After 15 years as a Therapeutic Radiographer, Pooja never imagined leaving the career that had become such a huge part of her identity. But after the birth of her second child, a challenging postpartum year of exhaustion and sleep deprivation changed her perspective. During one particularly difficult night with her son, the idea for Naani was born — a postpartum support space created to help other mums feel less alone.

In this episode of The RAD Motivation Podcast, Pooja shares how motherhood gave her the courage to step away from the familiar, start again and build something completely new. Her journey is one of identity, resilience and trusting yourself enough to change direction — even when you don’t have everything figured out.

In this episode of The RAD Motivation Podcast, I am joined by Shivani to explore the reality of following a career path that does not go according to plan.

Shivani reflects on not achieving the grades she had hoped for, letting go of her original ambition to study dentistry and navigating the uncertainty, comparison and self-doubt that followed. She shares how moving through different career paths helped her rebuild her confidence, discover where she belonged and redefine what success truly meant to her.

This honest conversation is a reminder that setbacks do not determine your future—and that a change in direction can sometimes lead you towards a path that is more meaningful and authentic to who you are.

MRKH — a diagnosis that completely changed how Charlie saw her future at just 17 years old. The traditional path to parenthood she had imagined suddenly felt as though it had been taken away from her.

Charlie could have quietly learned to live with the condition, but instead she chose to turn her experience into advocacy.

Today, she supports and guides women of all ages living with MRKH, connecting with people not only across theUK, but also in Norway, where she now resides.

Her story is one of identity, acceptance and using a deeply personal experienceto help others feel less alone.

Loss. A word which holds a deep meaning to everyone in their own unique way. For Anisha it was the loss of her mum which acted as a catalyst to who she is today. It acted as a definitive point, where, in addition to grief it redefined who sheonce was vs who she is now.

In this episode of The Rad Motivation Podcast, Mattshares how stepping into an NHS ward manager role led to overwhelming pressure, burnout and a decline in his mental health.

He opens up about feeling trapped, the impact on his life outside work and the moment he realised something had to change.

Some struggles don’t make noise — but they stay with you.

Jordain shares the parts of his story no one saw. Growing up with dyspraxia, he faced quiet battles, self-doubt and the feeling of being misunderstood.

This episode is raw, honest and real — about what it’s liketo grow up different and the strength it takes to finally find your voice.

Now, Jordain is using his story to raise awareness and open upreal conversations through “You Good, Bro?” — a space for men’s mental health and lived experiences.

Sometimes what people don’t see… matters the most.

Laura's story is quite a motivating & captivating story thatfocuses on a matter which quite frankly is not spoken enough about & given how many aspiring parents there are is quite surprising to hear. This topic that we will discuss today is about infertility which in the UK alone affects 1in 7 people.

Laura's episode specifically focuses on secondary infertility that has caused her a great deal of emotional difficulty alongside isolation as she has something that only affects 5% of couples.

Laura's story without a shadow of a doubt will give us an insight as to the thoughts and feelings that any aspiring parent will face...

This first episode is about a young lady called Zoe, her story, to say the least is a truly remarkable story about how she faced and overcame a life-changing event that affected her mentally, physically and emotionally all at once. Her story shows how she found solace in her darkest of times.