Suddenly Twenties The Podcast

S3EP2: ALL THINGS LOVE LANGUAGES! When you want him to buy you flowers but don't want to him to want to buy you flowers just because you want them!

In this episode the Suddenly Twenties girls bring a chit chat style episode about love languages!! Just be ware - Steph is obsessed with the concept of love languages like a star sign girl is with the time and place you were born! We discuss the love languages in detail as per the original book that they were discussed in. We talk about how physical touch isn't just about someone wanting sexy time, but rather about how you express love or feel loved through affection. We discuss how receiving gifts or words of affirmation are not love languages assigned to only the vain or materialistic, but rather are those who appreciate the thought or kind words to confirm love. And finally we dive deep into the meaning behind quality time and acts of service, as there are some of our top love languages!

The suddenly twenties girls also discuss how we think love languages can be seen as a split that can be evenly disrupted across all 5 love languages or have strong 100% love language forms.

We also bring you interesting questions about love languages and reflect on whether ours have changed over time, from relationship to relationship, are only strong when we don't receive X love language and if our test results reflect what we also feel we needed or wanted in childhood from our parents. Steph is a big believer in linking love languages to attachment styles, and your relationships with your parents!

This episode was cut into 2 parts, the first part is gals chat about love languages and the second part we bring our boyfriends on to do the test with us and see which couple knows which best by writing our answers on a whiteboard!!

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Suddenly Twenties - The Podcast Suddenly Twenties is a Podcast about navigating life in your twenties. Come join us on our journey through our 20s and enjoy listener's stories about things they've encountered in their twenties.

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S3EP1: How we got our first international brand trip with under 5k followers! And our stranded at sea story from the trip!

We then continue on to share our ridiculously scary story of getting stranded at sea on a little Indonesian fisherman boat for hours. 

Episode Time Stamps

(00:10) Intro

(03:30) Life Update

(09:58) Current Faves

(13:11) Collabing with Hotels in Lombok

(25:00) Getting Stranded at Sea in Lombok on a Random Indonesia Fisherman Boat

EP7: CRAZY EX STORIES - "He Put Coins in the Lookout Binoculars to Spy on Me...."

In this episode the Suddenly Twenties girls bring a chit chat Its a Mood episode sharing our Crazy Ex Stories and also sharing some current life updates and projects we have been working behind the scenes on! The main portion of this episode follows Steph's crazy ex story with Tom and Brad - two high school exes who definitely fit the definition of crazy! The main character Tom was a stage 5 clinger who turned up at Steph's work to argue, called her 17 times on his mum's phone so she would answer, put money in the stand up binoculars at a look out to spy on her at the beach and called her from her own home phone while she was out to say he was waiting for her to get home... real clinger! Enjoy the journey Steph takes you on in her ridiculous story telling!

Suddenly Twenties - The Podcast
Suddenly Twenties is a Podcast about navigating life in your twenties. Come join us on our journey through our 20s and enjoy listener's stories about things they've encountered in their twenties. We will be discussing a fortnightly topics every month including:
a) Life etc - all things careers, side hustles, owning a business, living overseas, buying a house and general life events that occur in your 20s
b) Its a Mood - a fun monthly episode where we interview guests, spill the tea and provide Queen Advice on life in your 20s
c) Relationships - here we discuss the good and the bad, the pretty and the ugly, the love and the pain of navigating both your intimate relationships, dating life and friendships throughout your 20s
d) Health and Wellbeing - all things physical health, mental health, fitness, nutrition, sexual health and women's health that we encounter while working towards living a healthy lifestyle in our 20s

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EP6: LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS - How to survive & How They CHANGE You!

