Ruby Tandoh on finding strength through friendships

<p>Joining gal-dem for this episode is writer and cook <a href="https://twitter.com/rubytandoh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ruby Tandoh</a>, who discusses food in lockdown, high expectations and why friends are so important. Having always been hyper-productive, as a teenager Ruby would closely align self-satisfaction with personal targets. A plethora of challenging goals and Ruby’s own high expectations of herself, caused her time to be spread thinly, weighing heavily on her mental state and sense of inner well-being. Here, Ruby discusses how being less busy enabled time to get to know herself and why she wishes she found more support in others growing up.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://gal-dem.com/growing-up-with-gal-dem-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Find transcripts and show notes for all of <em>Growing up with gal-dem</em> here</a>.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>