Very Excellent Habits

So recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about the mental load.

The whole thing. It unfairly targets women, and how no matter how hard we try to have equal partnerships, it never seems to work out that way. It’s that ever-illusive work/life balance struggle. 

So this week, I have Michelle Broadbent, a business strategist who is an expert in work-life balance on the show. This episode talks about delegation, outsourcing, and working with what you have. Whether you're a single parent or self-employed. The brilliant Michelle has you covered. 

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Recommendation episodes with Chrissy get so much love I decided to make them a regular series. 

Here's a random selection of our favourite things. 

• Dopesick (TV show)
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (movie) 
• Dr Bronner's peppermint lip balm 
• Devil in the White City (book) 
• Audrey O Style (clothing shop) 
• Tu Vietnamese Street (restaurant) 

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Operating on the assumption that we have the ability to function at 100% at all times is so unbelievably dangerous. That kind of all or nothing, smash-yourself-for-success trope is very prevalent but there are more holistic and gentle approaches to self-improvement and I’m here for it. It’s also unbelievably relevant for the times we’re living in, which are confusing, exhausting and sometimes kind of scary. 

This week I have Dr Kate Litterer on the show. She’s an expert in sustainable and well being oriented productivity. Meaning she can teach you how to be productive and succeed without sacrificing your health or well being. 

In this episode, we talk about wellbeing oriented productivity, self-awareness, self boundaries and getting things done even if you're not firing on all cylinders. 

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This is the last episode of this season and I’ll be back on April 7th with season 2 for 2022. 

 

So this is just a fun little episode all about all about pressure cookers/Instant Pots. In Australia at least they seem to be the weird cousin of the slow cooker but trust me, once you go pressure you won’t go back. 

 

Here’s my favourite ever pressure cooker recipe - https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a34417937/instant-pot-soup-creamy-chicken-wild-rice/

 

And try The Pioneer Woman and Pinch of Yum for more recipes. 

 

Also despite several pressure-cooker accidents that happened in the 70s, it’s unlikely your pressure cooker will kill you, no matter what you’ve heard. 

 

If you’ve ever wanted to try a pressure cooker, this episode is for you. 

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This episode is just a little rescue remedy for the week. The world is a hard place to navigate but there’s also so much good. 

Rest when you can, keep caring when you can, fight when you can and rejoice when you can. 

Take care of yourself this week. 

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I've had some feedback that some listeners would love more fiction book recommendations and as Olly and I each read at least a book a week, we're going to do a fiction book episode each season. 

We'll each recommend 2 books (4 in total) of fabulous fiction books you have to read. 

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Self Improvement Book Club is back and this time we’re looking at the beautiful book Care by Brooke McAlary. 

Featuring my mate Olivia Jacobs (yes we have the same surname but are not related), self-improvement book club is where we pick a self-improvement book and critique it.

This season’s book is Care and it’s lovely. 

In this episode, we talk about…

- self-care and how underrated it is 
- Not sharing everything of yourself with the world 
- The importance of kindness on your physical health 
- The art of moving slowly 

If you have any self-improvement books you’d like us to critique let us know!
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Money is one topic that comes up again and again so this week I have Emma Edwards from The Broke Generation Podcast. It’s a genius podcast aimed at Millennials (people born between 1981 and 1996) and looking at how we can make the most of our money in the weird circumstances we’re in.

In this episode we talk about the unique money struggles of millennials, how we can make sure we're not working until we're 80 and how we can turn the garbage economy and dismal job market around... 

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Have a rad day! 

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This episode inspiration comes from an old friend who listens to the show and asked for me more recommendations. So I’ve roped in Chrissy from Hair Romance and this episode we’re going to talk about our favourite things.

In this episode, we talk about everything we're reading, watching, eating and wearing right now.

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This week’s episode randomly came from an episode New Amsterdam. Season 18 of Grey’s Anatomy is coming out waaaaay too slowly for my liking so I needed a new medical drama and honestly it’s not bad. There’s psychologist character who asked one of his patients ‘Is that a feeling or is fact?’ when she mid-spiral and it reminded me that I researched this whole thing ages ago and never actually did an episode on it. 

This is the last episode of the year and I thought it was a great concept to end on. 

Feelings are important and so are emotions. They give us information and make us do things - take action but no matter how big and important they are, they aren’t facts. 

This episode is about the one question you can ask yourself to keep yourself sane these holidays.

This is the last episode of the season/year. Thank you so much for sticking with me - it means more than you could know. 

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