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

This week I am joined by Elizabeth Day – 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. Elizabeth has written an incredible six books and is a fellow podcaster with her critically acclaimed podcast ‘How to Fail with Elizabeth Day’ 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. This weeks topics: How have social expectations made you feel like a failure? Criticism People pleasing Business communication vs relationship communication I was scared of being lonely Confidence & self-worth Interrogating our thoughts Failure Having to be careful about what you say online “Almost everyone feels they've failed in their 20s Heartbreak Vulnerabilities Infertility and miscarriage Elizabeth: 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 Sponsor: uk.huel.com/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices