Shows
FreelanceMumThe benefits of mental fitness in your Freelance Mum BusinessFaye Dicker, finds out how frazzled Freelance Mums can help build their mental fitness and the benefits to their business, with Dr Antonia Dingle from Glow Your Mind.
#FreelanceMum #MentalFitness #Business #SelfEmployed #Freelance #MentalHealth #Recharge
2021-09-1623 min
FreelanceMumA lesson in resilienceIn this weeks podcast, Faye Dicker and Laura Rawlings speak to Redmaids' High Junior School, Headteacher - Mrs Lisa Brown. They talked about how we can teach our children to deal with set backs and the importance of resilience.
2020-09-1017 min
FreelanceMumSurvival Skills for FreelancersAs we start a new term, Faye Dicker and Laura Rawlings are joined by Sarah Townsend, author of Survival Skills for Freelancers. She shares some of her experience of and know-how when it comes to freelancing - so you can ace self-employment without the burnout!
2020-09-0429 min2020-07-1627 minFreelanceMumBack in business - carry on glamping!Faye Dicker and Laura Rawlings, speak to Vicki Ivins-Jones from Tractors & Cream after they joyfully reopen their glamping site!
Vicki spoke, from the midst of her open field, to share her experience on reopening for happy glampers!
2020-07-0915 minFreelanceMumLord-Lieutenant Peaches Golding, on lockdown and BLMFaye Dicker and Laura Rawlings, speak to
2020-07-0224 min2020-06-2522 minFreelanceMumSurviving and thriving in lockdownOn the Freelance Mum podcast, Faye Dicker and Laura Rawlings, talk tacos, tortillas and trading with Mark @iscreamtacos. He’s the man inside the converted icecream van bringing Mexic food to a driveway near you.
2020-06-0417 minFreelanceMumSmall business booming despite lockdownCoronavirus is the toughest problem many businesses have faced - but some are successfully forging ahead. Vicky from Additions Tutoring joins Faye Dicker and Laura Rawlings to share her story of adapting and thriving, when it comes to home tutoring.
2020-05-2618 minFreelanceMumLet them eat (lockdown) cake!Good news!
A positive business story for you in these crazy times.... and even better that it involves cake. Ali Walsh from The Local Bakehouse joins FayeDicker & Laura Rawlings to share the story of the lockdown cake 🧁
2020-05-1421 minFreelanceMumNo more up the nose shots!How to make your business brand look good online. Advice on video backgrounds & taking DIY photos for your marketing with Kirsty Northover Photography, Faye Dicker and Laura Rawlings in the latest Freelance Mum podcast!
2020-05-0622 minFreelanceMumHome haircuts - lockdown locksWho’s had the chop?
Whose true colour’s are coming through?
Or who’s simply sticking a hat on it? @FreelanceMum01 and @laurarawlings pick up hair tips from top #Bristol hairdresser and salon owner Ella Hawkey. (@Atelier_clifton on Insta).
Get to it. Chop chop.
2020-04-2919 minFreelanceMumFreelance Mum - Week 5 of the lockdown!A window into our worlds - how we’re surviving being cooped up. Join @FreelanceMum01 and @laurarawlings on a family adventure and catch up with what’s going on in The Mothership.
2020-04-2219 minFreelanceMumThe Lockdown Lowdown - week whatever?!How was the week for you? Faye Dicker @FreelanceMum01 and @laurarawlings’ share their week - including a visit inside the lambing shed and being up with the birds.
2020-04-1522 minFreelanceMumThe lockdown juggle - how are you getting through it?In this week’s episode, Faye Dicker and Laura Rawlings reveal their ways of coping.
We’d love to hear how you’re feeling / managing.
