In this episode, Katie shares what first made her realise something wasn’t right, what led her to get a lump in her chest checked, and what happened next. From chemotherapy to navigating difficult treatment decisions, Katie opens up about a year that completely changed the way she thinks about health, her body and her life.

What made her diagnosis especially difficult to process was that Katie had always considered herself incredibly health-conscious. She ate well, took supplements and had built her lifestyle around looking after her body, so being diagnosed with cancer so young forced her to question what “being healthy” really means.

We talk about the emotional reality of receiving a diagnosis when you feel like you’ve done everything “right”, the complicated relationship between lifestyle and cancer, and how Katie learned to advocate for herself while navigating a world of conflicting information.

Talking points:

• Being diagnosed with breast cancer at 30
• Her journey and treatment plan
• Questioning medical recommendations and advocating for yourself
• Navigating conflicting information around conventional and holistic health
• The complementary practices Katie explored alongside her medical treatment
• How her lifestyle has changed since her diagnosis
• The emotional impact of cancer and the importance of your support system
• How to become more familiar with your breasts and notice changes

This episode shares Katie’s personal experience and is not intended as medical advice. If you notice a new lump or any unusual change in your breasts, speak to a qualified healthcare professional.

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This episode was hosted and produced by Georgia Symonds

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Our Guest:

Katie Wallwork

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For this very special episode of Catch Ups in My Kitchen, we’ve officially left the kitchen and taken the podcast to the Dolomites!

Mum and I are recording from the balcony of Engel Ayurpura, a beautiful Ayurveda retreat in the heart of the Dolomites in South Tyrol, where we’re spending three days slowing down, switching off and immersing ourselves in an Ayurvedic way of living.

Engel Ayurpura is centred around the philosophy of Ayurveda and the idea of taking a step back from everyday life to reconnect with yourself. Each stay is tailored to the individual, with the hotel’s Ayurveda medical team creating personalised treatments, therapies and nutrition plans based on your needs. The food is also a huge part of the experience, with individual Ayurvedic menus designed to help bring your doshas back into balance. And all of this is set against the rather incredible backdrop of the Dolomites.

In this episode, Mum and I are sharing what the experience has actually been like, from our first Ayurvedic doctor’s appointment and what we learned about our bodies, to the treatments, food, caffeine withdrawals (!) and the little Ayurvedic practices I’d love to take home with me.

We also have a much bigger catch up on health and where we both are at the moment. I share an update on my bloating and the changes that have finally made a difference for me, while Mum talks about her recovery following breast cancer and what she’s focusing on now.

This episode is in collaboration with Engel Ayurpura. They very kindly hosted us for our stay and have also given the Catch Ups community 15% off a stay with code CATCHUPS15.

You can discover Engel Ayurpura and their Ayurvedic programmes here:

Engel Ayurpura

Discount code: CATCHUPS15 for 15% off your stay.

Please note this discount is valid until the end of the year but your stay can be booked in advance

I hope you love this slightly different catch up from the Dolomites, where we have swapped the kitchen table for mountain views!

Talking points:

• The Dolomites - a deep dive into our stay
• Our doctors appointment and what we are both focusing on whilst we are here
• The Ayurvedic lifestyle - what I love about it
• Bloating and how living in tune with your body can improve your digestion and reduce your bloating
• Mum's update on her recovery from Breast Cancer
• Mum’s decision to stop drinking
• Mum shares what she’s learned and her tips for anyone who wants to drink less
• Living a non toxic life and the swaps mum has made in the kitchen

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This episode was hosted and produced by Georgia Symonds

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In my kitchen this week I am joined by Sam Jones, or as he's known on Instagram: No Meat Disco.

Sam Jones is the chef, creator and storyteller behind No Meat Disco, the hugely popular plant-based food platform that has grown into a community of more than one million people.

Known for creating bold, comforting and seriously flavour-packed plant-based food, Sam has built an audience by showing that vegan cooking doesn’t need to be complicated or require an endless list of ingredients. His viral Seven Ingredient recipe series has now inspired his debut cookbook, No Meat Disco: Seven-Ingredient Plant-Based Recipes, bringing together simple, accessible recipes designed to put flavour first.

But this conversation is about so much more than food.

In this episode, I sit down with Sam to talk about why he became vegan, what veganism means to him today, and how his relationship with it has evolved over the years.

We get into a conversation that I know will resonate with a lot of people in the vegan community: what happens when creators who originally built their platforms around veganism begin introducing animal products back into their diets? Sam shares how he feels about it, the nuance he thinks is sometimes missing from these conversations, and what he would say to people who simply don't understand veganism or why someone would choose to live this way.

Sam has created an audience of over one million people, but as he explains in this episode, numbers aren't necessarily the same thing as community and going viral isn't always the win that it appears to be from the outside.

We talk about what he's learned from creating content at scale, the difference between views and genuine connection, and what it actually takes to build a community that wants to stick around.

Talking Points:

• What does food and cooking mean to Sam
• Why he's Vegan
• The biggest misconception that people still have about vegan food?
• The cooking mistake so many make with vegetables
• The creator space and those who have added animal products into their diet after promoting veganism
• How going Viral isn't necessarily a good thing
• The power of building a community and what that actually means
• Kitchen Essentials that everyone needs in their cupboard
• Cookbook quick fire

If your a foodie, a No Meat Disco Fan, loving hearing the behind the scenes of creators or loving hearing stories of growth then this episode is for you

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This episode was hosted and produced by Georgia Symonds

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