ADHD and Sewing: How Creative Hobbies Support Focus, Calm and Self-Regulation with Dr Claire Ashley
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Claire Ashley to explore ADHD, how it really presents in adulthood, and why sewing can become a powerful tool for self-regulation. We discuss the co...
17 Juni 16min
Understanding Anxiety with Dr Claire Ashley: Systems, Science and How Sewing Can Help
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr Claire Ashley explores anxiety - what it is, why it happens, and how it affects the body as well as the mind. Drawing on both her medical expertise and lived expe...
16 Juni 14min
Burnout Symptoms and Recovery: Dr Claire Ashley on Stress, Sewing and Wellbeing
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Claire Ashley, (a GP and passionate sewist) for an honest and informative conversation about burnout, how to recognise the symptoms, and what recover...
15 Juni 22min
Behind the Scenes of Guthrie and Ghani: Growth, Community and the Power of Sewing
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Lauren Guthrie shares the story behind her journey from working as a physiotherapist to founding Guthrie & Ghani, and how a love of sewing slowly grew into something ...
10 Juni 37min
The Art of Pattern Drafting, Fit and Slow Sewing with Lisa Wagner of Draft.ed
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Lisa Wagner shares her remarkable journey from learning to sew alongside her mother and grandmother in Australia to becoming a couture dressmaker, pattern drafting ed...
3 Juni 49min
Matchy Matchy Sewing Club on Scrap Sewing, Creativity & Beginner-Friendly Patterns
Send us Fan Mail This week, Amy and Theresa from Matchy Matchy Sewing Club share their journey from passionate sewists to successful sewing pattern designers, and how they’ve built a brand centred aro...
20 Maj 37min
How Sewing Shapes Confidence and Identity with Lucy from Sew Essential
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Lucy from Sew Essential shares her journey from passionate home sewist to running one of the UK’s best-known sewing businesses. We talk about confidence, creativity,...
13 Maj 32min
How Sewing Became a Lifeline: Rebekah From The Gathered Seam, on Grief, Memory Keepsakes & Small Business
Send us Fan Mail This week, Rebekah, also known as Sewno65 on Instagram, shares her journey from self-taught sewist to running her successful memory keepsake business, The Gathered Seam. In this epis...
6 Maj 40min
