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Ordinary Women

Ordinary Women

Lucie Bigaud

Celebrating Women, One Story At a Time Ordinary Women is a podcast dedicated to amplifying the voices of women and increasing their representation in society. Each week, we feature a new guest who shares her unique perspective on womanhood and the personal or professional project she’s proud to have done. In these 30 to 40-minute conversations, we dive deep into the diverse stories, backgrounds, and experiences of women from all walks of life. Our mission is to give women a platform to be heard, inspire listeners, and celebrate the extraordinary impact of every woman’s story.

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Ordinary Women episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Ordinary Women for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Ordinary Women episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Ordinary Women - Chiara: to build a home
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10/03/21 • 28 min

Meet Chiara! Chiara lives in London and recently moved flat. Listen to her talking about her sister and cousin, her love for chick-lit and the housing situation in London.
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Ordinary Women - Disha: life lessons from dancing
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07/24/22 • 28 min

Disha lives in Canada where she works in the clean energy industry. Listen to her talk about riding and building motorbikes, her 60 years old grandma wearing jeans for the first time and her impressive journey to get her classical dance diploma

Brooklyn Nine-Nine - S6 E8 "He Said, She Said" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8408788/

Indra Nooyi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra_Nooyi

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Ordinary Women - Anu: fashion entrepreneurship
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06/18/23 • 39 min

Anu does about a thousand things in life, from mentoring to dancing to being a mother of 2. Listen to her talk about her fashion business, golfing and her amazing mother.

Anu’s business website: https://3aclothing.com/

Anu’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anu-chadha-70904526/

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Ordinary Women - Prachi: first generation immigrant
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02/11/24 • 43 min

Prachi has moved on her own from India to the US to pursue her post-grad studies. Listen to her talk about Anne Frank, luck and moving to a new country.

Ordinary Women aims at increasing the #representation of #women in society by interviewing women. Whether we are conscious of it or not, the lack of representation of women in society impacts us all.

Anne Frank https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Frank

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Ordinary Women - Jolyn: Customer Success community
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07/30/23 • 34 min

Jolyn moved to Singapour more than a decade ago. As she observed the lack of community for women in Customer Success, she decided to create hers. Listen to her talk about her admiration for her mother, creating a community and multiculturalism.

MongoDB https://www.mongodb.com/

Michelle Obama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Obama

Michelle Yeoh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Yeoh

Women in Customer Success https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-of-customer-success/

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Ordinary Women - Laura: acting against diet culture
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10/31/21 • 37 min

TW: this episode contains mentions of eating disorders. If you are sensitive to this subject, consider skipping parts of this episode or the entire episode. If you suffer from eating disorder, reach out to a professional to get help. You can ask your GP for help. Here are some useful resources: Beat charity https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ Call Beat helpline (UK) 0808 801 0677 NHS Eating Disorders overview page https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/behaviours/eating-disorders/overview/ Happy belly nutrition https://happybellynutrition.co.uk/ @thehappybellyblog Disabled women are more sexually harassed than non-disabled in the workplace (70% against 52%) https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/7-in-10-disabled-women-experience-sexual-harassment-at-work_uk_60f6c57ce4b0158a5ed9f4f4 Book Nelly the Monster Sister by Kes Gray http://shop.kesgray.com/nelly-the-monster-sitter The girl with the louding voice - Abi Daré https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_with_the_Louding_Voice Sex and world peace - Valerie M. Hudson, Bonnie Ballif-Spanvill, Mary Caprioli, Chad F. Emmett http://cup.columbia.edu/book/sex-and-world-peace/9780231131827 In the UK, women spend on average 17 years on a diet and lose about 9 times their weight if she starts dieting at 18 https://www.medicaldaily.com/average-woman-spends-17-years-her-life-diets-242601 In the UK, women spend on average £25,000 in diet plans over lifetime https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-2541757/Cut-soaring-cost-dieting-size-The-average-woman-spends-25-000-weight-plans-lifetime-getting-trim-neednt-cost-fortune.html Patriarchy and female body https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2013/12/27/gendered-and-the-body-language-of-power/ https://scholar.dickinson.edu/student_honors/386/ Anti diet culture Instagrams: @drjoshuawolrich @bodyimage_therapist @antidietriotclub @nude_nutritionist @thedietboycott @make_love_not_diets @thethicknutritionist @thehappybellyblog ;) Other resources: -‘Eat Yourself Healthy: An Easy-to-digest Guide to Health and Happiness from the Inside Out’ by Megan Rossi / @theguthealthdoctor on Instagram -Future Learn Online Courses: ‘Food for Thought: The Relationship Between Food, Gut and Brain’, and ‘Food and Mood: Improving Mental Health Through Diet and Nutrition’. -The Fuck It Diet by Caroline Dooner -Hoovering by Jessica Fostekew (a podcast all about food and eating, but often touches on diet culture, and is also hilarrrrious) -Eat Up by Ruby Tandoh (just a beautifully written book about how food is so much more than just substance)
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Ordinary Women - Jenny: Writing a book

Jenny: Writing a book

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04/21/24 • 44 min

Have you ever struggled to find good representation of your identity in media? Jenny is too - so she’s writing a book. Listen to her talk about the Ninja turtles, neurodiversity and moving from Costa Rica to Sweden.

Ordinary Women aims at increasing the #representation of #women in society by interviewing women. Whether we are conscious of it or not, the lack of representation of women in society impacts us all.

Ninja Turtles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles

Daria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daria

Glennon Doyle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glennon_Doyle

Mel Robbins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Robbins

ADHD AF https://www.adhdasfemales.com/

Sarah Vrba https://www.sarahvrba.com/about-me

The role of language in emotion: predictions from psychological constructionism, Kristen A. Lindquist,* Jennifer K. MacCormack, and Holly Shablack, 2015 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4396134/

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Ordinary Women - Reham: trusting your guts
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07/03/22 • 35 min

In this episode, I welcome Reham who is in the process of creating her own app. During Covid, she noticed a need to find easily patient experiencing certain types of symptoms and decided she would do something about it. Listen to her explain her journey through it and discussing street harassment and the importance of trusting yourself.

Exhibition What were you wearing? https://wwyw.forestry.oregonstate.edu/

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Ordinary Women - Veronica: writing and photography
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02/25/24 • 36 min

Aside from her job, Veronica has a big passion for arts. She creates mainly through writing and photography. Today we’re talking about self-confidence, walking to get inspiration and getting over the fear of rejection. Ordinary Women aims at increasing the #representation of #women in society by interviewing women. Whether we are conscious of it or not, the lack of representation of women in society impacts us all.
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Ordinary Women - Jenny: making work a bit easier
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03/10/24 • 34 min

As a business coach, Jenny works to make people’s life at work a bit easier. Listen to her on what makes a great leader, her dog and her books.

Ordinary Women aims at increasing the #representation of #women in society by interviewing women. Whether we are conscious of it or not, the lack of representation of women in society impacts us all.

Corporate Class Inc. https://www.corporateclassinc.com/

WIN Women In Networking https://www.winconnect.biz/

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How many episodes does Ordinary Women have?

Ordinary Women currently has 83 episodes available.

What topics does Ordinary Women cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Personal Journals and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Ordinary Women?

The episode title 'Chiara: to build a home' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Ordinary Women?

The average episode length on Ordinary Women is 39 minutes.

How often are episodes of Ordinary Women released?

Episodes of Ordinary Women are typically released every 14 days.

When was the first episode of Ordinary Women?

The first episode of Ordinary Women was released on Sep 5, 2021.

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