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House Wine & WellnessAn Ode To Billie EilishHello darlings! Two very exciting things on the agenda this week: first up, our beautifully talented friend Liv Bettison's news and politics podcast, The Fuse, which breaks down political opinions for students in order for them to become more educated and informed to participate in conversations. Her Instagram @the_fuse_podcast is also an incredibly digestible place to keep up with what's going on so please check both out if you haven't already. Secondly, Charlotte has a poetry eBook coming out on 10th May called why we should stop apologising for stained bedsheets and higher standards. A feminist collection...2021-05-0941 minHouse Wine & WellnessWe're Back BabyHello angels! After a short hiatus, we are back with a bang this week. Recommendations include a government-funded course Niamh is currently doing on mental health and how to deal with various situations in work and learning environments. We discuss the long-term effects of the pandemic on our mental health and why it's more important than ever to be as understanding and compassionate as we can be (visit the Learning Curve website for more info). Charlotte finally watched something up-to-date on Netflix, including the much talked about documentary Seaspiracy which has been all over the internet these past few...2021-04-1143 minHouse Wine & WellnessA Conversation On Consent: Part IIThis episode was recorded before the true extent of the Sarah Everard case had become public knowledge. We are grieving with women everywhere. We are horrified and upset by everything that has come to light over this past week: the reality that we have been made aware of since we first learned how to walk down the street, the reality that this could have been any one of our friends or ourselves. Sarah and her family are in our thoughts, along with every single woman who has experienced harassment, abuse or unwarranted attention from men simply just for being...2021-03-1441 minHouse Wine & WellnessFree The Nipple - Part I*Trigger Warning: Brief mentions of sexual assault.*
Hello dolls! In honour of Women's History Month, we are bringing you a four-part series over the course of March in which we'll be chatting about all things women (we love u gals). From societal pressures on body image to the blurred lines of consent, each episode will be breaking the stigma and raising awareness of ongoing issues we are yet to make adequate progress in as a society.
To kick things off this week, we're tackling the conversation of the male gaze, catcalling and harassment of...2021-03-0756 minHouse Wine & WellnessNormalise Saying NoHello darlings! On the agenda this week, after a few fun TV show recs (all of which we're very late to the party with but at least we arrived eventually), we're doing a deep dive into saying no and why we all need to get better at it. Following the recent announcements about our slow but sure return to normality, we thought it a good time to remind everyone (including ourselves) that there is freedom in saying no to the things we just really don't want to do without having to explain ourselves. Why is it that we feel the...2021-02-2844 minHouse Wine & WellnessHappy Galentines' DayHappy Valentines Day you lovely lot! We're back after a week off of recording (but we didn't miss a week so go and listen to last week's episode if you haven't already pls and thanks) with more recommendations on either end of the spectrum. First up, Niamh is reading How To Be Single and Happy by Jennifer L. Taitz, meanwhile, Charlotte can't stop watching Married At First Sight Australia (don't say we don't give you options). Then it's onto this week's topic of Valentines' Day and why we just don't really care about it all that much. While...2021-02-1427 minHouse Wine & WellnessGood Vibes OnlyHello lovelies! We've recovered from last week's situation and are coming to you with some positive news in the form of some uni grades that Charlotte didn't see coming and Niamh's new Etsy store where she's selling her poetry as beaut lil prints (link to the store is below, you know what to do)!!!! We have recommendations for you on both ends of the spectrum this week: Niamh's is a podcast episode by Jay Shetty that takes you through seven ways to build yourself back up after a breakup, while Charlotte's is Netflix's questionably cringe but cute series Virgin...2021-02-0340 minHouse Wine & WellnessWe're Losing The PlotHello angels! This week, Niamh is coming to you live from isolation after testing positive for coronavirus, Charlotte's spent the week having sympathy symptoms on her behalf, and we're only going slightly crazy from being stuck inside (if you make it to the end of this episode, bless your soul). From acknowledging the mental and physical toll the virus is having on all of us and accepting how difficult it is to feel as though time is disappearing, to trying to navigate social media fatigue while still trying to stay connected and taking one day at a time...2021-01-2742 minHouse Wine & WellnessThe Year Of No PedestalsHello