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20s and where to find them5| Re-release: My friendships do not resemble a 90s sitcom!Hello friends! Enjoy this re-release of an old ep that we thought was quite fitting for our mini series!Hello friends! This week Lena & Ge discover that the age-old adage that ‘your friendships in your 20s will closely resemble a 90s sitcom’ (you know the one 👀) is in fact complete BS. Instead their friendships seem to have a lot more friends moving away, friendships drifting apart, texting without seeing each other for months and other mundanities. We also listen to your voice messages on the expectations you had about friendships in your 20s (thanks to every...2023-10-2641 min20s and where to find them4| Meeting your partner through your best friendFirst guest of the relaunch! We sit down and chat to one of our favourite persons about relationships and meeting your partner through your best friend. We hope you enjoy this group therapy session and find some relatable nuggets in there!We want to keep hearing from YOU and start delving into your 20s journey too so please get in touch at: @20sandwheretofindthem on insta or via email 20sandwheretofindthem@gmail.comShare your thoughts, feelings, woes and/or tears, we love being “friends in your ears”!!Our weekly reccs:Ge...2023-10-2241 min20s and where to find them3| List-a-cast: Showing friendship loveIt’s list-a-cast time! We love these episodes (and hope you do to)! This week we are listing off the ways we like to show friendship love. We loved hearing from you too, all the ways you like to show your mates love warmed our heart. We hope this little ep gives you some love in your ears. Until next time lovelies xo We want to keep hearing from YOU and start delving into your 20s journey too so please get in touch at: @20sandwheretofindthem on insta or via email 20sandwheretofindthem@gmail.comSha...2023-10-1243 min20s and where to find them2| When friendships get pricklyHi! This week we chatted about the heavier sides of friendship - toxic friendships, calling out bad behaviour, how to know when it’s time to move on from a friend and what moving on from a friendship break down can look like. We also had a juicy advice question that took a little bit of debating to get to an answer. We hope this one resonates. We want to hear from YOU and start delving into your 20s journey too so please get in touch at: @20sandwheretofindthem on insta or via email 20sand...2023-10-0548 min20s and where to find them1 | Guess who's baaaack?!Hello friends! No Lena & Ge did not die or get abducted by a ghost at the library, life has just been a little wee bit hectic. BUT we are back! And we’re back with a whole new structure, good vibes and a whole lot of energy. To kick things off we’re jumping straight into the juice s*** and doing our first mini series on friendship. This week we chatted about what friendship means to us and what we hope our friendships keep looking like in our 20s and beyond. We want to hear from YOU a...2023-09-2848 min
20s and where to find them12| Grieving your youthHello again! Lena & Ge are talking about grieving your youth, aka that transition period/feeling/nostalgic-inducing-time where you have more responsibilities than ever but maybe don’t quite feel ready to navigate them. We chat through how youth is a privilege but how no one really equips you to deal with the sadness of starting to say goodbye to it. This is something we’d love to hear from our beautiful listeners on so please don’t hesitate to get in touch with your own thoughts, feelings and experiences. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Our weekly reccs:2023-05-0238 min20s and where to find themList-a-cast #3 - Bucket list momentsHello again! Lena & Ge are back with another list-a-cast for the end of April! This time they’re listing off bucket list moments that we’ve already had and that we would still like to have in our 20s. Let us know what bucket list moments you’ve ticked off or want to tick off in your 20s! ~~~~~~~~~~~ Our weekly reccs:Ge - But Are You Happy pod - interview with Zara McDonald & Michelle Andrews https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/but-are-you-happy/id1679837320?i=1000607597007 Lena - a Kindle or an...2023-04-2528 min20s and where to find them10| Children in your 20s with special guest Erin!This week Lena & Ge are joined in the studio by Erin who is a young mum to 1-year old Violet. We chat about what it’s like choosing to have a child in your 20s when your peers aren’t, all things being a mum and traveling with a 3 month old! We hope you enjoy this chat with Erin as much as we did!Our weekly reccs:Lena - Little Moons Mochi (the passionfruit mango flavour)Ge - Unpacking the video gameErin - The Terminus Hotel in Fitzroy North2023-04-1047 min20s and where to find them9| Travel stories & tips Part 1!Hi again! This week Lena & Ge swap travel tails and tips. We chat what not to do and what to do, the best places they’ve been and the people they’ve met. There is danger, stupidity, joy and many other emotions in between. Thank you listeners for your best travel