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The Don't Buy Her Flowers Podcast

Steph Douglas

Steph Douglas - Founder and CEO of Don’t Buy Her Flowers - chats frankly with a guest about LIFE and staring down the ‘rush hour’ that many of us feel we’re living in. The day to day overwhe...

Episodes

20 of 62 episodes

It’s Not That Deep, Mum: Teenagers, Traditions & Letting Go with Emma Reed Turrell

NOTE: This episode contains references to Christmas Magic that you may not want your children to hear! In this honest and often hilarious Ch...

54:53Dec 12, 2025

Redefining Masculinity with Elliott Rae

In this powerful conversation, Steph is joined by Elliott Rae, speaker, podcaster, writer and social changemaker, to explore how masculinity...

1:02:29Apr 25, 2025

Teenagers and Midlife, The Perfect Storm with Lorraine Candy

Parenting teenagers and navigating midlife can feel like a perfect storm. One moment you’re managing eye-rolls and slammed doors, the next y...

1:05:10Apr 4, 2025

Marriage, Equality & The Mental Load - A Candid Chat with Steph & Doug

Steph sits down with her husband of 17 years, Mark (Doug) Douglas, for an unfiltered and often hilarious deep dive into marriage, equality a...

1:02:07Mar 21, 2025

Motherhood, Comedy & Wrinkles: Ageing Disgracefully with Genevieve Turley

Steph sits down with the hilarious and incredibly talented makeup artist Genevieve Turley. Known for her candid takes on beauty, motherhood,...

43:41Mar 7, 2025

Festivals and Family with Rob & Josie da Bank

Steph chats with Rob and Josie da Bank about what it’s like to run a festival with your partner, and how they make it work alongside having...

39:11May 24, 2024

How To Make It Fair with Eve Rodsky

Feel like you do everything at home, or at least more than is your fair share? This one’s for you. Steph speaks with Eve Rodsky - Harvard-gr...

1:03:01Mar 15, 2024

Being a Mad Woman with Bryony Gordon

Steph talks with author, journalist and mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon about her new book Mad Woman, an account of her life and chal...

57:59Feb 23, 2024

Anxiety with Dr Kirren Schnack

Steph talks with Dr Kirren Schnack, Clinical Psychologist and author of Ten Times Calmer, a book with tools to help beat anxiety. The conver...

53:51Dec 1, 2023

Mums’ Night Out with Louise Boyce, Gill Sims and Clara Batten at Henley Literary Festival

Recorded Live at the Henley Literary Festival, Steph interviews Louise Boyce AKA Mama Still Got It, Gill Sims and Clara Batten live from a T...

1:00:58Nov 17, 2023

How Not to Let Having Kids Ruin Your Sex Life with Dr Karen Gurney

Ahead of the release of her new book, Clinical Psychologist Dr Karen Gurney returns to the DBHF podcast after her previous episode about sex...

1:00:06Nov 3, 2023

Midlife Wisdom, Careers and Parenthood with Fi Glover and Jane Garvey

Steph chats with broadcast LEGENDS Fi Glover and Jane Garvey about their move after thirty years (each!) from the BBC to Times Radio, where...

51:31Oct 20, 2023

How to Be Sad with Helen Russell (re-release)

In this episode we're looking back at a brilliant episode with Helen from January 2022... Steph talks with bestselling author, journalist an...

46:35Oct 6, 2023

Navigating the early months of motherhood with comedian Kelly Convey

Steph chats with brilliant comedian Kelly Convey about motherhood; it’s all very fresh for Kelly as she has had two babies with a fifteen mo...

52:18Sep 22, 2023

Why we’re all Overwhelmed and how to get through it, with Brigid Schulte

Steph talks with writer and speaker Brigid Schulte about Overwhelm, where it comes from and what we can do to rally against it. Brigid brill...

59:01Sep 8, 2023

Business Special: how brain surgery led to Scamp & Dude, with Jo Tutchener Sharp

Jo Tutchener Sharp, Founder and CEO, tells Steph about how life-changing brain surgery led to her hugely successful purpose-led fashion bran...

54:02Jul 10, 2023

Burnout in the rush hour with Psychotherapist Siobhán Murray

Psychotherapist Siobhán Murray talks with Steph about Burnout. Originally coined in the 1970s to describe an occupational phenomenon, recent...

53:01Jun 26, 2023

Biz Ep: Turning a food blog into a business with Sarah Rossi AKA Taming Twins

Sarah Rossi and Steph talk about how Sarah’s online profile, where she’s known as ‘Taming Twins’, has rocketed in the last 12 months. She ta...

48:10Apr 24, 2023

Business special: Business, leading and burnout with Alex Depledge, MBE

Steph chats with businesswoman Alex Depledge for a Business Special episode of the podcast. Alex is undoubtedly a brilliant entrepreneur, ha...

41:38Mar 20, 2023

New To Mum Hood? Illiyin Morrison and Sophie McCartney talk us through it

Steph speaks with Illiyin Morrison and Sophie McCartney (AKA Tired and Tested) about those early days and months of motherhood, as part of t...

57:51Feb 24, 2023