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About Party of One
inner monologue turned one woman show Instagram @milaaras | http://instagram.com/milaaras Newsletter | https://milaaras.substack.com/ Bookshop | https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/milaaras
- Publisher
- Mila Aras
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 16 Dec 2024
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
17 episodes in the feed.
8 Oct 2026
there's freedom in owning my choices!!!
talking choosing to choose, new affirmations and fangirling (again) about Olivia Dean (again). missed u, love u xxxx mila * things mentioned: Existentialism and Humanism - Jean-Paul Sartre (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12687/9780413776396) Zoe Winter - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gzrRs5cmOY) Olivia Dean (https://www.oliviadeano.com/) <3
22 Jun 2026
my brain wants to keep me alive, "happy" is my responsibility
how dare she speak up after 4 months away?! this episode is a much overdue catch up where I mostly dissect the struggles that came hand in hand with the positive changes that happened in my life this past year. I also talk about what I'm doing about it all as well as the realisation that a happy and fulfilling life will ALWAYS require my effort. I've missed this space!!! mentioned & recommended: Olivia Dean Live At Eventim Apollo (https://open.spotify.com/album/5572B4RA9LsfrkXA7rU29M?si=rtO-i7lAQN-azsSTLSqrrQ) Album Everything is a win when the goal is to experience (https://yearlyblues.substack.com/p/everything-is-a-win-when-the-goal) essay by Sentimental Being Alysa Liu (https://www.instagram.com/alysaxliu/)
1 Apr 2026
what can actually happen in a year
back again with my second ever video episode, teehee! earlier last month I read a piece I wrote back in April of 2025 and, to my surprise, I could no longer relate to the feelings past Mila was grappling with. that took me down a beautiful journey of realising not only how different my life has turned out, but also how my relationship to myself and sense of self trust has changed and blossomed as well! as always, I had so much fun recording and can only hope you find this episode inspiring and are able to take something positive away from my story <3 x Mila things mentioned: The Story of Art without Men by Katy Hessel How To Live An Artful Life by Katy Hessel The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron it'll mean so much to me if you consider subscribing, liking, commenting and activating notifications! 🫶🏻 find me elsewhere: Instagram (http://instagram.com/milaaras) Substack (https://milaaras.substack.com) Party of One is available on Youtube (https://youtu.be/ZQmSFOE-lD8), Spotify, Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/party-of-one/id1867146361) and Amazon Music (https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/6f7c3cb9-f09d-41c6-a2b5-a87e24fee7aa/party-of-one?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGn2LHuAk_mmfd6sY0NOykUAJ3e43SqrQ2Q-TU-jYXrVfUJWWvGSMQvBz_syw4_aem_8nwvhqMu-VsDh4F-JcGyog)!
16 Mar 2026
you build trust by taking leaps of faith
a short and sweet episode one today in an attempt to stick to schedule instead of letting perfectionism take the best of me. born from the connections I made between three quotes: "What did you do as a child that made the hours pass like minutes? Herein lies the key to your earthly pursuits." (Carl Jung?) "I repeat: the only reason you are not doing what you want is because there's a part of you who doesn't believe in the part that does" "if something is worth doing, it is worth doing it half ass" xxx Mila
2 Mar 2026
my new friends came over for the first time
this is my first video episode and I'm freaking out!!! press play to hear the story of my first time hosting the friends I made last year and everything that I learned through the experience. I don't know why I recorded vertically, but alas here we are. next ep will be better, I pinky swear!!! want to find me elsewhere? Instagram (http://instagram.com/milaaras) | Substack (https://milaaras.substack.com/) | Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/party-of-one/id1867146361) | Amazon Music (https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/6f7c3cb9-f09d-41c6-a2b5-a87e24fee7aa/party-of-one?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGn2LHuAk_mmfd6sY0NOykUAJ3e43SqrQ2Q-TU-jYXrVfUJWWvGSMQvBz_syw4_aem_8nwvhqMu-VsDh4F-JcGyog)
16 Jan 2026
attention is the beginning of devotion
