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Welcome to Actually Trying. Same podcast, new name, new format. This week: have a lot of women got undiagnosed ADHD, or are we all just weird? I'm seeing a psychiatrist in two days. Old Ma thinks we should go back to the five original lunacies. She held that position for about ten minutes, until she found out there might be some legal speed in it for her. We cover: Why ADHD in girls gets missed entirelyObject permanence and forgetting your friends existWhether it's real or just Big Pharma cataloguing sweaty palmsGetting diagnosed as an adult: private assessment, five-year NHS waits, and what £200 online actually buys you Ask Guru & Granny: a secondary school teacher of 22 years wants to jack it in and become a florist. Is 48 too old to start again? We get into midlife career changes, side hustles, and why women over 50 are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs globally. Next time: I report back on whether I actually got diagnosed. Timestamps 0:00 New name, new format 3:20 Have we all got undiagnosed ADHD? 3:50 The five original lunacies 10:30 ADHD in boys vs girls 12:00 Object permanence 13:50 Eight signs of ADHD in women 18:40 My missed diagnosis at school 27:50 Ask Guru & Granny: teacher wants to be a florist 39:20 Women over 50 and starting a business 49:30 The £200 private diagnosis ADHD in women, inattentive ADHD, ADHD symptoms in girls vs boys, object permanence, emotional dysregulation, private ADHD assessment, NHS waiting lists. I wrote that list for SEO, in case you didn't realise and just thought it was a random outburst. Follow along to see me desperately trying in real time on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosehoneymorgan/ For podcast clips and BTS stories: https://www.instagram.com/actuallytryingpod Youtube: www.youtube.com/@rose.honey.morgan For brand enquiries: [email protected] ***DM me with your Guru & Granny questions on Instagram*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A field report (and Guru & Granny) featuring Japanese walking, Hot Girl Walks, movement after meals, and using the Steppin app to earn screen time through steps. Click here to try the Steppin App - https://www.steppin.net/ Timestamps 0:00 Intro — reporting back on the walking experiment 1:00 Step In app review & my tragic step count 2:30 Why earning screen time through steps actually worked 4:10 The psychological cost of doomscrolling 4:45 Hostage-situation brand deals & choosing a secret code word 6:20 Japanese walking results 7:50 Why I abandoned the Japanese walking halfway through 9:00 Looking unhinged in front of villagers 10:00 Hot Girl Walks & mindset walking 10:45 My recurring imaginary hostage scenario 11:30 The gold eyeshadow plane defence plan 15:00 Krav Maga, Buffy & survival fantasies 16:30 Did Hot Girl Walks actually help? 17:15 Movement after meals 18:15 Finds & fails of the week 19:00 Hay fever, wasps & wanting to flee England 20:30 Guru & Granny: should you force a grown man to eat vegetables? 24:00 “You are not responsible for his a*****e” 26:00 Tiny chopped vegetables vs letting nature take its course 27:00 Would Old Ma want another child in the family? 28:00 Final thoughts & term-time podcast plans Ask Guru & Granny Send your dilemmas, life problems and questionable decisions to: @rosehoneymorgan @field.notes.pod Follow along to see me desperately trying in real time on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosehoneymorgan/ For podcast clips and BTS stories: https://www.instagram.com/actuallytryingpod Youtube: www.youtube.com/@rose.honey.morgan For brand enquiries: [email protected] ***DM me with your Guru & Granny questions on Instagram*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I’m testing whether walking really is the closest thing we have to a magic pill - and whether I can get my steps up without becoming the sort of person pacing the kitchen at 10pm to hit 10,000. I’m trying: • Japanese interval walking • hot girl walks • walking/moving after meals • using SteppIn app to earn screen time through steps • taking antihistamines so pollen can stop ruining my life Also: why 10,000 steps may be a marketing myth, why walking helps mood, and whether we’ve lost the plot with step counts. Click here to try the Steppin App - https://www.steppin.net/ Timestamps 0:00 Intro — this week’s walking experiment 0:45 Step In: earning screen time with steps 3:20 Why my step count has collapsed 5:00 Is walking a magic pill? 7:30 My current tragic step count 8:45 The 10,000 steps myth 10:00 Japanese walking explained 12:30 Hot girl walks 15:30 Walking after meals 18:00 My actual plan for the week 20:00 Hay fever, antihistamines and walking barriers 22:30 Have We Lost the Plot? Step counts vs human history 25:00 This week’s homework Ask Guru & Granny Send your dilemmas, life problems and questionable decisions to: @rosehoneymorgan @field.notes.pod Follow along to see me desperately trying in real time on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosehoneymorgan/ For podcast clips and BTS stories: