💬ChatStack 'Live'💬

That’s TEN episodes of ChatStack ‘Live’ now people! 🎉 And what a great chat it was this week, with my lovely guest Sophie Ingleby 🥰About SophieFor those who don’t already know, Sophie is paving the way for “the knackered parents and neurodivergent business owners with buzzing brains and those who struggle to get out of bed some days, are burned out and overwhelmed.”She helps people who’s body, brain or life was never build for the “traditional” 9-5. Me! 🙋🏻‍♀️😉 Sophie offers a calm and nurturing space through her Substack: ‘Finding Simple & Calm’ “A cosy forest retreat with space to breathe and just be. A gentle community for neurodivergent creative small business owners & mothers who want lived stories, strategies, tools & resources, and all the support to build a slow, sustainable business that's baggy enough to live in.”Next WeekI’ll be back next week at the usual time of Tuesday at 1pm (BST) and my guest will be Helen Morris - who I’ve met a couple of times IN REAL LIFE! I know! 😉🤣 Last time we met was very recently at Amy I Beeson 🐝 ‘s latest Writer’s Meet Up in West London, which was of-course fabulous… Amy’s events always are! ✨🫶Join myself and Helen next week for what I’m sure will be another very enjoyable ChatStack ‘Live’ - Tuesday 16th June at 1pm (BST)Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.Until next time, This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit evalydon.substack.com

Hello Everyone! Another awesome ChatStack ‘Live’ this week, with the fabulous Sophie Greenwood ☺️Sophie is a business planning and operations expert and Founder of ‘Three Beams Thinking’ - Working at the point where creativity meets organisation, Sophie helps people turn their ideas into action. “Supporting small businesses to thrive in ways that feel realistic and aligned to where they want to go.”I really enjoyed our chat and loved that Sophie was happy to roll with my relaxed, un-planned style. We certainly didn’t run out of things to say and I loved hearing Sophie’s perspectives on AI, creativity, the importance of human connections and input. As well as her refreshing take on Networking.I first met Sophie whilst attending one of her lovely workshops - Networking Skills for Small Businesses - which I got so much from and do highly recommend. That particular workshop is next running in September (which will be here before we know it), but there are others before then.Next WeekMy guest next week will be Sophie Ingleby of ‘Finding Simple & Calm’ and we’ll be chatting about what happens to those of us who don’t fit the mould - “the knackered parents and neurodivergent business owners with buzzing brains and those who struggle to get out of bed some days, are burned out and overwhelmed.” - Erm… me, me and ME! 🙋🏻‍♀️🤣Join us ‘Live’ - Friday 12th June - Time (TBC)Thank you to Kate Darracott (Hi Kate 👋) and everyone else who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.Until next time,Looking for more episodes? Find them HERE… Or HERE (if you’re on the App) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit evalydon.substack.com

Hi everyone!ChatStack was back this week, with a great ‘Live’ episode. Discussing ‘UnLearning’ with the fabulous Lee Griffith 🥰Lee writes about unlearning a lifetime of expectations, conditioning and rules. She helps people who want their work and lives to matter without losing themselves in the process.I love the ethos and messaging around Lee’s coaching business and she has helped me personally (at the end of last year) to gain a LOT of clarity and insight. Particularly around my learned expectations, conditioned beliefs and all the ‘shoulds’ I carry with me.Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.Until next time,Thanks for reading The Feeling Of Life! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit evalydon.substack.com

