033: Rebecca Veksler founder of Sol Cups and chronic illness survivor

Trigger warning: Child sexual abuse Welcome Elethë to the final episode of Season Two!! From non-monogamy, fluid sexuality, great platonic loves and familial loves it does not surprise me that Elly's audacious experiences are so deeply rooted in her relationships. We discussed familial co-dependency and how unraveling the complexities of this relationship in particular allowed it to strengthen and is now the leading dynamic in Elly's life. I'm in actual awe of Elly's ability to set boundaries even with the people she loves the most. We chewed the fat of her relationships with mother, lover and everyone else that comes into Elly's orbit. You can't ignore El's energy. And her pensive awareness of humanity on the micro and macro.   She's 5 years younger than me and yet has been one of the greatest teachers of my life thus far. I return the favour with life experiences but her outlook and uncompromising ethical system has inspired me for a long time. It has been an honour to bring you this second season. I've interviewed people I admire, I aspire to emulate, I know and I love. All of the conversations have left me thinking and learning. It's been a dream to host this podcast and I thank you for each and every download and share. It means the world. More will be coming... I also have a newsletter and an upcoming YouTube. Sign up here: www.hanjanran.com/newsletter Follow me! @hanjanran and elly @elethemonk Rate, review and subscribe! I'll love ya forever! Peace.

Season Two, Episode Nineteen: Schisandra @schisandra aka Zach Gallagher @prozach I love the vibrancy of episodes with my friends. This is one of them. Zach is a beautiful, fun, raunchy and vivacious spirit. He is also a person who accidentally on purpose fell into drag. Now he hosts epic events in Sydney that celebrate the LGBTIQ community but are open to everyone. Hearing about his hilarious experiences of wig glue in his chest hair, heavy wigs and chainmail dresses but also his gentle consideration of others' experiences is incredibly poignant. An epic episode... I hope you'll enjoy. In fact I know you will. I had a lot to say in the intro this week because it has been a really deep week in both of my homes, the UK and Australia. My thoughts are with everyone grieving because of the recent violence. You can find Zach here: @prozach and @schisandra and his live drawing events here: https://www.facebook.com/queersydney @queer_sydney Sign up for my newsletter here: www.hanjanran.com/newsletter and come find me @hanjanran Rate, review and subscribe if you've got a sec babe. Thanks so much. 

Better late than ever! Here are Harry's (aka @huckhastings) final six questions that I ask every guest.  I split up the episode here because it was such a longun! Harry's answers were so beautiful they couldn't be cut and gone forever so here you go, you lucky lot.  As always, please rate, review and subscribe. Also do me a favour and sign up to my gorgeous new newsletter here: www.hanjanran.com/newsletter And go follow @huckhastings and enjoy his beautiful debut album 'Cheers To Progress'... and me, if you fancy it, @hanjanran

Season 2, Episode 18: Huck Hastings @huckhastings A visionary. A beautiful artist. A sensational musician. Harry, aka Huck Hastings, is a conscientious creative who considers life and experience and perspective in all of his work. A poet and lyricist primarily, Harry launched his debut album THIS. WEEK. What an honour to hear about his journey of self discovery and what has carried him to this point on his creative journey. We discussed how being disruptive represented our disease with ourselves but the way that has levelled out through maturity and life experience. Harry also shared the many hats one wears as a creative - something I am certainly learning myself through this podcast. Overall this conversation is a thoughtful, pensive and warm interaction. Harry's album is heavenly and you're lucky listening to music isn't a one-at-a-time activity because I'd be hogging this divine record.  Listen to Harry's debut album 'Cheers to Progress' by Huck Hastings: https://awal.ffm.to/cheerstoprogress Follow him on instagram: @huckhastings Follow ME! @hanjanran @thehanjanranshow Also, please rate, review and subscribe. I'll love you forever. And sign up to my newsletter! Launching this month!! www.hanjanran.com/newsletter

Season Two, Episode 17: Lotte Jeffs @lottejeffs Talking to a journalist, published author, podcaster and mother is kind of like talking to a version of myself whose dreams have all come true! Recording this episode was a real highlight as hearing the inside scoop of a career you've dreamt of is an exciting opportunity. It was made even more wonderful because Lotte is so incredibly candid and honest about the personal experience behind the cool job titles. From acting editor-in-chief of ELLE magazine to being co-host of an incredible podcast called 'Some Families' Lotte wears many hats but the most coveted is her role as mother. Sharing her experience of same-sex parenting and, indeed, the journey to becoming parents, Lotte's podcast is generous, informative and inclusive.  The conversation offers many moments of nostalgia as our paths coincidentally crossed twice at the ELLE Style Awards and even earlier at a Rihanna concert! Listen to hear about dinner with Beth Ditto, ice water plunging and how fashion can help us put our most audacious foot forward. References from the episode: Lotte's podcast 'Some Families' www.storyhunter.co.uk/somefamiliespod/ My mum's instagram @meagsterstar My newsletter www.hanjanran.com/newsletter Recent articles: https://www.fashionkiller.co.uk/friendship/ https://www.thecwordmag.co.uk/podcasts/qampa-with-hannah-rankine-founder-of-the-han-jan-ran-show-podcast https://www.fluidstate.co/explore/the-audacity-of-hannah-jane-rankine Rate, Review and Subscribe - I'll be eternally grateful. Thank you in advance lovely listener. 

