Everyday Burnout Conversations
Everyday Burnout Conversations is an honest podcast sharing the burnout experiences of others from all walks of life. Host, Flic Taylor, is a writer whose passion for burnout arose when she became a mental health writer dealing with severe burnout - and yes, the irony is not lost on her! Enjoy these weekly conversations sharing stories of surviving and thriving, all delightfully wrapped up in epic truths, compassion, and humour.
Everyday Burnout Conversations
Olga Thompson | Healing through humour and the power in reaching out for help
In this episode, I share an everyday burnout conversation with the phenomenal Olga Thompson a.k.a Big Fat Greek Mother.
Olga is a comedian, actor, singer, anti-bullying campaigner, mental health advocate and mum to three boys or 'meaty Zorbas', as she affectionately calls them.
You may know Olga from her incredibly uplifting, funny and heartwarming Instagram feed - which never fails to hit the spot for sharing the comedy, kindness and compassion we all need when scrolling social media.
Back in the summer, I absolutely adored watching Olga's brilliant debut Edinburgh Fringe show, El Greco of Hornsey. She gave her audience such a lovely trip down 80's memory lane with the privilege of peeking behind the curtain of life growing up in a immigrant Cypriot family running a North London hair salon.
Luckily for us, Olga is bringing the El Greco of Hornsey show to London in February 2022. I cannot recommend this show more highly and fingers crossed, she's making it available to stream for those fans living across the pond or unable to make it to London.
Olga is a true gift to the world. She trained and worked as a stage actor before moving onto community theatre performing in prisons and young offenders units across the UK. This led her to travel doing missionary work in the middle east, where she taught in orphanages and schools.
Olga is one of those women that you feel like you've known for years and instantly feel connected to. In this heartwarming, honest, funny yet vulnerable chat, Olga unpacks some of her experiences, sharing her journey and heart's desires with us.
We get to hear some of the stories and creative processes behind her comedy and fabulous characters - as well as hearing about the difficult times when Olga battled with bullying as a child and navigated past trauma and post-natal depression as a young mum.
This conversation is as joyful as they come and left me with aching sides from laughing whilst grinning from ear to ear. It’s packed full of encouragement for those currently navigating struggles as well as wisdom for those dealing with overwhelm, exhaustion and burnout.
Oh, and at the end, I’m still not sure I’ve successfully convinced Olga I was recording this from Canada and not from a Greggs in Sheffield.
Find Olga at @big_fat_greekmother and @el_greco_of_hornsey
El Greco of Hornsey tickets available here
Also mentioned in this episode:
- Kidscape, click here to get help with bullying.
- @grace_to_restore, helping young women to find emotional stability.
- Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
- Olga's podcast chat with Helen Perry on the Just Bloody Do It Podcast
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