Dating… Everyones favourite topic to gossip about but not so favourite topic to navigate :)

I wanted to make an episode on dating because I have always found dating, meeting new people, experiencing myself in different environments, to be something that has taught me SO MUCH about myself. The fact you are opening yourself to be more intimate and vulnerable with another person teaches you a lot about how you react to certain situations that you would not have experienced when you were single. 

However, I have definitely found that dating feels quite unnatural? It can sometimes feel like a game and that people don’t have much consideration for others’ feelings. AND I sense a lack of authenticity from people almost because of a fear of being rejected/for being seen for who you truly are… Which is a beautifully flawed human being!? :D

It’s been a rollercoaster so far and I thought I would just waffle on a bit about it in the hopes that someone may understand what it is I’m experiencing! :) 

“No one can take away what you’ve put in your own mind.” - Dr. Edith Eger

This is the basis of todays episode. 

One of my teachers, Ethan, on my counselling course mentioned Edith Eger and her work as a psychotherapist after surviving the holocaust. He quoted the above and it impacted me so deeply. 

I am naturally someone who craves love and validation from outside of myself and that has been the cause of much pain in my life. Hearing something like this almost gives me permission to be ME. I struggle to explain it in any other way than this. 

I think the idea that if I was stripped of everything material in my life and was left with just myself, I would genuinely be happy. That is SO POWERFUL. 

I really hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed making it. It’s a special one ♡ 

In todays episode, I explore the relationship we have with our bodies. 

I have personally noticed how misaligned from my own body I have been and how much I have ignored the signs it has desperately tried to communicate to me. It is a trait that I feel many of us have experienced, and not something I criticise at all, because I think that life is simply too busy for us to take a breather and check in with ourselves. So this is the invite to BREATHE. 

Our bodies are a strong and powerful shell that allow us to experience this beautiful world. We need to remind ourselves of how lucky we are to have able, healthy bodies that support us throughout this wonderful life. We need to treat it with love and grace, even when it feels like its working against us… It’s not. It’s doing it’s best to work for you ♡ 

In this episode, I share my feelings around being a Gen Z(er) and how sometimes the general narrative around us can be quite tiring to hear. This episode is definitely more of a personal one and somewhat niche, so do bear with me! At the end, I share some of the methods I have found useful: Whether that’s the people online I like to follow, or approaches I take to try to connect myself to others more… as the loneliness can sometimes get quite overwhelming! Any opinions or different takes to my thoughts are greatly welcomed and encouraged :)

The people I have mentioned in this episode are:

• Florence Given
• Esther Perel
• Alain de Botton 
• James Sexton
• Chris Williamson

In this episode, I explore the idea of ‘experience’ and how our society has turned experience into a currency that we compare between ourselves… I personally think it’s BULLSHIT and so I share my thoughts on this :)

Enjoy!

In this episode, I begin by introducing myself and giving a brief summary of where I currently am in life. I then go on to speak about an idea or concept that I find very interesting about humans... The fact that we are walking contradictions who are able to hold opposing views and beliefs at the same time. I really hope you enjoy this episode :)