Judith Lucy - Overwhelmed & Living

Is the future quite so bleak? Maybe we won't all be living in bunkers and doing chin-ups.You can hear more from Jenny Odell, the writer of How to do Nothing, Chris Johnstone, doctor and the co-founder of Active Hope & Jeff Sparrow, who talks about who's really to blame for the climate emergency.

Time to go tiny! Judith moves into a tiny house, with, er, mixed results.And she learns more about how food is produced and how to practise active hope in a time of existential dread.Written and performed by Judith LucyProducer Beth Atkinson-QuintonSound engineer David Le MayExecutive Producer Tom Wright

Doing stuff alone can only get you so far and Judith, for once, enjoys being part of a team.Judith helps out her in local area. She writes letters to her MP, plants trees at her local beach and learns about her area's indigenous history.

Did you make a promise to change things during lockdown? COVID made Judith take a look at how she was living and didn't like what she saw.Is she capable of change and can that change help not just her, but the planet?Find out over the next six episodes.Written and performed by Judith LucyProducer Beth Atkinson-QuintonSound engineer David Le MayExecutive Producer Tom Wright

In the series finale, Judith goes back to her home state of Western Australia to try and connect with family, nature in all its glory and the Australian author Tim Winton. Will she feel better, happier and somehow tie all this crap together?WARNING: This episode contains strong languageYou can read a statement from Subsea 7 about their planned Learmonth Pipeline Fabrication Facility here.

Who doesn’t read the news and feel like bursting into tears? How do you counter being overwhelmed by the state of the world right now? Judith’s answer is to go on a date with a tree.WARNING: This episode contains strong language

This might make you throw up but Judith really believes we are all here to connect with someone. Yes, have your sick bags at the ready. Whether that’s a partner, someone you disagree with, or reaching out to a person from a different background. How do you make a genuine connection with other people?WARNING: This episode contains strong language

What if your neck looks like a gecko?! We don’t live in a society that thinks that’s hot. So Judith looks at wellness, ageing and learns a slice of wisdom that her irritable bowel taught her. Which is to stop obsessing over stuff your body can’t do and concentrate on what it can do.WARNING: This episode contains strong language

Comedian Judith Lucy is totally overwhelmed by the state of the world and her own life. The family she grew up in is dead, she's a lot closer to dying than she wants to be and now after a particularly bad break-up, she's single again. So, great news Australia! Judith Lucy is going to solve her problems, and yours, over the course of a mere eight episodes, simply by chatting to some experts and having some vaguely humiliating experiences so you don't have to.You'll laugh, you'll cry and you'll be absolutely thrilled that you are not Judith Lucy. Episode 1 out on March 6th.