{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/fba1a06c-5366-4fde-9182-d47aa7f6f9f6/6820b6cc27cd6226388132ee?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 153: Salima Saxton","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611e762606c05eb791f4093e/1746974129491-2e06a8be-f718-4db5-bd9d-ddf2a999c4eb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Salima Saxton is a writer, an actor and a coach, and she co-presents the podcast ‘Women are Mad’. </p><p><br></p><p>She has 3 children aged 9, 12 and 15 and she recently caught my attention with her amazing Moth story about a Valentine’s Day announcement by her husband which changed her life. It’s 5 minutes of supreme story telling; you must listen!&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Salima and I talked about how she grew up with an alcoholic Dad and was always trying to be a ‘good girl’.&nbsp;Now she embraces a messy, crazy family life and says it’s vital to show up as yourself.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Early in our chat we also confessed that we are both ‘secret control freak’ mums, but let’s not concentrate on that!&nbsp;I love Salima's idea of connecting with your 8 year old self and maybe doing some of the things that SHE used to love doing.&nbsp;Now, where are my rollerskates...?</p><p><br></p><p>Spinning Plates is presented by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, produced by Claire Jones and post-production by Richard Jones.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Sophie Ellis-Bextor"}