Hi Everyone!Episode #7 of ChatStack ‘Live’ with Toni Jones is here! 🎉So… I got myself in a bit of spin about this one, thanks to all the promo building up to this week’s episode. When I started marketing it as a bit of a “pinch me” moment (having Toni as a guest), I started getting all anxious and nervous about it and putting WAY too much pressure on myself! 🤦🏽‍♀️🥴I even broke my own rules of the ChatStack model - minimal planning, a very loose structure and just a casual chat! Forgetting that Toni is someone I’ve had many chats with before and is a friend, who just happens to be publishing a book. Old anxiety and insecurity habits crept in and I went all silly and “star struck”. 🫣Anyway, Toni was fab and I soon relaxed into it… even though my brain forgot how to form sentences at times and many, many words seemed to have disappeared entirely! Does anyone else get like that?About My GuestToni Jones is a journalist turned bibliotherapist and the founder and editor of ‘The Shelf Help Clubhouse’ – The world’s first dedicated self-help book club - designed to support you in reading, reflecting and applying self-development.Over the past 10 years, Toni has read over 1000 self-help books, interviewed hundreds of authors and wellbeing experts. Including Gretchen Rubin, Hal Elrod | Author + Speaker, Dr David Hamilton and Ella Mills (Deliciously Ella). All of which has now led to her to writing her debut book, YOU – “The Beginner’s Guide”.‘YOU’ is a bite-size guide that distils the most valuable lessons from a decade spent immersed in the self-development space. Toni has developed a brilliant three-step framework – the Connected Self MethodTM - which features expert tools designed to help people get to know themselves better and support their journey towards Self-Discovery, Life Design, and Life Support.“Self-help isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about getting to know yourselfand then designing a life that fits” – ToniThe PublishersPublishing the book with The Pound Project felt like the right fit for Toni, as she values the ethos of the company. An independent publisher based in the UK, “putting writers and readers first”. Crowdfunding with one title at a time and making limited edition copies, only printing what they sell. As well as being environmentally friendly, the deliberate short-running campaign (3 weeks) enables them to work closely with individual writers and provide a dedicated service.Remember, Toni’s book is only available from NOW until 26th May!More From The Virtual TourHead to The YOU Virtual Book Tour HUB on Toni’s Substack Publication to view upcoming events, find out more about the book, the launch, and catch up on coverage of the tour so far. There have been some great conversations so far, with Rosamund Dean, Daisy Buchanan (my personal favourite), Josephine McGrail, Jo Hutton, Clarisse Monahan and Gabrielle Treanor.Thank YouThank you so much to everyone who tuned into ChatStack ‘Live’ and apologies for not managing to invite questions in the end… we just had too much to talk about! The time went too quickly but we managed to cover a lot of juicy topics during our time together.Thank you Toni for being a fabulous guest and for supporting me through my wobbles and helping feel more at ease. 💛 Next WeekMy guest next week will be Sophie Greenwood. An operations and planning expert, and Founder of Three Beams Thinking - “Turning Ideas into Action”.Sophie works with small business owners to help them untangle ideas, create more structure and turn their scattered ideas into a focused, realistic plan. Offering a mix of online courses, group workshops and one-to-one mentoring. “All designed to meet you where you are and help you move forward.”I met Sophie during one of her brilliant virtual workshops - ‘Networking Skills for Small Businesses’ - which led to further conversations and sparked a big interest in me to find out more about what Sophie does and wanting to spread the word too! So, I reached out and asked Sophie to join me on ChatStack and she said yes!Join me for my next ChatStack ‘Live’ - Tuesday 19th May - in the app.Until Next Time, This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit evalydon.substack.com

