Ingredients:In this envelope, share a conversation about self-love with me and my friend Denise. We go through some of the question cards from the Self-Love edition of the 'We're Not Really Strangers' card game! There were many digressions that could not be avoided though we tried with all our might. This is only part 1! We weave through our brains for thoughts on comparison, compliments, and so on. If you feel like taking care of yourself has been challenging these days or you haven't been able to slow down lately, answer these questions with us.

Ingredients: Season 2 Delivery!My dearest friend Juliet and I sit on my couch and try to recall the plot of a groundbreaking work of fiction: the Twilight Saga. She's finally on the pod! We'll be discussing very important things. We try to explain the plot of Twilight (2008) to you (quite terribly) as if you've never heard of it before. There is something unmoveable about this piece of vampire media. Do we remember it accurately? Who knows.(Content warnings: plot mentions abuse; death; mental health issues)Alternate summary of this envelope: pov - you know nothing about Twilight (2008) and want to understand it better so you listen to this but cannot tell if this is a credible source because things sound strange but the co-hosts sound so confident.

Ingredients: let's pull aside the curtain so you can see what happens in the wings behind every teacher's stage! it is a performative job, is it not? in this envelope, we talk about some of the myths, assumptions and presumptions you might have about teaching or teachers. some of the things you don't see, some of the things that you do...etc. sometimes it's interesting to see the other side.

Ingredients: do you hear it? the sound of ice cubes clattering in your glass? or perhaps you can see the milk clouds collapsing in your coffee. these days i find myself thinking "just one more cup of caffeine..." too often. for some of us, we've always liked coffee. for others, we might've only started drinking this confidence-potion when we felt like our productivity was under pressure or at its peak. highly caffeinated drinks can be kind to us on days where we feel slower than we'd like to be, but they can also be temperamental and moody. depending on where you get your cup of joe, the effects may differ... anxiety, mood swings, overthinking et al. tend to shadow us with this drink. so why do we always return to it? why drink it? this envelope will explore our relationships with caffeine; why we start drinking coffee; discuss your insights on the place coffee has in your lives; talk about whether it affects you. listen to this episode now! best served with a cup of coffee (of course).

Ingredients: music and sound can be another environment where we might attach our sentiments. some of us might have imaginary soundtracks that accompany our day-to-days. running errands may feel best with energetic music, or perhaps to block overthinking patterns you're listening to white noise on your train commute. our music libraries are so different and personalised. what about the concept playlists that you have ready for any scenario you'll face? there's no doubt that for a lot of us, sound can transform a space and our mindsets. what are you listening to? (Instagram: @wholeheartedly.pod)

Ingredients: every reading slump has its 'time’, an expiration date, an antidote to its sluggish poison. in this envelope, we talk about some of the habits that have helped me when i find reading to be an uninspiring chore. maybe the trick is to stop thinking about reading if we want to read. or may it's to genre-hop. or perhaps reading with others can give us a sense of responsibility and purpose. whatever the remedy is, i hope you get out of your reading slumps soon. (Instagram: @wholeheartedly.pod)

Ingredients: for those of us who reside in cities, especially fast-paced cities, we may always feel like we have to move in sync with a city’s quickening heartbeat. the claustrophobia can sometimes extend beyond just physical claustrophobia in crowds. must i always act like i know where i’m going? hmm… can i walk leisurely on the pavement without fear of getting in someone’s way? maybe not. is there time to ask for more time? no! never! we might end up thinking like the cities that we live in. is it possible to live ‘slowly’ in a city? where are the blind-spots where city currents don’t reach us? if you feel tired, i’m sending wishes to you to find a rest-stop soon, what ever it may be.(Instagram: @wholeheartedly.pod)

Ingredients: it happens: you end up feeling cramped in your own home, or you refuse to be productive in a space that's a habitat for rest and comfort. thus, we turn to one of the kindest public spaces we have: cafés. we might be regulars somewhere or have the same go-to order. there's nothing quite like settling yourself at a café for the day. there are ups and downs to the process of discovering new cafés and learning each café's unique etiquette. when it comes to these caffeinated environments, what do we take away?

Ingredients:for most of us, we might be sitting in the quiet, minding our own business when we are met with the dreaded question: “what are you thinking?”. there’s something earth-shattering about being told to come up to the front and say what’s on your mind. we have so many spaces (or stages) in which we do this.what makes speaking in front of a crowd so nervewracking? how do we make the small steps to move past this? are we ever able to?

Ingredients:there are some video games that are nostalgic and timeless at the same time. what made The Sims so engrossing for us? what was special about it? The Sims had a simple premise: it was a life simulator where you could input all your ideal fictional scenarios and turn them into a playable reality. to this day, i still recall the ways in which this game grew up with me. reminiscing this game came up several times over the past week, so here it stands centre stage. some video games deserve more credit than we give them. surely it means something that we constantly reminisce over them.(Instagram: @wholeheartedly.pod)