the matcha diaries

we can't believe this is our final podmas episode EEP!!! In this q&a styled episode we answer some of your questions around: living in the moment and living intentionally how our friendship has changed now that we are long distance girlies our all time favourite book our advice on how to keep spirits up when feeling down during the christmas season we honestly loved doing this podmas series and we hope you enjoyed it just as much <3 to stay up to date on our lives, contribute to future episodes and share any of your thoughts - pls do follow us on ⁠⁠⁠instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠tiktok⁠⁠⁠ or subscribe to us on youtube ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠! ☕ also, if you want to join our BOOK CLUB... you can join us ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ current book of the month is 'iron flame' by rebecca yarros). Don’t forget to email us a voice note of you telling us one thing that you have learnt in 2023 - we will put this in our 2023 reflections episode <3  for advertising opportunities, or you don't have any social media and want to chat, please email us at: ⁠⁠⁠thematchadiariespod@gmail.com⁠⁠

In this solo episode I share all the things I am going to try do to find balance and stillness in the winter/festive season. From setting boundaries and saying ‘NO’, digital detoxes, setting intentions & removing guilt.  to stay up to date on our lives, contribute to future episodes and share any of your thoughts - pls do follow us on ⁠⁠instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠tiktok⁠⁠ or subscribe to us on youtube ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! ☕ also, if you want to join our BOOK CLUB... you can join us ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ current book of the month is 'iron flame' by rebecca yarros). Don’t forget to email us a voice note of you telling us one thing that you have learnt in 2023 - we will put this in our 2023 reflections episode <3  for advertising opportunities, or you don't have any social media and want to chat, please email us at: ⁠⁠thematchadiariespod@gmail.com⁠⁠

Isabella Mayer, a friend of the host, discusses being single in your twenties during the holiday season and beyond. They talk about not feeling behind in dating, appreciating being single, stopping the need for male validation, learning about love from platonic relationships, and solo date ideas.

grab yourself a hot drink & get COSY because we're reading you a christmas story in today's episode! we read 'the gift of the magi' by o'henry (a story that growing up i've always been told about by my grandma, aka you already know it's a good one). we hope you enjoy this slightly different style of episode & it makes u feel the festive spirit (as it definitely did for us!). and as promised, if you're interested in reading more stories linking them all below. the gift of the magi - o. henry https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/1-the_gift_of_the_magi_0.pdf https://webhome.auburn.edu/~vestmon/Gift_of_the_Magi.html a christmas dream - louisa may alcott https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/40682/pg40682-images.html#a-christmas-dream “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1661/pg1661-images.html#chap07 a child’s christmas in wales - dylan thomas https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks07/0701261h.html some short christmas stories - charles dickens https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1467/pg1467-images.html even more available here: ⁠https://teaandinksociety.com/classic-christmas-short-stories-read-online/*⁠ to stay up to date on our lives, contribute to future episodes and share any of your thoughts - pls do follow us on ⁠⁠instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠tiktok⁠⁠ or subscribe to us on youtube ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! ☕ also, if you want to join our BOOK CLUB... you can join us ⁠⁠here⁠⁠

this episode is for those of you who maybe haven't been as organised as you would have liked to be and still are SCRAMBLING for some last minute present ideas for christmas! we share sooo many gift ideas we have for this year, as well as our favourite gifts we've given & received.. 99.999% guarantee that there'll be something in this list which someone in your life will love hehe <3 and even if it should be too late for christmas this year, then these still apply for any gift giving occasions. to stay up to date on our lives, contribute to future episodes and share any of your thoughts - pls do follow us on ⁠instagram⁠, ⁠tiktok⁠ or subscribe to us on youtube ⁠here⁠! ☕ also, if you want to join our BOOK CLUB... you can join us ⁠here⁠ current book of the month is 'iron flame' by iron flame). for advertising opportunities, or you don't have any social media and want to chat, please email us at: ⁠thematchadiariespod@gmail.com⁠ logo credit: @french75studio

get to know what christmas is really like for cara&leo's family in this personal cosy podmas episode. We share some of the routines, traditions (some are way over the top), and our favourite memories!x to stay up to date on our lives, contribute to future episodes and share any of your thoughts - pls do follow us on ⁠⁠instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠tiktok⁠⁠ or subscribe to us on youtube ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! ☕ also, if you want to join our BOOK CLUB... you can join us ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ current book of the month is 'iron flame' by rebecca yarros). for advertising opportunities, or you don't have any social media and want to chat, please email us at: ⁠⁠thematchadiariespod@gmail.com⁠⁠ logo credit: @french75studio

have you ever wondered how christmas traditions differed across the globe? in this episode we share some of the traditions that we found out (from book sharing in Iceland, KFC in Japan, to camels in Syria) we cover lots... we also share some insight into christmas origins, christmas markets, the origins of santa being red...and most importantly share YOUR christmas traditions!! to stay up to date on our lives, contribute to future episodes and share any of your thoughts - pls do follow us on ⁠⁠instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠tiktok⁠⁠ or subscribe to us on youtube ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! ☕ also, if you want to join our BOOK CLUB... you can join us ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ current book of the month is 'iron flame' by rebecca yarros). logo credit: @french75studio

TW: we talk about disordered eating and ED's in this episode! if you think this might even be slightly triggering to you, please don't listen and just skip to one of our other podmas episodes <333 as we've talked about in some of our previous episodes, we both had our fair share of experiences with this topic (unfortunately!) - so upon listener request we thought this would be an important one to talk about. in this episode we dive into our own experience, current mindset, advice and food for thought (pardon the pun) for those of you who are going through this right now. if any of this resonated with you, please please feel free to message/email us (⁠thematchadiariespod@gmail.com⁠⁠). we're always there to listen without a single shred of judgement. <3 sending lots of love to you all!! to stay up to date on our lives, contribute to future episodes and share any of your thoughts - pls do follow us on ⁠instagram⁠, ⁠tiktok⁠ or subscribe to us on youtube ⁠here⁠! ☕ also, if you want to join our BOOK CLUB... you can join us ⁠here⁠ current book of the month is 'iron flame' by rebecca yarros). logo credit: @french75studio

this podmas episode is a bit more of a serious topic but one we really enjoyed talking about! it can be way too easy to compare ourselves or feel like we're missing out on something at any point in the year... but the christmas season really intensifies it. that's why in this ep we dive into our thoughts, personal experience over the years & some (hopefully semi helpful) advice <3 to stay up to date on our lives, contribute to future episodes and share any of your thoughts - pls do follow us on ⁠instagram⁠, ⁠tiktok⁠ or subscribe to us on youtube ⁠here⁠! ☕ also, if you want to join our BOOK CLUB... you can join us ⁠here⁠ current book of the month is 'iron flame' by rebecca yarros. for advertising opportunities, or you don't have any social media and want to chat, please email us at: ⁠thematchadiariespod@gmail.com⁠ logo credit: @french75studio

this one is for all our tmd book lovers