Subject to Change, with Esther and Annalise

Welcome to this episode of Subject to Change, with us - Esther and Annalise! In our final episode of the season we turn to talking about the city we’ve spent most of our 20s in so far - London. But fear not, even if you don’t live here, there will be plenty of relevant material for you. Esther discusses the human need for community and connection and the difficulty of finding these in big cities, and Annalise shares that the best networking often happens in the women’s toilets.

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References!

Noreena Hertz - The Lonely Century

Esther references Am-Dram. This is Amateur Dramatics, for the uninitiated 

Fame, performed by The Cygnet Players 14th-17th February 2024. Tickets here 

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Subject to Change is hosted and produced by Esther Platt and Annalise Halsall

Get in touch via email! [email protected]
Find us on instagram! @subjecttochange_pod

Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay

Thanks to Katherine Osborne for the genius behind our name

TW: discussion of bereavement, death and depression (though we promise there are moments of lightness and joy in this episode too!)

Welcome to this episode of Subject to Change, with us - Esther and Annalise! In this episode, we unpack how grief changes us and the grief that comes with change. In doing so Esther shares that she sees grieving like an elastic band, Annalise teaches us about ‘regrieving’ and ‘growing around grief’ and we go on an off-track detour into the theological problem of evil. 

This episode is full of thoughts and experiences that we’re still working out. As such- please hold everything we say lightly. We’re probably wrong about some stuff. 

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References

Cinema Therapy - https//www.youtube.com/@CinemaTherapyShow

Untangle Grief - @untanglegrief

Cruse Bereavement https://www.cruse.org.uk/

Best Friend Therapy @best.friend.therapy

Cole Arthur Riley @blackliturgies

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Some other resources

Grief Cast with Cariad Lloyd https://cariadlloyd.com/griefcast 

AtALoss Signposting service https://www.ataloss.org/ 

Good Grief (2023 film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19887550/

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Subject to Change is hosted and produced by Esther Platt and Annalise Halsall

Get in touch via email! [email protected]
Find us on instagram! @subjecttochange_pod

Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay

Thanks to Katherine Osborne for the genius behind our name

Welcome to this episode of Subject to Change, with us - Esther and Annalise! This time, we get really gushy about our friendships - how do we value our friendships in a culture that places romantic relationships at the top of the relational pyramid? And how do we deal with our friendships transforming as we - and our friends - experience our own Big Life Changes? Tune in as we chat about these questions, and Annalise's tummy makes some grumbly noises in the middle of Esther's poignant thoughts.

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References!

Dolly Alderton’s Everything I know about Love

Michelle Elman’s The Joy of Being Selfish - not mentioned by name, but this book and Michelle’s work is a big inspiration for how we’ve learned to express our boundaries and needs to each other.

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Subject to Change is hosted and produced by Esther Platt and Annalise Halsall

Get in touch via email! [email protected]
Find us on instagram! @subjecttochange_pod

Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay

Thanks to Katherine Osborne for the genius behind our name

Welcome to this episode of Subject to Change, with Esther and Annalise. This is the podcast where two twenty-something friends explore what it looks like to live with authenticity, integrity and perspective in times of transition.

We're on a Christmas break but we'll be back in full force on 3rd January, and as Esther says 'it's only uphill from here!'

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Subject to Change is hosted and produced by Esther Platt and Annalise Halsall

Get in touch via email! [email protected]
Find us on instagram! @subjecttochange_pod

Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay

Thanks to Katherine Osborne for the genius behind our name

Welcome to this episode of Subject to Change, with us - Esther and Annalise! In this episode we reflect on the power of rediscovering Fun in tough times, and reminisce about the day our flat transformed into an icy mountain peak. Annalise also ponders on importance of cake and Esther articulates The Secret to Life.

This episode is dedicated to our wonderful flatmates who made surviving multiple lockdowns possible.

No bears were harmed in the making of this podcast.

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References!

Esther references Am-Dram. This is Amateur Dramatics, for the uninitiated 

Fame, performed by The Cygnet Players 14th-17th February 2024. Tickets here 

Ice Cream for Breakfast by Laura Jane Williams

Touching the Void (2003). Film directed by Kevin Macdonald

We also mentioned our flat’s fun instagram account - it’s @goldersgreengals

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Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay

Subject to Change is hosted and produced by Esther Platt and Annalise Halsall

To contact us, email [email protected]

Social media:

@subjecttochange_pod

Thanks to Katherine Osborne for the genius behind our name

Subject to Change is hosted and produced by Esther Platt and Annalise Halsall

Get in touch via email! [email protected]
Find us on instagram! @subjecttochange_pod

Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay

Thanks to Katherine Osborne for the genius behind our name

Welcome to this episode of Subject to Change, with Esther and Annalise. This is the podcast where two twenty-something friends explore what it looks like to live with authenticity, integrity and perspective in times of transition.

TW: Depression, anxiety and general mental health experiences throughout the episode; mention of suicide briefly at 3:45. 

This episode is all about our brains! We talk about what mental health is, our experiences as young women in times of transition and what has helped us in the midst of change. We also learn that Annalise’s hair used to be inside her head, that Esther has discovered that she can’t think her way out of anxiety, and that ‘brain is brain and life is life’ (Anna Spence, nationally recognised exceptional human and friend of the pod). 

Your mental health is important and deserves to be looked after. Please seek help if you need to. Reach out to a friend, family member, speak to your GP, contact a charity or seek professional help. We’ve linked some extra resources below.

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References:

Mental health First Aid’s mental health continuum diagram is included in this blog post from The Yellow Sheet

For more information on ‘Internal Family Systems/Parts Work’, see the British Psychological Society’s interview with Dr Richard Schwartz, developer of IFS 

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Mental health resources and helplines:

If you’re in the UK, the NHS can help you with your mental health. Call 111 if you need help urgently but it’s not an emergency, or use this tool to be directed to 24 hour helplines for mental health: Mental Health Helpline for Urgent Help - NHS

Mind has lots of information about different mental health conditions, and more sources of support and help

You can also contact the Samaritans to talk to someone about anything that’s on your mind, whether you think it’s related to your mental health or not Contact Us | Samaritans
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Subject to Change is hosted and produced by Esther Platt and Annalise Halsall

Get in touch via email! [email protected]
Find us on instagram! @subjecttochange_pod

Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay

Thanks to Katherine Osborne for the genius behind our name

Welcome to our very first episode of Subject to Change, with us - Esther and Annalise! This is the podcast where two twenty-something friends explore what it looks like to live with authenticity, integrity and perspective in times of transition.

In this episode we answer the question “Why are we here?”. Not in the existential sense, although we get close to that. No, this time we focus on what made us decide to start a podcast and the kind of things the coming episodes might contain. Esther makes the astute social observation that ‘we have a lot of bad things’, accuses Marian Keyes of writing too long a book, and Annalise gives the ultimate disclaimer that ‘you might hate this’. 

Thanks for listening!
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References:

Dolly Alderton, “Everything I know about love” 

Marian Keyes “Grown Ups”

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Subject to Change is hosted and produced by Esther Platt and Annalise Halsall

Get in touch via email! [email protected]
Find us on instagram! @subjecttochange_pod

Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay

Thanks to Katherine Osborne for the genius behind our name