Growth In Progress
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187: The Joy of Diverse Friendships
This week we discuss the word of the year (don't worry, we hadn't heard of it either!), Christmas in Japan and the joy of embracing diverse friendships. We've noticed in the past few years we've built
186: Little Moments of Joy
We are back after an unexpected break which is also the longest we've gone without a call in our 11-year friendship! We're explaining where we've been, what grief has (and hasn't) made us do, the litt
185: Parasocial Relationships: The Latest Viral Term We’ve All Unwittingly Encountered
This week we're discussing parasocial relationships, what they are and how this relatively new social phenomenon has shaped the interactions we have online. Maybe you feel a real affinity to Taylor, p
184: It’s All Temporary: How To Make The Most Of Where You Are Right Now
This week we're diving into how accepting everything is temporary can be one of the best ways to live in the moment and make the most of where you are. It's all temporary, the good and the bad. It's f
183: Why Nuance Is So Important & How To Embrace It
This week we discuss *the* Netflix documentary of the moment, two books we can't stop raving about and one of our favourite topics, nuance. We get into why nuance is so important, how it can sometimes
182: Confidence Is Quiet, Insecurity Is Loud: Why Saying The Most Doesn’t Mean You Know The Most
TW: At the start of this episode we do have a brief conversation about grief, if this feels like something you don't want to hear right now then skin ahead to 6:03 to dive straight into our recommenda
181: Is It Now Cool To Be Boring?
What's the latest "it-girl" aesthetic? It's boring. No, seriously, being boring might just have become the new cool and the ultimate marker of success. If you can live a life that looks both boring an
180: Reclaiming Failure and How To Do It Without Toxic Positivity
We often talk about how we can use failure as a learning opportunity and there's definitely more of a narrative in online content around growth coming from failure. But that doesn't mean that it doesn
179: Hate Following: Why We Love to Hate
We're back after a short summer break, Helena has turned 30 and Charlotte has a new addition to the Growth in Progress family! This week we're chatting about the relatively new phenomenon of hate foll
178: Thirty, Flirty & Thriving: Why We’re Excited To Be Getting Older
Ageing is a privilege that not everyone gets. And while that might sound like just another clich, in this episode we're diving into why we're so excited to be turning 30 and how we've switched our mi