In this episode the Suddenly Twenties girls bring a lengthy discussion about long distance relationships! By looking at three very contrasting long distance relationships we analyse how to survive long distance relationships, things that make or break long distance relationships, successful long distance relationship stories and unsuccessful long distance relationship stories! The three long distance relationships are as follows:
- Stephanie - 1 year long distance in Year 12 in 2015 living in different countries with a 4 hour time difference - but this year followed a massive fight before committing to a year apart which had a significant impact on how communication and conflict resolution flowed through the long distance! This relationship successfully survived the year long distance for two years living together before splitting ways in 2018.
Sharna - 1.5 years long distance in 2017 living 8 hour road trip apart. They broke up to avoid long distance originally but ended up back together mid-way through their time apart before re-connecting in person! This long distant stint was successful and they are still happily together today!
- Remy (GUEST) - 1 year long distance 8 hour road trip apart, with no end-date and competing university and lifestyle priorities. This relationship ended mid-way through their long distance stint!

Suddenly Twenties - The Podcast
Suddenly Twenties is a Podcast about navigating life in your twenties. Come join us on our journey through our 20s and enjoy listener's stories about things they've encountered in their twenties. We will be discussing a fortnightly topics every month including:
a) Life etc - all things careers, side hustles, owning a business, living overseas, buying a house and general life events that occur in your 20s
b) Its a Mood - a fun monthly episode where we interview guests, spill the tea and provide Queen Advice on life in your 20s
c) Relationships - here we discuss the good and the bad, the pretty and the ugly, the love and the pain of navigating both your intimate relationships, dating life and friendships throughout your 20s
d) Health and Wellbeing - all things physical health, mental health, fitness, nutrition, sexual health and women's health that we encounter while working towards living a healthy lifestyle in our 20s

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EP5 CAREER PATHS - The Tough Decisions We Face In Our Young Adulthood - Uni or No Uni, Dream Jobs, 9-5, Gap Year or No Gap Year?

In this episode the Suddenly Twenties girls bring a deep discussion into the tough decisions we are faced in our late teens and young adulthood about our future careers. Beginning from such a young age we are ask "what do you want to be when you grow up"? And before you know it, you are 17 years old, faced with your biggest life decision to date - You must choose your career path now. Well, The Truth Is while all of us did make a life-long decision at that point in our life many of us go on to chop and change throughout our late teens and early twenties before we finally settle down happy with a career path. In this episode we discuss our personal experiences with the end-of-high-school choices, gap years, university degrees, the inevitable uni life crisis , our professional choices and where we are today! We provide advice at each step of the way for anyone going through any of those life hurdles - you are not alone and your choice today will not be permanent!

Suddenly Twenties - The Podcast
Suddenly Twenties is a Podcast about navigating life in your twenties. Come join us on our journey through our 20s and enjoy listener's stories about things they've encountered in their twenties. We will be discussing a fortnightly topics every month including:
a) Life etc - all things careers, side hustles, owning a business, living overseas, buying a house and general life events that occur in your 20s
b) Its a Mood - a fun monthly episode where we interview guests, spill the tea and provide Queen Advice on life in your 20s
c) Relationships - here we discuss the good and the bad, the pretty and the ugly, the love and the pain of navigating both your intimate relationships, dating life and friendships throughout your 20s
d) Health and Wellbeing - all things physical health, mental health, fitness, nutrition, sexual health and women's health that we encounter while working towards living a healthy lifestyle in our 20s

Join the Community & Get Involved:
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Stephanie J-D
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Sharna McGuigan
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EP4: ALL THINGS COSMETIC BEAUTY with Cosmetic Nurse - Youth by Mackenzie Sweeney // Lip Injections, Chemical Brow Lift, Fox Eye Treatment & more x

In this episode the Suddenly Twenties girls bring you a thorough episode on all things Cosmetic Beauty with the help of experience Gold Coast Cosmetic Nurse Mackenzie Sweeney! We asked her all the questions so you don't have to! We discuss things from procedure, after-care, costs, long-term effects and myths about all the popular cosmetic beauty procedures! We discuss procedures such as lip filler, botox, cheek filler, jaw filler, fox eye treatment, chemical brow lifts, sweat gland treatment and so on!! We also touch on the educational requirements to become a cosmetic nurse for the girls interested!

