What’s the latest “it-girl” aesthetic? It’s boring. No, seriously, being boring might just have become the new cool and the ultimate marker of success. If you can live a life that looks both boring and successful then you truly have it sussed. After a chaotic few years we’ve come to realise that really the most successful people out there are the ones with seemingly boring, normal lives. Why? Well that’s what we’re going to discuss in this week’s episode. Whether it’s the fascination we have with “dull” celebrities like Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen or just seeing normal people romanticise the mundane, there’s a lot to be sed for embracing the boring aspects of everyday life.

We’d love to hear from you, if you have any thoughts on this episode or any future topics please get in touch on the contact details below:

growthinprogresspod@gmail.com / @growthinprogresspod
charlottephoebe.com / @charlotte.phoebe
helenabradbury.com / @helenabradbury

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We often talk about how we can use failure as a learning opportunity and there’s definitely more of a narrative in online content around growth coming from failure. But that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t feel horrible when something doesn’t go to plan and sometimes it can feel a bit toxic positivity-ish when someone is telling you to learn from a failure that still feels very raw and emotional to you.

So how do we reclaim failure and define our own narrative of failure in the same way we define our own version of success? We’re chatting about making our own narrative of failure, how we learn from it without feeling “less than”, releasing the idea of failure that you’re taught at school, building resilience and seeing failure as a by-product of courage.

We’d love to hear from you, if you have any thoughts on this episode or any future topics please get in touch on the contact details below:

growthinprogresspod@gmail.com / @growthinprogresspod
charlottephoebe.com / @charlotte.phoebe
helenabradbury.com / @helenabradbury

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We’re back after a short summer break, Helena has turned 30 and Charlotte has a new addition to the Growth in Progress family! This week we’re chatting about the relatively new phenomenon of hate following – is it rooted in comparison? Is it for a moral ego boost? What’s the science behind it and why do we see it more in the female social media sphere?

Hate following is deciding to follow someone on social media, despite the fact that you don’t like them, don’t agree with what they say or dislike them as a person. It’s something that’s being spoken about more and more – why do we love to follow people we don’t like or don’t agree with? It feels like a new era Heat Magazine and it’s an important topic to identify and unpack, especially if you spend a lot of time online.

We’d love to hear from you, if you have any thoughts on this episode or any future topics please get in touch on the contact details below:

growthinprogresspod@gmail.com / @growthinprogresspod
charlottephoebe.com / @charlotte.phoebe
helenabradbury.com / @helenabradbury

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Ageing is a privilege that not everyone gets. And while that might sound like just another cliché, in this episode we’re diving into why we’re so excited to be turning 30 and how we’ve switched our mindsets when it comes to ageing. We’re also discuss Helli’s birthday plans, Charlotte’s latest household obsession and what our plans are for our summer break.

We’d love to hear from you, if you have any thoughts on this episode or any future topics please get in touch on the contact details below:

growthinprogresspod@gmail.com / @growthinprogresspod
charlottephoebe.com / @charlotte.phoebe
helenabradbury.com / @helenabradbury

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This week we start the conversation with some questions about the full moon and what NASA actually stands for!

But our topic this week is about being content in your career and accepting where you are. We live in an ambitious and fast paced world where we (especially as women) feel the pressure to achieve a certain amount by a certain age. But when we’re constantly told and feel like we should be striving for more, do we ever stop to enjoy where we are? How do we recognise and be honest with ourselves about being content with where we are in our career, rather than feeling like success or happiness will only come from the next promotion or the next payrise.

We’d love to hear from you, if you have any thoughts on this episode or any future topics please get in touch on the contact details below:

growthinprogresspod@gmail.com / @growthinprogresspod
charlottephoebe.com / @charlotte.phoebe
helenabradbury.com / @helenabradbury

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Helli is back in Vietnam after a tropical island getaway and of course we’re talking about the weather with the UK feeling more like autumn than summer!

This week we want to chat about how we can cultivate mindfulness from a more practical perspective and what strategies can we actually use when things are feeling really hectic and we’re craving a bit more balance in life! Mindfulness often gets confused with meditation and it can make the idea of mindfulness seem off-putting to some people when really it’s just being present and creating small moments or space in your day to be more present and make conscious decisions.

We’d love to hear from you, if you have any thoughts on this episode or any future topics please get in touch on the contact details below:

growthinprogresspod@gmail.com / @growthinprogresspod
charlottephoebe.com / @charlotte.phoebe
helenabradbury.com / @helenabradbury

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In this week’s episode Helli is back from Cambodia, Charlotte has caught full Barbie-fever and we ask whether our obsession with self development is actually causing harm to our self worth?

We love talking about self improvement, personal growth and anything that’s going to help you lead a happier life, but it’s fair to say that society has never been this keen to find that magic solution. But at what point does this constant searching for being “better” actually start to make us feel like we were never “enough” in the first place?

We’d love to hear from you, if you have any thoughts on this episode or any future topics please get in touch on the contact details below:

growthinprogresspod@gmail.com / @growthinprogresspod
charlottephoebe.com / @charlotte.phoebe
helenabradbury.com / @helenabradbury

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Comparison creeps up on us all and we’ve all experience it in some way but it rarely makes you feel better and it’s often coming from a place of scarcity – believing that there’s not enough success to go around. So as an antidote to comparison, we’re talking about the power of celebrating others and how we can all use this to support others, celebrate successes, raise our own vibrations and also realise that celebrating someone else’s success does not mean you’ve failed or that you’re stopping you from your own successes. We’re chatting about how celebrating others can benefit us all, neutralise jealousy and rewire your brain for success.

We’d love to hear from you, if you have any thoughts on this episode or any future topics please get in touch on the contact details below:

growthinprogresspod@gmail.com / @growthinprogresspod
charlottephoebe.com / @charlotte.phoebe
helenabradbury.com / @helenabradbury

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Brene Brown talks about the courage it takes to be vulnerable. This week we’re discussing the power of vulnerability in creating and nurturing connections and how vulnerability can create shared experiences which normalise openness and honesty in relationships at work, romantic relationships, friendships and any human connection. But also that we can’t expect vulnerability or the same level of vulnerability from everyone, however it doesn’t mean you’re wrong to open up and be vulnerable – so how do you recognise and make space for people who choose to be vulnerable to you?

We’d love to hear from you, if you have any thoughts on this episode or any future topics please get in touch on the contact details below:

growthinprogresspod@gmail.com / @growthinprogresspod
charlottephoebe.com / @charlotte.phoebe
helenabradbury.com / @helenabradbury

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It can be easy to get wrapped up in the routine of life and what we “should” be doing, but how often do we actually think about what our passions are? What brings us fulfilment?

In this episode we’re talking about finding your passion, how passions can change and what passions can mean for your wellbeing, free time, relationships and personal development. We also debunk the idea that your job or career has to be your passion, passions can change and develop over time based on what’s fulfilling for you and it doesn’t have to be something that earns you money or becomes a career, passion is more about the pure experience of doing something you enjoy.

We’d love to hear from you, if you have any thoughts on this episode or any future topics please get in touch on the contact details below:

growthinprogresspod@gmail.com / @growthinprogresspod
charlottephoebe.com / @charlotte.phoebe
helenabradbury.com / @helenabradbury

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