Monthly Archives: November 2024

227: Maintaining Momentum Towards the End of the Year



Charlotte has no hot water, Helli has injured her neck, it’s been a week of annoyances, made more stressful as we approach the busy end of the year. If the end of the year is starting to feel hectic and like you’re in a hamster wheel, you’re not alone! It’s easy to feel busy and stressed at this time of year but how do we maintain motivation and momentum? How do we get unstuck from the hamster wheel and find perspective and purpose?

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Recommendations 

Peer Suite Newsletter by Becky Van Djik

Boybands Forever documentary on BBC iPlayer

Also mentioned

The Amazon to do list notepad *affiliate link


226: Does Overthinking Steal Authenticity?



Anyone else feeling Christmassy early this year? We’re chatting birthday parties, netball, rubbish Christmas movies and how we’re feeling in the run up to December as well as two new recommendations this week.

We’ve all heard of overthinking and know what it is and the self-doubt and feelings of comparison that come with it, but what about the wider impact on your overall happiness and enjoyment of the moment? Does overthinking how you appear to others take away your authenticity? In a world where authenticity and relatability have become marketable – how to do you show up authentically in a way that feels true to you?

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Recommendations 

The Missing Family by Tim Weaver

The Business of Fashion Podcast – How Dupe Culture is Challenging Traditional Luxury

Also mentioned

Hot Frost

 


225: The Paris Debrief & Having Difficult Conversations



It’s the Paris debrief! We’re catching up after just getting back from Charlotte’s hen do in Paris – Moulin Rouge, friendship bracelets, Eiffel Tower, Dior Gallery, tune in for all the fun, girly weekend vibes! Of course we’re also back with two new recommendations and a conversation about having difficult converstions – how do we have them? what’s the right way to have them? When are they useful and when are they just not worth it?

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Recommendations 

The Trials of Marjorie Crowe by C.S. Robertson

Indyx – Outfit Planning App

Also mentioned

Moulin Rouge, Paris

Ali Goodbun – Moulin Rouge Dancer on TikTok

The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill

Whering Outfit Planning app


224: The Difference Between Selfish vs Self-focused



What’s the difference between being selfish and simply focusing on yourself and your own goals? And why does prioritising yourself often get branded as being selfish, or at least feel like you’re being selfish? Well that’s what we’re trying to get to the bottom of in this weeks episode. We’ve also got two brand new recommendations and some very out-of-character updates. Did someone say heavy metal concerts and Hyrox?

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Recommendations 

David Baddiel “Jews Don’t Count”

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell