Dare To Be Brave with Joy Foster

Episod

• Why Wanting More Than Motherhood Doesn't Make You Selfish | E289 17.06.2026 9min

  How to find yourself again after motherhood, overcome a motherhood identity crisis, and rebuild confidence after having kids is the focus of Dare To Be Brave Podcast Episode 289. Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought, "I don't recognise myself anymore?" Have you lost yourself after having kids? Do you feel stuck between being a great mum and wanting something more for yourself? If you're struggling with mom guilt, feeling lost as a mom, or wondering how to find yourself again after m...
• Why Women Lose Confidence in Midlife (And How to Get It Back) | E288 10.06.2026 11min

  Have you ever looked around and felt like everyone else has figured it out except you? If you’ve struggled with self-doubt, felt left behind by technology, questioned your abilities, or wondered whether you’ve missed your chance, this episode is for you. In this episode of the Dare to Be Brave Podcast, Joy Foster explores the science of self-belief, why confidence often dips in midlife, and the daily habits that can help you rebuild confidence at any age. Drawing on neuroscience, personal exp...
• 7 Signs You’re Stuck in Life (And How to Break Free) | E287 27.05.2026 9min

  How to get unstuck in life, build self confidence, and break negative thinking patterns is the focus of Dare To Be Brave Podcast Episode 287. If you’ve been feeling lost, emotionally flat, or stuck on autopilot, this conversation will help you understand why. In this episode, Joy Foster, founder of TechPixies, helping women build digital skills and confidence, explores the hidden signs that life has quietly become predictable, disconnected, and unfulfilling. Sometimes the hardest part is reco...
• How to Build Confidence When You Feel Stuck in Life | E286 12.05.2026 16min

  How to build confidence when self-belief feels out of reach is something a lot of people quietly struggle with. In Dare To Be Brave Podcast Episode 286, Joy Foster breaks down why confidence isn’t something you magically find, it’s something you build through action, clarity, and growth. A lot of women spend years waiting to feel ready before making changes in their career, relationships, health, or personal growth. But the truth is, confidence rarely comes first. It usually shows up af...
• Perimenopause at 41? You’re Not Too Young! | E285 03.04.2026 20min

  Turning 40 can feel daunting - but what if the real challenge isn’t ageing… it’s the lack of information? In this episode, I share my personal journey from feeling fearful about turning 40 to navigating early menopause symptoms at 41 - despite being fit, healthy, and running marathons. From being dismissed by doctors to finally advocating for myself and getting the support I needed, this is an honest and empowering conversation about what really happens in your 40s - and what you can do about...
• Why You Freeze Even When You’re Safe (It’s Not a Confidence Problem) | E284 20.03.2026 15min

  I Was Perfectly Safe, So Why Did My Brain React Like I Wasn’t? Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you were completely safe and yet your nervous system behaved as if you weren’t? Your heart is racing. Your thoughts are scattered. For a split second, you freeze. What’s really happening here? According to neuroscience, your brain has been flooded with fight-or-flight chemicals in equal measure, which is why you freeze even though you aren’t in danger. Chances are, when this happen...
• E283｜Want stronger immunity, better sleep or sharper focus? Could this be the answer? 05.07.2025 27min

  If you feel like you pick up every cold going, regularly get a poor night’s sleep, or experience constant brain fog, you’ll know how much of an energy sap they can be. But what if the secret to no longer feeling like you’re running on empty lies in breast milk? In this episode of Career Interrupted, Joy Foster chats to Stephanie Drax, founder of Leapfrog Remedies, to uncover the story behind the UK’s first dedicated Lactoferrin wellness brand. From a career that began in acting and j...
• E282｜Why your career crisis might be your greatest gift with The Wobbly Middle's Susannah de Jager and Patsy Day 11.06.2025 26min

  What happens when your carefully built career suddenly... crumbles? For Susannah De Jager, who was a hedge fund CEO at 32, it was losing her biggest client at work and realising her role was untenable while watching one of her closest friends die of cancer that upended everything. For Patsy Day, it was crashing her husband’s car after months of bone-crushing burnout that saw her hit the pause button. But after resetting the course of their lives, Susannah and Patsy are now collaborating...
• E281｜Fern Fuller made £77k last year working 20-25 hours per week. Here's how you can do the same 11.06.2025 23min

  Four years ago, Fern Fuller was juggling it all – a single mum with a full-time job as an Executive Assistant, COVID-induced home-schooling chaos, and the curveball that is perimenopause. Cue a moment of complete exhaustion that saw Fern sliding down the wall of her home office thinking, “I just can’t do this anymore.” Fern knew something had to change... then she found TechPixies. Why you should tune in Come and discover how, in just 4 years, Fern has: ⭐ Swapped a full-time salary for ...
• E280｜Collagen, career pivots and can you have it all? With Kate Prince, founder of Ancient + Brave 28.05.2025 31min

  There’s been an explosion in the popularity of collagen supplements over the past few years, and social media feeds are now full of posts from influencers bigging up the benefits. If you’re wondering what all the fuss is about, you’ll probably have turned to Google and come across a dizzying amount of information. But there’s one woman who is determined to cut through the noise after founding Ancient + Brave, a company that has gone from being a kitchen table startup to the highest-scoring B ...
• E279｜Feeling lost and confused about your future? Joy Foster’s 12-day challenge will give you clarity 24.05.2025 14min

