"Refusing to accept a bad day is like trying to stop the rain from falling."

Grab your snorkels because we're going deep in this episode. I chat about my spiritual beliefs, experiences with finding perspective through tough times and outlook on the highs and lows of life. Somewhere along the way in the last few years I’ve developed a pretty strong sense of ‘everything is working out for me to end up where I need to and be who I need to be’ (even if that involves some pretty hard experiences). It's a bit of a brain dump so I hope you enjoy the honesty can find something to take away. 

I discuss things that cause friction and feel uncomfortable that stop us from doing what we really want to do, as well as seeking comfort in the bigger picture. Would love to hear your thoughts on this one!! get in touch @lucytalks_ on instagram.

Thank you so much for being here, I appreciate it so much:)

Follow or subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts! New episodes every Monday. Lots of love! Lucy x

Music: Riviera by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com

"I've come to terms with the fact that you can't be perfect."

This week on the podcast I chatted with Freya Stewart Grant about intersectional feminism, how to use your voice to make positive change while acknowledging your privilege as well as her experiences with sexism in STEM. Freya is the host of 'Hysterical Woman' and a fellow physics student at UoN. We had such a thought-provoking and engaging conversation that I hope will leave you feeling inspired to use your voice and let it be heard - which is something Freya does brilliantly, and with so much self-awareness.

I definitely recommend listening to Hysterical Woman for more in depth chats about these topics, her guests are amazing and from such a diverse range of perspectives. She aims to amplify marginalised voices that are often overlooked through an intersectional feminist lens. We also recorded an episode on sustainability that you can listen to over there soon... keep your eyes peeled!

links and fun things:

o Hysterical Woman Podcast - listen on spotify here and follow on instagram @hystericalwoman.podcast

o [email protected] to get in touch with Freya about anything we spoke about

o    @lucytalks_ on insta to stay up to date with the pod

Follow or subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts! New episodes every Monday. Lots of love! Lucy x

What does your ideal life look like? Are you making choices that will help you to get there?

In this episode I discuss why I find so much value in intention setting, how to do it and the things I would love to get out of this year of uni - which somehow is my final year!! I've found that setting intentions for the day, week, month or year ahead helps me so much to feel happy with the decisions I make and to feel centred in who I am. Big yes to that. Hope you find something that resonates with you and that it inspires you to do some of your own intention setting, it's such a powerful tool.

Enjoy & share with a friend who might also enjoy the pod!! Thank you for listening.

Music: Riviera by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com

Updates on insta @lucytalks_ <3

Follow or subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts! New episodes every Monday. Lots of love! Lucy x

"Life is an experiment."

Welcome back, thank you for tuning in! This week I'm trying something different, a new 'diary entry' style podcast ep with snippets every day from my meditation experiences. I love the mindset of being open to trying new things and treating your life a bit like a science experiment - mixing things up, adding new things in to your routine etc. just to see if it can lead to something better! And if it fails, you've learnt something!

So I challenged myself to seven days of consistent daily meditation practice to prove to myself I could do it and to get back into meditating - needed some calm and clarity in my life!! Listen to find out how I found the week of meditation and whether I'll now be setting off to Tibet to become a monk.

Enjoy! And if you choose to start a meditation habit of your own, let me know!!

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links to all the meditations:

day one: joe dispenza mediation ‘create a new reality’ on youtube

day two: daily calm, ten minute mindfulness meditation by ‘calm’ on youtube

day three: 10 minute healing meditation (divine healing to heal disease) by manifest with jess on youtube

day four: ten minute manifestation meditation by manifest with jess on youtube

day five: yoga/meditation video by yoga with adrienne

day six: insight timer meditation for sleep - really recommend the app!

day seven: yoga/meditation video by yoga with adrienne

healthline article on the science of meditation benefits for your physical and mental health

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Do you feel like a lucky person?

All the big questions in this week's episode! Is luck a mindset? Are we taking opportunities that are right under our noses? Can we make ourselves more lucky?

