S3 Ep2 - Life as an actor & acting teacher, a true love of Superman and an IVF journey to motherhood with Mary Doherty
Send us a textThis month’s guest is my wonderful teacher, mentor & friend - Mary Doherty (the best 🥹) and it means a lot to have her on the podMary played Bonnie in the original West End cast of Come From Away and as part of that run, they won Best New Musical at the 2019 Olivier AwardsShe’s also performed in musicals including Les Miserables, Avenue Q, Grease, Our House & Merry Wives (alongside Dame Judi Dench)Mary has toured with the RSC & performed at the Globe, with her favourite role being Queen Margaret in the Henry VI trilogyIn 2012, she saw a space to help young actors on their journey to becoming professional actors & started the @theactorsclass which gets unanimous praise (having attended myself, all of it is deserved and much more - Mary creates an environment like no other 🪄✨)Personally there have been challenges, with a difficult journey to motherhood but ending in an IVF miracle. Mary is a proud Mum of Annie! Here are the mugs talked about, if you’d like to follow along and see: Tring Park School for the Performing Arts 50th anniversary mug ‘The best holiday of my life’ family collage mug made by her nephew of her family holiday in the Algarve, Portugal for her Dad’s birthdaySuperman mug - press night gift from husband Chris (one of many superman themed gifts 🦸🏻♂️)Come From Away The Musical mug Emma Bridgewater Mummy mug Some of Mary's quick fire favourites!☕️ Peppermint tea 🎬 Ordinary People📺 Shrinking 🎙️Mel Robbins🏝️ Holiday - Maldives (been) & Thailand (wants to visit)🎭 Bull - Mike Bartlett 🎭🎶 West Side Story TW// Discussion about infertility & miscarriage Available on all platforms now to listen (Spotify/Apple podcasts) or watch (Spotify/YouTube). Also linked in my bio 💫We always love to hear what you think so please let us know ☕️💗https://www.instagram.com/amugslifepod/profilecard/?igsh=N2I3d3BpbWF0czRr
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S3 Ep1 - ‘Good shoes & a haircut’, creating a ceramics business, collaborating with local Scottish creators & the everyday JOY of mugs with Ella Fletcher
Send us a textWe’re back with S3 and I’m delighted to welcome our first guest: Ella has her own ceramics business based just outside Edinburgh @Ellafletcherdesigns. Her mission is ‘bringing joy to the everyday with colourful, handmade ceramics’ and she embodies this in what she creates 🌷💐🎨⏰Her new website where you’ll be able to buy a whole range of products will be launching Friday 25th April ‼️That joy & feeling when you choose a favourite mug from the cupboard. I’ve been a fan of her work for a while and it was such a pleasure to chat in Edinburgh 🪄 We cover all the key questions: Ella’s perfect brew, why the colour of the inside of the mug is so important & the art of mug handles ☕️We also chat about getting inspiration from the Scottish landscape, travel & collaborations with female-owned local Scottish businesses as well as a new contract this year with the National Trust for Scotland 🏴Here are the mugs talked about, if you’d like to follow along and see: 1. The first mug Ella ever made (taught by Chris Donnelly)2. The first mug Ella made by herself (THE ORIGINAL)3. By Jodie, MADE & MATTER CERAMICS, WALES (Made_and_matter ceramics)4. Bought in Ithaca, Greece from the maker at a gallery (Reminders of a 4 week Greek Island family trip last Summer5. Laura Grainger F*ck the Tories mug Collaborations & partnerships with local Scottish businesses: 💡Amanda Wells Lighting🕯️Luna Candles 🕯️Tyninghame Candles💗 It’s Good to Give charity - supporting young Cancer patients & their families in Scotland Quick fire favourites!📚The Bee Sting - Paul Murray 🐝📺 Big Boys, Day of the Jackal, Hacks🎧 Self Esteem 🗺️Greece & Scottish Highlands🎙️My therapist ghosted me & The rest is entertainment ✨Will it make the boat go faster? Ben Hunt-Davis Available on all platforms now to listen (Spotify/Apple podcasts) or watch (Spotify/YouTube). Also linked in my bio 💫We always love to hear what you think so please let us know ☕️💗Edited by Megan Tuck Audiohttps://www.instagram.com/amugslifepod/profilecard/?igsh=N2I3d3BpbWF0czRr
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‘You just need to get off the train’ Tea Talks with Claudia Posada: On comparison, busy minds and finding balance in 2025
