In my kitchen this week, I’m so excited to have my mum joining me!

I truly couldn’t think of a more special person to celebrate 200 episodes with.

In this milestone episode, we sit down for a deeply personal conversation about her health and wellness journey, including her experience with breast cancer. After losing my grandma to breast cancer a few years ago, hearing that my mum had also been diagnosed was something that completely shook our family.

In this episode, we talk openly about everything that followed, the decisions, the changes, the strength it’s taken, and the perspective it’s given her. It’s an honest and heartfelt conversation about resilience, family, and navigating something no one ever expects to face.

You can expect laughter, tears, and a whole lot of love in this very special episode.

Topics discussed:

1. Mums diet pre cancer
2. Mums diet post cancer
3. Her view on "healthy" and how it has changed
4. Her care free relationship with food and how that set me and my brother up for the future
5. The moment mum found out she had Breast Cancer
6. Her journey and treatment
7. Her relationship with alcohol
8. Adding organs into her diet
9. Buying organic produce
10. Healthy Household swaps she has made

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In my kitchen this week I am joined by Anne Sophie Flury who is a neuroscientist to talk all about brain health, how to re-wire your brain, and simple, practical things you can do to stimulate your brain and become your most proactive and productive self.

I love talking about brain health, but in this episode we take a slightly different approach. Rather than focusing on supplements or quick fixes to optimise your brain, this conversation is all about the everyday actions and habits that truly make a difference. The small shifts that, over time, can completely transform the way you think, feel, and show up in your life.

We dive into why brain health is so important, not just for focus or productivity, but for your overall sense of control and wellbeing. Because when you are in control of your thoughts, you are ultimately in control of your actions… and that shapes your future and your destiny.

This episode really hit home for me and honestly shocked me on many fronts. It challenged a lot of the ways I think about productivity and what it actually means to use our brains well in today’s world.

We discuss topics such as the power of monotasking over multitasking, how constant stimulation (especially from AI and technology) may actually be leaving our brains under-stimulated, and why the lost art of being bored might be exactly what your brain needs to reset, grow, and optimise.

This is a conversation that will make you rethink your habits and hopefully inspire you to make small but powerful changes to support your brain health long-term.

Topics we discuss:

• What it means to train your brain
• Mono-tasking over multi-tasking
• Constant stimulation and how that impacts our brain
• The rise in AI and the impact on the brain
• Sleep and the impact on our brain
• Monks and their practices
• How to re-wire your brain

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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 Julia Baldet, founder of Elevate, the functional smoothie bar redefining wellness on the go in London. Built on the belief that nutrition should be both convenient and uncompromising, Elevate blends high-quality, functional ingredients designed to support energy, focus, and overall wellbeing. With a menu rooted in purpose-led nutrition, Elevate is on a mission to make healthy choices effortless for busy city lifestyles.

In this episode, Julia shares her inspiring journey from burnout in the fast-paced world of finance to pursuing her dream of fuelling the city with functional smoothies. After recognising a gap in the market for nutritious, high-quality breakfasts that don’t sacrifice convenience, she took the leap to create Elevate, a brand that is as much about lifestyle as it is about nutrition.

Just nine months since launch, Elevate has already seen an incredible rise, partnering with major brands including L'Oréal, Rimmel, Nike and By Rotation, which is a testament to both the product and the cultural moment it taps into.

We dive into the evolving consumer mindset, where investing in wellbeing has become part of one’s external identity and personal brand. Julia shares fascinating insights from the frontlines of retail, what customers are really looking for, how habits are shifting, and why functional nutrition is no longer niche, but a defining trend of modern urban living.

Topics we discuss are:

• Julia's journey to Elevate
• The dream for where it is going
• Raising money for Elevate
• Working in finance to being a barista to learn the basics
• The collaborations
• The lipstick effect
• Food as an extension of your personal brand
• Smoothie trends
• Collagen and Creatine
• Vegan protein powder vs Whey

This is a conversation about ambition, resilience, and the future of wellness and why what we consume is becoming a powerful reflection of who we are.

Sponsors:

Healthy Habits - Try mouth tape today and get 20% off your first purchase with code CATCHUPS20

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This episode was hosted and produced by Georgia Symonds

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Elevate's Instagram - click here!

For more information and other interesting articles check out our website: www.catchupsinmykitchen.com

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