Keep Growing

Episode 29: Mike Has The Flu

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 23:37:17 GMT

Hey guys,

On this weeks episode Mike is pretty under the weather, but we had a chat about our recent trip to the lakes which was our first little holiday of the year, which leads us into talking about the ups and downs of being self employed when it comes to slowing down or switching off! We hope you enjoy!

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Episode 28 : We got hacked…

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 22:30:56 GMT

Hey guys,

So we had a bit of bad news last week, our Instagram account got hacked and we were forced to delete it. This was quite a blow for us as we’d spent this whole year trying to grow it into something we felt proud of, a place for positivity and promoting our podcast and a space for us to create something together.

However, would it be the keep growing podcast if we didn’t use this as an opportunity to grow through challenges and difficulties?? We think not!

So in today’s episode we go into what happened and what we’re doing next!

thanks for being here (unless you’re the hackers x)

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Episode 27: “A lovely little catch up with us”

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:19:58 GMT

This weeks episode is a bit of a general catch up with us on what we’ve been up to, including a chat about our relationship with social media and how it’s changed as well as how we might separate ourselves from our work/art and if that’s even possible as a creative when so much of your life is consumed by your passion projects.

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Episode 26: “Should We Stay Or Should We Go?”

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:25:56 GMT

Howdy folks,

For the last few episodes we’ve been answering some of your dilemmas and agony aunt sessions, but this time we need your advice…

For the first time in a while we’ve got one of those big life changing decisions to make, and it seems like there’s no right or wrong path to take. We thought we’d use this episode to chat about some things that are going on in our lives, specifically about a potential move for us from our flat we’ve lived in for the past 7 years, and the possibility of us moving back home…

Let us know what your thoughts are - we’d really appreciate your advice!

As always thanks for being here,

Mike + Meg

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Episode 25 | “Do We have Roommate Syndrome?”

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 23:04:39 GMT

Mike and I have lived together now for the best part of 9 years, sometimes with family, sometimes with roommates and sometimes just the two of us and today we sit down to chat about “Roommate Syndrome”. What is it? Why is it a hot topic? Is it healthy etc? We dive into our own relationship and analyse how we have fallen into traps of living like roommates, but also share the things we do to keep the spark and sense of adventure alive as a couple who are very much in love but also very (too??) comfortable around eachother. Let us know what elements of roommate syndrome you think are healthy vs unhealthy and thanks for listening!

mike + meg

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Episode 24 | “Pursuing the paper 💰 VS pursuing the passion 💜”

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:31:37 GMT

You know what time it is!

It’s advice hour on the poddy.

This week we got asked by a friend of ours how one might deal with the age old question of how to earn a living from your passion, and should you? What do we do when we have all these interests, hobbies, projects, passions, but our time is mostly spent doing a job we don’t necessarily enjoy because money makes the world go round? How do you balance doing something you love vs doing something that pays and should you have hobbies and interests that you don’t use as an income in the age of the side-hustle.

We really really enjoyed this one, it’s a topic we could talk about for hours and we hope you enjoyed some of our thoughts and ideas about how it could be doable to have your cake and eat it too!

thanks for listening,

Mike + Meg

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Episode 23 | “I think me and my friends are on different wavelengths…”

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 12:58:15 GMT

Your agony aunt and uncle have entered the chat…

We got some anonymous questions asking us for some advice about what to do when you get the feeling that you and your friends aren’t quite on the same wavelength anymore, and we try to give our thoughts and tips on how we might deal with a situation like this, but I think everyone in their 20s has definitely experienced this so you’re not alone! We also answer a bit more of a specific question about what to do when an in-law is rude to you and your partner doesn’t stick up for you, which really got us thinking about red flags in relationships and how deep some issues can be rooted when it comes to family.

We really hope that our advice was helpful to you and anyone that might have experienced something similar and thank you for sending in your questions and dilemmas for us to chime in to!

thanks for listening guys,

Mike + Meg

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Episode 22: “Looks or Personality?”

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:40:57 GMT

We’re back for season 3 and this time… it’s personal! Literally, we’re getting personal by answering your anonymous questions and offering up our (non-expert) advice. We wanted a way to actually connect and communicate more with you guys and even though it’s anonymous we hope that we can provide some level of comfort or help with anything you’ve got going on, and isn’t that what these things are all about??

This week we answer a question about what’s more important in a partner: looks or personality? It feels like a no brained but we dug a little deeper to figure out what the perfect recipe for a perfect partner is and it’s actually not what we expected!

thanks so much for being here guys,

Mike + meg

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Episode 21: “WE GOT SPONSORED!”

