Adulting

Hello and welcome to Adulting, and the twenty-first episode of Let’s Talk About… a broadening of Adulting... where that was about all of the things we never got taught in school, this is almost like seminars on life; where my audience (that's you!), get to chat anonymously about things they couldn't necessarily discuss over lunch with their friends, or feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about whatever it may be.  To get involved, follow me on Instagram @oenone, where every Tuesday we vote on a topic and every Wednesday we dig deep. Let’s Talk About… Leaving London.   I hope you enjoy  as always, please do rate, review and subscribe!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 8 December 2024

 Hello and welcome to Adulting, and the twentieth episode of Let’s Talk About… a broadening of Adulting... where that was about all of the things we never got taught in school, this is almost like seminars on life; where my audience (that's you!), get to chat anonymously about things they couldn't necessarily discuss over lunch with their friends, or feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about whatever it may be.  To get involved, follow me on Instagram @oenone, where every Tuesday we vote on a topic and every Wednesday we dig deep. Let’s Talk About… Bonnie Blue. The submission read ‘Bonnie Blue / OnlyFans/ Kate Nash move etc want some nuance around it all’ We ended up mostly talking about Bonnie Blue. If you don’t know who she is, she’s a British OnlyFans creator who is gaining notoriety for sleeping with ‘barely legal’ (her words) students. I hope you enjoy  as always, please do rate, review and subscribe!   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 1 December 2024

Hello and welcome to Adulting, and the nineteenth episode of Let’s Talk About… a broadening of Adulting... where that was about all of the things we never got taught in school, this is almost like seminars on life; where my audience (that's you!), get to chat anonymously about things they couldn't necessarily discuss over lunch with their friends, or feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about whatever it may be.  To get involved, follow me on Instagram @oenone, where every Tuesday we vote on a topic and every Wednesday we dig deep. Let’s Talk About… Ageing. The submission read ‘Ageing and how scary it is to watch your body change.’ You all had a lot to say on this so let’s dive right in. I hope you enjoy  as always, please do rate, review and subscribe!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 24 November 2024

 Hello and welcome to Adulting, and the eighteenth episode of Let’s Talk About… a broadening of Adulting... where that was about all of the things we never got taught in school, this is almost like seminars on life; where my audience (that's you!), get to chat anonymously about things they couldn't necessarily discuss over lunch with their friends, or feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about whatever it may be.  To get involved, follow me on Instagram @oenone, where every Tuesday we vote on a topic and every Wednesday we dig deep. Let’s Talk About… GOODNESS. The submission read ‘What’s GOOD in the world atm!!! What is making us happy!!!???’ What followed was tonnes of lovely positive messages and so that’s all this episode is really. I hope you enjoy  as always, please do rate, review and subscribe!  Hello and welcome to Adulting, and the eighteenth episode of Let’s Talk About… a broadening of Adulting... where that was about all of the things we never got taught in school, this is almost like seminars on life; where my audience (that's you!), get to chat anonymously about things they couldn't necessarily discuss over lunch with their friends, or feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about whatever it may be.  To get involved, follow me on Instagram @oenone, where every Tuesday we vote on a topic and every Wednesday we dig deep. Let’s Talk About… GOODNESS. The submission read ‘What’s GOOD in the world atm!!! What is making us happy!!!???’ What followed was tonnes of lovely positive messages and so that’s all this episode is really. I hope you enjoy  as always, please do rate, review and subscribe!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 17 November 2024

 Hello and welcome to Adulting, and the seventeenth episode of Let’s Talk About… a broadening of Adulting... where that was about all of the things we never got taught in school, this is almost like seminars on life; where my audience (that's you!), get to chat anonymously about things they couldn't necessarily discuss over lunch with their friends, or feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about whatever it may be.  To get involved, follow me on Instagram @oenone, where every Tuesday we vote on a topic and every Wednesday we dig deep. Let’s Talk About… Politics Now. The submission read ‘How politics is no longer just politics and is now just a social media circus. It terrifies me.’ This comes after Trump’s unprecedented re-election as President this week. I hope you enjoy, as always please do rate, review and follow the show! https://www.ft.com/content/29fd9b5c-2f35-41bf-9d4c-994db4e12998 https://www.economist.com/international/2024/03/13/why-the-growing-gulf-between-young-men-and-women https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/literary-dilemmas-influencer-coaching-boys-vs-girls/id1719284496?i=1000676168561 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 10 November 2024

