the matcha diaries

Here is Part 2 of our episode with our very first MALE guest on the pod - Ed! Ed is extra special because he's none other than Cara's boyfriend who very kindly is joining us in this episode to open up and talk honestly about his experiences growing up as a male in today's society. In part 2.. Ed further opens up about his journey with comparison and reflects on the advice he would give to other young men out there that might be experiencing the same thing! He continues to give us an insight into the hardships of showing emotion in today's society and the challenges that come with that!  This episode is 100% interesting for females and males alike and definitely opened our own eyes... So please pour yourself a matcha and enjoy! If you'd like to reach out to us or see any recent updates you can follow us on @thematchadiaries. 💚

This episode is a little bit of a different one ... instead of our usual girlie chat, we have our very first MALE guest on the pod - Ed! And Ed is extra special because he's none other than Cara's boyfriend who very kindly is joining us in this episode to open up and talk honestly about his experiences growing up as a male in today's society.  We talk about everything from body image, comparison, stereotypes, being emotional, #notallmen to locker room chat. This episode is 100% interesting for females and males alike and definitely opened our own eyes...  So please pour yourself a matcha and enjoy! If you'd like to reach out to us or see any recent updates you can follow us on @thematchadiaries. 💚

The leaves are changing, its getting colder and we're here for it!  There’s something about autumn... wearing your favourite sweaters, drinking warm drinks ( pumpkin spice lattes) , the leaves are changing, and even though the weather is getting colder, you’re surrounded by warm colours, cosy blankets, your favourite movies, and have some time to be nostalgic. In this weeks episode we thought we’d share some of our favourites for the season ( candles, series, routines ) and share some spooky stories to get us ready for the season! So pour yourself a matcha and join us! If you want to reach out to us or see any recent updates you can follow us on @thematchadiaries. 💚

Aging is a seemingly odd topic to talk about in a podcast all about navigating your twenties but for some reason it was on our minds so we thought we'd talk about it!  As always when we dive deep into a topic - we share our thoughts, hopes worries and fears. But we also sprinkle in some research/stats about the gender disparity that exists as we age (spoiler alert - it made us mad), as well as some thoughts about how social media and celebrity culture is further perpetuating the need to look increasingly younger.   So pour yourself a matcha and join us! If you want to reach out to us or see any recent updates you can follow us on @thematchadiaries. 💚

Every representation in media and culture has told us that our 20’s should be the best years of our life. The years where we are surrounded by a group of friends, laughing, drinking, and going to parties and bars... But loneliness in your twenties is a real thing and so many of us go through it!  Join me for a quick episode, where I bring light to the circumstances that can make us feel this way, and touch upon the ways that we can help each other feel less alone! So pour yourself a matcha and join us! If you want to reach out to us or see any recent updates you can follow us on @thematchadiaries.💚 P.S Leo will be back with me next week for our normal episodes x

Join us for an honest conversation about relationships & love in part 2 of our ‘truth or drink’ episode 🥂 We open up about the highs and lows of being in a relationship/single in your 20s, question the concept of marriage & divorce, and touch on how a women’s worth in society is measured by all of this! So pour yourself a matcha and join us! If you want to reach out to us or see any recent updates you can follow us on @thematchadiaries.💚

The tea (or in this case champagne) quite literally gets spilled in this episode... get ready for a messy 'truth or drink' episode with cara and leo! 🥂 We answer questions from "what was your most embarrassing moment" to "what are your thoughts about sex before marriage"... and we definitely don't hold back. Get ready for our most honest chat yet (and potentially damaging to your ears)... So pour yourself a matcha and join us! If you want to reach out to us or see any recent updates you can follow us on @thematchadiaries.💚

Why do some people love and others hate confrontation? And if you (like Leo) hate confrontation, how can you get better at it?? We tackle these, and many other, questions in this episode all about confrontation! We start by discussing our own experiences with confrontation and how we handle confrontations with family, friends, colleagues and even strangers! We also did some research into the different conflict management types and ways people deal with confrontation - whether it is through compromising or even competing against the other person. To finish off the episode, we share some of the ways that we try to deal with confrontation in a better & healthier way. 🤍💪🏼 So pour yourself a matcha and join us! If you want to reach out to us or see any recent updates you can follow us on @the.matcha.diaries!

WE'RE BACK - SEASON 2  We are so excited to be back for Season 2 as we have so many exciting episodes planned and lots of amazing guests joining us!!  In this week's episode, after a little catch up, we share our personal experiences living away from home, and how this has impacted our identities. Over the past few weeks, Leo and I have both had some realisations that have really made us think about how we cope being away from our “home” and in some sense the sacrifices we’ve had to make to experience the opportunities here in the UK. We end the episode with our advice on how deal with living abroad!  So pour yourself a matcha and as always, we would love to hear your thoughts! You can message us on @the.matcha.diaries where we post daily! 

This week's episode is all about OVERTHINKING! 🥴 We've all been there, we've all done it ... and we all want to do it less! So this is exactly what we'll be talking about in this episode. We talk about the areas we (and you guys) most commonly overthink, why overthinking actually isn't doing you any good and some ways to stop overthinking (or at least try to).  If you ever want to get in touch with us or contribute to one of our episodes, make sure to message over on us on instagram (@thematchadiaries)! We hope you're all doing well and are sending you lots of love! 🤍