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Happier Grey Podcast
I'm pro-ageing and love my grey hair, but I know it can be quite intimidating to take the plunge, so each week, on the Happier Grey Podcast, I'll be chatting to other women who've chosen to embrace the grey in the hope of inspiring and supporting you, whether you already have silver hair, are in the process of going grey, or just considering ditching the dye.
Episodes
64 episodes
Episode 64 - With Karen Hands
In this episode I'm chatting with Karen Hands, who's only encounter with hair dye was with henna in her teens.Karen was horrified when she spotted her first greys, but also wanted to be taken more seriously in her scientific career, so c...
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Episode 64
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18:59
Episode 63 - With Lori Alpino Holloway
In this week's episode I'm chatting to Lori Alpino Holloway about her grey hair journey, including why she decided against grey hair blending, and how she often gets stopped by strangers for a chat about her hair.Lori is a former New Yor...
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Episode 63
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22:16
Episode 62 - With Tanya Spencer
This week's guest is Tanya Spencer, who finds her curls more of a challenge than her greys. Originally from the US, Tanya now lives in Denmark.Unlike most of my guests, she would like to have had a some greys when she was younger, to giv...
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Episode 62
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17:07
Episode 61 - With Jayne Shufflebotham
In this week's episode I'm chatting to Jayne Shufflebotham, who didn't find her first greys until her mid-forties.She first started colouring her hair when she broke up with her first hushand, first as a bleached blonde crop, then later ...
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Episode 61
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Episode 60 With Toni Serofin
This week's guest is Toni Serofin, a book designer from Canada, who specialises in working with self-publishing authors.Toni to the drastic step of a very short haircut, to speed her journey to all grey, and still likes to keep her hair ...
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Episode 60
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18:23
Episode 59 - With Caterina Avanzi
This week I'm chatting to style coach Caterina Avanzi. She's originally from Italy, but now lives in the UK. And, like many of my previous guests, she absolutely loves her grey hair.Caterina's grey hair journey was partially inspired by ...
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Episode 59
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19:35
Episode 58 - With Aoife Forbes
This week's guest, Aoife Forbes, is a professional gift wrapper, who loves colour and all things creative.She found her first white hairs in her teens, and wasn't happy, because she thought that was way too early. From her early twenties...
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Episode 58
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17:35
Episode 57 - With Annie Stirk
This week I'm chatting to Annie Stirk who stopped dyeing her hair in the 30s, with her silver hair eventually becoming part of her signature look. Initially she struggled with being grey earlier than her contemporaries, but as her hair became w...
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Episode 57
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Episode 56 - With Suzanne Ulph
This week I'm chatting to Suzanne Ulph who has wonderfully curly grey hair.Her grey hair journey coincided with a big change in her life, as she moved from being a teacher to becoming a writing coach for authors. The move to self employm...
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Episode 56
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Episode 55 - With Kate Porter
In this week I'm chatting to fellow podcast host Kate Porter, she's the Midlife Metamorphosis Coach and host of the Midlife Unlimited Podcast.Listen in to find out why Kate laughed when she was mistaken for her son's grandma. Why she lov...
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Episode 54 - With Roanna Stromberg Smith
In this episode I'm chatting the Roanna Stromberg Smith about her grey hair journey, which started with a pixie cut and grey blending, and has taken her to a rough cut bob that she loves.Her style has also evolved to include a love of ci...
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Episode 54
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Episode 53 - With Lisa Picken
In this episode I'm chatting to nutritionist Lisa Picken about her grey hair journey. How her make-up and the colours she wears have changed since going grey. Plus, the foods she recommends to eat, and avoid, if you want to age well.
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Episode 53
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Episode 52 - With Denise Hansard
This week I'm chatting to executive coach Denise Hansard who's based in North Carolina.We talk about whether it's harder to go grey if you work in corporate, her accidental attempt at dyeing her hair a child, why she loves bright colours...
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Episode 52
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20:40
Episode 51 - With Nola Simon
In this week's episode I'm chatting to Nola Simon who started going grey when she was 7, as a result of Waardenburg Syndrome. Amongst other things, we talk about life at school with a white streak, why things have been different for her daughte...
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Episode 51
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22:59
Episode 50 - With Dain Baird Rogers
This week I'm chatting to Dain Baird Rogers, who has been dabbling in modelling since she went grey. Having been invited to take part in a magazine photoshoot, by "Your Roots are Showing" documentary maker Ilise Harris (hear her story in Episod...
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Episode 49 - With Gin Lalli
This week, I'm chatting to Gin Lalli, who ditched the dye in Lockdown.She has Indian heritage and was expecting a backlash when she decided to stop dyeing, but everyone was actually very supportive, with no negativity at all.
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Episode 49
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22:38
Episode 48 - With Jen Boxer
In this episode I'm chatting to Sydney based Jen Boxer, who went grey during lockdown.Since going grey, Jen has reignited her childhood passion for acting, with her new hobby seeing her appearing in commercials, films and TV.
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Episode 48
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20:52
Episode 47 - With Vicki Strassheim
In this episode I had a lovely chat with Vicki who I met through a shared love of yoga.With lots going on in her life at the time, she decided to ditch the dye, and let the greys come through at 41.
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Episode 47
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Episode 46 - With Ilise Harris
Very excited to chat to this week's guest Ilise Harris, who shares my passion for taking the stigma away from going grey. Ilise is an international hair and makeup artisit who has been grey for 20 years.She's also to co-director of the ...
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Episode 46
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Episode 45 - With Jackie Webster
This week I'm chatting to wellbeing coach Jackie Webster, who had planned to go grey at 60... but actually did at 59. Listen to the episode to see what inspired her to change her mind.
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Episode 45
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18:13
Episode 44 - with Helen Silversparkles1965
This week I had lots of fun chatting with Helen whose Instagram handle is @silversparkles1965. She grew her hair out during lockdown, and loves how her hair is today.We talk about how she found the grow out, her Mum's reaction and more....
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Episode 44
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Episode 43 - With Shama Persson
This week I'm chatting to grey-haired activist Shama Persson, who cofounded the Golden Age Models Agency in Sweden. She's a massive advocate the ageing naturally, with the agency only representing models who are 45+, and who don't use fillers o...
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Episode 43
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22:20
Episode 42 - With Emma Taggart
This week I'm chatting to Emma Taggart who is a London-based career and leadership coach for ambitious introverts.She's been fully grey for a year, and took a phased approach to her grow out with semi-permanent highlights to blend with ...
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Episode 42
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Episode 41 - With Vikki Hone
This week I'm chatting to Vikki Hone, who the least grey guest so far. But I love Vikki's attitude to ageing and the way she's excited to welcome her greys, so I thought she'd make a great guest.
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Episode 41
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17:33
Episode 40 - with Dr Rebecca Dinsdale
This week I'm chatting to Dr Rebecca Dinsdale, who ended up with a white streak in the front of her hair at 25, following an illness. It didn't occur to her to be concerned about it, until she started getting comments and adverse reactions from...
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