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The Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastIt’s Not That Deep, Mum: Teenagers, Traditions & Letting Go with Emma Reed Turrell NOTE: This episode contains references to Christmas Magic that you may not want your children to hear!In this honest and often hilarious Christmas bonus conversation, Steph sits down with psychotherapist Emma Reed Turrell to talk about the emotional, logistical and often invisible labour of Christmas; especially for women. From managing everyone’s expectations to trying to manufacture magical memories, from teenage eye-rolls to “it’s not that deep, Mum,” the pair unravel the layered reality behind creating a holiday that feels good for everyone but you.Emma offers sharp insight into why December...
2025-12-1254 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastRedefining Masculinity with Elliott RaeIn this powerful conversation, Steph is joined by Elliott Rae, speaker, podcaster, writer and social changemaker, to explore how masculinity is being renegotiated in today's world.They dig into how traditional gender roles are evolving, why relationships shift after having children, and the ways societal expectations impact men’s mental health and fatherhood. They also discuss the influence of online culture on teenage boys, the lessons from the BBC drama Adolescence, and why open conversations (especially the messy, imperfect ones) are critical for change.This episode is an honest, moving and often funny loo...
2025-04-251h 02The Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastTeenagers and Midlife, The Perfect Storm with Lorraine CandyParenting teenagers and navigating midlife can feel like a perfect storm. One moment you’re managing eye-rolls and slammed doors, the next you’re questioning why no one warned you about perimenopause. In this episode, Steph is joined by journalist, author, and parenting pro Lorraine Candy for a frank and reassuring conversation about raising teens, handling hormones, and keeping a sense of humour through it all.In this episode Steph and Lorraine cover:Why teenagers behave like they do (and how to stay calm when they don’t)Talking to your kids about r...
2025-04-041h 05
The CyclistPCOS, ADHD, Periods & Pleasure with Steph Claire SmithIn this open, honest, and feel-good episode, we’re joined by the incredible Steph Claire Smith (@stephclairesmith) for a conversation that dives deep into the many layers of womanhood - from hormonal health and body acceptance to self pleasure, cycle syncing, and navigating life with ADHD.Steph opens up about her experience living with PCOS, how she’s learning to work with her cycle instead of against it, and how she has learnt to listen to her body. She also shares her journey with body image - from working in the modelling industry to embracing her postpartum body...
2025-04-0154 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastMarriage, Equality & The Mental Load - A Candid Chat with Steph & DougSteph sits down with her husband of 17 years, Mark (Doug) Douglas, for an unfiltered and often hilarious deep dive into marriage, equality at home, and the invisible workload that often falls on women. From their whirlwind romance and early parenting struggles to resentment, gender roles, and the reality of balancing careers and family, no topic is off-limits.Doug is a finance professional navigating the ever-evolving dynamics of modern partnerships. As a couple, Steph and Doug have had to unlearn traditional gender roles, redefine teamwork, and figure out how to stop bickering about the food shop. Spoiler...
2025-03-211h 02The Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastMotherhood, Comedy & Wrinkles: Ageing Disgracefully with Genevieve TurleySteph sits down with the hilarious and incredibly talented makeup artist Genevieve Turley. Known for her candid takes on beauty, motherhood, and life in general, Gen shares her journey from being a nurse in the Air Force to becoming a sought-after bridal makeup artist and an Instagram star with over 400k followers.Gen is a freelance makeup artist and content creator helping women over 30 navigate the beauty industry. With a previous career as a burns specialist nurse in the RAF, Gen is on a mission for women to rethink the way they talk to themselves and e...
2025-03-0743 min
Spinning Plates with Sophie Ellis-BextorEpisode 136: Steph DouglasSteph Douglas is a mum of three who founded the gift company Don't Buy Her Flowers ten years ago. I’m a repeat customer of the website when I want to send a friend some TLC if they don’t live round the corner. Steph explained how the idea for her company came about when she received 8 well-meant bouquets following the birth of her first child - and felt she now had something else she had to look after, as well as her newborn!Steph told me how she and her husband also had so...
2024-10-281h 09
PR Made Simple5. Brand-building, Fish-FingerGate and using PR to grow your biz with Steph Douglas, founder Don't Buy Her FlowersIn this episode of PR Made Simple, host Pippa Goulden sits down with Steph Douglas, the founder of Don’t Buy Her Flowers, to chat about her entrepreneurial journey, the role PR has played in her success, and how she’s stayed true to her personal brand. Steph opens up about the challenges of navigating influencer marketing, how she adapted her business after COVID, and why emotional connection is at the heart of her gifting philosophy. They dive deep into the highs and lows of running a small business, the role PR has had in helping her get k...
2024-10-0846 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastFestivals and Family with Rob & Josie da BankSteph chats with Rob and Josie da Bank about what it’s like to run a festival with your partner, and how they make it work alongside having four children. After 32 years together, and many festivals under their belts, they talk about the difficult bits, how they divide and conquer, and how helping people escape real life, screens and make some IRL memories is what drives them. With Camp Bestival around the corner, in Dorset and then Shropshire, Rob and Josie share what they’re excited about. Their book ‘Camp Bestival at Home’ is out now, givi...
2024-05-2439 min
The PCOS PodcastEp 91: Male Infertility, The Factors At Play, Testing + How To Optimise Male Fertility For Conception with Steph LoweHIGHLIGHTS
Current state of male factor infertility
Trends Steph sees in clinic among her clients trying to conceive
Issues with acceptance of male factor infertility
What factors that negatively affect male fertility
When and how to assess male fertility
Must have diet and lifestyle foundations to improve fertility
Stephs most recommended supplements for improving male fertility
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Want to work with me on your PCOS? Step 1 – PCOS GlowUp: Easy 3 week program to help you get on...
2024-05-0649 min
The Selfish Podcast with Chloe & Steph46 Sally Jane Douglas: Cyclical Energy, Rituals, Feminine & Masculine Energies, Manifestation, CreativityIn today’s episode, Chloe and Steph chat with Sally Jane Douglas, a Women’s Embodiment Mentor based in Australia. For over 16 years has been supporting women to develop inner confidence and self-trust to overcome self-doubt and second-guessing that keeps them stuck and feeling disconnected from themselves. Sally guides women to live fearlessly and believe in themselves so that they live the life that they deserve and desire. In this episode, the ladies cover all the good stuff: - Feminine and masculine energy: embodying both energies - Cyclical living: Sally explains living cyclically as trac...
2024-04-171h 14The Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastHow To Make It Fair with Eve RodskyFeel like you do everything at home, or at least more than is your fair share? This one’s for you. Steph speaks with Eve Rodsky - Harvard-grad lawyer, activist and New York Times Bestselling author of Fair Play. Eve is working to change society one partnership at a time by coming up with a new 21st-century solution to an age-old problem: women shouldering 2/3 or more of the unpaid domestic work and childcare for their homes and families. Eve and Steph talk about the massive impact this has not only on relationships, with couples everywhere his...
