Learnt My Lesson

What a YEAR it has been. Ups, downs and a few tornadoes in between. We wrap up the year that’s been, talk about family dynamics during the holidays and let you know a bit about what we’ve got in store for 2021. Cya next year we love you all!!!

Once again we had the pleasure of chatting to Em and Soph, aka The Tasty Twins! Tune in to hear all about their new book ‘The Healthy Kiwi Student’, an incredible guide to changing up the stereotypical student life to a more healthy one. We delved into what their university life was like - What the highs and lows were, what they wished they had known, and of course, what is the most valuable lesso...

Casual Sex. Let’s talk about it. Whether you choose to have casual sex or you choose not to that’s entirely up to you, we’re just here to help you engage in safer casual sex if it is something you want to have. Safer sex when it comes to your physical health, and safer sex when it comes to your mental health. In part 1 we talk about healthy casual sex, choosing not to have casual sex, STI stigma,...

Whether you choose to have casual sex or you choose not to that’s entirely up to you, we’re just here to help you engage in safer casual sex if it is something you want to have. Safer sex when it comes to your physical health, and safer sex when it comes to your mental health. Part 2 covers some more casual sex scenarios, sexual health, STI checks, how to not catch feelings, and so much else. Once...

This episode is inspired by a message we received that asked about defining and acknowledging your own strength and weaknesses. What is a symptom of your mental illness and what is part of your personality? It’s something that can be incredibly hard to figure out. Tune in to hear us psychoanalyse ourselves, we reflect and discuss what we think is our mental illness vs what is our ‘true’ personalit...

We sat down with the wonderful Aacacia to talk about her journey with music, her journey with her mental health, and how they are intertwined. We discussed her latest music, where it all started, and the fact that if she hadn’t given music another chance after being bullied out of it in school, she wouldn’t be where she is today. Aacacia is such an incredible person to be around and we loved havin...

2020 has been a wild ride for everyone but imagine having your hopes to be at the 2020 Olympics turned upside down, well that was the reality for Liam Stone, Team New Zealand diver. Although, after a year of injuries and life changes, a 2021 Olympics could work out better anyway. Liam has such a positive outlook on everything this year has thrown at him and opens up to us about his mental health....

We had the pleasure of sitting down with an absolutely incredible woman, founder of The OneUp Project, Sarah Kelsey. Passionate about improving financial literacy in New Zealand Sarah started the podcast as a way to make a difference and to start conversations around the things that should be taught in school but aren’t. In this episode we talk to Sarah about her journey with her mental health and...

Tune in to hear our thoughts and feeling on all things relationships. Sav has plenty of advice to give despite never having been in a relationship and Jess discusses toxic behaviour traits that arise when in a relationship. From separated parents to manipulative ‘things’ to therapy session revelations, we discuss it all. Let us know what you think over on our Instagram @learntmylesson_ Hosts: Jess...

We fill you in on what our anxiety has looked and felt like over the last few months. Tune in to hear us analyse our anxious tendencies in this podcast episode turned therapy session. We hope that hearing us be so open about what anxiety looks like for us can help even just one of you feel less alone in what you’re going through. Hosts: Jess Woodnorth & Savanna Johnston-Keys. Produced by: Fran...

*Trigger Warning* In this episode we discuss topics such as consent, sexual assault, rape and violence. We recorded this week’s episode last Monday so we want to acknowledge that we don’t talk about the specific current events that have unfolded in Wellington, the timing is a sad coincidence as opposed to us recording it in response to these events. Our hearts are breaking for all the victims who...

This episode is full of what we think is some excellent advice. We answered some questions that were sent in by you guys, sharing our thoughts and feelings on different topics, holding nothing back. We talk sleeping with your ex, friendship, girls, flirting and Jess even spills some tea from her own life! Hosts: Jess Woodnorth & Savanna Johnston-Keys. Produced by: Francesca Georgia Pietkiewicz...

Job hunting can really suck, especially when you struggle with your mental health. In this episode we cover our job history, getting fired, anxiety around job searching, staying in a job you’re unhappy in, and so much else. Hosts: Jess Woodnorth & Savanna Johnston-Keys. Produced by: Francesca Georgia Pietkiewicz. Music by: Julian Avila. https://soundcloud.com/julian_avila www.youtube.com/chann...

