2023 Top Ten: Episode 10
Welcome to Episode 10 of The Tortoise - the p(l)odcast all about the possibilities of slow. In today's show — the final one for 2023 — Brooke and Ben look back over the year that was and walk through ...
20 Des 20231h 4min
Addiction: Episode 9
This month's episode digs into the topic of addiction (and more broadly, obsessive behaviour) for things like tech-use, busyness, food and consumption. If you need help with addiction or mental health...
15 Nov 202352min
Hard Times: Episode 8
Today Brooke and Ben are talking about hard times. Or more specifically, how to deal with the emotional heaviness that comes from living through really difficult things. Digging into this feeling of h...
18 Okt 202359min
Seasonal Living: Episode 7
In this month's episode, Brooke and Ben dig into the topic of seasonal living. Not only the calendar kind of seasonal living, but also the other seasons that exist in life too. The ones that don’t cha...
20 Sep 20231h 4min
Self-care: Episode 6
For a term we throw around a lot, self-care is not all that well defined. It’s attached loosely to the ideas of wellness, self-help, relaxation and mindfulness, and so often comes to us packaged, comm...
15 Aug 202357min
Tech and Kids: Episode 5
For our kids (and adults as well), there is barely a part of life that isn't somehow connected to smartphones, social media or screens, and they're starting to feel the effects of being constantly con...
19 Jul 20231h 5min
Mental Load: Episode 4
It's a phrase we hear a lot about — the mental load — but what does it actually mean? And how can we navigate life while carrying it? Brooke and Ben discuss their differing definitions of mental load...
14 Jun 202359min
The Sandwich Generation: Episode 3
If you're feeling squashed between competing needs - raising kids and caring for parents while trying to work/live/look after yourself, for example - then this episode is for you. Brooke and Ben talk...
17 Mai 20231h 2min
