Nobody Panic

Struck by Cupid's arrow but the other person doesn't even know you exist? Memorising their timetable so you accidentally pass them in the corridor? Going completely mad with unrequited love or even unrequited friendship? The official harbingers of love, Stevie and Tessa, walk you back from the edge of your feelings and admit they don't know what harbinger means.

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Recorded by Naomi Parnell and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.

Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.

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Sick with nerves at the thought of receiving feedback, even when you've requested it? Burst into tears the moment anyone suggests you're anything less than perfect? Stevie and Tessa delve into the hows and why and whats of criticism, and how you can powerfully take it in your stride.

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Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.

Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.

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Tessa (extreme DIY enthusiast, recently bought the dungarees Pamela Anderson wears in Home Improvement) and Stevie (once tried to hammer a nail with a pan) walk through the seven tools for any beginner tool kit, attempt to identify some drill bits and confirm that it’s all about confidence confidence confidence (and Polyfilla).

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Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.

Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.

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Did you know self-sabotage has an evolutionary benefit? That's why pretty much everyone has, at one point or another, consciously or subconsciously screwed something up because they were scared they'd fail if they tried properly. Stevie and Tessa go through their own self-sabotaging behaviour as well as techniques for accepting it, moving through it, and not beating themselves up over it. 

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Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.

Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.

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Stevie and Tessa learn all about stars and how to stargaze with Abigail Beall author of The Art of Urban Astronomy - featuring some excellent questions such as “What is the Milky Way?” and “How do people see stars from the Earth when they are such a long way away?” and “If aliens are really far away looking at us, won’t they be seeing into the past? So is the Earth covered in dinosaurs to them?”. Mind-blowing business. 

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Buy her book The Art of Urban Astronomy: A Guide to Stargazing, Wherever You Are here.

Helpful Stargazing Sites Mentioned:

earthsky.org

stellarium.org

Night Sky App

Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.

Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.

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It might be a different Christmas to what you're used to, you might be spending it alone, with friends rather than family, or maybe you've lost someone. Stevie and Tessa look at ways to get through the Christmas of this, the worst year in recent memory, with as much festive cheer as possible. 

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Recorded by Ben Williams and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.

Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.

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Trying to have a more ethical Christmas this year? TesSanta Claus Coates, and Stevie MarTin Soldier from The Nutcracker, are taking Christmas very seriously/ They discuss making your own wrapping paper, shopping from independent businesses, buying local, and making small good changes. 

ALSO - since we can't have a Christmas party this year, we're running a secret Santa gift exchange! Find all the details here.

Alternative Book Recommendations

Hive: www.hive.co.uk

Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org

Sharing/ Surplus Recommendations

Neighbourly: www.neighbourly.com/service/product-surplus

Olio: olioex.com

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Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.

Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.

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Feeling down when the nights get darker? Tessa realised she has SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder - a few years ago and, while Stevie doesn’t, they’ve both done a lot of intense googling, so take a look at whether light boxes work, going outside is really the key and how Tessa can stop crying all the time when it’s dark.

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Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.

Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.

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Stevie and Tessa have worked from home for years but still have a TERRIBLE work/life balance - in this episode they work out how to separate the two, especially during lockdown and especially if you don’t have a massive house with an office. And a lovely mahogany desk. That looks out over a babbling brook. 

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Recorded by Ben Williams and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.

Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.

Follow Nobody Panic on Twitter @NobodyPanicPod

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Struggling to be single during lockdown? Stevie and Tessa got so many requests for this that they chatted to their single pals and collated some motivational, hopefully helpful advice to get you through now this period of time where nobody can legally date anyone. Absolute state of it.

Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic

Recorded by Naomi Parnell and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.

Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.

Follow Nobody Panic on Twitter @NobodyPanicPod

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.