Lucy Talks

Hello!!! Space to Learn is back with a very exciting episode featuring my amazing cousin, Amy Wright! We chat about the reality of post-grad life, the importance of art and self-expression, growing confidence and our uni experiences! Amy's a 4th year Environmental Science student at the University of York - she offers insight into what her degree is like, perfect for anyone trying to decide on a degree or career path. She also shares how art helps with her mental health, some useful advice for freshers and her thoughts on creativity! All the big sister energy you need on the podcast this week:) Thank you so much for coming on the show, Amy!

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"You are completely responsible for everything you're doing."

It's been far too long since she went anywhere new so this week Lucy's sharing the highs and lows of the time she went solo travelling around France and Belgium to provide you with a lovely lil' bit of escapism from lockdown life. Solo travel is so much fun, but is definitely idealised a lot of the time and it's worth chatting about the not so fun and kinda stressful parts too! Whether you're looking for some inspo for future travel plans, advice for heading out into the world on your own or are just feeling nosy (same), this episode's got you covered. Enjoy!! Share with a friend you think would enjoy to spread the love if you're feeling nice x

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Things mentioned in this episode:

Discover EU Interrail Pass

LSF Language School

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"Work expands to fill the time available for its completion." - Parkinson's Law

Lucy's here this week to give you all the time management tips and tricks to avoid stress and help you make the best use of your time. She explains some concepts that should help you out such as Parkinson's Law, the 2 Minute Rule and the 80:20 Principle. Stay tuned for some practical advice to reduce procrastination, sort out your priorities and leave you with more time to do the things that are genuinely important to you! Enjoy x

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Things mentioned in this episode:

My first article for Impact magazine on 'Peat: The Little-Known Climate Superhero' (read here)

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (book)

Discovery of Witches (series)

SCOUT (podcast)

Growing with the Flow podcast (listen here)

Aidan's MS Society Fundraiser (Just Giving page linked here) - an amazing cause x

Struthless' YouTube video on the 2 Minute Rule (watch here)

Notion - free for students (here)

Journal prompt - make a list of your priorities!

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This week Lucy's joined by her close friend and housemate Matthew Macfarlane for a conversation about university, questioning your beliefs, friendships and being open-minded. Matt's a UoN Chemistry student, a massive football fan and a Christian, he's also got some great ideas and perspectives on treating others with kindness and respect which we could all do with taking notes from. Listen with an open mind and feel free to share the episode with your friends if you enjoy it!! 

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Things mentioned in this episode:

Bible verses Matt spoke about:

Matthew 22:33-40 (Jesus' Greatest Commandments)

Jeremiah 29:11 (Hope and a Future)

Matthew 14:22 (Jesus walks on water)

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Frustrated with always hearing all about our impending doom and our dying planet? Lucy's here to offer a different perspective on the climate crisis in this episode which should hopefully leave you feeling empowered to do something about the challenges we face (rather than wanting to just bury your head in the sand). Focusing on the problems is only creating guilt, inaction and anger, but if we start putting the solutions that exist already into action, we might start to actually improve the situation. So, let's talk about what we can do!!

In this episode, Lucy explains some of the things she's learnt through engaging with the work of the incredible organisation Project Drawdown, who focus on stopping catastrophic climate change. From educating girls across the globe to green energy production, they've calculated that if the solutions we have now are scaled up, we are capable of reversing global warming. What are we waiting for?!

"We don't need a few people doing it perfectly. We need everyone making changes imperfectly."

If you're a Uni of Nottingham student/alumni and want to add your name to a letter regarding climate change action for the Vice-Chancellor, do so here!! Thank you.

A really informative article on Educating Girls (here)

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Things mentioned in this episode: 

Project Drawdown - their website (here) & their book 'Drawdown' (here)

A Life On Our Planet - film by David Attenborough on Netflix

Ted Talk: "No matter where we work, every job is a climate job now" (here)

Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts Podcast (listen here) - spoke about the Future of Economics episode

Leah's Fieldnotes YouTube channel (here)

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"Life can only be understood backwards, but must be lived forwards." - Soren Kierkegaard

Journaling has so many amazing benefits, from keeping on top of your mental health and thinking ahead to the future, to reframing past experiences and documenting the highs and lows of your life! Regular journaling has been a game changer for Lucy so she's here in this episode to give you her tips and tricks for starting, keeping up the habit and making it work for you as well as some prompts to get you thinking! Hope this chat is insightful and one that you can come back to if you're just hopping on the journaling bandwagon - which has space for anyone and everyone by the way, regardless of your age, gender or lifestyle! Lots of love to all you lovely listeners and happy journaling x

Prompts from the episode! Don't be afraid to get creative or be honest.

