By Carly Overman and Matthew Flynn
We're on a mission to elevate our 30s. These will be honest, unfiltered conversations about our journey to self improvement and becoming the best versions of ourselves. Expect to laugh and be inspi
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The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.
In this episode we talk all things budgeting. If you’re like us, maybe it’s one of your favourite topics too. We delve into the essentials for us when it comes to planning our financial goals on a yearly basis to how we stay on track to a strict budget month-to-month.
We also discuss ways we’ve boosted our income with Airbnb, unexpected expenses that have come up for us, and the importance of being open about money and finances as the basis of our relationship.
We talk about what we will do when we get to that magical day when we have extra money floating around and how much we value having a few people we can have open discussions about these more taboo things (like money) with.
Listen and let us know in the comments if you love budgeting too! Or are we just actually crazy? Tell us all your best tips we need them.
Episode Breakdown:
00:00 The Green Room
01:13 Pride & Kinds of Kindness
08:45 Sports Chat
13:10 Budgets, Financial Plans and Goals
14:52 Yearly Budget Goals
19:08 Monthly Budgeting
25:28 Budgeting is Fun?
26:18 Airbnb & Defender
27:07 Saving for a Rainy Day
28:30 From Love at First Credit Card Debt
37:00 Investment Funds
38:05 Let’s Talk About It
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Feeling overwhelmed and stuck in a cycle of bad habits and high anxiety? In this solo episode, I dive into the transformative power of at-home retreats and self-care days. Carly shares personal experiences of breaking free from excessive screen time and social media scrolling, highlighting the impact of stressors from daily life and how they can disrupt our routines and mental well-being.
Discover practical tips and inspiring ideas on how to reset your energy and rejuvenate your mind and body. From meditation and cold plunges to grounding exercises and nature walks, learn how to create a personalized retreat that suits your lifestyle and preferences. Whether you have a whole weekend or just a few hours, this episode will guide you on how to make the most of your self-care time.
Perfect for anyone looking to reclaim their routine and find joy in the little things, this episode is your guide to feeling good again.
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Episode Breakdown:
00:00 When I Need To RESET
03:02 I Couldn’t Find The Retreat For Me
05:45 Birth of the Home Retreat
08:45 The Half Day Retreat
12:50 New Energy Unlocked
14:20 Walking Meditation Are Underrated
16:45 Reminder To Embrace Self Care
19:26 An Announcement..
Joe Dispenza Meditation! https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ArfLF8e9aSyipBJ2wUzYR?si=9001520d9ae34f3e
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Get our fertility cheatsheet for a summary of everything discussed in the podcast!
In this episode, we're diving into the proactive steps we're taking to increase our chances of conceiving naturally, despite facing some challenges. Join us as we share the comprehensive program we're following and the lifestyle changes we've implemented to support our fertility journey. For a deeper dive into our pregnancy journey the first time around and the medical paths we're exploring, head over to our Patreon to listen to part one.
We discuss the importance of keeping things cool for male fertility and the impact of avoiding plastics on reproductive health. We also explore how eliminating household toxins can enhance fertility.
The role of physical activity, stress management, and mindfulness in improving fertility is highlighted, along with an exploration of the potential benefits of cold plunges. We emphasize the importance of quality sleep and overall health, key dietary considerations, and the incorporation of antioxidant-rich foods to support fertility.
Essential nutrients and their role in boosting reproductive health are discussed, along with the benefits of a low-inflammatory, low-GI, high-fiber diet. We also share the supplements we're taking to support our fertility journey.
Episode Breakdown:
0:00 If You’re Trying For A Baby..
02:15 The Program We’re Following
05:33 No Hot Sweaty Balls Allowed
08:42 Ew Plastics!
10:18 Toxins In The Home
13:58 Organic Food & Girl Math
15:03 Exercise
17:42 Stress & Meditation
19:04 Cold Plunge?
20:40 Sleep & Sickness
22:35 Food!
23:02 Antioxidant Rich Food
27:45 Key Nutrients for Fertility
31:16 Low Inflammatory, GI, High Fibre
33:29 Supplements
37:03 The Protocol In Summary
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In today’s episode, we're taking a trip down memory lane to share the story of how we met, and we're spilling all the tea on our green and red flags along the way. From secret smoking to some serious persistence, this episode is packed with laughs, surprises, and a lot of honesty.
We'll dive into a bit of our dating history and how fate landed us on a dating app in London at the same time. We talk about our first date, first impressions and how timing is everything.
We list out all of each other's green and red flags. From Carly's independence and lifestyle to her living in another country, and Matthew's easy-going nature to his secret smoking habit. In the end we conclude that the nice guy won (in this case) and how being best friends is the foundation to our ongoing happiness together.
Join us for a candid, hilarious, and heartfelt episode. We hope you enjoy!
00:00 Pre-Workout Fumbles
01:45 Slug Wars
03:19 Matthew’s Rage
06:20 Carly’s Driving State of Mind
09:30 Pranks
12:02 Let’s Talk About How We Met
13:03 Carly’s History
14:15 Matthew’s Jealousy
15:10 Matthews History
16:06 What is Dating?
18:01 Soulmates & Timing
19:16 More Backstory
21:41 Random London Guy on Bumble
23:51 The First Date
27:00 First Impressions
29:23 Bye Forever?
30:16 Carly’s Green & Red Flags
35:50 Matthews Green Flags
42:29 Will You Be My GF? No..
46:05 Will you marry me? Yes!
47:24 Matthew’s Icks
51:43 The Nice Guy Wins
54:27: Colin, God of Sex, Goes to America
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This episode is for those of us navigating change, reinventing ourselves, or reevaluating where they get success from (maybe no longer the corporate world). Join hosts Matthew, a seasoned management consultant, and Carly, a communications professional, as they explore the unique challenges they are facing in their careers and new paths they are looking at.
