your mental health should always be a forefront priority of your life, therefore being ‘selfish’ is not a bad thing. In today’s episode I speak about treating yourself as your own best friend, my 4 steps I take whenever I feel low and more mental health tips to put in boundaries with others to prioritise your health. ILYSM

TW: talk of eating disorders. Even after recovery there may still be thoughts, habits and feelings engrained within our brain therefore do we really recover? Diet culture is so embedded within our day to day media consumption and even physical visual reminders such as in super markets that it is hard to ‘get over’. I discuss how to learn to co-exist with that voice in your head, accepting sometimes you need to be kind to yourself, how to celebrate the fact you look different to people online, food isn’t the enemy and how to treat yourself with empathy. You are SO much more than just a body. ILY

The prevalence of social media and how often we see beautiful people we so easily fall into the trap of comparing ourselves to strangers - killing confidence and individuality. I discuss how to be accepting of yourself, how fast fashion is ruining ‘personal style’, insecurities and how it is a good thing that you are not the person you once was. FILM ANALYSIS - ‘Her’ Spike Jonzse ‘I am yours and I am not yours - even those who are not of physical form pine for love and the simple art of connection - communication’

‘Date yourself instead’ is the foremost important thing I can tell to a hopeless romantic, being a hopeless romantic means you can’t just ‘play it cool’ or ‘play hard to get’ - we as humans are meant to FEEL and celebrate these emotions of passion and don’t apologise for it. I talk about ways to express hopeless romantic feelings, the impact hookup culture has on romantics, dating yourself instead and to not change yourself for anyone. MOVIE CULTURE - todays movie analysis I talk about Sofia Coppolas 2023 ‘Priscilla’ and my essay on the use or lack of sound to portray the universal feminine yearning for companionship.

Today’s episode discusses both the policing of women aging and also the artistic inspiration of saltburns most disturbing scenes. In the first half, I breakdown the ‘retinol girls vs ribbon women’ discussion on TikTok about wanting to be older as a young girl, but ribbon bows being girlhood reminiscence to young adults - As well as the fear of aging, saltburn, books I’m reading, celebrity crushes and in the last half - everything I would say in a face time call to my best friend. ILY.

How to not care what people think. You have to practice who you want to be, emulate that person on your Pinterest board and take every situation as ‘what would my dream self do’. I discuss how you are what you consume media wise, who you are in your alone time is reflected when you are around others, to attract your dream life you must project confidence in yourself, how to not care about people’s opinions, how to ‘fake it till you make it’, healing from anxiety and loving yourself as well as your looks. ILYSM

I have struggled with allowing myself peace with my mental health or even just not trying to control every little thing - I discuss both my ‘Let them’ and ‘open door’ theories regarding forcing friendships/relationships, how to love your own company, how to stop being so hard on yourself, wearing what YOU want to wear without fear of judgement, spending time wisely with good people and creative ways to give an outlet for your mental health in bad times. (TW) mentions of allowing yourself to enjoy food and not see it as the enemy. ILYSM

In a society that tells you to ‘play it cool’ around your crush or to not be so passionate about things you love or not over dress because the occasion is casual or to not be so emotional about little things - FEEL. We as humans are meant to feel and express every little emotion, being emotional made me create this very podcast - empathy will never be a bad thing. Saying how you feel will never ruin a real connection, romantic OR platonic. Stop playing it cool and start being yourself - beautiful and emotional. Be a hopeless romantic!! ILY

on todays episode I discuss the concept of comparison and not feeling worthy due to being so hard on yourself. There is often a deeper meaning to being hard on yourself such as unhealed trauma or being fearful of other peoples opinions/judgement. Learn to be kind to yourself and surround yourself with the right people, recognise the fact putting yourself down is not going to help achieve your dreams of goals - give yourself time and empathy to be yourself again. Protect your peace but don’t lose yourself in the process. ILY.

‘it’s okay to not be okay’ At this time of year it is so easy to slip back into old habits and hide away, however in todays episode I speak about romanticising your autumn and teaching yourself that it is okay to ask for help. There is no shame in being an emotional person, we as humans are meant to feel - so put those feelings into a journal, a piece of art or even taking yourself simply out for coffee. You are not stupid or naïeve for being emotional. Make movie traditions with your friends, find new recipes, new playlists, new routines etc. ILY