A gentle Wednesday reflection on the invisible mental load of remembering, monitoring and following up on responsibilities that belong to other capable people. This episode explores ...
A gentle Tuesday reflection on our tendency to search immediately for an explanation whenever we feel flat, irritable, restless or simply not quite ourselves. This episode explores t...
A gentle Monday reflection on the feeling of starting the week already behind. This episode explores the difference between genuine commitments that need attention and the private ti...
A gentle Sunday reflection on our desire to know where things are going before we have enough information to know. This episode explores the difference between needing certainty abou...
A gentle Saturday reflection on our tendency to immediately fill small pockets of spare time with phones, jobs, entertainment or something useful. This episode explores the possibili...
A gentle Friday reflection on the ordinary things that went right during the week without demanding our attention. Problems naturally make themselves memorable, while successful rout...
A gentle Thursday reflection on the unspoken expectations we sometimes place on the people around us. This episode explores how easily we can confuse somebody not knowing what we nee...
A gentle Wednesday reflection on the pressure to finish things simply because we've already started them. From books and television series to hobbies, projects and plans, this episod...
A gentle Tuesday reflection on how easily the things we notice become things we feel obliged to deal with immediately. From household jobs to emails and notifications, this episode e...
A gentle Bank Holiday Monday reflection on the pressure to make good use of our free time. This episode explores how easily rest, leisure and an empty day can become things we feel o...
A gentle Sunday reflection on the small moments of enjoyment we can overlook while waiting for something bigger or more memorable. This episode explores the value of noticing ordinar...
A gentle Saturday reflection on our tendency to postpone rest and enjoyment until we've completed enough or been sufficiently productive. This episode explores the possibility of all...
A gentle Friday reflection on the pressure to reach the end of the week with everything emotionally resolved. This episode explores the idea that reflection doesn't always produce im...
A gentle Thursday reflection on our instinct to fix things when someone we care about is struggling. This episode explores how listening, acknowledging and simply being present can s...
A gentle Wednesday reflection on the mental load created by all the small things we're trying not to forget. This episode explores the difference between being responsible and keepin...
A gentle Tuesday reflection on the imaginary conversations we rehearse before real ones have taken place. This episode explores the difference between useful preparation and predicti...
A gentle Monday reflection on the pressure to treat every new week as an opportunity for complete reinvention. This episode explores a kinder approach to change: bringing the person ...
A reflective Sunday episode about the alternative lives we sometimes imagine we might have lived if we'd made different choices. This episode explores the unfair comparison between t...
A gentle Saturday reflection on the subtle pressure to make our weekends, and our lives, sound interesting. This episode celebrates ordinary days and reminds us that an experience do...
A gentle Friday reflection on our tendency to allow one difficult experience to colour our memory of an entire week. This episode encourages listeners to acknowledge what went wrong ...