Do you trust your own timeline?Senalda watched people around her take completely different paths some settling down,some accelerating in their careers,some still figuring it out.From solo travelling across South America, to leading early careers at Adobe…Senalda's journey isn’t linear.But it’s intentional.Snippets of Serotonin from today's episode: • Letting go of comparison and external timelines • Making decisions, and backing them fully • Why growth often sits just outside your comfort zoneBecause maybe it’s not about being ahead or behind…it’s about being aligned.

What’s something you’d never sign up for?Now imagine doing it in front of 800 people.Lights.Crowd roaring.Gloves on.Your opponent across from you.No way out but through.That was Max.He didn’t sign up because he loved boxing.He signed up to take a chance on himself.What makes this episode so powerful isn’t just the result.it’s the story behind it:The emotional chaos of training,the moments he wanted to quit,the documentation that got him through it,the strange calm before the fight,the blur of adrenaline in the ring,and the come-down after proving to himself he could survive something that once felt impossible.This isn’t really an episode about boxing.It’s about fear.What we avoid.What we’re capable of.And how sometimes the thing that scares you mostbecomes the thing that changes you most.🎙️ New Simz Serotonin episode with Max Pearl, out now(Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Youtube)

Would you move to a country you know nothing about?

Hana did

One application.

One “why not.”

And suddenly... she’s living in Rwanda!

What she expected: a placement.

What she found: a completely different way of living.

Strangers becoming community.

Work fuled with intention. 

And somewhere between carbon projects, chance conversations, and teaching Pilates she’d never taught before…

she realised:

the life she previously thought she wanted… wasn’t it.

This episode isn’t just about travel.

It’s about what happens when you step into the unknown...and it quietly rewrites everything you thought you knew about success, routine, and yourself.

Because sometimes the biggest shift doesn’t come from planning your future…

it comes from trying a new environment.

🎙️ New Simz Serotonin episode with Hana El Sarky, out now

(Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Youtube)

“If you feel like the smartest person in the room… it’s time to leave.”

Dani did.

After years of doing what he was good at: leading, speaking, building, he made a decision most people avoid: starting again.

New room.

New identity.

Beginner energy.

From diving deeper into architecture (instead of avoiding it), to stepping into Latin & ballroom as a complete beginner…

This episode isn’t about confidence.

It’s about what happens after confidence, when you realise growth requires you to lose it again.

We chat about:

• The uncomfortable identity shift of starting over

• Why being “good” can quietly hold you back

• Making faith a core, not a convenience

Sometimes the next level of your life doesn’t come from doing more…

it comes from changing rooms.

🎙️ New SIMZ SEROTONIN episode with Dani — out now:

Available on Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts

When life gets full, some people pause.Ayush gets curious.Dancer since age 3, teacher at 14, and someone whose creativity shows up in everything he does.In this episode of SIMZ SEROTONIN, we talk about:• Why great teachers learn to read a room• The creative trap of getting attached to your first idea• How leadership is about adapting, not dictating

If you can’t socialise, travel, or shop… can you still be happy?

During lockdown, 14-year-old Eya didn’t just sit with that question, she acted on it.

In a cohort of adults, she became a certified happiness coach.

At 15, she wrote a positive psychology workbook for children in two weeks.

No AI.

No shortcuts.

Just 5:30am wake-ups and a genuine obsession with impact.

But this story isn’t about being “impressive.”

It’s about the discipline.

The doubt.

The commitment.

The courage to translate complex psychology into language a 6-year-old can understand, and to redesign the book herself when the original vision didn’t quite land.

This episode is about foundations.

Because what we try to untangle at 25, 35, or 45

often begins at 5.

If you care about mental health, ambition, or raising your internal standard…

this conversation will stay with you.

🎙️ New SIMZ SEROTONIN episode with Eya, out now.

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Youtube

From quietly questioning herself, to handstands, calisthenics, brand deals and a TEDx stage.

What changed wasn’t confidence.
It was exposure.

In this episode, Charlotte breaks down how:

• documenting progress (not perfection) rewired her self-belief

• posting to zero followers became her accountability system

• one conversation with a stranger created a butterfly effect

• and why skills grow faster when you let people see the process

This isn’t a fitness story.
It’s a story about what happens when you stop hiding.

🎙️ New episode of SIMZ SEROTONIN is out now.

On the Simz Serotonin Podcast, we talk about the 3Gs:

Grow. Glow. Go.

But today’s episode made me realise something:

Most people try to Glow first.

Amrita chose to Go first.

She didn’t wait to feel confident.

She trained.

She competed.

She learned.

And confidence arrived as a side effect.

In this episode:

Powerlifting becomes a metaphor for ambition

Routine becomes a form of self-trust

“I’m not ready” gets exposed as fear in a clean outfit

and we turn wellness into something sane again: small, consistent, human

If your 2026 goal is to stop overthinking and start moving: this is your episode.

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Youtube - choose your platform, and press start for your share of serotonin today!

There was no better way to close out Simz Serotonin in 2025 than with a conversation rooted in honesty, humour, and reflection. A conversation that feels like a deep breath.

Introducing my final guest of 2025, Ahmed!

Ahmed doesn’t claim to have life figured out. He embraces thinking out loud and lightens the journey of post-graduation, quiet pressures of your early 20s, and the lingering question many of us carry: of am I doing enough?

Let's end 2025 and enter the new year by encouraging conversations that feel familiar, but are rarely said out loud:

🌱 Why anxiety can be a sign of intention, not failure

🌱 Whether a 9 – 5 is distraction disguised in stability?

🌱 The real lessons that come from posting content – especially when no one's watching!

+ identity, sports, faith and more !

If you’re in your 20s, questioning your path, or learning to sit with uncertainty instead of fighting it, this episode will feel like a deep breath.

🎙️ Listen here:

👉 You can hear more from Ahmed on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ahmedali_m8

Imagine walking up to your lecturer on day one of uni to change your entire degree?

Nick did exactly that – and that one bold moment led him to his dream of moving to China 🇨🇳

Hearing Nick's stories and having conversations with him during my internship at Adobe taught me lots about leadership - hence, i'm very excited to have him join as a guest for today's episode of Simz Serotonin! Meet Nick Cornforth – Senior Manager, Customer Success (UK&I) at Adobe and Trustee at Tomorrow's Warriors.

Snippets of Serotonin from our chat:

• How living abroad builds empathy, identity and appreciation in unexpected ways (etc for British humour in Nick's case 🙌 )

• The art and traditions of staying connected, and cooking as a way to do so!

• Nick’s top recommendations from Podcasts like Eat Sleep Work Repeat by Bruce Daisley, to reads like Drive by Daniel Pink - and why they matter!

🎙️ Start your Friday with a dose of inspiration – tune in