Inspiration for A Personalised and Happy Home

The Curated Nest Podcast is where creativity, home inspiration, and personal stories come together. Host Heather Moore chats with passionate business owners and creatives about what makes their homes special, the spaces they dream of, and the little details that bring joy to everyday living. Each episode blends heartfelt conversations with fun quick-fire questions, plus a peek into the guests’ businesses and creative journeys.

Whether you’re an art lover, a colour enthusiast, or simply someone who wants to create a home that feels like you (not just another passing trend), this podcast will spark ideas and inspire you to celebrate your personal style. Perfect for tuning in with a brew, The Curated Nest Podcast invites you to explore the stories behind homes filled with character, creativity, and colour.

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Heather Moore 9/28/26 Heather Moore 9/28/26

Episode 14: Kerry Dick on things and places that form special connections with you and move with you wherever you go

Kerry Dick is the founder of Write Junction - a freelance copywriter for brands with a visual soul. Lots of copywriters often come from journalism or English language backgrounds. They understand words in text. Kerry thinks in colour, space, texture, mood, and visual narrative. Perhaps that's rare, but with her background, it comes from her creative heartbeat. With a BA (hons) degree in textiles & surface design, and her retail background this brings even more to her copywriting skills.

In her retail Visual Merchandiser days, she sold things without saying a word. Making connections and communications from visual, verbal and written formats is a passion of hers. She still helps make those all-important connections, focussing on written content.

There's something super special when she gets to work with brands with the following industries:

- fashion & lifestyle brands

- interiors, homeware & craft

- beauty and wellness

-luxury goods

- retail & e-commerce

- brand identity & tone of voice development work.

She'll write about (almost) anything but she loves her creative heartbeat.

Heather Moore 9/21/26 Heather Moore 9/21/26

Episode 13: Christina Lord on creating a life and environment that pleases you first

Meet Christina Lord, founder of Authentic Action Coaching. At her core, Christina is deeply passionate about helping women reconnect with who they truly are.

Her favourite question to ask is: “Who were you before the world told you who to be?”

After years spent navigating fast-paced corporate environments, recovering from her own burnout, Christina realised she needed something entirely different. She retrained in Energy Leadership Coaching while living in Arkansas, USA, before returning home to Sunderland to care for her Dad - a chapter of her life that deeply grounded her and redefined what truly matters.

Today, through her F.U.E.L Yourself 1st model, Christina helps women move away from chasing goals that aren't theirs and discover their own formula for pure personal fulfillment. She blends growth mindset principles with embodied resilience practices like breathwork to help people regulate their nervous systems and master stress - so they can create a true sense of peace and feel genuinely at home within themselves.

Heather Moore 3/30/26 Heather Moore 3/30/26

Episode 12: Feeling at home away from home with Ashleigh Donald from Halo Business Consulting

Ashleigh Donald is Co-Founder of Halo Business Consulting, the award-winning hospitality marketing and customer experience consultancy that helps hotel owners, operators and teams bring their brand promise to life, strengthen loyalty, and drive sustained growth. She is also co-host of The Halo Effect: Hospitality Stories with Ashleigh & Michael Donald, a weekly podcast sharing real stories and practical insight from hospitality and travel leaders.

With more than two decades in senior Marketing and Communications leadership, Ashleigh has supported international hotel and real estate businesses across strategy, digital marketing, launches, repositioning and rebrands, working with brands including Shangri-La, The Luxury Collection, Hilton, Four Seasons, Montcalm Collection, Resident Hotels, Kew Green Hotels and Hudson Yards. Ashleigh was recognised as a winner at the 2025 Great British Businesswoman Awards. She also contributes to the sector as a Entrepreneur in Residence with Sheffield Hallam University Business School and mentoring through The Girls’ Network

In this episode:

The variety of ways that hotels make us feel at home
Celebrating experiences through decor
How homes and people adapt to life’s changes
The contentedness of loving where you live

Heather Moore 10/6/25 Heather Moore 10/6/25

Episode 2: Home is a Sanctuary of Stories and Balance with Lauren Deakin from Dopamine Design Co.

Lauren Deakin is the designer and founder of Dopamine Design Co, a brand fuelled by colour, character, and a love of all things vintage. A self-confessed upcycling and colour addict, Lauren creates bold, dopamine-boosting prints and homeware that bring big personality into everyday spaces.

With a background in textile print design, she handcrafts seasonal collections and one-of-a-kind pieces — from painted vintage lampstands to botanical prints — as well as bespoke commissions for homes and indie businesses who want something truly unique.

Inspired by the layered charm of William Morris and the playful maximalism of House of Hackney, Lauren’s work is all about recharging your space with energy, story, and a little bit of magic.

Lauren was also featured in edition 3 of The Curated Nest magazine. Get the back catalogue here https://the-peacock-the-printmaker.kit.com/585de9a4bb