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:00:00 GMT

We can’t quite believe we’re saying this… but we’ve actually landed our first podcast sponsor!! We’re so excited to share that Bean Coffee (our local independent coffee shop) has kindly sponsored the Keep Growing Podcast and we’re just totally buzzing to tell you all about them, our relationship with them (that goes back years) and some amazing things they’re doing for the community.

We also talk about the idea of manifestation, visualisation and how to go after the things that you want in life without fear, as well as revealing the new season of the podcast 👀

You can find some links below that we mentioned too:

Bean Loyalty Sign Up:

https://www.beancoffee.co.uk/pages/loyalty

Bean’s Charity Work for Alder Hey:

https://shop.alderheycharity.org/collections/bean-coffee

Alder Hey Crowdfunder “Swifties for Southport”

https://www.justgiving.com/page/swifties-for-southport

Thank you so much for being here guys, sending lots of love to you all x

Mike + Meg

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Episode 20 | Making Friends in Your 20’s and How to Plan for The Future Whilst Enjoying the Day to Day

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 22:00:00 GMT

We’reeeee baaaaaack!

Hey guys!

So this isn’t the usual start to a new season but we thought we’d use this episode as a chance to do a little weekly check-in with each other and reflect on what the past week has been like for us and see what’s been on our minds as we record our 20th episode of the podcast!

There’s some exciting things that might be changing for us but we can’t reveal anything just yet! Until then we hope you enjoy today’s episode! We’re discussing this week: how we both feel about making new friendships and mating old friendships as we approach our late 20’s. How we process the idea of making small daily “sacrifices” in order to benefit from the “rewards” later on down the line. And finally, how best to strike a balance and reshaping your mindset so that you can live each day in a fulfilling way and not feeling like you want to escape from the day to day!

Thanks again for listening, we’re so glad you’re here!

Mike + Meg

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Episode 19 | “Real Talk: Conspiracy theories, ALPHA makes and pursuing happiness.

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 22:00:00 GMT

It’s the last episode of our second season folks, the end of an era but the start of a new one, we’re really proud of everything we’ve talked about on the poddy as we’ve tried to be honest and open (as we always are) but in a free flowing, no topic is off subject kind of way that’s hopefully kept you company on a train ride or while you’re just out and about.

In this episode we start off talking a lot about conspiracy theories, our favourite ones and ones we think are actually true, we chat about the idea of alpha males and the Andrew Tate cult, and also about how the world seems sometimes unfair and unjust and even dystopian but how we try to find the light (not in a Jesus way) and positivity within it and how can we make our life have purpose without chasing wealth or status.

We hope you enjoy it and we’re looking forward to revealing our new season next week! 👀

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Episode 18 | “Real Talk: Brownies, GP stories and Mike learns about the Twilight Saga

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 00:09:54 GMT

Join us for another episode of Keep Growing where we fill you in on our weekend spent baking and handing out brownies in the park in the hopes of meeting some new people and sharing some positivity! We all chat about our experiences with doctors/our health and what we would do with a marble statue of ourselves and then Mike fills in the gaps of his little knowledge on the twilight movies featuring a forbidden romance between Charlie and Billy Black! It’s a fun ride and an unusual late night cornetto filled poddy for us but we hope you enjoyed!

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Episode 17 | “Real Talk: Only Fans… our thoughts”

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 21:00:00 GMT

Welcome back to Real Talk! Today’s episode we get onto the subject of Only Fans, our opinions, thoughts and questions we don’t quite have the answers to. Why is documenting our lives on the internet so normalised, yet creating sexual content such a taboo, where did the big moral question mark even come from and what are the pros and cons to this lifestyle/job and how does that differ for men and women. We also chat about discipline, our ideal selves and Mike takes a narcissist test.

They’re burning all the Witches anyway…

thanks for being here,

Mike + Meg

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Episode 16: “Real Talk: Celebrity culture, influencing and finding purpose”

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 22:22:59 GMT

On today’s episode we delve into the culture of celebrity as it stands today, and what does being a public figure mean for individual responsibility? We also talk about influencers and try to establish what that really means in a world where anyone can have a social media presence and finally take a deep dive into our own psyches with us and talk about egos, destiny and what finding purpose looks like throughout life.

as always, thanks for being here,

Mike + Meg

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Episode 15 | “Real Talk: She’s turned it all around”

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 08:00:04 GMT

She’s back guys. She made it out of her funk and came out the other side smelling like roses. Thanks for joining us for another episode of real talk today, where we have honest and frank discussions about whatever is going on in our lives at the moment. Last week Meg was feeling pretty beaten and that came across in our episode and caught us in real time having an at times conflicting conversation. This week we talk about how to rally and get your confidence back after some difficult and less than ideal experiences and situations.

