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Creative Rehab
by Beckie Batchelor and Rhianna Essex
Beckie and Rhianna explore the ins and outs of having a creative career, what it means to live a creative life, how they associate with being neurodivergent, and how to use creativity to manage wellbeing. Join them every week as they share conversation (consistently going down random rabbit holes and oversharing), laugh a LOT, welcome inspirational guests, and discuss important topics with compassion and understanding. "We believe passionately in being unapologetically you." New episodes every Friday. Follow Creative Rehab on @creativerehabpod for images, inspiration and updates. @_theumbrellahub theumbrellahub.org @themakingbee @love.local @hiretheworkroom @cottonrainbowuk @mtalbotcreative #podcastproducer Music bed: Bring the Fun, Audrey Rossi #ne
Episodes
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S3 EP10: I'm Going to Write a Book!
After two busy weeks apart, Beckie and Rhianna finally have a chance to catch up! Beckie brings us up to speed on the progress of her kitchen renovation and the joys of terracotta floor tiles. Meanwhile, Rhianna delves into the fascinating world of her dreams, pondering whether their symbolism...
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S3 EP 9: 5 Years Post Covid Lockdown Creative Rehab (mic drop)
Beckie and Rhianna take a trip back to 23rd March 2020 - full Covid lockdown when nobody was able to leave their homes. We explore how this time really sparked creativity and we share stories of growing veg, new businesses, the making of PPE and how we helped to support the incredible efforts of...
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S3: EP8: Neuro-spicy Sisters
In line with Neurodiversity Celebration Week Beckie and Rhianna share their neurodiversity stories, talking about everything from school experiences and how this has shaped who they are today, their “best work blag” and how with the recent Instagram trend of having a coffee with your 15 year old...
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S3 EP7: IVF Fertility Friends
In this deeply personal episode, Beckie and Rhianna open up about both of their journeys through IVF. They discuss the emotional rollercoaster of infertility, the importance of a positive frame of mind and the heartbreaks of multiple miscarriages. Their candid conversation offers a raw and honest...
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S3 EP6: Size is Just a Suggestion
We're BACK! Did you miss us? (We missed you!) After a little unexpected break, we're jumping right back in with a catch-up on the last few weeks. We've been battling a bit of illness, kids half term juggle and a house move but we're thrilled to be back in our happy place: recording for you! This...
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S3 EP5: Preloved Finds and Dyslexic Minds with Sophie Harvey
What would somebody who's dyslexic and who had a challenging upbringing do as a career? Become a writer, editor, lecturer, and creative consultant of course! This week we welcome Sophie Harvey to the podcast. This inspiring conversation reveals Sophie's path from difficulties at school during her...
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S3 EP4: Declutter Snacking, Self-Builds, and Onitha Jarrold - Part Two
Join Beckie and Rhianna for a round up of their week, which includes new creative ventures to a delightful working weekend away with the Umbrella Hub. Rhianna updates on week 2 of GLP-1 side effects which may still involve a few visits to the loo! We also join them for part 2 of their chat with...
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S3 EP3: GLP-1 Side Effects and Onitha Jarrold, OT and Co-Founder of The Umbrella Hub - Part One
Rhianna launches straight into talking about some recent GLP-1 side effects involving her close relationship with the loo. They also briefly revisit the conversation around how to speak to someone about weight loss. The girls welcome Onitha Jarrold as the first guest of 2025 - co-founder of The...
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S3 EP2: Access To Work - Response to the Headline
After recording our episode with Onitha Jarrold of the @_theumbrellahub, we received information about some very negative press around Access to Work. We decided to record a short episode discussing our positive lived experience of the Access to Work resource as a response to the media articles...
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S3 EP1: More Odd Mother and GLP-1
We're back for Episode 1 of Season 3! We're kicking off the new year with a bang, recapping our festive celebrations and taking a look at those goals we set back in September in the ‘Odd Mother’ episode. Is Rhianna a professional saxophonist? Is Marie headlining Glastonbury 2025? And has Beckie...