Hello and welcome to Adulting, and the sixteenth episode of Let’s Talk About… a broadening of Adulting... where that was about all of the things we never got taught in school, this is almost like seminars on life; where my audience (that's you!), get to chat anonymously about things they couldn't necessarily discuss over lunch with their friends, or feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about whatever it may be.  To get involved, follow me on Instagram @oenone, where every Tuesday we vote on a topic and every Wednesday we dig deep. Let’s Talk About… insidious misogyny. The submission read ‘Don’t know how to phrase this properly but Saoirse Ronan on the Graham Norton show and the problem with even the ‘nice guys’ not getting it/how women are always on edge’. So, I have condensed that to 'insidious misogyny', which I hope works! This conversation is two-fold, both about what happened on that literal couch, and the parasocial relationships we have with celebrities which mean we can sometimes give tiny viral moments, way too much airtime, and secondly. what this represents more broadly, at a time when gendered and sexual violence against women feels to be at an all-time high. I hope you enjoy, as always, please do rate, review and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 3 November 2024

 Hello and welcome to Adulting, and the fifthteenth episode of Let’s Talk About… a broadening of Adulting... where that was about all of the things we never got taught in school, this is almost like seminars on life; where my audience (that's you!), get to chat anonymously about things they couldn't necessarily discuss over lunch with their friends, or feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about whatever it may be.  To get involved, follow me on Instagram @oenone, where every Tuesday we vote on a topic and every Wednesday we dig deep. Let’s Talk About… motherhood. The submission read ‘women sharing the realities of having kids on social media is putting me off having them’. This chat has been a long time coming. The topic of parenthood is something I grapple with, and I wrote a piece about it for my Substack, too, a few months ago, called Maybe, Baby, which I will link in the show notes. I have a lot of thoughts on this, and you did, too! I hope you enjoy  as always, please do rate, review and subscribe! https://oenonef.substack.com/p/maybe-baby Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 27 October 2024

 Hello and welcome to Adulting, and the fourteenth episode of Let’s Talk About… a broadening of Adulting... where that was about all of the things we never got taught in school, this is almost like seminars on life; where my audience (that's you!), get to chat anonymously about things they couldn't necessarily discuss over lunch with their friends, or feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about whatever it may be.  To get involved, follow me on Instagram @oenone, where every Tuesday we vote on a topic and every Wednesday we dig deep. Let’s Talk About… Jealousy. The submission read ‘being jealous of others and how to overcome it’ I actually really loved this topic, because we all feel jealous from time to time but it’s such a shameful and somewhat embarrassing feeling that maybe we don’t always talk about it, so I felt it was nice to hold space to share these emotions and realise just how common they are. I hope you enjoy  as always, please do rate, review and subscribe!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 20 October 2024

 Hello and welcome to Adulting, and the thirteenth episode of Let’s Talk About… a broadening of Adulting... where that was about all of the things we never got taught in school, this is almost like seminars on life; where my audience (that's you!), get to chat anonymously about things they couldn't necessarily discuss over lunch with their friends, or feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about whatever it may be.  To get involved, follow me on Instagram @oenone, where every Tuesday we vote on a topic and every Wednesday we dig deep. Let’s Talk About… overconsumption. The submission read Romanticizing Overconsumption on Social Media. This is a topic that has come up time and time again and I am really glad that we’re finally getting into it! I hope you enjoy  as always, please do rate, review and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 6 October 2024