We hope it inspires you to shake off things that you can’t change and focus instead on what you might be able to do to turn it around!

We also announce our Keep Growing Club: a local community meet up all about spreading positivity and support! You can find out more about it over on our Instagram @mikeandmeg_

as always, thanks for being here.

Mike+ Meg

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Episode 14 | “Real Talk: Meggy has a meltdown”

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT

We’re back with another episode of real talk and guys, it doesn’t get realer than this…

Meg hasn’t had the best couple of weeks and this episode is mostly her ranting and being a bit melodramatic about things that haven’t quite gone her way, from markets that don’t deliver, to money worries and then the constant battle to find a decent avocado in Tesco is the straw that breaks the camels back for her. We hope you enjoy listening to our low key therapy session, there’s tears, there’s laughter and as always, thanks for being here.

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Episode 13 | Real Talk: Career changes, productivity guild and how to ask for what you want in bed.

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:00:10 GMT

Hey folks!

In this episode we’re talking about the up and down week we’ve just had! Meg’s been sick, Mike’s out his back out, we’ve both lost a few days where we’ve been unable to work, exercise and do our regular routine and we’ve really felt it! We’re also taking some time to jump into Mike’s change of career path from music into comedy - our thoughts on how you might approach such a big change after spending so much time interpreting yourself into one area / scene.

Then were rounding off the show with some thoughts about intimacy and discussing how you might ask for what you want in the bedroom and some pointers which we use to help communicate with each other!

Thanks as always for tuning in!

Mike + Meg

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Episode 12 | “Real Talk: Birth Control, Consumerism and a Lovers Spat”

Wed, 29 May 2024 10:50:44 GMT

Welcome to another late show ladies and gentlemen, for a new episode of our second season here on the Keep Growing podcast titled “Real Talk” - where we discuss some hot topics that have potential to get controversial…

In this episode we’re getting back late from a frenzied fun day out shopping and talking about consumerism, materialism and other isms that get us thinking, as well as discussing a recent lovers spat we encountered together when something trivial is pointing towards a deeper underlying issue as well as our current and historical use of birth control and the phenomenon of chocolate orange flavoured condoms. Enjoy!!

As always, thanks for being here,

Mike + Meg

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Episode 11 | “Real Talk: self sabotage, privilege, are we judgemental?

Wed, 22 May 2024 09:00:17 GMT

Welcome to a new season of the Keep Growing pod, titled “real talk” - where we want to do a deep dive into some pretty divisive topics that the jury is still out on, lead us into some heated debates or give us a chance to hit home on a point that we are unshakeable on… there’ll be plenty to talk about and we’re not holding back!!

As always, thanks for being here,

Mike + Meg

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Episode 10 | Where do we go from here?

Wed, 15 May 2024 09:00:08 GMT

In this (very special) episode, we take a moment to reflect on our 10 week old podcast and chat about where we see it going in the future. We ponder the success of our last episode all about sex and intimacy, the slippery slope of content creation and only fans. There’s discussion about our personal lives and our businesses and how they’re changing, as well as a lengthy rant about buffets and barbecues. We also reveal a couple of new exciting things coming soon for our “Keep Growing Together” project, where we interview local inspiring people as well a local community meet up club where we want you to join us in a positivity movement!

as always, thanks for being here!

mike + meg x

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Episode 9 | Let’s talk about sex

Wed, 08 May 2024 09:54:00 GMT

This episode is brought to you by Wang+ (your wang only bigger)!

Not really… it’s brought to you by us! It’s about sex, intimacy, relationships and we thought that this is a topic that can go unspoken about for so many people for much of their lives and there’s no real reason why. Having a healthy relationship with sex, masturbation, intimacy as well as boundaries and trust is so important whether you’re in a relationship or not, and having being together for 10+ years we hope that it provides an insight into our experience and perspective as a long term couple!

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Episode 8 | A little chat about mental health

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 22:35:22 GMT

Hey everyone, thanks for checking in with us. So today is the 1st of May, which in the UK is mental health awareness month, so we thought we’d make today’s episode all about just that. We talk about our relationship to mental health and how it isn’t as straightforward as we think, we talk about things we do every day for our mental health and how much discipline plays a part in all of it.

Today also marks the start of our 30 Keep Growing Challenge, where over on our Instagram page we’ll be posting a daily idea, activity or thought that we hope can make your day a bit brighter and overall improve your mental health in the long run. We hope you’ll take part and have a go at making this month potentially your best one of the year so far!

