Lucy Talks

Hi lovely people! You're in for a treat today :) In this episode Freya and I chat at length about our Myers Briggs personality types (INTJ and ENFJ), discussing what it all means, why it's useful to us and how it can help us better understand ourselves and the people in our lives. I find personalities such a fascinating topic and I think by having an appreciation for them we become more accepting...

"What if it all goes better than you ever could have imagined?” I'm a strong believer in the power of our minds to change the way we interact with the world, the way we react to situations and the way we see ourselves. Simple shifts in our thought patterns, when repeated again and again, mean we can live happier, more authentic lives. In this episode I'm sharing three of my favourite mindset shift...

"Not seeking help when you need it is really an inability to depend on others." Hi hello hi!! Space to Learn is back and I am so ready for it. Third year of uni is complete, which leaves more time for creative projects. So excited to share this episode with you, hope you find it to be some food for thought. In this ep I'm chatting about whether we've gone too far on the route to being independent...

I recently turned 21!! So naturally, I'm back for round 2 with a 20 things I've learnt at 20 ep after making a similar episode this time last year that you all seemed to love! These are the sorts of episodes I loveee to listen to so hopefully you find this is a fun one, I really enjoyed recording it. PSA that I'm still a lil baby and don't have a clue what I'm doing the majority of the time so tak...

"What if you don’t need to fix yourself?" Sometimes I feel the whole self love and acceptance thing can be a little overwhelming. It sometimes can seem like you have to be fully in love with every decision you make, every part about yourself and every version of yourself you've every been. Which is a big ask. We all make mistakes, we all have things we wish we hadn't said or done, we all have thin...

"If you don't back yourself, how do you expect anyone else to?" Hiya and welcome back to the podcast! Recently I've had three interviews for summer internship roles (2 successful, 1 failure) so it feels like the perfect time to share all the tips and tricks I've collated from the internet, advice and personal experience. Honestly I get how stressful interviews can be - that fear of rejection is so...

Hiya! Welcome back friends xxx how often do you feel stuck in a rut? how often do you feel paralysed by fear? how often do you wish you had more confidence? if your answer is anywhere from 'sometimes' to 'literally all the time' then trying something new might be a solution.  in this episode I chat about the science behind how your brain genuinely becomes healthier when you try new things. I...

Eeeek welcome to season 8!!! I'm so excited for amazing things to come. Stay up to date @spacetolearnpodcast on insta & follow the pod wherever you listen! In this episode I chat about the good and the bad to thinking 'is this enough??'. Settling for what's not good for you is not what we're about, but equally, is it productive to keep questioning every choice you make? Should we stop comparin...

Hi friends! Welcome to this final episode of S7! time fliessss honestly. This is an episode full of my musings on life and inner thoughts- I’ve been reading Conversations on Love lately, which is a deeply beautiful book discussing love in all its forms. I shared some passages I’ve been underlining and what they mean to me. I also chatted a lot about uncovering my subconscious beliefs surrounding c...

"Do what you actually want to do." Welcome back to the pod friends:) In this ep my good friend Katie shares her experiences of first year of uni in Edinburgh - if you're a prospective uni student this is one for you! We chat about the pressures of doing an "academic" degree versus studying a creative subject, perspectives on making friends & our thoughts on working out how to spend your time a...

“Every individual makes enough difference that if everyone does it, then change happens. It’s a really hard thing to consolidate and to come to terms with. I need to feel that I’m useful but not take the weight of the world on my shoulders.”  This week on the podcast I invited the lovely hosts of URN’s EcoFrenzy, Erin and Gabby, for a chat about sustainability, student radio and doing your bi...

"One step at a time is all it takes to get there." - Emily Dickinson This week I invited my lovely housemate Sophie Williams on the podcast for a chat about being an English student, feelings on graduating from uni, travel plans, culture & identity. If you're in the mood for a chill, chatty episode then we've got you covered. Thank you for coming on Soph!! --- Things mentioned in this episode...