Suddenly Twenties - The Podcast
Suddenly Twenties is a Podcast about navigating life in your twenties. Come join us on our journey through our 20s and enjoy listener's stories about things they've encountered in their twenties. We will be discussing a fortnightly topics every month including:
a) Life etc - all things careers, side hustles, owning a business, living overseas, buying a house and general life events that occur in your 20s
b) Its a Mood - a fun monthly episode where we interview guests, spill the tea and provide Queen Advice on life in your 20s
c) Relationships - here we discuss the good and the bad, the pretty and the ugly, the love and the pain of navigating both your intimate relationships, dating life and friendships throughout your 20s
d) Health and Wellbeing - all things physical health, mental health, fitness, nutrition, sexual health and women's health that we encounter while working towards living a healthy lifestyle in our 20s

Join the Community & Get Involved:
Instagram: @suddenlytwenties
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Follow Our Personal Journeys:
Stephanie J-D
Instagram: @stephanie.jd__
Youtube: Stephanie J-D
Buy Steph a Coffee: here

Sharna McGuigan
Instagram: @sharnamcguigan
Youtube: Sharna McGuigan

Cosmetic Nurse Mackenzie Sweeney
Personal Instagram: @mackenziesweeney
Nursing Instagram: @youth_bymackenzie

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EP3: GETTING THE ICK - Sharing our Icks & Reacting to Our Boyfriends Icks

In this episode the Suddenly Twenties girls bring you a hilarious discussion about a hot topic at the moment - The Ick. In the first half of the episode, we discuss our own personal icks if we were to be single and in the early dating scene again and we discuss your icks sent through via instagram. And then, in the second half of the episode, we bring the boys on to share their own icks, discuss what the ick is, and listen to the Inspired Unemployed boys icks about girls. This is a chatty light hearted episode, and we mean no harm in discussing such icks. Enjoy and have a laugh!

Suddenly Twenties - The Podcast
Suddenly Twenties is a Podcast about navigating life in your twenties. Come join us on our journey through our 20s and enjoy listener's stories about things they've encountered in their twenties. We will be discussing a fortnightly topics every month including:
a) Life etc - all things careers, side hustles, owning a business, living overseas, buying a house and general life events that occur in your 20s
b) Its a Mood - a fun monthly episode where we interview guests, spill the tea and provide Queen Advice on life in your 20s
c) Relationships - here we discuss the good and the bad, the pretty and the ugly, the love and the pain of navigating both your intimate relationships, dating life and friendships throughout your 20s
d) Health and Wellbeing - all things physical health, mental health, fitness, nutrition, sexual health and women's health that we encounter while working towards living a healthy lifestyle in our 20s

Join the Community & Get Involved:
Instagram: @suddenlytwenties
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Follow Our Personal Journeys:
Stephanie J-D
Instagram: @stephanie.jd__
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Buy Steph a Coffee: here

Sharna McGuigan
Instagram: @sharnamcguigan
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Want to Join the Podcast as a Guest?
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TOXIC FRIENDSHIPS: Red Flags in Friendships - Manipulation, Jealousy, Exclusion, Isolation & Emotional Silencing ft. Growing up as a Private School Girl

In this episode the Suddenly Twenties girls bring you a lengthy discussion on toxic friendships, addressing the areas of friendships we forget to consider. We brought on two guests to discuss their experiences with toxic friendships, how they identify red flags and toxicity in friendships, what steps they took to get out of or distance themselves from unhealthy people and what their advice would be to their younger selves / young girls still stuck in these unhealthy relationships. We then touch on the unhealthy culture that can be created in private schools such as those in Canberra. We briefly mention the long term competitiveness, pressure and expectations that many girls feel leaving highschool and how difficult it can be to break away from the pathway that was paved for us not by us.

Again, Sharna and I reiterate our main points on toxic friendships that:
1) An unhealthy friendship is often a two sided miss-match in personalilities and expectations
2) No individual is toxic, but rather the dynamic and culture which stems from one-on-one friendships or groups of girls

Listen to this episode from two lenses, 1) assessing your friendships and what they provide you / if they align with your values,  and 2) with self-reflection on how you treat those around you. No person is perfect and no friendship is perfect, but ensure you do what is best for you xx

Suddenly Twenties - The Podcast
Suddenly Twenties is a Podcast about navigating life in your twenties. Come join us on our journey through our 20s and enjoy listener's stories about things they've encountered in their twenties.

