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I love to"},{"speaker":"Episode Five","startTime":491.24,"endTime":495.08,"body":"imagine poetry and seasonal"},{"speaker":"Episode Five","startTime":495.08,"endTime":497.15,"body":"words sprinkled around those"},{"speaker":"Episode Five","startTime":495.08,"endTime":497.15,"body":"pages too."},{"speaker":"Episode Five","startTime":498.47,"endTime":502.22,"body":"Lucy uses deckle-edge journals"},{"speaker":"Episode Five","startTime":498.47,"endTime":502.22,"body":"that have been hand bound to"},{"speaker":"Episode Five","startTime":502.22,"endTime":504.83,"body":"make the journals that she"},{"speaker":"Episode Five","startTime":502.22,"endTime":504.83,"body":"covers in fabric, but you could"},{"speaker":"Episode Five","startTime":504.83,"endTime":509.39,"body":"make your own paper and bind"},{"speaker":"Episode Five","startTime":504.83,"endTime":509.39,"body":"that if you want to. 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Do tag me on"},{"speaker":"Episode Five","startTime":633.68,"endTime":637.61,"body":"Instagram @BethKempton."},{"speaker":"Episode Five","startTime":638.69,"endTime":642.74,"body":"But of course, we haven't talked"},{"speaker":"Episode Five","startTime":638.69,"endTime":642.74,"body":"about the tree. What about the"},{"speaker":"Episode Five","startTime":642.74,"endTime":647.18,"body":"tree? We have to talk about the"},{"speaker":"Episode Five","startTime":642.74,"endTime":647.18,"body":"tree. For me, it's such a huge"},{"speaker":"Episode Five","startTime":647.21,"endTime":651.2,"body":"symbol of Christmas. 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This idea of Christmas"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":933.39,"endTime":936.96,"body":"memories being special is not"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":933.39,"endTime":936.96,"body":"just some warm and fuzzy notion."},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":936.99,"endTime":940.53,"body":"It's actually scientific fact. A"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":936.99,"endTime":940.53,"body":"study in the British Medical"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":940.53,"endTime":944.04,"body":"Journal identified a particular"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":940.53,"endTime":944.04,"body":"network in the brain that is"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":944.07,"endTime":948.06,"body":"activated by images associated"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":944.07,"endTime":948.06,"body":"with Christmas. 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That doesn't mean we"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":966.48,"endTime":970.59,"body":"always do, but it means that our"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":966.48,"endTime":970.59,"body":"brains are trying to help us"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":970.62,"endTime":971.34,"body":"enjoy it."},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":972.15,"endTime":974.64,"body":"Just like making the decoration"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":972.15,"endTime":974.64,"body":"of the tree a special event,"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":974.67,"endTime":977.94,"body":"creating a simple ritual to mark"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":974.67,"endTime":977.94,"body":"the threshold between work and"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":977.94,"endTime":982.23,"body":"the holiday season can be lovely"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":977.94,"endTime":982.23,"body":"too. In our house we love to end"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":982.23,"endTime":985.59,"body":"the school term with a blustery"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":982.23,"endTime":985.59,"body":"walk by the sea before sharing"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":985.59,"endTime":988.65,"body":"our excitement about Christmas"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":985.59,"endTime":988.65,"body":"over hot chocolate with tiny"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":988.65,"endTime":992.01,"body":"marshmallows, all of us dressed"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":988.65,"endTime":992.01,"body":"in Christmas jumpers of course."},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":992.7,"endTime":995.91,"body":"That evening, we will usually"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":992.7,"endTime":995.91,"body":"light a candle and welcome the"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":995.91,"endTime":997.65,"body":"start of our family Christmas."},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":998.67,"endTime":1001.85,"body":"Good lighting somehow makes"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":998.67,"endTime":1001.85,"body":"everything more magical, don't"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1001.85,"endTime":1005.63,"body":"you think? Fairy lights and"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1001.85,"endTime":1005.63,"body":"candles, they don't cost much"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1005.63,"endTime":1008.84,"body":"but they make such a difference."},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1005.63,"endTime":1008.84,"body":"You don't need to invest in"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1008.84,"endTime":1011.99,"body":"fancy new candlesticks, you know"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1008.84,"endTime":1011.99,"body":"you can use wine bottles, old"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1011.99,"endTime":1014.84,"body":"lanterns even a block of wood"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1011.99,"endTime":1014.84,"body":"with a few holes cut in it for"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1014.84,"endTime":1018.83,"body":"tea lights can work wonderfully."},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1014.84,"endTime":1018.83,"body":"And in my opinion, fairy lights"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1018.83,"endTime":1023.06,"body":"look good on everything. A tree,"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1018.83,"endTime":1023.06,"body":"a branch, a gate, a disused"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1023.06,"endTime":1026.15,"body":"grate, wrapped around the"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1023.06,"endTime":1026.15,"body":"trinkets on your mantelpiece, in"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1026.15,"endTime":1031.52,"body":"a Kilner jar as a portable"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1026.15,"endTime":1031.52,"body":"lantern. I love the warm white"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1031.55,"endTime":1035.03,"body":"fairy lights, much more than the"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1031.55,"endTime":1035.03,"body":"coloured ones for me, but it's"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1035.03,"endTime":1038.18,"body":"all a personal choice, isn't it?"