At Womenkind Collective we love to talk to our listeners about their stories of inspiration and this week is no exception. We meet Kelly Barnes, an award winning business woman who has built a life she does not need to take a holiday from, she lets us know how she has achieved a work/life balance - what a lot of us yearn for. We also meet someone who is building a business after the death of her father, Nicky Burnett is the founder of Amare Luxury Fragrance, she is building a sustainable brand of Luxury candles to encourage folks to cherish a few moments of self care.Lou and Jinty tell us why, and how, they changed their lives to make sure that work-life balance was in place as they both go through menopause an beyond.Our Book Collective are well underway with Bella Mackie’s How to Kill Your Family and we look at some great quotes that Mackie has written within the pages. We also have two great foods from our Stir-it-up Sunday recipes. And as always there’s some amazing comments from the Collective. Kelly Barnes is the co-owner of Krispies Fish and Chip shops she is truly a breath of positivity. Kelly, otherwise known as Mrs Krispie, is the award winning owner of Krispies with her husband Tim. In 2019 they won the National Chip Shop Awards naming them the best chippie in the UK . There are an estimated 10,500 Fish and Chip shops in the UK selling 382 million meals every year, as a woman to work and succeed in this type of industry whilst raising a family you have to be quite extraordinary and succeed in balancing work and home life. Kelly tells her story of living and breathing work, so much so it took over her entire life, but she had a light bulb moment, after seeking out a life coach for her staff Kelly realised it was her that needed the help. Through using the tools she received along with some self reflection she has achieved a life she doesn’t need a holiday from. Her 3 tips for a balanced life are ones we should all aim for. Do you think you have a work/life balance? Or maybe you know that you don’t? Take part in Jinty’s quiz for Lou and the Collective, ensuring you achieve an equilibrium within your life. Jinty and Lou about how their work lives have changed through menopause. We meet our next guest Nicky Burnett who started her own business after the death of her dear dad, Nicky founded Amare Luxury Fragrance specialises in candles with the most beautiful and evocative scents. Nicky talks about her journey of how she started Amare and the environmental importance of her product.And we tell you how we got on with our self care WI. The Book Collective have a great chat about Bella Mackie’s How To Kill Your Family, as the story unravels, the characters spring to life….well until they’re murdered! It’s funny and dark and Bella is an amazing storyteller. The Foodie Collective get into Stir-it-up Sunday, Jinty has a great tradition story & a recipe for Yorkshire puddings, with a surprise ingredient and Lou makes an apple crumble with extras that she had laying around her cupboards. It’s good nutritional and hearty fare this week on the Foodie. Lou’s Crumble:Topping.7 oz plain flour3oz Butter3 oz golden sugar1-2 oz granolaCooking applesNicky’s WI candles Facebook and Instagram Amareluxuryfragrance --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.