Life Lately with Mel & Soph

With the pandemic far from being over, today we reflect on the last eight months of being in lockdown and the individual lessons we have learnt so far. Amongst other things, Mel discusses her experience of living alone during this time and Soph discusses finding purpose and her results after taking a mental health test.

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Well, we took an unexpected break but we are back with season 2!!! In this episode we finally catch up with each other after months in apart.

Ps - Please note this episode was recorded face to face, before we went back into lockdown.

We started the year with a lot of excitement and hope for a new decade. We put together our vision boards and goals. This was going to be our year! There was a major curve ball barely into the year that has disrupted our plans. In this episode we are discussing what progress we have made with our goals and how we deal with setbacks and disappointment.

Andrea Fender joins the Life Lately podcast to discuss homeschooling - a situation where many parents find themselves in unexpectedly. 

The world has been somewhat caught by surprise and thrust into a place that is unprecedented. Large and small organisations - business, churches, charities have had to close their doors and/or operate in completely different ways than they did previously. Amongst the many things that institutions are having to do at this time, is to keep their internal and external stakeholders informed as well as they can while navigating an unpredictable environment.

Life sometimes wants to pull a fast one on us. Yes, even the best laid plans don't always pan out as we thought. In today's episode we discuss how we can re-emerge better when life (or a COVID19 lockdown) happens.

As we well know, the virus has put a spanner in the works in all areas of life. Relationships are not easy to navigate on a normal day - throw Covid-19 in the works and that could be a recipe for disaster. We find ourselves on somewhat opposite sides of the spectrum - Mel (the more extroverted of the two of us) away from her partner, and Soph (the introvert) with her husband and child. This week we catch-up on our first couple of weeks of self isolation and social distancing as well as discuss how we can build and maintain healthy relationships given our 'new normal'.

Ps - Apologies that the audio quality may not be as great as you are used to due to our inability to record at the same space during this time of social distancing. 

We credit a lot of who we are to our mums - they did an amazing job raising us. In this episode we discuss how the relationship with our mothers have changed over time and what we have learnt from them.

It's Hot Topics week!!! In this episode we give our thoughts on the new reality Netflix show, Love is Blind aka Mark is Blind, the Real Housewives of Atlanta's Kenya Moore and Marc Daly and the Coronavirus. 

In this episode, we discuss sisterhood. There seems to be a stigma surrounding female friendships - we are catty and don't support each other. Today we explore where and how sisterhood can be created and how women can support each other and be each other's best friends. 

In this week's episode we discuss body image - how we view our bodies, how our thoughts, experiences, struggle have affected how we view our bodies over time and how we choose to move forward.

Every now and again we lack of self-belief and deal with feelings of inadequacy, failure and sometimes even feel fraudulent. This week we discuss the phenomenon that is imposter syndrome, the 5 types of imposter syndrome, how this shows up in our lives and how we can overcome it.

Love is in the air! Valentines can be difficult whether single or coupled up. We switch it up a little bit in this episode for a little bit of tongue in cheek where we answer some of the internets most "difficult" questions on relationships and give our take on some relationship dilemmas. 

We were all created with a unique voice, but many of us are not comfortable using it. This week we talk about finding our voice and will share a recent experience where we were left speechless! 

Decisions, decisions! In this episode, we discuss the decisions we have made that have shaped us, the regrets we may (or may not) have and what we'd say to our younger selves. We chat about going to university, Meghan and Harry, career choices and more. 

Mel and Soph are back in the studio this week discussing selfcare. They discuss what they are deliberately doing (or planning to do) to look after their physical, emotional, mental, spiritual and social well-being.

We are back after a short break with a special guest! Karl (Sophia's husband) is joining this week to discuss money and how we can get our personal finances on track. We discuss: how to review our finances, budgeting, saving, paying off debt and a whole lot more! 

Disclaimer: Any information provided on this episode does not constitute financial advise. Please speak to a qualified Independent Financial Advisor who can help you navigate your specific circumstances.

2020 is around the corner! A new decade is about to begin! Are you ready? This week Mel and Soph discuss what they are doing to prepare for the new year and beyond.

Welcome back to this Christmas Special episode of the Life Lately Podcast. It's getting festive here! Mulled wine is on the drinks menu today as Mel and Soph discuss their Christmas plans amongst other Chistmassy things. So get yourself a drink and listen in.