71: Managing Overwhelm & Making Time to Rave
Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball
Persephonica
4.6 • 606 Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Zoe & Jo discuss how the constant stream of shocking global headlines can make you feel anxious, helpless or emotionally drained, and suggest some ways to navigate these feelings. The Brit Awards felt like a welcome release from the tough news - with the likes of Rosalía, Björk and Harry Styles lighting up the stage. Plus - the joys of going out on your own, how to show your roses who’s in charge, and some music documentary recommendations for fans of Jeff Buckley and Paul McCartney.
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up on Digit. |
| 0:01.6 | There is never a moment when I'm not worrying, whether I'm worrying about World War III, whether I'm worrying about my children, about the future. There is just so much to worry about it. It can be really, really overwhelming. I love going to eat on my own. I know some people don't like it. They can't bear the thought of going to a restaurant on their own. I can think of nothing better. And I was thinking, right, I need to find somewhere to go where I can just go and rave and put my hands in the air and feel |
| 0:28.1 | euphoric. Yeah. All of that are right up to this. |
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| 0:45.4 | Do you ever think the hardest work you do is the stuff no one notices, Joe? |
| 0:49.5 | Oh, I'm thinking of the toilet rolls and changing them when they've run out, |
| 0:55.3 | throwing the little cardboard rolls away. I'm thinking of the vacuuming that nobody else ever seems to see the dirt or the crumbs on the floor. I mean, I could go on. I'm sure you can too. Absolutely, |
| 1:00.1 | putting out the recycling, pulling out the bins, generally emptying bins, carrying wood, |
| 1:04.4 | cleaning the fireplace, carrying shopping, putting it away. Well, I've recently been focusing |
| 1:09.1 | on how much protein I get. It's not about the gains. |
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