Episode 055: Sian Leigh - Our Mild Addictions

Full episode info and Show Notes: www.wearelookingsideways.com Episode 055, and I invited one of my oldest and dearest friends onto the show - Sian Leigh. Sian is a health coach, a yoga instructor, a mum, a wife and a snowboarder. You may be familiar with her from work as one of the coaches on Jenny Jones’ camps, for example. But what makes Sian unique is her unapologetically positive and joyful take on life, and her perspective on the issues we’re all dealing with, whether we like to admit it or not. I described her as a health coach but that doesn’t really do justice to what she does, which is help people find the underlying root of why they are struggling to cope with life, whether physical or mental. What Sian does is bridge the gap been these two realities - the Instagram-friendly front we put on for the world, and the real shit that’s going on behind this veil, where everyone is struggling, we’re all pretending we’re not and nobody is talking about it. And as such, as somebody who is actually tackling this big unsaid, her persepective is unique and valuable, and that’s why I wanted to get her on the podcast and why I would implore you to check out this episode. Sian may not have the wider profile of some of my other guests but she’s as interesting and insightful as anybody else I’ve had on. So yep - some weighty themes in this one, although hopefully delivered with the lightness of touch that is the hallmark of every conversation I have with Sian. Huge thanks to Sian for being such a good sport, and to Melody Sky for the brilliant photos that I’ve used on the website. Thanks as usual to Matt Ward for the theme tune.