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S2 EP18: Best Bits 2024 - Neurodivergence and Us
Whilst we finalise our plans for the year ahead, we’ve put together another best bits of 2024 episode for you to enjoy. In this week's episode - we focus on friendship, some of the challenges of neurodiversity, how we’ve overcome some overwhelming situations, kinship, and the creative ways we can...
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S2 EP17: Best Bits - Now That's What I Call 2024
What a brilliant year 2024 has been for Creative Rehab Podcast! In this best bits episode we take a look back at some of the laughter, love, makes, tips, advice, chats, questions and surprises; from the very start of Episode 1 in June 2024 all the way up to the unwrapping of our hand-made gifts…
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S2 EP16: Christmas Gifts Just Like Smithy 🎁🎄
In the last of these festive episodes Beckie, Rhianna & Marie ‘the producer’ unwrap their homemade gifts to each other, proving the most heart warming thoughtful gifts really are ones made by hand. 💝 From gifts wrapped in tin foil (a reference back to Rhianna and ‘Smiffy’ in a previous episode),...
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S2 EP15: Morning Jack! Best Christmas Games
Beckie and Rhianna kick off with chatter about their busiest time of year work-wise. From a disheveled disco styling event to a ticketed shopping evening complete with delicious nibbles and creating your own Christmas decorations. They then share their favourite family games played over the…
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S2 EP14: A Homemade Christmas with Baskets, Bows and Babysham!
How do you feel about giving and receiving preloved gifts at Christmas time? Beckie and Rhianna share creative gift ideas including, what goodies you can add into a Christmas hamper, making doorstops filled with cat litter and a tablecloth covered in years of embroidered names of Christmas guests...
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S2 EP13: Slay The Christmas Chaos
Beckie and Rhianna chat about their week which includes some sensory overload. They share practical tips on how to manage this - particularly around Christmas time. They talk openly around some of the neurodivergent challenges they have experienced during this festive period and how they have...
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S2 EP12: I Had A Love Actually Wedding
This is the first part of our festive series where Beckie, Rhianna and Producer Marie talk about favourite films, (Producer Marie shares details of her Love Actually wedding) favourite Christmas songs, simple craft ideas for all budgets, wrapping tips and the perfect homemade food gifts for a...
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S2 EP11: Stir Up For Christmas
Get ready to jingle all the way into the festive season with Beckie, Rhianna and Creative Rehab! In this episode, we jump headfirst into the magic of Christmas, starting with Stir-Up Sunday. We'll explore the history and traditions of this special day and share some delicious recipe ideas from...
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S2 EP10: Retro From Scratch
In this episode, we chat with Becky Wash from Retro From Scratch about her inspiring journey of turning old classic books and board games into beautiful refillable notebooks for all. We chat about how Becky started her creative business, and made the leap from archeology to a profitable creative...
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S2 EP9: I'm A Neurodivergent...Get Me Out of Here!
Our sensory systems are fascinating and help guide us to engage with the world. Each sensory system plays its part and together they communicate with our brain and help us to navigate how we react and interact with our environment around us. This week Beckie and Rhianna take a light hearted deep...
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S2 EP8: Can I Claim For That?
Beckie and Rhianna talk to Millie from Highlight Bookkeeping and discuss some of the key problem areas for a small business when trying to manage their own accounts. This is often a generic issue especially for those with neurodivergence. Many entrepreneurs and small business owners experience…
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S2 EP7: Punch Needle Power With Joanne Mooney
Get ready for a burst of colour and creativity! In this episode, we chat with creative powerhouse Joanne Mooney, a former dental nurse turned punch needle extraordinaire. Joanne's vibrant and bold style is as infectious as her passion for crafting. Join us as we dive into the world of punch…
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S2 EP6: Social Media Struggles
In this episode, we dive deep into the bloody rollercoaster ride that is running a small creative business on social media platforms. We delve into the scary reliance we have with these beautiful squares and how sometimes the best things happen when faced with disaster, especially when you tap…
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S2 EP5: Ask Us Anything
In this episode producer Marie asks Beckie and Rhianna some “ask us anything” questions from listeners which allows them to delve into procrastination and ADHD overwhelm. We also learn how they both have their own built-in VR goggles when it comes to designing their homes! Links: @frankieceramics...