2024-03-151h 03The Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastBeing a Mad Woman with Bryony GordonSteph talks with author, journalist and mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon about her new book Mad Woman, an account of her life and challenges over the last few years. With a live audience at Henley Literary Festival, in classic Bryony-style, she brings lots of energy, honesty and humour to the conversation, in which they discuss depression, OCD, Bulimia and Binge Eating Disorder, addiction and alcoholism and being perimenopausal and a woman in her 40s. Bryony’s InstagramMental Health MatesBuy Bryony’s book Mad WomanStep...
2024-02-2357 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastAnxiety with Dr Kirren SchnackSteph talks with Dr Kirren Schnack, Clinical Psychologist and author of Ten Times Calmer, a book with tools to help beat anxiety. The conversation starts by understanding what anxiety is, what happens when we’re anxious, what are the triggers and what is happening to our nervous system. They discuss the impact having children can have on anxiety, and with the festive season around the corner, they also talk about how to avoid Christmas anxiety.Steph and Kirren then chat about some of the basics for good mental health, plus Dr Kirren talks thr...
2023-12-0153 min
Beyond The Masterpiece011 | STAYING CREATIVE WHEN YOU HAVE KIDS WITH DON'T BUY HER FLOWERS FOUNDER STEPH DOUGLASIf you're a parent or planning to be this episode is for you. Don't Buy Her Flowers founder Steph Douglas joins me to discuss how to stay creative when you have kids. In this episode, we discuss: Parenting and running a creative business Asking for help When parenting is boring- and you feel guilty for thinking it The mental load vs creativity Gender roles and boundaries Here's where you can discover Steph and Don't Buy Her Flowers: https://www.instagram.com/steph_dontbuyherflowers/ https://www.dontbuyherflowers.com/christmas-gift-ideas/ CHEC...
2023-11-281h 02The Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastMums’ Night Out with Louise Boyce, Gill Sims and Clara Batten at Henley Literary FestivalRecorded Live at the Henley Literary Festival, Steph interviews Louise Boyce AKA Mama Still Got It, Gill Sims and Clara Batten live from a Town Hall full of women out for a Friday night! Join them as they discuss the rollercoaster of motherhood - the first year of being a mum, identity, holidays with kids, the PTA, and Louise’s gross middle-of-the-night payback on her husband. Expect some swearing, some drinking and a touch of raucous. This episode is sponsored by Ancient + Brave, who create pure, potent and sustainable supplements, and are offering 20% off with the...
2023-11-171h 00
The Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastHow Not to Let Having Kids Ruin Your Sex Life with Dr Karen GurneyAhead of the release of her new book, Clinical Psychologist Dr Karen Gurney returns to the DBHF podcast after her previous episode about sex in long term relationships became the most downloaded to date, resulting in at least two pregnancies (that we know of!) and Steph received hundreds of messages from women and couples that felt huge relief in what Karen said about desire in long term relationships. Now Karen, AKA The Sex Doctor, has written a book specifically for parents - How Not to Let Having Kids Ruin Your Sex Life - out in A...
2023-11-031h 00
The Phonebox Podcast With Emma ConwaySteph Douglas: Sticky Floors In 90's NightclubsWho played one of The Lovely Boylen sisters in Annie? Found a husband who adores Les Mis and believe Grease 2 to be completely inappropriate? Business woman and podcaster Steph Douglas that's who! Steph joins The Phonebox Podcast to chat about the joy of 90's musicals and how much they meant to teens back in the day.Listen to 'The Don't Buy Her Flowers Podcast' here. Visit her amazing online gifting store 'Don't Buy Her Flowers' here and be sure to follow Steph over on Instagram.For more of me follow @brummymummyof2 on Instagram...
2023-10-2444 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastMidlife Wisdom, Careers and Parenthood with Fi Glover and Jane GarveySteph chats with broadcast LEGENDS Fi Glover and Jane Garvey about their move after thirty years (each!) from the BBC to Times Radio, where they host a radio show and the Off Air podcast. Fi and Jane describe how they found juggling a broadcast career with small children, with Fi owning that hers ‘ground to a halt’ for a period, but that she now has a job she loves that may not have been where she’d have ended up without the career break. They discuss phones, teenagers, teenagers with phones, the impact of Perimenopause, Tweakmen...
2023-10-2051 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastHow to Be Sad with Helen Russell (re-release)In this episode we're looking back at a brilliant episode with Helen from January 2022...Steph talks with bestselling author, journalist and speaker Helen Russell about how and why so many of us try to bury sadness, and the harm that causes.After eight years of researching happiness, Helen realised that most of us desperately want to avoid sadness, but all the experts have said we can’t, so we need to work out how to be sad, better. Helen and Steph talk about grief, infertility, perfectionism, anorexia, men and sadness, and a whole lot in...
2023-10-0646 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastNavigating the early months of motherhood with comedian Kelly ConveySteph chats with brilliant comedian Kelly Convey about motherhood; it’s all very fresh for Kelly as she has had two babies with a fifteen month gap, her second still only seven months old. Steph and Kelly discuss those early months of motherhood, flashing the postman, feeling annoyed with your partner and navigating advice from others. Kelly talks about baby group blunders and making mum friends (or not!). As a stand up, they discuss the pros and cons of Kelly being back onstage supporting Alan Carr three months after having a baby, trying to find balan...
2023-09-2252 min
Women's BusinessFounder of Don't Buy Her Flowers Steph DouglasSteph Douglas is the founder of personalised gifting company Don't Buy Her Flowers. Created to offer more thoughtful and personal gifts for new mums, the company has evolved to offer personalised gift boxes for all occasions. In this episode Steph talks about her early work life, the lightbulb moment that led her to setting up her business, the rollercoaster of running a small business, and the unplanned other directions that has led her in. We also discuss the struggle of sharing parental responsibilities, and Steph's personal journey to address the balance at home. Filled with small business insight, relatable...
2023-09-1847 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastWhy we’re all Overwhelmed and how to get through it, with Brigid SchulteSteph talks with writer and speaker Brigid Schulte about Overwhelm, where it comes from and what we can do to rally against it. Brigid brilliantly uses research and history to understand how we got here, and reassures that when it feels hard, it’s because it is. Brigid explains why women feel they don’t deserve free time, why we feel we have to ‘excel’ at motherhood and importantly, what all this pressure and juggling does to women’s physical and mental health, careers and relationships. They discuss how women find it difficult to live in the momen...
2023-09-0859 min
Parental ControlGirl Talk With Steph Douglas: Family, Career, And The PerimenopauseGet ready for some serious girl talk as Ellie Thompson welcomes the fabulous Steph Douglas, the founder of Don't Buy Her Flowers, to the show! Steph will be dishing out the juiciest details on all things family life, conquering those chaotic newborn days, finding the perfect balance between family roles and busy careers, and even tackling the not-so-glamorous perimenopause. Email us at info@mybaba.com Follow us on Instagram @mybabainsta and @mybabagram Show notes Instagram: @dontbuyherflowers and @steph_dontbuyherflowers What is My Baba? My Baba provides the d...
