Once a month for Brunch Podcast

We’re taking you back to our classroom days in today’s episode! Looking back a few years, we reminisce on what we were like as students in secondary/ high school and then later on during our internships and university, our attitudes towards studying and grades and how that may have changed over time. * We’d love to hear from you - leave this or that question suggestions and topic ideas for us via...

“This was a topic I had originally put down for what would have been our next episode in 2023 At the time I had just finished most of my exams, wasn’t studying as much and was mainly working. But I still felt like i was still in that fight mode I was in during exam season. … It’s a few months since then now and while I don’t feel the same way anymore I thought this topic would still be relevant. B...

We’re back Besties and oh so delighted and excited to once again be in the Once a month for Brunch Studios recording an Episode for you! In this episode, that we’re dubbing our season finale, we’re catching you up on everything that happened during our unplanned hiatus and a little bit of what you can expect in the next Season of Once a month for Brunch! Stay tuned 😉 P.S.: We missed you dearly…...

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We’re once again united this week on OAMFB! We continue the conversation on the topic of people pleasing and delve deeper into the inner workings of both a self proclaimed and recovered people pleaser as well as someone with a more “selfish” approach to relationships, in what has become one of our favourite episodes to date. Join in on this very insightful, very honest and intimate episode of OAMF...

As humans we all strive to belong to our group of people. But how much of changing yourselves for others is healthy? When does it become too much? On this week’s episode Mara dives into the topic of people pleasing. Why do humans seek to please and why can it be so dangerous? * We’d love to hear from you - leave this or that question suggestions and topic ideas for us via DM ⬇️⬇️⬇️ * Find us on In...

It’s all about attachment theory and styles this week on OAMFB! * We’d love to hear from you - leave this or that question suggestions and topic ideas for us via DM ⬇️⬇️⬇️ * Find us on Instagram: @onceamonthforbrunch Email: onceamonthforbrunch@gmail.com

It is said that often times, cousins are a childs first best friend outside of your siblings. If you’re fortunate, you get to grow up together and to be an active and important part of each others lives. But what happens when your cousins are in a different country or continent and you only get to see them for a few days a year. How does that impact your relationship and what does that relationshi...

As the rhyme goes: “First comes Love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in a baby carriage”. For many decades this held true. Nowadays? Not so much… We’re now at the age, where this could be a reality. But is this what young women these days want for themselves? What are the thoughts 💭 , concerns and expectations that influence the decision to create a family and how do we imagine ourselves to...

“I’m sorry”… three little words that for some carry a lot of meaning and weight and for others, not so much. At one point or the other we’ve all had to apologise or been on the receiving end of an apology. This week Mara and Nana explain how the way an apology is issued, determines its acceptance, what their apology languages are and what role apologies play in all relationships. * Take The Apolog...

Nana finally got to see Beyoncé live in concert! Here’s an excited recap of the day. * We’d love to hear from you - leave this or that question suggestions and topic ideas for us via DM ⬇️⬇️⬇️ * Find us on Instagram: @onceamonthforbrunch Email: onceamonthforbrunch@gmail.com

OAMFB is now available on Apple Podcast! We’re in our early twenties and many of our friends are getting married! While many often spend lots of time and resources on the wedding day, those entering a union need to be ready for the marriage that follows the wedding. Can we ever be truly ready for marriage and what are some things to consider before making this lifelong commitment? To hear our thou...

Friends, what would we do without them? Perhaps travel might be one thing to sit out doing with (some) friends. Travelling with friends can be more delicate than it might seem at first glance. This week, we share some of the joys and challenges that come with the territory as well as ways to make sure things go as smoothly as possible, right from planning all the way to returning. * We’d love to h...

Should you be willing to change for a partner? If so, how much? Inspired by the release of the Little mermaid, we delve into what it means to change or compromise in or for a relationship, expectations that we might have for our relationships and when it comes to our partner and what change could look like in a healthy relationship. Join in on our conversation! * We’d love to hear from you - leave...

How well do you know yourself really? It’s been said that each one of us fits into one of 16 different personality types. Following in the last episodes footsteps, we find out whether we’d be considered introverted or extroverted and we discuss how much we agree (or disagree) with our results. Listen in to find out, how different the two of us are from each other hehe 🫶🏾 Take the free personalit...

Love me the way I want to be loved! 💗 Acts of Service, Receiving Gifts, Quality Time, Words of Affirmation and Physical Touch - these are meant to represent the 5 main ways we give and receive love. Why do we need to understand them and do they actually have an impact on our relationships? Find out in the week’s episode of OAMFB 🫶🏾 Learn more about The Love Languages here: https://5lovelanguage...

How many hours have we lost to mindlessly scrolling on TikTok, Instagram or any Social Media Platform, I wonder. Whether you use it for fun, as a distraction, for self expressions or see it as an opportunity for financial independence, there’s no denying the importance and power it holds over our generation. In this weeks episode, we discuss the aspects of SM we enjoy and the parts we could live w...

Have you ever longed to be somewhere you’ve never been before? If you have, we’re right there with you. Fernweh and Wanderlust are on our minds this week. * We’d love to hear from you - leave this or that question suggestions and topic ideas for us via DM ⬇️⬇️⬇️ * Find us on Instagram: @onceamonthforbrunch Email: onceamonthforbrunch@gmail.com

Siblings - could we live without them? Anyone with a sibling knows how all-encompassing these relationships can be. What was our experience being the older and younger sister? Listen in and let us know if you relate to this weeks episode. * We’d love to hear from you - leave this or that question suggestions and topic ideas for us via DM ⬇️⬇️⬇️ * Find us on Instagram: @onceamonthforbrunch Email: o...

Spring is here and the clocks are officially 1 hour ahead! In honour the start of our favourite time of year, we delve into the effects of the seasons on our health and mood and the experiences we’ve had over the years. Join us as we discuss Seasonal Affective Disorder aka SAD aka seasonal depression aka winter depression! • • Check out my YouTube video on Seasonal Affective Disorder: https://yout...

We pick up where we left of with last weeks episode, talking more about difficulties we have and still face as we get older and learn to stand on our own two feet. Find us on Instagram: @onceamonthforbrunch Email: onceamonthforbrunch@gmail.com

In this week’s episode, we share our varying experiences of growing into adulthood and ponder about the different things we’ve learnt, are still learning and have struggled with along the way. Find us on Instagram: @onceamonthforbrunch Email: onceamonthforbrunch@gmail.com

This week, we bring to you our thoughts on the negative impact school or university can have on our mental health. We also marvel at how smart our plant babies are, talk about what using too many products can do to the skin and even sprinkle in a little bit of ASMR. Instagram: @onceamonthforbrunch Email: onceamonthforbrunch@gmail.com

On this week’s episode, we dive into our favourite and most frustrating characters of Single’s Inferno 2 and what we can learn from them. We also finally resolve the debate on whether the skin cares about Vitamin C in the morning or at night! Instagram: @onceamonthforbrunch Email: onceamonthforbrunch@gmail.com

On this week’s episode, Mara and Nana let you in on everything you need to know about them. Find us on Instagram: @onceamonthforbrunch Email: onceamonthforbrunch@gmail.com