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1035.03,"endTime":1038.18,"body":"And there's firelight of course,"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1038.42,"endTime":1041.84,"body":"which offers warmth. 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Solar powered"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1052.97,"endTime":1056.36,"body":"lights alongside paths and fairy"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1052.97,"endTime":1056.36,"body":"lights in the trees can be a"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1056.36,"endTime":1061.55,"body":"real gift to passers-by out on a"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1056.36,"endTime":1061.55,"body":"wild and wet winter's night."},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1062.75,"endTime":1067.31,"body":"And so to this week's journaling"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1062.75,"endTime":1067.31,"body":"prompt, I've got two questions"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1067.31,"endTime":1071.15,"body":"or prompts for you this week."},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1067.31,"endTime":1071.15,"body":"The first one is to tell the"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1071.15,"endTime":1075.14,"body":"story of Christmas through an"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1071.15,"endTime":1075.14,"body":"object that you associate with"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1075.14,"endTime":1079.67,"body":"it. Can you tell me the story of"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1075.14,"endTime":1079.67,"body":"Christmas through an object that"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1079.67,"endTime":1080.75,"body":"you associate with it."},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1081.74,"endTime":1085.28,"body":"And then the second one, tell"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1081.74,"endTime":1085.28,"body":"the story of yourself or your"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1085.28,"endTime":1088.7,"body":"life right now through an object"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1085.28,"endTime":1088.7,"body":"in your vicinity."},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1089.77,"endTime":1093.67,"body":"I would love to hear what you do"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1089.77,"endTime":1093.67,"body":"with this. Feel free to come and"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1093.67,"endTime":1097.0,"body":"share your thoughts with me over"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1093.67,"endTime":1097.0,"body":"on Instagram @BethKempton."},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1098.44,"endTime":1101.47,"body":"And now it's time for this"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1098.44,"endTime":1101.47,"body":"week's Christmas recipe. I"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1110.98,"endTime":1114.31,"body":"actually have two recipes for"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1110.98,"endTime":1114.31,"body":"you this week. One is for eating"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1114.34,"endTime":1118.24,"body":"and one is definitely not for"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1114.34,"endTime":1118.24,"body":"eating. It's for decorating and"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1118.24,"endTime":1121.18,"body":"let's go with that one first. 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My mum has had a"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1124.33,"endTime":1127.84,"body":"long career as a primary school"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1124.33,"endTime":1127.84,"body":"teacher and she's absolutely"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1127.84,"endTime":1132.85,"body":"brilliant at making stuff with"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1127.84,"endTime":1132.85,"body":"her hands and inspiring children"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1132.85,"endTime":1136.0,"body":"to do the same and she gave me"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1132.85,"endTime":1136.0,"body":"this recipe when my children"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1136.0,"endTime":1136.9,"body":"were really little."},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1137.35,"endTime":1141.28,"body":"All you need is a cup of plain"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1137.35,"endTime":1141.28,"body":"flour, half a cup of table salt,"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1141.34,"endTime":1145.54,"body":"and half a cup of water. 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I"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1366.92,"endTime":1367.82,"body":"know what I'm having for dinner."},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1367.0,"endTime":1375.7,"body":"And now it's time for our"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1367.0,"endTime":1375.7,"body":"wellbeing corner. So this week,"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1375.7,"endTime":1378.04,"body":"I want to encourage you to think"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1375.7,"endTime":1378.04,"body":"of something that you could do"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1378.04,"endTime":1382.24,"body":"daily in December to support"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1378.04,"endTime":1382.24,"body":"your wellbeing. It could be that"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1382.24,"endTime":1385.99,"body":"you download a meditation app"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1382.24,"endTime":1385.99,"body":"with a daily prompt to take some"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1385.99,"endTime":1389.68,"body":"time out and listen to a lovely"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1385.99,"endTime":1389.68,"body":"meditation. It could be that you"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1389.68,"endTime":1392.68,"body":"set an alarm on your phone to"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1389.68,"endTime":1392.68,"body":"remind you to go for daily walk,"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1392.92,"endTime":1396.1,"body":"or perhaps have a daily dance"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1392.92,"endTime":1396.1,"body":"around your kitchen. It could be"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1396.1,"endTime":1399.28,"body":"spending a little bit of time in"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1396.1,"endTime":1399.28,"body":"the garden, in a park or in the"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1399.28,"endTime":1402.79,"body":"woods, it might be to pop over"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1399.28,"endTime":1402.79,"body":"to my Instagram @BethKempton and"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1402.79,"endTime":1405.67,"body":"read my daily alternative advent"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1402.79,"endTime":1405.67,"body":"calendar I'm going to be posting"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1405.67,"endTime":1409.51,"body":"there throughout December,"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1405.67,"endTime":1409.51,"body":"whatever works for you. But just"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1409.9,"endTime":1413.62,"body":"try and think of something that"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1409.9,"endTime":1413.62,"body":"you could do daily to support"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1413.62,"endTime":1414.43,"body":"your wellbeing."