We ask the taboo health and wellbeing questions so you don’t have to.
Taboo Talk is a brand new podcast series by Boots hosted by Vogue Williams that cuts through the jargon to provide real health and wellbeing advice in an accessible and entertaining way. Each episode will focus on one aspect of physical or mental health, providing personal insights as well as expert takeaways. Taboo Talk won’t shy away from tackling the more awkward, embarrassing or serious parts of everyday life.
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Boots presents Taboo Talk is a UK-based podcast focused on physical and mental well-being. The conversations on this wellness show illuminate many challenging topics. These include alopecia, mental illness, deafness, and postpartum issues. Guests join host Vogue Williams to discuss various topics around the human condition.
Vogue is an Irish model and host. She began her career on the reality TV show Fade Street. Vogue also hosts Sunday Breakfast on Heart FM and is a Dancing with the Stars alumnus. She also served as host of The Big Deal talent show. On this podcast, she holds intimate conversations with people from different backgrounds. Vogue's engaging personality encourages guests to open up. She has candid conversations about menopause, losing one's virginity, and unrealistic beauty standards.
Guests on Boots presents Taboo Talk include people who are going through or have gone through varying health issues. Also, experts from midwifery to mental health come on the show. Jamie Laing was the podcast's first guest when it began in 2021. A TV personality and owner of Candy Kittens, Jamie shares his struggle with anxiety. He chronicles having his first panic attack at age 22 and how far he's come since then. His enlightening talk with Vogue set the tone of the podcast.
Another conversation involves TV personality Ferne McCann sharing her struggle with incontinence. Guest Clare Bourne provides her expertise on bladder leaks in the episode. They discuss how childbirth, giggling, and other factors cause the condition. Other Boots presents Taboo Talk episodes discuss other important topics. Episodes include living with deafness, premature birth, and sexual health. With boldness and empathy, this podcast gives a voice to people who deal with these problems in silence. New episodes drop each week.
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