2023-08-0151 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastBusiness Special: how brain surgery led to Scamp & Dude, with Jo Tutchener SharpJo Tutchener Sharp, Founder and CEO, tells Steph about how life-changing brain surgery led to her hugely successful purpose-led fashion brand Scamp & Dude. From childrenswear to now 95% womenswear, a shop in Marlow and two more opening this Summer 2023, Jo’s PR background and desire to ‘do better’ have combined to create powerful partnerships, charity work and donations, alongside much-loved clothing. Jo talks about setting up and then leaving her previous PR business, in a not ideal situation after her second child was born and then being told that she would need brain surgery. Jo tells Steph h...
2023-07-1054 min
Bump to Business OwnerE1: "The Guinea Pig Generation" with Steph DouglasI'm delighted that my guest for this first episode is Steph Douglas, founder of gifting business, Don't Buy Her Flowers. Steph started her business after receiving a whopping eight, well meant bouquets following the birth of her first baby and realising what a terrible gift flowers are for new mums. She has successfully grown her business over the past nine years, alongside raising her three young children Don't Buy Her Flowers has grown from Steph packing boxes in her spare room to having an incredible team and a warehouse. Our conversation covers everything from the challenges of...
2023-07-0645 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastBurnout in the rush hour with Psychotherapist Siobhán MurrayPsychotherapist Siobhán Murray talks with Steph about Burnout. Originally coined in the 1970s to describe an occupational phenomenon, recent decades have seen an increase in people experiencing burnout as we’re ‘nearly always switched on’. Siobhán and Steph talk about why this is, what makes women in the Rush Hour susceptible to burnout, and the signs and symptoms to identify it. Siobhan goes into ideas on how to manage burnout, and gives some detail on the tools that will help, which are explained in her book The Burnout Solution, a step-by-step 12 week plan.
2023-06-2653 min
The Bizzimumzi PodcastS2/ E23: Steph Douglas, Creator of online shopping sensation, Don't Buy Her FlowersAshley welcomes Steph Douglas onto this weeks Bizzimumzi podcast.Steph has a background in Brand Marketing, she started Don't Buy Her Flowers in 2014, after receiving eight beautiful, well-meant bouquets when I had my first baby and realising that flowers are a terrible gift when what you need is TLC and reassurance.Don't Buy Her Flowers now creates thoughtful gift boxes for any occasion, from new mums and birthdays to get well and bereavement. Steph created a platform where customers can put together bespoke gifts, selecting products they know the recipient will love...
2023-05-2433 min
Every L PodcastEp 36 | Navigating Cancer, Motherhood, and Life Changes feat. Steph DouglasIn this episode of Every L Podcast, Steph, the founder of Don't Buy Her Flowers, shares her challenging experiences of motherhood, career, and health with me. From dealing with her husband's cancer diagnosis while pregnant with their first child, to struggling with societal pressures and lowering expectations. Throughout the episode, Steph emphasises the importance of self-care, balance, and receiving support from loved ones during difficult times.
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2023-05-011h 14The Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastBiz Ep: Turning a food blog into a business with Sarah Rossi AKA Taming TwinsSarah Rossi and Steph talk about how Sarah’s online profile, where she’s known as ‘Taming Twins’, has rocketed in the last 12 months. She talks with Steph about her career so far, from starting a bakery that she loved, and recognising that she couldn’t scale the business because it relied on her being physically there too much. Sarah’s blog Taming Twins started out as a creative outlet to share about her life with twins, until she noticed that recipes she shared were getting more traction. Sarah talks about blogging for ten years, growing a ste...
2023-04-2448 min
Thrive DiariesRegulating anxiety with psychologist Mind Food StephYou asked, we answered! Psychologist Steph Georgiou @mindfoodsteph is back on the poddy talking all things anxiety, how it relates to our nervous system and strategies for management on a day to day basis.This is a super practical and actionable episode - Steph explains what anxiety is, shares a checklist to determine whether we have a tendency towards anxiety, how it can affect our ability to achieve our goals and manifest our desires, shares multiple strategies for day to day management and breaks down what is happening inside the body! Click here to follow S...
2023-04-1628 min
The Resilient Retail Game Plan140 | Building Your Business On A Budget: Steph Douglas of Don't Buy Her FlowersIn the third of my mini-series of discussions about building your business on a budget, I speak to Steph Douglas, founder of the thoughtful gifting company “Don’t Buy Her Flowers”. Steph started her small business back in 2014 after she was inundated with bouquets of flowers following the birth of her first child - although wonderfully well-meant, flowers just felt like just another thing for Steph to look after when she already had her newborn and herself to prioritise. Like most parents, she just wanted to treat herself to a hot cup of tea and experience some TLC, hence DBHF was bo...
2023-04-0638 min
The Just Bloody Post It PodcastEp #107 selling thoughtfulness with Don't Buy Her Flowers founder Steph Douglas*Mind your ears there's a tiny swear in this one and 😮 sex is mildly mentioned*
Steph Douglas had the idea for her gifting business Don't Buy Her Flowers when she had her first child. She received more bouquets than she had vases for and thought, there must be a market for presents women really want?
In this episode, you'll hear how Steph started a blog to talk to other mum's (and build an audience) before launching the business. Learn how it's gone from packing boxes in her front room to running team of workers turning over mil...
2023-03-2246 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastBusiness special: Business, leading and burnout with Alex Depledge, MBESteph chats with businesswoman Alex Depledge for a Business Special episode of the podcast. Alex is undoubtedly a brilliant entrepreneur, having co-founded, grown and sold first business Hassle.com for €32m, before starting another tech platform – Resi.co.uk – the UK's largest and only nationwide residential architectural platform. Alex’s ‘thing’ is disrupting with a tech solution, and cutting deals, both of which she’s very good at. She appears to have no fear, has been involved with a number of bodies, boards and think tanks, and is passionately championing women in a male-dominated industry. Ale...
2023-03-2041 min
Middling AlongSteph Douglas on mum guilt, parenting preteens and building her brilliant business Don’t Buy Her FlowersThis time I’m joined by Steph Douglas, CEO and founder of Don’t Buy Her Flowers. I’ve been following Steph online since the early days of her blog, and then watching DBHF go from strength to strength, so was really excited to sit down with her and talk to her not just about building a business, but a whole raft of other topics.
I’m always intrigued to hear about how people launch and grow a company: DBHF launched in 2014 with three packages for new mums, but really ‘went viral’ when Sarah Turner from The Unmum...
2023-03-0240 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastNew To Mum Hood? Illiyin Morrison and Sophie McCartney talk us through itSteph speaks with Illiyin Morrison and Sophie McCartney (AKA Tired and Tested) about those early days and months of motherhood, as part of the Lost For Words series. Rather than gloss over it, Sophie and Illy both have careers that centre on being reassuringly honest about motherhood, and in turn offering support to women who may be finding it tougher than expected. Illy trained as a midwife and now helps women debrief after birth, and Sophie is a comedian and bestselling author with a huge Instagram account sharing the trials (and hilarity) of motherhood. Illy a...
2023-02-2457 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastBusiness Special: March Muses founders Alison Burton and Natalie DuvallEach month, the DBHF podcast will speak with founders for a business episode, to find out how they’re doing it. The strapline for Alison Burton and Natalie Duvall’s business March Muses is ‘Celebrating Diversity by Diversifying Celebrations’. It begun from a search for Christmas decorations that represented the black community, and opened up a world of possibilities with the realisation that so many celebrations are lacking that representation. Steph talks with Alison and Natalie about how they started, their successful Dragon’s Den pitch that resulted in investment from Deborah Mead...