Send us a textIt’s Valentine’s Day and what a good reminder it is to be kind to yourself, not put yourself under too much pressure and most importantly to have fun! 🪩💌 Today we’re back with another chatty New Year’s episode with a twist as before recording Claudia & I spent the afternoon with card & magazines to put together mood boards for our 2025 intentions & beyond We talk through our mood boards and why we were drawn to the things we chose. We discuss it all from finding calm, being more present, to not packing your schedule too full so you can find joy in the spontaneity of deciding what do to do on the day (like seeing it’s snowing and buying sledges 🛷 ❄️)We’ve also moved to full video episodes so you can watch on YouTube & Spotify 📺 🥳 Video editing for the first time with a new software was an experience 😁 so bear with this first episode! If you do watch it, spot my Valentine’s themed socks 💗 (which were entirely unintentional as we didn’t know when the episode was going out!)We would love to hear about your 2025 intentions! 🎉Available on all platforms now to listen or watch! Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:57 Setting up our 2025 moodboard intentions 02:04 Sharing our moodboards 05:34 Finding calm & being present 11:07 Plans, balance & prioritisation 17:57 Relationships & prioritisation 22:48 Allowing yourself moments of calm 32:16 Bringing play & joyfulness into life - have fun! 36:37 Comparison & letting go 41:07 The abundance of choice/information overload 43:16 What we're looking forward to this year 49:15 Our words of the year 54:00 Conclusion & Recommendations (TV series/book)Claudia - Book - Absolutely & Forever (Rose Tremain) Juliet - TV show - Blue Lights - BBC iPlayer https://www.instagram.com/amugslifepod/profilecard/?igsh=N2I3d3BpbWF0czRr
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S2 Ep7 - Training as an opera singer, finding her own voice & building confidence in others with Jasmine Faulkner
Send us a textIt’s the final episode of season 2 and I am delighted to have my friend Jasmine Faulkner as a guest 🥹I’ve known Jasmine since primary school, and I’m so very proud of everything she does and the person she is.She’s a soprano singer who fuses classical, cinematic & electronic sounds, having performed at some of the biggest venues/events including: Mens & Women’s FA Cup finals at Wembley Stadium, London Fashion Week for Annie’s Ibiza, Windsor Castle for Royalty & Houses of Parliament. She has campaigned for the rights of women in Iran & is someone who lifts up & supports everyone up around her. I am so lucky to have her as my friend. You’re in for a treat!For the first time I’ve also added a blooper reel at the end of the episode so I hope you enjoy that too 😂Here are the mugs talked about, if you’d like to follow along and see: 1. Pink clear mug - ‘a really studious’ mug2. ‘It takes a big heart to shape a little mind’ mug - gift from a students’ parent3. See you later alligator mug @oliverbonas - a gift when she left her 9-5 job Other things mentioned: ☕️ ‘Big hand huggy cosy’ @emmapuddickpottery weather mug☕️ @teapigs - peppermint tea ☕️ Gummy bear tea ☕️ @yogitea - messages ☕️ @birdandblendtea - Baby spice 💃 @ecstaticdance.uk UK We always love to hear what you think so please let us know and follow/leave a comment or a review if you enjoy 💗https://www.instagram.com/amugslifepod/profilecard/?igsh=N2I3d3BpbWF0czRr
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S2 Ep6 - An Olympic journey, the power of believing in yourself & the importance of trying lots of things with Jazmin Sawyers
Send us a textThis month’s guest is the incredible Jazmin Sawyers. She’s a European gold medallist 🥇& 2 x Olympian but also does so many other things! It was a JOY to have her as a guestWe talk about everything from her accidentally becoming a dinosaur mug influencer, some very special mugs from friends, how much family & friends support means in sport to how having multiple interests helped her when her journey to the Paris Olympics ended when she ruptured her achilles in AprilIt’s not everyday you get to sit down & chat all about tea, coffee and mugs with someone that has inspired you with their mindset & journey 🥹She’s also a mug enthusiast & collector, so tricky choices were made about which mugs to bring on. A most wonderful selection of mugs from those wrapped in nostalgic memories, to unexpected collaborations & handmade treasures: 3D Dinosaur mug - Llandudno Pier (North Wales family holidays)Istanbul European Indoor Championships 2023 mug (Gold medal and 7m (!) jump)Handmade mug made by & gifted by Dina Asher-SmithJCB teacup & saucer - gift from Ben WilliamsOther things mentioned: ☕️ ⏰ Joy Resolve - Barisieur tea & coffee alarm clock ☕️ AeroPress coffee maker ☕️ Assembly coffee ☕️Celestial Seasonings - Bengal Spice tea ☕️Yorkshire tea biscuit brew 📚Gold Rush - Olivia Petter 📺 The OA 🎙️ Happier with Gretchen RubinAvailable on Spotify, Apple & Amazon We always love to hear what you think so please let us know and leave a review if you like 💫https://www.instagram.com/amugslifepod/profilecard/?igsh=N2I3d3BpbWF0czRr
A look into people's mug collections, and the meaning a cup of tea/coffee has for us. The premise is that guests bring on 3-5 mugs on and it's a catalyst for broader conversation. Episodes are released monthly and there will also be special Tea Talks episodes about other topics enjoyed with a mug in hand
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