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Say It How It Is

Looking for something to uplift, inspire, and challenge the way you think?Love real, raw stories of resilience, growth, and triumph?You’re in the right place.Join Ffion Lewis, Welsh international rugby player, as she returns with a brand-new season of Say It How It Is — now joined by a rotating lineup of cohosts, inspiring guests and friends. Together, they dive deep into honest conversations about life’s highs, lows, and everything in between.This season, Ffion opens up space for powerful stories

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1:00:52

Smear Tests, HPV & Early Detection: Why It Could Save...

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2025/10/26

In this powerful solo episode, Ffion is joined by Carys Allen, Lead Nurse Specialist with Cervical Screening Wales, and Georgina Wren, a cervical cancer survivor, for an open and honest discussion about everything to do with cervical screening and cervical cancer.Together, they explore what actually happens during a smear test, what HPV is and why it matters, and the reasons so many people still feel nervous or avoid attending their screenings. Georgina bravely shares her personal story of

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1:23:53

Ovary-acting: It's not all in your head! With Jen...

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2025/10/12

In this powerful episode of Say It How It Is, host Ffion is joined by this episodes co-host and GB Olympian Ellie Boatman for a deeply needed conversation on female health - from endometriosis and adenomyosis to hormones, diet culture, and everything in between.Joining the discussion are Kirsty Smith, hormone health and perimenopausal coach, and Jen Moore, educator, campaigner, and author of the new book on endometriosis that’s changing the conversation around women’s pain.Together, we unpack the

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1:37:54

Part 2 - Both Sides Of The Bottle with Meg Jones

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2025/09/21

In this powerful episode of The Other Side of the Bottle, host Ffion is joined by Olympian Jasmine Joyce-Butchers who is co-hosting this episode. They are joined by Olympian and England international rugby player, Meg Jones. Meg opens up about an incredibly tough year, losing her dad to cancer and just six months later, her mum to alcoholism.Despite these heartbreaking challenges, Meg has continued to perform some of her best rugby — showing resilience both on and off the pitch. This conversation is

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1:33:52

Balancing The Feed: Motherhood Meets Content Creation...

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2025/09/07

In this episode of Say It How It Is, host Ffion is joined by content creators and full-time mums, Ellie Hardy and Carys Harding. They open up about the highs and lows of motherhood, the loneliness that often follows, and the journey behind their growing social media platforms.Ellie and Carys share how using their accounts to document family life has not only built a supportive community of mums but also opened doors to brand collaborations, business opportunities, and financial independence. Their

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1:03:25

Hikitalo - The Power Of The Sauna with Will Jenkins

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2025/08/18

In this recent episode of Say It How It Is, Ffion is joined by Hikitalo Founder, Will. We dive deep into the story behind Hikitalo Sauna — a unique space built around connection, tradition, and healing. Founder Will opens up about his personal journey, the inspiration behind creating Hikitalo, and the challenges and breakthroughs that shaped this powerful community.From cold waters to hot stones, this isn’t just a story about a sauna — it’s about finding purpose, building something meaningful, and

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1:59:33

Part 1 - Both Sides Of The Bottle with Sarah Stonehouse

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2025/08/03

In this powerful first part of our two-part specialBoth Sides of the Bottle, I'm joined by my cohost for this episode, Ellie Boatman. We sit down with the incredibly open and courageous Sarah Stonehouse who shares her deeply personal journey through alcoholism, just as she celebrates her six-year sobriety anniversary.This episode focuses onthe side of the addict and dives into the raw reality of addiction—from the chaos and damage it caused in Sarah’s life, to the emotional toll it took on her and

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1:22:09

Our IVF Journey as Mrs & Mrs Joyce-Butchers

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2025/07/20

In this intimate and inspiring episode, Ffion sits down with Welsh and Olympic rugby stars Alisha and Jasmine Joyce-Butchers to talk about their shared IVF journey, navigating fertility while being full-time professional athletes—and a married couple. With the Rugby World Cup looming, Alisha made the emotional decision to put family first, stepping away from the opportunity to compete this year and to focus on starting a family.The couple opens up about the physical and emotional toll of IVF, how

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42:45

Mini Series Bonus - Catching up with Ellie Boatman

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2025/07/10

Welcome to our brand newmini catch-up series, where we reconnect with past guests to see where life has taken them since they last joined the podcast.In this episode, hostFfionsits down withEllie Boatman, who first appeared inSeason 1, opening up about her experience with disordered eating in elite sport.Today’s conversation goes deeper, as Ellie shares some of thechallenging momentsshe’s faced recently — from serious injury to career uncertainty after redundancy, then the emotional impact of her

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1:12:46

Running on Empty - Navigating RED-S as a professional...

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2025/07/06

In this episode of the new season, Ffion is joined by guest co-hostOllie Oldsfor an honest and eye-opening conversation withJake Smith, professional runner forNike and the NN Running Team.Jake opens up about his deeply personal journey withRED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport)— a condition that silently affects many endurance athletes. He shares how years ofunderfuelling and the pressure to fit a certain ‘runner’ body typeled to a significant decline in his health, disrupted training cycles,

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1:16:12

Life Recap - The Beauty In The Breakdown!

