the matcha diaries cara & leo

This episode we start off with a little life catch up, finally sharing Cara’s nightmare airbnb story… our favourite shows/movies and recent book reads!! 

After our usual rambleee we decide that it is the perfect time to have a little spring refresh session (aka we answer a few spring themed journalling prompts) 🤪 We discuss the following:


Reflection and Intention Setting: What lessons did you learn over the winter that you want to carry with you into spring?


New Beginnings: Reflect on the idea of spring as a time of renewal and fresh starts. What new beginnings are you hoping for in your life right now?

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listen from 30:40 mins in if you want to skip the catch up and jump straight ahead to the burnout convo!!



this episode we start with a big OL life catch up - highs & lows (u already know the drill) and leo recaps her time in LA (the good, the bad & the ugly 🤪).

then we dive into burnout: what are the symptoms, our recent experiences with it & what we're trying to do to combat this grizzly feeling when it does arise...



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we have been so excited to share this episode with you all!! we are definitely fan girling about this one... join us as we interview the wonderful Becky who was the UK editor for the very viral book 'fourth wing' by rebecca yarros.
in this episode, we dive into the world of publishing, book virality, book tropes done right and wrong & so much more:

What are some common myths or misconceptions about the publishing industry
How much do factors like timing, market trends, and luck play into the success of a book, and how much is attributed to the author's talent and the editor's work?
What does it feel like for an editor/publisher when a book they've worked on suddenly gains viral attention?

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felt vulnerable, might delete later 🤪



not our usual type of episode, and more just a voicenote from me (hey, leo here) to you. definitely a little more emotional/vulnerable than i've been for a HOT minute now on the interwebs, so defo was overthinking even posting this (in fact my boyfriend strongly discouraged me from doing so lol).. in the end i thought it might be good to give you guys a snippet of my overthinking, hormonal brain just to be totally honest of what sometimes is going on in there. if you're feeling similar atm, i'm here & let's chat!! 333



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pov: you’re catching up with your bestieee on a FaceTime call

in this cosy life catch up.. grab a cup of coffee or tea and join us as we press record and just talk about everything that is on our mind (a little ramble as we call it) we recap the shows we’ve been watching recently. specifically we chat through love is blind and our thoughts on everything that has happened. cara shares how she felt after being alone for the first time in a long time. we share some recent life updates like moving apartments and also share a general update on how we are feeling and realisations of how its been moving countries & romanticising your life. we end the episode sharing a quote that resonated with leo 3

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TW: This episode includes mentions of self-harm, sexual assault and suicide, as well as references to violence, so if any of these topics are even remotely triggering to you, definitely skip this ep & join us for one of our future ones 3

In our new 'researchy' series… we dig into a topic we want to know more about and share with you what we learn! and as the title says this is part two of our research into female RAGE. we discuss the actual expression of female rage in the creative industry (movies & past literature). We also question the expression of female “anger” and what that can actually look like. We dive specifically into Elena ferantte, her work and how it positions female rage as a disruptive force but also an empowering one. 

pour yourself a cup of scalding hot tea/red wine (really any beverage that makes you feel powerfully vengeful will do hehe) & join us in this discussion 🍷😤

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sources:

⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/24/books/women-writers-rage.html⁠

⁠https://honisoit.com/2023/02/good-for-her-representations-of-feminine-rage/#:~:text='Feminine%20rage'%20as%20a%20genre,unexpected%20actions%20%E2%80%93%20most%20often%20violence⁠

⁠https://www.frieze.com/article/functions-female-rage⁠

⁠https://cherwell.org/2023/05/07/female-rage-in-film/⁠

⁠https://pages.uoregon.edu/jlesage/Juliafolder/womensRage.html⁠

⁠https://www.vice.com/en/article/4xke4b/the-history-of-female-anger⁠

⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/magazine/i-used-to-insist-i-didnt-get-angry-not-anymore.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article⁠

⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/us/10IHW-female-rage-books.html⁠