E77: Elizabeth Day Opens Up About Heartbreak, Miscarriage & Failure

Published: April 19, 2021, 3:30 a.m.

b"This week I am joined by Elizabeth Day \\u2013 an English novelist, journalist and broadcaster. She was a feature writer for The Observer for the best part of a decade and currently write for You magazine.\\xa0Elizabeth has written an incredible six books and is a fellow podcaster with her critically acclaimed podcast \\u2018How to Fail with Elizabeth Day\\u2019 where she interviews guests who discuss what their failures taught them. The Podcast has been celebrated by celebrities, literary luminaries and is listened to by millions of people worldwide. It is with no surprise the podcast has gone on to win Day the Rising Star Award at the 2019 British Podcast Awards. Being vulnerable is something we all find incredibly hard to do but in this episode Elizabeth was willing to be vulnerable open and honest about her truth, trauma and some of her most testing times.\\xa0This weeks topics: How have social expectations made you feel like a failure? Criticism People pleasing\\xa0Business communication vs relationship communication\\xa0I was scared of being lonely\\xa0Confidence & self-worth Interrogating our thoughts\\xa0Failure\\xa0Having to be careful about what you say online\\xa0\\u201cAlmost everyone feels they've failed in their 20s\\xa0Heartbreak\\xa0Vulnerabilities\\xa0Infertility and miscarriage\\xa0Elizabeth: https://twitter.com/elizabday https://www.elizabethdayonline.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/elizabday/?hl=en Support after miscarriage - https://www.tommys.org/baby-loss-support/miscarriage-information-and-support/support-after-miscarriage\\xa0Sponsor: uk.huel.com/\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"