2020-04-0808 minFreelanceMumWere You Left Out?Government’s acted to help self-employed people and freelancers - but there’s a growing feeling many are still left out. Hear @RBarnett2018 @IPSEteam and @but_the_books share expert insight with @Freelancemum01 and @laurarawlings
2020-03-2717 minFreelanceMumFreelancers / self employed - is this the news you’ve been waiting for?Freelance? Self- employed? Headlines from Chancellor’s announcement with @but_the_books and reaction to whether it helps with @Freelancemum01 and @laurarawlings
2020-03-2609 minFreelanceMumFreelance Mum - ‘Support For Freelancers And Self - Employed’Self-employed? Not sure what help is available for you? Want to know where to get accurate information? Listen to this for the latest from IPSE - The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed. On the Freelance Mum podcast with Faye Dicker and Laura Rawlings.
2020-03-2318 minFreelanceMumThe Freelance Mum 'Survival Guide' to CoronavirusThe Freelance Mum 'Survival Guide' to Coronavirus - Faye Dicker and Laura share advice from fellow Freelance Mums on how to manage the Coronavirus. Including self isolating, business and family, not to mention sharing your 'office space' with your partner!
2020-03-1623 min
FreelanceMumFreelance Mum; Bookkeeping - getting startedFreelance Mum; Bookkeeping - getting started by
2020-03-1122 minFreelanceMumFreelance Mum - Awards, is it worth the faff of entering them?This week on the Freelance Mum podcast Laura Rawlings and Faye Dicker are talking about awards.
Let’s face it- it can be a time consuming and some times costly thing, so the question is how you decide which ones are worth it? Which ones have you entered? Which ones have you won- and was it worth it?
They’re not cheap and that can be hard as a small business.
2020-02-1826 min2020-02-1023 min
2020-02-0611 min
FreelanceMumFreelance Mum - things we wish we'd known when it came to building websites!This week in the Freelance Mum podcast, Faye Dicker and Laura Rawlings, discuss 'Things they wish they'd known when it comes to building websites' - lets face it, they're expensive things! Inspired by last weeks guest speaker at Freelance Mum, Karen Weider, shared her advice when it comes to building a website - with some brilliant insights. Faye and Laura look back on some of their own mistakes, when it comes to building websites and make a commitment to make some changes when it comes to their websites in the future!
2020-01-2727 min
FreelanceMumFreelance Mum - healthy lunches for your children and YOU!Freelance Mum, Faye Dicker and Laura Rawlings met up with Anna Mapson from The Gentle Touch to talk about healthy meal ideas for your children and YOU! Lets face it, it's all too easy to forget to actually cook for yourself.....
2020-01-1522 min
FreelanceMumFreelance Mum - Theming Your Year!Faye Dicker and Laura Rawlings, meet for another great poolside conversation and get chatting 'themes'! How do you approach the New Year? Are resolutions a thing of the past? Or do you take it as an opportunity to set yourself a new approach? They discuss setting a theme for the year and how that can help with the ever bonkers, Freelance Mum juggling act.
2020-01-0817 min
FreelanceMumFreelance Mum Survival Guide To ChristmasWise words from The Mothership! This week in the Freelance Mum podcast, Faye Dicker and Laura Rawlings, compile the Freelance Mum Survival Guide to Christmas, with advice from 'real life experts' - YOU! Great tips for getting through the ultimate juggling act and surviving the other side! Festive greetings from the chilly poolside.
2019-12-1816 min
FreelanceMumFreelance Mum - staying calm in the midst of the Christmas chaos!Freelance Mum, Faye Dicker and Laura Rawlings, catch up with Lesley Waldron from Wild Country Woman - on staying calm the midst of the Christmas chaos. Possibly a podcasting first, as they record in the swimming pool cubicle - to stay dry from the rain..... It made sense at the time! Enjoy some brilliant advice, in a slightly bonkers setting and embrace some inner calm.
2019-12-1121 min
FreelanceMumFreelance Mum - Freelance Lunches At HomeIt's the Freelance Mum podcast, with Faye Dicker and Laura Rawlings. This week they catch up with Lisa Cadd, the Fuss Free Foodie, to talk freelance lunches - something more inspiring than grabbing ANOTHER cheese sandwich when working from home! More great content can be found here or on Freelance Corner.
2019-12-0317 min
FreelanceMumFreelance Mum Podcast-winning at to-to lists!Freelance Mum Podcast - helping you with the Mother of all Juggling Acts!