 Hello and welcome to Adulting, and the twelfth episode of Let’s Talk About… a broadening of Adulting... where that was about all of the things we never got taught in school, this is almost like seminars on life; where my audience (that's you!), get to chat anonymously about things they couldn't necessarily discuss over lunch with their friends, or feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about whatever it may be.  To get involved, follow me on Instagram @oenone, where every Tuesday we vote on a topic and every Wednesday we dig deep. Let’s Talk About… Feeling Stuck. The submission read Feeling Stuck/ Directionless. Ok first, we all need a wellness check I think, I have also been feeling similarly to so many of you but reading these submissions did make me feel a bit sad but also comforted and I hope by the end of this episode we can all come away with a renewed sense of clarity and hopefulness.  I hope you enjoy  as always, please do rate, review and subscribe!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 29 September 2024

 Hello and welcome to Adulting, and the eleventh episode of Let’s Talk About… a broadening of Adulting... where that was about all of the things we never got taught in school, this is almost like seminars on life; where my audience (that's you!), get to chat anonymously about things they couldn't necessarily discuss over lunch with their friends, or feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about whatever it may be.  To get involved, follow me on Instagram @oenone, where every Tuesday we vote on a topic and every Wednesday we dig deep. Let’s Talk About… Politics in friendships. Can you be really close friends with someone and have wildly different beliefs. This came up after Taylor Swift was pictured hugging trump supporter, Brittany Mahomes during the U S open. We will come on to this a bit later on in the discussion  I hope you enjoy  as always, please do rate, review and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 23 September 2024

 Hello and welcome to Adulting, and the tenth episode of Let’s Talk About… a broadening of Adulting... where that was about all of the things we never got taught in school, this is almost like seminars on life; where my audience (that's you!), get to chat anonymously about things they couldn't necessarily discuss over lunch with their friends, or feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about whatever it may be.  To get involved, follow me on Instagram @oenone, where every Tuesday we vote on a topic and every Wednesday we dig deep. Let’s Talk About… Hobbies. The submission read: Do people actually have hobbies? Seems running is the current fad but how many enjoy?  I hope you enjoy :) as always, please do rate, review and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 14 September 2024

 Hello and welcome to Adulting, and the ninth episode of Let’s Talk About… a broadening of Adulting... where that was about all of the things we never got taught in school, this is almost like seminars on life; where my audience (that's you!), get to chat anonymously about things they couldn't necessarily discuss over lunch with their friends, or feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about whatever it may be.  To get involved, follow me on Instagram @oenone, where every Tuesday we vote on a topic and every Wednesday we dig deep. Let’s Talk About… The Covid Hangover! The submission read – The Covid Hangover – people being less sociable and not making the effort to go out. I hope you enjoy  as always, please do rate, review and subscribe!   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 7 September 2024

 Hello and welcome to Adulting, and the eighth episode of Let’s Talk About… a broadening of Adulting... where that was about all of the things we never got taught in school, this is almost like seminars on life; where my audience (that's you!), get to chat anonymously about things they couldn't necessarily discuss over lunch with their friends, or feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about whatever it may be.  To get involved, follow me on Instagram @oenone, where every Tuesday we vote on a topic and every Wednesday we dig deep. Let’s Talk About… Blake Lively. The submission read: Blake Lively/ women being piled on / cancelled on the internet. Whilst this conversation was initially about the two camps of support for either Justin Baldoni or Blake Lively, after the press fallout from the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s mega sell out It Ends With Us, it was also about the way famous women are built up only to be torn down. Anne Hathaway, J Lo, Cara Delevingne, Jennifer Lawrence just to name a few, have over the past decade, fallen in and out of favour for sometimes indefinable reasons. I had so many messages on this, perhaps this shows we are more interrogative of what content we are being fed, and how easy it is to be manipulated by media, as opposed to instances in the past when everyone turned against Keira Knightley or Julia Roberts and everyone kinda just accepted that they loved to hate with little introspection as to why. Article from The Cut - https://www.thecut.com/article/domestic-abuse-survivors-react-it-ends-with-us-drama.html I hope you enjoy  as always, please do rate, review and subscribe!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 31 August 2024

