{"podcast":{"title":"Spinning Plates with Sophie Ellis-Bextor","slug":"spinning-plates-with-sophie-ellis-bextor-301678","podcast_index_feed_id":301678,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/fba1a06c-5366-4fde-9182-d47aa7f6f9f6","website_url":"http://www.sophieellisbextor.net","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/611e762606c05eb791f4093e/show-cover.jpg","author":"Kat Rulach","episode_count":185,"summary":"Hello I’m Sophie Ellis-Bextor and this is my podcast: Spinning Plates where I speak to busy working women, who also happen to be mothers, about how they make it work. I am a singer and have released 8 albums in-between having my 5 sons who are aged between 7 and 22 so I spin a few plates myself. Being a mother can be the most amazing thing.. but it can also be hard to find time for yourself and your own ambitions. I want to be a little bit nosy and see how other people balance everything. Join me while I speak to a host of interesting and inspirational women who’ve really made me think - and laugh, and sometimes cry. Welcome to Spinning Plates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spinning-plates-with-sophie-ellis-bextor-301678"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 181: Dr Sian Williams","slug":"episode-181-dr-sian-williams","published_at":"2026-05-11T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spinning-plates-with-sophie-ellis-bextor-301678/episode-181-dr-sian-williams","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spinning-plates-with-sophie-ellis-bextor-301678","url":"https://shows.acast.com/spinning-plates/episodes/episode-181-dr-sian-williams","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/spinning-plates/e/69ff296e44cb786b37e82e4f/media.mp3","summary":"Dr Sian Williams is a journalist and broadcaster and author. She trained as a trauma assessor while working at the BBC and is a registered counselling psychologist. She presents the fabulous Radio 4 series and podcast ‘Life Changing’ which I totally recommend. She has 5 children, the eldest being in their 30s, the youngest 17.   Sian told me about having her glorious and unexpected first son when she had just got her first job in the newsroom in London. She also talked about how she values her close relationship with her step daughter. Sian has just published a new book called ‘The Power of Anxiety: How to Ride the Worry Wave’ which talks about turns sensitivity into a strength.  I felt instantly relaxed by Sian’s beautiful voice and gentle counseling manner… and almost revealed all my deepest secrets to her! Spinning Plates is presented by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, produced by Claire Jones and post-production by Richard Jones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Dr Sian Williams is a journalist and broadcaster and author. She trained as a trauma assessor while working at the BBC and is a registered counsellin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4982,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spinning-plates-with-sophie-ellis-bextor-301678/episodes/episode-181-dr-sian-williams/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spinning-plates-with-sophie-ellis-bextor-301678/episode-181-dr-sian-williams.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}