Divorce does not have to destroy your family. In Episode 16 of Winging It, we sit down with professional family mediator Patsie Nielsen to talk honestly about separation, co-parenting and what children really experience when parents are in conflict. Patsie has spent years helping families navigate some of the most difficult conversations of their lives. Her focus is always the same: the children. Not who wins. Not who’s right. Not who gets the better lawyer. The children. In this episode we discuss: • Mediation vs going to court • Why conflict harms children more than separation itself • How to tell your children you’re separating • Parenting plans and why every family should have one • The reality of co-parenting in two homes • How extended family and social media can make things worse • What children actually say when they’re given a voice If you are separated, considering divorce, or trying to co-parent well, this conversation could change how you approach it. Find Patsie Nielsen here: 👉 https://nielsennurture.co.uk/

This week we talk about the number we never really talk about.

25 stone.

Not for drama. Not for sympathy. Just honesty.

We look back at the breakfast show years, the routines that quietly got out of hand, and how it slowly became normal. We talk body dysmorphia, food noise, ADHD and dopamine, gastric bands, hospital scares, and the uncomfortable truth that you can be “medically fine” while still knowing something isn’t right.

Now we’re back in the gym. Five sessions in a week. Energy improving. Showers conquered. And the scales going up.

So what does progress actually look like when you’re trying to change years of habits?

This episode is about weight, consistency, self-awareness, and starting again without turning it into self-hate. It’s about saying the number out loud, then carrying on anyway.

If you’ve ever struggled with food, motivation, or the cycle of “right, this time I’m doing it”, this one will hit home.

🎭 Support the musical One Missed Call A one-man musical about men’s mental health, fatherhood, and the moments that change everything. https://gofund.me/03b16d496

First impressions can be brutal.

Sometimes they’re wrong. Sometimes they linger longer than you expect.

In this episode of Winging It, we talk honestly about how we first saw each other, what was said behind the scenes, and the moment those early judgements finally came into the open. It’s funny, awkward, and quietly revealing, because relationships don’t start clean, even when they end up strong.

If you’ve ever discovered what someone really thought of you at the beginning, this conversation will feel familiar.

🎭 Support the musical One Missed Call

A one-man musical about men’s mental health, fatherhood, and the moments that change everything.

https://gofund.me/03b16d496

📘 Wilfred, The Littlest Dragon

A beautiful children’s book about being different, being brave, and being yourself.

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