GrownUpLand

22. Confidence

Whether we're dating, working or just trying to drag ourselves out of bed, confidence is key. Mae, Ned and guest host Daniella Isaacs are joined by comedian Zahra Barri to discuss how elusive confidence can be and how we can achieve it. We hear from Bisha K Ali all the way from Los Angeles, about the confidence needed when starting a new job in a new place, and Steve Ali reveals how confidence helped him elude German police. Co-created by Deborah Frances-White for The Spontaneity Shop and BBC Radio 4.Produced by Al RiddellMusic by Mark Hodge and Omahrose, produced by Nick Sheldon. 
 
Featured in this episode:
All In The Mind (24/05/2017)
The Confidence Trick (01/11/2017)
Woman's Hour (19/06/2017)

"Now I’m a grown up… do I have to get married? Do I have to scrimp and save?? Do I have to host a dinner party??? GrownUpLand poses the most frustrating questions. Luckily, Sophie Duker, Heidi Regan and Ned Sedgwick are here to guide you through the bewildering pursuit of adulthood.
 
Through stupid challenges, useful facts and personal stories of rich victory and miserable failure, your guides will ensure you don’t feel alone in your hopeless endeavour to be a legit grown up. Plus, every week a special guest candidly shares their experiences, from failed dates and drunken mistakes to moments of clarity and pet hates. And the very handsome Steve Ali, a refugee from Syria now a writer and silversmith in the UK, helps to put a listener’s dilemma into perspective.
 
Co-created by Deborah Frances-White for The Spontaneity Shop and BBC Radio 4.
 
Produced by Al Riddell."