Season Two, Episode 13: Abadesi Osunsade @Abadesi Welcome Abadesi Osunsade to the podcast! An incredible force of nature and such an eloquent voice about the horrendous homogenous state of affairs in the tech world. Labelled the 13th most influential woman in UK tech Abadesi is successfully challenging the whole industry to be more inclusive. She has founded her own company Hustle Crew which is a vehicle to create change in the workplace and provides you with the tools to confidently address the systemic inequities. She also has her own podcast which she co-hosts with the equally engaging Michael - their show is called Techish and is a lot of fun! Trust me! In our episode together we chew the really important fat including questions such as "Would MDMA help us to have a more loving world view?" ..... So dive into our conversation here and then go check out all of Abadesi's amazing work via the following channels. Instagram: @abadesi @hustlecrewlive Website: https://www.hustlecrew.co & me... @hanjanran @thehanjanranshow and SIGN UP TO MY NEWSLETTER!! www.hanjanran.com/newsletter If you're a regular podcast listener in general, you know the drill. Would you be so kind as to do these three (free) things for me? Subscribe to the podcast, rate & review! (It helps more people find it.) Come find me on instagram @thehanjanranshow to join the audacious community and get the inside scoop! Share the episode on your socials and send the show to a friend (helps with both aforementioned points!) #thehanjanranshow

Season 2, Episode 15: Katie Valentine @katievalentineheal T.W.: Eating disorders and mental health issues Katie has had quite the colourful journey and it is so calming to hear her talk us through it even when she recounted dancing on podiums to Kylie Minogue! Her story takes us from DJing all over the world, feeling lonely in Barcelona and then boldly prioritising her mental and physical health and seeking healing with the backdrop of Bali's beauty. Katie is incredibly candid and honest about her struggles and her joy which includes some mental health challenges. Today she works as a healer and it radiates out of her. I am launching a newsletter next month. Please join in the fun by signing up here: www.hanjanran.com/newsletter If you're a regular podcast listener in general, you know the drill. Would you be so kind as to do these three (free) things for me? Subscribe to the podcast, rate & review! (It helps more people find it.) Come find me on instagram @thehanjanranshow to join the audacious community and get the inside scoop! Share the episode on your socials and send the show to a friend (helps with both aforementioned points!) Instagram: @thehanjanranshow & @hanjanran & @katievalentineheal Facebook: thehanjanranshow Twitter: @hanjanran  #thehanjanranshow

Season Two, Episode Fourteen: Ciara Zelmerlow (Janson) @ciarajzelmerlow  Ciara is the ultimate multi-hyphenate: she is an actor (famed for her role as Nicole Owen on Hollyoaks), a voiceover artist who also creates bespoke bedtime stories, an insanely talented painter, a mummy and an authentic and honest voice on social media. While I admire that she balances all of these roles it is her uniquely open and warm voice on socials that I think is the most audacious. Specifically Ciara has broached topics that are more commonly considered to be private. By sharing her experience with miscarriages Ciara has opened up a much needed conversation that has united people in their shared journeys. Dig into this beautiful episode to hear about this, her acting journey, family life, health anxiety and many other fun topics! If you're a regular podcast listener in general, you know the drill. Would you be so kind as to do these three (free) things for me? Subscribe to the podcast, rate & review! (It helps more people find it.) Come find me on instagram @thehanjanranshow to join the audacious community and get the inside scoop! Share the episode on your socials and send the show to a friend (helps with both aforementioned points!) Instagram: @thehanjanranshow & @hanjanran & @ciarajzelmerlow Facebook: thehanjanranshow Twitter: @hanjanran  #thehanjanranshow

Season Two, Episode Thirteen: Rebecca Veskler @rebeccaveksler Rebecca is the founder of Sol Cups which is an incredible reusable glass cup and bottle company built on ethics, sustainability and an investment in health. Her story reveals an incredibly difficult and testing journey that includes many bouts of chronic illness. Rebecca is as spirited as she is entrepreneurial and shared with us how her audacious attitude got her out of scenarios that weren't serving her and delivered her to the wonderfully challenging and exhilarating position that she's in today. Awe-inspiring stuff! Subscribe to the podcast, rate & review! (It helps more people find it.) Come find me on instagram @thehanjanranshow to join the audacious community and get the inside scoop! Share the episode on your socials and send the show to a friend (helps with both aforementioned points!) Instagram: @thehanjanranshow & @hanjanran  Facebook: thehanjanranshow Twitter: @hanjanran  #thehanjanranshow Catch up with Bec on instagram @rebeccavekslar and @solcups Check out her eco-friendly, reusable coffee cups & bottles www.solcups.co.uk

Season Two, Episode Twelve: Jenna Nicholas @jennanicholas1 From tales of high-fiving Nobel Peace Prize winner, Desmond Tutu, to teaching in China, Jenna is nothing short of awe-inspiring. Within the Baha'i faith of which Jenna is a member there is a concept that she cited to me: "Strive that your actions day by day may become beautiful prayers" and Jenna is the perfect example of this. This is exemplified in her organisation that she founded called Impact Experience, which works through a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion and addresses inequities through economic justice. This is an angle I’ve not previously investigated that deeply. I felt so privileged to learn from Jenna. Let me know what you learn. Links to Jenna's work and Ted Talks below. https://www.impact-experience.com @impact_experience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-rCcJkXx9Y If you're a regular podcast listener in general, you know the drill. Would you be so kind as to do these three (free) things for me? Subscribe to the podcast, rate & review! (It helps more people find it.) Come find me on instagram @thehanjanranshow to join the audacious community and get the inside scoop! Share the episode on your socials and send the show to a friend (helps with both aforementioned points!) Instagram: @thehanjanranshow & @hanjanran & @jennanicholas1 Facebook: thehanjanranshow Twitter: @hanjanran  #thehanjanranshow