 Hello and welcome to Adulting, and the seventh episode of Let’s Talk About… a broadening of Adulting... where that was about all of the things we never got taught in school, this is almost like seminars on life; where my audience (that's you!), get to chat anonymously about things they couldn't necessarily discuss over lunch with their friends, or feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about whatever it may be.  To get involved, follow me on Instagram @oenone, where every Tuesday we vote on a topic and every Wednesday we dig deep. Let’s Talk About… Summer. The submission read: The feeling of a well-lived summer being underwhelming each year, and feeling disappointed. I was actually quite surprised that this one beat babies, they were tying for a long while, but I personally really understood the sentiment of this submission. I read this to mean, that we put so much store in summer, there is so much lore around the season, it’s the fun sexy season where nothing is off limits and the nights are long and the possibilities are endless, but perhaps as we get older, the nostalgia for that freedom we associate with summer is stronger than the truth of it, so we’re left wanting and bereft. I really enjoyed recording this episode... I hope you enjoy it, too! As always, please do rate, review and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 24 August 2024

Hello and welcome to Adulting, and the sixth episode of Let’s Talk About… a broadening of Adulting... where that was about all of the things we never got taught in school, this is almost like seminars on life; where my audience (that's you!), get to chat anonymously about things they couldn't necessarily discuss over lunch with their friends, or feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about whatever it may be.  To get involved, follow me on Instagram @oenone, where every Tuesday we vote on a topic and every Wednesday we dig deep. Let’s Talk About… Dating. The submission read: What’s going on in the collective psyche of single ppl, why dating is so hard atm? Wow, firstly I have never had SO many dms on any subject. Where to start… well I guess the first thing to say is 99.9% of the messages were from women, and women are my main demographic, but also all of the submissions were about heterosexual relationships… more than happy to talk about queer love in another episode, it just didn’t come up this time. I had so much to say on this topic, I hope you enjoy :) as always, please do rate, review and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 17 August 2024

 Hello and welcome to Adulting, and the fifth episode of Let’s Talk About… a broadening of Adulting... where that was about all of the things we never got taught in school, this is almost like seminars on life; where my audience (that's you!), get to chat anonymously about things they couldn't necessarily discuss over lunch with their friends, or feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about whatever it may be.  To get involved, follow me on Instagram @oenone, where every Tuesday we vote on a topic and every Wednesday we dig deep. Let’s Talk About… far right attacks. The submission read: Far Right Attacks, where do we go from here? I am recording this on Thursday afternoon the day after lots of racist, Islamophobic, fascist riots were planned, but in a bittersweet turn of events we saw anti-fascist and anti-racist counter protestors turn up in their thousands and basically block the areas that were said to be targeted. It made me feel very proud of our city and Bristol and Brighton, Newcastle, Nottingham and all of the other places that showed solidarity, however perhaps we, as that silent majority, need to be less silent, show up more, and do more in general to make sure everyone in the UK feels safe and welcome. Again, I wanted to put a trigger warning here to say that there will be messages about racism and the ongoing rise in fascism and if that is too upsetting or distressing then please do switch off now. As we know three little girls Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, were murdered at a Taylor Swift themed party, and fuelled by disinformation about the murderer, this horrific tragedy was seized upon by the racists and fascists to bring violence and rioting to Southport, targeting mosques and minority groups, this has now spiralled into fear for so many with the rise of far right and islamophic propaganda spreading like wildfire especially on social media. For this conversation we focussed on the feeling and general environment in the wake of these events as well as talking about where it has come from and what we can do. This is an extremely sensitive subject but I do believe it’s important we talk about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 10 August 2024

Hello and welcome to Adulting, and the fourth episode of Let’s Talk About… a broadening of Adulting... where that was about all of the things we never got taught in school, this is almost like seminars on life; where my audience (that's you!), get to chat anonymously about things they couldn't necessarily discuss over lunch with their friends, or feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about whatever it may be.  To get involved, follow me on Instagram @oenone, where every Tuesday we vote on a topic and every Wednesday we dig deep. Let’s Talk About… social media addiction. The submission read: Social media addiction. I def have it and hate this habit now that I’m a mom, SOS how to deal? Podcast episode mentioned: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ezra-klein-show/id1548604447?i=1000657387961 Please do rate, review and subscribe, it helps others to find the podcast O x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 3 August 2024

