This week on The Big D, we sit down with Riordan Maynard—once a high-flying entrepreneur behind major global business ventures, now helping others develop mental resilience and love the life they live with his mindfort.co system. After a life-altering legal tax battle led to a sentence of six and a half years in a US federal prison, Riordan lost everything: his business, his freedom, and his sense of self. But what he found inside changed everything.

In this episode, he shares how he rebuilt from rock bottom, the toll it took on his family, and the mindset shift that turned survival into strength. It’s a conversation about disruption, identity, and what it really takes to start again when everything’s been stripped away.

On this episode of The Big D, Ateh and Buzzy sit down with Elizabeth Shaw, also known to many as @coachelizabethshaw. Elizabeth is a relational psychotherapist who specialises in the difficult dynamics many people struggle to name, from narcissistic abuse and gaslighting to the emotional aftermath of a relationship breakdown. With warmth and clarity, she helps people recognise the patterns that keep them stuck and shows them how to reclaim their voice when they’ve lost their sense of self. In this powerful conversation, Elizabeth unpacks how narcissistic relationships take hold, why they can be so hard to leave, and how healing begins. Together, they explore how the pieces left behind after heartbreak can be transformed into something brighter, stronger and entirely your own.

This week on The Big D, we’re joined by Katie Brindle, founder of Hayo’u, best selling author, and the woman who brought Gua Sha into the mainstream. After a devastating car accident derailed her dream of becoming an opera singer, Katie discovered Chinese medicine on London’s King’s Road and rebuilt her life from the inside out. Now a master of Yang Sheng, she shares why true beauty starts within, how to protect your internal empires, and why no matter how dark things feel, you’re always just one minute away from a reset. Related Links Katie’s Website https://www.katiebrindle.com Hayo’u https://hayoumethod.com Yang Sheng: The Art of Chinese Self Healing https://hayoumethod.com/products/yang-sheng-the-art-of-chinese-self-healing-book Gua Sha https://hayoumethod.com/collections/face/products/hayou-jade-beauty-gua-sha-1 Hayo’u Bian Stone Body Sculptor https://hayoumethod.com/collections/body/products/hayou-bian-stone-body-sculptor Katie’s Private Healing Clinic https://www.katiebrindle.com/the-private-healing-clinic-with-katie Heart Guide https://www.katiebrindle.com/heart 3 Step Plan of Self Care Snacks https://www.katiebrindle.com/free-3-steps-to-own-your-health Healing Love Through the Tao https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healing-Love-through-Tao-Cultivating/dp/1594770689 Mindfulness Bell App https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mindfulness-bell/id380816407 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/DGD5IVrNUV1/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DTslqBHjM6h/

Get ready for an episode that is as empowering as it is essential. This week on The Big D, Ateh and Buzzy are sitting down with the ultimate "Divorce Coach," the incredible Sara Davison. If you’ve ever felt like a breakup or divorce was the end of the world, Sara is here to prove it’s actually the beginning of your best chapter yet. As a best-selling author and global authority on heartbreaks, Sara joins us to share how she turned her own darkest moments into a life-affirming success story.As a best-selling author and global authority on breakups, Sara brings her signature blend of empathy, no-nonsense strategy, and infectious energy to the studio. "Your past does not define your future. You have the power to redesign your life exactly how you want it to be." — Sara Davison Connect with Sara Website: SaraDavison.com Instagram: @saradavisoncoach Book: Uncoupling: How to Survive and Thrive After Breakup and Divorce. available now through Amazon. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Screw-You-Watch-This-Relationships-ebook/dp/B0G2PGG8JM For more information on how to become an Accredited Breakup & Divorce Coach visit: https://www.saradavison.com/coaches/coach-signup/ For advice on how to navigate breakup or divorce, listen to www.heartbreaktohappinesspodcast.com visit www.saradavison.com For Sara’s CPD Accredited Family Law Breakup, Divorce & Domestic Abuse Awareness Accreditation programme, please email: sara@saradavison.com Join the Conversation Loved this episode? We want to hear your "breakthrough" moments! Tag us on social media @TheBigDwithatehandbuzzy and use the hashtag #TheBigD. Don't forget to Subscribe, Rate, and Review as it helps other people finding their way through divorce find us, too!

Today on The Big D, we’re pouring something sparkling and getting real. Libby Brodie joins us to talk about reinvention in the wake of divorce, how she stepped away from theatre and film, and why lockdown became the moment she chose herself and built something entirely new. Founder of Bacchus & Brodie and co-founder of The Wine Collective, Libby brings zero snobbery and full humanity to the world of wine. This episode is about grief, courage, starting again, and turning uncertainty into something joyful. A conversation about rebuilding your life, trusting your instincts, and proving that reinvention is possible at any stage. 🥂

Join Buzzy and Ateh for our end-of-year reflection episode of The Big D. We look back on the year that was — the lessons learned, the moments that reshaped us, and the truths we didn’t see coming. From growth and grief to clarity and confidence, we unpack what this year taught us and how those experiences are shaping the year ahead. An honest, grounding conversation about closing chapters and stepping forward with intention.

Join Buzzy and I as we chat to my good friend and Author of ‘Soothe’ who is a Nervous System strategist for high achievers in quiet survival. Divorce can leave you devastated and destroyed in so many ways and your nervous system and sense of peace can come under attack. Nahid talks us through her own divorce journey and shares some techniques and strategies to self soothe and help calm your nervous system

Claire Gilchrist joins The Big D to share the deeply personal story behind her reinvention. From the guilt and grief of leaving her marriage to navigating estrangement from her youngest, Claire reveals how she rebuilt her identity piece by piece. A tender, powerful exploration of what clarity really looks like when life breaks open. To learn more about Claire’s breakup and divorce coaching, including support for the emotional, legal and financial side of separation, visit: www.cotswoldsdivorcecoach.co.uk — you can book a call with her directly through the site