How to Survive Your Life

Shame

For our season finale, we dive into a feeling most of us have felt even if that's not what we called it. Check what you're saying (to yourself), find some good people, and embrace the tissue as Kayleigh, Molly, and Gestalt psychotherapist Donnie Nicolson help you survive Shame. 

Donnie Nicolson is a Gestalt psychotherapist living in Barcelona, working mainly with the ex-pat community. He is currently doing an MA looking at the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics. Donnie is originally from a wee town in the Scottish highlands and has a side project playing the bagpipes for Spanish kids. He also runs an English language therapy group called Lifehouse_Barcelona which you can find on Instagram. 

 

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Travel

For some, travel is a regular thing. For others, it's a once-in-a-lifetime odyssey. Either way, it's an adventure. Seek some knowledge, go to the bookstore (again), and trust (actually don't) your phone as Molly, Kayleigh, and guest Sam Irving, an improviser and world-traveler, help you navigate and survive travel. 

Sam Irving is an improviser with over a decade's experience, most notably performing across the UK with award-winning Scottish improv groups Men With Coconuts and the Spontaneous Players. Prior to this, he has spent three years living and working in China. When not on stage or in a motorway Travelodge, Sam enjoys writing, translating poetry, Dungeons and Dragons, and board games which nobody else wants to learn the rules to.

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Periods

Half the population has them or has had them and yet it's still a bit taboo to talk about. And whether you have one or not, Kayleigh, Molly, and guest Hana Jarrah, an Arab British drama teacher and workshop facilitator, are doing the good work and talking Periods.  Get ready to talk (a lot) and go to the book store as we help you survive Periods. 

Hana Jarrah is an Arab British drama teacher and workshop facilitator. During the summer holidays, Hana is planning on writing a TV show about her mum. She doesn't like to brag, but she was voted funniest in her year in secondary school and it's on her CV. 

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Restaurants

Whether you are working in one or are a customer, people have a lot of opinions and feelings about restaurants. It can feel a bit of feast or famine and we are not just talking about food. Say hi to the chief, find a good friend, and join Molly, Kayleigh, and former server and actor and current very special guest, Eddie Valdivia as they help you survive Restaurants. 

Before pursuing his passion in the beauty industry, Eddie was an actor and therefore server working in multiple American states including Georgia, Florida, and California. He is now back in Atlanta, working in his own studio and providing hair care to all his amazing clients. 

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Landlords

If you're under the age of 40 then you are part of Generation Rent which means at one point (or thirty-five) you have had to deal with a landlord. Join Molly, Kayleigh and actor, comedian, and housing advisor Lorna Shaw and they help you keep calm and lease on. Get those e-mails ready, be careful which films you watch, and join us as we help you survive Landlords. 

 

Lorna Shaw is an actor, comedian, writer, improviser and currently studying for a Masters in Psychology. Lorna works as a housing advisor and activist fighting for an end to landlordism. 

 

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Friendships

All of us have had one or a few in our lifetime and as we get older Friendships can be harder to navigate and dare we say survive. That's why Kayleigh, Molly, and special guest Audra Goffeney are here to help. Be careful what you say, perhaps see what Winnie (the Pooh) might say, and get on board the metaphor train as we help you survive Friendships. 

Audra Goffeney is a potter and improviser whose work centres around relationships between people, places, and parody. She has two cats who think she's very funny. You can follow her work at www.imaginaryattic.art.

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Love.

Either you're trying to get it, get over it, or keep it, love is something we all know, for better or worse. This week, Kayleigh and Molly are joined by actor, singer, and songwriter, David Chevers, to explore the universal emotion of Love. Queue up RuPaul, don't buy a coat...yet, and join us we help you survive Love. 

David Chevers is a South African actor, singer,  songwriter, voice artist, and improviser. Currently appearing in The Vault (if you blink you might miss him) and on local screens as Dr. Laategan on Kyknets Die Byl. His latest single Mountains Between Us is available wherever you listen to music.

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The Law

It can be scary, stress inducing or exhilarating when you hear "the law." With so many facets, it may be hard to know what to do when you are dealing with a legal problem. Fear not, that's why Molly and Kayleigh are here with guest, and actual law professional, Barrister Joel Semakula. Don't stress over the sirens, call a friend, and join us as we help you survive the Law. 

Joel Semakula is a barrister at Landmark Chambers specialising in property, planning, public and environmental law. He's sad that he studied for as long as a doctor but nobody calls for him in a plane emergency. Away from the law, Joel can be found performing on a comedy stage or volunteering with initiatives that support social mobility.

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Hangovers

It's something most of us had at one time or a hundred, a hangover. As we start to enjoy freedoms in pubs and parks again with friends and family, we may have forgotten how to survive this time honoured tradition. Fear not, the ladies along with guest Declan Perring are here. Grab a gold lamp, check your stock of Coca-cola, and avoid the tonic as we help you survive Hangovers. 

Declan Perring is an Actor, Writer and Voice over artist. He has lived in London for the past 15 years and these days you can catch him sailing the seven seas or perhaps more accurately - the canals of Hackney, in his narrowboat. He loves dark rum, Spanish lagers and an ice cold New Zealand Sauvignon blanc.

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The New Normal

New season, new format, so it's fitting that we tackle the New Normal. As restrictions are starting to lift not only in the UK, but around the world, it may be hard to know what to do in the new world we find ourselves in. Grab a mirror as the ladies help you make plans (or not) and stay true to the new (or old) you, and help you survive the New Normal. 

 

For our first episode of the new season we are joined by Monica Gaga who is a British-born black, African queer improviser, facilitator, host and scripted actor and performer. When she is not performing, hosting or teaching, Monica is championing diversity, inclusion and equity in improv and trying to get as many people, particularly POC, involved as possible. You can learn about Monica and everything she is up to at monicagaga.com. 

 

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