Matcha Morning Club
Welcome to Matcha Morning Club, where two best friends, Alexa and Viktoriia, spill the real tea (or matcha) on life abroad, relationships, wellness, and everything in between. Think of it as your weekly catch-up with friends who aren’t afraid to get honest, laugh at themselves, and question the hype around every new self-help trend. From messy career moments to hot takes on health fads and heartfelt chats about personal growth, nothing’s off-limits here.
So grab your favourite mug, get comfy, and join the convo. We’re so glad you’re here 🍵
Episodes
47 episodes
Self Care That Actually Works: What It Really Means & How to Make Time for It
We're getting honest about self care this week — what it actually means, why it's become so loaded, and how to build routines that genuinely work for your life. Real morning habits, evening wind-downs, doomscrolling confessions, and the underra...
Fear of Failure AND Fear of Success? Here's Why You Might Have Both
Fear of failure. Fear of success. What if you're dealing with both at the same time?In this episode, we're diving into two of the most quietly damaging fears out there — and why they're more connected than you think. We talk procrastinat...
Why Do I Hate My Body? An Honest Conversation About Body Image
Body image but make it honest! This week, we skip the toxic positivity and have the real conversation: beauty standards that are designed to keep moving, the comparison spiral social media creates, Viktoriia's school bullying experience, and wh...
Should I Have Kids? Two Women, Two Different Answers
One of us wants children. The other is intentionally childfree. Today we're finally having the conversation properly - no judgment, just honesty.We get into the financial reality of raising kids in the UK, what it really means to pause ...
What Is Manifestation Really? Vision Boards, Worthiness & Doing the Work
What does manifestation actually mean — and does it really work? In this episode, we get honest about the thing everyone's talking about but nobody fully explains. We dig into Viktoriia's vision board practice, the book that reframed how she th...
How to Have a Summer You’ll Actually Remember: Planning Summer 2026
Summer always feels full of possibility… but somehow it flies by before we’ve actually done the things we dreamed about. In this episode of Matcha Morning Club, we’re planning our summer 2026 and chatting about how to create a summer you’ll gen...
Too Busy to Stop: An Honest Conversation About Intentional Rest
When did being busy become a personality? In this episode, we get honest about our own complicated relationships with rest — the guilt, the scrolling, the wellness trends we tried and quietly abandoned. We dig into what intentional rest actuall...
Why Does Everyone Want to Move to Edinburgh? Visas, Cost of Living & the Honest Truth
Everyone online is romanticising life in Edinburgh and Scotland in general. The cobblestones, the castles, the moody skies. And honestly? It IS as beautiful as it looks. But there's a lot the aesthetic content doesn't cover and in this episode,...
Why Can't I Just Start? The Science of Procrastination
This week, we're getting into something we're both a little too familiar with: procrastination. And no, it's not about being lazy or bad at managing your time. It turns out it's actually an emotion regulation problem, and once we learned that, ...
ADHD Mental Health Talk: Getting Diagnosed as an Adult
What does it actually feel like to get an ADHD diagnosis as an adult? In this episode, we have the conversation we never expected to have — one of us just got diagnosed, and we're figuring it all out together, in real time.We talk about ...
What It Was Like Growing Up in Eastern Europe
What was it really like growing up in Eastern Europe?In this episode, we compare childhood memories from Poland and Ukraine—from school traditions to family rules and the classic “Slavic parent” experience. We talk about the things that ...
Analogue Living: Dopamine Menus - The Offline Toolkit We All Need | Part 2
This week we're diving into the dopamine menu trend that's been taking over TikTok and Instagram and honestly? It might be the most YOU thing you never knew you were already doing.We're breaking down what a dopamine menu actually is, wh...
Analogue Living: How Social Media Broke Us (And What We're Doing About It) | Part 1
In this episode (Part 1 of 2), we unpack what analogue living actually means, why 2026 feels like the year everyone is craving something slower, and how social media's evolution is a huge part of the story. It started as a way to connect with f...
Why Is It So Hard to Stop Buying Stuff? Fighting Consumerism Together!
Ever open your phone and somehow end up with three things in your cart you definitely didn't need? Same.This week on Matcha Morning Club, we're getting into why resisting consumerism feels genuinely harder in 2026 than it ever has before...
The Long Distance Daughter and Friend Survival Guide
What's it like to maintain your closest relationships from thousands of miles away? In this episode, we're diving into the reality of being a long-distance daughter and friend while living abroad. From navigating guilt to finding new ways to st...
Brain Rot Recovery 101: How to Finally Stop the Scroll
Feeling like your brain is turning to mush from endless scrolling? You're not alone. In this episode, we explore the phenomenon of "brain rot" and why our screens have such a powerful grip on our attention. More importantly, we talk about how t...
Let’s Talk Skincare: Korean Beauty, Holy Grails & What We’d Never Do Again
We’re talking all things skincare - the routines we actually stick to, the products we swear by, and the mistakes we’ve definitely learned the hard way.You’ll hear our current morning and night routines, our true <...
Why Waiting to Feel Ready Keeps You Stuck
Ever catch yourself saying "I'm just not ready yet"? Yeah, us too. In this episode, we're calling BS on the myth that you need to feel ready before you do the thing. Spoiler alert: that magical "ready" feeling? It's probably never comi...
Looking Back on the Past Year: What We Loved & Learned
2025 flew by, so we’re sitting down with a matcha in hand to reflect on everything that shaped our year.In this cosy end-of-year catch-up, we’re sharing our favourite books, shows, podcasts, creators and random little joys that made 202...
The Art of Not Hibernating: A Winter Survival Manual
Winter can be tough—really tough. In this candid and comforting episode, we're diving deep into everything you need to know about surviving (and maybe even thriving) during the coldest, darkest months of the year.Whether you're strugglin...
How to plan for a New Year without falling into the classic resolutions traps
Why New Year’s resolutions fail and how to plan for 2026 without burning out by February.Every December, we’re told to overhaul our lives, set bigger goals, and become a “new version” of ourselves but most resolutions don’t survive past...
Slow down & glow: Caring for yourself this festive season
The festive season is magical… but let’s be honest, it can also feel a lot. Between social plans, expectations, end-of-year deadlines and trying to make everything feel “perfect”, it’s easy to forget about yourself.In this Christmas spec...
The Art of Mindful Gift Giving
This week, we're tackling the holiday shopping season—but make it mindful. We get into why we all feel so stressed about gift-giving in the first place, share our favourite gifts we've ever received, and talk through some practical ...
Living for the Approval vs. Living for Yourself
Ever catch yourself doing something and realize you're only doing it because of what other people might think? Yeah, us too. In this episode, we're getting real about the exhausting hamster wheel of living for everyone else's approval—from our ...
Icks, Red Flags & Green Flags: Our List
Ever meet someone and immediately get a weird vibe you can't quite explain? Or notice a small thing that just makes you go "nope"? This week, we're talking about icks, red flags, and green flags in all areas of life.We're exploring those...