Next up in the Adventure series, Emma is joined by cycling adventurer, filmmaker and influencer Laura Kirkpatrick.

In this episode, Laura shares how cycling helped her build confidence, find creative freedom, and imagine a life beyond her corporate job.

Laura talks about how a cycle-to-work scheme sparked her journey, why one challenging 100K ride changed what she thought she could do, and how she turned her love of cycling and filmmaking into a creative career.

In this conversation, we explore:

• How Laura went from management consulting to cycling filmmaker and content creator
• What makes a bikepacking trip, and its story, compelling
• How she chooses destinations and funds her adventures
• When filming enhances an experience, and when it can get in the way
• The realities and risks of solo female travel
• Why Laura is learning to separate her identity from what she achieves

From taking on challenges to let go of an old routine to finding a more authentic creative path, Laura’s story is a reminder that one small change can open up a much bigger world.

Looking for a sign to take the plunge into your passion? This could be your sign. Follow Laura on Instagram and YouTube

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Next up in the Adventure series, Emma is joined by underwater filmmaker and photographer Ell Guihard.

In this episode Ell shares her journey from being afraid to dip her toe in the ocean to a passion for ocean conservation and capturing the stories within it.

She talks about what inspired her to create her most recent film The Call of the Deep, which explores the profound connection between divers and the underwater world.

She also shares the challenges of creating underwater, the nature of tech diving vs recreational and how storytelling can help give the ocean a voice.

Expect to hear:

• How Ell overcame her fear of the ocean
• Her journey to becoming an underwater photographer and filmmaker
• Her best advice for people thinking about scuba diving
• The role of storytelling in ocean conservation
• Challenges for women divers

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Ell is inspiring, funny and frank and she is going to make you want to go scuba diving. I’m off to get my mask.

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For the next guest in our adventure series, Emma is joined by Adele Benson who has just swum 16 miles across the Bristol Channel, spending 14 hours and 20 minutes in the water, from day into night.

Adele is ultra-distance open water swimmer, content creator, and podcast host who has also swum the English Channel, the length of Lake Annecy, Ullswater, Windermere and the Thames Marathon. She loves an adventure in the water.

In this episode, Adele shares all about ultra swimming, what goes through her head 12 hours into a swim, how she trains for these huge challenges, dealing with fear and setbacks, and the swim she’ll never do again.

She also talks about body image, comparison, social media, mental wellbeing and why she always says ‘do it scared’.

Plus, we get the story behind Don’t Forget Your Pants Pod, the podcast she co-hosts with Becca Harvey.

Expect to hear:

• Adele’s ultra swimming journey
• Her training and plans pre Bristol Channel
• Which swim she’ll never do again
• Body image pressures in swimming
• Her best advice for new swimmers

Funny, honest and completely unfiltered, Adele is a brilliant guest full of inspiration for a water based adventure. Whatever challenge or adventure is on your bucket list, prepare to do it, and ‘do it scared’.

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