hiii, happy new year!!! <3 this ep was recorded in early December and is very much stream of consciousness, which means I open many tabs as I go, but I promise everything gets tied together with a pretty bow in the end! it was past midnight when I recorded it as well, so my energy is a bit all over the place... calmer than my usual self at times, sleepy voice here and there, but nothing that takes away from the insights and ideas I pulled together here. hope you like it!!! kinda wished I had published this sooner, but while editing I realised it is a good beginning of the year ep on gratitude, feeling lucky and the power we have to devote our attention to that which fills us with life! I'm on insta @milaaras (https://www.instagram.com/milaaras/) Party of One is also on Substack (https://milaaras.substack.com/) and maybe soon on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@MilaAras)? xoxo
6 Dec 2025
exactly what I needed to hear
hii, I'm back!! and talking about other people's words and how they resonate with me. things get quite deep, and we love it. ps: I missed you!!! <3 things referenced & mentioned: “I find it hard to believe anything really bad about myself when I consider how much he loves me.” ― Beautiful World Where Are You by Sally Rooney “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ― Margaret Mead Audiobook Table For One by Emma Gannon (https://www.everand.com/audiobook/848791465/Table-for-One) A Complete Unknown (https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tVP1zc0TCs3qUgpr0gyYPQSSlRIzs8tyEktSVUozcvOyy_PAwDKlwwU&q=a+complete+unknown&rlz=1C5CHFA_enDE870DE870&oq=a+complete+unkn&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDAgBEC4YQxiABBiKBTIGCAAQRRg5MgwIARAuGEMYgAQYigUyBwgCEAAYgAQyBwgDEAAYgAQyBwgEEAAYgAQyBwgFEAAYgAQyBwgGEAAYgAQyBwgHEAAYgAQyBwgIEAAYjwLSAQgzODkxajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8), movie with Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan ep from my fave podcast (in Portuguese) Gostosas e choronas "teoria do tá barato" (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4qqaE0whVGuTdeyUjmbGCq?si=d162bb84b7a64c70) ClassPass two weeks free trial + 20 extra bonus credits using my link (https://classpass.com/refer/DMQT535E25) (affiliate link) * find me on instagram @milaaras (instagram.com/milaaras) and read my latest substack newsletter here (https://milaaras.substack.com/p/unexpected-freedom) *
13 Aug 2025
life is a party of one
romanticizing the realisation of our unutterable aloneness, hey! lots of books mentioned in this one: The Artist's Way (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12687/9781788164290) Letters To a Young Poet (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12687/9781946963130) Untamed (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12687/9781785043352) The Creative Act (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12687/9781838858667) other things mentioned: Wild Geese ep on agency (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4lAUjbSyy3Pc6OwvPawUby?si=87e8f525b1274259) poem Tincture by Andrea Gibson (https://andreagibson.substack.com/p/colorado-poet-laureate) (scroll down till you reach the video!) Substack note by Gabi Abrão (https://substack.com/@gabiabrao/note/c-140547110) I'm also on Instagram (instagram.com/milaaras) and Substack (milaaras.substack.com) <3
11 Jul 2025
are you feeding your boredom or just killing it?
an episode inspired by a perspective on boredom Iman shared towards the end of this yt video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6rltgGb0LA&ab_channel=iman). plus a bit of a part two to the Party of One ep "the urge to throw my phone against a wall" (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6uho5ZcxPTiC213V6G6yRc?si=63a7c1f2912348dd). it's all about rebelling against the rich white men that own the apps that try to own our minds and not letting our phones be our default exit from boredom land. x Mila
30 Jun 2025
how do you figure out your "why"???
a fever dream stream of consciousness ep in which I, quite literally!!!, just needed to hear myself think. I offer you no real answers, but a great deal of questions. I'd say they matter more anyway... my insta (instagram.com/milaaras) my newsletter (milaaras.substack.com) things mentioned in the ep: Wild Geese Podcast Ep (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV59nzzwNWI&ab_channel=AnnaHoward) An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12687/9780241371367)* by Clarice Lispector *affiliate link: if you purchase through this link, I'll earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.