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S2 EP4: Flick The Switch
This is an honest, open episode where we chat about our life long challenges with food. We talk about our own experiences in navigating the world of neurodivergence and nutrition, and we share some thoughts around 'flicking the switch'. We share some of @dominiqueludwig_nutrition Instagram tips,...
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S2 EP3: Are We Still Friends?
Join us as we delve into Rhianna's captivating dream about Beckie 🤣 The pre uni packing and organisation is real in the Batchelor household and we've both been getting creative with the wonderful artist @hannabuck. To wrap this episode up, we'll chat through the relatively unknown support...
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S2 EP2: Odd Mother
Join us as we dive deep into our ambitious plans for the next 12 months. Find us wherever you get your podcasts, or join us on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/@CreativeRehabpodcast In this episode, we'll share our goals, some of which may surprise you, we certainly surprised each other! From...
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S2 EP1: Summer Shenanigans!
Creative Rehab is back, so get ready to dive back in! Season 2 of Creative Rehab kicks off with a summer catch-up extravaganza. We've missed you and we can't wait to share our summer adventures, hilarious mishaps, and exciting new plans for this series. In this episode, you'll get: A scoop of...
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We Forgot To Say!
We forgot to say….. 📍 First series was 4 episodes as a taster… 📍We’re planning and recording in August. 📍Ep1 series 2 will be out September 6th. 📍Send in your questions, creative dilemmas and funny stories - we are planning a listeners feature. Contact us via email [email protected]…
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S1 EP4: Beckie's Blue Back Door
We're taking a deep dive into the world of creativity and community. We're joined by the inspiring Kay Prestney, the mastermind behind The Kinship Creative. We'll be chatting with Kay about how she made the brave leap from the corporate world to pursue her creative passion, the magic of kinship...
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S1 EP3: We've Had A Breakthrough!
Rhianna's got a major update on her car keys, and did she finally get sorted for the Fashion Reboot event? Beckie’s prepping for a family night out with none other than Taylor Swift! And a hilarious story about her friend's epic local-love misunderstanding. You won't believe what they thought…
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S1 EP2: I Found Them In A Paper Cup!
Rhianna shares her wardrobe chaos, a familiar story about some lost keys, and how misplacing bankcards is a regular occurrence - can anyone relate? Beckie chats about the glorious gleam of copper pipes in her veg patch, the never-ending war with those adorable-but-destructive bunnies, and the...
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S1 EP1: The One With The Stalker And The Yellow Coat!
"This episode dives into the quirky beginnings of our friendship, sparked by Rhianna's (slightly stalkerish) intuition!" Join Beckie Batchelor and Rhianna Essex as they embrace neurodiversity and celebrate being their unapologetic selves, all thanks to a fateful meeting in a yellow coat!...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Beckie and Rhianna explore the ins and outs of having a creative career, what it means to live a creative life, how they associate with being neurodivergent, and how to use creativity to manage wellbeing.
Join them every week as they share conversation (consistently going down random rabbit holes and oversharing), laugh a LOT, welcome inspirational guests, and discuss important topics with compassion and understanding. "We believe passionately in being unapologetically you."
New episodes every Friday.
Follow Creative Rehab on @creativerehabpod for images, inspiration and updates.
@_theumbrellahub
theumbrellahub.org
@themakingbee
@love.local
@hiretheworkroom
@cottonrainbowuk
@mtalbotcreative #podcastproducer
Music bed: Bring the Fun, Audrey Rossi
#ne
HOSTED BY
Beckie Batchelor and Rhianna Essex
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Beckie and Rhianna explore the ins and outs of having a creative career, what it means to live a creative life, how they associate with being neurodivergent, and how to use creativity to manage wellbeing. Join them every week as they share conversation (consistently going down random rabbit holes...
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