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This week’s episode is a teeny weeny rant about the myth of self care.

This week’s episode is all about crafting a bedtime routine that prioritises you, but also works within your real life

This week’s episode is all about the spectacularly practical subject of menu planning. Do you plan? Should you? Can it actually be fun?

This week’s episode is all about the concept of connection, figuring out what I mean when I talk about this somewhat amorphous concept and talking about how to foster connection in your own life.

This week’s episode is all about the concept of joyful movement, and untangling all of the negative connotations around exercise.

This week’s episode is all about the concept of gentle productivity.

This week’s episode is all about journaling, and how to begin a journaling practice even if you haven't picked up a diary of any description since thirteen year old you listed the people you had a crush on in a lockable diary.

This week’s episode is focused on your morning routine. I’m talking about creating a morning routine that works for you, not for the instagram or pinterest version of reality.

A quick hello, in advance of the new season of the podcast, launching on 15th September 2021

This week's episode is all about minimalism, simplifying and decluttering, and why I think it pairs really well with living a life that is more intentional and more joyful. I am absolutely clear that it’s by no means essential to be a minimalist to live a meaningful life, but I think they pair up pretty nicely. Full show notes on my website.

There is a lot of talk online about rejecting the myth of doing it all. But at that same time as we're seeing that theoretically empowering message (and often even in the same place as we're seeing it) we're also seeing a lifestyle that is perfect, where someone clearly is 'doing it all, and is living a lifestyle that is perhaps a lot busier and more full on than it appears in the carefully curated world of a social media feed or YouTube channel. I want to talk about genuinely rejecting that myth of doing it all, not just pretending to. I want to embrace a life that’s a little less picture perfect but contains a whole lot more of what I love. In this episode I’m talking through why we need to really own rejecting that myth and allow our lives to not be picture perfect. I’m also discussing some ways to accept the joy of doing less, and some tips and tricks for abandoning the myth of doing it all in your own life. Show notes at www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast/episode5

This episode of the podcast is all about exploring seasonal living in a bit more depth. I’ve mentioned it several times already during previous episodes, and I wanted to really focus on it and talk to you about both why we do it and the benefits for us, and then how we actually go about it. Engaging with the seasons isn’t about living in an off grid yurt and being outdoors at any cost. But if you’re looking for a way to begin to connect with the world around you, seasonal living is the most wonderful, and highly accessible, place to start. Whether it’s simply standing outside your front door in the sunshine or heading out for multi-day mountain hikes, there is going to be a way you can incorporate the seasons into your life. Show notes can be found at www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast/episode4 Find me on instagram @ochreandflax