The Body Talks with Chloé Dall'Olio

In this episode of The Body Talks, I’m joined by pharmacist, educator, founder and author Laura Dowling for a candid, funny and eye-opening conversation about women’s intimate health.
We talk about vulvas, pelvic health, prolapse, vaginal dryness, perimenopause, shame, pleasure, pubic hair, p0rn, ADHD, social media, and why so many women are still not taught how their own bodies work.
Laura shares what she’s learned from over 20 years in pharmacy, from building a powerful women’s health platform, and from listening to the questions women are often too embarrassed to ask out loud.
This episode is for anyone who wants to understand their body better, challenge shame, and feel less alone.

Find Laura:
Instagram: @fabulouspharmacist
Fabu Wellness: fabuwellness.com
Book: Love Your Vulva
TEDx Talk

Follow Chloé / The Body Talks:
Instagram: @chloedallolio
The Body Talks: @thebodytalks.love
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In this episode of The Body Talks I’m joined by Ami Yeasmin - a joy-led creator, mother and cancer survivor whose body wisdom speaks before the mind does.
We met at the sold-out show by Sophie Tea at the London Palladium where we both strutted painted and proud of our bodies. That shared moment of visibility, courage and celebration sits at the heart of this conversation.
We begin with an embodied practice and as always something unexpected emerges. Ami’s body brings forward her hands: a part she did not prepare to speak about yet one that reveals a whole life story of illness resilience creativity and care. It’s a powerful reminder that the body holds truth long before we intellectualise it.
We talk about joy not as positivity but as something that can live alongside grief. About motherhood and raising children with freedom rather than ownership. About surviving cancer and how Ami brought joy and connection to fellow patients even in hospital. About dancing as medicine and the courage to stay open to life.
This episode is for anyone curious about listening to their body more deeply and for anyone who needs permission to hold joy and pain at the same time.
You can find Ami on Instagram here
Follow the Body Talks here and your host Chloé Dall'Olio here https://www.instagram.com/chloedallolio/
You can watch the whole episode on YouTube too on the Podcast channel
During the conversation, Chloé references the Love Letters exhibition at The National Archives, an archival collection exploring intimacy, desire, and relationships across history, including stories of forbidden and queer love. The show is free and it's on until 12/04/2026. More info here

In this episode of The Body Talks, I am joined by Samantha Baines: deaf author, actor and broadcaster, plus disability and deafness campaigner.
We begin with a grounding and an ovaries check-in, then move through Samantha’s story of discovering she was deaf at 29, learning to advocate for access, writing children’s books with deaf protagonists, navigating invisible identities and how motherhood reshaped her relationship with her body.
You’ll leave with laughter, insight and practical language for being more human when someone discloses disability.
Follow Samantha:
Instagram: @samanthabaines
Brand: @baines_london
Website (where to find stationary and the beautiful silk scarves!!): https://www.baineslondon.com
RNID Ambassador: @rnid_uk
Samantha's Social Media Management Company: Penguin in the Room: @penguinintheroom

Follow your host Chloe on Instagram @chloedallolio and follow and support the Body Talks podcast page here

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PS You can now watch the full episode on Youtube on the new podcast page here (make sure you subscribe!)

Thank you for beign here and taking the time to listen and support. Chloe x

Recorded in Paris from inside Louis Rubi’s working room, this episode is a fashion wake up call.
Louis is the founder of LR3, a designer quietly rewriting the rules of fit - not through “inclusive sizing” as a badge but by refusing the whole system. His clothes are built around volumes not sizes and the result is something most people have never felt in a fitting room: freedom.
We talk about why the industry makes so many of us feel wrong in the mirror and what happens when garments are designed to move with real bodies instead of being scaled from one narrow template. Louis shares the moment a client told him they could not buy clothes anywhere in Paris and the sentence Louis replied with that flips the whole shopping experience on its head.
This one is about clothes, yes, but it’s really about identity, energy, and permission - dressing beyond gender, shape, and shame.
In this episode
Why LR3 has no sizes and what “volumes” actually means

What freedom looks like in a mirror - when the “kid comes out” and people dance, cry, and play

“All of it will go on. Then it’s your decision if you feel good in it.”

The emotional truth of style - “If I feel good then and only then I’m going to look good.”

A rapid-fire moment where Louis basically breaks down the fashion industry in five minutes

A short breath practice together to drop into the body before we begin

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Browse LR3 collection on their website HERE

In this episode of The Body Talks I sit down with designer, consultant and plus size fashion advocate Sara Brown to explore the reality of inclusive sizing today and how the industry can finally do better.
We begin with a grounding breath and a gentle body check in, then move into a conversation about clothes, queerness, softness and the joy of expressing yourself in a world that still tries to shrink certain bodies into silence.
Sara shares her journey from being a size 16 teenager unable to buy anything in high street shops, to designing for major brands, to consulting for companies who genuinely want to expand their size ranges in a thoughtful way.
Together we look at the current landscape of plus size fashion
why representation on runways is going backwards (with a nod to Including The Curve and Felicity Hayward’s vital trend reports)

why beloved inclusive brands are closing

where companies are still missing the mark

and the designers and labels who are leading the way, including Lucy & Yak, Sinéad O’Dwyer, If Only If and Unhidden: powerful examples of what it looks like when inclusivity and accessibility are built into the design process rather than added on afterwards

Sara speaks honestly about what inclusive design really requires: proper grading, fit testing on real bodies, colour without shame, and clothing that is not simply scaled up but intentionally created with bigger bodies in mind.
We also talk about
• internalised fatphobia and the part of you that still knows you are valuable
• how colour becomes a quiet act of activism for bigger bodies
• late queerness, silly joy and finding your people
• why plus size customers are some of the most loyal when they feel seen
• Sara's work with Lucy & Yak, If Only If and more
• fashion, identity and the power of being soft
We close with a final breathing practice and an invitation from Sara’s body to soften.
Connect with Sara:
Website: sarabrowndesign.com
Instagram: instagram.com/sarabrowndesign
DM or email her directly through her contact page

Connect with your host Chloé:
Instagram: @chloedallolio
Podcast platform for previews and behind the scenes: @thebodytalks.love