STRENGTH: An honest conversation with Poorna Bell

Honestly Podcast with Clemmie Telford

Clemmie Telford + Mags Creative

Death, Parenting, Cancer, Gender, Relationships, Faith, Honest, Prison, Kids & Family, Personal Journals, Race, Sobriety, Marriage, Honesty, Body Image, Honestly, Money, Society & Culture

4.7 • 811 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Poorna Bell, author and journalist, talks honestly to Clemmie about physical and mental strength. Finding her own relationship with physical strength and weight lifting after her husband's death, Poorna talks about the power this has given her, gender stereotypes in the gym and how no one chooses to be strong, the strength simply finds you. To vote for Honestly to win the Listener’s Choice Awards, please visit: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Clemy Telford and it's time to get open and get honest.
0:09.0	Each week, I interview a guest about a topic that we as a society often shy away from.
0:14.8	From sex lives to salaries, life and death, religion and real bodies. No subject is off the table.
0:21.8	Welcome to Honestly, the podcast.
0:28.5	Shoes are my absolute weakness.
0:31.1	They make or break an outfit.
0:33.2	This season's range from M&S is pretty dreamy.
0:36.2	There's some great boots and some loafers that I've got my eye on.
0:39.4	And if you're a heels wearer, then there's some platforms that would make a great investment too.
0:44.0	I'm genuinely thrilled to be partnering with Marks and Spencer's on this podcast.
0:47.9	Not only are they supporting this podcast, they're indulging my very real shoe obsession too.
1:03.5	Today I am joined by award-winning journalist, ex-editor of Huffington Post,
1:06.4	stylist Rising Star of 2019.
1:08.3	She is Pornabelle.
1:08.6	Hello.
1:10.6	Thank you so much for having me.
1:24.6	Oh, thank you. So the title of this podcast is honestly, so it's all about being honest. And to get you in the mood, I like to start with a quick fire round. Okay. On a scale of 1 to 10, how cool are you? Oh, I would say a 4.
1:29.2	Oh. On a scale of 1 to 10, how nice are you? I would say a four. Oh. On a scale of 1 to 10, how nice are you?
1:31.4	I would say a 7.
1:34.9	On a scale of 1 to 10, how strong are you?
1:37.6	Mentally or physically?
1:38.2	Both. As you feel fit?
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