Like most of us, I used to think that luck was something completely out of our control, but what if our mindset influences what we see in the world around us. I loved researching and recording for this one - hope you find it interesting and that it offers a new way of looking at the idea of luck! I speak about the distinction between luck and privilege, psychology studies by Prof. Richard Wiseman on self-described 'lucky' and 'unlucky' people, the 'luck factor' and whether our mental health influences how opportunistic we are. 

Enjoy the episode!! And let me know your thoughts @lucytalks_ on instagram, I loveee hearing what you think!

links:

o Deep Dive episode with Prof Richard Wiseman 'The Sure-Fire Way to be Luckier in Life'

o Triggernometry episode with Dr Christian Busch 'The Science of Making Your Own Luck'

o Article on the 'Luck Factor': http://richardwiseman.com/resources/The_Luck_Factor.pdf

Music: Riviera by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com

Follow or subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts! New episodes every Monday. Lots of love! Lucy x

“Well, why not?” 

Dr. Laura McGuire is a Research Fellow in the department of Psychology at Edge Hill University. Her PhD research focused on tackling an issue of global importance, namely, why consumers are not doing more to change their behaviour in the face of the threat posed by climate change. In this episode, we discussed the decisions she's made along the way to create the career she has today, in which she's doing work that she's passionate about.

I loved this conversation so much - Laura’s attitude of saying yes to things, learning new things & growing in confidence is so inspiring throughout. Laura chats about her work in primary schools, teaching children about climate change through creative methods as well as her time at Italia Conti working towards a BA in Acting.

Hope you enjoy listening!! Thank you for tuning in.

"rejection is redirection"

Heya how are we doing?! Bucket loads of honesty and reflection for you in this week's chat, so buckle up:) I've been thinking a lot lately about how most things in life are very unpredictable and changeable, and although that's so hard to accept it's also kind of freeing? After all, if you can't get rid of the uncertainty, you've just got to make the best of each situation as it comes and move on. 

Also, if we could remove the uncertainty, would we want to? Would it make us happier?

Enjoy the episode<3

links:

struthless youtube channel

unjaded jade youtube channel

Lucy Talks instagram

Hi! We've got a good lil episode for you today!!

This week, I spoke to James Faulkner about his experiences doing a PhD at the University of Cambridge, the applications of his research for sustainable and more efficient batteries and the lessons that he's learnt about managing goals and expectations while studying! We ended up going down some really interesting tangents about language, the pros of interdisciplinary research and doing something you can have the most impact in. And if you're interested in going to uni in Cambridge or have always wanted to visit the city, James shares his top places to visit and his fave things to do!

enjoy the ep!:)

Instagram: @lucytalks_

Music: Riviera by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com

Hi everyone! Welcome back to the podcast!!

Today I'm chatting with one of my uni lecturers, Prof. Moriarty, about what makes really good science communication, managing mental health as an academic and bridging the gap with those people who you really do not see eye to eye with. 

I found this to be such a thought-provoking and engaging conversation so I hope it changes the way you think about debating with people who you disagree with, or even better leads to some more productive and meaningful conversations! Let me know your thoughts on instagram @lucytalks_, I love hearing what you took away from the episode!

Please follow or subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts, it's free and helps me out:) New episodes every Monday!! Lots of love, Lucy x

links:

o Prof. Moriarty's blog 

o Sixty Symbols YouTube channel

Music: Riviera by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com

Hi everyone! Welcome to the first episode of Lucy Talks and the start of a new chapter... I'm so excited to get going again with the pod & hope you'll stick around for episodes every Monday morning! 

Since I'm all about honesty, I thought I'd start the relaunch off with a chatty, get to know me style episode where you hear from my closest pals what I'm really like. I had so much fun recording this and hope it's a good one to get a better sense for who I am as a person so that you can come back to future episodes feeling like it's a conversation with a friend. 

I dive into my biggest fears, biggest goals and favourite things & was actually so impressed by how accurate my friends and family were with these answers... a lil bit too accurate at times tbh!

Thank you so much for tuning in! It feels really good to be back xxx

links to things I mentioned!

o    @growingwiththeflow_podcast

o    @bespoke_pet_drawings

o    @lucytalks_

Follow or subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts! New episodes every Monday. Lots of love! Lucy x

Music: Riviera by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com