Join the Community & Get Involved:
Instagram: @suddenlytwenties
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Stephanie J-D
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Sharna McGuigan
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Episode 7: Beginning 2022 with COVID-19 and setting our New Years Resolutions
 This episode the Suddenly Twenties The Podcast's girls discuss our Christmas and New Years Break, how we tested positive for COVID-19 to start of 2022 as a result of going out on New Years Eve, and we discuss our 2022 New Years Resolutions, Podcast & Business Goals. 

Suddenly Twenties - The Podcast
Suddenly Twenties is a Podcast about navigating life in your twenties. Come join us on our journey through our 20s and enjoy listener's stories about things they've encountered in their twenties. We will be discussing a weekly topic every month including:
a) Life etc - all things careers, side hustles, owning a business, living overseas, buying a house and general life events that occur in your 20s
b) Its a Mood - a fun monthly episode where we interview guests, spill the tea and provide Queen Advice on life in your 20s
c) Relationships - here we discuss the good and the bad, the pretty and the ugly, the love and the pain of navigating both your intimate relationships, dating life and friendships throughout your 20s
d) Health and Wellbeing - all things physical health, mental health, fitness, nutrition, sexual health and women's health that we encounter while working towards living a healthy lifestyle in our 20s

Follow Our Personal Journeys:
Stephanie J-D
Instagram: @stephanie.j.d
Youtube: Stephanie J-D

Sharna McGuigan
Instagram: @sharna_mcguigan
Youtube: Sharna McGuigan

Want to Join the Podcast as a Guest?
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Sneak Peak of Next Episode:
Next week we are bringing your favourite season 1 episode back for a 2022 recap!! We will be discussing Toxic Friendships - make sure to send in your scenarios and questions on our Instagram or Youtube comments!

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Episode 10: Its a Mood Q&A - How do we deal with Stress? Hardest thing We've overcome in our Relationship? And, 5 Year Plan?
 This episode the Suddenly Twenties The Podcast's girl's bring you a chilled, relaxed, its a mood Q&A where we answer some of the questions you sent through on our instagram!

In this episode, we answer:
- How to deal with Stress?
- Hardest thing we had to overcome in our relationship?
- Dealing with Long distance relationships
- Dealing with the end of the honeymoon phase adjustment
- What our 5 year plan is
- What we enjoy most in life

Suddenly Twenties - The Podcast
Suddenly Twenties is a Podcast about navigating life in your twenties. Come join us on our journey through our 20s and enjoy listener's stories about things they've encountered in their twenties. We will be discussing a weekly topic every month including:
a) Life etc - all things careers, side hustles, owning a business, living overseas, buying a house and general life events that occur in your 20s
b) Its a Mood - a fun monthly episode where we interview guests, spill the tea and provide Queen Advice on life in your 20s
c) Relationships - here we discuss the good and the bad, the pretty and the ugly, the love and the pain of navigating both your intimate relationships, dating life and friendships throughout your 20s
d) Health and Wellbeing - all things physical health, mental health, fitness, nutrition, sexual health and women's health that we encounter while working towards living a healthy lifestyle in our 20s

Follow Our Personal Journeys:
Stephanie J-D
Instagram: @stephanie.j.d
Youtube: Stephanie J-D

Sharna McGuigan
Instagram: @sharna_mcguigan
Youtube: Sharna McGuigan

Want to Join the Podcast as a Guest?
Email us with the subject line "My 20s Story - Guest" to [email protected]

Want us to Discuss a Certain Topic or
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Or email us with the subject line "Episode Suggestions" to [email protected] including your  episode suggestions.

Want us to Provide Advice on an Issue you are Encountering in your Twenties? **Anonymous Entries Accepted**
Email us with the subject line "Queen Advice" to [email protected] and provide a detailed description of the story you'd like us to discuss

Sneak Peak of Next Episode:
Think... boundaries and cheating! What is cheating and wear to draw the line?