hiii, happy new year!!! <3

this ep was recorded in early December and is very much stream of consciousness, which means I open many tabs as I go, but I promise everything gets tied together with a pretty bow in the end! it was past midnight when I recorded it as well, so my energy is a bit all over the place... calmer than my usual self at times, sleepy voice here and there, but nothing that takes away from the insights and ideas I pulled together here. hope you like it!!!

kinda wished I had published this sooner, but while editing I realised it is a good beginning of the year ep on gratitude, feeling lucky and the power we have to devote our attention to that which fills us with life!

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hii, I'm back!! and talking about other people's words and how they resonate with me. things get quite deep, and we love it.

ps: I missed you!!! <3

things referenced & mentioned:

“I find it hard to believe anything really bad about myself when I consider how much he loves me.” ― Beautiful World Where Are You by Sally Rooney

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ― Margaret Mead

Audiobook Table For One by Emma Gannon

A Complete Unknown, movie with Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan

ep from my fave podcast (in Portuguese) Gostosas e choronas "teoria do tá barato"

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romanticizing the realisation of our unutterable aloneness, hey!

lots of books mentioned in this one:

The Artist's Way

Letters To a Young Poet

Untamed

The Creative Act

other things mentioned:

Wild Geese ep on agency

poem Tincture by Andrea Gibson (scroll down till you reach the video!)

Substack note by Gabi Abrão

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an episode inspired by a perspective on boredom Iman shared towards the end of this yt video. plus a bit of a part two to the Party of One ep "the urge to throw my phone against a wall". it's all about rebelling against the rich white men that own the apps that try to own our minds and not letting our phones be our default exit from boredom land.

x Mila

a fever dream stream of consciousness ep in which I, quite literally!!!, just needed to hear myself think. I offer you no real answers, but a great deal of questions. I'd say they matter more anyway...

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things mentioned in the ep:

Wild Geese Podcast Ep

An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures* by Clarice Lispector

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let's talk about phone addiction, mine and yours — and what we can do about it!!!

mentioned in the ep:

→ microdosing silence by chloe violette

→ Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity

→ Cell Phone Usage Stats 2025: Americans Check Their Phones 205 Times a Day

→ These are the number of days (months) you waste depending on your phone usage.

→ Me, my phone and I by Caoilainn Lander

→ your cultural consumption is just a curated coping mechanism by culture vulture

→ twenty things i'd rather do than be on my phone by jordan risa

→ seasonal calendar

& the poem I quoted from at the end was Mary Oliver's " The Summer Day"

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in this episode of Party of One, I talk about starting the slow, awkward journey of making friends as an adult after a recent job rejection made me realise I need to train the muscle of putting myself out there — even if I might be rejected.

I also share my early experience with Bumble bff, how to craft a thoughtful profile, and the effort it takes to move connections from the app into real life. plus, I introduce a new segment called Party Favour, where I share something I’ve been loving lately. <3

My Instagram, where you can see screenshots of my Bumble bff profile, as promised!

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motivation who? I want to be best friends with discipline from now on, thanks!

also, I very awkwardly introduced myself to one of our neighbours only to realise that he's a bit of a creep who also happens to be responsible for the upkeep of the garden just outside my bedroom balcony... thank god someone invented curtains!

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after an accidental hiatus I'm back today with what might be my favourite episode thus far!

tune in to dive into my newfound belief in taking it day by day and to laugh after hearing the story I tell in the podcast's newest segment: Meltdown Diaries.

I've realised I'm a bit of a hypocrite, wishing people around me were kinder, comparing them to kinder people I've met, all the while not being that kind myself.

this episode's a short and sweet reflection to make sure I stuck to regular scheduling. staying committed to myself and my goals feels good! <3