Hi Everyone!Episode #6 of ChatStack ‘Live’ with Allegra Chapman (she/her) is here! 🎉Can I start by saying that I apologise upfront for the enormous amount of ‘hair play’ and nail biting from me this week. I have no idea what that was all about, I can only assume I had some pent up energy and was therefore being a total fidget bum! 🫣P.s. If you stick around right to the end there’s a delightful “old person” f**k-up to enjoy, as I try to END the video! 🫣🤣My Guest This WeekThe lovely Allegra Chapman (she/her) kindly jumped in at very short notice and joined me on this week’s ‘Live’ chat - Thank you Allegra! 🙏🥰Allegra is an author, columnist, former publishing editor and creative therapy practitioner. Her publication and membership on Substack is Creative Fix.“A creative sanctuary, where you can discover ways to use writing, art and crafting for healing, self-expression and connection.”What We Talked AboutI really enjoyed my impromptu catch up with Allegra and we dived straight into lots of juicy topics such as, the importance of valuing our unpaid work, parenting and our creative pursuits. How hopping around from one project to another isn’t failure and how recognising that sometimes it’s the process we need and not the finished result. I was interested to hear how Allegra discovered ways to develop her creative practice that supports her brain and nervous system and works WITH her needs, rather than constantly fighting against herself. How she went from “I can’t do this” to writing three books and making a living as a writer.Her new book Divergent Creatives is out now - which Allegra describes as, “The guidance, reassurance and confidence boost I wish someone had given me 20 years ago.” Breaking down the limiting beliefs that our culture teaches us about creativity and differences. We discussed the importance of recognising and accepting how our brains work differently and the book includes practical tips on building a creative habit that actually works for you, instead of trying to follow someone else’s blueprint.⭐️Bonus Content (not in the recording)Working With Our EnergyWe briefly talked about the importance of working with our energy and checking in with our capacity - being flexible, self-compassionate, kinder, not pushing ourselves too far and breaking the vicious cycle of burnout.Which of-course led me to mention Selina Barker and her fabulous Journal ‘Time To Thrive’ ♥️ Which teaches us how to manage our energy - across the 5 different zones - and use the tools and techniques within the journal to reclaim your energy and build a life in which you can truly thrive!How This Has Helped Me PersonallyOver the past couple of weeks, whilst I’ve been going through a very challenging and emotional life event, I have felt so lifted and supported by the fabulous people in Selina Barker’s membership! This gave me the extra strength and motivation I needed to put into practice some of the fantastic tools I’ve learned from the Journal. It has enabled me to pause, notice and recognise which of my energy zones is depleted at any given time... even throughout the chaos and upheaval of such a big life event! 😬I’ve been able to mindfully notice what specifically drains my energy and make more conscious and measured efforts to refuel that particular area of my wellbeing. This focused approach has helped me to stay connected to my body, prevented me from spiralling into overwhelm and enabled me to make better choices about where to expend my energy… AND to PROTECT that energy and value my overall wellbeing much more than I ever have in the past. Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.The Feeling Of Life is a reader-supported publication. To receive ‘ChatStack Live’ replays directly to your inbox, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit evalydon.substack.com

Hi Everyone!Episode #5 of ChatStack ‘Live’ - with Lisa Bolin 🌸 is here! 🎉We had some technical issues at the beginning, which resulted in us accidentally going ‘live’ a few minutes early this week - sorry to those who turned up at the usual time of 1pm, but we pushed through.My Guest This WeekMy dear friend Lisa Bolin 🌸 is a teacher, mother, mindfulness mentor and all-round fabulous human! She writes Flucking Flourishing on Substack – “a midlife revolution and the bookend to your teenage years, but with more wisdom, fewer flucks given and better beverages!”I was very much enjoying catching up with Lisa Bolin 🌸 and hearing all about her move (in December 2025) to Australia after spending 8 years living in Finland. However, we then lost connection when Lisa’s phone decided to have a meltdown!! 😭 Unfortunately Lisa wasn’t able to re-join. Carrying On RegardlessAfter a few brief moments of panic, I carried on rambling to myself for another 20 minutes! 🤪 Thank you so much to all those who stayed to listen to my (perhaps mildly insightful?) waffling! 🤣 In keeping with the true style of the show - Minimal planning, zero editing, embracing turning up as we are and learning as we go! Perhaps even capturing some golden nuggets as we go…Go forth and wade through your s**t guys! 💩🤣Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.Until next time,The Feeling Of Life is a reader-supported publication. To receive ChatStack ‘Live’ Replays directly to your inbox, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit evalydon.substack.com

