Hi friends. It is January, which I’m pretty sure was invented by Big Pharma to sell antidepressants. 😅

This episode is a proper life catch-up. Winter pain and the January blues, a relationship update (yes, a real one), applying for a job I really want, disability admin chaos, and a formal complaint era I did not ask to be in.

Also, a wee teaser: my first ever podcast collaboration is coming next (8th Feb 10am) and I’m genuinely so proud of it.

chapters

00:00 January blues and a life reset
03:10 Winter pain, energy limits, and how I’m coping
04:45 Relationship status, nervous system chaos, and not begging anymore
10:10 Job application update and grieving the nursing version of me
18:40 Disability admin and complaints (prosthetic + OT kitchen)
22:05 Simba’s health scare and anxious cat mum mode
28:30 Wrap-up, validation, and what’s coming next

what’s next

My first collaboration episode drops 8th February and I’m so excited for you to hear it. After that I’ve got two more episodes planned, one on disability adjustment and one on self-regulation and coping, the practical version, not the fluffy “everything is fine” version.

music attribution

Intro and outro music: Angelz by ZiMPL
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB1laV2yy_k

Background music used:

I’m Giving Up
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4_dJrDFBMo

Wrangle The Crazy - Everett Almond

Once upon a time - The Grey Room / Density & Time

Long Goodbyes to Longer Friends - Randy Schwartz

Thank you for being here, thank you for listening to me yap through the chaos, and I’ll speak to you in the next episode.