https://www.instagram.com/actuallytryingpod Youtube: www.youtube.com/@rose.honey.morgan For brand enquiries: [email protected] ***DM me with your Guru & Granny questions on Instagram*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DM me your Guru & Granny dilemmas: @rosehoneymorgan @field.notes.pod This week I tested three viral morning routines from an American wellness girl, a British productivity girl, and an aggressively glowing Australian woman. The result: • I gagged on expired coconut oil • got laughed at by my children while doing Chinese lymphatic movements • briefly became the kind of woman who makes her bed • and accidentally discovered a morning habit that might genuinely improve my life. Also: • why affirmations made me feel like I was gaslighting myself • the surprising psychological effect of making the bed • whether electrolytes are worth the hype • why “high-fiving yourself in the mirror” feels deeply threatening as an English person • and the moment I almost accidentally quit the podcast altogether. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 — The field report begins 01:00 — Why the podcast vanished for 3 weeks 03:00 — Burnout, school holidays & trying to keep this running 06:00 — Coconut oil pulling: immediate failure 08:00 — Electrolytes: annoyingly effective 08:45 — Rebounding on a Peppa Pig trampoline 11:00 — Chinese lymphatic dance humiliation 12:15 — The Mel Robbins 5-4-3-2-1 rule 13:15 — Replacing doomscrolling with reading 15:00 — Ice rolling & why children ruin wellness routines 15:30 — High-fiving myself in the mirror 17:00 — What I’m actually keeping from the experiment 18:00 — Easter eggs, burnout & bizarre internet discoveries If you enjoyed this episode: • follow the show • send it to a friend who’s trying to become a functioning adult • or join the Actually Trying Book Club. DM me your Guru & Granny dilemmas: @rosehoneymorgan @field.notes.pod Follow along to see me desperately trying in real time on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosehoneymorgan/ For podcast clips and BTS stories: https://www.instagram.com/actuallytryingpod Youtube: www.youtube.com/@rose.honey.morgan For brand enquiries: [email protected] ***DM me with your Guru & Granny questions on Instagram*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Morning routines, productivity, wellness habits, dopamine, sunlight, gratitude, affirmations — do viral morning routines actually work? This week I tested 3 viral morning routines from an English woman, an American woman, and an Australian woman to see whether any of them could make me feel more energised, productive, and less like I’m running on fumes. The problem? I’m doing this with: a toddler who wakes up at 4:30ambroken sleepa massive family bedand a deep resistance to bouncing on a Peppa Pig trampoline with coconut oil in my mouth So this is a very scientific experiment. In this episode my current chaos-morning routineMel Robbins-style 5-4-3-2-1 habitsoil pulling, electrolytes and gratitudeChinese lymphatic movementsmaking the bed like a functional adultwhether morning routines are modern madness… or actually quite anthropological Timestamps (ish) 0:00 Intro – today’s experiment 1:00 My current morning reality 7:00 The American morning routine 10:30 The British morning routine 17:30 The Australian “hot girl” morning routine 25:00 Have We Lost the Plot? Morning routines through an anthropology lens Join the book club Actually Trying Book Club: https://rosehoneymorgan.substack.com/freetrial Ask Guru & Granny Send in your dilemmas, chaos, family drama and questionable life choices for Guru & Granny. DM me at: @rosehoneymorgan @field.notes.pod Coming Friday I’ll report back on which bits of these morning routines actually survived contact with real life. Follow along to see me desperately trying in real time on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosehoneymorgan/ For podcast clips and BTS stories: https://www.instagram.com/actuallytryingpod Youtube: www.youtube.com/@rose.honey.morgan For brand enquiries: [email protected] ***DM me with your Guru & Granny questions on Instagram*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luteal phase, PMS, hormone hacks, mood swings — do internet remedies actually work? This week’s field report: I tested some of the internet’s favourite luteal phase advice. That meant eating a suspicious number of carrots and sweet potatoes, attempting to “rebalance” my hormones, and keeping a list of everything that annoyed me during PMS week. Some of the advice helped. Some of it involved heavily salted vegetables and blind optimism. Here’s the honest verdict. Timestamps 0:00 Field report: testing internet luteal phase advice 1:00 My accidental vegetable discovery 2:00 The luteal phase irritation list 3:00 The real household tension revealed 5:00 Honest thoughts about the podcast and time pressure 7:00 A possible PMS supplement experiment 8:30 Ongoing trials: hormone hacks & brain headset 9:00 Next week: morning routines Experiments this week luteal phase awarenessPMS mood trackingsweet potatoes & carrots