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2025/06/22

In this episode of Say It How It Is, Ffion kicks off a brand new chapter of the podcast — now hosted solo with a rotating cast of co-hosts and guests. With Gwen stepping back, the podcast evolves into a space for deeper, more personal conversations, led by Ffion and the voices that matter most to her. This week, she’s joined by her best friend of 28 years, Kate, for an honest and heartfelt conversation about the ups and downs of life lately. Together, they open up about the pressure of approaching

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1:02:50

Testicular Cancer Awareness with The Oddballs...

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2024/07/28

On today’s episode of Say It How It Is, Ffion and Gwen are joined by The Oddballs Foundation Manager, Kieran Kelly and 19 year old testicular cancer survivor, Jamie Young. Oddballs was founded back in 2014, and uses wild, wacky and wonderful underwear prints as a way of creating conversation and awareness around testicular Cancer. Shortly after in 2015, The Oddballs Foundation was set up to act as the main charity affiliate to the brand and continue to spread awareness and tackle the stigma-

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1:28:40

From surviving to thriving with Molly Fenton

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2024/07/14

Love Your Period now has 75 people world wide working towards their common goal, with an age range of 12- 87. They have a huge presence within the Welsh Government and are working with a variety of companies to help diminish period poverty by providing period products to those who need them.Molly is a shining example of how to use what you go through as a vehicle for change and a way to help other people. We are so inspired by Mollys outlook on life and we are confident that you will be too.Click

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1:06:33

Supporting others with safe spaces with Ollie Olds...

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2024/06/30

On today’s episode of Say It How It is, Ffion and Gwen are joined by Ollie Olds, mindset mentor, and Lloyd Ashley, ex-professional rugby player and founder of Living Well. In this episode expect to learn all things finding purpose, the power of service and helping others, how perspective allows you to be grateful for what you have and how to provide a safe space for people to talk. Ollie went through his own journey through depression following 3 ACL injuries and being told he shouldn’t play again

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1:25:44

The ACL Epidemic with Ashton Hewitt and Consultant...

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2024/06/02

On today’s episode of Say It How It is, Ffion and Gwen are joined by Dragons professional rugby player Ashton Hewitt and Trauma and Orthopaedics Consultant, Mr Stuart Roy.Newport born Ashton, has grown his rugby career through an academy programme all the way to international honours. Unfortunately, he has experienced 2 ACL injuries, one in 2021(MCL and ACL) and one in 2023 (LCL and ACL). He is currently rehabilitating his current ACL injury in the hope to return to rugby at the end of the

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1:10:45

Curiosity through conversation with Simon Clarke,...

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2024/05/19

On today’s episode of Say It How It is, Ffion and Gwen are joined by Founder of Speakeasy Club and mental health advocate Simon Clarke.Simon founded Speakeasy Club following his own struggles with depression and anxiety over a number of years, with the aim of creating an environment where people feel comfortable to be vulnerable and open up about their own thoughts and feelings. For Simon, it took hitting rock bottom to find a way out. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Through Speakeasy Club,

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1:40:00

Finding purpose through pain; Childhood cancer with...

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2024/05/05

On todays episode of Say It How It Is, Ffion and Gwen are joined by Natalie Riddler, founder of the Morgans Army Charity. On June 28th 2023, Natalie and her husband Matt tragically lost their wonderful little boy Morgan after a long and hard battle with Cancer. Throughout Morgan’s journey, Matt and Natalie fought unbelievably hard to help their son get the diagnosis and treatment he deserved, and in doing so realised that there was a missing piece in supporting children, parents and families that

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1:32:52

Endometriosis Pt.2 with Mr Griffiths and Endospectrum

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2024/04/21

In today's episode Ffion and Gwen are back with Endometriosis Part 2, after a big response from Part 1 in the last season. The girls welcome the return of Gynaecologist Mr/ Anthony Griffiths (The legendary Mr.G) and Sophie Richards, women’s health advocate and founder of The Endo Spectrum. The girls and their guests cover a range of topics from Sophie’s endo journey, pain links, fertility, Ffion’s recent Endo flares, the effects of nutrition on the condition and so much more. There are a huge amount

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1:14:57

Gaining perspective with Drew Povey

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2024/04/07

On today's episode the girls are joined by Drew Povey, ex-headmaster, leadership expert and all round legend. Throughout his career Drew has experienced many highs, lows, successes and setbacks, all of which have taught him valuable lessons around the power of perspective and “owning your shit”.During his early career, Drew gained a plethora of experience in the field of rugby league coaching, before making the switch to becoming a headteacher, at Harrop Fold School, famously known for starring in

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47:23

We are back! - Season 2

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2024/03/24

Season 2 is finally here! Welcome back to the Say It How It Is Podcast, connected by Vodafone.On todays episode Ffion and Gwen reflect and catch up on life over the past few months. Rehab updates, plans for the future, death row meals and so much more.Across season 2, the girls will be bringing you bi-monthly episodes every other Sunday alongside many more amazing and inspirational guests candidly sharing their stories with openness and vulnerability.Click the follow button to stay up to date on

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43:50

End of Season 1-Bonus Episode

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2024/02/18

In today’s bonus episode, Ffion and Gwen deep dive into the questions left by each guest in season 1. It became an end of episode tradition and the girls thought it would be a nice way to end their first season by answering them all themselves.The girls talk about the advice they would give their younger selves, their favourite muller corner yogurt and who would play themselves in a movie.STAY TUNED FOR SEASON 2!Please like, follow and subscribe!You can stay up to date with all our social media

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