A Thought I Kept
A Thought I Kept is a podcast about the ideas that stay with us, long after we’ve forgotten the rest. In each episode, a guest shares the one thought that shaped their life — the one they couldn’t let go of, and maybe you won’t either.
Episodes
28 episodes
When Your Story No Longer Fits You with Hilary Salzman
Sometimes it isn’t a dramatic breaking point that tells us something needs to change. It can be quieter than that. Maybe just a sense of disconnect, or a feeling that the story we’re living no longer quite belongs to us.In this episode ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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57:54
When No One Is Coming to Save You with Edwina Jenner
This week’s thought I kept comes from Edwina Jenner, and it’s one that fundamentally reshaped how she thinks about responsibility, self-trust, and the way we move through midlife. It’s a thought that can feel confronting at firs...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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43:36
When You Let Go of Beliefs That Aren’t Even Yours with Nicky Denson-Elliott
In this episode of A Thought I Kept, I’m joined by Nicky Denson-Elliott for a conversation about the beliefs many women carry without ever consciously choosing them and what can shift when we begin to let those beliefs go.We talk...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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49:00
How Neurodiversity Changes the Way We Experience the World with Matthew Bellringer
In this episode, I talk to Matthew Bellringer about what it can feel like to move through a world that doesn’t always seem to be made for you and how impactful it can be to realise that other people may be experiencing that same world in fundam...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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58:54
How We Learn to Live With Our Emotions with Isabelle Fielding
In this episode, I’m joined by Isabelle Fielding for a conversation about our emotions — the ones we try to manage, the ones we push down, and the ones that keep resurfacing when something important is at stake.We talk about what it’s l...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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46:54
How Curiosity Can Shape a Life with Rebecca Frank
This is a great episode to start the year with as well as a new season of the podcast. I sit down with wellbeing writer Rebecca Frank to explore how curiosity might offer a way of beginning when we might not be quite ready.Rebecca and I...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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47:17
How We Learn to Feel Held with Lauren Barber
What does it really mean to feel held – not just by others, but by ourselves, our bodies, and the rhythms of everyday life?In this episode of A Thought I Kept, I’m joined by Lauren Barber for a conversation about anxiety, aliven...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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51:23
What to Do When You Can’t Think Straight with Katie Driver
When your mind won’t settle, your thoughts won’t line up, or you feel like you can’t hear yourself think, what do you do? In this episode, Claire is joined by Katie Driver, founder of The Thinking Alliance, to explore how we can reclaim clarity...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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49:24
Grief, Joy and the Energy That Turns the Lights On with Georgina Jones
What if your energy is more than just a feeling? What if it’s your currency? In this conversation, host Claire Fitzsimmons speaks with Georgina Jones about the invisible threads that connect us: joy, grief, presence, and the power of what happe...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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47:06
Reimagining Self-Care in a World That Teaches Us to Be Selfless with Suzy Reading
What if self-care wasn’t about adding more to your to-do list but about rethinking what care even means? In this episode, Claire Fitzsimmons speaks with Chartered psychologist, coach and author Suzy Reading about the often invisible emot...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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47:56
Lovely Messy Humans: Understanding Self-Harm, Emotional Coping, and the Nervous System with Beth Derry
What if your nervous system was quietly shaping everything — from your relationships to your resilience — and no one ever taught you how to understand it?In this episode of A Thought I Kept, Claire Fitzsimmons speaks with Bet...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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55:34
Burndowns, Creative Energy, and the Longing for Real-World Connection with Liana Fricker
What if your creative energy didn’t need an algorithm — just some more self-trust and a room full of the right people?In this episode of A Thought I Kept, Claire Fitzsimmons speaks with PR strategist, founder of The Inspiration ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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46:34
Joy, Grief, Squirrels, and the Real Work of Being Okay
In this special episode of 'A Thought I Kept,' host Claire Fitzsimons is joined by Amanda Sheeren, her close friend and co-founder of 'If Lost Start Here', a wellbeing company aimed at helping peopl...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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46:56
Following Joy Out of Burnout | A Conversation with Katharina Geissler-Evans
In this episode of 'A Thought I Kept,' host Claire Fitzsimmons engages in a heartfelt conversation with Katharina Geissler-Evans, founder and editor-in-chief of heiter. The discussion explores how to find resilience during exhaustion and overwh...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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32:04
Reclaiming Calm in a World on High Alert | A Conversation with Carrie Ekins
Why do our hearts race at the sound of an email? Why does one glance at our phones send us into full-blown panic? In this episode, we're joined by massage therapist and author Carrie Ekins, who helps us understand what’s really going on ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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47:39
A Library Made of Moments | A Conversation with Andrea Rathborne
In this week’s episode of A Thought I Kept, storyteller and creative leader Andrea Rathborne shares a memory so vivid, it feels like a short film stitched into the fabric of her life. This experience taught Andrea to appreciate the eve...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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45:37
Are You Feeling Your Thinking? A Conversation with Anya Pearse
In this episode of A Thought I Kept, host Claire Fitzsimmons invites Anya Pearse, a coach, mentor, and creative thinker, to discuss a thought that's stayed with her: 'Am I feeling my thinking?' The conversation explores the...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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29:04
Transforming Fear into Adventure: A Conversation with Emma Simpson
In this conversation, Claire Fitzsimmons and Emma Simpson explore the profound question of 'What's the worst that can happen?' as a guiding principle in life. Emma shares her journey of transforming fear into adventure, resilience through grief...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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27:27
Wellness Reimagined: A Conversation with Rosamund Dean
In this episode of Thought I Kept, host Claire Fitzsimmons welcomes journalist and author Rosamund Dean, creator of the brilliant Substack Well, Well, Well. They discuss the complexities and contradictions of wellness includin...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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42:23
Leaving Space for Magic: A Conversation with Eleanor Tweddell
In this episode of A Thought I Kept host Claire Fitzsimmons talks to Eleanor Tweddell, a writer, speaker, and change consultant. Eleanor discusses what it was like to write and publish her new book, Another Door Opens: Five Steps f...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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41:55
The Relationship We Keep Forgetting: A Conversation with Sarah Rees
We talk about love, family, friendship and even boundaries — but we rarely talk about this: the relationship we have with ourselves.In this episode, Claire Fitzsimmons is joined by therapist Sarah Rees to explore the quiet power...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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24:10
Navigating the Comfort and Overwhelm of Ideas: A Conversation with Emma Lightfoot
In this episode of 'A Thought I Kept,' host Claire Fitzsimmons welcomes Emma Lightfoot, a pet grief expert and animal behaviorist, who shares an impactful epiphany from a wise friend. Emma discusses her tendency to immerse herself in learning a...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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17:07
The Quiet Rebellion of Honoring Your Inner Seasons: A Conversation with Lyndsay Kaldor
In this episode of A Thought I Kept, host Claire Fitzsimmons interviews Lindsay Kaldor about the impactful teachings from a yoga class fifteen years ago that taught her the importance of seasonality and rest. Lindsay shares her jour...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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29:47
Creating Space for Thought: A Conversation with Sarah Philp
In this episode of A Thought I Kept, Sarah Philp discusses the profound impact of Nancy Klein's quote, 'The quality of everything human beings do depends on the quality of the thinking that we do first.' She reflects on the relation...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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28:36