for hormonesmagnesium & sleep support Coming next Next week I’ll test morning routines — the topic you actually voted for. Follow along Instagram: @rosehoneymorgan @field.notes.pod Join the book club Actually Trying Book Club: https://rosehoneymorgan.substack.com/freetrial Follow along to see me desperately trying in real time on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosehoneymorgan/ For podcast clips and BTS stories: https://www.instagram.com/actuallytryingpod Youtube: www.youtube.com/@rose.honey.morgan For brand enquiries: [email protected] ***DM me with your Guru & Granny questions on Instagram*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week dives into the luteal phase (PMS) - what’s actually happening hormonally, why your mood drops, and how to cope without doing a crime. We cover: what the luteal phase actually iswhy you feel more sensitive, irritable, and withdrawnwhether it’s hormones… or your life being out of alignmentpractical ways to support your mood (from Instagram, obviously)and a slightly chaotic Guru & Granny segment involving vegans and king prawns ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS (ish) 00:00 Intro – why we’re ignoring the poll and talking PMS 05:30 What the menstrual cycle actually does to your brain 10:30 Why the luteal phase feels like low power mode 12:30 Have We Lost the Plot? (evolutionary take) 14:00 “You’re not moody, your life is out of alignment” 16:00 Luteal phase survival tips (food, magnesium, sleep) 19:00 Guru & Granny: vegan boyfriend chaos 📩 ASK GURU & GRANNY Got a dilemma? Relationships, family chaos, existential crises… DM your questions to: 👉 @rosehoneymorgan 👉 @field.notes.pod (You can stay anonymous) 📚 JOIN THE BOOK CLUB If you want deeper dives, experiments & slightly more structure: 👉 Join the Actually Trying Book Club: https://rosehoneymorgan.substack.com/freetrial 🎧 IF YOU ENJOYED THIS Follow the podcast, leave a review, or send this to someone who: becomes a different person before their periodhas ever thought “why is everything suddenly awful?”or needs a luteal phase survival plan Follow along to see me desperately trying in real time on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosehoneymorgan/ For podcast clips and BTS stories: https://www.instagram.com/actuallytryingpod Youtube: www.youtube.com/@rose.honey.morgan For brand enquiries: [email protected] ***DM me with your Guru & Granny questions on Instagram*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I tested 4 anxiety techniques… two from a Harvard-trained life coach and two from Old Ma. The methods: • orgasm (did not happen) • contemplating death (surprisingly helpful) • building a “sanity quilt” (tiny habits that actually regulate you) • visualising your perfect day (emotionally risky) Some worked. Some absolutely did not. Main takeaway: 👉 You don’t fix anxiety with one big breakthrough 👉 You fix it with small daily things that make life slightly more bearable Also: • no one is thinking about you as much as you think • you will be forgotten (freeing, not depressing) • and stroking your dog is genuinely medicinal If you feel constantly slightly on edge, overwhelmed, or like your brain is doing too much… this episode is for you. 🧠 What you’ll get: • realistic anxiety coping strategies • small daily habits that actually help • a brutally honest test of popular techniques • a reminder that your life doesn’t need to be perfect to be good ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Testing 4 anxiety techniques 01:00 Why orgasm didn’t make the list 02:00 Thinking about death (and why it helps) 04:30 The “life in weeks” reality check 05:00 The sanity quilt (best one) 08:00 Tiny habits that improve your day 10:00 The perfect day exercise (spiral warning) 11:30 Final thoughts + what actually worked 📲 Follow me on Instagram:@rosehoneymorgan @field.notes.pod 🔔 Subscribe for more: Weekly experiments in: • anxiety • self-improvement (without the cringe) • modern life • and trying to function like a normal person Follow along to see me desperately trying in real time on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosehoneymorgan/ For podcast clips and BTS stories: https://www.instagram.com/actuallytryingpod Youtube: www.youtube.com/@rose.honey.morgan For brand enquiries: [email protected] ***DM me with your Guru & Granny questions on Instagram*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you live with that constant background hum of anxiety, you’ll understand the feeling of trying everything — therapy, routines, productivity hacks — and still feeling slightly on edge. So today we’re trying something different. This is a Mother’s Day anxiety special, featuring: • two anxiety techniques from my mother (Old Ma) • two techniques from a Harvard-trained life coach • and a conversation that includes orgasms, existential philosophy, and a surprisingly detailed death plan. In other words: a fairly normal episode. The Four Anxiety Techniques In this episode we explore four very different ways of dealing with anxiety: 1️⃣ Old Ma’s technique #1: orgasm as emotional