The State of Us

It's that time of the year, lads! Inspired by the Toy Show, we run through some of ours, and yours, favourite Christmas toys of all time. 

Remember we were all mad into this game when we were teenagers?! Turns out it less fun as adults...

It's our dream to be on the BBC show, so let us have our moment. 

Grab a cuppa, light some candles... We scare ourselves shiteless with some candlelit ghost stories. Happy Hallowe'en!

We had the pleasure of chatting to the super inspirational sounder, Vicki McGrath. Just last year, at 34, she got the earth shattering diagnosis that she had breast cancer. She chatted about her journey through treatment, and how she stayed positive throughout her illness.

BTW - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Check out www.breastcancerireland.com or www.irishcancersociety.com.

* Trigger warning for discussion of depression, self-harm, and suicide.

 

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and with the current social, economic, and political climate, people are struggling more than ever with their mental health. How are you doing? We take the first step to minding ourselves by just checking in with how we are feeling. 

When we did a call out for agony aunt problems from listeners, we had no idea we'd get so many! So...we did a part 2. This time around, we tackle the dreaded quarter-life crisis. 

We love a good agony aunt episode, and this time was no different. We got a mixed bag of juicy questions from listeners who've found themselves in problematic situations - from money woes, to friend drama and lots more. While we're in no way qualified to solve all your problems, we take a deep dive and offer up some fresh insight. Thank you to everyone who trusted us enough to message in! 

It dawned on us that really, virtually all conflict comes from lack of communication skills. With that in mind, we're joined by friend of the podder, Maeve Acheson. Maeve is a trainee therapist, the host of new podcast Take Time with Maeve Acheson and an all-around sounder! 

...or, The Fear of Missing Out. We say it so flippantly but in actuality FOMO can lead to crippling anxiety and a whole host of other mental health and self-esteem issues. 

We talk about how Insta-stories are fueling our FOMO, share our listeners experiences with it and give some helpful tips for dealing.