{"podcast":{"title":"Conversations With Candice","slug":"conversations-with-candice-7731431","podcast_index_feed_id":7731431,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6995bf2a435569254bd050b5","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/conversations-with-candice","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6995bf2a435569254bd050b5/1775458962143-1a853455-f1d7-4244-8cfc-f34f1c13c9bc.jpeg","author":"Bode Aboderin","episode_count":17,"summary":"What if the most radical thing you could do was refuse to shrink? Conversations with Candice is the podcast where the talks go a little bit deeper. Hosted by two-time Sunday Times bestselling author, broadcaster and cultural commentator Candice Brathwaite, this is a space built for people who are done playing small and ready to rebuild on their own terms. Using the metaphor of building a house, each episode explores a different stage of reconstructing your life, from identity, boundaries and self-trust, to relationships, parenting, ambition, career and emotional healing. Candice speaks honestly about the experiences often left unspoken: parental estrangement, burnout, marriage, friendship and the relentless pressure to “hold everything together”. This isn’t a self-help podcast that lectures. It’s a conversation, warm, honest, sometimes funny and always real. Think auntie’s living room, but make it transformative. For the people navigating work, family, love and personal change who value emotional intelligence, cultural awareness and a no-bullshit approach to growth. Remain Unrealistic. New episodes every week. Got a question or want to get in touch? Email us at contact@conversatio…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T06:19:31.459540+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conversations-with-candice-7731431"},"episode":{"title":"\"I Don't Want To Want Things\"","slug":"i-don-t-want-to-want-things","published_at":"2026-07-13T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conversations-with-candice-7731431/i-don-t-want-to-want-things","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conversations-with-candice-7731431","url":"https://shows.acast.com/conversations-with-candice/episodes/i-dont-want-to-want-things","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6995bf2a435569254bd050b5/e/6a53cb8073fcc6a8a725ea0f/media.mp3","summary":"\"I don't want to want things. I need to create space in my head, and not wanting is a way to create space in your head and find peace... If I don't know it exists, it doesn't exist.\" Welcome back to Chapter Two, Episode Four of Conversations with Candice ! This season is all about love and relationships, but today we are pivoting entirely into our relationship with ourselves, our ambitions, and the toxic, relentless pace of the digital world. Candice is throwing out the cue cards to welcome a true internet pioneer, fashion icon, and accidental founder to the studio: the incredible Freddie Harrel . For years, Freddie was that girl, the baseline framework for UK fashion blogging, a Pinterest favourite, and one of only 50 Black women globally to raise over $1 million in venture capital to scale her startup hair brand, Rad Swan. But behind the Vogue headlines and the high-profile retail deals was a high-stakes ecosystem of investor calls, supply chain nightmares, hyperemesis, and an relentless digital pace that her nervous system simply wasn't built to survive. In this beautifully raw, transparent conversation, Freddie and Candice pull back the curtain on the \"Girl Boss\" illusion. They dive deep into the reality of Sunday night panic attacks, why your body will always make the final decision when a space no longer serves you, the hidden operational impact of Apple’s iOS 14 privacy updates, and the incredible liberation that comes with hopping off the career train, taking the bus, and choosing mental clarity over public validation. Inside this episode: The \"ASOS Freddie\" & Blogging Era: Looking back at a time when the internet felt smaller and communities felt real. The Venture Capital Toll: What happens holistically to your identity, mental health, and spirit when you…","meta_description":"\"I don't want to want things. I need to create space in my head, and not wanting is a way to create space in your head and find peace... If I don't know i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3998,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/conversations-with-candice-7731431/episodes/i-don-t-want-to-want-things/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conversations-with-candice-7731431/i-don-t-want-to-want-things.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}