regulation 2️⃣ Old Ma’s technique #2: contemplating death (memento mori) 3️⃣ The “Sanity Quilt” method from Martha Beck 4️⃣ The Perfect Day exercise Some of these are more sensible than others. The Sanity Quilt The Sanity Quilt idea comes from Martha Beck. Imagine a patchwork blanket where each square is a small activity that reliably calms your nervous system. Not big life changes. Just tiny stabilisers you can rely on when things feel overwhelming. Examples might include: • a quick walk outside • dancing to one song in the kitchen • lighting a candle • listening to music • texting a friend • reading a few pages of a book • making a cup of tea • eating a tiny cheeseboard (personal favourite) The idea is to build a toolkit of small things that help you regulate before you spiral. The Perfect Day Exercise The Perfect Day exercise asks a different question: Instead of chasing big life goals, what does a good ordinary Tuesday actually look like for you? You imagine a realistic ideal day — from when you wake up to when you go to bed. Not a fantasy billionaire life. Just the kind of day your nervous system would actually enjoy living in. Because life is basically thousands of Tuesdays in a row. Also in this episode • how worrying brains invent problems that never happen • why modern life might be fuelling anxiety • why remembering death can sometimes make life easier • Old Ma’s surprisingly detailed end-of-life plan Ask Guru & Granny If you want Old Ma and I to attempt to solve your life problems, send us your dilemmas. Relationship chaos, family drama, existential crises — we’ll take it all. DM your questions to: @rosehoneymorgan @field.notes.pod You can remain anonymous if you like. If you enjoyed this episode Please follow the show, leave a review, or share it with someone who: • worries about things that never happen • enjoys slightly unhinged mother–daughter conversations • or might benefit from a sanity quilt and a small cheeseboard Follow along to see me desperately trying in real time on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosehoneymorgan/ For podcast clips and BTS stories: https://www.instagram.com/actuallytryingpod Youtube: www.youtube.com/@rose.honey.morgan For brand enquiries: [email protected] ***DM me with your Guru & Granny questions on Instagram*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Earlier this week I began testing the Flow Neuroscience headset — a device that uses transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to stimulate areas of the brain linked to depression. In simpler terms: I’ve started plugging my forehead into a charger. This Friday Field Report is the week one update. I talk through: • What the headset actually feels like to wear • The slightly alarming wet electrode pads situation • Whether the electrical stimulation hurts (spoiler: mildly… but in a “strong skincare” kind of way) • The surprisingly good therapy app that comes with it • Why the behavioural therapy modules are actually better than a lot of therapy I’ve paid for • Whether the experiment is making me feel even slightly more motivated So far the results are… inconclusive. But I do feel a bit more like “come on then, let’s be having you.” Which is something. Inside the Flow app One thing that genuinely impressed me was the built-in therapy courses. The headset isn’t just about the electrical stimulation — the app includes: • behavioural therapy modules • mindfulness and meditation sessions • sleep support • habit-building exercises • diet and lifestyle guidance All delivered through a chat-style interactive course, which is surprisingly engaging when you’re struggling to focus. It’s a bit like a choose-your-own-adventure therapy conversation. Find of the Week The therapy format inside the Flow app — genuinely useful behavioural therapy exercises delivered in a way that actually keeps you engaged. If I find similar tools that don’t require a brain-electrocuting headset, I’ll link them here. Ok so there's one called Youper but it's not available in the UK annoyingly. Abby - your AI therapist looks good. Or Wysa the app looks good too. Haven't tried any of them though so... just going off the App Store sales pitch! Fail of the Week I currently have around 200 unanswered messages across email, WhatsApp and DMs. The longer I leave them, the more awkward the replies become. Classic. The experiment continues I’ll report back again once I’ve used the headset for the full three-week protocol to see whether it actually improves: • mood • motivation • executive function • anxiety Or whether I’ve simply been mildly electrifying my forehead for no reason. Join the conversation If you’ve tried anything that actually helped your mental health, motivation or executive function — send it my way. DM me on Instagram: @rosehoneymorgan @field.notes.pod Join the Book Club We’re currently reading Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway inside the Actually Trying Book Club. Join here: https://rosehoneymorgan.substack.com/freetrial Follow along to see me desperately trying in real time