tips! We loved reading through them and have taken several on note for our next trip! Our weekly reccs:Ge - ‘Conversations on Love’ by Natasha LunnLena - French Film Festival Want to hear more of our...2023-04-0346 min20s and where to find themList-a-cast #2 - Things that make us feel smallHello again! Lena & Ge are back with another list-a-cast for the end of March! This time they’re listing off things or interactions that make them feel teeny tiny. You know those ones that make you a perfect cocktail of frustrated, a little bit sad and dumbfounded. Let us know what things make you feel small too, we’d love to hear! ~~~~~~~~~~~ Our weekly reccs:Ge - Time by Rone an exhibition in Melbourne Lena - Buy the thing you’ve been wanting; treatyoselfBig thanks...2023-03-2737 min20s and where to find them7| What it was like getting a liver transplant at 20: talking all things livers (and passata) with Bella SimonThis week Lena & Ge sit down with Bella Simon, who was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis at 16 and at 20 required a liver transplant in order to live. Bella generously shares what it was like to be chronically ill as a late teen, what it meant for friendships and firsts, what waiting for a life saving liver transplant felt like and how it has shaped the direction of her career. We certainly learnt a lot from Bella and we hope you do too. If you are not already we would encourage you to become a registered organ donor (more info below...2023-03-2154 min20s and where to find them6| My friendships do not ressemble a 90s sitcom!Hello friends! This week Lena & Ge discover that the age-old adage that ‘your friendships in your 20s will closely resemble a 90s sitcom’ (you know the one 👀) is in fact complete BS. Instead their friendships seem to have a lot more friends moving away, friendships drifting apart, texting without seeing each other for months and other mundanities. We also listen to your voice messages on the expectations you had about friendships in your 20s (thanks to everyone that contributed!). We hope this helps you feel less alone, muddled and/or insecure about your friendships and we are not...2023-03-1341 min20s and where to find them5| You mean I can love more than one person!? : chatting polyamory with Tom!Hi!Exciting news!! This week Lena & Ge host their first guest, Tom, who sits down for a chat about open relationships and figuring out he was polygamous in his 20s. We spend some time discussing what being polyamarous means to Tom as well as busting some of your myths and assumptions about what being in an open relationship is like. We hope you enjoy this one and it gives you lots to think about, it certainly taught Lena & Ge a lot. ~~~~~~~~~~~Our weekly reccs:Ge - Florence Given p...2023-03-0641 min20s and where to find themList-a-cast #1 - Things that make us feel 10% betterHello again! Lena & Ge are tired! They had a big week but they’ve pooled their thoughts together to share with you a list of things they do to make themselves feel at least 10% better. It’s a listicle in podcast form…a list-a-cast if you will. Let us know what you do to lift your mood by 10% (or more!). ~~~~~~~~~~~ Our weekly reccs:Ge - This Working Life by Lisa Leong & Monique RossLena - Meal prepping! (She’s excited to hear your go-to meal prep recipes or t...2023-02-2728 min20s and where to find them3| Working Work OutHello again! This time around Lena & Ge chat about what we wanted to be when we “grew-up”, career breaks, starting a new job, work life balance and some general career advice. We are no experts though so do not fret this will be the first of many career chats, work wonderings, profesh and unprofessional advice. In fact we’d love to hear from you about what you’d like to know, hear and/or share about all things career and work! Please reach out via email or socials with all your brainy-wainy ideas.~~~~~~~~~~~ O...2023-02-2147 min20s and where to find them2| Ideal housemates, moving in with parents and replace the dang toilet roll!!Hello again! This time around Lena & Ge chat about the people and places they have lived with and in (the places not the people!!), in our 20s. PLUS we talk to some of you about the living arrangements you’ve had in your 20s and what your ultimate deal breakers and no-goers are for housemates. Our weekly reccs:Lena - cold showers!? (Let us know if you try this at home, because Ge is yet to be convinced…but it is scientifically backed..google it) Ge - 'In Order to Liv...2023-02-1540 min
20s and where to find them1| Hi, Hello, Hey & WelcomeThis ep Lena & Ge introduce the pod, break some ice and talk through some of their goals for 2023! Our weekly reccs:Lena: Ginny and Georgia season 2 (stream on Netflix)Ge - The NY Times article The Greatest Life Hacks in the World (for Now) by David Brooks: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/02/opinion/david-brooks-life-hacks.htmlBig thanks to the Victorian State Library where this was recorded.Want to hear more of our chatter and support our show? Click ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify. (Bonus points for anyone who l...2023-02-0939 min