Faye Dicker and Laura Rawlings, interview Sarah Newland from KeyBoard Smash, about best practises and ways of managing your ever growing to-do list!
2019-11-2821 min
FreelanceMumHow a working with a professional facilitator can help your eventFreelance Mum, Faye Dicker, goes behind the scenes with professional facilitator, Helene Jewell and finds out how working with a professional facilitator can help your event.
2019-09-1115 min
FreelanceMumTwas The Night Before Christmas - Faye, Jemima & SukiTwas the night before Christmas - Faye, Jemima (age 6) and Suki (age 4)
2018-12-2303 min
FreelanceMumFreelance Mum SongAmy Box vocal leads Freelance Mum attendees in a short 'Freelance Mum' inspired song!
2018-10-2600 min
FreelanceMumBut the Books.....….”I got chatting to the guy behind the counter of a coffee shop, he told me he wanted to be a violin teacher, but he was afraid to get started with his business, because he didn’t want to do a tax return. It made me feel really sad that something as simple as that – well, as simple as that to me, was enough for him not to get started. It just got me thinking, there’s an idea here".
Zoe Whitman, But the Books
When you've got your dream start up project, or you love running your business and you know h...
2018-07-1714 min
2018-05-2307 min
2018-05-2112 min
FreelanceMumThe Importance Of Putting Your Prices UpAs a response to the recently written and popular blog blog post, I decided to record this as a podcast as well; 'The importance of putting your prices up'. A heartfelt and very important one.
2018-05-0705 min
FreelanceMumThe Business Surgery - How to capture the best image for your businessFreelance Mum, Faye Dicker - takes questions from The Mothership and puts them to our in-house expert.
In this months Business Surgery, we speak to photography expert, Nicola Proctor, taking your questions on 'How to capture the right image for your business'.
2018-04-1712 min
FreelanceMumThe Business Surgery - How to set up an ecommerce businessFreelance Mum, Faye Dicker, takes questions from The Mothership and puts them to this month guest, Julie Cox. As the woman behind the successful online business, Luke Drew This, Julie gives her insights when it comes to setting up an ecommerce business.
2018-02-0516 min
FreelanceMumJanuary Business SurgeryThe January Business Surgery with Linda Davies – Carr, aka The Master Fixer. January is typically the time of year when we set ourselves new goals – both professional and personally. But how can we keep ourselves in check and make sure actions and goals stay aligned?
Linda Davies-Carr, deliver some straight talking advice, to help you stay on track. Plus, we put her through her paces, as she takes questions from The Mothership.
2018-01-1214 min
FreelanceMumThree year old playing with her babies3 year old playing with her babies. Make believe. Insight into their world. Make believe.
2017-11-1300 min
FreelanceMumSound of the day; waves over pebbles, Westward ho!Sound of the day; waves crashing over the pebbles at Westward Ho! October half term, 2017.
2017-10-3000 min
FreelanceMumBecky Barnes Style Experience‘Whilst I’ve always loved clothes and I’ve always loved colour, I haven’t always had the confidence to wear the looks that I wear now…. And by becoming professionally trained, it allows me to pick clothes that make me a happy person…. I like helping other women become all that they can be, seeing them evolve and just blossom and really reach their potential’.
Becky Barnes worked in a corporate world, for almost 20 years – before emerging with her own business. Years in HR brought out her love for bringing out the best in people. So she decided to do it in a more...
2017-10-1815 min
FreelanceMumBehind the scenes at Redmaids' High Junior School‘Every body is an individual, we all have different strengths, we encourage the girls here to recognize their own strengths, but also to identify their own weaknesses as well, we all need to know those. We all need to counteract that to make the most of ourselves…. We help the girls to find those talents, within the classroom and outside of the classroom’.
Mrs Lisa Brown, Headteacher, Redmaids’ High Junior School.
Freelance Mum, Faye Dicker, experiences a day in the life at Redmaids’ High Junior School. From maths, to music, science to sport, the opportunities are endless.
Faye found out what sets...