Sorry to hit you with another life update but we had so much to catch you guys up on! (Jump to 23:00 to get to the fam chats)... In this episode we talk about everything we did during Mental Health Awareness Week and fill you in on what’s going on in our lives at the moment. We also had a very special guest in the studio, Jess’ mum Veronica, who shared her thoughts on opening up about your mental...

Once again we are joined by the lovely Cate Keville from New Zealand Red Cross to discuss how to support those around you when they are struggling with their mental health. Supporting someone you care about is often harder than supporting yourself. In this episode we talk about how hopeless you can feel when watching loved ones struggling and Cate provides some advice on how to be helpful as oppos...

To kick off Mental Health Awareness Week we are excited to bring you the first of two episodes with New Zealand Red Cross. Understanding and managing your own mental health is something that isn’t discussed enough, so we sat down with Cate Keville of New Zealand Red Cross to talk about what anxiety and depression could look like and talked through some ways to manage them. In the second episode th...

Tune in for the full Dr Bloomfield episode in all its glory. 45 minutes of the Director-General of Health being an absolute legend and us fangirling. Covid sucks, but we are very glad it stayed away long enough for us to record this with him just before the country went back up alert levels, we hope it makes you feel a little less alone during these strange times. Hosts: Jess Woodnorth & Savan...

In this episode we change the tone a bit from last week and get real about how our mental health has been lately. Get to know us a bit better as we chat about why discussions about mental health are so important to us, and we answer some of your questions. This episode is a little more #downbuzz than usual, so please be mindful of what you are and aren’t comfortable consuming. If you need help, fr...

Sometimes it feels like the stigma around being single leads to the labelling of ‘single and sad’ or ‘single and slutty’, and honestly, we’re over it. In this episode we share our thoughts on being single: the good and the bad. Tune in as we discuss being independent, getting ghosted, living it up overseas, and feeling undesirable. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @learntmylesson_ and please...

In this episode we are joined by Sarah from The Oversharers Podcast, to talk about body positivity, sexual confidence and self acceptance. She also shared with us her journey with her eating disorder, providing insight on the impact it had on her life and the importance of recognising disordered behaviours early. Hosts: Jess Woodnorth & Savanna Johnston-Keys. Produced by: Francesca Georgia Pie...

Events, anxiety, excitement & antidepressants. In this life update episode we fill you in on anything and everything we’ve got going on. It’s been a rollercoaster few months to say the LEAST but we are loving it. Massive thank you to every single one of you for tuning in and we are so grateful for all the feedback lately. If you don’t already, go follow us on Instagram at @learntmylesson_ and...

Part 2 of chatting to Dr Bloomfield. Ultimate superpower, favourite country, go-to cocktail, we get into it all. He also shared with us some of his favourite life lessons and Sav hits him with the legendary “it is what it is”... tune in! Hosts: Jess Woodnorth & Savanna Johnston-Keys. Produced by: Francesca Georgia Pietkiewicz. Music by: Julian Avila. https://soundcloud.com/julian_avila www.you...

Part one of a two part episode with a VERY exciting guest, NZ legend, Dr Ashley Bloomfield himself! We sit down to chat to Dr Bloomfield about his mental health and the ups and downs that have come with 2020. We are incredibly grateful to Ashley for having these conversations with us. No matter who someone is, or how successful or confident they may seem, everyone has their own ups and downs and y...

Concussions suck. Most people know someone who’s had one but not many people actually know much about them. In this episode we discuss Jess’s 5 month concussion. How it happened, how it impacted her mental health, and what she learnt from it. Hosts: Jess Woodnorth & Savanna Johnston-Keys. Produced by: Francesca Georgia Pietkiewicz. Music by: Julian Avila. https://soundcloud.com/julian_avila ww...

We are SO excited for you all to hear this episode, we were lucky enough to be joined in the studio by the Tasty Twins to talk about a bit of everything. University, anxiety, balance, food, therapy, we dive into it all in one of our favourite episodes so far. We are so grateful to Em and Soph for chatting to us and helping open up these conversations that we hope become more common! If you are act...