Hello and welcome to Adulting, and the third episode of Let’s Talk About… a broadening of Adulting... where that was about all of the things we never got taught in school, this is almost like seminars on life; where my audience (that's you!), get to chat anonymously about things they couldn't necessarily discuss over lunch with their friends, or feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about whatever it may be.  To get involved, follow me on Instagram @oenone, where every Tuesday we vote on a topic, and every Wednesday we dig deep. Let’s Talk About…parent mortality. The submission read: parents mortality… my dad is terminally unwell and I am only 28. Before we begin I just wanted to give you a trigger/content warning. I received so many messages about parental loss, grief, being a carer, dealing with terminal illness, and so if any of those subjects are too close to home or may be too upsetting this episode might not be for you. Although despite the very difficult subject matter, so many of you expressed how much of a relief it is to actually talk about grief and loss in a culture that has a strange and fractured relationship with death. So many of us don’t really know what to say or how to talk about it, which is why I was so grateful that so many of you were so generous with your own experiences. Please do let me know any feedback and always, I'd love for you to rate, review & subscribe, it helps people to find the podcast, O Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 27 July 2024

Welcome back for the second episode of Let’s Talk About, a conversation between me and you, about whatever we’re dying to discuss that week.   The idea is, I guess, a broadening of Adulting... where that was about all of the things we never got taught in school, this is almost like seminars on life; where my audience (that's you!), get to chat anonymously about things they couldn't necessarily discuss over lunch with their friends, or feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about whatever it may be.  To get involved, follow me on Instagram @oenone, where every Tuesday we vote on a topic and every Wednesday we dig deep. Let’s Talk About… Skinny being back with the rise in Ozempic use, and feeling the pressure to be thinner. My Substack mentioned in the episode, https://open.substack.com/pub/oenonef/p/on-desire-beauty-and-ozempic?r=1ucxow&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 20 July 2024

Hello and welcome to this new season of Adulting, where we will be discussing a different topic each week. Let's Talk About... is a feature I host on my Instagram, which I absolutely adore, so I thought I would try out developing it further by adding an audio element. This is the first episode and so things may change from here on out; please do send me your thoughts and feedback I would love to hear from you. As mentioned in the episode, here is the link to my Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/oenonef/p/the-wriggliest-path?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web I hope you enjoy, Oenone Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 13 July 2024

Hey Podulters! Welcome to Adulting 2.0: The Timelines. Demi Colleen is a content creator and writer, who was diagnosed with ADHD last year. In this episode we discuss living with ADHD, getting diagnosed, medication, and how it has affected her timeline both now and retrospectively looking back pre-diagnosis. I hope you enjoy, and as always please do rate, review and subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 2 April 2023

Hey Podulters! Welcome to Adulting 2.0: The Timelines. Caggie Dunlop is a podcaster, content creator and author. In this episode we talk about Saturn returns, the subject matter of her successful podcast and new book of the same name, feeling like your timeline is falling behind, an uneasy relationship with fame, her love affair with music, the courage to create, sobriety and so much more. Caggie's book 'Saturn Returns' is out now. I hope you enjoy, and as always please do rate, review and subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 26 March 2023

Hey Podulters! Welcome to Adulting 2.0: The Timelines. Poorna Bell is an award winning journalist, author and public speaker and specialises in women's issues, diversity, fitness and mental health. In this episode we talk dating, how timelines are nonsense, getting off the relationship escalator, feeling comfortable in your age, turning 40 and so much more. Poorna's novel 'In Case of Emergency' is out in paperback on March 30th. I hope you enjoy, and as always please do rate, review and subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 19 March 2023

Hey Podulters! Welcome to Adulting 2.0: The Timelines. This week I’m talking to Shelley Syme. Shelley’s timeline completely shifted when at the age of 29 she found a lump under her armpit and was subsequently diagnosed with breast cancer, which had spread to her lymph nodes as well, which led her to make the brave decision to have a mastectomy. We connected online after Shelley wrote a gorgeous poem about her feelings towards her breasts on a post I did for Breast Cancer Awareness month.  We talk about finding that life changing lump, reframing your mentality around your body, dating, not wanting children and her love of snooker.  I hope you enjoy, and as always please do rate, review and subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 12 March 2023