"What happened to following our interests just because they’re interesting to us?" I think we subconsciously buy into the idea that once we reach a certain point, achieve a certain goal, or have a certain job, then we'll be happy. There are so many narratives we passively live our lives by and accept without second thought. What if we choose to question everything instead? To be curious and unafra...

“There is a growing body of literature that supports the idea that decision making involves not only cognition, but also emotion and intuition.” Today I'm combining my own experiences when trying to make decisions with scientific research on the head, the heart and the gut. I find this topic so so fascinating, yes I am a science nerd and proud of it, but using science to better understand ourselve...

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the assessment that there is something more important than the fear." - Franklin D Roosevelt Overthinking is actually the bane of my life so this week I'm essentially overthinking the overthinking (yes I see the irony). Recently I've realised a few things about my fears, doubts and insecurities and how I don't actually have to give them more attention than...

"Even if they fail, people who set goals are 10x more likely to change their lives than people who don’t." - Journal of Clinical Psychology I don't know about you, but I'm feeling '22!! Hi friends, welcome back to the pod for a brand new year of content!  Today I'm chatting all things goals - from why it's okay if they change to how they'll help you generate movement in your life. I share a f...

"There's no trying to do something, only doing it or not doing it." Welcome to the final episode of 2021!! How did that happen? This week I'm reflecting on the highs and lows of 2021 - things I'm proud of, things that have challenged me & some of my favourite moments. I also flip the switch on my interview format and share the best piece of advice I've been given this year. I hope the episode...

"Physics has taught me to be comfortable when pursuing my own ignorance to solve problems." - Dipendra Mistry Hello hello friends and merry christmas to those who celebrate!! This week on the pod is a really insightful conversation about careers, defining success & being open to changing direction with Dipendra J. Mistry, a physics PhD student, engineer & YouTube creator. I particularly en...

"My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportions to my expectations.” Seeing as miss rona has well and truly made a comeback in Notts, everything feels a little bit too unpredictable and up in the air lately. With so many xmassy plans and aspects of my uni routine scrapped this week I've felt a bit stressed out by the way things can change all too quickly and w...

"Being present is just about engaging your senses. What can you see, smell, taste, hear, feel?" This week on the pod I spoke to the brilliant Lowri Wilkie, a mindfulness and wellbeing coach who's also studying for a PhD in Psychology, about all things mindfulness! If you want to live more mindfully but don't know where to start then look no further, there are so many evidenced-based practices in t...

"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." - Shakespeare, Hamlet I don't know about you, but in my experience it's sooo easy to get sucked into your emotions and lose the bigger picture. But the things we assume to be true because they're our honest opinions and feelings, well, they're not necessarily true. Our egos love to be right, they love to have a strong sense of identi...

Welcome to season 7 friends!! I can't actually believe we're on to the 7th series but I am so excited. I've had a few weeks away from the podcast and am feeling so ready to get stuck back into it again:) This week we're discussing questions like 'what are the barriers to open honesty?', 'is it easier for extroverts to be honest?' and 'how can we start honest conversations about men's mental health...

"No is a full sentence." Welcome back or welcome if you're new! Today Lucy's having a long chat with Cara and Leo from the matcha diaries podcast about just about everything under the sun, from why podcasting is so fulfilling to the challenges in living in a foreign country. Cara and Leo explain why comparison can actually be a good thing, the difference between toxic positivity and gratitude &amp...

"Often the judgements that we're making about other people are things that we don't like about ourselves." Welcome back! This week, we're talking about how not taking things personally is often the key to accepting things that happen to us, to not letting judgement from others get the better of us and to getting over insecurities. Lucy chats about the ego and why our identity isn't who we are at o...

"We don't need to have it all figured out." Welcome back friends, let's have a catch up. I love listening to chilled out, chatty episodes to have on in the background, destress or feel like I'm having a chat with a friend so that's what I'm sharing with you all this week. I chat about starting my third year of uni, how I'm finding in person teaching again, current career plans and some recent mind...