Life After Vaccination is a podcast which shares stories, sounds and reflection on life after the Covid-19 vaccination
Three years on from Covid changing life as we know it, how do we move on in a way which is healing?Links:Psychology Today Article
The long tail of anxiety. Why worries stick around long after the moment has passed, and what we can do about it.Links:Spring to Life (Album) coming Friday 10 March — follow my artist page on your streaming platform of choice to listenThe Ripple Effect
Two years on from episode one, what's coming with us out of this pandemic?
If we don't go looking fordiscomfort, it comes looking for us...Links:The Comfort Crisis by Micheal EasterThe Hidden Spring (A Journey to the Source of Consciousness) by Mark Solms Something in the WaterIt's Just a Vibe
Which of the lessons of 2022 are we taking into 2023?
It's like Spotify Wrapped... but for your own achievements
The first short story from Matt Brombley.
An introduction to a new addition to the podcast: short stories.
My new song, 'Something in the Water' comes out 28/10/2022, so this week is a love letter to the songwriting processLinks:South Coast Music Show on Voice FMPre-Save: https://ditto.fm/something-in-the-water-matt-brombley
Can seasonal booster jabs help make life feel more post-pandemic?
Welcome back after summer break! This week's episode shares some holiday highlights and plans for the months ahead
Some music, some books and some ideas to try on for size.Links:The Breakdown (Podcast)The Blonde & Pink Albums — Trixie MatelMan Made — Greentea PengMother — Cleo SoulAtlantis — LilahSpell 31 — IbeyiSoft Thing — LoonyWhite Light — Emie NathanHarry's House — Harry StylesCheater — Pom PokoWet Leg — Wet LegWar Outside — KamalRadiator — SadurnPeople Pleaser — Laura ElliottBooks are all saved to my Instagram Story Highlights.
Thoughts on Mark Solms' book 'The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness'.
Writing a letter to ourselves, in the future. www.futureme.org
Thinking about reasons, and excuses, and how saying "why not?!" might help...
A little life update from two years after the first UK lockdown, including books to read, a some spoken work poems I've written.Say Thou Art on TikTok
Catching up on the end of all legal restrictions in England.
Time to catch up on some of the help that's come over the past few weeks, and think about reframing failure.
Happy first birthday to this podcast! What a difference one year, and vaccination, makes...
We live in a system that is pouring itching powder on us, whilst also telling us that if we were better people, we'd be able to stop scratching. this week's episode explores this idea of cruel optimism.Stolen Focus Book
When we feel unsteady, what can we do to sure up our foundations?
Asking for help can be awkward and uncomfortable, but with a little help, we can ask for more...
Modern life is full of distractions, and, sometimes we need help to focus and find a flow...Your attention didn't collapse. It was stolen — article
Whilst big change can't be forced, there's something to be said for taking a moment to think about the year ahead and what course corrections we need to make.
What have you done this year that you ar emost proud of, and have you had the chance to celebrate it properly?
As England enters "Plan B", what does "learning to live with" Covid 19 really mean?
One year since the first vaccine dose was given, what have we learnt that can help keep the future on track?
Catching up on last week's topic of motivation, and letting ourselves be foolish by trying new things...
Motivation, aspiration and how do shift that feeling of 'meh'?Links:Vice Article
This week's episode is all about getting my booster jab.
Ingredients:500g fruit & nuts; booze; 110g butter; 110g soft dark brown sugar; 2 eggs; 110g plain flour; 1/2tsp salt; 1/4tsp cinnamon: 1/4tsp nutmeg; 1tsp vanilla; 1tsp maple syrup; The day before.Soak your fruit in booze, and cover.On the day.Grease and line a 6 inch circular cake tin with a double layer of parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 140C.Cream the butter and the sugar until pale and then slowly add the eggs and vanilla. Sift then gently fold in the flour and spices. Then stir through the fruit, nuts, and syrup. Pour the batter into your prepared cake tin, and cover with another double square of parchment, with a small hole cut out. Bake for around three and a half hours, but you can start checking after three.You'll know it's cooked when the cake pulls away from the edges of the tin and a skewer comes out clean from the centre.Let cool to the touch in the tin, then fully cool on a wire rack. Poke holes in the cake, and lightly drip over more of the booze. Wrap and store.
A busy week means, there's very little finished, so instead, here is some work in progress...Stream ‘Dreaming'
Today, we take a moment to value the conversations that happen the other 364 days of the year, as well as the top five things that make life awesome. My Top 5 PodcastWorld Mental Health Day
I have a song coming out, on Friday 16th October, called 'Dreaming' and so, this week looks at the connection between dreams and lyrics.https://ditto.fm/dreaming-matt-brombley
For something to fit, so we can really fly, we have to make it our own.
Birthdays (and yes, Christmas) come but once a year, and whislt this year's feels so different from the last, there is a long shadow cast by celebrations missed over the past 18 months.
Recognising when our mental post-it notes are running low, and allowing ourselves to take things one thing at a time, knowing that, even moving in little steps, build the mental pathways needed for further steps.
When our resilience is wearing thin, what can we do, and how do others see us?
This week takes a look under the covers of an interview I did with Voice FM.Voice FM Interview
Finding things to be grateful for, even when it's the first week back at work...
This week returns the wisdom of Jess Clark, and thinks about how being on holiday can hlep us figure our our negotiables, and our non-negotiables, and, with a little help from cognitive behavioural therapy, avoid over-promising and under delivering as we try to make post-pandemic life work.Links:Zoe Covid App Video
Back to where it all began: episode one, and vaccination day one, but six months later.
This week marks one year since my friend Emma died. In the same week, I got a wonderful gift from my mum: a framed set of four photographs of my grandparents, So, this week is a set of reflections on some of the things passed on to me, by those who have passed on. This week's music includes clips from tracks made with Emma.
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