Hey Podulters! Welcome to Adulting 2.0: The Timelines. Annie Lord is a journalist and author. Her debut book 'Notes on Heartbreak' was released in 2022 and I loved it. You will also find Annie writing her dating column in Vogue. In this episode we discuss breakups, partying, fears of aging, being single in your mid-late twenties, the importance of friendships and so much more. I hope you enjoy, and as always please do rate, review and subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 5 March 2023

Hey Podulters! Welcome to Adulting 2.0: The Timelines. Liv Little is a creator, author, producer and the founder of gal-dem, a publication committed to telling the stories of people of colour from marginalised genders. Since founding gal-dem at uni she's gone on to write her debut novel 'Rosewater' and has stepped away from gal-dem to pursue a career in writing and tv. In this episode we discuss her new book, and how losing a parent, founding a business at a young age, and learning to protect your mental health affect the timeline of your life. Liv's novel 'Rosewater' is released on 20th April and is available to pre-order now. I hope you enjoy, and as always please do rate, review and subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 26 February 2023

Hey Podulters! Welcome to Adulting 2.0: The Timelines. Ellie Flynn is journalist and broadcaster. Her timeline changed when at 27 Ellie got her fertility checked and as a result of the findings made the decision to have a baby earlier than a lot of her peers. In this episode we discuss motherhood, the pressure surrounding the decision of if and when to have a baby, her work undercover and how this has impacted her as a woman, a broadcaster and a mother of a son. Please do check out Ellie's documentary on All4, it's called 'Undercover: Sexual Harassment - The Truth'. I hope you enjoy, and as always please do rate, review and subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 19 February 2023

Hey Podulters! Welcome to Adulting 2.0: The Timelines. Shon Faye is a best selling author, journalist and podcaster. Following graduation from Oxford University and a subsequent job as a lawyer in the city, Shon's timeline shifted when she 'had a complete implosion, quit her job, moved back to Bristol and came out as a trans woman. In this episode we chat about all of these moments, as well as addiction, dating, friendship, childlessness as an identity and so much more. I hope you enjoy, and as always please do rate, review and subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 12 February 2023

Hello Podulters! I've got some very exciting news...Adulting 2.0: The Timelines is coming next Sunday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 5 February 2023

Hey Podulters! Apologies for the sporadic episodesi I hope you will forgive me. In this week’s episode, I speak to Cristina Lopez. Cristina is a neuro-performance coach, living and working in Madrid. I first met her about 8 or 9 years ago when I went travelling, and we reminisce a bit in the episode. We discuss the three things she wishes she had been taught in school, namely; learning how to heal and work with nature / speaking to nature, the philosophy of yoga  and how to leverage your own personal assets to create personal wealth/ learn how to be a smart investor over a corporate agent. I really hope you enjoy! Oenone Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 2 June 2021

Hey Podulters, I hope you're well! In this week's episode I speak to model, speaker and soon to be coach, Kitty Underhill. I came across Kitty after a discussion over on my instagram about boobs and we discuss this in the episode, as well as the three things Kitty wishes she had been taught in school. Kitty's three things are body acceptance, media literacy and self love. I hope you enjoy and as always please do rate, review and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 16 May 2021

Hey podulters, in this episode I speak to Jason Okundaye. Jason is a journalist and he is currently writing his first book, Revolutionary Acts : Stories of Love, Brotherhood, and Resilience from Black Gay Britain . We discuss the three things he wishes he had been taught in school, namely social history, media and media ethics, and public speaking. At the end we speak about identity politics and how our attitudes towards it and the ‘privilege’ discourse are changing, which I personally think is quite an interesting topic. Especially as this podcast has centred itself around those things for a while so it’s always refreshing and interesting when you find yourself growing out of - or growing beyond - an idea! I hope you enjoy listening (can’t believe this is episode 101) as always please do rate, review and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 9 May 2021