2023-02-2037 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastLost for Words; Cancer with Emma Campbell and Leanne PeroContinuing the Lost For Words series, Steph speaks with Leanne Pero and Emma Campbell about Cancer. Both women have been diagnosed with breast cancer – Leanne is in remission and Emma continues with regular treatment after her third diagnosis in 2019. Both women are incredibly honest about their experience, struggles and the mental health impact. Sometimes the voices of cancer are either gloomy or exceptionally brave, but it is clear from this conversation that it is so much more nuanced. Leanne and Emma explain the imprint of fear that a cancer diagnosis leaves and the impact that will forever have on th...
2023-02-1051 min
But Why?OVERWHELM WITH STEPH DOUGLASIn this episode Clemmie tackles the topic of overwhelm with Steph Douglas, the founder of Don't Buy Her Flowers.As well as running her own business, Steph also writes about motherhood, business, relationships and juggling the rush hour of our life. She also has her own Don't Buy Her Flowers podcast and she's also the mother of three young kids.Clemmie and Steph explore what they mean by overwhelm, how to spot you might be overwhelmed, how to avoid it, and what to do about it. It's a biggie!If you want to...
2023-02-081h 03The Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastBaby Loss: with ‘The Other Mothers’ Caro, Elle and JenFor the second episode of this Lost For Words series, Steph spoke with podcast hosts The Other Mothers AKA Caro Tasker, Elle Wright and Jen Reid, three women on a mission to talk about Baby Loss, pushing through the discomfort people feel, to better support those going through it. Through their tragic experiences of baby loss, which include stillbirth, neonatal death and SIDS (formerly known as cot death), Caro, Elle and Jen explain to Steph how those early weeks felt. The ladies talk honestly about the impact on their identity, friendships and their relationship, and fe...
2023-01-271h 02The Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastGrief: You Are Not Alone with Cariad LloydThis series of the Don’t Buy Her Flowers podcast is about those events that can leave people Lost For Words, kicking off with Cariad Lloyd talking about grief and death. Cariad is a comedian, actress and writer and the woman behind the award-winning and brilliant podcast Griefcast, where she speaks with guests about their own experience of grief. And rather than being depressing, it’s about life and relationships and love and even more, about opening up the conversation to try to remove shame and loneliness that people shouldn’t feel given death is the one thing that is gua...
2023-01-1355 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastSex, Relationships & Motherhood: What have we learned? With Zoe BlaskeyZoe Blaskey from The Motherkind Podcast joins with Steph and the Don’t Buy Her Flowers podcast for this end of year special! Steph and Zoe have each chosen three guests they spoke with on their own podcasts in 2022 to discuss and see what each other took from the guests. The conversation centres around motherhood, identity, relationships and sex. Zoe has chosen Psychologists Dr Rick Hanson and Dr Becky Kennedy, both experts in motherhood, family and relationships, who speak brilliantly about our standards and expectations, where they might have come from and how we can low...
2022-12-2250 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastBums, Mums and 2022 with Laura Belbin and Victoria EmesSteph chats with Laura Belbin AKA Knee Deep in Life and Victoria Emes, two brilliant comedians who separately have taken social media by storm, leading to hundreds of thousands of followers, books, a stage show and then together, they have created the Podcast ‘No Holes Barred’, where listeners write in with their frankly disgusting stories. Obviously Steph asks them about the grossest ones. Laura and Victoria chat openly about how they fell in to these careers, their plans for Christmas, the challenges of motherhood and how to talk to new mums without terrifying them. They also...
2022-12-1653 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastOpening and closing a retail business with Beth HuettAfter studying Design at London College of Fashion, Beth Huett opened her clothes shop Dolly Rock in St Margarets in 2011. Beth talks with Steph about getting started and the challenges of being an independent retailer, Brexit, and the Pandemic. Beth closed her shop after almost ten years at the end of 2020, and tells Steph about how she made the decision to avoid administration and take control as much as she could. Beth talks about the sadness she felt, like a heartbreak, but also two years on she can recognise the relief she felt and talks about st...
2022-11-1128 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastRemembering Your Why with Yvonne TelfordYvonne Telford is the founder of clothing brand Kemi Telford, which she started in 2017 with £60 and some tote bags. Yvonne tells Steph about her founder story and how the business evolved into what it is now – a highly regarded fashion brand with partnerships with John Lewis and Tate, celebrity fans and featured in Vogue. Yvonne talks with Steph about the boom Kemi Telford experienced during the Pandemic, and the importance of remembering her ‘Why?’ as retail slows down. They discuss how it’s easy to lose focus with the distraction of other people’s ideas and other bu...
2022-11-1029 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastHow to survive in hospitality with James O’HaraSteph spoke with James O’Hara about his life in hospitality as a serial business owner - the challenges, the peaks, managing a team and the lessons James has learned along the way. James also talks about how young people don’t drink like we did in the 90s/00s, Covid’s legacy and how belligerence has helped him as a founder. James’ career in hospitality started with a club night in Sheffield; James has a talent for spotting what customers are after next, and now owns multiple bars and venues and is part of the team...
2022-11-0929 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastThe business of running a charity with Emma CantrellEmma Cantrell is the CEO of Children’s Charity First Days. Emma explains why she started the charity in 2013 when her two children were very small, initially to redistribute kids’ clothes and toys from people who didn’t need them anymore to those that did. Since then, Emma and her team have added more services including advising families on where they can get additional help, peer support and one to one coaching. Emma talks about how she has had to find balance, how to cope with doing a job where the stakes are so high and what...
2022-11-0828 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastKnowing your product with Abi Selby from Spabreaks.comAbi Selby founded Spabreaks.com in 2008, a spa booking service working with more than 700 spa destinations in the UK and a team of 65. Abi’s aim was to make spas accessible to every body as well as spotting the business opportunity of matching customers with vacancies in spas that needed filling. Abi talks with Steph about realising the opportunity in the spa industry, starting a business shortly after having a baby and trying to find a way of work that works for her family and her business. She describes the impact of Covid, what she lov...
2022-11-0729 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastNavigating your relationship after a baby with Zara ArshadSteph speaks with Psychotherapist Zara Arshad about what is really going on for couples after a baby arrives – the common feelings of anger, disappointment, resentment, loneliness, and feeling underappreciated. From her own experience, Steph found it tough and was also surprised to feel this way as no one had really mentioned it prior to having a baby. Zara specialises in couples and new parents improving communication, and helping people in relationships during what is a tricky time. They discuss the most common issues that couples go to Zara with, a predominant one being anger. Zara exp...
2022-10-2143 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastLaura Danger – That Darn Chat on saving your relationshipLaura Danger AKA That Darn Chat has amassed a massive 350k+ followers on TikTok and an Instagram account growing by thousands every week, creating videos about the mental load, with the strap line ‘Domestic labour is labour’. The reaction she gets shows that Laura’s is a voice people are wanting to hear from, and as one of Steph’s favourite topics, they get into it! They discuss the wider impact on society of inequality at home, how writing lists isn’t the solution, and ask why women are ok in their own discomfort for everyone else’s...
