse of unconventional building materials

S2 Ep3 - Rethinking Food

Feb 15 2023 36 mins

Katrina chats to best-selling author, prolific public speaker & vegan educator Ed Winters, widely known online as ‘Earthling Ed’. We hear about his inspiring journey when it comes to food consumption, his game changing work in vegan activism and about how we can truly make an impact by rethinking how we approach food in our everyday lives. Ed has spoken at over 1/3 of UK univer

S2 Ep 2 - Rethinking Menopause

Feb 08 2023 35 mins

In this episode, Katrina chats about menopause with GP, author & renowned expert Dr Louise Newson BSc(Hons) MBChB(Hons) MRCP FRCGP. She debunks several menopause myths, explains the importance of proactively having these conversations, regardless of age and gender and inspires us with practical things we can do, to cause a positive shift in society when in comes to natural, physiol

S2 Ep 1 - Rethinking Self Image

Feb 01 2023 45 mins

In this episode Katrina chats to award winning presenter, campaigner and author Nikki Lilly about what it was like to grow up and navigate the world, having being diagnosed with the rare medical condition ‘Arteriovenous Malformation’ at the young age of six. Nikki shares how she overcame struggles with her confidence and appearance and how her unique experience has given her a