Hey Podulters! We made it to 100 episodes, I can't quite believe it. That's over 6018 minutes (I could be wrong here, but I tried to add it up), and so so close to 4 million downloads. To celebrate this, I thought I would do a solo episode about what I've learnt doing this podcast over the past three years. It took me a few goes (APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY), but hopefully this one sort of encapsulates just how transformative this podcast has been for me. I am sure there are a million things I have forgotten to mention, but 100 episodes is a lot! Thank you all so much for listening, thank you to all of my guests, and thank you as well to Acast, I hope you enjoy mwah xxx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2021

Hey Podulters! In this week’s episode I speak to Rutger Bregman, he is a historian, author and speaker. I’m sure if you listen to the  podcast regularly you will have heard me mention his book, Utopia For Realists, multiple times. Unlike pretty much anyone else I have spoken to, Rutger said he was pretty happy with everything he had learnt in school 🤣 but that’s mostly because he doesn’t really think our schools are fit for purpose as they are. We discuss following your intuition, the importance of diverse communities and why humans are actually really kind, deep down. I really enjoyed recording this episode and I hope you enjoy listening, Rutger’s latest book, Humankind, covers a lot of what we talk about in the episode! As always please do rate, review and subscribe 💜 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 18 April 2021

Hey Podulters, I hope you’re well! In this week’s episode I speak to writer Nikesh Shukla, about what three things he wishes he was taught in school, namely confidence and self worth, an instrument and The British Empire. Nikesh’s latest book, Brown Baby is a memoir about race, family and home and we reference it a bit throughout, and he also has a podcast of the same name which you can check out too, I hope you enjoy, as always please do rate, review and subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2021

Hey podulters, I hope you’re well! This week I speak to life coach, author and TedXSpeaker, Michelle Elman. The three things she wishes she was taught in school are that women can be selfish, how to communicate and how to do taxes. Michelle’s new book The Joy of Being Selfish, all about boundaries and how to set them, is out now, and will definitely be right up your street if you enjoy this conversation! As always please do rate review and subscribe, bye! X Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 4 April 2021

Hey Podulters, I hope you’re well! In this week's episode I speak to the politics editor at gal-dem, Moya Lothian-McLean. We discuss which three things she wishes she had been taught in school, namely political philosophy, addiction and achievement myths. We talk a lot about social media, and the way that online discourse often dominates our perception of world events and compels us to form opinions on everything all the time, perhaps to our detriment. We also speak about fitness addiction, body image and dieting - so content warning for that. I hope you enjoy, as always please do rate, review and subscribe. link to NHS therapy https://www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/other-services/NHS%20psychological%20therapies%20services%20(IAPT),%20including%20cognitive%20behavioural%20therapy%20(CBT)/LocationSearch/10008 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 28 March 2021

Hello Podulters, It’s been a very long time no speak🥲. I’m so pleased to be back with season 10 👀of Adulting! Wow! It was the three year anniversary of the podcast the other day, and it’s so exciting to see how far we’ve come. In fact, I think today’s conversation with Matt Haig is quite reflective of that. We start to push back a little against the pervasive and negative aspects of ‘woke culture’ - for want of a better phrase - and that’s looking like a recurring theme this season. This is interesting to me, because of course Adulting as a podcast is all about becoming more knowledgeable, more understanding and less ignorant. But I do wonder if maybe we have lost sight of that goal more broadly, especially when using the term 'woke'? I’m still asking people what three things they wish they had been taught in school, and Matt’s are Philosophy, coping with adversity and self acceptance. His book, The Midnight Library, which I absolutely loved, is now out in paperback... incase you were looking for your next read. I really hope you enjoy listening and I’m so glad to be back! Xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 21 March 2021

Hey Podulters, I hope you're well! This special bonus episode of Adulting is sponsored by Oatly, my absolute favourite dairy alternative drink! As this is a special episode, we also have a special guest; Namely, my dad. He is a consultant cardiologist, car enthusiast and very amateur rugby player. We discuss the impact of food on the climate crisis, what his relationship with food was like when he was younger and the generational differences between him and I, when it comes to attitudes towards sustainability. This was so much fun to record and I think I learnt more from my dad than he did from me! I hope you enjoy :) If you want to get chatting to your dad - or any family member for that matter - about making sustainable swaps, visit  oatly.com/helpdad.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 2 February 2021

