hi everyone! welcome to an episode about stress... i don't know about you guys, but for me this has been VERY present in my recent life and has started to have real physical effects on me. so it's time to debrief about it, tackle it and stop the cycle! with the help of you lovely people who contributed on our instagram, this episode talks about: how stress is currently impacting me what you guys think about stress and wanting to "have it all" stress management tips!! remember t...
Jun 22, 2023•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast as promised we have an EXCITING guest on today’s episode… none other than marco (1/2 of the matcha boyfriends) himself. we chat all things (long distance) relationships and answer the following questions: how/when did we talk about who will move? what was our experience in the beginning of our relationship vs ou experience now? how have, and do, cultural differences affect our relationship? tips on long distance friendships & ld relationships psa: we recorded this on my phone and noticed dur...
Jun 14, 2023•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast pov: you are in the garden with us drinking smoothies and talking about summer, body confidence, bucket lists, hot girl summer, soft girl summer, and ways to get over someone In this chatty episode we discuss: our recent experiences and honest struggles with body image. We share personal stories, thoughts, and feelings around this topic and try share some tips on how to embrace our bodies and have more confidence we tackle the tough topic of getting over someone, having crushes, flirting (all th...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast this episode goes deep and unfiltered about all things LDR’s!! i answer the following q’s you guys asked over on our instagram. was i entertaining anyone else besides marco, and if so, what made him stand out? how to deal with trust issues in a long-distance relationship? how to manage your insecurities in a long-distance relationship? do you have any regrets about entering a long distance relationship - what are some pros and cons? psa: if you already know about marco & my meeting story and...
May 28, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast why can making connections feel so HARD? in this episode, we discuss the fear of missing out on meaningful connections (FOMO) in friendships, the challenges of making connections as we age, and the power of knowing your worth and embracing authenticity and how important it is for fostering meaningful connections with others. we delve into the anxieties that can arise when we feel excluded or disconnected from our social circles, discussing how it can affect our perception of meaningful connectio...
May 21, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast in this chatty episode, we dive into the experience of FOMO (the fear of missing out) and the feeling of being behind in life. We all experience these moments where we question our choices, wondering what might have been if we had taken a different path. Leo and Cara share their thoughts around balancing all aspects of life, feeling behind & comparing where we 'should' be to others and their experiences in society. in next week’s episode (aka part 2) we’ll be discussing and relating ...
May 15, 2023•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast we're back with part 2 of our episode on the inner critic (aka if you haven't listened to our last episode yet... you should... right now tehe <3!). in today's episode we have a lil catch up about life and then discuss the different types of the inner critic that exist, as well as 6 methods to not only manage your critical inner voice, but eventually silence it. this episode is essentially us learning about these techniques along with you guys and trying to figure out how we could...
May 08, 2023•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast we think its time to tell our inner critics that they can go f*** themselves!! In this longer episode (our way of saying a quick sorry for not uploading last week 🥺) we're taking some time to reflect on our experiences with our inner critic. But first we want to understand all about what actually is the ‘inner critic’. We'll be exploring the philosophy and history behind this phenomenon, as well as the neurophysiology that underpins our self-critical nature 🧠. We share examples of inne...
Apr 30, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast not your usual calm cosy tmd girlies... in this late night in person episode, we honestly just needed to get a few things off our chest... from pre travel stress to a 'not so nice' neighbour experience, we spend some time sharing our raw reactions to a few awkward moments we've had this week.. to add to that, we also answer one of your advice questions all about the struggles of living with your partner's parents and the weird crossing of boundaries... we share some advice on how...
Apr 17, 2023•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast hey everyone and happy easter weekend!! this week i'm (leo) joined by 3 of my amazing girlfriends to answer some of your questions - from spicy to wholesome, we've got it covered! in this ep we talk about... how to live with your friends our thoughts on open relationships... to do or not to do our first times our thoughts on self-love & practices we have platonic love moving to a new country/city & making friends we round it off by giving our thoughts on a listener dilemma, which...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast it’s spring time 😮💨🪄💘💐 Join us for this weeks episode as we set our intentions for the upcoming season ( manifesting the positivity for all of us ) We share the things we want to get rid of (aka cleanse), the things we want to invite in, and most importantly some rituals for cleansing the negativity going into the spring season xx more specifically we touch on our inner critics, struggles with negative body image thoughts during the warmer months, as well as the pressures that we may be ex...