darlings! This week you'll be glad to know we have a short but sweet recommendation section for you: Melody Beattie's book Codependent No More, an exploration into our need to control other people's behaviours and why we need to set healthy boundaries within our relationships, which feels more relevant than ever despite being published in 1986 (wild). After finishing The Crown, Charlotte's recommendation this week is the Netflix Documentary Diana: In Her Own Words (are we surprised?). Shown through archived footage and audio recordings, it details the dark realities of Princess Diana's life from her side of the story...2021-01-2039 minHouse Wine & WellnessDate Yourself FirstHello angels! As we sat down to record this episode, the UK was put back into a national lockdown for the foreseeable future which brings us almost to a year since we found ourselves in this situation to begin with. Like many of you, we are feeling extremely deflated to be starting the year this way BUT we are here and hopefully listening to us slowly lose our minds will bring you some comfort in these trying times. This week's recommendations include Home Body, Rupi Kaur's latest poetry collection, The Crown (yes we're still talking about it, yes Charlotte's...2021-01-1335 minHouse Wine & WellnessNew Year, Same UsHello angels and welcome to the first episode of 2021!!! This week, we're back and (not so) better than ever with our biggest technical glitch to date and our very first five star review!!! (only to discover Charlotte left it a few weeks a go and forgot about it). We have a hefty recommendation segment for you this week, starting with a card game from We're Not Really Strangers which is designed to deepen your connections with existing and/or new relationships (prepare to listen to us get very carried away and fail to pull ourselves away from the...2021-01-0640 minHouse Wine & Wellness2020: Over And OutHappy New Year angels!!! This week we're drinking mulled wine and reflecting on the year that was and how glad we are it's finally over. We discuss the much anticipated annual fad that is New Years Resolutions: how they can often make us feel worse rather than better and why buying into them can sometimes set us up for feeling like a failure by March (let's face it, the novelty of exercise wears off pretty quickly). This year, we're setting aside the resolutions in favour of intentions for 2021 and focusing on the things we'd like to work on within...2020-12-3029 minHouse Wine & WellnessMerry Christmas Ya Filthy AnimalsPSA: This episode was recorded before the most recent government guidelines were announced. All plans that are mentioned have been changed accordingly. Stay safe <3
Hello angels and welcome back to a very chaotic Christmas special. This week we decided the only way to get into the festive spirit was by getting a little bit drunk and dedicating an entire episode to Christmas (you're welcome). We discuss the national treasure that is Love Actually, our favourite part of the roast dinner, and our Christmas day traditions and routines (if anyone else has melon balls as a starter...2020-12-2334 minHouse Wine & WellnessSelf-Doubt Has Left The ChatHello angels and welcome back. This week we finally have some new recommendations for you, including 'An American Marriage' by Tayari Jones and New Girl on Netflix (warning: minor season 4 spoiler alert). Another super exciting announcement this week is Niamh's double feature in SLAMinutes' 'Mental Health Through The Pandemic', the poetry anthology that featured 100 writers and donated all proceeds to Mind Charity. If you're not following her already, check out @poetrybyniamh to read her incredible (and now published!!!) work. Charlotte's less credible but nonetheless charitable donation to the cause this week was a charity shop vintage jumper she purchased...2020-12-1633 minHouse Wine & WellnessSelf Comparison In The Age Of InstagramHello lovely people. This week we're back and better than ever with a not-so-new recommendation from Charlotte who has finally discovered The Crown (only took her 4 years). We have a lil convo about the fact that we secretly wish we could've been friends with Queen Margaret and Niamh's questionable crush on Matt Smith (who Charlotte thinks has a weird face). Then it's onto this week's topic of self-comparison in the age of social media and how impossible it can feel to avoid. We discuss what it is about these apps that push us into comparing ourselves and feeling...2020-12-0937 minHouse Wine & WellnessWelcome Welcome WelcomeHey lovely people and welcome to House Wine and Wellness, a weekly podcast by gal pals Niamh and Charlotte. In our first (and very fresh) episode, we give you a little bit of background as to what our podcast is about and where the idea came from. Then it's onto the recommendation segment of the episode in which we hear, in detail, about Niamh's ongoing and slightly concerning obsession with The Crown and what she would do if she happened to be in Love Island with Prince Phillip. Then it's onto all things lockdown 2.0 and we go on a...2020-12-0235 min