  What if 12 emails could completely transform how you think about your future? What if you could wake up and find that the familiar voice that says ‘there has to be more to life than this’ has been replaced by a sense of excitement? Because you realise you finally know where you’re headed and exactly what you need to do to get there. Joy Foster, TechPixies founder & CEO, spent years going from one job to the next before finally finding her passion and purpose. And it wasn’t until she re...
• E278｜62% of mid-career women want a change. So what’s holding them back?, asks Jenn Barnett 15.05.2025 19min

  Jenn Barnett turned a life-altering health crisis into a life-affirming career pivot. But a comprehensive survey of 600+ mid-career professional women (those with 10-25 years’ experience), commissioned by Jenn in her role as head of equity, inclusion, and diversity at Grant Thornton UK, has revealed that pivoting your career comes with its own set of challenges. So while her report found that: 💠 62% of women have considered switching career paths 💠 With over 25% aiming t...
• E277｜Autism, ADHD and the business that’s breaking down barriers to work with Lillie Jamieson 07.05.2025 23min

  If you’re neurodiverse… Or know someone who is constantly battling an exhausting cycle of trying to fit in to workplaces that just don’t seem to get them… Or you’re an employer and want to better understand how you create a more inclusive workplace… You need to get Lillie Jamieson and her sister Alex on speed dial. Because after receiving their own diagnoses for ADHD and autism and realising that it was the workplace that needed to change, not them, they created a business helping those ...
• E276｜Bias in the boardroom. Is your weight affecting your pay and career progression? With Napala Pratini 30.04.2025 23min

  We all know gender inequality exists in the workplace. But there’s another kind of bias that’s been quietly derailing women’s careers… and it’s time we brought it into the spotlight. According to Napala Pratini, co-founder of Habitual, a revolutionary digital platform helping people lose weight and reverse type 2 diabetes, studies show that women living with obesity are often seen as ‘less productive, less professional, lacking in self-discipline and less likely to lead’. ...
• E275 | In perimenopause or post-menopause? Alison Urquhart asks, Are you getting enough protein? 23.04.2025 23min

  Feeling like your energy’s on empty? Struggling to climb the stairs without needing a breather? Metabolism slowed to a snail’s pace? Welcome to the rollercoaster of perimenopause and post-menopause, where hormones go haywire, energy tanks, and your body suddenly seems to be working against you. But you don’t have to just push through the fatigue, brain fog, and muscle loss any longer. In this episode of Career Interrupted, women’s health, fitness and wellbeing coach Alison Urquhart reve...
• E274｜How to leave a toxic workplace when you have no plan B with Dr Victoria Stakelum 16.04.2025 31min

  Would you walk away from a high-paying job… …with no backup plan, a new baby, and a hefty mortgage on a new house? This was exactly the situation Dr Victoria Stakelum was faced with when she returned from maternity leave and found the toxic culture she’d worked so hard to transform had returned… in little more than 8 weeks. Faced with a choice between job security and integrity, Victoria opted to take a big, bold leap into the unknown and resigned. And she had one of the best years of her li...
• E273｜Struggling with heavy, painful periods? Anna Maxwell has the solution 09.04.2025 27min

  Heavy, painful periods: the £8.4 billion problem nobody was solving. You’ve seen the ads – smiling women skipping through their ‘time of the month’ like it’s no big deal. But if you live with heavy, painful periods, you know the truth is anything but. Crippling pain, constant leaks and anxiety about leaving the house without a change of clothes. And it’s not just your body and emotions taking a hit – your wallet feels it too, from the endless sanitary products to the lost workdays. In fact, p...
• E272｜What’s it like to pitch on Dragons’ Den? Eco-friendly cleaning pioneer Laura Harnett reveals all 02.04.2025 15min

  If you think it’s too late to reinvent yourself and turn the seed of a business idea into something that can make an impact, Laura Harnett’s story is one for you. After setting up Seep, an eco-friendly cleaning tools business that has sold (among other things) more than a million plastic-free, 100% compostable sponge scourers, Laura went on Dragons’ Den and won investment from the Dragons she came in to impress. Now, this eco-conscious entrepreneur has a hotline to Deborah Meaden and ...
• E271｜Creating the UK's first disability discount site with Georgina Colman 26.03.2025 11min

  Would a life-changing health diagnosis stop you in your tracks or spur you on to create something extraordinary? For Georgina Colman, being diagnosed with MS has been the catalyst for a business that is making a difference to the lives of disabled people around the UK. And it all started when Georgina made a startling observation while out shopping with her son: she saw discounts everywhere for students, carers and parents, but nothing for those living with a disability. Her solut...
• E270｜Surviving redundancy and mastering a money mindset with Avneet Sachdeva 19.03.2025 30min

  Losing a job once is tough. Losing it twice? That’s an emotional rollercoaster that forces you to dig deep. For Avneet Sachdeva, her redundancies were a challenge, but they also became an opportunity to channel her entrepreneurial spirit. And today, she empowers women to embrace a wealth mindset as a wealth coach (her Insta is jam-packed with clever tips!). What does it mean to be wealthy? But Avneet believes that being wealthy isn’t just about money – it’s about having the confidence ...