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Melanie Bracewell - Untangling a Toxic Relationship

19 Oct 2025

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Have you ever dated someone you knew, logically, was a bad idea? A puppeteer twenty years your senior, perhaps? 🎟️ Our live show Together Again is on sale now! Tickets here - https://bit.ly/4mEK9Ep Melanie Bracewell has, and she joins us in the Vulnerabilitea House to answer the question, ‘who do you go to advice for? Why?’ (spoiler: it’s not her puppeteer ex-boyfriend). Unpacking the disarming realisation that all of our parents were once our age, Mel talks to the guys about making useful mistakes in your twenties, finding a litmus for what loves looks and feels like, and how to make friends with people as an adult (who aren’t already on your netball team). Mel bonds with Hugh about the realities of an ADHD brain and the fallacy of thinking you are super organised for something, and most importantly, the burst of self-compassion that can come from a diagnosis. Mel, we’ll be your side-by-side friend. If you want to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - https://youtu.be/NDKke1ATdLE 🫖Other imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode Matt Okine - Comedy & Tragedy - http://bit.ly/4q5LW8f Hannah Ferguson - Outspoken but Not Broken - http://bit.ly/4qcCHDy Campbell ‘Struthless’ Walker - Withdrawing with Drawing - http://bit.ly/4q8MHgO 📺Things to watch Cheap Seats - http://bit.ly/3KNoEnA Mel’s YouTube Special ‘Forget Me Not’ - http://bit.ly/4hbCQ63 💻Things to check out Meladoodle (Mel’s Tumblr blog) - http://bit.ly/4mXO1AF 🎟️Things to buy tickets for Mel’s Live Tour ‘A Little Treat’ - http://bit.ly/46ZoZuU 🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here - http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz 🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) My Imperfect Life, click here - http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz 💌To subscribe to our newsletter, my imperfect email, click here - http://bit.ly/45NyQDy 🩵To join our patreon community, A Little More Imperfects, follow this link - http://bit.ly/4mqunxu 🩷 AND you can subscribe to A Little More Imperfects through Apple Podcasts too, here - http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5 0:00 – Can you just give me the clothes off your back?12:48 – Who do you go to for advice and why?23:57 – Realising your parents are human too27:20 – The no-strings puppeteer31:24 – A lot to un-pack, a lot to understand35:56 – Side by side relationships43:16 – Making useful mistakes50:02 – Dodging a break-ups and short term memory loss59:27 – Replying to negative commentsThe Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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