Whewww. What a landmark.
Before I dive into today’s musings, I just want to acknowledge that. Most people give up before they even reach 10 episodes, and is a nifty little thing called Pod Fade. Also did you know that only 10% of podcasts ever reach the 100 episode mark? Mind Blowing!
So my little old podcast is 100 episodes old
It’s funny because on the one hand it feels like I started this podcast such a short time ago, and then on the other hand it feels like it’s always been something I have done. Along with this space and Instagram, my podcast is an area where I get to be so creative and I love it.
In today’s podcast episode [which you can either listen to right here, or by searching for The Slow Living Collective wherever you get your podcasts] I went back and re-listened, alongside you, to my very first episode. I actually got the idea from my favourite podcast, The Goal Digger Podcast by Jenna Kutcher, as she used her most recent episode milestone to relisten to her first ever episode. I really loved the idea, and as I was umming and ahhing about what to do to mark my 100th episode, this felt like the right fit.
I’ll let you listen to the episode yourself, rather than explaining it here, but I thought I would use this post to describe how I feel 100 episodes in and what the future of The Slow Living Collective podcast looks like.
I think the thing I was most grateful for, when I listened back to the first episode, was to find that the values I aligned with and stood by then haven’t changed a single bit. I am still the same person, still passionate about the same things, and if anything I stand stronger and more in alignment with them than ever. I can see so much growth in myself and it was fantastic to see. I have always been proud of the person I am and the person I am growing into, but it’s not always been easy. But nothing worth having ever is I guess.
100 episodes on.
The podcast is filled with chat, advice, tips and real life stories about how to weave slow, simple and seasonal living into your life. It’s a place where, without judgement, we speak about the ways we can start to slow down and simplify our lives. Sometimes it’s me, sometimes it’s me with a guest.
I feel like it’s a wonderful space where you can take what you need and leave the rest. As I always say, everyone’s experiences and journey of slow, simple and seasonal living will look different and is as unique as they are.
So what’s next?
More of the same. More helpful tips and advice to meet you where you are at in your slow, simple and seasonal living journey. Usually I have a guest episode every other week, but I will scaling this back a little from now on in order to get a better work/life balance. Podcast recording season is intense for me, and it’s a hard one to manage, so I will be moving to one guest episode per month from now and throughout 2025.
I only have 7 guest spaces available for the whole of 2025 - so if you fancy coming on and chatting about slow, simple or seasonal living, or something similar, fill out my podcast guest form and I will be in touch soon.
Thank you for being here and I would love to know what you think about the podcast, getting to 100 episode and my plans for the future. Also, if you have any suggestions I would love to hear those too.
The Big 100 - Reflecting on 100 Episodes of the podcast