Happy New Year! Our first episode of 2025 is about how to stick to your New Year’s resolutions.

We discuss: why New Year’s resolutions often fail, the importance of setting realistic goals and expectations for yourself, and that it’s totally okay even if you haven’t made any progress on your resolutions in January. Don’t give up too soon!

We also share our advice about: how to set goals, how to become a better version of yourself, how to develop healthy habits, how to make vision boards that actually work, the benefits of creating an alter ego, and the importance of not making goals with other people in mind.

We finish the episode by sharing our own New Year’s resolutions for this year. Wishing everyone a happy and healthy year ahead!

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Intro Music: Picture Perfect Gurl by SPARKZ
(The first three episodes: Out Loud by Beat Mekanik (Free Music Archive | CC BY))
Outro Music: 2010 Pop by Akira Sora (Free Music Archive | CC BY)

Our first Film Club episode is a deep discussion of Coralie Fargeat’s provocative and visually stunning film, The Substance. The film won Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival, and is a shocking exploration of the impossible beauty standards that our society places upon women.

We discuss its gripping narrative, the symbolism throughout the film, and the way it explores themes like the objectification of women, fetishisation of youth, the internal struggles and self-criticism that we face as women, fear of ageing, depictions of female madness, and our society’s collective destruction of women through the pressure to fit impossible beauty standards. Tune in for a thoughtful conversation!

If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow us and leave a review. And if you have any ideas or topics you’d like us to cover in future episodes, feel free to send us an email—we’d love to hear from you!

Send your stories and inquiries: shesjustpodcast@gmail.com
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Podcast Logo Artwork by Chami (@chami.jpg)

Intro Music: Picture Perfect Gurl by SPARKZ
(The first three episodes: Out Loud by Beat Mekanik (Free Music Archive | CC BY))
Outro Music: 2010 Pop by Akira Sora (Free Music Archive | CC BY)

In this episode, we spoke with Dian Zhou about her experiences appearing on reality TV show The Bachelor Japan Season 5.

Dian gave us an exciting glimpse into the behind-the-scenes of the filming process, including the best and worst moments!

We also discussed: pressure to fit Japanese beauty standards, social norms for how women are expected to behave, the friendships that she formed with the other girls which lead to a sense of sisterhood rather than competition between the female contestants, cultural differences between Western and Japanese reality TV shows, and the importance of being yourself.

She also shared some exciting upcoming projects that she’s been working on!

If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow us and leave a review. And if you have any ideas or topics you’d like us to cover in future episodes, feel free to send us an email—we’d love to hear from you!

Send your stories and inquiries: shesjustpodcast@gmail.com
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Podcast Logo Artwork by Chami (@chami.jpg)

Intro Music: Picture Perfect Gurl by SPARKZ
(The first three episodes: Out Loud by Beat Mekanik (Free Music Archive | CC BY))
Outro Music: 2010 Pop by Akira Sora (Free Music Archive | CC BY)