the matcha diaries

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

join us in podmas episode #2 as we chat through our TBW (to be watched) christmas movies and series list!! for the month of december, we'll be uploading 12 episodes of festive, cosy content and we couldn't be more excited !!🎄 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 wing' 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

PODMAS IS HEREEEE!!! for the month of december, we'll be uploading 12 episodes of festive, cosy content and we couldn't be more excited !! (be prepared to be absolutely SICK of our voices 🤧). kicking it off with a classic - our winter/christmas bucket list! hope you enjoyyyyy and let us know whats on YOUR bucket list🎄 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 wing' 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 taken a HORRIBLE photo of yourself and It ruins your day?? Been there.. done that… In this episode we share a recent experience that cara had with a “bad” photo and all the thoughts that came up after that. We discuss why things like that should not matter and check in on how we are feeling overall with our confidence & self-esteem, and sharing some advice that we have learnt along the way. 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

Topics include dealing with income differences in relationships, determining if you like someone or just the idea of them, meeting people organically, opening up after being hurt, knowing when to cut a friend out of your life, and managing home friendships after moving away.