Everyone’s talking about New Year’s resolutions.
In this new season of the She Gets It From Me podcast, we’re talking about what we’re done tolerating.

This episode is about the quiet shifts that happen when you stop explaining yourself, stop carrying other people’s nonsense, and stop pretending you’re fine.
No reset. No reinvention. Just where we’re actually at.

If January makes you feel pressured instead of hopeful, you’re not alone. This one’s for you. And sorry, we do have a little catch-up first regarding the chaos and illness joys of Christmas, but we are sure you will relate!

Key takeaways in this episode:

• Christmas can be lovely and still absolutely knackering. Both things can be true.

• Being ill has a way of ruining plans and reminding you how little control you actually have.

• New Year’s resolutions often feel less like choice and more like pressure.

• Everyone suddenly decides they need to “sort themselves out” in January, whether it makes sense or not.

• We’re encouraged to want everything now, which makes it harder to sit with real life as it is.

• Being present isn’t about mindfulness buzzwords; it’s about not mentally living six weeks ahead.

• Routine keeps things ticking over, but dreaming is what stops life feeling flat.

• New Year’s resolutions aren’t new or modern;in the future we’ve been doing this to ourselves for centuries.

• Life feels better when you stop obsessing over outcomes and actually notice what’s happening along the way.

• Sometimes making better choices isn’t about discipline, it’s about slowing down and not running yourself into the ground.

Chapters

00:00Navigating the Holiday Chaos

03:12Health Challenges and Resilience

06:16New Year, New Resolutions

09:17Beauty Experiments and Self-Care

12:09Hydration and Health Goals

17:27Reflections on Alcohol Consumption

19:50Reducing Screen Time and Embracing Presence

22:00Creativity and the Importance of Imagination

26:55Changing the Narrative: New Year, New Perspectives

35:12The Origins and Evolution of New Year's Resolutions

38:06The Pressure of New Beginnings

39:44The Role of Marketing in Resolutions

41:28Dreams vs. Reality: The Work-Life Balance

43:32Instant Gratification and Its Impact

45:52The Pursuit of Happiness and Materialism

48:30Enjoying the Journey: The Process of Change

50:26Regulating Our Nervous System

52:27Shifting Narratives: From Resolutions to Real Change

54:10Accountability and Future Goals#WomensPodcast #UKPodcast #RealTalk #HonestConversations #NewYearReflections #NotNewYearNewMe
#JanuaryFeelings #LifeReset

It’s the She Gets It From Me Christmas special with Layla (Gen X) and Ellie (Gen Z), and we’re a few Proseccos in, so it’s festive chaos from the start.

Ellie pulls the funniest work Christmas party stories from Reddit, and we get into office Christmas party behaviour that should have come with a disclaimer, plus why a free bar turns normal colleagues into absolute villains. Then we move on to “when did you find out Santa wasn’t real?” from handwriting giveaways to kids being genuinely terrified of Father Christmas turning up in the night.

We also read out our top hate comments, rant about AI thumbnails turning us into strangers, and spiral into beauty standards, ageing, filler and facelifts, and why everyone ends up with the same face.

Explicit language. Over 18s.

#christmasspecial #christmaspodcast #ukpodcast #workchristmasparty #officechristmasparty #christmasparty #redditstories #santaisntreal #womenspodcast #britishpodcast

This week’s episode is chaos in the best way. We start with Ellie’s dreams, which have taken a very weird turn. Think underwater vaults, shark chases, flooded streets and somehow… Batman as her dad. It sounds funny until you realise she’s waking up in an actual panic, desperate not to fall back into the same dream. We get into what shark dreams supposedly mean, and why your brain loves throwing money stress at you while you sleep.

We also talk about recurring dreams and why everyone on earth apparently dreams about snakes. If anyone listening actually knows what any of this symbolism means, please DM us because we’re none the wiser shegetsitfromme1@gmail.com

Ellie vents about customers who test her patience, Layla shares the saga of AI thumbnails that turned us into strangers, and we accidentally go on a full tangent about Christmas markets, overpriced fudge, evergreen trees and whether we’re allowed to say Christmas anymore.

There’s also a bit about chairs that cost £600, Jehovah’s Witnesses at the door, mulled wine journeys that started as a joke and didn’t end… and one emotional moment about hugging your younger self thanks to an AI filter.

Basically, it’s us. A normal Tuesday night. Overthinking, oversharing and trying not to take online hate personally while manifesting our escape from our day jobs.

If you’ve had a dream involving sharks, Batman, flooded neighbourhoods or anything that feels suspiciously like stress wearing a Halloween costume, we want to hear it.

#dreammeaning #dreamanalysis #nightmares #dreamtok #dreaminterpretation #sharkdreams #stressdreams #batmandream #ukpodcast #podcastclips #twogenerations #oversharepodcast #relatablewomen #overthinkingtok #moneystress #aifail #christmasmarketchaos #festivestress #chaoticenergy #hatersgonehate