{"podcast":{"title":"Thriving & Surviving","slug":"thriving-surviving-7589508","podcast_index_feed_id":7589508,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/thrivingandsurviving/feed.xml","website_url":"https://thrivingandsurviving.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21637222/smalllogo.png","author":"Thriving & Surviving","episode_count":28,"summary":"🎙 Thriving & Surviving — the unfiltered podcast for women doing it all. Hosted by Grace and Ella, two single mums, business owners, and professional multitaskers, this is where real talk meets chaos. From juggling motherhood and entrepreneurship to keeping the social life alive, staying fit, and refusing to lose the “party girl” spark — nothing’s off limits. Expect honesty, humour, and a reminder that you can be thriving and surviving — even when you’re running on coffee, dry shampoo, and ambition.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-23T16:20:38.755992+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thriving-surviving-7589508"},"episode":{"title":"Young Mum to Salon Owner with Vicky of Edit Clinics","slug":"young-mum-to-salon-owner-with-vicky-of-edit-clinics","published_at":"2025-12-09T09:38:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thriving-surviving-7589508/young-mum-to-salon-owner-with-vicky-of-edit-clinics","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thriving-surviving-7589508","url":"https://thrivingandsurviving.podbean.com/e/young-mum-to-salon-owner-with-vicky-of-edit-clinics/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7kd947vrjuijr6hu/1201_1_-copy_1_bd1u0.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Thriving and Surviving we sit down with Vicky, the powerhouse behind Edit Clinics. Vicky became a mum at just 20 years old and built her freelance makeup business from home while caring for a newborn. No childcare, no perfect plan, just pure grit and passion. We talk about what it really looks like to juggle motherhood and entrepreneurship in the early days. The identity shifts, the loneliness, the pressure to show up for clients and your child at the same time and how she pushed through every setback. Vicky shares her journey from freelancing to owning a salon with a team and now preparing to move into a bigger premises. We explore the highs and lows she faced along the way and the mindset she had to build to keep going. We also dive into the importance of self care, protecting your time and finding the space to be a woman outside of your business and children. Vicky is the perfect example of someone who embodies both thriving and surviving and this episode is full of honesty, inspiration and permission to slow down when you need to. Whether you are a mum in business, a beauty professional or just someone building a life you love this episode will speak to you. Grab a cuppa and join us for a real conversation about growth, resilience and the reality behind success. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, give us a rating and follow us on instagram @thirivingandsurviving.pod Follow Vicky here: @editclinics & @makeup.at.edit","meta_description":"In this episode of Thriving and Surviving we sit down with Vicky, the powerhouse behind Edit Clinics. Vicky became a mum at just 20 years old and built he…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2673,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/thriving-surviving-7589508/episodes/young-mum-to-salon-owner-with-vicky-of-edit-clinics/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thriving-surviving-7589508/young-mum-to-salon-owner-with-vicky-of-edit-clinics.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}