Overthinking Central

i have some tea!!!

It rhymes with - 'I nearly got made redundant at work', try and guess what it is!!!

this episode is all about dissecting my feelings around the uncertainty of the situation, feeling like I'm already falling behind in 2025 and feeling guilty for feeling like I'm falling behind in 2025

also, I went to a dance class

in this episode, we're going to cover why we're a hobby generation (they make us forget about the dark reality of the housing market), why being a beginner at something is so good for us and give some hobby inspiration for 2025

manifesting a very fun year full of pottery painting and tumbling

feeling depressed/overwhelmed?

aren't we all

We tend to look forward to the festive season throughout the year. But when all the xmas presents have been exchanged (sorry, when Santa has delivered all the presents), all the food and alcohol have been consumed, and the family gatherings are over, what is left of us?

In this episode, I try to put into words why we feel the way we do after the holiday and what we should make of it, from seasonal depression to over-consumption guilt

Happy 2025 everyone

my birthday is in less than 2 weeks now

this episode is a reflection on time passing, december babies and not knowing anything about life yet - a little bit chaotic but never too much

i mostly wanted to talk about how delusional it feels to reach the end of your early twenties, the single period that is most glorified by everyone ("enjoy it, these are gonna be the best years of your life")

it certainly feels bittersweet. On the one side, there is still so much time, I'm only turning 24. I'm getting to know myself better. I'm happier and more secure than when i was 20, and it will only get better as I grow older

on the other side, it is terrifying. Next thing you know i'm gonna be 90 and i'll still be trying to figure out my career and if i wanna try swimming as a hobby

making friends in our 20s + I jammed my finger: these two themes are not related in any way

Since moving to London in 2023 this has become a major theme in my life so there's a lot to unpack

in this episode, we're going to talk about making friends as we get older (did I mention I'm turning 24 next month), how the friend-making process changes as we leave university and enter the workforce

I will be giving some practical tips because I have tried so many things so brace yourselves through the finger-jamming story because it gets better

tiktok profile is linked in profile and it's @rootingformyself

my self-esteem is not on point at the momenthopefully entering my mid-twenties in less than two months will make it better (rip 23) anyway I'm trying to take it easy in November and not think too much about what I look like, if everyone hates me and what if everyone I know is in a secret group chat where they say terrible things about me behind my back, that kind of thingsxx

ig: rooting4myself.podcast

in this episode your host Mareva (me lol) discusses lots of random topics halloween-related

this is perfect -not biased- if you are trying to get in the mood, to listen to while doing your halloween make-up, when baking the famous (in my world) Tesco chocolate cookies or as a little trick-or-treating soundtrack

actually no showing up to people's doorsteps with earphones on and demanding sweets in exchange for not egging their house is fairly rude, please don't associate me with this

have a great hallowmas

vulnerability is such a difficult word to pronounce

so yeah I have been trying to be more vulnerable but not massively successful so far though I have been doing a fairly good job at saying embarrassing things about myself in an attempt to open up and be more authentic

here are a few examples:

- I like to draw (idk why this was so hard)

- I don't know

- I'm still trying to make friends in London

- I have never done karaoke before (always seem to dodge it somehow)

- when I'm clubbing I'm just so awkward because I can't dance so I look like Chandler Bing

Anyways

This wasn't my best, I hope you still enjoy

also episode 10!!

I'm surrounded by people who do those amazing creative things (I spend too much time in shoreditch) so needed to make myself feel better. Here is my attempt at trying to make us all believe we all are extremely creative in our own little ways even if we aren't very good at expressing it in a very sleek professional artistic way like picasso (big meanie btw) and most people who make ig reels are

now I'm gonna go back to doing my paint-by-number thank you very much for listening ily

getting personal with this one, this is a topic which feels very broad and important, with so many people moving country, especially in their teens and early adulthood

in this episode, I discuss topics such as homesickness, speaking a new language, adapting to the unknown and French people being hairy (still don't get why this stereotype seems to be such a common one but oh hey, this is usually when I remind people I'm only half-French)