Growth In Progress

Growth In Progress


Latest Episodes

187: The Joy of Diverse Friendships
December 05, 2023

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
November 29, 2023

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
October 24, 2023

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
October 17, 2023

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
October 11, 2023

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
October 04, 2023

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?
September 28, 2023

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
September 20, 2023

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
September 13, 2023

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
August 23, 2023

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