In this solo episode, Miss Brightside returns with her signature honesty, humour, and heart. She opens up about a jeans‑shopping meltdown, sharing how trying “every single pair of blue jeans in M&S” left her feeling frustrated before reminding listeners that “it’s not your body that’s the issue, it’s the jeans.”

From there, she dives into April Affirmations—how she learned to put intentions into the world, from manifesting a new job to calling in the right kind of partner. This leads to a hilarious and heartfelt retelling of two unforgettable dating stories: Robocop Arm and Black Bin Bag Man. Each date teaches her something new about refining her affirmation list—kindness, fairness, respect, and definitely not being obsessed with an ex.

Throughout the episode, she encourages listeners to be intentional, specific, and kind with the energy they put out, reminding them that what you send into the world often returns in unexpected ways.

She wraps with a tease of future stories (“the rock climber” and “thermal curtains”) and a reminder to embrace your body, your journey, and your wide‑leg jeans era—whether you love them yet or not.

In this deeply personal episode, Lisa sits down with her mam to continue an honest, heart‑warming conversation about her decades‑long nursing career and the parallel journey of motherhood. Together, they explore the realities of shift work, the transition from hospital wards to community nursing, and the unexpected joy and balance that came with it. As her mum shares, “When I entered community… it just brought me alive. It just changed my life entirely.”

The episode moves through stories of raising children while navigating demanding schedules, the guilt many mothers feel, and the reassurance that love — not perfection — is what truly shapes a childhood. Lisa reflects on her own upbringing, saying she always felt supported and never missed out, even during the busiest seasons.

Listeners are invited into powerful moments from her mum’s work in women’s health, family planning, and sexual health — including the emotional weight of supporting young women through difficult decisions. Her mum explains the importance of choice with compassion and clarity: “The positivity is that you have a choice.”

The episode also touches on resilience: studying for a degree at 56, working full‑time, caring for family, and still showing up with heart. It’s a testament to reinvention at any age, the strength of women, and the legacy of kindness passed from one generation to the next.

This is an episode full of laughter, honesty, and the kind of mother‑daughter love that feels like home.

Warning - themes of pregnancy termination discussed,

In this week’s episode, Pam takes us deeper into her incredible journey from the knicker factory to the hospital wards. She shares what nursing training looked like in the 70s — walking miles with heavy baskets of books, earning just £24 a month, and learning everything hands‑on, bed by bed.

We talk about the old‑school wards, the realities of women’s health back then, the lack of screening, and the courage it took for patients to seek help. There are laughs too what is the steriliser??, the legendary “donkin” , and the sister who collected everyone’s sugar.