Hi Everyone!Episode #4 of ChatStack ‘Live’ - with Sarah Raad is here! 🎉Just a quick note today, as I’m dealing with some personal stuff just now. Audio attached above for those who just want to listen.🎧Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.See you next week!The Feeling Of Life is a reader-supported publication. To receive ‘ChatStack Live’ replays directly to your inbox, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit evalydon.substack.com

Hi Everyone!Episode #3 of ChatStack ‘Live’ - with Amber Horrox 🗝️Warrior Within is here!🎉Note: Sorry it’s a little later than usual (I usually like to share this by the end of Wednesday) but I got distracted with some (actual paid) freelance work I was doing and kind of forgot.🤦🏽‍♀️What We Talked AboutI’m going to make this brief just now, but might add to it at a later date. It was great to catch up with Amber and hear about her story in more detail - Thank you Amber for sharing so openly and honestly about your experience of suffering for over 20 years with undiagnosed Migraine! Amber has a wealth of knowledge and her experiences are fascinating to hear about. Her passion around helping to raise awareness of how debilitating migraine can be and supporting others in their journey towards healing is truly inspiring. If you’d like to find out more about Amber or her Substack, hit the link below.Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next ChatStack ‘Live’ - Tuesday 1pm (BST) - in the app. See you then! 🥰Next WeekMy guest next week will be writer and (awesome) coach Sarah Raad! 🤩“I work with creative women who are tired of going around the same ideas, treading water, doubting themselves and not really getting what they want.Often they feel stuck in overthinking, second-guessing themselves and the feeling of being “not quite ready yet.”I hope you will be able to join us ‘Live’ on Tuesday 7th April at the usual time of 1pm. If not, you can always catch up with the recording (like this one) which I will usually send out by Wednesday afternoon.Thanks for watching/listening! ♥️The Feeling Of Life is a reader-supported publication. To receive ‘ChatStack Live’ replays directly to your inbox, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit evalydon.substack.com

Hi Everyone!Episode #2 of ChatStack ‘Live’ - with Selina Barker is here! 🎉What We Talked AboutI really LOVED my chat with Selina, who is always a delight to talk to. 🥰We discussed the importance of turning up ‘as you are’ and not worrying about trying to look or be ‘perfect’. The positive impact this can actually have on, not only our own wellbeing, but of others around us too.We chatted about one of Selina’s expert topics - Burn out - and the ways we can prevent it happening, by focusing on the 5 key energy zones, which Selina outlines in her fantastic Journal - Time To Thrive. Perfectly timed (as these things often tend to be) as I was feeling really quite “flat” before our chat.It really helped to boost my energy and “fill up my cup”. Reconfirming to me how important it is to turn up and catch up with a friend, even when you feel like crap and just want to hide away from the world. ❤️‍🩹Our chat contains many ideas and tips on simple ways we can attend to our different energy zones, depending on our current needs…. and if you want to use the “Emotional Check In Tool” I mention in the chat, you can click HERE. If you’d like to know more about Selina and the brilliant work she does as a Career and Life Design Coach, just click the link below.Thank you Margaret Williams, MS, ACC, Shalagh Hogan, Emma Englefield, and many others for tuning into my live video with Selina Barker! Join me for my next live video in the app.Next WeekMy Guest next week will be Amber Horrox 🗝️Warrior Within “Warrior Within was born from my own journey through chronic pain, deep soul initiation, and the eventual realisation that true healing isn’t found in one modality, prescription, or practice – it’s found within.” You can read more about Amber and her Substack HERE.I’m looking forward to catching up with Amber, since we initially met back in December 2024 and practiced podcasting together during Claire Venus ✨ ‘s ‘Perfectly Imperfect Podcasting’ course. I hope you will be able to join us ‘Live’ on Tuesday 24th March at the usual time of 1pm. If not, you can always catch up with the recording (like this one) which I will usually send out by Wednesday afternoon.Thanks for watching/listening! ♥️The Feeling Of Life is a reader-supported publication. To receive ‘ChatStack Live’ replays directly to your inbox, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit evalydon.substack.com

