Hi, I'm Clemy Telford and it's time to get open and get honest.

Each week I interview a guest about a topic that we as a society often shy away from.

From sex lives to salaries, life and death, religion and real bodies, no subject is off the table. Welcome to Honestly,

the podcast. This week's episode is an excellent one, but it's not without its uncomfortable

moment, as my guest, Alex Holder and I tried to have an open conversation about money, something

that is still taboo and often hard to navigate an open conversation about money, something that is still

taboo and often hard to navigate. The only way we can break down barriers is by addressing it head-on,

which is what Honestly podcast is all about. None of this would have happened if it weren't

for our sponsors, the brilliant and fittingly affordable F&F clothing. These guys deserve a special

thank you. Now let's talk Dosh.

Hi, welcome to Honesty Podcast. I'm Claimy Telford. I'm here to do one of my favorite things.

No, not lusting over ridiculously expensive candles, having a properly frank open chat about tricky

sticky and often not spoken about subjects.

Today we, and by we, I mean I, will be chatting to one of Business Insiders' most creative women.

She works and writes for the BBC, Warner Music, Elle and The Guardian, and as if that wasn't already enough, she's recently become an author.

She is Alex Holder, who, like me, recently ran away from a career in

advertising in search of other creative kicks. Her first book, Open Up, The Power of

of Talking About Money is all about destigmatising the way we talk, think and feel about money.

Hi, Alex. How are you? Hi, Clemmy. I am a little bit nervous about talking about money, too.

I'm nervous about talking about money too.

Despite having written a book about why we need to talk about money. It's one thing writing it in a book and another thing, having it come out of your mouth, I suppose. So we're going to start with a quick file around. As the title of the podcast, Jess, it's all about being honest. So to get you in the headspace, I'm going to ask you some quick questions.

Are you ready?

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