This is the last episode of this season of There Are Other Ways but I will be back in January with more conversations about living life a little differently.This week's conversation is with Sarah Layton from Growthfully. Sarah helps women creat

Becky Avery on building a business your own way

Oct 12th, 2020 48m 42s

This week I'm chatting to my friend, and candle-maker, Becky Avery from Hazel & Blue. Over the last few years Becky has grown Hazel and Blue from selling in local markets while working for the NHS full-time, to being a Not On The High street pa

Nicola Slawson on being single

Oct 5th, 2020 1h 8m

Nicola Slawson is the founder of one of my very favourite newsletters - The Single Supplement. It's a weekly newsletter exploring the experience of being single in a very nuanced and relatable way.We had a conversation about the upsides, and do

Jane Lindsey on disrupting the retail status quo

Sep 28th, 2020 59m 42s

Jane Lindsey is the founder of Snapdragon Life, a part shop, part membership community that encourages people to find joy in the small things, and to bring the seasons into their daily lives.A few years ago she decided to rebel against traditio

Syreeta Challinger on the healing power of creativity

Sep 21st, 2020 55m 57s

Syreeta met her now husband Rob while they were both living in Hong Kong. Their life was hectic and moved at a pace, until, in September 2014, Rob suffered a brain haemorrhage and stroke while they were on holiday in Sydney. It turned both of t

Sarah Mason on the feeling of home

Sep 14th, 2020 1h 2m

Sarah Mason is a filmmaker and photographer, living in Yorkshire with her wife and business partner Suzi, and daughter Olive. They've been clients of mine for a little while now, and I'm constantly amazed by how consistently creative and explor

Huma Qureshi on telling your own story

Jun 10th, 2019 59m 47s

This week I chat to author and writer, Huma Qureshi. We talked about how and why she gave up full-time journalism, being put in boxes, and why we need to tell the stories we want to tell. We also spoke about why she started Our Storytime, blogg

Jo Becker on living with muscular dystrophy and being stubborn.

Jun 3rd, 2019 56m 19s

This week I chat to coach Jo Becker from Be Stubborn. A few years ago Jo was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy and we talked about her diagnosis and how her priorities her shifted, in both business and life, since. We also chatted about how har

Hannah Bullivant on the importance of having goals that feel good.

May 27th, 2019 44m 48s

This week's guest is Event and Interiors stylist, Hannah Bullivant. Hannah and I chatted about how she came up with the idea for The Life Book, her kind goal-setting course, why sometimes the kindest thing you can do for yourself is actually th

Rabya Lomas on playfulness and activism

May 20th, 2019 53m 54s

This week's guest is Rabya Lomas, who balances a corporate 9-5 with playful content creation on Instagram. We talked how play shouldn't just be for children, finding her creativity, and navigating between playfulness and activism. We also discu

A catch-up with Cait Flanders

May 13th, 2019 58m 30s

So after a somewhat unplanned six month break, There Are Other Ways is back! But before we get started on the interview episodes I wanted to talk a bit about why I took a break, and what's been going on over the last six months, and Cait Flande

Beth Kempton on Wabi-Sabi

Oct 8th, 2018 56m 18s

This week I chat to author and life-coach Beth Kempton about living life the wabi sabi way. We chatted about the wisdom of this Japanese philosophy, and how it can guide us to live a more perfectly imperfect life.Beth's website: https://bethke

Vanessa Dennett on Finding Your Way

Oct 1st, 2018 45m 9s

This week's guest is Vanessa Dennett who owns the retreat and workshop space Oak Tree Barn, and runs the blog The Simpson Sisters. We chatted about how passion is overrated, why community is so important, and how it can take a lot longer than m

Kara Leigh Ford on making money from making.

Sep 24th, 2018 49m 24s

This week's guest is potter Kara Leigh Ford. We chatted about her journey to becoming a full-time potter, including applying for The Great Pottery Throw Down, the joy of making things that are both beautiful and useful, and the challenges of ru

Claire Baker on living in tune with your menstrual cycle

Sep 17th, 2018 46m 31s

This week's guest is women's coach Claire Baker and it is all about living in tune with your menstrual cycle.Claire's website: http://thisislifeblood.com/Claire's Instagram: @clairebaker

Rachel Ellis on mental health

Sep 10th, 2018 57m 41s

This week's episode is a very honest conversation with my friend Rachel Ellis about both of our mental healths. It was a bit of a difficult conversation to record, and I've left it pretty much unedited so you will hear us struggling to articula

Kayte Ferris on going against the "shoulds" in business and in life.

Sep 3rd, 2018 59m 48s

There Are Other Ways is back! The first episode of season two is with creative business coach and marketing mentor, Kayte Ferris, from Simple & Season. We chatted about her journey to where she is today, how she managed to build her business so

An update and introduction to season two!

Aug 20th, 2018 3m 55s

Just a quick update from me letting you know that There Are Other Ways will be back very soon! I'm also introducing you to something new that I'm offering this season: There Are More Ways. You can find out more on my website: www.fionabarrows.c

Sara Tasker on building a business that works for you.

Jul 2nd, 2018 48m 34s

In this, the final episode of season one, I'm chatting with Instagram expert, writer and photographer Sara Tasker from Me & Orla. We had such a lovely conversation about the how you rarely get to where you want to go in a straight line, how she

Me (!) on the lessons I've learnt this season.

Jun 25th, 2018 11m 40s

This week's episode is the penultimate of season one, and something a little different! In it I share a few of the lessons I've learnt from interviewing nineteen people who are living life a little differently over the last few months. The fina

Cait Flanders on mindful consumerism and her year of less

Jun 18th, 2018 1h 19m

In this week's episode I'm chatting with my friend Cait Flanders, who is the author of one of my favourite books this year, The Year of Less. We had such an interesting (and, full disclosure, rather long) discussion all about consumerism and ou

Olivia Bossert on making your business work for you.

Jun 11th, 2018 52m 17s

In this week's episode I'm chatting with photographer, blogger and podcaster Olivia Bossert, on how and why she built her fashion photography business in Cornwall not London. We also chat about how ambition isn't limited to those living in big

Maddy Lawson on life as a slow adventure

Jun 4th, 2018 51m 52s

This week I'm chatting to slow living blogger, Maddy Lawson. Maddy walked away from academic achievement and a "proper job" to work in a homeware store, and, then, more recently moved to Hampshire to live and work with her husband on a shepherd

Jessica Rose Williams on minimalism and living more with less.

May 28th, 2018 56m 52s

In this week's episode I'm chatting with minimalist lifestyle blogger, Jessica Rose Williams. We had such an interesting conversation about all aspects of minimalism, including why she first got into it, her capsule wardrobe, being enough just

Rebekah Johanson from Lines and Current

May 21st, 2018 48m 51s

In this week's episode I'm chatting to the founder of the minimalist jewellery and lifestyle brand Lines & Current, Rebekah Johanson. We had such an interesting conversation about how she came up with the concept for the brand, how she designs