Field Notes
Claim This Podcastby Rose Honey Morgan
Podcast Overview
<p>Self improvement meets comedy, by accident. Rose Honey Morgan is a chronically sleep deprived mother of two small children, with a catastrophic history of sticking to anything. So naturally she's spending the year testing self-improvement trends and wellness theories (with questionable methods and an anthropology degree) to work out what actually works, so you don't have to.</p><br><p>The experiment episodes follow Rose as she tests the trend, consults human history to work out whether we've completely lost the plot, and reports back on what actually happened. The Guru and Granny episodes bring in Old Ma, Rose's mother, a boomer with strong opinions, no filter, and advice that is either accidentally profound or completely unhinged. Sometimes within the same sentence.</p><br><p>Actually Trying is a podcast for frazzled women who want to sort their lives out - but don't want to waste time on it unless it really works. </p><p>Funny. Honest. Occasionally mortifying. Always actually trying.</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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1/2/2026
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Recent Episodes
May 18, 2026
Field Report: I Tried Every Walking Trend on the Internet
<p>A field report (and Guru & Granny) featuring Japanese walking, Hot Girl Walks, movement after meals, and using the Steppin app to earn screen time through steps.</p><br><p>Click here to try the Steppin App -<a href=" https://www.steppin.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.steppin.net/</a></p><br><p>Timestamps</p><br><p>0:00 Intro — reporting back on the walking experiment</p><br><p>1:00 Step In app review & my tragic step count</p><br><p>2:30 Why earning screen time through steps actually worked</p><br><p>4:10 The psychological cost of doomscrolling</p><br><p>4:45 Hostage-situation brand deals & choosing a secret code word</p><br><p>6:20 Japanese walking results</p><br><p>7:50 Why I abandoned the Japanese walking halfway through</p><br><p>9:00 Looking unhinged in front of villagers</p><br><p>10:00 Hot Girl Walks & mindset walking</p><br><p>10:45 My recurring imaginary hostage scenario</p><br><p>11:30 The gold eyeshadow plane defence plan</p><br><p>15:00 Krav Maga, Buffy & survival fantasies</p><br><p>16:30 Did Hot Girl Walks actually help?</p><br><p>17:15 Movement after meals</p><br><p>18:15 Finds & fails of the week</p><br><p>19:00 Hay fever, wasps & wanting to flee England</p><br><p>20:30 Guru & Granny: should you force a grown man to eat vegetables?</p><br><p>24:00 “You are not responsible for his asshole”</p><br><p>26:00 Tiny chopped vegetables vs letting nature take its course</p><br><p>27:00 Would Old Ma want another child in the family?</p><br><p>28:00 Final thoughts & term-time podcast plans</p><br><p>Ask Guru & Granny</p><br><p>Send your dilemmas, life problems and questionable decisions to:</p><br><p>@rosehoneymorgan</p><p>@field.notes.pod</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
May 11, 2026
Can Walking Fix Our Entire Lives and Personalities?
