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Francesca Rudkin

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
531 total appearances

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The Little Things
Why midlife criticism hits so hard - and how to handle it

Is there a hack that will get an honest answer?

The Little Things
Why midlife criticism hits so hard - and how to handle it

Like, is it as simple as, how are you really?

The Little Things
Why midlife criticism hits so hard - and how to handle it

Or is there something else we should be looking for?

The Little Things
Why midlife criticism hits so hard - and how to handle it

Because I've definitely missed a couple of cues and gone, oh, I didn't know that was going on, you know, later on.

The Little Things
Why midlife criticism hits so hard - and how to handle it

Oh, that makes me feel good.

The Little Things
Why midlife criticism hits so hard - and how to handle it

I do a bit of work at the university with Cure Kids and, you know, look at their state of the childhood health in Aotearoa.

The Little Things
Why midlife criticism hits so hard - and how to handle it

And, you know, we've gone up from one in five young people reporting serious psychological distress to, sorry, one in five from one in 20 children.

The Little Things
Why midlife criticism hits so hard - and how to handle it

So do you have any insights into what's going on there?

The Little Things
Why midlife criticism hits so hard - and how to handle it

I was going to say,

The Little Things
Why midlife criticism hits so hard - and how to handle it

I don't mean to be facetious but are they having enough fun?

The Little Things
Why midlife criticism hits so hard - and how to handle it

Our own values.

The Little Things
Why midlife criticism hits so hard - and how to handle it

I have lately.

The Little Things
Why midlife criticism hits so hard - and how to handle it

You know I'm a rabbit holder.

The Little Things
Why midlife criticism hits so hard - and how to handle it

But I was on a run the other day, actually, and started off with โ€“ I can't even remember who it was.

The Little Things
Why midlife criticism hits so hard - and how to handle it

Anyway, something about all of what's going on in the world.

The Little Things
Why midlife criticism hits so hard - and how to handle it

And then I was like, no, I need something brighter and listen to something completely โ€“ Great.

The Little Things
Why midlife criticism hits so hard - and how to handle it

You know, not vacuous.

The Little Things
Why midlife criticism hits so hard - and how to handle it

It was still interesting.

The Little Things
Why midlife criticism hits so hard - and how to handle it

And I just felt brighter and lighter on my feet, literally โ€“

The Little Things
Why midlife criticism hits so hard - and how to handle it

I do notice, I think that's really interesting what you say about the petrol prices because I have a 17-year-old boy and he hasn't really kept his eye on the ball and we don't talk about it around that very precious dinner table time.