},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1415.15,"endTime":1417.4,"body":"I also want to offer you these"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1415.15,"endTime":1417.4,"body":"words from Cleo Wade from her"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1417.4,"endTime":1419.11,"body":"wonderful book, Heart Talk."},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1421.21,"endTime":1424.96,"body":"Oftentimes when the world feels"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1421.21,"endTime":1424.96,"body":"chaotic, we begin to feel as if"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1424.96,"endTime":1430.09,"body":"it is somehow inappropriate to"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1424.96,"endTime":1430.09,"body":"have joy. Have your joy. Joy is"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1430.09,"endTime":1434.38,"body":"a form of radical self-care. Joy"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1430.09,"endTime":1434.38,"body":"energises us to take on even the"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1434.38,"endTime":1438.34,"body":"most difficult circumstances."},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1434.38,"endTime":1438.34,"body":"When we have joy, especially in"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1438.34,"endTime":1441.43,"body":"the midst of challenging times,"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1438.34,"endTime":1441.43,"body":"we are saying to the world I"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1441.43,"endTime":1444.67,"body":"will define the current state of"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1441.43,"endTime":1444.67,"body":"the world around me instead of"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1444.67,"endTime":1448.66,"body":"allowing it to define me."},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1444.67,"endTime":1448.66,"body":"Today, regardless of what is"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1448.66,"endTime":1452.17,"body":"happening, empower yourself by"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1448.66,"endTime":1452.17,"body":"embracing your joy."},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1453.49,"endTime":1460.42,"body":"Love that. 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Obviously I say"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1486.81,"endTime":1489.87,"body":"'lucky enough' because I'm in a"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1489.87,"endTime":1494.28,"body":"country where we don't have much"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1489.87,"endTime":1494.28,"body":"snow, to earth up tall Brussels"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1494.28,"endTime":1498.3,"body":"sprout stems to support them, to"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1494.28,"endTime":1498.3,"body":"insulate garden taps and exposed"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1498.3,"endTime":1502.41,"body":"pipes to stop them freezing, and"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1498.3,"endTime":1502.41,"body":"to bring in Christmas bulbs for"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1502.41,"endTime":1505.08,"body":"flowering. For those of you in"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1502.41,"endTime":1505.08,"body":"the southern hemisphere, I"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1505.08,"endTime":1508.65,"body":"really recommend following Byron"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1505.08,"endTime":1508.65,"body":"Smith and Tess Robinson, who are"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1508.65,"endTime":1512.79,"body":"authors of the lovely book Slow"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1508.65,"endTime":1512.79,"body":"Down and Grow Something. 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If writing"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1543.6,"endTime":1547.8,"body":"lots of cards feels like a lot"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1547.8,"endTime":1551.04,"body":"of work, why not pick just five"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1547.8,"endTime":1551.04,"body":"people that you aren't going to"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1551.04,"endTime":1554.37,"body":"see over Christmas, but you"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1551.04,"endTime":1554.37,"body":"really care about and write them"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1554.37,"endTime":1557.76,"body":"a lovely long Christmas letter"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1554.37,"endTime":1557.76,"body":"or a Christmas card that goes"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1557.76,"endTime":1561.09,"body":"into some detail about your"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1557.76,"endTime":1561.09,"body":"life, about their life,"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1561.3,"endTime":1563.79,"body":"something that it will be really"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1561.3,"endTime":1563.79,"body":"lovely for them to receive."},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1565.08,"endTime":1567.75,"body":"Now's a really good time to make"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1565.08,"endTime":1567.75,"body":"natural decorations as we've"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1567.75,"endTime":1570.93,"body":"been talking about. 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For a peek"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1682.51,"endTime":1685.78,"body":"into my perfectly imperfect"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1682.51,"endTime":1685.78,"body":"Christmas preparations, come and"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1685.78,"endTime":1688.84,"body":"find me on Instagram"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1685.78,"endTime":1688.84,"body":"@BethKempton, I would love to"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1688.84,"endTime":1689.44,"body":"hear from you."},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1690.07,"endTime":1693.94,"body":"Until then, wishing you a"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1690.07,"endTime":1693.94,"body":"wonderful week as you dream of"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1693.94,"endTime":1696.76,"body":"your calm Christmas and Happy"},{"speaker":"our buggy","startTime":1693.94,"endTime":1696.76,"body":"New Year."}]}