<p>This week I’m testing whether walking really is the closest thing we have to a magic pill - and whether I can get my steps up without becoming the sort of person pacing the kitchen at 10pm to hit 10,000.</p><br><p>I’m trying:</p><p>• Japanese interval walking</p><p>• hot girl walks</p><p>• walking/moving after meals</p><p>• using SteppIn app to earn screen time through steps</p><p>• taking antihistamines so pollen can stop ruining my life</p><br><p>Also: why 10,000 steps may be a marketing myth, why walking helps mood, and whether we’ve lost the plot with step counts.</p><br><p>Click here to try the Steppin App - <a href="https://www.steppin.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.steppin.net/</a></p><p><br></p><h2><strong>Timestamps</strong></h2><p><br></p><p><strong>0:00</strong> Intro — this week’s walking experiment</p><p><strong>0:45</strong> Step In: earning screen time with steps</p><p><strong>3:20</strong> Why my step count has collapsed</p><p><strong>5:00</strong> Is walking a magic pill?</p><p><strong>7:30</strong> My current tragic step count</p><p><strong>8:45</strong> The 10,000 steps myth</p><p><strong>10:00</strong> Japanese walking explained</p><p><strong>12:30</strong> Hot girl walks</p><p><strong>15:30</strong> Walking after meals</p><p><strong>18:00</strong> My actual plan for the week</p><p><strong>20:00</strong> Hay fever, antihistamines and walking barriers</p><p><strong>22:30</strong> Have We Lost the Plot? Step counts vs human history</p><p><strong>25:00</strong> This week’s homework</p><br><p><br></p><h2><strong>Ask Guru & Granny</strong></h2><p><br></p><p>Send your dilemmas, life problems and questionable decisions to:</p><p>@rosehoneymorgan</p><p>@field.notes.pod</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
May 8, 2026
Field Report: Are Morning Routines Nuts or A Necessary Evil?
<p>DM me your Guru & Granny dilemmas:</p><p>@rosehoneymorgan</p><p>@field.notes.pod</p><br><p> This week I tested three viral morning routines from an American wellness girl, a British productivity girl, and an aggressively glowing Australian woman.</p><br><p>The result:</p><p>• I gagged on expired coconut oil</p><p>• got laughed at by my children while doing Chinese lymphatic movements</p><p>• briefly became the kind of woman who makes her bed</p><p>• and accidentally discovered a morning habit that might genuinely improve my life.</p><br><p>Also:</p><p>• why affirmations made me feel like I was gaslighting myself</p><p>• the surprising psychological effect of making the bed</p><p>• whether electrolytes are worth the hype</p><p>• why “high-fiving yourself in the mirror” feels deeply threatening as an English person</p><p>• and the moment I almost accidentally quit the podcast altogether.</p><br><p>TIMESTAMPS</p><br><p>00:00 — The field report begins</p><p>01:00 — Why the podcast vanished for 3 weeks</p><p>03:00 — Burnout, school holidays & trying to keep this running</p><p>06:00 — Coconut oil pulling: immediate failure</p><p>08:00 — Electrolytes: annoyingly effective</p><p>08:45 — Rebounding on a Peppa Pig trampoline</p><p>11:00 — Chinese lymphatic dance humiliation</p><p>12:15 — The Mel Robbins 5-4-3-2-1 rule</p><p>13:15 — Replacing doomscrolling with reading</p><p>15:00 — Ice rolling & why children ruin wellness routines</p><p>15:30 — High-fiving myself in the mirror</p><p>17:00 — What I’m actually keeping from the experiment</p><p>18:00 — Easter eggs, burnout & bizarre internet discoveries</p><br><p>If you enjoyed this episode:</p><p>• follow the show</p><p>• send it to a friend who’s trying to become a functioning adult</p><p>• or join the Actually Trying Book Club.</p><br><p>DM me your Guru & Granny dilemmas:</p><p>@rosehoneymorgan</p><p>@field.notes.pod</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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<p>Self improvement meets comedy, by accident. Rose Honey Morgan is a chronically sleep deprived mother of two small children, with a catastrophic history of sticking to anything. So naturally she's spending the year testing self-improvement trends and wellness theories (with questionable methods and an anthropology degree) to work out what actually works, so you don't have to.</p><br><p>The experiment episodes follow Rose as she tests the trend, consults human history to work out whether we've completely lost the plot, and reports back on what actually happened. The Guru and Granny episodes bring in Old Ma, Rose's mother, a boomer with strong opinions, no filter, and advice that is either accidentally profound or completely unhinged. Sometimes within the same sentence.</p><br><p>Actually Trying is a podcast for frazzled women who want to sort their lives out - but don't want to waste time on it unless it really works. </p><p>Funny. Honest. Occasionally mortifying. Always actually trying.</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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