2017-10-0614 min
FreelanceMumWild Country WomanFreelance Mum, Faye Dicker, joins Wild Country Woman, Lesley Waldron on a wet and wild fitness class!
She discovers the benefits of exercising outdoors, physical health in your 40s and exciting plans for Wild Country Woman.
"My aim with Wild Country Woman, is to inspire women, to really enjoy doing exercise and to do that outside. I think we need to connect a little bit more with nature, with what we do".
Lesley Waldron, Wild Country Woman
2017-09-1912 min
FreelanceMumWild Country Woman - podcast teaserTeaser from the podcast with Wild Country Woman, interview with Lesley Waldron - the driving force behind feel good fitness.
2017-09-0400 min
FreelanceMumThe Business SurgeryFreelance Mum- the Business Surgery, with our in house expert, Linda Davies-Carr aka The Master Fixer.
Three very different small businesses, put their business problems to Linda and get some smart advice.
2017-06-2626 min
FreelanceMumIPSE - National Freelancers DayFaye Dicker, aka Freelance Mum, joined the National Freelancers Day celebrations, held by IPSE. With a chance to speak to last years winner, and gain her insight - as well as speaking to the newly crowned title! An awards evening that celebrates the small and mighty.
2017-06-0910 min
FreelanceMumRin HamburghBroadcaster and Freelancer Mum founder, Faye Dicker, catches up with Rin Hamburgh - the voice behind the copywriting agency Rin Hamburgh & CO.
Faye discovers how Rin has the knack of capturing the essence of every clients voice and the importance of giving personality, when writing for small business.
2017-05-1616 min
2017-03-1701 min
2017-01-1202 min
FreelanceMumMasterclass Teaser Mel And FayeA small taste of the Media Masterclass, run by journalist, Mel Edmonds & broadcaster Faye Dicker. The essential PR tool kit for small businesses. Event takes place on Nov 22nd. http://tinyurl.com/hrmlnp4
2016-09-2700 min
FreelanceMumBanksy At Bridge FarmWhen Bridge Farm school named one of their houses Banksy, they thought it would be fun to invite him to use their school as a canvas. They didn't dream he would take them up on it. Imagine finding this, on your first day back after half term.
2016-06-0607 min
FreelanceMumTHAT carpark!As a long term fan of Westward Ho! Freelance Mum, AKA Faye Dicker, caught up with Rob Braddick - the most generous business man in Devon :-)
2016-05-2708 min
FreelanceMumAndy DayFreelance Mum, Faye Dicker, chats to Cbeebies presenter Andy Day & finds out how he's made a career out of having fun.
2016-01-0513 min
FreelanceMumSmall Business Saturday at The TreasuryFreelance Mum meets The Chancellor at The Treasury, as we celebrate Small Business Saturday 2015
2015-12-0503 min
FreelanceMumThe Trouble With Recording With A 3 Year Old On Your LapTrying to record a quick mp3, with a 3 year old my lap…
2015-09-1601 min
FreelanceMumThe Performance CoachGail Gibson, The Performance Coach, talks about her latest venture. How fresh & fitness can help your business.
2015-07-2713 min
FreelanceMumSmall Business SaturdaySmall Business Saturday is all about thinking big by shopping small! It encourages people to shop locally on Small Business Saturday, on the 1st Saturday December.
Freelance Mum caught up with some of the small businesses which celebrated Small Business Saturday and were part of the Small Business 100.
2015-07-2112 min
FreelanceMumThe Touch DiariesDancer & film maker, Lisa May Thomas, talks about her latest project - The Touch Diaries. In a super-conencted digital age - we seem to have lost the most simple form of human touch.
2015-06-2309 min
FreelanceMumMasterclass TeaserA taste of tomorrow's Media Masterclass with Mel Edmonds, Sarah Cook & Faye Dicker. Spaces still available for this excellent 'how to' session. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/media-masterclass-tickets-16923286004
2015-06-1500 min
FreelanceMumA double dig with DickerStill to this day, listening to this makes me laugh - I don't think I've ever corpsed so much on air.