Hey Podulters, this is the last episode of season 9!! I’ve absolutely loved this season - I think it might just be one of my favourites yet - and this episode is definitely a fab one to end on. I speak to Nadia Whittome, Labour mp for Nottingham East who also happened to become the youngest MP at 23, in 2019. We discuss the three things she wishes she had been taught in school, namely, being taught in a way that she learns, a fuller curriculum; including black history, the climate crisis and trade unionism, as well as how to cook properly. I really hope you enjoy, and as always thank you so much for listening x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 31 January 2021

Hey Podulters, happy Sunday & I hope you’re well. In this week’s episode I speak to Aja Barber, about the three things she wishes she had been taught in school, namely; that consumption is a trap, the history of colonisation and how it effects people today, and how to manage money. Aja is a writer and fashion consultation who specialities in writing about sustainable fashion and helping you to buy better! She also has a book coming out later on this year. I loved speaking to Aja and I really hope you enjoy listening 💘as always, please do rate, review and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 24 January 2021

Hey Podulters, in this week's episode I speak to Mikaela Loach. Mikaela is a writer, climate justice and anti-racism activist and she’s also in her 4th year at medical school. We discussed the UK civil rights movement, white supremacy and climate justice. This is one of my favourite Adulting episodes ever so I hope you really enjoy, Mikaela was such a wonderful guest and as she says ‘human bean’. As always, please do rate, review and susbcirbe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 17 January 2021

Hey Podulters, I hope you're well. In this weeks episode I speak to the vivacious, hilarious and ridiculously intelligent Shona Vertue. She is quite frankly, one of my favourite people to speak to. In this episode we discuss the three things Shona wishes she was taught in school, namely; the how and why of meditation, how to survive under capitalism and what it means to be human. I love this episode and I hope you do too! As always please do rate, review and subscribe! O xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 10 January 2021

Hey Podulters, happy new year. This is a bit of a rambly episode with just me, myself and I. xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 9 January 2021

Hey podulters, omg happy almost Christmas! In this weeks episode I speak to Em Clarkson, she’s a content creator, writer and champion of exercising to make you feel good. We discuss the three things she wishes she was taught in school, namely the benefits of exercise, female sexual pleasure and how to do a tax return. I loved speaking to Em, it’s a very giggly episode and I hope you enjoy! As always, please do rate, review & subscribe! Oenone Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 5 January 2021

Hey Podulters, I hope you're well! In this week's episode I speak to my big sister, Emily. We talk about the importance of sun lotion, the inevitability of death and how to avoid a fuck boy.I hope you enjoy, as always please do rate, review and subscribe, O Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 20 December 2020

Hey Podulters, I hope you're well. In this week's episode I ask Travis Alabanza what three things they wish they were taught in school. Travis is a performance artist, theatre maker, poet and writer. Their latest show overflow is now on at the bush theatre. We discuss gender binaries, conflict resolution and flirting. I adored speaking to Travis and I hope you enjoy! As always please do rate, review and subscribe xxx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 6 December 2020

Hey Podulters, welcome back to what is technically season 9 of Adulting, even though there was only a week between episodes! In this season I’m asking each guest what they wish they were taught in school. We’re kicking off this season with Maxine Williamson who is 18 years old and currently applying to university. Maxine reached out to me on Instagram and I asked her to guest on the podcast, and I’m so glad I did. I hope you enjoy, as always please do rate, review and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 29 November 2020

Hey Podulters, I hope you're well. In this weeks episode I speak to writer, podcaster and activist Remi Sadé. We discuss motherhood, how it's changing across generations, and why COVID-19 has shown us that children are better at understanding the concept of responsibility than we maybe previously thought. Remi's Books: Sulwe - Lupita Nyong'o All About Love - Bell Hooks The Colour Purple - Alice Walker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 15 November 2020