17 Jun 2025
the urge to throw my phone against a wall
let's talk about phone addiction, mine and yours — and what we can do about it!!! mentioned in the ep: → microdosing silence by chloe violette (https://chloeviolette.substack.com/p/microdosing-silence) → Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity (https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/691462) → Cell Phone Usage Stats 2025: Americans Check Their Phones 205 Times a Day (https://www.reviews.org/mobile/cell-phone-addiction/) → These are the number of days (months) you waste depending on your phone usage. (https://www.reddit.com/r/nosurf/comments/oe09su/these_are_the_number_of_days_months_you_waste/?rdt=39135) → Me, my phone and I by Caoilainn Lander (https://caoilainn.substack.com/p/me-my-phone-and-i?utm_source=publication-search) → your cultural consumption is just a curated coping mechanism by culture vulture (https://culturevulture.substack.com/p/your-cultural-consumption-is-just?r=1kdwe&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true) → twenty things i'd rather do than be on my phone by jordan risa (https://jordanrisa.substack.com/p/twenty-things-id-rather-do-than-be) → seasonal calendar (https://studio-biro.de/shop) & the poem I quoted from at the end was Mary Oliver's " The Summer Day" I'm also on Instagram (instagram.com/milaaras) and Substack (https://milaaras.substack.com/) <3
17 May 2025
making friends in my 20's
in this episode of Party of One, I talk about starting the slow, awkward journey of making friends as an adult after a recent job rejection made me realise I need to train the muscle of putting myself out there — even if I might be rejected. I also share my early experience with Bumble bff, how to craft a thoughtful profile, and the effort it takes to move connections from the app into real life. plus, I introduce a new segment called Party Favour, where I share something I’ve been loving lately. <3 My Instagram (http://instagram.com/milaaras), where you can see screenshots of my Bumble bff profile, as promised! The Party of One newsletter (http://milaaras.substack.com)
24 Mar 2025
the discipline miracle
motivation who? I want to be best friends with discipline from now on, thanks! also, I very awkwardly introduced myself to one of our neighbours only to realise that he's a bit of a creep who also happens to be responsible for the upkeep of the garden just outside my bedroom balcony... thank god someone invented curtains! find me on Instagram @milaaras or on the Party of One newsletter
10 Mar 2025
taking it one day at a time
after an accidental hiatus I'm back today with what might be my favourite episode thus far! tune in to dive into my newfound belief in taking it day by day and to laugh after hearing the story I tell in the podcast's newest segment: Meltdown Diaries.
20 Jan 2025
I'm not as kind as I could be
I've realised I'm a bit of a hypocrite, wishing people around me were kinder, comparing them to kinder people I've met, all the while not being that kind myself. this episode's a short and sweet reflection to make sure I stuck to regular scheduling. staying committed to myself and my goals feels good! <3
6 Jan 2025
manifesting!!!
Dear Universe, I hope you were taking notes! in this episode I felt like talking about dreams and goals I have for my life in 2025 and beyond. mentioned in the ep: Lush curl power curly hair cream (https://www.lush.com/de/de/p/curl-power-hair-cream/465ml) Lush CBD body wash (https://www.lush.com/de/de/p/magik-shower-gel) Cravers cocoa hazelnut spread (https://eu.eatcravers.com/products/cacao-hazelnut-spread-1) Pal & Leo granola chunks (https://palandleo.com/products/granola-chunks-choco) you can also find me at: Instagram @milaaras (http://instagram.com/milaaras) Newsletter | Party of One (https://milaaras.substack.com/)
16 Dec 2024
starting, finally
after stumbling upon a video I made in 2019 which was meant to be the beginning of my very own YouTube channel and hearing myself say the words "in five years time, I hope I'll be proud I started today" and realising it's been five years and I haven't started shit, I've decided it is time I get out of my own way and stop letting fear control me. so this is me, finally starting the podcast I've been daydreaming about for the past however many years. it's been so long I don't even know. recorded and published on the same day. no edits were made. had to be quick before I backed down, again. xx, Mila
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