Growth In Progress

Charlotte has a new heated blanket and is getting ready to go to Stockholm, Helli is in the depths of house hunting and apologies for her muffled audio, her mic plug broke right before recording… We’ve got a juicy chat at the start of the episode about the dangers of what you share about your life online and how trends are mimicking history and the problems with idolising a part of his...

Helli’s been ill for the third time this year (thanks, 2025) and Charlotte has thrown her back out, BUT we’re here! This week we’re wondering, why are we obsessed with labelling people are role models and policing how people behave because we think they’re a role model? Really, anyone can be a role model online these days, so is being a role model even an accolade anymore?...

No. Stones. Left unturned. In this episode we have not one, but two honeymoon recaps, a first glance at the reading lists we managed to get through on said honeymoons, a must-read Substack (that isn’t our own) and a documentary we can’t stop thinking about. And then we’re asking the big question of WHY are the bad things so noisy while the good things happen so quietly? Is it actually a bad thing...

Helli is a sickly Victorian child this week and Charlotte has her life together with new nails. Prepare yourself for a very in depth  chat about Charlotte’s stringent Goodreads rating process and Helli’s meta take on reviewing books throughout life. It’s February, maybe you’re struggling with your New Year goals or maybe you never made any, either way we feel like setting s...

Charlotte reveals which celebrities she gets mixed up and we’re both surprised to learn how literal the direct translation of the names are in Lion King… Plus who is the internet obsessed with right now. So all this feels very fitting that we’re talking about brain rot content. Oxford English Dictionary named “brain rot” their word of the year for 2024, but what does...

A discussion about ice hockey was not on our 2025 podcast bingo card, but we like to keep you (and ourselves) guessing! This week we’re chatting about the phrase “you’re not like other girls”. This phrase feels like it was normalised in 90s rom-coms and was always the “ultimate compliment” from a guy. We both get a big ick from this phrase for many reasons, why...

We’re back and boy are we feeling REFRESHED. It could be the 5 weeks off, it could be that crisp New Year feeling or it could be our brand new look, music and Substack (!). Whatever combination it is, we’re thrilled to be back bringing you more unfiltered, honest conversations about society, culture and early adulthood.   It’s no secret we love a to do list, but this year we’re looking at our “To...

We missed last week’s episode which just tells you how chaotic this last month has been with Black Friday, wedding planning, travelling to Christmas Markets and Christmas prep. BUT we are back with our end of year wrap up and how we’re feeling about goals and intentions for going into 2025. If you’re not feeling sure about your goals or how you feel about going into the New Year,...

Charlotte has no hot water, Helli has injured her neck, it’s been a week of annoyances, made more stressful as we approach the busy end of the year. If the end of the year is starting to feel hectic and like you’re in a hamster wheel, you’re not alone! It’s easy to feel busy and stressed at this time of year but how do we maintain motivation and momentum? How do we get unst...

Anyone else feeling Christmassy early this year? We’re chatting birthday parties, netball, rubbish Christmas movies and how we’re feeling in the run up to December as well as two new recommendations this week. We’ve all heard of overthinking and know what it is and the self-doubt and feelings of comparison that come with it, but what about the wider impact on your overall happine...

It’s the Paris debrief! We’re catching up after just getting back from Charlotte’s hen do in Paris – Moulin Rouge, friendship bracelets, Eiffel Tower, Dior Gallery, tune in for all the fun, girly weekend vibes! Of course we’re also back with two new recommendations and a conversation about having difficult converstions – how do we have them? what’s the rig...

What’s the difference between being selfish and simply focusing on yourself and your own goals? And why does prioritising yourself often get branded as being selfish, or at least feel like you’re being selfish? Well that’s what we’re trying to get to the bottom of in this weeks episode. We’ve also got two brand new recommendations and some very out-of-character updates. Did someone say heavy metal...

The irony of this week’s topic isn’t wasted on anyone, trust us. Between Helli spending just 4 days of October in the country and Charlotte being knee-deep in everything wedding (yes, she knows this is at risk of becoming her entire personality), we have not been slowing down. After a couple of recommendations and catching up on life lately, we’re discussing why sometimes slowing...

Helli is back from Scotland and Charlotte has officially given notice! We have a chat about True Crime and whether the genre as a form of entertainment has crossed a line into excessive depictions of abuse and violence to serve a fascination with the perverse, rather than as a deterrent for behaviour like this. This week we’re chatting about the topic of urgency culture, we are so used to ha...

Anyone else still totally obsessed with Adam Brody? We’re guilty as charged! This week we’re getting into why actually, * everybody * wants “Nobody Wants This”, the book everyone needs to read this autumn and why we all need to lean into trusting our gut feelings a bit more. Why are we so bad at trusting our guts? Is it because we’re women and we’re told it&#821...

We’re very much a work-in-progress when it comes to stopping people pleasing, but that’s why we want to talk about it. People pleasing can manifest itself in so many ways from always saying “yes” to constantly apologising to compromising our boundaries or offering to do something or taking the fall for something to keep the peace. Is it because we as women were rewarded for...

It’s Helli’s first autumn in the UK in 5 years and we’re ready to get cosy for the season! We’re chatting autumn vibes, cosy candles, knitwear and evenings in front of the fire. We always love to chat about how we’re slowing down for the season each year but this year we’re jumping on the Dopamine Menu trend – our list of seasonal activities which are enjo...

It’s official, Helli is married and her wedding was one of the best. days. ever. After a summary of the highlights (because honestly that could have been an episode in its own right), you’ve got two documentary recommendations and then a conversation about opinions. Just because we all have them and can share them, doesn’t mean that we should. Access to social media and a forum to share every thou...

Wedding bells are ringing and the countdown to Helli’s wedding is on! We talk marquee dramas, trad wives, money, wills and then we actually get into the topic, and we have to ask you, are you being very demure, very mindful? Have you had a brat summer or experimented with the latte makeup trend? You could be forgiven for all of these trends passing by you in the blink of the eye, or missing...

Another week, another juicy topic! After chatting matcha, wedding planning and time zones, we dive headfirst into what to do, and how to cope, if actually *you* are the problem. We’ve all been there, none of us are perfect but it’s a horrible feeling to actually be called out and realise that you’re part of the problem. That said, it’s also incredibly freeing to realise tha...

Charlotte has been thriving at the Eras Tour, Helli has been surviving in the last couple of weeks of wedding prep – but we move! This week we’ve got an amazing app recommendation and a super helpful recommendation for finding your style. Today we’re discussing making a weakness your whole personality – inspired by a conversation on Shameless about people who make being lat...

We had a lovely meet up in London this week to pick out Helli’s wedding fragrance and we’re recapping the week of wedding nightmares, Deadpool & Wolverine movie and Charlotte’s dreamy new gym. This week we’re talking about self-criticism, it can be intrusive and insidious as well as all-consuming and often for many of us and women in particular it’s so subconsciou...

Are you having a Brat Summer? No, we aren’t either, unless baked oats and watching the Olympics 24/7 count. But we do have some great recommendations and we start to unpick some of the damaging and unconscious biases we have surrounding diet culture. We grew up with the Special K diet, no carbs, clean eating, heroin chic, The Kardashian’s and ever other itteration of diet culture that...

We’ve been chatting for 3 hours before this recording, fortunately we literally NEVER run out of things to talk about so enjoy this chaotic episode with returning podcast recommendations, a rogue recommendation, Helli calling out Charlotte’s 2024 Bingo Card and Charlotte’s growing love of Glen Powell (and his dog). After a recent TikTok went viral about friends not liking each ot...

Helli has been navigating the waterways of England and Wales on a narrowboat, Charlotte has had a wholesome weekend in Kent and we’re catching up on all the big and small things, like fears of bats and Charlotte learning that Helli hates custard. This week we’re chatting about AI in light of the recent controversy by SheerLuxe who introduced their newest “editor” – an...