Real Talk: LinkedIn Confidence for Virtual Assistants, Mental Health & PMDD with Rebecca Shipton

In this inspiring and down-to-earth episode, I'm joined by viral social media professional Rebecca Shipton. We chat all things LinkedIn – from showing up authentically, to building real engagement, and handling the negativity that sometimes comes with putting yourself out there.

Rebecca also bravely shares her personal journey with PMDD and mental health struggles, reminding us all that success online (and offline) doesn’t mean being perfect.

If you’re a new or aspiring VA wanting to grow your presence on LinkedIn and keep it real, this one’s for you.

'Rebecca Shipton is a social media professional with over 8-years worth of industry experience. Specialising in organic social, she has applied her skillset to iconic brands such as Gymshark, Flo Health and Lounge. Outside of her day-to-day, she is one of the first seven writers for the Pretty Little Marketer blog (a marketing community of over 600k people) covering platform updates, is a mentor for Fashion Retail Academy and has spoken at brand events for the likes of Adobe.'

I loved chatting with Rebecca and I hope you enjoy the episode.

Rebecca shares her experiences of managing PMDD, how it affects her MH and how to navigate running your life alongside all of that. Rebecca is one of nearly a million women in the UK who live with this (stat taken from the first PMDD UK Charity, here April 2025 - https://thepmddproject.org/)

In this episode we feelings of helplessness. If you're ever feeling like life is getting a bit too much it can sometimes help to share it. The Samaritans are there to listen and not judge. It's like having a mate you can share things with, but you don't have to listen to their stuff in return. There's more info here: https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/

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