on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosehoneymorgan/ For podcast clips and BTS stories: https://www.instagram.com/actuallytryingpod Youtube: www.youtube.com/@rose.honey.morgan For brand enquiries: [email protected] ***DM me with your Guru & Granny questions on Instagram*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s episode is about mental health, low mood, chronic anxiety, executive dysfunction, and a slightly alarming-looking headset that may or may not be about to change my life. I’m trying the Flow Neuroscience headset — a non-invasive medical device that uses tDCS (transcranial Direct Current Stimulation) to stimulate the part of the brain linked to depression. In simpler terms: I am, apparently, going to start plugging my forehead into a charger. And honestly? At this point I’m open to it. In this episode I talk about: My long history of low mood, dread, anxiety, and general internal gloomEverything I’ve already tried:CBTEMDRAcceptance and Commitment Therapymedicationexercisewatersleeptrying really hard not to lose the plotWhat the Flow headset actually isHow it’s meant to workWhy the NHS uses itThe statistics that made me willing to strap an electrical device to my headWhether this is cutting-edge science or a sign that modern life has gone badly wrongWhy our ancestors may have had lives that were more naturally protective of mental health than ours are now Also in this episode: A new Ask Guru & Granny segment on beauty, Botox, fillers, lipstick, tailored clothing, and why my mother believes a teaspoon of botulism could kill the human race. So, as usual, it’s a mixed bag. What happens next? I’m starting the headset experiment now. On Friday I’ll report back on: what it feels likewhether it hurtswhat the app is likeand whether I feel even slightly less like I’m permanently treading emotional water The bigger results, apparently, take a few weeks — so this is just the beginning Send in your dilemmas for Ask Guru & Granny If you want me and Old Ma to attempt to solve your problems, send them over. DM me on Instagram: @[email protected] And if I ignored your last one by accident, just bump it and send it again. Join the book club We’ve just started Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway inside the Actually Trying book club. https://rosehoneymorgan.substack.com/freetrial If you enjoyed this episode Please follow the show, leave a review, or share it with a friend who: is hanging on by a threadhas tried everythingor would absolutely try electrically charging their forehead if it meant feeling a bit more perky Follow along to see me desperately trying in real time on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosehoneymorgan/ For podcast clips and BTS stories: https://www.instagram.com/actuallytryingpod Youtube: www.youtube.com/@rose.honey.morgan For brand enquiries: [email protected] ***DM me with your Guru & Granny questions on Instagram*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week I tested the internet’s favourite anti-doomscrolling trick: turning your phone to gray scale (black and white). The theory is simple: remove the bright colours that hijack your brain’s dopamine system and suddenly your phone becomes far less addictive. Did it cut my screen time in half? Well… not exactly. But it did reveal some interesting things about how our brains react to colour, stimulation, and the endless scroll. In this week’s Field Report we discuss: Whether gray scale actually reduced my screen timeWhy social media becomes weirdly less appealing in black and whiteHow the experiment accidentally pushed me into a ChatGPT rabbit holeWhy real life suddenly looked much more colourful and vividA brief “Have We Lost the Plot?” anthropology segment on humans and colour stimulationThe unexpected downside: trying to play phone games in grayscale Plus: Find of the Week Appreciating colour again (and the joy of bold interiors) Fail of the Week Spending another two hours helping June solve a murder in June’s Journey Links & Things Mentioned Join the Actually Trying Book Club 👉 https://rosehoneymorgan.substack.com/freetrial Lucy’s interiors Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/lucycollierinteriors Follow the Show Follow the podcast so you don’t miss next week’s experiment. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend who is also trying (and occasionally failing) to reduce their screen time. Next Week Next week’s topic may or may not make brands even more nervous about working with me… but at this point the damage is probably already done. See you then. Follow along to see me desperately trying in real time on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosehoneymorgan/ For podcast clips and BTS stories: https://www.instagram.com/actuallytryingpod Youtube: www.youtube.com/@rose.honey.morgan For brand enquiries: [email protected] ***DM me with your Guru & Granny questions on Instagram*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If your screen time is creeping up… If your phone feels impossible to put down… If the real world is starting to look a bit dull by