Apr 02, 2023•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast welcome to this very special and exciting episode where we are joined by the lovely mady maio <3 mady maio is the co-founder of Camber, co-host of Okay Sis Podcast, and the host of the new video podcast series, 36 Questions Later. the series features four blind dates, where strangers ask each other the “36 questions that lead to love.” the questions date back to a 1997 study and went viral in a New York Times article. In this new series, mady finds out how the experiment holds up today; you c...
Mar 26, 2023•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast let's set the scene for this episode: early morning cozy pyjama coffee chat ☕ in this episode, we explore the idea of being your own best friend and how that can positively impact your life and even your relationships with others. We think about all the ways we can actually be there for ourselves and the importance of building that connection and nurturing that relationship with ourselves. we challenge ourselves to going on a solo date and would love for you to do that this week to <3 let...
Mar 19, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast hellooo, we're back after a week's break (kinda unintentional but we explain why) and have the biggest catch up with you guys in this ep! ☕ we chat about our recent favourites, what we've been watching/reading/listening to and what's been on our minds. to end the episode we give our thoughts on a listener question all around independence and whether one really needs to be single to work on oneself? to stay up to date on our lives, contribute to future episodes (feel free to bump up p...
Mar 12, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast do you notice yourself agreeing with others for the sake of agreeing? struggle to say no to others? constantly apologise for things? ... if you're saying yes then this episode is for you!! in this solo episode, i (cara) sit down and share some of my personal experiences with 'people pleasing' and discuss the following topics and questions: what people pleasing actually is and what does it look like? how people pleasing and seeking external validation are interconnected is seeking ext...
Feb 26, 2023•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Its just one of these weeks.. maybe something was in the air?? In this episode we discuss how we’ve been feeling recently and share our recent struggles with switching off from work when things are stressful, finding a better work life balance, and detaching our work from our identity. we talk about: the importance of setting boundaries whilst knowing yourself worth Detoxing from all technology after work Prioritising time for hobbies/body movements /outdoors Detaching work from being a re...
Feb 21, 2023•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast right in time for valentines day, we asked u guys to ask us questions over on our instagram, all about the big l-word - LOVE! and boy did you ask some good ones - after giving an update on our weekend (which we spent together eeep), we talk about: the origins of valentines day & our thoughts on it the importance of platonic love our self-love journey & practices how to stop being co-dependent in a relationship whether true love always involves pain does a fu...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast "Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty, only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because there is evil. Being and nonbeing produce each other. The difficult is born in the easy. Long is defined by short, the high by the low. Before and after go along with each other. So the sage lives openly with apparent duality and paradoxical unity. - 2nd Verse of the Tao Te Ching In this weeks episode, we have a lot of questions and thoughts hehe.. we discuss the concept...
Feb 05, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Stoking the embers when you’re not around I don’t want a shadow I want you In the light of the flame I’m remembering I can be beautiful in private too - zoe berger In part 2, Leo & I were joined by the wonderful zoe who is a writer/graphic designer living in nyc to talk about self love, relationships, sexuality, breakups, sex stigmas, attachment styles, and loneliness. We hope you enjoyed this raw, unfiltered episode as much as we did. Defo check out zoe's iconicccc style here on her i...
Jan 30, 2023•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast being self aware and having a good understanding of yourself (i.e why you think things, why you feel things) has its perks, but is there such thing as being too self aware? are we spending too much time overthinking every emotion we feel? is our focus on self development hindering our ability to live in the moment? join us in this early morning coffee chat, as we try to figure out how to break the cycle of overthinking and negative self talk….and instead live life in the moment, taking each day ...
