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Season 3: Introducing productivity-guilt therapy(ish) Nov 21, 2021

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It's been a minute! To introduce season three, host Madeleine Dore reflects on disappearing for a while to write her first book, I Didn't Do The Thing Today.

Also, to delve further into the lessons on letting go of productivity guilt, this season Madeleine will be dishing up counterintuitive lessons in the hope that it can lead you to figuring out your own needs, patterns, and way of doing things

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Wrap episode: Lessons on wobbling and modulating Dec 31, 2020

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The lessons from this podcast are now compiled in the book, I Didn't Do The Thing Today. To stay in the loop, sign up to the Madeleine Dore—On Things newsletter.

Previous episodes mentioned:

Period preacher' Lucy Peach talked about the connection, creativity and truth in the menstrual cycle
Academic and author of Sand Talk Tyson Yunkaporta shared thoughts on how time, routine and patterns
Self-taught astronemer Greg Quicke on the cycles of the universe
Writer Kylie Maslen on likening living with invisible illness to watching the storm
Author and psychotherapist Hilary Jacobs Hendel on the ebb and flow of emotions
Writer and activist Sarah Wilson spoke about on tilting and modulating over finding balance

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R&R mini: On the beauty in the break Dec 05, 2020

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The final episode for season three asks, how do we find the beauty in the break and determine our preference for rest?

Thank you for listening to Routines & Ruts, a labour of love fuelled by time and curiosity. If you'd like to support the podcast, please share with a friend, or buy the companion book, I Didn't Do The Thing Today.

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Annie Raser Rowland on frugal hedonism and living more creatively with less Nov 30, 2020

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“Frugal hedonism is partly about noticing when less is more, and that applies to activity just as much as in the realm of consumption.” – Annie Raser Rowland

Artist, horticulturalist and co-author of The Art of Frugal Hedonism talks about creating a life less dependent on the comforts of consumption and more focussed on extracting maximum pleasure from the most essential parts of being human.

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R&R mini: On 'puddle theory' and how to do things you're putting off Nov 27, 2020

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In this mini episode, Madeleine shares her trusted "puddle theory" to help with overwhelm.
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Hilary Jacobs Hendel on emotions, types of shame, and slowing down Nov 22, 2020

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“Ultimately the goal is to communicate our wants, needs, fears and boundaries confidently and effectively.” – Hilary Jacobs Hendel
Psychotherapist and author Hilary Jacobs Hendel talks about the importance of emotional education to help us connect to each other and ourselves.
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R&R mini: On ruminating and worrying about what people think Nov 22, 2020

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This week's mini episode asks, how do we spend less time ruminating and worrying about what other think?

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Greg Quicke on the life lessons we find in the cosmos Nov 15, 2020

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Self-taught bush astronomer and author of Is The Moon Upside Down? Greg Quicke talks about the powerful lessons for everyday life we can find in the cosmos.

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R&R mini: On the practice of saying no Nov 14, 2020

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This week's mini episode asks, how do we learn to ask generously and say no kindly?

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Kylie Maslen on invisible illness, boundaries and shared understanding Nov 08, 2020

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Author of Show Me Where It Hurts: Living with Invisible Illness Kylie Maslen discusses how creating a shared understanding of someone’s day to day can help break down the barriers between the well and unwell.

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