comparison… This week I’m testing a free, surprisingly simple method that claims to reduce doomscrolling fast. No apps. No discipline hacks. No expensive “digital detox” retreats. Just one setting change. In this episode we discuss: How color and contrast hijack your dopamine systemWhy overstimulation can make the real world feel flatThe “gray scale” method and how to set it upAnd why I realised I needed to fix this — urgently I’m committing to a full week of gray scale to see if it genuinely reduces screen time. If you try it too, let me know what happens. The Instructions  To enable grayscale on an iPhone, navigate to Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size > Color Filters, then toggle "Color Filters" on and select "Grayscale" To turn on grayscale on Android, go to Settings > Digital Wellbeing & parental controls > Bedtime mode and enable "Grayscale" 📲 DM me on Instagram: @rosehoneymorgan @field.notes.pod I’ll report back with the results. ⭐ If this episode helps: Follow the show, leave a review, or send it to the friend who says “I don’t go on my phone that much” but somehow knows every trend Follow along to see me desperately trying in real time on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosehoneymorgan/ For podcast clips and BTS stories: https://www.instagram.com/actuallytryingpod Youtube: www.youtube.com/@rose.honey.morgan For brand enquiries: [email protected] ***DM me with your Guru & Granny questions on Instagram*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

📚 Book Club Free Trial : https://rosehoneymorgan.substack.com/freetrial Next month’s book: Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway Link in show notes. Join us so I can reject brands with confidence. ANYWAY I’m back from the front lines. Four whole days. Zero processed food. Planned, chopped, cooked, washed up. Repeated. Never again. In this episode we discuss: The emotional toll of planning three meals a day like a Victorian housewifeWhether chopping board dinners are secretly geniusWhy cheeseboard dinner is an elite parenting hackThe M&S “non-UPF” range (sausages, buns, ketchup — full review)Migraines, morale, and missing BiscoffBeing dropped by my first big brand deal and spiralling publiclyWhether I should sell my soul for a podcast editorAnd if early death from crisps is simply a trade-off I’m willing to make The experiment verdict? Did I feel superhuman? No. Did I feel morally superior? Briefly. Did I miss ready meals with my entire being? Yes. 🧀 FIND OF THE WEEK Cheeseboard dinner. Elevated picky bits. Zero guilt. Highly recommend. ❌ FAIL OF THE WEEK Everything else. If you’ve cracked the code on eating well without turning it into a full-time job, tell me. 📲 DM me on Instagram: @rosehoneymorgan @field.notes.pod ⭐ If you enjoyed this episode: Follow the show. Leave a review. Send it to a friend but pre warn them about which episodes are shite. Follow along to see me desperately trying in real time on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosehoneymorgan/ For podcast clips and BTS stories: https://www.instagram.com/actuallytryingpod Youtube: www.youtube.com/@rose.honey.morgan For brand enquiries: [email protected] ***DM me with your Guru & Granny questions on Instagram*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week I tried going ultra-processed-food-free. I lasted one day. Then I got violently ill. Was it the chicken? Was it soft play? Was it karma for mocking chopping-board influencers? Unclear. This week is Take 2. Because the real question isn’t “Is processed food bad?” It’s: How on earth are we supposed to avoid it if we can’t cook and don’t have a private chef? In this episode we discuss: My catastrophic attempt at roasting a chickenWhy I owe chopping-board people an apologyCottage cheese and berries (I’m still not convinced)The alarming bacteria situation on cutting boardsThe new M&S “UPF-free” rangeWhy modern health advice quietly assumes unlimited timeWhether there’s a realistic middle ground between crisps and grinding your own flour I’m trialling: The single-ingredient chopping board approachThe M&S UPF-free rangeAnd whatever I can manage without poisoning myself again I’ll report back properly in Friday’s Field Report. If you have: Healthy ready meal recommendationsLow-effort meal hacksOr thoughts on whether I’ve lost the plot Tell me. 📲 DM me on Instagram: @rosehoneymorgan @field.notes.pod I read them. I respond. I occasionally take your advice. Private chef reel link : https://www.instagram.com/reel/CteX-QfMvkD/?igsh=cjR4bzNlOHM2eGU3 ⭐ If you enjoyed this episode: Follow the show, leave a review, or send it to a friend who owns a chopping board but still eats waffles daily. Follow along to see me desperately trying in real time on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosehoneymorgan/ For podcast clips and BTS stories: https://www.instagram.com/actuallytryingpod Youtube: www.youtube.com/@rose.honey.morgan For brand enquiries: [email protected] ***DM me with your Guru & Granny questions on Instagram*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.