Hi Everyone!Episode #1 of ChatStack ‘Live’ is here! With my first actual guest! 🎉I enjoyed my chat with Marisa Guthrie - The Reluctant Capitalist - where we touched on all sorts of interesting topics around accepting the system that we’re in, prioritising managing our wellbeing, whilst earning money ethically and within our own individual set of circumstances. You can find out more about Marisa, read her articles and learn more about the work she does with individuals to overcome their challenges and thrive in a system that wasn’t created for us to succeed.Thank you Marisa Guthrie for being a delightful guest and helping me through my first ‘Live’ interview. Also to everyone who turned up and tuned in LIVE! A special shout out to whoever it was that sent the balloons - it was real boost! 🎈Join me for my next live video in the app.Next WeekMy guest next week will be Author and Life Design Coach, Selina Barker! 🥰I am super excited to chat to one of my absolute favourite people on Substack and someone I’ve been lucky enough to meet in person, at one of her wonderful workshops in London.We will be discussing (among other things) the framework of her FABULOUS Time To Thrive Journal - The Five Energy Zones! Which just happens to be (😉) perfectly timed with her FREE Five Day Energy Reset - Which you can sign up to HERE.It starts on Monday 23rd March - next week - and it is totally FREE! Selina will address one energy zone each day and help us to understand each one, how to spot if we are running low in that area and share simple, realistic ways to top it up.Whether you sign up or not, I hope you will be able to join us ‘Live’ on Tuesday 24th March at the usual time of 1pm. If not, you can always catch up with the recording (like this one) which I will usually send out by Wednesday afternoon.Thanks for watching/listening! ♥️The Feeling Of Life is a reader-supported publication. To receive ‘ChatStack Live’ replays directly to you inbox, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit evalydon.substack.com

Hi Everyone!I only went and bloody well did it! I went ‘LIVE’ today - ON MY OWN!!!! 🎉Oh my god, it was scary! Was I nervous? Yes! Did my body try and “protect” me from this unusual behaviour with all the uncomfortable and nauseating feelings? YES it did! Did I override ALL of that and show up anyway? HELL YEAH!! 👍ChatStack Tuesdays!I will be going ‘live’ on Tuesdays at 1pm (Replay posted Thursdays) - Chatting to various writers, friends, authors and fellow multi-passionates about… well, anything we want!These weekly chats will be relatively unplanned, certainly unedited, with ZERO filters and I will be showing up in whatever state I’m in! Expect raw and real feelings, learning in public, inevitable f**k-ups and hopefully a lot of fun and laughs along the way. Next WeekJoin me next Tuesday 17th March at 1pm, when I will be chatting to my first guest - the fabulous Marisa Guthrie, who writes The Reluctant Capitalist. We will be discussing money mindset, the “blocks” we so frequently come up against around charging for our work… and I’ll be asking Marisa about her recent post - You Don’t Have a Problem With Money, The System Does - in which she says…“When money anxiety surfaces, it isn’t a flaw. Sometimes it’s memory, or class history. Sometimes it’s watching women be socially penalised for earning more than the room can tolerate. Sometimes it’s just a small insidious voice that cautions you not to want too much.” - Marisa GuthrieI’m really looking forward to chatting to Marisa and I hope you’ll be able to join us then, or perhaps on another Tuesday soon. Oh my god… I cant believe this is now a thing… there’s no turning back now! Eeeeek!! 🫣😆Thank youThank you Ashley Schmitt ⚜️, Amy I Beeson 🐝, Abigail Thomas, and many (well, not that many actually) others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.I was really touched by all the support today from those who turned up live, thank you so much to all of you and those little red hearts fluttering away in the corner really are a great little boost! ♥️See you next week!Thanks for reading The Feeling Of Life! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit evalydon.substack.com