Hello Friends,Welcome back, to this, the final episode of the Confused 22 Podcast. Thank you for coming along with me on this - a long conversation about what it means to be a functioning adult in this messed up existence. Here is what I have l

The Great Imposition of Children

Apr 11th, 2021 8m 16s

Hello Friends,This week I'm going to talk about something very close to me and very polarizing as a subject - having children. Namely, that I'm not going to, and as a woman in the 21st century, shouldn't feel I have to. So why is it that I'm st

Taking Yourself Too Seriously

Apr 7th, 2021 5m 47s

Hello Friends,This week, I come to the same bi-annual realisation that I am taking myself just a bit too seriously. This time the revelation came from reading a fantastical poem. Who knows when the next shall come. For now, let's discuss why we

Gaining the Confidence to Plan Long Term

Mar 27th, 2021 6m 7s

Hi Friends!This week I'm going to talk about the steps I had to take in order to believe that I could actually fulfill the goals I had in mind. And what believing in that has done for me. I hope you enjoy.Until next time x

What is a Single Human Experience?

Mar 17th, 2021 5m 28s

Hi Friends,Welcome to another existential episode where I ponder what it means to live our lives as a single human beings. Or rather - the lack of this - as we seem to live entirely through others and the constructs of others.Thank you for list

Negative Spaces

Mar 7th, 2021 5m 43s

Hi Friends,This week I delve into a topic that has interested me for a long time. The space in between our business, our tasks, our thoughts. Should we pay them any attention? Can we use them to our benefit?Thank you for listening xx

The Rolling Metaphor of Humanity

Mar 1st, 2021 6m 15s

Hello fellow anxious bubbles,This week I'm delving into a topic that I find really interesting, the development of language. And how language can represent us as a conscious people. I'm basically nerding out for about five minutes.Enjoy x

The American Dream

Feb 22nd, 2021 6m 14s

Hello, fellow anxiety bubbles,This week I've been thinking about living in America vs. my childhood in South Africa. The fundamental difference - The American Dream.I mean also...location, mentality, just about almost everything... but lets foc

The Weight and Weightlessness of Tattoos

Feb 16th, 2021 6m 14s

Hello Friends,I couldn't believe what my first tattoo taught me, that I actually have autonomy over myself. Who knew that a little ink would give me so much freedom? I would have gone under that needle at the age of five, if I knew that.If you

What Therapy Taught Me

Feb 7th, 2021 8m 7s

Hello, fellow therapeutic bubbles,This week we're going to discuss my biggest takeaways from my short time in therapy and what kind of therapy I chose to undertake and why. If you are wondering whether it's worth your while at all, this should

Perhaps a Slightly Too Personal Love Letter

Feb 1st, 2021 6m 19s

Good day friends!Get ready for a slightly different episode this week, and like the title suggests...a personal one. I've been thinking about how people we've cared about - people we've chosen - have the power to change our minds and indeed our

Things I Want to Change About Myself

Jan 25th, 2021 11m 44s

Hello, fellow self-acceptance turtles,For this episode, I'm talking about the things about myself I need to change. Now don't get me wrong - I am not a garbage heap of a person - but I recognise that there are parts about myself that are not ne

What is the Greatest Love of my Life?

Jan 18th, 2021 6m 31s

Hello, fellow anxious bubbles,this week we will be addressing a question I overheard recently (yes, I'm answering a question no one asked of me) and honestly it was super interesting to think about. If you really think about WHAT the love of yo

Why are we Capable of Small Cruelties?

Dec 31st, 2020 6m 45s

In this episode, we will be talking about why we have come to accept being treated in ways that are not necessarily right, and do not align with our worth and morals. After thinking about why we accept cruelty, perhaps the greater question shou

What, Actually, is a Grown up?

Dec 9th, 2020 7m 44s

Welcome back, fellow neurotic turtles!This week I'm focusing on what it actually means to be an adult. What are the criteria? Should there be criteria? Are we all just in a constant state of growing up, never to be fully grown?Hopefully we can

The Uninspiring Reality of Firsts

Nov 16th, 2020 7m 34s

Welcome back to another week of the Confused 22 Podcast!Yes, I know, the title is not all that straightforward. But what I want to address in this episode is the fact that many 'firsts' in life can be uninspiring...at least in my experience, an

The Puzzle of Personality

Nov 9th, 2020 8m 8s

Here is an audio clip that proves I am somewhat obsessive and insane...but only somewhat.Hello, my friends! Welcome to another week of the Confused 22 Podcast. Today we're talking about personality, about who we are, and why it's so freaking im

Why do we Default to the Contrary?

Oct 26th, 2020 7m 10s

This is a bit of a weird one,As a shorter, rambly episode, I'm surprised I managed to talk about the Afrikaans language, Taylor Swift, and my poor reputation in high school, but we managed it! Today I'm talking about what I'm deciding is contra

Why Are Conversations So Difficult?

Oct 17th, 2020 9m 41s

Hello, my fellow neurotic turtles and welcome back to another confused week. I've been thinking about how we should have been taught how to have actual conversations, relate to people, and even navigate arguments. Instead, I spent twelve years

Is Infidelity Subjective?

Oct 2nd, 2020 9m 7s

Hello my friends, and fellow neurotic turtles!This week we get into the discussion of whether infidelity is subjective...then we go off on tangents...but we get there in the end! I have been thinking about how relationships, and more accurately

Are Hobbies Worthwhile to us Adulty Adults?

Sep 25th, 2020 9m 34s

Another great week, my beautiful bubbles, another question.We're looking into stigmas we face while trying to learn a new skill from scratch, simply because we want to. We try to figure out if having hobbies are even worth it, when we could be

Hello, Let's Take Up Some Space, Shall We?

Sep 18th, 2020 13m 5s

Hello Friends, and Fellow Neurotic Turtles!Welcome to The Confused 22 Podcast, the little corner of the internet where we ask all the questions about being an 'adult', as elusive as the term may be to us. I hope you enjoy, and that we can learn

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