Navigating Your Twenties

In this special bonus episode, Kate chats to Tahmid Chowdhury, listed in Forbes Under Thirty and founder of Here for Good. At just 22, Tahmid founded Here for Good, a charity providing free immigration advice to EEA nationals and their family members living in the UK. Amazingly, the charity is supported by the UK Home Office, Trust for London and the Mayor of London. Tahmid reveals all his top tips on how to turn a hobby or a side hustle into a job and how, with a little bit of self-belief, you really can launch your own business. Tahmid also explains how to make a business model, how to register your business or charity, finding your purpose and managing goals & expectations. Plus, they chat about the admin involved, finance, asking for help and why it’s great to make mistakes. This episode was also played on BBC Radio Lancashire along with a little chat about the podcast; you can catch up on BBC Sounds.

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Kate drops in to chat to dear friend Tascha Von Uexkull, workshop facilitator for Little Artists London and the Victoria & Albert Museum, for a chat all about creativity and experimentation in your twenties. Psychologists say we reinvent ourselves more in our twenties than any other age and that creativity peaks in this decade. They chat all about finding your creative spark, changing your mind about who you are & what you want. putting yourself out there and how to use creativity to thrive and grow. Follow the adventure on Instagram and Facebook @navigatingyourtwentiespodcast and contact [email protected] for enquiries.

Kate is joined by TV Editor Will Clarke for a *very* juicy chat about dating apps and all the disastrous dates that arise from them. From hooking up in a budget hotel with chicken wings to being propositioned to be a step-dad, there's no holding back, as per. They chat all about misleading photos, catfishing, setting rogue age ranges, receiving dodgy voice notes and even dodgier chat up lines. Has traditional romance become love at first swipe? Do dating apps make us less likely to approach a fittie in a bar? Are dating apps a form of online shopping for fun flings in your twenties? Plus, they gossip all about finding best pals from first dates, being asked for sexual acts in public and the rudest thing a date has ever done.  Please note, these opinions are not professional since Kate and Will are both still on dating apps and therefore clearly do not know what they're doing... Follow the adventure @navigatingyourtwentiespodcast on Instagram & Facebook. For partnership enquires email: [email protected]

Kate is joined by Anna-Marie Descartes, presenter and creative entrepreneur, to chat about the *gulp* quarter-life crisis. Affecting a whopping 86% of millennials, they'll laugh off all the funny and eye-opening moments that come with not having a clue. What triggers the crisis and does our glorification of being 'busy' and ‘stressed’ contribute towards it? Is our generation, the Peter Pan Generation, more likely to experience it than our elders? They'll chat all about the advice they've received, the psychology and science behind a quarter-life crisis and how to overcome it. Is the crisis actually a good thing? Does it encourage us to keep pushing for more? Plus, they'll share what helps them navigate their twenties and the perplexity that comes with it.

Kate is joined by DJ and badass Doctor-in-the-making Arjun Nayar as they chat all about budget travelling in your twenties and why it’s as important as your vitamins. They’ll divulge all their funny stories, stupid mistakes and all the times they were too drunk abroad. From nearly getting busted by cops for underage drinking to taking a nap on the edge of the Grand Canyon, there’s been a fair share of outrageous decisions abroad. They’ll also divulge nearly dying from hitchhiking, travelling solo across Asia, trekking through the Himalayas and nearly falling of a rooftop building. Plus, they’ll get deep about why travellingis so important and transformative at this age. Follow @navigatingyourtwentiespodcast on Instagram and Facebook to join the sit-com of your twenties. © Music from filmmusic.io "Life of Riley" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Kate is joined by AJ Hartley, founder of Zenaya Yoga, for a deep chat about tough times and why they’re beautifully transformative, especially in your twenties. Does ‘productivity culture’ in young people provoke an unhealthy relationship with failure? Do we expect too much of ourselves, especially when times are tough? From moving country after a break-up to being rejected from a job only to shortly be offered a better job, they chat all about how failure is actually a blessing in disguise. How do we manifest gratitude and calmness in tough situations? There’s real talk on the two mindsets, the ‘fixed mindset’ and the ‘growth mindset’, and how we can shift our brains to view failures and tough times as positive. Plus, they chat about how ‘not having your shit together’ seems like a tough time but is actually liberating and crucial in your twenties for self-development, growth and discovery. Follow @navigatingyourtwentiespodcast on Instagram and Facebook to join the sit-com of your twenties. © Music from https://filmmusic.io "Life of Riley" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Kate is joined by Saba Masood as they get chat all about alcohol - otherwise known as truth juice. They reveal their best and worst drunk stories, biggest mistakes, all the times that beer goggles caused regrets, the pressures of drinking to seem “fun”, the first time they got drunk, blacking out, making friends on a night out and all the drunken times they wish they could erase from their memories. And of course, what episode on drunken antics would be complete without chatting about hangxiety, the morning after and guilt. Follow the podcast on Instagram/Facebook @navigatingyourtwentiespodcast. © Music from https://filmmusic.io "Life of Riley" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

*Apologies for the audio quality in this episode* As a brand new year and decade dawns, Kate is joined by Michael Sheridan, TV Producer and founder of the Manchester Creative Network, to chat deep about creating your dream life, setting goals and being content. How do we set goals without being hard on ourselves? How do we love ourselves more to give ourselves our best life? And how do we find our “glow” to attract the very best things in our life? Follow the podcast on Instagram/Facebook @navigatingyourtwentiespodcast. © Music from https://filmmusic.io "Life of Riley" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Why is dating in your twenties an unholy combination of a sit-com and a tragedy?

Kate is joined by Adam & Yasmin as they confess to all their first date disasters. From kissing another guy whilst on a date to getting hit on whilst on the bus, navigating the dating scene is nothing less than entertaining. They’ll be discussing their weirdest turn-ons, awkward conversations about an ex, ghosting a bad date, terrible chat-up lines and all the times they’ve wanted to run out of a date. Follow the podcast on Instagram/Facebook @yourtwentiespodcast.

© Music from https://filmmusic.io

"Life of Riley" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)