The Dark Moon Cafe

We've missed you! We're back from probably the world's longest hiatus, and not going to lie - we're a little rusty. Please bear (get it) with us in this episode as we get the old podcasting wheels rolling again. We jump around in a LOT of random topics - lockdown life, career updates, some mindset stuff, and a whole lot of other odd things. All in all we're just happy to be back and we're looking forward to seeing you back for weekly episodes!

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Something we focus on is being really intentional with our time. If you ever thought couples are out there spending all their time together, we’re here to set the record straight. We’re giving you an inside look at what our week really looks like, and why we started doing something we call ‘Sacred Sundays’ to make sure we were getting quality time together. It’s been great for our relationship and for us as individuals - so whether you’re in a relationship or single - this will give you an insight to prioritising quality time, filling your cup, and doing things that bring you joy. 

 

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The last month has been a big re-learning for us both individually and as a couple. In this episode, James shares his mental health diagnosis and how he’s navigating the journey of being diagnosed with severe ADHD and Bipolar Type 2. We discuss how finding out about it has changed things in our relationship, and how both of us are communicating, learning and expanding together through this journey.

 

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We’re telling you now, this episode is an emotional one. If you didn’t already know, the last month or so has been a big one for us. We went through one of the hardest times of our life, almost broke up, and have learnt a lot about ourselves both individually and as a couple. In this episode we are holding nothing back and sharing with you exactly what went on, why we got to that point, and how it’s helped us both to grow so much since.

 

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If you didn’t know, James is actually real-life besties with his ex-girlfriend Bex. In this episode, we’re chatting all about what it was like when we first talked about it, what went down when we all met for the first time, and what our relationship is like now.

 

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We were actually quite surprised at the direction this episode went. We started off doing a weekly wrap and ended up diving down a deep hole where we talked about periods, PMS, Man Periods, why we think having sex makes us better as a couple, and how James got judged by a hot chick in the elevator for a fart he didn’t do.

 

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Tay thought it would be a fun idea to take a relationship compatibility quiz by Shan Boody. The quiz determines your ideal relationship style from open, to polyamory to monogamy and everything in between. Listen to find out our results, if we are compatible and how we keep communication open in our relationship.

 

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Link to the quiz we took: https://www.thegameofdesire.com/commitment

We give you the lowdown on Tay’s neck issues, why James is way too excited to head back to the gym, how we FINALLY sorted an Instagram account and a recent convo we had about failure and why we actually see it as a good thing.

 

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This episode is definitely our most annoying one yet (that’s Tay’s opinion). Listen in as we basically have a fight about the importance of honesty online and zig zag between requesting sponsors, cool haircuts, hip hop workouts at home and a lot of other weird topics that hopefully you find interesting.

 

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James lost a whole bunch of weight in quarantine, and it wasn’t from doing workouts from home. We’re chatting all about tracking your macros, losing weight without working out more, and why you need to be aware of calories in vs calories out. It might feel a little tough to start out but we promise, if there’s a will there’s a way (and we’re sharing the way that’s worked for us.)

 

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