As always thanks for being here,

Mike + Meg

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Episode 7 | The Art of Letting Go

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:16:24 GMT

Letting go is hard - let’s talk about it? Letting go of friendships, toxic relationships, our past selves… life is full of letting these things go but the trickiest part is knowing when it’s the right thing to do. Someone asked us this recently and it really got us thinking so we’ve dedicated this episode to the art of letting go, we discuss reg flags, emotional dumping, when it’s time to move on and how go about it! Thanks for tuning in, if you enjoyed this episode please give us a follow on our socials and or like and comment what you thought!

Mike + Meg

p.s - we also reveal something very exciting albeit a little intimidating that we’ve been cooking up behind the scenes and we can’t wait for you guys to get involved!

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Episode 6 | How to not give a fuck what people think

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:49:17 GMT

We recently had our first troll comment, and we were honestly so happy because it got us thinking about how we personally deal with people who bring negativity into our lives or try and minimise us and put us down for trying something new and putting ourselves out there. We are so excited to share this episode because we think this affects everyone in some way, people will always find literally anything to make you feel smaller or less than, and with everything we do on the podcast, we want to provide a voice that is rooting for you and says that you can do it, no matter what people might think! Thank you for joining us, please give us a follow or a like on YouTube, Instagram, Spotify or in person and any positive comments truly go a long way in a world where people will always try and knock you down!

mike + meg x

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Episode 5 | How we maintain our long term relationship

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 15:59:01 GMT

We're back for a lighthearted episode of the Keep Growing podcast! We chat about how we've navigated our relationship of 10+ years through all sorts of chapters and phases, including the infatuation of young love as well as facing difficult and day to day challenges that arise when you're maintaining a positive relationship not just with yourself but with another person. We also answer some of your questions and we'd love to hear what you thought of this epsiode!

As always thanks for being here,

Mike + Meg

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Episode 4 | Why we don’t drink

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 17:19:04 GMT

Welcome back guys! So today’s episode is about our journey of sobriety and why we decided to stop drinking alcohol, that goes for at home and socially as well. Just a disclaimer to say we’re not judging those who do drink, we just feel passionate about sharing our thoughts on why actually stopping to reflect on why people might drink and why we used to revealed a lot to us about ourselves and how we socialise/who we socialise with and hope that you at least enjoy our conversation and maybe let it spark the same thought within you to just ask questions and don’t be afraid to reevaluate aspects of your social or personal life that might actually be holding you back and impacting you in a very sneakily negative way.

As always, thanks for being here and please let us know what you thought about this episode over on our Instagram!

Mike + Meg x

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Episode 3 | How we got started with our fitness journeys

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:15:24 GMT

Something that’s been very important to us this past year or so has been our physical health, so we thought we’d sit down today to take you back to how we got started with our fitness journeys, from childhood to our teens and early adulthood up to this point today (which has changed a lot!) and we hope it gives you some insight into how you might get started too (if you want to) and we’ll be doing a part 2 soon with more details about our gym routines etc but we hope you enjoy this one!

as always thanks for being here, say hi @mikeandmeg_ on Instagram too!

💛

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Episode 2 | How we started our businesses

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:36:40 GMT

Howdy partners…

Welcome back to the Keep Growing podcast! In this episode we discuss when, how and probably most importantly why we first started our businesses. We really hope you enjoy it and hopefully find some inspiration and practical info that could help you if you’re either looking to start a business/side hustle/grow a creative venture into something more than a hobby.

As always thanks for being here, you can see more from us over on our Instagram linked above!

Mike + Meg x

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Episode 1 | 17 going on 27: Our Origin Story

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:00:06 GMT

Hello again!

Welcome to our first ever full episode of the Keep Growing Podcast. Today we thought we’d tell you a bit more about us, our backstories, how we met and how we got to where we are now. We hope you enjoy our tales of childhood in small towns, our meet-cute story, moving out for the first time, working and living together in our early 20’s and shenanigans along the way!

As always thanks for being here, you can see more from us over on our Instagram linked above!

Mike + Meg x

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Welcome to the pod!

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 22:49:10 GMT

Oh hi, we’re Mike and Meg and we’re honestly so happy that you’re here. This is our new podcast - Keep Growing , where we’ll be chatting about different topics every week from relationships, health and fitness, habit forming, personal growth and all things in between. We’re incredibly grateful to be doing this, after 10+ years of being together it’s so exciting to get to work together too and we just can’t wait to get into it!

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