the matcha diaries

welcome back to the last episode of 2022 and this year we’re sticking to our tradition! Join us as we look back at 2022... celebrating the big wins, little wins, the greatest challenges and the lessons we've learnt. but most importantly we get to hear the lessons that YOU'VE learnt in 2022! we want to thank every person that participated in this episode and shared with us what they've taken away f...

the tmd girlies are back together for a cosy, chit-chatty episode! we VERY passionately discuss our favorite (and least favorite) christmas movies we've watched so far this year, and most importantly, we dish out some more advice (these ones were juicyyyyy).  questions/topics included: how to know whether he likes you or he thinks you're just friends what to do when you fall out of "attractio...

the mother-daughter duo is back!! home for the holidays, I (leo) am joined by my mother (YEYYY) in this episode to give our (definitely unqualified but gladly given) advice on some questions/topics you guys sent us over on IG. some of the topics we cover include: how to procrastinate less how to deal with overwhelming to-do lists tips for managing a long distance relationship getting over socialis...

when we sat down to record this episode... I (cara) had no idea what we were going to talk about....Leo had a few things on her mind that she really wanted to unload and so.... join us for a truly authentic chit chatty style episode, where leo shares a recent 'going out' experience. leo discusses how the experience made her feel, and the questions that arose regarding clubbing, going out culture,...

pov: you’ve just hosted your first in person event for your passion project.. it was one of the best nights of your life… and you feel this urge to tell everyone that they need to turn whatever idea, concept, or passion that they have into a reality asap because WHY THE HELL NOT! in this chaotic episode, we do our best to express how grateful we are for everyone that listens to the podcast, that m...

work work work - that’s what this episode is all about! especially in our twenties, figuring out what we want to do in our career and navigating the corporate world is a key challenge that most of us face, so we thought we’d let you in our thoughts and struggles within this topic. after giving you guys the lowdown of our professional lives so far and what we currently do for work, we chat about: -...

if you're a new matcha diaries listener... welcome!!! if you're a regular, welcome back - we're so happy to have you join us either way. in this episode we "re-introduce" ourselves, the podcast and what we're all about.  some questions we cover include: who are cara and leo? how did we meet? why did we start the podcast? what topics do we usually cover? what does the name "the matcha diaries"...

this was a difficult one … inspired by Elizabeth Day’s podcast “how to fail”, this is part 2 (part1: leo, part 2: cara) of our episode series were we asked ourselves the tough question “what are your biggest failures” ? A question that might seem simple to the eye… but it pushes someone to think about their past, their experiences, things they regret.. but most importantly the lessons that they ha...

the honeymoon phase is over... now what?  In this weeks episode, Ed (AKA Cara's boyfriend) and I sit down with each other and answer your questions on surviving a long term relationship in your twenties. We share the story of how we met, how we support each other as a couple, our love languages, our greatest struggles and most importantly we dive into what intimacy & maintaining a spark i...

we dug DEEP in this episode … inspired by Elizabeth Day’s podcast “how to fail”, this is part 1 (part1: leo, part 2: cara) of our episode series were we asked ourselves the tough question “what are your biggest failures” ? A question that might seem simple to the eye… but it pushes someone to think about their past, their experiences, things they regret.. but most importantly the lessons that they...

How are you... really?  A week ago we did a little check in and asked how you are all feeling. Unfortunately a big chunk of the responses we got back had to do with not feeling too well, lacking motivation, being exhausted, overwhelmed, drained, and feeling sad.  In this episode we wanted to sit down and respond to you guys. We discuss the importance of finding beauty and happiness in th...

Who really needs Lorelai and Rory, when you've got this episode!  In this Gilmore Girls styled episode, we are joined by Leo and her lovely mama, Virginia. Join them as they sit together drinking some green tea on their little weekend getaway in Holland, where Virginia shares some motherly advice all about being in your 20's, forming relationships, trusting your intuition, being a mother, lov...

