This week, we started with one question and somehow ended up in pigeon-related financial trauma and the Beckham family group chat from hell.

We’re talking about the push to train teachers to spot misogyny in schools, and asking the obvious question: what is a teacher even meant to be looking for in an eight-year-old? Is it misogyny, sexism, or just kids being annoying little weirdos?

From “girls can’t be superheroes” to “refusing to share Lego”, we try to work out where the line is, whether labelling kids too early helps anyone, and why it sometimes feels like we’re warning boys about becoming bad men instead of actually teaching them how to be strong, capable ones.

Then we take a sharp but short turn into viral culture chaos with the Brooklyn Beckham drama, the language being used, why the woman always gets blamed, and why the press backing someone today means absolutely nothing tomorrow.

Swearing, blunt opinions, and dry laughs included. As always.

• Misogyny vs sexism, and why it gets messy fast

• Can teachers realistically spot misogyny in primary school kids?

• “Is this misogyny or just being eight?” (Lego, superheroes, “girls smell”)

• What we should actually be teaching boys (responsibility, resilience, capability)

• The comeback debate: polite responses vs “f off, you loser”

• Brooklyn Beckham, Nicola Peltz, Victoria and David Beckham, and why nobody ever knows the truth

• The media cycle and why women always take the hit first

We briefly reference sexual violence in the context of a past public awareness advert.

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Everyone’s talking about New Year’s resolutions.
In this new season of the She Gets It From Me podcast, we’re talking about what we’re done tolerating.

This episode is about the quiet shifts that happen when you stop explaining yourself, stop carrying other people’s nonsense, and stop pretending you’re fine.
No reset. No reinvention. Just where we’re actually at.

If January makes you feel pressured instead of hopeful, you’re not alone. This one’s for you. And sorry, we do have a little catch-up first regarding the chaos and illness joys of Christmas, but we are sure you will relate!

Key takeaways in this episode:

• Christmas can be lovely and still absolutely knackering. Both things can be true.

• Being ill has a way of ruining plans and reminding you how little control you actually have.

• New Year’s resolutions often feel less like choice and more like pressure.

• Everyone suddenly decides they need to “sort themselves out” in January, whether it makes sense or not.

• We’re encouraged to want everything now, which makes it harder to sit with real life as it is.

• Being present isn’t about mindfulness buzzwords; it’s about not mentally living six weeks ahead.

• Routine keeps things ticking over, but dreaming is what stops life feeling flat.

• New Year’s resolutions aren’t new or modern;in the future we’ve been doing this to ourselves for centuries.

• Life feels better when you stop obsessing over outcomes and actually notice what’s happening along the way.

• Sometimes making better choices isn’t about discipline, it’s about slowing down and not running yourself into the ground.

Chapters

00:00Navigating the Holiday Chaos

03:12Health Challenges and Resilience

06:16New Year, New Resolutions

09:17Beauty Experiments and Self-Care

12:09Hydration and Health Goals

17:27Reflections on Alcohol Consumption

19:50Reducing Screen Time and Embracing Presence

22:00Creativity and the Importance of Imagination

26:55Changing the Narrative: New Year, New Perspectives

35:12The Origins and Evolution of New Year's Resolutions

38:06The Pressure of New Beginnings

39:44The Role of Marketing in Resolutions

41:28Dreams vs. Reality: The Work-Life Balance

43:32Instant Gratification and Its Impact

45:52The Pursuit of Happiness and Materialism

48:30Enjoying the Journey: The Process of Change

50:26Regulating Our Nervous System

52:27Shifting Narratives: From Resolutions to Real Change

54:10Accountability and Future Goals#WomensPodcast #UKPodcast #RealTalk #HonestConversations #NewYearReflections #NotNewYearNewMe
#JanuaryFeelings #LifeReset

It’s the She Gets It From Me Christmas special with Layla (Gen X) and Ellie (Gen Z), and we’re a few Proseccos in, so it’s festive chaos from the start.

Ellie pulls the funniest work Christmas party stories from Reddit, and we get into office Christmas party behaviour that should have come with a disclaimer, plus why a free bar turns normal colleagues into absolute villains. Then we move on to “when did you find out Santa wasn’t real?” from handwriting giveaways to kids being genuinely terrified of Father Christmas turning up in the night.

We also read out our top hate comments, rant about AI thumbnails turning us into strangers, and spiral into beauty standards, ageing, filler and facelifts, and why everyone ends up with the same face.

Explicit language. Over 18s.

#christmasspecial #christmaspodcast #ukpodcast #workchristmasparty #officechristmasparty #christmasparty #redditstories #santaisntreal #womenspodcast #britishpodcast