Muddling Through

Muddling Through

By Antonia Holligan and Charlotte DempsterEducationSelf-Improvement
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Muddling Through episodes

  • Muddling Through Holiday Planning and Money Saving Tips

    Helloooo and welcome back to another episode of Muddling Through!

    In this week's episode, we chat about all of our top holiday planning and money saving tips, as well as some of the best ones we have found online! We are fast approaching holiday season and we simply cannot wait!! However, life is expensive and so finding ways to save money or stretch the pounds are invaluable, and so we thought we would share some of our faves. We discuss everything from the best ways to save money on flights and car hire, to how get cute holiday outfits without splurging. We also just love holiday planning full stop so any excuse!

    We hope you find some of these tips useful and helpful for planning all of your summer adventures!

    - C & A xxx

    47 min
  • Muddling Through AR+CO - Let's Talk Brand & Business

    In this week’s episode we are joined by Amy, Stacey and Molly, the amazing business women behind the vegan leather accessory brand, AR+CO.

    We discussed the inspiration and story behind AR+CO, the highs and lows of running your own business (whilst having other jobs and kids!), and the brand’s focus on ethical and sustainable fashion. We also get to hear how women empowerment is a driving force behind AR+CO, and how their own life experiences have made this focus all the more important. We also got to hear Amy, Stacey and Molly’s top tips for other aspiring business owners.
    We absolutely loved this conversation - we hope you do too!
    PSA: AR+CO are kindly offering Muddling Through listeners a 10% off code to use at checkout, valid until the end of April.
    Code: Muddle10
    Go go go!!!

    45 min
  • Muddling Through Cafe Pomelo - Let's Talk Food & Business

    This week we had the pleasure of chatting to Jun, owner and chef at Cafe Pomelo, about all things business and food. We discussed the process of opening Cafe Pomelo, the biggest struggles of being a business owner and also the most rewarding parts. We picked Jun’s brain about where the inspiration for Cafe Pomelo came from and what his biggest piece of advice would be for someone thinking about opening their own business!

    Of course, we also discussed the food and asked Jun about where he takes inspiration from when developing the menu, who taught him how to cook and what his death row meal would be!

    Jun, you are an inspiration and we’re an absolute delight to speak to - thank you so much for coming on this episode!

    Watch this space, big things are coming for this guy!

    Ps - swipe for some banging food pics, Cafe Pomelo have some pop ups coming up soon so make sure you check out their Instagram page and book in before it’s too late 🍜

    59 min
  • Mudding Through Self Doubt and an Imposter Syndrome Revisit

    Heyyyyy friends, welcome back!

    In this episode we revisit our old friend imposter syndrome but look at it through a fresh set of specs. We discuss how social constructs allow many people to believe they have imposter syndrome when they don't necessarily, the negative impacts of hustle culture and the realisation that even those you think most likely to avoid mistakes, likely make them every day!

    We also discuss the importance of backing yourself and taking that leap of faith... it could lead to great things. 

    Before we chat about any of that however, please do enjoy a solid 20 minute catchup on our lives and a good old ramble - it's what we do best. 

    Love 

    C & A 

    xxx


    45 min
  • Muddling Through Life Without Socials
    In today's episode we are lucky to be joined by the lovely Isla to chat about how she finds life being (mostly) social media free. We discuss the pros and cons of life without social media, and Isla gives actionable tips on how to reduce social media time. We also get to hear how living without Instagram has helped Isla to stop seeking validation for her looks from Instagram likes, or from fitting the “instagram aesthetic”. She also explains how ditching the socials allows you to reclaim control not only over your time, but all aspects of your life, including your thoughts and interests. We found this episode super interesting and eye opening - we hope you do too!! - C & A xxx
    54 min
  • Muddling Through Friendships (Part 2)

    This week we discuss friendships ( again ) ! In this episode we chat about inner circles getting smaller, making friends becoming harder, and the importance of maintaining and nurturing the friendships you do have amongst many other things. 

    Thanks so much to everyone who answered our instagram polls - you can find us @muddlingthrough_

    We hope you enjoy <3 

    Love 

    C & A 

    xxx

    37 min
  • Muddling Through 2022 and Preparing For 2023

    Hello everyone - we hope you haven't forgotten who we are! 

    After a v long break, we are super excited to be back recording. What better way to start a new year, and a new season than to reflect on 2022, and focus on our mindset, goals and aspirations for 2023. 

    We find it so useful and rewarding to take the time to think about how we have been feeling over the last year, and think about ways which we can learn and grow from it, whilst aiming to make 2023 an even more rewarding and fun year! 

    We hope you enjoy this chatty episode and we are SO PLEASED to be back!!! 

    Lots of love 

    - C & A xxx

    50 min
  • Muddling Through Living With Cancer as a Young Person
    We were very lucky to have our bestest friend Katie join us on this weeks episode to speak about her journey with cancer. Katie was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma at the beginning of 2019 and has been on a crazy journey since then, one that we are incredibly proud of her for!
    Join us on todays episode whilst we chat to Katie about what it’s like being a young person with cancer, the ways in which she dealt with it, how she remains such a positive bean and the importance of knowing your body when there is something wrong and checking yourself!!
    Big thank you to Katie for coming on the podcast and we hope that this episode reminds you that everyone is fighting their own battles and to be kind, always ❤️
    46 min
  • Muddling Through Insecurities
    Helloooo everyone! ✨ In this weeks episode we Muddle Through our biggest insecurities together. We hope that by talking about topics like body image, sexuality and intelligence we can help you know that you’re not alone in any insecurities that you have, and that these do not define you and can be combatted! We hope you enjoy this episode and our usual ramblings! Love C & A xxx
    42 min
  • Muddling Through Reclaiming Your Life

    Hellloooo everyone and Happy Sunday!! 

    In this week's episode we talk about the things you can do to reclaim yo life! We discuss the concept of time, how we use it, and how we should view it. Each person has an average of 4000 weeks on this planet, but we discuss how this does not mean that you should be feeling stressed to use everyday "productively", but rather doing the things that bring you joy - which we have found it a harder concept to get our head around than you would think! 

    We also discuss the importance of confidence, and whilst it is not necessarily something that we all have bags of, we can do things every day to help build and maintain our confidence levels. 

    We hope you enjoy this episode!

    - C & A xxx

    42 min

About Muddling Through

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Hello everyone and welcome to Muddling Through, hosted by us, two Scottish best friends, Antonia and Charlotte.