2022-10-071h 06The Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastDating, Double Standards and Demanding More with Aileen BarrattAileen Barratt is the woman behind the hugely popular Instagram account Tinder Translators, where she translates the awful bios in dating apps to explain what they really mean. ‘Looking for fun’ means ‘looking for sex’, ‘girls that look after themselves’ means only thin women should apply, and we learn how to spot if a man is, in fact, married. After sharing funny (dreadful) dating bios and stories, Steph and Aileen get into what these profiles say about how some men treat women, but also ask why women don’t expect more for themselves. They discuss the impact of growing up in...
2022-09-231h 01The Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastNavigating mum minds with Anna MathurAnna Mathur is a Psychotherapist, mum of three and best-selling author of three books all aimed at helping women manage anxiety, self-esteem and calm after having children. With 180k followers on Instagram, Anna’s drive to take therapy out of the therapy room and support more women comes from a trickier experience with her second child, when she couldn’t keep up the façade anymore. She talks about feeling guilt and shame, and invalidating those feelings because she felt she should be good at being a mum. Steph and Anna talk about the bigge...
2022-08-1255 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastVibrators, the 80s and 'summer bodies' with Natalie LeeNatalie Lee AKA Style Me Sunday talks with Steph about her mission to ‘free’ people from shame when it comes to our bodies, sex and fitting in, and answers some questions from listeners agony-aunt style. Natalie has undergone a lot of change in the last five years, on her view of her body and sexuality as well as ending her marriage. Steph and Natalie talk about summer bodies, growing up in the 80s and being taught that sex for women is a performance. She also encourages us to stop feeling guilty if we don’t love our...
2022-07-2955 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastPenis Beakers and PG Tits with Sarah TurnerSteph chats with Sunday Times Bestselling author Sarah Turner AKA The Unmumsy Mum. From launching a blog in 2013 after having her first baby and feeling she’d been missold motherhood, Sarah’s authentic voice has amassed a huge following; currently over 400k on Instagram and over 700K on Facebook. Steph and Sarah met on the ‘blogging scene’ back in 2014, and they recall what it was like back then in the world of mummy bloggers, when influencers were but a twinkle. They also talk about end of term madness, strategies for surviving summer holidays, vasectomies, stopping breastfeeding and having rubb...
2022-07-151h 04The PCOS PodcastThyroid Health - Key Nutrients, Thyroxine, Autoimmunity & More with Steph Lowe and Solaine DouglasI was lucky enough to get the call back on one of my favourite podcasts, Health Happiness & Human Kind. In this week's episode of Holistic Health Chats I am re-sharing a recent conversation I shared with Steph Lowe where we explore thyroid health. Thyroid issues including hypothyroidism, Hashimotos and Graves are conditions that I work with frequently in clinic and I have no doubt if this is something you have struggled with you’ll find some value in this episode. Steph and I cover the key nutrients you need to make your thyroid hormones, the problems with only testing TS...
2022-06-2652 minThe PCOS PodcastMenstrual Health Education & The Standard of Care with Steph Lowe & Solaine DouglasIn this week's episode of Holistic Health Chats I interviewed as a guest speaker on Steph Lowe’s podcast Health Happiness & Human Kind. Steph and I cover various facets of women’s health, menstrual health education and the various problems that exist in the standard of care. The specific areas we cover include birth control and period education, our conception and fertility landscape and the significant gaps that we see in testing for optimal health, then equally, the conversation around oestrogen and bone health and what this means for peri and menopausal women. Essentially, we answer the question: are upda...
2022-06-1248 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastFatherhood and Goat’s Testicles with Matt CoyneMatt Coyne, AKA Man Vs Baby, has made a career writing and talking about being a dad (after a stint as ‘the worst graphic designer in Yorkshire’ among other things), amassing a huge following across social media. As a Stay at Home Dad, Matt shares his insight in to men being praised for showing up, with expectations on women so much tougher, and the narrative of dads as either wet or buffoons. Steph and Matt talk about Kate’s handling of Prince Louis at the Jubilee, what happens when your toddler wants to touch a goat’s...
2022-06-1149 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastFatherhood and Food with Jimi FamurewaAs part of the Don’t Buy Her Flowers fatherhood series, Steph speaks with food critic and journalist Jimi Famurewa about the role of men in parenting, how fatherhood has changed and the influence of his matriarchal upbringing. Jimi talks about the nostalgia of learning Nigerian cooking with his mum over Zoom during lockdown, the bizarre feeling of his career really taking off just as restaurants were closing during the Pandemic, and his role on The Great Cookbook Challenge with Jamie Oliver. Steph also probes him on whether he really eats all the courses when jud...
2022-06-0356 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastJonathan Kirkby on Surrogacy and being a gay dadSteph speaks with gay dad, husband and business owner Jonathan Kirkby about surrogacy and fatherhood in the lead up to Father’s Day. Jonathan explains the complicated process of surrogacy, discrimination he’s experienced, and what he would like to see change in people's understanding of surrogacy. They also discuss the impact of becoming a dad on Jonathan’s relationship and lifestyle. Steph and Jonathan talk about the 50/50 split of parenting with his partner, dad guilt and how the visibility of gay dads is changing. Jonathan finishes with an epic tale of a vomit and...
2022-05-2748 min
START UP. START NOW.#33: Motherhood, relationships and bootstrapping with Steph Douglas (Founder of Don't Buy Her Flowers)Send us a textFounded in 2014, Steph left her brand marketing role, to pursue an idea she had following the birth of her children. After receiving eight bunches of flowers when she had her first baby, Steph realised the well-meaning bouquet soon lost its shine when you were the one filling vases, all while juggling a new-born and feeling overwhelmed. Steph started sending packages to her friends who were managing the early days of motherhood, and she saw the real joy a thoughtful, tailored package, that was all about encouraging them to take a bit o...
2022-05-2558 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastThis is How Your Marriage Ends with Matt FraySteph talks with Matthew Fray, a relationship coach and author of ‘This is How your Marriage Ends: A hopeful approach to saving relationships ’. After his own experience of divorce, and after some soul searching, Matt had a kind of reckoning where he realised that how he had behaved in the marriage – mostly the every day little things that cause the same rows – had over time eroded trust, which led his wife to leave. Matt has used this to look at how men behave in relationships, primarily in romantic relationships with women. Steph and Matt discuss Matt’s ‘Inva...
2022-05-2150 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastSex in Long Term Relationships with Dr Karen GurneyDr Karen Gurney AKA The Sex Doctor is on a mission to help us understand how desire works, particularly in women, because it is NOT the spontaneous desire that we see in the movies. In fact, she says ‘It is normal to never feel like sex, out of the blue, ever, in a long term relationship’.As well as female desire, Steph and Karen discuss how sex changes from those exciting early flushes at the start of a relationship, the impact of having children and the mental load, talking to kids about sex, and how we can futu...
