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Rebel thoughts, ideas and
conversations.
Reflections from the quiet rebellion.
Here's our space for honest writing on life, work, enoughness and doing things differently. Think stories, insights, and questions from the journey for those done pretending everything’s fine.

Podcast


Trust Yourself: Building a Business From Scratch When Everything Feels Uncertain - Abigail Fleming's Story
Abigail Fleming spent 15 years in London fashion before walking away to build an interior design business from scratch. On career change and daily panic.
Ben Hickman
Apr 144 min read


Starting Over at 50 With No Plan, No Savings and No Confidence - Rebecca Bird's Story
Rebecca Bird was an MD, burned out, on anxiety pills, and working until 11pm every night. At 50 she walked away and started her own business with no plan and no savings. This is her story.
Ben Hickman
Mar 315 min read


Why Success Doesn't Feel Like Success (And What To Do About It)
Something weird happens when things are going well and you still feel awful. One bad thing lands and suddenly that's all you can see. This episode is about the negativity bias, the arrival fallacy, and why the most instinctive response to pressure is usually the wrong one.
Ben Hickman
Mar 244 min read


How to Back Yourself in Business Before You Feel Ready
Reflective Rebels Podcast Season 2 Episode 3 - Cat Park How to Back Yourself in Business Before You Feel Ready Most business owners know the feeling. You've got an idea, a gut feeling, a thing you keep almost doing. And then the thinking starts. What if it doesn't work? What if I'm not ready? What if I wait until I've got a proper plan? Backing yourself in business is one of those things that sounds simple until you're actually standing at the crossroads. Cat Park has been at
Ben Hickman
Mar 173 min read


Fear of Failure: Why I Nearly Never Made This Episode
I'd been meaning to record solo episodes since before season one. The reason I kept putting it off wasn't time. It was fear of what people would think. This is me thinking out loud about that gap, and what I finally said to myself to close it.
Ben Hickman
Mar 103 min read


She Built an Animation Studio While Doubting Herself Every Day: A Business Owner's Story
Lou runs an animation studio and created Pigasus - a flying pig about self-belief. But she wakes up every day doubting herself. Her story about building something real while your brain tells you you can't. Reflective Rebels Podcast S2E1.
Ben Hickman
Mar 33 min read


I Can't Give Everything to Everyone Else Anymore (A story of burnout recovery)
Laura gave everything to everyone else. Chief executive, single parent, studying, volunteering - zero time for herself. Then her body made her stop. Pancreatitis put her in hospital for three months. The turning point: lying in bed hearing her parents tend to her son because she couldn't get up. Her story about what happens when you can't give everything away anymore.
Ben Hickman
Oct 21, 20257 min read


Do You Spend All Week Waiting for Friday Evening to Do Your Real Work? Beyond creative burnout.
Feeling like you're doing what everyone else wants instead of your real work? Beatrix's story shows how to stop people pleasing, integrate your creative identity, and finally trust your gut over gatekeepers.
Ben Hickman
Oct 7, 20257 min read


Manifesting Freedom: The Girl Who Refused to Stay Small
From Polish immigrant at 10 to entrepreneur manifesting success - Ewa's story of breakdown to breakthrough, discovering manifestation as practical mindset work, and choosing freedom over security. Episode 3 of Reflective Rebels Podcast.
Ben Hickman
Aug 26, 20259 min read


Under the Acer Tree: Finding Anchors When Life Gets Hard
From Bell's palsy at 15 to his partner's terminal diagnosis, Craig's story reveals how life's hardest moments teach us resilience and help us find joy in small things. Episode 2 of Reflective Rebels Podcast.
Ben Hickman
Aug 12, 20257 min read


Rewriting Her Story: From Anxiety to Belonging, the Library to the Lake
A raw conversation about the moment anxiety hit during the 'good times,' and how challenging every story she'd told herself led to wild swimming, oil painting, and unexpected joy.
Ben Hickman
Jul 29, 20255 min read
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