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Thank you all for your kind comments after I posted about my slow return. I have read them all and let them fill my heart up in a way I haven’t really allowed in years.

I’ve written and re-written this introduction more than a dozen times, trying to succinctly explain why I disappeared seven months ago.

On stepping back and trying not to apologise. xx

The end of Season 9 is upon us, so Ben and I dig into the first few months of 2022. And honestly, it’s been a lot. Let’s discuss, shall we?

I struggle with the idea of enough-ness. Of being enough and doing enough. I mean, it’s not like I’m aiming for the stars here either. Enter: The Pang.

Maybe it’s nostalgia. Maybe it’s because I’m getting older. Maybe it’s a transition we’re all feeling two years into a global pandemic - searching for something real. Whatever it is, I’m bringing back the blog (and, over the coming weeks, the newsletter too).

Mary Beth Larue talks Choose Your Own Adventure books, slow flow yoga, what it means to practice embodiment and how it helps us to navigate life’s brutal uncertainties.

Can we use nature’s cycles - seasons, moon phases, menstrual cycles - to structure our lives? Tricia Walker believe we can and in today’s episode we explore what that looks like.

Brenna Quinlan has a superhuman ability to take complex ideas and make them simple (and beautiful) - a skill much-needed in today’s world. In this episode she shares why it’s so important to focus our efforts on creative, positive, solutions-based activism.

Just what IS slow productivity and how can it help us in the midst of the most overwhelming tide of change in more than a generation? Dr Kate Litterer talks to Brooke about the importance of getting intentional, and letting go of traditional ideas of productivity.

Can positive morning rituals really help you break up with the snooze button? Amanda Ewin talks mornings, values and the power of rhythms.

There’s no doubt slow and simple living is a powerful tool to help us live well, but what happens when we need it to change?

Today’s guest, Jodi Wilson, believes simplicity is something we need to work at, and while it may require courage and clarity, the pay-off is extraordinary.

Katy Bowman is a biomechanist and movement advocate, and today we talk about about the curse of convenience in modern life - what it is costing us in terms of movement, food, health and relationships. Plus, what to do about it!

Wabi sabi offers self-compassion and grace where I’ve previously felt self-loathing and discomfort. And if we’re in need of anything right now - in a world that continues to profit off our comparing and competing - it’s probably a little more self-compassion and grace.

Today’s episode is both practical and valuable - not only in terms of the info we share, but also quite literally. The tips you’re about to hear will save you money AND reduce the amount of food you send to landfill. It’s a win-win!

Jess Davis is an engaged, excitable, deeply curious human with a gold-plated bullshit detector.

Well, it's that time of the year again. The final pod is here, and as is tradition, Ben and I round out the year with our very own Top 10 list.

Rebecca Sullivan returns to talk birth stories, post-natal health, navigating trauma, alcohol-free holiday drinks and being an imperfect activist.