Jan 22, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast "i’ve been seeing my loneliness as an entity i live with, like a roommate. i take my loneliness on dates. we listen to sad music together. we sit together at dinner. i look it in the eyes. we don’t fight." - zoe berger this truly is a very special conversation and might be one of my favourite guest episodes yet! cara & I were joined by the wonderful zoe who is a writer/graphic designer living in nyc to talk about loneliness, love, mental illness and everything in between. some specific...
Jan 15, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast welcome back to our first episode of 2023! catch up with us as we share with you how we spent our new years + leo’s bday together, and join us for our 2023 manifestations! In this week's episode we continue with our tradition as we we take this time to set our intentions for the upcoming year…new habits we want to introduce, patterns we want to break and goals we want to achieve. We also discuss the ways in which we want to push ourselves out of our comfort zone this year! so... please pour your...
Jan 08, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast welcome back to the last episode of 2022 and this year we’re sticking to our tradition! Join us as we look back at 2022... celebrating the big wins, little wins, the greatest challenges and the lessons we've learnt. but most importantly we get to hear the lessons that YOU'VE learnt in 2022! we want to thank every person that participated in this episode and shared with us what they've taken away from 2022. and for those of you that would like to do your own reflections, here are the questions we...
Dec 30, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast the tmd girlies are back together for a cosy, chit-chatty episode! we VERY passionately discuss our favorite (and least favorite) christmas movies we've watched so far this year, and most importantly, we dish out some more advice (these ones were juicyyyyy). questions/topics included: how to know whether he likes you or he thinks you're just friends what to do when you fall out of "attraction" how to deal with not having a friendship group/feeling insecure in friendships to have, or not to...
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast the mother-daughter duo is back!! home for the holidays, I (leo) am joined by my mother (YEYYY) in this episode to give our (definitely unqualified but gladly given) advice on some questions/topics you guys sent us over on IG. some of the topics we cover include: how to procrastinate less how to deal with overwhelming to-do lists tips for managing a long distance relationship getting over socialising anxiety does he just want to be friends or is he actually interested… so... please pour yourself...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast when we sat down to record this episode... I (cara) had no idea what we were going to talk about....Leo had a few things on her mind that she really wanted to unload and so.... join us for a truly authentic chit chatty style episode, where leo shares a recent 'going out' experience. leo discusses how the experience made her feel, and the questions that arose regarding clubbing, going out culture, fomo & the pressure to say yes even when you don't want to! We discuss why we think the enjoymen...
Dec 04, 2022•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast pov: you’ve just hosted your first in person event for your passion project.. it was one of the best nights of your life… and you feel this urge to tell everyone that they need to turn whatever idea, concept, or passion that they have into a reality asap because WHY THE HELL NOT! in this chaotic episode, we do our best to express how grateful we are for everyone that listens to the podcast, that messages us, and especially to those that travelled to come to our event! we decide that it’s finally...
Nov 27, 2022•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast work work work - that’s what this episode is all about! especially in our twenties, figuring out what we want to do in our career and navigating the corporate world is a key challenge that most of us face, so we thought we’d let you in our thoughts and struggles within this topic. after giving you guys the lowdown of our professional lives so far and what we currently do for work, we chat about: - imposter syndrome and how to overcome it - our honest thoughts on the 9-5 - how we try maintain a w...
Nov 21, 2022•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast if you're a new matcha diaries listener... welcome!!! if you're a regular, welcome back - we're so happy to have you join us either way. in this episode we "re-introduce" ourselves, the podcast and what we're all about. some questions we cover include: who are cara and leo? how did we meet? why did we start the podcast? what topics do we usually cover? what does the name "the matcha diaries" refer to? what have we learned from doing the podcast so far? what are our life goals? what are our...
Nov 13, 2022•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast this was a difficult one … inspired by Elizabeth Day’s podcast “how to fail”, this is part 2 (part1: leo, part 2: cara) of our episode series were we asked ourselves the tough question “what are your biggest failures” ? A question that might seem simple to the eye… but it pushes someone to think about their past, their experiences, things they regret.. but most importantly the lessons that they have learnt, and how those failures are vital to their current successes. the two failures we di...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
