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Off The Rocks was founded in 2015 by Jennie Nelson; writer, broadcaster and truth-telling trailblazer. It’s a friendly and informative snuggly space devoted to all things health related. No topic is off-limits, and all will be approached with love, compassion, and -more importantly- a healthy dose of self-deprecating humour. Jen's podcast co-host is Sara Lewis. They met in late 2018, and got along so famously they decided to record a podcast together within hours of meeting. Which is a total ...
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Episode 31: Taking Breaks, Summer Holidays & TTFN!
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# Episode Notes Episode Thirty One: Taking Breaks, Summer Holidays & TTFN! In this episode, Jen and Sara talk about the vital importance of taking breaks. They discuss the many benefits of stepping away from things in order to gain perspective and take time to reassess, recharge and redirect. They chat about the value of taking breaks from all mann…
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Episode 30: Can You Really Be Friends With An Ex?
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# Episode Notes Episode Thirty: Can You Really Be Friends With An Ex? Today Jen and Sara are asked: can you really be friends with an ex? It’s a tricky question, with many variables and they give their honest views and personal experiences, but only after Sara suddenly derails the convo with an anecdote about cat rape. Back on topic though - Sara h…
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Episode 29: I Thought This Was Meant To Be Fun?
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# Episode Notes Episode Twenty Nine: I Thought This Was Meant To Be Fun? Today, Jen and Sara have a little catch up. Jen is about to move flats from a tiny studio to a (comparatively) huge place, which will look super minimalist because - thanks to living in a tiny place for the past year - she has no furniture anymore. Sara is soon to take a trip …
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Episode 28: This Is What I Want To Be! (I think.)
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**# Episode Notes Episode Twenty Eight: This Is What I Want To Be! (I think.)** In this episode Jen and Sara answer another listener email. This one is from Brittany; a marathon running legend who wants to take a booze break but doesn’t know if she has what it takes to make that change. Jen thinks cognitive dissonance commonly precedes any big life…
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Episode 27: Snooping, Sneaking & Coming Clean
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**# Episode Notes Episode Twenty Seven: Snooping, Sneaking & Coming Clean** On the podcast this week Jen and Sara address a listener’s dilemma about whether he should confront his girlfriend about some troubling things he’s read about in her diary. The advice is that, firstly, he should stop bloody well reading his girlfriend’s diary! And secondly,…
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Episode 26: Childhood Trauma, Feeling your Feelings & Sitting with Discomfort
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Episode Notes Episode Twenty Six: Childhood Trauma, Feeling your Feelings & Sitting with Discomfort In this week’s episode Jen and Sara help a listener who’s written in saying that she can’t stand her boyfriend’s children. Sara offers her perspective as a therapist and as someone who’s dated a single mother. Jen draws on her experiences of being a …
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Episode 25: Dating, Failed Relationships & Being Disappointed with Dolly
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Episode Notes Episode Twenty Five: Dating, Failed Relationships & Being Disappointed with Dolly Sara’s all loved up at the moment (so is Jen but she doesn’t bang on about it half as much). So the topic of convo today is mostly about relationships; how to get into them, how to stay in them and how to spectacularly fail at them. Both Jen and Sara hav…
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Episode 24: Ethical Dilemmas, Frog Collections & E.T.
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Episode Notes Episode Twenty Four: Ethical Dilemmas, Frog Collections & E.T. What do you do when someone gives you a gift (an ornamental frog, for instance) that you don’t like? What do you do when that person keeps giving you gifts (several ornamental frogs) that you don’t like? Do you lean into it, get a few display cabinets and become a reluctan…
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Episode 23: Good Loving, Bad Reviews & Subpar Post Offices
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Episode Notes Episode Twenty Three: Good Loving, Bad Reviews & Subpar Post Offices In this episode Jen and Sara give advice to a listener who’s still single at 35 and worried about being left on the shelf forever. He wonders if his standards are too high and we agree that they probably are. ‘If you want to get into a relationship, all you have to d…
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Episode Notes In this episode Jen and Sara help another listener out with some great advice. (We use the word ‘help’ very loosely and ‘great advice’ is also a bit strong.) Concerned Of Yorkshire wants him and his hubs to open their relationship up to a wider audience, but wonders if that’s wise. So we discuss the pros and cons of polyamory, whether…
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