Karen Stanley, founder of Mabel and Stanley Publishing, joins Sian Murphy and Adelle Martin to talk about what actually happens when you decide to write a book, and why it rarely goes the way you expect. Karen is a fifteen times published author who has been through traditional publishing, self publishing, a horrible run in with a vanity press, and finally built her own hybrid publishing house after mentoring over eighty new authors.

In this episode she breaks down the difference between traditional, self, hybrid and vanity publishing, explains the red flags that show a publisher is preying on new writers, and shares why marketing, not writing, is where most authors get stuck. She also talks through real client examples, including a mindset coach for professional footballers, a Paralympic gold medallist, and a sleep coach who quit her day job after her book took off.

If you have ever thought about writing a book for your business, or wondered whether the publishing deal you have been offered is too good to be true, this one is for you.

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What happens when you put a guilt-free success coach, a somatic trauma-informed duo, a women's hormone specialist, and a nutritionist in one room? A very honest conversation, that's what.

This special edition of the Women in Business Radio Show brings together some of the brilliant VIP speakers from the Women in Business Big Show. Katie Powsey joins Sian as co-host, and together they welcome Christine and Nikki from Blossoming Connections, Saira Mashru of Saira Nutrition, and Justina Triasovaite from Justina Training.

They talk about why your body knows things your head hasn't caught up with yet, what self-care actually looks like when you strip away the guilt and the buzzwords, and why so many women start a business for freedom and end up more trapped than before. There's also a refreshingly blunt conversation about PCOS, trauma, nervous systems, and what it really means to run a business that fits who you are.

Real women, real experience, and no nonsense. Come and join us.

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What do your finances and your pelvic floor have in common? More than you'd think.

In this episode of the Women in Business Radio Show, Sian Murphy and co-host Michele YianniAttard are joined by two brilliant guests: Rebecca Robertson, independent financial adviser and founder of Evolution Financial Planning, and Françoise de Smet, women's health practitioner and founder of Hypocore.

The conversation starts in very different territories but lands somewhere surprisingly connected: the things women quietly ignore until they become a crisis. Whether that's money they're not looking at, symptoms they've been told are "just normal," or professionals they've trusted without checking the credentials.

Rebecca talks about what it really means to get independent financial advice, why who pays your adviser matters more than you think, and how body doubling could help you tackle the tasks you keep avoiding. Françoise introduces Hypopressives, a breath and posture-based practice that supports pelvic floor health without requiring you to know where your pelvic floor actually is.

Honest, funny, and hopefully useful. Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode.