This week's guest is the Queen of Cooking for Kids - Annabel Karmel MBE.

Annabel is the UK’s number-one children’s cookery author and one of the most trusted names in baby and family food.

She has written 50 books, sold millions of copies and built an international brand that has helped generations of parents feed their children - including me.

But, before any of that, Annabel was a professional harpist. She performed internationally, appeared on television in front of 16 million people and even worked with Boy George.

Then her daughter Natasha died, in her arms, at just three months old.

Her life was forever changed. Annabel never played the harp again.

Instead, she turned her grief into a book that was rejected by 15 publishers - before selling five million copies and launching a career that has now lasted more than 35 years.

We talk about Natasha, losing music, starting again, motherhood, ambition, money, becoming 'Nanabel', and why Annabel is still building for the future.

Follow Annabel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annabelkarmel

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"It's like Diary of a CEO, but for people that have to do the school run."

After my younger brother Jordan took his own life last year, I sold the business I’d spent a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.

This podcast is the result.

Project Possible is about success through adversity. Motivation. Resilience. Second chances, and what's truly possible.

Because your past doesn't define your future. You do.

Expect interviews with famous faces and unsung heroes. Entrepreneurs. Athletes. Entertainers. Academics. Amazing people, and even more incredible stories.

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Email: rich@richleigh.co

More about Project Possible here: https://www.richleigh.co/podcast

For this special milestone episode 100 of Project Possible, I look back on a year of throwing myself at the podcast, and the impact these conversations have had on my life, my outlook and my hope to be of service to others.

I talk about why building and selling a business didn’t leave me feeling fulfilled, learning to enjoy life again after losing my brother Jordan to suicide, fatherhood, health, money, and what success means to me as I turn 39.

I get into finding my own lane in a sea of podcasts - and recognising that asking life's bigger questions and having ambition doesn't stop just because you have responsibilities.

I also share some of the friendships and opportunities that have come from just saying yes, and my pride in joining the advisory panel of Dr Susie Bennett’s new charity, Action on Male Suicide.

Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod

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"It's like Diary of a CEO, but for people that have to do the school run."

After my younger brother Jordan took his own life last year, I sold the business I’d spent a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.

This podcast is the result.

Project Possible is about success through adversity. Motivation. Resilience. Second chances, and what's truly possible.

Because your past doesn't define your future. You do.

Expect interviews with famous faces and unsung heroes. Entrepreneurs. Athletes. Entertainers. Academics. Amazing people, and even more incredible stories.

Subscribe now, wherever you watch or listen.

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Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at: https://projectpossible.substack.com

for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.

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Email: rich@richleigh.co

More about Project Possible here: https://www.richleigh.co/podcast

Claire Sisk is a content creator, disability and accessibility advocate. You might recognise her as ITV’s This Morning's first blind chef.

She's built a large and loyal following online as Can See Can’t See, showing people how she accomplishes daily tasks others might take for granted, having lost her sight at the age of 37.

I sat down with Claire to talk about having two strokes at 29, being told she would be blind by 40, and learning to cook her daughter’s favourite meals blindfolded while she could still see.

We talk about motherhood, feeling like a burden, accepting help and her bid to find a new career after more than 250 unsuccessful job applications. She talks about how she believes ticking the disability box meant an instant no - and gives a shocking example.

We also get into her love of boy bands, making concerts more accessible, and the three choices she gives herself on difficult days: give in, give up or give it your all.

Follow Claire on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canseecantsee_

Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod

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"It's like Diary of a CEO, but for people that have to do the school run."

After my younger brother Jordan took his own life last year, I sold the business I’d spent a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.

This podcast is the result.

Project Possible is about success through adversity. Motivation. Resilience. Second chances, and what's truly possible.

Because your past doesn't define your future. You do.

Expect interviews with famous faces and unsung heroes. Entrepreneurs. Athletes. Entertainers. Academics. Amazing people, and even more incredible stories.

Subscribe now, wherever you watch or listen.

=====

Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at:

https://projectpossible.substack.com

for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more.

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Email: rich@richleigh.co

More about Project Possible here: https://www.richleigh.co/podcast