Children of Divorce

Calorie Counting?! I know her…

Anyone else been down the deep dark well of calorie counting? Oh it's not fun. Counting every single calorie you put in your body, even if it's a piece of gum. Trying to push your lunch and dinner to as late as possible so you'll somehow wake up less hungry the next day? Restricting yourself so much that you are so fucking hungry that you then eat everything and more, and then for those of you that are fellow bulimics, you make yourself sick after. It’s hard out here.  In today’s episode, I speak about my experience with an eating disorder and calorie counting.  How did it take over my life? How did my eating disorder look like? How did I get out of it? I’m not here to be angry with you if you are still engaged in eating disorder behaviours - I know how hard it is, especially when you feel so stuck. I’m just here to share my story and I hope that you find some reassurance in it - if I can get out, you can too.  I love you all and I’m so proud of you for getting through the day. It’s hard. You work so hard to just live. One day it will make sense, one day it will mean something. One day you will have peace, and one day the pain will leave. You got this. Thanks for coming here today. Look after yourselves as best as you can and I’ll speak to you in the next episode. XXX Lydia  ‘Children of Divorce’ is available wherever you get your podcasts, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube Find me on TikTok & Instagram under @childrenofdivorcepod and @lydianathenson

Be patient...you kind of have no other option

Anyone else frustrated? Anyone else feel like they've been waiting so long....for love, for a new opportunity, for a new career, for an upgrade from the life that they've been living? I'm here to say I know the feeling, I've lived it. I've spent years thinking I can't do this for another day only to have to say that to myself the next day again, and again, and again. It's not that we aren't trying. It's not that we aren't putting ourselves out there. It's not that we're not good enough. it's not that we're not pretty enough. IT'S NOT US! And that's the hard truth to face. It's out of our control. So the only option we have is to sit and be patient. How on God's green earth are we meant to be patient though? I wish I had a simple fix for you. I wish I had the answers. But I hope you find some solace in the fact that it's not just you, and also, that is get's better, that things do change! That you aren't waiting for nothing, that you are waiting for something REAL. Thanks as always for listening, I appreciate you guys so much. ALL THE LOVE! XXX Lydia ‘Children of Divorce’ is available wherever you get your podcasts, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube Find me on TikTok & Instagram under @childrenofdivorcepod and @lydianathenson

How to gain momentum & keep going when it's tough

Sometimes life feels like this boulder we are pushing up the hill, and it doesn't get easier, it actually get's harder because we are more tired and we don't have as much energy as we did when we started. Well in today's episode we cover that feeling, how I survived, how I know thing's get better, and also all the stuff in between. From my dire love life to my college drama to SENDING THE TEXT (GO SEND IT NOW), we cover it all. As always, I appreciate you guys so much and thank you for tuning into another episode. Episode are now coming out every Friday due to my summer schedule. Love you guys BIG KISS XXX LYDIA ‘Children of Divorce’ is available wherever you get your podcasts, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube Find me on TikTok & Instagram under @childrenofdivorcepod and @lydianathenson

BONUS: Navigating friendships, party culture and competition at college, ft. my friend, Dani :)

Oh guys, I know it's hard out here. To those of you entering your freshman year of college/living it, I see you soldiers. You are very brave and I am sending virtual pats on the back because it is not for the weak! In today's episode, first of all, we are joined by my very good friend, Dani. Dani has been so supportive of me with all of my endeavours and I wouldn't have been able to do any of this without her - alongside that, she's very wise & has so many amazing insights which she shares in today's episode. We cover everything to do with college - from friendship to parties to feeling awkward and alone, as well as a little bit of boys - but only a little bit because today we tried to pass the Bechdel test! I hope you guys enjoy the episode - it was so much fun to film. Thank you as always for listening - I genuinely appreciate any ounce of support I get and it means the world to me. All my love, XXX Lydia ‘Children of Divorce’ is available wherever you get your podcasts, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTubeFind me on TikTok & Instagram under @childrenofdivorcepod and @lydianathenson

How to not get embarrassed

Oh my goodness, I am writing this whilst having had LITERALLY the most embarrassing night of my life. Guys I literally flirted so hard with this one guy and it went nowhere and everyone saw me just going for this man and I am so embarrassed now, might have to put this episode on repeat for the foreseeable future. But the point of this episode is, embarrassment is normal. It appears everywhere and we can't avoid it, but we can avoid letting the fear of embarrassment stop us. Today I did not let the fear of embarrassment stop me, and it was a horrible terrible experience. But I will get up and try again tomorrow. Day by day, battle by battle. We'll be fine my soldiers. Big kiss. XX Lydia ‘Children of Divorce’ is available wherever you get your podcasts, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube Find me on TikTok & Instagram under @childrenofdivorcepod and @lydianathenson