For Matthew, it's all about resetting and ensuring his priorities are aligned. For Carly it's about reinventing herself both career-wise and personally. In our 20s the focus was on getting ahead, but now we seek purpose and flow in life.
In This Episode:
Whether you're contemplating a career change, starting a new side hustle, or simply seeking more purpose in life, we get into it in this episode.
Episode Breakdown:
00:00 The Mystery of Naps
00:48 Welcome to Elevate Our 30s
02:33 Patrons Get 2 Bonus Episodes!
05:55 Resetting & Reinventing in 30s
08:25 Two Views on the Corporate World
10:39 Hitting the Ceiling
12:10 Re-Evaluating Success
12:39 Pregnancy Pause
14:40 Time to Focus on Me
15:02 Matthew Loves The Corporate World
16:45 Flexibility vs New Challenges
18:05 Finding New Passions & Side Hustles
21:09 Entrepreneurial Mindset
22:50 That’s Insane, Why Would We Podcast?
25:47 Freedom! And Confidence.
27:15 Going Back To School?
31:33 2 Types Of Decisions
33:37 Corporate Culture
35:57 Psychoanalysing Matthew
37:51 We’re In The Thick Of It
38:25 Resources
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In this episode of Mastering Fair Play: A Guide to Household Equality, hosts Matthew and Carly share their personal journey of discovering Eve Rodsky's transformative book, Fair Play. Join them as they candidly discuss the challenges they faced in managing their family workload, especially after the arrival of their baby.
Matthew and Carly open up about the common fights and frustrations that arose from an unbalanced division of household tasks and mental load. They delve into the specific struggles that many couples face, shedding light on how these issues can strain even the strongest relationships.
Listeners will gain valuable insights as Matthew and Carly reveal how Fair Play provided them with practical solutions to achieve household equality. They explain the Fair Play system's key principles and how implementing them has brought harmony and balance to their home.
Whether you're navigating the demands of a growing family or seeking to improve your partnership, this episode offers actionable advice and relatable stories to help you master the art of fair play in your own household. Tune in to learn how to create a more equitable and peaceful domestic life with tips and strategies that work.
0:00 Intro & New Set-up
01:10 Wild News
02:02 Sober Wedding
04:36 Family Workload & Fair Share
06:10 When the Fighting Ramped Up
07:12 Common ‘Misunderstandings’
12:25 Finding a Solution with FairPlay
16:35 Matthew’s Examples
21:20 100 Activities
23:05 Gender Roles
26:25 The List of Tasks
27:38 Who Holds the Cards
30:28 Redistributing the Cards
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In this episode, we dive deep into our journey of moving from the city life of London to the serene english countryside. We share the best parts and the challenges, balancing our professional lives, and creating a lifestyle that suits our growing family. From the initial decision to leave London, navigating work-from-home setups, to the surprising benefits of countryside living, we cover it all.
Join us as we discuss:
Whether you're contemplating a similar move or simply curious about life outside the city, this episode offers insights and honest reflections on making a major life change.
Episode Summary:
0:00 Intro & Caravan Talk
01:20 City to Countryside
02:20 Leaving London (and Canada)
08:22 But What About Work?
12:13 Countryside vs City, the Pros & Cons
21:13 Our Forever Location?
22:30 The Big List
26:30 Competing Priorities
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In today’s solo episode, Carly shares her personal experiences and insights on how to make pregnancy and postpartum a time to thrive.
This episode offers practical tips, focusing on how to cultivate positivity about your self image and also find time for exercise, meditation and self care. Carly discusses her journey from battling body image issues to embracing a much healthier mindset through pregnancy and postpartum. Also talking about key changes in diet and exercise that helped reach her goals.
This episode offers practical tips for new moms, focusing on how to cultivate positivity, find time for self-care, and build a supportive postpartum routine. Whether you're expecting, a new mom, or years into your parenting journey, this discussion provides valuable takeaways to uplift and inspire.
00:00 - 1:39 Intro from the caravan
01:40 - 2:33 Pregnancy & Postpartum Journey
2:34 - 10:01 Pregnancy, Mindset & Self-love
10:02 - 17:47 Postpartum & Fitting It In
17:48 - 24:03 Levelling Up
24:04 - 25:53 Consistency & Daily Habits
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This is the year we decided to put our house, yes our house, on Airbnb and have an adventure filled year with our toddler. It started as a desire to get away more on the weekends and quickly turned into a little side hustle that is helping us pay for nicer trips away, car payments, you name it.
We get into how this started and quickly escalated into our house being booked out every weekend, becoming a profitable side hustle. We went from booking cheaper airbnbs to just buying our own caravan for weekends of adventure while other people enjoyed our countryside home.
Did our house get totally trashed? We dive into exactly how it’s gone so far when people have stayed at our place, we’ve had over 20 bookings at this point and spoiler alert, it hasn’t been trashed yet. We also talk about details like cleaning and logistics of how we actually turned our personal home into a holiday rental, becoming a space people could stay in and what we do with all of our stuff.
Do you want to make some extra income, looking at renting your place out but it seems a bit crazy to let people stay? Or maybe you just want to start camping or caravanning with your family. This episode is for you.
Episode Breakdown:
00:00 Intro & Chit Chat
02:50 Airbnb Side Hustle
07:30 Fully Booked
08:45 Adventure turned hustle
09:47 Caravan Living
10:51 Did our house get trashed?
18:22 Cleaning
20:01 Caravan Adventures
22:25 Logistics of Airbnb
26:04 Main residence renting
27:29 Reviews are everything
28:40 It’s a part-time job
30:50 The easy version
32:07 Target to pay off your big holidays
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The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.