2022-05-131h 10The Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastMaternal Mental Health with Dr Caroline BoydDuring Maternal Mental Health Week, Steph talks with Clinical Psychologist Dr Caroline Boyd about how challenging that first year can be, including feelings of isolation and rage, and feeling disconnected from a partner. They also talk about the Supermum Myth, parenting perfectly and how an expectation of motherhood coming ‘naturally’ impacts hard when it doesn’t. Caroline explains why new mums might feel all these emotions, and shares evidence-based psychological ideas to help new mums cope. For anyone experiencing feelings of overwhelm and rage a lot, Caroline recommends speaking to a supportive friend and a trusted he...
2022-05-0651 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastLet’s talk about dying, with Anna Lyons and Louise WinterAs an End of Life Doula and a Funeral Director, Anna Lyons and Louise Winter have more experience of death and dying than most. They talk with Steph about why it is their mission to get people talking more about the inevitable, and share what they’ve learned through their work about life and living. Steph talks with Anna and Louise about why their message is important and reframing death, how we prepare for parents dying, talking to children and showing up for someone who has been bereaved. Anna and Louise’s book ‘We...
2022-04-2940 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastKate Lawler on The First Year with a BabyThe Don’t Buy Her Flowers Podcast returns for season three with Kate Lawler - DJ, broadcaster, Big Brother 2002 winner and hugely honest author in her recently published book Maybe Baby. Steph spoke to Kate during what was a crazy week of book promo as well as her partner Boj getting Covid, which meant that as well as being crazy busy, their usual support network couldn’t help. Kate ended up in hospital and they talk about finding the juggle impossible, which has lead to Kate quitting her Virgin Radio job to try and find a bet...
2022-04-221h 02The Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastAdoption and Motherhood with Em SmythEm Smyth went into the Pandemic with no children and is living and breathing the Rush Hour, as less than two years later she has two kids under two and a half. Em is keen to address the misinformation that seems to be rife around adoption, talking Steph through the adoption process (top tip: don’t joke about worrying your kid will become a serial killer when you’re being vetted to become adoptive parents). Steph and Em discuss mother’s guilt, which Em says can feel even more intense when you’ve adopted as the paren...
2022-03-2553 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastRosie Ramsey on Sex, skids and being a mumAs well as just bagging a National Comedy Award for Best Comedy Podcast and completing a record-breaking arena tour, Rosie Ramsey is about to host a TV show on BBC One with husband Chris, and talks with Steph about her background as an entertainer via Pontins in Somerset, holiday repping in Faliraki and as a radio presenter. Rosie describes the phase they’re in as ‘The Drowning Stage’, explaining how she feels the overwhelm and mum guilt doing all of the above while juggling two young boys. Rosie has brilliantly funny bones, which you can hear fr...
2022-03-2149 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastAnnie Macmanus on Change and Redefining SuccessSteph talks with the artist formally known as Annie Mac about Motherhood, her career and the huge change she made leaving BBC Radio 1 in 2021 after 17 years. As an internationally renowned broadcaster, DJ and events curator, Annie has added Author to her CV with the publication of her debut novel Mother, Mother. Steph and Annie discuss social media and Annie’s decision to manage her time online after finding it made her feel isolated and like she wasn’t enough – at work, at home, with her kids and in relation to how much she ‘did’. Annie talks about...
2022-03-1850 minThe PCOS PodcastPregnancy Myths & Misconceptions with The Natural Nutritionist, Steph LoweIn this week's episode of Holistic Health Chats I had the pleasure of speaking with mentor and friend, Steph Lowe from The Natural Nutritionist. Steph and I cover a lot of ground in this episode, discussing everything from organising preconception blood testing, various morning sickness strategies, right through to the often misunderstood natural physiological anaemia that occurs during later stages of pregnancy. If preconception goals are in store for you, or you are currently pregnant this is an episode you won’t want to miss. Would you do me a favour? If you loved this episode and fou...
2022-03-1347 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers Podcast Loss, grief & finding joy with Sarah GwonyomaTW: includes discussion about baby loss, death and grief. Sarah Gwonyoma, founder of @WhatSarahReadNext talks honestly about what happens when life throws a lot of grief your way, coping when life is turned upside down, and making big career moves when she stopped to work out what she really wanted. As part of our Motherhood series, Sarah talks with Steph about how it feels to become fixated with having a baby, and going through multiple losses and IVF while everyone around you seems to be getting pregnant. Sarah has been through so...
2022-03-1154 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastComedy, babies and new mums with Ellie TaylorSteph chats with Comedian, Actor, Presenter AND Author (phew) Ellie Taylor about her career. She’s come a long way since playing Nancy in Oliver aged 17 and they discuss the terror/joy of Stand Up Comedy and some of Ellie’s recent projects including what it’s like to be in the multi-award winning show Ted Lasso (Emmys! SAG Awards! Golden Globes!) as the brilliant Sassy. Ellie says new mums are her catnip and in her book ‘My Child and Other Mistakes’ describes how pregnancy and motherhood really felt, with a perfect blend of gentle empathy and...
2022-03-0445 min
Power HourWork-Life Balance with Steph DouglasAdrienne is joined by the wonderful Steph Douglas from Don’t Buy Her Flowers. Steph founded her company in 2014, after having an idea for the business following the birth of her children. After receiving eight bunches of flowers when she had her first baby, Steph realised the well-meaning bouquet soon lost its shine when you were the one filling vases, all while juggling a newborn and feeling overwhelmed! The business has since expanded to selling gift packages for a range of occasions, including a collaboration with Stand Up to Cancer. Today Adrienne and Steph speak about business, and how to...
2022-03-0147 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastMothering four boys, disability and ableism with Nina TameWith four sons ranging from early school age to teens, disability activist Nina Tame talks with Steph about family dynamics, introducing a Step-Dad and how her mothering has changed since having her first aged 25. Nina was born with Spina Bifida; she educates her followers and advocates for people with disabilities on her Instagram as well as displaying fabulous hair, outfits and interiors. Steph and Nina discuss ableism, access and Nina’s ‘journey’ (sorry) to reclaiming her body, which she admits has taken time, and throughout the conversation doesn’t shy away from explaining how her own views have c...
2022-02-2546 min
The Therapy EditOne Thing with Steph Douglas on focussing on family foundationsOn this episode of The Therapy Edit's 'One thing', Anna Mathur chats with Steph Douglas, Steph's one thing that she would like to impart to other parents is that having children puts a unique pressure on a marriage and shares her advice for focussing on family foundations. Steph Douglas founded thoughtful gift company Don’t Buy Her Flowers in 2014. Prior to running the business, Steph worked in Brand and Marketing and then started a blog, writing honestly about motherhood, relationships and trying to be a grown up while never feeling quite like she knew what she wa...
2022-02-2519 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastThe Fourth Trimester, burnout and the toll kids take on marriage with Dr Kiran RahimOof, Dr Kiran Rahim - a paediatrician and mum of three - is here with some cracking truths. Steph asks Kiran about her experience of the fourth trimester, and how it differed after her third baby compared to her first and second, when she finally listened to her mum and focused on looking after herself, letting others look after her and staying in her bubble. Steph had a very similar experience after her third child. Kiran talks about her experience of Burnout, which she describes as the worst thing she’s gone through in her lif...
