what if your biggest glow up has nothing to do with how you look?

in this special compilation episode of live a little, nikki lilly brings together some of her favourite conversations and reflections on what it really means to glow up: from learning to accept yourself and letting go of other people’s expectations, to finding comfort in your own company and finally realising that you don’t have to wait for someone else to start living your life.

nikki gets real about beauty standards, self-worth, relationships, solo dates, and the pressure to become some “better” version of yourself. because maybe the real glow up isn’t becoming someone new... it’s learning to appreciate who you already are.

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welcome back to live a little with nikki lilly... and this week nikki is wondering why she is so sensitive.

what nikki has started to realise is that she doesn't just notice emotions... she carries them. so together, we try and unpack what being 'too senstive' actually means and how we talk about it like it's automatically a flaw.

she also touches back on why rejection hits so hard and that sensitive people seem to turn a moment into a verdict about themselves very quickly.

nikki gives us some top tips on if something affects you more than you think it ‘should'. ask yourself: what actually happened? what am I feeling? what story did my brain attach to it? and does thisfeeling need something from me right now, or does it just need a bit of time?

if you've ever if you've ever wondered why things always seem to be getting to you much more than others... this one's for you.

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on this episode of live a little, nikki lilly is asking herself a surprisingly uncomfortable question: when did i become so bad at being bored?

from waiting for the kettle to boil to brushing her teeth, nikki fills almost every quiet moment with something: a podcast, tiktok, instagram, anything to avoid the silence. but she’s starting to wonder whether, by constantly consuming everyone else’s thoughts, is she leaving herself any space to have her own?

nikki opens up about why silence has always felt uncomfortable for her, the pressure to have an opinion on everything and what happens when we look at everyone else’s reactions before allowing ourselves to form our own. she also shares the small ways she’s learning to reclaim quiet.

but maybe boredom isn’t something we need to escape. maybe it’s where our thoughts finally have room to arrive.

if you’ve ever filled every silence, lost yourself in other people’s opinions, or wondered where your own thoughts went, this one’s for you.

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on this episode of live a little, nikki lilly is asking herself a surprisingly difficult question: why is it so hard to have fun nowadays?

nikki has plenty of interests, but somewhere along the way, makeup, fashion and baking all became part of her job. and when the things you love become things you have to do, where does the joy go? she opens up about realising she doesn’t really have any hobbies that exist purely for her - with no productivity, content, career or end goal attached.

after a friend casually mentioned going home to read a book, nikki realised she wanted something like that in her own life. So she and her friends created a list of "humbling hobbies" - things they fully expect to be terrible at, from origami to making croissants and taking a sushi class. no pressure to be good, no need to turn it into content. Just doing something because it feels good.

but this conversation goes beyond hobbies. nikki explores why we’ve become so obsessed with making every moment productive, how growing up online can make privacy feel strange, and the difference between self-expression and self-promotion.

maybe not everything needs to be shared, monetised or turned into something impressive. Maybe some things can just belong to you.

if you’ve ever turned your passions into productivity, forgotten how to do things just for fun, or felt like you need something to show for your time, this one’s for you.

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on this episode of live a little, nikki lilly opens up about something deeply personal she’s experienced for years, but never quite had a name for: limerence.

it’s more than having a crush. it's the obsessive overthinking, replaying conversations, analysing texts, searching for meaning in a look or a delayed reply, and feeling like you need to figure out exactly how someone feels before you can finally relax. for nikki, discovering the word “limerence” was a huge moment of recognition: suddenly, years of thoughts and feelings she’d dismissed as being “too much” started to make sense.

nikki talks about where this fixation comes from, how hypervigilance has shaped the way she experiences relationships and what she’s doing to break the cycle. From separating facts from the stories her brain creates, to learning to sit with uncertainty and asking “what is actually being offered?” rather than “what do they feel?”.

this is an honest conversation about fantasy, attachment, vulnerability and learning to live in the real world rather than inside your own head.

If you’ve ever obsessed over a text, replayed an interaction a hundred times, built an entire future around one tiny moment, or felt like you needed someone else’s feelings to feel okay - this one’s for you.

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welcome back to live a little with nikki lilly... this week nikki is diving into a topic she's never properly covered in 40 episodes: why making and maintaining friendships suddenly feels impossibly harder once you leave school, and why nobody warns you about it.

here's the thing about friendship at school: it wasn't something you had to work for. it happened to you. then you turn 20-something and suddenly everyone's scattering. friendship goes from happening in the gaps of your day to something you have to actively put in your calendar.

nikki gets deeply personal about her own friendship journey and what happens when friendship starts to feel like 'proof' of something. she also explores how nobody talks about the vulnerability of adult friendship.

but... there is something to be hopeful about: the power is in your hands. reach out to people, say hello in person and don't be rejection-sensitive.

if you've ever spent lunch alone at school, felt ashamed of having no plans or struggled to know who to call on a random tuesday... this one's for you.

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welcome back to live a little with nikki lilly... this week, nikki is opening up her 'live a letters', answering your questions about life, fashion, FOMO, and what it actually means to build worth that has nothing to do with how you look.

nikki is answering questions about how she finds her style, the terrible habit of overcommitting, the comparison trap (and how appearance has become currency) and nikki also gets vulnerable about her scars and getting negative comments.

here's the revolutionary part: nikki identifies what actually makes her her - the things her friends admire that have nothing to do with appearance. the most important relationship you'll ever have is the one with yourself, and if appearance is the only pillar holding up your self-worth, every bad photo, comment, or stare has the power to knock everything down.

nikki wraps with a powerful permission: you don't have to think you're beautiful every second of every day to believe you're worthy of being seen.

if you've ever said yes to too many plans out of fear of being forgotten, built your self-worth entirely on your appearance, compared your life to someone else's face, or wondered if you're enough outside of how you look... this one's for you.

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