1. How are you holding yourself back from doing something you really want to do?

2. What does your day-to-day life look like in an ideal world in 1, 5 or 10 years time?

3. Write a list of things you're grateful for today - maybe 5 people, 5 things you take for granted, 5 material items, 5 things you love to do.

4. What went well today? What was challenging about today? What can you learn from these things?

5. What's the 1 thing you most want to remember from today?

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Things mentioned in this episode:

Jo Franco's journaling video (watch here)

Nathaniel Drew's Skillshare course, "Document Your Life" - click here for a 14 day free trial of Skillshare 

The Defining Decade by Meg Jay (a must read for all 20 somethings)

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi (my inspiration for starting to document my life through journaling - such a good book)

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"Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they're finished." - Daniel Gilbert

Season 4 is here!! This episode is all about the many ways in which adopting a growth mindset as opposed to a fixed one will enable you to be more resilient, motivated, open and successful in the long run. It's such a powerful tool - if you can train your mind to see opportunity in every difficulty and to reframe "I'm not good at this," to "I'm not good at this YET," then you'll experience long-term fulfilment, growth and happiness even as things inevitably challenge you.  Lucy chats you through several growth mindset frameworks and sends love to anyone having a tough time at the moment- it's so okay to not be okay right now. Hopefully the podcast can be an escape from things that are getting you down if life is tough right now. x

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Things mentioned in this episode:

Ted Talks: Dan Gilbert: 'The Psychology of Your Future Self.' (watch here) and Carol Dweck: 'The Power of Believing You Can Improve.' (watch here)

'The Nila Extract' URN radio show (listen on Spotify here)

YouTube video on the 'Above or Below the line' framework (here)

'Breath' - 30 Day Yoga series by Yoga with Adriene (destress here ;) )

Reasons To Stay Alive by Matt Haig (book) - recommend this to anyone and everyone

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"We focus too much on what we seem to be, rather than who we actually are." - Lucy Woodward

Lucy's chatting all things social media in this episode, including its effects on our mental health, echo chambers of disinformation and its power as a tool for social change. If you were equally shocked by the storming of the US Capitol last week, have ever struggled with comparison and low self-worth while scrolling through Instagram or sometimes feel more isolated than connected from being on social media, this one's for you. Lucy offers her thoughts on the huge role social media plays in our lives as well as some advice for giving your mind well-deserved a break from it all! 

If you have any thoughts you'd be happy to share after listening, head over to @spacetolearnpodcast on Instagram or send an email to [email protected] - any opinions are valid and welcome, let's continue this discussion.

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Things mentioned in the episode:

YouTube video on Dopamine (watch here)

Jo Franco's YouTube channel: her video 'How to *finally* start journaling' (here) and her video 'Let's talk about race and how to be an ally' (here).

Leah's Fieldnotes YouTube channel (here)

The Matcha Diaries podcast, previously Matcha moments (here)

Treat People With Kindness music video (here)

I Am Greta documentary on BBC iPlayer - highly recommended!!

Space to Learn episode, 'We Need To Save Our Planet' (listen here)

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"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

In this first episode of 2021 Lucy's discussing the benefits of setting goals for yourself and things to keep in mind as you set them in order to actually achieve what you set out to do! From dreaming big to focusing on the actions rather than the end result, hopefully you'll be able to set some actionable, exciting new goals for the new year after listening. Lucy also chats about some of her goals for next year to spark some inspiration for yours, including mindset habits as well as tangible things. Wishing you all a very happy 2021! Thank you for tuning in!

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Things mentioned in this episode:

Nathaniel Drew's video : 'How to Reinvent Yourself in 2021' 

Drawdown, The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming, edited by Paul Hawken

The Defining Decade by Meg Jay

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Struggles, accomplishments and lessons learnt, Lucy's getting honest with it all in this final episode of 2020 (yay it's finally over!!). For most of us, 2020's been a difficult year, but reflecting on the things that went well as well as the things that didn't is so important and will hopefully help us feel more connected and less alone through the inevitable ups and downs of life. Lucy talks about her mental health, her recent break-up and how yoga and mindfulness have made a huge impact this year. To anyone who's having a tough time at the moment, know that it will get better and that you're amazing. Sending lots of love and wishing everyone a very happy and healthy New Year!!

Things mentioned in this episode:

Podcasts!!

Growing with the flow - Nayna Florence

Acting my Age with Rohini Elyse

The Creative Key - Laura Medley

The Ella Ringrose Podcast

Manifest with Tori DeSimone

Not Overthinking - Ali & Taimur Abdaal

The Real Reel Podcast - Natalie Barbu

Reversing Climate Change -Nori

Just Break Up Podcast - Sierra DeMulder and Sam Blackwell

Books!

One Of Us Is Lying - Karen M McManus

No One Is Too Small To Make A Difference - Greta Thunberg

Netflix!

The Queen's Gambit

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