Nobody Panic

It was easy when we were kids but now we're adults, why is friend-making so hard? Stevie and Tessa try to work out how to make adult friends without coming across like a weirdo and Tessa discovers she's actually a lot more socially awkward than she thought she was.

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Where does guilt come from? Is there an evolutionary reason we feel it? How can we stop? Tessa and Stevie delve into the realms of guilt to work out how you can feel lighter about not going to Jonathan's birthday.

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Comedian, computer programmer and all-round great gal Olga Koch walks Tessa and Stevie through her specialist subject - dating. And let me tell you, she's amazing at it. Learn where to go, what questions to ask, how to peace out when they turn to be weird. Plus you can hear Tessa becoming completely infatuated with Olga in real time. It's a banger of an episode.

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Moving back home with your parents once you've done the big "OFF I GO TO MAKE IT ON MY OWN" goodbye speech can be hard. Tessa's done it twice and both Stevie and Tessa have some advice for anyone who has found themselves lying in their childhood bed again. Spoiler: it's all about perspective.

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Could be a boyfriend OR girlfriend, but what do you do if your friend has picked up a steaming heap of utter bin? Stevie and Tessa go through the options and try to work out how to go about telling them. Or not telling them. Tessa uses a hypothetical man's name (Jonathan Tibsdale) and we'd like to apologise to any Jonathan Tibsdales listening: we do not mean you.

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Stevie has a rescue tortoise called Doctor Alison Parker and Tessa once bought a horse in a Mcdonalds carpark. Never have two people been more qualified to address the nation on everything you need to know about looking after an animal. Find out more at howtobuyapet.org.uk!

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Thought you'd be married with seven kids and a £350k job at 25? That was incredibly optimistic. But seriously, most of us fall foul of feeling like we're lagging behind in the quest for The Perfect Life, whether that's your job, your relationship (or lack thereof) or the fact that you can't keep a plant alive. Stevie and Tessa work out how to stop worrying about what you're doing when, and how we can all stop being so hard on ourselves.

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Got a Miranda Priestly, a David Brent or an Ebenezer Scrooge on your hands? Or even a James Cameron who once nailed a runner's cellphone to the wall. Get in here for some hard won advice on which battles to pick, how to get out ahead of micro-management and Stevie's really very good Kiera Knightly impression.

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Tessa KNOWS about netball teams. Stevie has started going for walks on a treadmill while listening to podcasts about Incels. Both are quite damning of wing defence as a position and have a load of tips on how to get into sport when you're absolutely nothing like Roger Federer.

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Nervous? Palms are sweaty? Something about your mother's spaghetti already? Get in here. Stevie and Tessa talk techniques for getting through that presentation/meeting/wedding speech without having to breathe into a paper bag. From where to put your hands to how to fake confidence.

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