dear listeners,

join us for the last ever episode of the self-care sofa podcast!

in this final episode, we speak on the 20 key life lessons that we have learnt so far, and also bid farewell to all of our listeners. we hope you have enjoyed all of the content and have found as much comfort and laughter in these episodes as we have.

forever and always,

take care!

weekly recommendations:

• “there are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that receives it.”― Edith Wharton (quote)
• shine by take that (song)

in the penultimate episode of the self-care sofa podcast, we get raw and vulnerable about our own mental health. join us for our most honest conversation yet, where we really open up about our individual struggles over the years and discuss how we have learnt to cope despite the hardship.

weekly recommendations:

• cinnamon buns
• married at first sight australia season 10 (channel 4 reality tv show)

in today's episode, we are joined with special guest, sam seabrook!

as an up and coming actor, sam provides us with some invaluable wisdom as to how he has dealt with rejection, and embarrassment surrounding his personal goals and projects.

weekly recommendations

• tenzing (plant based, natural energy drink)
• kung fu panda (movie)
• the subtle art of not giving a f*ck by mark manson (book)
• the wilds (amazon prime tv series)

hello hello! in this episode we talk about how we have learnt to recognise who our true friends are, our fears around making friends in our twenties, how we plan to combat these fears, as well as understanding the importance of having self-esteem and confidence to make (good) new friends!

weekly recommendations:

• harlem (prime video tv show)
• the marvellous mrs maisel (prime video tv show)
• paracetamol plus (medicine)

join us on the self-care sofa this week where we talk all about self-awareness! what are the positives of self-awareness? what are the negatives of self-awareness? can one be too self-aware? are we too self-aware? what are the psychological impacts of self-awareness? these are the types of questions we delved into on today's episode, so if you wish to find out the answers...take a listen!

weekly recommendations:

• oodie (hooded blanket)
• fleetwood mac (british-american rock band)
• sit outside and immerse yourself in the spring scenery!

hello hello! in this week’s episode, we thought we would take a leisurely break from our usual content and instead of discussing self-care, we asked each other the juiciest ‘would you rather?’ questions! give it a listen and laugh along to some of our (perhaps) questionable responses. 

weekly recommendations:

• close (film by A24)
• inside anna’s mind ep 37: 'working on you, for YOU' (podcast)
• you and me (itv tv show)
• happy valley (bbc tv show)

join us this week for an episode where we speak on the issues surrounding self-care as a movement. we delve into the influence that capitalism has on self care, the way self care can be misconstrued by marketing, the pressures of having such a movement and being perfect within it, along with common misconceptions that get spotlighted along the way. 

weekly recommendations:

• notes on a nervous planet by matt haig (book)
• hidden figures (film)
• jojo rabbit (film) 

this week we are joined by the lovely rosie loader, talking all things boundaries. setting and maintaining boundaries is a learning curve for us all, so why not listen to some of our experiences and takes on protecting your peace?!

weekly recommendations:

• savoury breakfasts
• stir fried sweet chili tofu, but with quorn (recipe) - https://thefoodietakesflight.com/stir-fried-sweet-chili-tofu/
• love you from a distance by ashley kutcher (song)