How to Sort Your Life Out with Birthday Girls (Live at Cheerful Earful Festival)

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Tessa Coates hosts the live show alone after Stevie falls ill, promising an anecdotal and structure-free experience.

Tessa Coates opens the live show by explaining that co-host Stevie Martin is ill, leaving her to host alone. She introduces guests Rose Johnson and BD Edmondson, two-thirds of the comedy group Birthday Girls. The episode's theme is 'how to sort your life out,' inspired by shows like Stacey Solomon's organizing series. BD Edmondson shares chaotic anecdotes, including losing two full prams in a month and leaving a baby shoe on her car bonnet. Tessa reveals her ADHD diagnosis, discussing the book 'You're Not a Lazy Crazy Stupid Girl' and how understanding her brain's workings has been freeing. Rose Johnson talks about her father's secret guitar hoarding and how parental thrifting habits lead to clutter. The group discusses bags of doom, crap corners, and the fantasy of someone like Stacey Solomon burning all their belongings. Practical tips emerge, such as using clear plastic boxes, labels, and post-it notes to manage forgetfulness. They emphasize that organizing alone is overwhelming and recommend having a friend supervise. The conversation touches on the pressure to be like Marie Kondo or Molly-Mae, acknowledging that most people lack the resources for perfect organization. Tessa shares her moving stress, with boxes scattered at her parents' and in-laws' houses. The episode ends with a lighthearted note about everyone's parents being insane, exemplified by Rose's mother sending her a bag of teeth in the post. Tessa promotes the Birthday Girls' podcast and thanks the audience for attending the last live show of the year.

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A funny, grounded ADHD conversation that turns moving chaos into relief from self-blame.

The episode makes a messy house move the way into a sharper conversation about ADHD and the shame that can cling to everyday tasks. Packing slips to the day before, washing spreads across five racks, and boxed-up belongings become hard to track once they are out of sight.

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You want moving-house chaos, an ADHD reality check, and a kinder way to read your own habits.

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