Episode 071 | The definition of ‘free’ in a pre, current and post COVID-19 world
Charelle and Verity open with why their title includes the word free and it’s origins and meanings for them. Areas such as choice and power come up when we discuss our entitlement to freedom in one of the richest (monetary wise) countries in the world.
Freedom can mean many different things including freedom from violence, from judgement, from societal norms. It can also be the simple like being able to safely hug a friend, to use a bus or go for after work drinks at the pub. Charelle talks about how she has always felt really free as she is accepted as a mixed-race woman now in the present day more so than ever.
We talk about the realisation of how much power the Government has over us but how a level of restriction in turn provides us with freedom. Peacetime is mentioned many times in the media and we wonder how the children of now will react to this time and if it will be similar to those who were children during the Second World War.
Do you think the world will be more aware? Do you think you will make more of an effort to explore our world when this is over? Do you dream of the days you can date again?
We are blessed to have actually known true freedom and we must not take it for granted when normality returns.
Mentioned in the episode….
Episode 1 https://freeandfiguringitout.com/episodes/hello-welcome-to-free-and-figuring-it-out
Harriet https://www.focusfeatures.com/harriet
Love language test https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/
Episode 68 https://freeandfiguringitout.com/episodes/love-is-blind-the-discussion
https://www.instagram.com/freeandfiguringitout/
Your hosts are...
Charelle Griffith, 31, is a marketing strategist for solopreneurs, an award-winning blogger and founder of PropelHer, a personal development blog and book club. She lives in London, dates men and has been single for 4 years (except for a summer romance in 2018). Connect with Charelle on Instagram.
Verity Brown, 33, is a northerner and the founder of The Authentic DatA Revolution and is currently living in the Lake District, UK. She is bisexual, was single for 3.5 years and is in a relationship with a woman. Connect with Verity https://www.instagram.com/theseasaltplan/