YES I KNOW ... A 28 minute episode.... definitely a give away that this week's episode is a solo one with Cara!! As someone who experiences seasonal sadness, i really wanted to spend some time thinking of ways that I want to make the most out of the colder months / autumn, and so i thought I'd bring you along... Join me and sit down with my thoughts as I try and pinpoint the habits and routines th...

SPOILER ALERT: We have two biiiig announcements that we share with you guys in this episode (listen for more info hehehe) !! This episode is all about the B word ... breakups. They can break your heart, crush your spirits and sometimes make you feel so hopeless and alone, which is exactly why we wanted to make this episode!  We share our own personal experiences with breakups, as well as our...

POV: you’re our housemate and we’re sitting on our living room floor drinking chai and debriefing about life. This episode I’m joined by my two (three if you count Michael’s guest appearance) besties/housemates for a chaotic chat about everything under the sun. Some topics we discuss are: how we’re dealing with the cost of living crisis balancing work, responsibilities and life wanting to finding...

Have you ever had a dream that left you feeling weird the next day but you couldn't quite put your finger on the reason why? Well, I (leo here) had one of those recently - which got us talking & thinking about the meaning behind our dreams and how the subconscious can sometimes harbour long forgotten or deeply buried feelings... So we decided to do some research into the topic... and boy are w...

First off - we want to say we're SO sorry about the audio quality, Cara had to record on her phone because she’s at home in Jordan (😍), but we still wanted to upload the episode because we loved recording it... So we hope you still enjoy listening!! In this episode we do something we’ve not done in this way before! We react to an article which seems to contradict the whole principle of our podcas...

This episode is definitely a listen for when you're on your hot girl walk! We felt so empowered after recording this episode and felt ready to care a little less about what others think and trust who we are a lot more xx In this episode, we address... Where we're at with confidence at the moment How confidence makes every aspect of your life better -  friendships, appearances, not being afrai...

TW: this episode contains mentions of domestic abuse and physical violence This episode is is giving '3am car chats with your bestie' vibes.. thanks to your anonymously submitted questions we talked about some SUCH good topics that really made us think...  what would you say to 15 year old you? what is your biggest dream? how do you get conversations to go past small talk? what's the meaning...

In this very special episode, Leo is joined by the one and only Michael Kinder (a very close friend of both of us + Leo’s future housemate) to answer all the questions about dating that you’ve wanted to get a guys opinion on! We wanted to stick to our Sunday uploads, so we decided that it would be super cool if Leo recorded an episode whilst she was in Greece (hence the background noise - we’re so...

Welcome back to part 2 of us reacting to things you do/did in your life because of societal pressures!  In this short chatty episode, we dive into more juicy topics like dating pressures at a young age.. we talk about the power of movies and books and the role it played in making us feel pressured to date and find "the one" at such a young age... We discuss the pressures of dressing a certain...

Hopefully not too soon for another catch up xx In this episode we were meant to be reacting to things you do/did in your life because of societal pressure, but as always we ended up catching up about a lot more - Cara opens up about recently feeling anxious about little things that never used to make her anxious, Leo shares her horror landlord story ( she was almost going to be homeless) and feeli...

In the 4th episode of our matcha chat series, Cara dives into hustle culture exposing not only how toxic it is ( shocker right!? ) but how glorified and ingrained it is in today's society. What is the actual point of hustling? Doesn't it just cause burnout ? and WHY is prioritising our personal lives not good enough??..  Cara talks about the it all in this episode, even touching on the anti h...

From 'having to kill to know if you're a psychopath', to 'covid tests ACTUALLY feeling good?!' .. we cover it all in this episode as we discuss YOUR unpopular opinions. In this episode, we react to the unpopular opinions that you shared with us on our Instagram. We definitely had a few controversial and juicy topics, and Leo and I crossed heads on a few as we shared our honest thoughts! We had lot...

Our first ever book club episode!! Ahh 💚 📖 In this episode we discuss all things Book Lovers by Emily Henry. We dive into our favourite parts of the book (ones that made us cry or gave us goosebumps) , our least favourite bits, Nora's character as a protagonist, and how the book compares to the classic hallmark movies! We also share who we think would be perfect for the part if this were to ever...