2022-02-1845 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastLove in relationships, friendships and as a parent with Natasha LunnIt may be Valentine’s Day, but Natasha Lunn, journalist and author of Conversations on Love, is talking about ALL the different kinds of love. Steph and Natasha talk about romantic relationships and how we might maintain a them once the initial lust has gone and also after having kids (when you might sometimes not be your kindest self…!). They also talk about friendships and how those change over time from our schools days or twenties but can be essential to our wellbeing, especially in the Rush Hour when you might feel a bit lost.
2022-02-1445 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastBreak ups and Divorce with Samantha BainesAfter going through her own divorce, comedian, actress and author Samantha Baines started The Divorce Social podcast talking to a different guest each week about their break up experience. Sam and Steph talk about losing yourself in a relationship, and the ‘phases’ after a marriage ends. Sam gives some excellent advice on how to support a friend (and what not to say) and some thoughts on not seeing the relationship as all just a horrible mistake. Also, everyone should apparently spend a week with Channing Tatum to get through a divorce. Righto, we’re in.
2022-02-0751 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastOverwhelm, Cancer and Grief with Stacey HealeTW: cancer, death. Steph talks with Stacey Heale four months after her husband Greg died of Bowel Cancer, having been diagnosed five years ago aged 39. Greg was the lead singer of indie band Delays, as well as a phenomenal artist and poet. Stacey, a writer, mother of two, and academic in her ‘previous’ life, shares how seeing your partner diagnosed feels and what people can do to help, what becoming a carer was like and how she has coped (or not at times) with his death and the subsequent grief. As big fans of Glennon Doyle...
2022-01-2858 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastHow to Be Sad with Helen RussellSteph talks with bestselling author, journalist and speaker Helen Russell about how and why so many of us try to bury sadness, and the harm that causes.After eight years of researching happiness, Helen realised that most of us desperately want to avoid sadness, but all the experts have said we can’t, so we need to work out how to be sad, better. Helen and Steph talk about grief, infertility, perfectionism, anorexia, men and sadness, and a whole lot in between. The DBHF How to Be Sad Package, with products selected by Hel...
2022-01-2146 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastPodcasts, Pregnancy & Poo with Jessie WareWith a critically acclaimed career in music that has been going for more than ten years, a chart-topping podcast, three kids aged five and under and a batch-cooking obsession, Jessie Ware is definitely in the Rush Hour, juggling it all and sometimes questioning whether she’s doing it right. As a self-confessed oversharer, in this episode Jessie talks openly with Steph about pregnancy and babies, how relationships can struggle when children come along and how starting the Table Manners podcast in 2017 gave her a creative outlet when she felt a bit lost as a mum in the...
2022-01-1744 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastNew Year, Mental Health and the Pandemic with Dr Emma SvanbergIt may well be the New Year, but not everyone is feeling pumped for it. Psychologist Dr Emma Svanberg chats with Steph about New Year resolutions and why they might feel particularly challenging this year after almost two years since the pandemic began. Emma and Steph talk about why some of the last two years is a blur (in particular the homeschooling/working from home juggle – what WAS that?! Dr Emma explains what was happening in our brains), the impact it’s had and why we might be exhausted, anxious, a bit lost and, for some, having feelings of sham...
2022-01-1046 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastPermission to Rest with Tamu ThomasWell-being coach Tamu Thomas talks with Steph about toxic productivity and our inability to stop, the enormous energy we put in to keeping going to make us feel safe (including some classic Tamu quotes through the lyrics of Chumbawamba and Bananarama). Tamu recommends a 17 second practice to help slow your body and mind and ‘take in the good’. They also discuss every day joy, abandoning ourselves to care for others, the mental load and how to better communicate with a partner when you’re feeling overwhelmed and resentful. We’d love for you to subscri...
2021-12-1747 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastA Scummy ChristmasEllie Gibson and Helen Thorn, AKA comedy duo The Scummy Mummies talk with Steph during their Christmas tour. They discuss the love story of the Scummy Mummies, and the evolution as their babies have grown up, Fishfingergate of 2017 and competitive mumming. In 2021 Helen got divorced, giving them a whole heap of new material as she familiarised herself with Tinder, and Helen talks honestly about becoming a single parent and the new traditions of her first Christmas just her and the kids.They also discuss bad Christmas gifts, throwing up at the in laws and THAT elf on...
2021-12-1044 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastPeople Pleasing and ChristmasAhead of the MADNESS of Christmas and as we feel our stress levels start to rise, Steph chats with Psychotherapist and author Emma Reed Turrell about People Pleasing. Emma explains the four different types of People Pleaser, and they discuss how it can impact friendships, relationships and parenting. Steph also learns it’s not just about being ‘nice’, it’s actually about wanting to control people’s reactions and usually has some deep rooted beginnings from our childhoods. Crikey. Emma gives some advice on how to enjoy Christmas and not spend it only pleasing others while feeli...
2021-12-0344 minThe Don't Buy Her Flowers PodcastDon't Buy Her Flowers - coming soon!Steph Douglas founded thoughtful gift company Don’t Buy Her Flowers in 2014. Prior to running the business, Steph worked in Brand and Marketing and then started a blog, writing honestly about motherhood, relationships and trying to be a grown up while never feeling quite like she knew what she was doing. Posts included ‘When New Mums Get Angry’, ‘With this ring, I give you my dregs’’, and the postnatal ‘Pulling up the Drawbridge’ post that went viral with over 110k views to date. The Don’t Buy Her Flowers podcast is an evolution of the blog, and enables Steph to find out how oth...
2021-12-0202 min
Everyday Burnout ConversationsSteph Douglas | Managing overwhelm and why 'doing it all' is never sustainableIn this episode, I share an everyday burnout conversation with Steph Douglas. Steph is a mum of three and a business owner. She launched her company, Don't Buy Her Flowers, in 2014, after having her first baby and being inundated with floral bouquets. Steph appreciated that traditional gifts for new mums weren't always what they truly needed at a vulnerable and overwhelming time. So rather than give her friends something that requires looking after, Steph opted to give new mums something that would encourage them to embrace a little TLC instead.Don't Buy Her Flowers prepares a...
2021-11-291h 07
Bossing ItBootstrapping to a multi-million pound business whilst navigating motherhood with Steph DouglasThis week we are joined by Steph Douglas, Founder of Don’t Buy Her Flowers.
Steph Douglas founded Don’t Buy Her Flowers in 2014, leaving her brand marketing role, to pursue an idea she had following the birth of her children.
After receiving eight bunches of flowers when she had her first baby, Steph realised the well-meaning bouquet soon lost its shine when you were the one filling vases, all while juggling a newborn and feeling overwhelmed. Steph started sending building packages to her friends who were also managing the early days of motherhood, and she sa...
