In the Season 3 finale of ChatterBeans, I'm joined by a good friend - 72-year-old James Banerjee - for a powerful and reflective conversation about a life lived across continents, careers, and generations.

James shares his journey from India to the UK at just 13 years old, navigating cultural shock, identity, and change. Over the decades, he built a successful career in the airline industry, raised a family, and spent years living in the Netherlands. Now in his seventies, James reflects on health, fitness after a heart attack, aging, mentoring younger generations, and the wisdom that only comes from a long life.

I really hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did, chatting with James.

Warm, honest, and full of perspective, this episode is a fitting close to Season 3.

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This week on ChatterBeans, I'm chatting to Melissa Power - founder of Cadence Indoor Cycling in Crouch End (North London) - to talk about building a community-first studio with zero investment, and why “substance over style” is the hill she’ll happily die on.

Melissa shares the life-changing accident that pushed her into indoor cycling, how she’s since certified 800+ instructors, and why she’s on a mission to fight “spin intimidation” and the performative TikTok version of cycling that scares people off. We also chat motherhood, energy levels, going back to work after six weeks, kindness in business, and the real reason great coaching looks “boring” online.

Warm, funny, honest - with mini cheddars, gin & tonic energy.

Find out more about Melissa and her work on her personal website, ⁠connect on Instagram⁠⁠ and book a class at Cadence Indoor Cycling.

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In this deeply honest episode of ChatterBeans, I'm joined by journalist and podcaster Verònique Muñoz, host of the Everybody's Lost Podcast, who shares her journey from a small Spanish enclave in North Africa to building a life and career in London.

Verònique reflects on moving abroad alone at 20, working as an au pair, and pushing her way into journalism despite language barriers and uncertainty. She opens up with courage about the loss of her mum to suicide, the impact of grief while finishing university, and how she learned to live with loss rather than “move on” from it.

Out of that experience came Everybody’s Lost, Verònique's podcast created to offer companionship, honesty, and connection for people navigating grief, mental health struggles, and moments of feeling lost. Together, we talk about resilience, immigration, mental health resources, personal growth, and why your past doesn’t define your future.

Trigger warning: This episode includes discussion of suicide, bereavement, and mental health. Please take care while listening.

Connect with Verònique on ⁠Instagram⁠ and find Everybody's Lost Podcast on TikTok and listen on all the usual platforms.

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