2015-06-1001 min
FreelanceMumNetworking With Freelance Mum JuneNetworking with Freelance Mum - business focused networking for Professional Parents in a family friendly environment. Networking with children - yes, some how it works!
2015-06-0905 min
FreelanceMumBabs MixBreast and Bottle feeding support group, BABS, unites mums with their feeding decisions.
2015-06-0811 min
FreelanceMumMay Fest Marketing Mum!Marketing Manager of May Fest, Claire Petre, shares the highlights of this years festival and life with a busy portfolio based career.
2015-05-1210 min
FreelanceMumDoddlGetting a grip on meal times! Catherine Dodd shares how a plastic fork on a family holiday, inspired her to redesigned children's cutlery.
2015-05-0517 min2015-03-3103 min
FreelanceMumBrave, bold dramaMum of three, Gill Bicknell, shares how her childhood love of theatre has blossomed into a full time career.
2015-03-2413 min
FreelanceMumDunleavy VineyardsSet in the heart of the West Country, are wines made from vines grown near Bristol. Ingrid Bates is the woman behind the vineyards & award winning roses.
2015-03-1617 min
FreelanceMumLuke DrewThisJulie Cox, the founder of Luke Drew This, shares how her sons drawing was the inspiration for her business.
2015-02-1709 min
2015-02-0401 min
FreelanceMumDo what you love...Sam Holman - expert in women’s progression & careers coach, shares thoughts on 'do what you love & love what you do' in the melee of motherhood & business.
2014-12-2219 min
2014-12-1102 min
FreelanceMumNetworking with Freelance MumNetworking with Freelance Mum - it's networking with bells on!
2014-12-0211 min
FreelanceMumSmallBusinessSaturdayThink big, by shopping small - that's the message for the day from Small Business Saturday, who are encouraging people to shop local. It's all part of a national campaign with a Small Business Bus, to help spread the word - I made it the Freelance Mum studio for the day & got chatting.
2014-12-0110 min
FreelanceMumFit To DropHow the hardest time provided the best opportunity. Sarah Dineen, the founder of Fit 2 Drop, shares how being made redundant while pregnant inspired her to start her own business.
2014-11-1211 min
2014-11-1201 min
FreelanceMumWOTB - an exhibitors report!A taste of the day at WOTB festival, Freelance Mum exhibits & reports
2014-11-0508 min
FreelanceMumThe Reading AdventureThe story behind Ruth Wadworth & her journey into Routes to Reading. Inspired by chats with her NCT group this tale has a happy ending.
2014-09-2510 min
FreelanceMumA Cannonball of Super HerosLiz Clarke, original Dare Devil Diva, talks about Drastic Productions, Cannonballing & the new graphic novel.
2014-08-2509 min
FreelanceMumClever Dog LeadFriends Suzie Worthington and Amy Newton, spill the beans on the inspiration behind Clever Dog Lead and provide the best answer to 'is this bonkers?'
2014-07-2811 min
FreelanceMumA Risotto Called DaveBusy mum Louise, from Baby Bites, knows what it's like when it comes to juggling family & work. She provides quick meal time inspiration with fresh chard.
2014-07-0313 min
FreelanceMumA Playful Night OutIf soft play is your idea of hell & eating out feels like a thing of the past, then family supper clubs are just the thing for you - as Faye Dicker reports.
2014-06-2409 min
FreelanceMumSpeaking With ConfidenceDoes your heart race at the thought of public speaking? Or does speaking to a group make you red & blotchy? Then listen up, because this interview is just for you. Freelance Mum caught up with Celia Adams from Red Alert – as a trained actress she knows a thing or two when it comes to speaking out loud. She shares some some simple exercises which can make a huge difference when it comes to addressing an audience.
2014-06-2216 min
FreelanceMumSpeaking with ConfidenceDoes your heart race at the thought of public speaking? Or does speaking to a group make you red & blotchy? Then listen up, because this interview is just for you. Freelance Mum caught up with Celia Adams from Red Alert – as a trained actress she knows a thing or two when it comes to speaking out loud. She shares some some simple exercises which can make a huge difference when it comes to addressing an audience.
