Finding Your Pink 🦩

Welcome to the first episode of Season 3 of Finding Your Pink. In this powerful and reassuring conversation, Nicole Howes joins us to talk honestly about the reality of raising teens in a digital world, navigating big emotions (theirs and ours), and finding your way back to yourself as a parent.As Nicole beautifully explains, your teenager is learning how to be a teenager at the same time as you are learning how to parent one. There will be flare-ups, missteps, and moments where things don’t go the way you hoped — but if you know they’re a good person, you will find your way through it together.In this episode, we explore:The reality of online safety, including early exposure to porn and why parents need to stay informedWhy the pressure isn’t just on parents — and how tech companies and systems play a huge roleThe rise of misogynistic content being pushed to young boys onlineThe impact of social media on teenage girls’ body imageHow to talk openly about skincare, makeup, and self-image without shame or fearNicole’s personal journey through burnout, invisibility, and rediscovering her sense of purposeNicole also shares the moment she realised she needed something that was just hers. A reminder we all need purpose, creativity, and something we can say, “I did that.”This episode is thoughtful, grounding, and full of perspective for parents who are trying their best in a world that feels louder and more complex than ever.🎧 If you’re parenting teens — or heading that way — this is an episode you’ll want to listen to, save, and come back to again.Nicole's book - Not A Survival Guide is available on Amazon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I’m so excited to welcome you to Season 3 of Finding Your Pink, launching January 19th 2026 Finding Your Pink is inspired by the flamingo — a symbol of how women often lose their colour while nurturing others, and how, over time, they find their way back to themselves. Every two weeks, an extraordinary woman joins me to share the moment she felt lost and the journey she took to reclaim her confidence, calm, and colour again.This season, we’re diving even deeper into the real, complicated, beautiful — and sometimes painful — parts of life. We’ll be talking about mothering teenagers, addiction, adoption, racism, fertility, brain injury, sex, and so much more. These are big topics, but the stories are honest, hopeful, and deeply uplifting.To those who’ve been with me since Season 1 — thank you for being part of this community. And if you’re new here, you’re so welcome. You can catch up on Seasons 1 and 2 anytime, with some truly powerful conversations waiting for you.Join the conversation on Instagram or TikTok, and until Season 3 begins…stay pink. 🦩 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season 2 was a season of connection, creativity, and courage. These episodes were so much more than interviews—they became lessons, reminders, and invitations to find our own pink, in whatever way that shows up in our lives. Every guest brought wisdom, every conversation stretched us, and every story reminded us of what it means to be human.As we wrap this season and take a short pause, we’re getting ready to step into Season 3—a season built on depth, truth, and the conversations we need to have, but often don’t know how to start.Season 3 will explore real, raw, and transformative topics with incredible women, including:mothering teenagersaddictionadoptionracismfertilitybrain injurysexThese are conversations that matter, and I can’t wait to bring them to you.Before we close out Season 2, I want to say a massive thank you—for listening, for growing with me, for supporting this podcast, and for helping shape this community into what it is becoming.Season 3 arrives January 2026. Until then, stay pink. 💗 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, for the final episode of Season 2, I sit down with Suzanne Kane — a lifelong radio lover, self-confessed audio anorak, and one of Ireland’s most genuine voices both on and off the airwaves.Suzanne’s story began in a shed at 14 years old broadcasting as Sue Jackson. From driving promo vans to becoming Spin FM’s very first Spinny, she built her career from the ground up — nothing was handed to her.In this episode we talk about:🎧 Her deep love of radio as a place of true connection💬 How being told “women don’t like women on air” shaped her — and how she’s rewriting that story🌿 The reality of leaving a long-term show and navigating what she calls “the in-between” — the lonely, quiet space between endings and new beginnings💖 Her commitment to kindness, even in difficult spaces, and the incredible wave of support she’s received from women saying, “We see you, we miss you and we know"Suzanne opens up about the cost of toxic work environments, the courage it takes to walk away, and the rediscovery that follows when you finally say enough is enough.This conversation is raw, real, and filled with heart — a reminder that sometimes the most powerful chapters are the ones that come after we stop performing and start reconnecting with who we truly are.Find Suzanne on Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/suzanne.fm/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this soulful episode of Finding Your Pink, I’m joined by my coach of 15 years, Maureen Hewitt, to explore a powerful question: Who am I becoming—now?Maureen reflects on the many identities she has carried—mother, wife, businesswoman—and the way those roles can blur or even silence the truest parts of ourselves. She shares how, as energy beings, our “pink” represents love, freedom, and vitality. Yet we can’t simply return to the pink we knew in our 20s or 30s. Life changes us, reshapes us, and demands that we discover a new pink that honors who we are becoming today.Together, we dive into:The evolution of identity through motherhood, career shifts, heartbreak, and menopause.Why we so often appear strong on the outside while running on empty inside.The misalignment between head, heart, and gut—and how to reconnect them.The importance of setting boundaries around our energy, relationships, and time.How women transform pain into resilience with humour and grace.This conversation is a reminder that we don’t get our old pink back—but we can create a new version of it. One that is rooted in self-love, balance, and freedom. Maureen’s journey invites us all to pause, hold a mirror up to ourselves, and ask: Who am I becoming—and what does my pink look like now? A must listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.