2021-11-0956 min
Whin Big - A UK Marketing Podcast[REPEAT] Quarantalks - 9 - Managing the overwhelm with Steph DouglasThis is a repeat of our original conversation with Steph, first published 14 April 2020. We're offering this repeat as a companion to today's catch up episode of Quarantalks Season 2.---Today on Quarantalks I’m chatting with Steph Douglas, founder of Don’t Buy Her Flowers, about how her business has adapted to new restrictions and an increase in demand. We talked through the change in how she manages her team, how they’ve changed their marketing, and how she’s managed to get things done with her kids at home all the time as well. You can find us on In...
2021-04-0714 min
How To Be Sad with Helen RussellBONUS! Steph Douglas of Don’t Buy Her FlowersSteph Douglas is a businesswoman, mother of three, wife of Doug, and founder of the thoughtful gift company she started after realising that sometimes - when we’re in need of a pick me up - we might not want another thing we have to look after.
Steph has a dedicated Instagram following thanks to hilarious and occasionally heart-breaking posts about family life, her husband’s cancer treatment and the strains of running a business. She’s a fellow firm believer that being more honest and vulnerable makes things better for everyone and says: ‘As hard and l...
2021-04-0746 min
Time For A Reset Marketing Podcast: Insights from Global Brand MarketersEpisode 22 - The Role of Brand and CX: Insights from Steph Douglas, Founder of Don't Buy Her FlowersIn this episode, Paul sits down with Steph Douglas, the founder of Don't Buy Her Flowers, a thoughtful gifting company that challenges traditional gift-giving norms. Steph shares her journey of starting the company, from being puzzled by the traditional 8 flower bouquet on the birth of her first child to curating a brand and customer experience that truly meets the needs of her customers. Listen in as Steph delves into the nitty-gritty of building a business, from hiring the right team to scaling the company without taking on outside investment. Her insights on staying authentic, consulting with customers, a...
2021-01-2740 min
How To Cope - with Becky Howard + Lucy ClydeRunning a business through Covid, with Steph Douglas of Don’t Buy Her FlowersHow do you cope when you’ve got a business that’s skyrocketing under Covid, plus three kids at home? That’s what we wanted to find out from Steph Douglas, whose gift-box business Don’t Buy Her Flowers found that sales went through the roof when the shops closed.We chatted to the brilliant Steph about how she found herself working full-on under highly adrenalized conditions, how she coped with the guilt about doing well when other industries suffered, and the intense pressure and responsibility she felt. It wasn’t until she had a break from work...
2020-10-0947 min
The Scummy Mummies PodcastEpisode 145: Sex, relationships, and having a third child with Steph DouglasCLASSIC EPISODE! Due to popular demand we re-releasing this classic Scummy Mummies Podcast with the very funny and talented Steph Douglas. We tackle a range of topics including sex and relationships and why it is important to send WhatsApp messages to get your partner's juices flowing. This was recorded back in early 2019 when we could all still touch each other, good times. ENJOY! Original podcast description: How important is sex to a good relationship? Why do we sometimes need to pull up the drawbridge? And what are the best and worst bits of having...
2020-10-0551 min
This Way UpEpisode 26 – Steph Douglas“The first couple of years in business were really tough, and there's no end, just chasing the I'm never going to be done and feeling so anxious and so stressed by it all. I think a lot of women of our generation are just adding things into our to do list. So now I'm going to run a business and now I'm going to have children and now I'm going to write a book or and we're not taking anything out. And at the same time a lot of us are trying to emulate our mothers by being th...
2019-12-031h 01
The Amanda Perry PodcastStaying Focussed with Steph Douglas from Don't Buy Her FlowersIn this episode I speak to the wonderful Steph Douglas who started Don't Buy Her Flowers from her kitchen table after having her children. We discuss life, business and the importance of staying focussed. Find Steph here:https://www.instagram.com/steph_dontbuyherflowers/ Join my FREE FB group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AdsForSuccess/
2019-08-1249 min
Mum Talk PodcastRelationships, overwhelm & pulling up the drawbridge with Steph DouglasI am joined by the wonderful Steph Douglas, mum of 3 and founder of Don't buy her flowers. I connected with Steph through instagram after relating hugely to what she was sharing about her relationship and bringing up 3 children. Steph's sharing totally keeps me sane, whilst we were recording I was constantly nodding along. Steph is incredibly honest and open about her marriage and how bringing 3 children into the world has affected their rhythm. On the podcast we chat about the natural ups and downs in relationships, how to survive the stresses of everyday and trying...
2019-07-1751 min
Freaking the F OutHaving a Business with Don't Buy Her Flowers founder Steph DouglasHaving a Business - with Don't Buy Her Flowers founder Steph Douglas
When Steph had her first baby she received 8 bunches of flowers...which she just didn't know what to do with. This slightly overwhelmed feeling led to the discovery that there wasn't much of an alternative when it came to gifts for new mums. So, she created one. Don't Buy Her Flowers is a thoughtful gift company, where you can send the new mum in your life to a real treat. It's also expanded to packages for birthdays, get well, thank you, bereavement and any occasion where you might want...
2018-12-0348 min
The Motherkind PodcastSteph Douglas on marriage, body image and pulling up the drawbridgeSteph Douglas is the founder of thoughtful gift company Don't Buy Her Flowers and a mum of 3. She's passionate about mums looking after themselves and taking life slowly. She recently wrote a blog called 'pulling up the drawbridge' that went viral, discussing how differently she's handled the postpartum period with her third baby. In this episode we discuss: - How she started her business - The transition from 2 to 3 children - Pulling up the drawbridge - How her marriage has changed since having children - Body image and her overcoming with an eating disorder in her 20's Find Steph...
2018-09-271h 01
Breaking Mum & Dad: The PodcastSteph Douglas on Relationships after KidsSteph Douglas found herself surrounded by bouquets of flowers when she gave birth, and wondered why?! She would have much preferred a care package- and the idea for her business 'Don't Buy Her Flowers' was born. A place to buy care packages for all occasions. She brought her latest bundle of joy, Frank, to see Anna and chat all about it.Steph and Anna chat relationships after children, how her approach to mothering and labour has changed each time she's given birth to her 3 kids, the Instagram parenting community and Don't Buy Her Flowers.
2018-05-1536 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastSteph Douglas On Looking After Yourself As A New MumWhen you’re a new mum, you get all sorts of advice thrown at you – sleep when the baby sleeps is one of the popular ones, and I remember thinking ‘yeah right! There’s far too much to do, for me to sleep all the time!’ But my guest on this episode of the podcast is a huge advocate of ‘pulling up the drawbridge’, having as many naps as you can and properly looking after yourself in those first weeks and months after having a baby.Steph Douglas is a mum of three and founder of thoughtful gif...
2018-04-0351 min
The Parentpreneur Accelerator PodcastSteph Douglas - coping with hate mail from florists and growing an amazing gift business "In the 18th episode of the podcast we meet Parentpreneur Steph Douglas, the creative founder of gift-box company Don't Buy Her Flowers. Considering that the typical gift for new mums (flowers) is something else to care for alongside a new-born, Steph realised there should be another option. So she created a company who create packages aimed at encouraging the recipient to take a bit of time and indulgence for themselves whether that's with a hot cuppa, a cold gin or a good book. Since then Steph’s company has flourished, growing 180% from year one to year two, she has bee...
2017-09-2047 min