2014-06-2216 min
FreelanceMumPublic speaking with confidenceDoes your heart race at the thought of public speaking? Or does speaking to a group make you red & blotchy? Then listen up, because this interview is just for you. Freelance Mum caught up with Celia Adams from Red Alert - as a trained actress she knows a thing or two when it comes to speaking out loud. She shares some some simple exercises which can make a huge difference when it comes to addressing an audience.
2014-06-2216 min
FreelanceMumJane Woods MixBBC Radio Bristol's, Laura Rawlings, guest reports for Freelance Mum & finds out about success in the workplace with Jane C Woods.
2014-06-1316 min
2014-06-0809 min
FreelanceMumBernie Ritchie MixBernie Ritchie, the woman behind The Bristol Woman Magazine, talks to Laura Rawlings - as she guest reports for Freelance Mum.
2014-05-2910 min
FreelanceMumFab Family FridayOur first night out as a family of 4 in The Hungry Caterpillar play cafe - tasting the delights of Ah-mahs Dumplings. Grown ups eat, while little ones play!
2014-05-2009 min
FreelanceMumThe party planners secretsDiscover how hand wrapped dog biscuits became a business inspiration. Claire Hardy & Helen Godfrey share their secrets behind You Are SO Invited.
2014-05-2013 min
FreelanceMumDaisy BabiesThe Lazy Daisy Chain was founded in 2004, based on a combination of massage, hypnobirthing, yoga and active birthing, for a positive birth experience. Lazy Daisy teacher, Karen Whittaker, gives me a taste of the Daisy experience and how it can make for a more positive birth.
2014-05-2010 min
FreelanceMumWomen in comedyLaura Rawlings, guest reports for Freelance Bristol Mum, going behind the scenes at What the Frock! An all female comedy line up - she gets the low down on why Jane Duffas was inspired to set up the evening & how the MC, Cerys Nelmes, didn't spare any blushes on her son's 16th birthday.
2014-05-2020 min
FreelanceMumSheona Beaumont talks about OBEMDiscover why Sheona Beaumont decided to feature in One Born Every Minute, after previously refusing to watch the show. Find out about the role her faith played in the birth & how motherhood has influenced her work as an artist.
A heartfelt journey & story shared on Freelance Bristol Mum.
2014-05-2020 min
FreelanceMumAquaNatalDiscover how one stressful swim at the local swimming pool, inspired Hayleigh Jones to start her own business. Motherhood, business & making life easy - with Freelance Bristol Mum.
2014-05-2008 min
FreelanceMumA look at this weeks news with 'the voice of the turbo'Michelle Beazley, the voice of the turbo, for First Great Western - joins me in the studio for a look at some of the stories in this weeks news. We hear about the impact the floods had on the line, the recent death of union leader Bob Crow & women's football.
2014-05-2022 min
FreelanceMumA Hidden Treasure In A City Gem'50 Things Engagement Ranger', Nicole Armitage, takes me for a walk through Leigh Woods, as we discover Bristol diamonds, den building workshops & picnics in the woods for Mother's Day.
2014-03-2219 min
FreelanceMumSpring TrendsRecreate that swishy salon feeling & capture Spring - with the latest podcast on Spring hair & trends. Life is busy in the fast lane of motherhood, so treat yourself to a pile of magazines & a season of Spring trends.
2014-03-2210 min
FreelanceMumSharp Elbowed Parenting, High Waisted NappieDavid Niven joins me in the studio for a look at some of the headlines that have made the papers this week. As the former chairman of the British Association of Social Workers, David is a regular media spokesperson on child protection issues & brings his experience to the table when it comes to his take on some of the headlines.
We look at sharp elbowed parenting, high waisted nappies, drinking in pregnancy & how there is more than meets the eye with childhood obesity.
2014-03-2227 min
FreelanceMumThe Business Of Beautiful WrappingA mosey through St Nics Market with Amanda White, as we talk about the inspiration behind Gift Frippery & how being a 'Blue Peter Mum' led her to start her own business.
2014-03-2214 min