Lucy Loves Cat Sims

This week’s guest is the extremely funny, self-deprecating, blogger, author and mum, Cat Sims. Cat launched her blog ‘Not So Smug Now’ as a way to process motherhood having found the transition to becoming a parent incredibly difficult. We have a fantastic chat about Cat’s sobriety and what led her to AA, the challenges surrounding social media and of course her brilliant new book!   Here are the highlights: (02:57) Creating organic content  (04:37) Giving up alcohol (12:28) Being relatable (16:08) We have to take responsibility when consuming social media (22:10) Having marriage counselling (27:26) Cat’s proudest moments (29:14) Cat’s new book (33:23) Cat’s book recommendations (35:51) The nicest compliment Cat has received   Contact Cat: Website: https://www.notsosmugnow.com Instagram: @notsosmugnow   Cat’s Book: The First Time You Smiled (Or Was It Just Wind?): A Baby Record Journal With Attitude   Cat’s book recommendation: Feeling Myself: How I Shed My Shame to Find Sexual Freedom and You Can Too by Natalie Lee   Cat’s favourite authors: Margaret Atwood Stephen King   If you have any questions about addiction please visit the Alcoholics Anonymous website for more information: https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/   Find out more about Lucy and listen to more episodes at http://lucygourlay.com  

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Lucy Loves is a podcast bringing a bit of light-hearted fun and humour, inspired by you for you. It is borne from Lucy’s love of listening and love of laughter. Each week our aim is to bring you a few laughs and some inspiring momentum to lift the spirits - and to find out what makes your heart smile. Lucy Gourlay is a happy, hard-working, busy single mum to two fabulous children. Lucy lives in rural Northumberland and loves baking. She also loves the idea of running! Lucy is a Time to Think coach giving unconditional space to people who don’t feel listened to. Each week Lucy chats to a different guest so they can bring their laughter and humour and we can learn about what or who inspires them to keep the feel-good moments alive. Life has its fair share of challenges and we can be affected in so many ways. But it is remembering to find or look for the humour, the heartwarming, or even the laugh out loud moments - and that’s what we aim to do each week, is to find the laughter in amongst the challenges. We really hope you enjoy this podcast and would love you to subscribe so you can keep updated with new episodes. And if you really enjoy it, it would mean a great deal if you can leave a review.