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Dawn & Tracy | Caffeine Cast: The Magic Roundabout. Times in life when we aren’t feeling quite ourselves. Is it Anxiety or Simply The Overwhelm And Stress of a Busy Life?

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Dawn’s not feeling great and Tracy feels like she's on ‘The Magic Roundabout’. But don’t worry, they’ve got each other. In this short ‘Caffine Cast’, a bite size episode you can enjoy whilst having a cuppa, the ladies get stuck into why we sometimes don’t feel ourselves and what we can do to change it. So put the kettle on, sit back for 10 mins and unwind with these Real Women.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Is working for yourself all it’s cracked up to be. The ladies feel like the lure of working for yourself and the opportunity to get off the hamster wheel is exciting and full of promise, but what they’ve both found is that they jump off one wheel and straight on to another. 
  • Tracy talks about how sometimes the simplest thing like a change in the weather can affect your mental health. And, if you’re not in tune with it and don’t take action it can lead into a downward spiral. 
  • As the ladies get into discussion about the pressure we put on ourselves and how, in reality, it’s not the end of the world if we take a night off, Dawn encourages Tracy to ‘do something just for fun’ including the idea of dancing naked in her back garden.
  • Sometimes we look externally to solve our problems and feelings of anxiety. The idea of booking a holiday or taking a break might seem like a great solution, but most times, we would be better served if we looked internally, as that’s where most of our difficulties lie. 
  • The ladies discuss the extremes some people go to in order to feel alive. Magic mushrooms, cannabis brownies, shoplifting and lurid affairs are all considered, but ultimately, they both decide against taking any of those options. 

BEST MOMENTS

“Knowing your ‘why’ is important. Not for the good times, but when you’re feeling low.”

“I don’t know anyone that works for themselves that hasn’t, at some point, said ‘screw this’ I want to quit!’”

“When was the last time you did something that was pure wild abandonment?”

“It’s ok to admit you’re not feeling great. Talk about it, admit it. It’ll make things easier.”

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ABOUT THE HOSTS
Dawn and Tracy are real women who are fed up of all the “noise” out there in the real world. Life isn’t simply rainbows and unicorns, it's broken relationships, hard work, hot sweats and never ending laundry baskets.  But life as a real woman is also about being honest, having good gossip and speaking our truths. Whether it’s peeling yourself into your spandex for a night out, or running a business meeting barefoot because the heel has fallen off your stilettos, there is always something to laugh about in life. 

Dawn is mid 50’s mid menopause straight talking business maverick.  Four kids, three grandchildren, two businesses, one husband and a self proclaimed “hottie”.

Tracy is a mid 50’s awesome mum, business and property mentor. Proud of her raw, honest nature, “bonkers” sense of humour and good old-fashioned northern humility.

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
The business of being a real woman juggling life, love and work for many of us is pure sweat, grit & hustle. This podcast is for those of you who are tired of the “noise” and just want real down-to-earth gossip with no filters or fluff.  Dawn and Tracy bring heartfelt humour, raw honesty, spandex, stilettos, and intelligent conversion on being a real woman in today's world.

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