Morning routines, productivity, wellness habits, dopamine, sunlight, gratitude, affirmations — do viral morning routines actually work?

This week I tested 3 viral morning routines from an English woman, an American woman, and an Australian woman to see whether any of them could make me feel more energised, productive, and less like I’m running on fumes.

The problem?

I’m doing this with:

• a toddler who wakes up at 4:30am
• broken sleep
• a massive family bed
• and a deep resistance to bouncing on a Peppa Pig trampoline with coconut oil in my mouth

So this is a very scientific experiment.

• my current chaos-morning routine
• Mel Robbins-style 5-4-3-2-1 habits
• oil pulling, electrolytes and gratitude
• Chinese lymphatic movements
• making the bed like a functional adult
• whether morning routines are modern madness… or actually quite anthropological

0:00 Intro – today’s experiment

1:00 My current morning reality

7:00 The American morning routine

10:30 The British morning routine

17:30 The Australian “hot girl” morning routine

25:00 Have We Lost the Plot? Morning routines through an anthropology lens

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I’ll report back on which bits of these morning routines actually survived contact with real life.

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Luteal phase, PMS, hormone hacks, mood swings — do internet remedies actually work?

This week’s field report: I tested some of the internet’s favourite luteal phase advice.

That meant eating a suspicious number of carrots and sweet potatoes, attempting to “rebalance” my hormones, and keeping a list of everything that annoyed me during PMS week.

Some of the advice helped.

Some of it involved heavily salted vegetables and blind optimism.

Here’s the honest verdict.

0:00 Field report: testing internet luteal phase advice

1:00 My accidental vegetable discovery

2:00 The luteal phase irritation list

3:00 The real household tension revealed

5:00 Honest thoughts about the podcast and time pressure

7:00 A possible PMS supplement experiment

8:30 Ongoing trials: hormone hacks & brain headset

9:00 Next week: morning routines

• luteal phase awareness
• PMS mood tracking
• sweet potatoes & carrots for hormones
• magnesium & sleep support

Next week I’ll test morning routines — the topic you actually voted for.

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This week dives into the luteal phase (PMS) - what’s actually happening hormonally, why your mood drops, and how to cope without doing a crime.

We cover:

• what the luteal phase actually is
• why you feel more sensitive, irritable, and withdrawn
• whether it’s hormones… or your life being out of alignment
• practical ways to support your mood (from Instagram, obviously)
• and a slightly chaotic Guru & Granny segment involving vegans and king prawns

00:00 Intro – why we’re ignoring the poll and talking PMS

05:30 What the menstrual cycle actually does to your brain

10:30 Why the luteal phase feels like low power mode

12:30 Have We Lost the Plot? (evolutionary take)

14:00 “You’re not moody, your life is out of alignment”

16:00 Luteal phase survival tips (food, magnesium, sleep)

19:00 Guru & Granny: vegan boyfriend chaos

Got a dilemma?

Relationships, family chaos, existential crises…

DM your questions to:

👉 @rosehoneymorgan

👉 @field.notes.pod

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Follow the podcast, leave a review, or send this to someone who:

• becomes a different person before their period
• has ever thought “why is everything suddenly awful?”
• or needs a luteal phase survival plan

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